One Piece: The Salted Fish Fruit

"Then why did you say that!"

"That's great! Five hundred billion Berries is enough for my entire life. I don't have to worry about money anymore," Zoro said, carrying a giant golden dumbbell on his shoulder, beads of sweat streaming down his skin.

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Eighteen days later!

Zou Island!

A piece of red historical text was removed from the stone wall by Mabi and thrown into the cabin for safekeeping.

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Twenty-nine days later!

The Big Mom Pirates and the Straw Hat Pirates clashed violently in Whole Cake Island. Ultimately, the lightning spirits belonging to the Straw Hat Pirates emerged as a surprise force, turning the entire Whole Cake Island into a thunderous inferno and causing heavy losses to the Big Mom Pirates.

MOM was blasted into the sea by the Straw Hat Pirates' strongest female swordsman, and her fate is unknown. In the end, under Charlotte Katakuri's leadership, she had no choice but to sign a surrender agreement with the Straw Hat Pirates.

The news was widely publicized by the Morgans newspaper, finally making people all over the world realize that the resurrected Straw Hat Pirates were still the same crazy pirate crew from two years ago.

Thus, the Big Mom Pirates, who had dominated the New World for decades, became the stepping stone for Monkey D. Luffy to reach the top of the world.

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Three months later!

After being sealed off for hundreds of years, Wano Country announced to the world through newspapers that the natural barrier to Wano Country had been transformed into a thoroughfare, and that it could be safely reached by simply riding the ocean currents. They sincerely invited renowned figures from all over the world to enter their country to discuss business.

After the famous figures from all over the world arrived in Wano Country, the huge tombstone belonging to Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, appeared in everyone's sight. As for who the murderer was?

The two pirate flags on the tall flagpole, each bearing a cross, crescent-shaped mustache, and a skull with a straw hat, silenced all doubts.

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Four months later!

After disappearing for a month, the Straw Hat Pirates reappeared at the Pirate Expo. Morgans, who had been following them and filming the latest news, keenly noticed with his strong analytical skills that their demeanor was completely different from when they appeared in Wano Country a month ago. The most obvious difference was that the Sea King, who looked about ten years old, seemed to have lived through eight years in just one month and had become a graceful eighteen-year-old girl.

Just as he was about to win the ultimate treasure after sweeping the entire battlefield single-handedly in the battle for the World's Fair, Douglas Barrett intervened.

Douglas Bullet, who was supposed to be the son of a devil and was only defeated by the combined efforts of the former Fleet Admiral and the former Admiral, was defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates in just two minutes and obtained the permanent pointer to the final treasure, Laugh Tale.

Just when everyone thought the Straw Hat Pirates were about to head to Laugh Tale, their captain crushed the Perpetual Log Pose into powder, turning it into a pile of junk.

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"Morgons' writing is quite good; it's all about praising the great achievements of our Straw Hat Pirates," Maggie said lazily, waving the newspaper in her hand as she lay back in her deck chair.

"I think it's robbery, murder, and arson. Our pirate crew is considered the most evil pirate crew by everyone. Now, parents all over the world scold their children with the words 'If you don't behave, the Straw Hat Pirates will come and kill your family and steal your property,' and the children will stop crying immediately." Nami dragged her waist-length orange hair as she lay down and joked.

"You're already twenty-nine, it's better to be gentle!" Maggie said, pursing her lips.

Maggie's tone immediately provoked Nami to reach out and pinch Maggie's skin, pulling at it.

"Am I not gentle now? If you hadn't insisted on landing on that island where the compass couldn't find the point of reference, even though you could see it with your eyes, and because the spatial barrier was exceptionally strong, it would have taken us ten years to get out. If it weren't for the pure gold, I would be a full ten years older than my peers!"

"Hehehe! Hehehe! Ten years and you haven't aged a bit. Wouldn't I be a centenarian by now?" Brooke boasted, swaying his snow-white body.

"You've exploited a loophole in the Devil Fruit. As long as your bones are still intact, you're immortal."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Mabi."

"Hoo hoo! Let's get some rest. Ten years of non-stop fighting in another dimension is enough to wear down any fighting spirit we have." Usopp lay down on the lawn without any regard for his image and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Even Zoro, who loves to train, was silent at this moment, clutching the four long swords at his waist, his eyes narrowed as if he were falling into a deep sleep.

"It seems your timing is rather unfortunate; you're all resting and recovering from the battle." A strong voice rang out from the ship's side.

“Uncle Ben Beckman!” Maby smiled as she looked at the gray-haired man in the blue cape in front of her, and stood up from the recliner to greet him.

His companions had already opened their eyes. Ten years of repeated battles had given anyone enough to develop Observation Haki, so they were no longer surprised by Ben Beckman's arrival.

"Luffy, please try my lovingly prepared pastries." Hancock, her face smeared with black ash, emerged from the kitchen like a delicate young woman, carrying a plate of exquisite pastries, and rushed toward Luffy.

"Hey, it's been twelve years. Luffy, you little brat, you've got a woman now." Beckman chuckled, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

"You're here too, Uncle? Does that mean Shanks and the others have arrived as well?" Luffy hurriedly stuffed the pastries in Hancock's hand into his mouth, leaning over the ship's railing and looking around. Although he couldn't sense anything with his Observation Haki, he still wouldn't give up on his last hope.

"No, you'll see them soon. I came here mainly to bring you some news." Beckman lightly swept the cigarette in his hand through the air, using the friction to generate heat, then took a deep breath and slowly exhaled a white smoke ring as he replied.

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.