Rocks' Corpse

Why do you ask that? Do you want to join my pirate crew?

Ace's eyes lit up; he would welcome Dimon with open arms if he were willing to join.

"Nine out of ten pirate crews that set sail from the Sabaody Archipelago to dive deep into Fish-Man Island will encounter difficulties and perish at sea. A 10% survival rate? I have no interest in taking on that challenge."

This is just an excuse; in reality, it's simply because he's too lazy to do anything.

Even a low survival rate is nothing to Dimon; if things go wrong, he can teleport away at any time.

"This is for you."

He took a folded piece of paper out of his pocket.

Ace took it with a puzzled look, opened it, and saw a golden pentagram magic circle engraved on it.

"What's this?"

"You should keep it. It might save your life if you run into trouble at the bottom of the sea," Dimon said with a smile.

"Don't lie, I've seen this thing!"

Ace wasn't fooled and quickly grasped the key point. "I encountered two members of the Seven Deadly Sins under tree No. 14 earlier; they appeared through this magic circle."

"Indeed, very observant. To tell you the truth, this is a teleportation array. All members of the Seven Deadly Sins possess this ability, allowing us to descend to different realms at any time."

When Dimon realized he couldn't fool him, he simply told him the answer directly.

Ace said angrily, "So, you actually want to go to Fish-Man Island too, but you don't want to take the risks, so you just wait until I get there and then teleport over via this magic Fish-Man Island?"

You guessed right.

"You bastard, that's so unfair!"

Ace grabbed Dimon by the collar and shook him violently. "Why don't you just come with me, Zoro!"

Suddenly, a "Zoro" appeared, and Dimon almost lost his balance.

"It's true that this thing can save your life. If you encounter danger in the deep sea, you can open this paper, and the teleportation array will take you to a safe place."

"I'll keep this precious thing safe!"

Deuce snatched the papers from Ace's hand and carefully put them away.

Dimon shook off Ace's hand.

When are you leaving?

"The ship was towed away by the navy."

Deuce explained, "We need to find a way to get the ship back first, and then we need to coat it. According to Ms. Shakky, the coating process will take at least four to seven days."

The people hid, and the navy couldn't find them, so they were helpless. But even if they managed to salvage such a large ship, it would take several days to coat it.

Deuce was quite troubled by this.

"I'll help you with the ship. Get a new ship and head to Fish-Man Island first. Once you arrive in the New World, I'll teleport your original ship back to you."

"You can do that?!"

Ace was stunned. "This ability is so convenient! Is it too late for me to join the Seven Deadly Sins?"

Dimon gave a half-smile.

Ace chuckled awkwardly, "Seriously, if I joined the Seven Deadly Sins, could I also learn this teleportation ability?"

"Then kneel down and pray to 'my Lord.' If He answers you, you can join."

Ace: "..."

Joining a pirate crew is usually just a matter of having a drink, but joining a religious organization requires kneeling and praying?

He, Porthos D. Ace, a true man, would never kneel so easily.

With a thud.

Ace clasped his hands together, his face full of piety as he prayed to the empty space above his head:

"Lord, I truly desire to join you; please grant me strength!"

Behind the bar, Deuce couldn't help but cover his face. He felt so ashamed to have a captain like that.

Dimon couldn't help but laugh. As expected of Luffy's three brothers, they never disappoint in this regard.

"A response? I didn't hear anything. Zoro, is your method really reliable?"

The Lord did not respond to you, which means you are not devout enough. Try harder next time.

Dimon patted Ace on the shoulder reassuringly.

The Lord you are worshipping is standing right in front of you, unable to respond to you; I'm truly sorry.

Chapter 191 The Corpse of Rocks

After handing the paper with the teleportation array engraved on it to the Spade Pirates, Dimon lingered in the bar for a while, chatting with Ace for a long time.

Meanwhile, in area G66.

"Still haven't you found the man who took your weapon?"

Inside the base's lounge, Tokikake saw Momousagi push open the door and enter, asking her with concern.

Momousagi shook her head. She had been searching for Dimon on the island for the past two days, not to retrieve Konpira...

Since the other party had taken the knife and hadn't killed her, Momousagi wasn't going to ask for it back.

The reason she kept looking for people was simply because she wanted to invite Dimon to join the Navy.

A young swordsman who has mastered the Conqueror's Coating is wasting his talent as a bounty hunter.

For this, she could forget all her past grievances.

Jia Tokikake his legs crossed, said:

"I've heard that the person who attacked you is called Roronoa Zoro; he's become quite famous lately."

"I arrived in the Sabaody Archipelago about two months ago, stayed for a while at a hotel in the neighboring 70 area, and then moved away."

Momousagi looked at the other person with displeasure, "What do you want to do?"

"Of course we should arrest this person; attacking the navy is a serious crime," Tokikake said matter-of-factly.

Momousagi frowned slightly. "This is none of your business; it's a personal matter between him and me."

Arresting him is out of Tokikake question. Even if she could defeat him, she still wants Dimon to join the Navy; how can she arrest him?

She glanced around the room and changed the subject:

Where is Mammon?

"They were escorting the Celestial Dragons back to the Holy Land; they should still be in Mary Geoise."

The Holy Land, Mary Geoise.

"My mission is accomplished here. Well then, farewell, Lady Phoebe."

Mammon escorted Thatchers Lady Phoebe to the entrance of the "God's Domain," casually glancing at the city inhabited by the Celestial Dragons.

This place is known as the "God's Domain" or the "Land of the Gods." It is the residential area where many Celestial Dragons live, and it has slave-driven automated walkways and numerous mansions.

With a quick glance, Mammon saw many Celestial Dragons dressed in white protective suits and wearing resin bubble covers on their heads.

Some of them held chains in their hands and rode on the backs of slaves.

Suddenly, a tall woman caught his eye.

The woman was different from ordinary Celestial Dragons; she was not wearing white clothes, but rather a tight-fitting black outfit with a feather collar draped over her shoulders.

The woman, holding a cigar and revealing sharp fangs as she smoked, was walking step by step toward the entrance to the God's Domain.

"You've escaped death, Phoebe."

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Thatchers Phoebe trembled, and when she turned around and saw the woman, her expression turned even more fearful.

"M- Maffey -sama."

"Your grandmother asked me to take good care of you, and your unauthorized departure from the sacred place has caused me a lot of trouble."

The woman called Maffey walked up and was more than half a head taller than Phoebe.

She leaned slightly closer and said:

"How about I just execute you? I have that authority. As a member of the Holy Knights, executing you is as simple as me nodding."

"No... no! I was wrong! Lady Maffey!"

Phoebe looked terrified and kept pleading.

"Apologizing to me won't help. Apologize to your grandma; after all, she was my childhood playmate."

Grandma? Playmate?

Mammon looked at Maffey with surprise. This woman looked to be at most forty or fifty years old, while Phoebe's grandmother must have been at least sixty or seventy. How did these two become playmates when they were children?

Noticing Mammon's presence, Maffey glanced at him, her Observation Haki detecting the word "powerful."

A look of recollection crossed her face, and after a long pause, she suddenly realized:

"You're that bat..."

"My mission is complete, goodbye."

Mammon had no interest in dealing with the Holy Knights; nobody knew what Devil Fruit abilities they possessed, and it would be disastrous if their identities were exposed.

He turned and left without lingering.

As he passed through Pangaea Castle, a guard from the sacred site stopped him.

"Vice Admiral Mammon, the Air Force Commander-in-Chief is waiting for you in his office."

"Steelbow Sky?" Mammon paused, taken aback.

The guard was speechless. Wasn't it a bit impolite to call the commander-in-chief by his name?

Please come with me.

He pretended not to hear and turned to lead the way.

Mammon had no choice but to follow, and soon after, they arrived at the office of the Commander-in-Chief.

Mammon had only heard of this former Marine Admiral before; this was the first time he had actually met him.

He knocked on the office door, and a "Come in" response came quickly from inside.

"Commander-in-Chief, did you need something?" Mammon pushed open the door and walked straight to the desk.

"You are Mammon?"

Steelbone Kong looked up and sized him up for a moment, then nodded and said, "No wonder the Sengoku values you so much. You are indeed excellent. This time you protected Lady Phoebe and brought the people back safely. You have made a great contribution. I'm having a headache about how to reward you."

"This is my duty."

Mammon replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "If you, Commander-in-Chief, insist on rewarding me, I would like to have the opportunity to look through the database."

What do you want to see?

"Regarding the previous user of the Vampire Fruit, which theoretically grants Undying, I'm curious about how he died and whether he left behind any notes on developing the fruit's power, which might be helpful to me."

After spending some time in the Navy, Mammon gradually mastered human communication skills.

He didn't care about the previous Devil Fruit User at all; he just wanted to use it as an excuse to get close to the World Government's database.

As for the purpose... it's naturally for the mission.

Investigate something!

To be precise, it means investigating the location of a specific body.

After listening, Steelbone nodded, having no doubt about Mammon's reasoning.

"The previous ability user... that was three hundred years ago. I don't even know the specifics of how Admiral Black Bat died."

Who would bother looking at 300-year-old documents? Cyborg Kong simply considered it Mammon's personal interest and immediately gave permission.