While Luo Chen was in seclusion, the news reports about him were spread to every corner of the sea by the news coos.
New World, the Big Mom Pirates.
At this moment, a family party was being held on Whole Cake Island.
One of the Four Emperors, Charlotte Linlin, her massive body half-lying, half-leaning in a giant chair, was constantly stuffing sweets into her mouth.
"Mamamama, Perospero, what did you just say? A pretty good rookie has appeared on the seas?"
Charlotte Linlin's large mouth, smeared with heavy red lipstick, split into a grin. She looked down.
Her eldest son, Perospero, flicked his tongue, which hung down to his chest, and said with a smile, "Yes, Mama. His name is Luo Chen. A few days ago in Alabasta, he defeated Marine Vice Admiral Onigumo and one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Crocodile. He even managed to escape from the pursuit of Admiral Aokiji, and even Fleet Admiral Sengoku was played for a fool."
He respectfully handed over the newspaper in his hand, his tone tinged with a hint of surprise. "More importantly, this person killed a Celestial Dragon and stole nearly ten billion in Heavenly Tribute."
A look of interest appeared on Charlotte Linlin's face. She took the newspaper with her fan-like hand.
After a rough read, she sat up slightly in her massive chair, her gaze sweeping over her daughters at the party.
"This rookie brat isn't bad. Which of you will go and see him? Bring him back to be my son-in-law."
Smoothie, Pudding, Brûlée, and many of her other daughters looked at each other.
Suddenly being asked to go on a blind date, no one agreed for a moment.
But when they saw the anger gradually appearing on Charlotte Linlin's face, the daughters' hearts tightened.
When Mama got angry, she didn't care about family ties.
One of the Three Sweet Commanders, the over-four-meter-tall Smoothie with her white hair and brown skin, said, "Luo Chen killed a Celestial Dragon and is being pursued by a Marine Admiral. Why don't we see if he can escape this calamity? It's possible that by the time we get there, he'll have already been captured by the Marines."
Charlotte Linlin grabbed a piece of cake and stuffed it into her mouth, thinking as she ate.
"Hmm, let's do this. Pudding, you go. If that brat hasn't been captured yet, bring him back to be your husband."
In a corner of the crowd, the beautiful young girl with long, light-brown hair's expression changed slightly, but the smile on her face was natural and sweet.
"Yes, Mama."
She turned and left amidst the disdainful gazes of many of her siblings.
With her back to the crowd, as Pudding walked, the bangs on her forehead swayed, revealing the third eye on her forehead.
Her eyes also turned malicious. 'Damn it, not a single one of these bastards was willing to go, so Mama sends me again.'
When no one had spoken up just now, Pudding had a feeling she would be sent.
After all, her mother and all her sisters despised and loathed her because of her third eye.
The dirty work was, of course, hers.
...
Onigashima, the Beasts Pirates.
The Emperor Kaido was dead drunk, holding a large wine gourd.
His body kept shifting between his tall, burly human form and his azure dragon form.
Kaido raised the gourd and drained it, the wine dripping from the corner of his mouth onto the newspaper in his hand.
He laughed heartily. "Wororororo! King, go and bring him back! See if he can become the fourth Calamity of my Beasts Pirates!"
"If that Monkey D. Dragon dares to cause trouble for me, I'll recruit more people and have a go with the Revolutionary Army!"
Kaido was a little annoyed when he mentioned Dragon.
A few days ago, Monkey D. Dragon had snuck into Wano Country. After being discovered, the two had fought. The result was that Kaido had come off slightly worse, and he couldn't help but hold a grudge.
To the side, "King the Conflagration," who was completely covered in black clothing, nodded. The wings on his back vibrated, and he flew directly into the sky above Onigashima and away.
"Jack the Drought" and "Queen the Plague" exchanged a look.
'A fourth Calamity? Does Luo Chen have that kind of strength?'
The burly, giant-like "Jack the Drought" spoke, the huge ivory tusks on his head and shoulders swaying. "He ran away after encountering a Marine Admiral. If it were me, I would have sailed my ship right over."
Jack's words were full of contempt for Luo Chen.
Queen twisted his obese body and danced to the music, sneering, "Sail over? Then Boss Kaido would have to go and save you again."
"Jack the Drought" glared at him.
...
At the base of the Whitebeard Pirates, above the giant, whale-shaped ship, the "Moby Dick," a heroic, loud laugh was heard.
"Gurararara! Send someone to investigate the full story of Luo Chen's wanted notice. If he was really framed by the Marines, ask him if he's willing to be my son."
...
On the island of the Red Hair Pirates.
The Emperor, "Red-Haired" Shanks, looked at the newspaper in his hand and sighed helplessly.
"Don't let things get chaotic. It's not the right time yet."
...
The Revolutionary Army's base, Baltigo.
Sabo and Koala looked at the newspaper, their faces showing surprise.
"Killing a Celestial Dragon... so bold," the pretty young girl, Koala, said, her mouth slightly agape in amazement.
Sabo nodded and said in a low voice, "It's a pity this person is a pirate and has killed many civilians. Otherwise, we could have tried to recruit him."
Koala shook her head and said with concern, "The Chief went to Wano Country. I heard he found a weapon that will be of great help in the future war. I wonder if he ran into the Emperor Kaido."
As the two were talking, the Den Den Mushi on the conference room table rang.
Dragon's voice came from inside.
"Sabo, prepare fifteen hundred million Berries... no, make it two billion. I'm going to pay back some money."
"Hm? Alright, Chief," Sabo didn't ask much. The Den Den Mushi could be tapped, so it was best to say as little as possible.
He picked up the top hat on the table, put it on, and walked out of the conference room.
...
In a certain sea in the first half of the Grand Line.
The Going Merry was sailing at full speed.
Carina, carrying a tray of food, walked into a room and sighed lightly. "Have something to eat. Don't starve yourself."
Nami was sitting alone on the sofa by the porthole, staring blankly at the sea.
In just one day, her face had become visibly haggard, unhealthily pale.
Hearing this, Nami said softly, "Thank you, Carina. Just leave it there."
Helpless, Carina had no choice but to put down the food and turn to leave.
Nami's low voice came from behind her. "At the next island, just let me off the ship. This isn't the route to Impel Down at all."
Carina's expression changed, and she looked at her.
"Don't forget, I was the one who taught you navigation," Nami said with a faint smile.
"I'll find a way to save Luo Chen myself. Whether I succeed or not, I have to try."
Carina wanted to say something more, but Usopp and Chopper suddenly burst in from outside, waving newspapers and shouting.
The faces of the man and the reindeer were filled with deep, pleasant surprise.
"Luo Chen! There's news about Luo Chen!"
"He wasn't captured at all! He appeared on Star Island!"
Usopp and Chopper each said a line, so happy they were practically jumping up and down.
Carina and Nami were both stunned, then whipped their heads around to look.
Nami even shot up from the sofa and snatched the newspaper from Usopp's hand.
Her arm trembled as she read the entire report.
Tears instantly welled up in her beautiful brown eyes.
"Is... is this real?!"
Nami couldn't believe it. As tears streamed down her face, she looked over the newspaper again and again, checking every corner, terrified that it was a fake newspaper that Luffy and the others had made to deceive her.
Carina also leaned her head in to look, her face filled with shock and joy.
She patted Nami forcefully and said with a giggle, "Of course it's real! You don't think we could make such a realistic newspaper, do you?!"
Nami burst into tears of joy and wiped her eyes.
"Thank you, Carina, Usopp, Chopper! Thank you!"
She hugged the newspaper tightly.
The person in the photo was definitely Luo Chen.
He hadn't been captured!
Carina said with a grin, "We gave Luo Chen a Vivre Card before. He'll be back soon."
Nami nodded emphatically, her gaze immediately falling on the food on the dining table.
She ran over, sat down, and began to wolf it down without any care for her image.
"This is so delicious..." Nami said, laughing through her tears as she ate, her mouth full.
Carina also smiled. "I'll have Sanji make some more."
She pushed Usopp and Chopper out of the room.
The three of them closed the door and let out a long sigh of relief in unison.
"That's great! Luo Chen is okay."
"And Nami is back to normal."
"This is really great."
Carina, Usopp, and Chopper said joyfully.
"Let's go, let's go! Let's have Luffy throw a party tonight! To celebrate Luo Chen's escape from a Marine Admiral!"
With that, Usopp remembered something and imitated Luffy's expression from just now.
He opened his mouth as wide as possible, his jaw almost dislocating. "This was Luffy's expression just now when he saw the newspaper."
"He's a rubber-man, so his jaw just dropped to the floor."
Usopp gestured with his fingers, his expression exaggerated.
Chopper clutched his furry stomach and laughed. "Usopp's impression is so good."
He used his two hooves to stretch his eyes as wide as possible and said excitedly, "Zoro and Sanji too! Their eyeballs almost popped out, just like this!"
Carina couldn't stop laughing.
One could imagine how shocked they must have been to see the news of Luo Chen escaping from Admiral Aokiji.
Luffy's older brother, Ace, the 2nd division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, had been extremely grave when facing an Admiral, clearly no match.
For Luo Chen to have been able to escape... she didn't know how he had done it.
Carina was amazed.
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