The commotion caused by Luffy, Chopper and others on Hazelnut Island was actually not that big. In this open world, similar things actually happen every once in a while.
Places like bars and casinos are inherently prone to conflict, and even under the rule of the new navy, this characteristic has not diminished.
Anyone who can walk on this sea, whether they are traveling merchants or adventurers, always possesses abilities beyond ordinary people.
When these people get into conflicts with others after drinking, it often has a significant impact on ordinary people.
Therefore, although the commotion caused by Luffy and his friends on Hazelnut Island was known to the whole island the next day, it was just a small topic of conversation among people after dinner.
The people of Hazelnut Island don't have a deep impression of the Straw Hat Pirates.
They only knew that some pirates had secretly landed on Hazelnut Island last night and were then captured by Admiral Yixiao, and did not cause any huge losses to Wan Guo.
After waking up the next day, the islanders continued to do what they were supposed to do, and their lives were not affected at all by the "small conflict" last night.
"Straw Hat Luffy."
"Come out!"
In the prison of the Hazelnut Island Naval Branch, the crisp sound of chains colliding with each other woke up the sleeping Straw Hat Luffy.
He slowly opened his eyes, and the morning sunlight shone through the prison skylight onto Luffy's face, causing him to squint involuntarily, and he stood up in a daze.
Luffy had forgotten when he fell asleep last night. He was taken back to the branch prison by the New Navy, and he and Usopp and the others were imprisoned separately. Luffy is a superpowered person, and the New Navy has special cells for superpowered people.
Because he couldn't see his companions, Luffy actually shouted in the cell all night until he was exhausted. Luffy didn't hear Usopp and Chopper respond to his voice. After that, Luffy fell into a deep sleep until he was woken up now.
"Usopp Chopper!"
"Usopp!"
"Chopper!!!"
"Where did you take them?!"
Luffy just came back to his senses after waking up, and immediately thought of his two companions, and started shouting. Maybe it was because he had been shouting all night last night, Luffy's voice was a little dry and hoarse, and it was not really loud.
"Hmm?"
Smoker, who came to pick up Luffy and was about to escort him to Cake Island, obviously did not expect that the first thing the pirate would ask after waking up would be about the whereabouts of his companions.
I thought this guy would understand his current situation after yelling all night, but now it seems that this pirate is still a little confused about the situation.
"Usopp Chopper."
"Are they your two thieves?"
"Don't worry, they're fine."
"Compared to them, you should care about yourself."
"Your crime is much more serious than those two guys'."
There was a team of soldiers who came with Smoker to retrieve Luffy. While Smoker was speaking, he winked at his subordinates behind him. The latter understood, took the key to open the cell door, and hurried in. They untied the wall chains that bound Luffy, and then pulled Luffy's arm and brought Luffy, who was wrapped in seastone chains, to Smoker.
The New Navy has always been cautious when dealing with people with special abilities. Even if the other party's hands have been handcuffed with seastone handcuffs, for the sake of safety, the local warden still used precious seastone chains on Luffy, tied him up tightly and did not give him any chance to escape.
Smoker looked at Luffy briefly, and seeing that the warden had locked him securely, he nodded slightly, then waved to his subordinates and said, "Take him away!"
The task of transferring Straw Hat Luffy was personally handled by Smoker. In fact, like Luffy, Smoker did not sleep very well last night.
After a thorough search of the harbor, Smoker did not find Straw Hat Luffy's accomplices. After thinking about it, Smoker felt that the other party's accomplices must have learned the news and hid overnight.
However, based on the limited information he had, Smoker had no way of confirming how the other party was hiding. Perhaps the other party had split up into small groups and was lurking on Hazelnut Island.
In order to ensure that Straw Hat Luffy would not have any accidents, Smoker actually did not sleep all night. His purpose was to guard against the remnants of the Straw Hat Pirates who might become desperate and break into the branch to rescue Straw Hat Luffy.
Smoker didn't dare to relax for a moment until Luffy was safely escorted to Cake Island.
So as soon as the sun rose, he hurried to the prison, intending to send Luffy away.
As for Yixiao and Bakara, they hurried back to Cake Island last night. Now that both Tsugakuin Yuanyi and Zefa are not here, Yixiao is the supreme leader of the new navy, and he has too many things to deal with every day.
With the bounty on Straw Hat Luffy, a person of this level could only be of interest to him at most, but the other party had already been caught, so there was naturally no need for a general like him to get involved in the tail end of the matter.
"Hey, let me go!"
"Where are you taking me?!"
"Give Chopper and Usopp back to me, let me go!"
Luffy struggled, but the two burly navy men ignored his struggle, grabbed Luffy on the left and right, took Luffy away from the ship, and then followed Smoker towards the naval port.
Just as Luffy was taken away and prepared to be escorted to Cake Island, Sanji of the Straw Hat Pirates also lurked back to Hazelnut Island.
In a hotel somewhere in the harbor, Sanji was standing in front of the window overlooking the sea, holding a pair of binoculars in his hand, keeping watch.
They had actually received the news that Captain Luffy and his companions Usopp and others had been captured last night. Considering that there were still some "non-combatants" on their ship, facing the search of the new navy, Sanji and others decided to temporarily avoid the limelight.
After avoiding the inspection of the New Navy, Sanji used his excellent ability to dive back to Hazelnut Island. After all, he could not ignore his captured companions, and Sanji also planned to wait for an opportunity to rescue Luffy and others.
But Sanji was very clear about his own strength. He got the news that the new navy's admiral Yixiao was going to capture Luffy. It would be too reckless to launch a rash attack against such an enemy. Moreover, he did not manage to find out how much combat power there was in the navy branch at night.
To be on the safe side, he decided to wait and see.
Last night, no ship left the naval port, and Sanji guessed that Luffy was still being held in prison. This morning, after guarding the port all night, Sanji noticed that the naval branch seemed to be preparing to set sail, and he immediately became concerned.
Under Sanji's surveillance, he saw with his own eyes Luffy, who was tied with chains, being taken onto the warship. At this point, Sanji knew completely where Luffy was.
"Hello, I'm Sanji, I've seen Luffy."
"He was escorted to a warship by the New Navy. I guess he's going to be transferred there."
Sanji used Den Den Mushi to contact Coby, Franky and others who were in the open sea at the time. Now that Luffy was captured, Sanji and Coby were the backbone of the Straw Hat Pirates.
Coby grew very fast during his adventures with the Straw Hat Pirates. After experiencing many things, Coby's body and will were tempered. In terms of strength, he may be second only to Sanji after training for nearly two and a half years.
If in a dangerous moment, the terrifying power that Coby can unleash is even inferior to Sanji. Unlike Sanji's "chef" attribute, Coby has never relaxed his training in order to pursue his dream one day. He positions himself as the "combat specialist" on this ship.
"Being escorted to a warship?"
"The New Navy should be planning to transfer Luffy to another prison."
"Sanji. What should we do!?"
"If the New Navy intends to transfer Luffy, they will probably send him to Cake Island, which is the headquarters of the New Navy. They may try Luffy there."
"We absolutely cannot let Luffy be taken there, otherwise..."
Coby's somewhat low voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi. He admired the New Navy and longed to join the New Navy, but because of this, his understanding of the New Navy was deeper than others.
Coby knew very well that if Luffy was taken to Cake Island in this way, he would probably never be able to get out in this lifetime.
Ever since the New Navy took control of the nations, Coby has never heard of anyone being able to walk out of the prison on Cake Island.
Even the Navy's Undersea Prison and the headquarters of Marineford are not as dangerous as the new Navy's Cake Island headquarters.
"ah!"
"You're right. We absolutely cannot let him be taken away like this."
"I think this is our best chance to rescue Luffy!"
Sanji was monitoring the harbor in the distance with a telescope in one hand and a Den Den Mushi receiver in the other, his tone heavy.
"The best chance?!"
"What do you mean?"
Coby on the other end of the phone didn't know what was going on. When he heard Sanji say that, he asked anxiously.
“That’s what it means.”
"It seems that all the navy officers responsible for escorting Luffy have boarded the ship. I see that the wooden ladder has been put away."
"It seems that the rumored general who captured Luffy is not on the ship!"
"The leader of the team is a white-haired general."
"This is a rare opportunity for us. Once they set sail, we will intercept them by ship. As long as we can rescue Luffy, we will have succeeded!"
"The distances between the islands in Bankoku are not very close. As long as we act quickly, we can rescue Luffy before the navy support arrives."
Sanji stared closely at the naval ships lined up on the sea, ready to set off, and his eyes became sharp.
At night, he didn't know the situation and didn't dare to act rashly, but now, the information he obtained was worth the risk.
If we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to find a way to rescue Luffy.
“So that’s how it is.”
On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Coby's tone became low when he heard this. He trusted Sanji very much, and naturally he also trusted Sanji's judgment.
After a brief silence, Coby seemed to suddenly think of something and asked:
"By the way, is the New Navy just planning to transfer Luffy?!"
"What about Chopper and Usopp? Have you learned anything about their movements?"
Coby thought of Chopper and Usopp who were traveling with Luffy. Now Luffy's whereabouts are known, but there is still no definite news about the remaining two.
"I'm afraid they're still in the new navy base."
"I think we need to split up."
When Sanji heard Coby mention Usopp and Chopper, his expression became serious.
It is true that Luffy is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, but neither Sanji nor Coby think that Usopp and Chopper are partners who can be abandoned.
While planning to rescue Luffy, they will not forget Chopper and Usopp.
but
Having to face the new navy, but being forced to act separately, is extremely stressful for the Straw Hat Pirates and the others, and the danger is also skyrocketing.
"We need to act separately."
Obviously, Coby was also aware of the danger and spoke in a heavy tone.
"Kirby, the others should be with you."
"listen to me."
"The one escorting Luffy is a general. If I'm guessing correctly, he should be the commander of this base."
"If he leaves, the fighting power on Hazelnut Island will be weakened. I think rescuing Usopp and Chopper shouldn't be too difficult."
"Nami, Vivi, Franky, you drive the Sunny and meet us at sea."
"Brook, can I ask you to rescue Usopp and Chopper?"
"Your Yomi Fruit should be able to accurately detect their location. If they are still in the Marine Branch, try to rescue them. If not, withdraw!"
"As for rescuing Luffy, we have no other way but to storm."
"Others don't have the ability to fight at sea. Coby, Carrot, you and I will attack the navy's warships directly and rescue Luffy!"
In the naval port, the navy's warships had already sounded their horns and set sail. Sanji put down his telescope, thought for a short while, and made a decisive decision.
On the other side of the Den Den Mushi, the crew members looked at each other and nodded after hearing Sanji's arrangements.
For the sake of their partners, they are willing to take such risks.
"Okay, that's the decision!"
"After you succeed, meet up on the ship!"
Coby looked around at his companions whose eyes were gradually becoming determined, and responded.
After clarifying their respective missions, the Straw Hat Pirates quickly took action. Brook didn't even need his companions to take him to Hazelnut Island by boat. After Nami pointed the direction, Brook lightly jumped from the deck, and as soon as his feet touched the sea surface, he actually ran at a rapid speed.
In just a blink of an eye, Brook disappeared from everyone's sight, leaving only a long trail of water on the sea.
The crew members looked at the direction Brook left and couldn't help but stand there in a daze. No one had ever seen Brook have such ability before.
"This bone is really light."
Nami looked at the water marks left on the sea and complained softly.
"Let's go, our task is more difficult."
"Where's Sanji's life card? We need to track his location. We need to take action!"
Coby showed his calm side at this moment, and was the first to come back to his senses and said in a deep voice.
(End of this chapter)
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