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"Sigh~ For a moment, I thought he was really Zoro! That fool Mister 2!"
"I miss the crew members... I wonder what they're doing now..."
"Well, Sanji might still be running to save his life..."
"Hahahaha!!"
"Bwahahaha! I remembered Sanji's ordeal..."
"Shahahaha!!!!"
In the East Blue, right at the Baratie restaurant, the chefs were also enjoying the One Piece manga.
Every time they remembered Sanji's ordeal, their laughter became contagious, spreading to customers eating or waiting for their food.
Suddenly, special guests arrived, and a suffocating silence fell upon the restaurant upon seeing the four guests, two men, and their wives.
Zeff stopped what he was doing, calmly walked towards the four individuals, and bowed like a nobleman.
"Here, ladies and gentlemen..." Zeff led them to a beautiful table, behaving like a respectful waiter.
"Thank you, Zeff," Rob thanked with a smile after they sat.
Zeff nodded with a smile and left for the kitchen to prepare what the esteemed guests had requested.
Seeing the Pirate King and the Hunter King together in such a place made the guests think they were dreaming.
"Eating while talking about manga will be more enjoyable, don't you think? It's already lunchtime." Rob said with a smile.
"What a great idea, dining in this restaurant. It's my first time; I've heard about its opening already." Roger replied with a smile.
As for Olvia and Rouge, they simply smiled.
"Traveling from place to place in an instant, it's still surreal for me. Has the World Government discovered this ability of yours or not yet?" Roger asked in a low voice.
They were in the New World just a moment ago before deciding to visit Ohara in the West Blue. It was easy for them as Roger had an art store on his ship. From there, they moved to Ohara and met Rob, who offered them a meal in the East Blue.
From the art store, they moved to this seafood restaurant that had a small art store on its back, just like Roger's ship. So, of course, it would be surreal no matter how many times they experienced it.
"Well, they already know... You may not believe it, but they have a similar ability, though on a smaller scale." Rob replied in a low voice as well.
While chatting, Rob's gaze fell on a boy reading manga with tears of happiness in his eyes. No one could recognize him, but Rob could easily identify a character from the manga no matter how young he was.
This 10-year-old boy was probably Mister 2 Bon Clay in the future.
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Chapter 530's Events:
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"Long time no see!!! Straw-chan!"
Mister 2 cried tears of joy at seeing Luffy again.
"Bon-chan!" "I'm a little disappointed that it's not Zoro!! But you're still alive!?" Luffy smiled happily, despite his disappointment at not being Zoro.
"Outta my way!!! What the hell are you doing to my friend!?" Mister 2 violently attacked the guards, knocking them all down.
Seeing this, Saldeath urged the giant lion to attack. "Come on, Sphinx!!! Counter-attack!!!"
"All right!! That should keep him down for now!" Luffy stood on a mound of massive bumps that formed on Sphinx's head after easily defeating him in alliance with Mister 2. "
You gotta keep beasts down with force!! Ngahaha!!" Meanwhile, Mister 2 was dancing on Sphinx's back.
"Sphinx!" Saldeath exclaimed, almost fainting from shock.
"Now there's another escapee!!" "Are these guys going down so they can get more allies!!?" he wondered.
Luffy and Mister 2 embraced each other like long-lost friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time: "Hey, Bon-chan, I thought you died!! You took our place back then!!" Luffy hadn't forgotten what Bon-chan did for them at that time.
"Ngahaha!! Don't joke around!!! Okama don't die, you know!!! Eh!? Is that true!?"
{Mister 2 Bon Clay's Ability Explanation: The Mane Mane Fruit, a copy man. If he touches somebody's face with his right hand, he can copy their appearance at any time (the left hand changes back).}
"Blugori!! You absolutely can't let them get away!!!" Saldeath ordered as a crowd of blue gorillas surrounded both Luffy and Bon Clay.
"By the way, Straw-chan, are you really planning on going to Level 5!?" Bon Clay asked with curiosity, having heard it from Mister 3 and Buggy who freed him.
"That's right. Will you tell me how to get there?" Luffy replied immediately.
"There's actually someone I want to see on Level 5 too!!!" Mister 2 said.
"Really!!?" Luffy exclaimed with joy.
"Well then, let's go together!!!"
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"This is wonderful! I can't believe I'll be helping Luffy-san again in the manga!" The boy with short hair was happy to see the progress of the current events to the point of tears.
He was just a natural boy, not yet an Okama at his current age. He still had a family, and with the disappearance of pirates and mafia gangs from the four seas, life for most ordinary people gradually became stable. So, he didn't lose anyone dear to him, had enough money to travel anywhere in the East Blue, dine at places like the Ocean Jewel restaurant, and read manga here as well.
Until now, no one realized that the boy Bentham and Mister 2 Bon Clay are the same person...
"I am eager to see how my counterpart, will help in saving Ace, Luffy-kun's brother..." Bentham wiped his tears, suddenly feeling a gaze on him. He shivered involuntarily when he saw that person.
'... P... P... Pirate King! Heeeeeh! Rob-sama, too!' He almost thought he was hallucinating.
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New World:
"Gyahahaha! I am a genius!" Buggy laughed heartily while reading the manga.
"Why do you think you're a genius?" Shanks asked.
"It's obvious that I'm the one who thought of sending Mister 2 to help the Strawhat out of his predicament and get a clue to the fifth floor!" Buggy said proudly.
"Maybe you wanted extra help to escape from prison, but after hearing about Luffy, he preferred helping him instead of you," Shanks said mockingly.
Buggy froze after hearing that, suddenly starting to sweat. "Ano... that may not be the case."
"Hahaha! We already know who you really are, Buggy."
"No need to feel embarrassed anymore."
"Hahaha! That's right!"
"Although it's shameful for you to break a promise, everyone knows you'll do it, hahaha!"
"No need to be embarrassed, no need to be embarrassed, everyone knows you're a big jerk, hahaha!"
Buggy's face turned red like his nose after hearing the crew members teasing him for the thousandth time.
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Chapter 640: Wasn't it enough to be cautious of Hannyabal alone?
Chapter 641: Minotauros VS. Luffy and Mister 2!
Chapter 642: A Glimpse of the Okama's Queen.
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