Pirates: From Vice Captain to Lord of the Dead

"He became CP0?!"

Upon hearing the name, several people in the group reacted and cried out in surprise.

Vegapunk looked back curiously:

"Do you know him?"

"Of course, that guy caused me a lot of trouble back then."

Frankie suddenly got angry and said:

"Luffy also had a hard fight with him. We were almost wiped out by the Demon Slayer Order on Judicial Island."

Five lieutenant generals, ten brigadier generals and major generals, two hundred elite non-commissioned officers including lieutenant colonels and colonels, and ten thousand elite troops from the headquarters.

Even now, it is still a difficult lineup. Even someone as strong as Reiner couldn't win back then, and even Aokiji didn't attack him.

"Back to what happened earlier, you said that the Seraph is missing, right?"

Reiner suddenly spoke up.

Vegapunk was stunned for a moment, then nodded, somewhat confused as to why he would care about this.

"If no one in the institute can control Seraph except Vegapunk, then there's no doubt that the one who can control Seraph is one of the Vegapunks."

Reiner looked directly into Vegapunk's eyes and said calmly:

"Including your historical research, is it possible that it was leaked by one of the Vegapunks?"

"How can this be...!!"

Vegapunk was about to retort, but seemed to have thought of something possible, and stopped talking, his pupils dilating instantly.

The clones copied part of his consciousness, so it is impossible for them to betray him, but they are indeed people with independent consciousness.

But people——will change!!

"No wonder, I racked my brains to figure out how it was leaked before, and I had never thought of this!"

Vegapunk's brain works at an incredibly fast speed.

While the others were still confused, he had already confirmed the most unbelievable, yet most reasonable and only possible answer from Reiner's two sentences!

"So, the whistleblower who leaked information to the World Government is—!"

Vegapunk fell to his knees, his hands covering his face, his eyes wide open as he howled towards the sky:

“Myself!!”

"what?!"

"What did you say!!"

At the edge of the island, the waves beat mercilessly against the rugged rocks on the shore, and a warship stopped dozens of meters away.

Two men in white stood at the bow, their cloaks fluttering and rustling.

"We've contacted Vegapunk's clone [York], and the Seraph is under control."

"Well, prepare to land."

"Wait a minute, Lucci, have you forgotten that the Straw Hat Pirates are already on the island? We can't act rashly without receiving instructions."

Kaku quickly raised his hand to stop Lucci who was about to go to the island. Going to war with a pirate of this level was no joke.

crunch~

At this moment, the cabin door opened and a woman with short golden hair and a delicate and lovely face walked forward.

"There's a call. It's from the Navy."

Stussy came to Lucci and Kaku, holding a small Den Den Mushi in his hand, which was ringing "Bulu Bulu".

"navy?"

Lucci stared at Den Den Mushi for a few seconds.

Under normal circumstances, only the marshals and admirals can directly contact CP0 in the navy. Although they are not in the same system and do not have to obey the instructions of the navy, this operation still requires the cooperation of the navy.

Click~

Lu Qi picked up the communication microphone expressionlessly.

"This is CP0, what's going on?"

"Moshi Moshi~, is that Lucci? The original assassination plan has changed~"

As soon as the Den Den Mushi sounded, a wretched old man's face wearing orange sunglasses appeared in Lucci's mind unconsciously.

"Is it because of the Straw Hat Pirates?"

"Yeah, yeah, it seems you already know their information on the island. That makes things easy. Don't act rashly."

"Why, we have the Seraph under control. There is no higher authority on the island that can override their orders."

Lu Qi's eyes were cold and his tone was somewhat dissatisfied.

"With the cooperation of the Seraphs, even the Straw Hat Pirates won't be able to protect Vegapunk. Leave the assassination mission to us."

"Oh~ I see. You even managed to take down the Seraph. You're worthy of being the most talented killer of all time. It seems you're very confident."

Kizaru's tone was a bit teasing, and it was unclear whether he was praising or mocking.

Lucci didn't care about the ambiguous words, as the other party always spoke like that.

Before he could hang up, Den Den Mushi continued,

"However, just in case, I hope you can wait until the navy arrives before making any plans."

On the deck of a navy ship, Kizaru sat comfortably on a lounge chair with his legs crossed, basking in the sun, holding a Den Den Mushi that was communicating with Lucci.

"It's rare for CP0 and the Navy to cooperate, and I don't want anything to go wrong. If that happens, our Navy will be embarrassed in front of the Five Elders."

"Kizaru, what do you mean by that? Are you looking down on us?"

"Yeah, yeah, how could that be? Rob Lucci is a name often mentioned in the Navy. There's no doubt that you're an excellent agent."

Kizaru responded hastily, with a half-smile on his face, saying:

"I just want to remind you, don't underestimate the Straw Hat Pirates."

"I won't underestimate anyone. This operation was originally intended to require your cooperation. CP0 doesn't need to follow the Navy's instructions."

A faint voice came from the Den Den Mushi, and one could vaguely sense a hint of anger.

Yellow Monkey also scratched his head with a worried look on his face.

"Well~ That's going to be a headache, so why don't I just let..."

Click.

Before he could finish, the Den Den Mushi hung up.

"Ah~, what a proud man."

Kizaru couldn't help but sigh: "There's no CP0 involved in this operation. It's hard to talk to him about this."

"Hahaha! You're still too considerate of the other party, Kizaru. Just say no!"

Hearing the heroic laughter and smacking sounds beside him, Kizaru turned his head and said with a sad face:

"Don't make fun of me, Mr. Garp~, I'm just a social animal. How can I compare to a retired marine like you who carries the title of hero?"

"You actually said I was a retired marine, you little brat! I'm still young!"

Ga——!

Karp yelled as he took a bite of the donut, ignoring the crumbs stuck to his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it, then stood up.

"I'm sure you're feeling bad about the mission you're about to carry out. I'm afraid I'm the only one who can understand you."

“This is the frustration of work~”

Yellow Monkey shook his head and sighed, then looked up at Garp.

"How come you're here at your age? I remember you weren't asked to go out when the troops were deployed. This isn't a place for fun."

"You're kidding, idiot! The Navy sent out this kind of lineup against Luffy, so of course I have to protect him!"

Garp said righteously, crossing his arms as he walked towards the bow of the ship.

Upon hearing this, countless busy navy officers around stopped what they were doing and looked at Garp in amazement.

"Eh?!!"

"Oh, I was wrong. I came here with Zhan Guo to supervise the battle."

Garp turned around and waved his hand towards the group of navy soldiers, pouting and saying:

"Just forget what happened."

“How could I possibly forget?!”

A group of sailors rolled their eyes and bared their teeth and shouted.

Garp was silent for two seconds, then grinned and said:

"Okay, I've forgotten."

"You forgot!!"

boom!

A row of navy soldiers fell heavily on the spot.

Garlic bird, garlic bird.

They are just office workers like Kizaru, so they should just pretend not to hear it. What else can they do? Capture Garp?

Just like the Battle of Marineford, in this upcoming super-large-scale war, they are just a tiny leaf in the wind and rain.

Wherever the wind blows, the rain falls, and they fly there too.

The warship did not stop because of this small storm. The navy returned to their previous busy work. Garp stood upright on the bow with his hands on his chest, looking straight ahead at the endless blue sea.

"This is no small fight, Luffy. You're on your own."

Dozens, even hundreds, of newspapers rustled in the wind from above, and a few seagulls flew across the sky.