Pluton Emerges!

"Yes, Master!"

The golden fire giant, Surtur, roared loudly.

His body expanded again in an instant.

Already possessing the enormous physique of a giant in the twenties or thirties, it has now expanded to a height of several hundred meters.

His legs were already embedded in the lava, and his massive head was not far from the dome of this space.

Surtur is essentially Ian's fiery clone, so as Ian becomes stronger, Surtur will also become stronger in tandem.

It can hold more energy and can create flames on par with Ian's.

However, even for Surtur in his current state, becoming such a massive size consumes a great deal of his strength, and he cannot maintain it for very long.

To maintain this physique in the long term, Ian needs to continuously infuse him with flames.

or.

"Hahaha! Master! The power is surging up!"

Surtur laughed loudly.

The magma around his body was rapidly darkening, as he was drawing heat away from it.

There is no battlefield more suitable for Surtur than this.

Next, the enormous fire giant bent down and reached its hands into the magma.

The scalding hot lava did nothing to stop him; instead, it became an aid to him.

Boom!

The already turbulent surface of the magma sea, disturbed by the giants' activities, was suddenly stirred into enormous waves.

Surtur grabbed onto something enormous beneath the lava and used his strength to pull it upwards.

"Oh!"

The Red-Haired forgot to even blink, his eyes fixed intently on what lay below.

Is the legendary Ancient Weapon finally about to reveal its true form before his very eyes?

That's something to look forward to!

What will it be like?

Yamato was also filled with anticipation.

What exactly is this Ancient Weapon, said to possess the power to destroy the world, that played a crucial role in the battle between Joy Boy and Im eight hundred years ago?

Wow!!

The sea of lava exploded completely, and a colossal, pitch-black creature was forcibly pulled up from the lava by Surtur.

Dark red, scalding lava rolled down from the surface of that colossal object, creating shimmering specks of light in the sky.

Boom!

Surtur carefully placed the black object on the surface of the lava sea.

It was previously submerged deep in the lava, but now it floats on the sea surface.

Because it was a ship, a ship even larger than Surtur at that time.

It's even longer than Ian's flagship, the Sun God, with a length exceeding 700 meters.

They do share a similar overall design, both being large metal ships without masts.

Even the heavy cannons on the deck were remarkably similar.

It's understandable. It's hard to say that the Sun God didn't reference the Ancient Kingdom it obtained from the Giant Kingdom. It's only natural that it would have similar design ideas, and there's nothing to be surprised about.

"This is... Pluton?"

Red-Haired stared intently at the large ship below.

Now that Pluton is in our hands, only Neptune remains.

Once both Ancient Weapon are in hand, there is no doubt that it will be time to engage in the final battle with the World Government.

"This is Pluton."

Ian's lips curled slightly. "Want to go down and take a look?"

Red-Haired smirked. "Spare me. I'm not like you who can ignore the heat of magma."

Even with Armament Haki, maintaining it throughout the entire Armament Haki would be too uncomfortable, wouldn't it?

"Then let's go down and take a look."

Ian jumped directly off Surtur's shoulder.

Just like Teacher Kai's Dragon Scales defense in human form, Ian's resistance to high temperatures and flames is also quite remarkable, even without using his abilities.

So when he landed on Pluton's deck, the scorching heat had no effect on him.

"What a huge ship!"

Yamato, also in her orc form, followed closely behind Ian and landed on the deck, looking around in surprise and touching everything.

For someone who can control ice, this level of heat is nothing.

"It looks no different from the Sun God."

Yamato ultimately made this assessment.

"That's certainly true on the surface."

Ian said calmly.

The real key lies in the energy system and firepower.

The main cannon of the Sun God was already quite powerful; a single shot could destroy a small town. Even a master of the Shichibukai might not be able to achieve that with a full-force attack.

However, compared to Pluton's legendary terrifying firepower, which is said to be able to sink an island with a single shot, it's worlds apart.

but.

Ian's hand was groping around on a cannon barrel.

This ship must have been made of extraordinary materials. Even after being buried in lava for eight hundred years, it showed no signs of damage, which speaks volumes about its exceptional strength.

However, having been abandoned for eight hundred years, the cannon barrels are now filled with lava, as are all the crevices throughout the ship. It's unknown whether there is any damage inside the cabin.

Thinking this, Ian walked to the door on the deck leading to the interior of the cabin and pushed it open, the door being enveloped by gradually solidifying lava.

The interior of Pluton was finally revealed to Ian.

As he stepped inside, the previously dark interior space suddenly lit up.

Um.

It feels familiar.

Welcome, newcomer.

Suddenly, a man's voice came from the cabin ahead.

"I am Joy Boy, the one who left this ship behind. Now let me tell you everything about it."

"So that you can better control it."

Wow, how thoughtful!

So, they began their tour of Pluton ' interior.

Red-Haired Shanks waited patiently on Surtur's shoulder for quite a while.

Even though Surtur's body wasn't particularly hot when he wasn't intentionally creating flames, the Red-Haired was still drenched in sweat and his breathing became rapid.

After all, this is a lava field.

Fortunately, Ian didn't keep him waiting too long. Soon he had brought Yamato out of Pluton's interior, closed the door, and the two of them sprang up at the same time, stepping on the air and returning to Surtur's shoulder.

"How about it?"

The Red-Haired chuckled softly, asking with a hint of eagerness.

"Very good."

Ian smiled broadly. "The outer layer needs some cleaning, but the inside is in excellent condition."

"Perhaps we can be deployed to battle at any time."

The materials science is truly amazing.

Where can we find such a strong metal in the ocean today?

It remained almost undamaged after being submerged in magma for eight hundred years; even Queen's prized Queen Alloy could not achieve such a feat.

Of course, this was only the result of Ian's own examination.

However, energy is indeed lacking.

The energy stored within Pluton is currently only enough for short-term voyages; it cannot even sustain long-distance travel, let alone support its full-force combat capabilities.

However, Joy Boy had already realized this when he left Pluton behind. He deliberately left some information on the ship, including which area of the library on the Final Island contained the design data for Pluton's energy.

That would be a huge help.

The technical data on Birka left behind by Joy Boy is so vast that extracting information about Pluton's energy from it is an extremely complex task.

Now, we can simply find those materials and then send them to Vegapunk.

"But how are we going to get it out of here?"

Yamato looked up.

Above are dark, rocky cliffs. Should we carve out a huge tunnel directly from there? We'd need Bullet to do that.

"Don't worry."

Ian said, "How do you think Joy Boy managed to get this ship in here back then?"

As mentioned before, there is a conventional passageway.

Ian said no more and directly commanded Surtur to move in a certain direction.

A giant hundreds of meters tall was slowly moving forward through the lava, carrying a colossal warship much larger than himself.

It didn't take long before a large hole appeared in the dome ahead.

The hole was so large it was almost exaggerated; the diameter of the opening must have been measured in kilometers.

"Oh?"

The Red-Haired looked up and saw the rippling water outside the huge hole.

Squinting, he finally saw the cave clearly.

The cave was covered by a transparent membrane.

"Is it a membrane like the one on Fish-Man Island?"

The Red-Haired raised an eyebrow.

"If we don't isolate the seawater from the magma, then all the preparations are meaningless."

Ian said,

According to Joy Boy's plan, in order to obtain Pluton, Wano Country must first be opened to foreign trade.

First, let all the seawater above pour out to expose the cave.

Next up is Zunesha's performance.

Its nose would stick out from this hole, spewing seawater to extinguish the lava while simultaneously scooping Pluton out.

But Ian didn't care about any of that; he simply waded through the seawater and pulled Pluton out of the lava.

Surtur used his arms to lift the massive warship, then threw it through the large hole into the open sea, specifically the inland sea of Wano Country.

"Next, all we need to do is have the Fish-Man Unit take the ship back."

Ian said.

For the average person, salvaging such a massive warship from the seabed would require an unimaginable amount of manpower and resources.

But for Ian, and for the Beasts Pirates, this was a very simple matter.

His Fish-Man Unit was perfectly capable of completing this mission.

No matter how large the ship is, it probably wouldn't be able to continue lying on the seabed when faced with dozens or even hundreds of Sea Beast.

Ian had already arranged for them to wait nearby.

"Oh? But is this okay?"

Red-Haired smiled. "After all, if we did that, the existence of this ship would no longer be concealed."

"It doesn't matter, you already know anyway, don't you?"

Ian smiled, his words brimming with an unspoken confidence. "Besides, since this is in the country, no news can get out unless I want it to."

How many years do you think I've ruled Wano Country?

"Oh, that sounds amazing!"

Red-Haired clapped.

So the three of them returned along the same route.

The Fish-Man Unit should return with Pluton around the same time they return to Onigashima.

Onigashima.

"Oh! Your desserts are pretty good!"

Inside the restaurant, Aunt Linlin looked at the blond-haired kid in front of her with great admiration.

"Of course."

Sanji raised an eyebrow smugly, "I'm the Beasts Pirates' head chef, as recognized by Brother Ian."

To live up to this title, in addition to working hard to improve his strength over the years, he has never stopped honing his culinary skills!

"Excellent, truly excellent."

Aunt Linlin looked at Sanji with increasing satisfaction.

This kid is not only an outstanding cook, but also very strong.

You can tell just from his aura.

Even Cracker might not be stronger than this kid.

That bastard Ian has countless monsters under his command!

"Kid, I really admire you."

Aunt Linlin suddenly said, "Want to be my son-in-law? I have tons of young and beautiful daughters out there!"

"Oh?"

Sanji was momentarily tempted.

As a high-ranking officer of the Beasts Pirates, he naturally knew a great deal about the Charlotte Family.

This woman wasn't entirely exaggerating; several of her daughters are indeed young and beautiful.

but.

"Feel sorry,"

Sanji's lips twitched slightly. "Marriage is still a long way off for me."

If I get married, won't I no longer be able to play around with other beautiful girls?

After saying that, the young man turned and left without hesitation.

"You brat!!"

Aunt Linlin was left gritting her teeth.

That brat is only slightly less infuriating Ian.

"Hmph, are you deliberately trying to make me laugh, Charlotte Linlin?"

Ryde, who was sitting quietly eating his lunch, suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"Ryde!"

Aunt Linlin slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly, "You bastard, do you want to fight me?"

Ryde didn't even lift his eyelids, only coldly saying, "If you're so capable, you can try."

Aunt Linlin clenched her fists with gritted teeth, but ultimately did not make a move.

After all, this is Onigashima.

If we make a move here, it will immediately attract strong intervention from the Beasts Pirates.

Facing the combination of Kaido, Barrett, and Hawkeye, Aunt Lingling didn't think she could cause any trouble.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out outside.

"Um?"

Aunt Linlin suddenly frowned.

She heard sounds coming from outside.

The keywords are "ship" and "port".

Boat?

At first, Aunt Linlin didn't pay much attention, but she noticed that more and more people were gathering at the port.

"Could it be?!"

Ryde seemed to realize something, his expression changed, and he immediately put down the food in his hand and headed towards the port without stopping.

Seeing that he had already started, Aunt Linlin didn't have time to think too much and immediately followed him.

When the two arrived at the port, it was already packed with people.

Even so, it was still clearly visible, because the large ship docked in the harbor at that moment was ridiculously huge.

"..."

Aunt Linlin and Ryde couldn't help but exchange a glance.

Both of them could see the shock in each other's eyes.

The ship's surface bore so many traces of history that they identified it almost immediately.