Snowman Brothers, Pirate Alliance

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~"

When Luo returned to the control room of the experimental base, he was greeted by a man surrounded by white gas, whose unique laughter and questioning voice were heard.

"Look what you've done, Luo!"

"Why didn't you deal with those marines and pirates?"

"It's not your place to complain, Caesar."

Luo, carrying a long sword Kikoku like a ghost, had a calm expression, making it impossible to discern his true thoughts.

"I'm not here to do cleaning work for you, and besides—"

"You saw that armored enemy's swordsmanship, didn't you? Are you confident you can take down the White Hunter while facing him?"

With that, Luo tossed over a heart, offering a concise explanation.

"Smoker's."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh, only 'killed' a Vice Admiral. Is this all the Shichibukai are capable of?"

A tall human figure formed from surging white gas: he had long, pointed black hair, ram's horns on his head, and was about the same height as Brook (three meters).

She wore purple lipstick and eye makeup. She had a flat nose and long eyebrows. Her limbs were also exceptionally long. She wore a pinkish-white coat with the word "GAS" printed on both sides, over which she wore an orange-yellow striped suit, and on her hands she wore purple-black gloves with the word "CC" printed on them.

"A mere bunch of small-time pirates have made you cower?"

"--Fine, leave it to me to 'handle'."

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Law already knew perfectly well how powerful this guy named Caesar Clown was. Since he was so confident, was he going to ask 'The Joker's' forces for help?

Very good.

Since the other party had said so, Luo was too lazy to stay any longer. He turned around and left, pulling down his spotted winter beanie to cover the slightly upturned corners of his mouth.

Little pirate?

I'm truly sorry, but I'm afraid you won't even know how you died!

As a cautious man, Law had long noticed that the white dove perched on Robin's shoulder, the archaeologist in the Straw Hat crew, was a creation of his powers. Moreover, he had witnessed a similar tactic two years prior in Sabaody, and considering the timing of his sudden rise to power...

White Knight, the strategist of the Straw Hat crew, and 'White Dove,' Candidate Admiral in the Navy.

Through Luo's deliberate investigation, both identities pointed to the same person: Tokovic Roman!

Ignoring this point, Caesar, you and Doflamingo behind you are in for a bad time! Of course, Law would be happy to see this happen.

What a beautiful day!

On the other side,

At the Straw Hat crew's temporary base.

"Big brother, give us some candy."

As if possessed, the children, with tears, saliva, and snot streaming down their faces, crawled toward the White Knight, Nami, and the others.

"Calm down, everyone—"

Faced with Nami standing in their way, trying to calm them down, the blonde girl named 'Sinde' stood up with a blank look in her eyes.

"Liar,"

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"Big sister, you said you would give me candy."

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"She's hallucinating."

Roman, the White Knight, calmly revealed the cruel truth, Nami and the others stunned. Before they could even devise a response, the giant little girl opposite them contorted her face and clenched her fists.

"Liar!!"

A fist the size of a round table crashed down, devoid of any skill in generating force, even the movement itself was distorted and awkward. But its seven or eight-meter height brought immense mass and power! It was as if it were a child of the Giant race:

Brush--

As the little girl swung her fist at Nami, a white figure instantly appeared! Nami instinctively stopped the attack.

"Roman, stop!"

However, faced with the enormous child whose mind had been clouded by poison, the White Knight had already raised his hand:

"Momo-50 times slower ray!"

Buzzing

A massive fan-shaped beam of light swept across the area in an instant, turning all the children into statues. Nami, who had been tense all over, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew, I thought you were going to..."

"What are you talking about?" The White Knight Guotou as he landed. "These children are just victims. The truly despicable ones are others. — I'm not so dense as to not even know that."

"Brook,"

After Sanji explained the whole story, Luffy went from being all smiles to being serious!

"Use your lullabies to put the children to sleep."

"Okay, Captain Luffy."

"Chopper," Luffy turned to the little reindeer doctor beside him, "Can you heal them?"

"I can use the 'Hormone Gloves' to stabilize their bodies first, but if we want to make the corresponding withdrawal medicine, it would be best to have a sample of their 'candy'."

Chopper pulled out the 'Hormone Gloves' Roman had specially made for him and added, "And even so, it takes a very long time to break this addiction..."

"Leave the rest to me,"

The White Knight nodded to Luffy.

"The navy I'm leading is on its way and will take care of getting them home and helping them recover."

"Very good,"

After resolving the children's issues, Luffy turned around and walked outside.

"Brook, Franky, Chopper, you three stay here and take care of these kids. The rest of you—"

"Come with me, let's go beat that so-called 'mastermind' to a pulp!"

But they didn't get very far:

"Such huge footprints, could they be from the legendary Yeti?"

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"Who cares about Yeti or snowmen? As long as you're careful of things like poison gas, they're nothing but clay chickens and earthenware dogs."

As he spoke, the White Knight stepped back slightly and raised his arm toward the nearby woods, then:

Bang!

A 'bullet' the size of a human head... or rather, a cannonball, fell into the White Knight's palm. As it spun Vice Admiral, it created rings of white steam from the friction with the air, but Roman's five fingers held it firmly, preventing it from even exploding.

No! The White Knight's hand didn't even 'touch' the cannonball.

"This is... Armament Haki!"

Luffy stared in astonishment at the gap between the White Knight's hand and the cannonball. Though it was only a few centimeters wide, there was no doubt:

"Yes, it certainly Armament Haki. But—"

It's okay for defense, but it's not very effective for offense.

"Hehehe, Roman, your Haki has become even stronger."

Facing Roman, who had mastered advanced Haki techniques, Luffy gave a genuine chuckle, and then:

"Looks like I need to work even harder!"

Sorry, but we ordinary people who get stronger through 'training' are not the same as you, the cheater who suddenly gains enlightenment and levels up during battle.

Roman, the White Knight, rolled his eyes and gently pushed the cannonball back the way it came with the hand that had blocked it.

"Here you go."

This push seemed effortless, but Roman actually used all his strength! Because the opponent's shot wasn't aimed at him, but at Nami behind him.

Court death!

As the shell flew back, a huge vortex was instantly drawn into the air! The air along its path gathered onto the shell like a snowball, and the violent shock caused the originally pitch-black shell to glow with rings of white light, leaving a trail of afterimages as it flew forward with incredible speed!

At the same time, the white-glowing projectile rapidly grew larger and larger as it flew! The air was violently pushed aside, and a thunderous roar exploded.

As the giant shell swept past, the ground below was torn apart like waves crashing through it, leaving a deep gash in the solid frozen rock, sending up a shower of debris!

If you look up, you might even see that the thick, black clouds in the sky are unusually low and twisting, as if a huge black dragon is chasing after the shells and about to descend from the clouds with its massive body.

"Momo - Fifty Times Concussion Cannon!"

Roman's furious attack was undeniably earth-shattering. The attacker didn't even have time to react. In the next instant, an extremely bright white light, countless times brighter than a thunderbolt, pierced through the wind and snow and flashed!

The surrounding air suddenly trembled, and a wave-like shockwave surged out in all directions. Then, a blinding aurora grew brighter and brighter, as if the sun in the sky had suddenly fallen onto this land, and a heat that seemed capable of melting everything spread in all directions!

Then came the sound of an explosion, like rolling thunder.

Rumble rumble rumble!!!

A mushroom cloud the size of a fist rose from Punk Hazard!

The mushroom cloud continued to rise, growing ever larger. At the epicenter of the explosion, all ice, snow, trees, and life were instantly destroyed, reduced to scorching sand and burning Kurozumi! The spreading shockwaves, like countless mad Sea King, roared and surged in all directions, stomping the earth and shaking the sky with unparalleled brutality and ferocity.

With a single strike, several rolling mountain peaks vanished without a trace! They were 'erased' from the map by Roman.

As for the attackers?

Hehe, the weather is so nice today...

Wow, that's amazing!

Luffy's eyes gleamed with golden light, "My Devil Fruit can't do this many tricks~~"

Rubber-Rubber Fruit: Are you being polite?

"Hmph, it's a pity Roman won't focus on swordsmanship."

Otherwise, wouldn't it be wonderful to fight to the top of the world?

"Hey, are you all becoming less and less human?"

Usopp couldn't help but complain, "The way these main characters keep making sweeping generalizations is putting a lot of pressure on us 'ordinary people'!"

Sanji silently lit a cigarette, beginning to consider whether he should also develop a 'wide-range' skill...

"Well, Luffy, if you use... Gear, you can easily do the same thing."

Before Gear Fourth Luffy, a mountain is nothing more than a few punches. There's nothing to be proud of—besides, this attack incorporated the abilities of several Devil Fruits, making it practically Roman's 'Serious Series'.

Snap snap snap,

The calm applause made everyone Guotou at the same time, and Trafalgar Law, holding 'Kikoku', walked out of the nearby woods.

"That was wonderful!"

"Although I knew the 'Snowman Killer Brothers' were no match for you, I didn't expect them to be taken down by the 'White Knight Leader' without even showing their faces."

The staff officer has this ability; it seems I was right about him after all.

"Yo, Trafalgar!"

Luffy, who was smiling and waving hello.

"Straw Hat Owner, I have something to say to you:"

"To survive in the New World, there are only two paths: align yourself with the Four Emperors, or take their place. — You shouldn't stoop to being subordinate to anyone, right?"

"Of course, I want to be the captain!"

When Luffy answered without hesitation, Law gave a meaningful smile.

"Then let me form an alliance."

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"I have a plan to bring down the Four Emperors!"

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Before the rest of the Straw Hat crew could even process this audacious 'alliance plan,' Luffy was already grinning.

"OK."

Looking at Luo's smug expression, Roman, inside his White Knight armor, could no longer bear to look at him.

Poor Trafalgar, your aloof persona is gone forever. You'll soon... no, you'll regret it right away!