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

"This is a blatant challenge to the Navy. If the Navy doesn't respond, it will truly lose face."

"Eh?!"

Usopp, Nami, and Chopper all looked over in surprise.

"They actually have the audacity to put a bounty on the Navy?!"

They had never seen such an arrogant pirate before.

Well, let's not count those pirates who broke into the three major organizations of the World Government...

"Given that man's lawless nature, it's not surprising that he would do something like this."

Aokiji scratched his cheek.

"Moreover, he is going to hold the Pirate Expo, as if he is not afraid of the Navy causing trouble at all, and even afraid that the Navy will not come."

"【One Piece Expo】?!"

Luffy looked up, swallowed a piece of meat from his mouth, and asked curiously.

"This is a grand festival for pirates held every few years. At that time, all the pirates on the Grand Line will gather together, and the total bounty will easily exceed 10 billion Berries~"

Aokiji explained, "And I've also heard that there are all sorts of illegal Dark Ritual practices involved here, I don't know if it's true or not."

"A grand celebration for pirates?!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy's eyes lit up instantly.

"Then let's go here next!!"

For a pirate, a massive pirate festival is an irresistible temptation!

"Hey, hey, hey, that's another one of the Four Emperors' pirate expo, you're going to do this..."

Usopp chimed in, "That could easily be seen as provocation and start a fight!!"

"That's right!! We finally managed to collect the Road Poneglyphs, now we just need to head straight to the final destination, Laugh Tale!!"

Nami chimed in, "What kind of pirate festival is this? We can organize one ourselves when we get back."

"That's right, Luffy, don't do anything rash!!"

Chopper simply climbed right onto Luffy's head.

"But……"

Everyone could see that Luffy's face was filled with reluctance.

"After provoking the Navy, they still held this pirate festival as if no one else was there. It's hard not to feel that they have ulterior motives."

Robin, with his hands on his waist, smiled and offered his opinion.

"Yohohohoho, and there's also the so-called illegal Dark Ritual~"

Brooke laughed and said, "It looks like they have ulterior motives no matter how you look at it."

"They might be planning to use us as cannon fodder, ugh!!"

Franky saw through something and put his arms together.

"Should we gather the pirates of the Grand Line to help him fight against the Navy's invasion?!"

As Sanji prepared the food, he casually remarked, "She's not bad at all."

"This way, we can avoid expending too much of our own manpower while still providing some obstacles and resistance to the navy, thus enhancing our reputation..."

Zoro leaned to one side, his expression calm.

"Perhaps after the battle with the Navy, we can take the opportunity to recruit another group of pirates to bolster our forces."

Jinbe nodded in agreement, saying, "You could say it's a win-win situation!"

Luffy, tilting his head: "..."

What you're saying is all too complicated; I don't quite understand it.

However, there was one thing he understood: no one really wanted him to attend this grand pirate celebration.

Immediately, she pouted and looked somewhat reluctantly at Link, who was still reading the newspaper.

"Link, what are your thoughts?!"

Luffy completely gave up: "If you think it's okay, I'll go. If even you think it's impossible, then let's give up!!"

Well, it's said that he's giving up, but the way those eyes are staring at Link suggests otherwise.

"For this year's Pirate Expo, Barrett announced that the Pirate King's treasure will be featured at the event."

Link didn't answer immediately, but instead continued talking to himself.

"With Buggy, a former member of the Roger Pirates, there, and considering he was once a member of the Pirate King's crew, this news seems quite credible."

"So, firstly, there will definitely be a lot of pirates in the New World attending this pirate festival."

"That's why I'm saying this!!" Luffy couldn't help but eagerly chime in, "Because it contains the treasure of the Pirate King, many pirates will go there."

"Why don't we go too..."

“Shut up!!”

boom! !

Before Luffy could finish speaking, he was struck on the head by Nami's iron fist and fell straight to the ground.

"Ara la la~~~"

Aokiji glanced at Luffy, who was steaming and convulsing.

They also gained a deeper understanding of the food chain and status on the Straw Hat Ship.

The people on the ship, including Jinbe, were already used to it and pretended not to see it.

Aokiji felt that he also needed to integrate himself into the group.

"This year's Pirate Expo may be the most grand ever, but it may also be the darkest ever."

This little incident didn't affect Link, who continued speaking as if nothing had happened:

"Given Barrett's personality, when facing an enemy, even the Navy, he would never entrust the battle to someone else."

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722 The Pirate King's Treasure!! The [Eternal Log Pose] to Laugh Tale!!

"Therefore, he will definitely take to the field himself, without hesitation."

"Yet he created so many gimmicks and provocations, attracting both pirates and marines here~~~"

"If I'm not mistaken, this guy probably wants to start a big brawl and take out all the powerful pirates and marines in this battle."

"Then, in your strongest form, go to Laugh Tale, obtain the One Piece, and become the king of the new era."

Link, who already knew Barrett's thoughts, casually revealed them in the form of a guess.

"Take care of them all?!"

Usopp smacked his lips in shock. "Is he crazy?! Doesn't this mean making enemies of the whole world?!"

"Moreover, can he really wipe out both the pirates and the navy in one fell swoop?!"

"Oh my, in terms of sheer strength, more than twenty years ago, the Navy launched a Buster Call, and it took Vice Admiral Garp and then Admiral Sengoku working together to take him down."

Aokiji lightly snapped his fingers. "Now that more than twenty years have passed, it's hard to say how strong he would be, given that his physical condition is still at its peak."

"So, you mean he's a complete monster?!"

Chopper was so frightened that he and Usopp hugged each other tightly. "As expected, this sea is dangerous! Anyone who pops up here is incredibly strong!!"

"But if even Link can anticipate his thoughts, then some of the other powerful marines and pirates must be able to see that too..."

Nami stood there, gazing thoughtfully, "Even the Pirate King's treasure is that alluring?!"

"Besides the Pirate King's treasure, there's another guy who shouldn't be underestimated~"

Link said slowly, "Buena Festa, the celebration maniac, the worst warmonger."

"He's also with Barrett. If the two of them work together, they'll probably bring this so-called celebration to a climax."

"But at the same time, it is becoming increasingly clear that there must be a huge conspiracy hidden behind this celebration."

After hearing this, everyone was even less inclined to go there.

"Knowing full well that the other party has ulterior motives, if we still go, aren't we just asking for trouble?!"

"That's right, that's right. We've come this far, so let's not cause any more trouble."

"Besides, this has nothing to do with us in the first place."

"You can't knowingly jump into a pit of fire!"

Everyone else chimed in, none of them wanting to get involved in this matter.

Especially since they had already collected the historical texts of these four road signs, there was no need for them to participate in this.

When facing the final destination, everything else can be set aside.

"But……"

The idiotic captain was clearly still a bit reluctant, saying, "That place contains the treasure left behind by the Pirate King!!"

He still really wanted to attend this once-in-a-lifetime celebration, "I also want to see what it is."

"Idiot, that kind of treasure is most likely something they made up!"

Usopp wanted to strangle this idiot. "He's just someone who has the title of a member of the Roger Pirates."

"If it really contained the treasure of the Pirate King, it would have been exposed long ago. Why wait until now?!"

"No, the treasure of the Pirate King does actually exist!"

Link scooped up a spoonful of shaved ice made from blue pheasant and continued talking.

Hmm, it tastes good.

"Eh eh eh?!"

Usopp and Chopper looked over in shock again.

"Does such a thing really exist?!"

"Ah, it does exist, but it's not a treasure... It's not a treasure for the Roger Pirates, but for other pirates, and even for the world, it is indeed a top-tier treasure."

Seeing everyone looking over curiously, even Aokiji slightly raised his eyes.

After Link scooped up another spoonful of shaved ice and put it in his mouth, he didn't keep anyone in suspense:

"That thing, strictly speaking, is ONE PIECE..."

"Nani?!!!"

"The key to being found."

"..."

The others wore strange, exasperated expressions. Could you please stop talking so dramatically?!

"The key to finding ONE PIECE?! What does this mean?!"

Luffy tilted his head, looking puzzled, and said, "Isn't it only by finding the Road Poneglyph that we can determine its location?!"

"Yes, even the Log Pose can't point to that final place."

Nami nodded in agreement.

Everyone else stared intently at Link, wondering if there was another path besides the Road Poneglyphs that could achieve this!

"A regular record pointer certainly can't do this."

Link casually took out a newly made Log Pose and fiddled with it in his hand.

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"But what about the record pointers for other categories?!"

Everyone could see clearly that it was a permanent pointer created based on the magnetic field of Wano Country, capable of pointing directly to this place.