Big Sis Chigu

Chigu picked up her Bone Blade from the side and slung it over her back.

She didn't even drink her wine and walked straight outside.

When the others saw Chigu act like this, they quickly followed. When Chigu the woman got angry, it meant someone was about to have some bad luck.

Just right, they could also stretch their muscles.

"There are only two of them, do we all have to go over?"

"Of course not. If any of you don't want to go, you don't have to. I can handle it by myself."

Chigu stopped in her tracks and coldly glared at the person who had just spoken.

"How can that do? We should still tag along, just in time to stay on that island for a bit."

The targeted man rubbed the back of his head and smiled awkwardly.

He had just said it off the cuff, who knew someone would actually overhear him.

Besides, Big Sis Chigu's glare was just too terrifying, right?

"Big Sis Chigu, please don't get angry, I was just—"

Before the man could finish speaking, his head and body parted ways, and his eyes didn't even close.

"Noisy!"

Chigu let out a cold snort, wiped the blood off her face, and continued walking forward.

The others dared not speak a word now; at this time, whoever spoke died.

Chigu was the vice-captain of this squad. The squad had one captain in total and three vice-captains, while everyone else was considered a bunch of small fries, though their strength wasn't weak either.

"Why is Chigu's temper so huge, tsk tsk."

Number Two chewed on the meat in his hand while speaking to another vice-captain.

Who would have thought that Chigu, walking in front, would stop again and shoot a direct glare his way.

Number Two smiled sheepishly and stopped talking.

The captain was named Heishui, and he was a relatively steady man. Although he had the build of an ordinary person and always looked like he was smiling, no one dared to fight him.

"Alright, everyone hurry up and go, Chigu is already very angry."

Heishui smoothed things over with a smile, yet there was not the slightest hint of amusement in his eyes.

Yangguan Town—even though Moyun already knew what the situation was here, seeing those expressionless villagers still filled him with some emotion.

That factory should have been built over a dozen years ago, and back then the fruits weren't as mature as they were now.

After eating the current fruits, a failed evolution should leave their faces entirely stuck with smiling expressions, otherwise they wouldn't be called SMILE fruits.

"Is there still any way for these people to recover?"

Olvia softly asked.

"I don't know, maybe there's no way to recover for the rest of their lives."

Moyun shook his head. These were the powers of a Devil Fruit; unless those people were killed, they would probably be like this for life.

Although those people claimed it could buy happiness, it might just be a means of collecting money.

"That factory might have some clues."

Palo said in a deep voice.

His peripheral vision kept scanning the crowd for anyone with a suspicious expression.

Of course, having a suspicious expression wasn't quite right here; it should be someone who looked different from everyone else.

"Let's walk faster, there really is a spy here!"

Palo's pace involuntarily sped up a bit. He had just noticed someone constantly following them.

Although that person also wore that same expressionless face, they had been following them for way too long!

"There really is one!"

It seemed this time wouldn't be so easy after all.

That person saw the few people ahead suddenly quicken their pace, so he sped up as well.

However, there were simply too many people on the street, and in no time at all, he lost track of them.

"Damn it, could those people have found out! I need to report this immediately!"

This person didn't plan to disguise himself anymore and took out a Den Den Mushi right there on the street. Just as he was about to dial, a hand-chop struck him and knocked him unconscious.

It turned out Moyun had used his ability to teleport all three of them directly behind this person.

Because the man was in a rush, he hadn't noticed.

"I reckon that squad should be arriving very soon, we need to hurry up too."

Moyun glanced at the Den Den Mushi. A free Den Den Mushi—truly not bad.

Palo still hadn't quite snapped back to reality.

Weren't they just standing at that place ahead a moment ago, how did their position suddenly change?

"Are you a Devil Fruit user?"

"Yeah, so what, is there a problem?"

Moyun openly admitted it straight away, and seeing Palo's expression made him want to laugh.

It was just a Chaos Space ability, what was there to be surprised about?

"You—you—"

"Stop with the you-yous, lead the way already!"

Walking from here to the foot of the mountain, his skill should be ready to use again by then.

Having a skill cooldown really sucked; once he got the chance in the future, he had to get rid of this cooldown completely, or at least shorten the time!

Palo also knew the severity of the situation, so he nodded and unconsciously quickened his pace a bit more.

This sudden speed-up made it tough on Moyun.

He knew Palo was tall with long legs, but there was no need to walk this fast!

He was barely going to keep up!

Although Moyun was extremely unhappy and struggling to keep pace, he didn't say a word.

This concerned a man's dignity!

By the time they reached the foot of the mountain, Moyun was already huffing and puffing.

"We've arrived. Are—are you very tired?"

Palo looked back and saw Moyun looking somewhat strained, but he quickly realized.

"Oh, sorry, I was walking too fast and didn't notice you."

The apology was thoroughly sincere, without the slightest hidden meaning.

Yet it was precisely because of that why it made people even angrier!

Moyun gritted his teeth and replied that it was nothing.

He looked up at the towering peak, estimating the mountain's height—it should be within the range of his ability.

"Alright, let's go."

As soon as his voice fell, the three of them instantly vanished into a black hole and then dropped onto a sheet of white snow.

"So cold, I forgot to prepare clothes."

Moyun involuntarily shivered. The wind and snow on this mountain were truly fierce; fortunately, there were no issues with high altitude or breathing difficulties.

Olvia also shivered from the cold.

"This factory looks somewhat familiar to me, as if I've seen it somewhere before."

"Pretty normal, you'll see a lot more of them in the future."

Moyun rubbed his hands together. This factory was a Grand Line-wide franchise, after all.

If Kaido could open a factory all the way out here, it meant there were probably quite a few more factories on islands along this route.

"But how are we going to get past this door? It must have been sealed for so many years."

"Wait for my skill."

This door looked immensely heavy, and the locks on it were completely rusted through.

"No need, I can open it."

Palo observed the large gate for a moment before speaking up.

This was no problem at all for him.

Before Moyun and the other could voice any questions, the muscles on Palo's arm suddenly bulged, he stepped back with one foot, and punched toward the gate.

"Lion Roar Fist!"

"Boom boom boom!"

A large hole was punched directly through the door.