Enemies Captured, Marines Handle the Aftermath

"What kind of bullshit 'public experiment' is this?!"

"Contact 'Mom' immediately."

"The 'Joker' is about to make his move..."

"Quickly inform Lord 'Jack'—"

"The alliance between 'Straw Hat' Luffy and 'Shichibukai' Law is Big News!"

"Having been taken down by 'Straw Hat,' it seems the secret testing base will also become a mark on that Navy 'White Dove's' list of achievements..."

Caesar, what the hell are you doing, broadcasting yourself getting utterly thrashed? This kind of bizarre thing is probably the first of its kind in the world.

Just as the bigwigs of the New World were complaining endlessly:

Boom! Boom!

As soon as the Straw Hat crew came out, they saw Franky masturbating... cough, no! It should be:

"Those are... Baby-5 and Buffalo?"

Flying in the sky was a fat man who looked at least five meters tall. He wore a heavy yellow long coat wrapped with thick chains, and his huge teeth bore the insignia of the Doflamingo Pirates. He was flying using propellers that rotated around his neck and ankles.

On his back stood a beautiful woman with long black hair, dressed as a maid, wearing an eye patch, smoking a cigarette, and carrying many heavy weapons.

The two sides are exchanging fire in the air and on the ground, while Franky:

Wow!!! A giant robot!

Luffy and Usopp's eyes lit up! Because Franky was no longer a 'human', but a giant combined robot: with a stern face, a drill-shaped haircut, the Straw Hat crew's logo on his chest, and his whole body gleaming with a cold metallic light, as if it had been waxed.

"Is this some new model of 'Pacifista'?"

After all the gunfire proved ineffective, Baby-5 took a drag of his cigarette. "Buffalo, use that—?!"

Seeing the Straw Hat crew and Law emerge from the cave in the mountain, Baby-5's expression changed! Law and his companion alone were no match for them, let alone the other Straw Hat crew members who clearly looked like 'strong'...

"Buffalo, prepare to retreat!"

With a flick of its left hand, Baby-5 transformed into a rocket launcher:

"Weapon Transformation: Smoke Grenade!"

Call out--

Boom!!

She fired a shot directly at the group who had just emerged from the 'cave'! Smoke billowed, enveloping the Vice Admiral Straw Hat crew, and at the same time, she waved her right hand:

"Weapon Transformation: Whip!"

Brush--

A black whip-like chain coiled in the air like a monstrous python, emitting a shrill whistle as it suddenly lunged at Caesar, who was depicted in an abstract painting on the ground! Had Luffy not absorbed the power of the 'Dead Kingdom,' that punch would have turned Caesar into mincemeat!

"Waaah~~"

In the critical moment, Baby-5 didn't care about 'handling with care'. Her long whip was wrapped with Armament Haki, and with a twist and pull, she sent Caesar flying into the sky! Meanwhile, the human plane Buffalo immediately turned its nose around... and the human head quickly took off.

"Wind!"

At the entrance of the 'cave', Nami reached out and pulled the fog created by the smoke bomb aside.

"Damn it, they're trying to escape!!"

Seeing the two young Donquixote Family members already picking up Caesar and preparing to retreat, Law instinctively wanted to give chase! But:

"Leave it to my partner."

As Luffy reached out to stop Law, Usopp confidently stepped forward. He drew back the massive slingshot, 'Black Kabuto,' and placed a special plant seed between the pouches.

"Dealing with ranged units is naturally my job as a sniper!"

"Leave the air combat to me."

Sanji calmly stepped forward.

"POP GREEN - Vine!"

"Geppo!"

With a pull and a release from Usopp, a seed the size of a fist shot straight toward Buffalo, who was carrying Baby-5 and Caesar.

"Baby-5, protect me!"

With pursuers at his back, Buffalo, unable to fight while still in flight, could only rely on his companions.

"Hey, do you need me?"

Baby-5, her face flushed, relapsed into her old habit. "I understand, even if it costs me my life—?"

Brush,

However, just as Baby-5 conjured its tower shield to prepare for the attack, the 'bullet' that was about to make contact with them suddenly expanded! It transformed into vines as thick as an arm and suddenly enveloped the 'human plane'.

"Huh? What's this—"

Puff puff puff!

In an instant, the tower shield transformed into twin blades. Although the flashing blades sliced through the vines attacking him, those that had spread and bound Buffalo were...

"Ouch! My spin has been interrupted!"

Buffalo was entangled in a dense network of vines, especially around his neck and ankles where the 'propellers' were wrapped by a relentless tangle. In an instant, Buffalo lost his balance and began to fall uncontrollably.

"How could mere vines possibly stump a member of the prestigious Donquixote Family?"

Just as Buffalo grabbed the vines on his body, preparing to forcibly tear them off, a blond figure in a black suit leaped through the air and flew over.

"Get down here—"

"Premier Hachis!"

In the blink of Electric Light eye, Sanji's heavy kick landed on Buffalo's neck. Even his thick muscles and Haki couldn't withstand it, and he was instantly kicked away like a meteor!

"Hmph, there's one more... beauty..."

The kick turned into a slide, and Sanji reached out in mid-air to hug Baby-5, his face full of affection.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here..."

Crackling sound—

?!

Sanji and Baby-5 looked up at the lightning-streaked clouds overhead and then smiled at each other.

Of course, it was a wry smile.

"Divine Punishment!"

Boom!

A bolt of Lightning Flash as thick as a bucket instantly engulfed Sanji and Baby-5. Nami calmly clapped her hands as she watched the two charred figures fall to the ground.

"Done."

No, your own people have been 'taken care of' too, haven't they?

"Hehehe, my companions are all very powerful, aren't they!"

Faced with Luffy's smile, Law's lips twitched, but he couldn't utter a word. What should he do now?

"Just smile,"

The White Knight next to him patted Law on the shoulder, giving him a "good luck, kid" look, which made Law feel a deep sense of malice.

Well, at least the plan has been achieved. Congratulations! Congratulations...

Why can't I feel happy?!

Luo looked utterly bewildered.

"Behave yourself!"

"Quickly, everyone get out of here—"

Under the barrage of reprimands from the G-5 Marine Branch marines, the base guards, who had lost all fighting spirit, including the few petty bosses with bounties worth tens of millions, and Tea Beard, were all escorted to the beach.

"It's amazing how the poison gas just... made way for us like a puppy."

In Roman's 'Weightless World,' even poison gas has to give way. After all, anything with 'weight' is affected by Devil Fruit ability —especially Caesar's dust-like mixture of poison gas.

"What a convenient ability,"

Roman Guotou helplessly in response to Smoker's remark.

"Theoretically speaking, your Smoke-Smoke Devil Fruit ability should be able to control this poisonous smoke. —Devil Fruit are absolute and unreasonable rulers in their own domains."

And what was the result?

You just turn into smoke and stab people with a pole. You can take down a weak Devil Fruit user in one move, but if you encounter a non-Devil Fruit user who is proficient in Armament Haki, you'll be completely outmatched.

In the New World, even the lowly soldiers all possess Armament Haki in both hands, and the executives would be embarrassed to go out if they didn't cover their entire bodies with it!

"Over there with the Straw Hat crew..."

"I arrived here alone first," Roman explained casually. "Treating the soldiers should be a higher priority than capturing the Straw Hat crew. And—"

Leading the navy to the previous temporary base, Roman pointed to the giant children who had fallen into a deep sleep.

"These are the children the Straw Hat crew rescued. I've already checked them; they belong to the missing children of Pharaoh Island in your G-5 district."

These words caused not only Smoker and Tashigi, but also the other naval soldiers from the G-5 branch to pale. Because:

"I am also saddened by the tragedy of your base commander, Mr. Vergo."

Roman has contacted Marine Headquarters regarding the handling of Vergo's case. Headquarters' stance is:

"Mr. Vergo secretly investigated this island because of the missing child, but he was attacked and severely injured by the mastermind behind this secret experimental base. I will take responsibility for sending him back to Marine Headquarters for 'treatment,' but—"

It's estimated that Vergo will never have the chance to leave Marine Headquarters again!

Well, the navy also has its pride.

The fact that a base commander is actually a pirate spy is not only disgraceful, but even if it gets out, it will only cause panic among ordinary people and low-ranking soldiers.

Furthermore, in order to climb to this position, Vergo has outwardly and diligently 'played' the role of a Marine for over a decade, capturing countless pirates; otherwise, he wouldn't be in charge of the G-5 branch. Therefore:

Let the name 'Vergo' become a banner of heroism; as for the real Vergo...

Those with interrogation abilities at Marine Headquarters are probably eager to 'show their skills'.

Is this really a good idea?

Roman sighed in response to Smoker's pointed question.

"Otherwise what?"

"Sometimes, ignorance is bliss. The more you know, the heavier and more dangerous it becomes. For ordinary people, they would rather choose the peaceful life of ignorance than take up arms to fight for the 'truth'."

Roman himself is a prime example; the more he knows, the more pressure he feels! Not everyone is willing to live like Roman, constantly engaged in endless training and combat.

If it weren't for the Straw Hat crew's cheerful atmosphere and the support of his friends, Roman probably wouldn't have been able to hold on. He would either have silently turned bad or silently become a monster.

"Really..."

Smoker took a puff of his cigar. The situation wasn't something that could be solved by simply wielding weapons and defeating the enemy, so he could only accept the Marine Headquarters' solution.

"Be gentle!"

"Move the children to the beach."

"The things these Straw Hat crew left behind..."

Faced with the instructions Chopper had deliberately left behind regarding the manufacture of withdrawal medication and related precautions, Roman stepped forward and waved for the G-5 members to move aside.

"Give me what you have here, and I'll arrange treatment and rehabilitation for the children. Also:"

These children can no longer live as 'normal' people.

Their gigantic bodies mean that every move they make possesses immense power, a disaster for ordinary people! Perhaps even a simple roll or a fall could be fatal to an ordinary person. Therefore:

"Let them join the navy."

On the bright side, gaining 'Giantification' for no reason... would make countless people who would stop at nothing to pursue power green with envy.

"In any case, having 'power' in this world is definitely a lucky thing. At least next time something like this happens, they will have the power to fight back."