Sabaody Archipelago Park,
"Ah—!"
The rollercoaster sped along the tracks. Luffy shouted excitedly.
Nami, with her eyes closed, tightly hugged Luffy, her head resting on his chest.
Her originally pinned-up hair was blown loose by the wind, her waterfall-like golden hair flying wildly, emitting a faint fragrance.
"Ha—ha!"
Brook and Usopp knelt on the ground, panting heavily.
Nami's long, slender legs felt a bit weak, and she leaned softly into Luffy's arms, feeling a little dizzy...!
"That was great! Let's go again, let's go again!" Luffy's eyebrows danced, extremely excited!
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Luffy felt a chill and unconsciously looked down.
He saw Nami staring at him with a look that could kill!
"Uh, uh...!"
"Come on, let's go on the Ferris wheel!"
As soon as Nami's legs recovered, she pulled Luffy towards the Ferris wheel without a word.
If she kept playing on that thing, Nami felt she wouldn't be able to stand straight all day!
"Sanji, let's go on the Ferris wheel too! I've wanted to ride it for so long!"
Camie's eyes sparkled as she looked at the tall Ferris wheel, her voice filled with anticipation.
"Of course we can, Miss Camie!"
Sanji spun a few times to appear before Camie, looking like a smitten pig... handsomeness was no longer associated with him!
...On the Ferris wheel,
"So, why did you two have to follow us?!"
Substantial flames enveloped Sanji as he angrily looked at Brook and Usopp, who were in the same cabin.
His perfectly good date was ruined by these two.
"Isn't it because there weren't enough Ferris wheel cabins? Luffy and Nami took one, and there were two left for the rest of us, so we could only come to yours!" Usopp explained nervously.
"Then why didn't you go to Luffy's?!"
Blazing flames erupted.
"We don't want to die!"
Usopp had a constipated expression; being caught in the middle was not pleasant at all.
One side was certain death, the other was possible death. Even an idiot would know which to choose.
"Sanji-kun, calm down. Have some black tea!" Brook poured Sanji a cup of black tea.
Sanji took it. What was done was done; there was no point in doing anything now. He couldn't possibly actually turn them into red bean paste, could he?
On the other side,
"Luffy, look! It's so beautiful! Looking at Sabaody Archipelago from up here really has a unique charm!"
Nami excitedly placed her hands on the glass, her lively eyes sparkling with joy.
"Mmm!"
Luffy sat in his seat, quietly looking at Sabaody.
It was bustling with people, full of harmony and joy!
The environment was beautiful, without a trace of pollution!
It was at the foot of Marineford, with no ignorant pirates causing widespread destruction!
Perhaps the lawless zone not far ahead was full of crime and chaos.
Perhaps the Celestial Dragons descended from time to time, causing disorder.
But compared to other places, there was a touch more stability and harmony here.
"Heh heh!"
Luffy suddenly began to mock himself.
As a pirate, he was actually starting to worry about the country and its people!
"Luffy?!"
A soft, tender hand gently covered Luffy's forehead, and a pretty face leaned in, slightly puzzled.
"You don't have a fever. Why did you suddenly stop moving?"
Luffy grabbed Nami's wrist with one hand, gently pulling her into his embrace, while his other arm wrapped around her slender waist.
He stared quietly at Nami's vibrant red lips.
Without hesitation, he pressed his lips to hers!
"Mwah!"
Nami slowly closed her eyes, fully cooperating with him.
After a long while, their lips parted!
"What's wrong with you?"
Nami leaned on Luffy's chest, her bright eyes filled with worry!
"Nothing, I just suddenly thought of some things!" Luffy gently stroked Nami's hair.
Besides being the Pirate King, his childhood self seemed to have a grand and difficult dream.
Or rather, being the Pirate King wasn't his dream at all; it was just his yearning for freedom that compelled him to embark on this path!
'What exactly do I want to do?'
A graceful curve appeared on Luffy's lips.
Perhaps, he was starting to get a clearer idea!
...On the other side,
Three grown men sat in their seats, drinking black tea.
"Alas, I'm truly getting old; I've actually started on the path of health preservation prematurely!"
Brook, who was just a skeleton, kept sighing, after all, he was an elder who referred to Roger as a 'newcomer'!
By the glass window, Camie stared blankly at everything outside. For the three men, it was a common sight, but for the Fishman Camie, it was a luxury.
"Camie, you seem very happy!" Sanji looked at Camie gently, with no trace of impropriety in his eyes.
"Mmm!"
Camie nodded heavily, a tear rolling down her cheek.
"Because this has been my dream since I was little!"
Then, she smiled, facing Sanji.
"Thank you, this will be a memory for my entire life!"
"Heh heh!"
Sanji just watched her quietly, his eyes filled with kindness and a hint of pity!
...After the Straw Hat got off the Ferris wheel, they started playing around.
Pirate ship, haunted house... they tried all the amusement rides!
The sun hung high in the sky.
The Straw Hat reassembled.
"Uh, Luffy, where is that coating craftsman?"
Finally, Sanji was the first to emerge from the fun, lighting a cigarette and looking at Luffy.
"Hmm, he's in GR 1, but we need to hurry, otherwise he'll be sold!"
Luffy's words were startling.
"Cough cough!"
Sanji choked on the ash from his cigarette. "So after all that, he was still kidnapped by human traffickers!"
"What hateful people!" Nami also began to denounce the traffickers' crimes, "They don't even spare an old man who can't even lift a hammer!"
Luffy's eyes widened.
Hey, hey, old people aren't necessarily weak!
"Anyway, let's head to the auction house in GR 1!"
Luffy was quite familiar with that place!
Luffy took out a den den mushi, watching it constantly make "Brrr-brrr" sounds.
Soon, the call connected!
Three rectangular blue light screens appeared; system-produced items were indeed high-quality!
On the screens, he saw Robin in the bookstore, Zoro "strolling," and Franky modifying ships!
"Moshi Moshi, this is Luffy!"
...At the same time,
GR 1 Auction House,
Various royals and nobles dressed in designer clothes formed a large crowd, slowly flowing into the auction house!
"I wonder what good things will be up for auction?"
"Hey, hey, this is a pure slave auction; there won't be treasures like the adam tree from last time!"
"Haha, anything that can be bought with money, whether it's a slave or whatever, isn't it all private property?"
"That's true. I want to buy a strong pirate Captain!"
"I want to buy a beautiful girl. It would be great if there was a Fishman!" A well-dressed man showed a morbid smile.
"Don't even think about it. If there really was a Fishman, it wouldn't be your turn! The lowest price for one Fishman is 70 million Berries. Are you worthy?"
...When most of the people had entered,
Two figures arrogantly arrived, followed by a large group of bodyguards and a burly slave!
The staff guarding the auction house immediately bowed down, extremely devoutly!
"Rosward Saint, Saint Shalria!"
"Welcome! May we be excused from kneeling inside the venue?"
"It's fine, otherwise, you wouldn't be able to bid!"
The old man was quite reasonable at this moment.
"Then please enter!"
..."Brother Charlos is so slow!" The female Celestial Dragon beside him began to complain.
"Because he always likes to ride slow-moving humans. If he's going to ride, he should ride Fishmen; their arm strength is 10 times that of normal humans!"
The old Celestial Dragon also began a long speech.
The two slowly walked into the venue.
Unbeknownst to them, Kid, standing nearby, saw everything.
"Celestial Dragons, slaves, human trafficking shops!"
"Compared to the power-hungry rulers' methods of pursuing their desires, the villains of the world seem more humane!"
"It's precisely because scum control the world that one batch of scum after another is created!"
"Our ugliness is, to some extent, quite adorable, Killer!"
At the same time, Kid also saw Law in front.
Law turned around, and their eyes met.
Finally, Kid showed an extremely dangerous expression.
"How truly awful!!!"
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