For the time being, no one knew of the upheaval on Fish-Man Island. Up in the Holy Land, Vegapunk continued, "...therefore, the Pure Gold plan cannot be implemented."
"Indeed. Given how cunning that man is, even if Pure Gold really is in his hands, taking it from him would be nearly impossible."
Ron nodded, finally understanding Vegapunk's current predicament.
Then he asked,
"So... you want me to make a move and seek revenge on Oric?"
"Not for now."
The Longbeard Five Elder shook his head. "This mission has already become a long-term assignment. If even the Assassination Unit under your command cannot locate Oric, then he surely will not give us an opportunity at this time."
"We contacted you this time not only to tell you about Pure Gold, but also because Vegapunk's experiment has reached a critical point."
Right, they had mentioned that earlier!
Seeing Ron look over, Vegapunk respectfully said, "After research and analysis, Azure Dragon Admiral, we successfully transplanted copies of your blood cells into test subjects... Formal treatment is about to begin. For safety reasons, I suggested inviting you here."
The transplant had already succeeded?
Ron looked at him in surprise.
Law had conducted countless experiments with Ron's support, yet not a single one had succeeded.
"Interesting!"
Grinning, Ron said, "Then take me to see it."
Ron was utterly confused about how his immortal body had come to be, but Vegapunk had provided a precise answer as to how it functioned.
Simply put, Ron was not "human."
Human in the literal sense.
Because the human race could not possibly store such immense vitality within its body.
Vegapunk had only seen that kind of enormous vitality in Kaido, and that was Kaido after he had eaten the Mythical Zoan Divine Dragon Fruit!
If he had to