Belial, Tregear, new members of the Straw Hat Pirates

"Are you one of the Straw Hat crew?" the mermaid said. "No wonder, after all, he's a formidable character who dared to fight a Celestial Dragon."

"The Straw Hat Boy you mentioned is right here," Belial said, pointing to Luffy gnawing on a large bone.

"He, he's the Straw Hat kid who beat up the Celestial Dragon two years ago!" the mermaid exclaimed in shock.

"Yes, it's me."

The mermaid calmed herself down and said, "No matter what, I thank you for saving me."

"You're welcome." Nami said, unlocking the mermaid's phone with the key.

"Thank you." The mermaid tried to get up, but she wasn't feeling well, and her face changed as she almost fell.

Nami quickly helped her up, saying, "Don't push yourself. You're not feeling well. Wait a bit."

"No," the mermaid said. "I'm free now, and he's still waiting for me. I have to go find him!"

“Let’s wait a bit,” Belial said. “How long can you survive outside looking like this? Take a rest first, it won’t make a difference.”

"Okay." Nami helped the mermaid out and called Big White, who was waiting outside, to come and check on the mermaid.

After scanning, Da Bai said, "Aside from the lack of sunlight exposure and malnutrition leading to physical weakness, she is otherwise fine."

“Oh, I see. Then you can help him remove the mark,” Nami said.

Big White took out the medicine and applied it to the mermaid. After a while, the mermaid was overjoyed to see her back completely healed.

"Thank you, Mr. Big White!"

You're welcome. Are you satisfied with my service?

"Very satisfied."

Then Nami dressed the mermaid up nicely and found that the mermaid was very beautiful, with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a great figure. In addition, she was already an adult and had grown a pair of human legs.

"Oh, right, I haven't asked you your name yet."

The mermaid smiled and said, "My name is Stella."

"Stella, what a beautiful name."

"Thank you." Stella said, and then went out with Nami and Baymax.

At this moment, Belial was discussing the division of money with Crocodile.

Luffy brought out food from West Kale and held a feast with the people who had regained their freedom.

"Hey, Nami, you're here! Come on over, the party's starting!"

“Your captain is quite something,” Stella said with a smile.

“Yes,” Nami wiped the sweat from her brow, “we’re used to it.”

The final division of the money was quite harmonious. Crocodile took 80% of the redwood and 20% of the treasure, while Luffy and his crew got the rest.

At the same time, they also learned the reason why the Siskel Saints captured the natives: the tree had been nourished by the blood of their ancestors hundreds of years ago, so only those with the blood of those people could uproot the tree.

Crocodile, however, didn't care about the reason and ordered his men, Daz Bones and others, to take the goods back.

"Do you need my help?"

“No need,” Belial said, taking out a bracelet-like object. A flash of white light appeared, and all the gold, silver, and redwood were absorbed into it.

"What is this?" Crocodile asked in shock.

“This is our pirate crew’s secret, it’s none of your business,” Nami said.

"Heh, what an interesting bunch of guys."

"Alright, let's go," Belial said. "If we don't go back soon, Chopper and the others will be getting impatient."

"Ok."

“And one more thing,” Beria said, “if anyone comes to ask who did this, just say it was us.”

"My benefactor, how can this be?"

"Yes, how can we let you bear this responsibility?"

"Nonsense," Belial said impatiently. "If we say you did it, do you think the Navy will believe us? Even if they did, can you stop them?"

"This……"

"Alright, no need for further explanation. Just say we did it."

"Ming, I understand."

"Okay then, let's go."

Meanwhile, Luffy, carrying a large bone club, and Nami, carrying a bracelet containing treasure and redwood, left together with Stella.

"Goodbye, our benefactors!" the group shouted in unison to the three.

"Goodbye." After saying goodbye, the group gradually disappeared from sight.

Most of the remaining people chose to go home to visit, while some, unable to return home, wanted to go out and explore.

"Why aren't you leaving, kid?" Crocodile asked Osamu.

"Uncle, can I come with you?" Xiao Zhi asked as he walked up to Crocodile.

Why are you asking this, kid?

“I have no family left, Mr. Belial, and it seems you can’t take a child like me with you, so I want to follow you. I want to become stronger!”

"Tch." Crocodile scoffed dismissively and walked away with his hand.

After walking a few steps, he said, "If you want to get on the boat, hurry up and follow me."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi's face lit up with joy. "Yes!"

Crocodile then led his men aboard his ship. After having his belongings put away, he said to Osamu, "I don't keep idle people here. Do you know what to do?"

"Understood!" Xiao Zhi said, picked up a broom and mop, and began cleaning on the boat.

"This kid's pretty enthusiastic." Crocodile chuckled, walked to the bow of the ship, looked at the sea, and glanced at the wanted posters of the Straw Hat crew next to him.

"Haha, it looks like this ocean is about to be swept by an unprecedented storm!"

He then said to his men, "Men, get ready, let's set sail."

"Yes!"

……

Reaching the beach, Stella paused for a moment before saying, "Goodbye, Nami, and Belial, Straw Hat Boy."

"Stella, what's wrong?" Nami asked.

“I was once sold to the human market, where I met the best person in my life, but I never saw him again after I was bought by Siskel.”

So, are you going to go find him?

"Yes, he must still be waiting for me. I'm going to go find him."

"Oh, I see. Goodbye then. Go find him," Nami said.

"Well, goodbye, Straw Hat crew." With that, Stella leaped up and jumped into the sea, swimming quickly.

“Wait for me.” Stella’s eyes were very firm, and in her mind was the man who sang for her in front of the railing. “I am free now, and we will be together soon.”

With that thought in mind, Stella quickened her pace and swam towards the distance.

……

"Alright, let's go." Belial summoned Victory Swallow II, and the three of them, along with Big White, flew towards the Thousand Sunny aboard Victory Swallow II.

After a while, the three returned to the Thousand Sunny.

Upon seeing them return, Chopper immediately pounced on them, hugging Belial tightly and exclaiming, "You're finally back! I was so worried!"

Brooke said, "I'm worried too, even though I don't have a beating heart, yo ho ho!"

Pedro asked, "What exactly happened? It's been so long, and Big White just suddenly flew away."

Beria brought out the food, and everyone's eyes lit up as they rushed towards it.

"Finally, we can eat normal food again!"

Luffy has joined the army of rice eaters.

As everyone ate, Beria recounted what had happened.

From landing on the Celestial Dragons' island, to encountering Crocodile, one of the former Seven Warlords of the Sea, to the later battle against the Celestial Dragons.

"Celestial Dragons! There are Celestial Dragons there!" the crowd exclaimed in surprise.

"So you guys beat up the Celestial Dragons?"

"No," Luffy said.

"Phew, that's good." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but Luffy's next words immediately broke them down.

"However, Beria killed him."

"What!" everyone exclaimed in horror.

"You killed a Celestial Dragon!" Pekoms' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "Are you insane?"

"Who told him to not only provoke me, but also to capture us and make us slaves?" Belial said nonchalantly.

"We're doomed!" Carrot, Chopper, Pekoms, and Brook all wore expressions of utter despair. "Offending the Four Emperors was troublesome enough, but now we've also offended the Celestial Dragons!"

"To cut the weeds, you must nip them in the bud. Have you forgotten how Sanji left back then?"

Upon hearing this, Chopper and Brook immediately perked up and said, "We haven't forgotten, Belial did a great job."

"Alright, why aren't we setting sail? Are we waiting for the navy to come looking for us?" Belial said.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Then the Thousand Sunny set sail, and the group continued their mission to find Sanji with mixed feelings.

A day later, explosive news ignited the world: Celestial Dragon Faldos Siskel was injured on Shirt Island, and the perpetrator was suspected to be Straw Hat Luffy, Destroyer of Thunder Belial, and Cat Burglar Nami.

However, there are also rumors that Saint Siskel has already...

World Economic News Agency...

"Hahahaha!" President Morgans laughed heartily as he looked at the newspaper. "As expected of the Straw Hat crew, they've provided me with an endless supply of material, hahahaha!"

Nine-Eyed Fox Island...

Boa Hancock, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and known as the "Pirate Empress," was in tears as she looked at the newspaper.

She and her sister were the three slaves enslaved by the Saint Siskel; that period was their most terrifying memory.

But unexpectedly, that demon was killed. Killed by the one he loved.

回想起当初和路飞坦白过去的时候，她就是被路飞曾暴揍了给汉库克留下一生都无法释怀的痛苦阴影的天龙人，不会嘲笑曾身为奴隶的自己而爱上了他。

Now, he has also helped himself to eliminate his most painful past.

Recalling Luffy's face and his laughter, Hancock blushed. "Luffy..."

……

Off the coast of Dressrosa

"This guy, he really knows how to stir things up," a man said, looking at his newspaper.

"Let's go find Belial first."

"Hmm? Aren't you going to find him?" the man said, pointing at Torregia and referring to the wanted poster.

The other man was silent for a moment, then said, "Go find Beria; he might be in bigger trouble."

"Pfft, what does it have to do with me?"

"Okay, let's go."

Alabasta,

The two men bid farewell to the people on the shore.

"Goodbye, Princess Vivi!" A man bid farewell to Princess Vivi of Alabasta on the shore.

"Goodbye!" Weiwei happily said goodbye to them.

One of her subordinates approached Vivi and said, "Your Highness, it's time for us to set off."

"Okay, I understand. Let's go."

"Yes."

A few minutes later, the man looked at the bounty on Belial's head with a complicated expression.

Mary Geoise

"I'm very sorry, I've done my best to suppress it."

"Understood, you can go now."

"Yes." The man then left the room.

"Bang!" The Five Elders looked at the report in front of them, and even they, who were usually very calm, couldn't help but bulge their veins.

"This guy is too arrogant!"

"No matter what, we must minimize the impact of this news!"

"The Celestial Dragons' attack a few days ago was already quite troublesome!"

"Of course, but this guy..."

High in the clouds, a man clad in dark blue armor, with a black body and wearing a mask, looked down at the sea and laughed, "Looks like it's about to catch fire, hahahaha!"