One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

Chapter 27 Feels Good

"Huh? You even know about such an obscure knife? After all, not many people would want to possess it." Mabi became curious. She had found this knife and the salted fish fruit in a treasure trove while following a fleet in search of treasure. Judging from the surrounding soil and tree roots, it had been sealed for two years. She didn't know why its owner hadn't come to take them away and for her to obtain them. She only learned its name later by looking up information.

“Yes! I’ve heard its legends. Judging from the experiences of its past owners, many met tragic ends, and only a few left safely. As an ominous sword, I want to obtain it and seal it away so that no one will die by its hand.” Tashigi hugged it tightly to her chest and looked at Mapi seriously, the meaning being that she could no longer possess it and would die a tragic death.

Mabi felt helpless. If she didn't know Mabi's personality, she would have been killed long ago for taking other people's weapons. Although she was thinking of others, not everyone could understand her actions.

"Stop fooling around, give it to me!"

"No way!" She held on tightly and wouldn't let go.

Seeing that he was still holding on even though he was suspended in mid-air, Mabi put on a fierce look and said menacingly.

"I'm going to do it!"

But when she's dressed in women's clothing and looks fierce, she's not dangerous at all; instead, she looks kind of cute.

"I'm not afraid! You'll be killed by it!"

"Ah! You're a woman, and you did that to me!" Tashigi hurriedly put down the weapon in her arms, squatted on the ground, her face flushed, and leaned away from Mabi.

"If you won't let go, this is all I can do! Hehe! It feels nice, quite bouncy!" Mabi withdrew her outstretched finger. She had been forced to poke the other person's breasts, which had provoked her to leave. Luckily, she didn't know that he was a man, otherwise she would have drawn her knife.

"Female hooligan!"

"A female bandit!"

"I am a navy officer!"

"A robber with a good feel for things!"

"You bastard!"

"Miss, what do you think of these kitchen knives?" At this moment, the weapon shop owner took out a brand-new wooden box, opened it, and placed it on the counter for Mabi to inspect. As for the situation inside the shop, he pretended not to see it, since it wouldn't affect his business.

Mabi randomly picked up a knife from the arranged kitchen knives and examined it.

"Pretty good! 800,000 Berries!"

"This won't do, sir! This is something brought from the Grand Line, worth at least eight million Berries, and it's all made by the chef. It's very rare to come across like this." Looking at the beautiful young woman in front of him, the owner knew his nightmare had arrived.

Without saying a word, Mabi smiled and picked up the hilt of her sword, asking, "Are sword hilts made from buffalo horns in the Grand Line? These buffaloes are products of the East Blue."

"Huh? You know about this too!" At this point, the boss was the one who froze, realizing he had met a master.

"Eight hundred thousand it is! Even if it means less profit, just name your price for the weapon you want." When you encounter an expert, raising the price is useless and they won't fall for it. It's better to let them name their own price.

"This is one million Berries. I'll just take one from that pile by the door." Mabi took out a stack of money, exactly one million Berries, and placed it in front of him. She then picked up the box and walked directly to the pile of swords stuck in the ground. After rummaging through them, she found the Onikiri and went out the door.

"Damn it! You'll really be killed by it! As a woman, I don't want you to die so soon!" Tashigi warned Mabi again as she watched her leave.

Mabi stopped and turned to look at the girl with glasses in front of her, who met her gaze without giving up.

"Is that so? Since you know about the tragic deaths of its past owners, has anyone ever said that the owners of this knife all left with smiles on their faces?"

"To protect? That's inherently accompanied by death!"

"What! Leaving with a smile!" Tashigi was left with her brain completely shut down.

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"What else is there to do? It seems like we have almost everything we need." Mabi, who had just come out of the pharmacy, was covered in bags and packages. In her memory, there were no supplies for sale for a long time after leaving Loguetown. Food could be obtained from the sea, but it was difficult to buy man-made goods anymore.

"Ah! Ah! Ah! My hat?" Luffy ran right past Maggie, running forward to find his hat flying around.

"Headache. I told him to wear his hat properly or fly over and check later. I just need to see if the Joker's gang has come up yet! The plot is already incredibly chaotic." Mabi looked up at the sky; it was only noon. She decided to go back to the ship to put her things down first, as she would have time to come back later.

"Haha! Once all the crew members on those ships have left, what we need to do is take out all the supplies from those ships and then break through them."

"Wow!" The crowd below shouted wildly.

"Captain! Smoker just left for the central square. I heard there's been some trouble there."

"Haha! My luck has turned!"

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

Looking at the chaotic scene before her, Maggie knew that at this rate, it wouldn't be long before the Going Merry was next.

"What an adorable little sister! Do you need your big brother to help you with your things?" a frivolous voice rang out.

"Damn it, whose little girl is that without a single companion and she's run into pirates at this time? No, I have to go help her!" The people hiding in the cabin became uneasy as they watched what was about to happen to Mabi.

Just then, a woman with orange hair urgently grabbed his arm.

"Idiot! Don't go! If we're exposed, the World Government will definitely take notice!"

"Kera! Don't worry, I'm very fast, they definitely won't find me." He sighed helplessly at his companion's struggle.

Sensing that his companion was determined, he could only nod in agreement, since he would also lend a hand if the situation actually occurred.

"Alright, then put on the cloak to cover yourself!"

"Okay, no problem."

"Okay! Brother, but I don't have enough money and there are so many things I haven't bought. Could you give me some of your treasures?" Maggie asked timidly, activating her Devil Fruit ability at the same time.

"Okay! I'll go get it for you right away!" The pirate, hypnotized by Maggie, excitedly threw down his own treasure and went to retrieve his companion's treasure.

"Idiot! Idiot! I... I've realized you don't need to go." Koala stared blankly at the ever-increasing treasure before Maggie's eyes, only then realizing that the previously weak girl was not weak at all. Those pirates seemed to listen to her completely, even bringing out supplies from their own ships.

"You demon! You actually used demonic power to steal my treasure!" Seeing his crew's crazy behavior, he immediately opened fire.

"Sever the Void!" Mabi swung her sword down, easily breaking through the opponent's attack and simultaneously cleaving the opponent's ship in two.

"Kera! I think you're right, she really won't let me save her." Seeing this horrific scene, everyone in the cabin who witnessed it broke out in a cold sweat.

"What a violent girl!"

"Our ship!" Maggie's group of pirates stared wide-eyed at the ship slowly sinking into the sea and froze.

Seeing this, Mabi knew that her influence had gone against their will and could not continue. The essence of the "salted fish" influence was to affect the other person's senses to get them to do things they were supposed to do, but it couldn't go against their wishes. For example, they might accept damaging other people's ships, but damaging their own would be unacceptable and would provoke resistance.

"Air shakes!"

Let's just wipe them out, so they don't cause any more trouble.

Witnessing the girl who had just blown away a group of pirates, he was filled with even more fear, even though he had just been thinking about saving her!

"What a willful girl!"

Chapter 28: The Chaos Begins in Loguetown

After finishing her business, Maggie tumbled and jumped on the rooftop, running towards the central square in the distance. After all, Zoro and Luffy were there, and she wondered if Zoro had come out yet.

"Mabi! Over here!"

"Nami? Jack?" Maggie looked at Jack, who was standing on a cloud formed by his four hooves in his white tiger beast form, and Nami, who was hidden among a pile of goods, was waving and greeting them.

"Mabi, where are you going? I was just looking for you!" Nami asked, jumping off the white tiger's back.

Maggie looked at Nami's large bags of clothes, realizing she was also doing a big shopping spree before entering the Grand Line.

"What's up? I was just looking for Zoro, and you're doing odd jobs at the Marine base, I wonder if you've come out yet?"

"Huh? A naval base? What's he doing there?"

Maggie raised her hand to signal Nami to be quiet, since it wasn't a big deal.

"It's nothing, just some compensation for the damage. He should be out soon."

"Those bastards need to be taught a lesson for always destroying official business." It seems Nami is also quite exasperated with the group that frequently damages things.

"Oh, and remember to let them know when you see them. Tell them to get on the Going Merry quickly. I feel the air is a bit damp; a storm is probably coming." After getting on Jack's back, Nami suddenly remembered something and called out to Maggie, who was about to leave.

"No problem, I will definitely inform them."

"Nami-neechan! You're so heavy!"

"Stop talking! Run!"

“Black-robed men!” Maby stood on the rooftop and looked down at the groups of people dressed in black robes. She crossed several streets and saw many of them heading towards the central square.

"I wonder if they're the clowns or something. We can't let them ruin Luffy's plans." He then jumped down, grabbed the last person, and dragged him to the side.

"Who are you!" the other party shouted angrily. How could he not be furious at being taken away by unknown people?

Without wasting words with him, Mabi escaped and pressed the shuttle against the man's throat.

"I'll give you two choices! One, tell me who your captain is; two, I'll stab you to death."

"I choose option two! Our captain is Captain Bucky, sister, can you let me go?" The other party answered very cleanly and neatly, looking at the beautiful girl in front of him with great fear that Maggie might accidentally slip in.

"Get lost!" Having obtained useful information, Mabi immediately discarded the other party and jumped towards the rooftop. Running on the rooftop was more convenient, as it allowed her to walk in a straight line and observe the surrounding area.

"A storm is coming!" The clear sky that was just moments ago was now filled with dark clouds, and the salty smell of seafood wafted into my nostrils. The humidity was much higher than before, no wonder Nami said a storm was coming soon.

Before long, Mabi reached the outermost roof of the central square and saw the scene of people playing around below.

"Zoro! Sanji! What are you two idiots doing?!"

"You pervert! You have no right to talk about us!" Upon hearing the familiar voice, they searched for its source and shouted in unison at Mabi, who was standing on the roof.

"Stop messing around! Nami said a storm is coming and we need to hurry to the Going Merry. Usopp can't find him! Let me know when you find him and I'll go bring Luffy back from the execution platform right away."

"The beautiful Nami is still thinking of me! I'm going back to the Going Merry right now!" Sanji was instantly radiant with romantic charm, overflowing with the aura of love.

With a gunshot, the men in black robes agreed to remove their robes and reveal themselves to the group of sheriffs to identify themselves.

"Haha! We're pirates! Run if you don't want to die! Our target is that Straw Hat Luffy up there!" Buggy the Clown shouted first.

The ordinary people who had gathered around saw the group of pirates and immediately panicked, pushing and shoving each other as they rushed towards the nearby houses.

"Ah! Pirates! Pirates are here!"

"Navy! Navy! Capture them!"

"Is Colonel Smoker going to make the arrest?"

"Get ready! Wait for my order!"