Imu and Joy Boy

Before the voice arrived, the person had already appeared.

Four figures flew out from the depths of the Holy Land, heading toward the three mountains crashing down on Mary Geoise.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The three nearly thousand-meter mountains were shattered by the four men, and the scattered boulders fell toward Mary Geoise like a meteor shower.

The boulders were about to reduce Mary Geoise's buildings to ruins.

An old man in a suit and with a long beard made his move. His entire body transformed into a towering tree, and he waved his branches to intercept the scattered boulders in Kong.

"What a shame. If Fujitora were here, their power could be increased several times!" Ryan sighed.

As soon as Ryan saw the Five Elders make their move, he hurriedly called out to everyone, "Leave! Now!" Golden Lion also sensed the four men's terrifying strength and quickly controlled the ship to fly away from Mary Geoise.

After Ryan and Buggy put on the prepared night clothes, they teleported several times and arrived in the depths of the Holy Land—the forbidden area of Mary Geoise. Everyone except the Five Elders was forbidden from entering this place, including the Celestial Dragons!

After passing through the Estate where the Celestial Dragons lived, they could see a Castle standing in the distance. There were no guards at all. It was no exaggeration to say that this Castle was the most difficult place in the Pirate King world to conquer!

"What incredible nerve. You actually took advantage of the chaos to barge in here!"

An old man in a white robe and holding a samurai sword spotted Ryan and Buggy inside the Castle. He drew his sword and arrived in front of them in the blink of an eye.

This is bad! I can't dodge it.

Ryan sensed the danger to his life. Since he could not evade it, he could only do this.

"Go, Buggy!"

Without hesitation, Ryan threw Buggy at the old man in the white robe!

"Bastard! How dare you..."

Before Buggy could finish speaking, he was sliced in half! However, he recovered his original form in the next moment.

Ryan took advantage of this opportunity to teleport into the Castle. Once inside, he headed straight for the innermost room.

Ryan's Observation Haki sensed that there was someone inside, but their condition seemed abnormal. Their life force was extremely weak, yet they were unbelievably powerful!

"This is bad, Lord Imu!" The old man in the white robe also noticed that Ryan had barged inside. He had no idea how Ryan had managed to enter right under his nose without being detected at all.

But the most important thing now was to prevent him from disturbing Lord Imu. Otherwise, no one could withstand Lord Imu's fury!

"A woman?" That was Ryan's first reaction when he saw Imu. He had never expected Imu, who might be the greatest boss in the Pirate King world, to be a woman.

The heavy bulges on Imu's chest had already proved that.

Ryan had just taken a few steps forward to continue observing Imu, who was currently deep asleep, when he felt his life force rapidly draining away.

Ryan hurriedly stopped moving forward.

At this moment, the old man in the white robe also entered. When he saw that Imu, seated on the throne, had not awakened, he immediately sighed in relief.

"Who are you? Sit down and talk. Lord Imu cannot wake up right now." The old man in the white robe looked at Ryan, whose face was covered.

"You seem very afraid of her waking up. What if I insist on doing it anyway? You know that at such a short distance, you can't stop me." Ryan chuckled.

"If Lord Imu wakes up and becomes enraged, we will all die!" the old man said, fear in his eyes.

Ryan saw the fear in the old man's eyes and became even more curious. However, he could not gamble his life merely because of a momentary curiosity.

"All right, then. But you have to agree to help me with something!" Ryan's collector's obsession had flared up again.

He had also quietly left a Kong coordinate behind here.

"Who exactly are you?" The old man did not agree to Ryan's condition. He merely continued asking about Ryan's identity.

Seeing how curious the old man was about his identity, Ryan decided to tease him.

"You want to know so badly? Then I'll tell you. My name is Joy Boy!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, an astonishing aura instantly filled the entire room. It was radiating from Imu on the throne.

If one looked closely, they would notice that Imu's eyelids had moved slightly at that moment.

Ryan hurriedly teleported out of the room. For the first time in his life, he had truly felt the aura of death in that instant.

The old man in the white robe also quickly left the room.

After exiting, Ryan asked the old man in the white robe beside him, still shaken, "What happened? Why did that happen as soon as I said—"

"Shut up! Do you want to die? You must not mention that name."

The old man in the white robe hurriedly stopped Ryan before he could finish speaking.

"So, do you agree to my request?" Ryan's cold voice reached the old man's ears.

"Fine!" the old man said through gritted teeth.

It was obvious that being threatened by Ryan had left him extremely displeased.

At this moment, five people entered the Castle. Four old men could be seen carrying Buggy inside.

"Save me!" Buggy looked at Ryan as though he had seen a lifeline.

"Hand him over to me!"

Ryan's flat words irritated the four old men who had entered. They were just about to flare up when the old man in the white robe stopped them.

"Give him to him."

The old man in the white robe then explained what had just happened to the other four. The old man leaning on a cane tossed Buggy over without another word.

After catching Buggy, Ryan opened a Kong portal through Kong before the astonished eyes of the five men. He took Buggy inside and disappeared, leaving behind only one sentence.

"Remember what you promised me. Otherwise, you'll regret it!"

The Kong portal vanished instantly after the two of them entered.

After the two disappeared, the Five Elders launched into an intense discussion.

"A Devil Fruit user?" The old man with a scar on his left cheek asked with his cane.

"Yes. Even though I don't know what Devil Fruit it is, I remember that the Devil Fruit encyclopedia has no record of such an ability!"

"What did you promise him?"

"To help him with something. Don't anger him before Lord Imu awakens naturally. You saw his bizarre ability yourselves." The old man in the white robe explained.

"Have CP0 investigate this person thoroughly!"

"And the Marines still haven't arrived!"

"Then we must capture those who invaded the Holy Land this time. Otherwise, where will the dignity of the World Nobles go?"

"..."

Ryan and Buggy appeared in Water 7. When they came out, Buggy was still clinging tightly to Ryan's thigh and refusing to let go.

Ryan helplessly said, "Buggy, you can let go now. We're safe."

After seeing the familiar surroundings outside, Buggy tentatively asked, "Water 7?"

"That's right!"

Buggy looked somewhat dazed. He had been terrified when he entered the Kong portal just now, and he had never expected to appear in Water 7 the very next moment. Everything that had happened tonight felt like a dream.

"Are you a Devil Fruit user?"

Ryan did not answer him. He merely raised a finger to his lips, signaling Buggy to be quiet. Buggy understood at once. Everything was left unspoken.

Ryan was thinking about how to arrange things for the slaves they had rescued. After all, when Ryan did something, he either did not do it at all or did it perfectly. He could not simply deal with it carelessly.

This had always been Ryan's way of doing things.

At this time, Kizaru also arrived at Mary Geoise. Looking at the devastated Mary Geoise, Kizaru sighed, "How terrifying!"

Not long afterward, Kizaru was summoned by the Five Elders alone. No one knew what had happened inside. They only knew that Kizaru had entered with a cheerful smile and left with a bitter expression.

"So Sengoku asked me to hurry over first because of this!" Kizaru muttered with pursed lips. He secretly decided that he absolutely could not be the first to arrive next time.

-----------------------------------The latest chapter of Pirate King revealed information about Joy Boy, and it seems to be related to Luffy. Some readers have analyzed that Luffy is Joy Boy. However, I won't follow Oda's plot here, or I'd have to alter my later story beyond recognition. I hope all my dear readers can forgive me!