88: Chapter 88 The Mysterious Man Who Stole the Flag"So, Princess Liz, are you going to ask me to defeat Prince Odbiao and save your country?" Luffy asked, as if he already knew.However, Liz simply shook her head, her voice low and dejected."No, Mr.Luffy, even if you are the Child of the Elements, you can't defeat Prince Odbiao now.I heard that Prince Odbiao absorbed the Dark Pearl on the day he seized the throne, gaining the power of the Dark Element.To defeat him, you either need someone with the Light Element, or someone with the Dark Element like Prince Odbiao.But people with these two elemental powers are extremely rare.There isn't a single person with either of these elements in the entire Kingdom of Eles."
After saying that, Lis seemed much more relaxed.Now she knew she was no match for Prince Odbiao, so she just wanted to live a peaceful life.Luffy scratched his head, then asked the system for help in confusion, "That guy?Heh, he thinks he can absorb the power of dark elements?That's laughable!What do you mean he succeeded?He'll probably just be turned into a puppet by the Dark Pearl.Only my host can control the power of dark elements." The system was roaring in Luffy's mind.Hearing the system's words, Luffy felt much more at ease.He walked up to Lis, patted her head, and said confidently, "My pirate crew has those who possess both light and dark elements.Princess, why don't you come with me to take a look?"
Liz was delighted, her face lighting up with surprise.Excitedly, she grabbed Luffy's hand and ran back, leaving the three girls dumbfounded.They had hoped to use this opportunity to let Robin and Luffy be alone and spark a romance, but this mess had ruined everything.Robin walked out of the woods, looking somewhat dejected at Luffy's departure.The three girls quickly comforted her, saying they would succeed next time."Why is Robin there?It's not like there are any Poneglyphs there!" Luffy thought to himself as he was being dragged along.Three black lines appeared in his mind from the system: Next time, after the host completes the mission, I must find a way to improve the host's emotional intelligence, otherwise.
Upon reaching the camp, Liz realized her mistake.Embarrassed, she quickly released Luffy's hand, trying to explain, but Luffy bypassed her and brought Chopper over.After understanding the situation, Chopper demonstrated his Light Angel and Dark Angel forms to Liz."Impossible!Absolutely impossible!As a Devil Fruit user, how could you possess such pure elemental power?And how could light and darkness coexist in a tanuki?" At this point, not only Liz, but even Eneva and Ors felt their worldview crumbling.Was their knowledge wrong?Chopper was unhappy, jumping around to show he wasn't a tanuki.Luffy comforted Chopper, grinning, and said, "So, Princess Liz, do you think we can defeat Prince Odbiao now?Of course, this isn't free; it costs money!"
Seeing hope for saving her country, Liz felt a huge weight lifted from her shoulders.As for Luffy's offer of a fee, Liz didn't care at all.They weren't that close; the fact that he offered to help was already a great favor, and charging a small fee was only fair.Liz, Eneva, and Ors bowed deeply to Luffy, thanking him for his righteous act."This is the permanent compass to the Kingdom of Eles.Let's take this opportunity to discuss how to infiltrate the capital and strike at the heart of the enemy," Liz said, taking out the permanent compass and preparing to discuss the complete plan with Luffy and his crew.However, Luffy waved his hand, saying, "Why make it so complicated?Let's just charge straight through!" "Then I'll fire a thunder cannon at the palace to lure out Prince Odbiao.As for the rebels and their underlings, my crew will handle them.As for Liz, she can take the two old men into the palace to find her imprisoned parents." Liz wanted to dissuade Luffy from being so reckless, but Uta stopped her, gently saying as she watched Luffy playfully fighting with his crew, "That's just how Luffy is; he doesn't like to follow plans.But you have to trust him.With his strength, he can definitely handle Odbiao easily.Besides, there's Chopper, isn't there?Don't worry, since Luffy promised you, he'll definitely save your country."
Liz couldn't understand why Uta trusted Luffy so much.Eneva, standing behind Liz, couldn't help but speak up: "Your Highness, perhaps this old minister should try to persuade Lord Luffy.After all, this is no joke.If Lord Luffy fails to defeat Prince Odbiao, Your Highness may also be in danger."
Alice felt the same way, but looking at Luffy's confident face, for some reason, all her worries vanished.At that moment, Alice felt that Luffy would definitely be able to defeat Odbiao.Alice turned around and smiled, "Grandpa Eneva, I believe in Mr.Luffy, so please believe in me this time, okay?"
Seeing Liz finally show a long-lost smile, Enel secretly resolved that if this operation failed, he would risk his life to bring down Prince Odbiao and send Princess Liz away.The night passed quickly, and the Sunny set sail again.Liz stood on the deck, gazing into the distance, praying for the safety of her loved ones."Who's there?" Enel, acting as the watchman, noticed something was wrong.Everyone quickly gathered at the deck and saw a ship without flags or sails swaying towards them.Thinking of something, Luffy immediately ordered Franky to speed up.Seeing that their target hadn't stopped as planned, he panicked and quickly sent out a distress signal, but Luffy ignored it and continued speeding forward."Mr.Luffy, why are you leaving someone in a shipwreck to die?" Liz wanted to persuade Luffy to go back and save them, but Luffy rolled his eyes and indicated that he.As a pirate, it was already a miracle he hadn't made things worse; to think he could save people himself?Dream on!Their target was leaving, and they couldn't catch up.A little boy on the wrecked ship panicked, slamming an oar onto the deck and yelling, "Aren't the Straw Hat Pirates supposed to be kind?We're in this state and they still won't stop to help us!Captain Pazel is going to die if they don't get help!" All the crew fell silent.The Straw Hat Pirates didn't stop as expected; instead, they sped away.Was this fate?On the Sunny, while everyone was still wondering why Luffy wouldn't help, several agile figures stepped across the ice floes and landed on the Sunny.The three immediately ran towards the flag atop the Sunny, but as soon as they took a step, a strong sense of danger washed over them.They tried to dodge, but were too slow; countless vines instantly enveloped them."Don't move, or I'll kill you!" Luffy said with a grin.