Shirley: What a Strange Man

"Lunarian Race?"

Turning his head to the side, Caesar Courland smiled obsequiously and rubbed his hands together as he moved closer to Huayue.

"Caesar! What are you talking about? The Lunarian Race has already escaped along with that guy, and every usable specimen is one less available..."

"Then just give me one-third of a test tube's dose. Also, what do you mean by 'following that guy in his prison break'?"

Realizing he had misspoke, Vegapunk and Caesar Clown exchanged a glance before replying with strange expressions.

"Actually, that escapee is also related to you; he is Kaido."

At that moment, Huayue seemed to remember something and nodded gently.

"Oh! Kaido, that brat has stirred up his own storm on the sea too. What happened to Kaido?"

"He became Ability User the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Azure Dragon Form, so he has been doing some crazy things. He usually either surrenders to the Navy or commits crazy suicide."

"After surrendering last time, he not only escaped from prison, but also took away the Navy's precious experimental subject, the only surviving Lunarian Race."

Caesar Courland quickly explained, Huayue burst into laughter.

"Really? Then next time I see him, I'll take the opportunity to collect a few Lineage Factor. Goodbye."

His figure vanished, countless azure hues dissipated, and the smile on Caesar Cullen's face vanished, leaving him limp on the spot.

"Phew, that scared me to death. I never thought that Uchiha Huayue, who had been missing for so many years, would appear in Punk Hazard. This guy is someone who destroys islands at will, and many Celestial Dragons have died at his hands."

"Hey, hey, hey, Vegapunk, you ungrateful bastard! One day I'll wipe you out completely, and then I'll be the strongest scientist, Caesar! Whoosh who...

Caesar Clown, feeling smug, turned around and saw that Vegapunk was nowhere to be found. He picked up the experimental data that Huayue had left in the research institute and went into the laboratory.

"This is..."

When he turned to the last part, Vegapunk's eyes widened.

"Regarding the experimental sample for the immortality granted by Devil Fruit, the currently known sample is Jaigollucia Satan Saint..."

"Apart from Lord Imu mentioned last, all the other samples have been confirmed to be possible immortal beings, but it is still unclear whether they can use the fruit. It is also unknown whether there are higher leaders above the Five Elders."

"However, the Five Elders themselves all use Zoan-type Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, but their regenerative abilities far surpass those of ordinary Mythical Zoan, suggesting they may be a byproduct of their immortality..."

After confirming that he had memorized it, Vegapunk threw it into the incinerator, his entire body already drenched in cold sweat.

"Uchiha Huayue, what a cunning pirate. He knew I couldn't resist the temptation of knowledge, especially in such an unbelievable and unknown realm as the limits of human life. I fell for it."

With no time for regret, Vegapunk threw himself once again into his endless research mission, as the thick fog that shrouded Punk Hazard dissipated with the sea breeze.

The naval officers and soldiers, who had been in a daze, regained consciousness and were completely unaware of what had happened.

The New World, Sabaody Archipelago.

"The Sunlight Tree Eve can transmit sunlight to the Fish-Man Island below, and it can also secrete peculiar resinous bubbles..."

With eyes slightly narrowed, a branch hidden in the vast sea quietly pierces through, drawing upon the genes of the Sunlight Tree Eve.

Bang bang bang...

The distant gunshots caused a gasp of alarm. Huayue looked up and saw the once lively crowd kneeling on the ground, each one covered in cold sweat.

The next moment, a Celestial Dragons wearing Bubble Shield and a spacesuit-like outfit walked towards them from afar.

He sat atop a gigantic being, constantly waving his chains to urge him to go faster.

Huayue responded with indifference, her eyes filled with mockery.

The backward slave system, the Celestial Dragons who regard everything as ants as the ruling class, and the Void Century hidden in the Poneglyph are stains that they cannot erase no matter how hard they try.

The mysterious Five Elders, the unknown weapon that shouldn't belong to this era, and the so-called member states of the World Government.

There is no doubt that the World Government and its leaders are hiding something.

They are eager to bury that history and do everything in their power to prevent the truth of history from being exposed to the world.

"Let's just consider it a spur-of-the-moment thing, or it could be something we've been planning for a long time. We'll come back to play with you guys after we've collected most of the gene pool."

Thump!

In a secluded corner of the archipelago unnoticed, a figure leaped into the ocean and swam toward Mermaid Fish-Man Island, thousands of meters below the Sabaody Archipelago.

Meanwhile, on Fish-Man Island...

"Brothers, let's go! Our destination Final Island! Onward!"

The Roger Pirates officially set off for the Final Island. King Neptune watched the group leave, but soon after, he started shouting because the gate had been smashed again.

Just then, in a dark corner of Mermaid Street, countless azure spiritual particles gathered, Huayue shook her head slightly.

"How come I keep running into this guy everywhere I go? It's just part of the fate of this era. No, if I keep using the ability to predict the future, I'll become a charlatan too. Seriously..."

She hurriedly blended into the crowd, her eyes flashing with a deep blue light. Huayue looked up and gazed at a cold and beautiful mermaid in the distance, who was holding a crystal ball. Her eyes flickered slightly.

"A similar power, the underlying code of this world regarding precognition?"

Having made up his mind, he quietly approached, ignoring the countless merfolk who seemed oblivious to him.

"Young lady, can I ask you for a favor?"

Young Shirley turned her head and saw a strange blue light under the black hood.

Is there anything I can help you with?

"I would like to ask you to help me see where my future lies?"

Shirley's heart skipped a beat, her face full of hesitation, but she couldn't suppress her curiosity and kept stroking the crystal ball.

A moment later, an unprecedented sight appeared inside the crystal ball, leaving Shirley at a loss for words.

"Stars, the moon, terrifying war... and all sorts of strange animals, what are these?"

Seeing that young Xia Li was unable to form words, Huayue smiled and slowly said.

"No need for that, I'll witness it myself."

The next second, their eyes met, and the prophecy that had occurred inside the crystal ball was clearly imprinted in their minds.

"East Blue, Loguetown, Foosha Village more than twenty years later... Is this Otsutsuki Touya? So that's it. Even as I disappeared, he couldn't resist heading to that planet..."

"Besides, it seems that the fruits from this planet can really bring me unprecedented surprises. Thank you, little beauty."

As Shirley regained consciousness, she saw a gleaming gold coin lying flat on her crystal ball.

"What did I just do? What a weirdo..."