One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

The ability to single-handedly destroy an entire medium-sized fleet, even just in the East China Sea, is enough to shake the world.

At this moment, perhaps only the Straw Hat crew, who were too eager to enter the Grand Line to buy the latest newspaper, were unaware that their status had become so extraordinary.

"So... what's your decision, Raab?" V looked up, seeking an answer from Raab.

"Ow..."

Laboon murmured, his gaze slowly sweeping over V's calm expression, Luffy's expectant smile, and each member of the Straw Hat crew.

The sea breeze caressed its massive body, and the huge old scar on its forehead seemed to tell the story of fifty years of loneliness and perseverance.

Finally, it raised its head and let out a long and loud cry.

The voice was no longer filled with pain and confusion, but carried an unprecedented firmness and expectation.

"It agreed!" Luffy, who could somehow understand Laboon's bark, excitedly raised his arms.

The Straw Hat Pirates, who had just entered the Grand Line, finally welcomed their seventh member...

Island Whale Laboon!

Chapter 54 The Clever Use of Raab (Please continue reading~)

Goodbye, Crocus!

"I will definitely come back!!!"

On the deck of the Going Merry, the Straw Hat crew formed a circle, arms crossed, watching Buggy weep bitterly.

No?

Is it appropriate for a vassal like you to be crying and making a scene at our group's launch ceremony?!

It's hard to believe that these were the soldiers led by the Pirate King Roger.

"Alright, let's ignore him."

At this moment, V suddenly clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.

He smiled and said, "In any case, we've finally entered the Grand Line and gained a new partner."

"We were supposed to start a banquet..."

"Great! Let's have a banquet!"

Luffy, who had been waiting for this, instantly raised his arms, but before he could finish speaking, V suddenly interrupted him decisively:

"but!"

His gaze swept over the Straw Hat crew members present.

"I think you should be well aware that the current situation is not optimistic."

"Whatever the reason, we are now on the Navy's kill list, and we've even defeated a Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral..."

"I believe that it will not be long before the Navy launches a second operation against us, given the complexity of the Grand Line and the unpredictable future."

"We have more important things to do than enjoy fleeting pleasures!"

As he spoke, V suddenly waved his hand, and a burly figure appeared on the deck of the Merry.

Their calm and resolute aura, like a mountain peak, covered the entire Straw Hat crew.

This man was none other than Vice Admiral Steeles of the Marine Headquarters, the commander who led the East Blue Fleet to encircle and annihilate the Straw Hat Pirates a few days ago.

"Such a powerful aura."

The moment Staleys appeared, Zoro instinctively wanted to draw his sword.

But he soon realized...

This guy has become V's prisoner, and naturally, like Bucky, he is completely controlled by V.

"V, what's this?"

Zoro asked, puzzled.

V, with a slight smile and a hint of mystery, said:

"Didn't you all want to know the domineering cultivation method before?"

"Although I am not an expert in this field, the Vice Admiral in front of me is a truly domineering master."

Staleys is a top-tier, powerful fighter even among the many skilled naval personnel.

With his imposing aura and unwavering swordsmanship, his strength is enough to rank him among the top ten vice admirals in the Marine Headquarters.

A glint of interest flashed in Zoro's eyes: "You mean... let him teach us Haki?"

V nodded: "To be precise, we want him to be our 'sparring partner' and 'experience extractor'."

“I have adjusted his consciousness module—preserving all his combat instincts and domineering skills while ensuring he cannot harm us.”

"For the next period of time, he will serve as your special training tool."

"Using a vice admiral as a training prop, only you could come up with such an outrageous idea." Sanji exhaled a smoke ring, his lips twitching slightly.

They all witnessed the power that Sterling displayed that day.

To put it bluntly, they are not even in the same league.

Even after several days of training, Sanji's strength was now vastly different from before, but he still couldn't imagine any chance of winning against Staleys.

Now, this "great god" has actually been reduced to a cultivation tool for them.

This is really...

The importance of the platform!

"Isn't that awesome?" Luffy exclaimed, equally eager for this moment.

Although the banquet didn't happen, V said that mastering powerful Haki is the key to becoming the Pirate King.

If he learns to be assertive, wouldn't that mean he's taken another big step closer to his dream?

In an instant, a burning fighting spirit ignited in the eyes of Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji.

They assumed their stances almost simultaneously, their eyes fixed on Stieles, as if facing a whetstone in dire need of polishing.

However, at that moment, Usopp quickly interrupted:

"Hey, wait a minute, you guys aren't planning to fight here, are you?!"

Recalling the overwhelming slashing storm that Steeles unleashed that day, Usopp glanced worriedly at the Going Merry.

"The Going Merry can't withstand this kind of abuse!"

"Oh, right~"

Luffy suddenly realized and slammed his fist in his palm.

The Merry is an important partner for them on their voyages, and they can't afford to let it get too damaged.

This is the concept that V has instilled in them ever since he acquired the Merry from the village of Sirob.

This time, he didn't want to cry so bitterly again.

Zoro frowned: "Then what do we do? We can't just wait until we reach the next island to continue repairing, can we?"

“Of course not,” V smiled slightly. “Have you forgotten our new partner?”

"Huh?" Luffy and the others were all taken aback.

The next moment, V shouted at the empty sea:

"Labu—!!!!"

"Ow?"

A deep, resonant cry came from beneath the sea.

Immediately afterwards, a huge arched ridge suddenly rose from the calm sea surface, and with a loud splash, the massive body of the island whale Laboon slowly emerged from the water, appearing next to the Merry like a moving island.

Seawater flowed down its smooth surface, shimmering in the sunlight.

“V, you wouldn’t be thinking of…” Nami seemed to realize something, her eyes widening slightly.

"Yes."

V raised his hand, pointing to Lab's broad, flat back:

"What could be a better training ground than Lab's flat back?"

"From now on, the land will no longer be our limitation."

Following the direction of V's finger, the three main fighters of the Straw Hat crew all turned their gazes toward Laboon's massive body.

Having just entered the Grand Line, they already have a Vice Admiral from the Navy Headquarters as their training partner, and a place to train anytime, anywhere.

Add to that the miraculous power of a prosthetic body that grants the power of hard work to succeed...

Such a dream start is something I could never have imagined.

"Okay—!!!" Luffy was full of energy, stretching his muscles.

Zoro also focused his attention on the great swordsman, Staleys.

In order to obtain more information, Sanji was filled with a burning passion.

He suggested, "Let's get started without delay, V!"

As the three leaped onto Laboon's back, V immediately activated Steires's puppet program.

In order to gain control of Steeles, V spent a huge sum of money, exchanging his last 3000 trading points for a Tier 4 brain-computer interface.

no way.

Stieles's spirit and will were too strong; a low-level brain-computer interface could only put him to sleep and allow him to perform some simple actions, but it was not capable of being a sparring partner.

As for Smoker, whose Devil Fruit powers had been extracted, and Tashigi, who was mistakenly brought onto the ship by Zoro...

V has already placed them on naval warships.

After all, these two guys are genuine righteous people, and killing them indiscriminately would violate V's moral bottom line.

Even if his bottom line is flexible, it is still real.