The Heavenly Tribute Is Levied Again

Red Line, Mary Geoise, Pangaea Castle, Room of Authority.

A solemn, oppressive atmosphere filled the vast hall. The Five Elders had gathered, their faces cold with anger over a piece of news.

"Hmph! The Heavenly Tribute was plundered... I never expected something like this to happen again. What a disgrace. Once the culprit is found, they must be executed to serve as a warning to others."

Saint Saturn struck the polished floor heavily with his cane. The dull sound seemed to hammer against everyone's hearts, conveying his undisguised displeasure.

Plundering offerings made to the gods was an unforgivable crime, a challenge to the absolute authority of the world nobles.

Saint Warcury stroked his curled beard and looked toward Nusjuro, who sat opposite him.

"What do you think, Nusjuro? Should we have Cipher Pol devote its full efforts to the search?"

The Five Elders each had their own responsibilities. The collection and allocation of the Heavenly Tribute had always fallen under the authority of the Warrior God of Finance.

Nusjuro held a piece of white cloth in his hand, leisurely wiping down his chilling cursed blade. He did not stop at the question, and his expression remained utterly composed, as if everything were under control.

"There is no need to make such a fuss and send people to investigate. According to the inventory sent in advance, the plundered Heavenly Tribute included two special Devil Fruits."

"I checked the encyclopedia using the photographs. Those two fruits were the Paramecia-type Love-Love Fruit and... the Logia-type Cloud-Cloud Fruit."

"Both fruits possess considerable power, especially the Logia type. You all know what that means.

"As long as the culprit has a functioning brain, they would never casually hand them over to someone else. We need only wait and watch. Once users of those abilities appear