Although the voice was rough, it was clearly a woman's voice.
The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a short-haired woman with big eyes, one eye covered by her hair, wearing a jumpsuit, a jacket, and boots.
"Oh!!"
"Beauty!!"
The moment he saw the person, Sanji let out a strange cry, his eyes immediately turned into heart shapes, and then his figure vanished from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already in front of the woman, a rose of unknown origin dangling from his mouth. He bent slightly and said in a gentle voice:
"Beautiful lady, it's a pleasure to meet you. Can we be friends?"
"!!!"
The woman was startled by Sanji's sudden appearance in front of her and instinctively kicked out.
"Bang!"
Sanji was kicked flying, but he wore an expression of ecstasy as he murmured:
"So spicy!!"
Everyone:...
"Who are you?!"
Nami looked at the woman and asked.
"Who am I? You intruders dare to ask me who I am?"
"I am the great Dr. Vegapunk!!"
"Impossible!"
To everyone's surprise, Nami immediately denied it after the woman finished speaking, then looked at her with a blank expression and said in a low voice:
"I've seen Vegapunk in the newspapers before, who are you trying to fool?"
"Ha! There's no point in explaining to you invaders!"
The woman shouted, then pulled a laser gun from her pocket, as if preparing to attack the crowd.
"Want to fight?"
Zoro smiled slightly, flicked his fingers at his waist, Wado Ichimonji was slightly drawn out of its sheath.
"Fine, let's fight! Who's afraid of you!"
The woman shouted, preparing to pull the trigger, but then a figure suddenly appeared in front of her.
"!!!"
The woman's pupils constricted as she stared at the figure that suddenly appeared before her, and she instinctively pulled the trigger.
A laser beam shot out, but the figure simply raised his hand and met it head-on.
An unbelievable scene unfolded before the woman's eyes: the laser, which she perceived as incredibly powerful, seemed to wash the figure's hands the instant it touched the figure's palm.
It has absolutely no effect whatsoever!
The woman was completely stunned, her body stiffening for a moment.
Once the noise subsided, a figure spoke softly:
" Lilith! If you keep going, I can't guarantee I won't tear you apart!"
"Um?!"
Upon hearing this, the woman, Lilith, took a few steps back, staring at the figure in disbelief, and asked:
"Who... who are you?"
How do you know my name?
A smile appeared on the figure's face; it was Xia Chen.
"There's no need to ask who I am; didn't you already know?"
Xia Chen said with a faint smile, his tone tinged with a hint of mockery.
He didn't believe that Lilith wouldn't recognize him, given his fame.
This isn't him boasting; it's simply the truth.
Upon hearing this, Lilith's stunned expression vanished, but a hint of surprise remained.
" Xia Chen the Sovereign!! He is indeed as powerful as the rumors say!"
"The laser gun has absolutely no effect on you!"
"Your laser is too weak. It's more like it'll give me a bath than actually hurt me!"
Xia Chen said with a faint smile, but then changed the subject.
"But you still dared to attack us knowing we were a pirate crew, you've got some nerve!"
"If you've heard of my name, you can't possibly not have heard of my ruthless killings, right?"
"So what if I've heard it? Do you think I'm afraid?"
Lilith spoke calmly, without a trace of fear in her voice.
"As expected, it's the evil Clone among the six Clone; it's certainly brave!"
"It's only because I'm not interested in killing you, otherwise you'd be dead already!"
Xia Chen shook his head. He didn't actually have any ill feelings towards Lilith; he knew it was just her personality.
Therefore, he naturally wouldn't attack Lilith because of this; he's not that bloodthirsty!
As he spoke, Xia Chen turned to look in another direction, where a figure slowly walked towards them. The person was wearing a mask, with their hands in their pockets, and a number 01 on their clothes.
The moment he saw the figure, Xia Chen's lips curled up slightly, and he said calmly:
"Nice to meet you, Dr. Vegapunk!"
"Um!?"
Upon hearing this, Nami and the others were all stunned and looked at Xia Chen with confusion.
" Xia Chen! He's not Vegapunk, is he?"
Sanji asked curiously.
Yes and no!
"Right, Shaka!"
Xia Chen said calmly, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Shaka stopped a short distance in front of Xia Chen and said:
"Yes and no!"
Looking at the Shaka in front of him, Xia Chen felt that he was more in line with his image of the great scientist Vegapunk.
Not that old Vegapunk himself!
Perhaps it's because this first Clone of Shaka represents righteousness!
So Xia Chen had a good impression of him, it's just a pity that he was killed by York in the end in the original work.
" Your Xia Chen the Sovereign! Welcome to this island of the future!"
"The main body has already taken Straw Hat Boy and the others to explore the island, and I will be in charge of showing you around! I will be the one to guide you through the island!"
"Can!"
Xia Chen nodded.
Having someone guide them is definitely better than them exploring on their own, since there are so many high-tech things here that none of them understand.
The original work only shows a portion of Vegapunk's inventions; there are many more that even Xia Chen is unaware of.
This is where the importance of a tour guide becomes apparent!
And Shaka was undoubtedly the best candidate.
"Wait, Xia Chen, what did you mean just now?"
At this moment, Franky asked Xia Chen.
As a loyal fan of Vegapunk, he naturally followed a lot of news about Vegapunk and had seen what Vegapunk looked like.
Of course, it's in the newspaper!
Therefore, he was very puzzled by what Xia Chen said.
What does "yes and no" mean?
Oh! You mean this?
"His name is Shaka, and he is also Vegapunk!"
"And then there's her, her name is Lilith, or you could say Vegapunk!"
Upon hearing this, Franky and the others were completely stunned, their faces filled with confusion.
"They are all Vegapunk's Clone, so you could say they are all Vegapunk!"
" Clone?!"
"Right!"
Xia Chen nodded, and then told everyone about Vegapunk's Clone.
Shaka and Lilith were both shocked as they listened to Xia Chen's introduction to everyone.
This guy... how come he seems to know them better than they do?
Before they could say anything, Xia Chen, who was about to say something more, suddenly narrowed his eyes, turned his head, and looked in a certain direction.
"Um?!"
"This aura is..."
"Luo!!"