One Piece: I only realized murder was illegal after leaving the Holy Land.

"I'll give you two more months. If you still can't give me the definite information I want, then I don't think you need to waste any more time," Green said in a deep voice.

Bazar was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Yes, Saint Green!"

Ignoring Bazar kneeling on the ground, Gringu turned to another CP member and asked, "What's your name?"

The CP member immediately knelt on the ground and said, "I am Spandane, the deputy commander of CP-9, and I am grateful for your inquiry, Saint Gringu."

Upon hearing this, Gringu didn't say anything, but simply nodded casually, then turned and continued walking towards the Jaigolusia family's territory.

Chapter 44: Is Viking Doflamingo's cousin?

The largest palace of the Jaigolusia family naturally belongs to Satan Saint.

At this moment, in this luxurious living room that was so perfect that there wasn't a single flaw, Satan Saint was sitting on the sofa, holding a cup of black tea, savoring his brief moment of leisure.

Beside him, the butler Afu was also waiting, ready to serve the master of the Jaigollusia family at any time.

As if suddenly remembering something, Satan Saint asked, "I remember, the Vikings seemed to have a few slaves?"

“Three, two of whom are Bakania people. They are a family of three. When the young master was in the Holy Land, he favored them very much,” Butler Afu immediately introduced.

"Is that so?" Saint Satan nodded slightly upon hearing this, then asked, "Where are you now?"

"The young master instructed me to arrange for the family of three to return to their hometown, the Kingdom of Sorbe in the South China Sea. During this World Conference, I also inquired with the royal family of the Kingdom of Sorbe to confirm the situation there. They are still in the Kingdom of Sorbe and have become pastors of the church," Afu replied again.

In Satan's memory, when Vikingham went to the Valley of the Gods with him, he was accompanied by that burly but very young Bakania slave.

Later, Vikingham went to join Roger's pirate crew, and the slave also disappeared in God Valley. Of course, he never paid any attention to the slave; he just happened to think of him and casually asked about him.

Now that Afu is saying this, does that mean... that slave who was with the Vikings back then was assigned to the Kingdom of Sorbe?

Seeing Satan Saint deep in thought, Afu felt a little uneasy, wondering what this big shot wanted to do.

However, after a moment, Satan Saint shifted his thoughts away from these lowly slaves and casually said, "Since the Vikings have given you instructions, then do your job well."

Clearly, Satan Saint wasn't planning on doing anything, which relieved Afu.

“Yes, Lord Satan,” Afu replied softly.

"Has the Vikings contacted you again in the past two years?" Satan asked again.

For some reason, Afu seemed to detect some dissatisfaction in that tone.

This startled him, but he remained outwardly calm and said, "No, since the young master left Mary Geoise, he has never contacted us servants again."

"Is that so?" Satan Saint murmured upon hearing this, but did not say anything more.

However, Afu felt that the invisible pressure from before had disappeared.

Before he could think any further, Satan Saint muttered to himself, "He said he was going to seize fate by the throat, but what has he been doing for the past two years?"

The tone indicated a degree of dissatisfaction.

According to Satan Saint's thinking, if Vikingum were still in Mary Geoise, he would be a full member of the Knights of God by now.

As a result, this kid went to become a pirate, and after two and a half years, he didn't make a fuss at all. It was as if he had disappeared into the sea, giving Satan the feeling that he had become just another ordinary person.

"Young Master has been intelligent since childhood. He must be planning something important. Perhaps he will bring you some unexpected surprises in the future?" Afu could only try to comfort him.

Of course he knew that although Satan Saint's tone was somewhat dissatisfied, one should not judge a person by what they say, but by what they do!

If he really had a problem with the young master, would he really care so much about his whereabouts and actions? Even as Lord Satan, would he need to ask about the young master's slaves?

If he's dissatisfied, the first thing Lord Satan should do is revoke the young master's status, not 'complain' here.

So at times like this, Afu must speak well of the young master and say nice things!

Sure enough, after hearing Afu's words, Satan said, "You are quite loyal. Go and bring in the two people I want to see, then let Greengu and the others disperse. I have no interest in seeing them."

Despite the lack of any prior notification, Satan Saint still sensed these things in advance.

Afu had no doubts and immediately retreated respectfully. After leaving the reception room, he turned and walked towards the palace gate.

Sure enough, when Afu walked through the corridor and arrived at the gate, he saw Gringu and his two companions leading the two members of CP-9 there.

"Holy Somaz, Holy Green, Holy Mafi Palace, greetings." Afu gave a very proper bow and greeted them.

Note that in this greeting, he placed Somaz before Gringu.

And there is no doubt that there is nothing wrong with this. As the butler of the Five Elders family, he naturally has to respect the members of the Five Elders family even more.

Although Grimgour harbored some resentment, he did not show it on the surface. To him, the servants in the House of God were like pigs and dogs, and could be killed at any time. However, the important servants of the Five Elders' families were not included in this category, including this Alfred.

Alfred's importance is undeniable, given that he can serve as a butler for a high-ranking official like one of the Five Elders.

Of course, you can't just kill someone you don't like, but there's no need to be overly respectful either.

Gringu calmly said, "We have brought the person Lord Satan wanted to see."

"Lord Satan said that these two should be allowed to come to an audience," Afu said softly.

Of course, he couldn't really be like Satan and directly tell the three of them, Greengu, to disperse immediately, so he only said half of what he meant.

The rest are for us to figure out on our own, as we are all intelligent people.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Gringu, though somewhat regretful for not being able to see Saint Satan, nodded and said, "Understood, then I'll leave the two of them to you."

After saying that, Gringu turned and left, while Somaz smiled and said, "Maffei, would you like to come with me to the Don Quixote family for a visit?"

"What are you going to the Don Quixote family for?" Maffei asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I heard their eldest son is quite interesting. He's only five years old this year, but he's already slaughtered quite a few servants. Don't you think this kid has the potential to be a member of our God's Knights?" Somaz said with an evil smile.

“Eldest son? Ah, I remember now, the eldest son of that lunatic Huo Minggu, right? According to you, he doesn’t resemble him at all.” Mafi clicked her tongue.

The Don Quixote family is known for producing many oddballs, a fact widely acknowledged by the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise.

There are rumors that the Don Quixote family may have inherited some kind of mental illness, which is why every few generations, an outrageous person is born.

In this generation, the most mentally unstable person is probably Huo Minggu. Despite being a Celestial Dragon and growing up in an environment like Mary Geoise, he spends his days in his own mansion, living the life of an ordinary person with a group of slaves, and doesn't participate in the various gatherings or activities of other families.

They even spent a lot of money to buy those poor slaves from others and then released them.

This made the other Celestial Dragons feel that Don Quixote Homingo was simply unworthy of being a Celestial Dragon.

It was precisely because of this guy's presence that Vikingum's years on Mary Geoise went unnoticed by the other Celestial Dragons.

"Speaking of which, the Jaigolusia family and the Don Quixote family were related by marriage, weren't they?" Maffei asked, as if she had just remembered something.

“What you’re saying is true. Although we all think the Don Quixote family might have some kind of hidden hereditary ‘mental disorder,’ over the years, whose family hasn’t intermarried with each other? My sixth aunt is from the Don Quixote family.” Somaz rolled her eyes at Mafi and said.

“What I mean is, if I remember correctly, Huo Minggu’s mother is Viking’s aunt, right? So, Huo Minggu is Viking’s cousin. That kid you just mentioned should call Viking Uncle, right?” Mafi explained.

"Is that so?" Somaz was stunned, but he didn't dwell on it. He waved his hand and said, "Family relationships are too complicated. Sure enough, we need to bring in some fresh blood every now and then, otherwise there will only be more and more idiots like that..."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Maffei knew very well that the idiot he was referring to was one of the numerous 'ordinary Celestial Dragons' on Mary Geoise.

The nineteen Celestial Dragon families on Mary Geoise have intermarried generation after generation, creating a complex web of interdependence. Over time, this is bound to cause problems.

Therefore, as early as four or five hundred years ago, the Celestial Dragons no longer rejected accepting fresh, qualified outside bloodlines into their ranks.

Like Junko, who was once Lord Im's attendant and is now a member of the Knights of God, they are fresh blood drawn from the outside world.

She is listed in the Manmeya family genealogy and is the adopted daughter of the current head of the Manmeya family.

Despite being an adopted daughter, as a former attendant of Lord Im, which of the other Celestial Dragons who knew the truth would dare to look down on her? Just that background alone makes her more noble than the vast majority of Celestial Dragons!

Becoming the adopted daughter of the patriarch of the Manmaia family is an honor for your Manmaia family!

Chapter 45 I am Spandam!

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

Mafi, that sharp-tongued woman, was discussing with Somaz whether Viking had inexplicably become a pirate and whether he was influenced by the Don Quixote family's eccentricities.

Meanwhile, the two CP-9 agents have already been taken to meet Satan.

As intelligence agencies, the CP and the Navy Headquarters are actually parallel units at the same level in the world's government administrative system.

The Chief of the CP Agency, for example, is basically stationed in Mary Geoise and holds a position no less than that of the Fleet Admiral of the Navy Headquarters.

The commander of CP-0 holds a position no less prestigious than that of a naval admiral.

The position of Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's armed forces is often rotated between the CP agency and the Navy Headquarters to achieve a balance of power.

At the same time, the World Government is constantly stirring up conflict between the CP Agency and the Navy Headquarters, creating competition and confrontation between the two sides, but overall maintaining a healthy relationship.

This is quite normal. After all, if the world's largest intelligence agency and the world's largest violent organization were to be on the same side, the men on Mary Geoise would never be able to sleep at night!

However, the Navy is somewhat more assertive. Although it is also raised by the Celestial Dragons, it still retains some characteristics of a military force.

The CP organization, on the other hand, doesn't have as many airs.

Upon seeing Satan, Bazar and Spandain knelt down before him without any hesitation.

They didn't even dare to look at the face of Saint Satan.

Without waiting for them to introduce themselves, Saint Satan spoke directly: "Bazar, what progress has been made in your covert investigation of the Roger Pirates?"

Clearly, as a scientific defense god, Satan Saint is no stranger to the leader of CP-9.

"Reporting to Saint Satan, over the past two years, we have intensified our investigations into the Roger Pirates and have indeed made significant progress," Bazar said calmly.

This behavior was completely unlike the trembling he had shown when facing the ancient saint Grimm just now.

In fact, Bazar didn't really consider the tasks assigned to him by Green Gu as pressure, since he was, in a way, helping the Five Elders with their personal affairs.

That's right, it was for personal business. None of his investigations into the Roger Pirates had ever been entered into the CP headquarters' files. Even his meeting with Satan Saint today wasn't at Pongel Castle, but at the House of God!

In Satan's private chambers!

This undoubtedly made Bazar feel that he was now Satan Saint's confidant, and as long as he maintained this identity, how could Gringu Saint really dare to kill him?

Satan Saint did not speak, and Bazar did not dare to delay. He quickly reported: "Since the God Valley incident, the Roger Pirates have been active in the West Blue and South Blue. The latest investigation information shows that they have re-entered the Grand Line. Not long ago, we confirmed the sighting information of them at the Rapeseed Flower Port of the Alabasta Kingdom."

"We conducted an in-depth investigation into the Roger Pirates' movements and discovered that they had been searching for ancient ruins, ancient documents, and Poneglyphs since the West Blue. In the Flower Country of the West Blue, they obtained information about at least two Poneglyphs. However, when we arrived at the Flower Country, we found that the Poneglyphs had vanished. We suspect that the Roger Pirates were intentionally hiding the Poneglyphs. At the same time, at the ruins of the Kingdom of Penera in the South Blue, there were also traces suggesting that the Poneglyphs had been moved and disappeared. In Ohara in the West Blue, their crew member Jaygo Vikingum participated in an archaeological research summit that lasted for nearly a month as a scholar. Although there are no records of him speaking, according to some people present, this scholar from the Roger Pirates, who suddenly appeared after God's Canyon, possessed a wealth of knowledge in ancient writing and history, earning the admiration of many established scholars." Bazar recounted their investigation in a deep voice.

Upon hearing the name 'Jaygo Vikingum', Satan Saint frowned slightly, looking at Bazar, who was kneeling not far away reporting the matter, with a hint of doubt in his heart.

Vikingum's existence is not something that needs to be kept secret. In addition, he has lived on Mary Geoise for eighteen years and has made quite a few public appearances. People in the Holy Land even say that he is my most beloved junior. Vikingum has even cooperated with the CP organization in the operation to capture Dr. Clover.

Logically speaking, he only used a pseudonym, or even just shortened his surname, to join the Roger Pirates. As the commander of CP-9, it's unlikely that he didn't know the identity of the person he was talking about.

As for this guy pretending not to know?

That's impossible, unless he really wants to die.

So the most likely explanation is... that Bazar genuinely had no idea Vikingham's identity!?

This made Satan feel a little strange, and then he thoughtfully turned his gaze to the deputy commander next to Bazar.

Afterwards, Bazar recounted in detail the many movements of the Roger Pirates, which were almost identical to the actual situation. Apart from a very few hidden ancient ruins, the CP organization can be said to have followed the Roger Pirates' footsteps exactly.

This demonstrates the terrifying capabilities of the world's largest intelligence agency!

"Judging from the information gathered from these investigations, I suspect that the Roger Pirates want to investigate the Void Century. The reason they are doing this is likely because they feel immense pressure from the chaotic pirate battles in the New World, so they want to find another way, to look for traces of the ancient weapons that could destroy the world in these ancient legends," Bazar said in a deep voice.

Saint Satan did not inquire about ancient weapons or similar matters. Instead, he adopted a serious tone and asked, "Do you think their scholars possessed the ability to decipher ancient scripts? Are they able to understand the records in the main texts of history?"

After a moment's thought, Bazar replied, "They should have that ability."

It's not an exaggeration, nor is it particularly unbelievable.

In fact, in this day and age, and hundreds of years ago, all over the world, there have often been strange and mysterious figures who could interpret historical texts.

Just as Doraga later formed a revolutionary army and started a rebellion, similar revolutionary army rebellions were not isolated cases over the centuries.

Satan Saint repeatedly released and caught Dr. Clover, seemingly trying to fish for him. However, it's unclear whether Dr. Clover was foolish or truly made a desperate gamble.

Throughout his decades-long career, these legendary experiences subtly shaped him into a 'leader of archaeological scholars.' He then settled in Ohara, a cultural mecca in the West Sea, and gradually attracted a large number of archaeologists from all over the world to visit him, thanks to his prestige.

They gradually built their own team and turned Ohara into an 'archaeological mecca'.

It can be said that because he was constantly 'treated leniently' by the world's governments, many people thought he had a very strong background. This attracted scholars who were unaware of the truth to gather around him and bring all those hidden people in the world who had the ability to decipher ancient scripts to Ohara.

Only a very few intelligent people, such as the Kozuki family, did not stand out.

Afterwards, the World Government carried out a complete destruction of Ohara, which also greatly exterminated the 'demons and monsters' that were originally scattered in various places and not easy to find, resulting in the complete extinction of the ancient script deciphering ability in the original story.

Those who dared to stand out were eliminated, and the clever ones who didn't dare to show themselves were even less likely to do so.

"Really? The Vikings have already mastered this ability?" Satan suddenly muttered to himself.

These words startled Bazar, who was kneeling below, as if he had realized something.