One Piece: Burning the Prison Clothes in the Setting Sun, Mihawk is dumbfounded.

Seeing Luffy and Ace locked in a fierce battle, Kuina and Zoro exchanged a glance and pretended not to have heard what they said.

After leaving Shimotsuki Village, the two of them had experienced quite a lot and gained some understanding of the world.

Although most pirates on the high seas are wicked and deserve to die, some of them have a different style of doing things.

While it's not fair to say he did absolutely nothing wrong, it's true that his crimes didn't warrant death.

For example, these two guys in front of me are full of empty boasts.

"Still watching this guy?"

Zoro, holding his sword, watched the two bickering and asked Kuina, somewhat bored.

"No need, our next goal is cultivation."

Guina thought for a moment and then shook her head.

"That's right, we can't let this guy look down on us!"

Upon hearing Kuina's words, Zoro immediately understood what he needed to do and perked up.

There can be no slackening in cultivation, otherwise you'll never be able to catch up with that guy.

"Let's go, while the teacher Dunn found for us is still here."

After Kuina finished speaking, she turned around, and Zoro turned around and followed.

Ace, who was playfully fighting with Luffy, noticed the two leaving and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The two men lay on the ground, panting, their faces bruised and swollen.

"Ace, you bastard, why does your fist hurt just like my grandpa's?"

Luffy spoke incoherently, his swollen face making it difficult for him to speak clearly.

"That's domineering. Perfect, I'll be staying here for a while to teach you."

Ace heard the explanation, then realized what was going on and asked a question.

"Luffy, how did you get here?"

Although he stayed in the small garden for quite some time, Luffy arrived first after he left. It's impossible that Luffy would just set sail after him, right?

Luffy naturally didn't hide anything and recounted how he encountered three strange guys and was then captured and brought here.

Ace was stunned.

"Let's go. Something big is about to happen here. We might even meet some big shots from the high seas."

Ace stood up, picked Luffy up from the ground, and started walking away, but in the opposite direction from Kuina and the others.

……

Mary Geoise.

After Dunn's repeated blows, the entire Holy Land was completely transformed.

Putting aside the great rift valley, even in the Holy Land itself, the aftereffects of Dunn's strike still linger, and many people are currently working on repairs.

Of course, there's a good side to it too.

At least we don't need to repair that many buildings anymore, since most of them are already dead.

Of course, even those who didn't die are now holed up in their own homes, completely different from before.

The Celestial Dragons have lost the courage to go out.

Even those living in the holy land lived in constant fear.

The Five Elders, however, did not seem to care much about this.

For them, everything would be fine as long as they could get rid of Dunn.

But the key question is, how do we get rid of Dunn?

A direct kill?

This approach has been rejected by them several times.

For someone of Dunn's strength, a direct confrontation would be suicide; those who are not strong enough cannot even get close.

While the domineering aura can reduce the high temperature generated by Dunn's ability to some extent, it's not very meaningful.

The number of people is irrelevant; even a group of experts cannot kill them all at once.

Most importantly, despite Dunn being such a dangerous being, Im made no move whatsoever after a few tentative attempts to probe him.

This puzzled the Five Elders.

Why not continue the operation?

Even if it's difficult, you have to do it to know the result.

At worst, the holy site will just be destroyed again.

Of course, although they thought this way, none of them dared to ask.

"The Navy's actions did not match its orders."

"That's normal; the navy always has its own ideas."

"I have already reported this to Lord Im, but Lord Im has given no further instructions."

"Then let's not get involved for now."

Just as the five people in the power room were discussing in hushed tones, a piece of intelligence was delivered.

"What?"

After reading the intelligence in his hand, the Legal Martial God, Vochuli Saint, stood up in shock, his round body almost bouncing up.

His eyes were wide open as he stared at the paper in his hand, his thick white beard twitching involuntarily.

"What's going on?"

His information surprised the other four, who immediately asked him questions.

"Information about Dunn comes from the Hunter's Guild."

Sacred Vochuli answered, but his eyes remained fixed on the paper in his hand.

"What did this guy do now?"

Upon hearing the name Dunn, the other four people's eyes twitched violently, instinctively wondering if Dunn had done something terrible again.

"No, it's about his background."

Sacred Vochuli took a deep breath and handed the paper in his hand to the person next to him.

"What?"

Upon hearing him say this, the other four gasped.

The World Government has naturally investigated Dunn's origins.

Or rather, the World Government has already sent people to even the island where Dunn first appeared.

However, Dunn's past remains completely unknown.

We investigated everything about where Dunn came from, whether he had any special bloodline, or whether he had any relatives, but we found nothing.

It's as if this person just appeared out of thin air in the East China Sea.

There was no news about Dunn anywhere else.

After Dunn became famous throughout the sea, there was no news from that sea about where Dunn was born.

They've even implicitly accepted it as the East China Sea.

"This news?"

The five elders reviewed the intelligence reports in turn, and then their expressions turned solemn.

If we rule out other possibilities, this situation is indeed possible.

As people who have controlled the world for hundreds of years, they are naturally aware that some strange islands occasionally appear in the sea.

However, these places only exist for a very short time, and it's almost impossible to find them by chance unless you deliberately look for them.

"There were indeed rumors before that the Hunter's Guild was involved in this, but I didn't expect it to be for this reason. Did this guy come from one of these suddenly appearing islands?"

Nasujiro adjusted his glasses and spoke in a deep voice.

"It's impossible to be sure, but this person's past is indeed a blank. At least so far, there is no information about him before he appeared in the East China Sea."

"This is a matter of great importance."

The five people looked at each other and then stood up together.

This news is very important, even more important than anything else right now.

……

When the five people saw Im, he was still the same as before, wrapped in a black robe, sitting on a high throne, looking down below.

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing the five people's report, Im's voice sounded somewhat ethereal, but it was clearly a woman's voice.

"Lord Im, the veracity of this news cannot be confirmed at this time."

"I understand."

Im spoke, and the five knelt on one knee to await his next words, but Im did not continue speaking.

The five people immediately understood and got up to leave.

"Keep a close eye on it; if it's true, we might be able to find a way to deal with him."

The Five Elders have already made their judgment after leaving.

No matter how you look at it, it's still a possibility.

For them, it was just a matter of giving an order.

If it's fake, it's just a waste of manpower.

……

East Sea, Frostmoon Village.

CP agents quietly arrived on the island, but the entire Frostmoon Village was deserted.

Not only is the dojo deserted, but Shimotsuki Village is also deserted.

"We're too late. They've already left, just like before."

The CP agents who came here to arrest people were not surprised to see this situation.

Because this is the case in several other places as well.

As for those who withdrew these people ahead of time, it was the revolutionary army.

When the CP agents were preparing to take action, the Revolutionary Army had already noticed and acted ahead of time, using the Hunter Guild to evacuate and relocate many people.

Meanwhile, at the Revolutionary Army headquarters...

Shimotsuki Koshiro looked at the dragon with some helplessness, then sighed.

"It seems I've been implicated too."

Ryu looked at Shimotsuki Koushirou, who had a wry smile on his face, and then shook his head.

"No, you've only been slightly affected. Although there hasn't been a real direct conflict yet, the contradiction between Dunn and the World Government is irreconcilable unless one side admits defeat or Dunn joins the World Government."

"Dragon spoke," the dragon said.

"That's probably impossible."

Upon hearing this, Shimotsuki Koushirou shook his head.

"Although I haven't known Dunn for very long, I can tell from his personality that he won't let anyone stand above him and order him around."

"Oh?"

When Bello Betty, the commander of the Eastern Army, heard Koushirou say this, he became curious.

"If the World Government allowed Dunn to join and then gave them orders..."

Belo Betty's words brought silence to the surroundings.

"That's certainly a possibility, but he probably wouldn't do that."

Koushirou was taken aback, then nodded, but then shook his head.

"In any case, the situation is special now, and the Revolutionary Army is making good progress. Your return now is a good opportunity for you to get some action."

"Dragon waved his hand and said."

With the help of the Hunter's Guild, the Revolutionary Army spread its seeds across the entire ocean.

There are many kingdoms, large and small, in this world, in addition to the member states of the World Government.

Most of the kings of these kingdoms were not good people, so the situation of their countries was naturally not good.

If that's the case, then it can be done.

Koushirou did not refuse upon hearing this.

What is Dunn doing now?

After agreeing to Ryu's request, Koushirou asked curiously.

"Him? I don't know either."

The dragon shook its head directly.

Although his personal influence has now grown to the point of affecting the entire world, the Revolutionary Army is not entirely clear about Dunn's whereabouts.

Not to mention them, even the Hunter's Guild is unaware of Dunn's situation.

Apart from a few individuals like Crocodile.

"His situation is strange."

Just as everyone was talking, Vegapunk, who had been taken away by Dragon earlier, arrived and attracted everyone's attention with his words.

"What do you mean?"

Looking at the apple-shaped man in front of him, Koushirou was very curious.

"Dunner's speed of becoming stronger is too fast, it's almost unbelievable, but I just checked some information about him, and the Revolutionary Army's records say that he wasn't very strong not long ago."

Vegapunk glanced at the dragon.

Long nodded slightly.

Although they didn't investigate in detail, they did know quite a bit about Dunn.

Even when Dunn wasn't so strong, back in the East Blue, he had personally come into contact with him and even guided Dunn's Armament Haki.

"Talent and ability are always different for people."

Koushirou spoke.

"No, no, you don't understand. Human strength has its limits, and so do Devil Fruits."

Vegapunk immediately shook his head upon hearing this.

"I've studied Devil Fruits and lineage factors, but his situation no longer fits those things."

Vegapunk tried to explain, but seeing the blank looks on everyone's faces, he opened his mouth but didn't continue.

"Could I see him?"

Vegapunk looked at the dragon and asked.

"this..."

Upon hearing this, Long remained silent for a moment, then sighed.

"I can't do it, but he'll probably go to Sky Island later. If he goes there, maybe I can run into him."

"Then let's go to Sky Island."

Upon hearing this, Vegapunk immediately spoke up.

"This is not a good idea."

The dragon shook its head.

"You know your situation. If the World Government finds you, they will definitely take immediate action. This time, there's no guarantee you'll survive."

"It's okay, I'm just really curious."

Vegapunk looked at the dragon.

If this scientist could study Dunn's case, he would die for it.

Curiosity is in the nature of scientists.

"Skypiea will become the focus of the entire world's attention, and may even be the place where the World Government and Dunn officially start their war. It's too dangerous there."

The dragon continued to shake its head.

"Then I'll go myself."

Upon seeing this, Vegapunk immediately spoke up.

Long paused, speechless.

"You don't mean to trap me here too, do you?"

"Vegapunk asked."

"Alright, since Mr. Vegapunk is going, I'll take you there later."

Dragon spoke helplessly.

"Chief, should we go too?"

Several army commanders, including Belo Betty, asked.

Sabo, who was standing to the side with a curious look on his face, was also eager to try.

"This time it's Dunn's Hunter Guild conducting the Hunter Exam, but the World Government will definitely not stand idly by and might even use that weapon."

After Dragon finished speaking, he looked at Vegapunk.

"Although we have the energy, it's not perfect due to time constraints. In other words, it can't fire continuously, and Dunn can block such attacks on his own."

Vegapunk knows all about this.

If anyone could withstand that so-called ultimate weapon in the sky, it would only be Dunn.

After all, Dunn had done it before.

Although the power of the mother flame may increase now that it has been taken away, it won't be by much.

"Since we're at war with the World Government, it wouldn't be good if we didn't show up."

Sabo suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing this, the dragon nodded slightly.

Before Dunn appeared, the Revolutionary Army was determined to overthrow the World Government. Now that war is possible, the Revolutionary Army cannot just stand by and watch.

"Then let's get ready, we don't have much time."

……

Impel Down, Level 6.

The black arrow moved through the darkness, and just as it was about to strike a serious criminal, it suddenly stopped.

A blue door suddenly appeared in the air, and then a figure walked out of the door.

"Oh, what a coincidence."