One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 146 Aramaki and Fujitora, a meteorite falls from the sky!

"Hey, who is that guy?!"

"Are those flowers on his back?"

At this moment, outside the Fairy Tale Forest.

The survivors, who had finally escaped from that nightmarish forest, watched the figure slowly descend from the sky.

That's a man.

He was tall and strong, with high eyebrows, thick lips, and dark green curly hair.

He was wearing sunglasses, smoking a cigarette, shirtless, with a knife at his waist, and four characters tattooed on the left side of his body.

[In the Heart of Death River].

"clatter!"

At that moment, his body slowly fell to the ground.

Only then did everyone realize that the spinning flower behind him was indeed a flower—and as he landed, the flower withered and shattered, turning into dust.

"Ability user!?"

They immediately realized that the other party must be a person with superpowers.

And at this time.
"Oh, we've arrived—the long-awaited sunshine is wonderful."

They noticed, however, that the man was holding a miniature Den Den Mushi in his hand and was speaking into it while smoking a cigarette.

"Ahem. As long as you help me seize the Fountain of Youth, the Wilderness."

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, an old voice came through: "I will forgive you for the crimes of killing so many people, ruining the businesses of the country's important business partners, and causing the country's decline."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, the man, who seemed to be named 'Wild Wood,' uttered a displeased tone: 'Human life? Business partner?'

"Hey, Your Majesty, you must have made a mistake."

He sneered, "How can stepping on a few insects from non-member states be considered a sin? They're not even 'human'."

"To be honest, I only went to prison voluntarily because that matter involved the Celestial Dragons. Don't get that wrong!"

As he spoke, he casually moved his body: "As for the Fountain of Youth—I can indeed give you a portion, after all, you are also the king of a member state of the World Government."

"However, most of it will definitely be given to the most noble members of the Celestial Dragons to possess the most precious 'resources,' which is the proper order of this world."

As he was speaking, he hung up the Den Den Mushi without paying attention to the voice on the other end saying, "Aramaku, you..."

His gaze swept over the group of survivors who had escaped from the forest in front of him.

"As for you."

He spoke calmly.

As the words fell.

Almost all the survivors could clearly sense the terrifying killing intent emanating from them.

"Watch out, this guy isn't friendly!"

They were naturally aware of this.

"Take care of him first! Then escape this island—otherwise, that thing in the forest might come out again at any time!"

Fan Ku, who had the most fiery temper, let out a loud shout and charged at his opponent with a punch in hand.

And it wasn't just him; the other survivors also charged at the enemy at that moment.

But at this moment.
"wrong."

Only BABY5's expression seemed somewhat stiff at this moment.

"Wildgrass... I think I've heard that name before."

She had even forgotten her mother's catchphrase, and was only muttering it to herself at the moment.

She tried hard to recall where she had heard the name before.

"Young Master, it must have been you who mentioned it."

As a maid and assassin in the Don Quixote household, she had seen a lot of information.

Therefore, she was quite certain that if anything could leave an impression on her mind, it would most likely be the young master 'Doflamingo' who had raised her since childhood.

Once she had confirmed this, she quickly recalled it.

That was a conversation from a few years ago.

"Fufufufufu, really, there are incredible monsters hiding everywhere."

At that time, Doflamingo, who had not yet become the king of Dressrosa and was merely a 'pirate,' once made such a remark while looking at a newspaper.

"Young Master? What kind of monster is it? Is it an enemy?"

At the time, BABY5 was naturally curious and asked the question.

"Fufufu is a police officer in the Kingdom of Taya."

Doflamingo said this.

"The Kingdom of Taya? I remember that country. It seems to have some cooperation with us? It's not exactly a powerful nation?"

"Yes—precisely because we are not strong, we need more help from the 'underworld'."

Doflamingo casually remarked, "Slave trade, arms trade, organ trafficking. The world's most lucrative industries all need a 'protective umbrella,' and the Kingdom of Taya, as one of its member states, can play that role."

Baby5 didn't understand this sentence back then, but she does now.

Why do so many countries aspire to become members of a world government?

It's not just because being a member state deters most pirates from harassing and plundering.

More importantly, the status of a member state itself is a source of interest!

Countless black market transactions in this world need to "source" their goods from non-member countries of the World Government—arms, war, people, organs. Non-member countries are the "hunting grounds" for criminals in the underworld.

Once they have the goods, they need a 'protective umbrella' if they want to sell them.

The status of a member state serves as a protective umbrella—by using it as an intermediary platform for trade, the world government will not interfere.

Countries like the Kingdom of Taya can leverage their status as member states to collaborate with numerous dark organizations, maintaining their national strength and reaping enormous profits.

From 'the hunted' to 'the hunter'.

From a 'loser' to a 'beneficiary'.

This is why countless countries are eager to join the world government.

But
"What this guy did must have enraged his king to no end."

"Members of the underground organization, plus the slaves sold, including rare race goods ordered by the Celestial Dragons. Fufufu, I can't believe he dared to do that."

At that time, Doflamingo showed the newspaper to BABY5.

At that moment, BABY5 also recalled the images in the newspaper.

"Wait, don't go up there, this guy is..."

She wanted to speak.

But, it's too late.

The man named Aramu took the cigarette out of his mouth and threw it on the ground.

He lifted his foot and crushed it.

Or perhaps—what he crushed wasn't a cigarette butt at all.

then
From his feet, things begin to sprout.

"Click!" "Click!" "Click!"

Those are the plant's root system.

They grow continuously from the base of the wild pasture, giving rise to vines, branches, and leaves.

It's as if a vast forest lies hidden beneath the wild pastures.

"Again?"

This scene instilled an almost instinctive horror in all the survivors.

First there was that terrifying 'Fairy Tale Forest,' and now what kind of forest is this?
The next moment, they heard the answer.

“Forbidden and stern.”

"Hiss!" *N
In an instant, countless branches pierced through everyone around them—even Bobby Van Cleef, whose physique was naturally as strong as a monster, was unable to put up an effective resistance.

"Uh uh uh!"

"what!"

The intense pain caused them to let out piercing screams. But after a moment, the screams gradually subsided, like the flickering light of a cigarette butt.

Fanku, Jet, and the other powerful figures invited by various kingdoms—their skin was visibly shriveling at an alarming rate.

Their once full cheeks suddenly became sunken, and their eye sockets became deep-set.

"Ho ho."

Their mouths may have been pleading for mercy, or they may have been roaring in anger—but at this moment they were powerless.

In a short period of time, they had turned into mummies, their skin clinging to their bones and tightly wrapped in clothes.

And correspondingly.

The branches that pierced them grew even thicker.

"Assassins, bounty hunters, pirates—the trash who try to steal precious treasures for others, are best suited to be nourishment for nature."

Beneath the countless rolled-up corpses, Huang Mu's expression remained calm.

Then, he slowly walked forward with his hands in his pockets.

"Haha. Just as I expected."

Upon seeing this, BABY5 tensed up to the extreme.

The stunning scene formed by the corpse and the tree was exactly the same as the image she remembered seeing in the newspaper.

[Major Event in the Kingdom of Taya: 3,300 People Die]

That report, which had only briefly appeared in the newspapers before being deliberately erased by the underworld.

That was an underground dark organization from various non-member countries of the world government that had dealings with the Kingdom of Taya.

Including the slaves they captured and transported, along with their members, a total of three thousand three hundred people—all of them were turned into 'nutrients for the trees' by the man in front of them on that day.

The only survivors were some members from member states of the World Government and some female slaves.

He was imprisoned for this.

This event had a huge impact, and the entity known as 'Wild Shepherd' became famous as a result.

And now, BABY5 is facing such a man directly.

This made her almost smell death.

Not to mention that her injuries were quite serious, even if she were at her peak, she would have no chance of winning—she knew this very well.

"Woman, you'd better not lay a hand on me."

But the next moment, she heard Huang Mu say such a thing.

Then, he walked straight past BABY5.

"Otherwise, you will no longer be 'Doflamingo's property,' but 'the enemy.'"

"."

BABY5 was taken aback upon hearing this and instinctively stopped preparing to attack.

Ownership?

"What...what do you mean?!"

She didn't know where she got the courage, but she clearly asked loudly at that moment.

"What kind of term is 'ownership'—you idiot."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Mu turned around and pulled down his sunglasses.

"Is that even a question?"

BABY5 saw the other person's eyes behind their sunglasses.

"Wild animals fight for mating rights, and only the strong have the right to take them—the same is true for humans."

“Beautiful females are like money, a precious resource, the ‘property’ of the strong and noble.”

There was no emotion in those eyes.

“I’ve seen you in the intelligence. You are a maid of the Donquixote Family, the property of ‘Heavenly Demon’—while he is the King of Dressrosa, a Shichibukai chosen by the government, and a part of ‘Order’.”

"I will not destroy or steal his property; that would be impolite."

That was his true thought: "This is the rule of nature—I have always respected nature, so I also respect your 'value'."

BABY5 understood—the fact that the other party did not kill those female slaves in the news, and that they are not attacking her now, is not out of pity.

Rather, he never considered them as 'human beings' from the very beginning!
No, upon closer examination, the reason why the other party attacked those underground dark organizations might be quite simple—it wasn't for reasons of justice or anything like that; he simply believed that those underground dark organization members weren't members of the 'World Government' and therefore had no right to seize resources!
"monster"

Then, BABY5 realized—the guy in front of her was a monster just like her young master.

Not only is he a monster in terms of strength, but his heart is also twisted!

But at this moment, Huang Mu ignored her.

"Run away, woman—I still need to get the Fountain of Youth. But what's with this forest? My powers are ineffective against it?"

He clicked his tongue twice: "It's clearly a tree, but it doesn't belong to 'nature'? What a precious thing. It would be quite nice to offer it to the Celestial Dragons along with the island."

"you."

At that moment, BABY5 gritted her teeth and raised her hand.

"Crack!"

She didn't know why she was so angry.

But she knew
“I’m not anyone’s property—you tree bastard!”

As soon as she finished speaking, her hand transformed into the shape of a cannon.

Sensing the killing intent emanating from behind, Huang Mu turned around: "What a stupid woman. Hmm?"

Before he could finish speaking, his expression changed drastically.

next moment.
"Buzz!"

A powerful gravitational force suddenly struck, causing the earth to crack instantly.

"This is."

Huang Mu's expression turned solemn—because at this moment, even his body was unable to move due to the intense gravity.

And then, in an instant...

He heard the sound of wooden clogs coming from behind him.

"I believe there are two things you have said that are incorrect."

A calm voice came from the side, and Huang Mu saw a figure walking out from the side.

Although the blindness has been cleared, he still holds the staff and knife.

Although the shackles have been removed, they still cling to their true nature.

That figure was none other than Yi Xiao!
"Firstly, I believe that no one in the world can treat others as commodities. If someone does, they will eventually be treated as commodities themselves. Your words are truly unpleasant."

"On the contrary, this young lady, though an intruder, has courage that I admire."

He stepped out slowly.

His sharp, tiger-like eyes looked at Huang Mu.

At the same time, the strong repulsive force had already sent BABY5 flying a great distance.

"Secondly, the owner of this island and this forest is my benefactor and friend."

"Your Excellency intends to offer this island and forest to the Celestial Dragons—such a thing..."

So much for the words.

"Click."

Huang Mu then heard the sound of a blade returning to its sheath.

And
"boom!"

The enormous roar came from above his head.

He slowly raised his head against the intense gravity.

then
Then he saw the huge meteorite falling from the sky.

And then, a calm yet solemn voice suddenly came to his ear.

"I will not stand idly by."

(End of this chapter)