" Zoro, that person really was Hidden Emperor Lin Yuan! How do you know him? And he let us go so easily!"
Half a day passed before the Straw Hat Pirates finally breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that everything was alright.
Sanji immediately grabbed Zoro by the collar and asked impatiently.
"Damn it, let go of me right now!"
Zoro struggled to break free from Sanji's grasp, glared at him fiercely, but wasn't overly angry.
At this moment, apart from the unconscious Luffy, everyone else's eyes were all on Zoro.
"Sigh, I do know him. You saw that woman just now? Her father is my master. He taught and raised me since I was a child."
"Huh!!!"
Molly and the others looked at Zoro in surprise, not expecting this to be the case.
"Damn it, how could such a beautiful woman end up with him!"
Sanji immediately sensed something was wrong upon hearing this, but as soon as he finished speaking, the others glared at him menacingly.
This time, before Zoro could speak, Molly interrupted Sanji.
"Shut up, you want to get beaten up again? What happened just now was terrifying."
"Indeed, he lives up to his title as the Hidden Emperor, the world's strongest being. How can there be such a powerful person in the world?"
The group started criticizing Sanji, one after another, making his face turn red and then pale.
Zoro continued.
"Alright, he doesn't seem hostile towards us, and with his strength, we're no match for him. We just need to proceed according to our plan."
Hearing Zoro's confident words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Being targeted by such a powerful figure was truly terrifying.
However, everyone also gained a new understanding of the strong in this world. They originally thought that once Luffy and Zoro broke through to the Admiral level, they would be able to seize the New World.
But now it seems their vision was far too naive; they didn't even have time to react before Luffy was instantly defeated.
" Zoro, since Hidden Emperor Lin Yuan is so powerful, then is Kaido also very strong? They are both Five Emperors, and Kaido has been famous for a long time!"
Higgins asked directly, expressing his concerns about challenging Kaido.
"You don't need to worry about that. Actually, there's a huge difference in their strength. I estimate that Lin Yuan could take on the other Four Emperors together one-on-one."
"What did you say!"
Everyone was shocked again, but thinking back to what had just happened, they felt that what Zoro said made a lot of sense.
"So our goal remains the same, but once we defeat Kaido and Luffy is able to win the title of Emperor, let's hurry to the Laugh Tale, Laugh Tale."
"As for challenging Lin Yuan, I think we should postpone it for now, since we simply don't have the strength to do it."
Everyone fell silent. After all, Zoro was telling the truth: even if they could defeat one of the Five Emperors, trying to deal with Lin Yuan would be suicide.
Not to mention the behemoth that is the " Abyss " Merchant Guild, which has countless powerful figures; at least those they know of include Thunder God Enel and Naguri.
" Zoro, that person was your older sister, right? Is she really strong? I saw her beat you up and you weren't even angry."
At this point, Molly and the others smiled, after all, this was the first time they had ever seen Zoro get beaten up like this.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Zoro's face, then his expression hardened.
"Indeed, she is a powerful swordswoman, and this time, we fulfilled our promise, though I lost."
You've lost!
Everyone was startled again, and Lawrence, seeing this, spoke up immediately.
"Doesn't that mean she also has the strength of Admiral?!"
Although it was true, Zoro still nodded reluctantly.
"That's good, but I will definitely surpass her and become the strongest!"
If it were before, Molly and the others would have believed that Zoro could do it, but now, having witnessed the terror of the strongest person in the world, they dare not believe it.
After all, Zoro was able to become Admiral, but he still lost to his opponent. If he could stay by Lin Yuan's side, he would improve even more.
Zoro knew what the others were thinking, so he could only sullenly stop talking about it and instead discuss their next plans.
They ultimately decided that after challenging Kaido and making the Straw Hat Pirates famous throughout the world, they would go to find the Laugh Tale.
As for Lin Yuan, let's just treat him as a taboo and stop provoking him. After all, they've already passed through the " Abyss " Chamber of Commerce's territory and survived Lin Yuan's clutches; they're already content.
However, Luffy's situation was a problem, and the group began discussing how to change Luffy's mind.
Zoro felt a headache coming on as he watched the group continue their discussion. He was also feeling quite tired these past few days, not physically, but mentally.
He returned to his room, carefully put away the three knives, and then took out the nautical chart and coordinates leading to the Laugh Tale, Laugh Tale, looking at them while drinking.
He discovered he had drunk quite a bit and couldn't understand a single thing about the nautical chart, so he simply put the chart down and went to sleep.
It had been quite some time since everyone finished their discussion. After Sanji finished making dinner and ate, Molly noticed that Zoro was missing, so she brought him some food.
When Jasmine saw Zoro lying on the bed, fast asleep and reeking of alcohol, Molly pretty brows furrowed slightly.
"Ugh, I've had too much to drink again, really!"
He casually placed the food on the table without waking Zoro, intending to let him wake up before eating.
Just as Molly was about to leave the room, her eyes fell on the nautical chart.
"Huh, this guy even has nautical charts. Can he understand them?"
However, after a casual glance, Molly noticed that it was an unfamiliar nautical chart and immediately became interested. But the more she looked at it, the more surprised she became, and a look of shock appeared on her face.
Molly felt her heart pounding in her chest, because as she continued studying the nautical chart, she discovered that its final destination was none other than Laugh Tale.
"This is actually a nautical chart for Laugh Tale, the Laugh Tale! How did Zoro get something like this?"
However, Molly temporarily suppressed her doubts and studied the nautical chart with great excitement.
Although many places were unfamiliar, Molly still found some clues, because a place was clearly marked on the map: Onigashima.
With the clue in hand, Molly became even more attentive. She examined the nautical chart very carefully because it was so detailed and accurate, even better than the nautical charts she drew herself.
It not only marks the distribution of islands, the direction of ocean currents, and the characteristics of climate change, but also includes information on some reefs.
"This was definitely drawn by a brilliant nautical genius; their navigation skills are probably even better than mine."
"It seems we really do have to go to Onigashima. Not only can we challenge Kaido and make a name for ourselves, but we also have to pass through their territory."
Molly was unaware that the nautical chart was actually created by Nami, and that the coordinates of Onigashima were deliberately marked on it. These were also bait deliberately laid out by Lin Yuan, and everything was proceeding according to his plan.
Molly watched for an unknown amount of time until a voice suddenly sounded from behind her.
What are you doing here? What are you looking at?!