One Piece: Space-Space Fruit, Joining the Rocks Crew

That night, at the castle.

Rocks brought in Luo Tian.

"Luo Tian, ​​there is a task that needs to be completed by you—"

"This is related to our next steps."

"What mission?" Luo Tian asked in return.

"It's about..."

Lockston paused, a near-maniacal smile curving his lips:

"The Celestial Dragons."

The three words struck like a thunderclap.

Luo Tian's mind stirred slightly, and a flash of surprise crossed his face before he regained his composure.

really……

Is Rocks finally going to take action against those "world nobles"?

He's a complete madman.

The only ones who would dare to attack a Celestial Dragon are probably Luffy and Rocks.

"According to the intelligence I have, the theft of the Heavenly Gold previously enraged those fools who claim to be descendants of gods."

"However, the Five Elders have ordered that the Celestial Dragons are not allowed to hold the Navy accountable."

"Therefore, the Celestial Dragons took their anger out on the member states that paid tribute to them."

"They believe that it was precisely because the amount and quality of the celestial gold offered by these countries were insufficient that the navy was unable to provide adequate protection, giving the Rocks Pirates an opportunity to take advantage of the situation."

"Therefore, they will soon send representatives to the New World to personally 'warn' and 'punish' those relevant countries."

As he spoke, Locke took a piece of parchment from his pocket and spread it on the table.

It was a map of the new world, marked with three red dots.

"The Kingdom of Situna, the Kingdom of Kars, and the Kingdom of Mistral—these three countries are the main tribute-paying nations for this Heavenly Gold."

"Representatives of the Celestial Dragons will travel to these three countries in turn to 'accountability' and 'punishment'."

"Your target is those representatives."

"I need you—"

Rocks spoke each word clearly, his voice as cold as ice:

"Bring back a few Celestial Dragons alive."

After he finished speaking, the room fell into a deathly silence.

Capture... a Celestial Dragon alive.

This goes beyond just being "crazy".

This is a complete declaration of war against the entire world government and the world order that has existed for eight hundred years!

At this moment, a smile that was almost ferocious and full of ambition appeared on Lockes' face.

That smile contained madness, determination, and even more so, a domineering air of wanting to trample the whole world underfoot.

The ruthlessness of his methods and the depth of his plans are something that even the Four Emperors who will dominate the New World in the future would probably find difficult to match.

This is one of the reasons why Rocks became the strongest naval overlord of this era.

He never plays by the rules.

He dares to do things that others dare not do.

"No problem." Luo Tian agreed without any hesitation.

His voice was calm, as if Rocks had just said "go catch a few pigs" instead of "capture the Celestial Dragons alive".

A hint of admiration flashed in Lox's eyes.

He liked Luo Tian's personality—no nonsense, no questioning, just execution.

"Specific details are here."

Lox pushed another parchment in front of Luo Tian:

"The Celestial Dragons' representative's itinerary, security detail, and estimated arrival time... are all listed here."

"After completing the mission, take the Celestial Dragons back to Beehive Island directly."

"I'm going to use them... to accomplish a grand plan!"

Luo Tian didn't ask any further questions.

He knew that Rocks' plan was far more complex than simply "capturing a Celestial Dragon alive".

But I can roughly guess that they will probably publicly execute the Celestial Dragons, and that might not be enough.

"Understood, I'll depart tomorrow." Luo Tian put away the parchment.

Lockes nodded and turned to leave.

Only Luo Tian remained in the room.

He looked down at the parchment in his hand, a cold glint in his eyes.

Celestial Dragons...

World nobility...

Descendants of God...

"Oh."

Luo Tian chuckled lightly, his voice full of sarcasm:

"Let me see what you 'gods' are like..."

"How many seconds can you hold out against me?"

The third "madman" to directly attack a Celestial Dragon is about to be born.

Luffy and Rocks' actions were, in a sense, "restrained" or "reasonable".

Luffy did it to save his crewmates, while Rocks did it to overthrow the world.

And Luo Tian's trip—

He will then perfectly demonstrate through his actions what it means to be "the strictest 'father' of the Celestial Dragons," and in the future, he will be known as "the God Killer."

Of course, these are all for later.

……

One day later.

The New World, the Kingdom of Situna.

This is a medium-sized kingdom located on the edge of the New World, renowned for its spices and silk.

Although its land area is not large, it is quite wealthy and has been paying large amounts of celestial gold to the World Government in exchange for "protection" for many years.

The sky was clear and cloudless.

The port of the royal capital, Champs-Élysées, was as busy as ever.

Unbeknownst to anyone, high above, a figure was streaking across the sky at a terrifying speed exceeding the speed of sound, plummeting towards the royal palace like a meteor.

This person is Luo Tian.

The royal palace, built on a hill in the center of the city, is entirely made of white marble and gleams in the sunlight.

A barely perceptible flash of red light appeared in Luo Tian's eyes.

The advanced Observation Haki, combined with his unique spatial perception, spread out instantly like mercury, silently enveloping the entire island.

"Found...three ones?"

Luo Tian muttered to himself, a cold smile curving his lips:

"Let's deal with this in the palace first."

In my perception, the outlines of three people wearing transparent bubble masks were clearly discernible, one of whom was inside the palace, and the other two were on a large ship in the harbor.

Aside from the Celestial Dragons, no one else would wear those ridiculous hoods all day long, as if breathing ordinary air would taint their "noble" bodies.

Luo Tian's figure blurred as he sped off towards the royal palace.

Outside the tightly closed, gilded gates of the Crystal Palace.

"Halt! Who goes there?!"

The elite soldiers guarding the gate spotted Luo Tian immediately and shouted at him to stop.

These soldiers were the elite of the kingdom's royal guard, clad in golden armor and wielding spears.

What's even more striking is that there are four men in black suits standing on either side of the door, their faces expressionless.

CP organization agent.

"This is a restricted area. Trespassers will be killed on sight!"

The four CP agents reacted quickly, spreading out and surrounding Luo Tiantuan in the center.

The commotion immediately attracted more patrolling soldiers, who all rushed towards the scene.

Soon, Luo Tian was surrounded by more than fifty elite soldiers.

However, when the four CP agents saw the newcomer's face clearly—

A bone-chilling cold instantly shot from the soles of my feet to the top of my head!

As elite agents directly under the World Government, they are well-versed in intelligence about the New World and the four seas, especially those great pirates with frighteningly high bounties and outrageously strong abilities.

And the face before me...

They knew it all too well!

The front page of the World Economic News reported on Luo Tian, ​​a supernova executive of the Rocks Pirates with a bounty of 25 billion Berries!

"You...you are—!"

A CP agent's voice trembled as he tried to say something.

But it was too late.

A crimson light flashed in Luo Tian's eyes.

Om-! ! !

Before the four CP agents could even finish speaking, they felt as if their brains had been struck by a heavy hammer. Their vision went black, they foamed at the mouth, and collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious.

It's not just them—

Everyone in the entire palace collapsed under this invisible mental shock!

Luo Tian walked up to the gilded gate, kicked it, shattering the entire gate, and then stepped inside.

Two white figures blocked the way ahead.