Wind Knot

Meanwhile, in the Small Sky Island Visalia.

"Please look, gentlemen. This is the Wind Knot. It can not only store storms, but it can also store clouds and lightning. However, no one would personally catch lightning and tie Wind Knot, ahahahaha..."

The old man, dressed in a sky-blue robe with a snow-white beard that reached his waist and split into two fishtail-like sections at the ends, laughed heartily.

Haredas, the weatherman of the small floating island, gently untied a knot, and a sudden gust of wind swept through, blowing Sugar, who was caught off guard, away, only to be caught by Monet.

"You wretched old man, what have you done?!"

His once beautiful face instantly transformed into a ferocious appearance with sharp teeth and claws, scaring Haredas so much that he fell to the ground with a thud.

"Alright, alright, Monet, this Wind Knot is very interesting. Can you teach me how to make it?"

Monet, who had originally wanted to stand up for Sugar, had no choice but to swallow her anger and raise her hand slightly. Haredas, after barely getting up from the ground, nodded hesitantly.

"Ahem, considering the significant financial contributions you've made to Visalia, I'll personally teach you!"

Beneath the distant circular rainbow, bursts of laughter and chatter could be heard as many meteorologists carried Island Cloud -generating equipment for small floating islands onto Dark King.

"Get lost, you damn old bastard! Is this how you treat VIPs?"

"Sir, I also have other novel items here, what do you think of the price..."

"I know everything Haredas knows, and I'll even throw in Sky Island research data, all at half price!"

Faced with a group of old men rushing forward, Haredas, who was squeezed to the side, couldn't even get involved, which made him shake his head and smile bitterly.

"You guys have gone mad! You said you wouldn't bow down for a pittance! What happened to your dignity as weather scientists?"

Monet snorted coldly at Huayue, who was being fawned over by a group of Whitebeard old men, while Sugar in his arms had an even more gloomy expression.

"A bunch of despicable old men, I really want to turn them all into toys and torture them to death..."

"Calm down, Sugar. At least wait until we get out of here."

The two sisters' whispers did not escape Huayue's ears. After the three of them exchanged a glance, the two sisters silently lowered their heads and remained silent.

Huayue smiled and nodded, focusing her attention on the knot in front of her.

The seemingly rough knots concealed an ingenious structure that captivated Huayue for a time.

"This structure seems worth trying..."

With her index finger and thumb together, a colorful thread, resembling lightning, slowly tied into a knot, remaining in Huayue's hand as if it were a real object.

"Wow, this trip has been really rewarding."

Her eyes darted around, until a newspaper appeared, which brought Huayue back to reality.

"Little Hiyori, what noteworthy news is there today?"

"Hmm... Hanafza, the Lizard King, was defeated by the Seven Warlords of the Sea. The victor, Portgas D. Ace, refused the invitation to become a Warlord..."

"Hanafza the Lizard King, that annoying guy from a few years ago, was defeated by Ace. Now that damned dragon should have a headache for a while, hehehe!"

A sly, mischievous smile spread across her delicate face. Huayue fell into deep thought and suddenly realized what was going on.

"Portgas D. Ace ... Ace, oh! It's him, Roger's son. This brat has grown up to the point where he can go to sea. Speaking of which, I still have a promise with Roger."

"Little Hiyori, pack your things and head to Wano Country. After all, it's my promise, and I can't break it for no reason. It wouldn't be good if that kid died."

Upon hearing this, Hiyori blushed slightly, clearly showing excitement.

"Finally, finally I can return to Wano Country, which means I can finally personally slay the Azure Dragon that has brought endless pain to Wano Country!"

"With your current strength, although you are some distance from Kaido, with Yamato's cooperation, there shouldn't be any problems. Let's go."

Now, let's turn to two places: Wano Country (Onigashima).

Glug glug glug...

"Waaaaah, Hanafza, Hanafza! Didn't we agree to build an army full of Ancient Zoan Ability User together? Why were you defeated by the others first?"

Tears flowed like a river as Kaido wailed in the cave, unable to contain his grief any longer.

Hanafza has always devoted himself to his legion of Ability User, tirelessly selling all the weapons to countries around the world without a single complaint.

But now, Hanafza, who bears his name, has been defeated by an unknown brat, which has infuriated Kaido beyond measure.

"Portgas D. Ace, that wretched brat, I'll never let him get away with this!!!"

The howl resounded through the heavens and earth, causing the Beast Pirates members waiting outside to tremble.

Meanwhile, in the New World, in the Lulucia Kingdom.

"Hmph, Hanafza was stripped of his title as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. In the end, he suffered from a lack of strength. This is part of the cruel reality..."

Now that Hanafza is dead and his title has been completely stripped away, Kaido of the Beasts can only rely on his transportation channels to transport weapons and raw materials for producing Artificial Devil Fruit.

Without a doubt, his trump card for navigating this vast ocean has become incredibly solid once again.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a figure wearing a top hat silently infiltrated the Lulucia Kingdom at that moment.

"There's only transportation involved, no weapons manufacturing plants. Where did such a large quantity of munitions come from? It seems we'll have to lie low for a while to find out the origin of these weapons."

"Moses, Moses, who?"

"Who? Sabo, where have you run off to again? Didn't Mr. Dragon tell you not to act on your own?"

"We didn't go anywhere. We were just investigating the factories that produce weapons. It seems that the Lulucia Kingdom is just a transit point. We need to start by investigating the people behind Donquixote Doflamingo."

"I'll hang up now, someone's coming..."

Click!

The Den Den Mushi ended, and Satsuma, who was quietly hiding in the shadows, listened carefully. The voices of several members of the Donquixote Family chatting aimlessly became increasingly clear.

"This is great! With the Lizard King dead, our young master can take over all the shares, and our treatment will also improve!"

"However, he's a Seven Warlords of the Sea, yet he was defeated by a pirate who just set sail. What a terrifying guy, Portgas D. Ace..."

Bang!

Like a heavy hammer blow to his mind, Sabo felt a pang of anxiety, yet a question surfaced in his mind.

"Portgas D. Ace, Ace... Whose name is this? Why... why does it sound so familiar?"