One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 106 The Dog has other matters to attend to; your opponent is me!
Just as mentioned before, the emperors of the underground dark world are actually the ones who value 'rules' the most.

Without rules, there is no order.

Without order, there would be no king.

"My rules cannot be broken!"

So even when facing the representative of the Sea Emperor, 'The Great Funeral Parlor' Piecrow let out a low, angry roar.

With Big Mom and Kaido on his side, plus the immense pressure from the World Government, he had to make a choice.

But that choice must never disrupt the order he established.

He cannot give the information about the Rat to either party.

However, it is a 'large-scale funeral parlor'.

He is certainly qualified to kill anyone, including other assassins, once he receives a mission.

"The assassins' internal affairs must be handled by the assassins themselves."

This is his bottom line.

"Buzz!"

As he finished speaking, a powerful aura burst forth, causing Hanafuda and Cracker to pause in their movements simultaneously.

"Overlord color?"

Both of them clearly sensed the Conqueror's Haki emanating from Undertaker Otsutsuki at that moment.

In addition, they could clearly see a faint light emerging from Piekro's body.

The sunlight still shone on him, but it no longer seemed so dazzling.

That aura gave Cracker and Hanafuda a distinctly cold and dangerous feeling.

They could sense the presence emanating from Piekro.

That's murderous intent.

"This guy"

At this moment, Cracker and Hanafuda, looking at Piecrow in this posture, also recalled that rumor.

This guy actually harbored murderous intent towards them—is he insane?

But at this moment, Piecrow said in a deep voice, "If you really can't trust each other, then you can decide for yourselves who the rat belongs to after I catch it."

"But in any case, this matter ends here."

At that moment, Piecrow spoke calmly.

But judging from the chill in his words, it was clear that this was his final suggestion.

He was running out of patience.

"."*2
And so, the hanafuda and the cracker fell silent.

As the three Sweet Commanders and the Seven Warlords of the Sea, they wouldn't be so easily intimidated by the other side.

But it's clear that fighting such a dangerous guy right here is not a wise choice.

so.
"It's certainly the pirate style to fight for ownership of their prey."

Hanafuda slowly settled down.

"I could fight this guy, and Mom probably wouldn't mind."

The same applies to crackers.

In the New World, friction between the Four Emperors is a common occurrence.

They wouldn't mind fighting each other to decide who gets the Rat.

Therefore, from this point onward...
"The cooperation has been reached."

Then Piekro finally smiled.

"Then what's next"

He composed himself and sat back down, then gently took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

"come in."

The next moment, a woman wearing a spider mask walked into the cave; it was 'Miss Spider'.

She held a Den Den Mushi in one hand and two documents and a special device in the other.

Upon seeing her, Piekro glanced intentionally or unintentionally at the Den Den Mushi in her hand, then at the Life Card he kept in a glass bottle in his sleeve.

After confirming that the 'mother-child Den Den Mushi' that could only be used by one person was indeed working properly, and that the Vivre Card was faintly drifting towards Miss Spider.

His tense body relaxed slightly. After entering the cave, Miss Spider activated the switch of the special device and placed it at the cave entrance.

As a result, the Den Den Mushi that the three people in the cave carried with them instantly collapsed, limp and lifeless.

I recognize both the crackers and the hanafuda—that special device is a 'signal jamming device,' a common tool used in the underground world to ensure that information is not leaked during transactions.

After doing all that, Miss Spider quietly gave Pierre Crowe a secret gesture.

Seeing this, Piekro was completely relieved.

"Gentlemen, this is the part of the plan that you are responsible for."

At that moment, Miss Spider walked over to Hanafuda and Cracker, put down the documents in her hands, and casually brushed against the two of them.

"Lord Piecrow, please control your emotions."

She then went to Piecrow's side, placed the jar containing the heart next to him, and casually brushed her hand against him.

None of the three noticed this tiny detail.

"Hmm? You want us to provide specially shaped sea stone?"

"Hey, you dare ask us for money?"

At this moment, Hanafuda and Cracker were simply looking closely at the plan in their hands.

Piekro laughed and said, "That Rat's ability is troublesome. I must make sure he can't escape. This requires specially made Seastone, which only the craftsmen of Wano Country can manufacture."

"Besides, I'm an assassin. If you want me to do something, you have to pay me."

"That's the rule."

He said so.

Hanafuda and Cracker frowned slightly, but neither of them refuted the claim.

As long as we can catch the Rat and achieve our goal, none of these other things really matter.

Neither of them intended to linger there, and they got up to leave.

But it was precisely at this moment
"Ok?"

They, along with Piekro, noticed something rather unusual.

At that moment, the 'Spider Lady' who had delivered the documents and jars and then turned to walk out of the cave was now clearly standing at the cave entrance.

She smiled at the three people inside the cave: "I'm sorry, gentlemen—I'm afraid you can't leave."

"Miss Spider?"

Then, Piekro's voice instantly turned somber: "What are you saying?"

But at this moment, Miss Spider did not answer him.

She simply suppressed her smile and looked at the three of them with a cold gaze.

"I mean you're going to die here."

At the same time, the three of them saw the nine bright fox tails growing from her back.

But what was unusual was that the fox tail was now displaying constantly changing colors.

In particular, the colors of three of the fox tails are truly extraordinary.

The three of them could even vaguely see three figures constantly appearing amidst the changes in the fox tail.

That was their own silhouette.

Those who can?
"Who are you!?" *3
By this point, the three of them had clearly realized that something was wrong with this person!
so.
"Boom!"*3
The three figures rushed towards Miss Spider almost simultaneously in the next moment.

But Miss Spider seemed completely unconcerned, and simply turned and left silently.

at the same time
"Qiang!" "Qiang!" "Qiang!"

The three blades that grew out of the ground instantly froze the three men's movements.

"Sorry, he's not your opponent."

A calm sound emanated from the air.

The next moment, the three saw a figure casually step out of thin air.

He wore a rat-head mask on his head and leather gloves on his hands.

"The Dog has its own mission."

"I'm the one who's in charge of dealing with you."

　Well, the dog won't be fighting this round; he'll only be providing support. Mainly because his abilities aren't fully developed yet, and his attacks aren't cool enough. His highlight moments are yet to come.
　　However, his storyline is very important, as it relates to the major plot of the two Yonko in the later stages.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)