"Sabo... Sabo... how could he... how could he have been captured... he... he's so strong..."
Luffy sat on the lawn, his hands trembling as he held the newspaper.
Disbelief covered his entire face.
In his heart, Sabo, like Ace, was a powerful older brother. He had never expected Sabo to be captured now, just as Ace had been before.
He was even going to be publicly executed.
As for the contents farther down the newspaper, Luffy had no interest in reading any more.
Beside him, Marguerite was somewhat surprised by Luffy's behavior. Right now, Luffy seemed to him like someone who had lost his soul.
Luffy had always been a cheerful boy without any worries. Even when his crewmates had been scattered across the world, he had never been this heartbroken.
And Luffy's reaction now was completely beyond her expectations. He had never imagined this would deal Luffy such a heavy blow.
"Lu... Luffy... you... I... I... I'm sorry..."
She reached out and hugged Luffy tightly, wanting to give him a little strength.
She knew that Sabo, like Ace, was Luffy's sworn older brother, so she had brought the newspaper to Luffy the moment she saw the news.
But Luffy was still reeling from the terrible news that Sabo was about to be executed, completely unaware of Marguerite's soft embrace.
"Luffy, pull yourself together!"
Luffy gradually came back to his senses, a gleam flashing through his eyes.
He turned to face Marguerite and said, "I'm going to save Sabo!"
In fact, ever since Luffy had set out to sea, he had barely paid any attention to news or newspapers.
Lott had told Luffy and the others that the most important thing when sailing wasn't their own strength, but information.
As long as they had information, they could prepare in advance