Detective: I'm Sato Miwako's Informant

Shanks said, "It's a contest of physical skills, right!?"

Shiraishi Osamu nodded and said, "Indeed, you are very clever. This is the only way to test the strength of these two weapons."

Shanks suddenly realized. So they went up on the stage, stood face to face, and a confrontation was about to begin.

Shiraishi Shu, holding the sword that had eaten the Elephant Fruit, pointed it at Shanks and said, "Attack me with all your might! I don't think you can unleash the full power of that sword strike!"

Red-Haired Shanks solemnly replied, "Alright! Absolutely no problem, because I know you are incredibly powerful, and this sword will be even more formidable in your hands!"

Chapter 0986: Red Hair

Shiraishi Osamu said with a grin, "It's good that you understand that!"

It happened very fast. Shanks charged straight at Shiraishi Osamu, swung his sword, and unleashed the sword's demonic power!

The sword transformed into the shape of a dog and charged straight at Shiraishi Xiu.

At the last second, Shiraishi Osamu dodged the attack and pointed his sword at Shanks.

"I'm going to attack!"

Shiraishi Osamu said this to Shanks.

The reason Shiraishi Osamu said this was to give Shanks a reminder, because Shiraishi Osamu knew that his strength was extraordinary, and therefore he was afraid of hurting Shanks.

Shanks understood Shiraishi Osamu's good intentions and was deeply moved.

Unless that's the reason, he would definitely do everything in his power to deal with Shiraishi Osamu, but Shiraishi Osamu is, after all, his superior. Shanks didn't say much.

In the blink of an eye, Shiraishi Osamu was behind Shanks, and the elephant charged straight at Shanks.

The elephant's trunk got tangled around Shanks.

This greatly surprised Shanks. However, he quickly realized that this was definitely the power of a Devil Fruit.

Now that we know the reason, we can completely solve the problem.

Shanks disappeared into that nose, and put a large distance between himself and Shiraishi Shu, staring at Shiraishi Shu from afar.

He had almost figured out Bai Shixiu's flaws, but then he was shocked to discover that Bai Shixiu had no flaws at all.

Shanks couldn't help but be surprised, because he felt that Shiraishi Osamu's strength was truly terrifying.

He had never seen anyone as outstanding as Shiraishi Osamu, who didn't reveal a single flaw in his body during the battle.

Shanks, the Red-Haired, had no way to deal with it.

Shiraishi Osamu said with a grin, "Why are you so slow to act? There's absolutely no way to test the power of these two weapons like this!"

Shanks, realizing his mistake, said, "I'm very sorry, I was fooled by your demeanor, and I feel very ashamed of it."

Shiraishi Osamu burst into laughter and said, "What's wrong!?"

Shanks said, "You have no flaws or weaknesses whatsoever. Doesn't that make things very difficult for me?"

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Shiraishi Osamu awkwardly touched his hair and said, "I'm sorry, I should have shown a little weakness, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to attack me. Here's what I'll do, I'll leave this knife here and then deal with you empty-handed."

Is this alright?

Red-haired Shanks looked at Shiraishi Osamu in surprise and asked.

Shiraishi Osamu nodded and said, "No problem. After all, my strength has already reached its peak. Even if you have this sword that ate the Dog-Dog Devil Fruit, you are definitely no match for me."

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Hearing Shiraishi's arrogant tone, Shanks gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, let me teach you a lesson. Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're my boss."

Shiraishi Xiu said with a grin, "That's right, because I'm the boss, I really can't do whatever I want."

In the blink of an eye, the dog's head formed from the sword charged towards Shiraishi Xiu. However, it was punched away by Shiraishi Xiu.

The sword remained undamaged. Shiraishi Xiu couldn't help but praise, "It seems the Devil Fruit this weapon ate is far more powerful than the Devil Fruit eaten by humans, because this..."

It won't affect their performance!

Chapter 0987: Praise

Hearing this, Shanks said with satisfaction, "That's exactly right. Thank you for the compliment, boss!"

Shiraishi Osamu chuckled awkwardly and said, "I wasn't praising you, what are you so smug about!"

Shanks was therefore extremely embarrassed.

Shiraishi Osamu had already charged towards Shanks, and before Shanks could react, he grabbed his shoulder and flung him away.

And so, the duel came to an end. Shanks was utterly defeated by Shiraishi Osamu. Shiraishi Osamu picked up the sword from the ground and said to Shanks, "Listen to me carefully, even with a sword made of a Devil Fruit, you are absolutely no match for me."

Red-haired Shanks lowered his head, feeling extremely ashamed.

At this moment, Shiraishi Osamu turned to Caesar and said, "These weapons are quite useful. They withstood my punch without any damage, which proves their durability."

Caesar quickly replied, "Thank you, I am very honored."

“No problem.” Shiraishi Xiu laughed and said, “Such a weapon can indeed be of great help to us.”

Next, Shiraishi Osamu led some people on a tour of the armory, which contained dog guns, dog knives, and all sorts of other weapons.

Shiraishi Osamu said to Shanks, "Allocate some funds to Caesar for weapons research."

Shanks left.

However, at this moment, Caesar said to Shiraishi Xiu, "Boss, although there is funding, we can't research this weapon anymore!"

Shiraishi Xiu stared at Caesar in surprise and said, "Why? I need to use these weapons, and I'm thinking of mass-producing them and distributing them to every soldier."

Upon hearing this, Caesar frowned and said, "It's not a matter of funding, but rather that only this special metal material can be used to eat Devil Fruits."

Shiraishi Osamu said with a grin, "Isn't this easy? You just need to take the money and buy the metal materials."

Caesar shook his head.

Shiraishi Osamu sighed and said, "Isn't it good enough that I help you with such a small thing? I'm so disappointed in you."

Caesar quickly replied, "That's not the case; this metal is simply extremely precious."

Shiraishi Xiu stared at Caesar and said, "How precious is it? Surely you could search the entire New World and still not find it?"

Caesar remained silent.

After a moment, he said, "I'm sorry, but as far as I know, only Barrett knows the whereabouts of this metal."

"Is that so?" Shiraishi Osamu said with a grin, "Then where is he? I'll go find him."

Caesar said, "He is currently being held in the Navy's underwater prison, so it may not be so easy for him to see me."

Shiraishi Xiu said with a grin, "What's so great about that? I've been to that prison many times before. I can just go back again."

Hearing this, Caesar 4.0 was very pleased and said, "If the boss can find this person, we can get a lot of metal materials, which will make our weapons expansion plan possible!"

Shiraishi Osamu chuckled and said, "Alright, I get it. All we need to do is find Barrett. That's too easy. I'll go right away..."

Chapter 0988: The Underwater Prison

After leaving those words, Shiraishi Osamu departed.

On the warship, Shiraishi Osamu stood in front, and Shanks, the red-haired man, stood behind.

Shanks couldn't help but ask, "Boss, is it really necessary to make such a big fuss!"

Osamu Shiraishi rolled his eyes at Shanks and said, "That's not enough... because we need to teach these Marines a lesson!"

Shanks said, "I understand what you mean. Because the World Government has pacifists, we must use these artificial Devil Fruit weapons to increase the overall strength of our soldiers by 10."

Shiraishi Osamu nodded and said, "That's right! If we can't achieve this level of performance, our soldiers might be defeated by those naval forces on the battlefield."

Shanks understood perfectly what Shiraishi Osamu was saying. So he laughed and said, "In that case, we have to go to Impel Down and cause a ruckus there!"

Shiraishi Osamu said with a grin, "Yeah, that place is really interesting. Not only does it imprison the world's most vicious and ruthless people, but it also holds our target!"

"So, are we going to sneak in this time?"

Red-haired Shanks stared at Shiraishi Shu in disbelief.

Shiraishi Xiu shook his head and said, "No, this time we must go out through the main gate. We must open the Gate of Justice and rush straight into the underwater prison!"

"Why do this?" Shanks, the Red-Haired, was utterly baffled.

Shiraishi Xiu smiled slightly, his expression revealing a sense of confidence, and said, "Because this is the fastest way."

Shanks suddenly realized that he never expected Shiraishi Osamu to be so clever.

Shanks clasped his hands in a fist salute to Osamu Shiraishi and said, "Boss! You're truly the smartest person I've ever met. I never imagined there would be such a way."

You should know that behind the Gate of Justice is a huge ocean current vortex, and the three parts of this current vortex are Enies Lobby, Marine Headquarters, and Impel Down!

If you can go directly through the Gate of Justice and ride the current, you can instantly reach the underwater prison.

That's why Shanks admires Shiraishi so much.

However, although many people know this method, no one dares to try it, because opening the door to justice is not a simple matter.

On the open sea, only Shiraishi Osamu has the courage and ability to do this.

He stepped forward, unleashing a chilling aura of Conqueror's Haki, and declared, "Listen carefully, this time I'm going to enter the World Government directly through the Gate of Justice. This is practically a provocation against the World Government."

Shiraishi Xiu continued, "But this suits me perfectly. I need to cause a huge scene and then leave gracefully, so you all need to be on your guard. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

"The boss is mighty!"

Long live the Empire!

The soldiers behind him spoke up.

Osamu Shiraishi and Shanks exchanged a glance, revealing pleasing smiles.

It's rare to see soldiers so confident. Morale is always crucial in the military, and Shiraishi Osamu clearly understands this.

So before each battle, he would always say something to encourage the soldiers.