Three Fruits, the Marines' Overt Trap / On the Eve of Battle

Tama Big Eye at the scene. It really was a monster, disappearing and reappearing in an instant!

But it doesn't seem to be a bad monster; it looks like a good one!

Big Eyes activated the Storyboard Space, instantly teleporting an abundance of food from the ship—more than they could eat—and piling it up into a small mountain in front of Tama.

"Here, these are for you. Remember to keep them a secret."

Dimon patted the little girl's head again, then got up and left.

"Let's go."

Big Eyes followed behind Dimon. "Master, should we mark her as insurance?"

"No need, she will keep her promise."

Tama stared incredulously at the food scattered on the ground: flour, rice, and lots of fresh fruit.

She had never seen so much delicious food since she could remember.

"Um, thank you, masked big brother! What's your name, big brother?"

"This is a gift from the Lord, thank the Lord."

Dimon waved his hand, ignoring it further.

Soon, the two disappeared from Tama's sight, the little girl muttering the word "master" to herself, her face beaming.

She stood up and excitedly muttered to herself:

"We must go tell the master quickly!"

Chapter 148 Three Fruits, The Navy's Open Scheme

Meeting Tama in the mountains of Kuri was just an unexpected interlude, and Dimon didn't take it to heart.

After leaving the dense forest, he went straight to Amigasa Village.

At that moment, Ain's voice echoed in my heart.

[Master, I've already spoken with Marshall D. Teach. Teach about how to steal other people's abilities...]

"He doesn't want to talk about it?"

He said he needed time to consider it.

"It's alright, let him take his time to think it over."

Blackbeard's method of stealing other people's abilities relies on the Dark-Dark Fruit; even if we knew that now, it wouldn't make a difference without this fruit.

As for where the Dark-Dark Fruit is... they gave Doflamingo 1 billion gold, and there's still no news.

"Did that guy even bother to gather any information? Are Devil Fruit that rare?"

Dimon thought to himself, "It's true that Devil Fruit users are quite common, but Devil Fruits that haven't been eaten have only appeared a handful of times throughout the entire Pirate King manga."

One instance was the Enies Lobby arc, where the World Government bestowed two Devil Fruits upon two members of CP9.

Another instance was in Dressrosa, where Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit was used as a prize in a competition.

It seems we still have to rely on the Navy... Thinking of this, Dimon immediately asked:

"Where is the Navy's plan at?"

[Based on information provided by Mammon, the Navy requested three Devil Fruits from the World Government, intending for each of the three Admirals to carry one.]

What kinds of fruits are they?

[It's still unknown what kind of Devil Fruit it is, even though the World Government has agreed to the plan. We'll have to wait until it's delivered to the Navy to find out.]

Snatching the Devil Fruit from the Three Admirals is much more difficult than stealing the Heavenly Tribute last time.

However, Dimon didn't care; as long as the Navy was willing to use Devil Fruits as bait, he was willing to take the bait.

They're just Three Admirals? That's exactly Three Admirals 're after!

Where will they set up an ambush?

[Regarding this, the navy doesn't seem to have a concrete plan; they're just having the Admirals carry it with them, waiting for us to seize it.]

How incredibly confident... Does he really think his Admiral is invincible?

Actually, if you think about it carefully, a single Admiral isn't that big of a deal, but if three people act together, it can be quite troublesome.

"Let's talk about it after the World Government delivers its spoils."

Dimon instructed Ain to continue surveillance, and then entered the Amigasa Village.

The village was very quiet, with emaciated villagers everywhere. They merely glanced up at Dimon, the outsider.

When they saw the Big Eyes, they were all startled.

"Y-youkai!"

Someone let out a weak cry and turned to run away.

Dimon's right arm transformed into a giant, bluish-black python, which opened its mouth and snatched the nearest person in its jaws.

"No, don't eat me, monster! I'm so skinny, I'm practically skinny..."

"I ask, you answer."

Yes! Yes!

The frightened villagers trembled with fear.

Dimon said bluntly, "There should be a swordsmith in this village named Tenguyama Hitetsu. Take me to his house."

Tenguyama Hitetsu?

The villagers immediately thought of the reclusive man who always wore a mask, as if no one had ever seen the face beneath it.

"His home is in the bamboo forest to the north!"

Soon after, led by local villagers, Dimon arrived at the doorstep of Tenguyama Hitetsu's house.

It was just a small thatched hut, and according to my Observation Haki, there was no one inside.

Dimon did not make things difficult for the villager and let him leave, then pushed open the door and went inside.

His gaze swept across the area, and he quickly spotted one of his targets on the knife rack on the wall.

"The Nidai Kitetsu."

Dimon's right arm transformed into a giant python once more, and he took the Famous Sword from the wall.

The Kitetsu series are all Famous Swords, with the Shodai Kitetsu being one of the Supreme Great Grade Swords, and the one he wields...

It belongs to the Twenty-One Great Grade Swords!

As Dimon drew the Nidai Kitetsu, he immediately sensed the sinister aura emanating from the sword; it was clearly a cursed blade.

All the swords in the Kitetsu series are demon swords, just like the demon sword Enma.

Legend has it that the demon sword will eventually turn against its master, and all the swordsmen who have wielded the demon sword throughout history have met with bad ends.

However, Dimon didn't care at all; he didn't need them anyway. He was just accumulating a stockpile of weapons for his "Unlimited Blade Works".

"Great, another one."

Dimon gladly accepted the knife, inscribed a teleportation mark on its body, and then sent it to the Wave-Breaking Warrior.

Today's Animation was used on Yamata no Orochi, so we'll have to wait until tomorrow.

Counting the number, there are already six swords: Shusui, Jijue, Raiu, Enma, Ame no Habakiri, Nidai Kitetsu... It seems like the goal of one hundred swords is a long way off.

Fortunately, he already had a good idea.

Since finding Famous Swords is too troublesome, why not just have a master craftsman forge them and mass-produce them?

Tenguyama Hitetsu was a "famous swordsmith".

This person's true identity is Kozuki Oden's father, the previous shogun of Wano Country, Kozuki Sukiyaki.

He lost power after the coup, escaped from Kurozumi Orochi, and has been living in anonymity ever since.

"Now, we just wait for the old man to come home."

Dimon simply stayed home and waited quietly.

Meanwhile, at Marine Headquarters.

A World Government warship entered the inner bay and docked. Two men and one woman walked across the deck and onto the harbor pier.

One of them was extremely tall and said to the two beside him:

"Take your things and go see the Sengoku."

I know without you saying it.

The person who responded to him was a woman wearing a mask that partially covered her face and light pink lipstick on her lips.

Stussy examined the treasure chest in his hand and chuckled softly:

"Using such Devil Fruit as bait, once it's taken away, the Five Elders won't forgive us easily."

"What nonsense are you spouting? The Three Admirals carry them with them at all times; who could take them away? As long as the Seven Deadly Sins dare to take the bait, we'll capture them alive this time!"

"If only things were that simple. I have a bad feeling about this mission."

Stussy did not argue with his colleagues.

She recalled intelligence reports from her former subordinates.

A red-light district in the Sabaody Archipelago, one of her properties as the "Queen of the Pleasure District".

Red-light districts like these exist all over the world, and this was one of her major missions as a CPO agent.

Gather intelligence through the red-light district!

The Seven Deadly Sins's Big Eye has been hiding in the Sabaody Archipelago and has made several deals with her people...

She didn't report a single word about this matter to her superiors.

That is why the World Government had no idea that the Big Eye was in the Sabaody Archipelago.

"Hehe, I'm kind of looking forward to it."

Stussy said with a half-smile, and then followed his colleagues to the main fortress.

The conference room on the top floor.

After Stussy and his two companions entered, the three Admiral were already waiting there.

Upon seeing the bait brought by CP0, Aokiji inquired with great interest:

What kinds of fruits are they?

"It's a fruit that would anger even the Five Elders if lost!" Stussy said softly, a hint of mockery in his eyes beneath his mask.

"You must protect it well, and make sure it's not taken away by the Seven Deadly Sins."

Chapter 149 On the Eve of the Great Battle

"The Five Elders will get angry?"

Kizaru raised an eyebrow, showing surprise.

In his mind, Devil Fruits were nothing more than toys to the Five Elders.

The three men, Stussy and his companion, each placed their treasure chests on the table. The tallest man among them spoke calmly:

"Each treasure chest here contains a Devil Fruit, but you don't need to know what kind of fruit it is."

"Each treasure chest requires a key to open; forcibly breaking the lock will cause an explosion."

"These are three keys."

Upon hearing this, another man in a white suit took out three silver keys from his pocket and handed them to the three Marine Admirals.

"The key and the treasure chest must be matched one-to-one. Using the wrong key will still cause an explosion."