Settsetse! The Pirate Nemesis

"Finger guns, huh? I've heard of them—but do you know why I don't learn them?"

Without giving Lucci a chance to answer, Sett grinned and said, "Because my cannon punch hurts way more than my finger gun!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his iron fist slammed out. Reacting quickly, Lucci loosened his muscles—Paper Drawing!

By harnessing the power of the entire body, one can control the body with ease, as if drawing on paper. By using the gusts of wind generated by the opponent's attacks to dodge, one can adapt flexibly to various unfavorable situations in battle.

However, before Lucci could even feel the force of Sett's iron fist, accompanied by an air blast, Lucci's entire body smashed through the wall and flew more than twenty meters away...

"Disarming during battle...who do you think you are?" Sett said dismissively; "All that flashy stuff!"

112·Father of CP9

In Sett's view, many techniques within the Six Powers of the Navy are quite useful, such as Shave and Moonwalk. The existence of these skills allows for more diverse and varied combat strategies, and consequently, the battlefield has shifted from the ground to the air.

Even so, in Sett's view, the Six Powers of the Navy still have many shortcomings.

Paper drawing is a skill specifically designed to dominate weaker opponents.

In battle, he releases all his power to sense the force of the opponent's attacks and dodge accordingly... It's clear this is a degraded version of Observation Haki. However, compared to Observation Haki, the paper drawing's strength is pitifully low.

It's like choosing Cat and Vayne when the other side chooses Policewoman and Lulu; the reason for using this technique called paper drawing is simply because you look down on the other side.

Seeing this, Hawkeye shook his head with a sigh—being with Sett, Hawkeye could feel it firsthand. Sett's muscles were growing at an astounding rate, far exceeding that of ordinary people.

In this situation, although he was confident he could cut through Sett's flesh, even Hawkeye wouldn't dare to take Sett's attacks head-on. Compared to Sett, a brainless top lane juggernaut, Hawkeye was like a mid laner with a 0-21-0 score, dealing explosive damage, but his damage mitigation ability was far inferior to Sett's.

"Pointing at a gun, my foot!" Sett stretched his neck a couple of times. After a night's sleep, his newly awakened body made a clicking sound with each movement, giving off an indescribable sense of oppression.

Looking at the large hole in the wall, Sett said with disdain, "The reason I didn't learn this damn finger gun was because the cannon fist is more powerful... You're using only one arm, but you get a speed boost by attacking with your fingers, right?!"

Blown to the ground and lying in the crater, Lucci found himself utterly powerless to refute Sett's disdain—the pain in his internal organs tore at his nerves. It was only in the instant Sett struck that Lucci managed to transform the paper drawing into iron; otherwise, he would likely have already passed out, let alone felt the pain.

Even so, taking a cannon punch from Sett—even if it was a cannon punch delivered while still half-asleep—still caused Lucci excruciating pain, rendering him unable to fight.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Sett slowly and deliberately put on his clothes. Then, with a kick of his legs, he stuffed his groin half-pound into his pants.

While putting on his clothes, Sett said, "When I first learned techniques from Zephyr, I said that Paper Drawing and Iron Body are the ultimate inferiority of Observation Haki and Armament Haki."

"Iron blocks are alright; sometimes you can even take some damage by acting like an iron turtle. But this paper drawing technique is just a way of treating your opponent like they're not human... My cannon punch can even create a sonic boom, and you expect to feel the force of my punch?!"

"You don't consider me, Sett, a human being, do you?"

We dare not treat people like humans...

Kalifa and the others were stunned when they saw their strongest member, Lucci, being punched out of the window—they initially thought it was just a minor setback in the level 1 team fight, but upon closer inspection, they realized they were already 30,000 gold behind after just five minutes…

We agreed to work together, using the equipment provided by the World Government, to defeat Sett, but now it seems... the difficulty level should be "Fuck your mother"...

After muttering a few casual words, Sett picked up the sea stone handcuffs that had fallen off him.

Sett had never seen seastone before. He instinctively picked up the handcuffs and tried to crush them, but found that his hands were met with an unyielding hardness.

This hardness surprised Sett slightly. You see, let alone stone, even slightly impure steel would be like clay in Sett's hands, easily molded and rolled. But now, this hardness, coupled with Sett's continued application of force, even caused him to feel a slight pain as if his bones were being compressed.

"What is this thing?"

Sett looked at Hawkeye with some curiosity—although Hawkeye wasn't very bright, he certainly knew more than Sett.

In response to Sett's question, Hawkeye took the handcuffs, glanced at them casually, and nodded thoughtfully; "Seastone handcuffs."

"This thing is Seastone?" Sett had heard about it from Zephyr and the others, but this was the first time he had ever come into contact with it, and his face was immediately filled with curiosity.

"I thought it would be brittle when I heard it was stone, but I didn't expect it to be so hard!"

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, Hawkeye nodded and said, "Seastone is the only thing in this world that can restrain Devil Fruit users... Similarly, according to rumors, the hardness of Seastone is comparable to that of diamonds. So even against martial arts experts, Seastone handcuffs can still have a restraining effect. It's just not as obvious as against Devil Fruit users."

“I understand,” Sett said, fiddling with the seastone handcuffs. “Too many Devil Fruit users are just useless trash who only know how to rely on their Devil Fruits!”

"That's not entirely true," Hawkeye said casually. "It's just that the feeling of becoming stronger after developing the Devil Fruit is more direct."

How much is this thing worth?

“It’s expensive but hard to find,” Hawkeye said. “Seastone is even rarer than Sky Island Shells. And it’s only produced in the New World… The vast majority of Seastone is part of the World Government’s strategic reserves, and very few people would put it up for sale on the market.”

Upon hearing this, Sett nodded in understanding.

While Sett may be reckless and lazy in his thinking, he's not stupid—in this world, Devil Fruits significantly amplify a person's abilities; it's practically guaranteed that anyone who eats a Devil Fruit can rule a region. With training, one can even make a name for themselves in the Grand Line. Seastone, however, can directly cripple such a high-level combatant.

In a world where individual combat power is off the charts, it's impossible for such a tool, capable of instantly crippling a top-tier fighter, to be available on the market.

As he thought about it, Sett glanced at CP9 and the others beside him, a malicious smile spreading across his handsome face.

"I didn't expect them to be a bunch of rich kids~ Here to help me get stock, huh? Huh?"

With Lucci absent, Kaku was the first to step forward, saying with a serious expression, "Um...we're CP9..."

“CP9, right?” Sett clenched his fist and placed it in front of Kaku’s square head and long nose, then said fiercely, “He calls CP9 his father.”

“If you keep whining and trying to reason with me, he’s going to hit you… understand?”

113. Powerful Body

Sett's voice wasn't very loud at the moment, considering that the other patients were resting, but even so, its deep tone resonated powerfully in the ears of the CP9 members.

That fierce and unreasonable demeanor—or perhaps just its own logic—made Kalifa, who was about to say something, obediently shut her mouth.

Once Sett was sure they all understood what he meant, he nodded in satisfaction—if they didn't understand, Sett wouldn't mind using a more direct approach to help them understand and feel it.

"You guys are smart enough to know what's good for you, it saves me the trouble of teaching you what it means to step on someone's head in the toilet."

With a sneer, Sett shouted, "Hand over all your valuables!!"

Upon hearing Sett's words, Kaku couldn't help but exchange glances with his companions—as top agents of the World Government, CP9's power even surpassed that of the Navy. In particular, every leader of CP9 had direct contact with the Five Elders and even possessed the Golden Den Den Mushi capable of triggering Buster Calls.

It's fair to say that CP9 is the most powerful group of people on this ocean... and now, they're handing over all their valuables?

The physical damage wasn't significant, but the insult was extremely strong...

Seeing their hesitation, Sett narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a chilling glint in them; "Looks like I was too merciful... Take the men's restroom, or the women's restroom, or you can choose one?"

Although they didn't know what "Anti-Band" or Weibo were, after hearing Sett's words, Kalifa and the others quickly realized that the initiative wasn't in their hands. Despite having received almost brainwashing education, under the threat of death, the still young children chose to obediently comply... If it were someone else, a pirate or some other villain, they, having received the training of assassins, would definitely not have hesitated in the slightest.

But Sett is clearly different… In the Navy's reputation, Sett is practically one of their own. And the Navy is affiliated with the World Government, meaning Sett has a quarter World Government influence… although that sounds a bit strange.

Furthermore, just now, after hearing that Sett had donated all the medical supplies to the hospital staff without any ulterior motives, the crowd, who already had doubts about Doflamingo's actions, began to waver once again... or perhaps, they came to approve of Sett's behavior.

With their ideas changing again and again, CP9 and the others began to see this mission more as an internal power struggle within the World Government...

Looking at the equipment listed below, Sett was somewhat surprised and touched his chin; "Wow...you prepared so much? You even have two pairs of Seastone handcuffs?"

“Because Mr. Sett is very strong.” Kaku said, raising his hands to his chest. “Considering Mr. Sett’s strength, we initially planned to handcuff Mr. Sett’s hands and feet.”

"Sounds pretty good~" Hearing this, Sett nodded in satisfaction, showing no anger whatsoever, and said, "If you dare to be careless when dealing with me, I'll make you know what a painful memory is!"

As he spoke, Sett weighed the syringe on the ground in his hand, which was filled with a clear, colorless liquid: "What is this stuff?"

“A special anesthetic for Sea Kings,” Kaku explained in detail. “One milliliter is enough to render a fifty-meter-long Sea King unconscious; it can be taken orally or injected.”

"That powerful?" Upon hearing this, Sett raised an eyebrow, then pulled out the syringe plunger, tilted his head back, and poured the contents into his mouth in large, rapid gulps.

"Hmm...not bad, a little sweet." Saying this, Sett closed his eyes and savored the taste for a moment, then casually tossed the empty syringe aside; "It's a pity there's not enough, if there were more I could save it for when I have insomnia."

The stamina enhanced by the Undying Grasp affects the internal organs; based on this, through continuous strengthening, Sett's body has reached an astonishing level of immunity to poison. The anesthetic agents in those potions were completely digested by the stomach acid, which had been starving all night, before they could even take effect in Sett's body…

The food conversion efficiency of a normal person is only 20% to 30%. Depending on the food, it may even be less than 5%. Even under the best circumstances, about 70% of normal food will be processed into feces and excreted.

But Sett is different. Enhanced by the Grasp of the Undying, Sett's internal organs have reached a terrifying level. No matter what kind of food it is, even if it's just a handful of dirt picked up from the ground, Sett will extract 80% to 90% of its energy.

Furthermore, the digestibility of normal food reaches an astonishing 95% or more... and this only refers to the function of the stomach and intestines; the liver, used for detoxification, gives Sett direct immunity to nearly 99% of natural toxins in nature. Add to that his terrifying control over his body, and whether Sett wants the venom to take effect is entirely up to him... just like these anesthetics, under Sett's control, at most they only have a sleep-inducing effect.

Sett is now like a mythical creature, or a coelenterate—having a mouth but no anus.

A normal person defecates once a day, but Sett is lucky if he defecates once every five days. And what comes out is mostly harmful waste, completely unusable as fertilizer. Lambs kneel to suckle, crows feed their parents, and even birds' droppings can sow seeds… even beasts know how to give back, yet Sett offers no help to Mother Earth whatsoever; he's a top-tier beast, a cancer on the planet.

As they were talking, Hawkeye stood up, stretched, and then said to Sett, "What do you plan to do with these people?"

"Let's ask around," Sett said, glancing at Kaku and the others.

"Speak, who sent you?"

Kaku remained silent; as agents, they couldn't reveal anything...

Seeing this, Sett immediately looked at Law, who had been drawn by the sound of Lucci smashing through the wall; "Take them to the toilet..."

"It's Doflamingo!" As the youngest member, Kaku betrayed Doflamingo without hesitation. If it were anyone else, the other CP9 members would probably be furious, right? Unfortunately, Doflamingo's reputation is just too tarnished. In comparison, Sett seems much more righteous.

Upon hearing Kaku's confession, they even breathed a sigh of relief—between their own head being stepped on by a toilet and Doflamingo's head being stepped on by a toilet, they unhesitatingly chose the latter.

After a moment of silence, Sett crossed his arms and demanded, "And who is Doflamingo?!"

114. The Story of Doflamingo

It wasn't that Sett was arrogant; he genuinely had never heard of Doflamingo... The only times Sett had left the West Blue since arriving in this world were when he was training with Zephyr.

During his training period, Sett spent every day studying and ignored all external information—he was surrounded by Marines and had little interest in their interactions.

In this situation, the names Sett knew were either people he could come into contact with daily, well-known figures from the West Blue, or famous naval officers that he often mentioned... In comparison, Doflamingo? What kind of trash was that?

After hearing Sett's words, Hawkeye shook his head as if he hadn't expected it, and then said in a low voice, "Doflamingo, the head of the Donquixote Family in the North Sea—the black market we went to yesterday is owned by the Donquixote Family."

After a pause, Hawkeye glanced at Kaku and the other CP9 members in front of him and continued, "I heard that Doflamingo's identity was somewhat special, and I thought it was just a bluff... I didn't expect that he could even give orders to the special agent organization CP9. Now it seems that the rumors may be true."

"What rumor?"

Sett turned his gaze to Hawkeye. Seeing the knowing looks from CP9 and the others, Hawkeye said directly, "Celestial Dragons... There are rumors that Doflamingo was a Celestial Dragon who was expelled from Mary Geoise, but I've never believed it."

Hawkeye said, "Because the Celestial Dragons have a very special status, they can even receive support from Marine Admirals if they are injured. On this basis, the Celestial Dragons rarely leave Mary Geoise. Therefore, I thought the claim that the Celestial Dragons reside in Mary Geoise was just a rumor used by their families to increase their bargaining power."

"Celestial Dragons?" Upon hearing this term, which seemed familiar, Sett scratched his head, then exclaimed with a look of sudden realization, "Ah! You mean those Eight Banners descendants?"

"But I heard they're incredibly arrogant? How come they're involved in the underworld now?"

"Then you'll have to ask them."

As he spoke, Hawkeye glanced at the CP9 members beside him. Like Sett, he was also filled with curiosity about why Doflamingo and his group had formed a gang... Sett might not understand how noble the Celestial Dragons were in this world, but as a native, Hawkeye knew. The status of the Celestial Dragons couldn't be compared to that of the Eight Banners' descendants.

Even if compared to the Eight Banners descendants, they were at least members of the Aisin Gioro clan of the Plain Yellow Banner. Their status was truly incomparably noble.

The matter of Doflamingo was not a secret within the World Government. Most of the upper and middle-level officials knew about it. They exchanged glances and, considering Sett's relationship with the Navy, it was only a matter of time before he found out. So Kalifa, who was standing to the side, spoke up.