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Gion then gave Wood a rather detailed account of the mission he was to undertake, as well as the people who would assist him in completing it.

When Wood heard Gion mention the mission, he immediately wore a bitter expression on his face.

"That old bastard, Marshal Zhan Guo, has once again assigned me to carry out this dangerous and difficult mission."

I've been a vice admiral for so long, and only a handful of people know about it. Not only have I never received a salary, but headquarters also owes me a lot of money for goods.

Now they're sending me on such a dangerous mission again! Doesn't that old bastard Sengoku have any conscience?!

The mission Gion mentioned wasn't actually that dangerous, but it was anything but simple.

Charlotte Linlin, one of the "Four Emperors," also known as Big Mom, is planning to hold a tea party.

Wood's mission was to go to Big Mom's tea party, exchange information with Stussy, the "Queen of Pleasure Street," who was also attending, and stir up trouble between the "Big Mom Pirates" and the "Beasts Pirates."

Although Big Mom and Kaido are both members of the "Four Emperors Pirate Crew," their relationship is not good.

Recently, the two pirate crews have been clashing frequently over territory.

Wood's goal this time is to assist "Queen of Pleasure Street" Stussy in persuading Big Mom to take action against the "Beasts Pirates".

Stussy, the so-called "Queen of the Pleasure District" and one of the so-called emperors of the underworld, is actually an undercover agent of the World Government. Her true identity is a member of CP0, the strongest CP organization directly under the World Government.

Although he looks very young, he is actually very old. His main job is to monitor, infiltrate, and collect intelligence, and he goes undercover in the underground society for his missions.

Regarding Wood's identity as a naval mole, headquarters did not reveal it to Stussy, only stating that the Navy and Wood had reached a certain agreement for cooperation.

After all, Fleet Admiral Wood didn't want the World Government to know that their navy still had Wood as an ace in their hands.

Since Wood's current identity is that of someone who has connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds, his involvement with the Navy is perfectly in line with his character.

"Because of the 'Pluto' incident, I must go and pursue the Straw Hat Pirates."

If you are unwilling to accept this task, then I will have to send Ain to contact Stussy.

Of course, for Ain's safety, I will only have her exchange information with Stussy; I won't let her appear at Big Mom's tea party.

Gion has a limited number of people with her, and besides herself, the strongest one is Ein.

If it were just about exchanging information, Gion believed that Ein could accomplish the mission perfectly well.

"Are you fucking crazy?! Big Mom's tea parties are all held at her headquarters, 'Wanguo'."

Those invited to participate are usually the emperors of the underworld, and Big Mom's three Sweet Commanders are not to be trifled with. Do you expect me to send a naval captain like Ain to his death?

"There are quite a few admirals at Marine Headquarters with considerable strength, right? Send someone else, you bastard!"

Just as Gion said, if the mission is merely to exchange information without having to appear in front of Big Mom or even incite her to fight the Beasts Pirates, then the difficulty of this mission is indeed not too outrageous.

But because they hadn't seen each other for many years, in Wood's memory, Ayn was still that little sister who hadn't grown up yet and wasn't particularly shy.

What kind of place is "Wanguo"? It's the headquarters of the Big Mom Pirates, the Emperor of the Sea. If the Navy showed up there, there would be no way they would survive.

Wood was Ain's older brother, and he naturally didn't want Ain to take any risks, even if there was only the slightest danger involved.

"Overprotection will prevent her from growing. In fact, Ain's overall strength already far surpasses that of the other colonels in the headquarters."

Moreover, her Devil Fruit ability is perfectly suited for infiltration operations; besides you, I really can't think of anyone more suitable.

Ain is a user of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit, and her Devil Fruit ability is of a rather rare type.

The "retrograde" fruit is not a "retrograde" in the physical sense, but a retrograde in the temporal sense.

Once an object is touched by Ain's ability, whether it is a living or non-living thing, a "time reversal" phenomenon will occur.

The person being touched will revert to their state from 12 years ago, regardless of age or body type.

Currently, Ain's power limit is to delay her target by 12 years. And this is not the limit; it will increase as Ain understands and develops her Devil Fruit ability.

Even more outrageous is that this fruit's ability not only affects the target once, but can be activated multiple times.

If you are 24 years old, and you are affected by Ain's power for the first time, your body will revert to the state of a 12-year-old. If you are touched by her power again, because you are under 12 years old, you will be completely erased and disappear!

When Wood heard Gion say that her younger sister, Ein, had also joined the Navy and had even eaten the "Rewind Fruit," he was quite surprised.

He himself never expected that his adopted sister would actually be Ain from the new Navy!

Moreover, Wood once considered the "Rewind Fruit" to be one of the most powerful Devil Fruits in the world.

As we all know, any ability, once it is associated with "space" and "time", instantly becomes more sophisticated and impressive.

Just like Bruno from CP9, who clearly ate the incredibly powerful "Door-Door Fruit," whose ability to create "air doors" is no different from the "Kamui" in the Naruto movies, yet he doesn't know how to use it, wasting a god-level fruit.

The Op-Op Fruit is amazing, right? It's said to grant immortality, and the World Government and Doflamingo were fighting over it the other day.

But in Wood's view, Ain's "retrograde fruit" was no less effective than the "operation fruit".

If someone nearing sixty could just let Ain regress a few more times, wouldn't he be back to his peak?

Of course, it seems that the power of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit cannot be applied to the user. Therefore, due to the limited lifespan of the user, the user of the Rewind-Rewind Fruit cannot use the power on someone indefinitely, causing the target to continuously revert to youth.

Chapter 323 The Terrifying Potential of the Rewind Fruit

However, even with its limitations, the "Rewind Fruit" is still incredibly powerful, as it's essentially a weakened version of immortality, allowing one to rejuvenate.

Furthermore, this ability is a rule-based ability; those who are "waiting to retire" will have their status restored to that of 12 years ago.

In other words, if Shiki the Golden Lion doesn't use this ability properly, he might even revert to his previous state of having a broken leg.

Even without considering the fruit's auxiliary effects, its destructive power is still quite formidable.

As mentioned before, the Rewind-Rewind Fruit's power is not limited to rewinding 12 years, but is limited by Ain's current level.

If Ain could develop this ability to regress to more than 50 years old, those under the age of 50 would almost certainly die from a single touch if they didn't use Haki to defend themselves!

This is a true instant kill! There is no possibility of regeneration or recovery, because if the object being acted upon does not have a lifespan limit of more than fifty years, its existence within fifty years is equivalent to "nothingness".

This is a rule-type ability similar to Sugar's "Hobby Fruit" and Uta's "Song-Song Fruit".

There is basically no solution to this type of ability except for defeating the ability user.

It is for this reason that Wood believes the "Regression Fruit" that Ain ate is one of the most powerful fruits in the world.

Because Ain possesses the incredible power to "reverse aging," Wood also asked Gion not to reveal that Ain had eaten a Devil Fruit, otherwise, there might be quite a few people in this world who would be tempted by it...

"Damn it! I'll take this mission. In short, I can only guarantee to get the information from Stussy. As for whether I can sow discord between Big Mom and the Beast Pirates, I can't guarantee that."

Wood couldn't possibly feel at ease sending Ayn to such a dangerous place as "Ten Thousand Kingdoms," so even though he was unwilling, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept the mission.

The limitations of the Marine Headquarters are still too great. Although Gion has taken good care of Ain, there is still a possibility that her Devil Fruit abilities will be exposed in battle.

I don't know when Zephyr will defect from the Navy. If it's in line with the original timeline, it should be after Whitebeard's death, when Edward Weevil, who claims to be Whitebeard's son, is appointed as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Judging by the time, it should be about time. When that happens, I'll ask Teacher Zephyr to take Ein along to the "New Navy" to be the second-in-command. Isn't that much better than being a colonel at the Navy Headquarters?

Moreover, given Zephyr's character, Wood believed that Zephyr wouldn't covet Ain's Devil Fruit abilities.

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Wood sighed helplessly, while Robin beside him asked considerately, "Should we go back to Dark Isle or to Whole Cake Island?"

Big Mom's tea parties aren't places you can just attend whenever you want, but Wood was definitely one of the invited guests, and not just once.

As the largest arms dealer on the high seas, Wood Arms Company's products have been sold all over the world, making it one of the emperors of the underworld.

In order to cultivate good relations with these rulers of the underworld, Big Mom would send invitations to them at every tea party.

Generally speaking, even the emperors of the underworld wouldn't dare to disrespect Big Mom, one of the emperors of the sea.

But Wood is such an unconventional individual. Although his strength and influence are slightly inferior to the "Four Emperors" of the sea, they are not far behind. He doesn't need to give Big Mom face like other underworld emperors do.

Big Mom is currently locked in a fierce battle with the Beasts Pirates for territory, each vying to absorb the other's strength. Wood, who has maintained neutrality, is the target they are both trying to win over.

So even though Wood often missed the tea parties, Big Mom would still send an invitation to Wood's weapons company every year.

"Robin, why don't you go back to Dark Isle first? I just took on a rather tricky mission. We might not encounter any danger in Whole Cake Island, but what if a fight breaks out..."

"If a fight breaks out, I can help. I've seen the so-called Sweet Commanders, and apart from Katakuri, the others are just average."

The only one in the Big Mom Pirates who could pose a threat to my life is Big Mom herself, and besides, I have the invitation. Without the invitation, the captain wouldn't have been able to enter Whole Cake Island.

Clearly, Robin was quite unhappy with Wood's plan to leave her behind and go to Treasure Country on his own, and she strongly disagreed with Wood going alone.

"Never mind then... But once we're on Big Mom's territory, follow my instructions. If the mission goes smoothly, we might not even have to fight this time."

Moreover, the guys gathered at the tea party are not on the same level as Crocodile now; don't give yourself away in front of them.

Seeing that he couldn't leave Robin behind, Wood sighed helplessly and finally agreed to let Robin accompany him to Whole Cake Island.

Wood was quite confident in Robin's strength and intelligence. If Ruth were to be his second-in-command this time, Wood would definitely send him back.

Over the course of more than a decade, after Wood's rigorous training, Ruth and the rest of the original team have become incredibly strong, experiencing explosive growth.

Several people, including Russ, even found suitable Devil Fruits and became Devil Fruit users.

The Devil Fruit that Russ ate was the Dragon-Dragon Fruit—Ancient Zoan—Mosasaurus.

The so-called mosasaur was the overlord of the Mesozoic oceans, and even preyed on powerful dinosaurs.

Just like the "Fish-Fish Fruit" in Devil Fruits, fish are born to swim, while Devil Fruit users are born to be unable to swim.

This led to the existence of users with the "Fish-Fish Fruit" ability, who, although able to breathe in the sea, cannot swim.

However, if we analyze the Devil Fruit that Kaido ate, the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Azure Dragon form, then it means that Devil Fruit users can actually move around in water.

Otherwise, Kaido wouldn't be called the "strongest creature on land, sea, and air."

After all, "land" and "air" are easy to understand, but the presence of "sea" suggests that Kaido is not afraid of seawater, or to some extent, seawater does not exert much pressure on him.