Sabaody Archipelago: Twelve New Stars

Sabaody,

Peninsula No. 41.

Who will stay behind to watch the ship?

Faced with Franky's question, everyone's eyes fell on Roman shrugged.

Splash splash~~~

A magnificently armored White Knight appeared on the deck, a greatsword gleaming coldly in his hand. His upright posture exuded fearlessness and determination!

"Wow, Mr. Roman's abilities are really convenient."

In response to Brook's remarks, Roman humbly waved his hand.

"It's just for convenience."

If it's convenient, it means there are other ways to compensate for the 'inconvenience'. But they're optional, like—

Snap,

With a snap of Roman's fingers, fluttering white paper stretched from the ship to the shore, forming a bridge. Before anyone else could react, Luffy and Chopper were already leaping ashore, and then:

"Hey, Usopp, what are you doing?"

Aren't the Straw Hat Trio usually the most proactive in landing?

"No, I need to go with Franky to buy some materials."

Since Franky, the true 'scientist,' joined the crew, Usopp finally had someone to share his many imaginative ideas. He also wanted to catch up, otherwise, always being at the bottom of the Straw Hat crew's fighting strength would be too pathetic...

"I'm going for a stroll,"

Everyone was shocked to see Zoro walking alone in one direction.

"Stop right there, you directionally challenged idiot—"

"Don't do anything rash, brother!"

"This is an archipelago, how could you possibly walk back by yourself?"

Faced with his Straw Hat crew questioning his sense of direction, Zoro's forehead veins bulged with anger, and he silently raised the paper strip on his wrist.

"Oh, right."

"With Roman around, there's definitely no need to worry about this Green Algae Head getting lost~~"

"Go ahead, just don't die out there."

?

A bunch of dogs who can't say anything nice!

Zoro left in anger.

"Hehehe, let's go find a coating specialist then."

Luffy, Chopper, Brook, Hachi (who wore a loose-fitting coat to cover his extra arms and had bandages on his forehead), and Keimi Fish-Man girl in a long dress who sat on Hachi's shoulders) were on their way to find the coating master.

Sanji, of course, headed straight to the local food market, showing his concern for the Straw Hat crew's diet.

As for Roman:

"Roman, we're going shopping for clothes!"

Roman smiled slightly and placed one hand on his chest as Nami beckoned to him.

"It is my pleasure to serve you, madam."

Although Roman appears to have two beautiful women by his side, he's really just an ATM and a porter...

This is reality!

As everyone departed, the paper bridge connecting the ship and the island immediately crumbled, transforming into countless white doves that flapped their wings and flew away, scattering across the island to find their respective targets.

Peninsula No. 30

Wow, this is so bustling!

This is the shopping center in Sabaody, offering a wide variety of designer clothing and exquisite jewelry. It's definitely a paradise for women and a... well, men's paradise.

Nightmare.

Not only did my wallet shrink rapidly, but the process was also extremely boring!

While Nami and Robin were choosing clothes, Roman sat in the lounge area, his fingers unconsciously tapping the table.

Hehehe, even though I don't have a cell phone, I have unique ways to kill time—

White doves flitted among the tree islands, quickly locking onto individuals who were deliberately solitary: because their clothing, appearance, temperament, and strength made them stand out like stars in the night compared to ordinary people.

Peninsula No. 24

This is the most concentrated area for the buying and selling of people. Of course, this doesn't mean there aren't other functional buildings here, such as:

Restaurants are an essential part of any place.

A white dove landed outside the window, preening its feathers while its lively eyes gazed into the restaurant.

Chew, chew, chew!

"Hey, what kind of eating manners are those...?"

"What a pity, she's clearly a great beauty."

"Keep your voice down, do you want to die? That's Great Pirates with a bounty of hundreds of millions..."

"Not enough, not enough!!"

A young woman with long, straight 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 stuffing food into her mouth with both hands!

She was clearly a great beauty, but she was made to look like a slovenly, starving ghost.

Jewelry Bonney, nicknamed "The Gluttony Queen." Captain of the Bonney Pirates, from the South Blue, with a bounty of 140 million Beli. Although the name of her Devil Fruit is unknown, Roman knows she possesses 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 wearing a scarf and a black suit with white stripes, dressed in the typical style of a mafia patriarch, put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and glanced unhappily at Bonnie, who was eating heartily next to him.

"What a vulgar woman, she disgusts me."

He gestured with his chin toward the Gluttony Queen.

"Go, gag her."

"Godfather,... isn't that a bad idea? This place is right next to Marine Headquarters— "

Puff!

After teaching the clueless underling a lesson with a fork, the mafia boss didn't make a move, because he wasn't the only one there with the Gluttony Queen.

Capone Bege, known as "Gangster" Bege. Captain of the Fire Tank Pirates, from the West Blue, with a bounty of 138 million Beli. Devil Fruit user, he is a one-man fortress!

Behind him were Mafia members in suits, trench coats, top hats, Fire Pistol.

"Hey, how did you end up spilling soup all over me!"

A pirate with a braid angrily drew his longsword. For them, it was perfectly normal to fight to the death over a mere disagreement, but—

Brush,

An arm blocked his way, instantly calming the hot-tempered pirate down:

Because the other party was his captain.

"That's the fate of your dress,"

The man had flowing blond hair, a slender build, six distinctive vertical lines on his forehead, armor on his left arm, a black cross tattooed on his Adam's apple, and wore black trousers with an open white ruffled shirt.

The indifferent man nodded slightly to the servant who was cowering on the ground in fear.

"Sorry, I startled you."

"If you kill an animal today, you will have bad luck."

Basil Hawkins, nicknamed "Half-Immortal Hawkins"... no, he's more like "The Magician." Captain of the Hawkins Pirates, born in the North Blue, Devil Fruit user, with a bounty of 249 million Beli.

The crew members behind him were mostly dressed in black robes, looking like strange church personnel.

They're all experts!

Especially Hawkins... his divination skills are so accurate that they can be predicted down to the decimal point, and his predictions are always correct. He's practically a human cheat code.

Boom!!

A loud explosion came from the other side of the street, startling several white doves into flapping their wings and scattering away.

A long-armed tribesman wearing a double-breasted robe with the word "yin" embroidered on the chest, wearing headphones and black glasses, and with teeth like piano keys flew out of the explosion area. Several rolled and stood still, assuming fighting postures.

"If you want to fight, go fight on the other side of the 'mountain wall',"

"I'll show you what I'm capable of then!"

Scratchmen Apoo, also known as "Sea Roar," is the captain of the On Air Pirates and hails from the Longarm Tribe of the Grand Line. He is Paramecia Devil Fruit user and a bounty of 198 million Beli.

"Then stop staring at me,"

Amidst the smoke and dust of the explosion, a red-haired man wearing a captain's coat strode out.

"You disgusting thing..."

This was a man whose arrogance was written all over his face. He had spiky red hair, carried a dagger and a pistol on his chest, and wore goggles and a dark red coat.

"Or I'll kill you right now!!"

Eustass Kid, nicknamed "Captain" Kid, is the captain of the Kid Pirates. His bounty is 315 million Beli. Devil Fruit user, which allows him to control metal objects with magnetism.

On the other side, two figures engaged in combat were forcefully separated by someone wielding an axe in one hand and a longsword in the other.

"If we're going to fight, let's fight in the New World!"

This is a man with an "X" mark on his chin and chest, a hooked nose, an eye patch, and a swordsman's hat, looking like a chivalrous swordsman. He holds a four-bladed axe in his right hand and a sword in his left.

X Drake, also known as "Red Flag" Drake, Drake Pirates Captain. His bounty is 222 million Beli. He is a user of the Ryu Ryu no Mi (Dragon- Dragon-Dragon Fruit), Ancient Zoan, specifically the Allosaurus form.

He was once Marine Major General, but later defected to become a pirate. However, Roman knew very well that he was still a Navy officer—the 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.

"So you're the fallen Marine Major General Drake,"

The tall man, carrying a huge, hexagonal prism-shaped... pencil? weapon, dressed in monk's robes, wearing prayer beads, with a pair of small wings on his back, and a constant smile on his face, put away his weapon.

"You've escaped with your life, masked man."

Urouge, also known as "The Mad Monk" Urouge, hails from Sky Island and is the captain of the Fallen Monk Pirates. He has a bounty of 108 million Beli. The name of his Devil Fruit is unknown; it is only known that he can convert damage he receives into increased size and strength. The greater the damage, the greater the increase in his size and strength.

The other masked man, who remained silent, simply put away his double scythes.

Killer, born in the South Blue. A combatant in the Kid Pirates, known as "Killer Massacre Soldier," with a bounty of 162 million Beli. He does not possess Devil Fruit ability.

With Drake interrupting their fight, everyone returned to their respective ships to find their leaders. Meanwhile:

"I'm really enjoying it,"

A man with a leopard-spotted winter beanie, distinctive dark circles under his eyes, two small gold earrings on each ear, and a beard sat elegantly on a box. He wore a hooded casual long-sleeved shirt and light blue trousers.

"Drake is in charge—"

Trafalgar Law, born in the North Blue, is the captain of the Heart Pirates. Nicknamed 'Surgeon of Death,' he has a bounty of 200 million Beli. Devil Fruit user.

"Besides, the others probably didn't get to enjoy it enough either, right?"

As he spoke, Luo looked up at the white doves on the rooftops and branches beside him, and stretched out his hand, which was tattooed with the word "DEATH" (Note: DEATH means 'death').

"ROOM: Shambles!"

Snap,

A white dove landed in his hand! And this dove had already been split in two, revealing what lay inside:

A clean, white cut surface.

"This is--?"

Luo smiled mysteriously at Drake's glance.

"It seems that the methods of our other three 'Supernovas' are quite interesting."

Straw Hat Luffy, Pirate Hunter Zoro, and the mysterious White Knight. This pirate crew boasts three Supernovas, with a total of only nine members and a bounty of 800 million!

This method of using paper doves for reconnaissance is most likely the Devil Fruit ability of the 'White Knight'. —Small numbers, all elites, and so cautious...

"That's interesting,"

Luo stood up and patted his pants.

If these guys are qualified, try persuading them to deal with 'that guy'...