The most courageous pirate hunter

"Ace~"

In a sea somewhere in the New World, on the deck of the Straw Hat Pirates' ship, Luffy looked at the news with tears streaming down his face. The news reported the annihilation of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates.

Endless sorrow filled Luffy's heart, causing him to burst into tears uncontrollably.

not far away.

Nami and the others remained silent, unsure how to offer comfort.

"Who is Ace? Why is the captain so sad?"

On the ship's railing.

One of the little figures was a bit confused. It was Lily Enstermark, the Mini-Mini Fruit user who had already boarded the ship. Because he boarded the ship too late and had been kept out of the loop, he was unaware of Luffy's background and network of connections.

"Ace is Luffy's older brother."

Chopper sniffled, his round eyes filled with tears. The pain of losing his loved ones was something Luffy had to bear alone, and all they could do was stay by his side.

"That's it~"

Lily fell silent.

"Damn Jormungandr."

Sanji was smoking a cigarette, his head down so no one could see his expression, but everyone could hear the anger and helplessness in his voice. Faced with that man, they were still too weak, too weak.

The Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates, when they joined forces, were an incredibly powerful force, yet they were still wiped out by the Monarch organization, with not a single one escaping.

"Let the captain calm down by himself!"

Zoro's face was grim; that man would one day die by his own blade.

"But~"

"Lily, Luffy will be alright. He has already gone through unimaginable pain. I believe he will pull himself together. None of us will fall before we destroy Monarch."

Robin brushed a strand of hair from her forehead behind her ear, her gaze fixed on Luffy, who was wailing loudly.

"This is destined to be a difficult and painful road."

Jinbe left a message and turned to enter the cabin, saying that Luffy no longer needed those words of comfort.

really.

The next day, Luffy returned to normal and began training as usual. There was no trace of sadness on his face, which left Lily somewhat bewildered. He had been crying his heart out just yesterday, and overnight he seemed like a completely different person.

Let's turn back time a little bit.

Island of Gods.

After returning from Jingjing Island, the group rested briefly before heading straight to the research lab.

"Hahaha~"

"It must succeed!"

Burgess paced back and forth outside the deprivation room, wringing his hands. He had never been so nervous. If the deprivation of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit failed, he might not be able to sleep for several days.

"Stop shaking it. The first thing to be taken away is the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. If you succeed, you'll make a profit. If you fail, you can just keep searching."

Hody Jones made a comment.

As soon as he returned, he carried the white-bearded man to the dispossession room. By the time they arrived, all the procedures had already been completed.

"Exactly, look how calm Hadolido is."

"I wonder how many will succeed this time. The Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the Flame-Flame Fruit, the Phoenix Fruit, and the Glint-Glint Fruit are all top-tier, powerful fruits."

"What's meant to happen will happen eventually; just wait!"

Hermes sat in his chair, crossed his legs, and yawned.

Compared to the Teleportation Fruit, these fruits are nothing but trash.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"

"I didn't expect that you guys would actually wipe out the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates this time. But why did you only bring back these four people? Didn't the Whitebeard Pirates have other Devil Fruit users?"

Caesar, Queen, and Judge were also present.

Their focus is on the Phoenix Fruit. Currently, Paramecia and Logia-type Devil Fruits cannot be artificially created. Only Zoan-type Common and Ancient types can be artificially created, while Mythical Zoan-type fruits lack specimens.

The phoenix arrived just in time.

Furthermore, the severed limbs of Rayleigh and others are also of great value. Extracting bloodline factors can create many clones, and these clones will definitely be far superior to other clones.

"They all died without even realizing it."

Bruno interjected.

"It's almost time."

As you chatted back and forth, time passed slowly, and soon the moment of revelation arrived.

"It must succeed."

Bages' hands were trembling as he nervously entered the deprivation room. His gaze swept across the room, and when he saw the strangely patterned fruit among the ordinary fruits scattered on the floor, Bages burst into laughter.

"It seems to be a success."

"Incredible luck."

outside.

Hody Jones rolled his eyes. Hearing Burgess's arrogant laughter, he knew the answer. Sure enough, Burgess soon came out with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

"Good luck."

Hermes didn't expect to succeed on his first try. Just like his teleportation fruit, it seems that the heavens are favoring the Monarchy. Burgess was already a top-tier powerhouse. If he were to eat the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, no one would be able to rival him in terms of power.

Even yourself.

However, Burgess lacks agility, and if it really comes down to a fight, he can outmaneuver his opponent.

"I'm not welcome!"

After everyone finished looking at the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Burgess impatiently opened his blood-red mouth and gulped it down in one go, almost choking to death. In the end, Tesoro slapped him on the head and Burgess finally swallowed it.

I don't know the principle behind it.

As soon as the Tremor-Tremor Fruit was swallowed, Burgess clenched his fists, and his signature white pressure shield appeared on them.

"Boss, I'll go out and try it out first."

"Go!"

Hermes waved his hand, and then Lucci threw Ace into the deprivation chamber. During this time, Mansherry was too lazy to stay there and left the research lab to go to the dwarf territory.

Wait until the time comes.

When Lucci entered the deprivation chamber, he came out empty-handed.

"Failed."

"After all, it's not 100%."

"Burgess is really lucky."

Some people sighed, but it wasn't unexpected.

Lucci's expression was rather unpleasant, but Hadori seemed unconcerned, nuzzling Lucci's cheek with his beak to indicate that he was fine.

Perhaps Burgess has used up all his luck.

Next, they tried to strip the Phoenix and the Shining Fruit, but all attempts failed. As a result, more people looked unhappy, especially Caesar, Queen, and Judge.

They desperately need a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit.

"Of the four Devil Fruits, only one succeeded."

"Is today really that unlucky?"

“What a pity…”

Chapter 398 [Each Person's Second Devil Fruit]

It's approaching dusk.

Mansherry was setting out dinner, while Hermes sat in a chair reading the newspaper, occasionally popping a little snack into his mouth. This new generation was really something else.

Many of the supporting characters who appeared in the original work have all been enhanced and have become powerful figures.

An unprecedented golden age.

Boom boom boom! ! !

Suddenly, the entire island of God shook, causing the tableware on the table to rattle violently. Mansherry's little face turned ashen, because this was not the first or second time this had happened.

The reason is that everyone wants to test Burgess's current power.

Everyone else went except for Hermes and Mansherry.

About an hour later, all the riots ceased.