A magic merchant infiltrating Fairy Tail

The group stared at Buggy, who was laughing maniacally, and finally realized what was going on: "Come to think of it, I remember the newspaper said that Buggy was the one who attacked the Celestial Dragons, right? In other words, Ace's arrest is all because of this guy!!"

The air fell silent, and the gazes of the crowd toward Bucky gradually turned hostile.

"Eh...??" Bucky's laughter stopped abruptly. He blinked his clear, bewildered eyes, and a snot dripped from his red nose.

Boom!

Boom! !

Boom! ! !

Crackle! ...

After a brutal beating, the group calmly withdrew their fists, their cold gazes fixed on Bucky, who lay on the ground, covered in bumps, his face bruised and swollen, barely alive.

Nami stepped forward and, for the second time today, grabbed Buggy by the collar, her face still bearing that incredibly chilling smile: "You'd better give us a useful method! Otherwise, you know the consequences, right?"

"I...I understand...I will tell you everything truthfully!!"

After a brief reorganization, everyone sat down again. Buggy took the map that Nami had just mentioned and began to explain his method in a serious manner.

"First of all, you need to know that although Impel Down is an underwater prison, it is actually built on an island, which means that the place has a magnetic field."

"And as long as the island has a magnetic field, a corresponding permanent pointer can be created!"

"In fact, Impel does have permanent pointers, but those things are very expensive!"

Nami stroked her chin thoughtfully: "So, in other words, we don't need to enter the Gates of Justice. We can just buy a permanent pointer that points to Impel Down and get directly to our destination?"

"That's right!"

Bucky nodded and then drew the location of the Sabaody Archipelago on the map near Marineford: "The second thing is that there is a non-sea route to enter that inner circulation!"

"There's a coating technology in the Sabaody Archipelago that allows ships to sail underwater regardless of water pressure. You'll be using that same method when you go to Fishman Island."

"By the way, you might be able to buy the permanent pointer to Impel Down there too!"

Nami's eyes lit up as she suddenly realized, "So that's how it is! After leaving Water 7, the Log Pose kept pointing downwards. I was wondering how to get down to a depth of 10,000 meters in the deep sea. So that's how we do it..."

"First, get to Sabaody Archipelago, then buy a compass, dive down... wait! How do you sail a ship underwater?"

Just as she was fretting, Lola and the others suddenly came over: "I know this! Sailing ships need to use ocean currents underwater! Underwater, the direction of the ocean currents is the wind direction!"

"Lola, you guys know about this too?"

"Yes! This is common knowledge in the New World, because to enter the New World from 'Paradise,' you have to pass through the Fish-Man Island underwater, so all navigators must know this!"

Upon hearing the phrase "every navigator must know this," Nami immediately felt an even greater weight on her shoulders.

Laura noticed Nami's worry and immediately said generously, "We have a navigator on our ship who knows this kind of thing. Let him teach you later!"

"Thank you so much!!" Nami immediately hugged Lola excitedly.

Because they had hope, Luffy and the others were very grateful to Buggy and thanked him repeatedly.

But the next moment, Bucky's words were a wake-up call: "Don't be too happy! Learning to navigate underwater is not something that can be accomplished so easily!"

Luffy chuckled and said, "It's okay, I have faith in Nami! Because she's the best navigator in the world!!"

Nami immediately puffed out her chest proudly, and with a slight tremor, confidently laughed, "Leave it to me!"

"Listen up, Straw Hat Boy!"

"If you're heading from the Sabaody Archipelago to Impel, you definitely can't take the sea route because the ocean currents are in the opposite direction. You have to go a long way around, but that makes it easy to get lost, and if you're unlucky enough to encounter headwinds, you might waste several days!"

Upon hearing this, Luffy fell silent. He glanced at the newspaper again. The Navy's execution of Ace was only a week away. They couldn't keep the deadline so tight, otherwise, it would be troublesome if something went wrong on the way.

Bucky had clearly thought of this as well, and immediately offered a solution: "So after you get the permanent compass and coat the ship in the Sabaody Archipelago, you need to dive down and take the underwater route into the internal circulation. The speed there is very fast, and it only takes about 3 hours to go around the entire circle, so it will take about 2 hours to reach directly below Impel Down!"

"Two hours?!" ×N

Bucky grinned, like a strategist in the making: "That's right! It'll be quick, won't it? And if we take the underwater route, we can perfectly avoid the Marines heading to Marineford. This method kills two birds with one stone!"

In fact, the Whitebeard Pirates used the same method to capture Marineford in the original work.

"Wow, that's amazing... Buggy!!" After hearing Buggy's plan, Luffy's gaze towards him changed; besides gratitude, there was also visible admiration.

Sanji looked at Nami with concern and asked, "Nami-san, is his plan really going to work?"

"Hmm... I can't see any loopholes at the moment..."

Under the shocked and admiring gazes of the crowd, Bucky's red nose became even redder and rounder.

"Don't get too excited yet! You haven't solved the most difficult hurdle, Straw Hat Boy!"

Luffy immediately calmed down, sitting up straight like a good student and listening attentively: "What is it?"

Buggy was very satisfied with Luffy's condition, and smiled wickedly: "Even if we reach our destination, Impel Down's guards won't be so easy to break through!"

"Let me make this clear first: Impel Down's guards are almost everywhere – underwater, at sea, in prisons – and there are also a large number of surveillance Den Den Mushi. You'll be discovered the moment you enter!"

"If this most difficult problem isn't solved, barging in will be like walking into a trap!!"

Buggy thought he could scare Luffy with his words, but Luffy didn't react at all: "It's okay, we'll definitely find a way!"

"Ugh!!! I hate your carefree way of doing things, you're just like that bastard Shanks!!"

Luffy crossed his arms and declared in a firm voice, "No matter what, I will definitely save Ace!!"

"Wait a minute! Luffy!!"

Sanji suddenly stopped Luffy, "This guy is right. If we don't make thorough preparations, rushing in is no different from suicide... Hey, Red Nose! Do you know what Impel Down is like?"

"Huh?! Who are you talking about...?"

Boom!Boom!

"Give me a proper answer!" Sanji withdrew his leg and said irritably.

"...Yes! That's what I know..."

Bucky rubbed the large bump on his face, cursing under his breath, and casually picked up the blueprints beside him to draw a rough sketch: "Imper Grand Prison is built in the Calm Belt, with the entrance on the sea surface, but the cells are on the seabed, surrounded by large sea kings. From the walls to all the cells and handcuffs, everything is made of sea stone."

"The defenses here are among the most formidable in the world!!"

Chapter 964 The Second Road Sign Text Obtained

"The entire prison is tower-shaped, with a total of five floors... No! If the legend is true, it might even have six floors. These six floors are called 'LEVEL1', 'LEVEL2'... 'LEVEL6' from top to bottom. A pirate of Ace's caliber would at least be suppressed at 'LEVEL5' or even 'LEVEL6'!!"

"As the 'world's number one prison,' Impel Down has countless guards, but two of them are the most troublesome: 'Warden' Magellan and 'Chief Warden' Shiryu of the Rain!"

"It's said that their strength surpasses that of ordinary elite vice admirals, second only to 'naval admirals'!..."

After talking non-stop for more than ten minutes, Bucky finally stopped, then took a sip of wine to moisten his throat: "That's all I know."

"Okay... I understand! Thank you so much, Bucky!!"

Luffy, unusually, listened intently to everything Buggy said, not missing a single word, because he knew it concerned Ace's life or death.

Bucky suddenly fell silent. He thought of his time with Ace a few days ago, and of his old captain Roger. He gritted his teeth and made a decision that went against his life philosophy: "Ace's arrest this time was ultimately because of me. As compensation, I can help you get Impel Down's permanent pointer."

"Really?!!"

The unexpected words filled Luffy with mixed emotions of joy and sorrow. He hugged Buggy's shoulder, crying and wailing, "Waaaaah~~ I never thought you were such a kind person!! I apologize for what I did before, Buggy!!"

Bucky defiantly broke free and shouted, "But that's all! I can't do anything more! Don't even think about storming into Impel Down with you!"

Kabaji, Mochi, Alvida, Mr. 3, and the others watching from the sidelines were all stunned by Buggy's unexpected action. They knew that Buggy was known for his extreme stinginess and miserliness.

"Was that guy really Captain Bucky...??"

"I must be dreaming!"

"Did he really consider Ace a brother?"

"You wouldn't guess he's the kind of person who values ​​loyalty..."

Watching Luffy and Buggy singing and dancing like brothers, Nami suddenly realized something and asked a very crucial question: "They say they'll get the Omnipotent Log Pose, but how exactly do they do that?"

"Buy it on the black market!"

"I see... Wait! So we still have to use our money?!" Nami realized the key point and suddenly felt like she had been tricked.

Bucky deftly stuffed the last few pieces of treasure into his clothes, then straightened his back with an air of self-righteousness: "This is all my money now!!"

"Also, let's get one thing straight: I'm handling your business right now!"

……

New World, Zou.

After Kaido and Big Mom joined forces, Killer also joined in and provided them with the location of the third Poneglyph, which was on Zunesha, who had committed some unknown mistake 800 years ago and was being punished by sailing the sea.

On the back of Zunesha lies a kingdom inhabited by the Mink Tribe, ruled by two leaders: Inuarashi, the "King of Daytime" of the Mink Principality, and Nekomamushi, the "King of Night" of the Mink Principality.

This dog and cat had been to sea before and were among Kozuki Oden's nine retainers. They had spent a short time with him on Whitebeard and Roger's ships. Their almost pathological loyalty to their master Oden was absolutely disgusting and defied common sense.

Kira provides the location information from the road sign text, and the old woman obtains the Life Paper to Zou by cleverly stealing it from her employee, Beckmus. Together, the two send people to Zou to retrieve the stone tablet.

As for Kaido, since he didn't contribute much to this deal, he didn't get a share of the profits and could only rush back to Wano Country to retrieve the Road Poneglyphs.

He wasn't an idiot. When Kira suggested going to Zouna to get the Road Poneglyphs, he immediately realized the danger of falling behind. So he came up with the idea of ​​exchanging his own Road Poneglyphs for the ones that Big Mom was about to get.

So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Killer and Big Mom will each have three pieces of text after this, while Kaido will have two.

Although there is an extra piece of text, Big Mom no longer has Whole Cake Island, while Kaido still has Wano Country and other territories, so their influence has returned to about the same level.

The number of people heading to Zou was small. Big Mom Pirates only sent Katakuri, and among the mages, only Erza's squad, who loved to join in the fun, accompanied Kira. The rest stayed in Whole Cake Island to work on construction. They had little interest in the maritime rivalry or the truth of history in this world.

In addition, Robin, who is passionate about studying history, was also with them.

The 35 islands in the Torrent Sea have now been integrated together by Kira and Irene using the 'World's Only' magic, forming a massive island that is extremely rare in the New World.

In terms of area, the current Kingdom of All Nations can even be compared with the two ancient kingdoms with long histories and traditions, Alabasta and Elbaf!

Following the guidance of the Life Paper, Kira quickly piloted the Hope to Zou's side.

Looking at the colossal elephant before them, Natsu and the others exclaimed in awe, "Wow!! This is definitely the biggest elephant I've ever seen! It feels even bigger than a dragon."

If you keep talking about this, I won't be sleepy anymore!

"Dragons come in all sizes, Natsu!"

Kira turned to Natsu and the others and began to explain, "You may not know this, but among Giltina's 'Five Divine Dragons,' there is a 'Wood God Dragon' named Aldoron, which is the largest dragon ever to appear in the history of Aslant!"