The Sixth Original Sin, [Gluttony] Nika

It was a sunny morning, the day Barto Club was due to pay its dues, and he sent his men to various places to collect the money.

Around noon, someone reported that something unusual had been discovered at the sea cliff; a corner of the entire sea cliff was missing, as if it had been cut off by someone.

The missing cliff was not found at the scene, and the tombstone that he had placed there had also mysteriously disappeared.

The matter even alarmed the Navy.

However, since Colonel Captain Smoker, the base commander of Loguetown, was escorting some recruits to the Grand Line for the World Military Draft, no one could handle the matter, and it was eventually left unresolved.

"That's how it is. Nobody knows exactly who did it. All we know is that everything was fine the day before, and the person who stole the body must have done it at night."

The Left Hand of God fell into deep thought; as the shadow of the Lord, he possessed a strong capacity for thought.

Based on Bartolomeo's description, it's easy to conclude that the corpse thief is a person with special abilities!

It is impossible for an ordinary person to move an entire cliff in one night without alerting anyone.

Only Devil Fruit Users with all sorts of bizarre abilities can find a solution.

The Left Hand of God carefully considered his words before speaking:

"From your description, the person who did it is a Devil Fruit user. As the Weakest Sea of the four seas, the East Blue has very few Devil Fruit users, so they should all be well-known figures. Do you have any suspects?"

"Oh dear, I don't even know why you're looking for a body, how could I possibly guess who it could be?"

Bartolomeo breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed the other party had no intention of killing him.

"Tell me about the ability users you know..." Left Hand of God pressed.

With few clues available at the moment, we can only speculate based on the "ability" itself, since even for Devil Fruit User, it would be difficult to move a piece of cliff.

"An ability user from the East Blue? Let me think..."

As a mafia boss with influence spanning over 100 towns, Bartolomeo has indeed gathered a lot of intelligence and knows about the existence of some people with special abilities.

"Such people are rare. In the East Blue, Devil Fruits are legendary treasures. I've only heard of three people who have them, and I can't be sure if they are all Devil Fruit users."

"Stop talking nonsense, just tell me who they are and what their abilities are!"

"Can you let me go? I can't breathe... I'm going to die!"

Bang!

The tentacles released.

Bartolomeo fell to the ground with a thud, touching his neck which was still throbbing from the choking. He felt like he had just escaped death and almost saw his great-grandmother again.

"Speak, my patience is limited, human."

"Okay, okay, let's start with the first one..."

Bartolomeo blurted out all the information he knew.

First is the base commander of Loguetown, Marine Headquarters Colonel Smoker, nicknamed "White Hunter," Logia Devil Fruit User.

"The Smoke-Smoke Fruit, capable of moving such a large cliff?"

"Maybe, but this guy went to the Grand Line. Because of the recent World Military Draft, there are some candidates in Loguetown as well."

Bartolomeo didn't believe Smoker was responsible; as a naval captain, what reason would he have to steal a corpse?

Assuming he had such a motive, he could have easily poached it openly and honestly.

Moreover, the person was not in Loguetown at the time of the incident.

"The second person is a pirate, the captain of the Buggy Pirates, a man known as having an 'Undying body', with a bounty of 15 million."

I suspect this guy is a superhuman. I've heard from some bounty hunters that he's someone Undying no matter how you attack him, but I don't know exactly what his ability is.

"And the third person?" Left Hand of God pressed on.

"The third person... this person is quite famous; you might have heard of him."

Bartolomeo grinned. "King Valis of Celon, King of the Sairon Kingdom, Paramecia Devil Fruit User. His ability is very powerful; he can forcibly command those of lower status than him."

Sorry, I've never heard of it.

The Left Hand of God doesn't have many memories; its earliest memories are from the royal palace's back garden, where it was awakened by its master's power.

His understanding of the world and common sense were all crammed in the last few days.

They know even less about the situation in the East Blue.

"The Authority-Authority Fruit... it doesn't sound like the ability to move a cliff." Left Hand of God pondered for a moment, then asked:

"Besides these three, who else? There can't possibly be only three ability users in the entire East Blue, right?"

"I don't know. In recent years, only those three have become quite famous."

Bartolomeo shrugged.

There are definitely more than three Devil Fruit Users. Just like himself, he is also a Devil Fruit user, but the outside world doesn't know it.

Of those who are relatively well-known, only these three come to mind at the moment, and Buggy is suspected to be a Devil Fruit user.

Upon hearing this, Left Hand of God fell into deep thought.

No matter how you look at it, these three ability users are not "corpse thieves"...

Elegia... no, it should now be called Infinity Island.

Through Ain's perspective, Dimon observes what is happening in Loguetown.

He didn't doubt the information Bartolomeo provided too much; in the face of life and death, the other party had no reason to lie for a corpse.

He also agreed with Left Hand of God's assessment; the person who made the move was clearly a power user, and a swordsman of considerable skill at that.

It can cut through a sea cliff with a single sword strike and then remove the cliff face...

"Does the East Blue have such a master? At least no such character has appeared in the story, and why would this person remove the corpse?"

Dimon seemed lost in thought.

If we broaden the scope to the entire world, there are many people who can do similar things.

Taking into account factors such as motives, Dimon's thinking gradually became clearer, and he eventually narrowed his suspicions down to three parties.

First: Rayleigh.

Since leaving the Sabaody Archipelago, his whereabouts have been unknown, and even Shakky doesn't know where he went.

As Roger's first mate, if Rayleigh saw news reports about Rocks' resurrection, he might indeed have taken the body away.

Second: World Government.

The government was fully aware of the resurrection of Rocks and Harald, which naturally triggered a series of actions and reflections.

Will the mastermind behind this resurrect even more people?

In order to prevent the situation from escalating further, the Five Elders certainly had a reason to remove Roger's body.

However, Dimon actually felt that the possibility of World Government was the lowest.

After all, they could have simply burned the body to ashes and scattered the ashes into the sea; there was no need to remove the cliff as well.

Third: Red-Haired Shanks.

After failing to stop the other pirate emperors on Hachinosu, this guy chose to leave.

As an apprentice crew member on Roger's ship, Shanks had strong motivations, but the timing just didn't work out.

The body went missing a week ago. Shanks was still in the New World then. Could the Red Hair Pirates really teleport?

"To be fair, it might actually be able to teleport."

Dimon stroked his chin, recalling the Paramount War from the storyline.

At the height of the war, the Red Hair Pirates suddenly appeared and ended the war with the words, "Give me some face."

At that time, someone in the navy made a thought-provoking remark.

[Just yesterday, he clashed with Kaido the Four Emperors, in the New World, and this person is already here?!]

Yesterday in the New World, today they're in Marineford stopping the war—what else could that be but teleportation?

Of course, there is another situation.

The person who clashed with Kaido at the time was not Red-Haired himself, but his Shamrock.

The two look almost identical, so it's quite possible they could be mistaken for each other.

"If Red-Haired did it, did he take the body to prevent Roger from being resurrected?"

Dimon tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and a fourth suspect suddenly popped into his mind.

Golden Lion, Shiki admiral of the Flying Pirates.

Sky Island, Merveille.

This is not a naturally formed Sky Island, but an island that was lifted into the sky by some kind of Devil Fruit power.

At the same time, this is also the lair of the legendary pirate, "Golden Lion" Shiki.

At this moment, inside a laboratory on the island.

The coffin was opened, revealing a corpse inside.

A ship's doctor and chemist, Dr. Indigo, wearing a white coat, injected some kind of drug into the corpse.

"Hehehe... How about it? Can you be resurrected?"

Shiki crossed his arms and observed for a long time before finally speaking.

"How could he possibly be resurrected!" Dr. Indigo exclaimed. "I just injected some fixatives into the corpse to slow down its decomposition!"

After saying that, he clicked his tongue in amazement:

"Speaking of which, Captain Shiki, Roger has been dead for almost 20 years, hasn't he? How come his body is still so well preserved?"

"Of course! With the Haki this guy possessed in life, he won't completely decompose even after a hundred years!"

The Golden Lion narrowed its eyes, staring at the corpse in the coffin.

He recalled the news he had seen not long ago: Rocks had come back from the dead, wreaked havoc on Enies Lobby, and formed New Rocks Pirates with Harald, who had also come back from the dead.

At almost the same time, two resurrected individuals appeared.

Golden Lion almost instantly thought of Roger. If Rocks, or anyone else, possessed this power to resurrect the dead, they would inevitably set their sights on the Pirate King Roger sooner or later.

Therefore, he immediately took action and removed Roger's body as soon as possible.

"Captain Shiki, the body is now in our hands. What should we do next?" Dr. Indigo asked, collecting the syringes.

The Golden Lion grinned widely:

"Waiting passively isn't my style. Anyway, find Rocks first! He's a bargaining chip!"

"Hehehe... hehehehe...!"

Chapter 235 The Sixth Original Sin, [Gluttony] Nika

For Dimon, resurrecting Roger was something he could do or not do.

Now that he has Rocks and Harald, that's enough for him.

The New Rocks Pirates, assembled by these two, are enough to attract the full attention of the World Government.

Anyway, I don't have time to worry about his Seven Deadly Sins.

If war breaks out between the two sides and ultimately leads to Imu's intervention, that would be ideal, as it would provide an opportunity to assess Imu's true combat capabilities.

"Let N'Zoth and his men retreat."

[Yes, Master. Regarding the person who stole the corpse...]

"Whether it's Rayleigh, Red-Haired, or Golden Lion, it doesn't matter. It's not like we absolutely have to revive Roger. There's no need to pay attention."

[Understood.]