Spy Among Spies Among Spies! Is the Calm Belt Man-Made?

Im had not waited long before several clear photographs and detailed intelligence were delivered into her hands.

Looking at the serpentine monster in the photographs, its body covered in bony arms, Im's eyes widened slightly.

Her long life had broadened her knowledge, and she knew that this world contained many strange and bizarre creatures.

But she had never seen anything like this.

If she had harbored doubts before, now that she had seen it with her own eyes, she believed it.

"The Fire Tank Hunter Crew discovered it by accident. That island has already disappeared."

Im carefully examined the information in her hands. When she reached the final section, her body trembled.

"This thing can sense where the passage to its world will appear? Reishi?"

The maid kneeling on one knee nearby heard Im's unconscious words, and a trace of curiosity flashed through her eyes.

Lady Im rarely spoke, yet she had been speaking more and more lately.

"Tell them to find a way to seize it."

After placing the photographs and intelligence on the table in the center of the Room of Flowers, Im gave her order.

"Yes, Lady Im."

The maid left upon hearing this.

Im sat alone in the vast Room of Flowers and sank into silence once more.

Skypiea.

The brutal Hunter Exam continued. Behind Dunn lay dozens of Devil Fruits.

Some had been collected by the guild and found and eaten by others, but those who consumed them had not lived for long.

The rest were unexpected gains from this incident.

"President, you were right. Someone really did betray us over that monster."

Crocodile's low voice sounded beside Dunn's ear.

"Don't worry about it, Crocodile. When things develop too quickly, this sort of thing is bound to happen. After all, the World Government controls