Either they had not found it, or it had already fallen into Doflamingo's hands.
Let C Beer investigate North Blue. As for Doflamingo, Mu Chen could go probe him.
The Op-Op Fruit was too important. The Five Elders did not want to give up on it so easily.
But when Mu Chen received the order, he merely chuckled. How could the Op-Op Fruit possibly be in Doflamingo's hands?
Another case of him capturing himself.
Mu Chen shook his head helplessly. He knew that neither Thunder nor the Op-Op Fruit would be found anytime soon.
Sigh, with that settled, it was time to make a trip to Foosha Village.
Mu Chen guessed that Shanks had probably already obtained the Rubber-Rubber Fruit. He needed to recover it before Luffy ate it, then redeem it again at half price.
Three months later, sunlight in East Blue pierced through the clouds, weaving a golden carpet across Foosha Village's wheat fields.
Mu Chen's warship docked in the bay by the village entrance. He had previously learned through Marine intelligence that Shanks had arrived in Foosha Village. Hopefully, he was not too late.
Mu Chen was not sure whether Shanks had already given the Rubber-Rubber Fruit to Luffy. He pushed open the tavern's wooden door, and the scent of liquor mixed with roasted meat rushed at him.
Behind the bar, red-haired Shanks was grinning as he handed a young boy a cup of juice.
"Luffy, keep fooling around and you won't get any meat."
Shanks knocked the boy on the head. When he looked up and caught sight of Mu Chen, his smile suddenly froze.
"Mu Chen? Why is this guy here again?"
The moment Shanks saw Mu Chen, his face filled with terror. Even now, he could not forget how Mu Chen had bullied him.