Kaido of the Beasts?

"I see, that explains it," Shakky nodded and said.

No wonder those two monsters could fight for ten days and ten nights in this place; it turns out there was no more Poisonous Gas on the island long ago.

Then, as if remembering something, Shakky said, "Wait a minute... who did you say purified the Poisonous Gas on the island?"

"Caesar," Xi Yan said, "That's what his men call him anyway."

"Caesar... Caesar Courland?!"

"I don't know his full name, I only know that he's called Caesar."

Shakky frowned and thought for a moment after hearing this, then said, "Have you seen any words like 'CC' on the island?"

"Some."

After recalling the Den Den Mushi he had seen on the centaur, Xi Yan said, "The Den Den Mushi carried by his men only had the letters 'CC' on them."

"Then it should be pretty close to true," Shakky said.

If she wasn't mistaken, this guy named Caesar was none other than the mad scientist wanted by the World Government — Caesar Clown!

Hearing Shakky's words, Xi Yan asked with some curiosity, "What, do you know this person?"

Of course.

Shakky said, "This guy is a mad scientist wanted by the World Government, with a bounty of 300 million Beli."

"It's worth so much."

Brook was somewhat surprised; he really hadn't expected this guy named Caesar to be worth so much money.

"Yes, that's how valuable he is." Shakky said, exhaling a smoke ring. "Although his own abilities aren't that great, what's in his head is that valuable."

"The things inside the brain...?"

Listening to Shakky's words, Xi Yan pondered the information he had previously obtained, along with Shakky-jie's description of Caesar...

This person must be an evil scientist who has mastered some powerful technology!

That's probably why this guy is valuable.

"Yes, he used to do research with Vegapunk."

Shakky said, "Although I haven't received much accurate information, the fact that this person has cooperated with Vegapunk means that his skills are quite remarkable."

Otherwise, it would be impossible for someone who claims to have surpassed the wisdom of the world by 500 years to cooperate with that guy.

Geniuses only collaborate with other geniuses!

"No wonder Vegapunk would do something like that." Zoro gave a disgusted look and said, "Looks like neither of them are good people."

One releases Poisonous Gas, the other Cyborg.

They're all bad people!

"You mean the incident where they released the Poisonous Gas in Punk Hazard?" Shakky narrowed her eyes and said, "There might be some other story behind this."

"Some inside information?"

Hearing Shakky's words, Zoro and the others exchanged glances. Could it be that Vegapunk wasn't behind this?

"Using certain things to attract attention and cover up the truth... isn't that something the World Government often does?" Shakky said calmly.

You can't completely trust newspapers.

Xi Yan frowned, remembering some of the things Ivankov had told him.

If Vegapunk were truly a wicked and despicable individual... would the Revolutionary Army still have considered seeking his help to heal the bear?

There might actually be some inside story behind this.

"This does sound like something the World Government would do." Sanji lit a cigarette and said, "Just like when we went to Judicial Island, didn't the World Government also put all the blame on us?"

The headlines all Straw Hat Pirates attacking Judicial Island, making no mention whatsoever of their capture of Robin.

Therefore, Sanji felt that Ms. Shakky was absolutely right.

"That's true." Xi Yan nodded, then said, "Let's talk about Vegapunk later."

"The most urgent task is to resolve these current problems."

After speaking, Xi Yan paused for a moment, while also pondering some questions.

Then, Xi Yan asked, "Shakky-jie, do you know anything about this Caesar?"

"All I know is that his name is Caesar Clown, a mad scientist who ate the Logia Gas- Gas-Gas Fruit, and he used to work with Vegapunk," Shakky said. "As for anything else, I don't know."

She obtained this information through special channels after the other party was captured.

As for the others?

She really didn't know.

"This guy is a Logia?" Brook asked in surprise.

In that case, you'd need to know Armament Haki to deal with that guy.

Fortunately, they have a lot of Haki people on their side, otherwise it would have been really difficult to deal with this guy.

"Yes, he's a Logia."

"Gas-Gas Fruit..." Xi Yan frowned and said, "So, the Sleeping Gas you inhaled before was created by this guy."

"That's most likely the case," Sanji nodded.

What a convenient ability! It's so easy to create such a terrifying thing.

No wonder he had a 300 million Beli on his head.

"Then it seems that guy called Tea Beard wasn't lying," Zoro said. "He might really have used his abilities to purify the Poisonous Gas on this island."

"Poisonous Gas..."

Upon hearing Zoro's words, Xi Yan's eyes flickered, and some speculations suddenly arose in his mind.

Shakky replied, "That's possible."

Devil Fruit are incredibly magical, so it's not impossible for them to be able to purify Poisonous Gas using natural gas.

Just then, Xi Yan spoke up, "Do you think... it's possible that Caesar was the one who released that Poisonous Gas?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was taken aback.

Then, Shakky said, "Are you saying that Caesar can only purify Poisonous Gas?"

She roughly understood what Xi Yan meant.

"That's possible," Xi Yan said. "I suspect he was behind the Poisonous Gas leak a few years ago."

"An interesting conjecture," Shakky said with a chuckle.

Brook looked at Xi Yan curiously and asked, "Why are you so sure?"

"It's not certain," Xi Yan shook his head and said, "It's just a guess of mine."

"After all... this guy ate the Gas-Gas Fruit, so under normal circumstances, the only Poisonous Gas gas he could purify should be gas."

After saying that, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, it's also possible that he used some scientific method to purify the air on this island."

For example, by creating a special antidote, the island's environment could be transformed into a habitable place.

I just don't know if this guy has the ability.

"I agree with Xi Yan."

Sanji said in a deep voice, "That mad scientist not only kidnaps children, but also conducts human experiments, so..."

Although Sanji didn't finish his sentence, everyone understood what he meant.

Who knows, that accident might really have been caused by this guy.

"But ultimately, this matter doesn't really concern us much," Xi Yan said. "We just need to focus on our own tasks."

Anyway, this island doesn't belong to them, so whether it's destroyed or not is none of their business.

All they need to do is take the children away.

The others nodded in agreement with Xi Yan's words.

"But that guy's Poisonous Gas is still a problem," Sanji said with some worry. "What if he attacks Luffy and the others at this time..."

"Merry is here," Xi Yan waved his hand and said, "If she really senses something is wrong, Merry can use her ability to blow away the Poisonous Gas."

Gas is a tricky thing, but they have Merry!

In the face of a strong wind, Poisonous Gas is nothing.

Sanji paused for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "That's true."

With Merry around, there's really no need to worry about that.

Xi Yan nodded, then asked, "Shakky-jie Qi, after Blackbeard became Four Emperors, what did Ace and the others do?"

"No, Little Ace and the others didn't have a conflict with Blackbeard."

Xi Yan frowned upon hearing this. Could it be that Ace and the others really didn't care about Blackbeard?

Or perhaps... we should temporarily avoid their sharp edge?

As if understanding Xi Yan's thoughts, Shakky said, "Blackbeard is not someone that ordinary people can deal with now."

Although I haven't heard that guy has mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion, he's still Ace can't handle right now.

She was certain of that.

This time, Xi Yan simply nodded and didn't continue the topic.

Then, Xi Yan asked, "What about the other information?"

"The others..."

After glancing down at the intelligence report on the table, Shakky's expression turned somewhat melancholy.

"I've received information about one of the Four Emperors, Kaido."

"And this message... might be related to Moria."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone present darkened.

Kaido of the Beasts of the Four Emperors?

Moria?

The appearance of these two names together is not a good sign.

"Could Moria's disappearance be related to Kaido?" Zoro asked.

He knew very well what Moria meant to Perona, so he wanted to find out for her.

"It's just speculation," Shakky flicked her cigarette ash and said, "Based on what I understand, a few days before Moria disappeared, Kaido of the Beasts appeared on a nearby Skypiea."

"According to witnesses, the man appeared to be suicidal and jumped from a height of 10,000 meters."

"Some time later, I received information that Moria had disappeared in the vicinity."

"You suspect that Moria was taken away by Kaido of the Beasts?" Xi Yan asked.

"Yes."

Xi Yan's lips twitched upon hearing this. Was Moria just too unlucky?

However, Xi Yan fell silent after recalling what Moria had once said.

For Moria, Kaido appearing before him might actually be something to be thankful for.

After all... he had always wanted to kill the other party to get revenge.

Unfortunately, the gap in strength between the two sides was too great...

"That's quite surprising news," Brook said.

Kaido of the Teuchi Moria and then took Moria away?

This is really...

"So... Moria has already been taken back by Kaido?" Zoro said, frowning.

"That's just an optimistic view," Shakky sighed. "If we're being pessimistic... Moria might already be dead."

Although no one found Moria's body on the island, who says a body has to be on land after it's been placed there?

Couldn't Kaido toss him into the sea?

Is it wrong to get punched and sent flying?

All of that is possible, okay?

"This..."

Zoro's expression turned grim. If Moria really died, then Perona...

"Alright, stop overthinking." Xi Yan patted Zoro's arm and said, "Sometimes, no accurate information is good information."

At least they weren't certain Moria was dead, were they?

Hearing Xi Yan's words, Zoro's expression gradually softened.

Yes, the fact that it's not confirmed that the guy is dead is good news!

As for Kaido?

Luffy is destined to become the Pirate King, and he'll inevitably clash with Kaido sooner or later, so he's not in a hurry.

"Little Xi Yan is right," Shakky nodded and said, "At least I haven't received accurate information that that guy is dead."

"But no matter what, this matter is related to Kaido," Xi Yan said. "So sooner or later we'll have to clash with that guy."

Shakky smiled immediately upon hearing this.

"Straw Hat is destined to become the Pirate King," Shakky said with a chuckle. "Of course, he has to defeat Kaido first."

Otherwise... how do we obtain the Road Poneglyph?

"That's true."

Sanji and the others laughed too. Luffy is going to be the Pirate King, so they'll have to go back to Kaido of the Beasts's territory sooner or later!

When that time comes, we will naturally know Moria's whereabouts.

"Thank you very much, Shakky-jie." Xi Yan smiled and said, "This information is very useful."

Although they couldn't confirm whether Moria was still alive, they at least knew where to look.

Once we get back, we'll tell Perona this message.

The other party will probably be very happy then.

"It's nothing, just a small matter," Shakky smiled, then continued, "Oh, right, there are two more things."

"You say."

"I received information that the Blackbeard Pirates are hunting Devil Fruit User," Shakky said. "They killed several powerful Devil Fruit users on Hachinosu Island and then stole their abilities."

"So you need to be careful."

"Stolen?"

Brook, somewhat dumbfounded, asked, "Can the power of Devil Fruit be stolen?"

Isn't this a bit too unbelievable?

"It sounds unbelievable, doesn't it?" Shakky said, "But the abilities of those Devil Fruit User were killed did indeed appear in the bodies of the Blackbeard Pirates."

"That speed is nothing like finding Devil Fruit that has been reborn in the sea."

After all... no one can find several Devil Fruit in a single day, right?

Brook fell silent upon hearing this. So... the power of Devil Fruit really can be taken away?

If that's the case, they really should be careful of the Blackbeard Pirates.

After all... the Straw Hat Pirates have a lot of Devil Fruit users!