In the grand hall of the Taotie, Ace reported with shame written all over his face. "Captain, that bastard Teach jumped into the sea to escape. We don't know if he's alive or dead."
He's a Devil Fruit user, and he still dared jump into the sea? Is it because of his unusual body? Setsuna wondered, but he wasn't concerned.
Even Blackbeard as he had been in the original story was no match for Setsuna, let alone Teach after everything Setsuna had put him through.
Just as Setsuna was about to plan their next move, the urgent ringing of a Den Den Mushi broke the Castle's silence.
"Purupurupuru."
Click.
Vegapunk's voice came from the other end. He said only one brief sentence: "The research on S Cells is complete."
Then he hung up at once.
He was clearly worried that someone from the World Government might be listening, so he had kept it vague.
Setsuna understood what he meant, of course. Even he felt a surge of excitement.
Six years had passed since he obtained the Saiyan Cells.
At last, the power to rule the world was about to become his.
The Golden Ark streaked across the sky and soon reached the research base on Punk Hazard.
Setsuna had visited Punk Hazard often over the past two and a half years to assist with the research. The marines stationed there were long used to seeing him.
After the routine inspection, the soldiers respectfully stepped aside.
Setsuna entered Vegapunk's laboratory. Pointing to a test tube in an incubation chamber, Vegapunk said, "As you requested, I removed the unstable factors from the gene chain. But this is still a transplant of foreign cells. Whether they integrate perfectly will depend on your body."
"I understand." Setsuna took off his shirt, revealing well-defined muscles.