One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

"Alright, the most important thing right now is to find the historical text of the road signs as soon as possible."

"Don't forget today's important business!"

"Foz F., lead the way!!!"

"Yes!!!"

Foz-Follow immediately stood at attention, answering earnestly like a new recruit, and then led Red and the others toward returning to the most mysterious area.

That place was originally a forbidden area for the Beasts Pirates, and only Kaido and the three top members were allowed to enter.

After Kaido's long disappearance, Who's Who secretly infiltrated the forbidden area, so he knew what was stored inside.

Soon, a bright red Poneglyph appeared before the Straw Hat crew.

Gazing at the ancient historical text before them, the Straw Hat crew couldn't help but feel solemn, each revealing a different expression.

Robin went straight up and began to decipher the Poneglyphs on it.

"That's great!"

Luffy adjusted his straw hat, his eyes gleaming.

Upon seeing this, Crimson quickly joked:

"Looks like someone's one step closer to becoming the Pirate King~"

“Indeed.” Luffy didn’t turn his head, but a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face as he said:

"But...our voyage has only just begun, hasn't it!?"

"Of course!"

Crimson replied with a smile.

The rest of the Straw Hat crew stood behind the two, watching the backs of their captain and first mate, their hearts churning with emotion.

yes……

It seems that becoming the Pirate King has ceased to be the focus of their journey, no longer, for some time now.

One Piece is just the beginning for the Straw Hat Pirates.

As for where their final destination is, perhaps only the gods know.

Chapter 440 Ancient Weapon: Hades (Seeking monthly votes~)

Under Who's orders, the members of the Beasts Pirates, under the pressure of his tyranny, had no choice but to get busy and begin moving the Beasts Pirates' supplies onto the Going Merry.

As one of the Four Emperors' pirate crews that has dominated the New World for decades, the Beast Pirates' resources are undeniably abundant.

However, for the equally wealthy Straw Hat Pirates, there weren't many things they actually had any use for.

In the end, Red also intended to take in the remnants of the Beasts Pirates, leaving behind some of the supplies that originally belonged to them, and only taking the most important things with him.

In addition to the 30 Zoan-type Devil Fruits funded by the World Government, the Beasts Pirates also have 6 more Zoan-type Devil Fruits in their inventory.

Five of them didn't have particularly good abilities, so Red simply handed them over to Nami, asking her to deal with them along with the other Devil Fruits.

Only one pink Devil Fruit, with ripples all over its body like dragon scales, was left behind by Crimson.

And this Devil Fruit is none other than...

It was created by Dr. Vegapunk, but was stolen by Caesar for imitation, and finally offered to Kaido as a token of sincerity...

Artificial Devil Fruit, Zoan Type, Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Azure Dragon Mode!!!

That's right!

It was that fruit that Momonosuke ate in the original story, which he initially thought was a useless failure, but suddenly transformed into an artificial Devil Fruit whose power was no less than that of Kaido, one of the Four Emperors.

According to its creator, Vegapunk, this fruit's ability is no different from the original Blue Dragon Fruit, except that it is pink in color!

Red then gave the fruit directly to Usopp so that he could use it to cultivate the divine beast insects.

And in doing so, he has completed the set of the Four Divine Beasts plus the Qilin.

It's quite normal for the Four Heavenly Kings to have five members, right?

In addition, because they are backed by Wano Country, the Beasts Pirates possess countless famous swords and weapons.

There are hundreds of knives of comparable quality to fine, sharp knives.

It's just that the swordsmith who forged it wasn't a renowned master, and his sword was never used by a suitable swordsman, leaving behind a legendary tale...

Therefore, the names of these knives do not appear in the Fifty Skills of Fine and Quick Knives manual.

And there are countless knives that possess the quality of a sharp knife.

It can be said that the swordsmiths in Wano Country, even those who make their work casually, are at least at the level of fast swords.

It might be considered a rare item outside, and it's listed as a treasure by knife shops.

However, in Wano Country, the land of samurai, sharp swords are already commonplace.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

Robin, on the other hand, has finally completed the translation of the historical text related to the road signs.

Red also found an opportunity to invite Flying Six, Yamato, and the others into the Pokémon world, giving them Pokémon stats.

The remnants of the Beasts Pirates won't accept the Straw Hat Pirates' existence so quickly, but fortunately, Red never intended to completely subdue them all in the first place.

All he needs to do is subdue the Flying Six and have them continue to serve as high-ranking members of the Beasts and work for him.

At this point, they had accomplished more than half of their purpose in coming to Wano Country.

All that's left is to wait for news from Kin'emon.

At Luffy's urging, the Straw Hat Pirates quickly formed a Wano Country sightseeing group, preparing to travel around Wano Country.

It was once the land of gold, and although Wano Country has declined, it still contains many ancient and interesting landscapes.

……

……

"Honestly, they've built factories all around such a nice city. Kaido really has a lot of evil deeds to do!"

Standing atop a mountain peak on the edge of Kuri, gazing at the massive factory that encircles the city, Luffy pouted and mocked Kaido's lack of romantic understanding.

Although these factories have now ceased operations due to the upheavals in Wano Country, the pollution they have caused to the environment will take nature decades to clean up.

"There's nothing we can do. Wano Country has unparalleled advantages and resources, but lacks the strength to defend itself..."

"If you fall behind, you will be attacked; if you are not strong enough, you will also be attacked."

Sanji lit a cigarette in response to Luffy's words.

Red had already told them about Wano Country, and they didn't know how to comment on the tragic events that had taken place there.

To say that Oden was incompetent?

But no matter what, he sacrificed his life for Wano Country.

It can only be said that the bad guys are too bad and the good guys are too good, which is why the people of Wano Country are so unlucky.

After several days of visits, the Straw Hat crew has gained a thorough understanding of the current situation in Wano Country.

During this period, they even encountered poverty alleviation teams from the Kozuki family on several occasions.

These people were all retainers of the Kozuki clan recruited by Kin'emon and others in the past few days, who went to various regions of Wano Country to spread the news that Kozuki Hiyori had become the new daimyo.

Incidentally, they also brought a large amount of food to help the people who were suffering under the oppression of the Black Charcoal Serpent.

"Alright, in any case, the tragedy of Wano Country is over."

Just then, Crimson suddenly spoke up, interrupting everyone's unpleasant memories.

"I believe that under the leadership of the Kozuki family, Wano Country will soon return to normal."

"Speaking of which, Chopper, are you confident you can cure those poor souls who ate failed artificial Devil Fruits?"

I'll try my best.

For the first time, Chopper dared not make any guarantees about his medical skills, his face heavy with self-reproach for his incompetence.

Kind as he is, seeing the pitiful people in Wano Country who couldn't even control their own expressions caused him immense pain, as if his heart was being cut by a knife.

"Don't worry, there will definitely be a way."

Seeing this, Red quickly reached out and stroked Chopper's head, comforting him:

"After all, the creator of artificial fruits is now working for us. If there's anything you need to know, just ask him."

"At worst... we still have Dr. Vegapunk."

"Oh, by the way, Chopper, you should join the research unit when we get back."

"Although it might be a little difficult to keep up with those guys, with your talent, I'm sure they'll like you."

Not everyone can have the perfect talent that Chopper possesses in every aspect.

Caesar's biochemical technology, Queen's modification methods, Judge's genetic optimization, and Vegapunk's future technology...

If Chopper can learn what they have mastered, he might not surpass Vegapunk, but he would at least be the number one person after Vegapunk!

"........."

Faced with the sudden extra lessons, Chopper fell silent.

After all, he already doesn't have enough time for his current courses.

However, after thinking about the poor people of Wano Country, Chopper finally nodded vigorously.

"Yes! I will try my best!"

"Just do your best~ We've got the rest to do~"

Red gently patted Chopper's hood with one hand, helping to ease his mental stress.

Just then, a strange sound suddenly came from the crimson pocket.

He paused for a moment, then quickly pulled a strange snail out of his pocket.

This is a communication device unique to Wano Country, a creature with a function similar to a Den Den Mushi (snail phone).