【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 353 Banaro

"It seems that the person he and Ace are looking for is on that island. They should have arrived by now." Robin said after thinking for a while. She had accidentally overheard the conversation between Lucci and Whitebeard on the deck before.

"So, Grandpa, do you know what's going on?" Luffy thought of another question. "Lucci said he lost his memory on the Grand Line, but Lucci and Sabo..." When mentioning Sabo, Luffy's voice paused, and after a pause he continued, "Didn't the place where the incident happened be on Dawn Island?"

"Lost memory?" Garp frowned. So this was the reason why Ace denied it when he was on Whitebeard's ship?

"Yes, he didn't come back sooner because he has...um, amnesia!" Luffy quickly added, forgetting his question. "He said he can't remember anything before he was ten."

"Luffy, it's amnesia." Chopper hid behind Zoro and whispered,

"Yes, that's right, that's what I said." Luffy nodded.

"He has amnesia?" asked Cap.

"Well, yes. Usually, this is caused by a head injury, or some kind of stimulation that suppresses the memory." Chopper took a few steps towards Luffy nervously. "He must have suffered some kind of serious blow when he was a child, which is why his memory has been erased for so many years."

"Okay, I see. Is he with Ace now?" Garp repeated. "I think those two guys must miss Grandpa's beloved Iron Fist very much!"

"Yes." Luffy swallowed, feeling uneasy about the iron fist of love in his grandfather's mouth. Did he say something wrong?

"Okay, I'm leaving! You're my grandson, so I can't catch you on this island! I've already made up an excuse, so you can just stay here without worry!" Garp dropped the last hammer, stood up and muttered to himself, "But this isn't an excuse at all, so let's just say they got away!"

"Okay, I'm leaving. I still have things to do!" Karp walked out in the same hurry as when he came.

Luffy frowned as he looked at his grandfather's hurried back. This time, his grandfather didn't find an excuse to beat him before leaving. Every time they met before, no matter what he and Ace said, he would find an excuse to give them an iron fist of love.

"That old man is really like a hurricane... The name of the dragon really surprised me!" Sanji sighed as he watched the navy leaving, and at the same time distributed the tea in his hand to everyone.

"Where's Luffy?" Chopper sat on the chair and looked around in confusion.

"Let's chat with Coby and the others outside!" said Zoro.

"Aren't you going? You are their friend too, right?" Sanji asked doubtfully.

"It's been a long time since we last met, but it was Luffy who saved him!" Zoro said with a smile.

"Did Nami go too?" Chopper asked. "Didn't she just say she wanted to hear about the navy?"

"Nami and Granny Kokoro went to the employee swimming pool at Carrera together." Robin said with a smile as she took a sip of tea.

"Hey? Miss Nami is wearing a swimsuit?" Sanji immediately became excited, picked up the tray and ran to the swimming pool in the back. "I'll go get her some drinks!"

Carrera Staff Swimming Pool

"Ms. Nami! The sui sui meat is ready!!"

"Okay, thank you!" Nami lay on the beach chair, looking at the eavesdropping Den Den Mushi in her hand, thinking about the conversation between Coby and Luffy. The New World? They were about to reach the second half of the Grand Line!

“Shuishui meat is so delicious!!”

Luffy, Chopper and Sniper King held their cheeks and shouted happily.

"Eat to your heart's content!" Sanji said with a smile, then twisted his body to get closer to Robin. "How's it going, Sister Robin? My cooking skills are pretty good, right?"

"Yeah, that's great!" Robin replied happily.

"Straw Hat boy, I heard you woke up!"

"Oh, it's Franky's family! Come and eat!" Luffy waved enthusiastically to Franky's family.

"Wow, it's barbecue, my favorite!!" Franky's family excitedly joined Luffy and his family at the swimming pool barbecue party.

Soon after, people from Carrera Company and the giants arrived, and the residents of the Seven Water City also joined the free barbecue party.

"Qi, you're out." Robin looked at Qi who appeared beside him and said with a smile.

“How could I not attend such a big barbecue party!” Qi looked at the people who were happily relaxing and laughing, a smile on his face, mainly because that guy finally left.

"It's time for a party!!"

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banaro island

The leisurely island welcomed several uninvited guests a few days ago. Since then, the residents of the island have been in fear day and night. The invading pirates destroyed the town on which they depended for survival, defeated their guards, and burned, killed and looted the town at will.

The townspeople watched helplessly as all this happened. The terrified townspeople organized themselves to hide in the mountains covered with big trees to avoid direct confrontation with the pirates. They lived in fear all day long, secretly praying every day that the pirates could leave the island as soon as possible.

Until yesterday, some navy landed on the island, but the pirates were still not dealt with. The navy just observed the pirates secretly and did not take any action. However, they had promised to help them, so they were no longer worried. They believed that the navy would let them return to their town.

"Hey! Look, there's news about the Straw Hat Boy!"

"They really did something big!!" Blackbeard sat on the collapsed debris on the street, looking at the new newspaper in his hand and laughing triumphantly, "It reports that the Straw Hat Boys broke through the Judicial Island. Now their bounty is going to skyrocket!"

"Speaking of Enies Judicial Island, the sea train that runs from Water Seven is quite famous!"

"It's not too far from here. This is probably fate!"

"Woo-ha-ha, go ahead, Captain!"

"Poor them for coming within our range! Their luck is so bad... ahem!"

"Of course I'm going! Hahahaha, get ready to set sail!!"

"Hey, Tiqi, you really made me look for you..."

"Huh?" Blackbeard looked towards the roof in surprise and grinned, "Ah... Captain Ace!"

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"That's it." Lucci murmured, his eyes quietly fixed on the island vaguely visible in front of him. It was beautiful in the early morning sun, but just like Drum Island, a dangerous pirate was staying on their island. He didn't know how many islands along the way had suffered damage like Drum Island.

Although he had been sailing at top speed for the past two days, he was still delayed for some time due to a storm. He hoped that Ace would stay on the island well before he arrived.

He felt a little nervous when he thought about this, and the dreams he had every night in the past two days made him feel a little uneasy. He didn't understand what the meaning of those dreams was. Every time he woke up from a dream, the details quickly disappeared, but the inexplicable feeling of panic could not leave his chest, and the feeling of uneasiness would always accompany him for a while.

Lucci stared at the vaguely visible island. He was only about a kilometer away from the coast, but an unsettling false calm troubled him. He couldn't explain why, but he just felt uneasy. He ignored the heavy burden on his chest, re-entered the cabin, and tried to speed up the sailboat.

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