The most courageous pirate hunter

Hermes shook his head. He vaguely remembered that the scientist was still alive, seemingly inside the lanternfish sea king's belly. What was most memorable was that there were three islands inside the lanternfish's body.

However, considering that this is the world of One Piece, anything is possible and perfectly reasonable.

"Boss, can we study this pure gold first?"

Caesar rubbed his hands together, somewhat impatient.

I thought Vegapunk and I were geniuses, but I never imagined there were always people more talented than me, and that there were other genius scientists in the world who could even research something like pure gold.

Incredible.

"No."

"Your most urgent task is to complete the transformation of the Sky Island as soon as possible and then exile it into outer space. This time I went out and saw the World Government's trump card, which is probably the World Government itself."

Hermes shook his head, not wanting Caesar and his companions to waste time on pure gold for the time being. Since the scientist was still alive, they only needed to find him; there was no need to expend manpower and resources to study pure gold from head to toe.

This map attack that destroyed Babaca Island gave Hermes a sense of urgency.

"The World Government's trump card?"

Mansherry became interested and sat up on Alpagachino's head.

"I suspect it could be the most mysterious Heavenly King, or perhaps Im."

Hermes nodded, stroking his chin.

"Ancient weapons?"

"Im?"

"The Five Elders are the actual controllers of the World Government; they are all just this guy's servants."

"what??"

Chapter 373 [That was definitely not shaving]

Chambord Islands.

The situation did not become chaotic after the Marine Headquarters moved to the New World; it remained in the same state as before the Marineford War, because Sakazuki would occasionally send Chaton, Onigumo, and others to take a look around.

While we're at it, we'll also take care of some pirate thugs or naval hunters.

Borsalino would even come over for a meal sometimes. Because of the alliance between the remnants of the Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates, and because he wanted Ace to grow up as quickly as possible, Rayleigh hadn't returned to Sabaody Archipelago for several months.

Only Shaoqi would come to visit from time to time, but most of the time they were on Nine Serpents Island, for fear of being ambushed by Hermes.

no way.

Having suffered too many losses, Shaoqi had no choice but to be cautious.

"I never expected that the King of Hunters would reappear after a year."

"Is Admiral Green Bull dead?"

"I don't know."

"Even a Navy Admiral nearly died, is the Hunter King really that terrifying?"

Three days have passed since the Babacar Island incident, but the hype remains undiminished. In this day and age, the most exciting clashes are happening in the New World, while the first half of the Grand Line and the Four Seas have been relatively uneventful.

Because most of the strong are concentrated in the New World.

In an open-air café in Mangrove Zone 37, Hermes, having slightly altered his appearance, was elegantly sipping his coffee while listening to discussions from all directions.

After confirming that the pure gold was real and questioning Olga further, Hermes left God's Island and went to the Sabaody Archipelago, intending to go to Marine Headquarters to kidnap Green Bull.

The Logia-type Mori-Mori Fruit is too important for future interstellar travel.

It's practically a human-shaped nature.

Hermes felt it necessary to keep the Green Bull under his control. He couldn't believe that Green Bull was dead. After all, he was a great general, and it was impossible for him to die such a miserable death.

Since I was bored anyway, I decided to take a stroll around the Marine Headquarters.

Catching Green Bull would be ideal, but it doesn't matter if you don't, because blowing up the Marine Headquarters is the same thing, and if you're lucky, you can even send Sakazuki to his death.

The world is big.

He can come and go as he pleases, and besides, being cowardly isn't his style.

Hermes originally planned to visit Mary Geoise, but after the incident at Babaca Island, he decided to postpone it.

The reason I came to the Sabaody Archipelago first was to see if I could spot Kyo and Rayleigh, but unfortunately neither of those old guys were there, which was a real shame.

It must be said that Shaoqi was very prescient.

Hermes was truly capable of such a despicable and shameless act of waiting in ambush.

Silently.

Hermes vanished, leaving only the steaming hot coffee still rising.

New world.

Navy Headquarters.

It had been destroyed by Hermes before, and after reconstruction, it was not as heavily guarded as before. Judging from the buildings and fortifications, the cost of the reconstruction was not much.

The main problem is that the Hunter King's ability to steal bases is too strong.

Who knows when it might happen again.

Whether it was Impel Down, Marineford, or the current Marine Headquarters, there have been four or five such incidents in total. Therefore, in Sakazuki's view, there is no need for the Marine Headquarters to waste so much manpower and resources.

Only the King of Hunters has the ability to launch a sneak attack; no one else could possibly do it.

The Hunter King is nothing more than relying on the abilities of the Gatekeeper, Bruno. Without the Gatekeeper, the Hunter King is nothing.

Today is a rare day with beautiful weather.

After three days, Green Bull was out of danger and his hospital bed was moved to the back mountain of headquarters, truly putting him in close contact with nature. In addition, the Navy used various precious medicinal materials, so Green Bull recovered very quickly.

However, they still lack combat effectiveness.

Even when he was just walking around, he could only use a cane. However, this guy was sitting in a wheelchair and was being served by several beautiful women dressed as nurses, which was quite a sight to behold.

Currently, only Sakazuki is at the Navy Headquarters.

Characters like Kuzan and Borsalino have spent their entire lives in other parts of the New World, as have Onigumo and Momonga. However, Garp and Tsuru, who have already retired, are still at headquarters.

That's right.

The two officially retired four months ago. Apart from occasionally returning to their hometowns for a period of time, they mostly stay at the Navy Headquarters. If the Navy needs them, they will continue to contribute.

"I didn't have time to explore properly last time, so I'll take a good look this time!"

Walking on the streets.

Marines can be seen everywhere.

These marines seemed not to see Hermes at all. Even as they passed by, Hermes swaggered down the street and even had time to eat a bowl of udon noodles at a udon restaurant.

After eating and drinking enough.

Hermes then went to the naval hospital. Even if Green Bull didn't die, he would definitely be seriously injured, so he would definitely receive treatment in the hospital. Going to the hospital would guarantee that he would be found.

"Is General Green Bull taking his medication on time?"

Just arrived at the hospital.

Hermes overheard the two doctors talking about how their arrival was so perfectly timed.

Green Bull was indeed alive.

"The nurses said no, and I also heard them say that General Green Bull has some bad habits."

A doctor looked around and then lowered his voice to gossip.

"sure?"

Another doctor also started gossiping.

Hermes leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, listening to some gossip, and at the same time, he confirmed the location of the Green Bull, which turned out to be in the back mountain.

The journey was smooth.

Hermes strolled leisurely along the narrow path, heading towards the back of the mountain at a leisurely pace. Along the way, he encountered many naval officers, including some vice admirals, but these people did not notice Hermes even as they passed by.

At this time, in the back mountain.

On a lush green meadow, three figures were having a picnic.

"Garp, this is for Green Bull."

He rubbed his forehead, his wrinkled face full of helplessness.

Across from him, Garp sat cross-legged, stuffing pastries into his mouth and muttering, "It's good enough that we came to see him, let alone that he doesn't eat."

"I'll still try a little bit occasionally, if a beautiful woman feeds me."

Green Bull laughed heartily, but accidentally aggravated his wound, causing him to grimace and turn pale. It seemed that recovery wouldn't be so easy.

"With your abilities, you shouldn't have been beaten like this."