Malicious Speculation

Dawn.

A ray of sunlight passed through the gauze curtain and fell precisely upon a three-meter-long, comfortable Simmons bed.

Sumer opened his eyes, stretched lazily, and felt better than ever.

He sat up.

He looked at Califa, who stood naked at the foot of the bed with her back to him, his face full of lingering satisfaction.

Last night.

He had fully displayed his manhood and summoned Califa to attend his bed, truly experiencing the allure of an agent.

Before transmigrating.

He had despised and scorned the Celestial Dragons.

But now, he had only six words: Fragrant! Amazing! Super intense!

At that moment.

Leaning against the headboard, Sumer watched appreciatively as Califa picked up her purple lace panties from the floor and put them back on.

Then came the black pantyhose.

"Lord Sumer, you're awake."

"Get dressed."

Five minutes later.

With Califa's assistance, Sumer changed into an expensive white shirt and dress pants, complete with a tie.

He looked bright and sharp.

Sure enough.

A man with power had a different state of mind.

Califa had also changed into a fresh outfit, CP9's female agent uniform—the same one she had worn during her fight with Sanji in the Enies Lobby Arc.

Her top was a black, tight-fitting dress that hugged her hips, with black mesh beneath it.

Her legs were clad in black fishnet pantyhose, and her red-polished feet wore black pointed high heels.

The two arrived at the hotel restaurant one after the other. Saint Marcus Mars had already finished breakfast and was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper.

Rob Lucci, Bruno, and Kaku wore black suits and stood guard on either side without looking away.

"Lord Saint Mars, good morning—"

Sumer walked toward the table and waved in greeting to Saint Marcus Mars.

Kaku, quick to read the situation, immediately reached the table ahead of Sumer and pulled out a chair.

Sumer sat down with practiced ease. After he ordered, Bruno went off to relay the request.

"In the original plot, how long until the Straw Hat crew reaches Water 7?"

Saint Marcus Mars swept his gaze over Sumer and Califa before returning his attention to the newspaper.

In truth, Sumer only now having someone attend his bed had somewhat surprised him.

Earlier, he had thought Sumer had taken an interest in that female Marine vice admiral named Doll.

Yet during their journey to Water 7, Sumer had merely asked her about the Six Powers and Haki.

"If you want the exact day, I don't know—"

"After all, the One Piece timeline is somewhat chaotic."

"Besides, after the Sky Island Arc, the plot may have triggered a chain reaction. I can't be sure whether the Straw Hat crew can still reach Water 7."

"Actually, we should have waited on Sky Island."

Sumer took the juice Califa had poured for him and sipped it, giving Saint Marcus Mars a warning in advance.

His meaning was clear.

He had said from the start that they should lie in wait for the Straw Hat crew on Sky Island. It was Saint Marcus Mars who had insisted on waiting at Water 7.

"It isn't strange for the future to produce a butterfly effect!"

"They're mere insects. There's no need to take them too seriously."

Saint Marcus Mars crossed his legs, apparently unaware of the implication behind Sumer's words. His gaze remained on the newspaper.

As calm as ever.

Sumer fell silent.

What else could he say?

All he could do was give Saint Marcus Mars a thumbs-up in his heart.

So arrogant, so careless, so conceited. No wonder the World Government had repeatedly, through sheer coincidence, given the Straw Hat crew opportunities in the original story.

That was what allowed the Straw Hat crew to grow completely.

If he had been in charge.

Once he knew the entire plot, he would have immediately mobilized all the World Government's forces to wipe out the Straw Hat crew.

He would not only have them torn to pieces, but crush their bones to dust—

Even if killing one Monkey D. Luffy meant another Luffy or godlike Luffy emerged afterward, he would kill him first and worry about the rest later.

That was called being prepared for anything.

"Five Elders, Lord Saint Sumer, Marine Admiral Aokiji has arrived."

Doll suddenly entered from outside.

She saluted Saint Marcus Mars and Sumer in turn, and her report left Sumer slightly stunned.

Kuzan had reached Water 7 so quickly?

Wasn't he supposed to speak with Nico Robin through a wall at the celebration banquet only after the Straw Hat crew defeated CP9?

That guy was no good person either.

At Long Ring Long Land, he clearly could have dealt with the Straw Hat crew, but Kuzan simply refused to. Yeah~ he was just messing around.

Messing around would have been one thing.

He had even contacted Spandam, informing him that Nico Robin would be heading to Water 7, then handed Spandam the Golden Den Den Mushi used to launch a Buster Call.

In the end, Spandam launched the Buster Call and directly razed Enies Lobby to the ground, leaving no one knew how many families shattered and how many innocents dead.

From this, it was clear.

In the world of One Piece, weakness truly was the original sin.

Those big shots, whether righteous or evil, had never cared about the people struggling at the bottom.

"Let him in."

Saint Marcus Mars did not even raise his head. Neither did Sumer, because his seafood noodles had arrived.

Tap, tap, tap—

Very soon.

A set of extremely lazy footsteps approached. Yes, extremely lazy—that was Sumer's first impression.

"Lord Saint Mars, under Fleet Admiral Sengoku's orders, I have come to protect you and ensure your safety."

The moment he entered.

Kuzan looked around, directly ignoring Sumer, Rob Lucci, and the others. After yawning, he lazily reported to Saint Marcus Mars.

"Sit."

Saint Marcus Mars finally looked away from the newspaper, glanced at Kuzan, and casually pointed toward the sofa beside him.

While slurping his seafood noodles, Sumer also spared a glance at Kuzan.

The signature white suit vest, dark blue shirt, and green sleep mask that made it convenient for him to lie down and sleep anytime, anywhere.

His messy, fluffy, curly hair was distinctive, much like Blackbeard's.

No wonder he could later see eye to eye with Blackbeard.

Perhaps it was because they had the same type of hair.

At present.

The plot seemed to have changed ever so slightly due to the butterfly effect.

In the original story, Kuzan had not come to Water 7 under Sengoku's orders.

Now, because Saint Marcus Mars and Sumer were here, Sengoku had sent Kuzan to ensure their safety.

Well then.

Sumer was ninety-nine percent certain that Saint Marcus Mars could forget about capturing Straw Hat this time.

Kuzan had clearly already met the Straw Hat crew at Long Ring Long Land. With Luffy's personality, he would definitely blurt out his identity and dream right away.

"My name is Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm the man who will become the Pirate King."

The moment those words came out, as Garp's top disciple, Kuzan would understand everything!

For all anyone knew.

Sengoku might have anticipated this and deliberately sent Kuzan here. On the surface, it was to protect them, but in truth, it was to go easy on them.

Sumer maliciously speculated and silently pitied Saint Marcus Mars in advance, knowing he was about to be humiliated.

Just as the saying went, having connections in court made everything easier!!