Ryugu Castle, the hall.

"Hehehehehe......"

Crocodall smoked a cigar and smiled sullenly as he read the newspaper.

On the side, King Neptune continued to count and reason.

Only Aven Lindsay, who pulled the two little girls Uta and Robin together, pointed to Klockdahl not far away, and taught:

"He's thinking about intrigues, it's not right, let's not learn from him."

"Hey!"

Crocodall's forehead was bruised, and a gravel scimitar slashed down, only to be caught between Lindsay's two fingers.

"Haha!"

Lindsay grinned, and was about to sigh that Klockdahl's strength was great again, but her expression suddenly changed.

An inexplicable feeling of powerlessness hits, and the upper fingers are attached, and they are rushing all the way in the direction of the wrist!

“！？”

Lindsey was startled, her gaze locked on the gravel blade.

In that golden grit, mixed with dots of "black"!

Is it armed and domineering?

Definitely.

It's Hailou stone powder!

The number is very small, and it is even difficult to be detected by the naked eye, but it is indeed Hailou Stone!

"Hah!"

Lindsay's eyes lit up, and her index and middle fingers maintained the "pinch" posture, while her ring finger and thumb were closed, and finally she "flicked" hard.

Basha form repulsion!

Bang!

Facing the Hailou stone powder, a strong sense of disgust erupted, shattering the gravel scimitar of different properties.

Brush lalala......

The grit closed and reclaimed Klockdahl's body.

Only the three sea building stones and gravel were caught in Klockdahl's fingernails and sent back to the dark grid of the golden hook on the left.

"Hehehehe, how?"

"It's fun!"

Lindsey Mo clenched his fingers and said excitedly: "That was the Hailou Stone just now?" ”

Klockdahl shook his head, "No, it's sand." ”

Lindsay was stunned, "Huh? ”

"It's a matter of 'priority.'"

Klockdahl shook the golden hook and said gloomily: "They are my sand first, and then Hailou stone, so they will obey the 'logic' of the sand to a limited extent. ”

"But it takes a lot of effort to overcome this innate 'logic', so I can only control a few at present."

That being said, it's enough.

No one would have thought that the attack power of a person with the ability of a natural Devil Fruit would be mixed with the faint power of the Hailou Stone.

If it weren't for witnessing the [Demon] taming the seawater, which provided Klockdahl with a lot of experience reference, he probably wouldn't have thought of this layer!

In short, there is a development of the ability to go one step further with regard to the fruit of the rustle!

"—that's the 'Devil Fruit.'"

The five fingers of Klockdahl's right hand waved, playing with the small sandstorm in the palm of his hand, and spoke his opinion.

"There are infinite possibilities for the unknown."

"But do you know what's the difference between a 'Devil Fruit' and a 'Strategic Weapon'?"

“……”

Robin was lost in thought at the question, Uta blinked curiously, and Lindsay raised her hand to answer.

Apparently, Klockdahl ignored the last one.

He grabbed the little sandstorm's little tail, hung it upside down, and said with a gloomy smile:

"The answer is 'user'."

"The vast majority of people have control over strategic weapons, but in order to fully control the power of the Devil Fruit, it is necessary to consider the 'ability user'."

"Who the hell ate the Devil Fruit? This is critical. ”

"In other words, now that the whereabouts of the four Devil Fruits have been revealed, there is no way that the Navy will let the 'unknown' people eat them."

Klockdahl narrowed his eyes.

"There's no way that flamingo doesn't know, he's playing big this time."

"Even if it's a desperate gamble, he can't take the initiative to seek death."

"If the Navy is determined to stop it, this auction will not be held at all, and it may even attract the Demon Slayer Order!"

"Why, then, did he dare to do that?"

The answer is self-evident –

"World Government."

"The world government has allowed this auction to exist for some reason or purpose!"

“……”

"The world government is the host?!"

Robin realized the crux of the matter, his pupils shrank suddenly, but he only felt that the situation was getting more and more complicated.

She originally thought that a large-scale war might break out, but the existence of the world government has changed the nature of everything!

Klockdahl took a puff on his cigar.

"After all, there is the shadow of the world government, so when the situation is unclear, most of the four emperors will not act rashly, let alone launch a large-scale war."

"Their initial action must be a 'temptation'!"

"How do you get enough 'benefits' out of it? The result? What will be the impact? ”

"What is certain is that Dressrosa is going to attract 'a lot of people.'"

Klockdahl raised his eyebrows and said gloomily:

"I don't hate chaos, there's nothing more reassuring than chaos."

Undoubtedly, Klockdahl has his eye on the "good".

It's not anything concrete, it's the current situation of Dressrosa, which is a great time in itself!

land, money, people, and even power......

The mix of elements makes for a mouth-watering cake that everyone will want to take a bite of!

Look at Aven Lindsay on the side.

He was lying on his back in his chair, covering his face with a newspaper, and dozing off leisurely.

Compared to the "practical interests" that Crocodall was concerned with, Lindsay's ideas were more pure.

What he craves is "exploration" and "the unknown".

Namely, "Four Devil Fruits" and "History of Lilliputia"!

Unlike behemoths such as the Four Emperor Pirates, they have a lot to consider, such as the crew under their command or the world government.

For the Demon, it doesn't matter if he stops and goes according to his own will.

"In short, it's the most refreshing to move!"

Go, Destination - Dressrosa!

……

The auction will take place a week later.

After a day of preparation on Fish-Man Island, the Dragon Palace Kingdom also provided a fast boat for everyone.

But for some reason, Klockdahl turned down the beautifully decorated one in favor of another, slightly more dilapidated one.

"The boat is good, so don't waste it."

Klockdahl didn't bother to explain, and waved his hand casually.

Soon, the preparations for the departure were completed.

A group of four people boarded the modest clipper, and then slowly opened the coating.

Taking advantage of the coating inflatable, everyone waved their hands and said goodbye to everyone on the shore.

There were many people who came to see them off, including the Neptunes, Tom's Studios, Uncle Ghost, and even Moria and Perona.

Fish-people, humans, ghosts......

For various reasons, good or bad, they met and met, and finally came together.

Perhaps one day, they—and many, many others—will become some kind of "power" that will change something.

It's just that with all this about this, Evan Lindsay doesn't know it, and he doesn't care about it.

Everyone has their own independent will, everyone will make their own choices, so why bother to interfere with others?

……

Leave.

……

It's not that far from Fish-Man Island to Dressrosa.

The only slightly difficult point is to bypass one of the world's government's scientific research bases, Cyberpunk Hazard.

At least before the auction is held, the whereabouts of the [Demon] should not be revealed, otherwise it will be difficult to reach Dressrosa smoothly.

Under the guidance of the Fish-Man Navigator, everyone successfully found a safe route.

And just like that, another four days of sailing.

The day after tomorrow is the day when the auction opens, and everyone has successfully arrived at the offshore waters of Dressrosa according to the orientation guidelines.

In the distance, the outline of the island of Dressrosa is faintly visible.

And on the deck, everyone did their part.

Robin rummaged through the nearest newspaper and continued to sort through the information;

Uta is practicing in earnest;

Klockdahl acted cautiously and was in charge of lookouts;

As for Aven Lindsay, he was lying on his back on the top of the mast, enjoying the peaceful sunbathing.

“……”

Boom!

Suddenly, the silence was broken by an explosion.

Robin looked up and said vigilantly, "Is it shelling?" ”

Uta turned around and said excitedly, "It's fireworks?" ”

Boom!

There was another explosion, and the sea not far away immediately exploded.

It's shelling!

Klockdahl frowned slightly, but did not stop the ship, but continued to drive at full speed.

More shelling fell, bursting in the surrounding sea.

Then came the large and small warships, distributed in the coastal waters of Dressrosa, like an impenetrable net!

But they are not in a group, and their goals are not "the only one".

The ships mingled, pouring shells at each other, interspersed with a few curses.

Some of the ships even collided with each other, and the pirates on board fought each other fiercely!

Ode!

In the next second, a figure suddenly fell from the sky and landed on the deck.

It's [Demon] Evan Lindsay!

"I don't know—"

He looked left and right, and finally twisted one arm and laughed:

"But anyway, it's time for a naval battle!"

(End of chapter)