One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

It's not that V looks down on King Cobra of Alabasta...

But judging from his behavior, this guy is definitely not cut out for great things.

Their country was occupied by the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who caused chaos for years, leaving the people in dire straits.

In the end, it was only through the personal intervention of his own daughter, along with Robin's secret guidance, that the culprit was finally found.

Their actions two years later in the story are even more outrageous...

Despite having no power, he single-handedly confronted the Five Elders with important historical questions, only to be instantly killed by Im.

Kindness, compassion, and a sense of justice are all admirable qualities, but they should not be found in a monarch or a king.

On the contrary, Princess Vivi, Cobra's daughter, perhaps due to her own experiences, not only inherited Cobra's love for his people, but also possessed the courage and bravery of a ruler.

On this basis, if we could also add the assistance of the Baroque Works...

The future Alabasta will definitely be one of the strongest kingdoms in the first half of the Grand Line... no, in the entire world!

After all, V will make a move!

V, who had a plan in mind, pondered for a moment.

There are still many details that need to be carefully planned in order to successfully take Baroque Works from Crocodile.

But now is not the time to worry about that.

V suddenly tapped the table lightly with his fingertips: "Let's put the Baroque Works matter aside for now."

"Robin, do you have any more detailed intelligence about this naval operation?"

Although V no longer takes a mere vice admiral seriously, even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit; knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory.

It's best to do more research before officially engaging in combat with the navy.

At this moment, V was already fantasizing about how much experience points and trading points he would gain after this great battle.

However, Robin's next words caused his beautiful fantasies about the future to suddenly freeze.

Robin said, "Baroque's rank in the Navy's covert operations isn't very high, but fortunately, the Navy hasn't applied a very high level of secrecy to this operation."

"According to intelligence relayed by the special operations team... the Navy will dispatch a fleet consisting of ten Vice Admirals from Headquarters and 50 large naval warships for this encirclement operation."

"One point worth noting is..."

"The commander-in-chief of this fleet is Vice Admiral Garp, known as the 'Naval Hero'..."

Peng! ×2

Before Robin could finish speaking, the sound of two chairs hitting the ground suddenly rang out in the restaurant.

V and Luffy stood up in a panic, then shouted incredulously at Robin:

"What did you say?!" ×2

"Garp/Grandpa's here!!!!?"

Chapter 77 Taking a Detour (Please continue reading~)

"Oh no! Oh no!"

Luffy and V suddenly started pacing anxiously in the restaurant, drawing puzzled looks from the others.

Having been together for so long, this was the first time they had ever seen Luffy and V get anxious.

Especially since the two of them were both anxious.

"Um," Nami asked curiously, "is this Vice Admiral Garp... very powerful?"

Why are you all so scared?

Upon hearing this, even Robin's bright eyes gleamed as she turned her gaze to V and Luffy.

From the moment they met, V acted as if he knew everything and had a complete grasp of the situation, while Luffy was all smiles and laughter as if his heart could embrace everything...

She thought the Straw Hat Pirates were a bunch of fearless guys.

"Sigh~"

V gasped, answering Nami's question:

"It's not a matter of whether he's good or bad, he's really the kind of... very eerie..."

Luffy nodded frantically to the side, gesturing with his hands:

"That's right! That old man's fist hurts terribly!"

He clutched his head, as if he could already feel the familiar pain.

"And he always says 'This is a fist of love!'" Luffy pouted, feeling wronged. "How can love be this painful!"

Zoro raised an eyebrow: "It sounds like you guys know this Vice Admiral Garp?"

“Of course!” Luffy replied matter-of-factly, “After all, he’s my grandfather!”

"Oh, so it's your grandfather." Usopp stroked his chin and nodded knowingly.

Then, three seconds later...

"Eh—!!!???"

Everyone's eyes widened suddenly, staring at Luffy in shock.

Nami's mouth gaped open in an "O" shape: "Marine hero Garp... is Luffy's grandfather?!"

"Yes." Luffy clutched his head in anguish, looking as if he didn't want to admit the truth.

Even Robin was quite frightened by Luffy's identity.

The grandson of a naval hero is actually a pirate?

And a really powerful one at that?

Did this family meet at the fighting arena?

The naive young Chopper, clearly unaware of the implications, spoke out without understanding:

"If that Marine is Luffy's grandfather, does that mean we don't have to fight them?"

"You're too naive, Chopper~" V sighed helplessly, "Luffy's grandfather would love to take Luffy back to the Marines."

"Moreover... even though his strength has begun to decline due to age, he still possesses combat power at the level of a Marine Admiral..."

"If we were to encounter him, we would be instantly defeated."

A brief silence fell over the restaurant.

Sanji lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled: "Admiral-level combat power... that's definitely not something we can handle right now."

"So...should we change our route now?"

As he said this, Sanji's gaze unconsciously drifted towards Vivi.

After all, they still have the mission of saving the Kingdom of Alabasta.

At this moment, Weiwei also silently lowered her head, her hands unconsciously clenching, and the light blue silk skirt gathered fine folds at her fingertips.

“Things have come to this…” she suddenly spoke, a resolute glint in her eyes: “If continuing forward will put the entire team in danger, we can take a detour for now.”

"Alabasta... should be able to hold out for a while longer."

However, at that moment, V suddenly slammed his hand on the table.

"No!"

"We don't need to avoid the navy's advance!"

Alabasta's importance to V and the Straw Hat crew is self-evident.

It not only possesses a large number of Devil Fruit users, but also tens of thousands of eager quasi-cyborgs waiting for V to harvest experience.

In addition, there is the possibility of encountering Ace, and the Baroque Works organization waiting to take over.

"Sailing direction unchanged!"

"but……"

V leaned forward, resting his head on the table, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"The way we navigate needs to change!"

Under the skeptical gazes of the crowd, V issued the order:

"Chopper, go tell Laboon to swallow the Going Merry whole."

"Since there's a naval fleet blocking our way, let's just not go by water!"

"The underwater world is still our home turf!"

"Oh, right~"

Usopp suddenly realized.

"There is a huge space inside Rabbull's belly, more than enough to hold the Merry."

"That was a brilliant move!"

V smiled without saying a word.

This plan quickly won the support of all the Straw Hat members.

Soon, a huge island whale slowly rose to the surface.

Despite being both mammals, one being a land animal and the other a marine animal, Chopper and Laboon can still communicate without any problems.

"Moo-!"

The long, drawn-out whale song of Labu echoed across the sea.

Upon receiving the order relayed by Chopper, it did not hesitate at all and slowly opened its enormous mouth, large enough to swallow half an island.

Under V's control, the Merry steadily entered the dark, moist oral cavity.

In the end, even the turtle that Robin brought along entered Laboon's abdominal cavity.

……