One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

"Yes! How could we possibly be interested in such a mere amount of demonic power! This beautiful lady, you should give it a try. We also want to see the strength of this rare female swordswoman on the high seas."

"Really? Don't be scared later!" Mabi smiled slightly. He dragged the demon sword that was originally in front of him to his back, took a lunge forward with his right foot, and gripped the blade tightly with both hands. The silver-white spatial ability activated by the Salt Fish Fruit immediately wrapped around the black blade. Armament Haki covered the white bracelet on his wrist, and small vibrations emanated from the bracelet and spread to the blade.

The combined power of the Salted Fish, Space, and Tremor-Tremor Fruits, along with the Thunderstorm already covered in Armament Haki, caused it to emit a mournful groan. Only a legendary Great Grade Sword like this could withstand such devastation; any other Great Grade Sword would likely have destroyed it in an instant.

"Salted Fish - Tremor - Sky Slash!"

Chapter 280 Creation of Heaven! Banquet! Departure!

A silver-white blade instantly appeared in Mabi's palm and shot into the sky, shattering the clouds that were originally floating in the sky and revealing the white moonlight behind it, which shone down on the thousands of people below through the giant abyss in the sky.

"To cleave the sky in two with a single strike—that's the power only the Four Emperors can achieve! I never imagined there would be such a powerful female swordsman in this world! Big news! Big news! I wonder who's stronger, Mihawk or her, especially considering she possesses that guardian sword. I can't believe someone comparable to the Four Emperors only has a bounty of ten Berries! I'm not satisfied, I'm not satisfied!" Morgans sat at a long table, scribbling on paper with a quill pen, occasionally popping a pastry into his mouth.

"Morgans, what are you doing here?" Musiji asked, staring at the slash in the sky with a grim expression. As a swordswoman, she also understood what kind of power it took to unleash a flying slash that could slice through the sky and reveal the moon. That kind of power was probably something even her mother could rival.

This bastard has increased his strength again after a month's absence. He was already evenly matched with my mother a year ago. I can't even imagine what level he has reached now.

"Wherever there's news, there I am. I've been working myself to the bone for newspaper sales. Aren't you guys from MOM attending a banquet for the Whitebeard Pirates?"

It's really strange that three of the Five Emperors of the New World came to this battle, and now Roger's straw hat is actually on that brat Luffy.

The entire new world will inevitably make him the center of the world, with everything revolving around him. And with this powerful swordsman's assistance, why don't I give him a push? This will surely make the newspaper a bestseller!" After finishing his notes, Morgans' face revealed a smug smile, typical of a businessman.

Can I say that I was forced by the other party? Musiji looked at Baron Egg, who was also looking at the sky without saying a word. After all, he had fought with that bastard a year ago when he was challenging people everywhere, but he was cut down by the other party in just a few rounds.

"By the way, these pastries taste like they come from your island. I don't remember the Whitebeard Pirates robbing you!"

"Phew! That bastard upstairs stole it, and now he's treating us to a meal!" Pokomos, the giant lion head, slumped weakly on the table.

“This is another interesting piece of information. MOM isn’t angry at all.” Morgans made another note in his notebook.

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After a long while, someone finally came to their senses. The power to cleave the heavens and the earth was a unique ability of the Four Emperors. They never expected that a seemingly delicate woman could break through the sky.

"Is this the power of thunder and rain amplified by Haki? With the swordsman's enhancement, it actually possesses the power to cleave the sky!"

"Heh! I'll let you try, I won't let you use the Sky Slash!" Nami lowered her megaphone and glared at Mabi angrily.

"Sorry, sorry, I went too far!" Mabi said apologetically.

"Hehe!" The other girls covered their mouths and chuckled.

Nami's anger vanished immediately upon receiving the apology, and the auction continued.

"How did everyone feel just now? As one of the 21 Great Grade Swords, it is even rarer than the Devil Fruits that will follow. It can be said that every time it appears, it will be fought over. The starting price is 20 million Berries, and each bid is at least 10,000 Berries."

"Fantastic! The legendary Great Swords are all passed down through a single lineage, and it's rare to find one unclaimed. I'll bid thirty million!"

Thirty-five million!

"four thousand!"

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The noisy auction began, and the chaotic atmosphere immediately spread throughout the entire square!

Other pirates who were not involved flocked to the chef's stall, picked up the cooked roast meat, moved the drinks, and played drinking games with their companions.

Meanwhile, they would set up stages far from the auction house, jump onto them, sing pirate songs, and recount their life experiences.

Meanwhile, Ace's younger brother, the Straw Hat Pirates, were scattered and joined into various small groups, attending all sorts of noisy banquets.

The cold ground couldn't dampen the crowd's spirits; their laughter and cheers soared into the sky.

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Three days later!

Maggie stood on an artificial island, watching the pirate crew that had been packed up and were ready to set sail on the sea.

The ice surface originally created by Aokiji melted completely yesterday. The artificial island that stands now is an artificial island with a diameter of three thousand meters, built by hundreds of people using Armament Haki to activate the Stone-Stone Fruit's alloy scepter and extract seabed rocks.

They also set up an arena for people to spar and fight. As long as two people agree, they can have a thrilling battle on it, which also provides a great spectacle for most onlookers.

The price is that no sea beasts will likely pass through the area within a hundred miles for a short time; all that do will be captured and sacrificed to the stomach.

The three-day party and three auctions, aside from the low-value IOUs brought by his companions, also sold 3.5 billion Berries for 28 Devil Fruits, some shellfish such as thunderstorms, and cannons. In addition, a large amount of supplies obtained from other pirates were placed in the projection space, enough for his side to consume for a hundred years.

"Luffy, we're leaving now! Three days of revelry is enough for us to unwind and get back to our own things," Ace shouted.

"Ace, take care on your journey. Our giant Den Den Mushi is big enough to make calls in the New World. Call us when you have time."

"no problem!"

"Haha! See you later, Straw Hat Kids! Let's fight side by side sometime!"

"No problem, I can get there with just one phone call."

Luffy stood on the lookout tower, greeting the captains and saying goodbye to them.

“Mabi, Nami, we should also go find Law’s crew. We’ll be asking for your help soon,” Maureen said goodbye from the bow of the ship.

“No problem, the life cards have already been exchanged, we will definitely get there as soon as possible,” Maggie nodded.

"Weigh anchor! Set sail!" Maureen shouted, regaining her dashing captain's demeanor.

"Farewell!"

At this time, Whitebeard's crew led their vast fleet away, leaving only the newly formed Straw Hat Pirates, numbering as many as 8,000.

“Straw Hat Boys, we still have our own lord. Once we return to bid farewell to our lord, we will come to join him as soon as possible.”

"It's too much trouble to seek refuge here. I want to sail freely. If you have any trouble, just call out to me." Luffy was immediately disheartened upon seeing these people say goodbye.

"Haha! Haha! Boss Luffy is still so impatient. Everyone else wants to build a powerful force, but you are different from others."

"But isn't this the kind of Luffy we should respect?"

"Haha! That's true!"

"Boss Luffy, goodbye!"

We will definitely come back to find you!

The massive fleet simultaneously set sail, each heading off in its own direction.

"Let's go, let's take Mansherry and Leo back, then it's time for us to start a new adventure!"

"Straw Hat Boys! Prepare to die!" A fierce roar erupted from ten kilometers away, as the forces of the New World's underground kings finally crossed the ocean and arrived at their target!

Chapter 281 The Arrival of Ben Beckman!

Five days later!

Mapi took a newspaper and a stack of bounty posters from the bag on the seagull's belly. Looking at the front page of the newspaper, she immediately smiled with satisfaction. She casually took out some Berries and gave them to the seagull to send it away. Then she shouted to Luffy, who was sitting cross-legged at the bow of the boat fishing, "Luffy, you have dethroned Blackbeard to become the Fifth Emperor, and your bounty has become one billion Berries. Now everyone in the world knows about it!"

"Really? Let me see!" Luffy was overjoyed and craned his neck to let Maggie open the newspaper for him to see.

"Hahaha! Hahaha! We're one step closer to Shanks!"

"Where's our bounty?" The others ran over at the same time.

“Yes, yes, everyone has them. Xiao Ba, Abi, and Mei Li are also on it, with bounties of 32 million, 250 million, and 180 million respectively.” Mabi took out the bounty notices in her hand and handed them out to everyone.

"Great! I have a bounty too!" Xiao Ba accepted the bounty with great joy.

"What about yours, Mabe?" Chopper asked curiously, holding up his bounty poster.

"..." Mabi remained silent for a long while, then looked up at the sky, a snowflake falling on her cheek as she slowly uttered three words.

"It's snowing!"

"Really! Finally, we can use our fur to keep warm!" Chopper exclaimed in surprise, having been influenced by Mabi.

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Six days later!

Inside the Sunshine's warehouse, all was dark, with the soft voices of women rising and falling.

"Mabi, are you telling the truth? You extracted some of the pure gold from that lanternfish?"

"Yes, I'm not lying to you, otherwise I wouldn't have asked Merry to build this enclosed space for us."

"Make way, everyone, let me show you," Mabi replied from the darkness.

*Slap!* A crisp slap rang out.

"Mabi, you bastard, stop touching me here!" Nami snapped.

"Sorry, sorry, it's too dark to see," Maggie quickly apologized.

"Damn it, where's your Observation Haki?!"

"Uh, let's look at pure gold instead." With an awkward groan from Maby, a golden light emerged from the darkness, illuminating the five women's delicate faces. As the light faded, a gold nugget the size of a basketball appeared in Maby's hand, and the five women's expressions were filled with longing.

"A substance that is said to slow down the body's growth rate by a hundredfold when worn close to the skin, ladies, would you like it?"

"If I like it, and it lasts a hundred times longer, wouldn't that mean I could have ten thousand years of life?"

“Theoretically, it is possible,” Maby replied.

"Merry, help make a batch of rings. Give them away if you like them."

"Mabi, I love you so much. No one can resist something that slows things down a hundredfold." Overwhelmed with excitement, Nami completely forgot the boundaries between men and women and clung to Mabi's neck like a koala.

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Eleven days later!

The Golden Entertainment Kingdom, a city belonging to Gild Tesoro, suddenly disappeared from the sea. Despite thousands of ships searching the ocean, no clues were found. Rumors circulated that it was kidnapped by Luffy, one of the newly crowned Five Emperors.

Some people saw traces of the Straw Hat Pirates but found no trace of the Golden Kingdom, so this rumor was debunked. All that was known was that they had added a new female member.

"Uh, Mabi, you've raided someone's house again!" Usopp looked at the enormous golden cruise ship that stretched as far as the eye could see and patted Mabi's shoulder helplessly.

"You don't like it? Then you won't get any of the profits from this ship."

"Money is the root of all evil; who doesn't like it!"