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Holy Land Of Marigoa:
At this moment, Saint Warcury returned to Marigoa after completing the duty assigned to him.
"How did it go?"
"Smoothly... Marshal D. Teach has become one of us."
"If Rocks had joined us at that time, we wouldn't have to fear the Sky Sword now."
"Well, Teach will be the next Rocks. If he can control the 'Hive of bees' of the pirates and become the new Emperor of the Pirates with our support..."
"An alliance between the wicked pirates and the real rulers of the world to destroy the bothersome hunters, that would be an intriguing spectacle... don't you think?"
The Five Elders were enthusiastic about their next plans. Ever since Rob made the slaves revolt against them, destroying the Tequila Wolf Bridge, and they hated him intensely... not only that, but Rob silently summoned all the slaves in Marigoa without them even realizing they disappeared.
The common link among the slaves in Marigoa was that they entered the art store and never came out again. From there, the Five Elders discovered the anomaly of the art store and its ability to instantly transport to distant locations.
Marigoa became free of slaves! The Celestial Dragons almost revolted if not for the existence of the art store; they would have gathered all their guards and descended into the human world to randomly capture some new slaves. Then the hunters wouldn't tolerate that, launching a purification campaign against the Celestial Dragons, and that would be the actual beginning of the final war.
One side would survive, and the Five Elders believed that this was the place Rob was planning for. So, they made sure to suppress and absorb the wrath of the Celestial Dragons for now, at least until they acquire another powerful ally like them or even stronger.
Teach was the ideal candidate, being the main villain in the manga so far.
So, they were willing to take the risk and nurture a devil like Teach.
From above, Imu listened to this with half-closed eyes. "Boring~... Fufu~ One Piece manga is more entertaining."
She was not half as interested in what the Five Elders were doing to resist their inevitable end. She was most aware that the end would come, so she was the most relaxed.
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Chapter 532's Events:
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"What's with this guy!? Those were some amazing moves!!!" Luffy stood in a fighting stance against a two-legged cow.
"It's the Minotauros!!!"
The creature resembling a cow appeared, standing on two legs and wearing shorts, wielding a spiked Kanabo. He looked incredibly powerful, clearly a user of the Zoan Devil Fruit.
[Beast Guard Minotauros]
"He's a beastly guard with no blood or tears!! He's a monster that treats people like trash!!!" exclaimed Mister 2 Bon Clay.
"A monster!? Or does he have a Devil Fruit power!?" Luffy wondered in surprise.
But at this moment, Minotauros ruthlessly attacked Bon Clay, sending him flying with blood splattering. "O... OWWWW!!!"
"Ehh!!? Bon-chan!!?"
"FAST..." Before Luffy could complete his words, Minotauros attacked him as well, but he managed to barely dodge.
"Eh?" He attacked again, but this time Luffy's reaction wasn't quick enough, and he was sent flying. "Guwaaah!!!"
"Straw-chan, look out!!!" "Replacement Foliet"!!! Bon Clay returned to the fight and bravely defended Luffy. However, his strength was not enough to overcome Minotauros, and he was about to be crushed to death.
"Ugeah...!!! I... I'm dying...!!!"
At that moment, steam began to rise from Luffy as he activated Gear Second.
"Gomu Gomu... Jet Bazooka!!!" Luffy's attack was powerful and fast enough to send Minotauros flying far away, towards Buggy and Mister 3.
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Domain of the Gods:
Inside the art store, the celestial dragons were enjoying the current battle in the manga:
"Wow! What a powerful and amazing battle!"
"So, this is Minotauros!? Very strong!"
"If Luffy didn't use Gear Second, he wouldn't have been able to defeat him!"
"And did he really defeat him? Maybe he'll come back later!"
"Very strong! He almost killed Bon-chan!"
"Luffy is really amazing! I want to be strong like Luffy, Dad!"
"Well, I'll look for the Rubber Fruit for my dear son before that idiot Shanks finds it."
"But... that will also prevent Luffy from being strong... What about this, Dad? Why don't you find a Devil Fruit that is similar to the Rubber Fruit but isn't it."
"Hmm, why don't we give you the Minotauros fruit instead? Look how strong it is!"
"No, I don't want to become a two-legged cow with liquid mucus..."
"But, my son, your mucus is bigger than his, and you resemble a cow more than the cow itself..."
At this moment, the celestial dragons truly realized the absurdity of their appearance.
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East Blue, Baratie Restaurant:
'I fought alongside Luffy... I fight side by side with Luffy!'
After reluctantly taking his eyes off the divine characters' table, Bentham's focus returned to the manga events.
At this moment, he couldn't believe that his future counterpart was fighting side by side with his idol Luffy; this was much more than he could wish for!
'I almost died at the hands of a cow! My God, will I be this weak!? Okama arts are too weak! I'll learn Zoro's Three-Sword Style instead! Also, I don't want to become this disgusting Okama!'
'True manliness is the only way to go since I was born a man! Hmph!'
'I'll become strong enough to travel all the world's seas; I'll become a strong hunter!'
Bentham refocused on the manga events, but he became more disturbed when he saw his counterpart in the manga feeling bad because his makeup was ruined...
'Well, at least I showed the way to Level 4 to Luffy successfully!' Bentham cheered internally with happiness.
He was having a good time, until an extraordinary man stood before him.
"Join us, kid..." Rob looked at the boy with interest.
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Ohara Art Store:
"That was Roger, right?"
"Yes, Roger and his wife. I wonder where they went with Rob and Olvia."
"Let's leave them for now; they must be enjoying their time somewhere..."
"This Minotauros is interesting! He's definitely a user of the Zoan Devil Fruit."
"Yohohoho! A skeleton like me will crush with one hit from his spiked club!"
"I'm more interested in your Devil Fruit that can bring the dead back to life!"
Vegapunk looked at Brook with gleaming eyes, as if he wanted to strip him of his clothes and examine him seriously for science!
In any world and time, the return from death will always be the focus of scientists and the most exciting for interest.
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Chapter 642: A Glimpse of the Okama's Queen.
Chapter 643: A Third Brother!?
Chapter 644: Sudden Interfere of the Red Hair Pirates and Reactions.
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