Laugh Tale's Secret

"Enma... this Famous Sword from Wano Country, in the end, you still took it?"

Vegapunk looked at the most eerie of the three swords with some surprise and spoke to Zoro.

This sword was originally in the hands of Kozuki Hiyori. Because the Enma was too difficult to control, Kozuki Hiyori, although Two-Sword Style, did not use the Enma. Instead, she used Ryōma's Black Blade Shusui in place of the Enma.

Unexpectedly, it has now fallen into Zoro's hands, and I wonder how he got it.

However, just as a person chooses Famous Sword, a sword sometimes chooses its owner. Given Zoro's talent, it's not surprising that he obtained this sword.

"Hmm!? Are you from Wano Country? You don't seem like it!"

Zoro, who was drawing his sword, paused for a moment, then asked with some confusion. Vegapunk shook his head, said nothing, and instead asked:

"What are you doing here? This place should be quite far from your ship, right?"

"I'm looking for my companions. I don't know where they've gone. Honestly, they get lost as soon as they leave my side. They're so unreliable!"

Vegapunk twitched his lips, ignoring the stubborn Green Algae Head guy, and instantly released his electromagnetic induction. He spotted the Straw Hat Crew in the center of the island.

"Green Algae Head, your companions are all in the center of the island! Do you want to come with me to find them?"

Zoro rolled his eyes. Although he always stubbornly denied his terrible sense of direction, he had traveled the entire Grand Line and was no longer completely ignorant about it.

If I were to find companions on my own, it would probably take until next year. It would be safer to go with someone else.

The Zoro of today is no longer the headstrong young man who confidently pointed the way for others back in the East Blue! Countless blows from the iron fists of reality and the complaints of his companions have flattened even his iron head.

"Alright! I'll go with you to find the captain and the others. But if you have any bad intentions, I won't let you off the hook."

Upon hearing this, Hancock was the most arrogant, sneered and was about to clench her fists to teach this guy a lesson. However, Vegapunk saw this and quickly reached out to stop her, lest the Green Algae Head turn into Red Algae Head.

Laugh Tale isn't a very large island. Under Vegapunk's electromagnetic induction, the group quickly spotted the Straw Hat Pirates playing around in the distance, and Luffy, who seemed to be sleeping and was snoring Luffy.

"Hey, you guys are going too far! Why did you disappear in the blink of an eye! You got lost way too fast!"

After rejoining the main group, the stubborn Green Algae Head had barely uttered a couple of complaints when he was pinned to the ground and beaten up by his companions. Even an old man like Kakuzu excitedly kicked him a couple of times.

After completing their daily activities, the Straw Hat Pirates turned to look at Vegapunk and the others, their faces showing a hint of confusion.

"Why would other people come here? Could this not be the legendary Final Island, but just a small island in some New World?"

Princess Vivi looked at Vegapunk and his group, her expression becoming somewhat strained. Had they come to the wrong place?

If this place isn't Laugh Tale at all, but just a small deserted island, and we've mistakenly thought we've arrived at the Final Island, then we've really made a huge joke of ourselves.

"No need to worry, Princess Vivi, this is indeed Laugh Tale! We used special abilities to find this place."

Vegapunk glanced at the princess who had joined the Straw Hat Pirates to avoid trouble, a faint smile on his face, and spoke.

Speaking of which, it's hard to say whether Princess Vivi was lucky or unlucky. After offending the World Government, Cobra entrusted Princess Vivi to the Straw Hat Pirates almost like he was entrusting his son to them.

As a result, under Vegapunk's attack, the World Government was forced to retreat to Mary Geoise. Cobra's anxious wait for World Government retaliation ended in vain, without any outcome.

Not only that, because the threat of Crocodile was no longer a major concern in the country, and because of the Revolutionary Army, the international situation in the entire Pirate World had improved significantly, and Alabasta had become more and more prosperous.

At this moment, Cobra felt a little regretful. He had contacted Princess Vivi several times, trying to subtly ask if his daughter could come back, but each time, Princess Vivi refused him.

If she hadn't boarded the ship directly, given Princess Vivi's personality, she would likely have chosen to stay in Alabasta, hoping to better govern her country.

But now that she was already on the Straw Hat Pirates' ship, the princess was unwilling to break her promise and disembark before the journey was even over.

Besides, Princess Vivi has become a companion to the Straw Hat Pirates over this long period of time, so it's impossible for her to abandon them and return home to be her own princess.

Although she didn't enjoy the privileges of a princess from a major power, she gained the freedom to adventure with the Straw Hat Pirates, so it's hard to say which was better.

The Straw Hat Pirates' journey is certainly fraught with danger, but it's far more interesting than staying in a country as a princess.

After hearing Vegapunk's words, Princess Vivi breathed a sigh of relief, but then she realized something:

"You know me? May I ask who this gentleman is?"

"My name is Vegapunk. You may have heard of me. The beautiful woman next to me is Hancock, and the rest are my subordinates."

Vegapunk didn't try to hide anything and answered directly. Upon hearing this, Princess Vivi was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses.

"It's you, Dr. Vegapunk?! The developer of the Thousand Sunny!"

The Thousand Sunny? Vegapunk paused for a moment, then realized that it must be referring to the high-tech pirate ship he had given to Luffy!

Although it was just a standard ship developed by Vegapunk, it still incorporated a lot of his high technology, so it wouldn't be as easily damaged as the Straw Hat Pirates' original first ship, the Going Merry.

This high-tech ship surpasses the Thousand Sunny in strength, speed, and other specifications in the original work. As a result, it sailed all the way to the New World and even Laugh Tale without encountering any problems.

Vegapunk never expected that the most profound impression he left on Princess Vivi would be the ship he left for Luffy.

Of course, if you think about it carefully, you'll understand. Vegapunk left quite a few valuable items on this ship, so it would be strange if Princess Vivi didn't remember them well.

"Yes, that ship was indeed a gift from me to Straw Hat... By the way, Straw Hat, what's wrong? He looks like he's sleeping."

Vegapunk looked at Straw Hat Luffy with some curiosity. Given this guy's personality, shouldn't he be jumping around and shouting like a monkey after finding Laugh Tale? How come he's in the mood to sleep?

Although he already knew a little about the reason from Crocodile's memories, Vegapunk was still quite surprised to see Luffy sleeping so soundly.

"Huh!? Do you know our captain? I think maybe he's sick?"

Chopper looked at the sleeping Luffy and asked with some concern.

"It's probably not an illness, but rather receiving some kind of information. By the way, have you found anything else on this island?"

Sensing Luffy's active brain activity, Vegapunk casually replied.

"We found nothing! Not even a single coin! This so-called Grand Treasure is a complete disappointment! If I had known, I would have been Pirate Hunter!"

Kakuzu spoke twice in an annoyed tone, then looked at Vegapunk. Vegapunk smiled slightly, knowing that this spy he had sent was somewhat dissatisfied with him for tricking him into joining the Straw Hat Pirates with the Grand Treasure, but he only complained verbally.

The Straw Hat Pirates have a strong influence. From Crocodile's memories, Vegapunk learned that even Kakuzu, who is obsessed with money, has actually come to regard these people as his comrades.

"Heh, even if you wanted to become Pirate Hunter now, you probably wouldn't be able to make any money! Because the World Government has been gone for a while now, and many Pirate Hunter are not getting their bounties!"

It's important to understand that the Navy doesn't have much money to provide for Pirate Hunter. All the bounties are basically provided by the World Government. During the period when the World Government was overthrown, although the Revolutionary Army maintained world order, they didn't have enough Beli to provide for those Pirate Hunter!

This resulted in a large number of Pirate Hunter not being able to earn any money after killing pirates. If Kakuzu were to become Pirate Hunter during this period, he would definitely lose a fortune.

"The World Government is finished! How could it have happened so quickly?"

Princess Vivi exclaimed in surprise. Although she knew the World Government was in trouble when she arrived in the New World, she never expected that this behemoth that had ruled the world for 800 years would be completely destroyed in just a few months!

"The Celestial Dragons have all died, with only one leader escaping. They have virtually no hope of making a comeback. Aren't they completely finished?"

Vegapunk shrugged and spoke.

"But these guys left us with a mess in the end, which is why we had no choice but to come to Laugh Tale."

A mess? Princess Vivi was a little confused, but Vegapunk's next words immediately terrified her.

"The World Government has somehow extracted energy from the entire Earth's Crust's crust. If my calculations are correct, then with the loss of energy in the planet's Earth's Crust, a Mass Extinction could very well occur in a short period of time."

"If the internal temperature of a planet drops by 50 to 100 degrees and the external Magnetic Field disappears, it will lead to even more serious consequences. It is not impossible that all life on the planet will perish."

"What! How is this possible?"

"Is the world going to end?"

"No way, this can't be real, right?!"

The Straw Hat Pirates were immediately shocked. Chopper and Usopp were almost hugging each other and crying.

"Mmm... I slept so well."

Just then, a carefree Rubber Man stretched and woke up.

"Huh?! What's wrong with you all? Why do you all have that same expression?!"

Looking around, Luffy spoke with some surprise, then his gaze swept over Vegapunk, and he was even more astonished:

"Ah! You are... you are that... that Dr. Shell!"

"It's Dr. Vegapunk, you idiot! He's the one who gave us the Thousand Sunny!"

Princess Vivi angrily smacked Luffy on the head twice. Clearly, this princess has now replaced Nami's original position on the ship and stands at the top of the Straw Hat Pirates' food chain.

"Oh, so his name is Dr. Vegapunk! I almost forgot!"

"You almost did? You clearly forgot about it!" The crew thought to themselves, criticizing their unreliable captain. But looking at his silly smile, they knew he hadn't taken the matter seriously.

"Straw Hat, you were sleeping soundly in Laugh Tale. What were you dreaming about?"

Vegapunk didn't care about Luffy, who acted without thinking, and just looked at him and asked seriously.

"Huh? How did you know I had a really strange dream?"

Luffy's expression was a little strange, then he waved his hand:

"Never mind, it's not important anyway. I dreamt of flames filling the sky, and... lots and lots of Devil Fruit!"

Vegapunk's expression changed slightly. Devil Fruit?

Does Laugh Tale actually have clues related to Devil Fruit? Although Vegapunk can create Artificial Devil Fruit, many truly overpowered Devil Fruit Vegapunk creates always have some flaws.

Most importantly, in terms of potential after being developed to its limit, real Devil Fruit are always much stronger than Artificial Devil Fruit. The lower limit of both may be the same, but the upper limit of real Devil Fruit is far greater than that of Artificial Devil Fruit.

"What exactly did you dream about? Could you be more specific?"

Vegapunk, with a hint of concern on his face, asked, while Luffy sat for a moment, thought for a moment, and then began to describe his dream:

"The scenes in my dream were also fragmented, and I can only describe them in general terms."

"Laugh Tale... can be described as an island formed from the dream of this planet!"

"All Devil Fruit originated here... The planet's energy and spirit were originally pure and flawless, initially only attached to some plants and animals. When those animals and such life died, they would turn into Devil Fruit."

"This is the original Zoan fruit, while Nature Fruit is a fusion of Natural Energy and planetary spirit. Therefore, Logia is known as the most powerful Devil Fruit."

"Paramecia Devil Fruit are Devil Fruit created when pure Planet Consciousness and energy are infected by human thought!"

"It can be said that all Devil Fruit originated from Laugh Tale in the very beginning. Laugh Tale is the place from which the energy and will of this planet flow out!"