World Impact: Poison Gas Everywhere

Grand Line

Baldiva, the "White Earth Country".

The Revolutionary Army Headquarters, which infuriates the World Government, is located here. In the original timeline, the severely wounded Burgess infiltrated Sabo's ship, allowing Blackbeard to track him down and launch an attack. The World Government's intervention forced the Revolutionary Army to abandon this stronghold. But now:

"Mr. Long, the Revolutionary Army comrades are making great progress in their operations around the world! In just a few days, they have liberated three countries and driven those disgraced royals to the sea."

Monkey D. Dragon, Luffy's father, nodded as he reviewed the report from his subordinate.

"It's unbelievable that so many countries have arms dealings with Doflamingo. But with Doflamingo's downfall, it's only natural that these countries, which can no longer receive arms support, would be overthrown by our comrades."

Not all kings are as visionary as they are, knowing how to develop weapons independently. For most of the decadent royals, manufacturing weapons is too much trouble; why not just buy them? Why waste money on research and development?

A classic case of "live for today, worry about tomorrow."

"However, I must remind my comrades not to be complacent. The World Government's CP agency will definitely not stand idly by!"

The World Government's Navy deals with pirates on the high seas, while the CP organization is largely preoccupied with the Revolutionary Army... Think about it: the existence of the Revolutionary Army gives the Navy ample room for expansion, yet the Navy completely ignores the Revolutionary Army's affairs.

It's hard to say that there wasn't a certain 'tacit understanding' between them, and it's really difficult to conclude who is whose mole.

"By the way, Mr. Long."

Koala continued her report.

"We also found 'Iron Wine Ore' in the arms depot in Dressrosa. Because this mineral is extremely rare, we might be able to trace the source of the arms deal by following this lead."

That's right, the weapons in Dressrosa weren't produced by Doflamingo's family. Strictly speaking, Doflamingo was just a middleman who moved between the forces of good and evil, so even if he falls, someone might soon fill his place.

"Iron Wine Ore?"

In fact, the dragon already had a rough guess, and based on their itinerary...

He glanced at the New World map on the table; a red square tattoo marked his left cheek. His short black hair was combed back, his expression serious, and he had no eyebrows as he gave the order.

"Go and gather the Revolutionary Army leaders scattered throughout the world,"

He had a premonition that a historic moment was about to arrive!

The waters near Dressrosa

On a pirate ship with massive logs tied to both sides and three skulls on its black sails, Shiryu of the Rain, the 'second captain' of the Blackbeard Pirates, wiped his katana while coldly glancing at the Vivre Card in the glass case beside him:

Dry, broken, curled.

"Tsk, can't this guy just die already?"

"Don't be so heartless. We're 'partners' after all."

Wearing a black overcoat and twirling his cane, 'Demon Security Officer' Lafitte straightened his top hat, his expression full of mockery. In the Blackbeard Pirates, the so-called 'comradeship' was a completely derogatory term.

"Although I don't know where that idiot Burgess ran off to, judging from the shape of his Vivre Card..."

Being neither dead nor alive is easy; it's perfectly normal for the person to die at any time or for their Vivre Card to burn out completely.

"Anyway, let's keep looking in this direction."

"He's our 'Captain Number One,' after all, hehehe~~"

"You····"

Luo turned his head and glanced at the 'Sunny Merry' drifting with the waves below, then hesitated to speak.

"Don't panic,"

Roman noticed his doubts and swung his sword forward. Two 'Y' sword energy left a big mark on the elephant's legs in front of him like giant pillars supporting the sky. ——Although it's several meters deep, to 'Zou' it's just a mosquito bite.

Ah, this...

Luo was dumbfounded. Although the idiom "marking the boat to find the sword" didn't exist in this world, similar proverbs did exist...

What is this? Trying to find a boat by carving an image?

"Our Sunny Merry is a mature ship, and it needs to be able to keep up with our pace."

?!

"I haven't received much education, you shouldn't..."

As one of the few 'highly educated' pirates, Law rubbed his forehead and suddenly thought of a possibility:

"Could it be... Ship Spirit?"

"Hehehe, Merry and Sunny are our companions! Although they're a bit shy and don't usually show up~~"

Seeing Luffy, Roman added:

"It's not that they don't want to appear, but communicating with us is very energy-consuming for them, and unless you are very familiar with and care for the ship, you can't see their spirits."

Currently, only Usopp, Luffy, Roman, Nami in the Straw Hat crew can see the 'Merry'. It's not that the others don't care about the ship, but rather that they don't know enough about it.

As for Franky, he should be the first to see 'Sonny'—in fact, if Brook leaves the skeleton body, he should also be able to see the Ship Spirit in his soul state, but that's just a trick.

"I see,"

Law nodded. He wouldn't be surprised by anything strange or unusual that happened to the Straw Hat crew, as long as there was a reasonable explanation.

"Merry, take good care of Sonny!"

"Yes, Mr. Roman."

On the deck of the Sunny Merry below, a child holding a mallet and wearing a golden raincoat waved to the Straw Hat crew, waiting for his friends to return next time.

"Let's go!"

As the hot air balloon built by Roman began to rise, in everyone's eyes:

Wow, that's so tall!

"Legend has it that this giant elephant has lived for 1,000 years. It will keep moving in the ocean and is a magical island that is not limited to a certain area. Because it is not land, it cannot be found by relying on the Log Pose '."

Roman explained to Luffy and the others that the Straw Hat crew came here because:

"Our allies... no, it was I who dragged you into this war. I will not leave until Kaido is dealt with."

Law looked at Luffy with a serious expression, his eyes conveying a sense of 'sharing life and death,' but for Luffy:

"Hehehe, we should be thanking you, Trafalgar."

"If it weren't for you pointing the way, how could we have encountered such a fun adventure! 'Zou,' here we come~~"

Seeing Luffy hanging from the hot air balloon cable, looking like a monkey, shading his eyes with his hand and surveying the surroundings, Roman had to remind him first:

"Actually, what we call 'Zou' is actually the name of the country that lives on the back of this giant elephant. It is inhabited by a special race called the 'Mink Tribe,' and the white bear of the Trafalgar family was born here."

"The rumors that the Mink Tribe is a race that hates humans are actually a misconception. — But they won't show mercy to invaders, Luffy, don't cause trouble..."

"Oh, is that the talking bear? I really want one too!"

However, Luffy's attention is never on important matters.

Chopper:?!

"I already said, they're 'humans', not animals. What do you mean by 'one head'..." Roman rolled his eyes. "Besides, in the eyes of the 'Mink Tribe,' you're the one who's a hairless monkey!"

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

?!

Am I complimenting you?

Forget it, instead of thinking about that, I'd rather think about whether to fight the Mink Tribe first, or fight them again... and Luffy's ability to cause trouble. Roman never even considered the option of 'peaceful coexistence'.

Because Doflamingo lured them to Dressrosa ahead of time Ship King, it's likely the Mink Tribe isn't there—

Call out,

Puff!!

As everyone was chatting, a deep, resonant sound, tinged with the clang of metal, came from overhead, interrupting Roman's thoughts. At the same time, the hot air balloon overhead began to leak air, deflate, and wobble—

"Okay, it seems I don't need to worry about these issues anymore."

Splash splash~~

The hot air balloon, pierced by a javelin, began to break down into sheets of white paper, which quickly spread forward, forming a staircase that connected to the back of the giant elephant, whose outline was already visible.

"Hehehe, a dare!!"

As Luffy took off charging ahead, Zoro and Sanji followed suit. As for the others:

"They were attacked as soon as they arrived; their fate is truly unfortunate."

"Shouldn't you say 'I have a disease that prevents me from going to the island' at this time?"

In response to Nami's teasing, Usopp slapped his well-developed pectoral muscles with a loud thud.

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm a man worth two hundred million—"

Danger!

A pair of large hands grabbed Usopp from behind and lifted him up, then Franky made a throwing motion.

"Then go, you man worth two hundred million!"

"Aaaaaaaahh..."

·······

"You guys really had a lot of fun," Roman clapped his hands, and the 'bridge' behind him transformed into a flock of white doves that flew into the sky in front of them. Meanwhile, not far ahead, on the 'city gate' shaped building:

"Come on up here quickly, something's wrong!"

?

As the group quickened their pace and arrived at the massive structure that was over ten meters tall, the so-called defensive structure was nothing more than flat ground, especially considering that the Straw Hat crew could typically jump over ten meters in a single bound, as well as Law's 'Swap Ability' and Roman's assisted flight.

"These guys are..."

"You're all dead! How dare you oppose the 'Beasts' Pirates!!"

Without even needing interrogation, the few henchmen bound by Usopp's plant vines had already confessed their crimes.

"We are Gifters,' you just wait—"

"Shut up!"

A few sheets of white paper flew around and spun, silencing the yelling half-human, half-hedgehog creature. Then Roman looked up at the massive complex of buildings behind the city gate:

Although the buildings were all ancient, heavy stone structures, they were riddled with signs of battle damage, and a layer of white mist hung in the air, making it look as if:

"Poison gas?"

Having just experienced Punk Hazard, Caesar's favorite underhanded tactics made the Straw Hat crew's lively experience unforgettable.

"It's the poison gas weapon 'KORO'," although Caesar himself had been blown to pieces by Roman as a disposable poison gas bomb on Big Mom's ship, the poison gas in front of him was a weapon he had made, and it would not disappear because of Caesar's death.

"The good news is that we no longer need to worry about rejection from local residents,"

Roman waved his hand, and a flock of white doves landed, transforming into 'gas masks' that were placed on everyone's faces.

"The bad news is our adventure is ruined; this place has already been taken—"

"Hateful!"

Luffy was the first to leap downwards, rushing directly into the poisonous gas.

"Whoever dares to ruin our adventure, I'll beat them to a pulp!!"

·······

"Let's go, Luo."

Roman glanced back at the worried Luo.

"Your companions are also on this island. Let's find them first."