One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

All the illusions vanished, and the restless threads quieted down.

Knight floated in the air, clenching his fist and letting out a soft breath.

Undoubtedly, Navy Knight is by no means at the bottom among the Seven Warlords of the Sea. His strength in direct combat is already comparable to Doflamingo's, and his upgraded "Illusion-Illusion Fruit" is an unexpected surprise.

In the distance, Doflamingo was falling diagonally towards the sea.

But the next moment, his body seemed to be pulled by invisible threads, like a feather, drifting off the coast, onto the sea, and finally, landing on a ship on the sea.

Knight gazed at the fleet on the distant sea.

Even from a distance, the iconic seagull wrench logo is still easy to spot.

Was it a ship from G-5 base or G-1 base?

However, it doesn't matter.

Knight transformed into a blur and gave chase once more.

On the sea over there.

  

"Forehead--"

Doflamingo landed on the deck of the warship, clutching his chest and vomiting half a mouthful of blood.

That brat!

What an amazing and domineering presence!

The power of that attack was in no way inferior to that wretched woman's fiery tail sweep!

"Hey, who is this guy?!"

On deck, the navy that came to support Punk Hazard were truly taken aback.

Why did a guy suddenly fall from the sky?

Then, very quickly, the sailors recognized the man.

"Donquixote Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"How did he get injured like this?"

"Are they fighting with that group of fugitives?"

The fleet's supreme commander, bearing the rank of vice admiral, the commander of Naval Base G-5, stepped forward from the crowd. "Doflamingo, what's going on? Are you fighting those guys?"

Doflamingo turned and gave the vice admiral a cold look. Then, as his gaze swept across the crowd, it lingered on someone for a moment before he looked up again without hesitation at the rapidly approaching figure in the sky.

Among the crowd, the man wearing a coat of justice with a spoon stuck to his face, Lieutenant Colonel Vergo of the Navy G-5 Base, gritted his teeth in silence.

Dover, how could you be hurt like this?

Who exactly is the enemy?! I will absolutely not let him get away with this!

"Look! Someone's coming from the sky!"

A marine exclaimed in surprise.

Then, the marines who looked up saw the figure walking through the air.

"Moonwalk?"

"Wait a minute, it's dressed in the cloak of justice!"

"They're on our side!"

The marines exclaimed in surprise.

"What exactly is this—"

The lieutenant general commanding officer of G-5 base was also somewhat bewildered.

Are they here to pursue Doflamingo?

But why is it a navy officer?

Knight stopped above the warship, looking down at the large ship below.

It looks like G-5 base, because Akainu isn't here.

Then he glanced at Doflamingo, who was clutching his chest.

He's incredibly resilient; no wonder he's the man who dragged Luffy out of bed for several days after the battle because of his toughness.

"I am Major Knight from the Naval Guerrilla Force."

Knight introduced himself, "Doflamingo is suspected of colluding with fugitives and allowing them to escape. Please help me capture him."

Without hesitation, it was a frame-up.

Doflamingo gritted his teeth, "Kid!!"

"What?"

The sailors on deck instinctively moved away from Doflamingo instantly.

Compared to this Shichibukai, colleagues are definitely more trustworthy.

However, a few people have noticed a problem.

"Wait, the naval guerrilla force, the one Mr. Zephyr formed—but he said he's a major!"

"Was it him who sent Doflamingo flying?"

"You must be joking... That's a Shichibukai!"

Even the commander of G-5 base was stunned.

Such age—such strength—

No, the key point now is, have those fugitives already left? And, has Doflamingo really betrayed us?

Among the crowd, Vergo's back was already soaked with cold sweat.

This is bad!

Damn it, if this brat really hurt Dover to this extent, do you think Dover and I could escape together?

"Fufufufu,"

To be fair, Doflamingo, the "King of Reading Newspapers," wasn't so foolish as to be unable to argue. He simply sneered, "Are you sure you want to attack me without government orders, just because of some brat's nonsense?"

"this--"

The commander of G-5 base fell silent instantly.

As expected, Knight curled his lip in disapproval.

That's why I say the navy is just lame.

Even a man like Fujitora could only push the birdcage in Dressrosa, and even a man like Garp could only pretend to be confused.

"Fufufufu!"

Doflamingo laughed wildly, "Kid, do you realize how stupid you've been?"

"idiot."

Knight chuckled.

They really think they're something special.

Which is more important to the government: a disobedient Shichibukai or a promising young talent with impeccable credentials who is destined to become a pillar of the Navy in the future? Don't you have any idea?

"Then let's continue."

With a snap of Knight's fingers, countless clones reappeared in the sky.

The essence of illusion is projection.

Projection is Knight's ability, and it naturally carries Knight's aura.

Therefore, as long as the projection output of the illusion is increased, the aura of the illusion will also be strengthened in tandem.

The illusionary clone, which is difficult to detect even with Observation Haki, is thus formed.

Of course, this only applies to clones, since no matter what the illusion is, the aura is the same.

In addition, if the spirit is projected onto someone else, the aura will be mixed with that person's, so there is no need to worry about being exposed.

"..."

Doflamingo's smile vanished abruptly.

What's wrong with this brat?!

Haven't they grasped the current situation yet? How can they be so reckless?

If we keep fighting, this kid is going to be a real pain!

Until he figured out a way to deal with his inexplicable phantom clones, Doflamingo didn't think he could really do anything about him.

However, it was at this moment that...

"What's going on here? I thought we were fighting those fugitives."

A deep voice suddenly descended from the sky.

Knight turned his head in surprise.

Are there more experts? When did they arrive?

He barely noticed anything with his Observation Haki.

A figure flew down from the sky not far away and then fell onto the deck of the warship like a meteorite.

A cloak of justice fluttered in the wind, a red suit somber it seemed to be seeping blood, and beneath a navy cap was a resolute and fierce face.

"Admiral Akainu!"

The sailors on deck stood at attention without incident.

The commander of G-5 base saluted respectfully, "Mr. Sakazuki!"

One of the World Government's top combat forces, Marine Admiral Akainu, Sakazuki!

"Senior Brother Akainu."

Knight landed lightly on the ship's side, his brows and eyes gradually relaxing.

If this guy comes, there probably won't be a fight.

Senior brother?

Akainu glanced at Knight.

The child Borsalino was talking about? Zephyr's last disciple.

"So, what's going on?"

Akainu's voice was deep, "If I remember correctly, you all came to support Punk Hazard."

"Senior Brother Akainu, this guy is suspected of colluding with that group of fugitives."

Knight didn't hesitate to accuse him, "He said the fugitives left more than two hours ago, but he didn't tell the government anything. He stayed in the research base until we arrived, and when we asked him, he was very arrogant and provocative."

He shrugged. "There's nothing I can do but try to get him to talk."

Akainu's brows furrowed immediately.

He glanced at Doflamingo.

Seeing Doflamingo's disheveled state, the admiral turned to Knight and asked, "You did this?"

Knight nodded lazily. "After all, he's just a guy of this caliber."

"well done."

Akainu nodded in satisfaction.

Even better than Borsalino said!

No wonder Professor Zephyr values ​​him so much!

then.

Akainu turned his gaze to Doflamingo again. "Now, you should at least give us an explanation."

Doflamingo's forehead was sweating.

This monster is not as easy to talk to as Zephyr.

"I request that the Five Elders sit in on the proceedings."

So, a little later.

The officers of the naval guerrilla force, the commander of G-5 base, and others used Moonwalk to arrive ahead of time for Akainu. The leaders of the three fleets gathered on the shore of Punk Hazard, ready to listen to Doflamingo's story.

Doflamingo had a gloomy expression as he held a Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter). On the other end of the Den Den Mushi were the Five Elders.

"You can speak now, Doflamingo."

The voice on the other end of the phone was calm yet tinged with annoyance: "What the hell are you up to?!"

"Okay, okay, I'll tell you the truth."

Doflamingo looked like he was being forced into a corner. "It's not that I can't stop those guys, it's that I'm forced to retreat temporarily."

"Neither Bandi Waldo nor that guy with the 700 million bounty made a move, but that Lunaria woman alone is already difficult for me to deal with."

"She is a Mythical Zoan user, capable of transforming into a red dragon similar to Kaido. My attacks were completely ineffective against her. Given the circumstances, if I had stayed any longer, I would have died there. Therefore, I had no choice but to retreat temporarily."

"I waited until some time later before coming back, because if I didn't come back, the government wouldn't let me off the hook. That's when I ran into Zefa and the others."

Doflamingo said, "As for not telling the government about this sooner, how could I possibly say something so shameful?"

Wow, that's quite a story.

And it's well-reasoned and supported by evidence.

"Then why are you in the base?"

Zefa sneered.

"Of course, it's to confirm whether they've already left."

Doflamingo handled the situation with ease.

"Wait, what's with the red dragon?"

Knight feigned surprise and asked, "That woman didn't demonstrate any abilities last time!"

"How would I know?"

Doflamingo scoffed, "Anyway, apart from her color, her abilities are exactly the same as Kaido's."

"About this—"

Caesar Clown, who was also listening in, spoke up at the opportune moment, "Vegapunk created a replica of the Azure Dragon Fruit a few years ago based on Kaido's bloodline factors, but he said it was a failure, so he sealed it away..."

This is a great opportunity to make that bastard Vegapunk suffer!

"What?"

The Five Elders on the other end of the phone were immediately shocked. "That Devil Fruit? Could it be that the Devil Fruit was actually successfully obtained? What is Vegapunk up to?!"

Caesar chuckled to himself.

That's right!

Let's punish Vegapunk severely!

"I've said everything I needed to say."

Doflamingo snorted, "Five Elders, I came exactly as you requested, and I still got attacked by this brat from the Navy. Tell me, how are we going to handle this?"

"Don't talk nonsense, Doflamingo."

The Five Elders completely ignored them, saying, "You asked for this! You better not let us find out anything you're up to."

Doflamingo curled his lip.

"Wait, Five Elders,"

Zephyr realized something. "You mean, just let this go because we didn't notice Doflamingo's little tricks?"

"Or you can produce evidence, Zephyr."

"..."

Zefa clenched his fists.

The other marines didn't look too good either; Akainu's fists were smoking.

Even a fool could see that Doflamingo's presence on Punk Hazard was ill-intentioned, but there was no evidence to support it.

"Since there's no evidence, then keep quiet."

The Five Elders spoke indifferently.

"Tsk."

Doflamingo was actually a little annoyed.

The navy was dissatisfied, and so was he.

Not only did I not get anything from this trip, but I also got beaten up twice for nothing.

But when Doflamingo saw Knight with droopy eyelids and an expressionless face, he felt a little pleased.

"Hey kid, you look pretty defiant."

Doflamingo tilted his head. "If you're not convinced, then try again—"

laugh.

A dark figure suddenly flashed in front of Doflamingo.

Doflamingo's pupils constricted.

"A serious punch."

A jet-black iron fist, crackling with surging domineering energy, slammed into Doflamingo's face.

Whoosh.

A black line crossed the coast and crashed straight into a distant mountain.

boom!

Amidst the blasting dust, the mountaintop was collapsing.

Everyone stared at Knight in disbelief.

Even a hardened soldier like Akainu couldn't help but widen his eyes at this moment.

Knight caught the Den Den Mushi that fell from Doflamingo's hand and said with some emotion, "Everyone heard it; he asked for it himself."

"Tsk, what a little glutton."