After a few steps, Doflamingo said in a low, serious voice:
"Does the Sky Island even exist?"
"Does the One Piece even exist?"
"Whether they exist or not doesn't matter. There's no point in proving they don't."
"Because all they want to become is the Pirate King!"
The moment he said that, the goon in white brought his scythe straight down. Blood sprayed everywhere.
Seeing this, the residents of Mock Town scattered in all directions, terrified that they might be next.
Hearing the screams behind him, Doflamingo's grin grew even more crazed.
"Don't blame me. Blame your own weakness. The weak don't get sympathy even when they lose everything, Bellamy!"
...
On board the Straw Hats' ship.
Watching Nami and Raynor walk off, Luffy was excited.
"Let's go down and have some fun too! I want to buy loads and loads of meat!"
At those words, every stomach in the Straw Hat crew let out a growl.
Usopp said weakly,
"Hey, Luffy, do you have any money?"
Hearing that, Luffy's eyes filled with despair. They really were flat broke.
Just then, Zoro stood up.
"Once Nami and the others sell that gold, we'll have lots of money. I'll go find them and get some cash, then buy a sword."
With that, Zoro started to leave, but just then the Transponder Snail in the cabin began ringing.
Hearing it ring, Zoro and Luffy both looked baffled.
Nobody ever called their Transponder Snail.
At most, it was calls about newspaper subscriptions.
Luffy and Zoro were going to ignore it, but the snail just kept ringing, and Luffy got curious.
He stretched his arm straight into the cabin and pulled the Transponder Snail out.
Taking the receiver off it, he said,
"Hey, I'm Monkey D. Luffy, the man who's going to be the Pirate King!"
As soon as Luffy said that, laughter came from the other end.
"Pirate King, that's a pretty good dream. I like you."
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Donquixote Doflamingo."
"I called this time just to tell you that I want you to become a Warlord of the Sea. Because that other guy, I don't like him."
Hearing Doflamingo say that, Luffy tilted his head.
He had no idea what Doflamingo was talking about.
"Hey, what the hell do you mean?!"
The moment Luffy asked, Doflamingo had already hung up the Transponder Snail.
Luffy angrily slammed the receiver back onto the snail.
"What a suspicious guy. He talks nonsense!"
"Alright, let's go!"
With that, Luffy turned and walked off.
But behind Luffy, Zoro and Sanji had grim looks on their faces.
They had heard of Doflamingo before. He was one of the current Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Even among the Seven Warlords, he was a pretty important figure.
Sanji lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.
"What does that guy actually mean? Is the World Government trying to invite us to become Warlords?"
Hearing that, Zoro's eyes widened in shock.
"If that's the case, then I'm not agreeing unless I get ten Supreme Grade swords."
Hearing that, Sanji sneered,
"What a hopeless, directionless fool. A few swords and you're bought off."
At that, Zoro spun around, his face twisted with anger.
"What did you say, you stinky cook with no sense of humor? Don't tell me you're looking for a beating!"
Being called humorless by a guy who scowled all the time made Sanji's temper flare. In no time, they were pressing their foreheads together, neither willing to back down.
And so, the two of them went ashore, bickering the entire way.
Watching them, Luffy scratched his head and couldn't help frowning.
"I can't stand those two."
With that, Luffy looked at Usopp and said,
"Hey, Usopp, let's go find the shipyard. Once Nami and the others get the money back, we can have the Going Merry fixed from stem to stern."
Hearing that, Usopp quickly put away his gun and said excitedly,
"Really? Then I'm going to install ten cannons! Luffy, let's hurry!"
With that, the two of them linked arms and headed straight for Water 7.
By now, only Robin and Chopper were left on the ship.
Chopper looked up at Robin, and Robin looked back at him gently.
"Thanks for what you did earlier, Doctor Chopper."
Hearing that, Chopper immediately blushed and hung his head.
After a long pause, he finally forced out a few words.
"Robin, can I come with you?"
Hearing that, Robin let out a soft laugh.
"Oh, of course you can."
At that, Chopper's eyes sparkled, and he said what was really on his mind.
"They say you're an archaeologist, Robin. So have you read a lot of books?"
Hearing that, Robin nodded.
Chopper immediately said excitedly,
"That's amazing! If you stacked them all up, how tall would the pile be?"
Hearing that question, Robin thought for a moment, then measured Chopper's height with her hand.
Then she raised it a bit higher.
About as high as Chopper would be after transforming.
Hearing that, Chopper looked envious.
Because on Drum Island, almost all the medical books had been taken away, so he hadn't gotten to see many medical books.
Thinking about that, Chopper said eagerly,
"So Robin must know where there are lots of books, right?"
Robin smiled gently, her eyes curving, and said,
"So Doctor Chopper is looking for books. Then I'll take you to the library."
At that, Chopper started jumping around on the spot.
"This is great! I'm going to read every medical book in the library!"
With that, Chopper followed Robin into Water 7.
...
Raynor and Nami rode their jet skis toward the inner part of Water 7.
Once they arrived at Water 7, Nami and Raynor had their eyes opened.
All around them, people were riding bulls, moving slowly across the water.
Every so often, someone on the road would warn Nami that her gold was showing.
Riding along slowly, Nami couldn't help saying,
"People here are really honest and kind. I love this feeling."
Raynor rolled his eyes at that.
Then Raynor looked around. He had a faint feeling that the Franky Family was definitely going to cause trouble.
Sure enough, someone was quietly following them from behind.
A creep in fishnet stockings was sneaking along after them.
But because they were going faster, ordinary bulls couldn't catch up at all.
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