Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Vivi then remembered what Robin and Luffy had done... Luffy was still unconscious at that time, so it wasn't that time?

What happened somewhere she didn't know about?

Through her teary eyes, she seemed to see Robin gently touching the corner of her lips.

Too much.

She gritted her teeth, feeling a sense of resentment.

Robin stood up, walked up to Vivi, and then, for the third and final time, said, "You want to go to sea, don't you?"

The tone was not one of doubt, but rather one of certainty.

He asked the question that struck right to Weiwei's heart, yet it was so heavy that Weiwei could hardly breathe.

What a wicked woman!

Vivi's tears flowed even more fiercely, but she knew that Robin was forcing her to confront her own heart.

"I want to..." She nodded vigorously, her voice escaping her lips.

Robin looked at Vivi, who was crying silently, and chuckled softly.

"Then follow your heart."

Go find your father, he is waiting for you.

"Waiting for me?" Weiwei looked up with teary eyes, somewhat taken aback.

"Mm." Robin nodded.

After leaving the underground royal tomb, she had a brief conversation with Cobra. He seemed to know his daughter well, so he asked Robin to relay his message.

She didn't say much, but the meaning was conveyed.

King Cobra may have already seen Vivi's struggle and conveyed some kind of message to her through Robin.

Vivi was stunned. She and Robin exchanged a glance, hesitated for a moment, and finally took a deep breath, as if they had made up their minds.

“Thank you, Robin,” she said softly.

Then she stood up, straightened her dress and slightly disheveled hair, and prepared to meet her father.

.....

After saying goodbye to Ace, Luffy entered the palace, his mind still replaying Ace's parting words.

This is a bit troublesome.

[Warning, warning...]

It's so noisy! This isn't his time to sleep, it's time to cultivate. But he seems to have developed Zoro's terrible sense of direction, and for a moment he couldn't find his way back.

I must say, this palace is really huge.

When Luffy opened one door and went inside, he unexpectedly encountered Vivi waiting at another door.

"Weiwei, what are you doing here?"

Luffy asked, somewhat puzzled.

Was he waiting for me? Perhaps he guessed that he couldn't find his way back after sending Ace off?

I must say, his guess was spot on. Of course, this was just his wild, unrestrained thinking.

how can that be possible.

Instead of getting a reply from Weiwei, he saw her eyes, still flushed and tear-streaked, staring at him intently.

"Are you really waiting for me?"

Chapter 124 Target: Take Vivi Away

"Yes, I'm waiting for you. Miss Robin asked me to go find my father, but he told me to wait for you at the door so we could go in together."

Weiwei nodded gently, her face showing a complex and indescribable sorrow.

Robin told her she was looking for her father, but Cobra told her to wait at the door for Luffy to come in together.

"Wait for me to go in together, is there something you need?"

"do not know."

Luffy was even more confused.

His powerful Observation Haki allowed him to vaguely sense Cobra's presence in the room, carrying an indescribable emotion.

Was it malicious?

It wasn't murderous intent, but rather a feeling that made his scalp tingle, similar to being watched by his grandfather Garp.

He almost instinctively wanted to turn around and run away.

However, the moment this thought arose, that familiar, death-like warning voice rang out sharply in my mind!

[An unexpected emergency has been detected; the situation is being verified.]

[Verification complete. The intended actions align with the ultimate goal of becoming the Pirate King, therefore deemed necessary! A temporary schedule is being drafted.]

[Temporary schedule has been released]

[Objective: To take Vivi away.]

[Time: 30 minutes.]

Luffy was dumbfounded.

To take Vivi away?

Does this have anything to do with becoming the Pirate King?

wrong.

He shook his head violently. Weiwei was his partner to begin with, so why was he talking about taking her away?

He suddenly remembered the way Vivi and Nami talked quietly together after the war ended.

At that time, although Weiwei was smiling, there was a kind of forced and disappointed look in her eyes that he couldn't understand.

An absurd yet logical idea struck him like lightning.

Luffy suddenly grabbed Vivi's shoulder, staring intently into her eyes, and asked urgently, "Vivi, you don't mean you don't want to set sail with us anymore, do you?!"

"Huh? No, that's not it!"

Vivi was startled by his sudden question and action, and quickly waved her hand in denial, her cheeks slightly flushed from Luffy's closeness and eagerness. "How could I not want to go to sea with you guys!"

Seeing Vivi's hasty denial, Luffy's clever brain started working at high speed.

Since Weiwei doesn't say she doesn't want to, then there must be an obstacle?

He understood instantly.

He interrupted Weiwei, giving her a knowing look, and said aggressively, "So that means your father won't allow you to go to sea with us, right?"

Weiwei opened her mouth.

Actually, it's not really.

She felt she was bound by so many shackles that she couldn't even identify them all at once.

Seeing Luffy's indignant stance on her behalf, as if he were about to fight someone to the death, she hesitated for a moment, unsure how to explain the complex emotions and responsibilities involved. She then gave a vague "hmm."

Cobra: "???"

The little cotton-padded jacket was letting in drafts.

Seeing Vivi looking wronged, Luffy grabbed her hand and held it tightly. Then, without saying a word, he stormed into King Cobra's study!

"...Let's go talk to him!"

Luffy led the charge.

Vivi's hand was tightly enveloped by Luffy's warm, large hand. The firm strength and warmth made Vivi's heart skip a beat, then race wildly, and the blush on her cheeks instantly spread to her ears.

She was practically half-pulled along by Luffy, staggering as she followed him inside.

......

The room was dimly lit by only a few dim wall lamps.

King Cobra stood with his back to them in front of the huge French windows, gazing at the sky outside as dawn broke.

Hearing the noise, he slowly turned around.

To be honest, the moment I saw Luffy holding Vivi's hand tightly, while my own daughter rushed in with a flushed face, looking shy and at a loss, I was really impressed.

Cobra felt as if an invisible hand had squeezed his heart tightly, causing it to throb with pain.

After Icarus returned, she kept looking at him with a mournful gaze, as if to say, "Your Majesty, you must be strong. This delicate little cabbage has finally been remembered."

The scene he imagined actually came true!

Cobra had mixed feelings.

It's the complex feeling of an old vegetable farmer who has been carefully nurturing his little bok choy as it grows up, only to suddenly discover one day that his tender bok choy has been targeted by a wild boar with an overactive mind that thinks nothing but meat, adventure, and companions!

Cobra's gaze fell on Luffy with a look of helplessness.

Especially when she saw Weiwei being led in by the hand, her face flushed and her eyes filled with a dependence that even she herself hadn't noticed.

He wasn't entirely sure whether the wild boar would go after the cabbage, but judging from the situation, his little cabbage probably already had the intention to lure the wild boar away!

Hey, hey, hey, your old father is right in front of you watching!

Did you really know you were no match for them, yet still dare to charge?

These young people are way too arrogant these days!

Could you please consider the feelings of the elderly?

"Hey, sir! I have something to tell you, why don't you..."