Angel investor in the One Piece world

In a cell at the bottom level of the Sky Sword.

Enel had already forgotten how long that bastard Damian had kept him locked up in this cell.

That bastard's abilities are so outrageous they're almost unreasonable.

After being controlled by him, they couldn't even use elemental transformation and could only become his puppets to charge this shit ship.

When he was not under control, the sea stone shackles left him with absolutely no ability to resist.

Even someone as arrogant as Enel is now somewhat resigned to his fate.

Whatever, I can't escape anyway, and I can't fight against Damian.

Enel now spends his days lying on the floor in a daze. The high-purity seastone has made him very weak, and he can't even use his Observation Haki to listen to the voices of the other people on the ship to pass the time.

The only time I can communicate with people is—

"You bastard, I've brought you food!"

Bartolomeo swaggered in, opening the cell door.

He was holding a plate with a large piece of roast meat, a few apples, and a glass of juice on it.

A very healthy diet.

Bartolomeo casually placed the plate in front of Enel and sat cross-legged in front of the Skypiea God.

Enel was already used to this. He shakily reached out, grabbed the apple, stuffed it into his mouth, and took a difficult bite, crunching away.

"I really don't understand you."

Bartolomeo rested his chin on his hand, "I'd rather skip a meal than not eat more apples."

Enel didn't say anything.

Sky islands are lacking in resources.

Especially due to the lack of soil, Enel did not allow civilians to land on his God Island, so agriculture on the Sky Island could only be carried out on the island clouds, and the number of plants that could be grown was very limited, with almost no fruits available for consumption.

Apples were specially cultivated by Enel on a small plot of land he cleared on God Island, as a divine treasure exclusively for him, the god of the sky island.

"You bastard, are you planning to be locked up like this for the rest of your life?"

Barto casually remarked, "Being used like a battery must be tough, right?"

"Shut up."

Enel, amidst his busy schedule, responded with a cold laugh.

Do you want the great god to submit to that bastard Damian?

Are you kidding me!

God, supreme!

"You're such an annoying guy!"

Bartolomeo retorted irritably, "If it weren't for the fact that you could help my brother, I would have beaten you up already!"

Enel didn't say anything.

"Enel,"

Barto stood up. "You said you wanted to become the god of Qinghai, but you've seen it yourself. There are countless people on this vast sea who are above you."

That's actually a bit of an exaggeration.

Even in Qinghai, Enel would be an absolute master; there are probably only a handful of people in the entire world who could defeat him.

"Many times, you can't do anything by yourself."

Bartolomeo turned and left, saying, "That's why we need partners, that's why we need help."

"I am sincerely inviting you to join the Moretti family, as a family member."

Without waiting for Enel to speak, he closed the cell door and left.

Enel was left alone in the prison, eating an apple by himself.

However, the man who considered himself a god eventually frowned a little.

Enel wasn't an idiot. After his crushing defeat to Damian, he knew that with his strength, he was still far from being able to become a god on the Blue Sea.

He certainly didn't want to be stuck on this ship as a battery for the rest of his life.

However, his pride wouldn't allow him to bow his head.

Even in death, he would not easily bow his head.

If one submits to the power of the other, then what is he?

When Barto stepped onto the deck, his most respected older brother and companions were waiting for him to eat. Sanji had already set the food on the table.

"Going to see that guy again?"

Sanji casually remarked, "That guy is incredibly stubborn; I don't think there's any hope."

"Since I'm just idling around anyway,"

Bartolomeo pulled out a chair and sat down. "But if it really succeeds, that would be a huge asset! Right, brother?"

"Enel is very powerful."

Damian said, "It wouldn't hurt to give it a try."

"Right!"

Barto raised his eyebrows triumphantly.

Sanji pursed his lips and didn't say anything.

Zoro, standing to the side, remained silent, simply wolfing down his food.

Zoro has been under a lot of pressure these past few days.

Originally, his strength and Sanji's strength were very close, and it was hard to say who was stronger or weaker. Although Sanji mastered Haki earlier, he also had the ability to cut iron.

But things changed after Sanji got the Raid Suit.

His strength is approaching that of Bartolomeo.

Unwilling to accept defeat, Zoro further increased the intensity of his training.

They're honing new moves, diligently learning powerful techniques, and keeping themselves incredibly busy.

"Let's eat."

Damian placed his napkin down and smiled, "They should arrive this afternoon."

We're very close now.

……

Baltimore is a winter island, covered in snow all year round, with heavy snowfalls, and even the surrounding sea is frozen solid, making it difficult to approach the country without icebreakers.

Of course, this was not a problem for Damian and others who owned the Sky Sword.

Damian has already brought Barto and Sanji to this country—Zoro is busy training, and Robin can't show herself easily, so he only brought these two.

The three landed directly in the center of the island's largest city.

Although I don't know where Dr. Tsukimi is, if I want to ask for directions, coming into the city is definitely the right thing to do.

"However, Brother Damian,"

Sanji, with a robot he'd brought back from the moon tucked under his arm, took a deep drag of his cigarette, observing the scene with a hint of suspicion.

"Are we sure we haven't come to the wrong place? Wasn't Baltimore supposed to be a country of the future?"

"yes,"

Barto, carrying two boxes, also looked bewildered. "Where's the future here?"

This is indeed the largest town on the island, Damian confirmed with his Observation Haki.

However, the surrounding area consisted of low-rise buildings, sparsely arranged, mostly gray and white, which looked extremely oppressive.

There weren't many people on the road, and everyone was wrapped in thick winter clothes, dressed very simply.

Based on first impressions, it's not as good as the stuff in Loguetown.

The only thing that can be called the future is the streetlights along the roads.

Damian simply chuckled, "You haven't looked closely enough."

What the eyes cannot see, the senses can perceive.

This city has a vast underground world.

Beneath each low house lies a spacious underground space spanning several levels, which is why the houses are arranged so sparsely.

Numerous pipelines connect these underground spaces, forming an underground kingdom.

"Hey! Look, bro! That dog!"

Barto suddenly pointed at a stray dog ​​by the roadside and exclaimed.

That wasn't an ordinary stray dog. Its limbs were all mechanical, and it even had an artificial spine embedded in its back, connected to a crystal on the top of its head. Even its eyes were cool mechanical monoculars, just like the Zaku.

"Creating organisms?"

Sanji was equally surprised; this was more like the future kingdom.

"This is Vegapunk's hometown."

Damian said, "It is said that he left behind a large number of modified creatures here before he left."

But none of that matters now.

Damian casually grabbed a passerby and asked about Dr. Tsukimi's residence.

Surprisingly smoothly, a passerby kindly pointed out Dr. Tsukimi's residence to Damian. It was said that people from other places often came to Dr. Tsukimi for help, and the people in the city were used to it.

That's good. Damian was originally planning to use hypnosis if he couldn't get any information out of them.

Trekking through the snow was no easy task, but Damian could fly, and he carried his two little brothers straight to Dr. Tsukimi's residence.

This is a courtyard with a fairly large area.

Like other buildings in the city, it also has a much larger underground space than its above-ground portion.

Damian knocked on the door.

Click.

A faint mechanical sound came from above.

It is a camera.

It's not a Den Den Mushi (snail phone), it's a camera.

Damian could feel the cameras scanning each of them.

Finally, the image focused on Sanji.

Then, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind the door, approaching from afar.

The gate burst open with a roar.

A kind-looking old man opened the door with one hand and stretched out the other towards Sanji, his face urgent. "Robot, let me see it!"

This must be Dr. Tsukimi, right?

It seems the decision to bring a few robots down from the moon was the right one.