Pirates: From Vice Captain to Lord of the Dead

"Indeed, if you think about it carefully, there are many things in this matter that are worthy of suspicion."

Sanji lowered his head and lit a cigarette. Smoke curled up as he stared at the dancing bonfire and said thoughtfully:

"He would definitely conduct such a taboo as studying history in secret. Given his intelligence and prudence, it's unbelievable that he accidentally leaked it."

"Yes, I find this strange too."

Aokiji suddenly spoke up: "Vegapunk is an absolute perfectionist. I don't think he would make such a mistake."

"Yeah, yeah, I said something was wrong."

Usopp quickly agreed.

As soon as he finished speaking, he found that he was facing Aokiji and shrank back in embarrassment.

After hearing what the three of them said, the others also began to ponder.

According to Vegapunk himself, he was the only one who had been secretly researching the truth of history, and it was on his own territory, so there was no reason for him to be discovered.

There is no reason why nothing happened for so many years, and then the truth was exposed as soon as they got there. How could it be such a coincidence?

They are not jinxes.

The suspicion and confusion of several people were not without reason, but in fact, it was Vegapunk himself who leaked the secret - his clone.

Reiner knew that there was a traitor among the other party's clones. It was obviously his own consciousness, but he would actually betray the original body. Who could have imagined such a thing?

"Anyway, we have to go there. The Merry is still there. If we have any questions, we can confront him later."

Reiner said to everyone, and then he summoned the Azure Dragon again.

Let's put Vegapunk aside and not save him, but they can't just leave the Merry there. No matter what the conspiracy is, they have to go there.

"Don't worry, I believe Uncle Apple won't lie to us. Besides, I've already promised to rescue him."

Luffy grinned, jumped onto the back of the Azure Dragon, ran to the dragon's head and grabbed the pair of majestic dragon horns.

"Hehehe, let's go!"

"Forget it, now that things have come to this, we can only go back and talk about it later."

Sanji and the others stopped worrying about it.

Soon, everyone boarded up, and the Azure Dragon circled into the air and slowly sank into the clouds above the Honeycomb Island.

Nami took out the permanent pointer she had asked Vegapunk for, and the group headed straight towards Egghead.

After they left, the island, which had been silent for a long time, gradually returned to its former hustle and bustle.

"They just left?"

"Kuzan actually left, this traitor!"

"I knew that guy couldn't be trusted, damned navy."

The remaining pirates popped their heads out from the corners one after another, watching the Straw Hat Pirates gradually move away until they completely disappeared into the horizon.

"Hahaha, forget about it!"

A pirate with a thick beard and a rough appearance jumped out, holding a big sword in his hand. He stood on the roof and looked down below, grinning fiercely:

"Now that Teach is dead, who will have the final say on this island?"

"Good question, it's time to elect a new ruler!"

"Needless to say, whoever is stronger has the final say!"

A burly pirate stood up with a grim smile.

As soon as the words fell, several ferocious pirates echoed them.

"You're right!"

"I won't recognize someone who was chosen by forming cliques!"

"Hahaha, let's have a competition then!"

There were people watching the fun, people ambitiously trying to control the island, people taking the opportunity to make money and run away, all kinds of cheering, fighting and quarreling sounds echoed over the island.

This Beehive Island, known as the "Pirate Paradise", soon returned to its former chaos and disorder.

……

High in the sky, a long green dragon was flying steadily above the clouds. Luffy and his companions, who had fought fiercely during the day, were already sleeping soundly on the fluffy long beard of the dragon's head.

Until the sky was gray and dawned, the clouds in the distance were gradually dyed with a faint glow, and a blurry red sun was faintly emerging from the horizon.

Reiner sat with his back against a dragon horn, his eyes closed, resting, and he could hear some movement in his arms.

Nami, who was wearing a black velvet coat, fluttered her eyelashes and opened her eyes slightly.

The air was still a little chilly, so she shrank her neck and pulled the coat on her shoulders tightly.

"Hmm~~, aren't we there yet, Reiner?"

Nami half-closed her eyes, looking like she hadn't gotten enough sleep. She muttered in a dreamy voice and buried her head in his chest again.

Reiner raised his hand, ran his fingertips through the strands of orange hair, and gently rubbed the back of her head. He raised his eyes slightly and looked at her.

"Almost there. We're almost entering the Eigerhead Sea."

Through the gap in the clouds, he could already see a vast expanse of white sea shrouded in storm clouds far below.

On the other side of the blizzard, a standard warship appeared on the turbulent sea, also heading towards Egghead.

The white sails and flags on the warships were not painted with the common seagull pattern, but a cross symbol with circles at all four ends.

"This mission is not easy. The Straw Hat Pirates might get involved too. We have to be as careful as possible."

"Straw Hat Boy?"

Two men in white suits and capes stood at the bow, wearing top hats and dressed in white from head to toe.

One of them had a long square nose under the mask that was particularly conspicuous.

Another, with a dove perched on its shoulder.

Lucci stood upright at the bow with his hands in his pockets, staring coldly ahead, as if he wanted to see the scene inside Egghead through the blizzard.

"Well, he'd better come."

……

I'm late, so sleepy. Today is a little short, I'll code more tomorrow to make up for it.

Chapter 390 Killer?

Arriving above Egghead, Qinglong slowly swooped down to the research layer above the clouds suspended in the air.

Reiner glanced at the island below. There were high-tech skyscrapers standing in rows, and many pedestrians were walking on the futuristic city streets. It seemed no different from usual.

"Now that he got the news, why didn't he evacuate the civilians in advance?"

Reiner muttered in confusion.

"Vegapunk probably thought that if he left, it wouldn't affect the people here."

Aokiji frowned slightly and replied calmly, "I can only say that he still underestimated the methods of the World Government."

"Wait a minute, what do you mean by that?"

Hearing this, Uta hurried over, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.

Reiner and Aokiji glanced back at her but didn't respond.

Robin reached out and gently placed her hand on Uta's shoulder from behind. Looking at the future island below that was full of all kinds of magical technologies, a trace of regret flashed in her eyes.

"After today, this island will probably disappear from the world completely."

"What about the people here?"

"Ah, let it be sunk to the bottom of the sea along with this island, burned to ashes by the artillery fire."

As he spoke, Robin looked at Aokiji expressionlessly.

She didn't know what the other circumstances would be, but she knew for sure that erasing all evidence and existence of historical research was an action the World Government would still take.

Aokiji didn't say anything, as if he agreed with Robin's statement.

"how so."

Wuta stood there in a daze, his eyes trembling, finding it hard to accept.

Thinking of the scene of innocent people on the entire island wailing in the artillery fire, I felt as if I had fallen into an ice cellar and my whole body was cold.

Aokiji turned back to look inside the research institute and said expressionlessly:

"The warships haven't arrived yet, so there's still time to organize the evacuation of civilians. Let's find Vegapunk first."

"Wait a minute! You're not going to come with us, are you? We only agreed to take you here!"

"You're not going to attack us as soon as the navy arrives, are you?"

"That's right! We won't trust you so easily!"

Usopp pointed at Aokiji and shouted tremblingly, while Chopper huddled behind him and nodded in agreement.

The few of them were still somewhat wary of Aokiji, especially considering Robin's feelings. They were annoyed when they saw the other party's familiar look.

Aokiji shrugged, looking as if he didn't care what they said.

He came here for his own things to do, not to help the Straw Hat Pirates.

Soon, Qinglong landed on the research floor.

“Wuhu——!”

"I'm back again!"

duang~duang~

Luffy took Chopper and jumped onto the Sky Island Cloud. The soft and elastic cloud bounced the two of them high up like a trampoline.

Usopp and Brook followed closely behind.

"Wait for me, Luffy! Chopper!"