Chapter 307

Marine Headquarters, Conference Room.

"The Shichibukai's are Great Pirates who have been granted 'Plunder License' by the World Government."

The Navy's "Meeting King" Brannew is presiding over a meeting again. Although he rose from lieutenant commander when Luffy on the Bounty Poster to Commodore, he still has considerable strength: after all, during the Marineford War, he was wielding a sword in one hand and a Den Den Mushi in the other, cutting people down while simultaneously contacting the powerful figures in Impel Down.

"Correspondingly, their 'strength' and 'fame' can deter pirates and relieve some of the pressure on our navy."

Everyone present was at least a general, so Brannew didn't need to hide anything. After all, Vergo was an exception, and most of the naval officers were worthy of the word 'justice' behind him.

As Brannew pointed to several Bounty Poster and began to explain:

"Among them is Jora Mihawk, the World's Greatest Swordsman Hawk Eyes, who alone became one of the Shichibukai!"

He was a man with sharp, eagle-like yellow eyes, a short beard, and a black top hat adorned with white fur; a man who held the title of 'World's Greatest'.

"Donquixote Doflamingo, the 'Heavenly Yaksha,' who is openly the King of Dressrosa but secretly a tycoon of the Underworld!"

With short blond hair and red sunglasses, he smiled arrogantly and wickedly, like a gangster boss. In reality, he was Ming, a cunning and ruthless Doflamingo with connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles.

"Edward Weevil, a 'monster' who calls himself 'Whitebeard Jr..' but is not recognized by the Whitebeard Pirates!"

It was a guy with a white beard that curved upwards in a crescent shape, just like his Whitebeard, but thinner and longer. He had suture marks on his face and neck, and looked rather fierce.

"The commander-in-chief of the pirate dispatch company, the legendary man: 'Thousand Ryo Transformation' Buggy!"

A clown with a white skull painted on his forehead, two blue lines across his eyes, a big Red-Nose, red lipstick, and a silly, maniacal laugh.

Trafalgar Law, known as the "Worst Generation" and the "Surgeon of Death"!

Wearing a fluffy winter beanie with leopard spots, his eyes have distinctive dark circles, he has a mustache, and his mouth seems to always have a contemptuous smile on his face.

"These are the five targets we need to pay attention to!"

As the 'Great Pirates' generation develops, the Navy's strength is also rising in tandem! Especially after Roman created the 'United Fleet,' a money-printing machine, the Navy's strength has expanded rapidly.

Moreover, unlike the disorganized pirates, the skilled members who joined the Navy, despite their differences, were all united in their desire to bring peace to the seas.

So:

The Shichibukai will probably be swept into the dustbin of history soon!

As for the remaining two, Brannew continued:

"Bartholomew Kuma, the former king of the Sorbeth Kingdom, has now become the 'tyrant' of naval weaponry!"

A burly man with a blank expression, wearing a spotted hat with bear ears. —Because of Vegapunk's modifications, he's now just a machine that obeys orders.

"The Queen of Amazon Lily, the former pirate 'Empress' Boa Hancock!"

With long, jet-black hair styled in a Hime cut, deep blue eyes, and wearing a pair of snake-shaped gold earrings, the woman possessed an unparalleled beauty. She placed her finger to her lips, exuding arrogance and provocation, beauty and nobility.

"Of course, Bartholomew Kuma is already an important weapon of our navy; and Boa Hancock, who escorts our 'United Transport Fleet,' has long since transcended the category of 'pirate.'"

"In fact, at the Reverie to be held this year, the Amazon Lily Kingdom will join the World Government as a new Affiliated Nation. I believe this will greatly enhance exchanges and alliances with our navy... cough cough, contact."

What is most abundant in the Amazon Lily Kingdom?

A woman, or rather, a female warrior!

What does the navy have the most of?

Men, strong and healthy men!

With the formation of the United Fleet, the Amazon warriors and naval officers fought side by side, becoming sworn brothers. — But their friendship quickly soured, and they openly paired up, making the Amazon practically the Navy's 'home base' now.

Isn't this much better than the old-fashioned practice of going out to sea to "steal men"?

Of course, men are still prohibited from entering the Amazon rainforest!

Unable to resist the enthusiasm of the naval officers and soldiers, they assembled a bunch of abandoned ships and built an artificial floating island next to the Amazon. If it were Calm Belt difficult transportation in the calm zone, it would probably have attracted countless old snakeskins... cough cough, strongmen to 'contest for marriage'.

Of course, all of this was orchestrated by Roman secretly. Anyway:

It's much better than "Don't Bother Me If You're Not a Money-Grubber," which relies on financial resources, right?

"However, this morning, Doflamingo suddenly resigned from his position as a 'Shichibukai'! And Trafalgar Law, who caused all of this, will certainly be removed from the list, breaking the balance of power at sea! But our Navy is not ready yet—"

"Everyone understands the situation now, right?"

A fiery voice interrupted Brannew; the Fleet Admiral Akainu was now inseparable from his cigar. He looked as if he had aged twenty years in just two years.

"We can't let Law and Straw Hat run rampant just yet. Let's observe for a few days. I've already sent Fujitora over to handle this!"

However, what Akainu didn't know was that Fujitora was an even more 'reckless and unruly' person.

"Hey everyone, look!"

On the Sunny Merry, an excited Brook rushed out of the cabin and tore his clothes to both sides!

Of course it's not some kind of perverted behavior... Okay, Brook is already explicit enough. And now, in his chest... in his ribs, there is:

"Hey, hey, isn't this that poisonous jelly? Take it away, take it away!!"

"It's Little Soft! I knew Roman would have a way!"

"Don't touch it, Luffy— "

"Let me play! Let me play!!"

Law watched helplessly as Luffy, Brook, Chopper fought amongst themselves, and Usopp, caught in the middle and weeping...

Tired, let's destroy it.

"This is a small 'slime' that I brought back to life using Brook's ashes... no, I should say, the bone fragments that fell off Brook's body."

Its true form is Caesar's pet, which ate the gel-like H2S Gas Bomb— of the 'Salamander Fruit - Axolotl Form'. Before being killed by Caesar with Artificial Devil Fruit, it was partially saved by Roman.

"Because it was 'resurrected' using Brook's bones, it will instinctively obey Brook."

Roman introduced this 'pet' to everyone.

"At the same time, it still retains the original body's ability to absorb various poisonous gases. If we encounter poisonous gas enemies in the future, we can use it. Of course, this also needs to be developed."

The task of developing this slime fell to Chopper, since medicine and poison are inseparable.

If Chopper wanted to, he could immediately become a fearsome master of poison!

"Haha, let me play with it first~~"

With a forceful pull from Luffy, the translucent slime detached from Brook's chest and sprang out! With a snap, it enveloped Luffy's head:

"Luffy looks like this..."

"Hahaha, so what if he's Celestial Dragons!"

Ignoring Luffy, who was suffocating with his head covered by a slime Luffy, Usopp and Chopper started laughing hysterically and pounding the floor. This shattered Law's worldview beyond repair—

That's it?!

What on earth gave you the courage to shout that you want to become King of the Pirates and defeat all the Four Emperors?!

"You guys, go play somewhere else if you want to."

Nami, holding a glass of juice, waved it away dismissively, while Robin beside her looked on with interest at the bizarre-looking slime. Franky simply smiled and shook his head at all of this, like an adult watching children play. —And indeed, that was true.

"Unfortunately, this can't be used as food."

In response to Sanji's remark, Zoro, who was sleeping against the ship's railing, raised his eyelids slightly before closing them again and pretending to sleep.

"You'll get used to it,"

Roman patted Luo on the shoulder, reminiscing about the past...

Law was speechless for a moment, and could only roll his Byakugan helplessly. As Brook stretched out his hand, the slime covering Luffy's Luffy immediately flowed into Brook's body along his finger bones.

"Aha~~ Aha~~ I'm saved!"

"Little Soft, come out! Come out and play with me, and I'll share a piece of my meat with you~~" Luffy was numb as he watched Luffy try to 'lure' the slime hiding in Brook's clothes.

"Alright, let's ignore the pet for now."

Roman clapped his hands, and a 'black dot' appeared on the horizon—that was their destination: Dressrosa, known as the 'land of love, passion, and toys'!

It was also Donquixote Doflamingo's stronghold, which he had maintained for ten years.

"Better safe than sorry. I don't want you all to lose inexplicably after I've revealed all your abilities." Roman had already explained the strength and abilities of the Donquixote Family executives to everyone beforehand, of course:

Sugar's specific abilities were not mentioned!

Instead, they vaguely mentioned that the other party's abilities should be extremely dangerous. After all, Sugar's abilities were too overpowered, and she was heavily protected by Doflamingo's family, so even Roman couldn't easily explain the source of the news.

"In short, the opposing side has three senior officers with the strength of Elite Vice Admiral, and the other officers are at the level of naval admirals..."

Senor Pique, Gladius, Mahal baz, Dellinger, and Rao G. definitely possess the strength of Marine Major General or even Vice Admiral.

Especially Dellinger, the youngest (16 years old) but the one with the most 'kills' in the original work! He took down a bunch of experts with bounties of hundreds of millions by himself; and Rao G, who used 'Combat Fist', is no pushover either, and can be compared with Chinjao with a bounty of 500 million. Judging from their performance, these two are close to being Elite Vice Admiral.

As for Buffalo, Baby-5, and Jora, those three useless guys, once they know each other's abilities, none of the Straw Hat crew will be afraid of them.

As for Sugar... well, that's definitely Usopp's responsibility.

"Strategically, we can despise the enemy, but tactically—"

"We've finally arrived!! Dressrosa ~~The Great Adventure!!"

"Very good,"

Roman abruptly changed the subject, "Let Luffy and the others form a 'bait team,' then we'll secretly wait for the right moment to eliminate their executives and finally take down Doflamingo!"

"... Roman is in charge."

Luo, with a blank expression, raised his hand.

"Isn't our goal to destroy the 'SMILE factory' and then pit the Beasts Pirates against the Donquixote Family?"

"Don't panic,"

Roman calmly nodded in response.

"Any plan involving Luffy will eventually turn into a chaotic free-for-all! I have complete confidence in him."

"Hehehe, I'm not that good~~"

"Nobody's praising you!!" X3

?!

"Ahem," Luo coughed, his expression hardening. "In that case, let's... let's... move around freely."

It seems we can only hope that Roman is a reliable leader.