Luffy Wants to Treat Everyone

There were also four whose strength was only slightly below that of the Emperor's commanders!

Lucky Roux, Yasopp, and the two men beside them: one wore sunglasses, had loose blue-gray hair, a white shirt, and a red dragon tattoo on the right side of his neck; the other had long yellow hair, a red shirt, white gloves, a beige coat, and gray trousers!

These four were only slightly weaker than Silver Axe and Benn Beckman.

Behind the four of them stood numerous Red-Haired Pirates crew members, each radiating an exceptionally fierce aura. They were clearly elites tempered through blood and fire, blades and swords! No wonder the Red-Haired Pirates were known as the Iron Wall Pirates! With members of such caliber, they truly deserved that title! "Shanks, as promised, I've brought my companions. I'll surpass all of you and become a great pirate you can't ignore!"

At that moment, Luffy stepped before Zoro and the others, took off the Straw Hat atop his head, and looked at the Red-Haired Pirates. This was the promise he had once made to everyone in the Red-Haired Pirates.

Now, he had come to fulfill it.

"A promise, huh? Not bad. You've become an outstanding pirate now."

At this, Red-Haired nodded. He took the Straw Hat, his face full of nostalgia.

Roger had given him this Straw Hat, and the sword at his waist had also belonged to Roger!

He had inherited Roger's will, but...

Thinking of this, he placed the Straw Hat back on Luffy's head and smiled. "Since you've become an outstanding pirate, keep sailing onward. At the end of the journey, perhaps you'll find the answer the world needs."

As he spoke, he looked at everyone in the Straw Hat Crew, with his gaze lingering especially on Moonlight. "We may be considered friends, but pirates don't give things away for nothing. So, I hid the Road Poneglyph you're looking for somewhere in the East Blue. If you want it, find it yourselves."

They had not even needed to say anything. He already knew why they had come, revealing both the formidable intelligence network and wisdom of one of the Four Emperors.

He had guessed their entire journey correctly!

Hearing Red-Haired's words, everyone was stirred.

They had sailed for more than half a month, crossed the Grand Line, and returned to the East Blue for this very reason! The fourth Road Poneglyph was indeed in Red-Haired's hands.

They had not come to the wrong person! Their efforts over the past half month had not been in vain!

But pirates did not give things away for nothing, and pirates would not easily let go of what they cherished.

There were only two ways to obtain something from a pirate: kill them and take it, or inherit it as a legacy.

Since they were not enemies, only the latter remained! "He hid it?"

At this, everyone narrowed their eyes.

Red-Haired had actually hidden it! That was far more troublesome than a battle!

"A treasure hunt?"

Zoro grinned.

It was exactly like the treasure hunts they had played as children!

"There's no limit on the area, which means we have to search the entire East Blue!"

Sanji muttered as he smoked.

The area Red-Haired had given them was the entire East Blue!

"That's a huge area. Where could he have hidden it?"

Nami looked troubled.

She had been born in the East Blue and had even drawn maps of it. She knew that while the East Blue was not enormous, it was hardly small either. Searching for a Road Poneglyph in such a place would be unimaginably difficult!

The others also shook their heads.

A treasure hunt like this depended entirely on luck.

"I've already told you the general area. Whether you can find it depends on yourselves. Everyone, work hard."

At that moment, Red-Haired spoke again. He was preparing to leave.

Their group had come here specifically to wait for Luffy and the others. Now that they had seen them, they would leave at once.

"Yeah, we'll find it."

Although Luffy was reluctant to part, as they said, pirates did not wear their tears on their faces. Having weathered so much along the way, Luffy had grown stronger. He nodded, brimming with confidence.

"You're leaving already?"

Usopp looked somewhat melancholy.

He had only just reunited with his father, Yasopp, and now they had to part again. Unable to help himself, he looked at Yasopp and asked, "When will we meet again?"

Yasopp put an arm around Usopp's shoulders and said something to him. No one knew what it was, but after he finished, Usopp immediately nodded, his expression turning excited.

Afterward, everyone said their goodbyes. Just like that, the Red-Haired Pirates drank wine and ate meat as they left Foosha Village.

"Everyone, welcome to my hometown! Here, eat as much meat as you want and drink as much as you want! It's on me!"

After watching the Red-Haired Pirates leave, everyone began considering how to search for the Road Poneglyph Red-Haired had hidden. The East Blue might be small, but searching it would still be extremely troublesome.

They could not all stay gathered in one place! Yet at that moment, Luffy seemed to have recovered from the sadness of parting. Holding the Straw Hat on his head, he looked at everyone with a broad smile. He was actually going to treat them himself.

"Luffy's treating us?"

Everyone was shocked to hear that. This was the first time in history!

Since they had known Luffy, they had never once imagined he would treat anyone!

"Do you even have any Beli?"

Nami looked skeptical. The spending money she had given Luffy should have been used up long ago, so what was he going to use to pay?

"It's not going to be a dine-and-dash, is it?!"

Usopp's face twitched.

He had finally returned to his hometown. He did not want to do something that would damage the great Usopp's reputation.

Zoro, Sanji, and the others said nothing, but they had no expectations of Luffy at all.

Because there was simply no point in expecting anything from him!

Meanwhile, Luffy tightly held the Straw Hat Red-Haired had given him. Only now did this hat truly belong to him.

Foosha Village was where he had been born, and returning to his hometown made him feel especially close to it.

As for finding the Road Poneglyph and paying for the meal, he seemed to have completely forgotten about both. After inviting everyone, he immediately ran into the village, shouting as he ran:

"Dadan, Makino, Slap, I'm back!"

Soon, cries of astonishment rang out one after another from the village. "Luffy!"

"Oh no, Luffy's here! Everyone, hide the meat!"

"And the wine!"

Clearly, Luffy held quite a bit of influence in the village!

"Hide the meat?"

"Looks like Luffy is pretty popular?"

Hearing those cries, everyone exchanged looks.

No matter how they heard it, that did not sound like he was popular at all!

"He's probably forgotten about the important matter already, but after sailing all this way, it's time we found a place to get completely drunk!"

Zoro grinned and followed after him toward Foosha Village.

Over the past half month of sailing, they had rarely stopped at islands in order to reach Foosha Village as quickly as possible. It really was time to relax.

As for finding the Road Poneglyph, they could talk about that later!

"We do need to restock some ingredients."

Sanji began calculating the supplies aboard the ship. Considering Luffy's appetite, they needed to prepare plenty more, and this was the perfect chance to resupply.