【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 474 Convergence

Zoro spat out a mouthful of water and sheathed his sword.

"I... got on the wrong ship."

Zoro jumped off the sinking sailboat and landed at the base of the mangroves in Sabaody Archipelago, ignoring the screams and shouts coming from behind him.

They were too weak and unprepared for the New World, so he thought it was merciful to stop their journey here. If they continued to the New World, they would surely face death. Those pirates didn't even have Haki. Zoro was deeply impressed by this.

"Hey! You green algae head!"

Upon hearing the voice, Zoro's only eye twitched. That damned voice was still so grating even after two years, and he wanted to just ignore it.

Finally, Zoro turned around and saw that it was indeed that damned perverted chef. Unlike two years ago, he was covering up his other eye, his eyebrows were the opposite of usual, and his beard was more numerous, thicker, and slovenly than before. He was still wearing a suit that was very impractical for fighting.

He looked very angry, which made Zoro even more inclined to ignore him.

"you idiot!"

"what!?"

Zoro turned around and glared at Sanji, his expression growing increasingly angry, as Sanji kept poking his chest with his finger and shouting incessantly, which made him frown.

"You haven't changed at all in the past two years, you still got lost."

"Honestly, Number 7 dares to act so arrogantly in front of Number 1." Zoro frowned, a disdainful smirk playing on his lips.

"You actually used the order of arrival to arrange the seating? You're so smug because you were the first to arrive!" Sanji shouted through gritted teeth, his hair standing on end in anger.

"Oh, sorry, Number 1," Zoro said calmly.

Sanji lifted one leg without hesitation.

Zoro placed his hand on his sword.

The two launched an attack instantly. It seemed that nothing had changed; the two were still the same as they had been two years ago.

A moment later, both of them stopped what they were doing, ending the fight. They started cursing each other as they walked toward the Sunshine. Along the way, they created countless fights, but they tacitly did not stop.

Zoro broke free from Sanji's grip on his collar, turned around and walked past him. He heard Sanji repeatedly saying that he had gone the wrong way, but Zoro felt that he was not going the wrong way; he had been heading in the direction where the Sunny was docked.

At that moment, the ringing of the Den Den Mushi stopped Zoro in his tracks. He turned around and glanced at Sanji behind him, watching him reach into his pocket and pull out a Den Den Mushi.

"Hello?"

"Sanji, where are you?"

"Ah! Miss Nami!"

Sanji's eyes immediately turned into hearts, clearly indicating he was now captivated by the woman. Zoro scoffed dismissively, then looked up at the mangrove forest they were in, "Mangrove Forest No. 41."

"Is that you, Zoro?"

"Yes."

"Okay, the Sunshine is docked at Coast 42."

"I understand," Zoro said immediately. Sanji was still immersed in his captured state and couldn't do anything. He seemed to be more easily influenced than he was two years ago, which left Zoro speechless.

"See you then, you two better not cause trouble."

Nami's voice was full of threat when she said that, but Zoro ignored it. The witch couldn't do anything now, so Zoro ignored the cook who was still expressing his love to the sky and hung up the Den Den Mushi.

"I haven't even spoken to Nami yet!" Sanji shouted angrily.

Zoro ignored him and continued walking forward on his own.

"Don't you think it's noisier over there?" Sanji lit a cigarette and looked toward the noisy area.

"Zoro, Sanji!!"

"It's Luffy!!" Sanji shouted excitedly.

"Luffy!" Zoro shouted with a laugh, charging towards their captain.

"It's Straw Hat Luffy!!"

The sailors shouted, ordering an attack: "Attack, PX-5!"

Zoro and Sanji grinned as they watched Luffy casually punch the robot, slamming it into the ground. They watched him easily bypass the Marines' blockade and run towards them, their smiles growing even wider.

"Zoro, Sanji! Long time no see!" Luffy waved excitedly.

"Luffy!" Zoro and Sanji ran towards Luffy with smiles, happy to be with their captain again. They easily dealt with the pacifists blocking their way.

"It's the pirate hunter Zoro, and Black Leg Sanji! They really are all on this island, and they're still alive!!"

"Get 'em!!"

The Navy shouted.

A large number of marines began to surround them. Zoro placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, ready to fight. Sanji turned around, kicked his toes, and prepared to deal with the annoying group of marines.

Just as they were preparing to attack, a large number of flames suddenly appeared around them, forming a wall of fire that blocked the navy.

"Hey, Luffy, looks like you need some help."

Ace squatted on the rooftop, grinning, and pushed up the brim of his hat with his index finger.

"Ace!" Luffy immediately waved excitedly at Ace on the rooftop.

"That's Portgas D. Ace, the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates!"

The navy screamed wildly.

"Let me deal with these guys first." Ace grinned, flames erupting from his hands.

"Luffy, you go first, we'll handle this." Sabo grinned at Luffy.

"We'll bring Lucci to you later!!" Ace grinned and shouted.

"Oh!!" Luffy grinned and shouted back, then turned and left the battle. "Let's go to the Sunny first!"

"it is good!"

As Zoro followed Luffy, he glanced back at Ace and the blond man, who had decisively defeated all the marines.

"Luffy, who is that person?" Zoro asked curiously. He noticed that the man had been standing next to Luffy from the beginning and looked like the person who brought Luffy here.

"Sabo, my brother!" Luffy laughed.

"What!?" Zoro and Sanji exclaimed, not expecting this answer. "How many brothers do you have!?"

Seeing Zoro and Sanji's reactions, Luffy couldn't help but laugh even louder.

……

Ace and Sabo quickly ended their battle with the Marines, who were either dead or unconscious on the ground. Ace was now sitting on some corpses, with flames flickering around him. Sabo sat beside him, carrying a tube on his shoulder, the tip of which was covered in blood.

Ace smiled slightly as he looked in the direction Luffy had gone. "He's gotten stronger. I can't wait to see what they'll do."

"Me too!" Sabo grinned, his voice filled with pride.

Seeing the long-lost person finally appear, Ace stood up, stretched, and complained to the person who landed on the roof, "Lucci, what have you been doing?"

Looking at the Marines who had been taken down by Ace and Sabo, Lucci complained, "Couldn't you guys have left me some?"