One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 225 The First Duel Tournament in History!

Dream Island, Emerald Greenhouse.

"Hey, where's the jailer today?"

"Where's the big guy? Where's the unicorn? Where's the stinky flame?"

As the only prisoner currently in the jail, BABY5 is as bored as ever.

Of course, although nominally he is in prison.

But the prison in the Emerald Greenhouse, like the rest of Neverland, doesn't look so cold.

Surrounding BABY5 is a huge house made of vines.

Strange flowers bloom on the vines, and the vines themselves are not completely isolated from the outside world—there is even an exit not far away.

But BABY5 knew that she couldn't escape.

Because as soon as she gets close to the exit, the vines will naturally grow and extend, forcing her back.

Wearing a seastone bracelet on her wrist, she couldn't use her powers, so naturally she couldn't destroy the vines.

Even BABY5 understands that it's pointless not to restrict her abilities.

Because outside the prison, there are often mythical beasts acting as guards.

Of course, their guards are quite casual, and they often play and frolic with BABY5; they've all become very familiar with each other.

"If you don't come soon, I'm going to run away!"

BABY5 said this.

"Okay."

But at that very moment, a clear voice rang out: "There's a banquet outside today, and they've all gone to attend it."

With these words in mind, BABY5 saw the beautiful fairy lady.

Of course, BABY5 now knows the other party's other code name - the constellation 'Wei Yue Yan' in the Twelve Constellations.

At that moment, a small dog was following her.

BABY5 naturally knew that it was one of the strongest mythical beasts on the island, the beast master 'Yazi'.

"banquet?"

"Yes, we have a new Dream Racing King today. He successfully avoided the attacks of the mythical beasts on the road and achieved a perfect score. Everyone is very happy and celebrating."

Ke Li said with a smile.

"Wow, that sounds impressive. Which kid is it?"

BABY5 snorted after hearing this.

However, seeing that Ke Li hesitated for a while without answering, she listlessly leaned back and sat down against a warm vine: "Why aren't you going to the banquet? What are you doing here looking for me? Are you going to continue playing chess? Or are you going to chat?"

She tilted her head back, trying to appear uninterested.

But her hand had already pulled a black chess piece that emitted a dreamlike glow from her pocket.

To be honest, the little game called 'Dream Gomoku' that the other person taught her was quite fun, and even she could enjoy it.

"Let me tell you first, like I said before—if you want me to play or chat with you, that's fine, but don't even think about me betraying the young master."

"I'm here to let you go."

Before she could finish speaking, Ke Li interrupted her.

".ha?"

BABY5 was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ke Li with some disbelief: "What did you say?"

"It is Lord Wei Yang's order."

Ke Li smiled and said, "He said he has gotten the information he wanted and told me to let you go."

"What's the meaning!?"

Before she could finish speaking, she saw that BABY5's eyes were already red.

She pursed her lips, trying to make her words sound fierce: "You mean, I'm useless again?!"

Useless—that was the word she feared most being used to describe herself.

"Do not."

But upon hearing this, Ke Li shook her head solemnly.

Even with the fairy veil on her face, BABY5 could still sense the sincerity in her words: "It has nothing to do with that, it's just... I think we're friends now."

"So I'm relieved that you survived."

friend?

This word almost made BABY5 shudder.

"What kind of nonsense is that!?"

She gritted her teeth: "I'm the most skilled assassin in the Don Quixote family, not some friend of yours."

But after hearing this, Ke Li remained silent.

She just looked at BABY5.

Yes.

During the time that BABY5 was detained here, she was in charge of managing BABY5.

Previously, only mythical beasts existed on the island, and Wei Yang had been missing for a long time.

Therefore, Ke Li often chats with BABY5.

She wouldn't mention anything about the twelve zodiac signs, only telling anecdotes about Neverland.

BABY5 will not mention the secrets of the Don Quixote family.

The two maintained a tacit understanding and simply chatted.

So Ke Li already knew what kind of person BABY5 was.

This made Keli feel a pang of pity for her. She had also experienced the extreme malice of the world and suffered the torment of the Celestial Dragons.

But in those dark and hopeless years, she still had a glimmer of hope—the promise her brother had made to her.

It was by clinging to that hope that she managed to pull through.

But BABY5 is different.

She had no relatives and was abandoned by her mother when she was young.

Adopted by Doflamingo, she received assassin training from a young age—her life was twisted from the very beginning.

She is an assassin, but only because others want her to be an 'assassin'.

She is a person without a 'self'.

When Ke Li looks at BABY5, she often feels that she is looking at herself who has not been saved but has fallen into the abyss.

So, when Wei Yang indicated that he wanted to let BABY5 leave.

Ke Li was truly relieved.

As she spoke, Ke Li took out a key and unlocked BABY5's sea stone bracelet.

"."

Throughout the entire time, BABY5 glared fiercely at her.

But whether out of fear of Ya Zi or for some other reason, she ultimately did not make a move against Ke Li.

"You will regret this."

She gritted her teeth and said, "Once I return to the young master's side, I might turn against you all!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Ke Li say, "Don't do that."

"If that happens, you will really die."

As always, her words were sincere.

"Who will die? Young Master is the man who will become the Pirate King! In the end, you will be the only ones who lose!"

Hearing this, BABY5 was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

She rushed out of the prison.

But it was precisely at this moment.
"BABY5".

The call from behind, made her stop in her tracks.

"Hum-"

She turned around smugly: "Regret it now, huh? You really thought it over carefully, and you still don't dare let me leave, do you?"

"No, what I meant was, everyone's having a banquet, would you like to join us? You can leave after the banquet is over."

"."

BABY5 was furious: "Who wants to have a banquet with you enemies?"

She decided to stop listening to this guy and decisively rushed out of the Emerald Greenhouse.

She found the 'Rainbow Bridge' located on the south side of the island, used to descend to the sea—a temporary passage that Keli had told her about during their casual conversation.

And when she stepped onto the Rainbow Bridge and saw that the surrounding rainbow was indeed slowly 'descending' just as Keli had said.
"call!"

A cold sea breeze blew around, and BABY5 shivered a little.

"."

Her gaze drifted upwards to the vibrant, multicolored Dream Island, a place clearly bustling with activity.

For some reason, she felt a sense of loss at that moment.

"Don't think so much!"

But soon, she shook her head: "Young Master and the others must still be waiting for me. I need to go back quickly—first I need to transform into a paraglider, and then go to a nearby town to find a boat, hmm?"

She muttered to herself as she moved her body, and then she made an unexpected discovery.

At this moment, the 'Dream Black Chess' that she often used to play chess with Keli, which could split into countless pieces, was still in her hand.

"Who would want something like this?"

She raised her hand, intending to throw the chess piece away.

at the same time.

In the center of the Fairy Tale Forest in Dream Island, atop the ram's head statue.

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Wei Yang's gaze lingered on the departing BABY5, a thoughtful look flickering in his eyes beneath the mask.

In his hands, a newspaper was shining brightly under a rainbow of colors.

'The Whitebeard Pirates suffer losses again after many years, clashing with a rookie pirate crew from the New World?'

'The Twelve Zodiac Signs of the Monkey? The Grand Line Island "Little Garden" Disappears'

Even these two news items, which are related to the 'Twelve Constellations' and the 'Four Emperors' respectively, and would normally be enough to shake the seas, were not the main topic in this newspaper.

The vast majority of the newspaper's content, including the headline on the front page, was about that major news story that was shaking the seas.

Artificial Devil Fruits? Real or Fake?

The newspaper headline read as follows.

The newspaper's content was remarkably concise and to the point.

"King of Dressrosa, Donquixote Doflamingo, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, has announced that he will be holding the largest dueling tournament in history in Dressrosa and has invited all the strongest fighters in the world to participate."

"It is understood that the prize for this competition is not treasure, but a person."

According to Doflamingo, he is a genius researcher who has successfully created 'artificial Devil Fruits' and was once the number two in the SSG—his name is 'Caesar M. Clown'.

(End of this chapter)