I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 290, 289. Vegapunk!

He glanced at her speechlessly, but ultimately didn't lift her up.

A few more days passed.

Two islands, one large and one small, appeared close together on the distant horizon.

"We've already arrived here?"

A tiny Stusky gazes at an island in the distance, surrounded by massive rocks:
"Dresrosa, a rather poor member state of the World Government. The ruler of the country is Riku III, a relatively wise king."

Stussy explained some basic facts about the country to Moses, though they weren't very useful.

A moment later, a giant sword fell from the sky.

We arrived at an open space on the edge of the city.

Mercer grabbed Stussy by the collar and put her down.

Sensing Mercer's actions, Stussy felt helpless yet somewhat used to it, and rolled his eyes imperceptibly.

Are you sure you want to go to Punk Hazard?

Runti slapped her on the head and said irritably:

"Little Xixi, your task is just to provide general directions; don't think about anything else."

Stussy was very annoyed.

"Don't keep slapping my head. Let me tell you, men don't like women who are impulsive and irritable."

Runti's face instantly darkened, and she glared at Stussy with hostility.
"Are you looking for a beating?"

Stussy quickly ran behind Mercer and hugged his leg, saying, "If you dare to bully me, I'll have my daddy deal with you."

As she spoke, she looked up at Moses with a cute expression:

"Right, Daddy?"

Mercer ruffled her hair, lifted her collar, and placed her in the crook of his arm. Stusi's little bottom sat on Mercer's wrist, her right arm around Mercer's neck, then she looked at Runti triumphantly and stuck out her tongue at her:

"I have poop to protect me. (Omitted!)"

After she sat on Moses's arm, Moses led them toward the main street.

Runti curled her lip in disbelief, "Shameless old woman, all she does is pretend to be young."

Stussy fell silent, then stared intently at Mercer:

Am I old?

I think my beauty is no less than Boa Hancock's, so where does she get the confidence to say that about me?

Oh? She's jealous of my good looks.

He stared at her speechlessly, too lazy to respond.

Before long, the streets became more crowded with residents, creating a lively scene everywhere.

I strolled around the streets for a while and then had lunch.

We booked a private room at a large hotel here with them.

A peaceful scene in Dressrosa.

Ordinary.

Without Doflamingo's presence, this place is just an ordinary member state.

There aren't any particularly unique places worth visiting.

I sat on the sofa in the living room of the private room.

Drinking alcohol.

Yamato took Runti to visit and play at the bullfighting arena here.

Little Stuart took off his shoes and sat down next to Mercer, sipping his juice.

He glanced at Mercer every now and then, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

“You’ve looked at me at least twenty times now, so just say what you have to say.”

Moses said calmly.

Stussy said, "I've noticed your attention isn't on this. What are you thinking about?"

Mercer turned to look at her, staring intently for a dozen seconds. Stuart looked away, saying helplessly:

"Your gaze is too aggressive; it feels like you're trying to devour me."

Mercer reached out and pinched her cheek, chuckling softly:
"Where is it? You're just feeling guilty."

Stussy looked away, then asked softly:

"May I ask, what do you want with Vegapunk? Are you sure you won't do anything bad to him?"

At this point, she began to explain:

“He is my creator, and he holds a very important place in my heart, like a father.”

Moses looked at her with a subtle expression:
What are you explaining?

Stussy's expression suddenly fell silent.

Right? What am I explaining?

Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. It's not important.

"Could you tell me?"

Moses felt there was nothing he couldn't say, so he simply organized his thoughts:

"What do you think? Wouldn't it be interesting if I took him away from the World Government without making a sound?"

They rely heavily on Vegapunk's research; losing him would drive them absolutely crazy.

Stussy fell silent, having already cut off the source of the problem.

As a senior CP agent, she also knew some of the World Government's research.

Because she knew this, she was well aware that if Vegapunk were taken away, the Five Elders would go crazy.

However, she quickly came to her senses and looked at Moses with a complicated expression. This man had once pinned the Five Elders to the ground and beaten them.

"Hehe!" Stussy chuckled softly, a hint of amusement in his eyes. "That's a pretty good idea. I'll lend you a hand then."

"So, you've decided to betray me?"

Mercer asked with a smile, and Stussy replied with a smile as well:

"I'm not really loyal to the World Government; all I care about is Vegapunk."

"How can they trust a rat as big as you, who has risen to such a high position?"

Upon hearing this, Stussy chuckled:

"Time will tell. For more than 20 years, I have been working diligently for them."

Therefore, in their eyes, my loyalty has always been the highest.

Mercer patted her head and laughed:
"They're really unlucky to have a spy like you."

Stussy chuckled and rolled his eyes at Mercer: "I'm not a spy, because I've never betrayed them."

As for revealing some important information to Vegapunk, that doesn't count as betrayal, because he's one of our own, isn't it?

"Nonsense. I doubt the World Government would consider him one of their own."

Vegapunk is too dangerous.

Stussy nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
"That guy is too smart; he can easily achieve results in any area of ​​research and development."

This is precisely the point that the world government both desires and fears.

At this point, Stussy looked at Mercer and asked, "When do you plan to restore me?"

She felt a little helpless at this point. Although the childlike posture was quite fun, she still preferred the mature older sister posture.

Mercer glanced at her, ruffled her hair, and chuckled:

"What? You don't want to call me 'Dad' anymore so soon?"

Stussy complained helplessly:
"That's enough, this is just for fun. Are you really going to take it seriously?"

"Heh. Woman."

Messer chuckled, then used his Observation Haki to see through the sight of Yamato and Junti playing in the arena in the distance.

Seeing that Mercer didn't speak, Stusky got a little frustrated, grabbed Mercer's hand and shook it repeatedly, in a soft and cute way:
"Just change back to normal, you can't possibly let me meet Vegapunk like this, can you?"

"Isn't this interesting? After we arrest him tomorrow, I'll help you recover."

……

The next morning.

After having breakfast, the four of them left the island.

A bolt of lightning occasionally streaks across the sky high in the air.

Then it quickly disappeared.

Moses moves at incredible speed, sometimes traversing magnetic fields, sometimes manifesting lightning.

Not long after, they arrived in Punk Hazard from Dressrosa.

A beautiful spring island.

At the very center stands a luxurious research center.

They came here disguised.

In his mind's eye, Stussy exclaimed in surprise:

"We're here already? That was fast."

Runti scoffed, "You're making a fuss over nothing. You can't even imagine how powerful Mercer is."

Yamato wondered in his mind:
"Is this where Vegapunk is?"

Stussy said softly, "Be careful, Admiral Kizaru is in charge here, don't let him find out."

Messer sensed the presence here and chuckled, "Don't worry, he can't beat me. Besides, I haven't sensed his presence here."

Upon arriving at the building's main entrance, one finds dense guard posts and a very strong security environment.

Spiritualization.

He passed through the base gate with ease.

Walking in the spacious research base.

Patrolling soldiers pass by here from time to time.

Guided by Stussy, Mercer traveled through many interesting places.

Yamato: "Messer, look, is that a dragon? It's amazing! I never expected there to be a dragon here."

Stussy: "Those are artificial creatures created by Vegapunk using the bloodline factors of dinosaurs and Kaido."

"Puch!"

Moses couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Kaido really has provided a lot of convenience for technological progress, hasn't he?"

Yamato asked curiously, "Did Old Man Stinky work here before?"

Stussy's lips twitched; he'd forgotten that Kaido's daughter was also present.

Runti: "It's impossible no matter how you look at it, right? Does he even have the brains for that?"

Stussy had to explain:

“A long time ago, Kaido was captured many times, and the government collected a lot of his bloodline factors.”

Yamato fell silent.

So it turns out my old man had such a painful past.

As Mercer walked along, he sensed a familiar presence coming from a laboratory not far away.

I went through the wall to take a look.

It's that guy Caesar.

Stussy said, "Caesar Cullang, a cowardly and timid scientist with a bit of brains, is keen on creating weapons of mass destruction."

Mercer nodded: "Yeah, I know this guy. He used to be pretty arrogant in front of me, but I taught him a lesson, and he's been much more obedient since then."

Is he studying IQ?
It's kind of funny that the world government would entrust him with the research of something so groundbreaking.

Stussy chuckled and said, "Because Vegapunk has too many projects to research and can't spare the time, this project was left to Caesar."

I watched Caesar for a while, and it seemed like he was just messing around.

Moses smiled. "After today, Caesar will be the chief scientist here."

In his mind, Stussy chuckled, "Haha, that's right, when the cat's away, the mice will play."

With her directions and explanations.

Moses toured the laboratory and eventually found Vegapunk in a large laboratory.

This is a middle-aged or elderly man who is nearly 30 meters tall and around 60 years old.

The body is of normal human size, but the head is extremely large, oval-shaped.

It has a super big head.

They are currently working diligently at the lab bench.

Mercer remarked, "No wonder he's the man with the world's most powerful brain."

Stussy grinned at Vegapunk, explaining excitedly:

"Paramecia type. Brain-Brain Fruit user, his brain has an infinite capacity."

However, the downside is that the more things the brain can hold, the bigger the brain becomes.

Begabank's innate intelligence allows him to learn any knowledge.

As expected, storing it through the Brain-Brain Fruit resulted in the creation of the world's largest head.

Mercer was somewhat speechless: "What if someone with long legs ate a Paramecia-type Leg-Leg Fruit? Would their legs grow infinitely long?"

Runti said helplessly, "How can your imagination run so wild? Why don't you say that a big-breasted woman ate the Breast Fruit and ended up with the world's biggest breasts?"

Moses's lips twitched, and he said speechlessly:
"How about I look for it for you?"

Runti thought about it and exclaimed, "Wow, the imagery is too beautiful!" She immediately refused.
"No, I refuse. Those kinds of breasts are absolutely hideous."

Yamato then asked curiously, "Do you think there's an Eye-Eye Fruit? Will eating it make your eyes bigger?"

Stussy remained silent, then said irritably:

"I don't know if there's an Eye-Eye Fruit, but there is a Stare-Stare Fruit, and that fruit is quite interesting."

He possesses extraordinary abilities such as clairvoyance, X-ray vision, and mind reading.

Yamato remarked, "That ability is just too shameless."

Stussy laughed and said, "It is quite shameless, but the use of that kind of fruit requires specific gestures to achieve the desired effect."

Furthermore, it's not very effective in combat; it can only be used for some special support purposes.

Upon hearing Stussy's explanation, Mercer chuckled and said, "And you? What Devil Fruit ability do you have?"

Stussy fell silent for a moment:
"My ability is the Bat-Bat Fruit."

Mercer said calmly, "A bit weak, not quite a match for you. He's holding you back a bit."

Stussy said irritably:
"What can I do? I already have that ability, and I can't eat a second Devil Fruit."

Even Vegapunk couldn't do something like that.

Hearing her words, Yamato smiled smugly:

"Just because that big-headed man can't do it doesn't mean that Mercer can't."

Moses can directly extract the Devil Fruit power from your body and then install a completely new one for you.

Hey, isn't our Mercer awesome?

Stussy fell silent again, then a faint voice drifted over:
The longer I spend with you, the more mysterious you become.

Your existence is practically the same as that of the non-existent person rumored deep within Pangu City.

Mysterious, powerful, and dangerous.

Moses' eyes flashed, and he asked:

How did you know that person there existed?

Stussy was taken aback and asked in confusion:
Is there really a mysterious person there?

Moses didn't think much of it, so he casually said:
"The master of the Five Elders, the biggest secret of the Celestial Dragons of the World Government, is an immortal who has lived for thousands of years."

The mastermind behind the World Government, the King of the Celestial Dragons, Im.

The three women inside the body fell silent.

After a long while, Stussy sighed:

"So that's how it is. Now everything makes sense."

I was wondering why the Five Elders sometimes dismissed everyone and led them all to the Throne Hall.

"I might end up going to report to him about work."

Moses's eyes held a strange look. "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. I'm going to pack up Vegapunk and take him away."

(End of this chapter)