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Chapter 149 Bringing in Wealth and Treasure; The Five Elders Unite as One - Litoto

Is there news about the Op-Op Fruit?

And the World Government is preparing to take action against Whitebeard?

Are they planning to pursue two fronts simultaneously?

The fact that the world government has its eye on Whitebeard isn't particularly hard to imagine.

After all, in this timeline, the World Government has been constantly suffering setbacks, so they are extremely eager to increase their combat power.

They have captured many powerful pirates for this purpose.

Most of them were remnants of Rocks's gang, and it was Litoto who carried out the attack.

Even Kaido joined the World Government.

On the surface, it's a collaboration with the World Government, but knowing the World Government's true nature, he knows that Im possesses a kind of corrupting ability. Once someone is marked by him, both their body and mind will be controlled by him.

Harald was controlled by Im in the first place. It wasn't that Im was forcibly controlling his body, but rather that his own mind was altered. He genuinely believed that Im was his master and that he was a god like the Celestial Dragons.

If Im can remain patient, once Kaido and his crew are marked, they will become Im's loyal subordinates.

So it was entirely predictable that they would approach Whitebeard.

Whitebeard is incredibly powerful, and—

It has a weakness!

His sons were his Achilles' heel!

If the World Government can capture his sons, they can use them to threaten Whitebeard.

Among the many powerful figures at sea, Whitebeard is indeed the easiest to deal with.

Most importantly, Whitebeard has a fixed territory, unlike Roger who is homeless and has no fixed residence, making him impossible for the World Government to capture.

He couldn't let either the Ope Ope no Mi or Whitebeard fall into the hands of the World Government.

But he's only one person; he can't split up into two groups.

The clones are all too young to be able to step onto such a battlefield.

It seems I'll have to ask Harald and Shiki for help.

He's definitely going to the Op-Op Fruit, since it's more important to him than Whitebeard.

He had no connection with Whitebeard; his only concern was that Whitebeard's capture by the World Government would essentially increase their fighting strength. Everything else—

If he had a past anime filter for some characters from the original work when he first transmigrated into the world of Bleach and One Piece, many years have passed since then.

He grew up, became strong, and completely integrated into both worlds, so he doesn't have any biases or fantasies about the characters in the two comics he read in his previous life.

He already has his own friends and relationships in these two worlds. Some are friends, some are destined to be enemies, and some are simply impossible to get along with due to their positions.

Perhaps individuals can become friends regardless of race and stance, but on a larger scale, they are destined to be enemies.

For example, the Gotei 13 —

In his past life, he certainly liked this organization, after all, they were part of the main characters and were positive characters in the comics.

But he will never let past affections affect his current feelings.

He is a Quincy, and has a natural antagonistic relationship with the Grim Reapers.

Especially if war breaks out between the two sides in the future, then the Grim Reaper will never trust himself as a Quincy.

He also wouldn't trust that the Gotei 13, formerly an assassin group, would accept him.

He and Rukia do have a good relationship, but he won't help the Gotei 13 fight the Quincy just because of Rukia.

After all, he and Litoto have a good relationship, so if the Quincy and the Shinigami were to go to war, and he had to choose between the two sides, he would most likely choose to stand on the side of the Quincy.

This is all because of Yhwach's existence; without Yhwach, he wouldn't even need to consider this issue.

The same applies to pirates.

In his previous life, he also thought Whitebeard was a hero who died a heroic death, but in all his years in the pirate world, he had never had any dealings with him, so naturally he did not think that Whitebeard's importance could surpass that of the Op-Op Fruit.

From his personal perspective, even if Whitebeard were captured by the World Government, whether he was killed or brainwashed into becoming a member of the World Government's forces, it was not as important as the Op-Op Fruit.

As I said before, when it comes to development, Beltz fears no one!

Even if the World Government captures Whitebeard, Kaido, Big Mom, and even Roger, Beltz can simply hide for a while until his two clones have grown up, then he can still suppress the World Government!

Compared to that, he cared more about Shiki, after all, he and Shiki had been comrades-in-arms for several years.

Since using Den Den Mushi to make calls was still inconvenient, he left Wano Country while Vegapunk was performing surgery on Rukia.

The extraction of the Hogyoku is no simple matter, and even if it is extracted, Rukia will be weak for a while.

Once Rukia recovers, Beltz will send her back to Hueco Mundo.

Right now, I'm not in a hurry.

The matter of the surgical results is more pressing.

So there's no problem with him going to meet Litoto.

He informed Vegapunk's true form, and then went to find Rito.

On a small island in the New World, Beltz met the blonde girl again.

It's clear that Litoto has been living a really good life during this time; her face has become a little rounder, and even her body seems to have grown a bit!

During her time as a Tianlong person, she could be said to eat and drink extravagantly every day.

How did the World Government discover the fruits of surgery?

Beltz cut to the chase, still asking about the surgical outcome, which was what he cared about most.

He was somewhat relieved that he had previously asked Ritoto to keep an extra eye on the Op-Op Fruit and the Dark-Dark Fruit; otherwise, even if she knew that the World Government had discovered the Op-Op Fruit, she wouldn't have realized its importance, and they wouldn't have met today.

Because of the urgency, the two met directly on the beach. Litoto leaned against the azure sea, the sea breeze gently blowing through her hair.

"You know that Kaido ate the White Tiger Fruit, right? This fruit has great fighting power, but it also has an ability that most people don't know about."

Litoto said, "The White Tiger, who governs killing, also has the ability to attract wealth and treasures, so Kaido may sense the location of a treasure every now and then."

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Upon hearing this, Beltz exclaimed in astonishment, "Isn't this ability invincible?"

Can you directly sense the existence of treasure? Then wouldn't the One Piece count as a treasure? Why did Roger and Luffy bother searching for the Poneglyphs then?! Maybe Kaido will just wake up one day and directly sense the location of the treasure?!

Isn't this just plain clownish behavior?

"It's not that abnormal," Litoto said. "The location is very vague; we can only roughly sense its existence. For example, the Op-Op Fruit is located somewhere in the North Blue, and that area roughly occupies one-third of the North Blue."

Hearing this, Beltz felt much more at ease. He also knew that the Op-Op Fruit was in the North Blue and had even gone there to try to find it.

But how difficult is it to find a Devil Fruit on the vast ocean?

Even if he had the abilities of a psychologist, able to directly delve into the ocean of other people's subconscious, or even deeper into the ocean of their subconscious, it would be useless.

After all, he didn't have the ability to scan the entire North Sea, and even if he did, it was unlikely that anyone would have seen the Operation Fruit.

After all, the Operation Fruit isn't a person, it's just a fruit, so there's a high probability that no one will notice it.

"But the World Government is different," Litoto said. "The World Government has ample manpower. They can command the Navy, CP, and even the member states of the World Government located in the North Blue to help them find the Ope Ope Fruit."

"Under these circumstances, finding a Devil Fruit is not impossible."

"So—have they found them by now?" Beltz continued, "Who was escorting them?"

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"Don't interrupt, let me finish." Litoto rolled her eyes at Beltz and continued, "The World Government is probably a little scared by your repeated sabotage plans, so even for a simple escort mission, they've sent the Navy's elite forces, and Garp seems to be among them."

"And they also decided to carry out a pre-planned project at the same time."

"The World Government learned from the remnants of the Rocks Pirates that Whitebeard frequently sent money to an island. CP's subsequent investigation revealed that Ango was Whitebeard's hometown, a place called Sphinx."

Upon hearing this, Beltz's pupils dilated. Had the Whitebeard's hometown been discovered?

This is not surprising, as the Navy also discovered the Sphinx in the original work, but they didn't dare to cause trouble while Whitebeard was alive.

It wasn't until Whitebeard died that the Navy rushed over to loot his money, but they were driven away by Whitebeard Jr. who arrived later. However, Whitebeard Jr. was then captured by Green Bull, who arrived later.

But Beltz could imagine that since the Navy had long ago discovered that the Sphinx was Whitebeard's homeland, they must have had the idea of ​​using the island to their advantage against Whitebeard.

"The World Government's biggest advantage is its sheer numbers, so they split into two groups. One group escorted the Ope Ope no Mi, while the other group sent me to deal with Whitebeard, just like when they captured Captain John and Silver Axe."

"You?" Beltz couldn't help but ask, "You're letting me deal with Whitebeard all by myself?"

Litoto is already very strong, and she would even have a chance of defeating Whitebeard, but the World Government can't just send Litoto alone, can it?

Isn't that treating Ritoto like a Wano Country person and messing with her?

Even cattle and horses aren't treated like this!

"Strictly speaking, it really is just me." As Litoto said this, a strange glint flashed in her eyes.

"Has the World Government gone mad?" Beltz frowned, then relaxed and said, "There must be some conditions involved, right?"

Litoto snapped her fingers, confirming Beltz's statement: "That's right, I'll be incredibly strong when dealing with Whitebeard."

"Im is preparing to bestow the mark upon you? But even if he does, you'll have to wait a year for the shallow sea mark to upgrade to the deep sea mark, right?"

"No, it's not a contract, and I could never accept something like that," Litoto said. "Have you forgotten what state I'm in right now?"

Upon hearing this, Beltz immediately realized what the World Government was doing.

"You mean—you want to eat another one of the Five Elders?"

Litoto ate a Saint Pittor, which enhanced her abilities to some extent and allowed her to transform into the Saint Pittor's appearance.

This is a method to enhance her power that can only be used on the Five Elders and the Knights of God, because if anyone else is eaten by Litoto, she will digest them.

Only monsters like the Five Elders possess a unique immortality, allowing Litoto to keep them inside her enormous stomach and thus utilize their abilities throughout the digestive process.

Litoto gave a strange smile and said, "Not one, but all five, eat them all."

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Beltz's pupils dilated upon hearing this. Im was really going too far. Did he not treat his underlings like human beings?

Are you feeding the Five Elders directly to Litoto?

Well, it's not a big deal. The Five Elders' immortality is still quite abnormal, and they all possess Conqueror's Haki. Even if Ritoto goes back on her word, it would be difficult for her to digest them with Conqueror's Haki.

No matter how powerful Litoto is, she can't possibly digest five of the Five Elders at the same time.

So, five is indeed correct.

If Litoto were to eat two of the Five Elders, Im might be a little worried. What if Litoto actually digests them?

But if there were five, Litoto would have no chance of digesting them, and the Five Elders would have plenty of power to resist her.

"So, what do you think? Should I intervene?" Litoto asked again. "Well—"

Beltz fell into deep thought.

After a while, Beltz looked up and said softly, "I know what to do. I'll leave this to you. You not only need to attack Whitebeard, but also, if the opportunity arises, lure more people over there."

"?" Litoto asked, puzzled. "What do you mean?"

Beltz smiled and said, "Time is too tight now, just give it your all when the time comes."

"I need to go back to Wano Country now and take care of the Op-Op Fruit and the Sphinx."

"---That's settled then. I'm actually quite curious to see just how amazing I'll be."

If she were to devour all five Elders, she would be several times stronger than she is now!

Will she become invincible by then?

Litoto doesn't have a strong desire for power, but no normal person would think that becoming stronger is a bad thing.

"Okay, let's get started and prepare."

Beltz needs to get things arranged as quickly as possible. The World Government has likely found the Ope Ope no Mi, but it will take some time to transport it back to Mary Geoise from the North Sea.

Beltz must steal the Operation Fruit before the transport ship returns to Mary Geoise!