One Piece: Starting with Creating the Strongest Character Design

Guided by Luo, the group traveled almost the entire island of Minnion before arriving at the place where Corazon was hiding.

It was a snowy area with only ruins and remnants; you wouldn't find it at all if you didn't look carefully.

Beneath the ruins, in a corner, Corazon leaned against the wall, his eyes closed, his breathing faint, as if he were a living corpse.

Hearing footsteps and Luo's shouts from not far away, Corazon slightly raised his eyelids and looked in the direction from which the sound came.

"Mr. Clara, the Navy said they would help us..."

Once they reached a spot where they could see Corazon, Luo finally called out.

"Mr. Cora?"

Upon hearing this title, Vergo, who was following behind Kitahara Tsune, trembled slightly, but his face remained expressionless, still bearing that cold and stern look.

"Mr. Corazon? Is it a coincidence...?"

Vergo, the first-generation heart "Corazon", felt a slight stirring in his heart and couldn't help but have doubts.

Although Vergo only paused slightly, he still couldn't escape Kitahara Tsune's Observation Haki.

He could indeed take Vergo right here, but he can't.

Even with Admiral Zephyr's endorsement, he couldn't simply label a Marine as a pirate without any evidence.

Moreover, Vergo had once appeared before Sengoku, and was directly transferred to the G5 branch by Sengoku.

This would have been impossible without the help of Doflamingo's forces. Kitahara even speculated that CP0 was likely involved behind the scenes as well.

However, once Vergo and Corazon confront each other, he doesn't believe Vergo will be able to maintain this composure when he sees Corazon.

Considering the intelligence documents that Luo had previously provided, Vergo would surely realize that the current Corazon had already betrayed the Don Quixote family.

Vergo will definitely find a way to get his hands on the intelligence document in Kitahara Tsune's possession.

It's not too late to take down this Don Quixote family spy later.

As the group slowly approached, they finally saw the savior Luo had mentioned.

The man had short blond hair, clown makeup, and wore a black feather coat.

His pink undershirt was now stained with bright red blood, which even turned the surrounding snow red.

"Such a serious injury?"

Dolly, standing nearby, looked on in surprise at the seriously injured Corazon.

"What is this?" Kitahara Tsune thought to himself, glancing at Corazon.

If he remembered correctly, Corazon's vitality was ridiculously strong, or rather, the vitality of everyone in the pirate world was ridiculously strong.

Despite being shot five or six times and covered in bullet holes, and bleeding, Corazon is still alive.

This is already considered a minor injury.

In the original story, if he hadn't appeared here, Corazon would probably be getting beaten up by Vergo right now.

Corazon barely managed to escape with Law, and then deliberately lured Donquixote Family executives to capture him. After being brutally beaten, he finally witnessed Doflamingo's arrival.

Then he was shot a few more times by Doflamingo, and finally he was on the verge of collapse...

However, he was still able to maintain his Devil Fruit powers at this time.

Corazon only lost his life after Luo Pingan escaped.

With proper rest, Corazon should be fully recovered from these injuries in about a week.

Just as Luo ran to Corazon's side, Corazon also looked up and finally saw the people who had come to his side.

"Corazon? What are you doing here?"

Upon seeing that iconic black feather coat, Vergo could hardly contain his emotions.

When he finally got closer and saw the face that resembled Doflamingo, he could no longer suppress his surprise and spoke.

"Vergo?"

Upon seeing Vergo, Corazon felt a surge of despair, to the point that he forgot his mute nature.

"Huh? How can you talk?"

Although Vergo remained expressionless, his words carried a hint of surprise.

"not good!"

Corazon instantly realized that all he knew before was that Vergo had been sent by Doflamingo on a secret mission.

It only just dawned on me that this guy's secret mission was to infiltrate the Navy.

"Mr. Vergo?"

Luo stared blankly at Corazon and Vergo, who were looking at each other, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.

At that moment, Luo suddenly realized that he seemed to have heard this name somewhere before!

Vergo's thoughts were instantly pulled back to reality by Luo's shout.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and he immediately realized what was most important at this moment!

It's that intelligence document!

Now that Corazon is undoubtedly a traitor to the family, that intelligence document must be related to the Don Quixote family!

Without the slightest hesitation, glossy black Armament Haki instantly appeared in his hand.

Vergo swung his right hand sharply, attempting to launch a sneak attack on Kitahara Tsuneo, who was standing in front of him.

However, Kitahara Tsune had already anticipated this; everything Vergo did was within the scope of his Observation Haki.

Kitahara Tsune's left wrist instantly turned pitch black as he turned to block Vergo's sneak attack.

He casually tossed the navy cloak he was wearing onto Dolly, who was standing next to him.

"Dolly, take good care of my cloak. It's been with me for a long time."

The cloak had been with him for a long time, and had even been repaired once, so it couldn't be damaged this time.

"What kind of power is this?!"

Vergo felt the terrifying force coming from the fist, and alarm bells immediately went off in his mind.

He was the one who launched the sneak attack, yet the other person was able to react in time, and their strength was simply too great!

His sneak attack was actually blocked by Kitahara Tsune's casual wave of his hand, and Vergo was even sent flying backward.

Suddenly, snowflakes began to fall in the distance, and Vergo slid backwards for dozens of meters on the snow before finally coming to a stop.

"Vergo soldier, what's wrong with you?!"

Kitahara Tsune turned around and looked at Vergo, who had barely blocked his attack.

"As a naval officer, are you planning to commit insubordination?"

At that moment, Luo finally remembered where the name "Vergo" came from.

Corazon had once told him that there was a first Corazon named Vergo who left the Don Quixote family to carry out a secret mission.

The situation is now very clear: the secret mission is to infiltrate the Navy.

Having understood what had happened, Luo shouted loudly at Kitahara Tsuneo:

"Mr. Kitahara Tsuneo, that Vergo is a member of the Don Quixote family!"

"Oh? Is that so? Then I've really caught a big fish."

The snowflakes in the distance finally dissipated, and Vergo's naval uniform was nowhere to be found.

All that could be seen was the Armament Haki covering his entire upper body.