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

Chapter 97 The Five Elders: Arrange for Bane to kill Luffy, then we'll get the Devil Fruit, right?

Soon, Saint Vocuri produced several identical documents and distributed them to the other four Elders present.

"After searching for the Nika Fruit for so many years, is there finally news again?" Nasujuro Sei said with a sigh after taking the document and began to read it.

"Speaking of which, this is quite a coincidence. It's like we've been delivered right to our doorstep," said Sacred Vochuli softly.

Previously, because Garp had captured Ace, the Five Elders were bound to pay attention to Garp's situation, so they sent people to secretly investigate the whole incident and its causes.

The investigation yielded an unexpected result!

Garp captured Ace and Teach in the East Blue, and as he was preparing to return, he suddenly discovered that another of his grandsons, Dragon's son, had also gone to sea to become a pirate.

Since the other party happened to be in the East Blue, and in Loguetown, Garp slightly postponed his return journey, preparing to capture his other grandson and bring him back to headquarters to "train" him properly.

This was originally nothing to talk about. After all, his grandson hadn't caused any big scandals or embarrassed the World Government. So as long as Garp stepped in, both the Navy and the World Government could have given him face and pretended not to know that his grandson had a short period of pirate experience. Whether he joined the Navy or not in the future, it didn't matter.

Even if he is Dragon's bloodline, it doesn't matter. Look, Garp is Dragon's father, and he's still a Marine hero.

However, when information about Garp's other grandson was presented, Sacred Vochuli couldn't sit still any longer!

Good heavens, his great-grandson Monkey D. Luffy is actually a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user with the Gum-Gum Fruit!

This alarmed the Five Elders!

Others may not know, but how could they not know what the Gum-Gum Fruit is all about?

Back then, they found the Gum-Gum Fruit in the East Blue, and then the CP organization escorted it to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise. This is because the Gum-Gum Fruit is actually the Mythical Zoan type Nika Fruit, which is the ability that Lord Im specifically requested to find!

However, things went wrong later. The CP organization inexplicably encountered the Red-Haired Pirates, who had not yet become Yonko, in the East Blue. The Red-Haired Pirates then attacked them and stole the Nika Fruit.

After that, the World Government closely monitored the situation of the Red-Haired Pirates, only to discover that the Gum-Gum Fruit had vanished without a trace. It had not been eaten by any member of the Red-Haired Pirates, nor had it been sold by them. They searched everywhere but could not find it.

The matter was eventually dropped.

Now, the Gum-Gum Fruit has reappeared and fallen into the hands of Garp's great grandson, making him a user of the Gum-Gum Fruit!

This information came to the attention of the Five Elders because of Garp's investigation into Ace's capture.

At this moment, they were discussing how to get the Nika Fruit, or rather, this guy named Monkey D. Luffy, to Mary Geoise.

To complete the task assigned by Lord Im after many years!

After reading the intelligence, the Five Elders all had rather strange expressions.

"This is really Garp's family, they always manage to bring us unexpected surprises," Maz said, somewhat amused.

Garp himself is a high-ranking officer in the Navy, his son is a rebel leader, his adopted grandson is Roger's bloodline and the heir to the Whitebeard Pirates, and his biological grandson ate the Nika Fruit.

Absolutely!

"Let's think about how to arrange this matter. Garp and the others don't know the importance and true nature of the Nika Fruit. Now it's our opportunity," said Sacred Worchul.

"Since the Nika Fruit has already been eaten, we shouldn't easily touch this little guy named Luffy, lest this strange fruit be reborn somewhere else, and then it will be hard to find him," Satan Saint said after thinking for a moment.

However, he paused halfway through his sentence, then his face lit up with surprise as he said, "Speaking of which, it really is heaven's help! That guy named Bane has been invited to Marine Headquarters by Sengoku, and previous intelligence investigations revealed that he is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, specifically the Dark-Dark Fruit. I think you all know about the special powers possessed by the Dark-Dark Fruit, right?"

Isn't this just a coincidence?

The user of the Nika Fruit is at Marine Headquarters, and the user of the Dark-Dark Fruit is also at Marine Headquarters!

If we can arrange for Bane to kill Luffy, take the Devil Fruit, and send it to Mary Geoise, then everything will be perfect!

The other five elders were also somewhat tempted by these words.

"That makes sense. According to the previous intelligence, this Bane does indeed intend to join the Navy. Moreover, it can be sensed that his invitation to the Navy Headquarters is actually an opportunity to build his own network of connections within the Navy. It's clear that he has opportunistic ideas and is very ambitious. Since he wants to find a backer for himself, why not let us become his backers? Our power and status are more worthy of his attention than the Navy, right? As long as he's willing to help us obtain the Nika Fruit, we can offer him substantial rewards!" Pitt Saint, who had remained silent until now and appeared very composed, offered a suggestion.

"Is that so?" Nasujiro asked, looking at Vochuri, who had been paying close attention to intelligence during this time.

Vochuri nodded, confirming the statement, "That's right, that's indeed the case. However, as far as I know, he has already established a certain relationship with Garp. In fact, Ace and Teach were captured by him, Garp, and a Navy captain. His visit to Marine Headquarters this time was also influenced by Garp."

"I see," Maz Saint stroked his beard, looking slightly troubled, and said, "The user of the Nika Fruit is Garp's grandson, and this person has some connection with Garp, so this might not be easy to handle."

"What's so difficult about it?" Nassuro sneered. "He's only met Garp once or twice. How could they possibly build a deep friendship? Didn't you just say this guy has a strong opportunistic streak? That means he's also very profit-driven. Just like Pitt said, offering him substantial rewards to get him to work for us shouldn't be a problem. After this war, we can use his significant contributions as an excuse to invite him to Mary Geoise. We'll talk to him privately; I don't believe he won't be tempted!"

Nasujiro's words make a lot of sense. Bane and Garp have only met once in Loguetown, and at most they can still have some exchanges at headquarters. How can they build any deep friendship?

They are completely someone who can be won over and lured away!

"Then the second problem still lies with Garp. If we do this, it will undoubtedly mean killing Garp's grandson. If Garp finds out about this, it will be difficult to handle. After all, his grandson hasn't committed any heinous crimes. Garp will definitely be furious, which will have a great deal of uncertain impact on the Navy," Maz said after thinking for a moment.

"Therefore, we absolutely cannot get involved in this matter ourselves, much less 'get our hands dirty'," Nassuro Sei sneered. "It was all Bane's doing. After this is over, we'll get rid of Bane, leaving no room for evidence. We might even subtly guide him. As long as Garp doesn't realize the truth, even if he's furious, he won't take it out on us. We can even use this to guide and manipulate Garp."

They truly are political creatures; ruthlessness is a fundamental attribute of the Five Elders. They prioritize interests above all else. They were just talking about winning over Bane before, but now they can abandon Bane or even silence him.

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

Perhaps to them, Bane, a nobody who had just gotten lucky, was nothing more than a pawn that they could use at any time.

Use it when it's valuable, treat it kindly; discard it immediately when it's not.

After Nassou-sei finished speaking, the Five Elders pondered for a while and then concluded that what he said made perfect sense.

From a conceptual standpoint, there's no problem. The next step is to carefully plan the execution to ensure there are no oversights. Therefore, this plan needs to be thoroughly studied.

Fortunately, there's no rush. Garp has imprisoned his great-grandson at Marine Headquarters and is keeping him under strict guard. They can also arrange some manpower to keep a close watch on him as a backup plan in case anything unexpected happens. Everything will wait until this war is over before they can start making their move.

To avoid any unforeseen circumstances where things go wrong and Garp creates an unmanageable situation during the battle with the Whitebeard Pirates.

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(End of this chapter)