211: Chapter 211 Untitled (Part 3)Law stared speechlessly at Luffy, who looked utterly dejected.He began to doubt again whether allying with this thoughtless guy was the right choice.He couldn't understand why he'd allied with such an unreliable person, and even wondered if he'd lost his mind.Just then, Luffy suddenly pulled a still-beating heart from his pocket, its strings sealed, making Law's eyes widen in disbelief.
Law's eyes lit up, a surge of excitement welling up inside him.He recalled when he first wanted to join Caesar, the man didn't trust him.To gain his trust, he had to pay a huge price—removing his own heart in front of Caesar and handing it over for safekeeping.But this meant he was completely under Caesar's control, unable to act freely.And now, his heart had been retrieved by the Straw Hat Pirates!
"Here you go, this thing should be yours, right?" Luffy casually tossed the heart he was holding to the ground.Although the heart was sealed tightly, Luffy still felt very uncomfortable and uneasy.Seeing Luffy's casual action, Law's expression changed in fright, and he immediately activated his ability to catch the heart.He held the heart tightly, feeling its beating, and the tension in his heart gradually dissipated.
Finally, Law breathed a sigh of relief, a relieved smile spreading across his face.He knew that with his heart back, he could finally break free from Caesar's shackles and do whatever he wanted.He glanced gratefully at Luffy, secretly rejoicing at having allied himself with this seemingly unreliable companion.Perhaps it was because of Luffy's help that he was able to regain his lost freedom.
"By the way, Straw Hat, where did you get my heart from?" Law asked casually.However, when he learned that he had retrieved the heart from a man with a bamboo pole, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.After telling Luffy and the others Caesar's location, Law immediately picked up his weapon and went to settle scores with Vergo with a menacing air.
"Hey, Law, stop right there!Return us to our original forms right now!" Smoker and Tashigi caught up from behind, shouting anxiously at Law.Law glanced at them coldly, then stretched out his palm, and the transparent field reappeared.As the hearts shifted positions again, Smoker and Tashigi finally returned to their original bodies.
Tashigi was just about to stretch her body when she suddenly felt a cool sensation.She looked down and her face instantly turned bright red.After letting out a scream, she quickly squatted down and buried her head between her knees.
"Seriously, it's just a few ounces of meat, is it really that big of a deal?Hey, Law, I'm asking you one more time, why are you here as a Shichibukai?" Smoker complained and immediately questioned Law.Law ignored him and continued to use his abilities to find Vergo.Seeing this, Smoker ignored his colleagues behind him and also grabbed his weapon to chase after Law."So, Law has let Smoker down?Why does it seem like Smoker is more excited to see Law than he is to see me?" Luffy suddenly said as he watched Smoker leave, instantly conjuring up a million-word romance novel in his mind, with Smoker as the male lead and Law as the female lead.Everyone was instantly speechless upon hearing Luffy's words.Tashigi almost drew her weapon to fight Luffy to the death.This despicable pirate actually humiliated Mr.Smoker!Seeing that Luffy was about to speak, the girls immediately pounced on him to cover his mouth.They tried to stop Luffy from saying anything, because who knows what shocking things he might say if they didn't stop him.Sometimes the girls even wanted to open Luffy's head to see what was inside.The girls dragged Luffy forward like that.Tashigi gritted her teeth and led the Marines to chase after them.If Caesar was really doing what the intelligence said—trafficking children and researching weapons of mass destruction—then she, as a Marine, couldn't just ignore it.Besides, Tashigi didn't want to repeat what happened in Alabasta, where the pirates defeated Crocodile, but the World Government, for the sake of face, forcibly attributed the credit that didn't belong to them to them."Let's go!Only the Marines can catch criminals!" Tashigi shouted loudly in front.The Marines behind her were extremely excited, shouting and following Tashigi.
"Haha!This is more interesting!" A tall, thin navy man excitedly waved his knife, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
"That's right!This is a huge achievement, maybe we'll even get a promotion!" another short, fat marine chimed in, a smug smile on his face.Usopp's eyes twitched as he watched the group of marines jumping around like monkeys behind him, and he complained helplessly, "Are they idiots?Isn't this just indirectly telling the enemy that we're here!"
Luffy and his crew ignored the noisy group behind them; their priority was finding and capturing Caesar to prevent him from escaping.When Caesar saw a large group about to rush to the gate, he immediately backed down, sending more men to stop them while he rushed into the laboratory to make the final adjustments to the Death Kingdom.
"Hey, Navy guy, you're so annoying!I've already told you I came here because I have my own business to attend to, why are you still following me?Could it be that you've developed feelings for me?It's disgusting." Law said to Smoker behind him in an extremely disdainful tone as he ran.
"Hmph, enough nonsense!You're acting all sneaky, you're obviously up to something!I won't let you get away with this!" Smoker chased after him closely, a hint of anger on his face.
The two continued arguing and running, but neither actually made a move.Luo nimbly weaved through the streets, using the surrounding environment to evade Smoker's attacks;Smoker, on the other hand, kept close behind with his immense strength and agility.
Finally, Law arrived at the SAD processing plant.He stopped, glanced back at the panting Smoker, and smirked slightly: "Haha, Mr.Navy, you'd better go back and check on your men first, lest they all die soon~" With that, Law turned and walked into the factory.
Upon entering the factory, Luo saw a figure tied to the floor.He couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Hey, isn't this Mr.Vergo?As a member of the Don Quixote family, what are you doing tied up here?" Luo approached Vergo with a smile.
Vergo looked up, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes."Ah, so it's you, brat.You've gotten quite arrogant since I last saw you," he said casually, seemingly unconcerned about his current predicament.
But when Smoker heard what Law said, he was struck dumb.He shoved Law aside, pointed at Vergo, and roared angrily, "Vergo, aren't you the G5 branch base commander?How could you be one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?"