Chapter 414: Chapter 414: Target: Elbaf!
Chapter 414: Target: Elbaf!
The setting sun shone obliquely, and half of the sun had sunk below the sea horizon. The lingering afterglow of the sunset dyed the sky red with fiery clouds, which slowly faded with time.
The sea waves gently lapped at the sandy beach, one wave after another, soaking the soft, fine sand into a brown color. Luffy, Uta, Chopper, and Usopp were playing on the beach.
Catching crabs, looking for shells, building sandcastles... just a few very simple games were enough to keep the four of them happily entertained.
Under a tree at the edge of the coconut grove, Reiner was leaning comfortably in a lounge chair, his eyes closed, feeling the cool evening sea breeze brush against his body, listening to the gentle sound of the waves to soothe his spirit.
Franky and Brook walked out of the forest, holding firewood in their arms. Sanji and Pudding had already set up the grill and a large pot.
There was nothing more suitable than a grand banquet to soothe the fatigue after a fierce battle. If there was, it must be an even grander...
Reiner opened one eye and secretly glanced at the lounge chair at the side.
"Mmm~"
Nami raised her hands and stretched, a comfortable expression on her face. With just this one movement, the two soft mounds under her bikini jiggled like jelly.
Really nice~
Turning his head back, Reiner closed his eyes with satisfaction.
After a day of fighting, Nami must be very tired. I’ll have to give her a good massage tonight.
A full-body massage from the inside out, not missing a single corner, with his vibrating fascia gun.
Splash—Splash—Splash!
Giant waves broke on the sea’s surface, and one large head after another was revealed. Their coarse beards and thick hair showed their courage and unrestrained nature.
"Gegyagyagya! I’ve caught a nice prey, Straw Hat!"
Dorry swam back with a hearty laugh. Ripples spread out on the water surface behind him as he dragged a Sea King, several times larger than himself, ashore.
"What a huge tuna!—Sugei!"
Luffy was so excited his two eyes shone with a golden light, and his wide-open mouth couldn’t stop drooling.
"Gababababa! My spoils aren’t bad either! Look at this!"
Brogy, not to be outdone, laughed. He also dragged a massive sea beast with bull’s horns onto the shore.
"—So strong! As expected of my masters!"
Usopp shouted excitedly, his two eyes full of admiring light.
Besides them, the other giant warriors had also caught some nice prey, just not as large as their own bodies like the two leaders.
"Even their hunting skills are so strong."
"How exaggerated... the Giant race."
Fish, sea beasts, shrimp, crabs, and shells... all kinds of large-sized food were piled up on the beach. Kid and Law couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement.
"Leave the rest to me, Sanji-boy."
Brogy came over with a憨笑 and said:
"Since we parted at Little Garden, I’ve been dreaming every day of when I could eat your cooking again."
"Me too, gegyagyagya."
Dorry stroked his long beard and came forward with a smile.
"That was simply the most delicious meal I’ve ever had in my life."
"Is that so? Then it’s my honor to be praised by you like this."
Sanji lit a cigarette, walked over, and stared at the mountain of ingredients, revealing two sharp blades.
The Sakura Ōjū in his left hand, the Kogarashi in his right. A fierce flame burned in his eyes.
The others’ battles were over. His battle had just begun.
Being a chef is really hard work.
Reiner thought to himself. Unfortunately, his undead could only help with some miscellaneous tasks. Sanji still insisted that most of the cooking process had to be done by himself.
During the day, Sanji had been fighting Ryokugyu on the south coast. Until the end of the war and the retreat of the Marines, a winner had not been decided.
It couldn’t be helped. The Forest-Forest Fruit was too bug-like for a positional battle.
Any injury could be recovered through regeneration. He was practically immortal. And he could replenish his stamina by drawing power from nature.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that Ryokugyu was a newly promoted young admiral. In fact, unless he was one-shotted, no one could truly take him down, no matter how much he was beaten.
After all, to one-shot an admiral... there were less than ten people in the entire sea with this strength. All of them were bona fide emperor-level powerhouses, and they had to use their ultimate moves to do it.
Waving away these uninteresting thoughts, Reiner’s two feet landed on the sand. He came to the side and squatted down.
"Nami."
"Hmm?"
"Want to go for a swim with me? To try Vegapunk’s new invention."
Reiner smiled faintly and took out a small bottle, shaking it in front of her.
"Ah. This is the thing he said that can let ability users go in the water."
Nami’s eyes lit up. Since she had eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, she had never really swum again.
Every time, she could only go into the water with a swimming ring. Being half-submerged in the water would still make her feel weak all over. That experience was simply terrible.
"Mm. Turn around. I’ll help you apply it."
Reiner opened the bottle cap. Inside was a thick lotion.
This was a sunscreen invented by Vegapunk called ’UN-PYROBROIN’.
Whether it was seawater or Seastone, the reason why they were a weakness for ability users was because of the PYROBROIN factor they contained.
Vegapunk’s research on Seastone was already very in-depth, and he had also invented many related things. For example, in the research institute, there was a bubble gun that could fire bubbles that restrained ability users.
This sunscreen was also one of them. Applying it to the skin could isolate the PYROBROIN factor in the water, so that even an ability user could overcome the weakness of the sea.
After eating the Brain-Brain Fruit, this was a small toy that Vegapunk had specially invented to regain the experience of swimming. After applying it, it would last for three hours.
More than enough time. We can even have a couple of rounds after swimming...
Nami raised her hand and tied up her long hair. She turned and lay on her stomach on the lounge chair. Reiner’s fingers dipped a bit and rubbed it in his palm.
Her fair neck, her fragrant shoulders, her smooth back, her soft lower abdomen, her pair of round and long thighs, and finally...
Suddenly stimulated, Nami’s face turned red. She slapped Reiner’s hand and said irritably:
"Thank you, but that part is not necessary."
"How can that be? What if you drown later?"
For safety’s sake, Reiner ignored Nami’s three interruptions and insisted that her entire body had to be smeared.
Super soft, super moist.
Then, Reiner went to the tree not far away, found Robin who was reading a book, and smiled with an invitation.
"Robin, you’re coming too? It’s been a long time since you’ve swum. Let me help you apply it."
"Ara. Then I’ll have to trouble you."
Robin smiled gently, and with a flick of her neck, she tied up her long, smooth black hair.
And then the same steps. Fragrant shoulders, smooth back, long, round thighs.
And then...
...no then.
Reiner very properly applied the sunscreen.
As long as more than two-thirds of the body’s surface could be isolated from the seawater, it was enough. How could it be necessary to apply it all over?
"Thank you. I’m going."
Robin smiled faintly, stood up, and walked towards the sea.
The tight-fitting swimsuit outlined her graceful figure, and her sexy back left one with endless fantasies.
"...Are there any other beauties who want to swim? I’ll go ask Hancock."
Reiner put away the bottle with satisfaction and prepared to find his next target.
"Robin’s figure is really good. Did it feel good to the touch?"
"Ah. It was simply per... cough, cough..."
Halfway through, Reiner paused and slowly regained his composure.
He turned to look at Nami, who was smiling dangerously. Reiner said seriously:
"It can’t compare to you at all. So big and..."
Bang!!
A meteor streaked across, did two and a half rotations in the air, and with a splash, it was a perfect entry.
Nami raised her smoking fist and closed her eyes irritably.
The sun had completely set, and the sea horizon was still a lingering sunset.
Above, it was already a deep blue. The moon gave off a faint yellow halo, and the starry sky was sparse and twinkling.
Night gradually fell.
Vegapunk and his satellites also came down from the research institute. They had also brought the Merry with [Vega Force-1], which was now docked at the coast.
As for the satellite representing desire, York, the one who had developed the desire to become a Celestial Dragon and had betrayed them, her data had already been erased by Vegapunk.
He hadn’t thought about what to do with her after that. For a short time, she could only be decommissioned.
Besides that, there were also the Seraphim.
A total of seven, including the ones brought by the Marines and CP0. Since the relationship had already broken down, Vegapunk had decisively deleted the Five Elders’ control authority and made himself the highest authority.
With their guards, Egghead would not have to fear being invaded again for a short time.
That’s right. He did not intend to leave with Reiner and the others.
After this battle, the Marine Headquarters had been greatly weakened and would need a long time to recover.
Taking advantage of this short period of safety, he planned to spend some time organizing all the research results here, and move them along with the entire Punk Records. He was going to join the Revolutionary Army.
The Revolutionary Army of the past was still young and too poor. It was really so poor that they couldn’t even equip every person with a weapon, let alone provide him with various research.
Although they were not rich now, they were much better than back then. Especially after the Dressrosa incident, the entire underground factory of Doflamingo’s weapons and equipment had made the Revolutionary Army rich.
And Sabo, who had eaten the Float-Float Fruit, had even given the Revolutionary Army headquarters a strategic-level mobility. Their development speed was growing day by day.
"The future is simply bright!"
The thought of this made Vegapunk excited.
With his joining, the Revolutionary Army would grow at an exponential rate. He was already eager to find Dragon.
"No, that’s not right! I should have them come over! And take the entire Egghead with them! That’s simply too perfect!"
"Too perfect!"
"Take it! Take it all!"
Vegapunk raised his hands to the sky and shouted. Behind him, Lilith, Edison, and the other satellites all shouted in response.
The surrounding people looked on with a bewildered expression.
"Hey, what’s wrong with him?"
"I don’t know."
"I heard that there’s a thin line between a genius and a madman."
"Is that so? So he’s crazy..."
The pirates of the Whitebeard crew whispered to each other, secretly looking at Vegapunk.
Before long, the Moby Dick came over. The members of the fourth division carried all sorts of food and came ashore.
"The Straw Hat crew only has two chefs. We can’t lose to them,"
"Hahahaha! That’s right!"
"Let them see the strength of our fourth division."
A host of crew members were in high spirits. They brought out a large amount of picnic equipment and prepared to start a cooking duel.
The original captain of the fourth division was named Thatch. He was the one who had obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit in a battle and was then killed by Blackbeard, who had stolen the fruit.
Since then, the fourth division had always been without a captain.
Later, Jinbe had joined. Although he was very strong, reliable, and his personality was impeccable, to take over as captain without sufficient cooking skills was not something that would be recognized by the members of the fourth division.
So until now, the fourth division was in a state of having no captain.
"I say, little Sanji,"
Marco put his arm around Sanji’s shoulder and, with a half-smile, said:
"Why don’t you come to our ship? Well? You see, you’ve also inherited Pops’s ability."
"That’s right. If you come over, you’ll be designated as the captain of the fourth division. Everyone will definitely approve,"
Ace came over from the other side and put his arm around Sanji’s shoulder, smiling:
"I heard you married Big Mom’s daughter. Well? You can come over together. Let her be the vice-captain."
"Hey! You bastard, Ace! How dare you poach my chef!"
Bang!!
Bang!!
Luffy rushed over in a rage, and with one kick each, he sent them flying.
Ace and Marco did a face-plant, their upper bodies plowing into the sand, leaving their four legs sticking out.
Sanji unhurriedly lit a cigarette and continued to prepare the ingredients in his hands. He said lightly to the two of them:
"Don’t get your hopes up. I’m a chef wherever I go. Of course, it’s more worthwhile to stay on the ship of the future Pirate King."
"That’s right! Did you hear that, you two bastards? Don’t even think about my companions!"
Luffy pointed at Ace with an angry expression and shouted.
"Ptooey! Ptooey! Pfft—"
Spitting out the sand, Ace wiped his mouth and sighed with a helpless smile:
"Hahaha! It seems we’ve been rejected again. The chef of the future Pirate King."
"Lucky Roux, Katakuri, and now Sanji... it’s really hard to find a chef,"
Marco held his head and also sighed.
From the sound of it, this was not the first time they had tried to poach someone.
"Lucky Roux?"
Hearing this name, Luffy was first stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and hurriedly asked:
"Hey, Marco! The Lucky Roux you’re talking about... is he on Shanks’s ship?!"
"Ah~. You know him... oh right. I heard they mentioned you,"
Marco also reacted. He picked his ear, remembering the scene of the banquet with Red-Hair’s crew not long ago.
"What’s with you, Luffy? You’re usually so silly, but you’re so quick to react when it comes to Shanks,"
Ace also came over with a teasing smile, put his arm around Luffy’s shoulder, and said:
"It’s not far from here. They’re on Elbaf."
"Elbaf!" ×3
Hearing these words, Luffy’s expression was surprised.
And the ones who had called out with him were Usopp and Kid, who were not far away.
"The giant uncles’ hometown is not far from here!"
"So Red-Hair really is on Elbaf!"
"That’s right. That’s why we were able to get here so quickly."
Dorry and Brogy also came over with a grin and explained:
"From here, Hachinosu is to the north, and Elbaf is to the northwest."
"Are you also looking for Shanks?"
Dorry then looked at Kid. Seeing his gritted-teeth expression, he said with great interest:
"Speaking of which, you both have hair like a flame, and you both have a missing left arm. Is there some kind of grudge?"
"My left arm is thanks to them. The last time I challenged the Red Hair Pirates, it was broken by Benn Beckman,"
Kid said in a low voice. He glanced at Dorry, his gaze showing a hint of hostility.
"You’re not going to stop me from getting my revenge, are you?"
"Gegyagyagya! Are you kidding me? If you want to go, then just go."
Dorry threw his head back and laughed loudly, then continued:
"On Elbaf, all grudges can be settled through a duel. No one will stop you from seeking revenge on Red-Hair."
"That’s right. But if you randomly destroy our hometown, that’s another matter."
Brogy also smiled and reminded him:
"I heard you’re very reckless, spiky-head brat. At that time, don’t say I didn’t warn you."
"Heh heh. Then thank you very much."
A corner of Kid’s mouth lifted into a sneer. A scarlet, ferocious glint flashed in the depths of his eyes.
"Just you wait, Red-Hair...!"
(End of Chapter)
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