One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

Sanji and Hachi are busy preparing food for those who have survived the battle, as well as for the children who have had parts of their flesh removed, who also need plenty of nutrition.

"It smells so good! Is dinner ready? Looks like we've come at just the right time!" Mabi said, smelling the stew in the iron pot.

"Soon, you'll all get to try my post-battle recovery food," Sanji replied, exhaling a puff of smoke and tossing the remaining cigarette butt into the stove below.

“We’ll see then,” Maby said with a smile, then took out some whole snacks from inside her arm guard and called out to the first group of children who ran out.

"Kids, come and try the desserts from Cake Island. They're definitely something you've never eaten before."

"Snacks? Wow! We haven't had any in ages." Mabi's voice immediately attracted the attention of the children who were strolling outside.

Stepping out of the portal, Law glanced at the snacks on the table that the children had snatched, and stared at the area of ​​the sea that had once belonged to Fire Island but was now a hot spring. He asked Mapi, "Straw Hat Vice-Captain, this island?"

“Yes, I dismantled it! There was a Devil Fruit pet on it that was hard to break, so I just destroyed the island and let the seawater flood it,” Maggie nodded.

"This is insane! Demolishing other people's islands, beating up their owners, and ransacking their homes!" Luo's lips twitched, speechless. This was utterly ruthless, leaving no way out for anyone!

"Hey! Everyone's here? Perfect timing to tackle this together!" A teasing voice rang out above them.

Luo: "..."

Mabi: "..."

Is this pre-meal exercise?

Everyone stared at the figure hovering in mid-air using a fan overhead, full of questions!

Chapter 253 Information That Will Detonate the World!

"Salted Fish - Breaking Through the Void!"

Mabi, suspended in the sky, swung her longsword, and a silver-white spatial blade emerged from its tip, slashing towards Luo's body in a flash over a hundred meters.

"ROOM - The Conductor's Baton!"

With a slight flick of his finger, an invisible dome formed between the two of them. The silver-white spatial blade that had appeared in front of him vanished instantly, as if entering another dimensional space. It reappeared behind Luo and shot towards the distant sky until it was squeezed and annihilated by the surrounding space at the ends of the earth.

"ROOM: Slaughterhouse!"

Seeing that Maby's spatial blade had been redirected and knocked away by him, and that she was now within the ROOM space, he silently swung his fingers, sending several spatial blades slashing toward Maby's body.

Mabi sensed a change in the surrounding space, completely different from the manifestation of her own silver-white spatial blade. The opponent's cutting ability was even more subtle, invisible to the naked eye, and could only be perceived by Observation Haki.

Extend your arm in front of you, place your index finger in front of your middle finger and naturally overlap them. Press the middle finger inward and bend the index finger outward. The two intertwine and use the friction of the skin to give the index finger a greater popping force to strike the air. A small, broken space world full of silver-white cracks is instantly generated.

Click!

Several invisible slashes suddenly appeared in this broken space, which was no more than two meters in diameter, leaving silver-white slash marks on it.

"Injection - Shooting!" Missing his target, the figure suddenly vanished, breaking through layers of space and reappearing in front of Maby. Without hesitation, Ghost Cry in his hand was pointed at Maby's heart. With full force, the tip of the blade, wrapped in cutting power, pressed against Maby's skin and exploded at a fixed point.

"town!"

As Mabi softly uttered these words, the calm space world, which was held in place by her five fingers, was as if Mabi had scratched it with marks. The tip of the knife, which was pressed against her skin, was immediately held in the air by a powerful force and could not move forward. Under Mabi's spatial suppression, the tip of the knife was slightly twisted and formed a colorless spatial fluctuation the size of a fist.

Presumably, if it hits a human body, it will be instantly shredded into pieces with no power to resist.

That's a truly ferocious power.

Once again releasing the power that suppressed the opponent, Maby jumped far away, giving him a distance to unleash his abilities.

With nothing to do at sea, they took advantage of the Sunshine's voyage to spar. They hadn't had the chance before, so they decided to have a small-scale sparring session while Law was on board. After all, his Op-Op Fruit included some spatial manipulation, and testing each other's abilities would benefit both sides. Naturally, the other party readily agreed.

They all possessed the ability to teleport, allowing them to fight and retreat simultaneously without worrying about falling too far behind the ship. Therefore, Maggie spoke up:

"Brother Luo, let's go again. We're both protected by Armament Haki, so we can easily withstand a mere cutting force."

“Just what I wanted.” Luo stood atop a column of water, a smile playing on his lips, as he gestured for several more spatial blades to appear and slash toward Mabi’s body.

"readily!"

"It's been a long time since I've seen Law fight so happily. With the same cutting ability and teleportation ability, close combat is a contest of Observation Haki and other abilities." Maureen leaned over the railing, watching the two fight in the air, and sighed. She gestured to the stern of the ship to control the current and create footholds for Law as he teleported.

"Mabi is the same. Unlike Law's calm and silent power, his strength is filled with the brutal ability to cut through everything. Once he shatters space, his power will spread throughout the entire space. He also fights with physical skills in front of us." Robin, who was standing next to her, laughed.

"Now that the two of them have met, they should have a good fight." Maureen, standing to the side, was also full of smiles as she controlled the water columns that rose up on the ocean.

Looking up at the seagulls flying across the sky, Robin conjured a hand above its head, making it look at the seagulls. Seeing the seagulls looking around, Robin burst out laughing.

"Newsbird, over here!"

"Coo-coo!" Business was in the air, and the seagull carrying the newspaper on its back immediately lit up with joy, flapping its wings and landing at the stern of the boat. It spread its wings and let Robin take the newspaper from its pouch and stuff Bailey inside.

"Is something big happening? Luffy challenging the whole world—I'm sure those news writers won't miss this hot topic, after all, it's a chance for their newspapers to sell like hotcakes." Maureen asked curiously as she watched Robin flip through the newspaper in her hand, only to find that Robin's brows were furrowed, as if what she was talking about had nothing to do with her.

“Yes, but there’s bigger news coming out of our destination, Dressrosa. It’s going to become the vortex of the new world.” Robin frowned and took out a newspaper from the middle, handing it to Maureen.

"Let me see!" Maureen said doubtfully, taking the newspaper from Robin's hand and immediately gasping for breath.

The entire front page of the newspaper was occupied by a single image of a Devil Fruit, and the enormous headline almost took up the entire page!

The Tremor-Tremor Fruit, possibly belonging to Whitebeard, is about to appear in Dressrosa!

That short sentence says it all: it's the Devil Fruit ability of Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors. Everyone would want to get it, but once it appears, it will be discovered and eaten by someone else. It will never be circulated.

Now, not only has it spread, but it's also being promoted throughout the world. Doflamingo's actions as the ruler of Dressrosa are worth considering, since appearing on that island for promotion requires his permission.

Faced with a power capable of destroying an island, Luffy's challenge to the world's underground kings must be put on hold. After all, Marineford, which was said to never fall, is a cautionary tale, having been turned into an abyss and wiped off the map by the aging Whitebeard.

As long as one believes they are no weaker than others, they will not give up this fruit. As for Luffy's challenge to the whole world, that's not as important as increasing his own strength.

The Sixth Emperor will definitely be mine!

Thud! Thud!

Two water spheres formed directly in Maureen's hands and were thrown towards the two people fighting in the distance.

"Stop fighting, they'll be here for a meeting."

"Go!" They stood up, dodged the water bombs, and after exchanging glances, Mabi and Luo vanished instantly and reappeared on the deck.

"What is it?" Maggie, who had reappeared on the deck, picked up a drink from the table, opened it, and drank it all in one gulp before asking Maureen.

“Let’s get everyone together first,” Maureen replied.

At this time, apart from the personnel responsible for guarding the ship on the deck, most of the personnel went to the logistics base to do their own training. The semi-circular alien space with a radius of 60 kilometers was enough to serve as a training ground for them to tumble, move, and perform their skills to the fullest.

Before long, at Maby's reminder, the companions who had been in the other dimension gradually stepped out of the space gate and appeared on the deck. Mia and the others, who were quick-witted and nimble, had already begun to drag out round tables from the warehouse for people to sit on the ground, and pastries and drinks were laid out for the companions who had exercised.

"Huh? What's up?" Luffy asked, sitting cross-legged at the round table and looking at Maureen standing on the steps.

Sitting on the stairs, Maureen looked at her allies in various sitting positions, caught her breath, and replied:

"Our upcoming deal with Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, in Dressrosa will likely change. It will no longer be a contest between our two forces. Because of the appearance of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, it's likely that all the world's strongest warriors will gather in Dressrosa. Our operation will be much more difficult, and we might be besieged by those dark forces that were previously hostile to us as soon as we arrive, since they won't give up this fruit."

Although I don't know why he didn't use it but instead released this information, it's likely that using this fruit to lure powerful figures heading to Dressrosa into attacking us wouldn't be a problem, and then he'd reap the benefits.

Maureen's words made everyone realize the situation they were about to face, and for a moment there was only the sound of chewing quietly without any unusual noise.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh! Release us now, and with my standing in the Joker's eyes, I'll get you involved in his cause and guarantee your safety." Bound by seastone chains and tossed into a corner, Caesar smiled smugly at the silence of the crowd. He had thought the prisoners would be killed, but it turned out they were just used for a trade to save their lives. Now, his luck had turned, bringing these despicable bandits into the world's conflict. The dawn was beckoning.

*Smack!* A peanut hit him on the forehead, instantly enraging him.

Who hit me?

“Me,” Mabi said calmly, peeling the peanuts in her hand.

"Uh-huh!" Mabi's relaxed tone immediately made Caesar shudder and fall silent.

Monet, who was bound to the side, glanced at Caesar, who was also being beaten, but did not say anything.

Those who haven't yet grasped the situation are no longer worth talking to.

Caesar's voice broke the silence that had been building, and everyone gradually relaxed.

"Sister Maureen, there should be information above about our alliance and war against Doflamingo, right?" Maggie asked, raising her voice.

"Yes, it's in the second edition."

“That’s right! Now that it’s been announced, our mission can’t be changed again. Our first battle in the new world is about to begin. If we back down this time, then anyone will bully us in the future.” Maggie stood up, looked around, and laughed.

"Agreed! That bastard dared to bully us, I'll beat them to a pulp!" Luffy shouted, holding up the pastries in his hand.

"No objections!"

"No objections!"

···

The crowd responded in unison.

"That's good. Go and get your gear ready for battle." Mabi nodded to her fearless companions.

"Frankie, how's the bomb made with the explosive rock going? We'll need it for the upcoming battle, since we're not facing just one or two ships."

"The remote-controlled, impact-type, and compression-type projectiles are all ready. I've also remade the small particles that were cut using Luo's power in a vacuum environment into bullets. Everyone will be given a pistol to use as cannons," Franky nodded.

“Since you’ve already made your decision, then let my crew come over too. After all, we discovered quite a few Devil Fruits in that alternate dimension back then,” Maureen nodded as she looked at the Straw Hat crew packing their gear.

“Okay, I’ll distribute all the same-channel Den Den Mushi that Franky made to you all. If anything happens, you can communicate via voice on the same channel,” Maggie replied.

"it is good!"

P.S.: Hey! Hey! To all the editors writing One Piece information, could you please leave a few recommendation votes as support when you copy my book?! A while ago, I wrote about the Soul-Soul Fruit saving Kuma, and the next day you were criticizing the Soul-Soul Fruit in One Piece. Yesterday I wrote about Franky mastering a pseudo-Devil Fruit, and today you're writing about that too! And a while ago when I was working on the Door-Door Fruit, you said that Bruno ruined it!

Chapter 254 Moments of Change! Pre-Battle Preparations!

"Great Inspector of the Warring States Period!" A navy officer rushed over and saluted.

"What is it, Marine?" Sengoku, with his full head of silver hair, handed the newspaper in his hand to the sheep beside him with a smile, then casually snatched Garp's senbei and stuffed it into his mouth, making a crisp crunching sound.

"You bastard Sengoku, you stole my senbei again!" Garp roared angrily at Sengoku's bare hand, snatching the senbei package from Sengoku's hand and stuffing it into his mouth to prevent him from taking another one.

The marine reporting from the side stared straight at Sengoku, seemingly oblivious to the antics of the two old rascals. He remained unmoved until they finished their charade before speaking: "Fleet Admiral Sakazuki has asked me to inform you that you are needed to go to Dressrosa to assist Admiral Fujitora in investigating the issue of weapons trading in the underworld."

"Oh, I see! Go back and inform the Marshal that I understand." Sengoku paused for a moment before replying after hearing the Marine's answer.

"Yes, Grand Inspector of the Warring States Period!" the other party replied with a salute, then turned back to report.

"Garp, your grandson's in trouble now. Want to come along?" Sengoku said cheerfully to his old friend, waving a half-written newspaper in his hand after the Marines left.