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Chapter 76 Vegapunk (Please subscribe!)

Several more months passed —

For some reason, starting a few months ago, not only on the islands of the four seas, but also on many islands in the first half of the Grand Line, bear attacks on people have occurred at the same time, as if the whole world has been hit by a bear plague.

These beasts are not only cunning and adept at disguise, but also possess strength, physique, and...

Their body shapes have all undergone tremendous changes.

Ordinary naval personnel with guns might not be able to defeat them.

Among them are some mutant species, some of which are as big as small mountains.

In the past few months, various naval divisions have been overwhelmed by these bear infestations.

Some branches that were short-staffed sent requests for support to the headquarters, hoping to be assigned more personnel.

Even some lieutenant generals at headquarters were dispatched to deal with these bear infestations in addition to their regular duties.

Kitahara Tsune was no exception. After dealing with the two bear disasters and returning to headquarters, he was thinking about Dori's training plan.

As he was passing by a warship, he suddenly had a whim and looked at the warship docked in the harbor.

It was a vague feeling, as if someone was guiding him from the shadows, making him involuntarily want to board that warship.

Kitahara Tsune paused, pondered for a moment, then turned and walked toward the warship docked in the harbor.

Beside the warship, a navy officer was on guard, constantly taking notes.

As he was writing, the sunlight around him suddenly seemed to be blocked by something, darkening the surroundings.

He looked up and saw Kitahara Tsuneo's figure, dressed in a suit with a navy cloak over it.

"Brigadier General Kitahara Tsuneo, oh no, Major General Kitahara Tsuneo!"

Upon seeing that the visitor was Kitahara Tsuneo, the navy officer quickly gave a military salute.

"What is your warship going to do?" Kitahara Tsune asked.

"Reporting to the Major General, this ship is bound for Kinshi Island, where a bear plague has broken out. We are currently waiting for manpower to prepare to go and provide assistance."

The navy officer reported respectfully.

"Oh." Kitahara Tsuneo nodded. "Approximately how much longer until we set off?"

"As long as we have enough manpower, we can set off immediately."

"Then get ready immediately, I'll go and grab a few people right now," Kitahara Tsune ordered.

Before the navy could react, Kitahara Tsune had already disappeared before his eyes.

A quarter of an hour later, Kitahara Tsune returned with Dori and several naval soldiers who often trained with him.

After everyone boarded the warship, they immediately set sail.

On the warship, Dori complained, "Commander Kitahara Tsuneo, I haven't even had lunch yet, is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?"

Over the past few months, with an unlimited supply of food, Dorina's previously malnourished height has grown rapidly, reaching 1.8 meters in a short time, making her a qualified adult.

However, his mental fortitude does need further development.

"Don't just stay in the Navy Headquarters all day. I brought you out this time to deal with the bear disaster, which will also increase your practical experience."

After Kitahara Tsune finished speaking, he walked to the side and asked the navy on the warship about the situation on Kintoki Island.

However, to Kitahara Tsune's disappointment, the island was nothing special.

At least, he had never heard of it before.

But that sudden feeling wouldn't lie to him; it was definitely the entry taking effect, and he just needed to wait patiently.

After the warship had been sailing at sea for half a day...

The Den Den Mushi on the warship suddenly rang.

When the phone rang, it was still Sengoku's voice.

"Major General Kitahara Tsuneo, I have an important mission for you." Sengoku's tone was serious and his voice solemn.

Knowing that this might be due to some unknown stroke of luck, Kitahara Tsuneo solemnly replied, "Yes, Marshal Sengoku, I guarantee to complete the mission."

"Hmm." Sengoku said in a deep voice, "About half an hour later, you will encounter a research ship, whose destination is Kintoki Island. Your mission is to protect and guard the scientist on board."

"A scientist?" Kitahara Tsune raised an eyebrow and asked, "Which scientist?"

"You must have heard his name, Vegapunk," Sengoku said. "Vegapunk? The Vegapunk who is known as the world's greatest scientist and won the Ibel Peace Prize?" Kitahara Tsune asked in surprise.

Yes, it's him.

Kitahara Tsune asked with a hint of hesitation, "Let me protect him? Shouldn't only a candidate for general be qualified to be his bodyguard?"

"That was originally the plan," Sengoku replied. "The original plan was for Kizaru to escort Vegapunk to Kintoki. However, I just reviewed the documents and found your name on the most recent warship."

"With you here, we can send Kizaru to carry out other missions."

"You don't need to worry too much. This is just a routine research trip. There won't be any danger. Besides, Vegapunk already has a squad of Marines protecting him."

"Sending bodyguards is just a necessary procedure."

"I see." Kitahara Tsune nodded. "I understand. I will protect Mr. Vegapunk."

Kitahara Tsuneo hung up the phone, returned to the deck, gathered the ship's soldiers, and said to them, "We've received a mission change. The mission for this voyage has changed. Our current mission is to escort Mr. Vegapunk to King's Island and assist him in completing his scientific research activities."

Half an hour later, a futuristic research vessel appeared in the distance on the shipping lane.

Seeing this, the helmsman quickly changed course and followed closely behind the research vessel.

Kitahara Tsune lightly stepped forward, heading towards the research ship.

As soon as Kitahara Tsune landed, he saw the world-renowned scientist, Dr. Vegapunk.

It must be said that he really looks a lot like Einstein, especially his long, protruding tongue.

His head was unusually large, towering above average. Although his overall height was short, his enormous head made him almost twice as tall as Kitahara Tsune.

Upon seeing Vegapunk, Kitahara Tsune greeted him, saying, "My name is Kitahara Tsune, Rear Admiral of the Navy, and I am your bodyguard for this mission, Mr. Vegapunk."

Punk looked at Kitahara Tsune, who had landed in front of him, and clapped his hands lightly, saying, "I've seen your file."

"I never expected Mr. Vegapunk to pay attention to a mere Major General like me," Kitahara Tsune said with some surprise.

"Your physical strength and recovery speed have far exceeded the average level. The World Government even wants me to study you."

Vegapunk said with a grin.

Kitahara Tsune gave an awkward smile.

Good heavens, he certainly knew that the World Government was secretly conducting human research.

I never expected that they would target the Navy with these ideas.

No matter what, we should study those pirates in Impel Down first!

Hey, wait a minute—

Kitahara Tsune suddenly remembered that in the original story, the pirates in Impel Down were constantly being studied!

And later it seems they developed something called "Green Blood".

The so-called "green blood" is specially made using the bloodline factors of Paramecia-type Devil Fruit users. It allows non-power users to obtain the corresponding abilities through their blood and is an application product of bloodline factors.

This thing is much more powerful than artificial Devil Fruits.

Thinking about it this way, Vegapunk's research on Devil Fruits has now reached an extremely deep level.

I wonder if the other party has ever heard of the whereabouts of "that fruit" —