One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

This place is no longer safe; we need to move to another location.

"Navy? Law, take us up there!" Nami exclaimed upon hearing Maggie's reminder, slapping Law's shoulder urgently. They had just finished a battle and didn't need to engage in a pointless fight with the Navy.

Upon hearing Nami's shout, Law's Observation Haki scanned the area slightly, and the soldiers hidden in the broken buildings in the distance immediately appeared in Law's Observation Haki.

"ROOM: Slaughterhouse!"

With a slight clench of his five fingers, a colorless barrier instantly appeared, and everyone who was originally standing on the ground appeared on the Fire Dragon King's broad instep.

"Hey! Straw Hat crew, what about us? If you leave us here, the Marines will take us away too!" Seeing everyone leave, the pirates from the arena panicked as their various limbs piled up, since they were in a disassembled state and unable to move.

Once the navy appears, we will only become fish to be slaughtered!

"Huh?" Luffy, sitting to one side, tilted his head, full of questions.

"Why should I help you? You were just yelling at me to kill you!"

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The divided group fell silent. The bullying of Luffy before was just a result of various personal grudges; there was probably no one who truly had a direct hatred for him.

"If you want revenge, go find your grandfather. We won't bother you anymore," Green Pepper said.

"Okay! I see. Then you can come up." Luffy rubbed his chin with his hands and nodded again.

"Terra, help me pull them all up."

"Straw Hat Master?" Law, who was standing quietly to the side, stared at Luffy with wide eyes, filled with disbelief. Just a moment ago he was shouting for Luffy to fight, but now he was actually saving him.

"There was no hatred between us, and I believed them," Luffy said with a naive grin, adjusting his hat with one hand.

"Phew!" Looking at Luffy's innocent smile, Law sighed helplessly. With a slight movement of his fingers, dozens of people below disappeared and reappeared on the dragon's back.

"A Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom!" Robin, sitting cross-legged on the dragon's back, smiled slightly as she watched Law's actions. Countless arms appeared, wedging the body fragments onto the Fire Dragon King's skin to prevent them from falling off.

Seeing this, Nami covered her forehead and said helplessly, "Only Luffy could save the enemy."

"Hehe, would Luffy still be Luffy if he didn't do this?" Maggie laughed. Only a sincere guy like Luffy could move anyone by turning enemies into brothers.

I glanced at Bartolomeo's sharp teeth, which were cut in half. When did this guy get chopped into pieces by Law? I'll have to put them back together later.

With a slight push of her feet, she signaled the Fire Dragon King to take off. Under Apis's guidance, she sped towards the distant mushroom-shaped rocky coast, the only place where she would be undisturbed.

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"Jack, set up a round table." Seeing that everyone had landed above the flat rocks, Maggie told the Fire Dragon King to go out and play by himself, and told Jack on her shoulder to set up a round table so that all of their people could watch.

Jack, standing on Maby's shoulder, responded, and a cloud of white mist formed under his control, soon turning into a round table that was 1.2 meters high and 10 meters in diameter.

"What are you trying to do?"

Earlier, it was mentioned on the dragon's back that there would be a meeting later. Law, Maureen, the Dondata clan, and the people who were saved by Usopp did not leave. Even Usopp recovered under the treatment of Angelia and Mansherry and was no longer in a miserable state.

The remaining unrelated personnel went to assemble the pile of broken limbs and played with them, without participating in the meeting.

“It’s a simulation sand table, used to analyze the current power dynamics at sea,” Mabi explained, looking up. Seeing the curious expressions in her companions’ eyes, Mabi immediately realized that none of them had ever seen anything like it before. After all, the ocean is mostly made up of islands, many only a few kilometers or tens of kilometers apart, containing just a few small towns. There’s no need for sand tables or maps; you can see everything from a high vantage point with binoculars.

But now, with Violet's help, their line of sight extended to hundreds of miles overseas. These distances were impossible to see any ships with just a telescope; they could only be demonstrated through a sand table. So Maggie took the long sword, pointed the tip at the center of the round table, and began to give instructions to Jack.

"Jack transformed the desktop into a sea of ​​waves, with the island of Dressrosa in the center."

“Okay.” Jack, standing on the table, responded. With a gentle wave of his soft, fleshy hand, two white cloud rods emerged from his hand and inserted into the table. The originally flat table rippled like ocean waves, and a small island rose from the center of the table, with tiny mushroom-shaped rocks enveloping the land above it.

This is the land beneath everyone's feet, and upon closer inspection, one can see a cluster of tiny human figures on the snow-white rock model.

"So the sand table is a 3D nautical chart. I'm familiar with this. Let me take over." Seeing the familiar scene, Nami immediately understood. She directly stepped between Mabi and Violet, shoving Mabi aside with her hips, and took over the command position.

Mabi looked at Nami, who was tossing her orange hair, took a half step to the side, smiled, and handed over the drawing rights directly to Nami.

"Jack, draw two crosshair coordinate lines in the upper right corner!" Nami, who had been given the right to create the map, pointed slightly at Jack and directed him to set it up methodically.

The compass rose, with lines of latitude and longitude gradually forming on it.

"Violette, tell me the locations of all the enemies on the surface of the nearby sea," Maby instructed, noticing the lines of latitude and longitude that had formed.

“Okay!” Violet glanced at Nami curiously and nodded.

"One hundred and twenty kilometers due west, the five ships of the King of the Underground on Price Island."

Stopped in a calm sea area 80 kilometers west-southwest

At 30 degrees north of west, 220 kilometers away, there are 42 Blackbeard pirate ships.

Two hundred kilometers north of east, there are thirty-six Whitebeard pirate ships.

Four hundred and seventy kilometers to the due south are four naval warships led by a former marshal of the Warring States period.

More than 130 ships were distributed in a circular pattern across eight hundred li of sea to the west, north, and east.

"..."

As Violet relayed messages, tiny boats gradually formed on the white tabletop, spreading out in the distant waters of Dressrosa and surrounding the entire island.

As people crowded around and saw the increasing number of forces on the table, everyone's expression became extremely solemn. After all, the fleet that was about to arrive was powerful enough to destroy any country in the world.

After Violet finished explaining the situation of the surrounding seas, Mabi picked up her long sword and pointed at the model of about three hundred ships of various sizes on the ocean, saying: "Everyone, just as Princess Violet said, we are now facing a threat that is enough to wipe out half of the ocean's fighting force, including Blackbeard, Whitebeard, Sengoku the Navy, and more than half of the underground kings."

While Whitebeard, Luffy's older brother, is an enemy who can be ruled out, Blackbeard has taken over the entire seas from evil criminals captured by the Navy for decades. Each of them possesses combat strength comparable to a member of the Donquixote Family, let alone dozens of them. Furthermore, the Blackbeard Pirates possess the power to extract Devil Fruits, so their main combatants are likely all Devil Fruit users.

They will arrive in two hours. If you want to leave, do so while there are gaps in the sea before they arrive. Once they form an encirclement, leaving will be much more difficult.

"Mabi, do you think you can take on Blackbeard's fleet all by yourself?" Zoro, who stood quietly to one side with his arms crossed, smirked and stared at Mabi.

“Aside from Blackbeard being a bit tricky, the others aren’t a big problem,” Maby nodded. She had previously broken into MOM’s data room to check information on Blackbeard’s members, and for her, it was just a matter of throwing a few more punches.

"Luffy!" Zoro called out to Luffy, who was poking Mansherry's face with his finger after receiving Maggie's confirmation.

Seeing his princess being poked, Leo immediately pulled out his sewing needle and stabbed Luffy's finger without hesitation, causing Luffy to yell and ignore Zoro's shouts.

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Everyone present immediately uttered a series of ellipses and turned to look at the Straw Hat crew.

Is this your captain?

"That idiot!"

Seeing the strange looks from everyone, Mabi and the others immediately covered their foreheads, pretending not to know Luffy and acting like complete strangers.

Luffy's antics also eased the oppressive feeling that had been weighing on everyone's hearts, making them feel a little lighter.

Seeing Luffy being chased by Leo, Nami looked directly into Maggie's eyes and spoke first:

"Forget it, let's not take Luffy. Maple, if we escape, do you think they'll let us go, based on your analysis?"

"Blackbeard?" Mabi pondered for a moment before replying, "No, whether it's the hatred he harbors for Ace's brother or his ability to extract Devil Fruits, he'll come after us sooner or later!"

“Well, we still have a choice!” Nami laughed, tossing her long orange hair as she looked at her companions.

"My friends, don't you agree?"

"Beautiful and spirited Miss Nami, please accept my date!" Sanji, standing to the side, immediately had hearts in his eyes and reached out to help Nami on the shoulder, but she slapped his hand away.

He replied without changing his expression, "We'll have to fight sooner or later, so let's take this opportunity to settle things together."

“We’re fine. We can’t keep running away. After all, we’ve already set foot on the territory of the Five Emperors, and fighting is only a matter of time.” Mia nodded, her hand on the rapier at her waist and her other hand tucking her long hair behind her ear.

"If you want to fight, then fight! We didn't get enough of that earlier, I hope they can take a beating." Zoro's lips curled into a wicked smile.

"Everyone, fight with confidence. Leave the ranged healing to me." Angelia's wings fluttered, casting a white halo.

"Phew! Since we're allies, my husband and I won't abandon you either," Maureen said, putting her arm around Luo's shoulder.

"I transformed into a monster to increase my combat power, this outfit isn't for running away," Chopper said with a grin, showing off his big white teeth as he sat down next to Jack.

"Hehe! Franky, you can use the weapon you made for me to test it out." Robin smiled at Franky with her arms crossed.

"Haha! Leave it to me, Merry, come with me."

"Do you believe that I have a disease that prevents me from fighting?" Usopp asked hesitantly, raising his hand.

"Usolando, we believe you can fight!" A group of tiny figures on the table shouted in unison, their eyes shining brightly.

"How come you guys are fighting without my laser cannon? You haven't even fired a single shot yet!" Xiao Ba looked around and touched the laser cannon on his back, feeling embarrassed.

"Yohohohoho! It seems like you're finished before I even made a move. Well then, let me play some exciting battle music."

"Sister Maureen, can you do me a favor?" Apis looked at the distant ocean and asked, tugging at Maureen's arm.

"What is it?" Maureen asked curiously as she released Cairo's shoulder and looked at the twelve-year-old Apis in front of her.

“Jack, take us to the surface of the sea. Maureen, let’s go down into the water and discuss this,” Apis said, pulling Jack into her arms.

“No problem, I’d like to try the ocean battlefield too. It’s been a long time since I’ve tried fighting in my true form.” Jack, held in Apis’s arms, said confidently, flashing his sharp canine teeth.

"As expected of the legendary madman of the ocean, he easily defeated Doflamingo upon arriving in the New World, and now he's going to fight Blackbeard, one of the Five Emperors!"

The numerous pirate crews who had also been brought up by the Fire Dragon King looked at the Straw Hat Alliance members, who were now discussing things as if no one else was around, and exchanged glances, seeing the shocked expressions in each other's eyes. They cursed under their breath.

I was thinking of bullying their captain before, but now I'm glad I met a captain who's just a bit thick-headed. Otherwise, wouldn't I have been one of their crew members' targets for slaughter?

That crew member actually said that the Blackbeard Pirates weren't a big threat. How could they become the Fifth Emperor if they weren't a big threat?

They don't even bother to think before they start bragging.

"Since everyone has already made the decision, let's call this war the 'Battle of Dressrosa,' which will surely be remembered by the world!"

It's time to find our hidden enemy, wouldn't you say, Zishas Bhasas!

Mabi nodded to her companions, then abruptly changed the subject. Before anyone could react, she suddenly took a step back, and a shuttle flew from her palm into the distance, piercing an arm that had reached into her chest and embedding itself in it.

"Zishas Bashas?" Sabo's expression changed upon hearing this. He looked in the direction of Mabi's attack, and a familiar face appeared before his eyes.

Its body shattered instantly, turning into a cloud of yellow sand that coiled around the opponent.

"Salon's Claws!"

The tan-colored sarong was pressed firmly into the other person's head, making it difficult for them to break free.

"The hidden enemy, who is Zishas Bashas?" It wasn't until the figure collapsed to the ground and cracks appeared in his body that the crowd realized what was happening and hurriedly asked.

“Blackbeard’s man.” Immediately, a familiar pirate looked over and saw the gradually drying skin. The familiar outline still allowed them to recognize the man who had risen to fame in the past two years.

"He is the helmsman and number one captain of the Blackbeard Pirates."

Mabi stepped forward, drew her long sword, and slashed open the other man's withered arm. She then pulled out a Den Den Mushi from her pocket, held it in her hand, and glanced at Sabo with surprise.

"You have a grudge against him? Ace told you!"