Sabaody Archipelago,
Grove 41.
"Who will stay to watch the ship?"
Faced with Franky's question, everyone's eyes fell on Roman, making Roman shrug.
Clang~~~
A white knight in splendid armor appeared on the deck, holding a heavy sword that gleamed with a cold light. His upright posture exuded fearlessness and determination at a glance!
"Yohoho, Roman's ability is really convenient."
In response to Brook's admiration, Roman modestly waved his hand.
"It's just convenient."
Convenient, which means there are other 'inconvenient' methods to compensate. It's just optional, like—
Thud,
With a snap of Roman's fingers, the flying white paper extended from the ship to the shore, forming a bridge. Before anyone could react, Luffy and Chopper rushed ashore first, and then:
"Hey, Usopp, what are you doing?"
Usually, aren't the three Straw Hat idiots the most eager to land?
"No, I'm going with Franky to buy some materials."
Since Franky, the real 'scientist', boarded the ship, Usopp's many whimsical ideas finally found someone to communicate with. And he also wanted to catch up, otherwise, always being the weakest in the Straw Hat crew was too embarrassing...
"I'm going for a walk,"
Facing Zoro, who was walking alone in one direction, everyone was shocked.
"Stop, you idiot with no sense of direction—"
"Don't do anything stupid, big brother!"
"This is an archipelago, can you even find your way back alone?"
Facing the Straw Hat crew's doubts about his sense of direction, Zoro's forehead veins bulged in anger, and he silently raised the paper strip on his wrist.
"Oh, right."
"With Roman here, there's no need to worry about this moss head getting lost~~"
"Go ahead, just don't die out there."
Huh?
A bunch of guys who can't say anything nice!
Zoro left angrily.
"Hee hee hee, let's go find the coating craftsman."
Luffy, Chopper, Brook, and Hatchan, who was wearing a large coat to cover his extra arms and had a bandage on his forehead, along with the mermaid girl Camie, who was sitting on Hatchan's shoulder and wearing a long dress, prepared to find the coating craftsman.
And Sanji, of course, headed straight to the local food market, worrying about the Straw Hat crew's meals.
As for Roman:
"Roman, we're going shopping for clothes~~"
Facing Nami, who beckoned with her finger, Roman smiled slightly and placed one hand on his chest.
"At your service, my lady."
Although it seemed like Roman had two beauties accompanying him, he was actually just an ATM and a porter...
Such is reality!
As everyone left, the paper bridge connecting the ship and the island immediately disintegrated, turning into white doves that flew away! They spread out across the island, searching for their respective targets.
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Grove 30,
"Wow, it's so bustling~~"
This is the shopping center of Sabaody, with all kinds of branded clothing and exquisite jewelry, it's definitely a paradise for women, and a...
Nightmare for men.
Not only does the wallet shrink rapidly, but the process is extremely boring!
While Nami and Robin were picking out clothes, Roman sat in the rest area, tapping his fingers on the table unconsciously:
Hmm hmm hmm, although I don't have a phone, I have a unique way to pass the time— White doves flew through the tree islands, quickly locking onto individuals who stood out: because whether it was their clothing, appearance, or aura and strength, compared to ordinary people, they were as conspicuous as stars in the night.
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Grove 24,
This is the place most concentrated with human trafficking, of course, it doesn't mean there are no other functional buildings here, such as:
Restaurants, which are essential in any place.
A white dove landed outside the window, grooming its feathers while its lively eyes looked into the restaurant.
Chew, chew, chew!
"Hey, what's with that way of eating..."
"What a pity, she's such a beauty."
"Keep your voice down, do you want to die? She's a notorious pirate with a bounty over a hundred million..."
"Not enough, not enough!!"
A young woman with long pink hair, wearing denim overalls, a white short-sleeved shirt, brown knee-high boots, and heart-shaped lipstick, sat directly on the dining table with her long legs spread apart. She was shoveling food into her mouth with both hands!
Despite being a beauty, she looked like a starving, messy ghost.
Jewelry Bonney, nicknamed 'Big Eater'. Captain of the Bonney Pirates, from the South Sea, with a bounty of 140 million Berries. Although her Devil Fruit's name is unknown, Roman knew she had the ability to make people younger or older.
Behind her followed a group of greasy middle-aged men.
On the other side, a short man with a scarf, wearing a black and white striped suit, a typical mafia boss look, put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and looked displeased at Bonney who was eating voraciously.
"What a vulgar woman, she ruins my appetite."
He nodded towards the Big Eater.
"Go, shut her mouth for me."
"Boss, isn't it a bad idea? We're right next to Marine Headquarters—"
Whack!
After giving this clueless subordinate a lesson with a fork, the boss didn't make any further moves, because it wasn't just him and the Big Eater here.
Capone Bege, known as "Gang" Bege. Captain of the Fire Tank Pirates, from the West Sea, with a bounty of 138 million Berries. A Castle-Castle Fruit user, a person who is a fortress!
Behind him were mafia members in suits, trench coats, and fedoras with guns.
"Hey, why did you spill soup on me!"
A pirate with a braid angrily drew his sword. For them, it was normal to settle disputes with life and death, but—
Swish,
An arm blocked him, immediately calming the irate pirate:
Because it was his captain.
"That outfit was destined for this,"
This man had flowing blond hair, a slender figure, six vertical lines on his forehead, armor on his left arm, a black cross tattoo on his Adam's apple, black pants paired with an open ruffled white shirt.
The cold man nodded slightly to the servant who was cowering on the ground in fear.
"Sorry for scaring you."
"If we kill today, we'll have bad luck."
Basil Hawkins, nicknamed 'The Magician'. Captain of the Hawkins Pirates, from the North Sea, a Straw-Straw Fruit user, with a bounty of 249 million Berries.
Behind him were crew members dressed in black robes, looking like members of a strange cult.
All of them were experts!
Especially Hawkins, whose divination could be accurate to the decimal point, and his words always came true, making him a walking cheat.
Boom!!
A violent explosion was heard from the street on the other side, startling a few white pigeons into flying away.
A long-armed tribesman wearing a long robe with the word "Sound" embroidered on the chest, headphones, and black glasses, with piano key-like teeth, flew out of the explosion area, rolled a few times to dissipate the force, and stood up in a fighting stance.
"If you want to fight, go to the other side of the 'Wall',"
"I'll show you my power then!"
Scratchmen Apoo, known as 'Roar of the Sea', Captain of the On Air Pirates, from the Grand Line's Longarm Tribe. A Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user with an unknown ability, with a bounty of 198 million Berries.
"Then stop staring at me,"
From the explosion smoke, a red-haired man wearing a captain's coat strode out.
"You disgusting thing..."
This was a man who wore arrogance on his face, with a head of red spiky hair, a dagger and a pistol strapped to his chest, and wearing dark red goggles and a coat.
"Or I'll kill you right now!!"
Eustass Kid, nicknamed 'Captain' Kid, captain of the Kid Pirates. Bounty: 315 million Berries. A Magnet-Magnet Fruit user, able to control metal objects with magnetism.
On the other side, two fighting figures were forcibly separated by someone who inserted himself between them, wielding an axe in one hand and a long sword in the other.
"If you want to fight, do it in the New World!"
This was a man with an 'X' mark on his chin and chest, a hooked nose, wearing an eye patch, and a swordsman's hat, looking like a chivalrous swordsman. He held a four-bladed axe in his right hand and a sword in his left.
X Drake, known as 'Red Flag' Drake, captain of the Drake Pirates. Bounty: 222 million Berries. A Dragon-Dragon Fruit - Ancient Type - Allosaurus form user.
He was once a Marine Rear Admiral, but later defected to become a pirate. However, Roman knew very well that he was still a Marine—Captain of the Marine Headquarters' secret special unit "SWORD", also known as an undercover agent.
The two people he separated were a tall monk and a masked scythe warrior.
"You are the fallen Marine Rear Admiral Drake,"
A tall man, carrying a huge hexagonal... pencil? weapon, wearing monk's clothes, a rosary, with a pair of small wings on his back, and always smiling, put away his weapon.
"You just saved your life, masked man."
Urouge, known as 'Mad Monk' Urouge. Born in Skypiea, captain of the Fallen Monk Pirates, bounty: 108 million Berries. Devil Fruit name unknown, but it is known that he can convert damage received into size and strength, the more damage his body takes, the larger and stronger he becomes.
The other silent masked man just quietly put away his twin scythes.
Killer, born in the South Blue. Fighter of the Kid Pirates, known as 'Massacre Soldier' Killer, bounty: 162 million Berries. No Devil Fruit abilities.
As their fight was interrupted by Drake, everyone began to return to their ships and find their leaders. Meanwhile:
"I was just getting interested,"
A man wearing a furry winter hat with leopard spots, with distinctive black eye bags, gold earrings on each ear, and a beard on his chin, elegantly sat on a box. He wore a hooded casual long-sleeve shirt and light blue pants.
"Drake, my friend—"
Trafalgar Law, born in the North Blue, captain of the Heart Pirates. Nicknamed 'Surgeon of Death', bounty: 200 million Berries. A Op-Op Fruit user.
"And, the others probably didn't get to enjoy the show either, right?"
As he spoke, Law looked up at the white doves on the nearby rooftops and branches, extending his hand tattooed with 'DEATH':
"ROOM · Slaughterhouse!"
Snap,
A white dove fell into his hand! And this white dove was already split in half, revealing the inside:
A clean cut.
"What is this—?"
Facing Drake's glance, Law smiled mysteriously.
"It seems that the methods of our other three 'supernovas' are quite interesting."
Straw Hat Luffy, Pirate Hunter Zoro, and: the mysterious White Knight. A pirate crew with three supernovas, only nine members in total, with a bounty of 800 million!
And this method of using paper doves for reconnaissance is probably the ability of that 'White Knight'.—Few in number, all elites, and so cautious...
"Very interesting,"
Law stood up and patted his pants.
If these guys are qualified, I'll try to persuade them to deal with 'that guy'...
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