One Piece Talk King: Starting with Commentary on Devil Fruits

Franky, the robot that was split in two by Diamante, was not dead. Half of his mechanical head was placed next to the Silver Woman, and the other half of his control mechanical parts were temporarily pieced together to make the robot usable again.

"So you're a mink mongrel. If you like your captain so much, then go to the underworld and wait for him. Trafalgar Law will join you later." Diamante transformed the famous sword in his hand into a snake, the snake-shaped tip pointing towards Bepo's back, about to pierce him.

"ROOM"

Law used his ability to teleport Bepo to his sister's side, but the ever-growing snake tail behind them was still relentlessly pursuing them; running away was not a solution.

The Shichibukai, pale from blood loss, knew he wouldn't be able to use his powers much longer. He had to make a decision: "Franky, you're here. Luffy is probably in Dressrosa too. I'll leave Bepo and Rami to you. This Op-Op Fruit inside me is very useful. Diamante can't bear to take my life."

Bepo didn't want to abandon his captain, so Franky, with half a head, slammed his head against the stubborn man. As long as he survived, there was no fear of running out of firewood. Law himself wasn't in any immediate danger, but the others had to choose to protect themselves and not give the Donquixote Family any more leverage.

The mechanical mouth gripped Bepo's thick fur, and through another hastily assembled Franky, it spoke: "I'll give you directions to go back to the Sunny first. Only by getting Rami onto our ship can her life be saved. Then we can come back to rescue Luo."

Law activated his teleportation ability within the ROOM again, this time sending Bepo and Rami out. "Hurry up and go, don't worry about me, let Franky take charge."

Summoning the demon to intercept Zabimaru buys time for the fleeing side; they can stall for as long as possible, as Law's stamina has reached its limit.

"Brother!" Rami, the Silver Maiden who had been sent away, finally recognized the man who saved her in Bepo Bear's arms. It was her own brother, with whom she shared blood. Silver tears slid down her face.

Faced with this moment, Trafalgar Law, emboldened by familial love, coughed up blood and threw all the surrounding ruins toward Diamanti's location, including Franky's remaining mechanical remains.

"What a touching scene of siblings recognizing each other. Luo, why aren't you crying?" Diamanti swung his sword, cutting down all the flying debris. He could play this cat-and-mouse game for a long time.

"Trash, let's die together."

The robot had left a backup plan in that body: as soon as it approached the enemy's location, the self-destruct device activated, giving Diamanti no time to react, unleashing energy comparable to a small nuclear bomb.

A deafening explosion echoed across Dressrosa Island, the violent shockwave instantly obliterating the entire red-light district. The terrifying detonation erased all traces, and Trafalgar Law and Diamanti vanished into the blast.

Meanwhile, on the Thousand Sunny in the port of Dressrosa, the dock system activated on its own in front of the Straw Hat crew, without any human intervention.

Chapter 120 Arson

Tonight, the light show ends with a backdrop of a red-light district engulfed in flames, concluding in such a cruel way. A massive explosion destroys an entire block, and a few survivors wail in the ruins. When gods fight, mortals suffer – this is the fate of the weak.

Water Seven remains as prosperous as ever, connected to the surrounding islands by a sea train, and the shipwrights' business is booming. However, many of the people here are acquaintances of Franky.

They didn't care much about the deaths on Dressrosa Island. Franky, the notorious bully of Water Seven, only had half a head left. Could the robot still survive?

Franky's Franky House, which he established by adopting orphans, doesn't have a good reputation in Water Seven. Although it has a positive role in fighting pirates, it is essentially a gangster-like organization that mainly engages in shipbreaking and sometimes petty theft. It is common for them to injure their victims by using force.

"The boss has become so amazing in five years; robots and stuff like that are so cool!"

"The explosive power of this is miles ahead of naval shells. Boss, going to sea was the right decision."

"Robots that can shoot lasers—men love those kinds of things."

The henchmen of Franky's house, not knowing where their boss had gone, had been called out at noon and hadn't returned. They could understand that he was going out to lay low for a while.

"After Franky became a cyborg, I wonder if his mindset has changed, and if he still likes women?"

"It seems that the thing that gives birth to children in a man's body may be gone."

Two sisters with fan-shaped hair were whispering to each other. Women weren't interested in robots, but they were interested in the fleshy thing between a man's legs. Sometimes, when women talked about dirty jokes in private, they were more open than a group of men.

In the midst of this lively atmosphere, there are always some uninvited guests to disturb things. A fat figure bursts through the door of Franky's house. Judging from his attire, the man who was kicked in is one of Franky's underlings.

His face was covered in wounds. As his companions surrounded him, he endured the pain all over his body and urged, "Run! Everyone run! The World Government's lackeys are coming!"

However, it was too late. Two men in black suits blocked the entrance to Frankie's House. Because most people were watching the light screen, the group of henchmen recognized the two uninvited guests at a glance.

"It's Lucci, Kaku!"

"How did they end up in Water Seven, those damn government agents?"

"The lackeys are here to arrest Boss Franky."

These orphans, who were adopted by Franky from a young age, are very loyal and would never betray him. Faced with overwhelming odds, they find handy weapons under the table and charge at their seemingly invincible opponents.

"These people aren't pirates, but they're a bunch of stubborn fools. Let's just take them out," Lucci ordered Kaku beside him. These small fry weren't worth his time.

CP9, a master of the Six Styles of the Navy, could deal with these armed henchmen more easily than hitting children or the elderly. A few Tempest Kicks could wipe out a large group of them. Kaku showed no mercy when carrying out missions, and in no time, the people of Franky House were either dead or crippled.

Apart from the two world agents, no one was standing at the scene. During this time, Kaku used his torture methods, trying to find out Franky's whereabouts by cracking his fingers. These tough guys cried out in pain, but didn't reveal a single word about their boss.

"Let's set this place on fire. If Franky still doesn't come back, then we'll have to think of something else." Seeing that one plan had failed, Lucci came up with another. He wanted to force Franky, who was hiding, to come back by using such a cruel method of annihilating the entire family. This trick was very effective on people who valued loyalty.

A female CP9 member walked in. She was a familiar face; she was an agent named Ada who had appeared in the light screen before.

“Let’s resolve this matter as soon as possible. If we drag it out any longer, we won’t be able to explain it to the officers. We’ve been on this island long enough,” Ada said as she approached the fan-headed sisters. Although she was also a woman, she was punched in the face by Kaku.

A crack appeared in the woman's palm, and a white parasite crawled out. This mature parasite was more useful than the egg. Ida pinched the woman's mouth shut and stuffed the parasite into her mouth in front of everyone.

In tears of terror and helplessness, the orphaned woman adopted by Frankie, after a parasite burrowed into her central nervous system, lost all human emotions and became completely dazed.

"I'll ask you, you answer: Where is Franky hiding?"

The parasitized host has no ability to resist the mother worm. "Franky was called out by Carrera employees and has not returned since."

Ada was not satisfied with the result. A cold glint flashed in her eyes. The orphan in front of her had lost his value. She gave the parasite in her body an order, "When Franky comes back, give him a surprise."

Ada then used the same method to inject parasites into Franky's other henchmen. When she asked them, they all gave the same answer, so she used Lucci's arson plan again, using the burning of Franky's house as a signal to force that cyborg to return.

The three CP9 members set a fire outside and waited for Franky to appear. They also talked about the recent changes. The World Government was almost driven crazy by the light barrier. All spies on the four seas, unless they were on an important mission, had to return to Enies Lobby to receive the latest operational orders.

Even someone as oblivious as Kaku sensed a shift in the wind, sensing this precarious situation. "The source of this light barrier hasn't been found yet, and it's still uncertain whether it's a Devil Fruit ability. But the Five Elders are really anxious; I've never seen the World Government so tense."

“It’s probably related to the Joy Boy thing. That name is a taboo for us, but the light screen can predict the future, so it doesn’t matter if it appears a day earlier or later,” Lucci said while feeding the pigeon on his shoulder. It’s good to have its companionship all these years.

Five years later, Lucci was defeated by the domain expansion. The owner was very annoyed by the thought of what would happen to his pet pigeon.

"Commander Spandam is about to succumb to the pressure from above. The Five Elders aren't too concerned about the Hades blueprints. He just needs the credit and chose to go alone. I estimate that we'll all be gathering in the East Blue in a while." Ada has a close relationship with Spandam and has obtained information that CP9 doesn't know yet. Going to the East Blue is a risk-free mission for her.

The fire at Franky's house burned for nearly an hour, thick black smoke billowing into the sky. The scene was visible from any vantage point, but CP9 waited and waited, and Franky, the leader the orphans had been talking about, never returned.

Chapter 121 is waiting

Holy Land Marie Gioia

When there was no new content on the screen, the Five Elders urgently summoned Figarand Garin, the commander of the Knights of God, to discuss the matter of Joy Boy that night and they needed to reach a conclusion.

With the Supreme Being choosing to slumber, this was a closed-door meeting of six people, and the final outcome would represent the future direction of the entire world.

“Joy Boy is possessing Kaido. I think the light curtain is deceiving everyone. We can’t believe everything the future the light curtain reveals.” Satan Saint, the God of Scientific Defense, is still very rational. He often deals with the most advanced technology. This member of the Five Elders believes more in the power of technology and will not listen to other people’s one-sided stories.

“Eight hundred years is really too long. Some true histories can only be known by those who experienced them firsthand. The relationship between Joy Boy and the Nika Fruit has not been verified in recent years. Perhaps this is a conspiracy to cover up eight hundred years of history, using falsehoods to confuse our vision.” Wochuri Saint is more inclined to believe the statement on the screen. Some things are not absolute.

For example, the information that the grandson of a naval hero ate the Gum-Gum Fruit has been relayed back to the Navy. The Five Elders did not ask the World Government to take action. The Celestial Dragons are not afraid of a mere Navy Vice Admiral, but these five old men did nothing. It seems like they are just trying to avoid trouble and are essentially giving up.

In the original timeline, everyone knows that Luffy ate the Gum-Gum Fruit. When Luffy meets someone new, he will generally say three things: "My name is Monkey D. Luffy, I am a rubber man who ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, and I will become the Pirate King."

Throughout his voyage, he defeated various powerful enemies, including the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the CP9, the prisoners of Enies Lobby, the prisoners of Impel Down, the Marineford War, the Celestial Dragons, and finally the Yonko Kaido. All of this was the result of his indulgence.

As Luffy continued to level up, the Straw Hat Pirates were not pursued or intercepted by the World Government. It wasn't until the Nika Fruit awakened that the Five Elders pretended to gather together and began to clean up the mess.

Rather than saying the Five Elders like to slack off, they prefer to maintain stability, leaving the mess to government agents and the navy, claiming that the Nika Fruit can overthrow the World Government, while they themselves stay in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise and don't come out.

Most people at sea are waiting for Joy Boy to appear, including the Revolutionary Army led by Bartholomew Kuma, the old Zunesha, and the Vegapunk technocrats. Even the Five Elders, the villains, are waiting for Joy Boy's birth. They are all waiting for that damned destiny. It is a very twisted world.

Whether the Nika Fruit is a mere guise that has deceived the Celestial Dragons for eight hundred years is something even the Five Elders are unsure of. After all, there is no record of the Nika Fruit awakening during the World Government's rule over the world, and there are precedents for Devil Fruits having life and the ability to escape.

The five elders were arguing endlessly about the Nika Fruit, each with their own reasons and unable to refute the other's point of view, leaving the discussion deadlocked. Neither of them could convince the other of their opposing views.

After sitting on the sofa for a long time, the commander of the Knights of God finally spoke: "I was wondering why Shanks would go after Kaido. What grudge could two Yonko crews have that would lead them to fight each other? But now that Kaido is revealed to be Joy Boy, it all makes sense."

Figarand Garin's words made it clear that Shanks' risky challenge to a one-on-one fight with Kaido was most likely orchestrated by the Celestial Dragons. To verify Who's-Who's information, only a powerful Yonko could force out the true abilities of another Yonko.

Judging from the results, it was a success. Kaido's identity as Joy Boy's successor has been completely exposed, and he will face encirclement and suppression from multiple forces in the future. This is very similar to the Twenty Nations Alliance eight hundred years ago, where government agents, restorers, pirates, and the Knights of God all stand on the same front to defeat Joy Boy.

“D’s will is just a continuation, and perhaps Joy Boy is also a will,” Mas Saint chose to believe the light screen’s words. As long as something related to the sun god appeared, it must be Joy Boy himself. The Celestial Dragons all feared the power of the sun.

The Poneglyphs scattered around the world eight hundred years ago are such obvious clues that even the Five Elders cannot control them. As for the information about the Nika Fruit, which is passed down orally, it is not necessarily entirely accurate in terms of truthfulness. To put it bluntly, no one has ever seen Joy Boy's true appearance, and many things are based on guesswork because of the long time that has passed.

The reason for this is also related to the World Government. Eight hundred years ago, they deliberately destroyed various records about the Great Kingdom. Although the ancestors of the Celestial Dragons did this once and for all, they left behind one mystery after another for future generations.

As the financial god, Nassuro Saint's concern for Joy Boy was only incidental. However, the financial situation revealed in the future made this elder quite worried. "The value of the Berries has been declining over the years. Five years later, it will cost two thousand Berries to buy a newspaper. The World Government's financial situation is not optimistic. The rate of currency devaluation and inflation is exceeding expectations. There may be something fishy going on here. Where exactly did the problem occur?"

The Heavenly Gold paid by the member states is related to the living standards of the Celestial Dragons. As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. The Celestial Dragons are used to a good life, and if their quality of life declines even slightly, they are likely to complain and their voices of doubt will definitely reach the Five Elders, the highest decision-making body.

He was also quite concerned about where the Navy would make its fortune in the future. The Marshal's Gold Coins had been supplied internally to the Navy and a second edition had already been released, so the number of coins issued must be astonishing. Once the violent agencies had financial power, they would become uncontrollable. It was not surprising that Nasujiro, the financial god of war, would be able to intercept them halfway.

“Shanks is very likely to be won over by us in the future. According to the timeline, after the Red-Haired Pirates were defeated, they were ambushed by eight Marine Admirals. In the end, only he escaped. Considering the situation from all sides, the Marines are completely out of control.” Peter Saint already had the idea of ​​cutting the Marines’ budget in his mind. The uncontrollable violent institutions were like a time bomb, and he didn’t know when it would go off over the Celestial Dragons’ heads.

He didn't believe that the future attack on the Red-Haired Pirates was an order from the Five Elders to the Navy. He thought that such a self-inflicted wound was too stupid and more like the Navy's uncontrolled, individual actions.

Shanks' rise to become the fourth Pirate Emperor was partly due to the influence of the Five Elders, who helped him achieve a balance in the four-way power struggle at sea – something the Celestial Dragons wanted to see.

The revolutionary army, which enjoys overthrowing kingdoms, is what gives the Celestial Dragons the biggest headache, severely impacting their revenue. Comparing Shanks and Dragon, the latter is truly too extreme. Shanks, with his Yonko title, drifts the seas without a fixed territory, making him seem like a saint descended to earth. The Five Elders really wish for more pirates like him.

Chapter 122 They are also waiting

The five old men argued for almost the entire night. Regarding the Joy Boy issue, most of them leaned towards Kaido being the successor. After reporting this issue to Lord Im, the supreme being did not reject their proposal.

Are there doubts that even gods cannot resolve? The Five Elders pondered this question and began issuing battle plans overnight.

First, the World Government was instructed to shrink its influence, and all agents who were not in key positions were to return to Enies Lobby. These loyalists were to be reorganized and their main target was to be the Beasts Pirates.

Because the light screen involved him, Doflamingo revealed Kaido's itinerary to the Five Elders in order to atone for his mistake. After all, they were all Celestial Dragons, and any trouble they caused was within their own small circle.

Joy Boy is a sword hanging over the heads of the Celestial Dragons. Even if this Celestial Demon is afraid of retaliation from the Four Emperors and says he doesn't care about the privileges of being a Celestial Dragon, if this skin really disappears, he will be the one who suffers in the end.

Although he wanted to disrupt the world, Doflamingo couldn't guarantee his safety in the face of a liberator like Joy Boy who was willing to overturn the table. To put it bluntly, he wouldn't give up everything for his ideals, including his own life.

A plan targeting Kaido is brewing in the shadows. The Yonko of Onigashima is being targeted, and another Yonko is having an even harder time. Shanks' pirate crew has sensed a hint of malice.

Five years later, they were caught in the crossfire. Before all members were wiped out, they sensed a growing sense of alienation, and their smaller factions began to stir.

"We're not even dead yet, and the guys below are already getting unruly. They're a bunch of bastards who need to be taught a lesson," Beckman said, still smelling of blood. He had just personally wiped out a small pirate crew that had recently joined their ranks.