One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 143 The Alliance of the Dream Island Nations, the Determination of King Tayami III!

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Accompanied by a tremendous sound of something collapsing and falling.

Hans snapped out of his daze.

".Um?"

He opened his eyes groggily and could vaguely see the distant sky through the deck.

And
Above the sky, the 'floating island' Vermeu is collapsing and falling.

Yes—its island base is crumbling, and countless boulders are falling towards the sea below with a piercing roar.

Then Hans realized that he seemed to be suspended in mid-air as well.

"Am I about to die?"

Hans instinctively felt he was doomed.

But then...
"idiot."

He then heard a familiar voice beside him.

He turned his head and saw that Far and the marines of the detention force were leaning against the deck.

"Brother Far? Brothers? Holy crap, how are you guys still alive!?"

Hans spoke recklessly, then noticed that everyone else on deck was wrapped in bandages, and their injuries had clearly stabilized.

"."

Far's face was grim, and his fists clenched slightly.

Considering that Hans was the most seriously injured among them, he ultimately did not make a move.

It was only then that Hans belatedly realized that they were on the deck of the 'Black Loyalty'.

Yes, although the warship was severely damaged in its previous encounter with the Golden Lion's rare beast weapon, with its mast and sails shot down and its hull destroyed, the entire ship was brought to the floating island by the Golden Lion.

"The ship is flying?"

Hans made an incredible discovery—the entire Black Loyalty seemed to be floating in the air.

"It's the boss's newly developed 'Wind Wave Fist,' which is said to use wave motion to guide the power of the wind."

Speaking of this, Far shook his head: "After rescuing us, he found the Black Loyalty, gave us some basic first aid, and is now heading back to the floating island to check on the villagers. He should be back soon."

He explained the situation in a few words, and Hans listened in a daze.

Making a ship fly with your fists? That's impossible. I think I've heard that Vice Admiral Garp can do something similar.

but
"Wind Wave Fist? The boss has developed another new move?"

His expression was solemn: "This is simply outrageous—doesn't this make my dream of surpassing him and then ordering him to pour me a Coke even further away?"

Far: "."

The detaining marines: "."

Hans: "Why do you all look so serious, brothers? What are you afraid of—that guy isn't on the ship right now, you can all go wild."

"What are you releasing?"

A familiar voice came from behind him, and Hans turned around stiffly.

Watching the figure return using Moonwalk, a light sweat beaded on his forehead: "Boss, you're back? Oh dear, I was so worried—how is it? I heard there are still residents on the island?"

"boom."

Roy's figure slowly landed on the deck.

He glanced at Hans and secretly made a mental note of the guy's disrespect—he actually dared to be disrespectful to his superiors!

However, considering the latter's injuries, Roy did not react on the spot, but silently arranged for the personnel to handle all the miscellaneous tasks for the detention unit for the next month.

"See for yourself."

Then he pointed in a direction and said calmly.

See for yourself?
The others were naturally puzzled and turned their heads in unison.

Then they saw
From the fallen floating island, figures flew out one after another.

Those were villagers with wings growing from their arms—some of them were carrying elderly people who couldn't fly and some injured people on their backs, seemingly the villagers who had been conscripted from the palace.

"Ah! It's that uncle!"

Meanwhile, Aio, who also has wings on his hands, seems to have spotted Roy from afar.

She flapped her wings and shouted to Roy, "Thank you! Uncle!"

Uncle Roy: "."

Who are you calling "uncle"?
He was only eighteen years and a little over a hundred months old, still a fresh-faced young man!
However, he wasn't surprised to see this.

He had long known that the bodies of these villagers living in Vermeu had undergone abnormal changes over the past ten years.

They grew wings and became able to fly.

This may be related to the unique plant IQ on the island, or it may simply be because they yearn to escape the island and regain their freedom.

Just like Conqueror's Haki, which was born from the will of kings—the desire in one's heart may give rise to incredible power at certain times.

"The human body is amazing."

However, Hans was surprisingly accepting of this, and at this moment he looked at Roy without a care in the world: "Boss, since these villagers can fly, wouldn't it be ridiculous for you to go to the island?"

He was halfway through his sentence when he saw Roy's malicious gaze.

"."

Realizing he was still weak, Hans, who had fought this beast before, broke out in a cold sweat and immediately stopped talking.

But at that moment, Roy sneered, "Of course I didn't go for a walk—I went to check on the pirates."

I also picked up a few things.

Roy thought to himself.

He could feel the things stored within him through the power of the 'Fresh Fruit'.

Those were bottles of green medicine.

It was the 'SIQ' potion, which the Golden Lion had been researching for nearly twenty years, that could make beasts intelligent and incredibly powerful.

This was obtained by Roy after he found Dr. Indigo, the subordinate of the Golden Lion, on the floating island. He also found the treasure that the Golden Lion had accumulated on the floating island. Although most of the treasure had been used for researching SIQ and building the floating island over the years, it still had assets of more than 200 billion Berries.

Furthermore, Roy also discovered a Devil Fruit in the treasure vault.

Paramecia-type Devil Fruit - Fight-Fight Fruit

[Analyzed, current level LV3]

[Fruit Effect: Enhances your combat skills]

[LV3: Enhances combat skills and combat intuition, making the use of all mastered martial arts techniques more skillful and powerful. Allows the user to freely use any weapon to unleash different martial arts techniques. Requires 3 million Berries to unlock]

[LV4: Deep Fruit Development. During battle, you can gradually find weaknesses in your opponent's martial arts techniques. Attacking these weaknesses can 'break through' your opponent and cause greater damage by ignoring their defense. Requires 10 billion Berries to unlock.]

[LV5: Fruit Awakening - Unending Battle: 'Battle Marks' can be gradually generated during battle. The form of the Battle Marks can be controlled and they are indestructible. The longer the battle lasts, the more Battle Marks will be generated, up to a maximum of four. It requires 60 billion Berries to unlock.]

[Battle Seals can greatly enhance the user's all attributes and significantly reduce the effectiveness of similar attacks from enemies. When four Battle Seals are obtained, the user enters a 'Battle Stance,' where most enemy attacks become nullified, and the user's power reaches its limit. At this point, every attack from the user can achieve a 'breakthrough,' but it consumes a large amount of stamina.]

The Fight-Fight Fruit enhances one's intuition and the power of martial arts in battle, and can help in finding the enemy's weaknesses. It is a very practical combat-type Paramecia Devil Fruit.

Therefore, at this moment, Roy was quite satisfied.

"Pirate?"

When he mentioned this, Hans suddenly realized, "Oh right, those pirates on the island, and Golden Lion."

He had just woken up and was still quite groggy. He then heard about the fact that there were still residents on the island, which is why he only remembered this issue now.

But he stopped halfway through his sentence.

Because he had already realized that the collapsing floating island at that moment was enough to explain the Golden Lion's fate.

And if that's not enough...

"The Golden Lion is dead."

"As for those pirates, if they survive falling from a height of 10,000 meters while unconscious, then they're lucky."

Roy's calm words undoubtedly ignited the atmosphere on the deck. In fact, although Far and the others had woken up earlier, they were not entirely certain of the Golden Lion's fate.

Only when Roy confirmed it himself did they finally dare to believe it.

"That...that legendary 'Golden Lion'."

Even though they had fought the Golden Lion without fear of death.

But they also knew the meaning that the name represented.

A legend has come to an end.

More importantly
"."

At this moment, their gazes couldn't help but turn to Roy.

The latter remained calm, simply taking the black mane from his hand.

But they knew
The death of the Golden Lion signifies the beginning of a new legend.

And that new legend was unfolding before their very eyes.

"Boss, you...you're fucking amazing!"

Amid Hans's latest reckless remarks, cheers from the detained marines echoed through the air at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

"Boss! Long live the boss!" *N
Yes.

'The bounty for the twelve constellations has been updated' 'Black Xie slays the Golden Lion'—these explosive news items are destined to sweep across the entire ocean in the coming period of time.

However, before those news spread...
Another event that has been attracting the attention of the sea for a long time is now unfolding.

The Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Taya.

"Ahem, Dream Island. Has the location been confirmed?"

King Tayami III of the Kingdom of Tayami is coughing.

It wasn't because of illness, but simply because of old age.

This 98-year-old king, who has reigned for over 60 years, was already nearing death—as a member of the World Government, he was even unable to attend the last World Conference due to his advanced age.

It is said that the ministers within the kingdom have begun to discuss the selection of the next king in private, and almost everyone believes that the old king will not live past next year.

But obviously
The old king himself was unwilling to accept this outcome.

"Almost there—the 'Alliance' fleet has pinpointed its recent location, and the surrounding waters are completely blockaded."

His trusted ministers, who were beside him, said this.

"However, it is said that it would be extremely dangerous to land on that island with malicious intent, so the King of the Mogalo Kingdom has hired the 'Fanku Brothers,' the most famous professional assassins in his kingdom, as mercenaries. The Evor Kingdom has also hired 'Explosives Expert' Jet, in addition to 'Raider' Gene, and even the Don Quixote Family."

He kept talking.

These people are bounty hunters, assassins, fighters, or pirates—in short, they are all powerful figures with considerable fame in the Grand Line.

They were invited to the island by various kingdoms, the significance of which is self-evident.

Besides that.
"Kingdoms within the Grand Line have also dispatched large fleets there."

The minister was clearly very worried—his power was closely tied to that of the king, and if the king could not get what he wanted, he would soon lose power as well.

"Normal. Cough cough"

As the old king finished speaking, he began to cough incessantly—the handkerchief in his hand was almost stained with blood.

"The 'Alliance' was only formed temporarily to deal with the pressure from BIGMOM—that sea emperor has already declared that he will take over 'Fantasy Island' after this year's tea party, but cough cough, who would give up a treasure like the 'Fountain of Youth'?"

As he spoke in a low voice, he was referring to the most pressing issue on the high seas today.

'Neverland'.

The news about this legendary island, which is almost like a fairy tale, has now been almost completely confirmed.

Its fantastical creatures, fairies, and the legendary Fountain of Youth have made it one of the biggest attractions on the entire ocean.

The various kingdoms were also constantly investigating and tracking the relevant intelligence, each hoping to obtain the island's extravagant resources and wealth.

However, this situation changed not long ago.

The source of the matter is 'BIGMOM', one of the Four Emperors.

As is well known, this sea emperor loved to collect rare and precious creatures to expand her 'world'.

And naturally, the 'Neverland', with its countless legendary creatures, caught her attention.

"This island should rightfully belong to me!"

She made that announcement.

However, since her most important birthday tea party of the year was coming up soon, although Big Mom announced the ownership of the island, everyone knew that she would wait until after the tea party to look for the island.

Under normal circumstances, if an unclaimed island located in the Grand Line were claimed by one of the Four Emperors, almost no country would dare to risk offending the Four Emperors by forcibly occupying it.

This applies even to member states of the world government.

But clearly, Neverland is an exception.

After all, most people on this vast ocean yearn for immortality and eternal life.

So not long ago, the nations that coveted the Fountain of Youth and Dream Island formed a temporary 'alliance' to counter the pressure from Big Mom and try to seize Dream Island before the tea party.

In this way, the island involves more than just one or two countries, and more than just member states of the World Government—it can even have some confidence when facing BIGMOM.

But it's obvious.
Although these countries are nominally allied, they are unlikely to be truly of one mind.

The situation reported by the minister at this moment is clear evidence of this.

The search for Neverland went smoothly—even a constantly moving island would eventually be located by enough eyes and ears.

"Send mercenaries, pirates, and bounty hunters to take action. The first ones to reach Dream Island will naturally have the most 'Fountain of Youth'."

As King Tayami III spoke, a flush appeared on his face.

"That's all my spring water!"

Yes—even among all kings, he must have been one of the most thirsty for the Fountain of Youth.

He's getting old and dying.

But as long as he obtains that magical spring water, and there is enough of it, he can continue to live and even regain his youth.

He could wear his crown forever, and control everything in the kingdom forever—just thinking about it almost drove him mad.

Once you've tasted power, no one wants to let go.

Once you've experienced the taste of old age, no one wants to continue.

But it's a pity
Although the Kingdom of Taya is a member state of the World Government, its territory is not large and its resources are not abundant.

Like the Kingdom of Nismael, it prospered by engaging in trade with the mafia or other illegal forces as a member state of the World Government.

However, after a major upheaval a few years ago, its national strength declined sharply.

Moreover, due to its location in the South China Sea, it cannot interfere too much in matters concerning the Grand Line.

So even though he now knows that the kingdoms of the other Grand Lines are preparing to attack the Fountain of Youth, and have even dispatched mercenaries and fleets, there is nothing he can do.

If this continues unchecked, how much of the Fountain of Youth will he get in the future?

One drop? Or two drops?

But it is precisely at this moment
"His Majesty."

His minister pondered for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something.

"I think maybe we can release that person."

"that person?"

King Tayami III was taken aback upon hearing this, but he immediately realized who the other person was referring to.

That was a criminal imprisoned in the Kingdom of Taya.

It is also the culprit behind the decline of the Kingdom of Taya's national strength in recent years.

But
"If it's that person..."

At that moment, Tayami III was moved.

(End of this chapter)