The funniest part of this is those pirates are still out there. Like, Law and his merry band got close enough to these pirates to rip out their hearts. AND THEN they let them go, free to sail to the next pirate bar and tell the people around them “I had the WILDEST thing happen to me on the way here’.
Rumors about Law aren’t even rumors lol they’re true stories straight from a primary source. Just like, picture this in a bar somewhere in the Grandline:
Pirate captain with a thousand yard stare: “And then there was this blue light and he suddenly had my heart in his chest.”
Friendly captain next to him who just saw the gaping hole in his chest: “And then what?? What’s he gonna do with your heart?”
First captain: “At first the worry kept me up at night. But then, you know, you kinda get used to it? Things still need to get done, there’s logs to fill, people to rob, the usual. Just hope he’s taking care of it, wherever it is.”