【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

Chapter 520 Target: Kidnapping Caesar

"All we need to do is kidnap that guy named Caesar, right?" Luffy asked.

"That's it."

"We've kidnapped him, so who are we going to ask for the ransom from?" Nami immediately asked.

"The goal isn't ransom, it's to create chaos," Luo explained. "In short, first focus on capturing Caesar..."

"You're only trying to capture Caesar?" Lucci frowned at Law, asking in confusion, "Then why did you help him in the room earlier? Wasn't that a great opportunity?"

"I can't make a move, and I need to stay alive." Law glanced at Lucci and reminded him, "And for the next operation, you can't attack Caesar either. Let Luffy and the others handle it, Lucci is in charge."

"Why?" Ace asked, puzzled.

"I'll catch him!" Luffy grinned.

"Luffy, when you catch him, give him a good beating," Lucci immediately added.

"Did he make you angry?" Ace asked, amused. He rarely saw Lucci explicitly express his desire to punch someone.

“That bastard is despicable!” Lucci said, frowning. “You guys should be careful too, don’t underestimate him.”

"In short, you need to take down Caesar as soon as possible," Luo said, frowning.

"I understand!" Luffy nodded seriously. "I'll definitely beat him up!"

"Oh, right, there's one more thing, Luffy, Killer has returned." Lucci said, releasing Killer as he spoke. "He's different now than before."

"Hey! Qi, your hair has turned the same color as Lucci's!" Luffy immediately noticed Qi, who had appeared behind Lucci.

"Yeah, that's right." Qi looked at the excited Luffy and teased with a smile, "Isn't it good?"

Lu Qi took a step to the side, revealing his figure to everyone. "Of course my hair color looks good."

"When did Qi return?" Robin asked, remembering that he hadn't returned when they last met. "Are your memories shared now?"

“That’s right, the return happened before Lucci fell into the sea.” Qi glanced at Lucci and remarked, “I really didn’t expect that.”

Lu Qi twitched his lips. Who could have imagined that an accident would happen at such a crucial moment? He was still sorting through the memories that Qi had brought him.

"You really scared us. To fall into the sea under those circumstances." Nami sighed helplessly. "Luckily you're alright. This must never happen again."

"That was indeed an accident, but thanks to the coral Luffy gave me," Lucci said with a smile.

"So I saved Lucci, right?" Luffy chuckled.

“That’s right.” Lucci smiled and tapped Luffy’s hat brim lightly.

"Straw Hat Master, there's no time. I need to go back to the research institute first." Law interrupted their reminiscing and continued, "After successfully kidnapping Caesar, I will tell you the detailed plan. However, after successfully kidnapping Caesar, things will naturally change drastically, and by then... it will be too late to regret it!"

"No problem, we'll ally with you!" Luffy said with a smile.

“Then I will grant your request. You need to persuade the rest of your companions.” Luo said seriously, “Lucci’s men will be working with me for the time being.”

Luffy glanced at Lucci and Law with a puzzled look, but didn't take it to heart. He would tell Lucci when he wanted to.

"Lucci, are you sure there's no problem?" Ace asked, frowning. He looked at Lucci with some confusion. He could tell that Lucci was hiding something from them, but he clearly didn't want to say it.

“No problem, don’t worry,” Lucci said with a smile. “I can take care of myself.”

“Okay, be careful.” Ace scratched his head, then looked at the giant children. “Lucci, you want to protect these children too, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.” Lucci looked at the sleeping, gigantic children. Someone was actually experimenting on such small children. “I don’t like seeing children get hurt.”

"Then leave it to me, I'll stay and help." Ace smiled and patted Lucci on the shoulder.

"Great!" Nami, Chopper, and Usopp jumped up excitedly. They all decided to stay. If Ace was also willing to stay, their safety would be guaranteed.

Hearing Nami and the others cheer, Lucci couldn't help but laugh.

"Leave that master to me, I'm going to beat him up and then arrest him!" Luffy grinned and adjusted his straw hat.

"Then we'll be leaving now." Law nodded, then grabbed Lucci's arm and used his ability to instantly teleport away from "ROOM".

"Spatial teleportation?" Ace frowned as he watched Law and Lucci disappear in an instant. "His ability is really strange."

"That ability is so cool!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly as he watched the two figures disappear in an instant.

"Sanji, Zoro, and Brook?" Qi asked. They had indeed heard the assassins from Caesar's faction say that they had taken care of Zoro and Sanji, but they never believed it to be true.

"Sanji, Zoro, and Brook went to help the samurai regain his body," Luffy grinned. "We need to hurry up and kidnap that master too!"

“That’s right, if we go too late, the cooperation will become difficult,” Franky agreed.

"It's not too late, I have a good idea!" Luffy flashed a bright smile, clearly having come up with a brilliant idea.

Ace sighed as he looked at the smile on Luffy's face. That kid was definitely up to no good. Luffy's thoughts were never good. Sure enough, the next second he saw Luffy launch himself, Robin, and Franky with a rocket. Ace couldn't help but sigh, but Luffy's crew seemed to enjoy it. Ace couldn't help but laugh. Luffy's crew was really interesting.

"Ki, are you sure you're okay not going with Lucci?" Nami asked Ki, remembering what Ki had said earlier.

“It’s alright, Lucci told me to stay here,” Lucci said with a smile.

"What are you doing?" Ace asked, puzzled. "Isn't it enough for me to be here?"

“Yes, that’s true, but there’s one thing I need to do myself.” Qi smiled, his eyes narrowed.

……

Research Institute Back Door

"ROOM"

"Your ability is really convenient." In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the snow-capped mountain behind the research institute. Lucci looked around and noticed a large number of marines fighting against Caesar's men on the coast. "What are we going to do now?"

“Destroy Caesar’s important research materials.” Luo frowned and finally replied.

“That sounds interesting.” Lucci raised an eyebrow at Law, a piece of information Law had never mentioned before. “As an ally, aren’t you hiding too much information?”

Law remained calm and did not answer Lucci's question. Instead, he said something else: "Didn't you also hide some things from the Straw Hat Boss?"