Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

"Haha, you really are a sentimental person."

"Excellent."

The blond Five Elders were getting restless. These two were going off on a tangent. They hadn't invited Uchiha Chika here for a tea party.

So he directly interrupted Chiga's awkward conversation with the Five Elders in kimonos.

"Uchiha Chiga, is the Op-Op Fruit with Kaido? Our intelligence team has investigated, but we haven't received any information about the Op-Op Fruit from Kaido!"

Faced with the questioning from the blond Five Elders, Chiga shrugged and feigned confusion, saying...

"I don't know about that. Kaido did steal the Op-Op Fruit that day, and the soldiers on the five warships all witnessed it."

"You were mainly in charge of escorting the fruits of that surgery. Shouldn't you have done something about it?"

"I really don't know. Does this mean I have to go and fight Kaido?"

The blond Five Elders were really angered by Chiga's attitude and were about to lose their temper again, but were stopped once again by a look from the black-hatted Five Elders next to them.

He also realized that he had lost his composure a few times today, because of Chiga, he really hated hearing the words "Uchiha" now.

After stopping the blond-haired one, the five elders in black caps looked at Chiga and calmly said,

"Uchiha Chika, we need you to go to Onigashima to gather some information about the Op-Op Fruit. I believe that with your strength, it shouldn't be difficult for you to do this."

Sending him to Onigashima to gather intelligence? Chiga figured this guy really wanted him to fight Kaido; he just wanted to test Chiga's strength through Kaido.

Fine, I'll go then. Whether I fight Kaido or not is irrelevant; the main reason I'm going there is because I have important business to attend to.

Chapter 118 Peeping from Among the Flowers

Having finished explaining things, Chiga didn't stay in the room any longer. It was better to go find Charlia and enjoy the extravagant life of the Celestial Dragons than to feign politeness with these people.

After Chiga left, the blond Five Elders, their faces filled with anger, spoke loudly.

"As you've all seen, this Uchiha Chika is a difficult person to control. Are we just going to let him stay comfortably in the Navy like this?"

The five elders with long beards and those with birthmarks, who hadn't said much until now, nodded in agreement.

Chiga's attitude just now made it very clear that he had absolutely no respect for the World Government.

The five elders in white kimonos and the five elders in black flat caps exchanged a glance, and finally, the five elders in white kimonos spoke slowly.

"Regarding Uchiha Chika, it's best if we don't do anything to him before Lord Im gives clear instructions. Sending him to Onigashima this time was already our own decision."

The Five Elders didn't see anything wrong with the birthmark and simply said...

"This is understandable. Everyone knows the importance of the Operation Fruit, and it must be in the hands of the World Government!"

The blond-haired, long-bearded Five Elders also agreed.

“Indeed, this Uchiha Chika has been collecting powerful Devil Fruits. I don’t believe he wouldn’t be tempted by the Op-Op Fruit.”

"He might have already eaten the Op-Op Fruit. His abilities are endless. That Kaido might very well be a fake!"

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the five elders in black flat caps looked rather grim.

It's extremely rare for the five of them to have a dispute, and I never expected that Uchiha Chika would cause such a commotion.

However, he still supports the Five Elders in white kimonos, and Im's will must not be disobeyed.

Thinking of this, the five elders in black flat caps said in a deep voice,

"Enough! If you really want to do something to Uchiha Chika, you might as well go and tell Lord Im directly!"

Seeing that the Five Elders in flat caps had brought up Im again, the blond Five Elders were somewhat displeased.

"Stop bringing up Lord Im. Have you become Lord Im's spokesperson?!"

Before the Five Elders in the Flat-Hat could even get angry, the blond Five Elder's expression suddenly turned painful. He collapsed onto the sofa and started rolling around in a disgraceful manner.

This situation startled the other four, but they quickly realized that it must be Lord Im's punishment.

It seems that Lord Im is already dissatisfied with their behavior.

Seeing the blond Five Elders still writhing in pain on the sofa, the other four quickly got up, knelt on the floor, and shouted,

"Lord Im, we have overstepped our bounds. Please have mercy and spare him this time!"

It must be said that they were more united than ever before at this time.

Because no one can guarantee that something like this will happen to them again, protecting the blond Five Elders now is protecting their future selves.

After the four finished speaking, the five golden-haired elders' pain did not stop immediately, but continued for quite a while before gradually subsiding.

At this moment, the blond Five Elders were already deathly pale and his whole body was trembling, but he still managed to sit up from the sofa and kneel on the ground with the others, repeatedly saying sorry.

Seeing their colleague's miserable state, the other four also looked grim, but this was the consequence of disobeying Lord Im.

They all knew in their hearts that, despite being the supreme leaders of the World Government on the surface, in front of Lord Im, they were nothing more than five loyal dogs.

If one day they are disliked by Im, their fate will be no better than that of the domesticated slaves.

The five elders remained kneeling on the ground, none daring to rise, until a cold voice simultaneously echoed in their minds.

"Don't interfere in Uchiha Chika's affairs anymore. I have my own plans for him."

Upon hearing this, the five elders felt as if they had been granted a pardon. They kowtowed several times before slowly getting up from the ground.

The five elders in white kimonos glanced at the blond five elders who were still recovering from the pain, and said indifferently,

"Do you understand what Lord Im means now?"

The blond Five Elders, pale-faced, dared not harbor any further resentment at the clearly sarcastic remark, and simply nodded.

The other three were even more obedient, especially the Five Elders with the birthmark and the Five Elders with the long beard.

They were quite audacious just now. It's already a miracle that Lord Im didn't punish them this time. How could they dare to utter another fart?

Just thinking about Uchiha Chika, the "culprit" in this incident, only intensified their hatred. But the stronger this hatred became, the more distressed they felt.

It's as painful as knowing a child isn't your own but still having to feed them.

Mary Geoise, among the flowers

On the three high platforms, a tall, slender, human-shaped figure sat atop them.

All that could be seen were his eyes, with red pupils and two black ripples around them.

This dark figure is Im, the true ruler of the World Government.

If Chiga were here, he would definitely be puzzled by Im's eyes, because in his memory Im's eyes should be golden. When did they turn into this red color like the Sharingan?

(Actually, Chiga was misled by information online when he was on Earth; he hadn't seen this part of the plot when he traveled to another world. Im's golden eyes are something some fans imagined; the latest episode shows a close-up of Im's eyes, and they are indeed red.)

Im's entire body was shrouded in shadow, making it impossible to discern his exact features.

He stared at the empty hall, seemingly talking to himself.

"A bunch of meddlesome good-for-nothings. Compared to Uchiha Chika, you are worthless."

He had just given that blond Five Elders a painful lesson from afar. If that guy dares to cause trouble again, then someone else will take his place next time.

After saying that, Im shook his head again and continued,

"Are you so confident that you can control this Uchiha Chika? Although I've never heard of the Uchiha clan, just by looking at those eyes, there's a high chance he's from the same place as me. Do you know what that means?"

This time, Im's tone was very strange, quite different from his tone in the previous sentence, and it sounded like it wasn't spoken by the same person at all.

Sure enough, after saying that, Im's body suddenly began to tremble, and this time his tone became gritted and resolute.

"It's none of your business what I do. You're just a useless piece of trash clinging to life inside me!"

"Heh, if I'm trash, then what are you? Without me, you'd just be an appendage to that Joey Boy."

These words clearly struck a nerve with Im, and a strange red light flashed in his eyes. Gradually, Im's trembling body calmed down.

He was breathing heavily when he said fiercely,

"In the end, we are all traitors, but the difference is that I succeeded, while you will only become a stepping stone on my path of evolution!"

Chapter 119 The Trip to Mary Geoise Ends

Among the flowers, Im used some means to suppress another consciousness and then fell silent. His figure gradually blurred and eventually disappeared from the throne.

However, what he didn't know was that as his eyes lit up red, a purple light also flashed in Chika's eyes, who was standing next to Charlia.

Chiga seemed to sense something and turned to look in one direction. Charlia, who was beside her, noticed that Chiga, who had been talking to her, suddenly stopped looking at her and couldn't help but ask...

"Chiga, where are you looking?"

Qianhe shook his head and said with a smile,

"It's nothing, I just felt it was time to go."

"Huh? You're leaving already? Why can't you stay a few more days? I wanted to take you to see the slaves' performance!"

"I still have a mission to complete. As for the slaves you mentioned, I think you should give up this perverse hobby as soon as possible."

"I just enjoy watching them fight. And don't worry, the slaves I buy are all pirates. You're a Marine, after all. I understand."

"You're quite sensible. Alright, I really have to go now. I'll take you to Chambord Island next time."

"Okay... then you'd better keep your word!"

Charlia was genuinely afraid that once Chiga returned, he would revert to his previous attitude towards her, ignoring her letters and Den Den Mushi.

Before, she knew that Qianhe wasn't particularly interested in her, but after spending the last two days together, especially that night, she finally got a taste of sweetness.

If Chiga treats her the same way as before, she will find it hard to accept.

Charlia secretly decided that if Chiga still ignored her, she would personally go to the Marine Headquarters to find him and ask him why he was being so heartless!

Thinking of this, Charlia couldn't help but smile, and that smug feeling of wanting to punch her returned.

Sure enough, when Qianhe saw her like this, he couldn't help but flick her forehead, bringing her back to reality.

After being hit like that, Charlia didn't dare to put on any airs anymore. In front of Chiga, she knew that her Celestial Dragon identity was useless and would only arouse his disgust.

Moreover, she herself didn't like to mix anything else into her relationship with Chiga.

She finds this relationship very interesting; it's an experience she's never had before in her life, and she's enjoying it.

Seeing how well-behaved Charlia was even after being hit, Chiga felt a little embarrassed.