From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 291 Bane: So I am the one who is destined! ?

Soon, Bane told the story about the Rubber Fruit Nika and so on.

And described his own speculations and ideas.

Upon hearing this, Sakaski, Borsalino and others fell into deep thought.

After a long while, Sakaski said, "I think your speculation is very likely."

"But it's just speculation after all." Ben smacked his lips again.

As he said this, Bane suddenly realized an important piece of information that he had overlooked.

Those were the three 'lights' that Im wanted to extinguish as quickly as possible in the original story!
The first one is naturally Straw Hat Luffy. Although Luffy had not awakened at that time, Im was in the flower room and cut his photo into pieces.

Apart from Luffy, the other two people are Princess Shirahoshi of Fishman Island and Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach!

It is easy to understand why Princess Shirahoshi is considered a threat that Im takes seriously.

Because Princess Shirahoshi is the contemporary Sea King who has been passed down from Fishman Island to this day, and she is an ancient weapon that can destroy the world. Taking into account the impact of various aspects such as rising sea levels, her value as a Sea King is still rising.

Or perhaps it could be said that the value of the mermen and mermaids as a race is also rising with this apocalyptic crisis.

If the world's government is considering watching the disaster destroy the world, and then preserving its own vitality and rebuilding order afterwards, then Aquaman is indeed a threat that must be taken seriously and even eliminated in advance.

It has been confirmed that Uranus is now in the hands of the World Government, so there is no need to say more. As for Pluto, Im probably thinks that it is not a big problem. With Uranus's ability, he can completely deal with it. So far, Pluto has not been found (in Wano Country), so he does not pose a threat for the time being.

It's normal that Straw Hat Luffy and Sea King Princess Shirahoshi are seen as threats by Im.

But the fact that Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach was given special attention by him is worth pondering!

At that time, Teach had only been in the industry for two and a half years. Although he was one of the Four Emperors, his bounty was the lowest among the Four Emperors at the time, and he was the only one who had not crossed the 4 billion berries threshold.

The Navy and the World Government have always used bounties to express threat levels. From this perspective, Teach should have been considered the least threatening of the Four Emperors at the time.

Why would such a person receive special care from Yimu! ?

Why didn't Kaido, who was the strongest at the time, take him seriously? In comparison, Kaido was still a mythical beast, so maybe he would suddenly awaken?

But it seems that Im doesn't care about Kaido at all.

Now that Bane thought about it, if he followed his previous train of thought, the reason why Teach was listed by Im as one of the threats that must be eliminated as soon as possible was already quite obvious.

Because Teach is the existence that can end his 'immortality'!

The Dark-Dark Fruit, the dark power known as the 'most evil devil fruit in history', can restrain Im!
This may also indirectly prove that Im's immortality and surging vitality all come from the power of the devil fruit, and all devil fruits are restrained by the dark-dark fruit. He is afraid that Teach will one day notice his existence and eventually become his enemy, so he wants to get rid of him before that!

"Damn it, the case is solved. When the Five Elders wanted to recruit me to Marijoa to be a Celestial Dragon, they most likely wanted to use me and then lower my vigilance, making me think that I was really in cahoots with them, and then find a chance to kill me," Bane thought to himself as he slapped his thigh.

So I am the one with destiny! ?
However, it is also possible that the Five Elders did not know that the Dark-Dark Fruit was so feared by Im, and at that time Bane had not yet been targeted by Im.

After all, if Im still exists as the mastermind behind the scenes, Bane will never know him and will live a happy life until he dies, so naturally he will not be a threat.

It is definitely more cost-effective to actively provoke Bane's hostility, expose oneself, and cause a crisis, versus continuing to hide and using the identity of a Celestial Dragon to gradually corrupt Bane, allowing him to live a noble life happily and then die.

Because of Teach's "evidence", Bane now believes that his own judgment and ideas are the facts.

"If what I just speculated is true, then I might be able to restrain that guy Im." Black smoke came out of Bane's hands, and he smiled evilly.

"Hey, your smile makes you look like a villain, stop smiling." Borsalino couldn't help but complain.

Originally, he thought that Yimu was a very difficult person, but now he suddenly found that he might be a nobody in front of him. Of course, Ben was very happy. Even if this was just a guess, it was still a possibility, wasn't it?
Meanwhile, at the Navy Headquarters.

Zephyr's huge fleet was divided into two, one part blockaded the New World port of Marijoa, and the other part blockaded the headquarters of the navy.

"Come to think of it, I have never been back even once since the relocation of the headquarters. The greening of New Marinford is so well done? It must have cost a lot of money, right?" Standing in front of the deck of the battleship, Zefa observed New Marinford with a telescope in his hand.

Kuzan calmly shook his head and said, "I don't know. I haven't been here either. After Sakaski and I fought in Punk Hazard, the headquarters hadn't moved yet. I went to Melview and never came back. It looks very vital."

At this time, the entire New Marinford was covered with lush green plants all around the island, and it looked as if the towering ancient trees from many islands had been transplanted here.

And it's not just a circle, it's from the outside to the inside, layer by layer.

"You two stop joking here." Garp, wearing a cloak of justice and holding a senbei in his hand, walked over and said, "It hasn't been long since I left New Marinford. It wasn't like this back then. How could there be so many green plants? I'm afraid this is the manifestation of that Huangmu's ability? Don't you realize that we can't even observe the situation on the island from a distance because of these green plants?"

"If this is that guy's ability," Kuzan raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm afraid this patch of greenery is not so peaceful. It could be dangerous, right?"

"But this is not an obstacle to your ability, right?" Zefa put down the telescope and said.

Is Huangmu’s Sen Sen Fruit powerful?

If you think about it carefully, it is still very powerful. Maybe it will be no problem to develop it into Hashirama Senju. Maybe it can even become the 'Mythical Beast Species·Human-Human Fruit·Ninja God Form'.

But at least from what Garp, Zephyr, Kuzan and others know about Aramaki, that guy has not yet developed his abilities to such a perverted level.

In a sense, the Sen Sen Fruit is completely restrained by Sakaski and Kuzan. One can erupt magma and the other can freeze quickly.

"It's indeed not an obstacle." Kuzan said while biting a lollipop in his mouth, "Speaking of which, Vice Admiral Fubuki and Vice Admiral Zoro are also gathering towards us. The Sand-Sand Fruit is the ability that can truly completely restrain Aramaki. No matter how many green plants he plants, a piece of yellow sand will pass by and everything will be gone."

"That makes sense." Zefa thought about it for a while and felt that Kuzan was right!

"However, from what I understand, his Sen Sen Fruit seems to have developed the concept of 'nutrients'. What I'm worried about now is that the guy is so cruel that he will connect the green plants in this headquarters with the vitality of those ordinary naval soldiers on the island. When the time comes, when these green plants are eradicated, those ordinary naval soldiers will be killed as well." When Garp said this, his expression was a little gloomy.

"That's just one of the reasons." Zefa stroked his chin and said, "Bane and the others thought I was soft-hearted and didn't want those innocent soldiers to be dragged into the fight and lose their lives. But I've been in the army for many years, so I know the truth that 'a merciful army cannot be run'."

"Then why don't you fight?" Garp said with a little surprise: "With our strength, we can capture New Marinford soon, right?"

"I dare not." Zefa bit his cigar, exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "As for the Revolutionary Army, your son Dragon sent me a secret intelligence not long ago saying that the World Government holds the ancient weapon Uranus, the King of Heaven, which is now called the 'Flame of the Holy Mother'. Its power is enough to completely destroy an island three times the size of New Marinford in one blow. I now suspect that Aramaki and the rest of the navy on the island are just a trap to lure our main force to land."

If you want to conquer New Marinford, you must invest a lot of troops. After conquering it, do you want to occupy it? Of course you need to occupy it, otherwise it will be in vain.
And what if Zephyr brought the main force to land in New Marinford, and then Marijoa launched the so-called "Flame of the Virgin Mary" down, wouldn't that be the end of them?
"There is such a thing?" Karp's expression froze when he heard this, and he said solemnly: "We really can't act rashly."

"No wonder you want to surround this place from such a long distance." Kuzan suddenly realized what was going on. However, after a short pause, he said, "But even so, that ancient weapon is enough to stop us."

At this point, Kuzan seemed to react and stopped talking.

He originally wanted to say, if we surround them like this, won’t we become targets of attack?

However, looking at the current fleet formation, it is lined up in a circle, and the distance between each warship is also very wide. According to the attack range of the Holy Mother Flame mentioned earlier, it is impossible to destroy them all in one blow.

To be honest, it is too fantastic to expect to be completely unscrupulous. As long as the opponent uses this kind of power, there will be no loss.

Zefa's arrangement has reduced the danger to the lowest level.

"So what are you thinking now? You can't fight, and you can't retreat, so just wait and see? You know, Marijoa is moving, and we can't block the channels to the East China Sea. Time is not on our side. The longer the delay, the more adequate the response that Marijoa and the World Government can make." Garp frowned.

"I'm waiting for Xiaohe." Zefa knocked the ash off his cigarette and said, "She was the last one among us to leave the headquarters, so she knows the most about the situation inside. It won't be too late to make a decision after she joins us and thoroughly confirms the situation and intelligence inside."

(End of this chapter)