Marine Admiral Fujitora Issho!

"Although there's a possibility of exposure, we can't worry about that now," Xi Yan said. "It's better than..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a series of strange noises, as if something was scratching at the window.

Then, as if he had realized something, Xi Yan suddenly turned around and looked at the window behind him.

Zoro did the same thing.

"So this is where it was!" X2

Seeing the huge package successfully escape through the window, the two immediately realized that the thieving Fairies was right outside!

"You bastard, you're not leaving!" Zoro roared.

After saying that, Zoro rushed towards the window without hesitation, smashed it open with a single blow, and jumped out.

Then, he looked at the fleeing package in the distance and shouted, "Stop!"

"That despicable knife thief!"

Although he didn't know what was going on with this Fairies, he would absolutely not give up his sword!

"Stop right there!"

"Hey, you'll get lost if you run off on your own!"

Perona, realizing what was happening, immediately gave chase; she didn't want Zoro, that idiot, to get lost in Dressrosa.

As she thought about it, Perona placed Merry in Xi Yan's arms and then quickly chased after her towards the window.

"Wait for me!"

"I'm going too!"

Kin'emon roared.

"Why are they all like this?"

Sanji, feeling a bit annoyed, chased after them, fearing that Kin'emon might ruin things.

However, just as he was about to rush out of the window, Sanji stopped, glanced back at Xi Yan, and said, "I'll leave things here to you."

"I understand, you can go ahead without worry." Xi Yan waved his hand helplessly.

Although an unexpected incident occurred, they still had to retrieve Zoro's Swords no matter what, so it wasn't a problem for the group to go after him.

As for destroying Factory and stealing Devil Fruit?

This kind of thing is no problem at all to leave to a few of them.

"Good."

Sanji nodded, then rushed out the window and left without hesitation.

"Hey, you guys wait for me!" Realizing what had Luffy, Luffy swung his arms and was about to give chase, but he was caught by Franky before he could take more than a few steps.

"Hey, wait a minute," Franky said. "What are you planning to do?"

"Of course we'll chase after them and see," Luffy said. "I want to see what Fairies look like."

He was very curious about this so-called Fairies.

"That won't do."

Franky said, "We also have very important things to do here, so you'll have to stay."

"Franky is right," Xi Yan said, holding Merry in one arm. "Don't forget what we're supposed to do."

Hearing their conversation, Luffy remembered what they were supposed to do and gradually quieted down.

That's right. They not only have to destroy the Factory according to Tra-man's plan, but they also have to help Ace get the Diamond Fruit, so they can't leave here.

Seeing that Luffy understood what they meant, Franky released his grip on Luffy's hand.

"So what should we do now?" Merry asked.

"Of course, we need to pull those people out of there and find out what happened," Franky said, glancing back at the large crater they'd just been in. "I just hope they're still alive."

If these people have already been killed by the blind man from earlier, then he'll have to figure out where to find new enemies.

"Still alive."

Xi Yan, having used his Observation Haki to sense the situation below, said, "Those people are not dead."

I don't know if the blind man deliberately held back or if they were just incredibly lucky.

"I'll go," Luffy said.

"We only need the one who was in charge just now," Franky said.

"Knew."

Luffy nodded, then quickly walked towards the large crater in the distance.

Xi Yan carried Merry towards the shop and soon arrived at the bar.

"Shopkeeper, can I trouble you with something?" Xi Yan said with a smile.

"Wha... what is it?"

The shopkeeper, still wondering what Luffy wanted to do, looked up at Xi Yan in surprise, clearly not expecting the other party to suddenly come looking for him.

Is this... time to pay the bill?

That's great! Someone remembered to pay the bill even in this situation; what a kind person!

"What did that blind old man write on the note he gave you?" Xi Yan asked curiously.

As he spoke, he placed the Beli he had just received from Merry on the table, then continued, "Oh, right, this is our meal money."

"Ah?"

"Food money?"

Looking at the pile of Beli on the table, the shopkeeper subconsciously swallowed, then said, "I don't have that much money..."

While receiving an extra 100,000 Beli would certainly be a great thing, as a principled shopkeeper, he still didn't really want the money.

After all... getting involved could easily get you killed by that navy guy from earlier.

But he really wanted that money...

Thinking about this, the shopkeeper's expression became somewhat conflicted.

As if he could read the other person's mind, Xi Yan said with a smile, "It's nothing, just consider it my reward for gathering this information."

After speaking, Xi Yan paused for a moment, then continued, "As for this conversation... don't worry, I'll keep it a secret."

"Well... okay."

In the end, the shop owner chose to follow his heart.

After carefully putting Beli away, the shopkeeper looked around, clearly checking to see if anyone was paying attention.

Seeing that no one else was paying attention, he leaned closer to Xi Yan and whispered, "That note indicates that the other party is a member of the Navy."

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then continued, "I won't say anything more, I can only say that he is a very important person."

After saying that, without caring whether Xi Yan was satisfied or not, he turned around, took the money, and left.

The shop is so badly damaged that it can't stay open any longer, so we should get it repaired as soon as possible.

As for what the other party wanted to do after knowing the blind man's identity?

He wasn't interested and didn't want to cause trouble.

However, before leaving, he glanced at the large hole that had been punched in the air, wondering if the Navy was about to clash with the Donquixote Family.

As he pondered this, he pushed open the door and left.

After watching the other person leave, Merry said, "So, that blind old man was a sailor?"

She really hadn't expected the other person to be from the Navy; it truly surprised her.

"Um."

Xi Yan nodded and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the other party should be a Marine Admiral."

As he spoke, Xi Yan recalled some conversations he had had with Shakky-jie before.

If I remember correctly, there was indeed a blind swordsman among the Marine Admiral.

So, that person just now was the new Admiral of the Navy Fujitora Issho?

No wonder the opponent's aura seemed so strong; he's a Admiral!

That makes sense.

'He was able to pull the meteor down, probably because of the power of the Press-Press Fruit,' Xi Yan muttered to himself.

It's unclear whether this power comes from the Devil Fruit ability itself, or whether it requires powerful Observation Haki to capture meteorites in space.

The former is manageable, since Devil Fruit abilities are inherently diverse, but the latter is rather terrifying.

After all... that means the opponent's Observation Haki can extend into the sky!

How terrifying is this?

Thinking of this, Xi Yan subconsciously frowned.

Merry was unaware of the thoughts Xi Yan was having at that moment; she was still reeling from the shock of Fujitora's identity.

"You mean, that was Marine Admiral?" Merry asked in shock. "Couldn't he have been Vice Admiral?"

"Vice Admiral doesn't have that strong an aura," Xi Yan explained. "So he can't be Vice Admiral."

"So, he really is Marine Admiral?" Merry asked in surprise.

Were they just dealing with a Marine Admiral?

This is absolutely astonishing.

"What Admiral?"

Franky and Luffy, who was Luffy the man, both looked at Xi Yan with puzzled expressions, clearly not understanding what Xi Yan meant.

Is a Marine Admiral coming to cause them trouble?

"I was referring to the identity of that person from earlier," Xi Yan said. "It was that blind old man."

"I have a very high chance of becoming a Marine Admiral."

Upon hearing this, both Franky and Luffy showed expressions of shock.

"Was that man just now actually Marine Admiral?" Luffy exclaimed in surprise.

Franky, as if he had just thought of something, gradually turned somewhat grim.

"So... he recognized us?"

At that moment, Franky recalled the words the other person had said as they left.

Knowing my identity wouldn't benefit anyone.

At the time, he didn't understand what the other person meant, but now he does.

The other side is saying, 'If you knew I was Marine Admiral, then we'd have no choice but to fight!'

Does that mean... the other side knew they were the Straw Hat Pirates from the very beginning?

"It's hard to say," Xi Yan said, frowning. "But at least..."

Before Xi Yan could finish speaking, he noticed the man in Luffy's arms cautiously watching them, so he decisively stopped talking.

Franky noticed this as well, and so he temporarily abandoned his plan to ask Xi Yan.

"Let's go find a place first," Franky said. "I have a lot of questions I want to ask this guy."

"But I really want to know about that Admiral," Luffy quickly said.

"We'll talk about it later."

After saying this, Xi Yan turned around and led Merry back the way they came.

Torture naturally needs to be conducted in a secluded place, so we need to find a back alley first.

As he pondered this, Xi Yan walked away into the distance.

Although Luffy was somewhat dissatisfied, he still obediently led the man in charge toward Xi Yan.

Franky stared in the direction Fujitora Issho had left, then muttered, "I didn't expect a Marine Admiral to actually appear here."

In that case, Xi Yan's previous speculation is completely reasonable!

Ha, Doflamingo's got a really clever plan.

After letting out a cold laugh, Franky turned and walked towards Xi Yan and the others.

"Hurry up and catch up, Franky!"

"They're here!"

After finding a suitable alley, Luffy threw the man in charge to the ground.

As for the torture?

Naturally, this was left to Franky and Xi Yan to handle.

"You're one of Doflamingo's henchmen, aren't you?" Franky asked.

"That's right, so what?" the man in charge said arrogantly.

Although he didn't know who these people were, as a junior steward of the Donquixote Family, he was still quite confident.

"That makes things simple."

"Do you guys think you can get away unscathed by going against the young master in Dressrosa?" the man in charge sneered.

"Quite arrogant."

After exchanging glances, Franky punched the wall, easily making a hole in it.

This scene startled the man in charge.

'If that hit me on the head...'

As if a certain image had flashed before his eyes, he subconsciously swallowed, and his expression turned somewhat terrified.

"Now you can talk, right?" Luffy, who was squatting on the ground, looked at the foreman who was sitting on the ground in fright and said, "Otherwise, we won't be so polite."

"Then... then go ahead and ask."

The man in charge was on the verge of tears; what kind of nonsense was he supposed to spout?

What did he say?

"Ah?"

Luffy was taken aback. Didn't they ask?

Xi Yan:...

He never imagined that such a thing would happen to him one day.

Franky coughed awkwardly, then said, "Tell us, where is the samurai?"

"I don't know that."

"Um?"

Franky raised his fist, which was the size of a sandbag, and his eyes sharpened.

"You'd better tell the truth." Franky, slightly raising his Sunglasses, looked coldly at the man in charge and said, "Otherwise, I might punch you in the head."

"I really don't know!"

The man in charge immediately said, "I did lead a group to capture a samurai before, but I wasn't the one who captured him, so I don't know where he was taken."

Franky frowned upon hearing this. He didn't know?

Is it true or false?

However, since the other party had said that, he didn't continue asking that question, but instead asked another one.

"Where is the SMILE Factory located?"

"What is this thing?"

A look of confusion appeared in the eyes of the man in charge, clearly not understanding Franky's meaning.

"You don't know?"

Franky's face darkened, and he said, "Are you kidding us?"

How could someone who was a minor steward in the Donquixote Family know nothing?

"This guy's not behaving himself," Merry wrinkled her nose and said, "Should we give him a beating first?"

The man in charge:???

What does it mean to beat him up first?

No, how can this little brat be so naughty?

"I really don't know," the man in charge said with a bitter face. "I'm just an ordinary low-level foreman..."

Although he managed a few people, he was only slightly better than an ordinary soldier and couldn't possibly know much.

"Then it seems we'll have to ask the person in charge," Franky said, straightening up.

He could tell that the man wasn't lying; he genuinely didn't know those important details.

"Could he be lying?" Merry said.

This time, Franky didn't answer the question, but instead turned to look at Xi Yan.

When it comes to discerning whether someone is lying, Xi Yan is more convincing than him.

"He wasn't lying," Xi Yan said. "At least not about those two questions."