The Power of the Cloud Cloud Fruit, an Unexpected Person

After staring intently at Nami and Perona for a while, Sanji fell silent.

Then, he silently lit a cigarette, his eyes sharpening as he did so.

"If that's the case..."

As if understanding Sanji's thoughts, Franky and Chopper were also ready for battle.

"Brothers and sisters..."

"Leave it to us," Perona said softly.

After speaking, Perona turned her gaze to the pursuers behind the children and summoned a ghost.

"Damn it, what's wrong with these kids?" the man in the protective suit said, his face grim. "Why are they following these pirates?"

That makes absolutely no sense!

"Have no idea..."

"Letting them keep running isn't going to work..." Another man raised his weapon and said, "Shoot! Kill the brats too!"

"But, Master will..."

"That's still better than letting them all get away!"

"Alright, let's take them out too!"

After saying that, the men in protective suits raised their weapons, intending to kill everyone in front of them!

Nami's expression immediately changed upon seeing this.

She then activated her Devil Fruit power without hesitation.

"The Wall of Clouds!"

"Boom!!"

The next moment, a large amount of clouds rushed out from Nami's body, forming a thick Cloud Wall behind the children at an extremely fast speed!

Upon seeing this, the enemy was immediately stunned.

"What the hell is this thing?"

"Is that even a question? Of course, it was done by that Logia Fruit user!"

"Never mind, fire!"

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

"Bump!"

Several gunshots rang out, and the bullets struck Nami mercilessly!

However, due to the cloud cover, the kinetic energy of these bullets was gradually diluted, and they eventually fell slowly from the other side of the cloud.

Nami breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

"It seems my guess was right..."

A sufficiently thick Cloud Wall can stop Flintlock bullets!

"Sister Orange, you're amazing!"

"It's alright~"

Despite saying that, Nami's lips couldn't help but curl into a smile, clearly indicating that she was in a very good mood.

Perona breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed the children wouldn't be hurt by the bullets.

Perona then floated into the air and focused her gaze on the enemies.

"You scum, you've angered me!"

The next moment, a large number of Exploding Ghost appeared next to Perona.

Then, these Exploding Ghost fell from the sky and rushed towards the enemy at an extremely fast speed.

"Get out of the way quickly, or you'll get negative comments again!"

"Oh no, there's no way to dodge this!"

As the ghost drew ever closer, the enemies' expressions turned somewhat terrified.

Then, these ghosts grabbed his body!

"Huh?"

A hint of doubt appeared in the eyes of these people as they glanced at the Exploding Ghost clinging to their deck.

Why didn't I become negative?

"Letting you become negative is too easy on you," Perona said coldly. "So... fall down!"

"Boom!!"

As Perona finished speaking, the Exploding Ghost on the enemies suddenly exploded, blasting them away!

"Ah!!"

"What the hell is this thing?"

Another group of enemies who had chased after them looked at their fallen comrade in horror and said, "Did that ghost just explode?"

"That seems to be the case."

The leader, his face grim, said, "It seems this woman's Devil Fruit ability also possesses the power of explosion..."

"Quickly, use the Sea Stone Net!"

"Profound!"

Upon receiving the order, the enemy moved swiftly, clearly intending to use something like Sea Stone to counter Perona and Nami's abilities.

Hearing the Sanji, Sanji quickly used Geppo to take flight, saying, "We can't let you use that weird thing to touch Miss Perona and Miss Nami!"

After saying that, Sanji moved swiftly, arriving at the enemy's side at an extremely fast speed.

Then, he kicked it.

"The Shoulder Meat!"

"Bump!"

The powerful attack sent the opponent flying!

"Boom!!"

Then, Sanji launched a wide-ranging attack, knocking all the pursuers to the ground.

"Huh?"

Chopper and Franky, who had rushed out by bypassing the Cloud Wall, were stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, "Is it over already?"

Isn't Sanji's efficiency a bit too high?

"Damn it... why are these guys so strong...?"

The man lying on the ground looked extremely pale.

This way, we don't even have a chance to use Sea Stone...

Just then, a man picked up his weapon, pointed it at Sanji, and said, "Damn pirate, go..."

"Strong Right Hand!"

"Boom!!"

Before he could even fire, Franky punched the man, sending him flying.

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

Sanji calmly lowered his leg and then said, "If you want to capture us, you should at least send some stronger people."

After saying that, Sanji ignored the guys struggling on the ground and turned to the Cloud Wall behind him, saying, "Chopper, you take Miss Nami and Miss Perona and get out of here first."

As he spoke, Sanji glanced at the enemy who had appeared outside the door.

If these creatures aren't dealt with, the children could still get hurt.

"Okay, I understand."

Chopper nodded, and then planned to leave with Nami and the others.

Nami, who also heard Sanji's voice, dispelled the Cloud Wall and then said, "Sanji..."

Sanji, blowing a puff of smoke from his eye, calmly said, "Ah, go ahead."

Then, Sanji glanced at the children and said, "Kids, go run with the two pretty ladies and Kung Fu Tanuki. I'll take care of things here."

"Big brother... you..."

"Don't misunderstand, you brats!" Sanji interrupted them, saying, "I was just responding to Miss Nami and Miss Perona's desire to save you, not trying to save you!"

"I can say I absolutely despise you two for being protected by these two beauties!"

Franky blinked as he listened to Sanji's words. Was this guy being tsundere?

The children didn't get angry after hearing Sanji's words; instead, they smiled happily.

"Thank you, Gulu Gulu Eyebrow Brother!"

"Shut up, you brat!" Sanji, his face slightly flushed, deliberately opened his shark-like mouth and said, "Hurry up and follow them!"

"Profound!"

"Haha, let's go," Nami said with a laugh. "Let's get out of here first."

"Profound!"

The children nodded upon hearing Nami's words, and then happily followed Nami and the others away.

"Are you all alright?" Perona asked.

"Leave it to us with confidence."

As he spoke, Sanji gave a thumbs-up, indicating that they had no problem handling everything!

"Then I'll leave it to you."

After saying that, Perona turned and flew towards Nami and the others.

After watching them leave, Sanji glanced at Franky and said, "You don't need to come with me, Franky."

"What are you saying, you idiot?" Franky raised his head and said, "How could I possibly abandon my fans, the Armored Franky?"

Upon hearing this, Sanji's lips unconsciously curled into a smile, clearly indicating that he was in a very good mood.

"Alright, let's continue."

Franky glanced at the enemies who had just stormed in and said, "This time, your opponents are us!"

"Kids, come with me!" Chopper shouted excitedly, "If you want to escape, run!"

"Profound!!"

"You're really full of energy, Chopper," Nami laughed.

"Of course!"

Chopper raised his head and said, "Sanji entrusted me with this passionate mission of protecting children, so I must make sure they get out safely!"

At this moment, Chopper, who was shouldering a sacred mission, was burning with energy!

"That's really reliable," Perona said with a smile.

"Of course!"

As a man, his duty was to safely lead his two partners and the children out!

Just then, several armed enemies appeared in the corridor ahead.

"Huh?"

The enemy, noticing the situation, was momentarily stunned, then asked in disbelief, "Why are the children running with these guys?"

Aren't they enemies?

"Although I don't know what's going on, we must stop them, or the master will be angry!"

"Profound!"

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, the group immediately raised their weapons and aimed them at Chopper, clearly intending to kill Chopper first.

Upon seeing this, Chopper's expression immediately changed.

Then, he rushed to the enemy at lightning speed and kicked the enemy's weapon to pieces!

After doing that, Chopper launched his follow-up attack.

"I'll knock!"

"I'll hit!"

"Okay!"

With one kick each, they managed to knock all the enemies to the ground!

"I'll hit you!"

Chopper landed steadily on the ground, raised his head, and said, "I'm a man, so I have to do my best!"

"Awoo!"

"Wow, that's amazing, Brother Tanuki!" Laide, his eyes shining.

So cool!

"I'm a reindeer, you rascal!"

Seeing this, Nami smiled, then looked around and said, "So, where should we run off to?"

"You think about this," Chopper said without hesitation.

Nami is the navigator, so the task of finding an exit naturally falls to her.

As for him?

Although he wasn't bad with directions, he still couldn't find his way out of this place, so he didn't intend to waste his brainpower.

"I knew it," Nami said, somewhat exasperated.

Although she had planned from the beginning to be the one to find the exit, once she got to this point, she didn't know how to find it anymore.

After thinking for a moment, Nami said, "Let's go and see what happens."

Maybe we'll find the exit if we keep walking.

There's no need for that.

Floating in mid-air, Perona stared at the distant street and said, "I'll send the Negative Ghost to find the exit."

Her Negative Ghost can pass through walls, making them very useful for navigating.

Nami:???

Nami looked at Perona with a puzzled expression and said, "Why didn't you do that just now?"

"I thought you could find your way out," Perona said.

Clearly, she, like everyone else, believed in Nami.

Nami:...

"I'm quite touched that you trust me so much, but..." Nami's lips twitched, "I'm not a god."

She's just an ordinary navigator; how could she possibly find the exit here so quickly?

Perona smiled upon hearing this and said, "Actually, this is quite good. After all... if it weren't for this, we wouldn't have been able to rescue these children, would we?"

Hearing Perona's words, a hint of emotion appeared on Nami's face.

"Yes..."

If it weren't for that slight delay, they wouldn't have been able to rescue the children.

"Alright, I'm going to get to work now."

As Perona released the ghosts, she said, "Let's try to find the exit as soon as possible."

"So what do we do now?" Chopper asked.

We can't just wait here; it would be bad if we encountered a large number of enemies.

"Let's move forward," Perona said. "Maybe the exit is just ahead."

"Profound!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and then followed Perona was floating in mid-air, as she rushed forward.

"Oh, right."

Chopper seemed to remember something and said, "I remember you said the illness was cured, right?"

"Yes."

What kind of illness is it?

Chopper glanced at the children behind him and said, "None of you look like patients."

"I don't know either."

The boy shook his head and said, "But they told me that you're all sick, and that it will only take a year to cure you."

"A year?"

"Yes," the boy nodded and said, "And then I was brought here."

Do your Big Mom know about this?

"They must know about this."

"Should?"

Nami was taken aback. What did she mean by "should"?

If you know, you know; if you don't, you don't. What the hell is this "should know" nonsense?

"Those guys said my Big Mom asked them to treat my illness, so I think they probably knew," the boy said.

Nami:???

Listening to the little boy's words, Nami instinctively felt that something was wrong.

"So, your Big Mom weren't present when you were taken away?" Perona frowned.

"Yes."

The boy said, "Those people who suddenly appeared at our door said we were sick and needed to be taken to get treatment, otherwise we might infect our Big Mom."

"So... I was taken away before I even had a chance to say a word to my Big Mom."

Perona:???

Nami:???

This isn't treating a patient; this is child trafficking!

That's absolutely outrageous!

At that moment, anger flared up in both women's hearts.

"He was taken away without even seeing his parents...?" Chopper said with a grim expression, "Could it be... a terrible infectious disease?"

"Smack!"

After slapping Chopper on the head, Nami opened her shark-like mouth and roared, "Are you an idiot?!"

"This is clearly the same as what happened to Camie and the others!"

Chopper couldn't even see something so obvious... What an idiot!

"Huh?"

"Eh!!"

"They're human traffickers?!" Chopper exclaimed, his eyes wide.

"What else?" Nami said, speechless.

Perona looked at Chopper speechlessly; this kid was acting like a complete airhead again.

Hmm, this natural airhead feels so comfortable to touch!

"Damn it!" Chopper's eyes blazed with Kakkō as he exclaimed, "We absolutely have to get the children out of here!"

Otherwise, they might be sold into slavery!

"That's natural."

Nami nodded seriously; she would never return the children to those bastards!

"Is anyone too tired to run anymore?" Chopper glanced at the children and said, "If anyone can't run anymore, I can carry them..."

Before Chopper could finish speaking, he was tackled to the ground by the smiling children.

"Hello!"

Chopper, who was pinned underneath, was completely dumbfounded.

How can we do it all at once?

Seeing this, Nami smiled and said, "You don't look tired at all."

"Each one is more spirited than the last."

"Because our master healed us~" Laide laughed.

"Owner?"

"Yes, Master."

Nami frowned upon hearing this. Could this master be the head of that human traffickers?

Seriously, what kind of weird place is this?

"Chopper."

Perona, still in mid-air, turned to look at Chopper and said, "After we're safely out of here, let's check on these children."

Her intuition told her that something might be wrong with these children.

But I can't quite put my finger on what's going on, so... it'd be best to let Chopper take a look.

"I understand," Chopper said with difficulty, pinned to the ground by Laide. "I'll help them check after we get out."

"And everyone... could you please let me go...?"

He has no way to get up like that.

The children laughed at this, but they didn't continue clinging to Chopper.

Chopper breathed a sigh of relief upon feeling the weight on his back, then said, "Let's go, let's get out of here first."

"Profound!"

"Perona, haven't we found the exit yet?" Nami asked.

"We couldn't find the exit, but..." Perona, with her eyes closed, frowned and said, "I found a strange place."

"A strange place?"

Several question marks immediately popped up above Nami's head. What strange place?

"There's a room here with many people frozen in ice," Perona said, opening her eyes. "Judging from their expressions, they were frozen instantly."

It's unclear whether this was caused by human intervention or a natural disaster.

"Frozen instantly...?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Nami's eyes. Such a thing had actually happened here?

Then, as if remembering something, Nami looked at Mocha and said, "I remember you mentioned this earlier, right?"

"Um."

Mocha said with some fear, "We've been there, and we've seen those horrible people frozen in place."

"So... so let's not go there."

As he spoke, Mocha's body trembled slightly, clearly showing his great fear of those strange people.

Seeing this, Perona reassured her, "Don't worry, we won't go there."

"That's good..."

Mocha breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; she really didn't want to see those terrifying guys.

Perona smiled when she saw this; the little girl was really timid.

A few minutes later...

"I've found the exit!" Perona exclaimed.

Her ghost saw a very large Great Gate; that must be the exit!

However, just to be on the safe side, Perona still described the Great Gate to Mocha and the others.

Upon hearing this, Mocha nodded and said, "That's right, that's the entrance we came from."

"Then it seems we didn't come to the wrong place."

Perona smiled and simultaneously deactivated her Devil Fruit powers.

Then, she waved her hand and said, "Come with me, let's leave here together!"

"Profound!"

Upon hearing Perona's words, everyone immediately burst into laughter, and then they all followed Perona as she ran into the distance.

Just then, Franky and Sanji caught up from behind.

"Miss Nami, how is it? Have you found the exit?" Sanji asked.

"Yes, Perona just found it," Nami nodded and said, "We're planning to go there now."

"Let's go then."

"Have the pursuers been dealt with?"

As she spoke, Nami glanced down the corridor, but didn't see a single enemy in sight.

"Don't worry, it's all taken care of." Franky gave a thumbs up and said, "We even blocked the Great Gate to that room, so no one will be chasing us anymore."

All they need to do now is escape through the exit!

"That's good." Nami breathed a sigh of relief.

That way, no one can catch up and hurt the children.

"Damn... those despicable pirates..."

"Um?"

Chopper was startled by the sound, then noticed Kin'emon in Sanji's hand.

When Chopper saw what the other person looked like, he was completely dumbfounded.

"Hey, why is his face all bruised and swollen?"

"I did the beating."

Sanji, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, said with a disgruntled expression, "That guy was too arrogant, so I beat him up."

Recalling what had happened earlier, Sanji felt extremely annoyed.

Not only did they refuse to ask for help, but their arrogant attitude was also... they deserved a beating!

"Well done!" Nami said, giving a thumbs up.

"You despicable woman..."

"Um?"

Nami narrowed her eyes slowly and said, "You'd better think it over carefully before you speak."

Kin'emon:...

Sensing the murderous Kin'emon decisively averted his gaze and said, "I... I don't stoop to the level of a woman."

Nami merely gave a cold laugh and said nothing more.

Clearly, she couldn't be bothered to argue with that head of hers.

"Alright, enough talk, let's go." Perona, having recalled her ghost, said, "Let's get back and rejoin the others as soon as possible."

"Profound!"

Perona's group nodded and then ran off into the distance.

After running for a while, the group finally saw the Great Gate.

"That's right, that's the Great Gate!" Mocha exclaimed excitedly.

Great, they're finally back in this place.

Can I go home next?

Thinking about this, Mocha became even more excited.

Nami smiled as she observed the other person's reaction, then said, "Let's go, let's leave here together!"

"Profound!"

After saying that, everyone rushed toward the huge Great Gate in the distance.

Upon reaching the Great Gate, Chopper jumped up and kicked it.

"I'll kick it!"

"Boom!!"

With a single blow, the half-closed door was kicked open!

Ah~

Chopper landed steadily on the ground, opened his arms wide in enjoyment, and said, "This is the feeling..."

He loves this cold environment!

Then, Chopper opened his eyes with a smile and said, "Everyone, we..."

"Huh?"

He froze before he could finish speaking, then looked at the navy personnel in front of him with a shocked expression and asked, "Why are there navy personnel here?"

Wasn't this supposed to be human traffickers' territory? Why are there navy personnel here?

Sanji and the others also frowned as they looked ahead, clearly not expecting the Marines to appear there.

Then, Sanji waved his hand and said, "Kids, there are evil Marines here, so let's go back and find a back door to leave!"

"Profound!"

Although they didn't know why the children were afraid of the navy, they obediently ran inside.

Just then, Nami noticed Law standing in Great Gate, looking at them with surprise.

"Wait a minute..."

"Aren't you the person who appeared with us at Auction House Number One two years ago?"

As she spoke, Nami frowned, then said, "These children weren't kidnapped by you, were they?"

"You scum, I will never entrust the children to you!"

After uttering a disgruntled curse, Nami turned and left with the others, leaving behind a somewhat gloomy-looking Law.

"The Straw Hat Crew..."

Why are these guys here?

And... when did he become a scumbag who kidnaps children?

"I don't know what happened, but those guys were probably from the Straw Hat Crew," said the G5 Marine.

"It's them. I've seen their Wanted Order."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's..."

"Huh?"

"Wait a minute, where did Vice Admiral Vergo go?"

The navy officers were dumbfounded when they discovered their Vice Admiral was missing. He had just been there a moment ago; how could he have vanished so suddenly?

Then, as if he had just realized something, a navy officer looked at Law with angry eyes and said, "Did you do something?"

That must be it, otherwise Vice Admiral Vergo wouldn't have left without even saying goodbye!

Those despicable Shichibukai!

"What a pathetic bunch." Law slowly raised his hand, looking at the Navy with a mocking gaze, and said, "They don't even know how they died."

"What's the meaning?"

"I have no obligation to explain myself to you," Luo said calmly.

After saying that, Law activated his Devil Fruit ability without hesitation.

"ROOM!"

"Tact!"

"Boom!!"

The next moment, the warship floating on the water suddenly flew into the air, startling the navy personnel who all showed expressions of horror.

"The warship... the warship is taking off!!!"

"This guy is a monster!"

"What do we do? What do we do?"

"Never mind, kill him!" a navy officer roared. "Otherwise, we'll all die!"

Realizing the gravity of the situation, the navy men's eyes sharpened, and they launched an attack on Law without hesitation.

Unfortunately... within his surgical space, no cannonball could hit him!

The next moment...

"Puff!"

With a flash of light, Law used his ability to cut all of them down!

"Ah!"

"It's been severed!!"

The navy officer, feeling his body being cut open, let out a terrified scream.

But they soon realized something was wrong: why weren't they in pain?

"Although we don't know what's going on, let's report this information immediately!" A navy officer said, pulling out a Den Den Den Mushi). "Otherwise, we..."

Before he could finish speaking, he discovered that the Den Den Mushi in his hand had disappeared.

No... not only him, but everyone else's Den Den Mushi have all disappeared!

"What happened? Where did the Den Den Mushi go?"

"It was him, it was that Shichibukai who did it!"

A Marine pointed to the pile of small Den Den Mushi next to Law and said, "He used his Devil Fruit power to steal all our Den Den Mushi!"

"It's over..."

Without Den Den Mushi, how will they contact Vice Admiral Vergo?

It's over... they're doomed!

Luo, observing their reactions, said calmly, "We can't let you report what's going on here."

Otherwise, it will affect his plans!

Then, Law turned his gaze to Nami and the others who had just escaped, and slowly narrowed his eyes.

"The Straw Hat Crew, huh...?"

"ROOM!"