I, Uchiha Hikaru, have joined the chat group.

Chapter 331 Don't underestimate my intelligence network!

"Um?!"

Upon hearing Uchiha Hikaru's words, Rayleigh and the others all showed expressions of surprise.

Revolutionary Army?!

The name itself might not be anything special. After all, almost everyone present has some connection to the Revolutionary Army, and Luffy is the son of the Revolutionary Army's leader.

but……

Bartholomew Kuma is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and on the surface he has always been working diligently for the World Government. How could a Marine lackey like him be a spy planted by the Revolutionary Army?! This news is truly shocking.

Bartholomew Kuma himself was also quite surprised.

"...That's right."

Kuma hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I am indeed a member of the Revolutionary Army, and I joined the Revolutionary Army before I became a Shichibukai... I rushed back from outside this time because I wanted to help you escape from the Navy as a Shichibukai, not to attack you."

To be precise, it was helping the Straw Hat Pirates escape their predicament.

In the original storyline, without his intervention, Luffy and his crew would probably have had no chance to escape Sabaody Archipelago and would have been captured by Kizaru and others, then thrown into Impel Down.

Hmm... that might actually be a good thing for Luffy.

Because then he wouldn't need to ask Hancock for help infiltrating Impel Down, and he might even see Ace in the cell, and then the two of them could head to the execution together...

Closer to home.

The bear seemed to hesitate for a moment, but finally couldn't help asking, "Excuse me, how did you know my identity?"

"Well..."

"Don't underestimate our 'Dimensional Pirates' intelligence network!"

Uchiha Hikaru said with a smile, "Actually, besides your identity, I know something else. Those 'Pacifistas' that Kizaru and Sentomaru brought were probably the product of your deal with the World Government, right? So... when will you yourself undergo modification, have your self-awareness erased, and become their human weapon?"

"?!"

Rayleigh and the others widened their eyes once again.

Luffy and his crew had all seen those "pacifists" with their own eyes and knew that they all looked like bears, but they hadn't thought about it in detail.

However, Rayleigh and Shakky had been living in seclusion on Sabaody Archipelago for many years and knew some of the information about the research that the World Government had commissioned Vegapunk to conduct, so they had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

"Could it be... that the World Government already knows about Mr. Kuma's undercover identity and wants to transform you into someone who truly obeys their orders?"

"No, if that were the case, the bear would probably choose to run away..."

"Could this be part of a revolutionary army plan?"

"..."

While Rayleigh and Shakky exchanged glances, Xiong remained silent.

For him, using "accepting modification" as a condition to request the World Government to intervene and save Bonney was an unspeakable secret.

Aside from Vegapunk and the Five Elders who were involved in the matter, he didn't even tell Ivankov and others, who were also Revolutionary Army officers, about the deal.

Therefore, he was even less likely to speak to this group of "strangers" present at that moment.

"Why……"

Uchiha Hikaru sighed softly.

Well, how should I put it?

She actually wanted to help this guy out.

After all, someone like this, who is kind-hearted, never did anything bad from beginning to end, yet suffered a tragic fate throughout his life, is indeed rare in the world of One Piece—of course, he would also be considered a rare species in other worlds.

If you don't encounter it, then it doesn't matter.

Since we've crossed paths here, it would feel wrong not to lend a hand.

"never mind."

"Since you don't want to talk about it, let's change the subject. How about we make a deal?"

Uchiha Hikaru thought for a moment, then spoke again: "You should have been to Vegapunk's Warhead Island and know its coordinates, right? Perfect, our captain is also a scientist, and she's very interested in Vegapunk's research. Give us the coordinates of Warhead Island, and in exchange, I'll save Bonney once in the future when she's in danger, how about it?"

"!"

The bear raised its head, clearly tempted.

However, she still had some concerns: "You won't do anything to Dr. Vegapunk, will you? He's a good person and my friend. If possible, I hope you won't hurt him..."

"no problem."

After receiving Uchiha Hikaru's promise.

The bear finally agreed to the deal.

She borrowed paper and pen from Shakky, wrote a few words, handed them to Uchiha Hikaru, and then she passed them on to Bulma.

"Well... this may be the last time we meet. Farewell."

Xiong said nothing more and got up to leave.

Out of courtesy, Uchiha Hikaru, Bulma, and Rayleigh saw him off.

Just before leaving the house.

Then they heard faint voices coming from outside—

"You two, go search those shops over there and see if you can find any clues about the 'Dimensional Pirates'!"

"yes!"

"...Captain, those pirates can't possibly still be here, right? They caused such a commotion, they must have run away long ago. What's the point of us searching the whole island?"

"Are you stupid? If they were still here, would we dare search like this? That would be suicide..."

Outside the "Knock on Bamboo" bar, a group of naval soldiers were walking along the street, chatting casually and looking very relaxed.

Just then, two sailors were walking towards the bar, seemingly wanting to come in and take a look.

then……

They ran right into Uchiha Hikaru and Bulma as they were leaving.

Eyes facing each other.

The air seemed to freeze for a moment.

The next moment, the two marines seemed to have gone through intermittent blindness, completely ignoring Uchiha Hikaru and his group in front of them, and turned to leave: "Ha, ha... I knew there couldn't be anyone in this bar, but the captain insisted we come and check..."

Not far away.

The naval captain, who had also witnessed this scene, chuckled and signaled his men to retreat: "You've finished searching, right? Let's go back then. We didn't see anything..."

After walking several dozen meters while trying to appear calm, the navy men glanced back out of the corner of their eyes, then let out a strange cry and ran away in a flash.

Uchiha Hikaru and the others were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

"……puff."

Bulma couldn't help but laugh.

After saying goodbye again, Xiong left alone.

Watching his retreating figure, Bulma sighed a little, "That man seems so pitiful... Hikari, are we really going to Bullet Island next? I feel like there might be another place that's more fun?"

Uchiha Hikaru glanced at her: "You mean...?"

"It's that 'Kingdom of Women'."

(End of this chapter)