One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 230 doesn't seem to be for today!

Today it is today.

The identities of the twelve zodiac signs remain a mystery.

However, information about their abilities already existed across the entire ocean.

Among them, the first of the twelve constellations to appear before the public, and also the first to cause a global sensation due to its mysterious assassination methods, is one of them.

The rat's ability to appear and disappear unpredictably is already well-known to the world.

So at this moment, the first thing I did upon seeing the man appear in front of me was...

Violet and King Riku naturally realized that the other party was the legendary Twelve Constellations.

"I am somewhat interested in the 'information' you two just mentioned."

Could you tell me the specifics?

At this moment, Zishu calmly looked at the father and daughter in front of him.

The two of them immediately realized what was happening.

Violet glanced at King Riku, who silently nodded.

As mentioned before, they possessed what they considered to be crucial intelligence—intelligence that they believed might be one of the sources of Doflamingo's current madness.

However, it is clear that neither King Riku nor Violet, with their strength and status, could stop Doflamingo and had to seek help from others.

In Dressrosa right now, both in terms of their behavior and their strength, the 'Twelve Constellations' are clearly the best people for them to share intelligence with.

"It is a royal private port managed by Doflamingo."

So at this moment, Violet also spoke in a deep voice.

That's right.

Like many other kingdoms, Dressrosa also has a 'Royal Port' exclusively for the king.

Doflamingo's dealings with the underworld, as well as his pirate ships, are all based in that port year-round.

Originally, Violet was not qualified to enter that port—only high-ranking members of the Don Quixote family were allowed in.

But
"Since one of the officers, BABY5, went missing recently while on a mission, I have temporarily taken her place and am working with her partner, Buffalo. We occasionally pass through the port."

"And not long ago, I saw a ship in the harbor."

Violet said in a deep voice, "That ship belongs to the World Government."

This is not surprising in itself—after all, as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, it is perfectly normal for Doflamingo to have contact with the World Government.

But the key is
"Doflamingo personally went to greet that ship, and I confirmed with my abilities—the people who disembarked from that ship..."

At this point, Violet also took a deep breath.

"They are Celestial Dragons."

She recalled the people she had seen—all of them wore the distinctive masks of the Celestial Dragons, but had unique markings on their bodies.

As a former princess of the kingdom, Violet had accompanied her father to the World Government Summit and had also witnessed the Celestial Dragons.

But compared to most of the Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land, those few people gave her a different feeling.

"Is this the logo?"

Upon hearing this, the rat smiled and gently reached out and made a gesture.

The next moment, the father and daughter saw a symbol appear out of thin air on the ground.

"That's right! That's it!"

Violet nodded immediately upon seeing the symbol.

She asked with some curiosity, "Do you know who they are?!"

"Ah, I'd say we've had dealings before."

The rat nodded.

However, he secretly confirmed some of his guesses.

However, he didn't reveal anything further to Violet afterwards.

He simply looked at the princess and said, "Speaking of your abilities, I happen to have a favor to ask of Your Highness."

he said softly.

"If it's convenient for you, I'd like to ask you to come with me."

Violet was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Take a trip?"

She was somewhat surprised that the Rat would make such a request.

"Yes."

Zishu smiled and nodded: "I need to go to the palace to check on some things. Perhaps I'll need you to 'see' some things for me."

Upon hearing this, Violet felt a chill run down her spine.

She is a person with eyesight who ate the Stare-Stare Fruit, and has the ability to see through other people's thoughts with her eyes.

And it's quite clear—the rat not only knows her abilities, but more importantly...
"The palace?"

"But all the Don Quixote family officials have been summoned to the palace today."

She was instinctively afraid—her experiences over the years had made her well aware of just how powerful the Don Quixote family's executives were.

Once they discover it, the consequences...
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Upon thinking of this, Violet subconsciously glanced at the rat.

She suddenly realized—she seemed to have misunderstood.

The Don Quixote family's officers are indeed very strong.

But compared to the one in front of him, he seems to be nothing special.

so.
"I am willing."

After a brief hesitation, she nodded and said in a deep voice.

“Violet.”

At this moment, King Riku frowned.

"Father."

But his daughter interrupted him: "You are the king, you must stand with the people."

"Then, as a princess, I should do something."

As Violet spoke, she put her hair up in a bun.

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Seeing his daughter's serious expression, King Riku was speechless.

“A wise choice.”

The rat smiled and nodded, then casually made a slash in the air.

"Then—please proceed."

The next moment, a spatial portal appeared silently.

He bowed in greeting, and Violet stepped inside.

A moment later, the door closed.

King Riku looked at the spot where his daughter had disappeared and took a deep breath.

The Twelve Zodiac Signs

He murmured the name softly.

Despite the fact that the other party is described by the World Government as an 'extremely evil organization'.

But there is no doubt about it.

Having lost his throne due to persecution by the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and upon learning that today's events were likely related to the Celestial Dragons, King Riku disbelieved the World Government's words in the slightest.

He only believes what he sees with his own eyes.

And at this moment.
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His gaze was fixed on the distant Shenhou, which continued to appear, and on the incarnations that were still saving the people.

So he bowed deeply to the air.

"As a king, it is truly shameful to say such a thing."

"But the fate of this country is in your hands!"

"If you can save this country, then in the future—the Riku family of Dressrosa will repay you with everything they have!"

The words fell.

King Riku pulled down his helmet without hesitation.

"Now."

"Gladiator 'Rickie' is heading to the battlefield."

He turned around, leaped off the cliff, and headed towards the fleeing civilians and the remaining pirates.

"Intruder, face me!"

at the same time.

Duel Arena, towards Gate 4.

"boom!"

The massive air cannon blasted the enemy in front of it away.

A tall, burly man casually withdrew his hand and rushed towards Gate 5.

"It's 'balloon vendor' Assoriah."

"Why is he heading towards Gate 5? Isn't that the direction where the Twelve Constellations are located?"

"Who knows? He had already defeated most of the enemies, and he was the strongest near Gate 4."

"Could it be that he wants to challenge the Twelve Constellations! It's said that he's a Logia-type 'Ki-Ki Fruit' user, and he even survived the Whitebeard Pirates and killed one of Whitebeard's crew members!"

People around them quickly moved aside, whispering amongst themselves.

But at this moment.
"Thief hahahaha!"

The burly man named Assoriya let out a strange laugh.

'What a coincidence! The twelve zodiac signs are actually on this island. Once I find them, my plan will have taken a crucial step forward.'

'Just go again then. Hmm?'

He pondered this in his heart.

However, if anyone familiar with the 'balloon vendor' Assoria were here, they would surely notice that his tone of voice, manner of speaking, and even his laughter, were completely unlike the gloomy Assoria himself.

But just as he was heading toward Gate 5, he seemed to suddenly see something.

He raised his head and looked up at the sky.

At this moment, above the birdcage in the sky...

Another beam of light crashed down from above.

It easily passed through the 'birdcage' and flew into Dressrosa—and upon closer inspection, one would find that it was a cluster of green and gold intertwined, like a vibrant flame.

"That is."

So Assori stopped in his tracks.

His expression kept changing, and then...
"Thief hahahaha!"

He let out a low, gloomy laugh: "So you've come to see me. Looks like it's not today."

He glanced regretfully in the direction of Gate 5.

then
"boom!"

He raised his hand and beckoned, and a pirate next to him, accompanied by a cry of surprise, was pulled by the surrounding air and flew directly in front of him.

"Spare me!"

The pirate uttered difficult words.

But Assori ignored his words and simply stretched out his hand.

"laugh!"

The next moment, some invisible, dark object silently pierced the other person's body in a corner where no one was paying attention.

"boom!"

A moment later, Assoria tossed his hand, and the pirate was thrown out and crashed heavily to the ground.

"How brutal!"

"Hey, that guy didn't provoke Assoria at all, did he?"

Seeing this, the pirates nearby couldn't help but retreat a considerable distance—this guy's ability was too dangerous.

But
"Ok?"

The next moment, they saw Assori shake his head.

His breath seemed to suddenly wane.

Why am I here? Shouldn't I be heading to Gate Four?

The burly man muttered under his breath, "Right, it seems like I suddenly wanted to challenge Shen Hou to a duel—I must have lost my mind, why would I go and challenge that kind of guy?"

"And haha. My body hurts so much. Is it because the wound from the fight with that guy from the Whitebeard Pirates has reopened? It didn't hurt before."

"Never mind, let's go to the dueling arena."

He exhaled, muttered something to himself, turned around, and headed towards Gate 4 of the dueling arena.

This scene left everyone around them completely bewildered.

What's going on with this guy?

Weren't we supposed to go to Gate 5? Why did you suddenly change your mind?
And it was precisely in this brief moment when everyone was stunned that...

No one noticed that the pirate who had been thrown away was now slowly and shakily standing up.

"Ouch, that hurts. I didn't die?"

He looked at his blood-covered body, but was surprised to find that not only did he not feel any pain, but his body seemed to be healing.

"Is that Assori just a figurehead?"

He had some doubts.

But soon enough, he shook his head.

"Never mind, let's get to the dueling arena right now."

As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly heard another voice seemingly emerging from his heart.

"No—there are so many powerful people here. Even if I go to the dueling arena, I won't be able to complete the captain's mission. I should hide first and save my life."

"Yes, that's right. Getting out of here is the most important thing. Everything else can be dealt with later, hahaha!"

He chuckled softly as he thought this.

But the next moment, he realized something was wrong: "When did I start laughing like that?"

But after a moment, the thought disappeared.

"Who cares—it's just really cool to laugh like that."

"Hahaha!"

(End of this chapter)