Momousagi's Favor

"No need to arrest him!" Kong rejected the idea. "He's a member of the D. Clan. Send someone to contact him immediately and invite him to join the Shichibukai."

The Shichibukai, an organization that has been established for many years, has maintained the same seven positions.

The current seven people are:

Donquixote Doflamingo, patriarch of the Donquixote Family, captain of the Donquixote Pirates, and king of the Dressrosa Kingdom.

The World's Greatest Swordsman, "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk.

The world's most beautiful woman, captain of the Kuja Pirates, empress Amazon Lily Kuja Pirates Lily, and "Pirate Empress" Boya Hancock.

Crocodile, the Devil Fruit User the Logia Sand-Sand Fruit, also known as "Crocodile".

Jinbe, captain of the Sun Pirates, Jinbe "Knight of the Sea".

The Lizard King, Hanafuda.

And, Gecko Moria, captain of the Thriller Bark Pirates.

Upon suddenly hearing that Sora had asked him to invite Ace to join the Shichibukai, Vice Admiral Loire was momentarily stunned.

"Wait, wait a minute, Commander Kong, isn't the Shichibukai at full strength? Has someone been stripped of their title?"

"You don't need to know the details, just understand this: the Shichibukai, Hanafuda, have lost contact. The higher-ups have decided to strip him of his title, Ace is the next candidate."

Upon hearing this, Mammon, who had been sitting quietly on the sofa reading the newspaper, suddenly looked up.

Hanafuda, this person has been imprisoned on the Wave-Breaking Warrior, so naturally we can't contact him.

However, hearing Ace's name here still surprised him somewhat.

"Understood, I'll do it right away!" Vice Admiral Loire readily accepted the order.

"There's one more thing... Aren't all three Admiral Candidates at your base?"

"Yes."

Loire glanced at the three Admiral Candidate, all of whom were looking at him, so he immediately replied:

"You're right here beside me. What are your instructions?"

"A Celestial Dragons is going down to the Sabaody Archipelago. Momousagi and the others are in charge of protecting them."

Celestial Dragons!

Loire's expression tightened.

As Vice Admiral stationed in the Sabaody Archipelago, he had many dealings with the Celestial Dragons.

However, recently, due to the Seven Deadly Sins' attack on the Navy in the Sabaody Archipelago and the theft of a Devil Fruit, the situation has become tense, and the Celestial Dragons have been unable to descend to the human world for a long time.

In the past, Celestial Dragons would come almost every month.

"Clear!"

Vice Admiral Loire was already quite adept at dealing with the Celestial Dragons.

After hanging up the phone, he looked at Momousagi and the other two, and sighed helplessly.

"That's the situation, you've all heard it. I'm sorry, we can't entertain you any further."

Upon hearing that the Celestial Dragons were coming, Momousagi couldn't help but frown.

"I have no interest in protecting the Celestial Dragons; that's the job of Admiral."

Mammon volunteered, "Leave it to me."

His master had been watching the Celestial Dragons for a long time; this was like lambs to the slaughter. He wouldn't miss such an opportunity and had to report to his master as soon as possible.

Upon hearing that Mammon had taken the job, Momousagi's brow immediately relaxed, and she smiled:

"Then I'll trouble you, Mammon. I'll go find Portgas D. Ace and invite him to join the Shichibukai."

To avoid criticism, she needed to find something to do, and going to see Ace was a perfect excuse.

Seeing that she had made her choice, Tokikake also stood up and said:

"Gion -san, I'll stay with you..."

"No need, you should focus on protecting the Celestial Dragons."

Momousagi refused immediately and then walked out of the room alone.

"Just one Supernovas? I'm enough on my own!"

[Master, the Celestial Dragons are coming to the Sabaody Archipelago.]

Shakky's Rip-off Bar

Ain's words echoed in his mind, and Dimon paused in his drinking.

There were people all around, so he didn't feel comfortable asking.

Ain took the initiative to explain, quickly giving a brief overview of the situation on Mammon's side.

Mammon Tokikake are responsible for protecting the Celestial Dragons... Momousagi is coming to find Ace and invite him to join the Shichibukai...

Upon hearing the news, Dimon couldn't help but secretly raise his eyebrows.

After waiting for so long, the Celestial Dragons have finally arrived. Ever since they came to the Sabaody Archipelago, they've been eyeing this prize, eagerly anticipating their arrival.

We need to arrange for someone to arrest them as soon as possible.

However, another thing also surprised him quite a bit.

The World Government actually chose to invite Ace to join the Shichibukai?

In the original storyline, Hanafuda was only invited after Ace defeated her.

The situation is different now. Hanafuda was captured by Sigma, and the outside world has been unaware of the specifics.

From the World Government's perspective, Hanafuda should only be missing; why strip him of his Shichibukai title and replace him?

And they even specifically invited Ace by name...

This doesn't seem like a normal situation at all.

After a moment's thought, Dimon guessed that Ace's background might have been exposed, and that inviting the Shichibukai was just a trap to capture him.

Or perhaps, because of "D".

This guy's using the name 'D' to be a pirate, no wonder he's being targeted... Dimon thought to himself.

"Ace, you can start preparing to run away."

"What's wrong?"

Ace was chatting with Shakky when he heard this and turned around in confusion.

"I know a little divination. You're about to suffer a bloody disaster. If I'm not mistaken, the Navy is already on its way."

Ace looked completely bewildered.

Dimon shook his head. "I'm going for a walk."

Having said that, he went out and left.

Shakky blinked and took out a piece of paper with an address written on it:

"Little Ace, you've just landed on this island. Next, you want to do coating, right? You can go to this address; that's Rayleigh's friend, he has excellent coating technology."

"Thank you so much, Ms. Shakky!"

Area 11.

Momousagi arrived at the location indicated by the intelligence and indeed saw a pirate ship.

Observation Haki to survey the situation on the ship, they found only a lynx sleeping on the deck; there was no one inside.

"It really is the Spade Pirates' ship. It seems they've already left."

As I was thinking this, suddenly, a voice came from not far behind me.

"The Famous Sword, the Konpira... could you give it to me?"

Momousagi turned around and saw a young swordsman walking slowly towards her.

"You are... the bounty hunter who passed the test yesterday."

Dimon slowly drew the Jijue from his waist and strolled away leisurely, as if taking a leisurely walk. As he walked, a Conqueror's Haki Haki swirled around the blade.

Sizzle!

Crimson lightning stained the Jijue blood-red.

Upon seeing this, Momousagi's pupils contracted sharply, and an expression of disbelief appeared on her delicate face.

"Conqueror's Haki... Entanglement!?"

In the next instant, Dimon was already close.

The attack, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, landed lightly on Momousagi's head.

Sensing the terrifying power carried by the blade, Momousagi dared not be careless in the slightest. She unleashed her full Haki and drew her Famous Sword, Konpira, from her waist to defend herself.

Thump--!

In an instant, his Haki Inazuma went berserk.

Momousagi's feet sank into the ground, the force emanating from the opponent's sword almost suffocating her.

"Who exactly are you? A powerful figure like you couldn't possibly be unknown!"

She gritted her teeth and withdrew from Dimon's casual strike.

Dimon smiled faintly:

"Nobody? I think I'm quite famous. But you're not bad either, able to withstand one-fifth of my power... I'll give you a compliment, Miss Gion."

Chapter 182 Momousagi's Favor

Is it very famous?

Momousagi racked her brains trying to remember, but couldn't recall who Dimon was. She only knew that he was a bounty hunter who had participated in the World Military Draft at the G-12 Branch yesterday and passed the branch's test.

A pair of bright eyes were fixed on Dimon's face. Such a young swordsman, yet he had mastered Conqueror's Haki. Momousagi was extremely shocked.

She parted her red lips slightly, her tone full of doubt:

Why did you attack me?

"Your knife is quite nice; it seems destined for me."

Dimon laughed as he uttered the villain's words. He finally understood the feeling of those older generation masters in cultivation novels who, upon seeing the protagonist obtain a treasure, always liked to say, "Young man, put down the opportunity you have."

It's like someone walking down the street and seeing a dog with a hundred-dollar bill in its mouth... Could they resist the urge to snatch it?

Of course, the Famous Sword was only one aspect; the main purpose was to help Ace stop an Admiral Candidate and, incidentally, to test his current combat strength with Momousagi.

With only one-fifth of his Conqueror's Haki, he was able to suppress an Admiral Candidate; he was indeed very strong.

As he spoke, Dimon unleashed an even stronger Conqueror's Haki.

Momousagi's expression was solemn as she gripped the hilt of her sword with both hands, struggling against the immense pressure emanating from the Jijue.

As her power gradually increased, the ground beneath her feet continued to sink, and cracks spread in all directions.

You've taken a fancy to my knife?

Momousagi's tone implied disbelief.

How can someone be like this? She was willing to accept him for who he was, but it turned out she was after a knife?

"The Famous Sword, Konpira, Twenty-One Great Grade Swords. Why not give it to me?"

You're dreaming!

Momousagi's brows furrowed, her eyes filled with anger.