Double-transformation: I, Sakura Haruno! Will crush the pirates!

But what happened next left Corazon speechless, his mouth agape.

Sakura spun the harpoon and hurled it with a bang at the dark seabed!

boom! ! !

The collision of the harpoon and the seawater created a huge splash, and the resulting waves even pushed the small boat sideways for dozens of meters.

A few minutes later, a huge sea monster frozen into a block of ice broke through the surface of the sea, and its scarlet blood gushed out.

"Come help me kill the fish, or you won't get any dinner!"

Sakura piloted the Leviathan closer, threw them two ice blades, and led them to begin dissecting the sea monster.

As the sun completely sinks below the horizon, the aroma of roasted meat wafts from the small boats adrift on the sea.

"It's delicious. I didn't know you had this skill."

Corazon only ate some, giving the rest of the roast meat to Luo, who was wolfing it down beside him.

"If it's not enough, I'll bake some more. I'm not going to let a little brat go hungry on my ship."

Watching the two of them refusing a piece of meat, Sakura couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Who's the brat?!"

Unwilling to admit this fact, Luo bared his shark teeth and roared again.

"Really? Then I'll treat you to some juice."

Biting her lip and with her shoulders trembling slightly, Sakura took out a juice and handed it to Luo.

"Oh, thank you!"

Luo's eyes lit up, and he took the juice and drank it all in one gulp.

"Hahaha, isn't he still just a kid!"

The girl's emerald eyes curved into crescents as she revealed a mischievous smile.

“Tie Baa!!!”

Just as the two were arguing, Corazon's Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.

Kaga!

The Den Den Mushi's receiver was grabbed, and a gruff voice came from the other end: "Big Senbei!"

"Xiaomiguo! It's me."

After exchanging the secret signal with the other party, Corazon lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth.

"Rossinandi, I haven't heard from you in so long, I'm so worried!"

Amidst the sounds of chewing rice crackers and drinking tea, a caring greeting came from the person on the other end of the microphone.

"Yes, I was just about to report my recent situation to you, Commander Sengoku!"

The cigarette Corazon was holding glowed brightly, and then he exhaled a large puff of smoke.

"The boy with lead poisoning that I reported to you earlier has received initial treatment from the great pirate Sakura Haruno, and we are currently on her ship."

"Wh...what?!"

Immediately, chaos erupted on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, accompanied by a series of commotions.

It seems a teacup was spilled, the hot tea was fed to his penis, and then he fell to the ground...

When he picked it up again, the voice had become incredibly urgent: "Where are you? I'm coming to save you right now!"

At the Navy Headquarters, Sengoku, who was already sitting in the Fleet Admiral's office, slammed his arm and smashed the desk in front of him.

Garp, who had sneaked in to steal senbei, stared at him in surprise, even letting the senbei in his hand freeze in mid-air, forgetting to put it in his mouth.

"I...."

Before Corazon could finish speaking, a hand suddenly slipped into his soundproof enclosure and snatched the Den Den Mushi.

He turned around in surprise, only to find that Sakura, who had just been playing around with Luo, was now standing behind him.

"Hey, Marshal Sengoku, this is the first time we've talked on the phone like this~"

Feeling Sengoku's rapid breathing on the other end of the line, who had been promoted to marshal ahead of schedule because of her, Sakura's "funny person" aura was almost overflowing.

"Witch, you..."

Sengoku's threatening words remained unspoken, since the girl on the other end of the Den Den Mushi had no intention of listening to them.

"Enough with the small talk, your son and grandson are now in my hands."

"This Warring States commander, you don't want anything to happen to them, do you?"

Holding Law's waist with the Den Den Mushi in her hand and Corazon's shoulder with her other hand, Sakura laughed wildly.

"You...don't hurt them! If you have a problem, come at me!"

The man sitting at the heart of power in Marineford revealed a vulnerability at this moment.

"That's good. Listen, your son brought your grandson to me for treatment and now owes me 50 million Berries. Send the money over right now, or else... hehehe!"

Kaga!

The sound of the Den Den Mushi being hung up echoed in the Fleet Admiral's office at the Naval Headquarters, plunging the two battle-hardened veteran marines present into silence.

No, buddy?

You kidnapped the adopted son of a high-ranking naval admiral, and you're only demanding 50 million Berries in ransom? What are you after? You can't really just want medical expenses, can you?

"Hahaha, truly worthy of being a man from Roger's ship!"

The silence was broken by Garp's maniacal laughter on the sofa, and Sengoku's anger rose along with the old face that was laughing so hard it was crying.

"Karp, you bastard! It was all because you let them get away in Flevans that we have all this trouble now!"

Skipping over the shards scattered on the ground, Sengoku snatched back Garp's senbei and poured it all into his mouth.

"Ah, my senbei!" Garp stretched out his hand blankly. "It's not my fault that she got away; her abilities are too troublesome."

Zhan Guo rolled his eyes at him, annoyed. "Then, what do you think we should do now?"

"Pay the ransom, don't you want your son and grandson anymore?" Garp looked at Sengoku with a strange expression, as if to say, "So this is the kind of person you are."

"He's an adopted son, and I don't have a grandson! Also, I'm talking about that pirate Sakura Haruno!"

"I don't have time to hunt her down, but speaking of Beihai, isn't there someone more suitable than me?"

Karp raised his little finger, inserted it into his nostril, and rotated it, betraying an old comrade without hesitation.

"Him? He's fine too..."

Chapter 97 The Fruit Worth Fifty Billion

On the Leviathan.

After cleaning up, the only bed was given to the little devil who likes to drink juice to rest on.

Sakura and Corazon sat on beach chairs on the deck, admiring the full moon in the sky.

Beer, a precious commodity, was no longer available, but the two men each held a bottle of rum.

When sailing at sea, it is very difficult to store fresh water resources, so experienced navigators will store a large amount of low-alcohol rum for use during long voyages.

With rum to soothe his throat, Corazon was no longer as nervous as when he was captured while contacting Sengoku.

He glanced at the beautiful girl beside him out of the corner of his eye, watching her squint her eyes comfortably because of the cool sea breeze.

"You're a really strange person!"

She's clearly doing a good deed, yet she insists on ruining her reputation. Does she have some kind of penchant for being a villain? She's really... not like a girl at all!

"What's so strange about that? Pirates are all scum who do whatever they want, including myself. I'm well aware of that!"

Sakura hummed unhappily as she tasted the bland rum in her mouth.

"But you could have been a good person!"

Corazon, realizing that the other person was not inherently bad, tried to save this 'fallen girl'.

Unfortunately, he failed to consider that, given the ongoing conflict with the World Government, the so-called return to the right path was tantamount to sending Sakura Haruno to commit suicide.

"Forget it, being a good person in this shitty world is a dangerous thing!"

Sakura, looking dejected, waved her hand, covered herself with a black coat, and turned away.

"Get some rest, we still need to continue treating Luo Xiaogui tomorrow."

Hearing Sakura's voice, Corazon's expression became even more complicated.

A long-lost weariness gradually surfaced, like gentle clouds, lulling him into a deep sleep.

The salty smell of the sea carried on the wind gave him a dream.

My dream was filled with darkness and fire.

The mother's kind expression before her death, the scene of him and his brother scavenging for food in a garbage dump, the family's pain of being hung from the mansion for the villagers to vent their anger on, and the image of the father with a bullet piercing his chest...

"Ho-!"

I suddenly opened my eyes to find the sun shining brightly before me, waves gently lapping at the small boat, and seabirds singing in the sky.

"It was all a dream!"

Corazon raised his hand to his forehead, only to find his face covered in cold sweat.

Puff puff puff...

Looking down, Corazon noticed that the Den Den Mushi in his arms was making a sound.

Kaga.

After answering the phone, a familiar voice came from the other end of the receiver.

"It's me, Corazon!"

The atmosphere on the entire ship froze because of that sound.

The seawater washed over the speedboat, splashing white foam onto Corazon's face, bringing him back to his senses.

Corazon immediately buried soundproofing layers around the area, and the whole world became quiet.

He placed his fingers on the Den Den Mushi's receiver and tapped it lightly a few times; it was the secret signal he and Doflamingo had agreed upon.

"You two have been gone for half a year without saying goodbye. How is Luo? Has he found a renowned doctor?"

Corazon glanced at Law, who had just been treated by Sakura and still looked weak.

Raise your index finger and place it in front of your mouth before he speaks.

Seeing Luo's condition improve day by day, Corazon made a decision.

He wanted to accompany this child who shared the same fate as him, watch him grow up, and see his life get back on track so that he wouldn't repeat the tragedy that had befallen him and his brother.

So, it's time to put a period to everything in the past!

knock --

Two taps signify a negative response.

"Fufufufu, I knew it! Quickly bring Luo back to the ship, maybe this time we can cure his illness!"

On the other end of the line, Doflamingo, with his legs crossed, grinned, revealing a ferocious expression.

"I've obtained information about the Op-Op Fruit!"

These words left Corazon, a former Celestial Dragon, speechless, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

At that moment, he recalled the legend that circulated in the holy land, a beautiful fairy tale about eternal life!

"A group of pirates who don't understand its value are trying to trade it with the Navy. Anyway, the government must be the mastermind behind it."

Doflamingo leaned back, resting his head on the backrest and looking at the ceiling.

"We'll seize it in two weeks and have you, the one I trust most, consume it. Then you'll be able to cure Luo's illness. Aren't you happy, Corazon?"

Before Corazon could react, the Den Den Mushi clicked off amidst Doflamingo's laughter.

Corazon and Doflamingo were already aware of each other's suspicions, and the two, separated by distance, simultaneously let out a cold snort.