One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

Luffy and Ace walked back to the viewing platform arm in arm. Although the battle had ended, the two only had mutual recognition and pride in their eyes.

Under the moonlight, the Straw Hat crew reunited, their laughter echoing in the desert night sky.

The pursuit of strength has never ceased, and even more challenges await them on the journey ahead.

Chapter 98 This isn't funny (Seeking monthly votes~)

at the same time.

The scene shifts to a naval warship off the coast of Alabasta.

Inside the main ship's command center, the cynical Garp stared at the Den Den Mushi in front of him, then suddenly roared in disbelief:

"What did you say!?"

"You're not kidding me, are you, Sengoku!?"

“You know… this isn’t funny.”

The Den Den Mushi had a stiff expression on its face, as if it had expected Garp's attitude.

“This is no joke, Garp.”

"In short, all you need to know is that the World Government takes this matter very seriously."

"I don't ask anything else of you, just don't mess this up!"

"I think... this shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?"

"Don't mess it up? You make it sound so easy." Garp suppressed his doubts and feigned difficulty, grumbling:

"You're the one who made this mess, but now I'm the one cleaning up your mess."

"Warring States, when will you finally give me a break?"

"Damn Garp..."

The Den Den Mushi, having endured for so long, finally lost its temper and became agitated.

"Don't you know about the Seven Warlords of the Sea, even if others don't?!"

"If your grandson hadn't caused me such a huge mess, would I have been in such a sorry state with the World Government?!"

"You'd better get this sorted out right away, or you'll definitely regret it!"

"Regret~" Garp snorted softly with a nasal tone, and laughed at the Den Den Mushi:

"Sengoku, I am the commander-in-chief of this operation!"

boom!

The Den Den Mushi shuddered, and as the call was disconnected, it suddenly went into hibernation.

The atmosphere in the command room instantly became tense.

It wasn't until much later that Garp muttered something, completely bewildered:

"What on earth are those Five Elders up to?"

He pondered for a moment, then dialed the Den Den Mushi again and said:

"Ghost Spider, send a few men with me to Alabasta at daybreak tomorrow."

"What? You're saying I said I would never set foot on Alabasta's territory?"

"Then you must have remembered it wrong."

"Besides, we're going there to negotiate, not to fight, so what's the big deal?"

……

……

Silent all night.

The first rays of sunlight pierced through the clouds, turning the eastern coast of Alabasta into a golden-red hue.

The second Straw Hat Pirates internal ranking battle has officially come to an end.

In fact, after the first round of matches, the final rankings were already pretty much clear.

He had already carefully arranged the battle combinations based on the skill levels of each member.

The final result was no surprise: without counting the invited wildcard Ace and V himself who did not participate, Luffy firmly held the top spot with his overwhelming strength.

Zoro followed closely behind, staging a comeback in the fierce battle to take second place;

Sanji, who believes he was "targeted by capital," ranked third.

Chopper displayed amazing combat power in his "monster form," ranking fourth;

Although Robin has not undergone major modifications, her Devil Fruit ability's overpowered "instant kill" characteristic keeps her firmly in fifth place.

Nami and Usopp ranked sixth and seventh respectively, and their performance in providing long-range support and tactical coordination was also impressive.

The two have greatly improved their strength, to the point that they could even form a super team to crush noobs.

But sorry... they still have to practice.

……

……

"Alright, now we can almost break out of the navy's encirclement."

Looking at his comrades, some happy and some unwilling after the battle, V's smile was exceptionally bright.

Even if Garp were to defeat them in a short time, with him, Luffy, and Ace working together, it would be impossible for him to take them down.

The rest of the navy are not a threat at all.

With Zoro and Sanji holding the line, they can easily break through the Navy's encirclement.

If they can successfully reach the deep sea area and enter the belly of Laboon, the navy's encirclement will become a complete joke.

"Let's focus on cleaning up the mess in the remaining days."

V began to ponder.

However, at that moment, a warning message suddenly popped up on his brain-computer interface:

[Warning: Naval warships detected approaching the Alabasta coastline!]

【check the details】

"The Navy? What are they up to now?"

A hint of surprise flashed in V's eyes, before he immediately connected to the satellite signal.

A scene suddenly appeared before his eyes: a naval warship was speeding towards Alabasta.

V paused for a moment, then selected other satellite monitoring options and discovered that the other naval warships were still surrounding Alabasta.

This made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"It seems they're not here to encircle and annihilate... So, has the Navy made any moves this time?"

V thought for a moment and sent the message to the Straw Hat Pirates' main group chat.

After a final discussion, they decided to first see what the navy was really up to.

With V's Sand-Sand Fruit ability, escaping from this desert area would be quite easy for them.

The only regret is...

With the injection of funds and resources from Baroque Studio, Alabasta's environmental and refugee problems have been greatly improved.

Those refugees from a month ago, while not exactly plump and healthy, have all recovered to a level of well-being.

Trying to use the same old tactics to morally blackmail Garp and the Navy again will probably be difficult.

And just like that, two days passed in the blink of an eye.

The naval force, led by the naval hero Garp, finally arrived at the Straw Hat base in Airma.

On the sand dunes surrounding the base, the wind rustled the fine sofa.

The entire Straw Hat Pirates crew gathered at the base entrance, ready for battle.

Luffy pulled down the brim of his straw hat and grinned, "Grandpa really came!"

V stood beside him, the eerie blue light on his brain-computer screen flickering slightly. Through satellite images, he could clearly see that Garp had only brought a small team of less than a hundred people, and they were not carrying heavy weapons.

This confirmed his suspicion that the navy's purpose in this mission was not a direct assault.

"Everyone stay alert," V whispered to his crew. "Let's see what Luffy's grandfather is up to."

Not far away, Garp's figure gradually became clear in the heatwave.

He was still wearing his signature dog-head hat, followed by the stern-faced Vice Admiral Onigumo and several elite naval soldiers. The two sides stopped twenty meters apart, and the air seemed to freeze.

“Luffy,” Garp spoke first, his voice deep and resonant, “you bastard, how dare you come to see this old man!”

"And Ace, you bastard! When did you start hanging out with Luffy?!"

Garp shouted loudly, completely unconcerned that his grandson's identity as a pirate had been exposed.

"Hahahaha..." Ace laughed and scratched his head, his freckles making him look exceptionally friendly.

"I'm sorry, Grandpa."

"You, as a Marine, shouldn't get too involved in our pirate affairs."

"You damned bastards!"

Karp clenched his fist.

Luffy and Ace instinctively shrank their necks.

In this situation, it won't be long before the two of them experience the taste of Garp's iron fist of love.

This time, however, Garp finally loosened his fist and sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, I'm too old to control you anymore."

"Onigumo, you'll be in charge of negotiating with them from here on out."