"Let's talk about this back at the bar. The crisis isn't over yet, Luffy."
Nami reminded them.
"Hmm, that makes sense. Let's go then!"
Luffy, knowing the importance of the matter, nodded.
"Hey~ Straw Hat Master, we're here to pick you up..."
Just then, not far away, the original kidnapping gang, who had become friends with Sanji because of his kindness to them, waved and called out to them loudly.
"Oh, it's you guys! Thank you so much for coming to pick us up!!"
Upon hearing this Luffy and his crew looked up, confirmed their identities, and waved back with great joy, expressing their gratitude.
"Oh, did I hear you guys saying I'm handsome?"
The leader seemed to deliberately ignore the implication, and with an extremely narcissistic gesture, he raised his hand and pretended to hear them praising him, asking with a very stiff expression.
No, no!
Upon hearing this, everyone unanimously waved their hands in denial.
The group then mounted their vehicles and headed towards Shakky's bar. Along the way, they dealt with the kidnapping group that had caused them such a huge mess by kidnapping Camie. Finally, they arrived at Shakky's bar.
Shasha~
Shasha~
clatter!!
Meanwhile, Phil and his companion, who had parted ways with them and were walking in another direction, were walking along a flat, fragrant path when suddenly Phil's ears twitched. He stopped and looked behind him, as if he had sensed something.
"Huh? What's wrong, Brother Phil? Why did you stop walking?"
George stopped as well, looking at him with a puzzled expression.
"Someone's here... and it's someone I know!!"
Phil stared intently at that spot, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Splash...
"Very good, as expected of someone I respect. You were able to sense my arrival even before mastering Observation Haki. However, there's something I need to explain to you, Phil: why did you team up with the Straw Hat and the others to fight the Marines at the auction? This puts me in a difficult position!"
Seeing that Phil had already guessed that he was here, Luo Chen naturally stopped hiding. He flapped his wings and flew down from the top of the tall tree in front of him, arriving in front of the two of them and asking him in a questioning tone.
"Oh, an explanation? Captain, do you need to listen to my pointless excuses? It's nothing more than that: I couldn't stand the way the navy was doing here, and I acted out of anger. Is that explanation enough?"
When Phil saw that Captain Luo Chen, whom he respected, was actually asking him for an explanation, he didn't give in to him and casually replied with a slightly disdainful expression.
"Hahaha, you're indignant, aren't you? Well, the navy here turns a blind eye to these dirty deeds. I'd be tempted too, but I have an important post now, and those navy officers are insisting I explain, which is why I asked you this. Let's just leave it at that. Don't be so impulsive in the future, at least not until I'm involved in that war!!"
Luo Chen wasn't particularly angry at Phil's perfunctory tone. He had originally intended to stop Luffy and his crew, but seeing Rayleigh there, he hesitated to intervene. Since Phil and Phil were both present, he temporarily abandoned his plan and came over to meet them, simply explaining the reason for his visit.
"Hmm... alright, since you've given me these instructions, Captain, as a crew member, I certainly wouldn't dare disobey. By the way, Captain, what brings you here? Didn't you make contact with the navy after going ashore? Is there some other condition you're trying to fulfill?"
Phil nodded in agreement, then, noticing that his presence seemed somewhat illogical, he directly asked him a question.
"Haha, I can't hide it from you after all. It's true, after we landed, the Navy gave me another mission like this."
Well... actually, it's not really a mission. We're just doing what the various levels require. I'm helping the Navy deal with the Supernovas gathered on the island, and they're paying me in full plus a few extra perks I can't refuse... I'll show you later, it's a secret for now!
Upon hearing this, Luo Chen thought for a moment and then replied.
"Hmm, but Captain, you said you helped the Navy deal with the Supernovas, didn't you already leave? Why didn't you show up then?!"
George, who had been silent, suddenly blurted out a question, seemingly oblivious to the situation.
"Damn it!! Why do you think I didn't show up just now? With that old man around, how could I suddenly appear? Ten of me wouldn't be enough to beat him!!"
Upon hearing George's words, both men twitched their lips simultaneously. Phil gave him a strange look and chose to remain silent, while Luo Chen silently cursed George, this blind crew member, in his heart.
"Um... George, if you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!!"
Then he spoke loudly to George.
"Uh... I, I'll shut up now!!"
Seeing his captain giving him an unfriendly look, George instantly remembered what Phil had said about a legendary figure appearing, and immediately realized he had misspoke, so he said awkwardly.
"Hmph!! Alright, I've chatted with you all long enough. Now that they've all shown up, I should go hunt down these audacious Supernovas. You guys continue... Let's go!!"
Splash...
Luo Chen snorted at him, and then he heard the fluctuations of Luffy and the others reappearing through his Observation Haki. It seemed a little chaotic. He didn't dwell on his mistake anymore, explained to the two of them, and then spread his wings and rushed to the place where they had appeared.
at the same time...
boom...
A massive black shadow flew backward and slammed heavily into the tree trunk.
"Huff... huff... are they really not the same person? Their strength is truly incredible!!"
With pale red steam rising from his body and breathing very rapidly, Luffy asked his two companions beside him.
"Hmm, if it was the same person, he should have used teleportation to dodge that attack just now; he wouldn't have taken our combined attack head-on!"
Sanji, standing to the side, was also breathing heavily, and answered while smoking a cigarette.
Meanwhile, Zoro, on Luffy's other side, frowned and stared intently at the figure that had been sent flying, without saying a word.
call out...
"Oh no, danger again, Luffy, Zoro!!"
As they were talking, the man who looked like the Tyrant Kuma stood up again and appeared in front of the three of them in One Flash. He pointed his palm at them, and a beam of light slowly condensed in his palm, ready to be unleashed.
Whoosh... Boom!!
The beam shot out the next moment, and the three of them jumped to the sides to avoid the laser. The small yellow beam swept across the ground, turning it upside down and scorched black, like plowed land.
"That was a dangerous attack! We absolutely mustn't let him hit us..."
Luffy and the others saw the marks left by the laser beam, they shuddered and looked at him with serious expressions.
roar...
Afterwards, Chopper ate the Rumble Ball and transformed into a monster. He then unleashed a massive attack on the PX5 artificial weapon. Finally, with the combined efforts of the three, the PX5, which resembled Tyrant Kuma, was defeated. Its body crackled with electricity, its information became disordered and collapsed, and then it exploded violently, completely destroying it.