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Chapter's Events:
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"That's several days' worth of food for all of Kama Land…" exclaimed the exhausted Okamas who had only just finished transporting the food to Luffy since he woke up.
"He has an incredible will to live!" Ivankov marveled at the current situation.
"Here he comes…!!"
"What is that…!!?"
"He doesn't look human…"
At that moment, Luffy appeared like a mummy stuffed with food, but the next moment, he looked lively like a human being filled with vitality.
"I'M GOOD!!!" exclaimed Luffy.
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"We lived!! Thanks for saving us!!!"
Luffy thanked Ivankov with a big smile on his face.
"If you want to thank someone… Then thank Mr. 2, Bon Clay…!!"
Ivankov looked at the exhausted Bon Clay fallen on the ground and began speaking.
"I only lent you a little strength using my powers. But he… For hours and hours… and hours, even as his throat grew hoarse and he coughed up blood, he stood there and suffered alongside you."
"He never stopped yelling… Telling you to live…!!!"
"I can't imagine that didn't have some effect on you pulling through!!!"
"… I see…"
Luffy remembered the moment he heard Bon-chan's voice when he was in the cell tortured by poison and ice.
("Straw-Chan!!! I came to help you!!!")
At this moment he turned towards Bon Clay and bowed his head to the ground.
"Bon-chan, thank you!!!"
"I'm in your debt!!!"
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South Blue, Sorbet Kingdom:
Dragon looked at the manga pages depicting the events after Luffy woke up.
There was an expression of interest on his face; he wanted to know how events would unfold from this moment onwards.
He had an expectation, but he didn't want to see it actually come true...
"This boy Bon Clay has earned tremendous renown from my son..."
"As expected... He has exhausted all his strength..." Dragon sighed after seeing his son collapse from exhaustion.
"It's natural... He fought many opponents to get here; the fight with Magellan was extremely dangerous... His exhaustion is a small price to pay..." Garp was more aware of Luffy's physical condition than what was shown in the manga so far.
"Fufufu~ What do you think? Do you think I'll intervene?"
Upon hearing that, Crocodile looked disdainfully at Ivankov, who had a proud smile on his face.
Dragon nodded before saying, "Tension Hormones..."
"It's the title of the chapter primarily," Little Bonney pointed to the title with her tiny finger, looking very cute.
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"Goodness gracious!"
"He's devoured all that food... Is that even normal!?"
"Hahahaha!! Quite normal... This is Luffy, after all."
"You're right, Hahahaha! The natural Luffy has an insatiable appetite, not to mention the exhausted Luffy!"
"He's endured a life-or-death ordeal; he deserves such a feast after all those battles!"
"Absolutely! Now he'll return stronger to kick Magellan's butt!"
"What are you saying!? Magellan is on our side! Don't forget we're Celestial Dragons, pirates are our enemies!"
"Haha!? But Luffy is my hero!"
"Shut up you moron!"
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Inside the art store at the Domain of the Gods in the Holy Land of Marigoa, the general mood was livelier than usual after Luffy emerged from his perilous situation.
"Sigh... He survived all of that..."
The leader of the Holy Knights felt a pang of unease seeing Luffy awaken with such vigor.
"You've made us a formidable enemy, Shanks..."
The expression on the man with crescent-shaped hair perfectly mirrored that of the Yonko in the manga, the red-haired Shanks.
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Inside the Hall of Justice, at Pangaea Castle:
"The Revolutionary Army again..."
"That's expected... Emporio Ivankov... This person is dangerous..."
"What shall we do about him?"
"What else? Put his name on the blacklist... His fate will be death."
Saint Saturn snapped the pen in his hand out of sheer anger.
The angry look on his face resembled that of the other elders.
Mentions of the 'Revolutionary Army' and anything related to it cast a cold atmosphere over the hall.
After all, in the manga, the Revolutionary Army represents the official opposition force to the World Government.
In reality, however, the Revolutionary Army is considered merely a small force compared to the enormous Red Mountain (Rob) and his organization.
"Sigh~ If only our reality was like the world in the manga..."
Saint Venus sighed and sheathed his sword; he wished that Rob didn't exist in this world.
"Haha~ The world would be boring if it was like in the manga... Wouldn't it?"
Imu's voice resonated at that moment, her soft laughter sending shivers down their spines.
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Ohara:
"This is the scene I've been waiting for, Yohohoho!"
"At last, the captain is awake!"
"Are you happy too, Laboon?"
"Buoooh!"
Brook felt jubilant upon seeing Luffy successfully awaken from severe poisoning, and even Laboon, the whale on his shoulder, cheered happily.
"He sacrificed a decade of his life at a young age... That's serious and unsettling... Sigh~ I feel regretful." Dr. Vegapunk's tongue twisted with concern as he spoke.
As the smartest, he was the only one to touch upon this matter that passed unnoticed before the readers' eyes.
"That's true! What a great sacrifice... It means he won't live to old age..." Clover felt sorrowful upon contemplation.
"The life of a pirate is never guaranteed... Sacrificing ten years of his life is much better than immediate death without the ability to save Ace..." Homing felt that Luffy made the right decision. His sacrifice won't go in vain.
Upon hearing that, Mihawk smiled on the side. "You speak as if you were a former pirate, Mr. Celestial Dragon..."
"One Piece manga made me live the life of a pirate even though I never was and never will be one." Smiling, Donquixote Homing replied.
"Hohoho~ You're absolutely right. I feel the same way. One Piece made me live as a Marine soldier, a pirate, and an archaeologist, but most importantly, it taught me to be human regardless of my profession."
Issho laughed before acknowledging the sincerity of Homing's words.
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Upon seeing Issho intervene to clear the misunderstanding, Doflamingo returned to his seat, where he was about to give Mihawk a lesson for mentioning the forbidden Celestial Dragon word in his dictionary.
"Calm down, Doffy, you won't be able to defeat him if you fight..."
Enel stopped Doffy from being reckless.
"My promotion to legendary hunter will come from defeating him... Just wait and see."
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Chapter 661: Events are going to become more thrilling from now on.
Chapter 662: Depletion and Temporary Adrenaline.
Chapter 663: You will now be transported to the execution site, Marineford.
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