Assault on the Heavenly Tribute / The Allied Pirate Fleet

"Um, I'm sorry, I don't have Eternal Pose for the Ifris Kingdom here." Azshara said awkwardly.

Beneath the mask, Dimon frowned.

Is there a way to get it?

"Of course there's a way! But it will take some time. I'll go find someone to make the deal. If you're willing to wait, please give me half an hour."

"ASAP."

"Okay~"

Once you pay, Azshara provides excellent service. She first makes Dimon a cup of black tea, then arranges for a beautiful woman to serve him, before hurriedly leaving to deal with her troubles.

Dimon waved for the waitress to leave; he preferred peace and quiet, not because he discriminated against these living bodhisattvas.

Azshara acted quickly, returning twenty minutes later to hand over a sea chart and an Eternal Pose to Dimon.

"Eternal Pose for such a small country is really hard to come by. I had to ask seven or eight people to get one. Considering the losses in between, I'll give it to you for 10 million Beli. As for the nautical chart, I'll give it to you for free."

"I gave you 15 million."

"The remaining 5 million is what you owed last time!"

Once the deal was done, Azshara's enthusiasm waned, and she even dared to roll her eyes at Dimon.

Considering that this woman was quite useful and that he might need to deal with her again in the future, Dimon tentatively approved the deal.

"Goodbye."

With that, a flash of white light, and he vanished from the room in an instant.

"Interesting, very interesting. So even the Seven Deadly Sins have their eyes on the Heavenly Tribute of the Ifris Kingdom?"

Seeing Dimon leave, Azshara's expression turned playful.

She only learned some information from her colleagues while searching for the Eternal Pose.

This year, the Ifris Kingdom presented a Devil Fruit as tribute to the Celestial Dragons.

This intelligence entered the black market a day ago and spread rapidly within a single day, unexpectedly attracting the attention of the Seven Deadly Sins.

"These mysterious people are really obsessed with Devil Fruit. However, there are at least eighty, if not a hundred, pirate crews eyeing this lucrative prize right now."

Chapter 93 Attack on the Heavenly Tribute

How many pirate crews are there on the Grand Line?

Nobody knows.

They are like ears of wheat in autumn, sprouting up again and again every year. This year, some are captured, some are killed, and some perish in battle with each other. Next year, new and more pirate crews will emerge.

The words spoken by Pirate King Roger, before his death inspired countless people to set sail.

This is the Great Pirate Era!

Everyone knows that plundering the Heavenly Tribute will bring relentless retaliation from the World Government, but do pirates fear that?

Those who at least aim to become the captains of the Pirate King would never back down in the face of something like this.

However, despite their fearlessness, only a minority of pirate crews were able to obtain information from the black market and locate the Heavenly Tribute Transport Ship.

Dimon got stuck on the second step.

Not long after, the Wave-Breaking Warrior.

With the Grand Line chart spread out on the table, Dimon used a pen to draw a line between the Holy Land Mary Geoise and the Ifris Kingdom.

A mouth appeared on the table and said:

"Master, is the Heavenly Tribute Transport Ship somewhere along this route?"

"If only it were that simple."

Sailing is not about traveling in a straight line. Although the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, no one can actually sail in a perfectly straight line.

The conditions at sea are complex and ever-changing, requiring consideration of ocean currents, wind direction, weather, and so on. On long voyages along the Grand Line, it is easy to lose one's way, so a navigator is needed to keep a close watch.

Not to mention, the Heavenly Tribute Transport Ship takes some rather mysterious and hidden routes, making it quite difficult to find.

Dimon suddenly thought of a woman, Nami. If she were there, combined with the known information, they might be able to find her successfully.

"No wonder the Golden Lion also wants a skilled navigator; they can be very useful at times."

There's not enough time to rush to the East Blue and bring Nami back; this time we can only try our luck.

"The saying goes, 'Do your best and leave the rest to fate.' If this is a trap, then the transport ship wouldn't have taken such a well-hidden route."

Dimon tossed the Eternal Pose to the Ship Zuizui and gave a simple instruction:

"Proceed straight ahead in this direction."

"Yes, Master."

After setting the course, Dimon made his way to the punishment room with practiced ease.

Inside the room, Hanafuda was tightly bound by Seastone chains, her hands and feet fixed to the instruments of torture.

More than half a month has passed since he was captured. During this time, Hanafuda has not had a drop of water. In addition, he was severely injured after being beaten by Lust from the Seven Deadly Sins. At this moment, he looks extremely weak.

The sound of a door creaking open reached her ears. Hanafuda's eyelids fluttered slightly as she half-opened her eyes, trying to adjust to the light.

I could vaguely make out blurry human figures, looking like normal humans, wearing cloaks and masks.

"Who are you?"

Dimon didn't answer, but walked up to the other person and observed quietly for a moment. "As expected of Ancient Zoan user, their vitality is exceptionally tenacious."

The person in the news... was one of the Seven Deadly Sins who first appeared in the newspapers.

Hanafuda had read the news about the Big Eye, who had recently clashed with the naval Garp the Hero in the Sabaody Archipelago and successfully prevented him from landing on the island.

What is your purpose in arresting me?

"An accident."

Dimon wasn't lying, but the other party wouldn't believe him, so he simply got straight to the point:

"For the past few years, you've been searching everywhere for Zoan Fruits for Kaido. If you hand them over, we can let you go."

"Are you kidding me? Since you know about this, do you really think Kaido would lock those Devil Fruits in a treasure chest?"

Hanafuda spoke calmly, for someone like him had enemies all over the world. As long as he remained active on this sea, he would inevitably encounter the situation he was in before. He had long since become indifferent to life and death.

Is there anything else you'd like to say?

"You want to kill me? Hmph, go ahead."

Dimon laughed; she really was a tough nut to crack.

In the original storyline, this guy was defeated by Ace, who had just set sail, and later died on his way home because he was being targeted by an old enemy.

"You really want to die? I remember you had a daughter and a son in Wano Country. They are now Kaido's subordinates, two of the 'Tobi Roppo'."

Upon hearing this, Hanafuda's expression changed instantly. He stared intently at Dimon, his voice filled with anger:

"You investigated me specifically?"

"Don't be nervous, I have no interest in your two kids. It's just that you might be dying soon, so if you want to leave a will, think it through carefully."

"..."

Hanafuda remained silent. As a prisoner, he had nothing to say, so he simply closed his eyes and calmly awaited his fate.

Seeing that he had nothing to say and didn't even bother to leave a last word, Dimon stopped arguing.

He extended his right hand from under his cloak and placed it on the other man's chest.

Animation!

A mysterious power was injected into Hanafuda's body. The target it wanted to Animation was not Hanafuda herself, but the Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit residing within Hanafuda.

This is an experiment, and no one can predict the outcome in advance.

The best outcome would be a successful experiment, where the fruit within Hanafuda is given life, suppressing Hanafuda's consciousness and turning it into a new demon.

A long time.

Hanafuda felt nothing; he opened his eyes again.

"Aren't you going to kill me?"

"You're lucky you survived. See you next time, and hopefully you'll be just as lucky."

Dimon shook his head and turned to leave.

Two days later, in a certain sea area along the Grand Line.

A fleet of five ships is sailing at sea.

On the lead ship, the lookout on the lookout tower lowered his binoculars and shouted towards the deck:

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"At the three o'clock position, there are pirate ships approaching us, numbering over twenty!"

"It's a combined fleet of multiple pirate crews!"

The important words were repeated three times, and in an instant, many marines on the deck assumed a fighting stance.

A tall woman emerged from the cabin with graceful steps. Her arrival instantly put everyone at ease, and the scene fell silent.

"Vice Admiral Momousagi!" A colonel stepped forward and offered a pair of binoculars.

"How many times has this happened? These pirates are as annoying as flies."

Momousagi took the binoculars, observed from a distance, and then sounded somewhat helpless.

"This is the third time we've been attacked!" the colonel exclaimed helplessly. "The first two times it was just ordinary pirate crews, and the encounters were merely coincidences. But this time it's a combined pirate fleet, and they're coming for us!"

It seems our whereabouts have been discovered.

"Should we open fire, Vice Admiral?" The colonel quickly suggested, glancing at the twenty-odd pirate ships in the distance. "If we continue to approach, and once we enter enemy gun range, our ship might be fine, but the four behind us are a different story."

The five ships carried different supplies and had different garrisons; not every ship had a Vice Admiral on board.

In fact, the entire fleet only had one Vice Admiral, Momousagi, with the rest each under the command of a colonel.

"I'll go check; you're sailing normally."

After tossing the binoculars back to the colonel, Momousagi drew her Famous Sword Konpira, from her waist and leaped into the air, charging towards the pirate fleet.

"Geppo!"

Stepping on the void, the Momousagi moved like a fleeing rabbit, crossing the sea at a speed far exceeding that of a normal Geppo.

At the same time.

The pirate fleet, with different pirate ships, successively discovered the target.

"Oh no! It's Admiral Candidate, Momousagi Gion!"

"Damn it! The intelligence was wrong, why is he Admiral Candidate?"

"Who cares who she is, fire!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

More than twenty pirate ships fired their cannons in unison, creating a symphony of death on the sea.

In an instant, smoke filled the air and flames erupted.

Chapter 94 Pirate Alliance Fleet

"Whoa, the fighting has started! The fighting has started!"

On one of the pirate ships on the flank of the pirate fleet, a kobold-headed man crouches on the figurehead, his face full of excitement.

A naval battle, the roar of ship cannons—where had he ever seen such a scene before? It was all very new to him.