One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 196 Joy Boy's Knot

"Bulu Bulu!" "Bulu Bulu!"

On the deck of the Black Loyal.

The Den Den Mushi kept ringing from Roy's hands.

then
"Click."

It was disconnected by the person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

Roy's expression was rather unpleasant.

The origin of the Den Den Mushi in his hand was simple—it was a communication Den Den Mushi left for Roy by Zephyr and Binz before they formed the 'Pirate Guerrilla Team' and left.

Roy would occasionally use this Den Den Mushi to contact Binz and the others, in order to learn about the situation of the pirate guerrillas.

But now, the Den Den Mushi can't be reached.

Roy certainly understood the significance of it.

"Professor Zephyr, and Binzian. They're such a handful!"

He gritted his teeth and gave a cold laugh.

Having spent so much time with Zephyr and Binz, he could naturally guess what these guys were thinking.

The incident in which Edward Weebull attacked the recruit training ship was a nightmare they could never shake off for the rest of their lives.

From the moment they formed their pirate guerrilla crew, they were prepared—even if they were no longer part of the 'Navy,' even if they defied the rules of the world, they would still take down that guy.

Therefore, they would never allow the other to become a Shichibukai.

Even if it means going against the will of the world government and becoming an enemy of the world, it is still the same.
Roy was 100% certain that Zephyr and the others were still hunting Weevil, and might even already be fighting him.

There's only one reason why they're not answering the phone right now.
They didn't want to drag Roy down.

They were already aware of their fate.

But Roy is different—he is the successor chosen by Zephyr, his disciple, and the banner and legend of the new era of the Navy.

But obviously
"Who do those bastards think I am?!"

Roy could not accept this absurd reason.

"Did you think that would leave me helpless?"

As he spoke, he took a slip of paper out of his pocket.

"Fal—head to the North Sea, near these coordinates!"

Roy casually tossed the note to Far, who was in charge of steering the ship.

These were the sea coordinates that the World Government had provided when Kuma answered the Den Den Mushi on Egghead Island—he was certain that Edward Weevil was in the vicinity.

"These coordinates."

"Hmm? Boss, this is the sea area near the Kingdom of Rubenir?"

Far took the note, then pulled out a nautical chart from his stomach and drew a conclusion by comparing it with the chart.

"The Kingdom of Rubenir?"

Roy frowned.

"Hmm—it's one of the World Government's member states in the North Blue, and the hometown of Noland, the Liar."

At this point, Far's expression became somewhat strange: "Moreover, I recently saw the news—it seems that the next target of the ship of the 'Special Envoy of Various Countries' dispatched by the World Government in the North Sea is this country."

"Special envoys from various countries?"

Upon hearing this, Roy raised an eyebrow.

He knew, of course, that the so-called special envoys to inspect various countries were the Celestial Dragons who had been dispatched by the World Government to inspect various member states of the World Government and search for traces of the Twelve Constellations.

In the initial four seas and Paradise, where the World Government wields great power, each has a special envoy who tours the various member states.

In the member states of the New World, there are as many as three special envoys.

"Edward Weevil's coordinates are in the Kingdom of Lubnir, and the special envoy from various countries happens to be in the nearby sea."

Roy murmured to himself.

He had already sensed the presence of a conspiracy.

of course.

With Edward Weebull's mind, the word "conspiracy" was practically irrelevant to him.

so.
"Is it Baggins Stussy?"

Roy murmured to himself.

Then, without hesitation, he waved his hand and said, "Then let's go to the Kingdom of Lubnir."

"I remember that when we fixed 'Black Loyalty' this time, we already had SSG add the ability to change and intercept Den Den Mushi channels?"

"Yes."

"Full power activation, scan all public channels of the World Government and Navy in that vicinity."

After Far nodded in agreement, Roy stepped into his cabin and said, "Be on watch tonight—don't let anyone disturb me before we reach the North Sea."

His words were utterly serious.

"Yes!"*N
Far, Hans, and the others did not know what Lloyd was going to do.

However, they could tell from Roy's tone and expression that what their leader was about to do was very important. Just as mentioned before.

They won't hold us back in crucial moments.

So Roy turned and went into the captain's cabin.

"Buzz!"

The illusion created by the mirage fruit reappeared in the captain's cabin.

The portal opened silently.

Roy took a step and entered the alternate dimension once again.

Then, his movements did not stop at all.

He raised his hand, and something appeared in his hand.

It was a rather large rope, bound in knots.

At this moment, Roy's actions were more cautious than ever before.

Because he was well aware of the power contained within the knot in his hand.

Yes—this knot is exactly what he had asked Vegapunk for.

It is a knot that Joy Boy placed inside his friend, the robot Emmett, and bound together using technology from the ancient kingdom.

Similar knots have almost been lost to time—only in special places like the Sky Island have researchers discovered similar 'wind knots'.

The difference is that the effect of Wind Knot is to summon a gust of wind.

The knot in Roy's hand at this moment is a 'domineering knot'.

Within the knot, there is stored Joy Boy's maximum level of Conqueror's Haki!
The reason why Roy removed it from Emmett's body is self-evident.

"The stronger the Conqueror's Haki I collide with, the stronger my Conqueror's Haki will become."

And Roy knew very well.

Looking at the history of this world.

That Joey Boy might also be one of the 'strongest'.

In the original work, the Haki within this knot was released so powerfully that it knocked the Five Elders back to their original forms, and even Im seemed to be injured as a result.

Therefore, Roy was extremely cautious about this.

Of course.

As Shiki previously stated, to awaken Conqueror's Haki, one must essentially collide one's own soul with the aura of the Conqueror's Haki's master.

Therefore, Roy did not intend to simply untie the knot.

Just the opposite
"If you want to truly feel Joy Boy's dominance, then—I just need to become a part of 'it'."

After taking a deep breath, Roy slowly closed his eyes.

next moment.
"Buzz!"

His soul slowly surged out from within his body at that moment.

Then, his soul slowly entered the knot in front of him.

[Netherworld Fruit LV5 - Allows the user to astral project their soul into an object, temporarily transforming into a 'Homie' and gaining complete control over that object.]

And so, in the space of a breath.

The knot then opened its eyes.

"How strange!"

"Knot Homitz Loy muttered to himself."

He could feel that he had transformed into this knot, and could sense everything that existed within it.

"Then, let's get started."

But the next moment, Roy took control of his body without hesitation.

He slowly untied the knot.

"Buzz!"

As the first knot of the rope was untied, Roy felt a certain power begin to surge from within him.

That was an overwhelming and domineering aura.

But Roy wasn't surprised at all, and continued to untie the knot.

"Buzz!"

When the second knot was untied, Roy felt as if his soul was beginning to collide with that invisible, domineering aura.

He even began to feel his body becoming somewhat out of control—the restraining effect of domineering aura on abilities was clearly effective for him as a 'Homie' at this moment.

However, Roy remained calm.

He silently regained control of his 'body' and untied the final knot.

“Come on, Joy Boy.”

"Let me see your 'spirit'!"

(End of this chapter)