One Piece: The World King Who Emerged from the White Town

His gaze sharpened; "He won't shed a tear until he sees the coffin."

Then, wielding the Autumn Water Blade, he struck Jerry's face heavily with the blade.

With half of his teeth knocked out, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

Abel had already guessed that this guy wouldn't behave, but there wasn't much time to deal with him now; he'd take him back first.

After all, they did make a commotion just now, and perhaps someone on King's Heights has already noticed the anomaly here.

We need to transfer all this money out as soon as possible.

Fortunately, he had made some preparations before coming, such as having the foresight to empty the large safe in Space Capsule No. 1.

An 8-cubic-meter space is enough to move all the money away.

As for the mess that's left behind, that's none of his business!

So when the kingdom sent people to investigate, it was already too late.

Only enough supplies for three to five people to live on for a year and some [Skull Yuki] (10,000 Berries) scattered around were found.

And two unfortunate men who were hacked to death.

Upon receiving the news, King Riku immediately rushed over.

His complexion was not good.

Someone dug out such a large underground space right under his nose, and he was completely unaware.

Now, it seems a fourth force has emerged, preemptively moving "Little Thumb" Jerry and the more than 30 billion Berries he had hidden here, completely disregarding him as the King of Dressrosa.

Why would you make this guess?

The evidence left at the scene clearly shows that 'Little Thumb' Jerry didn't expose himself on his own; rather, he was found by someone and had to hastily engage in battle.

Otherwise, how do you explain the two arms on the ground?

Now, King Riku is troubled by how to resolve this matter.

Although none of the forces that were deceived were powerful in the new world, their combined strength was enough to put enormous pressure on the country.

After all, Dressrosa has always been an independent country, not protected by any superpower.

Therefore, whether we can overcome the current difficulties depends on the concerted efforts of the entire country.

If all else fails, then the only option left is to take a tough stance and drive those people away.

There's nothing he can do. If he can't recover those 30 billion Berries, how can he possibly fill this hole with the not-so-wealthy national treasury?

This is absolutely ridiculous!

Meanwhile, Abel brought the unconscious 'Little Finger' Jerry to Greenbit, which was now deserted.

First, I took out Big White from the system package and had Big White bandage and give the guy some first aid so he wouldn't die before I could finish asking him a question.

Then Da Bai used a bucket of water to wake the other party up.

"Where am I? What happened to me...?"

Jerry, who had just opened his eyes, was still a little dazed, but when he focused his gaze and saw the figure in front of him, he immediately recalled those painful memories.

"I really don't have the Dark-Dark Fruit, you have to believe me! I just used a fake one to set up a scheme to swindle money from those idiots."

"I believe you don't actually possess the Dark-Dark Fruit, but you must have seen it up close and memorized every detail to create these incredibly realistic fakes. Am I right? Mr. 'Little Finger' Jerry, oh wait, no, now it should be 'One-Armed' Jerry? Or maybe you're planning to become 'Human Stick' Jerry later?"

At that moment, Abel's smile appeared to Jerry like that of a man-eating demon.

He instinctively wanted to deny it, but the panic in his eyes betrayed him.

Most importantly, he really didn't want to die.

Even without his little finger, he can still make a comeback.

Even without an arm, he can still get a prosthetic and wait for the next opportunity.

He always believed that with his intelligence, no difficulty could defeat him.

He will take revenge on those bastards who humiliated him and caused him to suffer repeated and painful defeats a thousand times over!

But all of this depends on only one thing: that he is still alive.

"Since you've already accepted this answer, no matter how much I deny it, you won't believe me, right?"

Abel nodded matter-of-factly. “That’s right. Believe me, you’re no tighter-lipped or more resilient than the elite agents trained by the World Government.”

"Can you imagine that just a few days ago, this agent revealed all his secrets, just so he could die easily and quickly?"

"Or do you really want to give it a try?"

Jerry, pale-faced, shook his head with a bitter smile. "I don't think it's necessary. I will tell you everything I know, and then beg you in the most humble way to spare my life."

"That depends on whether the value of the information you provide is worth your life."

Chapter 522 Clues Point to Thunder Island

To save his life, Jerry stopped pretending to be stupid and told everyone he knew.

Just as Abel had guessed, this guy had indeed seen it before and held the Dark Fruit in his hand to examine it.

That was several years ago, back when he was still a pirate and had all his fingers.

Obtaining the Dark Fruit was quite easy; it was discovered while counting the loot after robbing a passenger ship.

His captain at the time was a Devil Fruit user, so he wanted to sell the Dark-Dark Fruit for money.

After all, most pirates are selfish and self-serving. If they don't sell the food, it won't be fair to anyone who gets to eat it.

Furthermore, the captain's own Devil Fruit ability isn't particularly powerful. If his subordinates grow stronger and he can't control them, then things will get interesting.

It was during this process that Jerry was able to see the Dark Fruit by chance, and played with it for a while before the captain took it away and locked it up.

But good times don't last. In this dangerous place called the New World, you never know whether an accident or tomorrow will come first.

Before they could even sell the Dark-Dark Fruit, they encountered an even more powerful pirate crew and were utterly routed.

While escaping, they encountered an extremely terrifying storm and an attack by sea kings.

Eventually, the entire ship was thrown onto an island surrounded by thunderstorms.

Endless lightning struck, destroying the ship and killing everyone on board.

Jerry was lucky enough to fall on the outer edge of the island, far from the center of the Thunder Hell. In addition, he knew how to dig holes, so he hid underground and managed to escape with his life.

But the Dark Fruit has also disappeared without a trace.

It may have been lost in the storm, or it may still be on Thor Island; nobody knows.

Not long after, he was rescued by a passing pirate ship.

Unfortunately, that pirate ship belonged to Big Mom.

Jerry concealed the fact that he possessed the Dark-Dark Fruit and promised to pay 1 million Berries to buy his freedom.

In order to earn 100 million Berries as quickly as possible, he began to use any means necessary and any method at his disposal.

In the end, they managed to raise the money and save their lives.

But this offended some people, and he had no choice but to resort to self-harm, such as cutting off his finger, to give those people an explanation.

There's not much to say about what happened next.

"Haven't you tried to look for it in the past few years?"

Upon hearing Abel's question, Jerry immediately gave a wry smile.

"How could there not be? After learning that it was Thor's Island and that a special umbrella was needed to successfully land there, I went there more than once. But every time I came back empty-handed."

"Because umbrellas can only block thunderstorms, but they can't stop the lightning from falling everywhere. And the further you go into the center of the island, the denser and more powerful the lightning strikes become."

“Once I tried to force my way in and almost lost my life there. I spent a long time recovering from my injuries afterward, and then I gave up. I decided to try a different approach to make a big score.”

Abel didn't completely believe what the man was saying; he even suspected that the man was deliberately trying to trick him into going there so that he would die there.

This is not impossible.

But then he laughed.

Whether it's true or false doesn't really matter; there's absolutely no need for him to go there in person for something like this.

Thunder Island?

Enel must be very happy to hear this name!

He smiled slightly and took out a Den Den Mushi.

……

Upon returning, Abel kept his promise and had Sugar turn the yellow dog doll back into a human.

Seeing this, many of the dolls were incredibly envious, extremely jealous that they weren't the ones who discovered that guy.

"Thank you, thank you, sir!"

"Don't thank me yet. You should understand that you know too much."

With a thud, Francis immediately knelt down, swearing oaths and vows that he would not reveal the secret and hoping that Abel would not kill him.

"I'm giving you two choices: one is to take your family and move to another place; the other is for me to have someone take your whole family to the next place for a family reunion. The choice is yours."

"I choose the first one, the first one!"

Did Francis have any other options?

To be honest, just surviving is already incredibly lucky.

Abel was not surprised and immediately arranged for someone to send it to other islands.

Next, Abel had Sugar turn Jerry into a toy.

In this way, all memories of Jerry's existence will disappear from everyone's minds.

Without Jerry, a key figure, this huge controversy surrounding the fake Dark-Dark Fruit and the 30 billion+ Berries will immediately subside.

It won't affect Doflamingo's next plans.