Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

A polar bear appeared above them.

They both grinned, revealing very "sunny" smiles.

! !

Pekin's expression changed, and he hurriedly shouted:

"Bepo, no..."

But before he could finish speaking, Bepo's body crashed down.

"what!"

"ah!!"

Two screams rang out again, this time both filled with clear pain, but Xia Qi, who was at the bottom, screamed the loudest.

He was completely buried in the sand, with only one hand hanging out and waving around. This time, he couldn't even speak clearly, and could only make whimpering noises.

"Hahaha……"

Luo burst into laughter, his laughter laced with sarcasm.

"Two complete noobs!!"

Suddenly, he seemed to catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye and turned his head away.

What came into view was a small black dot, constantly floating in the distance.

"Um?!"

Luo squinted, trying to see what it was. As the distance closed slightly, he could make out the general outline of the thing.

It's a human figure!

After a while, when Luo Neng could vaguely see the person's attire, his eyes suddenly became incredibly bright, and his mouth involuntarily opened wide.

The next moment, he suddenly darted out and ran wildly toward that figure.

Before long, he was able to see the figure's face clearly. When he confirmed that it was indeed the person he knew, Luo's face was filled with an extremely happy smile.

He waved his hand and shouted loudly:

"Mr. Cora!!!"

Indeed, standing before him was his great benefactor, and the most important person to him, Corazon the Second of the Don Quixote Family—Don Quixote Rosinante!

Upon seeing Law, Corazon also smiled and waved back at Law.

"Luo!!"

"You little rascal, it's been a while since I've seen you, you seem to have grown a bit!"

Luo ran up to Rosinante, slightly out of breath, his flushed face brimming with excitement. But instead of uttering any sentimental words about their long-awaited reunion, he simply echoed Rosinante's words:

"It would be strange if I didn't grow at my age, would it? Mr. Cora, on the other hand, you look a bit older!"

Upon hearing this, Corazon immediately started shouting.

"What did you say?! You brat, don't you have any sense? I'm only 30 years old, in the prime of my life, okay?!"

"You're so blind you just pick at your eyes, really!"

"Tch~ You just won't admit it!"

Luo pursed his lips, and then the two began their 'argument'.

This is a way for the two of them to reminisce.

After an unknown amount of time, when the argument ended, Rosinante looked at Luo in front of him and gave him a relieved smile.

"Luo, you've really grown a lot. Seeing you like this puts my mind at ease!"

"Um?!!"

Upon hearing this, Luo felt a sudden tightness in his chest.

He sensed something amiss in Rosinandi's words and instinctively asked:

"Mr. Cora, has something happened? Are you in danger?!"

"I'm very strong now, I can help you!!"

There was a hint of anxiety in Luo's tone; Corazon's words were clearly those of someone making a final farewell.

Rosinandi's eyes flickered, but he did not answer.

Four years ago, after he obtained the Op-Op Fruit and fed it to Law, he sent Law to this Flying Swallow Island, separating him from the Don Quixote Family.

Because he knew all too well how cruel his brother Don Quixote Doflamingo was.

He absolutely cannot let Luo stay there any longer.

And the events of the past few years have proven that his decision was not wrong, as the Don Quixote family's methods have become increasingly brutal.

Recently, they've even set their sights on the Celestial Gold that's offered as tribute to the Celestial Dragons, hoping to pressure the Five Elders by intercepting it and secure one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Doflamingo's next move after obtaining the Celestial Gold was also clear to him.

That is to 'take back' Dressrosa!

Doflamingo had this idea a long time ago, but the conditions were not right at the time, and rashly seizing the country would have had a great impact.

The time is now relatively ripe. Taking over the position of Shichibukai will be the final step before he seizes the country.

Rosinandi felt he had to do something to prevent this from happening.

However, if he were to turn against Doflamingo, his situation would be extremely dangerous. Knowing his brother as he did, and knowing that he was an enemy, even if he were Doflamingo's own brother, Doflamingo would not hesitate to kill him!

Luo guessed correctly; he had indeed come to say goodbye, and he had come secretly.

Four years ago, his report to Doflamingo was that Law had died in that battle, and the whereabouts of his body were unknown.

If he finds out that Luo is still alive, it will definitely be a problem.

In recent years, he has only been able to occasionally find some time to visit Luo.

In a moment of thought, Rosinante made a decision: he did not intend to tell Rosinante the truth.

He had finally managed to extricate Law from the Don Quixote family, and he didn't want to drag Law back into it.

So he smiled and said:

"How could that be? What could possibly happen to me?!"

"I just said it offhand, I..."

"Rossinandi, you've been hiding your true colors quite well!"

Before Rosinante could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a slightly deep male voice, and in an instant, Rosinante's expression changed drastically.

That sound...

He turned his head sharply and saw a cold-looking man wearing sunglasses, with lightning-shaped sideburns on both sides of his face, food scraps on his right cheek, and a plaid coat, standing not far away, looking at him indifferently.

"Vergo!! What are you doing here?!"

Rosinandi's tone was filled with disbelief and a hint of panic. His face turned extremely ugly, and he subconsciously muttered a curse under his breath.

"Damn it!!"

He was careless; he didn't even realize that Vergo was following him.

"If I weren't here, how would I have discovered that Luo, who should have died four years ago, is still alive and well?"

Vergo's gaze fell on Luo, his tone indifferent, yet it inexplicably made both of them feel a chill in their hearts.

Luo stared intently at Vergo, his face full of vigilance.

When Rosinante sent him to Flying Swallow Island, he told him all the ugliness of the Don Quixote family in secret, so even though Rosinante was once a member of the Don Quixote family, he now has no goodwill towards the family.

Looking at Luo, who was wary of him, Vergo said with a hint of disappointment:

"Luo, how can you look at me like that? Back in the family, I taught you quite a bit!"

At this moment, Rosinante stepped forward, blocking Rosinante's path, and shouted:

"Run, Luo!!"

……