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

Chapter 315 Who told me to raise such a stupid elephant?
The speedboat was ready very quickly.

"Sir, isn't this a bit too risky? Although we've never fought the Red-Haired Pirates, we don't have any real relationship with them either. What if they..."

Just as the bearded cadre was about to dissuade him, Jack leaped off the ship's side and landed steadily on the prepared speedboat.

The term "small speedboat" is actually relative to Jack's height; for an average person, it would be considered a proper boat.

"Stop talking nonsense and get out of here!"

The oars were like toothpicks, awkward to hold no matter how he tried, so Jack simply took off his two scythes and used them as oars, waving his hand impatiently and urging:

"If you're really worried about me, you guys better get out of here. If the boss finds out I'm leading you guys to your deaths, he'll skin me alive!"

So you knew this was a suicide mission!
Then why go?

The bearded official was dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, with Jack's rowing motions, the speedboat had already carved a white wave through the thunderstorm and was heading straight for Thunder Island.

The crew could only watch as that imposing figure disappeared into the rain.

"Inform Lord Xia Nuo as soon as possible."

The bearded official sighed, his brow furrowed in worry.

"That's the only way." The deputy beside him nodded, immediately turned and ran towards the communications room. "I'll go contact the corps headquarters right now!"

however.

A short while later, the deputy returned with a grim expression:
"No! Sir, the magnetic field interference from Raijin Island in this sea area is too strong. We can't make any Den Den Mushi calls at all!"

"so troublesome."

The bearded official muttered, "Then let's head back at full speed! We'll contact them again as soon as we're out of the thunderstorm area!"

Not only are they blocking the sea area, but they're even blocking communication signals?
He felt increasingly uneasy. What exactly were the World Government and the Red-Haired Pirates plotting here...?

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at the same time.

The shore of Thor Island.

Shanks moored his small boat on the beach and went ashore. Terrifying lightning bolts struck him repeatedly, but none of them hit him.

It was as if the lightning bolts were deliberately avoiding him.

Shanks looked up at the dense thunderclouds in the sky and shook his head.

“You’ve really picked a good spot… Hey, Beckman, can you still hear me? If you can hear me at this volume, let Bucky wiggle his ears.”

The voice just fell.

The ear that belonged to Bucky, hidden inside his chest, immediately perked up and patted his skin to indicate that communication was normal.

Shanks was relieved and strode towards the depths of the island.

They hadn't gone far when a blurry figure wearing a cloak appeared at the foot of Black Rock Mountain in the rain ahead.

The man was tall, with red hair that also fluttered in the wind. Hearing the noise, he looked up and revealed a face that, apart from the scar, was no different from Shanks'.

"Shamrock".

Shanks frowned slightly and stopped in his tracks. "Just as I expected, it was you who Garin sent to see me."

"Long time no see, my dear brother. You really came alone. You're quite the trustworthy one."

Shamrock approached slowly, an elegant and polite smile playing on his lips. "Speaking of which, the last time we met was in the Holy Land, wasn't it? Back then you were still..."

"We've long since severed all ties, there's no need for these polite words."

Shanks interrupted without any emotion, "Why are you the only one here? Where is my daughter?"

Shamrock looked him up and down, smiling without saying a word.

"Answer me right now! Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Shanks' gaze turned cold, and his right hand was already on Griffin at his waist.

"Don't be so nervous. Think about it, how could we let a young girl who has never left the holy land wait in this kind of open environment?"

Shamrock chuckled softly, turned around, and gestured for them to proceed.
"Come with me. See that tallest black rock mountain? I've already had a makeshift palace built inside. Your daughter is waiting for you there. With your Observation Haki, you should be able to sense her, right?"

Shanks frowned, scanning the area with his Observation Haki, and indeed detected several extremely weak auras within.

The rest should be servants, and the weakest and most inconspicuous one should be a child who is only a few years old, which makes sense.

But he still didn't move. Instead, he squinted and looked around.

"What, afraid of an ambush?"

Shamrock turned to look at him, his tone slightly sarcastic, "Even the mighty Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors whose strength surpasses mine, has moments of fear?"

"The provoking method is of no use to me."

Shanks snorted coldly, "I know that the Knights of God have ways to conceal their presence. I'll wait here and have your men bring my daughter out."

"You guy..."

Shamlock's smile gradually faded, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes. "As ungrateful as ever."

"In that case."

Shamrock snapped his fingers and said expressionlessly, "Plans changed. Let's take him out here."

"Yes!"

Before the words were even finished, several figures burst forth from the surrounding rain.

With their powerful aura no longer concealed, six elite knights of the Gods, each cloaked and armed, surrounded Shanks!

"The Omi brothers, who are skilled at teaming up to trap their enemies?"

Shanks looked up and sneered, "It really is a trap, but what I didn't expect is that you won't even let me see your daughter."

"Don't be foolish. The daughter thing is also a lie. A traitor like you, do you still expect any family ties?"

"Don't blame me for being too ruthless. Who told you to not only expose your identity and ruin your family's reputation, but also to get involved with our number one enemy, that Xia Nuo?"

"Getting involved with Xia Nuo?"

Shanks's icy expression immediately crumbled, his eyes widening in astonishment. "Huh? Where did this idea come from?"

Since their parting in Blackrock City, he hadn't even seen Xia Nuo once in all this time!

"Hmph, don't try to deny it now that you're about to die. Do you think the CP department is just sitting around doing nothing? Can't they find out about your repeated attempts to rescue me?!"

“Last time in the North Sea, more than three hundred of our compatriots were massacred, and yet you, at the same time, attacked Impel Down! Helping the Fallen Ones share the burden! Such behavior is intolerable, not to mention Father, even to me!”

After speaking coldly, Shamlock took a few steps back and stood with the Knights of God. "Attack! Take him down!"

"Yes, leader!"

The six elite knights of the Gods immediately launched an attack simultaneously, their fierce offensive sweeping in from all directions like a storm.

Swish!
Shanks' eyes narrowed, and Griffin was instantly drawn, his blade flashing as he parried each of the attacks.

Suddenly, with a sudden change of direction, he slashed horizontally with his sword, cleaving the member of the Divine Knights in two. But the next moment, the Divine Knight simply shook his head, a large plume of black smoke emanating from him, and he returned to his original form.

"It's no use, Shanks!"

Shamlock's voice drifted over, "You were once a member of the Knights of God, so you naturally know how terrifying this immortality is. Of the Four Emperors, you are the only one who is not known for your physical strength. The six of them could wear you down just by wearing you down."

"Stop exaggerating, immortality is indeed annoying..."

Shanks snorted and casually repelled the combined attack of two Divine Riders with a single sword strike. "With these six helpers, you are indeed qualified to fight me. But is this all you've got? You think you can trap me?"

He can just leave!
"Who said there are only six? Of course there are others. Judging by the time, they should be arriving soon."

Shamrock chuckled, about to say something more, when suddenly a deafening roar echoed from the distant sea:

"Red-haired!!!"

His loud voice was like a thunderclap, so loud that it even drowned out the roaring thunderstorms on the island at one moment.

Shanks and Shamrock turned their heads at the same time and saw a speedboat speeding towards them through the waves.

A burly giant stood at the bow of the ship, grabbed two enormous scythes, leaped high into the air, and crashed onto the island with a thud.

"The Rumbling Jack?"

Was the person Shamlock was talking about actually this guy?
Shanks' expression changed slightly, and he roared, "When did you guys team up with the Fallen Ones?!"

Or is it that Jack betrayed Shano and joined the Knights of God?

"Stop slandering me! You idiot!"

Shamlock was furious. He turned around and shouted angrily, "What's going on? Wasn't the nearby sea area sealed off? Why were they letting this kind of guy in?"

"The sea area is indeed blocked off. Beckman's group also has surveillance ships watching them, but they haven't found anything unusual."

A member of the Knights of God said in confusion, "That's strange, it shouldn't be like this..."

"I finally caught him!"

Jack's booming voice rang out again as he charged forward, sending one of the God's Knights flying with a scream.

He stood before the two men, two scythes, one pointed at Shanks, the other at Shamrock, and roared menacingly:

"Just as I suspected, the two brothers are secretly meeting here... Hey, Shanks! With me here today, your dirty deal with the World Government won't succeed!"

Am I making a deal with the world government?

"Stop slandering me! You idiot!"

After a moment of stunned silence, Hong suddenly flew into a rage, "You big idiot, can't you look at me properly? I'm being surrounded, surrounded!"

Despite his annoyance, he immediately sensed Jack's stance from his attitude.

Suppressing the urge to punch this idiot, Shanks rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

"This is really going to be interesting..."

"is it?"

A faint, aged voice followed almost immediately, "Then may I also join in the fun?"

Click!

The purplish-black pentagram magic circle that had appeared on the ground suddenly expanded, and the raging thunderclouds in the sky also suddenly stopped.

In the center of the swirling dark clouds, a deep abyss-like crack appeared, and then night quietly fell, revealing a huge crescent moon.

next moment.

In the clear moonlight, a colossal figure, nearly a hundred meters tall and clad in an elegant robe, slowly emerged with an expressionless face, gazing down indifferently like a god.

"What it is?!"

Jack's eyes widened, his face full of question marks.

Even his height seemed tiny compared to the newcomer; the difference was stark.

Even the giants of Elbaf aren't that big, are they?
"Hey, Shanks! What exactly is this thing? This must be the power of a Devil Fruit, right?" He turned his head and asked.

"Even you, one of the Five Elders, have personally descended to the mortal realm?"

The red-haired man beside him stared intently at the other person, his expression turning extremely ugly. "Yes, of course it's a Devil Fruit ability, to be precise, it's the Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Tsukuyomi Meru-mobi form..."

Moon reading? ? ?
I think I heard about him when I was a child. He was a very powerful figure in mythology, but no matter how hard I try to recall, I can't remember any of the details.

Never mind, it doesn't matter!
"The Five Elders, huh? They seem more worthy of being cut down than you, Shanks!"

Jack snorted coldly, gripped his giant scythe tightly, tilted his head back towards the massive figure, and let out a sinister laugh:
"Hey, old man, stop playing tricks. I've beaten up the Five Elders before. If you've got the guts, come and fight me!"

Ok?
The massive, divine figure turned around and frowned slightly.

"An ant that doesn't know its own limitations."

A detached voice echoed like thunder in the night sky, "A mere lowly pirate dares to speak to me?"

Before he could finish speaking, Garin Sheng raised his hand and waved.

Swish!
A dazzling white moonlight, carrying an invisible and terrifying pressure, suddenly descended. Jack screamed and spat out a mouthful of blood. His body was immediately sent flying backward like a puppet with broken strings.

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Island of Dawn.

Xia Nuo, who had just finished his training and had just come out of the bathroom after taking a shower, was blocked at the bathroom door by Angewomon before he even had a chance to dry his hair.

"Red went to make a private deal with the World Government on Raijin Island."

After listening to the report, Xia Nuo looked up in surprise, "And then Jack just walked right over there by himself?"

"Yes, it's probably been several hours by now."

He refused the towel offered by Angewomon, and activated the Life Return technique, which had reached its peak. All the strands of his hair shook at the same time, and the water droplets on his hair were instantly dried.

Having quickly tidied herself up and changed her clothes, Xia Nuo stood by the window, a hint of helplessness in her expression.
"If this hadn't happened, he would have successfully completed his mission... Has Jack's Vivre Card changed?"

"Look, it's here, not yet."

Angewomon handed over the Vivre Card, and just as Shano received it, the Vivre Card suddenly began to slowly shrink.

Ok?
Both of them were stunned.

This is a sign that the life force is beginning to weaken. If it recovers to normal afterward, the life card will return to its original size.

If the life card starts to burn, it means that the person it represents is also almost exhausted and has reached the end of their life force...

"Looks like you got beaten up pretty badly, Jack."

Xia Nuo looked out the window at the boundless sea. "If I remember correctly, the closest territory to Thunder Isle is Dressrosa, right?"

"Yes, Master... Are you going there in person?"

"Otherwise, if you've raised an idiot elephant, you have to be prepared to clean up his messes with his stupid behavior."

Someone sighed softly.

(End of this chapter)