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

However, thanks to the protection of Vivi's Wind-Wind Fruit, the Sunny was relatively stable despite the bumps and jolts. The rain was kept out by the wind curtain, and the deck was even able to remain relatively dry.

Shirahoshi noticed that even in such terrible weather, Luffy hadn't stopped studying; he was holding Perona's hand, asking her some questions.

"Lord Luffy is working so hard," Shirahoshi whispered.

However, Perona, the protagonist, is almost driven crazy by Luffy and looks like she's about to break down.

She's not someone who loves studying.

As a result, Luffy would often drag her along to study, but Perona preferred playing cards with Toki and the others to studying.

The card player has awakened.

Not to mention that they've lost so many times.

She's going to fight!

"Learning makes one progress, let's sweat it out together, Perona."

"no!"

Perona interrupted him, "If you ask me again, I'll unleash the Negative Ghost!"

Luffy: "......"

Robin, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh when she saw this: "Our captain got to where he is today because of this kind of hard work and sweat."

It really is!

However, after a while, the storm gradually subsided.

They quickly discovered another problem.

Why has it gotten so hot?

Usopp wiped his sweat. "It was pouring rain just now, but now it feels like I'm in a sauna?"

Nami also felt the change in temperature.

Indeed, the surrounding temperature is rising sharply.

"There seems to be an island ahead?" she suddenly noticed.

Looking ahead, they could vaguely see the outline of an island on the distant horizon.

But strangely, the island seemed to be on fire, with flames shooting into the sky, and the heatwave was coming from there.

"A burning island?" Zoro frowned.

"Oh, an adventure?" Luffy immediately became excited. He had just escaped from studying, so he grabbed the ice-cold drink that Nami had just taken a sip from and drank it all in one go.

"Hey, that belongs to Nami!"

Sanji shouted from the side.

"Really." Nami also looked helpless, but she just pinched Luffy's cheek with a doting expression and didn't say anything more.

Sanji knelt down to the side. Although no one said it explicitly, the relationship between them was obvious.

Both Miss Nami and Miss Robin spoil him too much!

After finishing his imported cold drink, Luffy squinted and looked ahead. "It looks like someone is waiting for us over there."

"A person?" The crowd became alert.

There are people waiting for them on the burning island; they're most likely enemies.

The Sunny gradually approached the burning island.

As they got closer, everyone could clearly see that it was indeed an island, and the entire island was blazing with heat, with wave after wave of heat emanating from it.

However, the people on the ship didn't feel anything. After the heat wave hit, Vivi artificially turned it into a cooler breeze, so they didn't feel the heat at all.

On the burning side of the coast, there was indeed a figure standing. The person was tall and thin, wearing a fur coat, a spotted hat, and a long knife at his waist.

"What is that?" Luffy squinted.

The boat drew closer, and the man turned around, revealing a familiar face.

"Straw hat in hand, long time no see."

The current Shichibukai, Trafalgar Law!

"Hey, is that an enemy?"

Zoro immediately drew his sword.

In his mind, all the Seven Warlords of the Sea were enemies.

Moreover, those who can obtain this title are not weak. Most importantly, these guys cooperate with the World Government. What we need to worry about is that with the Seven Warlords of the Sea here, there might be a large number of naval warships lying in ambush around.

"Hahaha, no, no,"

Luffy smiled and waved his hand, "Back then, thanks to Trojan Horse, both Shiki and I owe him a favor."

The surgeon is highly skilled in medicine.

The conflict between Luffy's two Devil Fruits was largely due to Law's abilities.

The ship's rudder that was said to be impossible to remove from the golden lion's head was also removed by Luo.

If there were any victors in the Impel Down War, Law would certainly be one, because he gained favors from two of the Four Emperors just by going on a field mission.

It can be described as the most hardcore medical treatment in history.

Luffy jumped off the ship and walked towards Law.

The others also disembarked one after another, their expressions somewhat strange. It seemed that their connection with the Seven Warlords of the Sea had never been severed.

Whether it's the new or the old Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Compared to the Straw Hat crew's complex emotions, Law's gaze swept over the group behind Luffy, and his lips twitched slightly:

"What an amazing lineup."

The turmoil on Fishman Island and the clash between the Straw Hat Pirates and Big Mom have spread throughout the New World, and Law is of course aware of it as well.

So he predicted the Straw Hat crew's flight path and waited here on purpose.

"So, you seem to have something to ask me?" Luffy asked directly.

Luo nodded, his expression turning serious: "Let me introduce this island first. It's called Punk Hazard, and it used to be a research base for the World Government."

"Punk Hazard?"

Frankie felt the name sounded familiar.

He seemed to have heard the name in Vegapunk's notes.

"A year ago, two admirals of the Navy, Aokiji and Akainu, who had a clash of ideologies, chose to fight here, and that battle permanently changed the climate here. One side is extremely hot, and the other is extremely cold."

Luo continued, "And on this island, there is now a scientist. Caesar Courland, the founder of the research team NEO MADS, a former member of the research team MADS and the World Government's science class, who worked with Vegapunk and ranked second in the science class."

"the scientist?"

Upon hearing this, Bonnie subconsciously glanced at the silent bear beside her.

Is that guy Vegapunk's colleague?

“And my purpose in coming here is for Caesar Courland.”

Law said, "Caesar Clown is currently working for Doflamingo, conducting illegal human experiments to create artificial Devil Fruits."

"Human experimentation?!" Chopper exclaimed in shock.

For doctors, this is a red line that cannot be crossed.

This is unforgivable, both from a medical ethics standpoint and from the bottom line of human nature.

"Doflamingo?"

Luffy recalled the Shichibukai he had met briefly during the Marineford War, and asked, "Your goal is to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"

“No, Doflamingo is just one of my targets,” Law said.

Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, is the most successful of them all. After obtaining that identity, Doflamingo successfully became an important part of the dark underworld by leveraging the special nature of that identity and his connections with the World Government.

He was called a clown by the people there.

JOKER!

They act as intermediaries in the illegal trade of weapons, slaves, Devil Fruits, and other illegal goods.

“And Doflamingo’s biggest trading partner is Kaido, one of the Four Emperors,” Law said.

"Kaido?" Luffy became interested.

Is this guy's goal...?

"That's right,"

Law nodded. "Doflamingo is just a stepping stone for me. My real target is Kaido, one of the Four Emperors."

“Hey, didn’t we just declare war on Big Mom?” Nami immediately became alert upon hearing this.

She knew something was wrong when she saw the glint in Luffy's eyes.

That expression clearly showed the excitement he had when he tore his own stockings!

"I know about the Straw Hat leader, but I want to use that favor I did for him here." Law looked at Luffy.

That's how you use human relationships.

Of course, in the world of pirates, human relationships can be valuable or worthless in a way that can be interpreted as either.

You don't know if the other party is ethical or not.

If someone is unethical, there are plenty of people who will stab you in the back.

That's why Law went to find Luffy instead of Shiki.

Compared to Shiki, Luffy seemed more reliable to him.

He did not mention forming a pirate alliance.

Alliances are based on the premise that the two sides are of similar strength, but looking at the large group of Yonko-level officers behind Luffy, Law knew very well that he had no right to make demands.

"I agree," Luffy grinned.