Sakazuki grunted in acknowledgment.
His gaze remained fixed on a kid near the edge of the wanted poster.
Seeing Sakazuki acting a little strangely, Carol took notice.
Carol walked over and examined the wanted poster, but there was nothing unusual about it.
The date, however, suggested it had only been issued yesterday.
After a while, Sakazuki looked up.
"Carol, do we have any Devil Fruits we aren't using?"
Carol thought for a moment.
"Hmm... we've collected some from pirate ships over the years."
"Five Zoans, two Paramecias, and no Logias."
Sakazuki nodded.
"Pick any three Zoans and put them aboard."
"Get ready to set sail."
Carol replied,
"All right."
Sakazuki stood up, stretched, and rolled his neck.
"Come on, let's go see Enel."
"That kid's been acting awfully secretive lately."
"Let's see what he's up to."
Carol smiled.
"I know about that. Apparently, he's researching some secret weapon."
"He even dragged Admiral Sengoku's adopted son, Rosinante, into it."
"They spend all day in the lab."
"It's got Admiral Sengoku grinding his teeth."
"He finally came back for a while, only to find he couldn't even get a glimpse of Rosinante."
Sakazuki chuckled.
"Now that really is amusing."
"Let's go."
He pushed open the second-floor study window.
Whoosh, whoosh-
Two figures shot through the air.
The people in the study vanished without a trace...
In the Marine Headquarters Academy, there was a room beside the principal's office.
It had now been completely converted into a laboratory packed with high-tech equipment.
Its all-metal interior was neat and orderly, with all sorts of precision instruments everywhere.
Vice Admiral Morris was in the room next door, too.
That made this the safest place around. Even if something went wrong, Vice Admiral Morris could arrive immediately.
Inside the laboratory.
Electric light gathered in Enel's