One Piece: Who still has dreams?

Nami was in a daze after she came in. She was probably just overwhelmed by the sudden change from the monotonous East Blue to the colorful world of the Grand Line and hadn't adjusted yet.

Crocus looked at Redio with an expression that said, "I've studied medicine for so many years, don't mess with me, kid."

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After a one-hour stop at Twin Capes for a short rest, the Black Flash set sail again.

"Are they the pirates we've been waiting for? What do you think, Roger?"

Nami was observing the sky's air pressure and density, which were changing erratically like a madman, when she suddenly heard Redio next to her saying something inexplicable, and a question mark appeared above her head.

Redio laughed: "Nothing, just guessing what that old man Crocus will say."

Nami laughed, "You seem very confident, Captain."

"I promised someone I would draw a world map. Can the Pirate King's crew do it? It's just a mere final island, we definitely have to take it."

"Hehe. Good luck!"

"Don't talk nonsense. I have faith in you. Nami, you are the navigator!"

The door slammed shut with a bang.

Redio and Nami returned to their cabin and went to the gravity chamber.

……

Overall, the trip to Twin Capes was quite fruitful, and Redio was satisfied.

First, Xiao Feng gave away a bunch of quests, and his quest dropped an item. Then he found a quest from Da Xiong, which allowed him to complete Bonnie's quest to find her father at any time...

As for Crocus's mission regarding Laboon, even if the radar hadn't detected it, Redio would have taken the initiative to extract the mission from the old man before taking Laboon away.

We can't just bring Labu here for nothing, can we?

Well, when we find Brook, don't rush to release Laboon. First, get a quest from Brook to meet Laboon.

perfect!

He and Nami entered the gravity chamber through the entrance on the third floor, both wearing capsule bracelets on their wrists, materialized by energy beams shot down by Bulma.

Bulma's true form is, after all, inside this gravity chamber. The items she creates using energy particles can only be produced within the influence range of the gravity chamber.

Despite being described as having full ship intelligence, Bulma can only control terminal devices she manufactures herself, such as bracelets and home robots. Moreover, since there are no artificial satellites from Capsule Corporation in this pirate world, the signal is very limited. Once outside the ship's range, the Capsule bracelet can no longer connect to Bulma in the gravity chamber.

"clap clap"

Redio clapped his hands and called over Zoro, Ace, and Gertz, who were already in the gravity chamber. "Take out the 'Manual'. I got punched by Ace's grandfather in Loguetown and had a little insight. Everyone, take notes."

Ace raised his hand.

Reddio nodded: "What's wrong, Ace?"

Ace wondered, "Why is that old man in Loguetown? It's like he was waiting for us! Even if he received the information about the incident and immediately ran back to the East Blue, it would only be three or four days. He couldn't have found us that quickly!"

It seemed that because of the deaths of two lieutenant generals from headquarters, Ace felt that the old man was truly enraged this time, and his punches were really merciless.

Reddio casually remarked, "I guess my commotion in your hometown mountains scared someone. That was half a year ago. Doesn't your grandfather occasionally go back to the East Blue for a stroll? He can just ask Luffy and find out what happened. Zoro?"

Zoro lowered his hand and asked in confusion, "What's the deal with that woman in Loguetown who looks a lot like Kuina? You and Nami seem to know her?"

"You mean Tashigi?" Nami hadn't been to Shimotsuki Village much during her six months of training, and her acquaintance with Koushirou was just that—acquaintances. Of course, she hadn't seen Kuina's portrait either.

Redio found it strange and asked Zoro, "You've been in Shimotsuki Village for so long, haven't you ever thought about finding out about your background?"

Zoro scoffed, "What do you mean by 'background'? I grew up there, what's there to ask? Do I have some kind of backstory?"

"I have inquired about it."

Redio thought for a moment, then instructed Bulma to cooperate, conjuring a small blackboard and drawing a simple character relationship diagram.

At the same time, he threw the "Master Swords Manual" that he had copied from Tashigi to Zoro.

"Most of the world's famous swords come from a country called 'Wano Country' in the latter half of the Grand Line. Several lord families there have been excellent swordsmiths for generations: Kozuki, Fuuzuki, Ugetsuki, and 'Shimotsuki'."

"..." Zoro flipped through the "List of Famous Swords" and sure enough, he saw the surnames of these swordsmiths. He also found the Wado Ichimonji from the Great Grade Swords series, which was made by Shimotsuki Kozaburo!

Kuina's grandfather? Zoro recalled a strange old man he had seen in a village when he was a child.

"Decades ago, a group of people escaped from Wano Country and drifted all the way to the East Blue. Among them were Zoro's grandmother, Shimotsuki Shizuko, and Kuina's grandfather, Kousaburo's father, Kousaburo. I've heard that not all of those people from Wano Country stayed in Shimotsuki Village; probably some of Kousaburo's or Koushirou's siblings went to live in other parts of the East Blue..."

Nami asked in surprise, "So Tashigi and Kuina, whom you know, are cousins ​​or something?"

Zoro suddenly realized and breathed a sigh of relief: "No wonder they look so alike! I thought it was Kuina's ghost reincarnated! You scared me..."

"Hehe." Gertz covered his mouth and chuckled as if he was charmed by her cuteness.

At that moment, the gravity chamber shook slightly. Nami's capsule bracelet alerted Bulma: "A storm has suddenly appeared outside..."

"Oh, right!" Nami remembered something and hurried outside while saying to her bracelet, "Bulma, could you materialize a device that can monitor the outside at any time? If you could take over the automatic control of the ship's rudder, that would be even better..."

"The nuisance's gone, let's get back to the main topic!"

As Redio spoke, he dodged a slash from behind with a sudden, powerful kick. Nami gave him a fist bump before leaving through the passage on the third floor.

Ace tilted his head: "What was the main topic again?"

Zoro laughed and said, "He got punched by your grandfather."

"He used 'Conqueror's Haki Entanglement' in that punch."

Reddio pointed to the "Haki Manual" in their hands, "To be precise, it was a punch that 'wrapped Conqueror's Haki in Armament Haki.' That's how I finally understood the 'new characteristics' after 'Conqueror's Haki was wrapped around it."

"It's the 'universal amplification'!"

Originally, the Armament Haki Iron Fist was just rapidly tearing through the Limitless Protective Shield. After being wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, it almost ignored it and instantly pierced through the Limitless Protective Shield.

The Conqueror's Haki that enveloped Garp greatly enhanced his Armament Haki Iron Fist!

No wonder Rocks was able to create such a super protective shield using Conqueror's Haki...

……

With the Black Flash's sturdiness, coupled with Nami's now super-enhanced navigational talent, despite the Grand Line's unpredictable and erratic weather—one minute it's a storm, the next it's clear skies, and then suddenly it's snowing heavily—nothing unexpected happened, and they smoothly arrived at their destination for the first leg of the journey.

"Whiskey Peak".

Nami could see with her naked eye that the magnetic field had become stable, connecting to the small island ahead. The magnetic field, which had been turbulent and chaotic along the flight path, had also become stable.

Why did they all run away?

From his vantage point, Gertz could see that the coastline of Whiskey Peak was once filled with dense crowds, but suddenly they all dispersed.

Zoro laughed and said, "Is it because you saw our pirate flag?"

Luffy's 3000 million Berries might not seem like much to the veterans of the Grand Line, but Redio's head is worth 1 million Berries. Any normal person's first reaction upon seeing a pirate of that caliber would be to stay far away.

But there are, after all, abnormal people.

Redio noticed that a few people remained on the shore, among whom the pink-haired, dark-skinned, muscular woman was unforgettable. They all seemed to be Baroque laborers.

He smiled inwardly, vaguely guessing what was going on.

Chapter 105 Miss Robin's Gift

"Why did everyone suddenly disappear?"

On the shore of Whiskey Peak, the short and stout Mr. 8 looked back and was surprised to find that only a few bounty hunters remained.

His partner, the pink-haired, dark-skinned, muscular Miss Monday, held up binoculars, watching the black flag of the massive pirate ship sailing through the sea fog ahead.

"The six-eyed, four-armed skull flag, there's no mistake, it's the 'Cursed Pirate Crew' the boss mentioned..." Miss Zhou said solemnly, "It's no wonder they'll run away when they see a pirate crew with such an outrageous bounty."

Mr. 8 sighed with a worried look, "Yeah, they didn't get orders from the boss to challenge such an outrageous pirate..."

what?

The few bounty hunters who remained were so shocked by this that their jaws dropped to the ground. "Really? We're going to fight the Cursed Pirates?"

This island is a "city of welcome." If a pirate crew newly entering the Grand Line chooses this route and is very strong, they will be warmly welcomed and given a grand send-off. However, if they are only of average strength after observation, they will be captured or killed after the banquet to exchange for bounty.

Although the Cursed Pirates are small in number, every single one of them is on a wanted list!

Even the lowest bounty, "Oni Swordsman," has 1500 million Berries!

The crew consists of 5 members, 3 of whom have bounties exceeding 5000 million Berries! Captain Redio, nicknamed "The Cursed One," even managed to collect a staggering 1 million Berries on his very first wanted mission!

With a bounty of this level, no matter how much they look down on the rookie pirate crew from the East Blue, they can't really consider them as just a name without substance... A bounty of 2000 million or 3000 million might be inflated or inflated, but 1 million?

A pirate with a bounty of 1 million Berries who wants to test the waters should be prepared to be killed.

Pirate crews of this caliber don't even belong to the starting segment of the Grand Line. Mr. 8 bets on the intelligence of that mysterious boss whose identity is unknown that these people should be able to reach the Sabaody Archipelago without any obstacles, and then go to the New World to die, giving the world some peace and quiet.

In that case, wouldn't it be the normal thing to do to welcome them happily, host a banquet and treat them to a big meal, and send them off peacefully and warmly?

Within the Baroque Works organization, Mr and Miss are paired up. The pairs of Mr. 1 to Mr. 5 are considered "high-level agents," mostly skilled individuals who have eaten Devil Fruits, and they are generally based in the more remote sea areas.

Meanwhile, Mr. 6 to Mr. 12, these "pioneer agents," were responsible for recruiting members and raising funds during the initial voyage.

Is the boss drunk? How could he arrange the expansion work like this?

Seeing such a terrifying pirate crew coming, should we let them go up and "explore the land"?

The massive Black Flash anchored on their side of the shore, and soon a huge steel anchor, as large as a house, was dropped with a resounding boom, embedding itself deeply into the bank like a meteorite. A blonde giantess on board glanced down, seemingly to make sure no one was hit.