After more than ten days of sailing and overcoming numerous hardships, a yellow submarine finally surfaced.
The three people and the bear couldn't wait to open the passage, eager to embrace the sunshine and breathe in the fresh air.
"We finally made it through, it was so tough!"
"Yes, there were several times I felt like I was going to be eaten by Sea Kings, but luckily I dodged in time."
"Captain, where are we going next?"
Luo stood on the deck, gazing at the vast and magnificent sea, lost in thought, seemingly pondering something.
A few minutes later, Ronaldo turned his gaze toward Dressrosa.
"Let's hide around Dressrosa first and gather intelligence from the shadows. It would be even better if we could catch up with the Blond Hair Pirates."
There was nothing they could do; they were completely clueless about where the Blond Hair Pirates were, so they had no choice but to adopt a wait-and-see approach.
The submarine's unique advantage of being able to submerge underwater is their greatest asset for survival.
After seven or eight days of sailing, we finally arrived at Red Stone Island, which is only a day or two away from Dressrosa.
Red Stone Island is one of dozens of islands surrounding Dressrosa. There are no towns on the island, only some wild animals and various trees.
This was the perfect hiding place for the Heart Pirates; with fruit, prey, and a freshwater river, it was enough for them to survive.
Luo, Penguin, and Shachi kept observing the surrounding sea with binoculars so they could prepare in advance if other ships approached.
" Kazu, there's a red island on the left, wanna go take a look?"
"However, judging from how dense the forest is, there's probably no town there; it's most likely a deserted island."
Behrens spends most of his time flying around in the sky, since the Rumble-Rumble Fruit makes too much noise, and training on the ship could easily damage the hull.
Training Devil Fruit abilities in the sky would be fine, except for some noise and light pollution.
He can also act as a lookout, observing the surrounding sea area, killing two birds with one stone.
"Desert island?"
"Never mind, Dressrosa should be just ahead. Doflamingo, one of the Shichibukai, is there. It's known as the Land of Love, Passion, and Toys. We can go take a stroll there."
"The territory of one of the Shichibukai is definitely more interesting than a deserted island."
Behrens' eyes lit up. They had been bored for a long time, and now that they were going to stop in town, the four of them were determined to have a great time.
If cities are described with the words "love" and "passion," then they must be right; they crave love the most, especially the affection of beautiful young women.
As for toys?
Pah!
Real men don't need toys.
"Captain, look at that ship!!"
Bepo's fluffy white finger pointed to an extremely luxurious ship in the distance, which was very conspicuous in its telescope.
The Heart Pirates, who have been waiting here for a week, are counting on the News Coo over each day to buy a newspaper and get information.
The Blond Hair Pirates are one of the Four Emperors, and every move they make is Big News Morgans. How could Morgans possibly miss it?
Therefore, any little thing the Blond Hair Pirates do will likely make it into the newspapers, Heart Pirates use this to get information about the Blond Hair Pirates.
Luo took the binoculars and carefully looked at the Divine Dragon speeding past on the right.
"Yes, it's them."
"I didn't expect it to happen so soon."
Law was also shocked. He never expected that God would be so kind to him, not only allowing them to enter the New World safely, but also so smoothly encountering their target for cooperation— the Blond Hair Pirates.
" Bepo, Shachi, Penguin, hurry up to the Polar Tang, let's catch up."
The three men and the bear acted swiftly, starting the submarine within minutes and accelerating to its maximum speed, chasing after the Divine Dragon.
The Divine Dragon was much faster than ordinary ships, but it was still slower than this small, fast, and agile specially modified submarine.
The Polar Tang is not very large, only a few dozen meters long. With its propulsion system, it is even faster than many fish in the water.
An hour passed, Heart Pirates were getting closer and closer to Kazu and his crew.
Kazu was comfortably sunbathing in a chair. He usually didn't extend his Space Perception to such a wide range; a range slightly longer than the Divine Dragon was enough, mainly to protect the ship's hull.
If you keep maximizing the distance Space Perception, then Kazu will waste countless stamina every day, which is completely unnecessary.
"Captain, their ship is huge!!"
"Yes, it looks alright from a distance, but once you get closer, you realize it's bigger than you imagined."
Luo's expression grew increasingly serious; he wasn't sure if he had made the right move.
If the other party doesn't accept their cooperation and instead attacks them, they'll probably all be sunk to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish today.
After briefly calming himself, Luo pulled down the brim of his hat, his gaze hardening once more.
He was already willing to give up everything for revenge.
If things really come to a bad end, he'll use the power of the Op-Op Fruit to give his companions a chance to live.