After Baby5 finished her ear-splitting wail, in an instant, the entire Dressrosa seemed to have been put on pause.
The air seemed to solidify, and everyone, without prior agreement, felt a wave of embarrassment for Doflamingo.
The atmosphere was so awkward it could make one's toes curl.
Of course, there were also some pirates who didn't understand, those new warriors who had just arrived at the arena, who didn't grasp the meaning of Baby5's words, naturally not including Cavendish.
Luffy scratched his head, looking at Doffy, whose face was alternately pale and green on the screen, and muttered with a puzzled expression, "I remember Orochimaru is very rich, why does he have to covet Doffy's money?"
If Nami were here at this moment, she would definitely, without a second thought, reach out and tightly grip Luffy's neck, shaking him vigorously, while shouting at the top of her lungs, "That's over 3 billion Berries!!!"
In fact, Nami's mind was indeed full of these thoughts.
At this moment, the sunny was on the edge of Dressrosa, not enclosed within the Birdcage, so it could clearly see the broadcast on the screen.
At this moment, she stared intently at the live broadcast, her eyes burning with a craving for Berries, her heart feeling as if countless kittens were scratching it, an unbearable itch, wishing she could immediately sprout wings and rush into Dressrosa to sell Luffy and the others for Berries.
Just as Nami was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, preparing to rush in regardless of the consequences, Chopper, with quick eyes and hands, used all his strength to hug her leg, looking up and shouting anxiously, "Nami! Calm down!!!"
"Chopper!! Let me in! My money!!! Luffy and the others combined! That's a total of 4 billion Berries!"
Nami struggled frantically while screaming at the top of her lungs, looking as if she could immediately possess countless Berries if only she could rush into Dressrosa.
Just as Nami and Chopper were struggling, Brook darted out from the side and hugged Nami's other leg.
"Nami-san, don't be impulsive. If we sell Captain Luffy and the others, what will happen to our voyage later!"
Nami glared at Brook.
"Voyage! What will we use to voyage without money!
If I sell them, won't they run away!!
And isn't Orochimaru still there!
That's Doflamingo!
What a great opportunity to pull off a scam!!!"
Meanwhile, inside Dressrosa, upon hearing Baby5's rule announcement,
Everyone was first stunned, then most of the pirates saved by Usopp eagerly rubbed their hands.
They began to search for targets everywhere, what God Usopp, this is 4 billion Berries, they wouldn't have to worry for a lifetime, even 100 million Berries would allow them to live well.
At this moment, Sabo also arrived underground and met up with Hack and the others. Seeing the defecting pirates, he frowned and instructed Usopp and the others to retreat to the surface first, as these pirates underground were a bit troublesome.
And at this moment, Luffy, Zoro, and the others looked at the same screen. Although they had a headache, they were still excited and rubbing their hands. A free-for-all, it was just what they wanted.
Law's face was ashen, he sat on the ground gloomily, looked up at Luffy, and said in a serious tone,
"Straw Hat Captain, our previously agreed battle plan was to destroy the SMILE Factory.
To let Doflamingo remain in Dressrosa, and then provoke a conflict between him and Kaido.
If you kill Doflamingo now, without SMILE supply, Kaido's wrath will definitely fall on both of us.
At that time, we will have to directly confront an enraged Four Emperors. Are you really prepared for that?"
King Riku and Violet heard this, their expressions instantly became solemn, and they all looked at Luffy with deep worry, unsure of what he would choose.
Luffy, however, looked at Law with a disgusted expression, reached out and picked his nose, then casually flicked the booger away, saying indifferently,
"What are you talking about, Trafalgar, Mingo can't die.
Even if you want him to die, I can't make it happen.
Please, (๑ˊ•̥▵•)੭₎₎
Please don't automatically ignore Orochimaru in your mind due to some personal reasons.
He just doesn't participate, which doesn't mean he won't scheme.
If that snake really didn't participate, then I would suspect it's a conspiracy.
We all know Mingo will live.
Although I don't know how Orochimaru arranged for him,
But this will definitely not be the last time we meet.
Now we only need to think about
How to save Dressrosa, that's all.
Mingo will be defeated by me!
And as for Kaido!
I've been ready for many years."
Luffy's expression was unusually serious.
Law's eyes widened, staring at the now articulate Luffy with an incredulous expression, as if a stranger stood before him.
Then, he suddenly turned to look at Sanji, who was leisurely smoking nearby, his face full of shock, yet he couldn't help but glance at Luffy again.
Sanji took a deep drag from his cigarette, slowly exhaled a smoke ring, and seeing the disbelief clearly written on Law's face, he felt a little melancholic.
"Don't be so surprised, you'll get used to it.
Whenever Orochimaru is involved, Luffy will occasionally show moments of intermittent cleverness.
He'll go back to normal in a bit."
Indeed, before Law could recover from his shock, he felt his body lighten, his entire head already clamped under Luffy's arm, with Zoro similarly clamped on the other side.
Luffy rubbed his hands together, ready to rush out at any moment, shouting, "Let's go, Sanji!"
Looking at the high-spirited Luffy, Sanji unhurriedly extinguished his cigarette, his expression serious.
"Wait, Luffy, I've decided to stay and protect Miss Violet.
Look, those citizens have already started to flock this way."
Sanji slightly raised his chin, gesturing to the civilians below who had given up resisting and instead chose to apprehend King Riku and others, a mocking radian playing on his lips.
Luffy blinked, then nodded, "Yosh, then you stay here."
At this moment, Law was speechless, and couldn't help but shout, "Hey! Straw Hat Captain! My handcuffs aren't off yet!"
Luffy looked innocently ahead, his tone even carrying a hint of cuteness, "Don't worry about it, they'll open by themselves later."
"I'll open your head!!!" Law was so angry he rolled his Byakugan.
At this moment, Violet recalled carefully and said urgently, "The key was just with me, when it fell, I remember it dropped somewhere nearby... As long as..."
However, before she could finish her sentence, Luffy tightened his grip on Law and Zoro's necks and charged forward like an arrow released from a bow.
"Wait!! This is a high ground!!!" Violet watched helplessly as Luffy roared forward like an unbridled horse, and couldn't help but scream in terror.
But Luffy paid no attention. The next second, he had already leaped from the high platform with Law and Zoro, plummeting straight down as if bungee jumping. The wind whistled in their ears, and Law and Zoro's voices were quickly drowned out.
Sanji calmly flicked open his lighter, lit another cigarette, and slowly exhaled a smoke ring.
He just knew.
-------------------------
If you enjoy this story, you can read 70+ advanced chapters on Patreon!
Webnovel will keep getting 1 new chapter every day but Patreon readers can stay far ahead.
Maybe it's not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
[email protected]/Greyhounds
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"