Chapter 968 Another Pirate Alliance
Oops! Miscalculated!!
When Golden Lion said this, Luo suddenly felt cheated, but what the other party said was reasonable.
I was the one who first 'set the alliance time' in a seemingly advantageous manner, and then the other party argued and 'set the alliance goal'. Now I can't find any grounds to refute.
"...Okay, but before that, I have a question for you."
"Tell me about it."
"Why did you choose supernovas like us? I know that supernovas like us with 200 to 300 million can survive in the first half of the Grand Line, but we are not good enough in the New World. For someone like you, we are not worth paying attention to, right?"
“Hahahahaha… I’m not a narrow-minded guy like Kaido and Linlin!!”
The Golden Lion laughed loudly upon hearing this, his laughter was filled with a sense of vicissitudes of life, as if he had fallen from heaven to hell and then climbed up again, having seen through the world and seen through the vanity: "This sea is full of talented people, and the new generation has always been better than the old. Even if some of you are unknown now, you may still achieve great things in the future. The fact that you can become a supernova already shows your potential!"
"Besides, I don't want every supernova. You are not a character that can be underestimated! If I am not mistaken, you should be the user of the 'Operation Fruit', right?"
When Luo heard this, alarm bells immediately rang in his heart: "Do you also know this devil fruit?"
"Of course! I've seen the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia before, so I know a little about it. Because of the final secret, this fruit is one of the most important Devil Fruits of the World Government!"
The Golden Lion stroked his chin, like an old pervert, and his eyes scanned Law greedily: "The Operation Fruit was once sold on the market for a high price of 5 billion Baileys. It is probably the most expensive devil fruit known so far..."
When the people on the side heard this, they all looked sideways, and some even spat out the food and drinks in their mouths, staring at the two people who were talking in amazement.
"Ehhhhh??!! 5...5 billion Baileys?!"
"Is this true?! Can a devil fruit be worth so much money??!"
"The final secret?"
"Then Teraman, aren't you worth 5.2 billion Baileys?"
"How can such a thing be calculated like this..."
Amidst the shock, Golden Lion suddenly tapped his palms and said , "By the way, you are a doctor, right? Since we are allies now, how about you help me with the surgery?"
"What operation?" Luo frowned and looked at the Golden Lion, his eyes full of fear.
The previous sentence just revealed the value and ultimate secret of the surgery fruit, and the next sentence asked me to perform surgery on him. Anyone would be unable to help but have wild thoughts.
Fortunately, Golden Lion's next words dispelled Luo's doubts.
The golden lion pointed at the rudder on his head and said, "This thing is too much of a nuisance. Use your surgery fruit to help me take it off!"
"…It's just a small matter!"
The Golden Lion held up the third glass of wine and walked towards Luffy who was eating heartily.
"Straw Hat Boy, did you hear what we just said? How about joining our alliance?"
"don't want!"
Luffy rejected the invitation of the Golden Lion and continued to chew on the meat made of some unknown animal. "Although I am very grateful for your invitation, let's forget about the alliance."
"Wait a minute, Luffy! If you just reject me like that..."
Luffy's casual and presumptuous attitude frightened Usopp and the others. They all looked at the Golden Lion in fear, fearing that he would start a killing spree if he was displeased.
“Hahahaha…!! You rejected me so directly! Come to think of it, the straw hat on your back looks familiar. It reminds me of an old friend…”
"This was given to me by Shanks."
A gleam flashed in the Golden Lion's eyes, and he looked at Luffy with a bit more interest: "Same as the red nose over there, the trainee kid on Roger's ship? Then, this hat is indeed what Roger wore back then..."
"I don't know about that."
The Golden Lion stared at the straw hat on Luffy's back and began to recall the past: "Back then, I invited Roger to conquer the sea with me, but he refused in the end. Every time I think of this, I feel deeply regretful!"
Bucky drank silently, thinking: Are you sure that's a pity? You should feel hatred for the disastrous defeat at At-Wall...
"After more than 20 years, fate allowed me to meet someone wearing this hat again. This is simply God's will!! Hahahaha..."
The golden lion's voice became passionate, and his laughter became louder and louder, more and more heroic, powerful and domineering, giving people a sense of déjà vu that 'although the lion is old, its might is still there'.
"Join our alliance, Straw Hat!"
"I don't want it!"
Roger gave the hat to Red Hair, and Red Hair gave the hat to Luffy, because they regarded each other as the inheritance of their own will.
In other words, Luffy and Roger are the same kind of people with the same will. They have no ambition to conquer the sea or the world, but only the vision of pursuing freedom.
These golden lions knew it very well, but he still wanted to try! There was one thing he didn't lie about. He really regretted not inviting Roger back then.
"Why not? Don't you have any ambitions for this sea?"
Is it because the cake I drew is not delicious? Obviously, two people have already eaten it.
Luffy stopped eating and said seriously: "I don't need to conquer! If I were to talk about ambition... becoming the Pirate King is my ambition!"
The Golden Lion looked at Luffy with interest: "If that's the case, why do you still think you don't need to conquer? Only the one who rules this sea with power is the Pirate King!"
Luffy loudly retorted, "No way! The Pirate King should be the freest person in the world!"
This guy...really looks like Roger!!
"Besides, I don't have time to form an alliance with you. I have to go rescue Ace next."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present closed their eyes at the same time, black lines appeared on their foreheads, and a sentence flashed through their minds: "It's over! We've been caught!"
Sure enough, the Golden Lion grinned after hearing this: "'Fire Fist' Ace? Who is he to you?"
"It's my brother!" Luffy told the truth.
"Hahahahaha... Then you should join forces with me! You have also seen the power of my 'Float-Float Fruit', right?"
The Golden Lion stretched out a hand to Luffy: "As long as you join forces with me, I can promise you that I will take you directly to Impel Prison or even to the Navy Headquarters!"
"Wouldn't it be much easier for you to save your brother then?"
Luffy was stunned, while Zoro, Sanji, Nami and the others showed an expression of 'as expected', and then pulled Luffy over and the group started talking in a low voice.
"Indeed, if we have this capability, we can save time on finding a permanent compass and navigating the seabed, which will make it much easier to rescue people and retreat..."
"But the opponent is the legendary Golden Lion! If we act together with him, we will also be the focus of the navy..."
"It is inevitable that we will be noticed by the Navy! The key is that our goal is to save Ace, but his goal is to cause a big disturbance in the Navy Headquarters. If such a crazy person were to control the planned retreat route, no one would know if there would be any accidents at that time..."
"Didn't the Whitebeard Pirates also go? With them sharing the navy's firepower, it should be okay, right?"
"How can you pin your hopes of survival on someone you don't know?"
"Luffy, what do you think?"
"That's right, Luffy! You're the captain, you make the decision!"
Several people looked up, but found that Luffy was not around.
“Where are the people?”
Turning around, I saw Luffy had already reached out and shook hands with the Golden Lion, with a silly smile on his face: "What? So you want to help me save Ace? Thank you so much! Sure! Let's form an alliance!!"
The air suddenly became silent.
“…”×N
“I knew it would be like this!!!”×N
