Gold-Gold Fruit (Happy New Year! Wishing You Prosperity!) / Tesoro's Secret Mission

Although he didn't know how Atlas knew about what was happening in the North Blue, he felt very fortunate. He had suspected that Rosinante wanted to seize the Op-Op Fruit, but he wasn't sure. Moreover, the only person who could make Atlas disobey orders and secretly go to the North Blue was Rosinante, who was in the North Blue.

"It's alright, Rosinante is my friend too."

"Alright, I have a few things to take care of here. I'll thank you later."

As soon as he finished speaking, Atlas was about to hang up the phone. Although Doflamingo's life was now a piece of cake for him, he was afraid that things might change if he hesitated.

"Hey! Wait a minute! Doflamingo is a former Celestial Dragons! If you kill him, the World Government will hold you accountable!!"

Seemingly remembering the purpose of their mission, Sengoku quickly spoke up to stop them.

"Huh, Celestial Dragons? What a nuisance..."

Atlas was secretly annoyed. He had originally planned to pretend he didn't know Doflamingo's identity and execute him directly. Even if the Five Elders knew, they would at most reprimand him.

"Fufufufu... The Navy is nothing but the lackeys of those idiots on Mary Geoise; they're not qualified to execute me!"

Doflamingo, who had been half-dead, seemed to have overheard Sengoku's conversation with Atlas, and his previously droopy face returned to an arrogant smile.

"Tch~ You're getting too arrogant, you brat Dover!!!"

Atlas casually spat on Doflamingo's face, then moved his feet, which had been covering Doflamingo's neck, to his arm joints.

Stomp hard!!

Click!

Doflamingo's charred arm suddenly bent at an unsettling angle.

"Uh-huh!"

Doflamingo only let out a muffled groan, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, but he didn't scream in pain.

"Fufufufufu! Even you..."

Atlas thought for a moment, then exerted force with his feet again, crushing Doflamingo's forearm to pieces!

"Ah!!!"

This excruciating pain was so intense that even Doflamingo, who prided himself on having endured the most agonizing things in the world, couldn't help but cry out.

"I know, I know, I'll spare his life, as for the rest... hehe!"

"I can't guarantee that..."

Atlas let out a cryptic laugh at Sengoku on the other end of the phone. Since he couldn't kill the guy, crippling his limbs would suffice. However, considering the stitching properties of the String-String Fruit, Atlas simply shattered Doflamingo's arm!

"No problem, except for your life, you can do whatever you want with it."

Sengoku also understood that, given Atlas's personality, it was unrealistic for Doflamingo to fall into his hands without leaving anything behind.

Snap!

After hanging up the phone, Atlas turned to look at the Donquixote Family members lying motionless on the ground, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Bang!!!

Several Explosive Flames shot out, and apart from Doflamingo, all the other unconscious Donquixote Family members were burned to ashes!

"White Hou!!!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Doflamingo's eyes widened in fury, his gaze filled with hatred as if he wanted to devour the flesh and blood of the Marines before him. At this moment, his thirst for power far surpassed anything he had ever felt before. Power is nothing but a castle in the air without the strength to stand at the pinnacle!

Unfortunately, he realized it a little too late...

Boom!

Flames engulfed everything, crippling all four limbs!

Splash!

Suddenly, Atlas stretched out his hand, and the rocks that had been shattered in the battle all around him began to dance and spin rapidly around Doflamingo.

"Planetary Devastation - Modified!"

Like subjects obeying a king's command, countless rocks and clods of earth eagerly clung to Doflamingo's remains, quickly forming a perfectly round and solid sphere, leaving only his head exposed to the air.

"There's no other way. I don't have any Seastone on me, so I'll have to leave it at that for now."

Atlas casually suspended Doflamingo in mid-air before walking towards Rosinante.

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Sengoku breathed a sigh of relief as he hung up the phone. Fortunately, he had guessed Atlas's intentions in time. Otherwise, if Atlas had been allowed to do as he pleased, although there might not have been any substantial punishment at the moment, his hopes of being promoted to the rank of Admiral would certainly have been dashed.

However, what puzzled Sengoku was that Doflamingo, this former Celestial Dragons, seemed to have some leverage over the World Government. When he learned that Tsuru was going to hunt down Doflamingo, he specifically ordered that the guy's life not be harmed. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been six months since Doflamingo was arrested and imprisoned.

Even the deepest sins are utterly vulnerable in the face of absolute power...

Sengoku turned to look at the banner hanging high on the wall that read "Rule the World with Justice," and shook his head with a sigh.

Chapter 176 Gold-Gold Fruit (Happy New Year everyone! Wishing you prosperity!)

Minion Island, West Blue.

Two warships of different designs hovered silently here. One was an ordinary patrol ship, while the other was none other than the flagship of Lieutenant Vice Admiral Tsuru, the Chief of Staff of the Marine Headquarters Staff!

At the bow, Vice Admiral Tsuru, with a full head of silver hair, slowly lowered his binoculars and asked the female naval officer beside him, "How is that boy now?"

The boy that Vice Admiral Tsuru mentioned was a boy rescued by the Navy from the island. He was not imprisoned in the overwhelming number of Birdcage, but happened to encounter a patrol warship that had been monitoring Minion Island, so he was taken in.

The female navy woman in the low-cut shirt chuckled, covering her mouth. "His mental state is alright, but he suffered multiple beatings and is somewhat malnourished. You would never guess how old he is."

"Oh?" Vice Admiral Tsuru asked with interest. The little fellow who had come aboard their ship looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old. Could his actual age be much older?

"Just by looking at him, you would never guess that this boy is already 19 years old! Long-term abuse and malnutrition have severely affected his physical development."

The female navy officer in the low-cut top felt a pang of pity for the boy.

Did he reveal his origins?

"His name is Drake, Barluez is his father, but also the one who abused him. However, he seems to hate his father very much."

Fearing that Vice Admiral Tsuru might harbor resentment about Drake's identity as the son of Pirates, the low-cut female marine couldn't help but add.

"Barluez, huh...?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru shook his head slightly, then instructed the low-cut female navy officer, "Take that little guy back to the navy and train him well. I believe he will definitely become an outstanding navy officer in the future."

"So what's our next task?"

"Let's wait a little longer. We've almost accomplished our objective in North Blue this time. Our greatest heroes are yet to come."

Vice Admiral Tsuru watched the towering Birdcage in the distance slowly disappear, a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

She had just spoken to Sengoku on the phone and learned that Doflamingo had been arrested by Atlas, thus ending the reign of the Donquixote Family, the underground kings of the North Blue.

On the other side of Minion Island.

A Pirates ship was quietly moored here, its conspicuous Pirates flag indicating that it belonged to the Donquixote Family.

At this moment, Atlas followed behind Tesoro, the sphere floating in mid-air was the unconscious Doflamingo, and Rosinante was holding the sleeping Law in his arms.

The group slowly stepped onto the Pirates ship, carefully examining the vessel that had once instilled fear in countless people of the North Blue. A sense of things having changed was palpable in their hearts.

"Hey, Atlas, what are we doing here?"

Rosinante looked at the familiar Pirates ship and asked Atlas with some confusion.

"Of course, it's about looting the spoils and... cleaning up the remaining enemies!!"

Bang!

As soon as he finished speaking, the muzzle of a machine gun emerged from the darkness, and Atlas grabbed it with one hand, his thumb covered in Armament Haki, and pressed it firmly against the muzzle.

"You agree, right, little one?"

Atlas suddenly turned his head, exerted a little force with his arm, and pulled the figure hidden in the darkness out!

A black-haired girl in a black dress, her hair tied in a ponytail with a bow, looking pitiful, suddenly appeared before the three. However, her words were anything but ladylike. "Let me go! I'm avenging my young master!"

Atlas looked strangely at the gun in his hand, and at the end of the line was the shoulder of the black-haired loli!

"You're a Weapon- Devil Fruit User?"

"Do you need me to answer this?" The black-haired loli, who had been struggling fiercely, suddenly became docile and even showed an expectant look.

"Um."

"Ah~ Does this mean I'm needed?"

A blush crept across the black-haired girl's face, and she nodded emphatically. "That's right, I am Paramecia Weapon-Weapon Devil Fruit User!"

Rosinante hesitated for a moment, then spoke softly to Atlas, "Her name is Baby-5. She's a poor child with some personality flaws, and she hasn't been a member of the Donquixote Family for very long. Could you perhaps...?"

"Ah--! Corazon, you can talk?"

Just as Rosinante was pleading for Baby-5, Baby-5 looked horrified. She was quite familiar with Rosinante, this strange man in the Don Quixote family who disliked children. When she first joined the Donquixote Family, she would get beaten up for no reason almost every time she encountered Rosinante.

A strange light flashed in Atlas's eyes. His Observation Haki told him that there was only Baby-5 on the ship, and the rest were just some Donquixote Family henchmen. He didn't see anyone like Monet or Sugar.

"Are all the Donquixote Family here?"

Atlas turned and looked at Rosinante with a puzzled expression.

"No, Doflamingo's next plan is to plunder the Heavenly Tribute, use his former Celestial Dragons status to ask the World Government for a position as one of the Shichibukai, and then go to the New World to reclaim the Dressrosa Kingdom. Some members of his family have already gone to Dressrosa to gather intelligence."

Although Doflamingo was somewhat wary of Rosinante, his perfect disguise allowed him to gain a general understanding of the Donquixote Family's plans to seize power.

"I see..." Atlas subconsciously rubbed his chin.

Monet was probably assigned to be a maidservant to the princess of Dressrosa. As for Sugar, she was arguably the Donquixote Family's ultimate weapon and the core of their entire plan to seize power, so it was impossible for them to take her to the dangerous situation of being carried around by Vice Admiral Tsuru.

"Baby-5, right? Would you like to join the Navy?"

"Ah~ Am I being needed again!?"

As usual, Baby-5 looked shy, and the gun barrel held by Atlas was almost unable to maintain its Devil Fruit Ability, making it seem as if Atlas was proposing to her.

"That's right, I need you to join the Navy!"

Although he was slightly speechless, Atlas still went along with the poor little girl.

"That's great! I agree to join the Navy!"

"Next... let's see what's in the Donquixote Family's collection!"

Atlas's main target this time is the Gold-Gold Fruit, while Baby-5 is just a side effect. Moreover, her Arms-Arms Fruit is also a fruit with good potential, and it is an upgraded version of the Dice-Dice Fruit. If developed properly, she will become a powerful combatant in the future.

Bang!

The warehouse door is open!

A gourd-shaped, golden Devil Fruit appeared before Atlas!

"Found it... looks like I'm really lucky!"

Chapter 177 Tesoro's Secret Mission

"Tesoro, eat it!"

On the Donquixote Family's ship, Atlas solemnly presented Tesoro with the Gold-Gold Fruit he had just acquired.

It can be said that the Gold-Gold Fruit was a crucial part of Atlas's overthrow of the World Government. In the original timeline, Tesoro had not yet obtained the Gold-Gold Fruit, yet he was able to create the miracle of becoming the world's richest man in a short period of time after obtaining this Devil Fruit, and was able to control 20% of the world's Beli.

It can be said that the Gold-Gold Fruit made Tesoro what he is today, but it also shows how well Tesoro is suited to this fruit.

"For... me?"

Tesoro excitedly accepted the Gold-Gold Fruit from Atlas's hand. Trusting Atlas, he didn't inquire about the fruit's abilities in detail.

He believed that Devil Fruit that could be valued by a man like Mr. Atlas couldn't be too bad!

"That's right, this is the Paramecia Gold-Gold Fruit, definitely one of the top-tier Devil Fruit abilities, perfect for your upcoming mission."

"Task?"

Tesoro suddenly realized that before coming to the North Blue, Atlas had indeed said he would give him a mission, but he hadn't expected that it would require such a powerful Devil Fruit ability to assist him.

"Yes! I will risk my life to carry out your orders, Lieutenant Vice Admiral!!!"