One Piece: Undercover Starting from Impel Down
Chapter 13

Dragon's Call

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"Can your Armament Haki perform internal destruction?" This time, it wasn't Mosen who spoke, but the One-eyed Pirate, Michael.

"Huh? Michael, why do you care about that?" the One-armed Pirate, Ian, asked.

"When I was in the Navy, I heard that if Armament Haki is trained to a certain level, it can ignore the enemy's defenses and directly cause internal destruction," Michael replied.

"Internal destruction? I've never heard of that before. Is such an ability real?" Mia murmured to herself.

"Of course, it's real. Just like Observation Haki, when trained to a certain level, can see through people's hearts and predict the future. Advanced Armament Haki does indeed have this characteristic of internal destruction," Mosen said.

"Jailer, how do you know this?" Mia asked.

"The Navy Vice Admiral who taught me the Six Powers was a student of Admiral Zephyr. I don't need to tell you about 'Black Arm' Zephyr, do I?"

Everyone nodded upon hearing this. Zephyr was called 'Black Arm' precisely because his Armament Haki was powerful enough.

"Can your Armament Haki perform internal destruction, Paddy?" Mosen continued to ask.

"Originally, I couldn't. It was only after Lord Shiki's guidance that I mastered this technique," Paddy said.

After hearing Paddy's answer, Mosen felt very excited. He never expected Paddy to have mastered advanced Armament Haki.

Of these four people, Mia was born with awakened Observation Haki and could now basically predict the future, while Paddy possessed advanced Armament Haki.

If he could learn all the Haki that these two excelled at, and continue to develop the Frozen Lineage Factor to become stronger, his strength would definitely take a huge leap.

"Brr brr brr~" A suddenly ringing Den Den Mushi interrupted Mosen's thoughts.

Mosen was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned serious. He did indeed always carry a Den Den Mushi with him. This Den Den Mushi was given to him by Monkey D. Dragon, the future leader of the Revolutionary Army.

Now that the Den Den Mushi was ringing, there was no doubt that Dragon was contacting him.

Thinking this, Mosen took his food back into the house and closed the door directly.

Mosen took a deep breath and answered the phone. Dragon's voice came from the Den Den Mushi: "Hello~ Mosen, it's me, Dragon. How is your body?"

"Mr. Dragon, you've finally contacted me! My body is much better, you don't need to worry," Mosen said with some excitement.

Mosen was so excited because his hatred for the Celestial Dragons had not diminished with the awakening of his past life's memories; instead, it had become even more profound.

Setting aside personal hatred, the education Mosen received in his previous life also made him deeply despise the Celestial Dragons as a deformed ruling class.

But Mosen knew very well that it was impossible to overthrow the Celestial Dragons' rule by himself. Even if he climbed step by step to Fleet Admiral in the Navy, he couldn't defy the will of the Celestial Dragons, or rather, the World Government.

In Mosen's view, the justice the Navy had been protecting all along was merely the order established by the Celestial Dragons and the World Government.

But justice was not just order. The Navy was fundamentally wrong. To correct this mistake, the World Government would have to disappear first. Therefore, it was impossible to expect the Navy to overthrow the World Government.

As for Pirates, they were all heinous criminals. Who would expect a group of lunatics to overthrow the World Government and save the world?

Righteous thieves weren't necessarily bad people, but they were mostly capricious and too free-spirited, so they couldn't be relied upon.

To overthrow the Celestial Dragons' rule, the best and only choice was Dragon's Revolutionary Army.

That's why Mosen had been waiting for Dragon to contact him.

"I'm sorry, Mosen. During this time, I've been searching for a way to overthrow the Celestial Dragons' rule, thinking about how I should act to save those persecuted by the Celestial Dragons. Only recently did I come up with an answer," Dragon explained.

"Mr. Dragon, what do you plan to do?"

"I've thought about it. To change this world, powerful military force is absolutely essential. So, I plan to establish an organization first.

This organization will slowly accumulate strength in its early stages. Once it has a certain level of power, we will start by attacking some of the World Government's affiliated nations in the surrounding areas, gradually eroding the World Government's influence, and finally achieving the goal of overthrowing the World Government."

Mosen was stunned upon hearing this. Isn't this "surrounding the cities from the countryside"?

"According to my plan, our initial actions shouldn't attract much attention. After all, the affiliated nations of the World Government are not stable internally. The citizens who can't even afford to eat, yet have to bear the enormous Heavenly Tribute, often launch rebellions.

But as our influence expands, we will enter the sight of the World Government and the Navy, which poses a significant threat to our organization's development.

So, Mosen, I want you to remain in the Navy and provide us with some intelligence. Are you willing?"

After hearing Dragon's words, Mosen felt relieved because Dragon was more farsighted than he had imagined.

Before, Mosen both longed for Dragon to call him and feared him calling.

He longed for it because of his hatred for the Celestial Dragons. He feared it because he worried Dragon wasn't as depicted in the original work. After all, Dragon's father and son seemed to lack brains, what if Dragon's intelligence wasn't that high?

Fortunately, it turned out Mosen had overthought it. Dragon's thoughts so far were very mature: establishing the Revolutionary Army, secretly accumulating strength, then gradually eroding influence starting from inconspicuous small countries, and having him remain in the Navy to provide intelligence for the Revolutionary Army. It could be said that he had thought of everything he could.

This way, Mosen could follow Dragon with peace of mind.

Thinking this, Mosen said to Dragon, "Mr. Dragon, I am willing to remain in the Navy as a spy."

"That's great! Mosen, I'm counting on you this time. Don't worry, the undercover mission won't be too long. Once our organization is basically stable, you can return."

"Mr. Dragon, let's not talk about that for now. You should know that I'm currently on Impel Down 5th Layer, in Extreme Cold Hell, right?" Mosen changed the subject and asked.

"Yes, I heard about it. A friend in the Navy told me that because you underwent Lineage Factor modification, you are immune to the cold, so the Navy sent you to Extreme Cold Hell to guard it," Dragon replied.

"Mr. Dragon, I discovered something during these two months in Extreme Cold Hell."

"What is it?"

"Not all the Pirates imprisoned here are heinous criminals. The reason they became Pirates was also due to the oppression of the Celestial Dragons and nobles.

After becoming Pirates, these people didn't oppress civilians, nor did they engage in arson, murder, or robbery. I think these Pirates can be developed into our companions.

We are still very weak now and should unite all possible forces."

After listening to Mosen's words, Dragon couldn't help but recall everything he had seen and heard during this period. As Mosen said, a large portion of pirates took to the sea because they were persecuted by the Celestial Dragons and the old nobility, leaving them with no other choice.

However, a majority of these pirates would completely degenerate after setting sail, turning around to oppress civilians alongside the Celestial Dragons and nobles. Only a very small fraction managed to hold onto their original intentions.

But the sheer number of pirates was too vast. Although only a small percentage of them stuck to their principles, their numbers were still considerable due to the enormous base.

Thinking this, Dragon's eyes lit up.

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