Chapter 680

"The Red-Haired Pirates are heading to the East Sea…"

"I'm about to meet my foolish younger brother, Little Lufei."

"A fated encounter is coming!"

Lu En's gaze grew deep as he silently thought to himself.

Ever since leaving Windmill Village,

he had already foreseen this day.

He just hadn't expected

that it would come so soon!

"You want me to let my foolish younger brother, Little Lufei, set sail as a pirate?"

"Will I really let you have your way, Red-Hawk Shanks?"

"Then…"

"Let's wait and see!"

Although Lu En had verbally agreed with Kong not to provoke the Red-Haired Pirates,

if the Red-Haired Pirates came to him directly,

then

he certainly couldn't turn a blind eye.

At this moment,

Lu En's heart was full of anticipation.

For the coming clash with Red-Hawk Shanks!

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi,

Lu En put it away and fell into deep thought.

Kong's words had indeed raised his level of serious concern.

After all,

those were the Red-Haired Pirates!

A colossal force poised to seize the Emperor's throne~.

In the New World, the Red-Haired Pirates were renowned, immensely powerful, and extremely dangerous.

Even the current Emperors dared not provoke the Red-Haired Pirates lightly.

Thus, it was clear

just how great the Red-Haired Pirates' prestige was in the New World.

Right now,

the Red-Haired Pirates had come to the East Sea, clearly for some special event.

With their current strength, they had no reason to return to a weak region like the East Sea.

Yet they had come anyway.

That meant…

They had come to the East Sea for a specific purpose!

Others might not know the Red-Haired Pirates' goal, but Lu En certainly couldn't be unaware.

"My foolish younger brother, Little Lufei…"

"is Red-Hawk's target."

"But is this coincidence—or destiny?"

Lu En pondered.

He still couldn't determine it yet.

Was Red-Hawk Shanks coming specifically for Little Lufei?

Or was he merely passing through?

Just happened to run into Little Lufei?

How long has Little Lufei been alive?

Could Red-Hawk's intelligence be this precise?

How did he know Little Lufei had the potential to become Pirate King?

"Could it really just be coincidence?"

Lu En thought.

If it were coincidence…

it wouldn't be entirely implausible.

Yet,

his heart leaned more toward the belief that Red-Hawk had already prepared.

"No matter what Red-Hawk plans, when I return to Windmill Village, I'll most likely meet him."

"When that time comes…"

"I'll confront him face to face."

Lu En's eyes narrowed slightly.

He felt no fear or unease at the prospect of meeting Red-Hawk.

On the contrary,

his heart was full of anticipation.

Red-Haired Shanks is one of the most terrifying top pirates of the Grand Line, far more terrifying than Doflamingo, Crocodile, and others!

Among all the pirates Lu En has encountered,

so far,

Red-Haired Shanks is most likely the strongest and most dangerous one.

"With me here, can you truly achieve your wish?"

"Red-Haired…"

"I look forward to our meeting."

Lu En took a deep breath.

After a long while,

he suppressed all thoughts in his mind.

He lifted his head,

and surveyed the surrounding seas.

He assessed the environment of the surrounding waters to determine his exact location.

"It has been nearly two days since I left Luo Ge Town."

"Now, I am probably very close to Windmill Village."

"If nothing goes wrong,"

"I should be able to return to Windmill Village within at most two days."

Lu En thought.

Because the surrounding seas were too vast and empty, he could not find any landmark, and thus naturally could not determine his exact location.

Next,

he continued steering the small sailboat toward the direction indicated by the Log Pose.

A gentle sea breeze brushed past.

The calm sea surface rippled with waves.

Splash splash!

Ocean currents crashed against each other, producing a crisp, pleasant sound.

The sailboat sailed steadily forward into the endless sea.

About half an hour passed.