Sailing: His comprehension is against the sky, and he comprehends the Eight Gates at the beginning.

"Listen up, no one is allowed to approach these people without orders!"

Upon hearing the two men's orders, the men nodded repeatedly.

"Yes!"

Then, with reluctance in their eyes, they quickly left.

Before long, only the Straw Hat crew remained on the entire field.

Sanji and Brook were still lost in thought and emotion as they watched the Amazon Lily warriors leave.

Luffy, on the other hand, was completely surrounded.

"What on earth is going on, Luffy?"

Why are the Seven Warlords of the Sea walking with you?

Luffy was at a loss when asked the question, but he didn't know how to answer it.

"Um... well, something happened!"

"She's no longer our enemy!"

After learning of this outcome, Zoro and the other men stopped paying attention to it.

The remaining girls, except for Bonney, all stared intently at Luffy with scrutinizing eyes.

A woman's intuition told her something.

Feeling uneasy under his gaze, Luffy immediately changed the subject in embarrassment.

"By the way! How long have we been flying in the sky?"

"I still don't know how many days are left until Ace's execution!"

Upon hearing this question, everyone immediately became serious.

They are still sensible when it comes to important matters.

"We saw it flying in the sky for two days in Karu's alternate dimension!"

"That's right! There are only five days left until Ace's execution!"

Chapter 157 Luffy's Special Training Plan! The Empress Opens Her Heart! (Thanks to Hip-Hop Haha... for the monthly ticket)

Upon hearing the remaining time, Luffy immediately began to calculate in his mind.

Based on his understanding of the original work, it would take at least a week for an ordinary ship to reach the Navy Headquarters from here.

However, if one could use a warship to pass through the Gates of Justice and ride the navy's exclusive current, it would only take four days to arrive.

However, for Luffy and his crew, if they use the Going Merry, which can reach twice the speed of an ordinary ship, they can reach Marine Headquarters within five days even without going through the Gates of Justice.

And they also have Vivi and Karu with them.

If Karu were to collect everyone else into the alternate dimension, and then Vivi were to carry it and fly forward.

In theory, it should take less than a day to arrive.

Of course, maintaining the Azure Phoenix form at top speed for an extended period would be too taxing for Weiwei, and she might not be able to do it.

However, if we travel by alternating between the Vivi and the Going Merry, two days should be more than enough.

The only problem now is that they don't know how to get to Naval Headquarters.

Just then, Luffy suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

He thought of something that could guide him.

Ace's Vivre Card.

If they just follow the direction of the Vivre Card, wouldn't they be able to find Ace?

Overwhelmed with excitement, Luffy immediately took out Ace's nearly empty Vivre Card.

If you spread it out in your palm, you can see it moving little by little in a certain direction.

Seeing Luffy's actions, the others immediately guessed what was going on and asked.

Should we leave now?

Luffy glanced at everyone; each of them had boundless fighting spirit in their eyes, and they were already prepared.

Except Bonnie!

Bonney joined the Straw Hat crew solely to protect the bear, and because she's only recently joined, she doesn't have a deep emotional connection to them yet.

However, Luffy didn't care about any of that. Instead, he shook his head and said to everyone.

"Before we set off, I want to give you all some special training so you can get another boost!"

Hearing Luffy say this, everyone was very curious and puzzled.

"Special training?! Now, apart from Frankie Brook and Bonnie, the training has little effect on the rest of us!"

"Yes! Is there some kind of special training that can quickly improve one's strength?"

Luffy smiled faintly upon hearing this and said...

"Of course there is!"

"The fastest way to increase strength..."

"It's time to fight!"

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"I will provide targeted training based on each of your strengths in combat to help you improve to the greatest extent possible."

Upon hearing Luffy's words, everyone's bodies trembled.

Usopp was the first to speak nervously.

"You...you want to be our opponent?"

Luffy nodded slightly.

Fighting against stronger opponents allows for greater improvements through exceptional comprehension.

Furthermore, Luffy's abilities surpass those of the other Straw Hat crew members in every aspect. If Luffy were to fight them personally, the improvement he would provide to them would undoubtedly be even greater.

Seeing Luffy nod, everyone immediately felt an inexplicable pressure and became tense.

Apart from Uta, who had trained with Luffy like this before, no one else had ever fought with Luffy.

However, before training, Luffy and his crew had one very important thing to do.

That's... rice!

After flying in the sky for two days, he was starving.

In addition, having previously used his domineering aura to resist the Empress's power, he now felt that he had very little strength left.

The situation is similar for others.

The battle with the Amazon Lily warriors also took a toll on their energy.

Everyone looked extremely tired at that moment.

Just as they were about to search the forest to see if they could find any wild animals to fill their stomachs.

But then they noticed several female soldiers rushing over.

Upon seeing the people who had arrived, Luffy recognized them.

The one in the lead with short yellow hair and a black and green striped snake wrapped around her waist was none other than Margaret, the protector of the nation.

Accompanying her were a rather robust-looking female warrior and a very tall, somewhat dazed-looking female warrior.

Just as Luffy was trying to figure out their identities, the three of them arrived in front of the Straw Hat crew.

Then they heard Margaret say something.

"We are holding a banquet to celebrate the return of the Kuja Pirates, and Lady Snake has asked us to invite you to attend."

Upon hearing this, Sanji was the first to beam with joy, his eyes instantly filled with hearts, and he swayed with delight.

"Ahhh... Is this real? Am I about to enter the paradise of my dreams?"

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than Margaret spoke up.

"Men are not allowed in our country!"

"So only these few women and your captain are allowed to enter our country to attend the banquet."

Sanji was lost in his dreamlike fantasy when those words suddenly brought him back to reality. He felt utterly devastated and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Nami then asked in confusion.

Why was Luffy allowed to go in?

"Isn't he a man too?"

Margaret looked at Luffy with endless curiosity in her eyes and answered.

"This is Lady Snake Princess's order!"

"Lady Snake Princess said this man is an exception and can be allowed to enter the city!"

As soon as Margaret finished speaking, Luffy instantly felt several chilling gazes directed at him.

This sent a chill down Luffy's spine.

But when he thought about the upcoming banquet, he immediately agreed.

"We'll participate!"

"move!"

"I'm starving!"

Luffy urged him on and, as if they were old friends, immediately headed towards the city.

Upon seeing this, Margaret immediately gave chase.

"Wait! You can't run around in the city like that!"

The other girls, led by two other soldiers, headed towards the city.

Sanji and the others were left behind, crying helplessly.

"Waaaaah... My dream is shattered!"

Seeing Sanji kneeling on the ground, burying his head in his hands and crying, Zoro snorted disdainfully.

"idiot!"

After saying that, he walked alone into the forest.

"Zoro, where are you going?"

"Let's go find some prey! We can't just sit here and starve to death like that lecherous cook!"

"Damn it! You green-haired blob! Want to fight?"

"Wait for me, Zoro! Don't go alone! We'll be looking for you again soon."

...

In the city!

Inside a huge banquet hall.

The room was filled with female warriors from Amazon Lily, each with a feast laid out before them.

But the atmosphere inside was very strange at that moment.

No one started eating; instead, they stared intently at Luffy, who was sitting at a table, eating heartily.

Luffy kept eating, stuffing food into his mouth with both hands, until his cheeks were bulging out.

The sheer scale and speed at which they ate surprised everyone.

The girls in the Straw Hat crew also looked surprised.

But they weren't surprised by Luffy, they were surprised by Bonney's performance.