One Piece: Who still has dreams?

"Both of them are good for nothing but fighting, and they have no ties," he casually asked. "Goltz, what about you? I forgot to ask, when you're in the land of giants, will any of your comrades come looking for you?"

With his head resting on his knees, Gertz smiled and said, "I occasionally travel the seas with four other giants I grew up with, but we've never officially formed a pirate crew... Giants have very long lifespans, and everyone is very strong, so even if we disappear for a few years, it won't bother us..."

It seems that's true; the New Giant Warrior Pirates were officially formed after joining the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. Before that, those giants were working for Buggy's delivery company...

That's just how the giants are. Dorry and Brogy, those two god-like beings, even disappeared for 100 years, spending their days dueling and playing in the Little Garden on the Grand Line.

Seeing that Gertz seemed hesitant to speak, Redio smiled and said, "Is that what you wanted to ask?"

He raised his undamaged right arm.

Gertz pinched two fingers together and asked curiously, "Do you have an immortal body?"

Redio said, "It's not that. It's just that I possess a special energy that can repair injuries very efficiently! Nami and the others don't have that ability, so we still really need you, our ship's doctor."

Gertz remarked, "It would be great if everyone knew how to use it. As a doctor, I'd actually be quite happy if I never needed to use it... Huh?"

A black dot flew closer from the sky.

They chatted idly on the ship for who knows how long, until Nami finally returned, appearing in the distance on the horizon. However, when she disappeared, she was alone, but when she returned, she was sitting on the head of a giant, strange bird.

call!call!call!

A gigantic bird, fanning gusts of wind, landed on the roof of the ship, spreading its wings, which were over twenty meters wide, and raising its bony beak. It looked like an ugly version of a phoenix from a "deviant future" that had evolved into a zombie-like monster...

Nami lightly jumped down from its bald head and laughed, "This guy almost mistook me for a passing bird and ate me. I taught it a lesson and then rode it back."

Looking at Nami's flushed, excited face, Redio chuckled, "The feeling of power, not bad, right?"

“These are two different things,” Nami refused to admit.

"Here you go." Redio tossed her a red and white Poké Ball.

When Nami returned on the bird, she was already thinking about the Poké Ball. She happily said "Thanks!" and took it, then raised it towards the bald-headed monster bird, releasing a red light and capturing it inside…

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New World Seas

When Stussy returned, he sat in his cabin, looking at the mysterious watch that had disappeared. He carefully checked the mirror inside and out several times, but he couldn't find the red words "Do you want to understand the meaning of life...?"

If it weren't for some photos taken in Germa 66, it would seem like just a strange dream... The Germa Kingdom should be in the North Sea, how could they bring her there and send her back in such a short time?

Who exactly are you?

Stussy opened the small drawer and took out the photo he had seen before being taken to Germa from a hidden compartment. The photo was blurry, but it was the clearest image of the face captured from the video taken by the surveillance Den Den Mushi.

The photo shows a magnificent ship cabin corridor, taken from an angle above. A young man with black hair is holding a bloodstained gray knife that looks like stone or iron, as if he is looking for something.

From this angle, only most of his face is visible, but it's enough to tell that this young man is none other than Redio, whom we encountered during Germa's amazing experience!

"Dr. Vegapunk sends his greetings."

What did he mean by saying that to me?

Stussy held the photo, a variety of thoughts flashing through his mind.

He knows my true identity? He's the doctor's friend? Doesn't the doctor trust me anymore? No, this shouldn't be the case...

Just as Stussy frowned, a soft "blur blur" sound came from the cabinet—the Den Den Mushi (snail phone) for contacting her CP0 agent identity.

It was a call from the Five Elders.

Chapter 83 It's Raining

[Chapter Introduction Series: Executive Vice President Miss Quan, Sunday, Chapter 32: "Peach Island"]

[Robin and Sabo's companions arrived at a peculiar island filled with pink blossoms, followed by a giant tortoise wearing a cowboy hat.]

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"Satan Saint! Hasn't the murderer of my son been found yet?! What are CP0 doing?! Send the Knights of God to investigate! Bring back the bastard who killed my poor Spide, I'll tear him to pieces! I'll make his whole family slaves for generations to come! Waaah, my poor son..."

"Nonsense! Don't you know where you are? Get out!"

"I'm not leaving! What kind of place is this? Hasn't our Manmaia family shed blood for the Holy Land? The seats under the Five Elders' butts also belong to our Manmaia family, why can't I come in! I'm going to make a scene! I'll make a scene every day until the damned murderer is caught! I'm going to go to the temple and cry! This is outrageous! The descendants of Manmaia were killed by filthy lowly people from the lower realm, are they even human? Is this still the Holy Land of the Celestial Dragons? What kind of descendants of the Creator are we?! What are you doing? Waaah..."

Stussy took out a special Den Den Mushi from the cabinet. Before the Five Elders could say anything, a conversation suddenly ensued that left everyone speechless.

Finally, Stussy vaguely heard a sound characteristic of a Conqueror's Haki burst coming from the Den Den Mushi on the other end, and then the communication abruptly ended.

But not long after, the Den Den Mushi in her hand rang again with a "blur blur" sound. This time, the Nen wave came from a different source. It was probably because the previous Den Den Mushi had been stunned by Conqueror's Haki, so she had replaced it with a different one.

“Satan Saint…” Stussy began.

The Den Den Mushi in her hand mimicked the expression of the bearded old man, emitting a faint voice: "Has there been any result regarding the murderer of Manmaia-Speed ​​Saint?"

"..."

Stussy spoke into the microphone, "I'm sorry, Saint Satan, there are no leads yet. But I've unexpectedly intercepted some big news from Morgans—a secret about Germa 66."

Den Den Mushi said, "They're just cloned human soldiers, not worth mentioning."

Stussy said, "Satan Saint, Germa's research on lineage factors is more in-depth than anyone imagined... By manipulating lineage factors, they can not only controllably modify the self-awareness of clones, but also scientifically 'create' 'superhumans'."

"What an 'evil' power..."

After a moment of contemplation, the person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi said calmly, "You should have more detailed information, right? Send it over as soon as possible."

"Yes, Saint Satan."

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[East Sea, Shimotsuki Village]

The new pink ship and the original evil dragon pirate ship slowly docked. Redio used 2 points of essence to make some food and fed it to the sea monster MooMoo, then put it into a Poké Ball. With a casual wave of his hand, he sent the two ships into his system inventory.

The special spices made by Nine Serpents were left out for two days, and they really did kill all the insects and rodents inside and outside the ship.

“This…he…” Gertz stared in astonishment at the magical scene. Nami released her strange bird, which she named “Annie,” jumped onto its back, and said to Gertz with a smile, “You’ll get used to it. Our captain is a magician, you know.”

She stuck her tongue out at Redio, made a face, and flew up into the sky on the strange bird Annie.

"Let's go, let's meet our new friends."

Reddio smiled and led Gertz into the mountains. Gertz had long strides, and Reddio was not slow either. The two quickly reached a mountain hollow and saw the spherical "spaceship".

"what."

Redio stood at the entrance to the gravity chamber, looked up at Gertz, and said, "Sorry, I can't let you in right now..."

Gertz waved his hand, put the giant axe aside, and sat down on one side of the ravine as if he were sitting in a chair.

In the sky, Nami rode the strange bird Annie, circling down and landing on Gertz's shoulder, just like an ordinary-sized eagle perched on it.

"Goltz, wait a moment. Redio should be able to figure something out."

Nami jumped down, smiled and waved to the Giant Woman, then followed Redio into the strange "spherical house".

Redio followed suit, having Bulma grant Nami access and give her a capsule bracelet.

Inside the gravity chamber, Zoro was the only one, lying on the floor fast asleep.

"Ok?"

Zoro sat up groggily. "Wine... Reddio? You're back."

Redio looked at the numerous wounds covering his body, all slash wounds. Although they were shallow, they left crisscrossing scars. He asked, "Did you use the finger I left behind?"

Zoro laughed and said, "I'm learning Haki from Ace; it's faster that way."

"So, have you learned it?"

"Not yet... This thing's cutting power is so-so."

"That's because it hasn't been upgraded yet. Once it's upgraded, I'll hack and slash you to my heart's content."

Redio picked up Sukuna's finger from the ground and smiled at Nami, who initially looked curious but then showed disgust after seeing it clearly, "This is Zoro, the drunken swordsman. Zoro, this is Nami, our navigator. Where's Ace?"

"Goed to the village to bring me food... What upgrade?"

Zoro nodded to Nami as he spoke. Nami raised her hand in greeting.

You'll find out soon enough.

Redio, holding Sukuna's fingers, led the two outside. Zoro looked up and was quite surprised to see such a large female giant. Redio then introduced them to each other. Just as they were about to head towards Shimotsuki Village, they saw Ace and Shimotsuki Koshiro walking towards them from the mountains.

"Hey? Reddio, you're back." Ace said, carrying a food box.

Koushirou, dressed in a kimono and wearing glasses, possessed a refined and scholarly air. He glanced at the undeniably handsome Gertz. Redio then introduced him to Ace and Koushirou, saying, "This is the ship's doctor I found, Gertz from Elbaf."

Gertz smiled and waved to them.

Koushirou smiled and said, "So it's the companion you brought back, Redio..."

It's hard not to notice such a huge giant coming ashore. Koushirou calmed the villagers down and then went with Ace to check the situation.

“I was just about to visit you. There must be quite a few useless ‘ordinary’ swords in the village, right…” Redio stepped forward, but Koushirou shook his head: “There is no such thing as a useless sword.”

"Wait for me here, I'll be back soon."

Reddio turned to Zoro, Nami, Ace, and Gertz and said, "Everyone, get to know each other. I'll be back before tonight to sort out Gertz's accommodation problem..."

"What's wrong?" Nami asked, noticing his sudden pause.

Gertz waved his hand and laughed, "I can sleep outside, it's the same for me. The warriors of Elbaf aren't that delicate."