Magnetic-Type Pokémon, Successfully Captured

While the others remained locked in a fierce battle with John—

Thunder cracked above the thick fog.

A brilliant blue bolt struck the top of the Mike's mainmast with unerring precision.

The lightning faded, revealing Lin Nuo.

His white hair stirred in the lingering arcs of electricity as he calmly surveyed the chaotic battlefield below.

Huh? What's this...?

Lin Nuo had followed the echo of that soul, only for its voice to vanish midway.

He had expanded his Listening to All Things over a wider area and heard a jumble of other voices.

After circling around, his senses led him back to his own fleet.

"Things are lively here."

Lin Nuo swept his gaze across the battlefield and instantly spotted the pink-haired man controlling the metal.

"You're... John?"

The moment Lin Nuo appeared—

Conqueror's Haki radiated naturally from him, bringing the battlefield's clamor to a halt.

John took the full brunt of it. Every hair on his body stood on end, and his drunkenness vanished.

He jerked his head up toward the white-haired figure atop the mast, his heart pounding.

"Conqueror's Haki?! So concentrated... You're the man Silver Axe and Babel said they were traveling with?"

"Ha! No wonder you managed to bring them under your command!"

Lin Nuo leaped lightly from the mast and landed at the bow, his voice even.

"That's right. The two of them are my crew for now."

He rapidly weighed his options.

John was greedy and cunning, and his Devil Fruit abilities were troublesome. But he wasn't beyond control.

If Lin Nuo could subdue him, the Mag-Mag Fruit would be useful in all sorts of ways.

And at this rate, maybe one day I really will collect every member of the Rocks Pirates. That would be quite an achievement.

Interesting.

So he said, "John,