Severed Limbs Restored, Udon Liberated

The Udon prisoner quarry in Wano Country.

It was also a weapons manufacturing plant.

Plop plop~~

With a flap of its wings, a white dove landed on a building with several towering chimneys.

"Hey, hey, hey, this isn't just a matter of excessive emissions anymore, is it?"

White Dove Guotou to look at the billowing smoke above. The prisoners were one thing, but didn't the quarry guards care about their own health?

"Hey, throw that poisonous fish into that cell that can't be opened!"

As a guard threw a poisoned fish into a cell, only to be killed by the guard spitting out a fish bone, the white dove stroked its chin with its wing.

"That's true. Experts can digest even poison, so air pollution is no problem for them—?"

"Get out of my way!"

"Watch out or I'll run you over!!"

A massive, square boulder hurtled towards a nearby transport ship, crashing onto it with a loud thud and nearly causing the towering cargo to sink into the canal. The guards nearby, sweating profusely, scrambled to stop it.

"Wait, wait, there's no more room..."

"Idiot, then go and bring the next transport ship over!"

"Yes... yes..."

Ah, this...

Watching the one-armed Kid yell at the quarry guards like a grandson, the white dove tilted its head. Meeting the gaze of the red-haired hedgehog, it spread its wings and flew away to the others.

"Oh,"

When Kid returned to his cage and began to eat, the white dove that had landed on Kid shoulder spoke in human language.

"Isn't that Captain Eustace Kid— "

"Why are you so diarrhea after just a few days?"

!?

"Who are you?"

White Dove shrugged in response to Kid's lowered voice.

"Straw Hat Pirates strategist 'White Knight,' didn't you want to compete with our captain for the title of King of the Pirates? What are you doing here, being a 'bricklayer'?"

!!!!!!!

"If you came here to provoke me, then you've succeeded!"

With gritted teeth, Kid threw a handful of rice balls into his mouth. Even with the Seastone handcuffs suppressing most of his strength, he was still able to thrive in this quarry where you had to move five giant stones to get one rice ball.

Keep in mind that it would take six ordinary prisoners, and over half an hour, to move a single piece of raw stone weighing over ten tons. Yet Kid carried it with ease, one hand and agile steps—truly deserving of the title 'King of Bricklaying'...

That's enough!

"You call yourselves 'Bricklaying Kings'? You dare try Kaido's staff if you dare!"

"I'm truly sorry, but Kaido is our captain's prey. Moreover, he has already tried Kaido's 'Thunder Bagua' and praised it for its ability to invigorate blood circulation and its impressive power."

"You've already encountered Kaido?!"

Kid knew Kaido's strength all too well; after all, he himself had been beaten half to death by Kaido and sent here to do manual labor. The Straw Hat crew actually managed to escape after encountering Kaido... If they hadn't all escaped, the pigeon on his shoulder wouldn't be speaking so casually.

"My captain not only encountered Kaido, but also fought him. An eye for an eye, we're preparing to take our men and get revenge tonight. Captain Kid, are you interested in joining in?"

"·······"

Kid had only one arm, put down the food in his hand and frowned. Just then, a cough came from behind him, which made him Guotou in annoyance.

"Old soldier, are you alright?"

The one coughing was a thin, elderly man with blue flame-shaped hair, eyebrows, and beard. He had large areas of blue flower tattoos on his shoulders and back, suggesting he wasn't exactly a 'good man' in his youth, but now...

He's just an old man whose lifespan is uncertain.

"The old soldier is getting on in years; today he only moved five stones and ate one glutinous rice ball..."

Seeing the old man's appearance, the other prisoners remained silent. If they continued to oppose Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi, this would be their fate. Therefore:

"I'm fine,"

The old man patted his chest. "It doesn't matter when I die, it's just..."

I'm so unwilling to accept this!

Hyougoro of the Flower, the once-renowned leader of the yakuza in Wano Country, is now about to starve to death in this cage.

"Eat,"

A large plate of glutinous rice balls was pushed in front of the old man, and Kid, with his back to him, waved his hand impatiently.

"Don't say thank you or anything like that, or I'll kick these dumplings into the ditch!"

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After giving the other person a deep look, the old man lowered his head and picked up the dumpling.

Chew, chew!!

"Hey, I didn't realize you'd do 'good deeds'."

"Ha, don't disgust me, White Knight."

Kid stretched his shoulders, a menacing smile on his face.

"You glanced at that old man twice just now, but your gaze didn't linger on anyone else for even a moment. —There must be something special about that old guy, right? I was just doing him a favor, besides:"

"Hey!! What are you muttering about?!"

Several guards wielding samurai swords walked over, shouting loudly. They noticed Kid 'talking to himself', and the creature perched on his shoulder:

"Um, are those the homing pigeons you trained?"

Wano Country has the technology of 'carrier pigeons', could this guy be communicating with the outside world?

"I'm going to make my move—"

?

With one hand outstretched, Kid's right hand suddenly gripped the neck of one guard, and before the other could react:

Bang!

He grabbed the guard in his hand and slammed it into the temple of the guy next to him like a hammer. Both guards passed out without even uttering a sound.

"Eating too much can hinder movement."

Kid coldly surveyed the surroundings.

"Hey, how do I get these Seastone handcuffs off my hands?"

Hmm, he's quite an interesting guy.

Splash splash~~

The white dove expanded and transformed into Roman's figure, standing in front of Kid. This immediately attracted the attention of the other prisoners and guards.

"Who goes there!"

"Is he an ability user?"

"Could they be here to break me out of prison...?"

"Hahaha, you're asking for it! This is Seastone production base!"

Wano Country is the origin of Seastone. The craftsmen here can not only polish Seastone, which is harder than diamonds, into various shapes, but also control its content to make different Seastone handcuffs, which are specially designed to suppress various Devil Fruit users.

Of course, it's also excellent training equipment for Devil Fruit users. A long time ago Roman used Seastone particles, generously sponsored by Crocodile, to make wristbands for the Straw Hat crew's Devil Fruit users to practice with. But now...

"Too slow,"

Faced with guards rushing in from all directions, and weapons infused with Seastone, Roman felt like yawning.

I said—

The charging guards were momentarily stunned by the sound behind them, and Guotou abruptly to see a man wearing a half-mask, dressed in a spotless suit, casually swinging a clean longsword in his hand.

Are you really moving?

!

"When?"

"Such speed, I can't see it at all..."

As the guards turned around en masse, their foreheads covered in cold sweat as if facing a formidable enemy, Roman casually stroked his chin.

"Right, at this point I should say:"

"Look, the corpse is talking."

?!

Don't listen to his nonsense!

A junior leader opened his mouth to shout, trying to boost morale, but as red lines appeared on his face, his thoughts froze. Then:

Puff puff puff puff puff!

Amidst the continuous, resounding sounds of flesh being torn apart, Roman stood motionless amidst the piles of flesh and blood, not a single drop of the splattered blood touching him.

"Who else?"

The voice was flat, but paired with the ring of flesh and blood on the ground, it became very convincing. Especially:

"This... this design... this mask..."

A long-legged beauty with green hair, wearing a pink helmet and goggles with pointed horns, a monkey tail behind her short skirt, and six arms, four of which each held a knife, was so frightened that she took a big step back.

"It's... it's Neo, the strategist of the Straw Hat Pirates, the 'White Knight'!" Before the other guards could react, she added, trembling:

"Great Pirates with a bounty of 1 billion!!"

?!

Run!

After a moment of silence, the guards belonging to the Beasts Pirates scattered and fled!

What does a billion- Great Pirates mean?

Their direct superior, Queen Plague, has a bounty of 1.32 billion Beli, while Ship King Jack the Drought has a bounty of exactly 1 billion! That means the man in the white suit and mask in front of them is a top-tier expert like Lord Jack!! Shouldn't they run away and wait to be sliced into sashimi?

"Damn it, don't think we're afraid of you..."

Despite his defiant words, the cold sweat dripping down the face of the tall, burly man with a large beard and an elephant's head tattoo on his chest was undeniable. As the quarry's Chief Warden, he also had a bounty of over two hundred million. But compared to one billion...

"Chief Warden Babanuki, what do we do?"

Faced with the gazes of the six-armed Vice Warden, Soritia, Artificial Devil Fruit - Monkey form; the Vice Warden with six scorpion tails and hair, Davego Artificial Devil Fruit - Scorpion form; and the Vice Warden, who possessed the Artificial Devil Fruit - Hippo form and was inside the mouth of a giant Dopon, holding two short swords, the elephant man wanted to say, "I can't help it," but clearly, he didn't give them time to hesitate.

"You can all come at me together,"

Roman on the other side casually waved. To be honest, the three quarry Chief Warden were all quite capable, with a combined strength of between 100 million and 200 million. However:

"Too weak..."

Half a minute later, four formidable artificial Devil Fruit user lay dead in pools of blood. After all, even a heavily injured Luffy could take them down in one move; Roman wouldn't need to exert much effort. Only the Six Sons or the All-Stars would be capable of exchanging a few blows with Roman.

"Hey, when did you get a bounty of 1 billion?"

Facing the disgruntled red-haired, spiky-haired man, Roman casually answered as he walked towards him.

"A while ago, we blew up Big Mom's wedding, took her daughter away to join our ranks, and incidentally defeated two Sweet Commanders. That's when our bounty went up..."

Is it really that strong?!

Kid himself had only blown up two of BIG MOM Pirates's ships, yet he was being chased and forced to hide. The Straw Hat crew even caused a scene at Big Mom's wedding—

Brush,

While Kid was still in shock, Roman swung his longsword and severed his remaining right hand at the wrist.

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"I'm just helping you unlock the Seastone handcuffs, no need to thank me."

!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I #@%￥·······"

Kid was furious! His left arm was cut off by the Red-Haired Pirates, leaving him a one-armed hero, and now even his right arm was gone—?!

Wait, no blood is flowing from the cut!

"This is... Luo's ability?"

"That's right,"

As his wrist was severed, the Seastone handcuffs on Kid's right hand clattered to the ground. Roman then reached out and flicked Kidd's wrist, sending Kid's hand flying back to close on his right wrist.

"There's nothing I can do. Right now, I'm just a 'creation of power,' Seastone still has a suppressive effect on me."

Roman was too lazy to look for the key, so he simply cut it off and reattached it.

"This... this..."

Only now are the prisoners held in the quarry recovering from the series of events that have unfolded.

"Does this mean we are... free?"

"That's right, congratulations." Roman spread his hands and looked around. "But you'll soon find out—"

"Freedom comes at a price."