Konoha's Mission Master

Unfortunately... Yakumo won't give her that chance.

After careful observation, Masako Mori placed the Devil Fruit into the wooden box.

“That’s right, but we can’t determine the type, and we obviously can’t use Devil Fruits yet. The combat system of this world is still in a state of being blocked from us.” Yakumo closed the wooden box and carefully put the Devil Fruit into his storage scroll.

Although the fruit's properties are unknown, it shouldn't be a bad ability, given its bizarre appearance.

Masako Mori opened the third box, and there was another Devil Fruit. The overall pattern was still spiral, but... this fruit looked like a red pineapple with three branches, somewhat like a combination of a pineapple and a banana.

"Another Devil Fruit, huh?" Masako Mori thought.

"That's right, let's continue unpacking."

This time it was You Gu Qianxue's turn to open the box, and it turned out to be another Devil Fruit, except that the shape of this Devil Fruit resembled a large purple cantaloupe.

Yakumo guessed it was a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit.

The fifth wooden box was opened by Masako Mori. Finally, it no longer contained Devil Fruits, but was filled with a box full of various gems.

The sixth box, the seventh box... gold antiques.

The eighth box was a large sealed quartz glass jar containing two sapphires, except that several blood vessels grew around the gems.

These are actually two pairs of eyes, with a pure and bright iris color like a clear spring, so clean that it contains not a trace of impurity.

Yakumo immediately identified the contents of the jar and guessed the whole story. A Celestial Dragon had taken a liking to someone's eyes and ordered the capture of the person to take their eyes. Perhaps the person with this eye color was a special race.

"These are eyes, aren't they? These weren't given to the Celestial Dragons..."

"Cruel, greedy insects!"

Mori Masako immediately understood the whole story. It wasn't a complicated or difficult deduction, and this was enough to show... the wickedness of the Celestial Dragons!

Yakumo threw the sealed jar onto the sea and then broke it.

Let it sink to the bottom of the sea forever.

"Let's go, let's set off!" Yakumo said, packing up the wooden box.

Following the direction of the permanent pointer, Yakumo maneuvered the wooden boat, moving quickly. His disgust for the Celestial Dragons intensified, and he felt that those bubble people were indeed asking for trouble.

After leaving the Calm Belt, the three of them no longer encountered attacks from Sea Kings. Instead, they deliberately took a detour and destroyed more than a dozen pirate ships.

Masako Mori also unleashed all her anger on these pirates, ruthlessly destroying them all.

It wasn't until the sun rose that the fighting ceased after a night of battle. Mori Masako and Yukotsu Chiyuki returned to their cabins to catch up on sleep, while Yakumo continued to steer the small boat, guided by the permanent compass.

The Judgement quest currently offers 170,000 gold coins, meaning this quest can yield an additional 130,000 gold coins.

Currently, the Yakumo Gold Coin Reserves has 96450 coins.

The "Sorrowful Bones and Snowy Thousands of Snowy Coins" savings account contains 67210 coins.

The progress of the "Proof of the Overlord" quest: 26.5%

Knowing that time was of the essence and the mission was urgent, Yakumo immediately released shadow clones to continue eliminating targets in the surrounding area whose sin levels met the criteria.

A small, dark green boat sails alone on the sea...

At the edge of the field of vision, an island covered by a dense forest appears, and from a distance, the entire island seems to be green.

On that island, Yakumo discovered many extremely powerful life fluctuations, as well as a terrifying aura that could not be ignored.

Clearly, Yakumo's direction was correct. This was the Revolutionary Army's secret base in the first half of the Grand Line, and also the most important core base in the entire East Blue.

As soon as Yakumo's small boat approached, six or seven beams of Observation Haki swept past, as if they were trying to determine the identity of the newcomer.

A few minutes later, several more figures appeared on the coastline, including Sabo and Kella, as well as the leader, Dragon, who stood in the middle wrapped in a dark green cloak.

As the small boat docked, Yuuki Chiyuki and Mori Masako, who were in the cabin, awoke from their sleep and rushed to the deck at great speed.

"We've arrived..." Yakumo said to the two of them, then deactivated the small boat and returned it to his body as life energy.

The three of them took steps and walked steadily on the sea until they reached the shore.

"It's been a long time, Lord Yakumo."

Kella rushed excitedly toward Yakumo, intending to give him a friendly hug, but Mori Masako subtly stepped between them.

Just as the two women were about to embrace, Kella stopped herself in time.

"Are you Lord Yakumo's girlfriend?"

"Fiancée!" Masako Mori replied somewhat distantly.

"She is Kelra, and she likes Sabo. I saved her once two years ago, so we are pretty good friends."

Before Masako Mori could misunderstand, Yakumo took the initiative to explain.

"I see, you're just friends."

Mori Masako withdrew her hostility and greeted Koala in a friendly manner, while Yakumo walked towards Ryu.

In the anime, he saw Dragon several times, and only remembered him as an ambitious leader who cared for every revolutionary soldier.

He has rather ferocious red tattoos on his face.

"Good brother, I've been looking forward to seeing you for three whole years!"

The dragon's voice was very enthusiastic, and it seemed very happy. However, it had heavy dark circles under its eyes, making it look very tired.

"I'm just fulfilling my promise, and I'd like to ask the Revolutionary Army for a few small favors. In return, I can add ten more treatment slots."

"Good brother, you're being a bit too formal."

Yakumo could tell that Ryu wanted to establish a deeper cooperation with him, or rather... he needed three top-tier fighters to complete some kind of plan.

Let's be direct.

"Haha, there will be other opportunities in the future." Long laughed and changed the subject.

"Actually, I've wanted to meet you for many years. After all, I was the previous world's most dangerous criminal, and you are the current world's most dangerous criminal."

"I do everything for justice, and I do not accept the title of criminal."

Yakumo answered in a very serious tone.

“That’s right, I’m clearly a revolutionary soldier fighting for freedom and equality, how could I possibly be the world’s most vicious criminal!” Dragon said.

"This is slander! Shameless defamation."

Yakumo and Ryu reached an agreement.

After the initial probing, Yakumo and the others began to venture deeper into the forest. Along the way, Yakumo sensed several subtle signs of being watched.

There weren't even any fixed paths in the forest, so the group began leaping and traversing the tree branches. For reasons of concealment, the revolutionary army hadn't developed the island, but instead tried to maintain its original state as much as possible.

The dragon led the way, and the process of exerting force was almost imperceptible as its body floated dozens of meters away, like a nimble ape.

A dozen minutes later, the group slowly descended from the tree trunk, stepping on the soft soil, the withered leaves breaking with a crisp sound.

This is already the heart of the forest.

The environment is quiet and the air is fresh.

Yakumo did not detect any traces of human life in the surrounding area. If he was not mistaken, this island must have been recently put into use as a base.

This is like the revolutionary army's backup plan, a trump card that will only be used when facing a crisis of annihilation.

This explains the weariness in Long's eyes.

The dragon stood still in front of a large tree.

After entering the password, the tree trunk splits open, revealing steps leading to the underground. Orange lights hang on the interior walls, making it appear very bright.

"Let's go, Yakumo brothers."

"it is good."

The group descended the metal steps, and soon found themselves in a straight, silver passageway. The path was very quiet... Everyone held their breath.

As the mechanism moves, the gate at the end opens.

The square was quite large, and dozens of orange incandescent lights at the top made the whole square very bright.

In the square, many people sat cross-legged, with their sleeping bags and weapons beside them. These people included the old and the young, men and women, and all of them were missing limbs.

His strength is roughly at the lieutenant general level.

After Yakumo and the others entered, although the people in the plaza cast curious glances, no one asked any questions...

"Brother, what kind of preparations are needed before treatment?"

The dragon asked with some enthusiasm.

"Didn't Maggie report the treatment process to you?"

“Although she has reported some things, I’m worried that she may have missed something, which could affect the stability of the treatment,” Long replied.

"A quiet room. In five minutes... the treatment will officially begin. Long, you can watch from the side. By the way, I'd like to discuss some cooperation matters with you."

"Okay, then I'll take my leave of you."

The dragon's face lit up with joy, and he quickly said...

Under his guidance, the group arrived at the end of the square.

The walls slid to the sides, revealing a somewhat simple operating room, but it was fully equipped with basic life support systems.

"Simple and practical, it prioritizes defense and concealment over comfort. This... should be a fairly important stronghold, right?" Yakumo asked Ryu with certainty.

"That's right. This stronghold will only be activated when the Revolutionary Army suffers a fatal blow, which means... the Revolutionary Army is facing a life-or-death situation."

"What are your plans after all thirty-odd people have received treatment?"

That's right. As agreed, Yakumo promised twenty people, but at this base, there are more than thirty wounded people who need treatment. It's clear that Ryu is planning a second collaboration.

"Establish a completely new organization that is not under the control of the Revolutionary Army."

If a tree is about to die, the best approach is not to provide it with excessive nutrition or risk everything to save it, but rather to take its branches and leaves and cultivate a completely new tree.

The people in the laboratory were all considered the core of the Revolutionary Army, and Dragon didn't hide much when answering.

"This method is not bad. Let the first person come in and prepare."

In the laboratory, Yakumo took out thirty petri dishes and began to proliferate and culture them using life energy. In the blink of an eye, they were cultured into large-volume cell tissues.

With just a glance from Dragon, Sabo left the treatment room.