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[The Sabaody Archipelago, Grove 33: The Shabondome]
{The entire area is in chaos!!}
{Indeed, the marines who stormed the stadium to arrest the Soul King have been overwhelmed by the fans; it's an all-out riot!!}
{The Soul King himself seems to have escaped the scene!!}
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Far from the chaos, Brook had already escaped with the Duval crew.
"Yohohohoho!! Thank you so much for this… your timing was perfect!!"
"We're here on Shakky-neesan's orders!! Your crew is waiting for you at Grove 42!"
One of the Rosy Life Riders responded with a smile. They were currently riding a flying fish toward Grove 42.
"My chest is about to burst from nostalgia and anticipation… Not that I have a chest to burst in the first place!!! Yohohoho!!!"
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"Dammit!!! Filthy traitor!!!" Brook's manager, named Sancrin, cursed as he watched Brook fly away from his grasp after making so much money through him in the past two years.
{That's right – the famous musician Brook was actually a pirate!!!}
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At Ohara, as this scene concluded, Brook finished his rockstar-style performance and put away his guitar. The audience felt a sense of loss when Brook stopped singing, but soon rejoiced, as it wasn't the first time, and it certainly wouldn't be the last.
Brook would continue to delight them with many more songs in the future, and he would add a wonderful flavor to their manga reading sessions.
Brook looked at the previous scene, laughing as he said, "Yohohoho! It seems my counterpart is feeling nostalgic and full of anticipation."
Vegapunk looked at Brook and responded, "It's been two years, after all; I'm sure the others feel the same."
"That's right, even we feel it. We weren't used to seeing them part ways, even for a single day, let alone two whole years," Clover joined the conversation.
Little Robin approached Brook with a smile, saying, "It's so nice to see you playing again."
Brook patted Robin's hair, smiling, "I never stopped. I was just waiting for the right moment."
"I bet Luffy and the crew will really enjoy having a star like your counterpart around, don't you think? Derishishishi~"
Robin's cute laugh caused Brook, Clover, Vegapunk, Homing, and even Saul, who taught her his way of laughing, to suffer a heart attack from how adorable it was.
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"Sigh~ These two will never get nice with each other. No wonder Chopper felt strange when he saw the fakes so close to each other," Sora sighed regretfully, watching Sanji and Zoro, who seemed to be fighting almost every minute.
"Hahaha! They give such vitality to the crew, and their rivalry is pretty good, after all, they're the wings of the future Pirate King," Toki laughed, always enjoying watching the playful squabbles between Sanji and Zoro.
The little boy Sanji stared with wide eyes at the manga page his mother was reading. His eyes reflected the faces of the real Sanji and Zoro, who were in the middle of a verbal battle.
Soon, the little boy would be able to understand what was going on, but for now, he was still unaware.
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"Are these scumbags still getting screen time?! How the hell have their true identities as fakes not been exposed yet?!"
After the manga scenes shifted to highlight the fake Straw Hat Pirates' gathering point, Bell-mère felt furious. She was already fed up with these fools.
"Hahaha! Since the real Luffy is with them, we can assume their end is near," Olivia laughed as she commented.
"That's right, since Luffy is there, I'm sure trouble is coming their way too. They'll be crushed in no time," Otohime smiled, fully aware of this truth. Wherever Luffy went, trouble followed him.
"I'm honestly really worried about Fish-Man Island at this point. The biggest instigator of change and the magnet for trouble is literally going there." Otohime didn't know whether to cry or laugh because after all, this was Luffy… If he went to an island, that meant there was a huge enemy lurking, plotting in secret.
What Otohime didn't know was that the next enemy for the Straw Hats would be an extremist fishman, responsible for the death of her counterpart.
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[Grove 46: Fake Strawhat Pirates' meeting point]
"Take him out!!"
"Big Boss!!"
The disguised Luffy was brought in by the fake Zoro and Sanji alongside the fake Luffy.
"Looks like we've already found one of the culprits! Let's start by teaching this man a lesson!! And just so you all know…" The fake Luffy immediately began speaking, raising his stature by using the 'real Luffy' as an example, though he didn't realize this.
"What you're about to see happen to this man is the same thing that's going to happen to you if you ever have the nerve to defy me!! So take that as a warning!!"
Luffy turned to 'Zoro' and 'Sanji', asking: "Zoro, Sanji! Do you know this guy? Thing is, I ran into him earlier…"
At that moment, the marine forces surrounded the area from all sides. "Hold it right there!!! Pirates!!!"
"Attention, Straw Hat Luffy and all his subordinates!!!"
"You are to surrender peacefully!!!"
"We have sealed all the entrances and exits to this place, Grove 46!!! You no longer have any place to run!!!"
Seeing the Marines surrounding them, the fake Luffy began to sweat. "Marines!!!"
The real Luffy was shocked: "Eh…?! How did the Marines find out about me?"
"Huh?! What the hell are you talking about?!" The fake Sanji is surprised by what Luffy said.
"Captain!! W… We're surrounded by marines!!"
"Don't panic, you idiots!! What do you think we gathered crew members for?! We even have some worth over 100 million!"
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At The Mirror Ball Island, Jango secretly looked at the gloomy young man sitting alone at this moment, his face expressing pity.
"Man, your counterpart is the dumbest pirate I've ever seen in my life, dumber than Captain Kuro, who waited years for the Straw Hat crew to reach Syrup Village before executing his plan to seize the inheritance of a weak girl like Kaya."
"Your clumsy counterpart also picked the worst possible time to steal the Straw Hat Luffy's identity… Why did he have to choose the time and place where the real crew will meet?!"
"Ahh~ How pathetic."
After saying that softly, Jango looked away.
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Not far from him, Demalo Black felt Jango's pitying gaze but didn't care. He was currently sweating in silence, waiting calmly for the embarrassing moment when his counterpart's true identity would be exposed to all these pirates in the manga.
"Oh my God, the chaos has really started, the clash between the crew my counterpart painstakingly gathered and the marines who have surrounded them!"
"Damn it! Why is the Pacifista here?! Even the pre-timeskip Luffy couldn't destroy one of these by himself!"
"Seriously, do they really think my counterpart is the real deal?!"
"Ah! Run, man, it's okay, the real Luffy is there, so just run…"
"Ah, it's Sentoumaru… that guy is violent!?"
"Ah! No! He was exposed without even saying a word… just stop embarrassing yourself, Demalo…"
At the moment Sentoumaru's axe hit his counterpart's head, Demalo Black's eyes widened, and he almost fainted… the most embarrassing scene he desperately wanted to avoid had happened!
"Damn it, why is my counterpart so weak?! I thought Luffy would knock me out, I'd feel so much better if that happened… but… Sentoumaru? Damn it!"
"Only 26 million Berries?! This is my counterpart's bounty as a pirate?! How the hell did he get to Sabaody Archipelago?!"
Demalo Black felt deeply humiliated, even more so after seeing his pirate title, Tripletongue… This chapter was extremely degrading for him.
"It's okay, kid. No one has the courage your counterpart has. Tell me, who else could say 'I'm the son of the Revolutionary Dragon and the grandson of Vice Admiral Garp' without flinching?"
"Kahaha! You're the only one of your kind, no one else has the guts to say that in public."
"Hahaha! Your courage is unmatched, man, maybe you'll even say 'I am Rob' one day, but just don't ever become him."
Demalo Black felt deeply embarrassed as he received condolences mixed with sarcasm from the readers who recognized his identity in the 'Black Mirror' Art Store.
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At Marineford, Sengoku looked at the scene of the fake Luffy, unconscious and lying in his own blood, with a pleased expression.
"Well, well, someone finally did it and removed that scoundrel from the scene, now let's see how Sentoumaru deals with the real Luffy, who's in the same place."
"It seems PX-5 recognized the real Luffy's identity… the Pacifista's sensor has become more advanced compared to two years ago," Tsuru added.
"These fakes managed to deceive so many pirates, what happened?!" Kuzan asked, intrigued.
"Haha! Maybe the World Government spread news of the real crew's death, and these scumbags took advantage of that, riding the wave after some time, appearing on the scene as the real ones… but it's fine, it's a coincidence that the real ones showed up at the same time," Zephyr commented, laughing.
"How scary~ It seems Sentoumaru has gotten stronger~" Borsalino looked deeply at Sentoumaru's reflection in the manga, a clear sense of satisfaction visible in his eyes.
On the other hand, Sakazuki read the manga more quickly, his expression fierce as he watched the moment the real Luffy was exposed by the Pacifista.
"Too slow? It seems you've gotten faster at running, you fool…" Sakazuki commented on Luffy's words after dodging the Pacifista's attack.
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 890: Before He Ever Read the Manga.
Chapter 891: Rayleigh! I'm Gonna Become the Pirate King!
Chapter 892: The Crew's Reunion After Two Years!
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