Chapter 317: Carnival Under the Stars!

Night had quietly fallen, stars dotting the deep night sky.

On the calm surface of the New World, the thousand sunny was brightly lit and bustling with noise.

In this dangerous sea area known as the "Graveyard of Pirates," the Straw Hat crew had absolutely no awareness of being in danger.

On the deck, a grand and crazy celebratory banquet was in full swing.

"Sorry to keep you waiting! The special Sea Kings roast meat platter and deep-sea essence seafood soup are here!"

Accompanied by Sanji's energetic shout, plates of golden, sizzling, rich roast meat, along with hot soup exuding a thick, savory aroma, were placed on the long table in the center of the deck.

The enticing aroma drifted with the sea breeze across the entire deck, whetting everyone's appetite.

Brook stood on high, playing his beloved violin, the cheerful and melodious tune echoing through the night sky.

Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper—those three clowns—with bamboo baskets for oranges on their heads and chopsticks in their hands, danced the funny and ridiculous chopstick dance to the beat of the music, making everyone burst into laughter.

Franky stood by the ship's rail, arms raised high, accompanied by his loud shout of "SUPER—!"

Flares of gorgeous cola fireworks shot into the night sky, blooming with colorful light.

Everything here seemed not like the crisis-ridden New World, but rather a carefree excursion.

However, in this joyful and harmonious atmosphere, one person stood out as out of place.

Law sat alone in the dim shadows at the edge of the deck.

His brows were tightly locked, and the laughter and chatter in his ears could not relax him in the slightest.

At this moment, his mind was filled with deductions and deep anxiety about the upcoming battle in Dressrosa.

Law was secretly calculating his next countermeasures in his heart.

Suddenly, with a light "whoosh" sound, something broke through the air.

A long, stretched-out rubber arm suddenly reached over from the noisy crowd without any warning.

In that hand was a large piece of roast meat on the bone, still dripping with grease, which was accurately and unmistakably shoved directly into Law's mouth just as he was about to sigh!

"Mmph!"

Law was caught off guard, his mouth instantly stuffed full by the massive piece of roast meat.

Immediately after, Luffy's grease-covered smiling face leaned in along the retracting arm.

He laughed heartlessly and patted Law on the shoulder heavily:

"Tora-o! Don't just sit there in the dark space by yourself, spacing out!"

"A banquet is only fun when everyone is together!"

"Eat up, eat up! The meat Sanji makes is the most delicious in the world!"

Law was gagging so hard on the roast meat that he rolled his eyes, almost unable to catch his breath.

Just then, a small figure approached him.

Chopper held a cup of chilled juice with cool bubbles in both hands, looking at him with sparkling eyes, as if looking at a patient in need of care:

"Law, are you choking? Quickly, drink some juice to help it go down!"

Looking at this little reindeer full of concern, facing this group of guys who didn't understand at all what "tension" meant.

The cold, ruthless image Law had maintained in the Underworld for over a decade completely crumbled at this moment.

He nodded slightly at Chopper, thanking him for his thoughtfulness, and then reached out to take the cup of chilled juice.

Upon hearing Law's thanks, two blushes instantly flew onto Chopper's cheeks.

He was immediately so happy that his whole body twisted into a pretzel, dancing his signature dance while acting tsundere and shouting:

"You bastard~"

"Even if you praise me like that, Chopper won't be happy at all Chopper isn't thoughtful at all"

Watching this absurd yet heartwarming scene before him, Law sat on the deck, drinking his juice, and fell into deep questioning of his life.

Just as Law was rubbing his brow, Tatsuya walked out of the noisy crowd with two exquisite glass cups and came into the shadows beside him.

Tatsuya handed one of the drinks to Law:

"Juice is for kids; men should drink alcohol."

Law glanced at him, downed the remaining juice in his cup, and then took the glass Tatsuya handed him.

He took a small sip of the spicy, mellow liquor, and under the cool moonlight, finally asked the question he had been holding inside:

"Tatsuya, I really cannot understand."

"A man like you, possessing such terrifying power, lacks neither ambition nor capability."

"Why are you willing to be subordinate to that idiot whose brain is only filled with meat and banquets?"

Tatsuya did not answer immediately.

He turned his head, his pupils quietly watching the center of the deck.

There, Luffy was pulling Usopp along, laughing as brightly as the sun.

After a long while, the corners of Tatsuya's mouth slowly curled into a faint smile, and he spoke softly:

"Power can indeed conquer all tangible things in this world, can destroy countries, and can subdue the bodies of millions."

"But it, and it alone, cannot create true 'freedom.'"

Tatsuya raised his glass, gently swirling the liquid inside:

"Luffy is very stupid yet very smart; he possesses a rare capacity that ordinary people find hard to reach."

"It is a capacity that can unreservedly draw everyone, friend or foe, into his boundless freedom."

He turned his head, looking at Law's slightly trembling pupils, his tone serious:

"In this world, already riddled with holes and corroded by the Celestial Dragons and outdated rules."

"Only his pure, unadulterated nature is worthy of becoming the Pirate King who breaks all shackles."

Tatsuya tilted his head back and took a large gulp of the strong liquor:

"He... will bring power to those around him."

"That kind of power is stronger than any swordsmanship or Haki."

After hearing these words, the hand Law used to hold the glass tightened slightly.

He looked at the boy wearing the Straw Hat in the distance, falling into deep silence, unable to speak for a long time.

After a few rounds of drinks, the banquet paused slightly.

Law knew he couldn't let these guys mess around any longer.

He composed himself and strode to the wooden barrel in the center of the deck.

He spread out a detailed, simple map of Dressrosa, attempting to explain the severe situation ahead and the enemy's troop distribution to the main combatants of the Straw Hat Pirates:

"Listen to me carefully. Since Caesar is dead, Doflamingo has lost his most important bargaining chip; that man will definitely fall into madness."

"He will definitely deploy heavy defenses along the coastline and royal palace of Dressrosa."

"So we absolutely cannot barge in; we must first secretly find..."

Law's words were not yet finished.

"Hic—" Zoro, holding a wine bottle, let out a loud hiccup.

"Heavy defenses? Isn't that just perfect? Just right for me to test my blade. I can't wait to cut down some guys with some backbone."

On the other side, Sanji puffed out a ring of blue smoke.

His eyes instantly turned into exaggerated pink hearts, and his body twisted like a noodle:

"I heard Dressrosa is a country full of passion, dancing, and beautiful women?"

"Oh oh oh! I can't wait to go embrace those passionate ladies!"

And Luffy, having swallowed a large piece of roast meat, slammed a fist heavily onto the deck and loudly declared with righteous indignation:

"Aiya, why think so much!"

"Anyway, as long as we land on the island, we'll just beat up everyone who stands in our way!"

"Then find that guy called Doffy-something, and then beat him up hard!"

"That way everything will be solved, right!"

"Boom!"

The punch Luffy threw out of excitement kicked up a strong gust of wind.

This sudden airflow instantly swept over the barrel, blowing away the Dressrosa map Law had just spread out.

Under Law's dazed gaze, the map that carried his hard work and precise plans drifted out over the ship's rail just like that.

It eventually fell into the dark, cold sea, and disappeared in the blink of an eye with the current.

The night wind blew by, and the deck fell into a brief silence.

Law stiffly turned his neck, looking at this group of guys who only knew how to "rush in."

At this moment, he finally painfully understood a truth:

The most perfect plan of the Straw Hat Pirates is—no plan at all.

Law opened his eyes again.

His gaze crossed the barrel and locked onto Luffy, who was holding a huge piece of meat on the bone in his hand, preparing to feast.

The emotions suppressed for a long time reached their peak at this moment.

Law took a deep breath and made an abnormal move that completely contradicted his persona.

He suddenly extended his right hand and, with lightning speed, snatched the most succulent piece of meat on the bone from Luffy's hand!

Immediately after, under Luffy's completely unguarded gaze, Law opened his mouth and took a big bite directly out of that piece of meat!

The sound of chewing was exceptionally clear in the night sky.

This sudden action caused the originally noisy deck to instantly fall into a deathly silence.

The Straw Hat Pirates were all stunned.

Usopp's jaw dropped to the ground with a "clatter."

The juice cup in Chopper's hand slipped, and even the usually steady Robin slightly opened her red lips.

Everyone looked at this scene in disbelief: This gloomy surgeon actually... snatched food from Luffy's mouth?!

You have to know, on the thousand sunny, snatching the Captain's meat.

That is an absolute forbidden zone that even Vice Captain Tatsuya and the devilish first mate Zoro would not dare to touch easily!

After a brief deathly silence, Luffy's eyes instantly widened like two glowing copper bells.

The veins on his forehead popped out like spiderwebs, and he instantly entered a berserk state, roaring loudly at Law:

"You guy! How dare you steal my meat!"

"That was my favorite piece! Unforgivable, I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

Luffy rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush up to fight to the death.

The Straw Hat Pirates only then snapped out of it, rushing up like a pile of arhats, desperately trying to stop their rampaging Captain.

"Luffy! Calm down! He's our ally!"

"Franky, quick! Hold him tight, Luffy is going to kill someone!"

"SUPER dangerous! How is this guy so strong!"

"Yohohoho! What a daring doctor; I'm so scared I'm breaking into a cold sweat, even though I only have bones!"

"Ah, it's just a piece of meat! Luffy, don't be so stingy!"

"Sanji, go make another piece for this idiot quickly, otherwise this ship is going to be torn apart by him!"

Amidst Luffy's impotent roars and everyone's frantic pulling and tugging.

Law, having been completely assimilated by the bizarre style of the Straw Hat Pirates, stood in place.

He chewed the roast meat in his mouth, inexplicably feeling that this meat snatched from someone else's hands seemed to have become even more delicious.

Therefore, under the gaze of Luffy's murderous eyes that seemed like he wanted to eat a person.

Law, expressionless, opened his mouth again in front of Luffy and took another big bite out of the meat on the bone.

"Aaaaaah!"

"Tora-o! I'm absolutely going to kill you!!!"

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