Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

"Rolley, what are you doing?"

A sharp glint flashed in Sengoku's eyes; he was very displeased with Raleigh's actions.

"We should lock up a Devil Fruit user like Bondiwald in Impel Down."

It wasn't that Sengoku was defending criminals like Bondiwald; due to the limitations of their time, Devil Fruits were seen as appearing randomly in their eyes.

If a Devil Fruit with such troublesome abilities were to fall into the ocean and be eaten by an ambitious person, it would cause enormous destruction to the world.

Putting aside other things, let's take the fruits of Bondiwald as an example.

If Doflamingo were to eat this Devil Fruit, given his personality, Raleigh doesn't know if a situation of five Emperors would emerge on the seas.

With the Donquixote Family's arms business combined with the Momo-Momo Fruit ability, Doflamingo didn't even need to search for the Ancient Weapons.

Therefore, the best way for the Navy to deal with Devil Fruit users who possess special abilities is to lock them all up in Impel Down and let them die.

Perhaps these pirates will die of old age in prison in fifty or sixty years, and the Devil Fruits they ate will reappear in any corner of the sea.

But at least during their time in Impel Down, no one can obtain the Devil Fruits they possess.

Raleigh said with a very sincere expression, "I'm sorry, General Sengoku. I was blinded by rage and acted impulsively. I was wrong, and I accept the punishment, whether it's a pay cut or a demotion."

Sengoku was at a loss for words regarding Raleigh's actions.

Although he made a mistake, he admitted it very quickly and his attitude was impeccable. Sengoku originally wanted to teach Raleigh a lesson and make him realize who he should follow in the Navy, but now that Raleigh has put him in this position, it's not so easy for him to get angry.

"Hmph, we'll talk about you later. Right now, the priority is to deal with the remnants of the Ward Pirates and rescue the wounded Marines."

Sengoku snorted and turned to head towards the battlefield at the port. On the distant battlefield, the battle between the Ward Pirates and the Navy was nearing its end.

In addition to naval soldiers in naval uniforms, there were also members of the Don Quixote family, the mafia, dressed in black suits.

"Rayle, who are they?"

Sengoku was completely baffled by what he was seeing.

In his view, the mafia families in the North Sea were actually targets for naval strikes.

However, those mafia members usually only oppress civilians, unlike pirates who massacre villages at the drop of a hat, so the navy finds it difficult to take action against them.

In any case, this was the first time Sengoku had ever seen a mafia member fighting alongside the navy.

Raleigh appeared behind Sengoku and said respectfully!

The Sengoku general, this is Doflamingo, the young lord of the Donquixote Family.

We've reached a consensus on certain points; he'll provide us with information about the pirates, and protect civilians and drive away the pirates when the navy can't arrive in time.

Doflamingo changed his clothes and bowed to Sengoku.

"Doflamingo, that former Celestial Dragon brat?"

Sengoku carefully examined Doflamingo, who hadn't grown taller yet.

The Doflamingo in front of him overlapped with the face in the newspaper in his memory, causing Sengoku to nod.

Sengoku wasn't from the future, so naturally he had no idea what Doflamingo would do in the future.

With Raleigh as his guarantor, he still has great faith in Doflamingo.

"Um, Doflamingo, do you really want a win-win situation with the Navy, or with Raleigh?"

A glint of light flashed in Zhan Guo's eyes.

Although his current title is General Immortal Stone, once he becomes a Grandmaster in the future, people will call him General Wise more often.

He could tell at a glance that Doflamingo actually harbored resentment towards the Navy, but because the person he was negotiating with was Christine Rory, Doflamingo had no choice but to swallow his pride and accept it.

That's right, Admiral Sengoku. Before meeting Admiral Raleigh, we never imagined we would be cooperating with the Navy, let alone that we actually share a common goal.

The arrival of pirates will destroy population, infrastructure, and markets. Their presence also reduces the profits of our Donquixote Family. Therefore, we are cooperating with Admiral Raleigh to drive away the pirates.

"It seems that only the Navy can cultivate a man like Admiral Raleigh."

Doflamingo did not directly answer Sengoku's question, but he implied, both openly and subtly, that he was cooperating with Raleigh.

The Warring States period understood this, but since this incident caused no harm and instead maintained the stability of the North Sea,

He let Raleigh do it.

Anyway, he's not Marshal Sengoku yet, so he doesn't have that many things to consider.

All General Sengoku needed to do was keep capturing pirates, accumulate military merits, and wait for his turn to take over.

In less than an hour, the remnants of the Ward Pirates were all captured thanks to the efforts of the Marines and members of the Donquixote Family.

Some of the more vehemently resisting pirates were killed on the spot.

Doflamingo specially invited Sengoku and others to the Donquixote Family's bonfire party to celebrate their first victory in cooperation with the Navy. Sengoku could not refuse, so he could only take Borsalino, Gion, and Kakei to the banquet.

Raleigh, however, did not attend the banquet due to feeling unwell.

On Rubek Island at night, the air was very humid, and dark clouds obscured the moon.

A figure dressed in a black robe appeared in the Don Quixote family's council hall. He silently gazed at the distant bonfire party in the darkness, and then his figure flashed.

He activated some mechanism on a pillar that was almost completely destroyed, with only its roots remaining.

A neat crack appeared in the ground.

This defensive basement, built by the Don Quixote family to provide an escape route in case of a powerful enemy attack, was located behind a pillar in the council hall.

Luo used his Observation Haki to check his surroundings and, after confirming that no one was around, he dashed into the basement.

There were no beautiful women having secret rendezvous here, nor any mysterious transactions.

The only thing was the fruit that filled the entire basement, neatly arranged on the shelves.

This is why Raleigh insisted on returning with Doflamingo ahead of schedule!

The moment Raleigh and Doflamingo returned to Rubeck Island, they ordered all the fruit on the island to be gathered and placed in the Doflamingo family's basement in order to see if they could steal the Momo-Momo Fruit from Bondiwald.

Now it's time to reap the rewards.

Raleigh unleashed his Observation Haki, sensing the past basket after basket.

Suddenly, an evil, dark force blocked his perception with Observation Haki.

Raleigh suddenly opened his eyes, a look of surprise on his face.

This power is 100% the power of a Devil Fruit, but Rory can't be sure if it's the Momo-Momo Fruit.

It doesn't matter if it's another Devil Fruit, as long as it's a Devil Fruit, it's a win.

Raleigh grabbed a basket of fruit with his right hand and pushed it over forcefully.

Round fruits were scattered all over the ground, and an oval fruit of a different color was exposed from inside.

The green stem is bent very sharply, and its surface has cloud-like patterns like those on other Devil Fruits.

The color is a very dark green.

Only when Raleigh saw the fruit did he truly feel relieved.

This is a Devil Fruit that has caused a great headache for the World Government and the Navy's top brass.

It once belonged to "World Destroyer" Bondiwald, but from this day forward, its fate is in Raleigh's hands.

With it, Raleigh could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Having arrived in the world of One Piece, he has been thinking about how to deal with the Ancient Weapons in the hands of the World Government.

The Momo Fruit was one of his plans.

The Celestial Dragons certainly control Uranus, but Raleigh knows where Pluton is located.

If the Momo-Momo Fruit were added to enhance the weapon, Raleigh felt that his cannon wouldn't be any less powerful!

Raleigh carefully placed the Momo Fruit into a safe, then waved his hand, using his ability to gather all the surrounding fruits together.

His actions did not escape Doflamingo's notice. Doflamingo might eventually guess that the Kingdom of Eryorobu, far from the Donquixote Family's territory, is now brightly lit. Back in the daytime, in the underground mine, Monkey D. Dragon finally launched the long-prepared workers' uprising.

A massive workers' uprising involving over 100,000 people occurred under Long's leadership, shocking the world!

This is extremely rare in the world of One Piece!

The terrain of the One Piece world limits people's...

Many kingdoms only occupy a small island and have a population of tens of thousands.

Many small and medium-sized kingdoms may have a combined population of no more than 100,000.

"Boss, we discovered a CP spy trying to pass on intelligence; Raven has taken care of him."

Swall stepped forward.

Ever since Dragon and Raleigh finished their conversation, he has intensified his internal investigations.

Several individuals suspected to be CP spies are being closely monitored by the Self-Defense Forces soldiers arranged by Long.

"Chief, what should we do?"

The crow's voice sounded somewhat anxious. As a person in this country and the leader of the workers' uprising, the crow naturally did not want them to fail.

Don't be alarmed by the crows; things haven't gotten that bad yet.

Dragon patted Crow on the shoulder, signaling him to calm down.

"Although we don't know the timing of the CP organization's operation, our friends have already coordinated with us, and during this period, the World Government can't use any other methods."

"Don't panic, follow our method. Arrange for the squad leaders and company commanders of each insurgent unit to come and collect the weapons from the mine."

"We have enough time, so we'll distribute the weapons ahead of time, with squads as the combat units, ready to launch the uprising at my command at any time."

"Yes, Chief!"

The crow's answer was very concise and to the point.

Since he came into contact with Long, he has become increasingly convinced that Long is the true leader capable of leading the workers' revolution and the insurgent army.

After the crows left, the dragon sat alone in the mine, where only a single candle burned.

He needs to wait for a certain point in time.

That was the time Raleigh told him personally before he left.

At 5:30 p.m., half an hour before the end of the workday, this is the time when the soldiers are most relaxed.

Many soldiers were already discussing what to have for dinner at this time.

Meanwhile, the officials and nobles who handled important state affairs had long since returned home, either having dinner or spending time with their families. They could never have imagined that someone would launch a rebellion at this time.

There were approximately three thousand royal guards on the walls of Coal Iron City; they assembled within about half an hour of discovering the riot.

"It takes two and a half hours to get from the nearest naval base in the Kingdom of Eryoko to the port of the Kingdom of Eryoko."

The troop strength is insufficient, with fewer than ten warships.

Upon thinking of this, Long smiled with relief at being supported.

That guy Raleigh, even on his way out, didn't forget to give him a big gift.

Because of the arrogance of "World Destroyer" Bondiwald, Raleigh dispatched most of the naval soldiers and warships from the naval base to search for Bondiwald throughout the North Sea.

This is why the naval base is so empty. The navy is powerful, and the king and nobles of the Eryoko Kingdom are naturally unwilling to accept it, as they feel insecure.

But this doesn't change anything, because Raleigh's reasoning is very sound: to restore the World Government's reputation.

From then on, the soldiers of the King's Guard patrolled even more diligently.

However, the soldiers of the King's Guard had very mixed feelings. They were not the powerful navy. Their strength was only enough to bully miners and suppress some small-scale riots and uprisings. If they encountered a large-scale uprising, even a few of their heads would not be enough to fight.

Some of the officers who lived longer still vividly remember the brutal scenes from the workers' uprising.

Although it was eventually suppressed by the World Government and the Navy, that was before.

Many of their royal guards were brutally killed by miners using shovels and other production tools.

Of course, the Kingdom Guard also had its own methods.

If a large-scale uprising were to occur, their opponents would not have any siege equipment; they would only need to hold the city walls.

The rest is up to the navy.

"Vaolete, I have a feeling something's off about those workers."

A young soldier spoke to his comrade beside him.

The companion, known as Violet, looked closely and then asked:

"Allen, I haven't noticed anything unusual. Don't the supervisors always come around this time?"

The steelworkers would come to the coal mine on time to supervise the work, so the soldiers got used to it.

However, Allen felt very strange as he watched the miners getting closer and closer.