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

He walked up to the crowd, and Hancock and Perona had stopped their playful fight.

Both of them still had red marks on their faces.

They both seemed unwilling to concede to each other.

"What's wrong?" Luffy asked.

Rayleigh shook his head and chuckled, "They're having a friendly chat... However, if you want to cultivate, the Sabaody Archipelago is too chaotic for you."

He agreed when he heard that Luffy wanted to stop and rest for a while.

After all, the seas will be very chaotic for a while, and Luffy has only been at sea for less than a year. Going to the New World like this would be too reckless.

Luffy needs a quiet place where he won't be disturbed.

Luffy nodded.

He really needs a place like that.

Rayleigh looked at Shakky: "Do you have any recommendations?"

Shakky exhaled a smoke ring and glanced at Hancock.

Hancock immediately straightened her back, her cheeks flushed slightly, she hesitated to speak, and her fingers nervously twisted together.

"How about Amazon Lily? I remember there are quite a few uninhabited islands nearby, which are quiet and secluded."

Shakky glanced at her, smiled knowingly, and said, "There are many Sea Kings around, so Monkey's food supply won't be a problem. It's perfect for training. Besides, with Hancock around, safety is guaranteed."

"Really?!"

Hancock finally couldn't hold back any longer. She stepped forward, cupped her hands around her heart, and her eyes turned into heart shapes. "Lord Luffy! Please come to Amazon Lily! I will prepare the best accommodations and the most delicious food for you!"

“Ahem, I actually want to too…” Rayleigh coughed.

Hancock's expression instantly changed, and she glared fiercely at Rayleigh: "You old geezer, you're not allowed to come along!"

"Hey, Hancock, isn't that a bit heartless?"

Rayleigh gave a wry smile. "I'm also the husband of the previous emperor of Amazon Lily. It's not unreasonable for me to go back and see my people, is it?"

"You're a thing of the past!" Hancock scoffed. "Besides, Amazon Lily doesn't welcome men!"

Reilly: "???"

When did he become my ex-husband?

Chapter 382 Luffy's Terrifying Bounty (A Long Chapter of 10,000 Words)

"What about Luffy?" Shakky teased her.

"Lord Luffy is special!" Hancock declared confidently.

Perona muttered under her breath, "Double standards."

"What did you say?!" Hancock turned her head sharply.

"I said, Amazon Lily sounds good!"

Perona immediately floated behind Luffy, peeking out half her head. "Luffy, shall we go there?!"

That is indeed a nice place to go.

Luffy thought for a moment, then looked at Hancock: "Won't this cause any trouble?"

"No trouble at all! Not at all!"

Hancock's voice trembled with excitement, "It is my greatest honor to be able to help Lord Luffy!"

"Then I'll have to bother you." Luffy grinned.

"Great!"

Hancock almost jumped up on the spot.

She tried her best to maintain the dignity of an empress, her cheeks flushed, her eyes sparkling, her previous haughty demeanor gone.

But the blush on her face and the love in her eyes completely betrayed her.

Perona, standing next to her, couldn't help but roll her eyes and mutter under her breath, "Infatuated."

"Amazon Island, that kind of place is quiet, safe, and has sea kings as food."

The Golden Lion spoke up, stroking his chin as he looked at Hancock, "Little girl, is it alright if I go along to recuperate as well?"

Hancock's expression instantly shifted from sunny to stormy: "Absolutely not! You old geezer! What do you think Amazon Lily is? A tourist resort?! I only welcome Lord Luffy!"

Men, don't even bother coming near me!

"Don't be so stingy."

The Golden Lion, shameless as ever, said, "I'm injured right now. Look at my head, that brat Traman wrapped it up like a mummy. If I go back to the New World, those bastards will definitely laugh at me. Once I've recovered and am back to my prime, I'll go back in style and fight my way back. Wouldn't that be great?"

His head is now wrapped in thick bandages. Although Luo's surgery was successful, he still needs time to recover.

He didn't want to return to the New World looking like this.

He needs to fully recover, and then make a triumphant return!

"What does this have to do with me!" Hancock gritted her teeth.

“Hancock,” Luffy suddenly spoke.

Hancock's expression immediately changed, becoming gentle and tender: "Yes, Lord Luffy?"

Shiki: "???"

"Let Uncle Shiki go with us."

Luffy said, "He helped me a lot. And once he's healed, I want to fight him again."

This is a pretty good sparring partner.

Golden Lion was also an old acquaintance of Whitebeard, so perhaps some advice could be drawn from him when developing the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

The Golden Lion was taken aback for a moment, then burst into hearty laughter: "Hahaha! You've got guts, kid. It's settled then. Once my head's healed, we'll have a proper fight!"

He also wanted to see just how far Luffy would go with his dual Devil Fruit powers.

Hancock looked at Luffy, then at Shiki, and finally gave a reluctant snort before turning her head away: "Since Lord Luffy has said so..."

“Hancock, I’ll go take a look too,” Rayleigh suggested again.

“You’re a stinky man too.” Hancock glared at Rayleigh.

"Well, I'll also go back and visit the people while I'm at it," Xia Qi said with a smile, blowing out smoke rings.

Hancock glanced at Shakky.

She still had to listen to what this former emperor said.

The main reason is that she still has many things to consult with Xia Qi, who has been through similar experiences.

Even if that old-fashioned Granny Newo knew, she definitely wouldn't tell!

Hancock could only purse her lips and reluctantly say, "Fine."

She glared fiercely at Golden Lion and Rayleigh: "But you can only stay on the deserted island next door, and you are not allowed to set foot on Amazon Lily!"

"Alright, alright." Golden Lion waved his hand; all he wanted now was to find a place to properly recover from his injuries.

Rayleigh smiled and nodded.

That's how it was settled.

Luffy, Hancock, Perona, Kuma, Shiki, Rayleigh, and Shakky travel to Amazon Lily and the surrounding islands to train and recover from their injuries.

Everyone was on the Merry and the Sonny.

Before leaving, Luffy took one last look at the Sabaody Archipelago, where unrest was brewing.

The sounds of gunfire, shouts of battle, and cries of agony mingled together, plunging this once prosperous island into chaos.

And this is just the beginning.

......

After several days of major reconstruction following the Battle of Impel Down, while the navy was swamped with work, the expected thing happened.

Chaos begins.

However, the aftermath of the Impel Down conflict was more severe than anyone had anticipated.

As the war was just ending, signs of chaos began to appear throughout the Grand Line.

Without the suppression of the main naval force, the pirates who had been lurking in the shadows sprang up like mushrooms after rain.

Robbery of merchant ships, attacks on islands, territorial disputes...

The entire ocean seemed to have returned overnight to the madness of the beginning of Roger's Great Pirate Era.

Whether in the New World, the first half of the Grand Line, or even the four seas where the navy has relatively good control, chaos has occurred to varying degrees.

Even the Navy Headquarters simply did not have enough troops and manpower to suppress the rebellion after this massive war.

Naval Headquarters, Marineford.

Because the war took place in the waters off Impel Down, rather than at Marineford, the naval headquarters, it at least did not cause greater losses, which was a stroke of good luck for the navy.

But there was still an indescribable sense of oppression in the air here.

The number of warships docked in the port has decreased significantly, as many have been dispatched to various parts of the Grand Line to suppress riots.

In a spacious conference room on the top floor of the headquarters building, admirals of the rank of vice admiral and above sat cross-legged in two rows.

Everyone looked solemn, with a newly printed newspaper in front of them or on their laps.

The front-page headline of the World News newspaper was shocking:

The Fifth Emperor is Born! Straw Hat Luffy's Two Devil Fruit Abilities Shock the World!

The Complete Record of the Impel Down War: A Naval Defeat and the Beginning of a New Era!