Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 142 CP-0 Lands on Sabaody Archipelago!

"Fifty billion," Fubuki said, looking at Trafalgar Law. "It's a good thing Nami isn't here, or you really wouldn't be alive today."

Others might see Trafalgar Law's bounty as 200 million Berries, but Bane sees it as 5.2 billion Berries, with 5 billion going to his Devil Fruit ability and the remaining 200 million being his bonus.

"If I hadn't become the president, before we went to the Sky Island, I would have been tempted by your abilities. But now, forget it," Bane clicked his tongue.

Speaking of bounties, Bane glanced down at the corpses of Kid, Urouge, and Apoo, as well as Killer who was killed by Fubuki. These were all pirates with bounties of over 100 million. I haven't officially joined the Navy yet, so it's not unreasonable for me to use them to claim the bounties, is it?

Seemingly noticing Bane's hesitant expression, Zoro couldn't help but say, "Don't be greedy for these small gains. You'll soon be officially appointed as a Vice Admiral in the Marine Headquarters. You can use these as your first merit upon joining the Marines. Isn't that more valuable than a few hundred million Berries?"

"That makes sense," Bane sighed softly, no longer dwelling on it.

Then, Bane put his arm around Trafalgar Law's shoulder and said, "Come with me, this isn't the place to talk."

Although Trafalgar Law was somewhat worried about his current situation, he could also see that Bane and the others did not intend to kill him. After all, if they had such an intention, Bane would not have needed to use an air attack to scare him earlier; he could have just killed him directly.

Moreover, he had no choice in the situation. He couldn't escape, and if he had to die, he was willing to endure humiliation until he killed that bastard Doflamingo. Therefore, he readily agreed and said, "No problem, I'm happy to help."

Seeing this, Bane nodded in satisfaction, then turned and left with his group. As they stepped out, ripples of dark element spread across the ground, like a swamp, gradually swallowing up the corpses of Kidd and the others without leaving any trace.

Meanwhile, at the very center of Island Sixteen, beneath the mangrove tree of Yarqiman, an old man with silver hair sat in a dark, damp street corner, looking at the mangrove tree across the street with a large hole punched in it. He clicked his tongue with a sigh and said, "Young people these days are really quite violent."

Hades Silvers Rayleigh, who originally had no money to buy alcohol today, resorted to his old ways, disguised himself, and became a lazy old man who was selling himself to a slave trader.

Just now, the slave trader was planning to buy him. Although he was an old fox, the slave trader still thought Rayleigh was a very charming old fox, and maybe some rich woman would like him?

Before he could even pay, Bane nearly smashed the Yarchiman mangrove tree with a single punch, scaring the slave trader so much that he ran away, losing his wallet in the process, which ended up benefiting that old man Rayleigh.

Although Rayleigh was somewhat interested in Bane, he was also self-aware. As a retired old man, the best thing he could do was to act as if he were dead and never show up again, otherwise he would inevitably cause trouble sooner or later.

So after a moment of reflection, Rayleigh quickly got up from the damp street corner, smugly weighed his wallet, and prepared to find a tavern to have some fun.

What? His family owns a tavern in the Sabaody Archipelago, why doesn't he go home?

Just kidding, if he had alcohol at home, would he need to sell himself to slave traders?

With Shakira's exorbitant prices, who could afford to drink there?

Even a Celestial Dragon would get a couple of blows if he came.

Taverns are everywhere in the lawless zone, but they vary in quality. Some places extort and blackmail people, which is even more terrible than Shaki. However, it doesn't matter to Rayleigh. He gives Shaki some face at home, so why should he give face to others outside?

After crossing several streets, Rayleigh walked skillfully to the door of his usual tavern. However, just as he was about to push the door open, he paused, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the other end of the street not far away.

Two figures dressed in white suits and wearing bizarre masks that completely covered their faces walked out from the end of the street, looking like ghosts parading through the streets, which was quite bizarre.

However, there are many oddballs in this lawless area, and the more 'eccentric' they are, the harder they are to mess with, so no one bothers them when they walk on the street.

Most people might not know the meaning behind these people's images, but Rayleigh knew it very well.

He immediately averted his gaze, frowned slightly, and pushed open the door to enter the tavern, muttering to himself, "Could CP-0 be here to see me?"

Rayleigh has always been very low-key. He's been in the Sabaody Archipelago for so many years, and his blond hair has turned silver, but he hasn't caused any trouble. He probably isn't here to cause trouble for Rayleigh.

But besides him and Shaki, who else in the Sabaody Archipelago is worth CP-0's attention?

Although the Sabaody Archipelago may seem chaotic and unregulated due to its lawless zones, it is actually a directly administered island of the Celestial Dragons, their backyard. Even formidable figures like the Supernovas have to avoid the Celestial Dragons when they encounter them on the island, lest the Celestial Dragons call in a Marine Admiral to deal with them if they are displeased.

Therefore, apart from rookie pirates, all other forces on the Sabaody Archipelago are very "rule-abiding". As everyone knows, such rule-abiding behavior generally does not attract intelligence agencies like CP, especially CP-0!

So Rayleigh was a little confused. The image of Bane flashed through his mind. This kid was qualified, but he was meant to join the Navy. In the previous battle, he stood directly next to Fleet Admiral Sengoku. If the World Government wanted to find him, they wouldn't send CP, would they?

He couldn't figure it out, but Rayleigh quickly stopped thinking about it. Oh well, what did it have to do with him? He'd just keep a low profile for the next few days.

Meanwhile, on the street, a CP-0 agent in a white suit, passing by the tavern, suddenly stopped in his tracks. His companion, puzzled, asked, "What's wrong, Guernica?"

It has to be said that for someone who has risen to the position of a high-ranking CP-0 agent within the world's legitimate government, having "Nika" in their name is indeed quite arrogant.

Guernica turned to look at the tavern, and after a moment of silence, said, "Perhaps it was just my imagination, but for a brief moment just now, I suddenly sensed some danger."

"Danger?" Another agent looked at the tavern and said, "Your intuition is always accurate, but since the other side hasn't made any further moves, let's not cause any more trouble. This time, we're carrying out the mission of those five lords: a secret meeting with Bane."

"You're right." Guernica nodded, and without further delay, quickly continued forward.

To be honest, the Five Elders summoned them suddenly and gave them a mission: to secretly meet with Bane and ask them to find a way to bring Bane to Mary Geoise.

Originally, the Five Elders planned to invite Bane openly, since he was a disposable pawn, and there was nothing to hide. However, Bane performed exceptionally well during the war, and the Five Elders decided to conceal it a bit and stop treating Bane as a disposable pawn. Therefore, they arranged for CP-0 to find a way to secretly bring Bane to Mary Geoise.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

If this guy had just stayed put at Marine Headquarters and hadn't moved an inch, CP-0 really wouldn't have had a good solution. They couldn't exactly rush to Marine Headquarters to snatch him away, could they?

Can that still be called a secret?

As it turned out, before they could come up with any good ideas, Bane suddenly left Mary Geoise and came to the Sabaody Archipelago. Wasn't that an opportunity?

So Guernica quickly set out to secretly meet with Ben in the Sabaody Archipelago and invite him to Mary Geoise.

As soon as the two stepped out of the street, Guernica looked at his companion, who then casually took out a slightly vibrating encrypted Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

"What is it?" the agent asked into the Den Den Mushi.

"Joseph, intelligence update: Bane is currently at the eel restaurant at number 41 West Street, Sixteen Islands. Trafalgar Law, the user of the Op-Op Fruit, is also there. The two seem to be talking about something. I cannot get close enough to steal any information," the intelligence agent on the Den Den Mushi whispered.

Joseph looked at Guernica, who remained silent for a moment before saying, "We have only one mission: to take Bane to Mary Geoise to meet those five lords. Everything else is none of our business."

"Understood." A quick reply came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, and then the call ended.

(End of this chapter)