One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 272 Shock! The Whereabouts of the Gum-Gum Fruit! World, fear us!

Monsters gathered on the shore of Egghead Island.

The ships of the Beasts Pirates and the Charlotte Family both docked on the west side of the island.

Both groups disembarked and landed on the island's shore.

"Hehehe! Lingling! Looks like we made a completely wasted trip!"

Kaido, carrying his spiked club, watched the older woman in front of him with great interest, accompanied by his subordinates.

"Humph."

Charlotte Lingling snorted coldly.

Although she walked at the very front of the line, Katakuri followed behind her.

However, all the other Charlotte family executives followed Katakuri closely, all of them showing a complete subservience to him.

Meanwhile, changes also occurred on the two islands floating in the sky.

A large ship drifted down from the island made of rocks and mud.

On the giant island shrouded in white clouds, the clouds began to change shape, transforming into a downward-sloping passage, from which someone descended.

"Is Roya, the calamity that Lord Kaido has always talked about, finally about to make his appearance?"

The speaker was a woman who was even taller than Kaido.

She wore an elaborate kimono, revealing her fair shoulders, and had a pair of red horns on her forehead. Her golden hair was styled into a bun with several blades used as hairpins.

Quite beautiful.

"Looks like everyone's in great sync! They all arrived at roughly the same time!"

On the cloud-formed staircase, Roya slowly descended, his hearty laughter already echoing along the shore.

"I arrived well in advance!"

On the large ship that floated down from the sky, the Golden Lion stood at the bow with his arms crossed, a smile on his face. "But Roya, what's the deal with this island?"

"Well, it's the culmination of twenty-five years of experience."

Luo Ya responded with a smile.

Although the Golden Lion was also smiling, his eyes couldn't help but become serious, because he saw the figures following behind Roya.

Beside the Golden Lion, Ryder exclaimed with a smile, "It seems that what has been deposited is not just this island! Really, each of them has an aura as strong as a monster."

On the coast below,

Charlotte Linlin and Kaido both showed slight changes in expression.

"Oh, is that Roya the Calamity? What a handsome young man."

"Big Beauty," Black Maria said with a smile.

"Mmmmmmm!"

Runti nodded repeatedly, "His real age seems to be around the same as Xiao Pei's! That's amazing!"

Soon, everyone gathered on this shore.

The Flying Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, the Charlotte Family, and the Disaster Company each occupy a position.

Every faction deployed its elite forces, and all its cadres gathered here.

However, among these four forces, there is indeed one that stands out as the most powerful.

"Hey, even though I already knew, I still couldn't help but be amazed when I actually saw it with my own eyes!"

The man wearing a red mask, Who's-Who, a high-ranking officer of the Beasts Pirates, sized up the people behind Roya and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
"The world-renowned pirates Teach and Loki are now obediently following behind that man, and even the Shichibukai Moria has become completely insignificant!"

"but,"

The green-haired fishman, a high-ranking officer of the Beasts Pirates, Sasaki looked at the three people standing closest to Roya with a surprised expression. "Who are those three guys? Teach and Loki are even closer to Lord Roya!"

He gave Abel a serious look. "That guy is from the Lunaria race, right? There are actually descendants of the Lunaria race in this world!"

"It's normal that you don't know; they've been gone for twenty years!"

Hanafza, a veteran of the Beasts Pirates who had dealt with Calamity Company long ago, said with a smile, "Although Teach and Loki's names are now known throughout the world!"

"But twenty-five years ago, when Lord Roya roamed the seas, his most powerful subordinates were Mercury Barrett and Abel, the descendant of the demon!"

"Although they can't compare to Lord Roya, those two are extraordinary super monsters!"

"Although Dylan is much weaker than them, he is Lord Roya's right-hand man and the de facto manager of the Disaster Company."

"I've never heard of any of these things before!"

Jack couldn't help but look amazed.

"Those two people have ridiculously strong auras!"

At this moment, Yamato suddenly interjected, "Hmm, to my eyes, she seems to be no less than my father."

"Eh!!"

As Runti carefully examined the pretty young girl, she exclaimed in disbelief, "No way? How could such a thing happen!"

"Humph!"

Seemingly having overheard their discussion, Kaido let out a cold snort.

but……

His gaze was also unconsciously drawn to Barrett and Abel behind Roya.

Those two brats' auras are ridiculously strong!

Especially Barrett!

It should be said that almost all the monsters gathered here—Golden Lion, Ryder, Charlotte Linlin, and Katakuri—had their eyes turned towards the two of them.

The more powerful people are, the more they can perceive the terrifying power contained within those two individuals!
"It's really frustrating."

Katakuri couldn't help but shake his head.

They couldn't catch up with Barrett and his team back then, but are they still far behind now?
"Hahahaha! These kids these days are really something!"

The golden lion's smile also looked slightly stiff.

"It's not just the two of them,"

Ryder chuckled, "Doflamingo and Enel's auras are also very strong, not much weaker than Yamato and Bonney, especially Enel."

"and--"

His gaze settled on the five very conspicuous quintuplets.

These five guys are just as powerful as the top officers of the Flying Pirates!
"and many more!"

The Beasts Pirates also noticed the quintuplets.

Sain stared wide-eyed in astonishment. "What's with those five guys? They look just like Judge when he was young!"

"Could it be that Judge, that bastard, has just created a new android?!"

Hearing him say that, Kaido snorted again, clearly annoyed.

They're both scientists, so why is there such a big difference between them?
"Alright, let's stop with these inexplicable sighs."

Luo Ya raised his voice, "Now, shouldn't we get down to business?"

He paused for a moment, then instantly saw Who's Who standing behind Kaido.

The fact that this guy is here only proves one thing!

Since fate has led this guy to join the Beasts Pirates, then...
"Who's Who, right? Tell me, you were forced to leave the World Government and join Kaido's crew because your Gum-Gum Fruit was stolen?"

"Huh? The Gum-Gum Fruit?"

The Golden Lion frowned instantly. "What are you talking about, kid? Aren't we supposed to be discussing serious matters?"

Why are we suddenly talking about some random Devil Fruit?
The rubber fruit—doesn't that sound like the worst of the worst?

"This is a very important matter."

Luo Ya said with a light laugh.

The eyes of the people behind him lit up instantly.

Knowing the truth about the world, they certainly knew what the real name of the rubber fruit was.

Loki eagerly looked at the bewildered Who's-Who, and asked excitedly, "The Gum-Gum Fruit actually fell into your hands, kid?"

Nika, the sun god—that was the power he had always dreamed of!
Especially after the World Government took away the fruit that had been passed down through generations in Elbaf.

"Wait! Roya!"

Kaido frowned. "How did you know that Who's-Who used to work for the government?"

"Well, I'm always pretty well-informed."

Roya gave a casual, dismissive answer, then looked at Foz-Foe and said, "Answer me."

"what?"

Who's-Who looked completely bewildered. "The Gum-Gum Fruit?"

He glanced at Kaido, and seeing that his boss didn't object, he cautiously replied, "Just as you said, Lord Roya, I was indeed imprisoned eight years ago when the Gum-Gum Fruit was stolen while I was escorting it. I only joined the Beasts Pirates after escaping from prison."

Who took it away?

Roya pressed. "Yes, Straw Hat Shanks!"

When the name was mentioned, Foz even gritted his teeth.

That man ruined his career; he, who had a bright future in the CP system, was forced to become a pirate!
"Boss!"

Loki shouted excitedly, "That Devil Fruit was stolen by that bastard Straw Hat eight years ago! But he's still not a Devil Fruit user! The Gum-Gum Fruit probably hasn't even been eaten by anyone yet!"

Luo Ya raised his brow.

Shanks' nickname is Straw Hat, and he still wears that straw hat on his head.

Since he didn't give the straw hat to Luffy, then Roger's will probably not have been entrusted to him either.

The chances of Luffy eating the Gum-Gum Fruit are very low, if Luffy even exists in this world.

Shanks himself did not eat the fruit.

Did he give it to someone else? Or did he keep it but not eat it for some reason?
If it were to be given to someone else, Robin would be the most likely recipient.

However, she is not a superhuman; she fights purely using physical skills, as mentioned in the newspapers.

From this perspective, the probability that the Rubber Fruit has not yet been eaten by anyone is quite high.

"Then let's search! Find out where Shanks, or rather, the Straw Hat Pirates, are!"

Roya said.

It seems like it wouldn't be bad for Loki to eat the Gum-Gum Fruit.

Even without awakening Nika, Gear Fourth is already comparable in strength to many Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits.

"Wait! Roya!"

Even his good friend Katakuri couldn't help but frown. "What's so special about this fruit? What are you doing?"

"Hmph, I see you all don't understand at all,"

Roya scoffed, "The captain once said he was searching for two Devil Fruits."

"what?"

Golden Lion, Kaido, and Charlotte Linlin were all taken aback.

Why are you suddenly bringing this up?

"Roya! You don't mean to say that the Gum-Gum Fruit is one of the two Devil Fruits Rocks wanted back then, do you?"

Charlotte Linlin exclaimed.

"Because over a long period of time, the World Government has erased the true name of the Rubber Fruit!"

Luo Ya said, "Actually, the Gum-Gum Fruit has another name: Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Sun God Nikka Mode!"

"The Sun God... Nika?"

Katakuri's eyes widened instantly, and he instinctively turned to look at the bear that had followed him.

The bear was completely stunned.

Is the legend passed down through generations of the Bakalia people actually true?
Not only him, but his daughter Bonnie jumped up in disbelief, "Dad! The legend of Nika is actually true! The true form of the Sun God is actually a Devil Fruit?"

"Sun God—"

The golden lion raised the corners of his mouth. "Interesting! So that's how it is?"

"None of you are allowed to take it from me."

Luo Ya chuckled, and although he said it with a smile, it conveyed an undeniable authority.

Katakuri couldn't help but laugh and said, "Who could possibly take it from you?"

That bastard's strength is excessive.

Even disregarding himself, the guys behind him alone could rival the three of them, right?

"The Sun God? Hmph!"

Kaido snorted coldly, "In the end, it's just a Devil Fruit, I don't care."

After all, he can't eat a second Devil Fruit.

“That’s great!”

Luo Ya clapped his hands happily, "I was worried that something might have happened between us!"

The golden lion sneered.

He had no doubt that if anyone really wanted to compete with Roya, this brat would show no mercy and would be more than giving them a good beating.

"Alright, let's officially begin the operation!"

Roya said, "First, let's clean up the New World. The navy, the member states, and anything related to the World Government will be destroyed. Well, no, the population is the most valuable resource in this world. Don't rush to eliminate the member states; just eliminate their royal families."

"Everything is the same as before. Let's destroy everything first, and then we can deal with the conquest and governance later."

"In the end, it's just the territory that originally belonged to you, Wang Zhi, Yin Fu, and John."

"Besides," said Golden Lion, "the navy is already withdrawing, and there are hardly any member states left in the entire New World. It's just too boring."

"If you're bored,"

Luo Ya chuckled, "Then let's expand towards the West Sea and the North Sea as we agreed before."

"Ok?"

Charlotte Linlin paused for a moment, then asked with some suspicion, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to see how the World Government would react before expanding into those two sea areas?"

"Of course it's because,"

Luo Ya said with a smile, "Now I have the power to stop having to be at the mercy of the government."

Charlotte Linlin's pupils contracted.

"Well, how about we take a tour of my City of Calamity, everyone?"

So later.

"What is this!"

Katakuri stared in disbelief at the enormous spaceships before him.

"What is this?"

Kaido's lips twitched slightly as he looked at the dense array of tanks, armored vehicles, and heavy artillery in front of him.

"what is happening?"

Charlotte Linlin was now almost insane. Pointing at the massive, dark mass in front of her, she cried out, "Roya! Why are there so many demonic giants here?!"

However, the most shocking thing was...

"this--"

The cigar in the golden lion's mouth fell out, and his mouth was unable to close at that moment.
Not only him, but everyone was completely frozen at this moment.

"How could this be? How could such a thing happen?"

Katakuri almost groaned.

The Knights of Calamity lined up before them.

Golden Lion, Ryder, Charlotte Linlin, Katakuri—these people, who had always been labeled as monsters, now felt that their worldview had been completely shattered.

The aura of each of these guys is no less powerful than that of their core cadres!
How could it be so exaggerated?

Just how powerful has the Disaster Company become in the past twenty-five years?

The golden lion suddenly looked at Roya.

Has the current Calamity Company's power completely surpassed that of the Rocks Pirates back then?

Even excluding Roya, his subordinates alone were no match for the Rocks Pirates back then.

In that case, the alliance can no longer be as equal as it was back then.

But why am I so excited?
Is it because if Roya were to do it, he would definitely be able to do what even Rocks couldn't do back then, and turn the world upside down?

"Giggle!"

Kaido burst into laughter, "Roya! You little brat, you really know how to surprise me!"

Katakuri smiled broadly as well, "In that case, what's there to be afraid of!"

Anyway, let's take a group photo!

Roya chuckled, "We should let people know first, that we're about to start our operation!"

"Then, let the world fear because of us!"

"Then what are we waiting for! Hehehehehe!"

"Mommy mommy!"

"Giggle!"

This is truly something I haven't seen in a long time.

"Jie Jie Jie Jie Jie!"

(End of this chapter)