One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

Before Borsalino could finish speaking, the pistol had already been fired, but his body did not react with elemental transformation.

"Well!"

Blood?

Borsalino moved his right hand up and touched a clump of sticky blood.

I'm a Shining Man, how could I possibly get hit by a bullet...?

"Ouch... Run, customer!"

The shop assistant girl who was shot cried out for Borsalino to run.

"He is a Celestial Dragon, a Celestial Dragon who cannot be disobeyed. If anything happens to him, a Marine Admiral will appear here to uphold justice!"

Borsalino adjusted his glasses to prevent the girl from seeing the anger and murderous intent surfacing in his eyes.

"Don't be afraid, I'll take you to see a doctor later."

"As for you..."

"Hmph, scared now? Kneel down quickly, and I, Saint Tristan, might reluctantly accept you as a disciple..."

A dazzling light flashed, and Tristan Saint collapsed, clutching his thigh pierced by the laser beam, screaming in agony.

"Ouch! It hurts! It hurts so much!"

"The Celestial Dragons! The Celestial Dragons are under attack!!"

"Run, everyone! The Admiral and the Buster Call are coming! Get out of Tree 24 now!"

Borsalino ignored the fleeing civilians, walked up to the Celestial Dragon, and kicked the pistol out of the man's hand.

"You really are a scumbag."

Ignoring the girl's attempts to stop him, Borsalino, in his elemental form, aimed his index finger at the enemy's heart.

"Now I finally understand why Ross hates encountering Celestial Dragons so much. Die, you scum."

Chapter 128 I am a pawn, and so is he.

"...That's how it is, hahaha, ahahaha."

【Erle's Ramen House】

Borsalino kept grinning foolishly at the Den Den Mushi.

"I'm the victim, Rossan~"

Den Den Mushi sighed, "All they do is cause trouble outside."

"Borsalino, immediately take that father and daughter away from Sabaody Archipelago, steal a well-coated pirate ship, and head to the bottom of the sea."

“I will ask Neptune to send someone to meet you, and then you will immediately go from Fishman Island to the New World and return to Miracle Island as quickly as possible.”

"Yes, yes, thank you for your trouble, Lord Ross."

"Stop your glib talk, you bastard! If you really find this troublesome, then get out of here!"

Den Den Mushi laughed and cursed:

"If a naval admiral arrives, you can forget about getting them out of here safely!"

"We'll talk about the rest when you get back. Let's get started now."

Kacha--

The Den Den Mushi hung up, and Borsalino shrugged at the father and daughter who were embracing.

"That's how it is. It seems you'll have to leave with me. If the Navy can't find the culprit, you'll be in big trouble."

"Are you a friend of that great pirate, sir?"

The bearded middle-aged man asked cautiously.

"Well, it's a little embarrassing to always trouble him. When we get to that place, I'd appreciate it if you could reopen the shop there."

Borsalino picked at the pimples on his face, somewhat embarrassed.

"I'll use my salary to treat Ross to noodles at your restaurant. Please act now, or I'm afraid it will be too late."

"I am Viktor, and this is my daughter Nina. We'll have to trouble you with this now!"

Victor knew the man in front of him wasn't the culprit, although he didn't want to leave the ramen shop he'd run for ten years.

But given the current situation, following this guest is the best option.

Just like the other party said, someone has to be held responsible for the deaths of the Celestial Dragons.

If the World Government can't find him, they'll definitely use themselves and Nina as scapegoats.

"Nina, go get Mom's photo frame. I'll go pack up Bailey. Let's leave with this guest!"

"Ok!"

The girl with a bandage wrapped around her left arm walked up to Borsalino and bent down at a ninety-degree angle.

"It's my fault that you got caught up in this, I'm so sorry!"

Borsalino waved his hands repeatedly, unaccustomed to such a formal apology.

"If you are not married when I grow up, I hope to marry you to repay your life-saving grace."

"Eh~~!"

Borsalino's mature face turned bright red, and he stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.

In the end, they could only watch helplessly as the girl ran into the kitchen and searched for the girl.

"Looks like he's gotten himself into other trouble again..."

"What should we do now, Rossand?"

……

Miracle Island, Utopia, Ross's Villa

night.

thump--

Olvia knocked lightly on the study door, then turned the handle and entered the room.

Set down the tea and pastries from the tray.

"You two chat, I'll come and refill your tea if it gets too cold."

"Bucky, Shanks, don't bother Ross here, go play somewhere else."

"Mom, I want cake too!"

"Me too, me too, I want more orange juice!"

As the children's playful noises faded into the distance, Ross stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of his second-floor study, gazing at the distant view illuminated by lights.

"As, Barrett has found that Devil Fruit."

As looked down and searched his memory, only remembering Lord Ross's plan half a minute later.

"I'm getting old, and my mind isn't as sharp as it used to be."

"You mean that Paramecia-type Fusion Fruit, right?"

Ross nodded, walked behind his desk, sat down, and took out a planning map with the number three printed on it from the drawer.

"We shouldn't use that fruit right away; we should wait until this storm has passed."

As seemed to be deep in thought.

Whether this will be a phoenix rising from the ashes or the end depends on how things develop.

"You're right, that's why I'm temporarily suppressing the development of Ideal Land."

As, leaning on his cane, got up and walked to the desk. Just as he was about to speak, Ross invited him to sit down in the boss's chair.

"Alright, don't be so polite with me. It's fine if you pretend when there are outsiders, but now it's just the two of us."

The high quality resulting from nine years of education was quite evident at this moment. Ross pressed As's shoulder, signaling him to sit still.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

As tried his best to suppress his fear and sat down in the chair that belonged to Ross, feeling flattered.

"I share the same thoughts as you and Lord Hana Kawatada: this chaos is probably aimed at us, no!"

"It should be said that they came for you."

“Buena Festa, I asked President Morgans to help me gather all his intelligence.”

As leaned his cane against the desk and pulled a folded letter from his inner pocket.

"After extensive screening, I summarized their reasons for this operation and what they wanted to achieve."

[Fame, Treasure, Lox]

"The first two need no further explanation. Your killing of Wang Zhi and seizing the former Beehive Island would naturally arouse their suspicions."

"They must believe that there is some very special treasure left in this place, perhaps even the treasure of Lox."

At this point, As shook his head, looking helpless.

"If that were really the case, that would be great. At least we wouldn't be in such a passive position."

"But this place has nothing, everything was brought by you, we have no way to express our suffering."

"As for Lox..."

"That man was, after all, a legend, a powerful figure who once ruled an era."

"His return has made the World Government and the Navy uneasy, as have the pirates."

"Nobody wants to see Lox return, especially since the faction he chose to join is the former Hive Island."

The letter was folded and turned over, revealing the words on the lower half of the letter.

[Priest Buena Festa]

"The three reasons I just summarized are external factors he used to deceive the sea. This man is very good at planning and has far more patience than ordinary people."

“I fear his real purpose is not to kill you, but to help you.”

Ross nodded, indicating his agreement with As's idea.

He felt the same way.

The pirates' alliance was a joke; he would rather believe in the Navy's justice than in the agreement with his comrades.

Of course, Newgate is an exception.

That guy's straightforwardness is pure and simple.

"Your fierce battle in Water Seven is well known. Facing a strongman like you, and the unknown Locus, even if they gather more allies, it will be useless."

"Ordinary soldiers are useless to you; their core strength might be more advantageous."

"The distinction between top-tier combat power is different."

“Besides you, we also have strong fighters like Lox, Basda, and Dragon. Their chances of winning are not high, not even fifty percent.”

"But despite this disadvantage, Buena Festa still chose to continue his plan."

"In other words, his goal is very likely not to kill you or destroy Miracle Island."

"But rather..."

"Help me generate buzz," Ross answered quickly.

"That's right, we'll help you build momentum!"

As took a few sips of tea to moisten his throat.

“This is the most blatant conspiracy. You lose your life, but Buena Festa doesn’t lose out.”

“If you survive victorious, Buena Festa will get a better piece.”

"He can even use you as a pawn to influence the entire situation across the ocean."