Fairies

"Hehe, I see, I understand now."

Observation Haki Fujitora, confirmed his suspicions.

Then, he turned to look at Luffy and said, "Excuse me, could you please stand a little further back?"

"I'm going to send these people to hell!"

"Profound!"

Realizing the older man intended to attack Luffy quickly retreated a distance, leaving the battlefield to Fujitora.

"Oh ho~"

Is this man planning to make a move?

Xi Yan turned back to look at Fujitora with great interest; he was quite curious to know just how strong this uncle who gave him a special feeling was.

This way, even if the other side really is the Navy, they can be mentally prepared in advance.

Zoro remained silent, his gaze fixed intently on the Cane Sword that Fujitora was slowly drawing from his hand.

'knife...'

Unexpectedly, this Blind Uncle was also a swordsman.

"You're courting death!" The man in charge gritted his teeth and glared at Fujitora, saying, "Since you're so eager to die, I'll send you on your way!"

"Go! Kill him!"

"Profound!"

His men roared and charged at Fujitora, weapons in hand.

"Go to hell, you blind man!"

Unfortunately, they were too slow to hit Fujitora, and instead, Fujitora lightly scratched them a few times with his Cane Sword.

"He was... he was chopped down!"

"Was... eh?"

"It doesn't seem to hurt at all."

Everyone touched the spots where they had been slashed, a look of confusion appearing in their eyes. They had definitely felt a hit, but why were their bodies completely unharmed?

So, were they actually killed or not?

"Old Blind Man, what exactly did you do?" the man in charge asked, frowning.

Fujitora did not answer, but calmly and slowly sheathed his Cane Sword, then walked slowly toward the other side.

As he moved, a terrifying force of gravity acted upon the group, causing their expressions to change drastically.

"This... this is?!"

"It's so heavy!"

"I'm going to... I'm going to be flattened!"

"Stop! I'm dying!"

"Ah!!!"

The people pressed to the ground by gravity immediately screamed in agony, and the ground began to crack little by little.

Ultimately, under the influence of Fujitora's power, the ground completely collapsed, and all of them fell into the large hole below.

This scene left Sanji and the others completely dumbfounded.

"Huh?!" Sanji exclaimed, dumbfounded. "What's going on with that guy? What did he do?"

Why did such a large crater appear below after only a few cuts to those guys?

Also, what was the point of those people saying it was so harsh?

"Could this man also possess Demon Technique?" Kin'emon exclaimed in surprise.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain why there would be a large hole in the ground.

"Demon Technique..."

Zoro narrowed his eyes and said, "Devil Fruit User, huh?"

In that case, this man is not a pure swordsman.

"If I'm not mistaken, this blind man's ability should be related to gravity," Xi Yan said, arms crossed.

"Gravity?"

"Hmm, it looks a lot like gravity," Xi Yan nodded.

At least judging from the behavior of those people just now, that seems to be the case.

Gravity...

If used properly, this ability can be truly terrifying in terms of destructive power.

"Gravity...?"

Zoro pondered for a moment, thinking that the attacks from someone like that must be incredibly powerful.

Therefore, to fight the opponent, one must possess sufficiently powerful Haki and strength.

Merry, looking at Luffy standing not far from Fujitora with some concern, said, "Will Luffy...?"

Don't worry.

Perona ruffled Merry's hair and said, "Luffy didn't have a conflict with him, so he'll be fine."

Strictly speaking, Luffy did help the other party, so Perona felt that the other party probably wouldn't attack Luffy.

Hearing Perona's words, Merry breathed a sigh of relief; at least a fight wouldn't break out.

"What a huge hole!"

Luffy, who was crouching at the cave entrance observing the situation below, showed a surprised expression; his opponent was incredibly Lihai.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Fujitora, having sheathed his weapon, said with a look of disgust, "There are just too many despicable people in this world."

As if he had already confirmed some of his thoughts, Fujitora's expression gradually returned to calm.

Then, carrying the Cane Sword, he walked step by step toward the shopkeeper.

"Boss, I'm sorry," Fujitora said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'll compensate for the shop's losses."

After saying that, he handed a slip of paper to the other person.

"Compensation and such..."

The boss subconsciously swallowed. Even if he wanted to, he wouldn't dare ask such a powerful person for money.

Out of curiosity, he still glanced down at the note the other person had handed him.

His expression changed after he saw the words above.

'This... this is?!?'

Marine Admiral Fujitora Issho?

Is this man actually the legendary Marine Admiral?

Thinking this, the shopkeeper was about to say something, but Fujitora clearly 'saw' what he was thinking, so he interrupted without hesitation, saying, "Hehe, I'll take my leave now."

"Someone will handle this matter later."

After saying that, Fujitora walked towards the Great Gate without hesitation.

"Hey, sir."

Luffy turned to look at Fujitora and said, "You're so strong."

Who exactly are you?

"Hehe, let's not talk about that," Fujitora said with a chuckle. "It's better for everyone this way."

After saying this meaningful sentence, Fujitora turned around, opened the door, and left, leaving Luffy completely bewildered.

"What exactly did he mean?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

"Have no idea."

Sanji stroked his chin and said, "However..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard the sound of something falling to the ground outside the door, followed by a man's angry roar.

"Hey, don't you have dirty eyes?"

"I'm so sorry, so sorry," Fujitora said awkwardly. "I really am blind. Are you alright?"

"Damn, what bad luck."

"Alright, alright, you can go now!"

"Thank you for your generosity..."

Sanji, who had overheard the other party's movements, fell silent. So, what's going on with this guy?

"Speaking of which... what did that guy mean by what he just said?" Perona asked, puzzled. "What did he mean by 'It's better for everyone if we don't say it'?"

Could it be that guy has a really bad reputation?

So, if I say it out loud, will they all be discriminated against as well?

But this uncle's actions didn't seem like those of someone with a bad reputation; after all, he knew to compensate for the damage.

As for taking action?

Since the enemy has already made their move, counterattacking is naturally not a problem.

"I don't know what he means, but this person is definitely not an ordinary person," Zoro said in a deep voice.

His intuition told him that this old man was definitely not as simple as he seemed.

Xi Yan glanced thoughtfully at the shopkeeper not far away, wondering, 'What exactly is that note?'

It's amazing that this shop owner could make such an expression...

Could he be some important person?

Just then, a man exclaimed, "Hey, where did my bag go?"

Upon hearing this, the others also turned to look at their valuables on the table, and then exclaimed in surprise as well.

"My watch is gone too!"

"My wallet!"

"Hey, why did you steal my shirt too?!" a robot exclaimed, dumbfounded.

Since becoming a robot, he only has this one shirt left!

"Someone must have taken advantage of the dust in the room earlier!"

"Damn it, my money!"

"So many people have lost things?" Sanji, who had witnessed everything, asked in surprise, "Could it have been that old man who did it?"

Is this guy also a thief?

"It shouldn't be," Xi Yan said, shaking his head.

Judging from the shopkeeper's reaction, this person must be someone important.

Therefore, Xi Yan did not believe that such a person would do such a petty theft.

"This kind of thing doesn't really concern us," Franky said. "Let's hurry up and go..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zoro roared from the side.

"Hey, where's my knife?"

"Knife?"

Franky paused for a moment, then instinctively asked, "What knife?"

"Shusui!"

Zoro exclaimed excitedly, "Shusui, which was next to my table, is gone!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Kin'emon immediately exploded.

"The National Treasure of Wano Country has disappeared?"

Are you kidding me, you bastard!

How could something so important be lost?

He can't accept it!

"Could it really have been taken by that blind old man?" Merry asked doubtfully.

But isn't he Devil Fruit User?

Could this ability allow them to take their things without anyone noticing?

"It shouldn't be," Xi Yan said.

Ever since he discovered the problem over there, he had been keeping a close eye on the other person, but he hadn't noticed the blind man doing anything unnecessary.

Therefore, he felt that it was probably not that older man who did it.

"If it's not him, then who could it be?" Perona said. "Ordinary people can't get close to us."

She knew very well just how much Zoro cherished his sword.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she treats the sword like her wife, so she doesn't believe an ordinary person could steal Zoro's Swords.

"Damn it, what am I going to do?" Kin'emon cried out in frustration.

How would I know what to do?

Zoro was also extremely troubled; he was even more anxious than Kin'emon.

Just then, a Toy Man walked over and said, "Looks like everyone's lost something."

"Do you know something?" Perona asked quickly.

"Yes."

"Speak quickly!"

"Then it must have been stolen by Fairies!" the Toy Man said with a loud laugh.

Perona:???

Fairies?

What kind of Fairies?

"Fairies?"

Xi Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Are you talking about the Fairies from the Fairies legend?"

The robot waiter did mention that this country has legends about Fairies when he served the food.

Could it really be that some kind of mysterious being was behind it?

"That's right, it's this one." The Toy Man laughed, "So let's just laugh this off~"

"How can you just laugh this off?!" Zoro roared, opening his shark-like mouth.

He's lost his knife, you bastard!

To his surprise, the people around him relaxed after hearing what he said.

"Oh, so it was made by Fairies. Oh well, never mind then."

"Hahaha, so what if it's lost?"

"Let's go, let's continue drinking!"

"Profound!"

Zoro:???

What do these people mean?

Do you really not care if you lose something?

Perhaps recognizing Zoro's group, the Toy Man explained, "Long ago, there existed a group of unseen Fairies in this country, and these Fairies were the Guardian God protecting Dressrosa."

"They sometimes play pranks, but we usually turn a blind eye to it."

After all... they really couldn't catch those invisible Fairies, so over time they had to accept that explanation.

"Are you kidding me?!" Zoro roared. "That's my sword!"

He fought tooth and nail to obtain this weapon from the enemy; how could he just throw it away like that?

He absolutely refuses to accept this result!

"That's right!"

Kin'emon also angrily said, "That sword is a very important National Treasure of Wano Country, it absolutely cannot be lost!"

"This is my sword!" Zoro corrected.

"What do you mean, 'your knife'? What business does Shusui have of yours?!"

"I've said it so many times, this knife was a gift from someone, so naturally it's mine!"

"Damn it!" Kin'emon Zoro, saying, "I'll settle things with you sooner or later, and I'll definitely take back Shusui and bring her back to Wano Country!"

"Hmph, fine~" Zoro snorted and said, "Just wait and see if I don't kill you then."

Seeing the two men gritting their teeth, Perona sighed helplessly.

Why are they here again...?

Ever since it was confirmed that the sword in Zoro's hand was the National Treasure of Wano Country, the Black Blade Shusui, Kin'emon has been pulling this stunt on Zoro every now and then, leaving her speechless.

But since Zoro didn't attack Kin'emon because of this, she couldn't say anything.

"What do we do now?" Merry asked. "Where are we supposed to find that Fairies?"

She knew how important Shusui was to Zoro, so she decided to retrieve the sword first.

"I don't know either," Zoro said, looking exasperated.

Damn it, don't let him catch that knife thief, or I'll make that bastard pay!

How dare they steal his knife...

That's practically suicide!

"Perona, release the ghosts and let them search," Xi Yan said, glancing at Perona. "See if you can find that so-called Fairies."

In a sense, Perona's ghost is an extension of her soul, so who knows, she might be able to see the legendary Fairies.

"Okay, I understand."

Perona agreed without hesitation, while Franky frowned and said, "Won't using it now give us away?"

Xi Yan previously stated that ghosts shouldn't be used; will using them now give us away?