“Senior still doesn’t understand Lord Sacred Beast’s power well enough. Something like that… is completely unnecessary.”
“That’s your family matter, so I won’t get involved. You can decide it yourselves. But your goal is the same. It’s normal for there to be differences in how people think. Don’t forget who the real enemy is.”
“Boss Kaido, I can tell what matters most. But did you call me here just to say this?”
“Of course not. This is the latest compiled intelligence. Take a look yourself.”
Kaido handed the latest intelligence to King. Now they could almost confirm that the Marines had been transferring troops from all over the world to gather in the direction of the New World. Even the World Government had begun to take action. It could be said that the amount of gunpowder in the powder keg that was the New World was constantly increasing.
“Boss Kaido, you mean…”
“Give our guests from afar a little welcoming gift. I don’t like sitting still and taking beatings. Let them experience a greeting from the New World.
“Olga is currently leading the land forces to consolidate the defenses, and Jack has also reached the predetermined position with the Fish-Man troops. As for the sky forces, I’ll leave them to you.”
Kaido now had plenty of officers under him. Even when he made the decision to use offense in place of defense on the eve of a great war, he still had enough high-level combat power to consolidate the rear.
“I understand. I will bring back a satisfactory result.”
The officers directly under Kaido all bore the names of calamities. They were monsters in officer battles, but it was in group warfare that the name of calamity could be better displayed.
“But Boss Kaido, what about Queen?”
“That guy? If you hadn’t mentioned him, I’d nearly have forgotten. Don’t worry. I’ll use facts to tell him that the rear isn’t necessarily safer than the front line.”
After arranging the tasks for the calamities under his command, Kaido found a suitable position and lay directly on the floor. As he lifted a wine jar, he also turned on Rotom’s projection. He had recently discovered something.
Compared to traditional plays, the “reality shows” created by certain clowns were actually more interesting.
“Super~!”
“Mach~!”
It was still the weapons factory in Ringo. Franky stood atop the freshly cleaned workbench, striking his classic pose. The difference, however, was that several Machoke beside him were mimicking his movements.
These Pokémon that wore only shorts unexpectedly got along quite well with Franky, a man who did not wear pants. Nami felt that if they stayed here too long, Franky might even install two more mechanical arms on himself.
“All right, another super day is over. Make sure to rest, everyone. See you tomorrow!”
“Say… Can you already understand what those muscle lizards are saying?”
“Correction: they should be called Machoke. The ones with four arms are Machamp, and the small ones are Machop. They are not muscle lizards.”
“Is that the point?! What on earth are you thinking?!”
Nami’s furious form beat Franky back into shape, making him temporarily submit to this “Haki.”
“I’m searching for related clues. These Machoke told me that Udon has had an especially big eater lately, and he eats five meals a day. That should make the target clear enough, right?”
“Nice work, Franky. Now we’ve locked onto Luffy’s location… Franky? What’s wrong with you?”
Nami had only just praised Franky when she realized that he was already sprawled on the ground.
“Wait, Nami, help me take off this belt. I suddenly have no strength…”
Franky pointed at his waist. Perhaps out of recognition of his “perversion,” the Machoke had just given him a belt. He had thought it was a symbol of friendship and put it on without thinking much.
But once the belt buckle jammed shut, he finally realized just how strange this belt was.
As an item meant to restrict the abnormal strength of the Machoke family, this thing had the same effect on ordinary humans. Even if a Giant wore it, they would feel powerless, and the same applied to Franky, a cyborg.
Nami spent quite a bit of effort before she finally flipped Franky over and undid the belt.
“Just a belt like this made you lose all your strength?”
“I don’t know either, but after putting it on… Why don’t you try it too? It’s hard to describe that feeling with words.”
“No way. I’m not wearing something only p*rverts like you would wear. But getting accurate information on Luffy is a good thing. Our identity information is about to expire too, so we need to hurry and find a safe place.
“Right, did they tell you anything about Hercules?”
Aside from Luffy, only Hercules was still worth their concern. As for Kin’emon and Kanjuro, they were just two passersby. When they asked for help, they had not even used the money from country’s treasury as bait, instead talking about some grand principles.
To Nami’s ears, that kind of thing was just trying to get something for nothing, so her impression of them had not been very good to begin with.
“That’s what I hadn’t finished saying. They said a strange Heracross actually went to a place with no trees to work as prison guard. They also said that Heracross are Pokémon that look like beetles.”
“Wait… Pokémon appeared from this country, and Hercules is also a Pokémon. You mean Hercules was originally a bug from the Beasts Pirates?”
“I’m afraid that really is the case…”
“No, impossible. You joined the ship late. During our time on the Going Merry, without Hercules, who knows how many times we would have died? How could it betray Luffy?”
As one of the pillars of the Straw Hat Pirates, Hercules was deeply trusted by everyone. If they played Werewolf on the ship to catch the mole, and only three people remained at the end, Nami would rather believe Luffy was the mole than think there was something wrong with Hercules.
“That’s not what I mean. I mean there are too many coincidences in this matter. I’m afraid the truth is far more complicated than we imagine.”
The truth was indeed rather complicated. For example, Hercules was currently doing everything it could to protect them from dying here outright. It was just that, before they were imprisoned, they probably would not get an answer to that question.
“Tomorrow is the last day. We need to hurry and figure out exactly how much there is in here that we don’t know about.”
“Yeah.”
At the same time, at the Pokémon Center in Hakumai, Chopper, pretending that he was only a pet deer, was somewhat nervous. Beside him stood a tall horse, and flames were burning on its back.
【Damn Law, he actually put me in a place like this.】
Tempted by the promise of a panacea, Chopper willingly returned to his identity as a deer and came here. However, he and Law had overlooked one thing. Pokémon Center treated human and Pokémon patients, but they were not responsible for ordinary pet issues.
The Chansey guarding the door simply would not let Chopper inside, causing him to wait outside in this rest area. Aside from the Rapidash beside him, there were also Cyclizar and Tauros across from him, as well as a small number of ordinary animals.
Those were still fine. What Chopper could not tolerate was that someone here was treating them differently.
Ever since he had accidentally eaten the Human-Human Fruit and lived together with Hiriluk, Chopper had never again eaten wild grass or leaves like a regular reindeer. At the very least, it had to be berries.
But the people here only treated him as an ordinary deer. What they brought the Pokémon were exquisite Pokémon snacks and neatly cut Berries, but when they got to him, it was ordinary fodder, and it was even a little dry.
“These doctors’ pets are getting stranger and stranger. Don’t reindeer eat hay?”
“I don’t know. I’ve never raised one of these things. Maybe it just isn’t hungry yet. Once it gets hungry, it’ll naturally eat.”
“AHHH!”
Chopper could not conveniently speak right now, but that did not stop him from using a reindeer’s cry to criticize the two of them. Unfortunately, it had no effect.
“Look, look, this reindeer looks so interesting when it’s angry. It makes me want to raise one.”
“You’ve no ambition. I heard Sister Misu’s Rapidash gave birth to a foal not long ago. I really want it to acknowledge me. How can a reindeer compare to that?”
“True. Now that you mention it, this reindeer really does look kind of dumb.”
They were trainee nurses at the Pokémon Center who had not officially started work yet. Their workload was already quite heavy, and this place counted as a special “patient area” too. They did not think an ordinary deer could understand human speech, so they spoke without the slightest restraint.
As they prepared to leave, they did not notice that Chopper’s eyes were almost spitting fire. But at that moment, the Rapidash beside him pushed some fresh grass over to him.
In terms of deer age, Chopper was still a young fellow. Misu’s Rapidash seemed to think this little deer was somewhat pitiful, so a little maternal instinct awakened in it.
【Damn it, I don’t want to eat grass and leaves! But…】
The fresh grass and leaves before him made it somewhat impossible for Chopper to resist the temptation. That fragrance had already stirred the deer genes deep in his bones, making him unable to stop himself from biting down. And then… he got hooked.
These were herbaceous plants born in the Reverse World. Their birth itself had a great deal to do with the Bulbasaur family and the Four Forces of Nature, and they had long since ceased to be ordinary plants.
Even after eating the Human-Human Fruit, Chopper was still essentially a deer. It was just that the Human-Human Fruit had given him an intellectual boost. After tasting more delicious food, he naturally found withered grass dull and tasteless. Now, these grasses had refreshed Chopper’s worldview.
And when he raised his head, he even saw a deer Mink wearing a nurse’s uniform walk past in front of him. For a moment, Chopper felt that this place might be his paradise.
【This really is a great place…】
Chopper was immersed in his paradise, but it was different for Law. This Rapidash acknowledged Misu, so wherever it appeared, Misu was naturally there as well.
She had come here with the children from the monastery for regular checkups. In addition, some members of the monastery were also undergoing routine physical examinations. At this moment, Law was facing his own life-or-death crisis.
Previously, Doctor Wilson, who was responsible for taking him along, had asked Law to help in another department. At first, he was only examining some children, but as he continued, he saw his younger sister Lami lined up at the back of the queue.
Even though he had wrapped himself up tightly with a surgical cap, gloves, a mask, and the like, Law’s heartbeat began to quicken…
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