One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

"Huh? You're looking for me, Smoking Man!" A curious voice rang in his ear.

"Looking for you? Who's looking for you?" Caesar jumped up from his chair at the sound of the voice in his ear. He was surrounded by gas and on high alert. He looked around and saw that the familiar figure was none other than Straw Hat and Law.

"Master Caesar is the Straw Hat Pirates! They've teamed up with this Shichibukai couple! Dome Snow House - Ten Grass Paper!" Monet, seeing the Straw Hat crew suddenly appear, remained unusually calm despite possessing the Ice-Snow Fruit's power. She instantly analyzed the situation and concluded that their mysterious disappearance could only be explained by the help of insiders.

Snowflakes danced all over them, and even the legendary Straw Hat crew instantly exerted all their strength to control their opponent.

"Come down." Mabi, who had also appeared, flashed in front of Monet, grabbed her bird leg, and forcibly interrupted her ability, causing a snowflake to fly and creating a cold atmosphere in the air.

"Hey, buddy! A man who grabs a woman's foot isn't a good man." Monet teased, his body becoming ethereal as he tried to escape Mabi's clutches, but then his expression changed drastically, his body becoming ethereal again, though his bird leg remained in the other's grasp.

Armament Haki!

“Correct answer, but there’s no reward.” Mabi replied, swinging the long leg she was holding in her hand in circles in the air without hesitation.

Ah!

Monet, suspended in the sky, suddenly let out a cry of surprise. His body, which was not completely severed, was also flung through the air by Mabi, along with his legs, and snowflake-like feathers fell down one after another.

Looking at Monet spinning like a windmill above her head, Mabi suddenly remembered a catchy song that is often heard around the world!

The windmill creaked and groaned as it turned.

The scenery here is so beautiful!

The sky is beautiful, the earth is beautiful.

And happy friends.

The windmill turns and turns slowly

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As the lyrics kept repeating in her mind, Mabi suddenly felt a darkness engulf her!

It's over! It's over! I've been completely brainwashed!

Chapter 250 Target Shift

"Straw Hat Kid, Trafalgar Law, Water Witch Maureen, how did you get in? Monet, Monet!" Seeing the figure he had been searching for, Caesar was covered in gas and radiated boundless rage.

"Are you looking for her? But she can't move at all right now," Mabi replied, lifting Monet by her legs. If she were to move again, she would be met with another wave of windmills.

"Bastards, bastards, you bunch of bastards! You destroyed my house, stole my test subjects, and kidnapped my secretary! PH troops, kill them all!" Seeing his powerful secretary bound, he immediately ordered the soldiers who were still waiting for his orders in the research lab to take action.

"Yes, sir!" The PH troops pointed their muskets at the location of everyone.

"Thundercloud Weather!"

"Iron Spear Jungle!"

"Water Dragon Dance!"

Before they could even act, Nami, Jack, and Maureen, who had escaped through the portal, mobilized their powers and charged towards the enemy who had raised their muskets.

Lightning strikes filled the sky!

The ground is covered in a jungle of white iron clouds and spears!

And there was that water dragon, as thick as an arm, sweeping and coiling around them!

In just one encounter, the group of soldiers who only knew how to use weapons were defeated by the three men and were seriously injured and unable to move.

"Huh? All defeated!" Seeing his subordinates injured and lying on the ground in a single move, Caesar, with nowhere to turn, roared angrily at Law, who was holding the wailing ghost, with a strong sense of threat.

"You bunch of bastards! Luo, make them stop right now, don't forget your heart is still in my hands."

"ROOM Scan!" The colorless barrier instantly activated, encompassing everyone within it.

"It's not there!" Rodon's expression changed drastically when he couldn't detect his heart in his senses.

"Whoosh! Knowing I can't beat you, would I still carry this with me? I can't defend against the ability to teleport objects out of thin air."

Seeing that his opponent's efforts had failed, Caesar let out a maniacal laugh, then glanced at the Straw Hat crew and threatened their presence.

"Law, if you want your heart, send the Straw Hat brats out to be poisoned by the Land of Death. I don't know what your relationship is, but there's no trust between pirates. If you kick them out, I'll tell you where the heart is."

"Oh!"

Caesar, who had been laughing wildly, was suddenly shot out and crashed hard into the hard wall.

"Just say it already, why are you babbling on and on?" Mabi, who had been standing in Caesar's place, dragged the dizzy Monet around and said disdainfully. If you can fight, don't talk nonsense. No matter how good your words are, you'll still get beaten up in this world and your personal safety will be in danger.

"Hey, Chopper, hurry up and find the information. I'll handle this bastard." Maggie stepped forward, hooked the other man's calf with one foot, pulled him into her hand, and controlled part of his limbs while shouting at Chopper.

"Okay, I'm coming right now." Chopper said blankly as he came out, and began to look for the materials he had looked at before.

"We'll help too," Robin replied, calling to his companions to move everything. They had already said that this was an extremely valuable research lab, so they would take it all.

Everything that Chopper set his sights on was dragged into the portal by his companions and carried in via a slide made by Jack, before being tidied up by his other companions.

Move what needs to be moved, unload what needs to be unloaded!

It looks just like moving your own goods.

"Where is it?" As Mabi dragged Caesar to the Den Den Mushi, Law stepped forward, grabbed him, and asked sharply. His heart was in someone else's hands; if they wanted to destroy him, he would die in the next instant.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh! If you want to deal with the Straw Hat crew first, without a heart, your life will always be in someone else's hands." Caesar, with blood dripping from his nostrils and mouth, still laughed wildly, confident in his control of the enemy's life.

Click!

A crisp sound rang out from Maby's hand, and Caesar in her hand immediately let out a pig-like scream.

“No need to ask anymore. I just scanned it with my Observation Haki. It’s in the hands of his backer, Vergo. It was at the main gate just now, trying to deal with the G5 Marines who discovered the secret of this place.” Maby crushed the other’s calf as a reminder. A square object in the other’s arms was clearly visible in her Observation Haki.

"I'm going to find him." Upon hearing that his heart was in the enemy's hands, Luo's face changed instantly, and he ran towards the door.

"Law, I'll go with you! Luffy, you're in charge of informing them of our alliance!" Maureen responded.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh! You actually went to find Vergo? You're going to die! The clown's men are not to be trifled with." Caesar, whose calf was shattered from being held by Maby, was all smiles as he glanced at Monet to get her information and began to fight back.

"A world without emptiness!"

"Peaceful Snow - Muscle Knife!"

The Devil Fruit powers of two different kinds were activated simultaneously, instantly sucking away the air around Mabe. Then, Monet's wings, which shimmered with a crystal-clear light, slashed towards Mabe's neck like sharp blades.

Bang!Bang!

With two loud thuds, the two who had launched their attacks were once again slammed to the floor by Mabi, their Devil Fruit abilities interrupted and unable to be used.

"You two idiots! Without being restrained, anyone could hold their breath for more than ten seconds. Ten seconds is enough time to beat you up several times over!"

Monet was speechless upon hearing Mabe's roar, while Caesar screamed in agony.

The theory that creating a simple vacuum environment can instantly render a person incapacitated is simply nonexistent!

"Hey, hey, Maggie, is this the live streaming equipment you were talking about?" While the others were busy moving supplies, a bored Luffy leaned over the Den Den Mushi and asked.

“Yes!” Maby nodded.

"Phew! The Straw Hat crew is really crazy. All the new poison gas bombs have fallen into their hands." The people watching everything unfold in front of the Den Den Mushi let out a heavy sigh.

"Haha! Straw Hat kid, your invisible man is pretty strong. Two Logia-type Devil Fruit users are no match for you. Let's try cooperating." Seeing Caesar's defeat, some people began to change their thinking. Since the cooperation that Caesar had been captured by the other side could not continue, someone suggested.

"An invisible man?" Apis, who was holding a basket of potions, asked in confusion upon hearing this.

"They're talking about me! Under the influence of my Devil Fruit power, even the Den Den Mushi used for taking pictures, which can instantly copy photos, will reduce their biosignals from recording me. What's more, these giant Den Den Mushi that use biosignals to spread information wouldn't record my information at all. All they saw was Caesar flying in the air, so they probably thought I was invisible." Maggie replied, tightly gripping the two Logia-type Devil Fruit users in her hands.

"Yes, Straw Hat Boy, now that you've obtained Caesar and his poison gas, how about we change our trading partner to you?"

"Yes! Straw Hat Crew, you dared to destroy one of the three islands that symbolize absolute justice in this world. I'm sure you'll be very interested in the ruler who will destroy this world. If you agree to the deal, we'll give you wealth that you can't refuse."

"Yes! But the trading partner has changed, the poison gas bombs are still there."

"As long as you are in charge of the transactions, you will have a place among the kings of the underworld."

Once one person started, others naturally followed suit with envy, and the entire public channel became incredibly lively and noisy. The footage of the Straw Hat Pirates moving goods had been serving as a backdrop behind Luffy the whole time, so who knew how much they were carrying?

"Huh! What kind of poison gas is this?" Luffy looked at the Den Den Mushi with a face full of questions, completely unaware of what they were talking about.

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As they gazed at Luffy's face, which occupied most of the screen, underground brokers from all over the world sitting in front of their Den Den Mushi (video phone's mouthpiece) felt a surge of heat on their foreheads!

You didn't know you were hitting him and taking all his things!

"Look behind you, the power of that weapon is right there! That's the kind of poison gas we need that can kill ordinary people. If you agree, we'll send people to make contact right away," someone prompted. On the display screen behind him, Caesar's poison gas was destroying everything.

"Zoro, Mia, and that smoking man!" Looking at the figures fighting at the gate, and then at the strange man who had kidnapped him earlier turning into a statue in the gas in the distance, Luffy's face gradually darkened.

"Gear Third! Gum-Gum Elephant Gun!" The giant fist covered in colorless aura armor instantly destroyed the display device in front of him as Luffy swung it.

The figure slowly turned its head to face the Den Den Mushi that was being recorded.

P.S.: The original story's depiction of Luffy instantly suffocating and losing consciousness in a vacuum world felt unreliable, so I've made a change!

Chapter 251 I, Monkey D. Luffy! I'm going to be the Pirate King!

"You damn Straw Hat Kid! What are you doing?"

"We haven't even seen the final result of this poison gas yet, what right do you have to smash it!"

"You bastard, you bastard! You've ruined our research! How are you going to compensate us, you little straw hat brat?"

"Idiot! You're only provoking us. Straw Hat brat, I'll remember you. You'd better take the beating in the New World. Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you participated in the Marineford War in Paradise. The horrors of the New World are beyond your imagination."

"Garp's grandson? I still remember the pain of being hunted down by him back then! Straw Hat brat, you should take the punishment for him. I really want to see the expression on the face of the grandson of a naval hero being cut to pieces by his enemy."

"You little devil who ate Mommy's cake!"

The sight of Luffy smashing the live stream monitor immediately enraged the onlookers, who all condemned him.

How dare a mere newcomer defy their will? What they said earlier was just polite talk. They were giving you face by offering to trade. Since they didn't want to trade, they would just take you by force. After all, you're not Caesar with the protection of the Joker.

"Hahaha! No wonder you're called the leader of the new generation. I thought you were so frightened in Marineford that you never dared to come to the New World again." Amidst a chorus of condemnations, a peculiar voice suddenly broke through.

"Kira, let the three of them come in and take a look. It seems that the Straw Hat Pirates have formed an alliance with Rona and the Shichibukai couple. It seems that we can't stop here either! They immediately recruited the strongest generation of that year. Add to that the pirate hunter and the Thunder Witch in their crew, and they've already formed an alliance of five of the newest members of that year."

“Yes!” Kira, who was standing to the side, nodded and opened the door behind him.