If Sengoku doesn't pull back his net soon, I'll become the Pirate King!

If Sengoku doesn't pull back his net soon, I'll become the Pirate King! Chapter 361

"—Do you know what you're saying, Bazel?"

The white-bearded man stared intently at Bazel, whose expression was gradually turning crazed.

"That hunting game is a secret known only to a few people; it may just be a coincidence."

"coincide?"

Bazel lowered his head, and a chilling, low laugh echoed from within.

"Stop lying to yourself, Edward."

"Don't tell me you don't know about the special nature of the David and Bakania families."

"A special mission and powerful vitality—these are what make that race special, just like the Moon Clan who descended upon this sea eight hundred years ago!"

After a long silence, the white-bearded man asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "How much of the truth have you touched upon?"

"A lot, more than you can imagine, Edward."

The previously chaotic thoughts in my mind were all sorted out at this moment.

If we attribute everything to technology, then everything makes sense.

Why did the God of Scientific Defense appear in God Valley? Why was Doflamingo so concerned about the Celestial Dragon's national treasure?

Im may be a beneficiary of the immortality surgery, but there is no such thing as a power without a price.

It's like how eating a Devil Fruit would make you hated by the sea.

The immortality surgery must have side effects that he was unaware of.

For example~

Can't leave the area where the surgery was performed?

The Holy Land of Mary Geoise, Bazel remembered that the place was once inhabited by the Lunaria.

Assume ————

Im, who led the Twenty-Nation Alliance, defeated Joy Boy and then usurped his position.

Having successfully seized the divine kingdom inhabited by the Lunaria race, they naturally took over the lunar technology brought by the former divine race.

However, lacking comprehensive scientific knowledge, Im found himself unable to control this power.

Upon discovering this reality, he chose to undergo the immortality surgery, using eternal time to slowly explore the uses of lunar technology.

After gradually figuring out how to use some of the technologies, the immortal Five Elders were born naturally.

They manage the world for Im, while Im remains behind the scenes, continuing to research further applications of the lunar technology left behind from that time.

The reason why the lives of the Five Elders and the Knights of God are in Im's hands is...

Perhaps it was because they accepted Im's gift?

No no no————

Bazel immediately overturned his idea.

The technology that appears in the world of One Piece was never initially intended for war.

This can be seen from many details.

Vegapunk was awarded the Iber Peace Prize for inventing the "GPFlower," a flower that blooms in gunpowder.

His initial purpose in researching the infinite energy source, the "Mother Flame," was to enable people all over the world to use free energy.

The solar energy that Quinn and Ashie discovered was initially intended as the power source for the celestial chariot.

It was only in subsequent developments that various changes occurred.

Joy Boy's ideal is to create a utopia where everyone is equal, and the Lunaria people approve of Joy Boy's ideal.

Choose to help him build ancient weapons to create an era of peace.

Pluto, the god of the underworld, who blasted through the roadblocks; Poseidon, the god of the sea, who drove away the sea monsters; and Uranus, the most mysterious god of the heavens, who was responsible for stabilizing the climate.

These three ancient weapons may not have been used as weapons in their time, just like solar energy.

The scientists of the Lunaria tribe simply viewed them as tools to help humanity have a better life.

It's like a wrench in a craftsman's hand.

And most importantly!

Bazel remembered that in the original manga, Vegapunk once said that what they were doing now was simply restoring ancient technology.

Restoration, ancient technology!

In other words, Aquaman's birth was by no means accidental; the mermaid queen of yesteryear may have undergone some kind of genetic modification.

Only scientists of the Lunaria race possess this knowledge of modification!

The emergence of Devil Fruits is very likely a scientific achievement of the Lunaria race!

And this technology is also in Im's hands!

All the clues formed a closed loop in my mind.

And at the very center of this "infinity serpent" lies lunar technology!

The Five Elders and the Asgardians were modified using some unknown genetic technology, just like Aquaman was created in the first place.

But Im is ultimately just Im; he is not the brilliant scientist of the Lunaria tribe he once was.

What he can create is like a Devil Fruit, with strong side effects.

The reason why the Celestial Dragons maintain a hunting game every three years may be that this genetic technology requires a large number of lives to support it.

Only by constantly collecting fresh life can the divine group and the Five Elders maintain their immortality.

As for Im, Bazel pondered what role Im played in all of this.

enslavement, master —

Paramecia-type Pet-Pet Fruit?

Suddenly, Bazel recalled a scene from an anime.

Breed, who is a user of the Pet-Pet Fruit, controls various animals to fight against Luffy and his crew.

He even took control of Luffy and Law at one point, ordering them to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

Could it be that the power Im gained included the function of enslavement?

Just like the Ice-Ice Fruit is a superior fruit to the Snow-Snow Fruit, and the Ton-Press Fruit is a superior fruit to the Light-Heavy Fruit.

There might also be a superior version of the Pet Fruit.

"Have you thought of anything?"

Whitebeard's sudden question interrupted the newly formed, complicated thoughts in Bazel's mind.

"No, I need more clues."

Gently massage your temples to suppress your suspicions.

More clues are needed to uncover the truth about Im and the mysterious technology.

Judging from the current capabilities of Im and the World Government, even Rocks' Haki couldn't kill the God Order.

This illustrates a very crucial point.

To break free from immortality, one needs a clever trick.

Or rather, a special Devil Fruit.

However, the possibility that this fruit is a Nika fruit is extremely low.

So low that Bazel preferred to believe it was the Dark-Dark Fruit rather than the Nika Fruit.

Nika's laughter was the sound of a liberating drumbeat, which he said could break the black domination that Bazel believed.

But to say it can break through immortality—

Bazel shook his head inwardly.

Impossible.

The Dark-Dark Fruit, the Op-Op Fruit, and the Sweet-Sweet Fruit eaten by the Empress —

Bazel ignored the white-bearded man and rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.

Blackbeard spent most of his life trying to obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit, which might become one of the keys to countering the power of the Five Elders and Im.

The surgical fruit symbolizes the omnipotent medical skill.

Medical skills —

Putting the Surgery Fruit aside for the time being, what truly puzzled Bazel was the Sweet Fruit that he had already acquired.

In the original anime, Blackbeard, as one of the Four Queens, once attempted to kill the Empress and steal her Sweet-Sweet Fruit.

In the end, the operation was thwarted by Rayleigh, the god of the underworld.

Given that Teach is Rocks' child, could the Sweet-Sweet Fruit, like the Nika Fruit, also have a hidden true name?

This is not the first time Bazel has doubted the Sweet Fruit.

But each time, I was completely clueless.

"Edward, try your best to live."

A seemingly random remark made the white-bearded man frown.

"Teach, you too."

A young man with an afro emerged from behind the collapsed ruins not far away.

"—When did you discover I was hiding here?"

Bazel shook his head, pointing at his white beard: "Do you think you could have gotten this far without Edward's indulgence?"

"Didn't you notice that the wall where you were hiding is the only relatively intact building in this abandoned manor?"

Teach looked at his gentle-looking father, as if he wanted to get some answer.

"You stupid son!"

The white-bearded man grinned, "I'm your father, how could I not know what you're thinking!"

"Now, what are your thoughts after hearing all this?"

Teach scanned the two men with a complex look, then simply shook his head without saying a word.

"This grand banquet was a scam from the very beginning."

Bazel stood up, walked to Teach's side, and placed his hand on the boy's head.

For some reason, he always felt a strange fondness for Teach.

"The Whitebeard Pirates actually received the winner's reward from the very beginning."

Feeling Teach's body begin to tremble slowly, Bazel hesitated for a few seconds but still did not reveal the truth.

"Teach, truly intelligent people are never those who see through everything."

"But rather, those who see through everything yet pretend they know nothing."

"On the contrary, it's those utterly stupid idiots—"

"He thought he could control the treasures that would usher in a new era, but little did he know that the moment he made his arrogant entrance was the moment he fell into the abyss of fear."

"He dares to eat my flesh and blood buns~~ I'll let him know that he's not qualified to play chess with me."

"A mere pawn dares to dream of becoming a chess player."

He raised his hand and gently patted Teach's afro a few times.

"Teach, I have high hopes for you. You are better than anyone else in the Whitebeard Pirates."

"If you have nowhere to go in the future, come find me."

"This promise is valid indefinitely. Of course, if I accidentally die, you can just pretend I was talking nonsense."

"Edward, I've told you everything you wanted to know, and even added a lot of extra information."

Bazel bent down to pick up his black robe, draped it over his shoulder, and walked into the night.

"Live well. This is business. When I hand over my payment, I receive the same price you paid."

"To the true players of this vast ocean, the Whitebeard Pirates are just pawns, Edward. I'm still waiting for the day you become a player, but..."

"That can't be right, hahaha~~"

"etc!!"

Suddenly, Teach, clenching his fists, turned around, his bright eyes fixed on the faintly visible figure in the mist.

"How much do you know?"

Bazel turned his head and glanced at Teach out of the corner of his eye, his gaze softening with a tenderness he himself was unaware of.

"Teach,"

"It's good to be a little confused sometimes; not every problem needs an answer."

"A person's life consists of ten years of childhood, ten years of old age and weakness, and the rest is divided into day and night."

If we were to delve into the answers to every single question...

"Isn't life too tiring?"

Bazel didn't know why he said those three words.

I don't know why I misunderstood and subconsciously acted to protect Teach.

This feeling only appears when I see Loki.

"Life is a dark path, and whether it's me or Edward, we're both just thugs groping our way forward on this dark road—"

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"He's a despicable scoundrel who could die at any moment."

Teach stared blankly at the gradually blurring figure, her eyes, which bore an eight-tenths resemblance to Rocks', brimming with tears.

"Don't let the world break your bones."

"Live life the way you think is cool, that's enough."

"The rest————"

"Leave it to us big thugs, kid."

The dark clouds and thick fog dissipated as the man left, and the moonlight that fell was blocked by a figure.

Teach stared blankly up at the gently smiling white-bearded man.

"Dad—"

"Silly son, wipe away your tears, we're going home!"

After bending down and giving Teach a good rub on the head, the white-bearded man turned and left.

"That guy is right. We big thugs are still alive, so it's not your turn to carry the burden."

"I'm home. My alcoholism has flared up; it's the kind of terminal illness where I'll die if I don't drink!"

"Gurara la la~~~"

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