Chapter 305: A Scheming Alliance Proposal! An Awkward Reunion and the Snow Mountain Killers
Luffy sat on the Centaur's broad back, his hands resting casually as he tilted his head.
His large, clear eyes darted around, surveying the messy, sword-scarred battlefield in front of him for a long time.
He completely ignored the suffocatingly tense atmosphere of the scene.
When his gaze swept over the two familiar figures, Luffy suddenly slapped his thigh and pointed forward, shouting as if he had just realized something:
"Ah! Isn't that the guy with the Spotted Hat we saw on Sabaody Archipelago?"
"And that Smoke Guy who's been chasing me across the sea?"
Watching the Straw Hat crew, who never played by the rules, suddenly barge onto the battlefield, a flash of helplessness crossed Law's habitually cold face.
He raised his hand and firmly pressed down on his Spotted Hat; the perfect rhythm he had completely under control was thoroughly disrupted at this moment by these uninvited guests.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
Seeing the usually invincible Vice Admiral Smoker with his heart stolen, lying on the cold snow, his fate unknown...
Tashigi felt a sharp pain in her heart, her emotions a mix of grief and indignation.
Ignoring the vast disparity in their strength, tears welled up in her eyes.
She abruptly drew the famous blade 'Shigure' from her waist and charged recklessly at Law, shouting desperately:
"Give the Vice Admiral's heart back!"
"You despicable pirate, taking advantage of someone in trouble! I'll fight you to the end!"
Standing on the Centaur's back, Zoro had been observing the battlefield with some interest.
But when the corner of his eye inadvertently caught Tashigi charging...
The usually cool and fearless Marimo swordsman felt the corners of his mouth twitch uncontrollably.
To hide his inner fluster, he silently turned his head to the side, forcing his gaze away from that direction.
As a result, as soon as he turned his head, he saw Tatsuya and Robin huddled together behind him, whispering in a close posture.
Tatsuya had his hands in his pockets, a mischievous glint in his eyes, as he whispered something to Robin.
Robin was listening very seriously, and when she heard something interesting, she reached out her slender hand to cover her crimson lips.
Her beautiful eyes, filled with unmistakable laughter, looked Zoro up and down as he turned his head.
Sensing the gaze of these two, Zoro's composure instantly shattered.
Veins popped on his forehead, and with a face full of black lines, he roared loudly at Tatsuya:
"You red-eyed bastard! What kind of nonsense are you talking to Robin about behind my back?!"
"Believe it or not, I'll cut you!"
On the other side, facing Tashigi's desperate charge that was full of openings...
If Law wanted to, he could easily kill this eyesore of a Marine swordswoman in an instant without even moving a finger, or simply teleport her into the sea to feed the sharks.
But his cold gaze passed over Tashigi and looked at the noisy Straw Hat crew behind her.
Recalling Sanji's stunning reaction speed from earlier, as well as Luffy's unpredictable way of doing things, Law's heart couldn't help but stir slightly.
Ultimately, Law did not launch an attack on the charging Tashigi.
He just gave a light wave of his hand.
Accompanied by a faint spatial ripple...
The heart emitting a blue light, which he had been holding tightly, instantly crossed the spatial distance and was returned perfectly intact into the chest of the fallen Smoker.
Tashigi, who was prepared to fight to the death, saw this scene and came to a dead stop in her charge.
She stood frozen on the spot, crystalline tears still hanging from the corners of her eyes, completely stunned.
She looked at Law's empty hands, then at Smoker on the ground whose chest had resumed rising and falling, and a strong sense of bewilderment surged in her heart:
"Eh? I didn't expect..."
"Are my words actually that effective in front of a Shichibukai?"
Having done this, Law didn't even give the self-doubting Tashigi a glance.
He nimbly sheathed the long nodachi, 'kikoku', back into its scabbard.
Then, he turned around and took a deep look at Luffy on the Centaur's back, as well as Tatsuya behind Luffy, who was looking at him with a half-smile:
"Straw Hat Captain, this sea of the New World is not a place for you to play pirate games."
"If you want to survive in this Shura's field full of monsters, there are only two paths before you:
"Either find a backer and obediently linger on under the umbrella of the Four Emperors.
"Or... bet your lives and constantly challenge them to pull them down from their pedestals."
Law paused, then continued:
"I have a perfect plan to pull 'that guy' down."
"Once you've handled the messy business on this island, we'll have a proper talk about an alliance."
"As for now..."
The corners of Law's mouth slowly curled into a scheming arc.
He extended a long finger and pointed at Smoker, who was struggling to get up, and the surrounding G-5 Branch Marines who were full of wariness:
"These annoying Marine fellows will be your meeting gift to deal with."
After saying that, he gave the Straw Hat crew no chance to react or refuse.
The blue spatial dome of 'ROOM' flashed suddenly, and Law used his spatial displacement ability to instantly vanish into the vast, thick fog.
Leaving only the Straw Hat crew and the newly restored Marines staring at each other on the spot.
As the howling cold wind blew past, the air at the scene suddenly became terrifyingly quiet.
On one side was Vice Admiral Smoker, who was clutching his chest and gasping for air after getting his heart back, along with his subordinates who were standing ready with their firearms.
On the other side was the Straw Hat crew, sitting on the Centaur with faces full of innocence and confusion.
The two sides stared at each other silently across a distance of a few meters in the surging thunderous mist.
However, this awkward atmosphere didn't exist at all for Luffy.
He looked at Smoker, who was staring at him with a grim face, and didn't consider the other man a mortal enemy at all.
He put on his signature wide grin, raised his hand quite familiarly, and waved vigorously in greeting:
"Yo! Smoke Guy! Long time no see!"
"Are you guys here to explore this island too?"
Hearing this foolish greeting that sounded like a reunion between old friends, Smoker, who had just caught his breath, felt a tightness in his chest and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
He pressed down hard on his heart, gasping violently, feeling his blood pressure rising in a straight line.
And the G-5 Branch Marines behind him, who were originally full of murderous intent and ready to fire at any moment, were even more dumbfounded by this greeting, their weapons dropping to the ground.
...
Meanwhile, with the group staying behind on the other side of the island.
Inside a branch of an abandoned research institute half-buried by snow and ruins.
Chopper was wearing a mask, working busily at a temporary and very crude operating table, his forehead covered in sweat.
He was focused on manipulating various bottles and jars, using the limited equipment remaining in the lab to urgently extract sedatives that could suppress neural excitement.
He was trying to alleviate the heart-wrenching pain of the giant children in the hall outside, who were suffering from the withdrawal symptoms of that damn 'addiction'.
At the entrance of the ruins, Sanji had a burning cigarette in his mouth, his expression grim.
He and Franky stood on either side like two door gods, vigilantly guarding the entrance against any movement outside to protect their companions and the children behind them.
Suddenly, in this harsh environment of roaring thunderstorms and driving snow...
Accompanied by the sound of a suppressed gunshot, so faint it was almost undetectable beneath the thunder...
A specially made 'Hypnotic Poison Gas Bomb' cut through the thick fog, accurately flying toward the entrance of the ruins and abruptly exploding in front of Sanji and Franky!
Bang!
A pungent smoke of a strange purple color instantly filled the narrow entrance and rapidly spread inward.
"Not good! It's hypnotic gas! Everyone, hold your breath!"
Sanji's face paled with shock, and he immediately covered his nose and mouth as he retreated.
Immediately following that, two terrifying dark shadows covered in white fur appeared faintly within the rolling thunderous mist outside.
They took heavy steps, each footfall striking the hard ground with a heart-pounding thud, as if even the earth were trembling for them.
These two were the cold-blooded killers specifically sent to silence them by the mad scientist Caesar, who had issued a'sure-kill' order.
The Snow Mountain Killers with a bounty of twenty million Berries: the Yeti Cool Brothers.
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