Vegapunk Grabs a Leg!

Half an hour later.

Vegapunk left!

He left his hometown of Baldimore with a resolute heart.

As though he had made some kind of decision!

When Vegapunk regained his sight and saw Houka clearly, he was indeed startled by the legendary super pirate.

This Great Demon Lord had actually tried to recruit him.

That shocked Vegapunk, a young scientist who was still largely unknown, even more!

Vegapunk had initially hesitated. After all, besides being the emperor of the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire, Houka was also a legendary pirate with a bounty as high as 5.68 billion.

If he accepted Houka's recruitment, he did not know whether he and his hometown of Baldimore would be wanted and targeted by the World Government.

But after Houka showed Vegapunk the Golden Castle of the Lost World, the Seastone warehouse, the Treasure Tree Adam warehouse, all kinds of rare alloys...

As well as the various books purchased from Ohara's Tree of Knowledge...

Most importantly, the three advanced research institutes seized from Punk Hazard!

At that moment, Vegapunk saw nothing but an endless stream of research funding and the world's most advanced scientific equipment...

Just like that!

Vegapunk, who had already wanted to go to sea in search of research funding and knowledge, was directly won over by Houka, this super-rich benefactor.

Without another word, he joined Houka's ranks.

Kozuki Houka's identity as a great pirate did give him some reservations, but Houka's abundant funds and resources let him see Houka's [supreme sincerity]!

He was determined to cling to this thigh!

In the original timeline, Vegapunk's MADS team had accepted funding from the underground dark emperor, the [Loan Shark King] Du Feld, to develop all kinds of weapons.

Among the members of MADS, Caesar Clown, Vinsmoke Judge, and Queen devoted themselves to developing weapons of