One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 226 Going to see Whitebeard, and Blackbeard... Blackfly!

"Are you asking for a beating?"

Teasi manipulated Vista's body, exaggeratedly clutching her chest and letting out a piercing, shrill laugh:

"Trapped by the slow-motion light waves, you can barely lift a finger. What can you do to resist? Just stand still and wait to be parasitized by me!"

While saying this.

She posed with her arms crossed in a V-shape, similar to framing a camera, and aimed them at Xia Nuo. This seemed to be a necessary prerequisite for activating her ability and possessing another person's body.

"Uh……"

The second brother, Kieran, scratched his head and hesitated, saying, "Something seems off, Third Sister. When he was vomiting just now, his movements seemed quite smooth..."

"Smooth?"

Teya was stunned. Recalling what had just happened, she was immediately horrified.

"I finally realized it."

Before she could react, she saw Xia Nuo grin, his right hand suddenly clenching into a fist, and pure black lightning suddenly coiled around him.

boom!
The overwhelming Armament Haki erupted, shattering the surrounding transparent barrier like glass in an instant, and the restraint of the slowing light waves was also instantly shattered!

"How can it be?!"

"Our abilities were simultaneously...?"

Kieran and Newmo's eyes bulged out, their mouths gaped open, and their faces were filled with horror.

"In this world, the so-called 'dominance' is something that can surpass all Devil Fruit abilities!"

Xia Nuo stepped out from the shower of lights, stretched his wrists, and looked down at the three with icy eyes:
"Three Paramecia-type robots with such limited development dare to show off in front of me?"

"Run! Run separately!"

Teya shuddered, reacting first with a scream, then turned and ran away.

The ambush had failed. Without the restrictions and constraints of the Devil Fruit's power, even if the three of them joined forces and used all their skills, they would definitely not be a match for this guy.

The three were clearly very familiar with the terrain, and in the blink of an eye they had separated and run quite a distance apart. Teya, in particular, sprinted away, quickly creating a distance of over a hundred meters between them.

But the next second...

Swish!
Xia Nuo vanished without a trace, instantly appearing in front of Teya Xi, his right hand gripping her neck like an iron clamp.

"You think you can take down Vista through underhanded tactics and then naively believe that the Parasite Fruit will work on me too?"

Xia Nuo grinned, clenched his left fist, and Armament Haki wrapped around it. "Then let's see if your parasitic ability can break through my unparalleled Haki!"

"You bastard……"

Teaci gritted her teeth, about to say something, when Shano's fist had already mercilessly slammed into Vista's abdomen!

"puff!"

She spat out a mouthful of blood, and Teya's vision went black. She felt her consciousness being shaken so badly that she almost couldn't maintain her parasitic state.

"Third sister!"

Kieran and Newmo turned around and saw this, immediately stopped and turned around, shouting as they tried to rush forward to help.

"court death."

Xia Nuo snorted coldly, not even turning his head. As soon as he released a bit of his Conqueror's Haki, the two of them were struck as if by lightning, and immediately knelt down, foaming at the mouth and fainting.

"Now, it's just you left."

Looking at Teasie in his hand, Shano said calmly, "Get out of Vista's body, or I won't mind smashing his body to pieces."

"You...you wouldn't dare!"

Teasi wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with difficulty, forcing a sinister smile:

"This guy with the mustache is one of Whitebeard's most trusted veteran captains. If you kill me, Vista the Flower Sword will also disappear from this world. That old man Whitebeard will never let you go!"

"Are you okay with your brain?"

Xia Nuo looked at her strangely, "You know perfectly well who I am, yet you still think I'd be afraid of the name 'Whitebeard'?"

It seems true.

Recalling the opponent's terrifying record, Teiaci's forehead was covered in cold sweat, her Adam's apple bobbed, and she was filled with regret.

What's wrong with me? How could I have been so bewitched...?

How dare they provoke this guy!
Seeing that she didn't speak, Xia Nuo shook his head slightly and, too lazy to hesitate any longer, directly pressed his fist close to her chest.

A chilling black and red lightning bolt began to flicker and dance...

"Wait! I'm coming out! I'm coming out right now!"

Feeling the terrifying power of the supreme Conqueror's Haki and the imminent threat of death, Teia finally broke down, crying and sobbing as she detached herself from Vista's body.

This scene bears some resemblance to Brook's Yomi Yomi no Mi (Revive-Revive Fruit).

A translucent, pale pink, soul-like object floated out of Vista's body. From its outline, one could vaguely discern that it was a woman in her early twenties with a fairly pretty face.

Before she could even flee, a large hand radiating an intense, domineering aura reached out and grabbed her.

"what!!!"

Amidst a piercing scream, Teya's soul was crushed by Shano, turning into tiny, transparent particles of light that vanished completely into the air.

thump.

Bista's body went limp and collapsed.

Xia Nuo reached out to support him, placing his right hand below the other's nose to check his condition briefly.

"Fortunately, he's just unconscious."

He then placed Vista against the wall, turned to look at Kieran and Newmo who were lying unconscious on the ground, frowned, and a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes.

These few rats in the gutter, using other people's names to swindle money, kill and rob. Judging from Old Henry's experience, just in this Fogstar Island incident alone, countless merchants and followers have fallen victim to their evil deeds.

In the end, they were so ungrateful that they plotted against him, trying to take his body.

They're really tired of living.

Once we've extracted all the intelligence value from these two individuals, we absolutely cannot let them go.

"Smoker."

Xia Nuo dialed the number directly, "Come to the dungeon, there are two guys who need to be interrogated, it's time for your usual job."

hang up the phone.

Xia Nuo then walked deeper into the dungeon. When he released his Observation Haki earlier, he sensed an extremely weak aura here.

It must be that person—

……

"Wydi Bay!"

Bista looked delighted and struggled to limp to the bedside. "You're finally awake! How are you? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"

"Vista?"

Whitey coughed weakly a few times, looking at him with confusion. "Weren't you with Dad? What are you doing here?"

She struggled to sit up, looked at the starry sky outside the window, and was startled: "It's already dark? How long have I been unconscious...?"

"How long? You idiot, your body has been possessed for over a week!"

Bista sighed, "But if you count from when that woman left your body, only a little over ten hours have passed. I was also unconscious for seven or eight hours and only just woke up!"

My body... has been taken over?

Whitebeard looked bewildered. Then, a sharp pain shot through his brain, and memories of the days before he lost control of his body flooded back like a tidal wave.

She grabbed Vista's arm suddenly, and said somewhat incoherently:

"It's those three guys! They should still be on the island... I was ambushed by them. Their abilities are very strange, I have to..."

"Don't worry, those people were interrogated this afternoon and have all been executed."

Bista patted the back of her hand and grinned, "Thanks to Lord Shano, if he hadn't happened to be there this time..."

He explained the whole story to Whitebeard in detail.

The latter listened intently, and at that moment, several figures also heard the commotion and came from the hall into the bedroom.

"Your Excellency Shano!"

Upon seeing this, Waidibe immediately struggled to get up from the hospital bed.

She staggered a few steps to Xia Nuo, bowed deeply, her voice choked with emotion:

"Your Excellency, if it weren't for your timely rescue, both Vista and I would probably be..."

"Alright, that's enough."

Xia Nuo smiled and waved his hand, interrupting her:

“Vista said the same thing to me just a few hours ago. It was nothing, and besides, I didn’t come here specifically to save you.” “Of course you don’t need to worry about it, but we absolutely cannot! No matter what, we will remember this immense kindness forever!”

Bista put his hands on his hips and laughed heartily.

He had barely laughed a few times when he clutched his chest and nearly fainted.

hiss……

How could my chest hurt so much? What was that hateful woman doing with her body?

In addition...

Where's my beard?

Where's my prized mustache, which I've been growing for years?!
Did that woman shave her head because she wasn't used to a man's body?
How abominable!

"Ugh."

Vista was furious just thinking about it. He barely managed to suppress his frustration when he suddenly remembered something, looked at Shano, and grinned:

"Oh, by the way, Your Excellency, my father has been wanting to meet you for a long time. Now that we've finally met, why don't you take this opportunity to come back to the White Whale with us as a guest?"

guest?

Xia Nuo was slightly surprised and exchanged glances with her companions behind her.

He then remembered that Marco had earnestly invited him to a banquet on Whitebeard's ship back on Fishman Island.

I was quite looking forward to it at the time, but I wasn't in a hurry to go.

After all, Whitebeard's territory was the largest and closest to the entrance to the New World, so it was highly likely that the first Yonko he would encounter after entering the New World would be Whitebeard.

The result was unexpected.

By sheer coincidence, he had already met the other three Sea Emperors once, but he had yet to meet the leader of the Four Emperors.

"To the Moby-Whale..."

Xia Nuo stroked her chin, a strange look flashing in her eyes.

The abundance of wool there goes without saying, but putting all that aside, he really wanted to meet with Whitebeard.

He owed Whitebeard a favor from the war with the Navy in Dressrosa, and he should thank him in person.

Besides.

There's also a small fly; it seems like it's time to deal with it.

"Your Excellency, I would be honored if you would grace us with your presence."

Bista thought he was reluctant to go, so he said sincerely:

"My father's health has improved a lot recently, and he's just worried about having no one to drink with. If you would be willing to pay him a visit, he would be very happy!"

Seeing his expectant gaze, Xia Nuo couldn't help but chuckle:
"Since you've all said so, it would be pretentious for me to refuse again. Alright, once things are settled here, I'll go with you to the White Whale."

"Haha, okay, it's a deal!"

Bista excitedly patted his chest, only to touch his wound and wince in pain.

……

Late at night, on the curtain call.

The crew gathered on deck for a brief meeting.

In the afternoon, Fat Henry had already happily said goodbye and left.

This guy's mouth is clearly not honest. He said he was cheated out of 2 billion, but in reality, it was more than 3 billion. He alone accounts for nearly half of all the money that businessmen were cheated out of.

However, he was sensible enough to know better.

The promised billion-dollar reward was delivered to their doorstep without hesitation.

In addition, he paid an extra 500 million Berries as a way of expressing his gratitude for being saved.

With him as an example, the other businessmen, more or less, took a portion of their recovered ill-gotten gains and sent it as a thank-you gift.

As for the remaining small group of unfortunate souls who had been murdered, they couldn't find anyone to return their money, so they had no choice but to keep it all.

In total, they received 4 billion Berries this time, and the 4.2 billion Celestial Gold paid out by the Five Elders has not yet been used.

Adding them all up, that's 8.2 billion Berries!
Eighty-two billion peggs is an astronomical figure for any country in the world, and it is simply impossible to raise such a sum in a short period of time.

It's more than enough to build a base camp.

"Everyone, I'm leaving the rest of the work here to you."

Xia Nuo looked around and grinned. "I'm going to be a hands-off manager for once. I hope that when I come back from Whitebeard's side, these five unclaimed islands in the Wisteria Sea will have our flags planted on them."

"Don't worry, Captain!"

"Leave it to us!"

The other members were already prepared and responded with smiles.

These five unclaimed islands, located in the buffer zone of war, have mostly become lawless areas, and inevitably some unsavory things happen there.

If you want to become the owner of a house, you must first clean it thoroughly.

As for the person sweeping the floor...

Of course it's enough.

Although the Fallen Ones headquarters has very few people, now including the two pets, there are only about ten people. Moreover, when it comes to actually doing things, the two little guys who only cause trouble have to be removed.

But this does not mean that Xia Nuo has few capable people under his command.

The Riku army of Dressrosa, the Tontatta tribe... there are plenty of people willing to leave Dressrosa and follow him, and troops can be drawn from them at any time.

And on that secluded Agatha Islands, scattered like pearls.

He also has over a thousand adult warriors who are skilled in domineering aura, and they all follow his lead!
just now.

It's time to make the best use of everyone's talents.

……

……

Five days later.

On the Beluga Whale, in a sunny and calm sea.

The story of how Huajian and Whiteybe were ambushed and on the verge of death, only to be saved by the newly crowned Emperor of the Sea, Shano, had spread on the White Whale a few days ago.

The news that a man named Shano was about to return with Vista to visit Whitebeard caused a stir throughout the entire Moby Whale.

"Hey! Is it today? Captain Vista is coming back today, right?"

"That should be right, didn't you see? Since last night, captains have been returning one after another. It seems that the captains, like us, all want to see Lord Xia Nuo in person!"

"Of course I want to see him! That guy is a super rookie who's only been in the new world for half a year, but he's already on par with my dad!"

"Shh, don't mention the word 'newcomer' in front of them. Apart from Dad being easy to talk to, these world-class powerhouses are all incredibly eccentric. Don't offend them..."

"I know, I know, do you think I'm an idiot...?"

On the deck, the pirates gathered in twos and threes, excitedly discussing their encounter.

Some people were wiping their weapons, some were tidying up their appearance, and even the laziest and most slovenly guys were perking up.

Many years have passed...

It has been a long time since any sea-king-level being has visited the White Whale, and the relationship between the two sides is quite friendly.

These people have to show their best side and absolutely cannot let their father down!

"Gurrah gurrah, you silly boys, it's rare to see everyone so happy!"

A deep laugh came from the center of the deck. Whitebeard sat on a specially made huge chair, holding an oversized glass, tilting his head back and drinking heartily.

"Dad!"

Marco walked over and shook his head helplessly. "What are you doing? This is for our honored guests. They haven't even arrived yet, and you're already drinking it all by yourself?"

There's just no way to deal with this willful old man!
"Stop talking!"

The white-bearded old man blushed, but immediately snorted, "These are all aged wines that have been treasured for over ten years. I'm just checking them for Xia Nuo to see if they've gone bad. What's wrong?"

As he spoke, he tilted his head back and gulped down a large mouthful.

He didn't forget to peek warily at Marco through his arm, wary of him trying to snatch it.

"..."

Aged wine?

Even aged wine can't be said to have gone bad, right?
Marco's forehead creased with worry, and he was about to try to persuade him again when an excited shout suddenly came from the watchtower:

"They're here! Dad, Captain Marco! Look at three o'clock, it's Captain Vista's ship! They're coming this way!"

(End of this chapter)