One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 319 The Compass and Pengpeng Gong
Village, training ground, library.

Everything that once belonged to Elbaf has now vanished without a trace.

"trickle!"

"trickle!"

Instead, there was only a gigantic vortex that devoured everything.

That is the only echo left in the world of this legendary warrior nation from the sea.

Inside the Esther, the giants silently watched the great vortex that had appeared where their homeland was originally, and the last huge piece of tree trunk that had disappeared into the vortex.

Even though Loki tried his best to alleviate the giants' grief, their emotions were clearly still difficult to calm down.

Or rather, it's not just them.

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At this moment, Loki, who had returned to human form, stood beside Wu Ma, his deep snake eyes also fixed on the receding giant vortex.

Iron Thunder hovered quietly beside him, its long, furry tail extending from the hammer handle, which also seemed quite sad.

"As I said."

After a long silence, Loki finally spoke: "We want to join you—in the great war to come, the giants will be your best warriors."

Although this had already been stated in previous announcements to the giants.

But at this moment, Loki's words to Wu Ma were undoubtedly a formal request.

That's right.

After witnessing firsthand the abilities of Wu Ma and the Star Lord, and even after being saved by them.

Loki has abandoned his original plan to weigh the twelve constellations and has decided to regard them as the future of the giants, just as Rocks had said years ago.

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Upon hearing Loki's words, Wu Ma was speechless for a moment.

If it were before, he would definitely have given a proper explanation regarding the so-called 'great war'.

But now, even he cannot deny it.

His relationship with Im was truly one of 'fight to the death'.

In other words, war between the two was inevitable.

so.
"The giants may temporarily reside on the 'Ester'—there is ample space for you to move around."

"After receiving the leader's permission, I can guide you to our headquarters of the Twelve Constellations, 'Garden of the Stars', Starrosia."

He responded to Loki's words in the same way.

"Headquarters? Star Garden?"

Upon hearing this, Loki's snake eyes seemed to gleam.

Clearly, he was also very curious about the so-called headquarters of the Twelve Constellations.

However, Wu Ma's words reminded him.

"Speaking of which, Lox asked me to pass on a message to the Star Lord back then, but he's probably too busy right now. I'll tell you first, and you can pass it on to him later, okay?"

Loki said this.

That's right, he was burdened with the task left by Lox to tell the twelve constellations.

However, he was too busy saving the people of Elbaf to inform them immediately.

Now, it is clear that Elbaf has become completely addicted, and the survivors have all been rescued.

He naturally remembered this matter.

"can."

Wu Ma had no objection to this.

Even beneath the mask, Roy's expression revealed a hint of curiosity.

To be honest, he was also very curious about what message Rocks had asked Loki to deliver.

Loki, being a straightforward person, didn't hesitate at all and immediately began recounting the story from back then.

Thirty years ago, in Elbaf.

"Go to your death? Hey—don't be ridiculous, Rocks."

Loki looked at the man in front of him, and even though his eyes were hidden under bandages, the expansion of his penis could still be faintly seen.

"I wouldn't joke about something like this!"

In his presence, Lox laughed heartily.

“I’ll have another drink with Newgate and the others, then I’ll go back to Mary Geoise—please tell your old man the truth, I don’t want to see him.”

As he said this, he gulped down the wine in front of him.

"I'll tell him what happened, but I still don't understand. You've already survived, so why did you do it again?"

Loki frowned, clearly unable to understand Rocks' choice.

"With your abilities, you're perfectly capable of performing 'surgery' on yourself, aren't you?"

He was a worshipper of Lox and the son of Harald.

Loki was clearly very familiar with Rocks' abilities.

He knew that Rocks was a user of the 'Op-Op Fruit' and had already developed the fruit's power to its fullest extent.

He can even perform extremely difficult surgeries on himself—with such abilities, he should be able to recover from any injury he suffers.

"Operation?"

Lox put down his glass and grinned. "Well, to be honest, that's certainly something you could do."

"But—I have things I have to do."

He opened his arms and grinned.

"Loki, I told you, didn't I?"

"If a man is destined to die, he must choose a way of dying that is worthy of him."

As he spoke, he glanced at the sword he had placed on the table.

“The Abyss—that guy’s ‘Dark Domination’ has corrupted my soul. Even with the power of the Star Lord, I have no chance of defeating him if I face him again.”

Even if the body is cured through 'surgery,' that power cannot be eliminated.

At this point, he chuckled.

Loki clearly understood what that meant.

Rocks can heal his body, but the mark on his soul from being 'dominated by the Dark Ones' cannot be erased.

He will never again have the chance to face the abyss directly; he can only spend his life in hiding.

Of course, he might have a happy family—he could go to the Kingdom of Lulusia, take his wife and children, and spend the rest of his life happily.

Since there's still time before the agreed-upon era, he can completely ignore the future of this world.

But
That kind of death was undoubtedly unworthy of Rocks D. Giebeck.

“I am not a docile person, I have been since birth.”

As he spoke, Lockes wiped his sword.

"I belong to the sea, and I want to change the world."

That was the ambition he had since he first learned what the world was.

He will mold the world into the way he desires it.

If he can't do it, he'd rather die.

“This is the same me that my wife, my Alice, loves—if I choose to retreat, then Rocks is already dead.”

Rocks looked at Loki: "So, I must go to Mary Geoise—I have to do the last thing, the last thing I have to do."

"Got it, kid?"

That concludes the discussion.

Loki remained silent.

Yes.

If Rocks had chosen to live a life of ignominy, he wouldn't be who he is.

Ultimately—not just Rocks' wife Alice, but even Loki himself felt the same way. Wasn't it precisely because of this man's ambition to turn the world upside down that he admired him so much?

"Kid, your captain is giving you orders."

When Rocks looked at Loki again, his words were incredibly serious: "How should you answer?"

"Yes, Captain!"

Loki gritted his teeth, his eyes already brimming with tears.

But he still managed to put on a brave face and respond.

"very good."

Only then did Locke reveal a satisfied smile.

“Then, I need you to tell the Star Lord something for me.”

"First, I gathered some 'materials' that he needed to accomplish his great undertaking."

"Of course, since the 'Abyss' is connected to some of them, I had to put them all in a corner where no one could find them."

"To retrieve those items, you need a 'key'."

He looked at Loki and said in a deep voice.

"The key has two parts. I have already given one part to the Star Lord. As for the other part, I need you to do something for me after that 'national treasure' in Elbaf is eaten."

“That person might be Nika, or it might be someone else, but I need you to get him to make something for me.”

Loki's story reached this point, and he himself wore a complex expression.

Yes.

At that time, even Rocks did not expect that the person who would eventually eat the national treasure of Elbaf would be Loki himself.

so.
“I have already completed what Lox asked me to make.”

As he spoke, he slowly raised his hand.

At that moment, Tie Lei, who was standing next to him, suddenly changed and transformed into the shape of a squirrel in an instant.

The squirrel rummaged through its fluffy fur and eventually pulled out a compass.

It was a strange compass, surrounded by bloodline factor energy, and above it was something stuck.

That was a Life Card.

[The 'Life Compass', a creation based on lineage factors, has been discovered]

The creation pointer will point in the direction of a specific individual.

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Upon hearing the prompt from the Fruit Encyclopedia, Wu Ma's expression turned slightly serious.

By this point, he had roughly figured out what Loki meant.

Before the banquet that led to his death, Lox did indeed meet with him and entrusted him with some matters.

This includes the things he has collected—as far as Roy knows, it includes at least the wealth of the Sky Island, the tree seed from the Abyss, and perhaps other things.

However, because some of them were connected to the abyss, he chose to store the treasures he had collected in a certain location—this should refer to the tree seed.

This thing has been kept on the Abyss and in the thick fog of the Devil's Triangle for eight hundred years. The David family obviously has some way to sever its connection with Im.

Of course, none of that matters.

Crucially, Lox had clearly made preparations to ensure the safety of that location.

He had prepared two keys, one of which Roy did not yet know what it was, and the second was the compass in front of him.

It is a creation of bloodline factors, so only a Nidhogg Fruit user stored in Elbaf can create it—Rocks back then obviously did not know that Loki would eat that fruit in the future, but he just happened to find him to help.

In a sense, this might be considered a kind of fate.

"This Life Card"

Wu Ma looked at Loki and asked in a low voice.

"It's Locus's Vivre Card."

Loki remained unmoved: "I know you must be wondering why his Vivre Card still exists, but I can only tell you, I don't know either."

"He simply gave me this Vivre Card back then, and after he went to Mary Geoise, the Vivre Card became somewhat strange."

As Loki spoke, Wu Ma naturally noticed it as well.

The life card inserted on the compass was perfectly intact, but its overall color was strange—it wasn't white like ordinary paper, but rather had a slightly grayish-black hue.

It's important to know that the Vivre Card represents its owner's current health status—if the owner is weak, the Vivre Card will gradually burn.

The Vivre Card will not turn to ashes until its owner dies.

But the current state of Lox's Vivre Card undoubtedly indicates
"His condition is very special?"

Wu Ma frowned—he had originally thought that Lox was completely dead.

Now it seems that the situation is much more complicated than he had anticipated.

But the key lies not in that, but in the compass itself.

Loki reached out and handed him the compass.

After Wu Ma took the compass, he noticed that the compass needle was moving slightly, pointing in a certain direction.

In other words...
"It's pointing to where Lox is—no, it could also be where his body is, but in any case, that guy does leave some 'remains' in this world."

Roy was secretly making plans in his mind.

"Of the two keys left behind by Rocks, one was related to his own fate?"

This is something that's out in the open.

At the same time, Roy finally understood why Loki had so decisively chosen to join his side.

The fact that the twelve zodiac signs had previously saved his mother and himself, and saved Elbaf, was indeed an important reason.

But at the same time, Loki was probably also looking forward to seeing Rocks again.

"It's a wonder you've managed to hold back all these years and not rely on the compass to find his whereabouts."

Wu Ma looked at Loki and sighed.

“I have considered it—but as a crew member, I cannot disobey the captain’s orders.”

Upon hearing this, Loki immediately realized that his thoughts had been seen through.

He didn't deny it: "Besides, I..."

However, just as he was about to say something more...

"Bulu Bulu!"

"Bulu Bulu!"

The Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) suddenly rang.

"!!!"

Loki instinctively turned his head to look at Tire—and at that moment, the giant squirrel also pulled a Den Den Mushi from its furry tail.

"Hello!?"

Loki spoke in a low voice, unusually gentle.

"Hello, Lord Loki?"

From the other end of the Den Den Mushi, a voice, trying to be low and sounding somewhat timid and hesitant, came out.

Well, it's just that the giant Den Den Mushi that Loki was using was already enormous, so even though he lowered his voice, it still sounded very loud.

At least Wu Ma could hear it clearly—the voice was clearly a woman's voice.

"Regarding that prophecy I mentioned to you before... recently, Shirley... cough cough, that prophetic lady has made a new prophecy, which has made my father... cough cough, I mean, my family very uneasy, so I thought..."

She muttered to herself, looking very weak.

But at this moment, through the content of this conversation, Roy was almost able to pinpoint the other party's identity.

The next moment, Loki's answer confirmed his guess.

"Didn't I tell you before—Master Pengpeng?"

"When it comes to prophecies, you only need to believe what you want to believe!"

(End of this chapter)