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

Normally, he would have pounced on him to investigate, but now he was more concerned about where Vegapunk was.

"I'm sick!"

Bonnie stamped her foot impatiently, glancing around. "These lieutenant generals blocking the way are so annoying! We need to find Vegapunk quickly!"

Big Bear was standing right behind her.

He was just one step away from regaining consciousness.

Bonney clenched her fists. Vegapunk could definitely bring her father back to consciousness.

But these lieutenant generals....

"Ah, he's just a lieutenant general,"

Laughter came from the side.

Zoro slung his sword over his shoulder, grinned, and said, "Go on, we'll take care of these guys."

His single eye swept over the naval vice admirals in front of him, his gaze filled not with fear, but with anticipation.

The battle was exhilarating!

Having had his fill of fighting in Wano Country, these vice admirals now hope to give him a taste of his own medicine.

Sanji lit a cigarette, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said in a relaxed tone, "That's right, ladies first. Miss Bonney, you should go find Vegapunk."

This is up to him!

"Hehehe, even though they're all vice admirals, they don't seem too keen on making a move."

Brooke gripped his cane sword, his empty eye sockets staring at the lieutenant generals. "Well, even though I have no eyes, I can feel their fear. Yohohoho!"

Nami smiled. "It's normal to be scared, after all, we just wiped out two Yonko crews. By the way, how much are all these vice admirals' bounties combined?"

Usopp couldn't help but complain, "Nami, the Navy doesn't have bounties."

Chopper asked excitedly, "Do you want to go first?"

Usopp's leg trembled slightly. "Well, never mind then. But Captain Usopp is here!"

What's a mere lieutenant general! I have eight thousand ways to deal with them!

"Eight thousand kinds?"

Chopper tilted his head back, his eyes sparkling, "Usopp, you're amazing!"

Jinbe laughed heartily, "Leave this to us old folks. Franky, Bonney, you two go ahead, Luffy has already gone ahead."

Franky nodded emphatically: "Okay! Stussy, I'm counting on you!"

Stussy, who had been standing to the side, nodded gracefully. "Come with me. I know where Vegapunk is."

Franky, Bonnie, Big Bear, and Stussy bypassed the ranks of the vice admirals and ran deeper into the research institute.

"Want to go?"

Lieutenant General Doberman's eyes narrowed, and he placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"Hey Hey hey."

A figure blocked his way.

Zoro drew all three swords at once, biting the hilts of Wado Ichimonji. "Your opponents now are us."

The three-sword style's fierce killing intent froze Doberman's hand on the hilt of his sword.

"Hmph, Roronoa Zoro, don't think I'm afraid of you," Doberman said forcefully, cold sweat trickling down his forehead.

This man's strength is beyond doubt.

He was able to fight Hawkeye so well, and even the officers of the Four Emperors were defeated by him. He truly deserves the title of the Straw Hat Pirates' second-in-command.

It is said that he defeated King, the Great General of the Beasts Pirates, who is a veteran powerhouse in the New World.

Sanji stood next to Zoro, his hands in his pockets, a faint flame burning beneath his right trouser leg.

"Green algae head, don't try to be a hero all by yourself."

"Keep your eyebrows curled, mind your own business."

"What did you say?!"

Seeing the two of them bickering again, Nami sighed helplessly, "These two idiots..."

Even so, the lieutenant generals dared not make any rash moves.

The Straw Hat Pirates are now a monster pirate crew that has defeated two Yonko crews, a truly ironclad pirate crew, and the strength of these officers is not to be underestimated.

And now, they are all here.

......

Luffy, who arrived earlier, looked around and was soon captivated by the scenery along the way.

"Ooh!"

Luffy's eyes practically sparkled as he looked around. "This place is really nice. Is this what they call technology?"

The walls on both sides of the passage are embedded with various display screens, displaying data and charts that Luffy cannot understand at all.

The ceiling lights emit a soft glow, and the floor even automatically senses footsteps and lights up indicator lights.

Luffy ran to a strange device, a round metal sphere that floated in mid-air with pale blue energy ripples flowing across its surface.

This man doesn't look like the same man who just unleashed that domineering aura.

"Straw Hat Kid, this is not a place for you."

Kizaru's voice slowly rang out.

He felt utterly ignored.

No matter what, he was a general, wasn't he?

Is it too much of a blow to Luffy's current state?

Despite his brown sunglasses, Kizaru kept his eyes fixed on Luffy, even though he was the light, he was worried that Luffy might suddenly disappear from his sight.

"Pirates on the high seas are the freest, so why can't we come here? We can go wherever we want."

Luffy turned around, glanced at Kizaru, and laughed, "You wouldn't dare fight me now, would you?"

Then he turned his head and continued to look around.

It was completely overlooked by the dazzling spectacle.

The problem is, this guy is actually right.

Kizaru's lips twitched.

He's a Marine Admiral.

The man standing in front of him seemed completely oblivious to his presence.

However, Luffy was indeed captivated by these things.

Just as Franky said, this future world, even just a glance at it, feels like stepping into another world.

He was already very interested when Franky described Vegapunk's research institute.

Now that he has seen it with his own eyes, he realizes that it is a hundred times more exaggerated than he imagined.

Everywhere I looked, there were machines I didn't recognize.

Metal balls that float on their own, miniature robots that crawl on the walls, and energy pipes that emit various colors of light—everything was beyond Luffy's comprehension.

"No wonder they say Vegapunk's technology is 500 years ahead!"

Luffy rubbed his hands together excitedly, "If we could move all of this onto the Thousand Sunny..."

He imagined what the Sunny would look like equipped with all sorts of high-tech devices, and his eyes shone brighter and brighter.

And the Going Merry!

We can have a high-tech party then.

Luffy has indeed matured a lot compared to before. After experiencing so many battles, he has become a qualified Emperor of the Sea.

But his playful nature, deep down, hasn't changed at all.

"I'll have Vegapunk come up with some new inventions for me then."

Luffy has already started planning, "Especially the fishing gear, I want to catch a super-sized Sea King!"

The fisherman's spirit will never fade.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Several golden laser beams suddenly shot out.

Luffy swayed casually, tilting his head to the left and right. Three laser beams grazed his cheeks, blasting three charred holes in the wall behind him.

"Oh?"

Luffy turned to look at Kizaru, whose fingers were still in a shooting posture, the golden light on the tip of his index finger slowly fading away.

"Why are you so impatient?"

Luffy grinned, "Are you trying to stop me all by yourself, you old man?"

Kizaru slowly lowered his hand, a helpless expression appearing on his wrinkled face.

"That look is terrifying."

He muttered a curse in his distinctively lazy tone, then dropped his nonchalant demeanor and said in a deep voice, "You brat, I'm a Marine Admiral. What exactly do you want here?"

Although he asked that question, Kizaru knew very well that Luffy's appearance here was definitely not a coincidence.

And judging from what he just said, this guy is obviously after Vegapunk.

The two sides have conflicting objectives.

It seems a battle is inevitable.