Divine Knights? Suigu Town

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

One after another, enormous roars echoed across the sea.

With each roar, a giant flower of fire would bloom on the sea.

The entire sea was thrown into chaos, with wave after wave of surging, turbulent waves spreading wildly in all directions.

On a Marine warship bobbing up and down with the huge waves, a Marine Vice Admiral's hand trembled as he dialed a phone.

The call was answered quickly.

"So, Thompson, did you take care of that World guy?"

"Fleet Admiral Kong!"

Marine Vice Admiral Thompson roared, "Roa's here! He's turned World into a puppet! Everyone's going to die!"

"Varied--"

Boom!

Another shell, as big as a small mountain, came crashing down and instantly obliterated the ship.

Marine Headquarters.

Fleet Admiral Kong stared blankly at the Den Den Mushi that emitted a dial tone, then automatically hung up and fell into a dozing state.

Roa?

The next moment.

Boom!

The sturdy solid wood desk was smashed to pieces in an instant.

"That brat! He's everywhere!"

The New World.

"Oh! Not bad!"

On Dylan's back, Roa shaded his eyes with his hand, gazing at the surging waves of the sea.

There wasn't a single naval warship visible on the sea.

All the warships, along with the naval personnel on board, had been blasted to pieces by the shells fired by Doflamingo.

After all, each cannonball was a giant projectile created by Doflamingo using his abilities, and with the added amplification from the More-More Fruit, its power was terrifying.

At this point, even with Roa using his Observation Haki to observe, he could no longer sense any human presence on the sea surface.

It seems to be all light.

This is what happens when you try to sow discord between people.

Doflamingo excitedly emerged from Bege's belly, his face beaming with the radiant smile of a child showing off a new toy to his friends during Chinese New Year.

"Wow! This ability is amazing! Boss! From now on, I'll be in charge of using that guy!"

"It's possible, but Doflamingo,"

Roa said earnestly, "Catching that guy wasn't easy. Now that he's in your hands, Doflamingo, you'd better live up to his expectations."

What's so difficult about it?

Doflamingo thought to himself.

The hardest part is getting up an hour early and then sitting behind Dylan as he comes over, isn't it?

Roa continued earnestly, adopting the demeanor of a concerned parent, "If you don't live up to expectations, Doflamingo, just look at World; that's what happened to him."

Not to mention Doflamingo, who had been specifically warned by Roa, even Bege felt a chill instantly.

If you don't train hard, you'll end up as brothers with the Ghost Army, right?

Doflamingo swallowed hard. Maybe we should just give up?

Roa's nostrils twitched slightly, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.

Look how scared these two lads are, they're practically emitting black smoke.

They wouldn't lay a hand on them, as long as they weren't as pathetic as World.

Anyway, we went back.

By the way, I'd like to figure out exactly what the flaws are in the More-More Fruit.

Otherwise, there's no reason why World would be so weak.

While they were returning home, Mary Geoise...

The Five Elders are having another meeting.

"How did that brat Roa end up there? Is it really just a coincidence?"

"The navy has been completely wiped out. The only intelligence left is Vice Admiral Thompson's words: whether Roa was just passing by or came looking for them, nobody can say for sure."

"It's possible that World has become his puppet as well! What exactly is that brat's ability? How can he possess power similar to that one?"

That supreme god also possesses the power to transform others into servants, and is far more powerful than Roa is currently demonstrating.

"World's More-More Fruit incredibly powerful, and now that power has fallen into Roa's hands! They've become even more dangerous!"

The Five Elders all had very solemn expressions.

Unbeknownst to them, Roa, who had barely escaped from their clutches in the God Valley, had become a formidable figure whom they had to treat with utmost caution.

"We can't let him continue to grow up freely, but we also can't take drastic measures against him. If we can't resolve this once and for all, his retaliation might be beyond the government's capacity to handle."

Its almost infinite self-healing ability, its ability to freely soar through the sky, its overwhelming destructive power capable of easily leveling a city, and finally, its absolute vengeful nature.

That guy Roa embodies all the qualities of the most formidable opponents.

If you really anger him, who knows what will happen next.

The Five Elders were having a real headache.

"Perhaps we could try recruiting him as a new Divine Knight?"

It's unclear who it was, but one of the Five Elders suddenly spoke up.

The Five Elders were all taken aback.

Is Roa qualified to become the new Divine Knight?

Of course there are.

It's not just about strength and age; there's another important factor: his relationship with the monsters of the New World, which is also quite important to the government.

"Go and ask that official!"

Roa was unaware that his greatest enemy, finding him too difficult to deal with, was already preparing to recruit him.

Of course, if he had known, Roa would have refused without hesitation.

Although Luo likes to stick together, he won't betray his country; he certainly doesn't like drinking Imu's bathwater.

Even if Imu is truly a great beauty beneath her black robes, it won't work!

After returning to the Germa Kingdom, the Snail Fleet continued its journey towards the entrance area of New World, still some distance from the Red Line.

Meanwhile, out of sheer boredom, Roa began experimenting with World's abilities.

Results were achieved quickly.

First of all, it's true that the More-More Fruit increases size and speed by a hundredfold; it's just that World's stamina isn't up to that level.

Even so, he can only increase the amplification to the limit he can achieve when targeting objects.

Because my body can't keep up.

The speed of movement was too fast; the muscles and bones couldn't withstand it. After all, that was at least dozens of times faster than normal, and the bones would break directly.

Enlarging the size would be even worse.

The enlargement of the More-More Fruit is a proportional enlargement.

This means that the microstructure of the object is magnified dozens of times, and its strength will be greatly reduced.

It's fine for things like enlarging artillery shells, since they're disposable.

To dare to enlarge one's body in a battle against a powerful enemy is truly courting death.

Therefore, Roa's final conclusion was...

The More-More Fruit very powerful, but it seems it's only really suitable for being Doflamingo's sidekick.

The female doctor from the World Pirates was handed over to Judge Roa; that woman possessed a number of strange and unusual potions.

Of course, Roa wasn't interested in the potion that melted the Empress's clothes in the original work; the real key was the drug that could make her young again in a short time.

If Whitebeard had this, would the Paramount War have been so frustrating?

The next day, Roa saw in the newspaper that World had been killed by the navy, accompanied by a picture of World with a single hole in his skull.

Are they planning to deceive the world again?

Abel commented, "Boss, should we let World make an appearance?"

"It's meaningless."

Roa casually remarked, "Even Morgans has to cooperate with the World Government. If they say World is dead, then he is indeed dead, whether he's alive or not."

Of course, World is indeed dead, but not completely dead.

Let them win.

The World Government won face, but they themselves won the battle.

Everyone's won so much they're numb; that's realistic.

Roa's life became boring again.

Aside from training his Haki every day and practicing his Conqueror's Haki Entanglement, he does almost nothing.

This world is really boring. There are almost no entertainment activities in Roa, especially in the Germa Kingdom, a godforsaken place where you can't find a single ordinary resident and there is absolutely no culture or entertainment.

All I can do each day is read books and then sleep.

Thankfully, her favorite food could soothe Roa's devastated heart.

The unexpected happened one day when the snail fleet was passing by an island.

At this moment, Roa was lazily watching the fierce battle between Bullet and Abel.

These two guys get into a fierce fight almost every few days.

This indirectly helped alleviate Roa's boredom.

It was at this moment that Roa noticed the island in the sea not far away.

"Um?"

He raised an eyebrow.

Dylan immediately spoke up, "Boss, don't worry, that island isn't Affiliated Nation of the government. There's only a small town on the island called Suigu Town. News of our passing through shouldn't reach the government's ears anytime soon."

"Um."

Roa then nodded.

Then.

His eyes widened suddenly. "Dylan, what's the name of that town on the island?"

Dylan paused for a moment, then subconsciously tried to recall the details carefully. After confirming that he hadn't misremembered, he quickly and respectfully replied, "Boss, it's called Suigu Town, that's right."

"Is it that Suigu Town nearby with ancient ruins?"

Roa narrowed his eyes, a hint of amusement on his face.

"Yes, it is said that there are indeed many ancient ruins on this island, but many years ago, the kingdom that discovered this place looted all the treasures from the ruins, and now only ruins remain."

"Ruins?"

Roa raised the corners of his mouth. "I don't think so."

"Let's go, let's go check out the island."

Has the boss discovered some secret that most people don't know?

Dylan understood.

Despite growing up on Beehive Island and being almost always in his sight after Rocks Pirates, Boss always seems to know a lot of secrets from who-knows-where.

Perhaps this is what it means to be born with knowledge?

As expected of the Boss!

Soon enough, a giant snail rumbled onto the island.

The residents of the town on this side of the island stared in disbelief at the Giant Snail charging towards them.

"Oi!"

Roa stood on the snail's head, looking down at the fishermen who were mending their nets at the harbor. He didn't ask if his snail could stay at the harbor.

"Excuse me, where are the ruins on this island?"

The fishermen, their skin tanned and rough from years of exposure to the scorching sun and sea breeze, stared blankly at him, at a face they had only ever seen in newspapers and wanted posters.

After a long while, a fisherman shakily raised his hand and pointed in a certain direction.

Thanks.

Roa politely thanked him.

Then, the Giant Snail rumbled and headed straight in the direction the fisherman had pointed out, grinding a path through the town, causing chaos and panic wherever it went.

Before long, the snail arrived at the edge of a ruin hidden in the mountains.

This is a rather large site of ruins. On both sides of the entrance are the ruins of houses that have almost collapsed, and a sense of decay permeates the air.

It certainly looks quite old, with vines and moss climbing all over the ruins.

The snail continued forward along the path that had been cleared in the middle.

"Fufufufu!"

Doflamingo pushed up his sunglasses. "There are still kids playing around here!"

There were indeed some children from Suigu Town playing in the ruins. Their reactions to the approaching Giant Snail varied; some ran away as fast as they could, while others showed expressions of curiosity and longing.

How many children can say no to large rideable vehicles?

Roa didn't bother with these insignificant brats at all, and simply rode the Giant Snail all the way to the central location of the ruins.

This is a dilapidated square that should have been quite magnificent, but now it is piled with dead branches, fallen leaves, and broken stones and rubble, looking like a complete mess.

However, the focus is not on the square itself, but on the building opposite it, which is the only one that has been preserved in relatively good condition.

That must be a temple.

Outside the main gate, towering pillars stood like giants, guarding the solemn hall. Of course, that's how it used to be, but now most of the pillars have collapsed.

More than half of the temple's roof had collapsed, a small portion of the walls had also collapsed, and the remaining intact parts were on the verge of collapse.

Although we don't know exactly where Red got it, this is probably the most likely place, right?

Thinking this, Roa jumped off the snail's head and stepped into the temple.

"Boss, what's in here?"

With his subordinates following behind Roa, Abel asked with some curiosity.

The temple was completely empty, with nothing but crumbling walls and collapsed rubble.

Just as Dylan said before, everything of value here was discovered a hundred years ago and the people here took it away.

However, a smile crept onto Roa's lips.

He walked straight up a set of steps.

There are some words carved on the wall above the steps.

Some texts that are completely incomprehensible to ordinary people.

That is--

Doflamingo was suddenly startled, "Ancient Script!"