One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 607 joker
"Where did you hide the abducted mermaids?"

Aaron asked Vander Decken IX seriously.

"In a small warehouse 450 meters south."

Vander Decken IX answered in a daze. He had been awakened by the scalding hot water. Before he could scream out in pain, Kaido forcefully stuffed the little white flower into Vander Decken IX's mouth. Then, about ten seconds later, Vander Decken IX became what he is now. It can be said that he knew everything and would tell you everything he was asked.

"I call this thing the Truth Flower. I've tried it, and for now, Jhin is not completely immune to it. Although he's not as muddleheaded as this guy, if he's asked a question, he'll just tell the truth like a conditioned reflex. Jhin has tried, and he can't even lie on purpose. His mouth is faster than his brain."

Kaido said to Lily proudly that he was now considered half an inventor, although his inventions were just modifications of the properties of plants through his abilities.

"Very good and useful, but can it be mass-produced?"

Lily asked, nodding.

"Um, not yet. I asked Quinn to try it. If it is grown naturally, it will take at least half a year for it to bloom. After blooming, it can only last for three hours before it withers. It cannot be preserved at all, and it will not produce the next seed. So for the time being, I am the only one who can use it."

Kaido shook his head awkwardly. He had also thought about planting this thing on a large scale at the beginning. After all, this truth-telling flower is useful for many jobs and will not produce any side effects. It can also prevent the use of the great memory recovery technique on the wrong person in certain situations, which would force the other party to the opposite side. Unfortunately, there are pros and cons. Although this thing is good in other aspects, it is very uncomfortable that it cannot be planted independently.

"Keep improving. This isn't the first time this has happened. You're used to it, aren't you?"

Lily smiled and shrugged. She had often seen Kaido fiddling with flowers and plants this year. When she first saw Kaido with a straw hat on his head, muddy feet, and carrying a bucket and a shovel, Lily almost rolled on the ground with laughter. He looked like an old farmer, which was very different from Kaido's usual image. Even Yamato and Hiyori didn't dare to recognize him at first. After all, that image was just like a gangster boss setting up a stall to sell midnight snacks.

"Indeed, I'm used to it. By the way, Aaron! Ask this guy who he's trading with? I'll help you kill this damn slave trader."

Kaido suddenly thought of something and shouted to Arlong.

"Okay! Tell me, what's the name of the person you're trading with!"

"I don't know his name, I just know he calls himself Joker, he's very powerful in the underground world, and he can contact the Celestial Dragons."

Vander Decken IX still spoke in a daze, but the answer he got made Aaron unsatisfactory.

"Have you agreed on a trading time?" "Yes." "When?" "On the first of next month." "Where?" "There is an island reef about five nautical miles east of the Chabaoti Archipelago. The trading will be conducted there."

Vander Decken IX became even more confused. He started to answer each question he was asked and would never say more than that. He would never say anything unless you asked him. Moreover, his voice began to become unclear, as if someone had covered his mouth.

"It seems this guy doesn't know anything more."

After asking a few more questions, Aaron found that Vander Decken IX was no longer able to answer the questions seriously, so he had no choice but to let him go and looked at the other people around him.

"It's great that you can ask so many questions, but Joker? Why does this name sound so familiar? Hey! Bucky, have you heard of this name?"

Shanks turned and asked Buggy on the other side.

"I feel a little familiar with him, as if we have met this guy before, but I really can't remember. We usually don't care much about what happens in the underground world."

After thinking about it, Bucky spread his hands and said.

"It seems to be in the North Sea. I remember hearing about it at that time."

Beckman lit a cigarette, took a puff and said, "Beihai? Among the guys I met in Beihai, is there anyone like this..."

Shanks and Buggy looked at each other and suddenly shouted at the same time.

"That guy with the weird sunglasses!!!" X2.

The two of them thought of that person at the same time, the person who successfully helped Buggy awaken his Conqueror's Haki. In a sense, he could be considered the benefactor of the Red Hair Pirates. After all, if that guy hadn't provoked Buggy, Buggy wouldn't have been able to awaken his Conqueror's Haki later. Of course, Buggy and the others would definitely not thank this guy.

"I remember that guy was a slave trader at the time, right?"

Bucky thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, Laqi Lu is probably the most qualified to say this. I remember he was inside at the time."

Shanks said as he glanced at Lachi Lu who was chewing the sea beast meat beside him.

"Baji, baji, yes, that guy was indeed a slave trader at the time, baji, baji, that's where I joined, baji, baji."

Lakilu continued eating while talking. With his body shape, it seems that he and Quinn will have a lot in common. At least Yamato and the others think so.

"Now that I mention it, I remember that guy's name is Doflamingo, right?"

Beckman turned to Bucky and asked.

"Ah, Don Quixote Doflamingo, what a name. This guy seems to be a celestial dragon, but I don't know why he ran down from above and is still doing this kind of thing."

Bucky said, nodding.

“Ohh, ohh, celestial dragons come down here to become slave traders? This is really strange. It happens every year, but it’s especially common this year. But it just so happens that I’m itching to do something, so I’ll let this guy named Doflamingo help me solve the itch! Ohh, ohh!”

Others might care about the identity of the Celestial Dragons, but Kaido and his men don't care at all. To be honest, if they were not fully prepared for a war, they would have killed every Celestial Dragon outside.

"I don't think that guy will come in person. After all, he ran away immediately last time when he saw something was wrong. That was in the North Sea. If it was on the Grand Line, I guess he would probably send someone over, or even entrust someone else to take over, and hide behind the scenes."

Buggy analyzed after hearing what Kaido said.

"Whether he comes or not, there will definitely be slave traders coming. No matter who comes, they will eventually die."

Lily didn't care about it. Slave traders were something that had to be wiped out at any time. It didn't matter who came. There was only one word for them - "Kill!"

"But haven't Brother Tiger and that Jinbei guy come back yet? Isn't it just a few hundred meters away? Everyone, I'll go check it out first."

As soon as Arlong found out the hiding place of the hostages, Tiger and Jinbei rushed out with their team. After all, their main goal was to find the missing persons, and these scum were secondary.

"No, we're back."

At this time, Tiger came back with a grim face, and behind him, members of the Sea King's Army were transporting seven female mermaids away through bubbles. All seven female mermaids looked pale and had some signs of injuries on their bodies. Fortunately, Vander Decken IX and his men did not hurt them too much in order to sell them at a good price, otherwise, it is very likely that Tiger and his men would see one or two corpses there when they passed by. But no matter what, Tiger's expression was very ugly.

(End of this chapter)