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

Pirates are as numerous as hairs on a cow on this sea, and unless they have a highly distinctive flag like the Straw Hat Pirates or the Four Emperors, they are difficult to identify.

Robin also stood up and walked to the ship's side, asking calmly, "What should we do? Should we get involved?"

The current situation is that the naval warship is chasing the pirate ship.

On the high seas, ships generally don't want to provoke the navy unless absolutely necessary, but if the other party approaches on its own initiative or the situation is special, then it's a different story.

At this moment, the two ships seemed to have also spotted the massive and uniquely shaped Sunny and Going Merry, and they slightly adjusted their course, heading straight towards them.

Luffy adjusted his straw hat, grinned, and said, "Looks like there's no way to hide now. Let's prepare for battle!"

A naval battle is about to begin.

No one on the ship showed any fear; on the contrary, everyone's face showed an eager expression.

The Straw Hat crew's confidence was greatly boosted by their successive victories against formidable enemies.

Their captain is known as the Fifth Emperor.

"Yohohoho! Is it finally my turn to perform?"

Usopp rubbed his fists together excitedly and shouted, "Let me fire the first shot! Let me try out my newly concocted Usopp-special gunpowder!"

"Super Idea!"

Franky immediately chimed in, striking his classic pose, "We haven't even had a chance to use the Franky Destruction Cannon built on the Thousand Sunny yet! And the new little cuties on the Going Merry, it's time to bring them out and let them see the world!"

"Then let's go!"

Luffy waved his hand and said, "Let's fire a few shots to check the situation and give them a heads-up!"

Usopp and Franky rushed excitedly to their respective gun positions.

Merry excitedly raised her little hand, and with a flash of glassy light, she transformed back into her cool and alluring girl form, volunteering, "I'll give it a try too! I can control the glass to make the trajectory of the cannonball more stable!"

Is it a glass cannon?

Luffy said, "Okay, Vivi, you keep an eye on Merry and make sure she doesn't get too excited and turn the cannon barrel into glass."

Vivi agreed, "Leave it to me."

She agreed and walked over to Merry.

Everyone quickly took their positions and adjusted their cannons; an atmosphere of pre-battle excitement filled the ship.

Looking at his crewmates' busy figures and the gleaming cannon muzzles, Luffy felt a little itchy and muttered to himself, "Come to think of it, after being at sea for so long, it seems like I haven't had a chance to personally command cannon firing."

"Oh? No?"

Robin walked up to him without him noticing. Hearing his mutterings, she smiled slyly and said, "You're lying, aren't you?"

She glanced meaningfully at Luffy, then slowly looked away.

Luffy's lips twitched, and he instantly recalled the unique gunnery instruction he had given in the Going Merry's dormitory last night.

You know what?

But Robin is such a wicked woman.

Seeing that no one was paying attention, she couldn't help but reach out and squeeze Robin's cool palm.

Robin let him squeeze her, a doting smile on her face, then as if suddenly remembering something, she said, "Oh, right, I remember there's an even older cannon in the Going Merry's storage room that's been sitting idle for a long time."

Chapter 283 A Chance Encounter with Bonnie, and Not Killing Zephyr

Luffy's eyes lit up instantly, and he turned to Nika, who was yawning, and shouted, "Nika! Quick! Go and drag my old cannon out!"

Nika yawned widely and got up sleepily.

"Huh? Which old gun? What are you, an ability user, doing with cannons? A single punch from you is more powerful than a cannon."

Luffy returned the smile.

Nika, on the contrary, had a stress reaction.

She pouted and reluctantly walked towards the Merry's storage room. "I know, I know, what's the rush? I'll go drag your family heirloom out right now."

Soon, a cannon that looked rather old-fashioned and even a bit rusty was dragged out.

She looks to be well-maintained.

"Aim, take your positions."

Luffy jumped to a high place, confidently taking on the role of commander-in-chief.

Nami stood beside the helm, precisely directing the course and angle of the two ships, ensuring that all cannons were aimed at the bows of the two increasingly close vessels.

"Fire! Fire!" Luffy gave the order!

In an instant, a roar resounded across the sea!

Usopp's specially made cannonball roared out, trailing a fiery tail.

The energy beams fired from Franky's Destruction Cannon were dazzling.

The new cannons on the Merry spewed flames!

Luffy's old cannon is loaded and fired by himself, and the feeling of firing it himself is really great.

After a round of artillery fire, it turned into a barrage mode.

The Straw Hat crew's firepower is truly terrifying.

However, most of the shells and energy were precisely directed at the pursuing naval warship behind them.

After all, for pirates, the Navy is the natural enemy.

The pirate ships opposite were thus given a chance to catch their breath and increase the distance between themselves and the warships.

Just as two erratic cannonballs were about to land on the sea near the pirate ship, a sudden change occurred!

A beam of light, tinged with a faint glow, shot out from the pirate ship and quickly enveloped the two cannonballs.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, the two shells, which were originally full of kinetic energy, seemed to have undergone countless years of erosion in an instant. Their outer shells became rusty at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then they fell helplessly into the sea without even making a splash.

"what?"

Nami's eyes widened in surprise. "What kind of ability is that? The cannonball actually fell directly into the water."

Vivi observed intently, her tone uncertain: "It doesn't look like it was destroyed; it looks more like it simply aged and decayed?"

"The ability to age objects?"

Robin pondered, "This must be the power of some kind of Devil Fruit. But I've never heard of it before."

That's normal; there are just too many abilities associated with Devil Fruits.

All rubber fruits can be Nika fruits.

Sometimes, Zoan-type Mythical Beasts are even more Logia-type than Logia-types, and even more Paramecia-type than Paramecia-types.

Another salvo was fired, this time with even greater precision, covering the waters in front of the naval warship, forcing it to slow down and make an emergency turn, temporarily halting the pursuit.

Meanwhile, the pirate ship took the opportunity to quickly approach the Sunny.

On the opposite bow, a figure stepped forward, hands on hips, and shouted angrily in their direction, his voice clear but laced with rage:

"Hey! Are you guys aiming at us?"

She was a girl with long pink hair, a somewhat rebellious makeup style, and gold halos around her eyes. She was petite but had a commanding presence.

The older-looking crew members beside her quickly gathered around, offering their advice all at once:

"Captain Bonnie, calm down! No swearing!"

"Yes, yes, they did save our lives, after all."

"If it weren't for their fire support, we really wouldn't have been able to shake off that tagalong behind us."

"So you should say thank you, but your tone shouldn't be harsh."

Bonnie looked annoyed, but couldn't resist the words of the people who had taken care of her since she was a child. "Thank you, thank you all."

"Need not."

As Luffy watched the pink-haired girl thank him, his expression gradually became strange.

The more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed. He quickly pulled a folded wanted poster from his pocket, unfolded it, and slapped his forehead:

"I knew it looked familiar."

The wanted poster featured that pink-haired girl.

Jewelry Bonney, bounty of 140 million Berries!

"Oh my god, she's a stunning beauty!" Sanji, standing next to her, was already staring at her with hearts in his eyes.

"Yo ho ho ho, excuse me, ma'am,"

Brook adjusted his bow tie, preparing to display his gentlemanly manners, and subconsciously uttered those words. Then, he glanced at Luffy and silently swallowed his words back.

“Pirates are enemies too, right?” Zoro said, his hand on the hilt of his sword, his eyes wary.

"Hey, you green-haired moss-head, do you really think such a beautiful lady is an enemy?" Sanji retorted.

"Huh? You want to fight, you perverted cook?"

Luffy quickly reached out and stopped them.

"No, no, no! Don't do it yet!"

Luffy pointed to the bounty poster and said to his crew, "I know the captain on the other side."

Nami's expression instantly turned strange as she looked Luffy up and down: "Here we go again? Is this another one of your childhood friends?"

She couldn't help but think of Uta.

On the opposite ship, the Bonney Pirates seemed to recognize the Straw Hat Pirates' distinctive skull and crossbones flag. Bonney hesitated for a moment, then shouted loudly in their direction, "Hey! Straw Hat Boys! Thanks, but you'd better turn around and leave quickly, or you'll get caught by that troublesome old man behind you!"

She had barely finished speaking.

Boom!