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Chapter 314 Bulma: You're causing trouble without me?

The answer to this question is self-evident.

The so-called "Celestial Gold" is actually the "tribute" that the 170 member countries under the World Government regularly pay to the Celestial Dragons every year. Theoretically, it is not limited to money, but also includes special products from various countries. After all the regions have collected the tribute, it is handed over to the Navy and escorted to Mary Geoise, the holy land of the Celestial Dragons.

In the original work, there were a few plots involving "Heavenly Gold", but they did not take up much space.

Therefore, apart from Uchiha Hikaru, Bulma, and Erii, who had carefully read through the entire manga, the other group members, even those who had only read a little bit of One Piece, found it all very unfamiliar.

So...

Why would Brand suddenly ask this?

Is it...

Did he recently witness, somewhere, the high-ranking officials of the member states extorting money from the people?

[Brand: That's true.]

[Brand: Akame, Leone, Tanjiro, and I have been traveling a long way to the Kingdom of Sara these past few days... the country on this island we've been staying on recently. We've heard some things from the people there. Although some of it hasn't been verified yet, from what we know, the actions of these high-ranking government officials are no different from those insects in the Imperial high command back then.]

They would actually seize the people's staple food to pay tribute to the nobles. I think this is very wrong.

[Anonymous: So... do you want to start another revolution here?]

Uchiha Hikaru's eyes flashed.

She knows the general situation of the pirate world.

Beneath the surface of freedom and passion, this world actually has a rather somber undertone.

From the four seas to the Grand Line, from Orange Town to Wano Country, the vast majority of people in this world live lives of misery and exploitation. Some of this exploitation comes from pirates, some from the Navy, and some from the Celestial Dragons.

Strong individuals like Whitebeard and Kaido are few and far between.

People like Luffy and Ace, who have extraordinary backgrounds, have a lot of connections from birth, and are lucky enough to eat useful Devil Fruits, are few and far between.

The vast majority of ordinary people are being robbed, exploited, forced into slavery, forced to do hard labor, fed with radioactive food and water, and even used as lab rats for human experiments. In Wano Country, there is a secret base for conducting such experiments, which is maintained by Queen, one of the Three Disasters, known as the "Plague Disaster".

A very absurd, yet chilling, fact is:

Under Big Mom's rule, Whole Cake Island, where one has to exchange their lifespan for residency, is surprisingly one of the most suitable places for ordinary people to live in the pirate world.

As a transmigrator, Uchiha Hikaru could also place himself in a higher dimension and observe these situations with detachment.

However, Brand and Leone, among others, all came from humble backgrounds, had experienced similar injustices, and used this as a reason to join the revolution.

For them, these situations are hard to ignore.

but……

Because the world of One Piece is Yamato's home turf, and Ace's situation is even more urgent, Brand was somewhat conservative in his wording:

[Brand: It's not really a revolution, we just want to do something for these people, even if it's just helping them get rid of a few incompetent officials and temporarily freeing them from the oppression of the "Heavenly Gold"... Miss Bulma, could Akame, Leone, and I ask you for a few days off, if there's nothing urgent on the pirate crew's end?]

Bulma: Hmm... Taking leave is no problem at all.

[Bulma: But... Brand really doesn't intend to start another revolution here, like Hikari suggested?]

[Brand: ...Huh? Are you serious?]

[Bulma: Ahem, it might be a bit inappropriate to say this, but... I'm still quite curious about what you guys did back in the Akame ga Kill! world. It's a real shame I couldn't participate. How about we take me along this time, and have a proper rampage here?]

[Bulma: Well, of course, the priority is still Yamato and Mr. Whitebeard's affairs.]

Bulma wasn't joking.

She's always been someone who likes to stir things up. Her decision to come to this world to experience the life of a "pirate" put her in opposition to the World Government. If she could cause a big stir in the pirate world, Bulma would be more than happy to do so.

can.

Brand, on the contrary, was a little confused.

Although he has discussed politics a few times in the group, he hasn't really thought that far ahead yet.

[Brand: This… “revolution” isn’t such a simple thing; it requires popular support. With just a few outsiders from another world, I’m afraid…]

[Bulma: It's okay, we can team up with the Revolutionary Army here. I remember there are a few Revolutionary Army officers in that underwater impregnable prison, right? Otherwise, Luffy's father is the leader of the Revolutionary Army. If we find him, we should be able to find clues about the Revolutionary Army!]

[Nameless: ...Speaking of which, Mr. Brand, have you found out when the Kingdom of Sara started paying tribute to the Celestial Dragons with "Celestial Gold"?]

[Brand: It seems to be soon, but I'm not sure of the exact date.]

[Anonymous: Since that's the case... let's go big. "Heavenly Gold" isn't just exploiting one country, but all 170 member states. So even if we rescue the Kingdom of Sara, it's only a temporary fix. How about we plunder all the "Heavenly Gold" from those 170 countries at once?]

There are precedents for this.

Donquixote Doflamingo once did this, and used Celestial Gold as a bargaining chip to obtain a spot as a Shichibukai.

However, for Uchiha Hikaru and his group...

The title of "Seven Warlords of the Sea" is worthless.

They just want to make a big splash in this world and turn this ocean upside down.

……

In just a few words.

The plan to "plunder the 'Heavenly Gold'" has been temporarily finalized.

It definitely needs to be done.

However, the specific action plan still needs to be discussed.

After all, they currently know nothing about basic information such as the timing of the tribute of "Heavenly Gold" and the escort routes of the navy.

After a brief discussion, Brand and Akame took on the responsibility of gathering intelligence.

Meanwhile, after finishing his current affairs, Uchiha Hikaru once again traveled back to the One Piece world, where he joined Esdeath and the others waiting there, as well as the members of the Whitebeard Pirates, to welcome a guest who had arrived late:

More than two weeks after Loxda failed to deliver the message to Whitebeard.

Shanks' fleet appeared in this sea area.

(End of this chapter)