Chambord, amusement park.

Lida pointed to a barbecue stall, tugged at Kuro's sleeve, and called out, "Hey, Kuro, I want to eat this."

"Buy, buy, buy it for you."

Kuro rolled his eyes, walked over to the vendor, paid for the barbecue amidst the owner's ingratiating smile, handed it to Lida, then glanced in the direction of 46GR and frowned.

"That old bastard..."

"What's wrong, Kuro?" Lida asked, looking up.

"It's nothing, just some old geezer stirring up trouble again. I remember I warned him."

"Rayleigh?"

Lida tilted her head, as if she had just thought of something, and said, "Speaking of which, there seems to be news that the Straw Hat Pirates are recruiting again near 46GR. Judging from the activity, the Marines have already gone there. Could it be that Rayleigh is here to stop them?"

"Bolo bolo bolo..."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the Den Den Mushi in Lida's arms rang.

She quickly finished her barbecue, then took out a white Den Den Mushi from her pocket, answered the call, and said, "Who is this?"

"I am Kro, Miss Lida. Is Mr. Kuro next to you?"

The Den Den Mushi rang, and Kro's voice came through.

"Ah, Chloe..."

Lida glanced at Kuro and said, "Yes."

As she spoke, she stood on tiptoe, held the Den Den Mushi up, and said, "It's Kro."

Kuro took the Den Den Mushi and said, "Moshi moshi."

"Mr. Kuro, we've spotted the Straw Hat crew. We were about to give chase, but someone blocked us. If I'm not mistaken, that person should be Rayleigh," the Den Den Mushi said.

"So it really is that old geezer?"

Kuro clicked his tongue and asked, "Have we suffered any casualties from the Straw Hats?"

"No, the Straw Hat crew has already escaped. So far, Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, and Sanji have been found."

"Then you don't need to worry about him, just do what you're supposed to do."

After saying that, Kuro hung up the phone and returned the Den Den Mushi to Lida.

Let him go out to sea with his straw hat and such; don't bother him here.

Don't interfere with his vacation.

...

13GR.

Extortion Bar

"Everyone!"

Luffy was taken to a bar by Sanji and Zoro, mainly led by Sanji because Zoro didn't know the way.

As soon as he entered, Luffy grinned and said to them, "Long time no see!"

"Luffy!"

Usopp looked at Luffy and smiled, with tears welling up in his eyes.

The expressions of the others were much the same.

After two years, they have finally reunited!

"Let's have a banquet! Let's celebrate our official gathering!"

Luffy grinned, holding Usopp with his left hand and Chopper with his right. Chopper was also holding Brook's hand, and the four of them were dancing.

"Now is not the time for a banquet, Luffy."

A familiar voice sounded from outside the door. Rayleigh, holding a knife, walked in and laughed, "It's been half a year, and you seem to have gotten a bit stronger."

"Ah! Rayleigh!"

Luffy stopped, his eyes shining, and said, "Long time no see, Rayleigh! Let's have a party and celebrate!"

"Feast! Feast! Celebration! Celebration!"

Usopp, Chopper, and Brook were shouting there.

"You..."

Rayleigh smiled and shook his head: "We can talk about the banquet after you set sail. What you need now is to figure out how to get to sea."

These words caused everyone present except Luffy to frown.

"Luffy..."

Nami said with some difficulty, "Our ship has been taken away by the Navy."

"Huh? The Sonny? Was it taken away?"

Luffy froze, thought for a moment, then smiled, clenched his fist, and said, "Then let's take it back!"

"This is definitely something we need to do, but... it's not that simple. We need to plan ahead and develop a strategy."

Rayleigh smiled wryly and said, "Your ship has been stored in the naval base of 66GR. That place isn't so easy to get into."

"You should say it now."

Zoro said, "You said before that you would tell us why it wasn't that easy once we were all gathered, but you still haven't told us?"

"Yes, what exactly is the reason that has brought us all here?"

Usopp confidently rubbed his long nose and laughed, "If it's about dealing with the Marines, I, Usopp-sama, am quite useful now. I've long since broken away from the weak trio of Nami and Chopper."

"Hey, hey."

Nami and Chopper stood together, waving at Usopp with blank expressions.

"If it were an ordinary navy, it would be very simple. With your strength, you could easily break through. But the problem is, the navy stationed in Sabaody Archipelago is not an ordinary one."

Rayleigh shook his head, sat down at the bar, picked up a glass of wine, poured himself a drink, took a sip, and said, "There are a few Marines stationed in Sabaody Archipelago that you should keep an eye on."

"【Big Gun】Wilbur is a naval captain who has recently risen to fame. He often carries a cannon that is far larger than himself in battle and is a very difficult person to deal with."

“Senmonomaru, the one you just saw, he is also stationed in Sabaody Archipelago.”

"And there's also [Black Wolf] Crow, a naval captain who has gained fame in recent years. You seem to know him."

"Kuro?" Luffy and Zoro tilted their heads.

"Kro!" Usopp and Nami exclaimed after a moment's thought.

"Is that Kuro? The one with glasses?!" Usopp exclaimed. "He's in Sabaody Archipelago too?!"

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