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

"Okay, I'll owe you for now, I'll owe you for now."

Perona was already owed so much, and even with her face puffed out, she couldn't do anything about this shameless captain.

After eating and drinking his fill, Luffy had something to do: he was processing the effects of his battle with Big Mom from a few days ago.

He looked very serious.

It has to be admitted that Luffy, the old commander, has become serious when he stops doing abstract things.

Even Perona, whose food he had stolen, had to admit it.

Everyone else also had their own things to do.

Putting Reiju's situation aside, Nami was undoubtedly the happiest person.

Before her lay a mountain of spoils, a vast collection of gold and silver treasures. The gold coins, gems, pearls, and antiques piled up like a small mountain, making Nami's eyes practically populate with the symbol of Beli.

"Three hundred million, four hundred million, five hundred million..." Nami counted while grinning from ear to ear.

Most of it was compensation from the Big Mom Pirates.

Do you really think that there are no consequences for losing a war between pirates?

Hmph, how naive.

While handing over the historical text, Perospero also thoughtfully provided a large sum of money as compensation.

Perospero knew very well that things that could be settled with money weren't really problems. If the Straw Hat Pirates really got serious, Whole Cake Island would probably be reduced to ashes.

It has to be said that this is the episode in which the Straw Hat Pirates look most like pirates.

Seeing this, Reiju spoke up at the opportune moment, saying, "My father also asked me to bring some things."

Nami, who was counting money, looked up and saw Reiju carrying out boxes of treasure.

Nami has seen a lot, but she has no natural resistance to treasure. No matter how rich she is now, she will still be tricked when she sees treasure.

This is an instinct ingrained in one's bones, just like Luffy's inability to move when he sees meat; it's simply irresistible.

"Sanji's sister, don't hesitate to ask if you need anything in the future!"

Nami appeared with her eyes sparkling with gold coins, her speed startling even Usopp standing nearby.

"Are Logia-type Devil Fruits that fast?" Usopp was tempted to eat one after seeing this.

With a natural element, wouldn't it be like drawing a bow and shooting arrows to your heart's content?

Seeing Nami grab Reiju's hand with such enthusiasm, as if she had met a long-lost sister, Vivi couldn't help but cover her forehead.

So he was bribed?

He's the navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates, in charge of the crew's finances, so how come he's so unprincipled when it comes to money?

But on second thought, it's precisely because Nami loves money so much that the Straw Hat Pirates have been able to maintain a healthy financial situation.

If someone else were in charge of the money, they would probably have been eaten out of the bank by Luffy's enormous appetite long ago.

Nami is quite competent at being a housekeeper, and of course, after acquiring the gold from Skypiea, she is very wealthy.

"Dinner's ready. Aren't you hungry?"

Sanji and Frye brought over the food, each carrying several huge trays filled with all sorts of delicacies.

French has upgraded the kitchen, expanded the workspace, and added more stovetops and refrigeration equipment to accommodate both top chefs working at the same time.

The aroma immediately attracted Perona and her friends; the rich scent of meat, the milky aroma of desserts, and the fresh aroma of seafood blended together to create an irresistible temptation.

As for Luffy, he naturally rushed to the front, arriving in no time with a simple stretch and retraction of his rubber arm.

Do you have dessert?

After experiencing Whole Cake Island, Luffy couldn't forget it.

It must be said that the various desserts on Whole Cake Island are quite attractive, but unfortunately he spends most of his time fighting.

It's gone, just like that.

Looking back now, Luffy still feels some regret.

I should have had a good meal after the fight. Big Mom was already knocked down, and no one would have stopped him anyway.

"Hahaha, Captain Luffy, this is a new product that Mr. Sanji and I developed."

Fry magically produced a modified food truck, laden with all sorts of desserts.

Chocolate mousse, strawberry cream cake, caramel pudding, fruit tart, ice cream puffs...

I won't look; I'll eat first as a sign of respect.

"It tastes really good, I'm so happy."

Shirahoshi and Bonnie ate pudding with expressions of enjoyment on their faces, their hands never stopping.

"It tastes even better frozen, Kuzan, give me some ice," Sanji said to Kuzan.

"Eating raw or cold food is not good for your health."

As he said this, Kuzan waved his hand, creating a lot of broken ice and even some icy mist in front of the dining table.

The tiny ice crystals refracted rainbow colors in the sunlight, enveloping the entire dining table in a dreamlike atmosphere.

"Over here, over here. Alcohol definitely tastes better when it's iced. Kuzan, why are you having pudding? Are you going to the kids' table?"

Zoro and Nika approached with large goblets, big enough to hold an entire bottle of liquor. They flanked Kuzan, making him add ice to the drink.

Kuzan glanced expressionlessly at the two drunkards, sighed, and with a flick of his finger, several crystal-clear ice cubes appeared in their glasses.

Of course, I won't neglect my own either.

A perfectly good naval admiral has turned into an ice-making machine. If the people at the Navy Headquarters saw this, their eyes would probably pop out.

I wonder what Garp's expression would be if he knew his apprentice had become an alcoholic.

When Gion's body is returned to Amagi, Amagi Toki usually comes out when they are not fighting.

Both are Time-Time Fruit users, and only one of them can appear at a time. It's like two people sharing one body, coordinating their appearance times through some kind of tacit understanding.

Merry and Lily took a fancy to a cake, a cream cake decorated with fresh strawberries. They tacitly agreed to each eat half and thoroughly enjoyed it.

"The World Government would be even more surprised if they knew there were still these people on board."

Reiju discovered that the Straw Hat crew numbered more than she had imagined.

She only found out after boarding the ship that Princess Shirahoshi from Fishman Island was among them.

How did King Neptune of Fishman Island agree to this?

Sending his daughter to sea with a group of pirates—even for a sea emperor like Luffy, that's an incredibly risky decision, isn't it?

Furthermore, there's a ship spirit, a rare user of the Time-Time Fruit, former Marine Admiral Aokiji, former Marine Admiral candidate Gion, and two giants...

The more I learn about it, the more terrifying it becomes.

Almost all the officers on the ship were Devil Fruit users.

Judging from the bounty notices issued by the World Government, many of them are people who have not been put on the wanted list.

Shirahoshi, Merry, Toki, Lily, and Perona—none of them are listed on the bounty posters. It seems the World Government's intelligence agencies are a bit behind in this area, not even knowing this.

"We don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of trouble either."

Vivi walked to the side, still holding a dessert in her hand, "However, since entering the New World, we have spent most of our time at sea and have not had time to stay on other islands for long. The World Government can't do anything about it even if they want to know something."

Want to get closer?

Try out Luffy's Observation Haki.

On second thought, we can't entirely blame the world government's intelligence agencies.

Luffy can enjoy his Observation Haki; its coverage is too vast. In addition, with the presence of the ship spirit Merry, any ship attempting to approach will be detected in advance.

It's impossible to have any spies gathering intelligence.

Thinking about it this way, it seems like it's also difficult for the World Government's spy organizations, as they can't get any intelligence.

Reiju glanced at Vivi. Is this the Straw Hat crew's confidence?

She thought for a moment and asked, "Don't you guys want to relax a bit? You must be feeling pretty stressed from all this adventure. I do know a nice place."

Vivi thought for a moment. With Luffy, a captain whose mind is always on adventure, their next stop should be Kaido's Wano Country, right?

They have already formed an alliance with the Mink Tribe, and their target is Kaido, of course.

Nekomamushi and Inuarashi have already led their men to Wano Country. Moreover, the next piece of the Poneglyph is on Kaido. Once they get that piece, the Straw Hat Pirates will have collected all three pieces, and they are only one step away from finding Laugh Tale.

Tenzuki, one of the crew members on the ship, also wanted to open the country of Wano.

So Vivi said, "We need to go to Wano Country first."

Upon hearing this, Reiju smiled and said, "What a coincidence, that place happens to be on the flight path to Wano Country."

"where?"

Luffy has very sensitive ears, and after hearing it, he quickly arrived with a rubber arm.

This is so interesting!

After all this fighting, it's actually quite nice to find a place to relax a bit.

Reiju laughed and said, "The legendary Golden Emperor's ship owns Gran Tezoro, the world's largest entertainment city. That guy is very similar to our Vinsmoke family. They have no territory and rely on a giant ship as their territory."

The Golden Emperor?

This is the first time I've heard of this person.

Luffy looked at Vivi and asked, "Who is this person?"

As the Straw Hat crew's intelligence expert, Vivi knows this guy called the Golden Emperor quite well.

"The Golden Emperor, whose real name is Gild Tesoro, is the ruler of Gran Tesoro, the world's largest entertainment city. The ship is ten kilometers long and is a true mobile city. It has hotels, casinos, arenas, theaters, shopping malls, and basically every entertainment facility you can think of."

"His Devil Fruit ability is the Paramecia-type Gold-Gold Fruit, which allows him to freely manipulate gold. With this ability, he has accumulated unimaginable wealth. It is said that the gold he owns alone exceeds the total gold reserves of all countries in the world."

"Is it as much gold as we have on our ship?"

Luffy couldn't help but look at the golden stone tablet on the deck and smiled, "Tens of thousands of tons of gold."

10,000 tons?