I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

"Did you do this?"

"It's you?"

"What should we do now? Wait?"

None of them were confirmed, and the only one among them, the physical king Larek, subtly took over the command.

"We can't just wait like this. Although we don't know which bastard did it, the Qinghai Space Navy has always been a busybody. They might take this opportunity to attack us!"

"Then we..."

"Hijack the flying ship!"

We're all fearless pirates. If you delay your flight, we'll let you fly!

Several groups of pirates and a few kings joined forces, and the star port quickly fell. But before they could find the pilot of the spaceship who had mastered the star map, a bright beam of light suddenly shot in front of them!

In a golden glow, Kizaru made a dazzling appearance, causing the expressions of several pirate kings to change drastically.

"It's Admiral Kizaru of the Qinghai Navy!"

"Damn it! How could it be so fast?!"

"Oh~" Kizaru looked at them, lightly smacked his lips, and took out the wanted posters: "These are all pirates with very high bounties, how scary~ Have any of you seen Dal Bello?"

"That red-haired bastard?!" Several pirates caught in the crossfire were furious. Larek said with a grim face, "No wonder that guy only showed up once and then disappeared... Kizaru from the Blue Sea, we have no intention of provoking the Blue Sea people. Go find him, or he'll probably escape to another planet by airship!"

"Don't you know the location?" Kizaru said with one hand on his hip, looking troubled. "Although he is an absolute target that cannot be let go, you guys were delayed by the spaceship and hijacked the star port. If I turn a blind eye, it will be a little hard to explain. I have no choice but to arrest you first."

The pirates' expressions immediately darkened.

"You ungrateful bastard..."

"Captain, he's all alone!"

"Kill him!"

Slashes, gunshots, punches, and kicks—multiple attacks rained down on Kizaru's body.

"How scary!"

With a whoosh, golden light scattered, and Kizaru disappeared into the world. Cracks spread out from where he had been standing!

"Huh? Where did they go?!"

"The mind-control network can't even capture it?!"

"This is really troublesome. Qinghai will probably have to compensate for the destroyed starport, but fortunately, your bounty can make up for some of it."

When that strange tone rang out again, Kizaru had already stood behind several pirate kings: "Speed ​​is power. Have you ever been kicked by light?"

Several kings' bodies stiffened.

Sweat beaded on his forehead.

boom--

……

Meanwhile, in a small town at the foot of a mountain, hundreds of kilometers from the Star Harbor, there was a noodle shop.

"Sir, same old routine, two bowls of noodles to go?" the noodle shop owner asked.

Standing at the door was a slightly overweight old man, who looked to be in his seventies or eighties. He wore glasses and had a refined demeanor. He nodded upon hearing this, saying, "Please hurry up. My wife will be scared if she waits for me for too long."

"I know."

We packed two bowls for the old man, paid the bill, and sent him off. Someone asked curiously, "That old man..."

The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "He's a regular customer. About four or five years ago, he moved to the foot of the mountain and started buying noodles from me all the time. He has an elderly wife, whom I've never met. I heard she's immobile and has no children. She relies entirely on him for care... Sigh, it's not easy for her."

The old man carrying two bowls of noodles walked briskly towards the back mountain of the town. When he saw his home in the distance, a warm smile appeared on his slightly chubby face, but the next moment, his face froze.

boom--

A golden shockwave erupted, and a figure suddenly blasted through his house!

The earth shook violently and cracked open. The two bowls of noodles that had been packed fell to the ground with a thud. The old man looked up at the yellow ape standing in the sky, his body trembling.

"Oh, Dodo~ The body king is really tough, he's damaged another house." Kizaru murmured, looking at the old man. He was about to apologize and offer to compensate him when the old man let out a miserable howl.

"Wife!!"

Like a young man, he ran quickly toward the completely collapsed house.

Kizaru's expression changed slightly in the air. Someone was there?

There's clearly no one in my field of vision.

Wait, this old man...

The slightly overweight old man's face was full of anxiety. He didn't even care that his glasses were crooked. He quickly rummaged through the ruins of the house. Soon his knees buckled and he knelt on the ground, trembling as he picked up a head.

"My wife, my wife..."

It was the head of a young girl, covered in dust but unable to conceal her stunning beauty. She had long golden hair, bright and beautiful eyes, and was extremely pure. Even Lingling, the number one beauty in Qinghai, was far inferior to her!

"Very unusual materials and workmanship."

Kizaru easily recognized that it was not a real person, but something that looked like a mechanical puppet model, but it was extremely realistic in appearance.

Seeing the old man weeping while holding the girl, Kizaru had never seen anything like it before. He pouted awkwardly and said, "How strange~"

slam-la-

Suddenly, the soil near the old man was disturbed, and a hand struggled to reach out from underneath, grabbing at the back of the old man's collar.

The king of the body, Larek, panting heavily, stared in terror at the sky at Kizaru, the monster, the Admiral of the Blue Sea, who was even stronger than the legends said!

After just three blows, his self-healing ability was already starting to fail, and this guy was worried about damaging the environment, so he definitely hadn't used his full strength.

Unable to overpower the enemy, take hostages...

"Leave me alone, get out of my way!" The moment his hand touched the back of the old man's collar, the old man turned around abruptly and shouted at him angrily.

Larek's expression froze, and he lay down on the ground, actually 'rolling away'!

"Oh~ How scary~" In the sky, Kizaru unsurprisingly turned into a squinty-eyed man.

Chapter 209 Mad Scientist

Kizaru observed from the air.

The pirate Larek lay on the ground, staring in horror at the old man and then at Kizaru, too afraid to move.

The old man held the incredibly realistic-looking girl's head and wept bitterly, heartbroken.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward for a moment.

"I'm sorry...we in Qinghai will compensate for the damaged...people and houses. Please don't interfere with my capture of the pirates." The scene before him slightly confused Kizaru. After a moment's thought, he referred to the girl in the old man's arms as a person.

"Can you afford to pay for it?!" the old man shouted, choking back tears, glaring at Kizaru.

Kizaru sensed hostility and pressure, and raised his hands as if in fear: "Oh, how scary~ In a place like this, a strong person like you is living in seclusion. Old man, who are you?"

Even though his words were perfectly fine, they took on a different meaning when they came out of Kizaru's mouth, carrying a sense of provocation, which only fueled the old man's anger. But as if he had some reservations, he took a deep breath and held back.

"Get lost, get lost! Consider it my bad luck! Grab this kid behind you and get out of here right now. Don't tell anyone you saw me, and don't try to find out who I am. I know Qinghai is quite powerful, but there are some people you can't afford to offend. Don't bring trouble upon yourself!"

Kizaru pursed his lips, while Larek behind him gritted his teeth in shock, turned around and fled into the distance, quickly disappearing into the laser beams.

Once he was sure the two were far away, Kizaru didn't return out of curiosity. The old man sadly stroked the girl's head a few more times before standing up with her in his arms, murmuring, "We can't stay here anymore. I hope Qinghai doesn't cause any trouble and doesn't let me get discovered, otherwise..."

He stepped back a few paces, then pointed his right hand at the ruins of the houses. Suddenly, a gap opened in his palm, from which scorching hot liquid electricity shot out, drawing a square on the ground. The ruins of the houses then sank with a rumble.

He then cut a piece of soil from the back mountain and filled the cavity.

After doing all this, he sighed, looked longingly at the small village where he had lived peacefully for several years, and strode into the mountains.

In a clearing halfway up the mountain, he pinched the side of his glasses, and the mountain shook slightly, revealing a large, metallic-looking door that opened wide in front of him.

The old man went inside.

The mountain had been quietly hollowed out and transformed into a huge metal palace, with a jet-black flying boat placed at its center.

Nine beautiful young women dressed in luxurious clothes stood in various poses around the airship.

Like the girls he held in his arms, they were all models made of special materials, each with a different style: some were tall and mature women, some were cute lolis, some had curvaceous figures, and some had astonishing wealth.

As the old man snapped his fingers, the girls' eyes suddenly lit up.

It's moving!

"husband?"

"Hmph, how long has it been since you last came!"

We're so bored!

As the calls rang out, the old man's ugly expression finally softened a bit, but he also felt ashamed. He was getting old and his physical strength was failing, so he could no longer support all ten wives to be active at the same time. He could only take turns to favor them one by one, which made the other nine of them suffer.

"Wives, we'll have to move to a new house again," he sighed.

"What? We've only built this base a little over a year ago, and we've already wasted all the materials!"

"We haven't had any maintenance done in ages! Didn't you say you could get all the materials you need from Firethorn Stars? You're a liar!"

"Hey, what's wrong with little Linf?"

The old man looked dejected: "This is really bad luck. Maybe it's because one of that kid's Curse-Curse Fruit users is cursing me... or maybe I was just caught in the crossfire, that yellow monkey..."

He gritted his teeth and cursed a couple of times, then forced a smile to appease his nine wives: "Listen to me, listen to me, we'll definitely, definitely gather all the materials on the next planet..."

After a while, the dome cracked open, revealing the sky, and the pitch-black flying boat rose into the starry sky.

Kizaru stood hundreds of miles away, muttering "How terrifying~", and used a Den Den Mushi to contact Aokai to report, continuing his search for the space pirate, Dahl Bello, who had attacked Aokai's tourists.

……

Figo quickly received the news and became quite interested in the old man who was into figurines.

The three admirals already possessed the most outstanding talents in Qinghai. After fourteen years of training and experience, coupled with the training of the Meridian Seeking, all three of them had already reached the strength of UR6, close to the level of igniting the third lamp. Moreover, due to the excellence of their Devil Fruits, Kizaru would not be at a disadvantage when facing ordinary UR7s.

The number of powerful individuals in the Eastern Universe Sea whose strength surpasses that of the three generals can be counted on one hand. Suddenly, a mysterious old man appeared, putting immense pressure on him. He was also very arrogant and had a mysterious research base. How could this not arouse curiosity?

However, it's better to avoid trouble. Since the old man knows that Qinghai knows him and still speaks so arrogantly, it might really involve some big matter. Since he didn't attack Kizaru, and on the contrary, Kizaru is in the wrong, Qinghai doesn't need to investigate and cause trouble in a big way.

Figo only instructed Sengoku to search internally based on the facial features Kizaru had sent back, without contacting the Star News forces.