Plan Failed, Unexpected Chaos

The next day,

"It's a success."

A small bird hopped around on Roman's shoulder, creating an illusion of harmony between man and nature. However, upon closer inspection:

"It's fake, isn't it?"

"Fake,"

"Fake!"

"You three..."

Faced with Luffy Usopp's disgusted Luffy and Chopper's mere teasing, Roman was exasperated. He could tolerate his prized abilities being mocked, but being ridiculed by the Straw Hat Trio was unacceptable!

"That's because you knew beforehand that the bird was fake, and then you carefully observed its flaws!"

It's like a detective novel where you know who the culprit is first, and then you deduce the crime.

Paper Dance - Disguised Scout Bird

This is an ability that Roman developed based on 'Paper Dance - Paper Crane', combining the reconnaissance and camouflage abilities of the paper crane. This is also why Roman has consistently used and trained the paper crane, all for the sake of this subsequent skill.

After all, the enemies the Straw Hat crew will encounter in the future will only get stronger and more monstrous. Just like Van Augur, the Blackbeard Pirates's sniper, he could easily shoot down such a small white paper crane flying in the sky. If he made it into a paper airplane or something... he'd probably just be bullying the blind.

Lala~~

Freshly made paper birds flapped their wings and flew into the surrounding forest. No matter the battle, 'intelligence' is crucial: one side Full Map Vision, the other fights in the dark. As long as the strength is evenly matched, it's an absolute crushing victory!

Alas, the problem is that the gap in strength is too great.

If Enel were willing to "go into the sea," his bounty would immediately start at hundreds of millions! If he were to train and fight against top fighters, he would undoubtedly reach a new level of combat power! Unfortunately—

All he wanted to do was go home.

That's right. Whether it's Enel, the residents of Angel Island, or the Shandia people who are like jungle warriors, these humans with degenerated wings were all once Moon Person!

This is why Enel is so determined to rule the Endless Vearth of his dreams—the moon.

Incidentally, the jungle warriors of Shandia were a race of mechanics when they were on the moon; the Angel Island were actually warriors who led troops into battle; Enel and his destroyed homeland were designers; and there's also the rumored black-winged energy worker... (who is Kaido's three calamities).

So strictly speaking, Enel's primary job was as a mediocre scientist.

Don't believe me? Go ask who made the Ark 'Maxim'. —No matter how bizarre its appearance, that Ark Maxim was indeed Enel's creation, and it perfectly complements his Devil Fruit ability. His dexterity...

The thought of the world's most formidable scientists gave Roman a terrible headache.

Think about those guys who have the title of 'scientist': Enel right now, Sanji's father, Caesar... When the most mysterious Vegapunk comes out and takes on the Three Admirals head-on, and fights to a draw with the Four Emperors, Roman won't be surprised at all.

Only,

If you want to go home, then go home. If you want to rule the moon, no one will stop you. Why did you have to get itchy and blow up the Sky Island before you left? Even if you're being bullied and mistreated back home, that has nothing to do with Angel Island, right?

"What a willful guy..."

"Why are you all looking at me?" Luffy looked at everyone with a blank expression, only the honest Chopper answered.

"We all thought Roman was talking about you."

?

"I······"

Okay, speaking of being willful, Luffy is on par with the 'Four Emperors' in terms of willfulness. That's why Roman never considered the option of 'running away'.

"Let's go,"

Roman led the way, Guotou to give instructions to the others as he went.

"Everyone, don't get scattered. As long as we don't encounter that 'god,' we can handle all other problems calmly—?"

After a pause, Roman took a deep breath before asking the people behind him.

Has anyone seen Zoro?

Shake your head! X6

Huh...?

"Don't panic," Roman forced himself to calm down. "Zoro's strength couldn't have been taken down so quietly; he's probably just directionally challenged..."

"Hey, this stick is pretty good—"

Just as Roman was about to mobilize the surrounding 'scout birds' to look for Zoro, who had somehow fallen behind, Luffy excitedly reached out to pull a nearby vine, and then:

Brush,

My foot slipped, and I slid down the hillside into the bushes amidst screams of "Ahhhhhhh!"

This--???

Call out!!

Just as Roman was at a loss for words, a piercing whistling sound came from the sky, and a shell rapidly magnified in Roman eyes! Before he could even prepare to intercept it, the shell, tumbling through the air, began to glow red, crack, and then—

Mad Fuck...

"Careful!"

As Roman shouted, he only had time to pull Nami to his side and shield her with his body before a deafening explosion echoed through the forest!

"Let this cannon fire be our clarion call to attack!"

At the edge of the forest, Wipper, the leader of the jungle warriors, was completely unaware that his casual shot had just hit a friendly target. He Guotou and looked seriously at the warriors behind him.

Those who lack awareness, stay!

"Only those who will advance even over the corpses of their comrades can follow me. Because:"

"Today I'm going to take Enel's head!"

"Go ahead!!!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh

One by one, jungle warriors, equipped with Wind Dial skateboards Luffy, sped into the forest! Since no one was backing down, they would fight to the death.

"Do not hesitate, do not be afraid, the spirits of our ancestors will protect us—"

"Take back our homeland!"

"... Has the person already gone down?"

Faced with Enel's question, the scribe beside him nodded respectfully.

"The four priests, along with the fifty divine soldiers led by the Divine Soldier Captain, have already set off," the bearded scribe cautiously continued. "God, forgive my bluntness, but are such a large-scale operation really necessary against mere Shandia and a few Blue Sea people?"

"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay, the celebration should be lively~~~"

Lying on the bed, Enel gestured to the maid beside him to peel a banana for him, and then continued to ask the scribe.

"Our side has four priests and fifty divine soldiers (including the chief priest), plus myself," the man who called himself a god casually flicked his fingers.

"The other side consists of twenty Shandia warriors and eight Blue Sea people."

"A total of 83 people."

Enel toward the bearded priest.

"How many people do you think will be left on the island in three hours?"

"This····"

"Just say it when I tell you to."

Faced with the arbitrarily acting 'god,' the bearded clerk had no choice but to bite the bullet and analyze the situation.

"Our four priests are undoubtedly formidable, and our fifty divine soldiers are also highly skilled; they will not be easily defeated..."

"But since they dared to come, they must have made some preparations... So, I think in the end there will be about fifty people left..."

"Yay! Hahahaha!!!"

Faced with the bearded clerk's judgment, Enel, who claimed to be a god, laughed heartily Vice Admiral swallowed the banana whole, casually tossing the peel aside.

"You and the priests both underestimate those Blue Ocean people."

"And you've also overlooked the brutality of battle."

After saying that, Enel, who was 2.6 meters tall, stood up. With the four Magatama Thunder Drum behind him, he was also the standard 'Admiral's height'.

"Let me tell you, in three hours—"

A hand reached out.

There are only five people standing on this island.

That's right, Enel was referring to 'this island.' This naturally included the servants and scribes around him! In other words:

Crackling sound—

Five crackling bolts of Inazuma shot out from his outstretched palm, intertwining and slithering like pythons and silver snakes. They unleashed an incomparably blinding white light, sweeping outwards in all directions with overwhelming force! The winding, twisting Electric Light spread to every corner of the shrine, weaving together into a blazing white net of thunder!

Thump, thump, thump,

As the charred servants and scribes fell one by one, the man named Enel showed no joy or sorrow.

"God no longer needs your service. Because:"

"God, it's time to go home."

Splash,

A white paper ball scattered, revealing Roman and Nami inside. However, Roman's expression was quite unpleasant.

"Who threw the firecracker?... No, the shell!"

While Roman was more startled by the attack than actually harmed by it, the more important thing was:

"Is anyone injured?"

No~~

"Without,"

"I am fine."

······

After three replies, Roman covered his forehead with one hand and looked up at the sky speechlessly.

In just over ten seconds, three members of the Straw Hat crew disappeared before the battle even began. This team fight is probably best avoided—

Hoo hoo hoo!!

A snake with a head as large as the Golden Merry was also startled by the explosion, its slithering body crashing down on the Straw Hat crew's location.

I'm fucking...

"Aaaaaah, a monster!"

"Wait····"

Transformed into reindeer, Chopper, flustered and running on his hind legs, was so frightened that he disappeared in a flash, before Roman could even lower his outstretched hand.

"You damned snake!"

With a casual wave of his hand, the flying papers formed a giant scimitar that slammed down on the neck of the giant snake that had appeared! This caused the giant snake, nicknamed the 'Lord of the Sky,' to roar in pain, but Roman also frowned.

So hard!

As expected of a giant serpent that has lived for four hundred years, its scales are truly...

"Forget it, let's retreat first."

Roman scooped up Nami beside him and flapped his white wings to begin a 'strategic retreat'. His target wasn't this giant serpent; continuing to fight it would only be a waste of time.

The battle has begun. Although Roman can protect Nami, Usopp, Chopper, and Robin...

Wait a minute! Think about it carefully, am I being a little too Guotou? Usopp has the speed to run away and is naturally lucky; Chopper may not be mature enough, but he is strong; Robin is even more so, having been in the underworld for over a decade; none of them are weak anymore.

'Nami, where are we going now...?'

'Let's go find gold!!!'

Roman smirked as he looked at the string of exclamation marks that appeared on the white paper in Nami's hand.

"Alright," since the navigator has spoken, let's find that Golden Bell first. Even if we can't take it with us, we can still get some profit. As for the Straw Hat crew... well...

Good luck to you all.

??? X6

—Of course not. As Roman took off with Nami in his arms, scout birds scattered to search for the others.