[Pirate] I! Orochimaru! I will never split! Chapter 124

Character name suggestions:

Hancock –

Luffy –

Boa –

Ace –

Sabo –

Koby –

Smoker –

Doflamingo –

Moria –

Crocodile –

Blackbeard –

Sengoku –

Shanks –

Buggy –

Dragon –

Aokiji –

Kizaru –

Akainu –

Whitebeard –

Marineford –

Impel Down –

Red Line –

Sabaody Archipelago –

Alabasta –

Hancock released her clenched fingers upon hearing these words, her tears turning into a smile, her face flushed.

“I am very fond of you… You said you have one more wish, right?… Alright, tell me the destination… I’ll lend you the ship.”

Luffy’s eyes instantly lit up. “Really?!”

Then he hesitated. “I don’t know where to go… Orochimaru didn’t say… But let’s eat first.”

A moment later, after freeloading at the Kuja Pirates’ banquet, Luffy gnawed on a packed large bone-in meat, watching Boa read the newspaper.

“Grandma… You really love reading the newspaper.”

“Because newspaper gulls don’t come to the Calm Belt… Although it’s rare, since our empress is a Warlord, it would be troublesome if we didn’t understand the world situation,” Boa slowly flipped through the newspaper.

“Huh? Warlord, who are you talking about?” Luffy, stuffing his face with meat, looked bewildered.

“Hmm? Snake Princess,” Boa turned her head.

Luffy gasped in surprise, falling to the ground.

“What??? That guy is a Warlord…?…??? It would be incredibly powerful if they started fighting.”

“As a pirate, you don’t know?”

“I don’t know…”

“Don’t you usually read?” Boa asked, a little strangely.

“I don’t,” Luffy, surprised, swallowed the meat in his mouth directly.

“That’s truly surprising.”

As Boa continued her explanation, Luffy cried out again, wide-eyed.

“The Warlords and Marine Headquarters are going to war with the Whitebeard Pirates??? What’s going on! How could this happen! Wait, wait! I’ve received too much information at once…”

Luffy picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, instantly calming down.

Boa turned a page, her face speechless.

“What a speechless man, there’s a limit to ignorance… However, this matter is still just speculation for now, but there’s a ninety percent chance war will break out… The World Government has already started provoking.”

“Whitebeard will absolutely not allow his own people to die… They know full well, yet they are publicly executing Whitebeard’s excellent subordinate, Portgas D. Ace.”

Luffy stopped his movements… as if he had heard something unbelievable.

“Who did you say…”

“Ace… Fire Fist… Ace,” Boa didn’t pay attention and continued reading the news.

“It seems a pirate named Blackbeard defeated ‘Fire Fist’ Ace and became a new Warlord.”

“Ace… execution… Ace was captured, when did this happen?”

Luffy’s body trembled… He finally understood where the sense of incongruity was… that snake…

Boa looked at the trembling Luffy with a puzzled expression.

“Hmm? It’s been more than half a month, hasn’t it?”

Luffy grabbed Boa’s shoulders, his expression anxious.

“That’s my brother… Ace is my brother.”

Boa’s eyes widened, in disbelief.

“What did you say… Really?… He’s your brother?”

Luffy was trembling with rage. “I didn’t know he was captured… What does execution mean… Doesn’t that mean there’s no escape!!! That snake must have acted on his own again! Orochimaru! I won’t forgive you!”

High above the distant Red Line, Orochimaru was flying swiftly. Suddenly, his body shivered violently. He couldn’t help but mumble to himself:

“What’s going on? Sneezing and shivering, am I getting sick? No, how could I get sick… Someone must be cursing me. Who could it be? Moria? Or Crocodile? Forget it, no matter who it is, it doesn’t matter.”

Orochimaru’s gaze swept towards the distant buildings, then he took out a Vivre Card. Look, Marineford is ahead, and the infamous Impel Down prison should be behind it.

Thinking of infiltrating the prison, Orochimaru’s lips curved into a slight smile, and he snorted coldly: “It’s as easy as pie.”

On the sixth level of Impel Down, Garp looked at the battered and bruised Ace, his expression becoming exceptionally solemn.

“You look truly miserable… Are you still alive… Ace?”

The chains clanked, making a crisp sound. Ace struggled to lift his head, his body covered in marks from torture. He looked at the old man outside and weakly called out, “Old man…”

Garp crossed his arms over his chest, remaining silent. After a while, Garp finally spoke.

“To have sustained such severe injuries and still hold on… Ace… Thanks to you… Marine Headquarters… no, the entire World Government has been thrown into chaos.” After speaking, Garp actually burst into laughter, looking up at the sky.

“Kill me…” Ace said weakly.

Garp’s expression turned grim, and he frowned:

“You want me to kill you? Idiot! Nothing can be done now. Even if you die, Whitebeard won’t give up. No one can stop this anymore… We have completely enraged the King of the Seas.”

Ace thought of Whitebeard, his eyes filled with guilt, and tears streamed down uncontrollably: “Pops…”

Garp looked at the dejected Ace, slowly sat down on the ground, and heavily sighed:

“We can all guess Whitebeard’s reaction… But… there’s an uncontrollable factor, have you thought about it? This factor is something even the World Government never anticipated.”

Ace looked at Garp through tear-blurred eyes.

Garp sighed helplessly again, his face full of melancholy, and said with a headache:

“…Orochimaru!!! It’s Orochimaru!! Did you forget about your brother? He’s not like Luffy… He’s a guy who would do anything. Impel Down can’t hold him at all. With his abilities, he could completely rescue you without anyone knowing… But… he didn’t do that. What does that mean? The latest intelligence shows that he disappeared from Sabaody Archipelago, but he didn’t come to save you… That can only mean one thing… He’s going to cause trouble on the battlefield! Most likely it’s a big event that can turn the entire situation upside down… Without a doubt, your grandpa might be forced to retire early, and perhaps even take my old partner Sengoku with me.”

Ace, confined alone in his cell, was stunned upon hearing these words. He suddenly remembered what Orochimaru had told him in Alabasta, and his throat suddenly felt like it was choked by something.

Wait… He seemed to remember there was a pile of pills untouched in his pocket. Orochimaru seemed to have told him to take them when no one was looking…

If Orochimaru saw him in this miserable state… would he be so angry that he’d turn dark?

Although that guy was already a bit dark to begin with.

However… his jacket had been confiscated, and his backpack was gone, but thankfully his pants were still there. It was just that his hands were tied with Sea Prism Stone, so he couldn’t get the healing medicine… This should be understandable, right?

Ace, unable to convince himself, instantly felt life was meaningless.

Wait… Ace suddenly thought… Orochimaru seemed to have said he was bringing Sabo to save him. No!!!

Even though he was going to be executed… he didn’t want to die of embarrassment.

“How about… Grandpa… you just kill me first.”