Pirates: The wages are in place and the Yonko will be kicked out.

"Luffy?! Damn it!!"

From Saka launching a strange attack, to Luffy releasing "Absolute Defense", to Luffy's absolute defense being broken by Saka, and his whole person being blown away - this process happened so fast that it almost It was an instant, and it was completely beyond Sanji's expectations.

And when he reacted, he discovered that there was actually a cliff behind the damaged wall. At the bottom of the cliff is a vast forest. Luffy's figure, whose body was still on fire, had no ability to resist. Amid the wails, it gradually became smaller and smaller until it disappeared.

"Damn..."

Standing on the edge of the cliff, Sanji instinctively wanted to jump down to find Luffy, but a voice like this suddenly sounded behind him:

"I originally thought that master would have to put in more effort this time, but in the end - it's such a pity, isn't it? Mr. Sanji?"

Behind Sanji, not only Toma, but also Saka and all the navy swordsmen were looking at him.

"Whether it's master or we disciples, we actually admire you very much. If..."

Before Toma finished speaking, Sanji gave him a firm middle finger, and then jumped down towards the forest at the bottom of the cliff without looking back.

…

In the night, the relief of the shrine maiden on the altar remained as it was when it was destroyed, remaining in place. In the dark sky, the stars began to shine with their own brilliance.

The seven stars of Askar are also shining in the sky. Three of the cross stars gradually begin to disperse, and the seven stars are about to gather together.

And the scattered Samsung seems to be more than just scattered...

…

Many villagers were injured by the attack at the Marine Dojo. The wife wrapped a bandage on her husband and comforted the worried-looking children. Others carried their injured father on their backs to the square that served as a temporary hospital. There was a long queue of people waiting for treatment.

"We need more herbs, Nami!"

Chopper said to Nami.

Chopper applied the ointment on the washed leaves and then applied it to the wounded man's wound. Then the girl from the village waiting beside him wrapped the wound with a bandage - but there was not much ointment left on the table.

"Just wait! Thanks to these children for collecting so many herbs."

All the children in the village watched curiously as Nami pounded the herbs in a stone bowl and made an ointment.

"Let's go get some more!"

The children were very happy that they could also help, and they all went to collect medicine happily.

"Well……"

"Bear with me, Lux!"

Militia captain Lux was treating the wound on his back. When Maya said this, he immediately bit his lip.

"Hey! As a grown man, don't be afraid of pain!"

Lax felt even more embarrassed when Franky said this.

"But Chopper is really the ship's doctor!"

Maya looked gratefully at the little reindeer who was busy treating the injured.

"I can definitely guarantee Chopper's abilities!"

"Ah! This! Even if you praise me, I won't be happy, you bastard! Hehehe~"

Chopper's eyes suddenly became weak, and he made an expression completely inconsistent with the words in his mouth - but the movements of his hands were not messy.

Franky on the side was sitting in front of the stove, stirring the cauldron, and was boiling potions for the injured according to Chopper's instructions.

"Franky."

"What's wrong, Nami?"

"Does your injury really not matter?"

Franky still had a large wound on his left arm, which exposed the dense metal parts and circuit structure inside. It was an injury sustained during the battle with Sauron.

"It doesn't affect normal activities anymore. I am a reformer after all, but if I want to be completely repaired, I have to go back to the ship..."

Franky looked at Maya who was taking care of Lux and said seriously.

"I'm really sorry. Miss Maya's important things were taken away. They must be very useful things, right? Those orbs..."

"..."

Maya lowered her head and forced a smile, but the fatigue on her face could not be concealed.

"Really! I never thought that Zoro would do such a thing!"

Nami pointed the finger at the swordsman who betrayed everyone.

"That's right, no matter what you say, you can't treat your companions like this!"

Chopper was about to complain about Zoro, then thought about it, and then started to deal with the injury of the next injured person.

"But where will those two guys, Luffy and Sanji, go?"

While Franky was taking care of the medicine pot, he was also worried about Luffy and Sanji.

Nami was grinding herbs while thinking deeply.

(Maya's mother-in-law seems to know something about the Seven-Star Sword and the legend on the island... What exactly do those "rituals" the navy refers to?)

(If the orbs are really the orbs given by the legendary Askar Seven Star God, then what on earth do the people in this village want to do with these orbs?)

(Could it be that he mentioned it to General Porusalino)

"Okay, the medicinal soup has been brewed. Although it will definitely be very bitter, it will definitely recover from the injury quickly!"

Franky said loudly, feeling that his energy was much better now, and handed a full bowl of soup to Lux's hand.

Lux held the bowl, thought about it seriously, looked at Franky and said sincerely: "I seemed to have misunderstood you just now... I'm sorry!"

"Um?"

Facing Lax who was apologizing very seriously in front of him, Franky suddenly became proud: "Don't take it to heart! Because we are pirates! We are already used to being treated as bad guys at first. Live!”

Chopper also puffed up his chest.

"Mother-in-law, although these people are pirates, they are not bad people." Maya said while looking at Chopper with a smile.

"I don't think you are bad people, and I am very grateful for what you have done for us, but please don't waste a moment and leave this island as soon as possible!"

"Um?"

Nami and others were very puzzled by the old woman's words.

"Although you are pirates, you should cherish your lives, right?"

The expression on the old woman's face was extremely serious and serious.

…

at the same time--

Sanji jumped down towards the forest at the bottom of the cliff. He landed in the almost completely dark forest and found a pair of sunglasses lying on the grass.

"This is……"

Sanji picked up Luffy's sunglasses from the grass, but he didn't notice any trace of Luffy nearby.

"The location shouldn't be too far apart..."

Sanji, who was walking cautiously among the trees, suddenly noticed a suspicious cave in the dark.

…

The moon shines through the clouds at the bathing place inside the Navy Dojo.

The night was completely late, and Saka and Toma came out to greet Besmai, Bukangu, and Roronoa Zoro who had returned from the village.

"Just leave it here, Saka?"

"That's right."

The ripples of the moon reflected in the water disappeared - Zoro slowly walked closer to the knee-deep water of the bathing place and walked to the middle. At Saka's urging, the three orbs snatched from the village were thrown into a well with a stone fence in the middle.

The well resounded with the sound of the orb spinning and falling.

"Hey Hey……"

Bukangu laughed.

Zoro, who had been staring intently at the bottom of the dark well, also walked up from the bathing place.

"Thank you for your hard work, Zoro. I really want to thank you!"

"You can actually do this kind of thing without me, right?"

"No, we can't do it without the help of your body."

Saka once again showed a very painful expression and squatted down suddenly.

"master!"

Toma ran to Saka's side very worried.

"Saka! Isn't it because of the curse of those orbs that you are in such pain? I have lent my body to you and asked you to destroy the village's ritual. In other words, shouldn't you be fine?"

"enough!"

"..."

"Now I am not in pain, but trembling with joy!"

Saka put on a very painful smile, which only made Sauron more confused.

Saka got dressed and walked back towards the dojo, but Sauron stared at Saka's right arm that looked very strong and refused to let go.

"Hehehehehe! In this case, the once famous pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro will also become a companion of our navy!"

"Even if you only use your body briefly, the legendary three-sword style is really impressive! You must spar with me next time!"

Besmer also praised Zoro's strength.

"Okay! I also want to compete with Mr. Zoro! Ah! That's right! Mr. Luffy, the dark boy..."

"Luffy?"

Zoro looked at Toma in confusion.

"Mr. Zoro, while your consciousness was sleeping, he was killed by the master~ However, Mr. Zoro is now our partner, so it has nothing to do with you anymore. Right?"

"Hey Hey……"

The three direct disciples also followed Saka and walked towards the dojo.

…

On the other side, through the perception of Haki, Sanji finally gradually found his way to the dark bottom of the cave.

"What the hell is this place?"

Although it was clear that it was the deepest part of the cave where no light could reach, it was not completely unclear. It was all because there was a kind of luminous plant growing all around.

"Damn it, why is there such a maze-like road at the bottom!"

All around were horizontal caves that led to unknown directions. Sanji held Luffy's sunglasses and carefully observed and sensed them.

In the end, he decided to choose a simple and risky way——

"Luffy! Hey! Luffy——! If you're here, answer me! Hey! Where are you——"

All that floated back and forth seemed to be Sanji's own voice.

"Um?!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Sanji raised the corners of his lips as he heard the familiar laughter in his memory.

"over there!"

Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw a guy running out of the cave while laughing. It was his unreliable captain!

"Ahahahaha!"

"Luffy! You guy!"

"Oh! It's Sanji! Did you come to see me? Ah! My glasses! Thank you!"

Luffy happily accepted the sunglasses that were very important to him from Sanji.

"Please, if you are here, why don't you answer me!"

"Because...hahahaha!"

"Ha...is anything so funny?"

"Because, just now I pulled the rope..."

"rope?"

"A guy that big just got out!"

With bursts of sound, a round boulder was seen rolling out of the cave where Luffy ran out.

"?!"

"It's interesting! This cave is really an interesting place!"

"Please, why did you pull the rope? Isn't this a very ancient trap?! By the way, why is there such an ancient trap here!"

I think we'll discuss this reason later - Luffy and Sanji started running in the cave together.

"Ahahahaha!"

"Stop being so silly! You can solve the trouble you caused by yourself!"

"Oh well……"

Luffy suddenly stopped, "Dark Water!"

It was completely different from the way he was ignored by Saka's attack before. The darkness created by Luffy completely absorbed the boulder.

"Isn't it very adventurous to avoid such rocks in a place like this? Sanji, you are so disappointing!"

"Disappointing? Idiot, please consider the current situation and the mood of others!"

"ah?"

"Forget it...it's best if you're okay."

Sanji looked carefully at Luffy, who looked a little worse, with some damage to his clothes and some wounds on his skin, but he was generally fine.

"How could I be killed so easily!"

Luffy responded with a V-shaped gesture.

Although the "Absolute Defense" of the Dark Fruit was somehow ignored by Saka's attack, and although it was indeed painful to be burned by the scarlet flames just now, and he let out a shrill wail, Luffy's monster physical fitness was not enough. Situations such as serious injuries occur.

"Idiot, you've made me worry in vain. Anyway, let's get out of here first. Do you see any exits near here?"

"Yes...over here!"

"Yeah?"

Sanji followed Luffy.

"It's a fork in the road again... Do you know which way to go? Luffy?"

"I know...it's this way!"

"Yeah?"

The two men walked deeper into the cave.

There are all kinds of bugs and small animals like lizards crawling around. They should make a living by eating those glowing plants.

"By the way, Luffy... you have been confident that you know the way out from just now. Is it because you went out and came in again?"

"no!"

"Um?"

"Look, it's because of this rope!"

Luffy grasped the rope hanging in front of his eyes.

"Idiot! Stop!"

Sanji's eyes widened and he yelled, but it was too late - Luffy pulled the rope without thinking at all.

Then, the rope broke.

"Huh? It actually broke!"

"Oh? Fortunately...I thought it was a trap."

When Sanji breathed a sigh of relief, the ground shook violently again.

"I knew it! It's really a trap -!"

"Wow ha ha ha ha!"

Weaving between the large rocks that kept falling, the expressions of the excited Luffy and Sanji, who seemed to have stepped on dog poop, formed a sharp contrast.