Chapter 514: Still Trying to Kill Two Birds with One Stone?!

Chapter 514: Chapter 514: Still Trying to Kill Two Birds with One Stone?!

Franky thought about it carefully; with Meiser there, the probability of Luffy causing trouble would be much lower.

Thinking of this, Franky nodded and said, "Alright, then you two go together."

Luffy grinned upon hearing this and said, "Franky, I’m leaving the matter of the factory to you and Merry. That won’t be a problem, right?"

"Of course it won’t be a problem!"

Franky gave a thumbs up and said, "As long as Meiser’s clone can find the location of the factory, I can one-shot it with a blast!"

He was still very confident in the power of his Laser.

So destroying the factory would definitely not be an issue.

"I have no problem either," Little Merry nodded.

"Oh!"

"Then I’ll leave it to you guys!" Luffy said, grinning with his teeth bared.

It was truly great to have such a reliable group of partners.

"Leave it to us with confidence~"

"Super!"

Franky once again struck his signature pose, his expression full of confidence.

"Oh!"

Luffy nodded, then turned to pull Meiser, saying, "Let’s go, we’re off to the tournament!"

This time Meiser didn’t move; instead, he looked back thoughtfully in the direction they had previously left.

Seeing this, Luffy asked in confusion, "What’s wrong?"

"I suddenly thought of another possibility," Meiser said, stroking his chin. "Do you think it’s possible that the Marines and Doflamingo aren’t actually on the same page?"

"What do you mean?"

Several question marks immediately popped up over Luffy’s head. What did he mean by the Marines and Doflamingo not being on the same page?

Hadn’t they already reached a cooperative relationship?

Franky also looked at Meiser with a puzzled gaze and said, "Why do you say that?"

"It just feels a bit strange," Meiser said.

"Strange?"

"Yes."

Recalling Fujitora’s actions at the time, Meiser said, "Let’s overturn our previous thoughts and build a new hypothesis."

"For instance... what if the Marines want to deal with Doflamingo as well?!"

"Thinking about it this way, doesn’t it make sense why the Marine Admiral didn’t move against us?"

"After all, if we get into a fight with Doflamingo, the Marines can play the fisherman and benefit from the struggle."

From the Marines’ perspective, Doflamingo would 100% come to deal with their Straw Hat Pirates, so the two groups would fight sooner or later.

In this situation... would the Marines benefit?

The answer was definitely yes!

If Doflamingo was defeated or half-crippled, they could take the opportunity to step in and deal with Doflamingo as well!

"Is that possible?" Franky wondered. "Would the Marines move against Doflamingo while they’re supposedly cooperating?"

Franky felt like the Marines wouldn’t do such a thing.

"That’s true, but who knows if the Marines have developed the idea of capturing this great pirate who has resigned from the Royal Seven Warlords of the Sea?" Meiser said. "After all, from everyone else’s perspective, Doflamingo has already stepped down as a Warlord."

"In this case, even if the Marines secretly turned their backs and captured Doflamingo, the other Warlords couldn’t find fault with it, could they?"

The Marines not moving against the Warlords was based on the premise that the other party was still a Warlord. This was also to prevent the other Warlords from overthinking and doing something irrational.

But... if the other party was no longer a Warlord, the Marines naturally had no reason to worry about anything anymore!!

Under these circumstances, the Marines might truly be doing something in secret.

Hearing Meiser’s explanation, Franky showed a thoughtful expression, while Little Merry asked curiously, "Would the Marines really do such a thing?"

"Don’t think of the Marines as being so good," Meiser said. "Besides, Doflamingo was the one who resigned from the Warlords first, so it’s normal for the Marines to have ideas."

From the Marines’ perspective, Doflamingo resigning was a slap in their face!

And then wanting to be a Warlord again was, in their view, another slap!

So it was very reasonable for the Marines to be dissatisfied.

Listening to Meiser’s explanation, Little Merry nodded; she indeed seemed to have thought of things too simply.

"In that case, are the Marines planning to kill two birds with one stone?" Franky frowned.

One had to admit, the Marines’ appetite was really not small.

Not only did they want to catch the Spades Pirates and the Straw Hat Pirates, but they were also eyeing Doflamingo... This appetite was truly massive!

Weren’t they afraid of choking themselves to death?

"The possibility isn’t small," Meiser said. "However, this is actually advantageous for us."

"How so?"

"Because that way, the Marines won’t move against us immediately," Meiser explained. "In this way... there’s more room for us to maneuver!"

If the previous Marine Admiral had acted the moment he saw them, it would have been harder for them to continue their plan.

After all, if a fight had already started, how could they carry out the mission quietly?

But since the Marines chose to stand by, then... they could continue to stir things up!

Franky understood Meiser’s meaning, so he smiled and said, "So... it really is beneficial to us."

At least according to Meiser’s analysis.

"Then do we need to make some preparations?" Little Merry asked.

Although she didn’t know what to prepare, she felt it was necessary to ask.

Meiser thought about it carefully, then shook his head and said, "There’s no need for that for now. Let’s just follow the plan."

"Luffy and I will go to the Corrida Colosseum to find the Diamond-Diamond Fruit. You two work with my clone to find the factory and then destroy it."

"No problem, right?"

The last sentence was naturally asking if the two of them were confident in destroying the factory.

"No problem!" Franky gave a thumbs up and said, "Leave it to us with confidence."

"That’s right!"

Little Merry also held her head high, indicating that leaving this matter to them was no problem at all.

Seeing this, Meiser smiled and reached out to rub the little one’s head, saying, "So reliable."

Merry, hearing Meiser’s praise, looked a bit embarrassed; she was clearly a little shy.

Franky, on the other hand, accepted Meiser’s praise very naturally. After all... he was a reliable person to begin with, wasn’t he!

"But if you encounter anything irresistible, summon me immediately," Meiser urged.

After all, there was a Marine Admiral here, so they still had to be cautious.

"Won’t that expose you?" Little Merry asked worriedly.

"I can’t exactly watch you guys fall into a crisis and do nothing," Meiser said.

Compared to hiding himself, he cared more about the safety of his partners.

"Okay, I understand!" Little Merry smiled and said, "If I really encounter a powerful enemy, I will summon you!"

Since Meiser had specifically given these instructions, she had nothing to hesitate about.

If she met a powerful enemy, she would simply activate the Summoning Technique!

"Good."

"Can we go now?" Luffy shouted back from a distance. "Don’t be too late and miss the registration."

Meiser: ...

Looking at Luffy who had already walked far ahead, Meiser was rendered speechless.

This guy really was...

"Coming, coming!"

Meanwhile, on the other side.

After Zoro and the others chased out of the restaurant, they lost track of the fairy in the streets, which made Perona very unhappy.

"Damn it, if I could just fly, how could I have let it get away?" Perona complained.

Now it wouldn’t be easy to catch up with that guy.

"Then couldn’t you have just used your Ghosts?" Zoro said without looking back.

If she had used her Ghosts just now, she surely could have caught that fairy.

"That’s true, but who would have thought that fairy could run so fast?"

Originally, she thought she could catch the other party without easily exposing her Ghost Fruit ability.

In the end... she failed.

"Then you..."

"Hey, you two!"

Sanji, having caught up, looked at them with a headache and said, "Stop running around, we’re out of time!"

"I know we’re out of time, that’s why I’m in a hurry to find my sword!"

"It’s just a sword, if it really doesn’t work out, just—"

"What nonsense are you talking!" Zoro’s eyes widened as he interrupted. "How could I give up my sword for a reason like that!"

That was the sword entrusted to him by the former Dragon-Slaying Swordsman. How could he just give it up, you bastard!

"Then what do you propose we do?" Sanji also stared back and said, "Don’t forget it’s not long until three o’clock!"

They had come ashore at noon and then went to eat a meal; by that calculation, there wasn’t much time left.

"I know, so I’ll find the sword with the fastest speed possible," Zoro said.

"I say, if you two keep talking nonsense, the thief is going to get away," Perona said.

After hearing Perona say that, Zoro gave up arguing with Sanji and turned back to search for the thief’s tracks.

Sanji sighed somewhat helplessly. What else could he say?

Then, Sanji seemed to notice something and showed a look of surprise.

"Is... is that?!"

"Did you find the fairy?" Zoro asked happily.

"No, not that." Sanji looked at Violet without blinking and said, "I found a goddess."

"Huh?"

Zoro looked at Sanji with a face full of question marks. What was he even talking about?

After following Sanji’s gaze and taking a look, Zoro was left speechless.

Should he have expected nothing less from the love-cook?

Even at a time like this, this bastard’s head was full of women.

"You’ve really had enough," Perona looked at Sanji with disdain and said. "Did you forget the rumors about this country?"

"Don’t forget what the women of this country will do!"

Although this love-cook was very annoying, as a partner, she felt it was necessary to remind this idiot.

"Well said." Zoro nodded in deep agreement and said, "A guy like you could easily lose his life."

As a partner on the same ship, he knew all too well what kind of personality Sanji had, so he also knew very well what the women of this country might do to him.

"None of your business." Sanji, without looking back, watched Violet as she blew a wink at him and said, "I would be willing to be stabbed to death by such a beauty~"

As he spoke, Sanji’s body involuntarily began to walk forward, intending to watch Violet’s dance from up close.

Seeing this, Zoro shook his head. Since this guy wanted to do it, he’d let him.

"Let’s go," Zoro said. "First, find the sword."

"Oh!"

Perona replied very cheerfully, which actually left Zoro a bit confused.

What was she so happy about?

Although he didn’t know what was going on, Zoro still took Perona and quickly left the area.

"Do you know which way to chase?"

"My intuition tells me the sword is that way." Zoro pointed to the side and said.

"Then let’s go."

"Yeah."

Soon, Zoro and Perona left the area, leaving behind only Sanji, who was watching Violet dance with hearts in his eyes.

Soon the dance ended, and Violet conveniently tossed the rose in her hand toward Sanji.

After Sanji caught the flower, Violet blew another wink at him.

"Ah!!"

"My heart!"

Clutching his heart, Sanji said with hearts in his eyes, "Could this be love?!"

As if imagining some pink-colored scenes, Sanji began to wiggle his body excitedly.

But as he wiggled, he noticed that Zoro and Perona, who were originally standing beside him, were gone.

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"!!!"

Looking at the empty space behind him, Sanji’s eyes immediately widened.

Where did those two go?

"Crap, I lost them!"

This was awkward.

But Sanji quickly reacted; anyway, with Miss Perona there, that bastard Zoro wouldn’t get lost so easily, so there was no need to worry about him too much.

So... he should go pursue his own happiness!

Thinking of this, Sanji excitedly turned his head toward the direction where Violet had just been.

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"Where is she?"

Looking at the empty stage, Sanji was dumbfounded once again.

Was his sweet love about to leave him as well?

After a moment of silence, Sanji shook his head and said, "It seems this love doesn’t belong to me."

Shaking his head, Sanji walked toward a nearby alley, intending to first go back and find that fool Kin’emon.

"Speaking of which, what’s with this alley?" Sanji looked at the couples around him and said, "Why are they all couples?"

"Damn it, I’m so jealous!"

If only he could be part of a pair here too~

As if he had thought of something, Sanji’s face turned slightly red.

And this scene happened to be seen by the couples around him.

Couples: ??

Why was this man looking at them with a blushing face?

What on earth was this guy thinking about?

Although they didn’t know what was going on, these people instinctively moved a bit further away from Sanji.

Sanji was a bit confused upon seeing this. Why were these people leaving?

Forget it, it had nothing to do with him anyway, so he should just hurry up and find the others.

Thinking this, Sanji walked further inside.

Just at that moment, Violet came out of a back door, her expression looking rather cautious.

She looked as if she were hiding from something.

But when she saw Sanji, she immediately showed a look of being saved.

"Sir!"

Violet quickly came before Sanji and looked at him excitedly, saying, "We met just now, right!"

"Huh?"

Looking at this lady who was tightly clutching his hands, Sanji didn’t react at first, then he said excitedly, "Ah, yes, that’s right, we did meet before!"

Not only had they met, he had also been imagining things constantly before!

"It’s great that you still remember me."

After Violet finished speaking, she glanced back, then said in an urgent tone, "I’ll explain everything later, please hold me tight first!"

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"!!!"

Looking at Violet as she suddenly hugged him, Sanji was completely stunned.

Could this... be love?!