The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

Chapter 242 Sanji's Trial

"Your Highness!"

While Luther was talking to Amatsuki, Reiju brought in a plate of prepared fruit and carefully placed it on a table not far from Luther.

"These are the golden phoenix fruit and mangoes I prepared. They've all been processed and are in season."

After putting down the fruit plate, Reiju stood gracefully to the side.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Luther nodded slightly. Without him having to lift a finger, Hancock, who was already prepared, picked up a piece of fruit and, with a rosy complexion, moved closer to Luther.

Seeing this, Luther didn't stand on ceremony. He chuckled and used his tongue to pluck the fruit from Hancock's mouth, then swallowed it.

"Your Highness, let's talk about Sanji next."

Upon seeing Reiju enter, Toki Amagi changed the subject and started talking about Sanji.

After two years of training, Sanji was still released.

It wasn't just Luther's plan; the main issue was that Sanji was very uncomfortable with life in the Holy Land.

According to him, if he stayed in the incredibly comfortable holy land, he would not only fail to surpass Reiju, but he would also fall into depravity.

"Sanji, are you alright now...?"

When Reiju heard Sanji's name, she couldn't help but prick up her ears.

After spending more time with Luther and everyone else, she became much more open-minded.

"The latest situation is that we boarded a pirate ship, and then the pirate ship was shipwrecked. We are currently stranded on a deserted island with the pirate captain."

As Tianyue spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Luther.

Others might not know, but she did. It seemed that Luther had chosen this pirate ship, and the captain's name was Zeff, who was just a nobody pirate.

"what!?"

Luther didn't react much, but Reiju tensed up immediately when she heard that Sanji was missing.

"He must have a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) to contact us, why doesn't he use it?"

“If he knew how to use it, he wouldn’t be Sanji.” Tenzuki Toki smiled. “Don’t worry, that deserted island is very close to the Jaya Kingdom and has always been under the cover of Olvia’s Observation Haki, otherwise we wouldn’t know his current situation.”

"They're such a worry, another desert island survival mission."

Reiju breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but complain.

"This is the path Sanji chose himself, but according to Olvia, that pirate captain Zeff is quite a tough guy."

Tian Yue smiled and said in a very ordinary tone:

"When they were stranded on a desert island, all they had left was a large bag of treasure and a small bag of food. Zeff tricked Sanji into distributing the food, leaving all the food for Sanji and keeping only the treasure for himself."

"It's been about 10 days now. Sanji has long since finished his food, but Zeff has been sitting motionless on the edge of the cliff since the beginning, relying entirely on his willpower to keep going."

"Sanji is really lucky to have met someone like that," Reiju couldn't help but say.

"Yeah, he's quite an interesting character. I wonder what Sanji will do if the rescue ship doesn't arrive. Will he ask for help, or seek Zeff's assistance..."

When Tianyue spoke, he glanced at Luther.

Seeing that Amaterasu had glanced at Luther several times, Reiju finally realized what was happening.

Perhaps the rescue ship will never pass by this deserted island, and what happens there will only be another test for Sanji.

Thinking about it, she also looked at Luther, wanting to know the answer.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I only planned this, I didn't set the ending." Luther shrugged.

“Your Highness, of course we know that it was Olvia who arranged this ending. This is not for you to answer our questions,” Amatsuki said with a smile.

She still quite liked Sanji, that stubborn boy, and if possible, she didn't want him to experience too much suffering.

"A few hours ago, Olvia called me."

Luther leaned back in his chair and said slowly:

"Sanji ate all the food and was starving, so he tried to steal Zeff's food, but he unexpectedly discovered that Zeff's bag was full of treasure. In particular, he was deeply shocked when he saw Zeff's broken leg."

Upon hearing this, Toki and Reiju fell silent.

To survive hunger by eating one's own flesh is undoubtedly an extremely cruel thing.

"A day after this incident, Olvia appeared and led the two of them to Happy Valley."

Luther paused, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said:

Sanji knelt on the ground, begging Olvia to spare Zeff and not let him be imprisoned in Pleasure Valley. In the end, Olvia chose to give the two a small boat and let them leave.

The story wasn't particularly exciting, but the fact that it involved people they knew still surprised Amatsuki and Reiju.

They found it hard to imagine that the stubborn Sanji would kneel before Olvia because of a pirate.

"Sanji has grown up."

Reiju sighed.

Although the price of growth is accompanied by pain, and there are also schemes by Luther and Olvia, Sanji is ultimately much more mature than before.

As the older sister, she was happy to see this change and was pleased with it.

"I hope his journey will be smoother."

A fleeting look of heartache crossed Tian Yue's eyes; she had actually treated these little ones as if they were her own children.

"Sanji's future will only get better and better. Try to talk to him more often when you have time. How's Stella doing?"

Luther shook his head and changed the subject.

"Speaking of Stella, she's been quite busy lately."

"Yes, she's been traveling frequently between the Kingdom of Gaya and the village of Sirob during this time, and occasionally she also goes to Eregia to perform."

When Tenzuki smiled secretly, he revealed Stella's current situation.

“Give her whatever she needs, as long as she’s willing,” Luther said, shaking his head.

He never expected that Usopp would treat Stella almost like a second mother.

As he continued down this path, he felt that his connection with Luffy's pirate crew was probably deeper than that of Luffy and the others.

"Good."

Tian Yue nodded with a smile.

Stella's affairs were handled by her more often, since Luther was not good at taking care of children.

"Master, is that big guy coming back?"

Hancock suddenly spoke up, her tone tinged with discomfort.

“Barrett… judging by the timeline, it should be in the next day or two,” Luther remarked.

He did not impose any restrictions on Barrett's development.

Only through repeated life-or-death battles with powerful opponents can Barrett truly reach the level of an admiral.

Otherwise, if they can't even use Conqueror's Haki, they're still far from being top-tier fighters.

"Master, when will you let me go to the New World to explore? I also want to obtain the title of Skyblade!" Hancock asked expectantly.

"When you've fought the Big Mom Pirates and escaped unscathed, I can make you the Heavenly Blade," Luther said with a smile.

Not long ago, Barrett became the fourth Skyblade under his command based on this achievement.

While Big Mom's indiscriminate eating disorder may have contributed to this, it's also true that Barrett single-handedly challenged an entire group and escaped unscathed.

"Hmph, let me go to the New World for two years of training, I can do that too."

Hancock tossed her hair in annoyance; all she could do now was talk.

In terms of strength, she is currently about the same as Gion during the Ohari era; she still cannot venture into the New World alone.

"Wait until your fruit awakens, then you'll have your chance," Luther smiled.

“Brubrub…”

While the group was chatting, Luther's Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.

Chapter 243 The Gift Barrett Brought Back

"I see... It is indeed a dangerous matter. Let's go together."

Luther smiled and hung up the Den Den Mushi.

This was a call from the Navy Headquarters, personally made by the current Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

The content is about an event that is currently happening in Beihai.

His dear cousins ​​were about to stage a scene of fratricide.

Of course, we haven't reached that stage yet; it's only when the results of the surgery are revealed.

The Op-Op Fruit is definitely an overpowered Devil Fruit in One Piece. Not only does it possess various spatial abilities, but it can also perform immortality surgeries on others. It is a top-tier Devil Fruit valued by the World Government at 50 billion Berries.

The appearance of this fruit also involved members of the Don Quixote family who had been expelled, so Sengoku would naturally report it to him.

"The fruit of surgery, can it really grant someone the ability to stay young forever?"

Upon hearing that it was this fruit, all the women present looked at Luther.

Whether they can achieve immortality is not their concern; maintaining their youth is the key.

Even though Toki's appearance wouldn't change thanks to her Devil Fruit powers, she was still somewhat tempted by this kind of immortality surgery.

“That’s true, but if a user of the Op-Op Fruit wants to perform the Immortality Surgery, they have to trade one life for another, which isn’t very cost-effective.” Luther shook his head.

In comparison, the Vampire Fruit's ability to grant lifespan to others after the Gion Fruit awakens is far superior.

However, this method has a relatively low conversion efficiency; it takes draining the lifespan and blood of a young person to help others replenish their lifespan by about 5 years.

But as long as one can achieve immortality with virtually no side effects, who cares what price others might have to pay?

"Your Highness, I'll go with you this time too."