As news of the Straw Hat Pirates' defeat of the Beasts Pirates shocked the world, Kaido had already met with his crew and led them to his secret base.
"Brother Kaido, I'm so glad you're alright. I thought..."
Seeing that his captain was alright, Jhin was overjoyed, and the others gathered around him.
Although they knew about the plan in advance, they were still terrified when they heard the news, especially when they saw Luffy smash Kaido into the lava; it was too frightening.
"Hmph, if that kid hadn't told me to hold back, I would have twisted their heads off long ago and wouldn't have given them any chance."
King and the others nodded in agreement. They had fought against the Straw Hat Pirates before and naturally knew the situation, but Kaido's next words still startled them.
"But that Straw Hat Kid is a bit strange; he actually Awakening that kind of mischievous ability. If it weren't for Lin Yuan, I would have been in real danger."
"What! Boss, are you serious? That kid really is that freakish!"
Kaido didn't answer, but murmured to himself.
" Straw Hat Kid! Is he the reincarnation of Joy Boy?"
However, thinking of Lin Yuan's strength, Kaido smiled again, summoned Flame Clouds to lift the entire ship, and then waved his hand.
"Let's go, to Lin Yuan's secret base. You all need to improve your strength too, so don't embarrass me when we get there."
"Haha, don't worry, boss, it definitely won't happen."
Kaido looked at his subordinates and a smile appeared on his face, but when he thought of the strength of Lin Yuan's subordinates, he couldn't help but feel sorry for Jin and the others.
Above the Flame Clouds, Lin Yuan put away his Den Den Mushi. Although he wasn't outside, he kept abreast of the news from the " Abyss " Merchant Guild. Robin, Monet, and Redfield each reported the news to him.
As Luffy becomes the new Emperor, Lin Yuan is constantly and secretly deploying troops and monitoring the World Government's information.
Just now, Shyarly came from the Sabaody Archipelago that several powerful individuals have left Mary Geoise.
Lin Yuan knew that the Straw Hat Pirates were now completely exposed to the World Government, and with the revelation of the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika, Imu would likely take action as well.
Furthermore, the nautical chart Lin Yuan gave to Zoro also indicated that they had to pass through Egghead. At that point, the entire World Government would probably be in an uproar.
As for the people who came down from Mary Geoise, Lin Yuan didn't take them seriously. His goal was to lure out the Five Elders, or even the Holy Knights. If they dared to come out, Lin Yuan wouldn't mind personally taking action to wipe them out.
Since Imu dared to come after him, he wouldn't mind wiping out the World Government's high-ranking officials. At that point, he wouldn't care about being exposed; it would just be a matter of whether Imu chose him or Joy Boy's reincarnation.
The Straw Hat Pirates were completely unaware of Lin Yuan's plans. At this moment, they had already gathered together, and Molly was looking at everyone intently.
"Everyone, we've defeated Kaido of the Beasts and completed the first step of our plan. But we've also gained something else, which is definitely our biggest reward."
Luffy rubbed his nose and said boredly.
" Molly, what is it? I'm a little hungry."
"Duang..."
Sanji punched Luffy squarely on the Luffy without hesitation, making his head shake back and forth.
"You bastard, don't interrupt! All you ever do is eat. From now on, you're eating half the amount every day."
Luffy rubbed his head, but didn't dare say anything. After all, if his appetite were really halved, wouldn't that be the death of him?
Molly and the others glanced at Luffy speechlessly. Molly and Zoro exchanged a look before continuing.
"Alright, Luffy, stop fooling around. This thing is extremely important to you; it's definitely a surprise."
Hearing this, Luffy perked up and obediently sat up straight, still praying that Sanji would cook something delicious. As for the others, they looked at Molly with curiosity.
Molly stopped dawdling and immediately took out the nautical chart that led to the Laugh Tale, Laugh Tale.
"Hey, what's this? A nautical chart. Did you draw it, Molly?"
Higgins asked curiously.
The others stared curiously at the nautical chart in Molly's hand. Only Zoro and Sanji remained silent; this was something the three of them had discussed. As for Lawrence, a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes, but he said nothing.
"On Onigashima, I stumbled upon this nautical chart, which indicated that the final destination was Laugh Tale."
" Laugh Tale? Is that something delicious?"
Luffy asked in confusion, completely oblivious to the stunned gazes of the others.
After a full minute of silence, Luffy finally noticed something was wrong, and everyone was breathing heavily with excitement.
"Hey, what's wrong with you guys!"
" Molly, is this really a nautical chart from Laugh Tale? Are you sure?"
Fisher swallowed hard, his voice trembling with excitement, and asked uncertainly.
"Yes, I'm sure. I've checked it carefully. There are a few special coordinates on it, marked with red markers."
"Aww..."
Everyone jumped up excitedly and roared. Even Zoro and Sanji laughed. For them, obtaining the Road Poneglyph was the most precious thing.
Even if they had obtained it, none of them would have recognized it. They never expected to get it from Kaido this time.
"Can someone tell me what exactly is Laugh Tale?"
Molly and the others exchanged glances, then Luffy and gave him a sound beating.
"What is that? That's the Laugh Tale, the island you've always dreamed of becoming the Pirate King. We've obtained the nautical chart to get there."
Luffy was getting punched repeatedly, and when he heard the name of the Laugh Tale, he was completely stunned. He flipped over and stood in front of Molly, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He gripped Molly's shoulders tightly and asked impatiently.
" Molly, are you telling the truth? Are you sure it's the nautical chart for the Laugh Tale?"
Molly's face was full of smiles as she nodded vigorously and laughed.
"It's confirmed, Luffy, you're going to become the new Pirate King."
Luffy was stunned, his whole body stiffened, but he felt his blood boiling. He slowly turned to look at his companions, afraid that this was not real, but what he was met with were everyone's kind smiles.
"Hahaha, I've finally found the Laugh Tale! I'm going to become the Pirate King!"
Luffy burst into maniacal laughter. At this moment, he had been dreaming about it for over a decade, and he never imagined that it would actually come true so soon. He had never felt that he was so close to realizing his dream.
However, Luffy didn't notice that although Zoro and Sanji were also smiling, there was a hint of pity in their eyes.
" Luffy, we've become the target of everyone's attacks, so we must get to Laugh Tale quickly. Otherwise, if someone finds us first, then..."
Molly didn't finish her sentence, wanting Luffy to make the decision, since he was the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates.
Luffy was taken aback, suppressing his excitement and wanting to immediately decide to set off, but then he suddenly remembered something and looked in the direction of the " Abyss " Merchant Guild.
Zoro, Sanji, and Molly were startled and looked at Luffy nervously, afraid that he would start being stubborn again.
Just then, Luffy revealed an exaggerated smile.
"Men, target Laugh Tale, move out!!!"