One Piece: The user of the Nen-Nen Fruit, who overturned the sea.

Under Roy's control, Ark Proverb traversed the skies above the Red Line and re-entered the New World Ocean.

When the iconic, massive waterfall of Wano Country appears on the sea level...

The members of the Roy Pirates couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief—they were finally back.

The ship slowly landed at the private port of the Ghost Island base.

At the dock, Queen, who had already received the news, waited for a long time with a group of Beast Pirates members.

"Hehehe! Roy, you're finally back!"

Kaido's signature maniacal laughter echoed from the top of Skull Castle.

next moment,

It descended from the sky in the form of a blue dragon, then transformed into human form at the dock and strode over.

Roy jumped off the ship and bumped fists with Kaido.

"Kaido, you've had a tough time these past few days."

"Hmph, what's so hard about it? I'm busy!"

Kaido took a large gulp of sake, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"Do you know?"

"Upon receiving your message that old bastard Shiki had just been arrested, I immediately led Jhin in a surprise attack on his headquarters!"

Roy raised an eyebrow: "Oh? How was the harvest?"

"A bumper harvest!"

Kaido laughed heartily, pulled a list from his pocket, and tossed it to Roy.

"That guy, Golden Lion, has been running his business for many years and has accumulated countless treasures!"

Pele alone has over three billion.

Three warehouses were filled with all sorts of rare metals, antiques, and works of art!

Most importantly—

He paused deliberately, looking at Roy's curious expression, before saying smugly:

"Devil Fruits! We found five!"

Roy's eyes lit up: "Five? What abilities do they have?"

"Three Zoan-type, two Paramecia-type."

Kaido counted on his fingers,

"There's an Ancient Species Fruit in the Zoan category, the same one as the one held by Director Domke of Impel Down."

However, Jin said he wasn't interested in that thing; he already had the Ancient Pteranodon.

The other two are common types: one is the Dog-Dog Fruit (Wolf Mode), and the other is the Bird-Bird Fruit (Hawk Mode).

"What about the Paramecia type?"

One is a rusty fruit that can corrode metal;

One is a drawing fruit, capable of turning drawings into reality.

Kaido waved his hand dismissively.

"The Zoan-type ones were given to my men."

"I don't need those two Paramecia-type bullets, you can have them!"

As he spoke, he took two exquisite wooden boxes from his waist and tossed them to Roy.

Roy took the wooden box and opened it.

In the box on the left is a fruit with a surface covered in rust-like patterns.

On the right are colorful fruits, like a palette.

"Rusty Fruit... Drawing Fruit..."

Roy murmured, a storm raging in his heart.

He was very familiar with those two fruits!

In the original story, the Rust-Rust Fruit was obtained by Vice Admiral Shu of the Marine Headquarters.

It is specifically designed to deal with swordsmen and corrode their weapons.

And the Drawing-Drawing Fruit... isn't that the ability of Kanjuro, the Kurozumi family's spy planted next to Kozuki Oden?!

Good guy!

Kaido is such a good ally!

Although these two fruits are not among the top-tier fruits in his collection,

However, each has its unique strategic value.

The Rust Fruit is a formidable weapon against enemies who primarily use weapons.

If the drawing fruit can be developed well, its strategic significance may be no less than that of some natural systems.

"Thanks, Kaido."

Roy carefully put the two wooden boxes away.

"These two fruits are very useful to me."

"Fuck, fuck, fuck, as long as it works!"

Kaido waved his hand.

"Let's go to Lao Tzu's castle, and chat while we drink!"

The current situation in the new world is quite interesting!

The group arrived at the main hall of Skull Castle.

The huge table was laden with fine wine and food, with members of the Beasts Pirates and the Roy Pirates seated on either side.

Kaido picked up the huge wine bowl, drank it all in one gulp, and then wiped his mouth:

"Roy, you have no idea how chaotic the new world is right now!"

He picked up a huge animal bone and began to scrape it across the ground:

"Golden Lion has been captured, and his Flying Pirates are now in disarray."

The small pirate crews that had originally relied on him were now fighting amongst themselves, waging war and bloodshed over territory.

"The Roger Pirates disbanded, and they declared the island they were protecting to be ownerless."

The old man with the white beard was calm and collected, staying put in his own territory, but his "sons" were anything but.

It has already begun to expand into the surrounding areas.

"Big Mom's side is even more outrageous!"

That woman is completely insane; she's arranging marriages everywhere and expanding the territory of "Ten Thousand Kingdoms" in every direction.

I heard she's married into more than twenty different races and given birth to a bunch of freakish children!

As Kaido said this, a hint of apprehension flashed in his eyes:

"That woman's ambition is probably greater than we imagined."

Roy listened quietly, his fingers tapping lightly on the table:

"Who's taking over the Golden Lion's territory now?"

"Everyone's grabbing it!"

Kaido grinned.

"Of course, I also snatched a piece of the pie—the Golden Lion Island, the largest arms trading island in the New World, is now mine!"

However, the other territories are too scattered, and I'm too lazy to take them all. Let those small fry fight amongst themselves.

"Where are Whitebeard and Big Mom? Haven't they made a move?"

"Whitebeard didn't move, but his captains, such as Marco and Jozu, had already made their move."

Big Mom…that woman is busy having children and expanding her kingdom; she's not very interested in the Golden Lion's territory.”

Kaido paused, then looked at Roy:

What about you? What are your plans?

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; the power structure of the new world is being reshuffled.

If we don't act now, it'll be difficult once those old guys have established themselves.

Roy nodded; that was exactly what he was thinking.

"I came back this time to do this."

He stood up and walked to the huge nautical chart hanging in the center of the hall.

"The base in Wano Country is our rear, but we can't just stay here."

The Roy Pirates need to have their own territory and their own domain outside.

"so--"

Roy turned around, his gaze sweeping over his companions.

"I've decided to strike and carve out a territory that belongs to us in the new world."

As soon as he finished speaking, the members of Roy's Pirates' eyes lit up with excitement.

Barrett clenched his fist: "They're finally getting serious!"

Hawkeye wiped his black blade: "Who's the opponent?"

Tesoro licked his lips: "The bigger the territory, the more money we can make!"

Crocodile, a cigar dangling from his lips, a glint of ambition in his eyes, said, "That's more like it."

The bear sat quietly in the corner, but its eyes were resolute.

Cyrus, Scarlett, Savi, Enel, Pea, Charon, Yamato... everyone's face was filled with anticipation.

They are ready.

Kaido watched this scene, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

The Roy Pirates' growth rate far exceeded his expectations.

Two years ago, the members of Roy's Pirates already had the ability to contend with him.

Now that he's gone out, he's found a few more young people.

These guys seem to have some potential, especially the one with the bear-eared hat.

Just by looking at his height and physique, you can tell he's incredibly strong!

The Roy Pirates have now become a powerful force capable of stirring up trouble in the New World.

More importantly, the potential of these people is...unfathomable.