Sailing: I Open Treasure Chests in the Pirate World

As for Nami...

Ian arrived at the horizon and turned to look at Cocoyasi Village behind him.

Speaking of which, his gang is still missing a "navigator"!

Throughout the entire ocean, there are not just one, not just two, known navigators with navigational talent surpassing Nami's...

But not at all!

Nami can sense climate changes simply by using her body.

Even on the Grand Line, Nami's extraordinary talent can be effective.

If we only consider the level of "navigation skills".

The grandmother of a certain Straw Hat crew member's super-diehard fan might be taller than Nami.

But if we only consider talent...

Of all the navigators Ian knew, none were more capable than Nami.

He would call Nami the strongest!

Ian was in a great mood after unexpectedly finding a wild super navigator.

Although the East China Sea is known as the "weakest sea".

But once it's shipped, it becomes a legendary, formidable character.

This is absolutely outrageous!

The blue-eyed white dragon slowly flew away from Cocoyasi Village.

But Ian didn't leave the Cornomi Islands immediately. As he approached the 16th branch, he took out a Den Den Mushi and made a call to Aokiji.

"Hey, hey, hey~ Is Aokiji there?"

"Ian? It's you again? What have you done this time?"

“I haven’t done anything wrong, but I’m about to. I’m about to arrive at the 16th branch and take care of the colonel there.”

"Huh? Wait a minute! Where's the 16th branch? No matter where it is, the colonel is the highest-ranking officer in the branch, right?!"

Aokiji was taken aback. He couldn't recall where the 16th branch was, but he was quite surprised by Ian's actions.

"Ian, what happened to that colonel?"

"It's nothing..."

Ian, sitting atop the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, could already see the 16th Branch building.

"It's nothing more than colluding with pirates, oppressing civilians, enslaving humans, and accumulating wealth."

"This is a very serious accusation against a colleague..."

"It's not an accusation, but a description. I encountered Arlong's crew in the East Blue... those fish-men who discriminated against humans back in the Sun Pirates. The colonel of the 16th Branch was Arlong's crew's protector. They had been colluding with the authorities for at least four years."

Ian gave a brief account of what happened at Alon Amusement Park.

Trivia.

Ah Long said he hated humans and wanted to rule them.

However, every month he would dutifully offer a bribe to Colonel Rat of the 16th Branch of the East China Sea.

There was only one reason why Aaron bribed Colonel Rat—to prevent the latter from reporting him to Navy Headquarters.

After listening to Ian's words, Aokiji remained silent for a moment.

With a large navy, it's inevitable that some corrupt elements will emerge.

The G-series branch of the Grand Line is doing alright.

The branch across the country... that was a real breeding ground for parasites.

"Ian, could you give that branch colonel 287 chances?"

Aokiji stammered.

"You can teach him a lesson, but don't kill him. Let him face the consequences of the law."

"Huh? Admiral Aokiji, why didn't you say so earlier? I've already killed him."

Ian stood on the site of the ruins of the former 16th branch base.

Colonel Rat is dead, and all the other naval soldiers have been knocked unconscious.

"But don't worry, I will only punish the ringleaders. As for the other naval soldiers, you can let them face the law."

"I see!"

Aokiji responded curtly.

"I will pass this on to Marshal Sengoku and ask him to transfer people from other branches in the East China Sea to the 16th branch as soon as possible!"

"Also, Ian, the Navy and pirates are different..."

"Yes, the Navy and pirates are definitely different!"

Ian interrupted Aokiji before he could finish speaking.

"In my opinion, Admiral Akainu is still a bit too mild-mannered."

"How can so-called 'complete justice' only point its guns at pirates?"

"There are plenty of scum in the navy, and even in the world government system!"

"These scumbags are also a threat to justice!"

"Incomplete justice is complete injustice!"

"If you ask me, we should... Hello? Aokiji? Aokiji? Why did you hang up again?"

Ian looked at the Den Den Mushi that had lost its signal and couldn't help but purse his lips.

You little green chicken, you want my CPU? Who do you think I am?

At Naval Headquarters, I would call you Admiral.

But this is the East Blue, so you have to call me the Seven Warlords of the Sea, White Dragon!

Ian put away the Den Den Mushi and rode the Blue-Eyes White Dragon away from the ruins of the 16th Branch Base.

High in the sky.

Ian took out the map of the East China Sea that he had previously obtained from the map room of Arlong Paradise.

This is a map of the East Blue that Nami painstakingly drew over the past few years; it is definitely the "latest version."

Ian then took out the old map from the Vinsmoke family collection.

One old and one new map, used for cross-referencing.

Ian decided on his next destination—

Dawn Island!

Chapter 117 Whitebeard has really invaded the Red Line!

The distance between Dawn Island and the Konom Islands is quite far, almost half of the East China Sea.

Such a long distance would take a considerable amount of time, even if traveled by Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Ian put away his nautical chart and compass, deciding to adopt a completely new method of flight.

Sorry, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, you're too slow...

Ian gently stroked the Thunder Ring on his finger, and wisps of silvery-white electric arcs emanated from his body.

A short moment.

Ian then transformed into a lightning-fast "Lightning Man".

Electric current propulsion enables catapult launch.

Ian's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

Rumbling--

A faint rumble of thunder.

Only a twisted, silvery-white lightning bolt remained against the azure sky of the East China Sea.

Ian, feeling the lightning speed at this moment, was still somewhat unsatisfied.

He activated the second [Magic Control Ring] – the [Momo Ring]!

【MoMo Fruit - 100x Speed】!

The instant Ian activated the [Momo Ring] to increase speed.

He felt as if the flow of time around him had slowed down.

The blowing wind, the drifting clouds, the undulating sea...

Ian felt as if all the natural phenomena around him were being affected by the "slow light" of the "Slow Fruit," moving as slowly as a movie in slow motion.

This is not because the natural phenomena around us are too slow.

It was because Ian was moving too fast at that moment!

It might be a few seconds, or it might be half a minute.

Suddenly, a massive red serpent, stretching from the sky to the ground, appeared before Ian's eyes.

The true name of this "red serpent" instantly flashed into his mind—

Red continent.

But just as Ian had this thought, he had already rushed to the front of the Red Line.

boom! ! !

The "Lightning Man," accelerated a hundredfold, crashed into the cliff face of the Red Earth at an unimaginable speed, instantly unleashing a deafening explosion.

The area on the Red Earth continent struck by the "Lightning Man" immediately cracked and shattered, with deep, jagged cracks spreading outwards like a spider web, instantly forming a terrifying crater hundreds of meters in diameter.

A terrifying shockwave erupted in all directions, and huge pieces of rock fell from the cliffs of the Red Earth Continent and crashed into the sea below, as if an unprecedented "rock meteor shower" was falling in this area!

At the very center of the deep pit.

Dust filled the air, and the lightning disappeared.

"Cough cough."

Ian, covered in dust, coughed as he walked out of the pit.

"How did it end up hitting a wall?"

This was the first time Ian had combined the powers of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Momo-Momo Fruit.

He hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

The already incredibly fast Thunder is further enhanced by a hundredfold super acceleration.

The result was that Ian himself couldn't control the speed and crashed headfirst into the Red Line.

Fast, too fast!

Although Ian had already perfectly mastered the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit after its awakening on Skypiea, he could skillfully use its abilities for high-speed movement.

However, this was the first time he had applied the speed-up effect of the Momo-Momo Fruit to the lightning of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

You can easily exceed the speed limit without even realizing it.

If it weren't for the fact that Ian had just used the [Rumble-Rumble Fruit].

At that incredible speed, crashing headlong into the red earth could very well injure him...

That would be ridiculous...

"If you're bad, practice more!"

Ian waved his hand, dispelling the dust in front of him. He planned to find some time later to work out the combined effects of the [Rumble-Rumble Fruit] and the [Momo-Momo Fruit].

But the most important thing right now is to figure out where we are!