Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

This is only the first half of the Grand Line.

A captain-level figure in the Whitebeard Pirates should never have appeared in this sea area.

Ace dusted himself off and was about to answer.

Suddenly, a restaurant owner, panting heavily, rushed over, brandishing a cleaver, and yelled at Ace, "Hey, you pay up, kid!"

This man ate so much, chatted and then suddenly fell asleep, ate and then suddenly fell asleep again, and then suddenly ran out again. Was he trying to dine and dash?

"Haha, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"

Ace scratched the back of his head, laughed without any airs, and readily took out some Berries from his pocket, counted them, and handed them to the shopkeeper, saying, "Here, this should be enough."

The boss took the money, paused for a moment, his anger subsided considerably, muttered something like "that's more like it," and turned to leave.

The crowd around him, who had been watching the spectacle, finally realized what was happening and their faces turned pale with fear.

"Boss, you actually dared to make the Whitebeard Pirates pay?!"

boss:"???"

He looked down at the Beli in his hand, then at Ace's beaming smile, and his legs began to tremble; he almost fainted on the spot.

Ace ignored the little incident and looked back at Smoker, who seemed on high alert, his smile fading slightly.

"So, let's get back to the main topic."

Navy officer, didn't you hear what my brother and that princess were saying?

The one who plunged this country into chaos is none other than Crocodile, a hero recognized by your World Government and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Smoker took a deep drag on his lit cigar and exhaled a thick cloud of smoke: "A pirate is a pirate. Whether it's Crocodile, the Straw Hat Pirates, or even you, I will capture them all."

"Quite the boast."

Ace raised an eyebrow, then, as if remembering something, his smile widened. "You're very interested in Luffy?"

Smoker's eyes sharpened: "What's your relationship with Straw Hat Luffy?"

"Luffy, he's my younger brother."

"younger brother?"

What kind of joke is this?

Straw Hat Boy is actually the younger brother of the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. What is his relationship with Dragon?

The relationships within this family are truly complicated.

Even after the battle over there ended, the entanglement of smoke and fire continued.

"Fine, I'll arrest Crocodile and stop this country's war."

Smoker knew that he wouldn't get anywhere with Ace, so he chose to go and arrest Crocodile.

Ace pulled down his orange cowboy hat and grinned. That Crocodile who challenged his father wasn't going to die so young.

He survived Luffy's attack... but he ran very fast.

Chapter 117 Robin's Choice

"Mr. Crocodile?"

"What happened? Why is Mr. Crocodile lying here?"

"Was the explosion just now caused by Mr. Crocodile?"

The huge explosion had attracted many people to come closer. People were quite curious about this kind of thing, so they went over and saw Crocodile lying in the deep pit.

Crocodile's gaze was somewhat unfocused.

Another failure?

After failing to challenge Whitebeard in the New World, Crocodile retreated to the first half of the Grand Line, intending to seize the legendary Ancient Weapon, establish a military superpower, and continue his advance into the New World.

result.....

How could he be defeated by a rookie pirate?

No, it hasn't failed yet!

Crocodile suddenly pushed himself up from the ground; he still had a chance!

The Straw Hat Boy has been poisoned by his scorpion venom and should be dying from the poison now.

Find Hades!

He still has a chance!

The revolutionary army is still fighting the kingdom's army as he had envisioned.

Crocodile emerged from the deep pit, looked in the direction Luffy was heading, coughed up blood, and turned to leave.

He didn't even dare to confirm whether the Straw Hat Boy was alive or dead.

Fortunately, he didn't go.

.....

In front of Princess Vivi.

The torment is not over yet.

She watched the two of them being so intimate, but she didn't dare to go forward and push Robin away.

She knew that Robin was giving Luffy medicine to save his life, which was the only effective method at the moment.

But she just felt so choked up inside!

The feeling is like being a legitimate wife who can only watch helplessly as another woman saves her husband in an intimate way, while she can do nothing but worry anxiously from the sidelines!

A strong sense of powerlessness and frustration at being outmaneuvered filled her heart.

I was the one who thought of it first!

Princess Vivi's delicate face displayed a myriad of expressions.

The story is a complex mix of emotions: feeling sorry for Luffy, being angry at Robin, and resenting one's own hesitation.

As for the little pearls? They were just blinded by sand and dust.

At this moment, Robin's heart was not entirely unmoved either.

At first, she really just wanted to cure Luffy's poison; she didn't have any other intentions.

However, when her lips touched Luffy's lips, which were slightly cracked from thirst but still burning hot, a strange sensation made her heart tremble slightly.

In her turbulent twenty years of life filled with betrayal and darkness, ever since the Buster Call of Ohara, her world creed has been to prioritize herself.

She becomes instinctively wary of any stranger who gets within two meters of her, and is even prepared to use her abilities to snap their neck.

Intimate contact?

This word is almost non-existent in her dictionary.

But now, she is doing this to the Straw Hat Boy, whom she has only known for a short time and who has even taken her captive in some ways, without any hesitation.

Although it was to save him, why him?

Why did I make this choice so naturally?

Was it merely to repay the inexplicable trust he had placed in him on the ship, or for something else entirely?

Could it be that we've really become prisoners?

Robin was momentarily disoriented. She tried to analyze her behavior rationally, but found her thoughts were somewhat chaotic.

【warn.....】

The warning sound disappeared, and the antidote that came was like a long-awaited rain for Luffy!

Anything, food or drink, is fine.

His body desperately craved energy.

At first, it was a slightly bitter liquid, but there was too little of it.

Having finally regained some strength, this moment instantly activated his survival instinct.

Almost subconsciously, Luffy, in a semi-conscious state, seemed to have found the source of life and began to instinctively move towards his goal.

Sure enough, after inhaling the bitter medicine, it began to taste somewhat sweet.

Moreover, his rubber-man-like characteristics were also on display at this moment.

The previously limp arms suddenly gained strength, as if they had a life of their own, and automatically wrapped around Robin's waist and neck, tightly gripping him.

Nami taught him this move.

He looked like a giant octopus.

Robin was startled by the sudden, tight embrace.

Luffy's strength was astonishing, making it difficult for her to breathe, and the two bodies were pressed together at an unprecedented level.

She could clearly feel the rapid heartbeat and burning body temperature emanating from the other person's chest.

An unprecedented, strange feeling surged through her body like an electric current, causing a rare, faint blush to rise on her usually composed face, while her heart skipped a few beats.

She tried to push them away a little, but to little avail.

Hey, that's enough, isn't it?

The light in Weiwei's eyes, who was standing next to her, gradually faded.

She watched helplessly as Luffy went from passively accepting medicine to actively pestering Robin.

How much antidote is needed?

Vivi immediately began to perform rapid calculations in her mind.

That bottle didn't even weigh two hundred grams. Even if she drank it in small sips, she would finish it in ten seconds.