Albana.

Inside the palace.

"Ah, is Maud already gone?"

The Straw Hats, who slept until sunset and woke up, didn't know until now that Maud had left.

"How so...... I haven't had time to hug my idol's thighs yet......!!! ”

Hearing the news that Maud had left, Bartolomeo was struck by lightning.

He had been in bed all night yesterday, and he had finally mustered up the courage to ask Maud to bring him with him at dinner today.

however

Maud didn't give him that chance.

Lost, sad.

Bartolomeo couldn't help but cry.

This slightly exaggerated reaction drew comfort from the Straw Hats.

They knew that Bartolomeo had gone to sea for Maude's sake, and had even given up his roots in Rogue Town.

Usopp was still feeling frustrated that he hadn't said hello to his master before he left, and when he saw Bartolomeo crying like this, he was ashamed of himself.

"Don't cry."

Luffy was playing with a phone bug that he didn't know where to pick it up, and with his other hand, he patted Bartolomeo's shoulder hard and said with a grin:

"Anyway, sooner or later, I'm going to knock Maude down, and by then, you'll be able to see Maude again."

In order to be the One Piece King, whether it is the Seven Martial Seas or the Four Emperors, they are all Luffy's targets.

"Luffy, don't! Maud is terrible! ”

Chopper, who had been frightened by Maude's strength, hugged Luffy's thigh and persuaded with teary eyes.

"Hit your head, that's my master'!!"

"How can you beat up my idol!!"

Usopp and Bartolomeo didn't care about the loss, and their fangs and sharp teeth pounced on Luffy, shaking Luffy's body vigorously.

Luffy let them shake their bodies.

He had just let out a big speech a second ago, but this time he was picking at his nose and looking at Zoro who was leaning against the wall and falling asleep.

More precisely, it is looking at Chidori and Huazhou on Zoro's side.

"Huh?"

Luffy ignored Usopp and Bartolomeo's harassment as if he had discovered a new world, and with a little force, his arm suddenly stretched out, grabbing Chidori and Hanashu in his hands.

Zoro felt something in his sleep, and suddenly opened his eyes, and saw Luffy's hand holding Chidori and Hanashu's scabbards.

“！！！”

Zoro was startled, his body tensed, and he subconsciously wanted to snatch the knife back.

But Luffy's arm retracted first, taking Chidori and Hanashu back.

"Zoro, where did this knife come from, it looks really good!"

Luffy's eyes lit up as he looked at Chidori and Hanashu.

Seeing that Luffy had taken the knife, Zoro's tense body relaxed slightly.

"Maude gave it to me before she left."

"What!?"

When they heard this, they all looked at Sauron.

"How?"

Zoro looked at his companions' reactions in wonder.

"Did Maud go to you before she left?"

"No, why did Maud give you a knife?"

Everyone spoke in unison.

"How do I know, no matter what he gave me the knife for, what I can be sure of is that I owe him a favor."

Zoro got up and walked towards Luffy, wanting to get Chidori and Hanashu back.

Feng Clay came to Luffy's side and carefully looked at Huazhou in Luffy's hand, unable to hide his surprise.

"This knife is Mr.11's Huazhou, which belongs to one of the fifty craftsmen of the industry, and it is a rare good knife, but the quality of the other knife seems to be even higher than that of Huazhou!"

"How much can it be sold for?"

Nami asked reflexively.

Feng Clay said: "At least 10 million Bailey starts, but there is no market!" ”

"Wow!"

Nami starry looks at Chidori and Hanashu as if she's looking at a whole bunch of Bailey.

Usopp looked at Chidori and Huazhou, thinking that the master didn't say hello to him before leaving, and even gave Zoro two good knives.

Thinking of this, Usopp was even more lost.

Those who don't know think that Maude's apprentice is Sauron.

Zoro took back Chidori and Hanashu from Luffy's hands, and looked at Usopp on the side.

"By the way, Usopp, Maud asked me to tell you before I left, but ......"

"But?"

"I forgot."

Sauron is serious.

“……”

Usopp was silent for a while, suddenly let go of Luffy, and pounced on Zoro instead.

"How can you forget such an important thing!!"

Usopp roared with sharp teeth, eager to strangle Sauron.

"Didn't I tell you?" Zoro pushed Usopp's nose almost to the cheek.

"Bastard, do you know how lost I am!!"

Usopp was even angrier.

Sauron took the loss, and he was silent.

"Bulu Bulu ......"

At this moment, a rhythmic voice came from Luffy's hand.

It's the sound of a phone bug calling.

Only then did everyone discover that Luffy had a strange phone bug in his hand.

"Luffy, where did this phone bug come from?"

"Oh, this one."

Luffy held up the phone bug and explained, "I just went out to look for something to eat, and then I picked it up." ”

"This phone bug ......"

Everyone's eyes fell on the blue and white stripes on the volute of the telephone bug.

This unique mark seems to be...... Exclusive style for the Navy!

Immediately after, they saw Luffy pinching the microphone and hurriedly stopped him.

"Luffy, don't pick it up!"

As soon as their words came out, Luffy had already picked up the microphone.

"This is the ...... of the sea"

"Hey, I'm Luffy, the man who wants to be the king of the pirates."

“……”

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted, and the other side of the phone bug suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

Luffy looked at the microphone strangely and wondered, "Hey, anyone?" ”

“……”

The phone bug was still silent.

Smack.

After a few seconds, the phone was hung up.

"Who, what is this? It's rude. ”

Hearing the hang-up sound, Luffy put down the microphone in disgust.

As soon as he put down the microphone, he instantly noticed a very familiar murderous gaze coming from all around.

"Luffy !!"

The room was suddenly noisy.

With Maude's departure, their journey, though slightly changing, will still move straight forward.

..........

The camera pulls back to the warship.

There was a call from the cabin.

The crowd on deck couldn't help but look at the cabin.

Maude seemed to have thought of something, and said with interest: "This may be a particularly important 'telecommunication'." ”

Guessing who the caller would be, Maud wondered how the world government would deal with the nefarious effects of the Alabastan theft.

The navy was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding Maude's words.

Maude looked at them unmoved, and reminded helplessly: "Didn't you hear the sound?" Why don't you hurry up and get the phone bug? ”

"Oh, oh!"

Forced by Maude's majesty, a young navy in charge of communications rushed to the cabin and took out the ringing phone bug.

Then, the navy with the phone bug, I don't know if it was because he hadn't come to his senses, actually walked up to Maude and wanted to hand the phone bug to Maude.

“……”

Maud was speechless.

On the other hand, other navies are also a little confused.

Smoker, in particular, had as much black as his face.

Maud sighed softly and pointed to Smoker, who was on his knees, unable to move.

"Your boss is over there."

"Huh!"

The young navy finally reacted and wanted to dig a pit and jump down on the spot.

But before he could implement the idea, he sent the phone bug to Smoker first.

Maud considerately removed the control of one of Smoker's arms.

Smoker glanced at Maude, endured the shame, and picked up the phone.

"Hey."

“……”

Hearing Smoker's voice, there was inexplicable silence on the other side of the phone.

From their standpoint, the person who answered the phone should have been Tina, but it turned out to be a man who answered the phone.

The phone bug that reminiscent of another number just now was answered by the straw hat kid......

The person in charge of the communication seemed to realize something, and his face became very ugly.

This reaction was directly presented to the phone bug's face.

"Are the Straw Hats again? What happened to Colonel Tina, you cunning scoundrels?! ”

“？？？”

Smoker had a question mark.

He was already angry, and he almost popped the microphone.

"Lao Tzu is Smoker!"

“……”

The phone bug was silent again.

After all, the person in charge of communication has been in battle for a long time, and his face is not red and his heart is not beating, and he goes straight to business.

"Regarding the incident of this crusade against Klockdahl, you have performed very well, and you have perfectly fulfilled the assistance of the Seven Martial Seas Bacardi. Maud's order to lift the crisis in Alabastan! ”

"You...... What are you talking about? The one who brought down Klocokdal was not us, nor was it Mo ......"

Smoker looked at the phone bug's calm image in disbelief.

The person on the other side of the phone bug directly interrupted Smoker's words and continued:

"Also, please inform Colonel Tina that the 'reinforcements' sent by the headquarters will arrive in Alabastan in an hour, and at that time, be sure to arrest Nicole Robin, the son of the devil, and the vicious Straw Hats, and wait for the best ......."

"Hahaha."

Maud burst out laughing.

"Who's laughing?"

There was a hint of anger in the image on the phone bug.

The blue tendons on Smoker's forehead were exposed, and he first glanced at Maude, who was laughing, and then said word by word to the phone bug:

"Who else could it be? Of course, the Seven Martial Hymods, who accepted the orders from above and helped Alabastan solve the crisis, are laughing! ”

There was a palpable irony in the tone.

The phone bug stared straight at Smoker and said indifferently, "Watch your tone, Colonel Smoker." ”

"Let's eat!"

Smoker hung up the phone bug hard.

In fact, he also knows it very well.

In the style of the world government, this phone call is just a "notification".

presumably

It could be in the afternoon, or it could be tomorrow morning.

False reports about the events in Alabastan will spread throughout the world in a single day.

Maud restrained her laughter, looked at the angry Smoker, and raised her index finger to point upward.

"It's fun up there, isn't it?"

It's like a pun.

Smoker's face was extremely ugly.

Ever since I met Maude, everything has gone terribly bad.

"You seem to be at ease."

Smoker sneered.

Maud knew what he was referring to, and a smile crossed her face.

"Isn't it? After all, whether you agree with it or not, you have to take the 'final conclusion' from above as the truth. ”

"And I don't need to be so wronged, and I don't need to listen to the truth."

"For example, I'm not going to admit it...... Well, I don't know how the world government will react to something that I haven't done at all. ”

At this, Maude chuckled as if she had thought of something funny.

"Maybe that's freedom."

“……”

Smoker and the other navies looked at Maude in disbelief, and a very uncomfortable feeling in their hearts was restricted by their status.

And how do they know.

The man who took the last ray of life from Klockdahl was indeed the man in front of him.