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Chapter 421 It’s all that Vegapunk’s fault!
A year ago, Caesar Courant felt that his luck was starting to get worse...

First, the development of the weapon of mass destruction that he had developed was stopped by the jealous guy Vegapunk. Then, at his instigation, the people from the World Government arrested him for forcibly detonating the unfinished product.

Although he later successfully escaped from the prison ship that was escorting him, in order to avoid being wanted, Caesar Courant had to live in hiding on a remote island for a long time.

After finally avoiding the navy's search and sneaking back to Punk Hazard, he found that his backup, Smythe, had long disappeared, and even many of the equipment on the island had been moved away. As for the prisoners who might have survived, not to mention them, there was no sign of a single one.

This instantly dumbfounded Caesar Courant, who had intended to use the special environment of Punk Hazard to continue secretly researching his unfinished "Kingdom of Death".

What made him even more speechless was that, because the poisonous fog on the island had dissipated, when Caesar landed on the island, he happened to run into members of the CP organization who came to check on the situation...

Although he managed to escape the pursuit of CP agents by virtue of his greater familiarity with Punk Hazard, Caesar Courant also successfully took the blame for "stealing the experimental results and equipment of the scientific force" on behalf of Xie Wen.

As a result, Caesar Courant's bounty instantly soared from 300 million berries to 500 million berries.

Anyway...

It's all that Vegapunk guy's fault!
However, this difficulty could not defeat Caesar Courant. Although he was a cruel, cunning, and cowardly scum, he was also a crazy scientist.

In order to create the "Kingdom of Death" that he had always dreamed of and to prove that he was a more talented scientist than Vegapunk, Caesar Courant carefully avoided the pursuit of the navy and CP agents, while contacting the "Loan Shark King" Du Field, who had invested in the establishment of MADS, to ask for more funds from him to continue his research.

However, MADS was forcibly disbanded that year, and Du Field, as the main investor, was also warned by the World Government, so there was no way he would run into this bad luck again.

Although the title of "Emperor of the Underworld" sounds very domineering, in fact it cannot be compared with the "Four Emperors" who can truly compete with the World Government.

But under Caesar's shameless entanglement, Du Field decided to introduce him to a financial sponsor who was not afraid of being held accountable by the World Government because of their previous friendship.

That's why today, Du Field brought Caesar Courant to the BIG MOM tea party and ran into Smelly who was conquered by Xie Wen and the others.

"Well, it looks like you made the mistake, meow."

Of course, the scheming Huibara Miao had already guessed that the person in front of her was the culprit for the Punk Hazard gas leak, but she used her age advantage and pretended that she knew nothing and put Shirley back on her head.

"Also, its name is Shirley, not Smythemeow."

(=ˇˇ=)
The little kitten nodded seriously, and Shirley above her head also nodded synchronously.

Caesar Kulang's face was twisted with anger. He had applied for the Hexagonal Salamander Fruit from the World Government using his authority when he was in the Science Corps. How could he have made a mistake?!

But although he was angry, Caesar did not lose his mind. Not to mention the consequences of causing trouble at the aunt's tea party, the recently famous Blue Star in front of him was someone he absolutely could not afford to offend.

As a person who always bullies the weak and fears the strong, it is certainly impossible for him to conflict with Xie Wen and others just for a "pet".

Anyway, as long as I apply for research funds from Big Mom, it will be very easy to make another batch of poison gas. The devil fruit was also obtained from the World Government, so I didn't suffer any loss...

Caesar, who was unable to cause trouble for Xie Wen, could only comfort himself in this way.

As for where the missing equipment on Punk Hazard went, Caesar had no intention of asking Xie Wen. Even if he knew, what would happen? The World Government would not listen to his explanation, and after the poison gas on Punk Hazard dissipated, the remaining large equipment on it would definitely be recycled. His original idea was basically impossible to realize.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhh... turns out I was wrong."

After quickly weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Caesar Courant quickly put on a friendly face, rubbing his hands together and saying with a smile: "Actually, I wasn't sure before, because the color and shape of Smythe are not quite the same as this 'Shirley'."

He actually had another purpose for saying this, which was to know how Xie Wen and the others removed the toxicity from Smith's mud.

Compared to other things, this is what Caesar cares about most.

If the cat holding Shirley was Klee, maybe he could really get it out... at least part of it.

Unfortunately, however, the cat wearing Shirley's hat is the black-bellied Huibara Meow.

"Is it Meow?"

(=ω=)
The kitten tilted its head with an innocent look on its face. "When I picked up Shirley, she was only this big. Maybe the Smyrna you know is one of her grown-up cousins? As for the color..."

She raised her paw and poked Shirley's body gently, then took out a bottle of blue potion and poured it into her mouth. Shirley's body immediately turned the same blue as the potion.

"Look, this strange creature is a meow that can change color."

"Eh?"

After Huiyuan Miao's actions, Caesar really became a little unsure...

Could it be that I really made a mistake, and the "Shirley" in front of me is actually some special creature similar to Smythe?

No! This must be Smyrna, even its cry is the same!

After a moment of confusion, Caesar finally didn't let the scheming little kitten lead him into a trap, but he was still led astray...

He really thought that Haibara Cat had just picked up Smythe, and Smythe's current condition might be due to some kind of incident in Punk Hazard, so its physical characteristics were changed.

And it is very likely that Smith has lost his memory because of this, so he can't remember me!
Caesar was thinking frantically, and at the same time he was full of curiosity about Smythe's current situation...

Damn! I really want to study this!
He stared at Smythe who was sitting obediently on top of Gray Barracuda's head, feeling secretly resentful.

Caesar didn't hate Xie Wen and his men for stealing his Smythe, nor did he hate Smythe for turning his back on him as his master. From the beginning to the end, there was only one person he hated...

That’s right! It’s Vegapunk!
If Vegapunk hadn't been nosy and jealous of other people's talents, how could he have fallen to this point, and Smythe wouldn't have been taken away by others!

and so……

It's all that Vegapunk guy's fault!
(End of this chapter)