Marineford, Aokiji's office.
"Doflamingo? There are some issues with that guy's identity, and his method of becoming a Shichibukai is also very unusual. But these were all agreed upon by Mariejois."
Aokiji spread his hands and said, "I don't want to worry about that much."
Dylan glanced around: "You've been promoted, Admiral Kuzan."
Aokiji scratched his head and said helplessly, "There was no way around it, the Grand Line is not peaceful right now. Speaking of which, have you finished what you wanted to do?"
"It's done."
Dylan held out his hand.
A ball of lightning gathered in the palm of his hand: "I got a fruit."
The moment he saw the lightning, Aokiji's originally lazy expression disappeared: "Rumble-Rumble Fruit?"
This Logia fruit is among the best in the Devil Fruit illustrated book, and Aokiji recognized it instantly.
"Yeah." Dylan nodded: "This was my biggest goal in coming to the Grand Line."
"You·······"
Aokiji straightened up slightly from the backrest but then slumped down again: "You can just get it yourself, ah, Logia, I really envy you."
You're so envious! Aren't you also a Logia fruit user?
Although he thought this, Dylan still preferred the Rumble-Rumble Fruit that he had been waiting for a long time.
After all, lightning has the ability to fly and extremely high movement speed, and its lethality is also very powerful.
In addition, tempering his body with thunder and lightning can continuously strengthen his body, so he won't be completely suppressed by the sea and Seastone like other ability users.
"You have nothing else to do now that you're back, right?" Aokiji slumped on the sofa with some distress: "I don't have anyone here to help me, and I have a lot of things to do myself. If you're free, can you do some tasks for me?"
What do you have to do? Follow your lolita on a bicycle? Or sunbathing on Garp's boat?
"Okay, but as a major, it's hard for me to stand up for you, right?"
A major taking down an Admiral? That's a bit unjustifiable, right?
"Military rank? Ah..." Aokiji scratched his hair. This was really not easy to do. Although the Marines were based on birth and strength, officers at the general level still had to prove their actual combat merits.
Now is not the time after the Summit War a few years later when Marine's top combat power shrank and special troops were recruited from all over the world.
"Yes!" Aokiji's eyes lit up. He rummaged through the drawer and took out a bounty order: "Go and kill him, and I will apply for a promotion for you."
Dylan took a look at the bounty order.
"Bloody Hook" Rhodes has a bounty of 550 million berries.
Um? Is there such a person?
"Where did this guy come from? Why haven't I heard of him before?"
"Yes... ah, you are still young, so it is normal to have never heard of him. He was a minor figure in a notorious pirate group a long time ago."
A notorious pirate group?
Minor character!?
Dylan touched his chin and looked at the photo on the bounty order again.
No matter how you look at it, he must be in his fifties or sixties. At such an old age...
"It's from Rocks' crew, isn't it?"
"Ahrara, it's Rocks..." Aokiji's eyes widened: "Do you know about the Rocks Pirates? How old are you?"
It really is!?
If you put it this way, he is indeed a nobody.
Compared to guys like Whitebeard, Shiki, Kaido, and Linlin.
Shiki... This guy is still hiding in the sky studying monsters. Do you want to kill him in advance?
Normally, these fruit-powered users are locked up rather than killed, which can effectively limit Devil Fruit's abilities.
If you kill the ability user immediately after catching them, it will be like the Flame-Flame Fruit, where other pirates got hold of it not long after the previous owner died.
This situation is obviously something neither the Marines nor the World Government wants to see.
The Float-Float Fruit…
Forget it, let's put it away for now and go look for it when I have time. It won't be too late to kill him then.
After all, he is just a major now.
Well, just a major.
"Where is he?" Dylan pointed at the man with a brutal look on the bounty order. This photo should have been captured recently. Then the Marines should also know his whereabouts.
"The latest tracking was in Alabasta. You can go there and have a look. If there is any new information, the headquarters will use the Den Den Mushi to notify you again."
Alabasta? Isn't Crocodile there? Crocodile should have already failed in his challenge to Whitebeard and is now preparing to find "Pluton".
"I'm leaving."
Dylan put the bounty order in his pocket and left.
In the office, after the sound of Dylan's footsteps disappeared, Aokiji took off his blindfold.
"How does he know where Devil Fruits are? And Rocks?"
"It's really troublesome, forget it!"
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The first half of the Grand Line: "Brother Daifuku, how come I haven't heard of that guy named Rhodes before? Mama actually values him so much? She even specially asked me to come to Paradise to pick him up and take him to Totto Land."
Charlotte Daifuku, who had two balloon-like objects on his shoulders, glanced at his brother beside him.
"Well...it's normal that you don't know. He's an old guy. He used to be one of Mama's crew's members."
"Mama's ship? 'Queen Mama Chanter'? Why haven't I heard of it?"
"Not here..."
Daifuku looked at the "Paradise" which was much calmer than the New World.
"It's a ship from a long time ago. In terms of strength alone... no one is stronger than them."
...
Alabasta.
Rainbase.
Unlike other areas of Alabasta, Rainbase, just like its name, is moist and refreshing.
At the "Rain Dinners" Casino, the tall reception girl's eyes lit up when she saw the tall and handsome Dylan.
In addition to being tall and handsome, this man's attire, sword, and aura clearly indicated he was a wealthy man.
Several reception girls tried their best to show off their figures to Dylan, hoping that the man in front of them would choose them to accompany him.
Feeling their fiery eyes, Dylan paused slightly and then looked around.
"You."
Dylan raised his hand and pointed at one of the blondes.
The blonde was overjoyed, and when she approached him, she pinched Dylan's arm with the two lumps on her chest.
"Guest, what do you want to play?"
After speaking, she straightened her back, causing Dylan to feel friction on his arm.
"Uuhahahahaha!!"
A burst of wild laughter came from the distant hall, and Dylan raised his eyebrows.
Sure enough, it's here.
On the sea, the ones famous for their intelligence capabilities are, of course, the "Big Mom Pirates", followed by Morgans and the "CP" organization.
However, Marine's intelligence is equally powerful and has wider coverage.
Not long after Dylan left Marineford, a detailed piece of information about "Bloody Hook" Rhodes was passed to him through the Den Den Mushi.
It included this guy's hobbies and behavioral characteristics.
Gambling is one of them.
In the Rocks Pirates back then, this guy lost his right hand because of gambling.
"I'm so stressed!!!"
Rhodes, who rarely won a big victory, laughed and threw chips on the table.
Seeing this, others followed suit.
"I'll keep it small."
An equally arrogant voice came from across the table.
Dylan held the cigarette in his mouth crookedly and threw out a handful of chips. When Rhodes looked at him, he exhaled a puff of smoke provocatively.
"Huh?? Uuhahaha, let's start quickly."
Rhodes licked his lips: "Let you know that Uncle Rhodes' luck will always be undefeated!"
Ten minutes later.
All the people who were standing behind Rhodes had disappeared, but the young man opposite him was now surrounded by people.
"Hey, are you out of money? It's really boring. When did Rain Dinners start entertaining these poor people?"
Does Dylan gamble? Of course not.
But it is easy to control the direction of the dice with a small current.
Just when Rhodes stood up and was about to leave, there was a burst of cheers from behind.
The young man was throwing the chips in front of him around: "Come on, these are all... all treated by the uncle with the severed hand."
After saying that, the young man laughed and said, "Why don't you thank Uncle Broken Hand?"
The people around were stunned at first, and then burst into laughter: "Thank you, Uncle Broken Hand!!"
Rhodes' body froze, and the dark Armament Haki was ready to cover the hook.
"No... no!"
Rhodes swallowed hard.
He had managed to escape Marine's pursuit, and he would never be discovered again in a place like this. Back then, even a man like the captain might have been defeated by Garp.
Although Newgate and the others look great now, Rhodes knew that once he was really targeted by the Marines or the World Government, there would definitely be no good outcome.
Dylan in the distance was throwing chips into the air while putting a few of the highest value ones into the blonde's hand.
"This is a reward for you. I hope you won't be here next time I come."
Dylan stood up, stopping the blonde's attempts to follow.
"Guest?"
The blonde looked at the white-haired young man walking out of the "Rain Dinners" gate, and was a little distracted for a moment.
What does he mean? Generally speaking, if a customer is satisfied with an escort's service, wouldn't he hope to continue using her service next time?
When Dylan walked out of the door, the blonde's body shook slightly and she looked at the door with a complicated expression.
"What a... gentle guest."
After saying that, the blonde tightened the chips in her palm and raised her hand to straighten her collar.
...
Outside Rainbase, Dylan stopped.
"Hey, Uncle Broken Hand who has been following me all the way. Why don't you do something?"
Rhodes walked out from behind the hill with a gloomy face: "You guy, why did you lure me out on purpose?"
"Oh?" Dylan looked at the vigilant Rhodes in the distance and smiled: "Ho~? You are quite cautious. Now that you know I lured you out, do you still dare to follow me?"
"Uuhahaha!"
Rhodes licked his lips habitually: "If it was Sengoku or Garp... No, even if it was guys like Aokiji or Sakazuki here, I would have run away early. But you..."
The Armament Haki instantly covered the iron hook on his right hand: "I've never heard of your name before!"
"What a coincidence."
The black Armament Haki instantly covered the Shura scabbard.
"I never heard of a character like you in the original version!"
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"Brother Daifuku! It's not good!!"
Outside Alabasta, a thin young man ran up to Charlotte Daifuku holding a small card with his fingertips.
"That guy's Vivre card is burning! He's dying!"
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