One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

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Maggie appeared on the Green Bit Coast in just two blinks. Law and Maureen, who were pressing down on Caesar and looking into the distance, nodded when they saw Maggie's appearance. Usopp, Robin, and Merry stood to one side, ready to fight.

"Usopp, Robin, don't participate in the battle later. I have something important to entrust to you," Maggie said as she walked over to the two of them.

"Huh?" Upon hearing Mabi's instructions, the two were immediately filled with questions.

Mabi glanced at the island in front of her, which resembled an ancient jungle, and put her arm around the two of them, giving them instructions.

"You should also remember the Shandians we met on the Sky Island, right? One of their heroes has a history with the great liar Solando."

“I remember, I remember you said, Mabi, that he was an adventurer who was misunderstood and thus spread rumors that he was a fraud,” Usopp replied immediately, full of confusion as to why he was bringing this up at this time.

“Yes, he is indeed an adventurer. What I’m about to talk about is related to him. You two should have heard me mention the little people on the channel, right? Sauron and I have both met them. They are the ones that Solando encountered during his voyage, and they still believe in Solando to this day.” Maby nodded in agreement, and sensing the small heads of the tribesmen slowly emerging in front of them, she hugged their necks tighter and whispered.

“Usopp, Robin, the person I just rescued in the palace is their princess. Now go and gain the trust of those scoundrels, and then take them to Franky's place to help. They also have five hundred scoundrels who need to be rescued.”

"How do we gain their trust?" Upon hearing Maggie's answer, the two immediately understood, but were still puzzled.

"Go explore on your own, there's no time, hurry up and go!" Mabi sensed the figures rushing towards them from behind, and pushed the two of them directly into the forest. She turned around to face the man wearing a pink feather coat, glasses, and a smile on his face.

Doflamingo!

"Fufufufufu! Luo, long time no see! You actually brought me such a big gift!" He slowly descended and scanned the people around him, letting out a laugh-filled voice. But the shrill laughter pierced the ears of everyone, causing them to feel disgusted and their brows to furrow, giving rise to the thought of killing him.

He strode arrogantly, commenting on each person in turn.

"Fufufufufu, what makes you think you can threaten me with Caesar? Did you steal my Op-Op Fruit, your wife's Water-Water Fruit, this robot's Rumble-Rumble Fruit, or this cowboy brat! Since you've allied with the Straw Hats to threaten me, now even your allies aren't showing up for this operation."

"Fufufufufu! Hand over Caesar, and I'll let you go for the sake of my brother."

The pink-clad figure, slightly bowed, stood with her legs clad in cropped trousers and leather shoes treading on the sand, surveying the crowd like a king. Her arrogant tone immediately reached everyone's ears; even the weak could not possibly submit or be afraid in this situation.

But the people present wanted to kill him, and such an extremely arrogant tone only made them feel nauseous.

I feel nauseous!

Bang!

With a loud bang, Mabi fired her revolver first. Although she didn't have Usopp's talent for sniping at a thousand meters, her powerful Observation Haki and explosive bullets made her incredibly accurate and difficult to defend against at short range.

A 17mm high warhead, accompanied by spiraling wind pressure, appeared instantly in front of Doflamingo.

"Five-colored thread".

Facing the bullets hurtling towards him, Doflamingo smiled dismissively, waving his hand to send five thin, spiderweb-like threads flashing across his face. The brass bullets were instantly sliced ​​in two by the sharp threads. The pale purple core material, upon contact with the air, immediately emitted purple flames, forming a purplish-red fireball several meters in diameter. The intense heat instantly expanded, creating rings of white sonic booms.

Doflamingo, who was closest to the target, immediately changed his expression and stomped his foot, disappearing from his spot and rushing towards the distant sky.

"Water Dragon Shield!" Maureen swung her arm repeatedly, and a shield about ten feet in diameter appeared in place, using the flexibility of the water to protect the people behind her from the shock and impact.

"Gravity Blade - Fierce Tiger!" Just as the giant purplish-red fireball was about to explode, a deep voice rang out at the same time. The entire surface of the purplish-red ball seemed to be compressed by an invisible force, and white sonic booms and ripples appeared around it. Carried by an unknown force, the purplish-red ball was instantly thrown out and rolled towards the distant sea.

"boom!"

The giant purplish-red sphere, thrown into the distance, exploded without any additional force, creating a ten-meter-high purplish-red mushroom cloud on the distant sea surface and sending towering waves rolling into the distance.

The entire process, from firing the gun to the bullet exploding, lasted less than half a second. The blind man who appeared before them easily knocked the bullet away, demonstrating that his strength should not be underestimated.

"What terrifying power! Is this Mr. Zephyr's explosive rock? You actually dismantled it into fragments and made it into bullets. You're truly insane pirates." Fujitora appeared before the group with a smile, as if he were flicking away a pebble.

“Mr. Issho!” Mabi said with a smile as she looked at Fujitora’s figure.

“This is a personal grudge between him and me. I can never forget the hatred that almost made me a slave.”

"I see! Please make yourself at home, Straw Hat Pirates' vice-captain." Fujitora smiled slightly upon hearing Maple's explanation and stepped aside to let her pass. Clearly, the removal of the "laid-back" influence on him two years ago allowed him to recognize Maple's identity at a glance. Her presence, as undetectable as a stone in his Observation Haki, was naturally unforgettable for someone who travels the world using Observation Haki.

"I have only received orders to revoke the Shichibukai titles of Trafalgar Law and Maureen, who were allied with pirates, and to bring them to justice. I have not heard a single word about protecting Doflamingo's safety."

"Thanks!" Mabi heard his voice and realized that he was explaining to her that killing the other party was nothing to him.

"Instantaneous Void! Salty Fish - Void Shaking!" Mabi's figure flashed, reappearing behind the opponent, and her fist, wrapped in spatial power, slammed down fiercely.

Human traffickers!

Damn!

Chapter 262 Conditions for Obtaining the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!

"Oh!"

Even Doflamingo's extremely strong Observation Haki could not escape Mapi's power that transcended space. In addition, Mapi's speed was even faster than his, and there was no way to dodge within an arm's length of space. Mapi's fist, which was wrapped in silver-white spatial power, slammed into his opponent's body without any hindrance.

Click!

Silver-white spatial rifts instantly erupted within Doflamingo's body, spreading into the surrounding void. His body, composed of thin white threads, instantly collapsed and dissipated into the air.

Extend your palm and form a knife!

A silvery-white spatial energy covered it!

Mabi turned and slashed at the air, unleashing a silver-white crescent-shaped blade a full ten feet wide.

Ding!

The silver-white crescent-shaped spatial blade, speeding through the air, seemed to strike an indestructible object with a crisp sound, breaking apart and then being annihilated into fragments by the surrounding space until it disappeared completely.

"Fufufufufu! Completely different from Whitebeard's vibration, it has the power to shatter space. I never expected that the kid from the Marineford War two years ago would be a member of the Straw Hat Pirates."

Doflamingo leaped off the iron bridge using Moonwalk, a maniacal grin spreading across his face: "Fufufufufu! You possess power comparable to Whitebeard, yet you have such low-level pirates as your subordinates, remaining unknown and obscure. It's laughable! Why not cooperate with me to seize the throne of the Pirate King, and we can share the fame and fortune?"

"Huh?" Mabi frowned and tilted her head to look at Doflamingo, whose face was full of maniacal laughter.

His figure vanished instantly, and a fist filled with silvery-white spatial power and brimming with anger slammed into the opponent's particularly irritating face.

"You're talking to me about fame? Do you even know how much my bounty is?"

Bounty?

Doflamingo retreated far away to reduce the impact, full of questions. What did his alliance with you have to do with the bounty? Thin threads appeared in his hand, and he reached out and hung on the rusty iron bridge, his body flying into the air.

Doflamingo suddenly remembered Maple's characteristics and unknown existence! There was also the crew member who symbolically received a 10-Berry bounty, and even the man in black who was less than a pet in the Straw Hat crew and whose name didn't even deserve to be on the bounty list.

Then, looking at Mabi, who had taken out a famous sword with a red scabbard hanging at her waist, anyone who had experienced the Marineford War two years ago could deduce the identity of its owner based on that famous sword.

Everyone only knew that he was a traitor born at the most critical moment of the Navy's execution, but no one knew his identity. Now, connecting the dots, Doflamingo suddenly understood Mabe's identity.

Ten Berries' bounty is indeed world-renowned, but that's just an add-on to the Straw Hat Pirates' overall bounty. No one knows his abilities; he's someone even those who gather intelligence would overlook.

The thought of Mabe's power and the amount of money immediately filled Doflamingo with maniacal laughter.

"Fufufufufu! Ten Berries, the weakest member of the entire pirate crew! He possesses the world's most powerful strength, yet he's the weakest! Fufufufufu!"

"Is it funny? Wait until I feel better before you laugh." He said calmly, still suspended in the sky. What's the point of talking about fame with a salted fish abandoned by the world? Wealth is a tangible thing, why should I talk about it? I've already taken your wealth, what do you have to talk to me about sharing it with?

"Instant Void! Void Slash!" Doflamingo, whose figure had vanished and reappeared in the sky, unleashed a slash imbued with spatial power, tearing through the air.

"Spider's Nest!" The opponent reached out and drew a spider web across the sky, which appeared on Maby's blade. The two collided, producing a piercing scream that carried far across the distant sea.

Seeing the blade blocked, Mabi let out a loud shout!

"Airquake!"

With a slight lift of the wrist and a minor contraction of the muscles, the compressed muscles spring back up like a spring, rapidly spreading the power gathered in that small area across the blade. In less than a split second, the blade, which had just risen, slashed down again, the silver-white energy blades covering the blade detaching from the main body and shooting downwards through the spiderweb-like structure.

Oh!

The sharp spatial rift, now unimpeded, slicing across Doflamingo's arm in a mere instant, cutting wildly along his body covered in Armament Haki.

The pink feather coat on her back completely fell apart!

"Instantaneous Void Slash!"

Before the opponent could turn into a molting turkey, Mabi vanished instantly and reappeared behind Doflamingo with his back to him. He manifested his spatial ability on one leg, stomping his left foot hard on the space, using his left foot as a pivot to hold a blade horizontally in front of him, while his right foot slammed into the void. He became like a spinning wheel of sharp blades, slicing towards the opponent's waist.

Bang!

The blade sliced ​​through the opponent's Armament Haki-covered skin, the powerful impact sending him flying far away, leaving a trail of blood in the air.

"Salted Fish - Sky Slash!"

Mapi gave him no time to retaliate. In an instant, she swung her guardian sword, creating a silver-white blade that stretched for a thousand meters, and slashed towards Doflamingo, who was rolling in the sky.

"Super Whiplash!" Doflamingo's pupils contracted as he sped through the air. His calves, which were covered in fine lines, lashed out at the void, causing him to shift several meters to the side. At the same time, a silver-white spatial blade that traversed the sky swept past him, slashing down into the ocean below and forming a bottomless abyss cliff that took a long time to heal.

Doflamingo watched Mapi disappear again, and he realized that even the battlefield, filled with the world's top fighters, was powerless against him. Only the appearance of that person could end the war.

The ability to teleport instantly in the air was impossible to defend against. Coupled with his superior strength and speed, it was as if the scene of facing the malicious commoners when he first left the holy land decades ago had reappeared. A feeling of powerlessness rose again, but it was then suppressed by the crazy thoughts that had been born in his heart since childhood.

The rights and wealth of the Pirate King will definitely belong to me!

How dare a bunch of lowly people take my place!

You all should die!

Instantly, a colorless, domineering aura emanated from his body and surged into the distance.

As soon as Luo Dun, who had brought out the Ghost Cry, sensed the aura, his expression changed. He waved his hand repeatedly, and several spatial passages large enough to separate people appeared on Fujitora's side. He jumped away one after another.

Ding!Ding!

With a series of swings of his bamboo sword, Fujitora's sharp spatial cuts sent the sword flying into the distance, his tightly closed eyes fixed on Doflamingo's direction.

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Gladiator Arena!

"What's wrong with Luffy?" Sabo, wearing a mask, asked Luffy, who had a white beard, as he looked seriously at the distant horizon.

"Someone on the sea is unleashing Conqueror's Haki!"

"Conqueror's Haki! Who's fighting?"

“Luffy, I’m going first. I need to inform my people that the conditions for obtaining the Tremor-Tremor Fruit have been met, and there’s no need to continue fighting. After all, you’ll be facing immense danger soon, and I need to help you,” Sabo replied, turning and walking away.

"I absolutely cannot be absent from the dangers my companions are about to face."

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Toy factory.

"Straw Hat Alliance, can you hear me?" Violet's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

"What is it, Princess Violet?" Nami replied.