The Gorosei's "Sincerity"!
The New World, Ruschired Island.
A strange man dressed in a white suit, with a face resembling a white mask and one eye black and one white, was sitting cross-legged on an open space on the island.
Gernika, a CP0 intelligence member known as "the Celestial Dragons' strongest shield"!
On the ground in front of Gernika lay a plain-colored leather suitcase, seemingly containing some extremely important items. Guernica's gaze remained fixed on the suitcase.
Gernika recalled the instructions given by the Gorosei.
"You must personally deliver this suitcase to the Shichibukai, White Dragon!"
Gernika sat quietly on the Ruschired Island, like a statue.
A short while later, he suddenly moved and looked up at the sky.
A majestic and Haki Blue-Eyes White Dragon was flying from the depths of the New World to the Ruschired Island, and its reflection grew larger and larger in Gernika's pupils.
White Dragon, here we come!
Gernika stood up, picked up the rather large leather suitcase, and quietly awaited the arrival of the Shichibukai.
At the same time.
From the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in the sky, Storm looked down at the Ruschired Island below.
The island, which is entirely reddish-brown, is almost unchanged from when he last visited.
If I absolutely have to point out a "difference"...
Perhaps the pirate atmosphere on Ruschired Island has diminished considerably.
The red light in Storm's eyes faded.
He had just used his Observation Haki to observe the situation on Ruschired Island in advance, but he didn't find anything unusual.
A small warship was anchored off the coast of Ruschired Island, and there was no sign of any living creature on board.
On the Ruschired Island, only one aura of such strength caught Storm's eye.
If we categorize them according to the intensity of the breath...
The strength of the owner of this aura is roughly equivalent to that of Donquixote Doflamingo.
His strength is comparable to that of an ordinary Shichibukai!
As for the other auras on Ruschired Island, their strengths varied, but they could generally be equated with "minions."
Storm could roughly identify the owner of that aura, whose intensity rivaled that of Doflamingo.
This should be the "CP member" mentioned by the Gorosei Saint Nusjuro.
If Storm's prediction is correct.
This "CP Agent" on Ruschired Island must be from CP0!
After all, there probably aren't any experts this skilled in other Cipher Pol...
However, the fact that there was only one "CP0" on Ruschired Island still puzzled Storm.
"Could it be... that the Gorosei are really willing to be taken advantage of?"
After thinking for a moment, Storm stopped hesitating and directly steered the Blue-Eyes White Dragon downwards.
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon's eyes, as blue as the sky, were fixed on the CP0 member on Ruschired Island. With astonishing speed and powerful impact, it descended from the sky and crashed heavily onto the land of the crimson island.
Gernika was already gazing up at the Blue-Eyes White Dragon the sky when he noticed it rapidly swooping down. Without hesitation, he unleashed one of the Rokushiki—
[Shave]!
Gernika's figure vanished from the spot like a ghost.
The next instant.
Boom!!
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon crashed directly into the land of Ruschired Island, instantly assimilating the entire land into soft, flowing clay.
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon resembled a water sphere falling from the sky, merging directly into the earth, "merely" creating a towering wave of clay.
Storm stood atop the Giant Wave Clay, manipulating the surrounding clay as if it were an endless white sea. The Giant Wave Clay surged toward Gernika, who had just dodged away.
As an elite member of the CP0 organization, Gernika has a very high level of mastery of the Rokushiki and a deep understanding of [Shave], which makes his burst speed extremely fast.
However, no matter how fast he is, he can't outrun the [Clay Fruit], which has already been developed to Eight-Star!
The clay wave surged forward at an unimaginable speed, striking Gernika's body directly like a fly swatter.
Bang!!
With a deafening roar, Gernika was slammed into the depths of the earth by the giant wave of clay.
The entire Ruschired Island trembled violently from the impact, as if struck by an earthquake.
However, under Storm's careful manipulation, the force of the clay wave was not as strong as expected.
Although Gernika was hit, she did not lose consciousness immediately as a result.
The clay waves surged once more.
The disheveled CP0 agent was brought directly to Storm by the wave-like clay.
Storm sized up the CP0 agent's appearance and compared it with the information he had in his memory, instantly recognizing the man's true identity.
Gernika, the unlucky CP0 agent who indirectly caused the Straw Hat Kid's "Awakening" during the Onigashima battle by attempting to assassinate Straw Hat Kid!
Not only that, this guy also disrupted the battle and was subsequently killed by Beasts Kaido with a single blow...
The death of one 'Nika' brought about the rebirth of another 'Nika'...
Storm manipulated the clay, grabbing Gernika and the suitcase in his hand.
'But you're called 'Nika'?'
"Cough cough!"
Gernika's body was wrapped in clay, and he let out a violent coughing fit.
If he hadn't used [Tekkai] to defend in time, he probably would have been finished off by the White Dragon's attack...
A faint sense of relief flashed through Gernika's mind.
He had no idea that he hadn't just died, but that Storm didn't want him to die yet.
"White Dragon!"
Gernika coughed a few times, stared at Storm with his very distinctive black and white eyes, and spoke quickly.
"I am a CP0 agent sent by the Gorosei to make a deal with you!"
"I can tell."
Storm's eyes flashed with a blazing red light as he activated his Observation Haki, which allows him to read minds, and saw through Gernika's thoughts completely.
"But, just as I imagined, the Gorosei really don't have any 'sincerity' in making a deal!"
"What?"
Gernika was startled, completely unaware of what the White Dragon was trying to say.
But at that moment...
Storm's eyes narrowed, and a bolt of black and red Lightning erupted from his body, striking Gernika, who was standing right next to him.
[Conqueror's Haki]!
Gernika was struck by Storm's Conqueror's Haki, and as if struck by lightning, her distinctive black and white eyes turned into "white-white eyes" in that instant, and she instantly lost consciousness.
[Diamond Trophy: CP0· Gernika]
[Trophy Star Rating: ★★★★: ★★★★★★]
Storm did not stop releasing [Conqueror's Haki] because of this.
His [Conqueror's Haki] spread out like a storm, instantly sweeping across the entire Ruschired Island, stunning all the living people on the island, even the Den Den Mushi that were secretly moving around.
In a fleeting moment.
Ruschired Island became an isolated island, cut off from the world.
Storm temporarily ignored the unconscious Gernika.
He planned to arrest this CP0 member, who was of decent skill level, later.
One reason is that it makes it easier to periodically harvest the other party's [Diamond Trophy].
On the other hand, it was because he wanted to find a suitable "sparring partner" for the members of the Storm Pirates.
But now...
Storm was more interested in the leather suitcase that Gernika was carrying.
"Just as I expected, the Gorosei have absolutely no sincerity in making a deal!"
Storm's eyes gleamed with a cold light.
He had just read Gernika's mind and had uncovered the CP0 agent's plans, as well as the Gorosei's schemes.
The key to the Gorosei's scheme lies in this suitcase!
Storm looked at the suitcase in front of him, and without any hesitation, reached out his right hand and grabbed the handle.
He immediately opened the suitcase.
The moment Storm opened the suitcase.
Suddenly, a circular Air Door, about the size of a normal person's palm, appeared at the lock of the suitcase.
Suddenly, a hand reached out from behind the Air Door, and in the palm of this hand was a pair of seemingly ordinary black shackles.
These black shackles are the Seastone shackles, which are deadly to all Devil Fruit User!
The black shackles were about to be fastened to Storm's wrists.
It happened in the blink of an eye.
Storm swung his right hand even faster, pulling back on the wrist of the hand holding the Seastone shackles, and then yanked it outwards sharply.
A black figure was pulled out of the small, Air Door by Storm.
The man was wearing a black suit and had a pair of black horns growing from the sides of his head, which at first glance looked like buffalo horns.
If any members of CP9 were here, they would immediately recognize his true identity.
Bruno, a member of CP9 and Devil Fruit User the Paramecia Door-Door Fruit!
Storm had just pulled Bruno out of the Air Door, before he could make his next move.
A dazzling golden flash shot out from the still-present Air Door.
Flash Ray!
Storm neither dodged nor evaded, but simply released [Armament Haki], creating a small "defensive armor" on the surface of his body.
Boom!
The Flash Ray struck Storm's [Armament Haki] but failed to break through the defense, merely pushing the latter a considerable distance away.
But that's precisely why.
Storm successfully dodged the giant magma fist that followed closely behind the "Flash Ray".
The giant magma fist missed its target and crashed onto the ground of Ruschired Island, sizzling and crackling as it burned the earth.
"Kizaru! Akainu!"
Storm glanced indifferently at the two Navy Headquarters Admiral who emerged from the Air Door.
"The World Government really 'values' me!"
Thank you so much to "Miss Hiroshima Qiu" for the Qidian Coins donation!!
A little earlier than yesterday...
But.
It's the third watch today.
Even if it means staying up until the wee hours.
This is the first update.