One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Doflamingo remained silent, standing atop the cliff like a statue.

On the distant coast of Dressrosa, Latis, wearing a mask, twitched his ears, and a slow smile curved his lips as he looked up in the direction of the royal palace.

"So, you're going to Tesoro's territory for refuge? Doflamingo, you really are a considerate captain. It's a pity that no one can leave here until Grimm arrives."

"is it?"

As soon as Latis's soft laughter subsided, a shadow fell over him, freezing his body and rendering him unable to move.

Latis wanted to resist, to struggle, to scream.

But it was completely useless.

He could clearly feel invisible threads piercing his limbs and bones, penetrating his body, and gaining complete control over it.

He has now become a complete puppet.

"Dover... Lancelot!"

Latis's eyes were bloodshot, and he wanted to turn around.

"Hey!"

The sharp thread sliced ​​across the back of his neck, causing his vision to spin rapidly, followed by eternal darkness.

Behind him, another Doflamingo indifferently withdrew his hand, his feet shook, the ground rolled, and countless white threads wrapped around Raditz's severed body, dragging him deep into the ground and quickly disappearing.

After doing all this, Doflamingo looked up at the distant sea.

"Come on, kid, I'll be waiting for you right here."

Egg Point Island.

"Big Bear? You're here too?"

Rorschach looked at Bartholomew the Bear standing in the room with some surprise.

Before Big Bear could speak, Luo Xia was surprised to see a little girl in a dress, with a few blue gems adorning the corner of her left eye, emerge from behind Big Bear's mountain-like body, blinking her curious eyes as she looked at him.

Big Bear remained silent, his expression somewhat indifferent, only revealing a hint of tenderness in his eyes when he looked down at the little girl at his feet.

"Hehe, Big Bear brought his daughter Bonnie here for a medical checkup. Hmm, this is Bonnie."

Vegapunk smiled and stepped forward, patting Bonney's head as he introduced her to Rorschach.

Time, everything's all messed up...

Rorschach was lost in thought, but showed no emotion on his face. He simply smiled slightly at Bonnie and said, "Hello, Bonnie, I'm Rorschach, a... Marine."

"Navy? Are you a good person? Are you a good navy like Sentomaru-nii-san?"

Eight-year-old Bonnie had a crisp voice with a strong childlike quality. She didn't seem timid or introverted at all; instead, she looked up at Rorschach with some curiosity.

Although Rorschach is three meters tall, he appears rather small in comparison to the bear's massive body, which is nearly seven meters tall.

Therefore, Bonnie didn't show much fear.

Judging from the fact that she calls Sentomaru "brother," it's clear that she's now become familiar with the Marines on Egg Point Island.

"A good navy? Heh, I don't know if I'm a good navy, that's for the world to judge. But I only ask that I have a clear conscience in my actions."

Out of politeness, Rorschach answered Bonnie's question.

"A clear conscience... what does that mean?" Little Bonnie clearly didn't understand the meaning of the phrase. She looked at Rorschach curiously, wanting to ask, but then hesitated, grabbed Big Bear's trouser leg, and looked up at her father. "Dad, what does 'a clear conscience' mean?"

"A clear conscience?" Big Bear repeated, then remained silent for a long time before curving his lips into a soft voice and whispering, "It means... never regret it."

"Regret? What is regret?" Bonnie asked, tilting her head.

Big Bear bent down, stretched out his large hands, and gently lifted Bonnie's small body from the ground, as if he were holding a fragile piece of porcelain. The gentleness of his movements contrasted sharply with his imposingly large body.

He carried little Bonnie, who was perched on his broad shoulders, and walked out.

"Regret is the regret of something that can never be undone."

"So, will Dad never regret it either? Just like that navy man?"

"Yes, Dad will never regret it."

Luo Xia watched the bear's imposing figure disappear into the distance and sighed inwardly.

Vegapunk had been observing Rorschach's expression, and upon seeing this, his expression shifted slightly. He asked softly, in a tentative tone, "You seem to know a lot."

"No, I was just lamenting that the man known to the world as a tyrant was actually a doting father to his daughter."

Rorschach shook his head.

"A doting father?" Vegapunk was taken aback, then chuckled. "Heh, that's a surprisingly fitting description for Kuma."

Rorschach smiled and then told Vegapunk what had happened to Hibari.

Then, somewhat puzzled, he asked the question that had been bothering him for a long time.

"Doctor, isn't it said that Logia-type Devil Fruit users are basically invincible in their elemental state as long as they aren't attacked by an element that counters them, or touched by Seastone or seawater? Then why was Hibari injured by the Explosive Rock?"

"Invincible?"

Upon hearing Rorschach's question, Vegapunk could only shake his head and chuckle.

"Where did you hear that Logia-type Devil Fruit users are invincible? Oh right, isn't that common knowledge to most people in the world? I forgot."

He pointed his hand in the air in front of him, and Rorschach immediately saw three-dimensional images of various Devil Fruits appear in the air, looking incredibly realistic.

Vegapunk zoomed in on an image of a Devil Fruit, which turned out to be a cloud-shaped fruit—the very same Cloud-Cloud Fruit that Hibari had eaten.

"Rorschach, remember this: no matter what kind of Devil Fruit it is, it can't be invincible; it has its drawbacks. Even Logia-type or Mythical Zoan-type fruits are the same. The interaction of attributes, the influence of Seastone and seawater are only part of the problem. Furthermore, the users who possess Devil Fruit abilities also have weaknesses."

"Regardless of the type of Devil Fruit ability, it will suffer severe damage or even death when faced with an extremely powerful energy attack. The physical body of the ability user will not be able to withstand it. For ability users without a physical body, the existence of their ability creation, such as an elemental body, will also have its elemental state altered due to excessive impact from external energy. The strength and range of this elemental state they have transformed into depends entirely on their physical strength. When the energy impact is too great, no amount of physical strength will be able to withstand it."

“A Logia-type Devil Fruit user like Hibari, who hasn’t fully matured yet, certainly can’t withstand the impact of a large-scale energy annihilation. So, just two close-range bombardments from Explosive Rocks were enough to destroy most of her elemental cloud form, causing her to overexert herself and even damage her very core. If it were Sakazuki, it might take a hundred, or even more, Explosive Rocks to destroy his elemental body in one go.”

"Therefore, in the final analysis, the survival ability of a person with superpowers depends on the strength of their overall strength, rather than just the strength of that particular superpower."

So that's how it is. Perhaps this is the power of the Holy Mother's Flame controlled by the World Government.

Rorschach had a sudden realization.

"That Lark, she..."

"She'll probably have to stay on Egg Point Island to recuperate for a while. The damage to her body will take time to heal and prevent it from becoming a chronic condition. Look at Zefa, his body is much stronger than Lark's, but the chronic illness he developed when he was young was too severe and he didn't take good care of it, which is why he's been suffering from asthma for so many years."

After listening to Vegapunk's explanation, Rorschach nodded, took a deep breath, glanced in the direction of Hibari, and solemnly said to Vegapunk, "Then I'll leave Hibari in your care, Doctor. I have other things to do, so I'll head back now."

Vegapunk was taken aback. "Are you leaving now? Why the rush?"

"Yes, the situation is urgent and cannot be delayed."

"You didn't even tell Little Lark?"

"No, I'll pick her up next time. I hope that next time I come, I can have a good chat with the Doctor about Devil Fruits and mysteries about ancient history."

Rorschach smiled apologetically, then his figure flashed and he vanished from Vegapunk's sight in a flash of lightning.

Behind him, Vegapunk glanced at the spacious room where Rorschach was no longer there, and was speechless.

"They're really decisive, leaving as soon as they say they're going, without any hesitation. Young people are definitely more energetic, unlike us, who get bound by all sorts of things when we get older."

"Grandpa Vegapunk! Sister York has done my physical exam, would you like to take a look?"

After a while, Hibari came over with a form and looked at Vegapunk with a smile.

She looked around but couldn't see Luo Xia, which made her a little puzzled.

"Huh? Where's Brother Luo Xia?"

Vegapunk took the form she handed him and said softly, "He's already gone, little Lark. From now on, you should stay on Egg Point Island and receive your recovery treatment."

"Has Brother Luo Xia left?"

The smile on Lark's face gradually faded, replaced by a sense of loss.

Chapter 539 Greenbit

three days later.

On the edge of Greenbit Island in the Kingdom of Dressrosa, several pirate ships made no attempt to conceal their presence, brazenly landing and heading towards the primeval forest that came into view.

While picking his teeth with a toothpick, Razor Pirates captain Sepp looked at Champion Pirates captain Callum, who was walking beside him, and asked with some confusion:

"Callum, what do you think Doflamingo wants to do by gathering us all in Dressrosa?"

"What else could he be doing? Didn't he say that this was the first full gathering of the Don Quixote Grand Fleet? He invited everyone here to celebrate his becoming one of the Four Emperors of the New World."

Callum was a muscular man with broad shoulders and a thick waist. He was three meters tall and three meters wide, with a square face and a straight head. At first glance, he looked like a cube that had come to life.

"You believe that?" Cypher grinned. "But I still feel like something's not right. You know, there are already over 20,000 pirates gathered here in Dressrosa. It looks like they're preparing for a major battle."

"Who cares? Anyway, here we have endless fine wine, delicious food, and plenty of women to enjoy for free. Not only that, we also get paid. It's a good deal, so why not take it? As for the war, hehe, this godforsaken place, the New World, is always full of fighting. Cypher, if you're scared, just give me your share of the money, and I'll take care of it for you."

"Get lost! Why should I give you my money!"

Several hundred pirates from both sides, each wielding a menacing weapon, followed Cypher and Callum, swaggering into the edge of the forest.

"This must be the Fairy Forest they're talking about. The little people, whom the residents of Dressrosa call 'little people,' live in this forest. Come to think of it, I've played with fish-men, long-armed women, long-legged women, and giant women, but I've never tried little people. Hehehe, I'm really looking forward to it."

Cipher stroked his chin, looking at the lush forest before him, somewhat perplexed.

The vegetation here is so lush, how am I supposed to find the little people hiding in this vast primeval forest?

The reason he arranged to come to Greenbit with his friend Callum was to seek thrills and find some little people to play with.

Cypher's dream is to sleep with women of every race in the world.

His right eye was blown out by a giant who came to his rescue during a time when he was playing with a giant woman.

As Cypher was thinking, Callum, who was next to him, had already had his pirates bring over several burning torches. He picked one up himself and threw it into the forest ahead.

"What are you thinking? Just set a fire. If there are any little people, they'll come out on their own. Cypher, you don't really think I'd go with you to find a needle in a haystack, do you?"

"No way! What if you burn all the little people to death with the torches you set? I still want to play with them! Besides, a little person can sell for a million Berries on the black market. If a few of them are burned to death, it will be a huge loss."

Cypher yelled, but did not intervene.

The burning torches spun in mid-air, bursting into a shower of sparks as they hurtled towards the fairy forest.

At that moment, Cypher and Callum simultaneously raised their eyes and perked up their ears.