Sengoku Calls

"Two-Sword Style—Dragon Fang!"

Ata thrust her dual swords forward, launching herself into a charge. At the same time, a dragon-shaped special slash formed, with her two blades positioned as the dragon's fangs within it.

That was why this move was called Dragon Fang.

Yajie's expression changed drastically when he saw the attack, and he instinctively tried to dodge. But the moment he moved, the dragon-shaped slash changed direction with him.

Yajie immediately understood that he could only take this attack head-on.

Gritting his teeth, he raised his katana before him and lowered his body slightly!

"Clang..."

The next second, Ata's twin swords fiercely struck Yajie's katana. Under the tremendous impact, Yajie was forced backward.

His feet carved two deep tracks into the ground.

Unfortunately, he still failed to block it. At the final moment, his hands could no longer endure the force and trembled. The blade blocking Ata's swords shifted slightly, allowing Ata to break straight through his defense.

Ata's twin blades viciously pierced Yajie's chest, stabbing straight through him.

"Pfft..."

Yajie spat out a mouthful of blood and revealed a savage grin. "The Sea Hunter Group won't let you go. You..."

Ata had no interest in hearing his dying threats and immediately pulled out her dual swords.

Blood sprayed everywhere!

Yajie crashed to the ground.

But Ata smiled, because the crisis on Chef Island had finally passed. The weight in her heart was lifted, and now she could leave without any lingering worries.

She then walked over to Yajie, took the sword from his hand, and carefully admired it.

Nagasone Kotetsu, one of the fifty Skillful Grade Meito. She had coveted it for a long time. She then glanced at the Kashu in her hand... From this day onward, both of her swords were Meito.

For a Two-Sword Style Swordmaster, that was absolutely something to be proud of.

As for the Sea Hunter Group, she did not care about them at all. After all, her captain was a Shichibukai, and her own strength had risen greatly. Who was afraid of whom?

Meanwhile, Moke had already boarded the ship belonging to the three siblings.

It was a small vessel like the Going Merry, perfectly suited for a Pirate Crew like Moke's, which currently had only two members.

More importantly, after taking a close look, he discovered that the ship had been built entirely from high-quality wood. The more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became...

Before building a pirate ship of his own, this vessel was certainly a fine temporary replacement.

Moke could not help but smile. "Did those three sisters deliberately come to deliver a ship to us?"

"Brrr, brrr..."

Just then, Ata walked over carrying a bundle. The Den Den Mushi inside was ringing incessantly...

The smile on Moke's face grew wider. "Looks like Sengoku can't wait any longer."

Sure enough, after he answered, Sengoku's voice immediately rang out from the Den Den Mushi. "Moke, it's been a month already, and you're still on Chef Island? You don't have much time left. If you still can't take down the target I gave you within half a month, then our agreement will be void. When that happens..."

He did not finish his sentence, but Moke understood what he meant. This was his "letter of allegiance" after becoming a Shichibukai. If he failed to complete it—

His position as a Shichibukai would naturally be gone.

Moke said, "A group of suicidal Slaver Group members came after Chef Island, which is under my protection, so I was delayed for a while. But I've already located the target. He won't get away."

Sengoku said, "That's good..."

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Ata frowned slightly. "Captain, half a month is a little tight. How about..."

But Moke waved a hand. "We'll proceed according to the original plan. We have to wait until Mr. 3 sends word that he has succeeded before we can deal with the target. Otherwise... even if we go there, we still won't be able to make a move."

"Mr. 3?"

Ata looked astonished.

Moke did not hide it from her. "He's a member of the intelligence organization under my command. You'll meet him eventually. The two of you will have plenty of dealings with each other in the future!"

Ata's eyes lit up again.

She had never imagined that Moke also had an intelligence organization under his command. Still, the stronger Moke's forces were, the better it was for her.

She was overjoyed.

However, she was a little curious why Mr. 3 had to be the one to go.

Wasn't he an intelligence operative?

The Marines had already told them where the target was. Under normal circumstances, there was no need for that at all...

But the corners of Moke's lips curled upward slightly. Sengoku's target for him was clearly a scheme to make a tiger devour a wolf, and his intentions were truly sinister. Yet for Moke, it was practically Sengoku delivering an Admiral right to his doorstep!

When he learned who Sengoku's target was, he had woken up laughing several times in his dreams.

Ten days later.

Moke had arrived in the Florian Triangle, and his target was Thriller Bark, where Gecko Moria resided.

However, after entering, Moke could not help frowning slightly.

The Florian Triangle was filled with thick fog, making it impossible to determine any direction.

Moke felt somewhat helpless. "This is troublesome..."

Ata's eye twitched as she made her first suggestion since joining the crew. "Captain, I think that after we leave here, the first thing we should do is find a navigator."

Moke nodded, deeply agreeing. "Makes sense... Once we settle things here and deal with Sengoku's target, finding a navigator will be put on the agenda."

But for now!

Moke stretched out his right hand and touched the fog that was everywhere around them. Ata then discovered in astonishment that Moke's entire body had become somewhat illusory.

Then she witnessed something she would never forget for the rest of her life.

The surrounding fog seemed to come under some sort of control and dispersed in every direction. In particular, a ray of sunlight shone down from above.

"Captain, what is this...?"

Moke chuckled softly. "I'm a Paramecia Absorb-Absorb Fruit user. Whatever substance I touch, my body transforms into that substance. At the same time, I gain a similar Devil Fruit Ability. For example, if I absorb iron, I become something like an Iron-Iron Fruit user. And now that I've absorbed the fog here, I possess the ability of a Logia—Mist-Mist Fruit. Wouldn't controlling fog become effortless?"

"What?"

Ata could not help crying out, her eyes filled with shock.

Only now did she understand that the supposed multiple Devil Fruit Abilities listed on Moke's bounty poster were entirely the Marines' misunderstanding of his Devil Fruit Ability...

But there was actually such a Devil Fruit in this world?

Wouldn't that be equivalent to possessing countless abilities? Fire! Light! Magma! Ice! Earth... There were simply too many.

At this moment, Ata felt incomparably fortunate.

Fortunate that she had joined her captain's Pirate Crew. With such a Devil Fruit Ability, becoming one of the Four Emperors... or even becoming the One Piece, was that not merely a matter of time?

What the hell was one Doflamingo worth?