Devil Fruit User with a 100 Million Beli Bounty?

"What exactly is that thing?"

Caesar's face was filled with astonishment as he looked at the enormous creature that appeared on the screen.

"It looks like a dragon," Vergo said expressionlessly.

Caesar:???

"Dragon?"

Several question marks popped up above Caesar's head: Why did such a huge dragon suddenly appear here?

Could this be a contingency plan left behind by Vegapunk?

Thinking of this, Caesar's expression changed.

"This should be a Wood Dragon," Monet said, adjusting his glasses.

"What's the meaning?"

Seeing that both of them were looking at him, Monet explained, "This Sunglasses Man is an ability user."

As they spoke, Monet took out the Straw Hat Pirates ' files again and found the relevant information within them.

"This person must have joined the Straw Hat Pirates in the Sabaody Archipelago."

"And there, he displayed his Devil Fruit ability, which is... the Moku Moku no Mi!"

"At that time, he summoned a Wood Dragon!"

"Wood Dragon, huh..."

Caesar took the intelligence from Monet and glanced at it, then said in surprise, "I didn't expect this guy to be a Devil Fruit User too."

"The Sunglasses Man..."

After glancing at the names on the Wanted Order, Caesar asked in confusion, "Why aren't there any names?"

What's with this "code name" for just a Sunglasses Man?

Is this considered a distinctive code name?

"No name."

Monet said, "Although this person appeared a few times a year ago, he never left his name."

Upon hearing this, Vergo remarked, "It seems he's a meticulous person as well..."

After thinking for a moment, Vergo continued, "How much is his bounty?"

"One hundred million."

Monet said, "The Sunglasses Man, Devil Fruit User a bounty of 100 million Beli."

"One hundred million..."

Vergo immediately lost interest; those were just small fry.

The bounty wasn't even enough to warrant him taking action.

Caesar also began to lose interest; a bounty of one hundred million was simply too low.

"Then let's just ignore him," Caesar said. "He can't cause any trouble anyway."

These lowly fry with a bounty of 100 million Beli pose no threat to them whatsoever.

Monet smiled and nodded upon hearing this, without saying anything more.

"Oh, right."

As if remembering something, Caesar turned to look at Monet and said, "Monet, is there no problem with the film's broadcast?"

"No problem," Monet said, adjusting his glasses. "The signal is excellent."

Although Punk Hazard's Magnetic Field malfunctioned, it did not affect the bio-electric waves of the Den Den Mushi, so the signal could be transmitted perfectly.

"That's good."

Caesar grinned and said, "Now let's enjoy this wonderful scene together!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"Damn it, has the Poisonous Gas already spread here?"

Standing on the back of the man with the Tea Beard face, Nami looked at the Poisonous Gas in the distance and said with a grim expression, "That's too fast..."

Not long ago, the Poisonous Gas was on the other side of the mountain, but now it's here...

This is no joke!

"Perhaps it's because of the wind and snow," Merry guessed. "They were being pushed along by the wind from the snow-capped mountains."

"Was it being pushed along by the wind...?"

Nami thought for a moment, then looked down at Merry and said, "Merry, can you use the wind to blow this Poisonous Gas away?"

"We can give it a try," Merry said. "Should I go over and give it a go?"

At her speed, she could reach the Poisonous Gas very quickly.

"Let's not," Usopp said, glancing at the Poisonous Gas. "That color looks like it's highly poisonous. What if your ability doesn't work?"

While wind can certainly disperse thick fog, the problem is... what if Merry inhales Poisonous Gas during this process?

He didn't want the little guy to be poisoned to death.

"That's true..."

Nami realized what was happening and then gave an embarrassed look, saying, "Never mind then."

Just then, a roaring sound came from behind, sounding like some enormous creature was charging towards them.

"What's that noise?" Usopp asked, puzzled.

An earthquake?

Merry also showed a curious expression, then activated her ability and flew up, intending to see what was happening in the distance.

Her eyes lit up immediately after she saw what it was.

"It's Zoro and his crew!"

"They're charging in on Wood Dragon!"

Upon hearing this, Usopp and Nami immediately understood what was going on.

This is Xi Yan using his abilities to help Zoro and the others escape!

Tea Beard looked puzzled and asked, "Wood Dragon?"

"What is that?"

As he spoke, Tea Beard glanced back at the situation behind him, then widened his eyes and exclaimed, "What a huge Wood Dragon?!"

Is this the Wood Dragon the little girl was talking about?

Isn't this a bit too big?

"Hello!"

"Everyone!"

Floating in mid-air, Merry shouted, "We're here!"

"Um?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then looked at the distant cliff in surprise and said, "Merry?"

Upon hearing this, Zoro walked over to Xi Yan's side, looked into the distance, and said, "Nami and Usopp are there too."

"Strange, shouldn't they be inside the cave?" Brook wondered. "Why are they here?"

"They must have sensed something was wrong," Xi Yan guessed. "So they ran out."

"Then why is that guy with the Tea Beard also there?"

"I don't know about that," Xi Yan shrugged. "Maybe they all wanted to escape?"

He couldn't think of any other possibility.

"Run for your lives together?" Brook tilted his head and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's possible."

In the face of extreme danger, enemies may unite, so it makes sense that they would flee together.

"I don't know what happened, but at least Miss Nami and the others are safe," Sanji said.

This way, they wouldn't need to go to the shelter to rescue people first.

The others nodded in agreement; that made sense.

"Alright, let's hurry over there." Sanji also moved closer to Xi Yan and said, "After bringing Nami and the others, head to the research lab immediately!"

"Um."

Soon, under Xi Yan's control, the Wood Dragon gradually changed direction and rushed towards Nami and the others.

Upon reaching their side, Xi Yan called out, "You lot, get on the Wood Dragon quickly!"

"Okay!"

Merry responded, then used the Power of Wind to lift up the Tea Beard and quickly fly towards the Wood Dragon.

"Bang!"

Finally, it landed steadily on the dragon's back.

"Phew~"

"We're safe now," Usopp said with a sigh of relief.

Although Tea Beard runs very fast, it can't keep up with the movement speed of Xi Yan Wood Dragon.

"You all look like you've just been in a battle," Xi Yan said, glancing at the three travel-worn figures. "Tell me, what happened?"

Where did Luffy go?

"This matter is related to Law," Nami said.

"Luo?"

Xi Yan paused for a moment, then seemed to understand something and said, "Luffy and the others go to settle scores with that guy Law first?"

Thinking about it carefully, it's not impossible, after all, children need to be looked after...

Um?

Wait a minute...

What about the children?

"Where are the children?" Xi Yan asked. "Why haven't I seen them?"

"Did they go with Luffy to cause trouble for Law?"

Nami was about to answer Xi Yan's previous question, paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said with a hint of helplessness, "Of course not."

"The children have been taken away by that guy named Caesar."

"They were taken away?"

Kin'emon, who had come closer, asked in confusion, "What exactly happened?"

"You are... Oh, you are that samurai."

"That's right, I am a samurai with a complete body." Kin'emon nodded honestly, then looked at Nami without saying a word, waiting for her answer.

"Just a short while ago, Caesar came to the place where we were hiding," Nami said, "And then attacked the three of us."

"The three of us were no match for him, so..."

Upon hearing Nami's explanation, the others immediately understood that they had encountered a Logia Fruit user.

That's true, the three of them aren't Haki, so it's normal that they couldn't beat that guy.

"That doesn't make sense either," Brook said. "Shouldn't Luffy and the others be with you?"

Why was that Logia Fruit user allowed to succeed?

"They're not here," Usopp explained. "Luffy and the others went to help Law catch someone."

I just don't know why Luffy and his crew didn't encounter Caesar.

Perhaps... they missed each other?

It's not impossible.

"Help Luo?"

Sanji asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Why did you help that bastard catch people?

Isn't that guy an enemy to them?

"Not long ago, Luffy met this guy Law and then formed an alliance with him," Usopp explained. "That's why Luffy helped him."

An alliance?!

Sanji stared at Usopp with a face full of question marks, feeling that he had received a lot of information this time.

"Why would you form an alliance?" Zhou Zhen of Xi Yan frowned as he looked at Usopp and said, "Isn't Law the one who attacked our comrades?"

Although it was merely a soul swap, no real harm was caused.

But... even so, it's still a provocation against the Straw Hat Pirates!

"Because Law gave Luffy a suggestion," Nami said. "Law said he had a way to deal with Kaido of the Beasts and asked Luffy if he would like to form an alliance with him."

"So Luffy agreed."

After saying that, Nami paused for a moment, then continued, "I think... part of the reason is because of Perona."

Perona was looking for Moria, who might be with Kaido of the Beasts. Besides, Luffy was destined to become the Pirate King and would inevitably clash with one of the Four Emperors sooner or later, so she agreed.

"I see..." Sanji grinned. "Luffy is definitely a reasonable guy!"

Clearly, Sanji also agreed with Luffy's words.

As for the matter of the other party replacing his body with a different soul?

These are minor issues; at worst, I'll just beat that guy up.

Zoro's eyes flickered for a moment, then he said, "Since this is Luffy's decision, I have no objection."

"Yohohohoho~"

"I have no objection either," Brook said with a smile.

Luffy, as the captain, has already made his decision; what else can he say?

Usopp, who had overheard the three men's words, immediately showed a surprised expression.

He really hadn't expected these three guys to agree so quickly; it was somewhat within his expectations.

Then, Usopp looked at Xi Yan and said, "What are your thoughts?"

If Xi Yan disagrees, he will try to persuade him.

"Of course I agree," Xi Yan grinned. "After all... I received a message from Moria."

"What do you mean?" Usopp asked, puzzled.

"Based on intelligence analysis, there's a high chance Moria was taken away by Kaido," Xi Yan said.

While it's not 100% confirmed, there's a high probability that it Kaido.

"Real?!"

Nami immediately looked surprised and said, "Moria was really taken away by Kaido."

So, the once invincible Shichibukai really was taken away by Kaido of the Beasts?!

"The possibility is very high." Xi Yan nodded and said, "So... no matter what, we have to go to Kaido's place."

This is also why he agreed to form an alliance with Luffy.

Of course, we can't forget what Law did.

So Xi Yan was thinking about whether he should find a chance to beat him up later.

"Looks like we really have to go." Usopp nodded, then looked scared and said, "I wonder how strong that guy is."

Could he be on par with a Marine Admiral?

Fighting someone like that would be extremely dangerous!

"No matter how strong he is, it's not your place to fight him." Xi Yan rolled his eyes at Usopp and said, "Luffy will take care of him."

Kaido the Beasts is naturally someone that Luffy, the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, will deal with.

Usopp blinked upon hearing this, and it did seem to make sense.

Thinking about this, Usopp calmed down a bit.

' Kaido of the Beasts...'

Kin'emon, who had witnessed all of these guys' reactions, remained silent. He truly hadn't expected this group of pirates to dare to target Kaido of the Beasts.

Is it just youthful arrogance, or do they truly possess the capability?!

'Should we communicate with them about Kaido of the Beasts?' Kin'emon thought to himself.

After all, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, isn't that right?

Moreover, the other party was willing to risk their life to save him, so...

Thinking of this, Kin'emon decided to tell Xi Yan others about Kaido of the Beasts.

But when Kin'emon thought about Momonosuke hadn't been rescued yet, he fell silent.

Upon closer examination, he was merely a retainer and did not possess the qualifications to form alliances with others.

'It seems we can only discuss this matter after rescuing the young master.'

Having grasped the crux of the matter, Kin'emon abandoned the idea of communicating about it now.

Anyway, this matter isn't urgent. Let's rescue the young master first.

but...

'Even if the young master agrees to form an alliance with them, we will know very little.' Kin'emon sighed inwardly.

After all, these people had traveled 20 years to reach the present and were unaware of what had happened in Wano Country during those two decades, so they couldn't provide much useful information.

Thinking of this, Kin'emon sighed helplessly.

"Um?"

Sanji, noticing Kin'emon's expression, subconsciously frowned.

What is this guy thinking?