The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

Luffy's lips curled into a deep grin, taking in everyone's expressions.

Finally, his gaze fell on Link, who had remained silent until now.

"Do I even need to make a statement?!"

Link smiled, sealing the deal.

Yes, does he still need it?

No matter what decision Luffy makes, Link is always his strongest supporter.

Even with the most outrageous and surprising decisions, he would unhesitatingly support Luffy.

With his power and tools, he helped Luffy achieve his goals time and time again, and escape danger time and time again. There was no need for the two of them to say anything more.

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"Thank you, Link."

All those words were condensed into these five words, solemnly uttered by Luffy.

"Saying thank you would be too formal, Captain."

Link waved his hand. "We'd rather think carefully about how to get to Impel Down."

"And once we get to Impel Down, the real issue is how to sneak in and infiltrate it."

"That's right, that's the most important issue to consider!!"

Luffy slapped his forehead.

After all his partners expressed their support for his actions, he began to think about serious matters and put the operation on the agenda.

Impel Down and Enies Lobby are different.

Judicial Island is said to have never been captured in eight hundred years.

What does it mean?

This means that in the past eight hundred years, there have been attempts to attack and enter Enies Lobby, but each time they have been stopped.

Impel Down, however, is different.

It is truly known as an impregnable fortress, and it is said that no intruder has ever broken in for eight hundred years!

Moreover, there has only been one prison breaker in the past eight hundred years.

He was Shiki, the captain of the Flying Pirates and pirate admiral from twenty years ago.

This shows the difference between Impel Down and Enies Lobby, as well as the strength of their defenses.

Even at its weakest point, Impel Down is in a state of constant high tension.

Infiltrating a city like Impel Down is no easy feat!

"So, what's your plan, Link?!"

After pondering for a while without any clue, Luffy turned his pleading gaze to Link for help.

"For example, is there any kind of tool that allows you to infiltrate Impel Down? Or something that lets you appear directly in front of Ace? Of course, it would be even better if you could rescue Ace directly!!"

He gestured expectantly with his eyes there.

"I think you'd better give up those unrealistic ideas first."

Seeing Luffy daydreaming again, Link couldn't help but give him a dead fish-like look.

"However, I do have some thoughts on the operation to rescue Ace..."

Link rested his chin on his hand, while some daring ideas flashed through his mind.

"As expected of Link, 5.9, what are you thinking?!"

Upon hearing that Link had already come up with an idea so quickly, Luffy immediately asked in surprise.

The other members of the Straw Hat crew also looked over with smiles and curiosity.

Link is indeed the most reliable man on the entire ship.

They didn't even need to think about such a difficult action plan; Link himself had already come up with some suitable ideas.

Although we don't know what these ideas are like or how effective they will be, since they came up with by Link, they must be absolutely fine!

Several people thought to themselves at the same time, and they also felt very comfortable.

Having a powerful figure advise them and arrange everything for them, allowing them to simply focus on execution, is incredibly satisfying!

"If we start counting from today, how long until the execution date?"

Link didn't look at Luffy for the moment, but instead looked at Kuma.

"It's expected to take about two weeks," Big Bear gave a specific answer.

Drawing forces from various parts of the Grand Line takes a considerable amount of time. The arrangement of equipment and personnel, as well as plans and strategies against the Whitebeard Pirates, all require a significant amount of time to prepare.

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Sabo is still alive! He's still alive! You three brothers are truly amazing!

Moreover, two of the Seven Warlords of the Sea have not yet given their answers.

The navy will also need some time.

"Two weeks? That's about right."

This was not much different from the time Link had expected.

According to the original timeline, it took them a day to defeat Moria on that Thriller Bark.

The rest, preparation, and banquet took three days.

Then it took another three days of sailing to reach the Sabaody Archipelago, which took about a week.

Then, on the same day they arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, Luffy and his crew were sent flying by Kuma.

Luffy flew through the sky for a day and a night and arrived in Amazon Lily, where he met Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress.

At this point, there were exactly six days left before Ace was executed.

Therefore, this means that, starting from the current time, there are exactly two weeks until the start of the Marineford War! There is still quite a bit of time, so we can implement some plans according to our own ideas.

I understand.

Link, having quickly made up his mind, nodded to Big Bear.

Then he turned to his group of companions.

"We have two weeks before heading to the deep-sea prison, which gives us time to make some preparations."

"In my opinion, the first thing we should do is go to the Sabaody Archipelago."

Link pointed out their next destination.

"The Sabaody Archipelago?!"

Some people were puzzled. "What kind of place is that?"

"It is a midpoint island on the Grand Line, and all ships heading to Fishman Island will make a short stop there."

Big Bear 20 explained to everyone, "Only by coating it with a film can we safely reach Fishman Island."

Sabaody Archipelago, also known as the Soap Bubble Islands.

Located in front of the Red Line in the middle of the Grand Line, the island is made up of many large trees, and the ground is the tree roots, from which bubbles will rise.

"What are we going to do on that island?!"

The outspoken Luffy asked directly.

"Because there are people up there who can help us, and..."

Link's eyes gleamed as he smiled, "Some big gift packages that can help us achieve our goals to the greatest extent possible~??"

A big gift package?

The Straw Hat crew didn't quite understand Link's meaning, but since Link had made up his mind, they naturally intended to carry it out without hesitation.

"Alright, let's head to the Sabaody Archipelago next!"

Without pressing further questions, Luffy nodded vigorously, finalizing the next course of action.

Anyway, with Link making the arrangements, there shouldn't be any problems.

"Guys, back on the ship, raise the sails, and get ready to set sail!!"

Immediately, Luffy planned to call on his crew to hurry back to the Sunny Merry.

With Ace's execution imminent, they intend to shorten every possible moment!

He didn't even plan to attend the banquet to defeat Moria.

Of course, Luffy didn't forget to thank Kuma before leaving:

"Thank you so much, Big Bear!!"

Luffy bowed deeply to Kuma, deeply grateful. If Kuma hadn't told them this, they might still be unaware of Ace's situation.

Otherwise, if something unexpected were to happen on the day Ace was executed, Luffy would regret it for the rest of his life.

"You're welcome. I'm very happy to have met you."

As Big Bear said this, a rare gentle smile appeared on his lips.

He is a very special person himself.

"In this final period of my life..."

He whispered this to himself.

Kuma has agreed to Dr. Vegapunk's request from the Navy to undergo modification before the Great War, becoming a fully-fledged living cyborg weapon, completely losing his own consciousness. Retaining only a physical body without consciousness or soul would be no different from death.

"By the way, Big Bear"

Link suddenly brought up the matter, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, "Does your Revolutionary Army intend to get involved in this matter?"

"This matter has been hotly debated within our organization, with various opinions circulating, but ultimately it depends on Dragon's decision."

Xiong replied.

"Is that so? I thought your Revolutionary Army wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by, and planned to take advantage of the fact that the Navy's forces were concentrated on fighting the Whitebeard Pirates to launch a surprise attack on the Holy Land Mary Geoise."

Link smiled. "After all, it seems there's someone in your Revolutionary Army who does things quite similarly to our captain—a bit reckless."

"Hmm? About the same age as me?"

Luffy scratched his head and chuckled, "I'm actually a little embarrassed."

That wasn't a compliment!

Usopp and Nami, who were standing nearby, simultaneously smacked him on the head.

"I remember, that person was probably the second-in-command of your revolutionary army, the chief of staff with a bounty of 600 million, his name was..."

Link's lips curled up slightly. "I think his name is Sabo, right?"

"Sabo?!?"

Luffy, whose head was being held down by Usopp and Nami, suddenly lifted his head up.

The force was so great that it sent Usopp and Nami flying at the same time!

"Ok?"

Looking at Luffy's incredibly excited expression, with snot and tears almost streaming down his face again, Kuma couldn't help but raise a series of question marks on his forehead.

It seems... Luffy knows Sabo too?

"Thank goodness! Sabo is alive! He's still alive! Waaaaaah!!"

Luffy was acting like he hadn't eaten meat for three days, hugging a rock and laughing and crying at the same time.

Only Luffy can express two completely different emotions in himself.

Just now, Luffy confirmed with Kuma that Sabo, the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, is the same Sabo he swore brother with when he was a child!! There may be people with the same name in this world.

But the top hat with goggles, the blond 20-year-old, the love of ramen, and the water pipe stick slung over his shoulder... these features couldn't be more obvious!!

In particular, the bear also said that Sabo was rescued by Dragon in the sea near the Kingdom of Goa.