The Stone Snatch! The Interlopers Arrive!

In the royal palace of the Kingdom of Steeni, in a spacious banquet hall.

The lively tea party has entered its second half.

With their stomachs almost full, the Charlotte Family executives and powerful figures from the North Blue gathered in small groups in the banquet hall, chatting or discussing business.

Overall, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Just then, in one of the mirrors hanging in the hall, a tall woman with a dark and thin face, looking like a withered branch, suddenly ran out.

"Mama! Katakuri brother!"

The woman's name was Brulee Charlotte Brulee. She rushed to her mother, who was chatting with someone, and shouted, "Intruders! Intruders in the palace!"

"What?"

Charlotte Linlin was suddenly taken aback.

The smile vanished instantly from the face that had become thinner due to excessive exercise, replaced by a gloom as intense as the biting cold air from the northernmost part of North Blue.

"Intruder?"

Katakuri, who had been sitting leisurely against the wall, alert to any unexpected situation, suddenly became serious, and a red light flashed in his eyes.

Suddenly, his Observation Haki spread throughout the entire palace.

At the same time, Charlotte Linlin also unleashed her Observation Haki.

"Damn it!!"

Somewhere in the royal palace.

A squad of chess pieces, the Homie, created by Charlotte Linlin, are patrolling the corridor.

Just as they were about to turn a corner, a dark figure suddenly darted out.

"Drink!"

With a soft shout, the newcomer delivered a single, powerful punch, the overwhelming Haki of which instantly crushed and sent all the chess pieces flying.

Before the remains of these chess pieces could even hit the wall behind them, a purple light shone, and the sudden gravity pulled all the chess pieces over.

"Hahaha! Well done, Yisheng!"

Hero Garp who had shattered numerous chess pieces with a single punch, lowered his voice but still tried to laugh out loud, "Our teamwork was flawless!"

Fujitora simply smiled.

A group of naval personnel are cautiously infiltrating.

As Fujitora had said before, it would be very difficult to infiltrate the palace once it was in place, because there were surveillance Den Den Mushi in many places and Homie troops patrolling everywhere.

The navy could only advance step by step, guided by Fujitora's Observation Haki.

Carefully avoid all surveillance Den Den Mushi and patrol forces.

If it's unavoidable, then we must eliminate the crisis with lightning speed, just like we are doing now.

Because this group was indeed exceptionally skilled, their infiltration went quite smoothly.

They were finally getting closer to the heart of the palace.

But it was at this very moment...

Fujitora suddenly turned his head and looked at the wall on one side.

Without hesitation, Fujitora drew his Cane Sword from behind, purple gravity waves surging across the blade, "Gravity Blade - Fierce Tiger!"

Gravity and Haki were simultaneously added to the slash, and the purple slash surged out in the next instant, directly piercing through the wall in front and blasting forward with unstoppable force.

Almost simultaneously, a terrifying roar echoed from the distance, clearly audible even through countless walls. "Ikkoku!!"

Boom!!

Before the sound could reach them, Fujitora's powerful slash collided with an equally imposing sword wave, causing a terrifying explosion that instantly shattered nearby buildings.

A strong wind blew in, causing the sailors' hair to fly wildly.

"We've been discovered! There's no need to hide any longer!"

Ryokugyu's body expanded instantly, a canopy sprouted from his head, and his skin turned completely green, transforming him into a tree-like being.

Let's make a scene!

He bent over, slamming his hands heavily into the floor, shouting, "Forbidden Forest!!"

The next moment, starting from his hands, a large number of tree roots and vines spread out, tearing apart the floor, walls and ceiling in an instant. In just a few breaths, they had covered a small part of the palace.

"Hahahaha! Let me create a suitable battlefield for me first!"

Ryokugyu burst into loud laughter.

He is Logia Forest-Forest Devil Fruit User, a forest person who can create a forest with a mere gesture.

Under his control, enormous vines and massive trees sprouted from the ground throughout the palace, transforming it into a forest in just a few seconds.

The entire palace was instantly destroyed, with rampant plants destroying everything in their path.

"Brother Aramaki, you're really going to be reckless."

Fujitora couldn't help but sigh, "In that case, I'll have to get serious too."

He raised the Cane Sword in his hand, and purple light instantly spread out.

Before the Charlotte Family members and the guests invited to the tea party could recover from the sudden growth of the plants, they discovered that gravity seemed to have been reversed, and they were flying!

Not just people, but everything on the ruins of this palace felt the reversed gravity at this moment!

Bricks, rubble, Homie, humans—everything was swept up by gravity and sent flying into the sky.

"Hahahaha! What great skills, brother!"

Aramaki burst into laughter.

"You were a great help too; otherwise, building the entire palace from the ground would not have been an easy task."

Fujitora smiled, behaving very modestly.

Then he said, "I think I've found the stone."

"Really? For a lifetime!"

Hero Garp was overjoyed.

"This should be it, right?"

With a slight flick of his Cane Sword, Fujitora precisely controlled the gravity that had sent the entire palace's ruins flying into the sky. Amidst the rubble and dark clouds, a conspicuous red object plummeted to the ground.

Stone.

That's a massive, Road Poneglyph!

"Did you find it that easily?"

Ryokugyu was somewhat surprised. "I was saying that a big battle was inevitable."

"A major battle is definitely in the works!"

Hero Garp leaped into the air, his fists now completely black.

"Stay away from my rock!!"

A fierce wind swept in from afar, completely disregarding the gravity manipulated by Fujitora. Like a spear that could pierce through anything, it pierced through the purple anti-gravity zone. The greatsword, trailing long, jet-black Inazuma and covered in brilliant flames, slashed horizontally in the next instant.

"Emperor's Sword - Shattering Blade!!"

"Comet Punch!!"

The naval hero clenched his fist in triumph.

The moment the fist collided with the broadsword, a terrifying shockwave exploded outwards. Several Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral who had accompanied the naval hero were even on the verge of being blown away.

Fortunately, Ryokugyu used several vines to grab them.

While protecting the Vice Admiral, Ryokugyu looked in astonishment at the woman wrestling with the Hero Garp. "Is that Charlotte Linlin?"

"Isn't she rumored to be a very fat woman?"

The Charlotte Linlin who appeared before him at that moment had absolutely nothing to do with obesity.

He was tall and muscular, with hardly any fat on his face.

"Looks like you've successfully lost weight!"

Garp took two steps back, cracked his neck, and smiled, but his heart was heavy.

I've become stronger.

There is no doubt that Charlotte Linlin has become even more powerful.

Has this guy been working out a lot lately?

Compared to her, have I grown old with the passage of time?

"Garp! You're asking for it!!"

Charlotte Linlin's tone was somber, as if a cold wind were about to blow.

That rock in the sky is her treasure! It's an indispensable item on her path to becoming the Pirate King!

It was one thing for that bastard Roger to sneak over and make a copy back then, but now even the Navy wants to steal this stone?

This is going too far!

At the same time, large areas of the ground turned into rice cakes, which began to retaliate against the surrounding trees and vines.

"Woolen cloth?"

Ryokugyu turned his head and saw Katakuri walking quickly towards him, carrying his trident.

Behind him stood a group of the Charlotte Family executives.

"The newly appointed Admiral Fujitora and Ryokugyu of the Marine Headquarters?"

Katakuri's face darkened. "Where do you think you are to act so recklessly?"

"Oh? You want to rebel against the righteous navy?"

Ryokugyu seemed insulted. "Brother, you take the stone and go! Let me teach these stupid pirates a lesson!"

"I want them to know that evil pirates have no human rights in this world! They have no value whatsoever!"

"That's right! A lifetime!"

Garp, who was confronting Charlotte Linlin, shouted, "You take the rest of the people and the stone and go first!"

I didn't expect to find the stone so easily. Now all I need to do is stop the Charlotte Family from giving chase!

"In that case, I understand."

Fujitora nodded slightly. "I'll leave this to you two."

His ability to manipulate gravity was activated again, and the ground beneath his feet flew directly into the sky, taking the Marine Vice Admiral following behind him with him.

"Don't even think about escaping!"

Charlotte Linlin roared, stretching her right hand upwards and grabbing directly at the white cloud floating in the sky, "Zeus!!"

"Okay, Mama!"

Zeus the thundercloud instantly transformed into a black cloud, with brilliant lightning leaping within it.

The next moment, these bolts of lightning shot out, covering half the sky and heading towards Fujitora and his group in the sky.

"Tenma Daizaijitenjin!!"

Each bolt of lightning is imbued with a soul, thus possessing its own unique power to automatically pursue enemies. Combined with the lightning's incredible speed, this is a terrifying attack that is absolutely difficult to dodge.

but.

"Don't get in the way!!"

Garp brought his fist to his waist, Inazuma with Haki, and leaped into the air, unleashing a thunderous punch. "Fist Bone - Galaxy!!"

It was truly like an inverted Milky Way; an overwhelming Haki Shockwave spread out, directly crushing all the lightning, and then, with its remaining momentum, it pressed down on Charlotte Linlin.

"Damn it! Garp!!"

Charlotte Linlin roared, swinging her massive blade in a backhand strike to meet the attack.

Boom!!!

The earth shook violently, and a terrifying Shockwave swept across everything around it.

"Hahaha! You guys stay out of the way!"

Aramaki laughed.

The forest he created came to life in that instant; all the trees and vines possessed vitality and relentlessly invaded the Charlotte Family executives who were covered within it.

"Careful!"

Katakuri unleashed his full power of Awakening, transforming the surrounding ground into mochi, and then manipulating these mochi to fight against the surging forest.

When trees and vines coiled around, trying to restrain Charlotte Family's executives, Katakuri manipulated the mochi to block them.

"What a nuisance!!"

The massive tree giant came crashing down on them, yelling, "Don't try to play your little tricks on me!!"

The enormous fist fell like a meteor.

However, such an attack would naturally be of no use to Katakuri.

He had already glimpsed the future.

He sprang upwards, dodging the attack while landing on Ryokugyu's arm, using the momentum to propel himself upwards.

The trident in his hand instantly spun into a drill and stabbed straight at Ryokugyu's face.

"Whoa!!"

Ryokugyu let out a startled cry, and countless vines sprouted from its body, completely blocking Katakuri's path.

Katakuri his spear, tearing the net in front of him to shreds.

But at the same time, more vines, like spears, stabbed towards Katakuri.

However, Katakuri, and transparent rings appeared behind him. From these rings, numerous mochi fists shot out and collided with the tentacles.

"You bastard!"

Ryokugyu was quite surprised, "You're pretty strong!"

I was actually able to spar with him!

Apart from this guy, the other Charlotte Family executives are still struggling in the forest!

Even though Cracker created one Biscuit Soldiers after another, they were quickly entangled by trees and vines.

On the contrary, the younger Smoothie performed exceptionally well.

She is Paramecia Devil Fruit Devil Fruit User Jujuju no Mi (Jujujuju Noble Phantasm), which allows her to extract water from any object.

This ability is absolutely devastating to the rampaging trees at this moment; a mere touch is enough to turn once vibrant trees and vines into withered branches.

However, the rate at which she destroyed them could not keep up with the rate at which the trees regenerated.

Smoothie was also unable to escape.

Only Katakuri.

Only this man was able to fight Ryokugyu by relying on his Awakening Future Sight and his ability to foresee Observation Haki future.

but.

This is not a good thing.

Katakuri.

Beside him, his elderly mother was firmly held back by the naval hero and had no way to escape.

Meanwhile, in the sky, Admiral Fujitora, along with the Road Poneglyph and his comrades, had already flown away into the distance.

Oh no.

Are we just going to let the navy openly steal the stones like this?

But it was precisely at this moment that...

Laugh!!

In the distance, a brilliant beam of light suddenly shot up from the sky.

"What?"

Fujitora was suddenly startled.

One more chapter...