Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece.

Chapter 128 The Genius of Versailles

Ryu was very impressed with Suzuki!

Back in Loguetown, Suzuki, who was still quite young, dared to openly and unabashedly scrutinize him.

Later, Suzuki's bounty soared in a very short period of time, and he even defeated Admiral Aokiji.

But what do travelers come to Ohara for?

What does "too early" mean?

Just as Ryu was feeling a bit confused, Suzuki had already brought Robin and her daughter to the vicinity.

Suzuki politely greeted Vegapunk and Ryu:

"Long time no see, Mr. Long."

"And this must be Mr. Vegapunk, I've heard so much about you!"

"My name is Suzuki."

Vegapunk asked with a puzzled look:

"Hmm... I recognize you, but what do you mean by 'too early'?"

Suzuki smiled, then opened his mouth and spat out many large boxes in front of them. He then looked at Vegapunk with a gentle expression and said:

"Dr. Clover is still alive."

"Scholars are the same!"

The next moment, all the boxes burst open, and the scholars emerged in a panic.

"What happened?"

"Where is this?"

"Finally out..."

"Wait, this seems to be..."

"Ohara!!!"

Ever since the scholars were knocked unconscious by Suzuki, they had been stuck in the box, feeling incredibly uneasy inside the Swallow Fruit.

But what I didn't expect was that the real breakdown would happen after I got out!

Looking at the chaotic scene ravaged by artillery fire, and at this familiar yet unfamiliar homeland, many scholars found it difficult to accept this fact for a time.

"This...this..."

"What happened? How did Ohara become like this??"

"The Navy actually launched the Buster Call!!"

"ah--"

"Waaaaah..."

The scholars shed tears of sorrow, and some even fainted from the shock.

Beside them, Dragon and Robin, mother and daughter, wore expressions of joy, and even Vegapunk showed rare excitement, looking excitedly at his surviving friend:

"Dr. Clover!!"

But Dr. Clover did not respond to his old friend at this time.

Looking at his devastated hometown, filled with the cries of the dying, he couldn't help but tremble.

Dr. Clover looked pained, tears streaming from his eyes, and he pointed tremblingly to the numerous gun craters scattered across the island:

"Ooh-oh-hara..."

Dr. Clover, unable to stand, collapsed to the ground, weeping bitterly with immense self-reproach:

"It's all my fault!"

"So many people, so many people have died because of this!"

"If I had known, I..."

"Waaaaah..."

Dr. Clover covered his face and instantly burst into tears.

"Dr. Clover—"

Seeing the usually optimistic and kind Dr. Clover in such a state, Little Robin quickly ran over to comfort the elderly man.

"..."

Suzuki glanced calmly at the scholars who were immersed in grief and pain because of the destruction of Ohara, then turned to Vegapunk and Monkey D. Dragon and waved to them.

They didn't disturb the scholars who were immersed in grief, and soon followed Suzuki aside to chat.

Suzuki first sighed softly, then said to the two of them:

"Mr. Dragon, Mr. Vegapunk, these scholars are the best I can manage to save."

"I've been to Ohara before, and I met that little girl named Robin."

"I also have a good relationship with Dr. Clover. I bought a lot of books from the Tree of Knowledge in Ohara, and it was all thanks to their help."

"I learned about the Buster Call through some channels, so I rushed over from the Grand Line."

"Sigh, during the Buster Call, many innocent civilians and tourists on the island were killed by the sudden bombardment of warships."

"It's a real pity, indeed."

As he spoke, Suzuki showed a regretful expression:

"Although all the scholars are safe, and I even managed to salvage all the books in the library, Ohara will never exist again~"

Hearing Suzuki's slightly apologetic words, Monkey D. Dragon felt admiration for Suzuki for the first time.

He had assumed the traveler was a madman, a bloodthirsty killer, as the bounty poster described, but he never expected him to have such a temperamental side!

Having learned of the hypocrisy of the Navy and the World Government, Dragon instantly overturned all his previous impressions of Suzuki.

How could someone who travels thousands of miles to save his friend, and even saves these scholars along the way, be a madman?

The future leader of the revolutionary army looked at him with respect and said:

"Suzuki, you've done a great job!"

"There's no need to think that way. A crisis like the Buster Call is something that few people in the entire ocean could withstand."

"Not to mention that this Buster Call also includes two Navy Admiral candidates!"

"Both Aokiji and Akainu are extremely powerful; the World Government probably even sent people here, right?"

"You've already done an amazing job!"

"Regardless, I greatly admire your ability to save so many scholars!"

Just then, Vegapunk, who was standing to the side, also spoke with gratitude:

"Thank you, traveler, no, Suzuki!"

"You're so kind to have saved Dr. Clover!"

"I have very few friends on the sea, and even fewer close friends with whom I can exchange ideas on research."

"Dr. Clover is my only good friend in the academic field. If he leaves, I'm afraid I'll have a hard time finding someone to talk to in the future."

"I thought I wouldn't even get to see his body when I came to Ohara, but I never expected that you would save Professor Clover!"

"It's so wonderful to see that he's still alive, and even those scholars are alive!"

"Thanks!"

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Hearing Vegapunk and Monkey D. Dragon's thanks, Suzuki's sigh of regret subsided slightly. He nodded to the two of them and then continued chatting.

"So Mr. Long has already left the Navy? Haven't I heard anything about Mr. Long recently?"

"Yes, I've been traveling all over the sea ever since I left Loguetown."

"I've discovered that many things are completely different from what I saw in the Navy, even the opposite..."

"So I'm going to start an organization."

"..."

Suzuki sat quietly to the side, nodding in response from time to time.

This future world's most notorious criminal has been away from the Navy for some time now.

Since the Loguetown incident, Monkey D. Dragon has been traveling to every corner of the sea, carefully observing the impact of the Great Pirate Era on ordinary civilians.

Ultimately, he discovered an astonishing truth!

That is, the hardships and misery of most ordinary people actually come more from their own country's tax revenue and the world government's heavenly gold!

Those kings and dragons who were powerless yet born nobles lived high above.

They not only showed no concern for the lives of civilians, but even deliberately took pleasure in killing them.

How cruel and unjust this is!

Monkey D. Dragon's mindset also gradually changed during this process, and he even became eager to find a way to break this situation!

So he searched everywhere on the sea, and in the process, he met many acquaintances.

Then, having heard the news of the Buster Call in Ohara and knowing some ancient secrets, Monkey D. Dragon quickly brought Vegapunk there.

He hoped to save some scholars, or at the very least find some books to preserve the legacy of Ohara!

After all, only the scholars of Ohara could decipher the ancient script. Both the information recorded in the Poneglyphs and the legendary ancient weapons were extremely important to Monkey D. Dragon's future plans.

"..."

After a short while, Suzuki finished his conversation with Monkey D. Dragon and turned to look at Vegapunk.

Looking at the scientific genius in front of him, who was said to be 500 years ahead of his time, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

Whether it's Devil Fruit cloning technology, the technology of feeding Devil Fruits to objects, or many other things, Suzuki will likely have a lot of trouble with this scientific genius in the future.

Vegapunk and Dr. Clover were old friends, and he also had considerable connections with scholars in Ohara.

In fact, apart from Robin, Suzuki didn't care whether everyone else on Ohara Island was alive or dead.

Throughout the entire process, not a single ripple of emotion stirred within him.

One of the main reasons Suzuki saved so many scholars was that he remembered this scientific genius would come here after the destruction of Ohara.

As it turned out, Suzuki's choice was correct; Vegapunk had a very good first impression of him!

Looking at this super scientific genius so close to him, Suzuki narrowed his eyes slightly, but he didn't rush to ask about the Devil Fruit cloning technology.

Suzuki calmed himself down and slowly steered the conversation in the direction he wanted.

"Mr. Dragon, you truly have lofty ambitions! By the way, Mr. Vegapunk, what have you been up to lately?"

"I'm doing research in Punk Hazard in the New World."

"Really? So Mr. Vegapunk is on Punk Hazard Island now~"

"Yes, the World Government set up a research base for me there and sent some researchers who were barely capable to do research with me."

"Oh? Whose are they?"

"Well, there were a lot of people, but I only remember a few familiar names. One was Vinsmoke Judge, another was Caesar Crow, and the last one was Quinn."

"...Mr. Vegapunk's attention is probably all focused on his research. By the way, what are you researching on Punk Hazard?"

"Sigh~ They're researching artificial Devil Fruits now. Unfortunately, there hasn't been much progress."

"It failed?"

"Well, I can only replicate a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit by extracting Kaido's blood, but I'm not confident in creating a completely new Devil Fruit out of thin air. That's really difficult, sigh~"

"...."

Suzuki's lips twitched as he looked at Vegapunk, who seemed to be in Versailles.

It's important to know that even just the technology of copying Devil Fruits took future Caesar Clown a long time to research before he could barely copy ordinary Zoan-type Devil Fruits.

And the success rate is terrifyingly low!

(End of this chapter)