[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece":3,"chapter-i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-261":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I'm A Plunderer In The World Of One Piece.",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1540675,2004,"Chapter 261: 261 - Vegapunk's Clones.","i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-261",261,"\u003Cp>This island far surpasses modern technology—Egghead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lies in the New World (the latter half of the Grand Line, The New World), under the control of the World Government, and hosts Vegapunk's research facilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at night, the island glowed with brilliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thump, thump, thump…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A squadron of alert drones patrolled overhead, scanning the air for intruders and securing the perimeter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a streak of black-purple light tore across the night sky, plummeting toward Egghead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after it landed did the drones react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wooh! Wooh! Wooh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their warning lights flickered crimson, triggering full alarm across the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old scientist in the lab—hair turned white from fatigue, an odd branchlike headpiece jutting from his skull, his tongue lolling—looked up, bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the red strobing warnings. Who could have penetrated the defenses and reached the inner sanctum?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did the defenses just fail?\" he muttered, setting aside his experiment. He glanced toward his clones to see if they'd detected the breach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he turned, his eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corner, sat a man—calm, smiling, watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Visiting late at night. I apologize for the disturbance. Vegapunk, genius of the world,\" the stranger said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Plunderer Shirogai Yamikuro,\" Vegapunk murmured, expression grave. \"A rookie pirate flagged in the 'World-Endangering Threats' file by the Gorosei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai stood, surveying the room with a faint grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem to have known I would come,\" he remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk's face stiffened. He recoiled a few paces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai ignored the reaction. His gaze flicked to the Den Den Mushi monitors lining the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You underestimated yourself. As the world's greatest mind, your mental defenses should eclipse most. So you surely equipped barriers against external Devil Fruit intrusion and thought detection, didn't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flicked his fingers, conjuring a black, flickering flame—Amaterasu, the Eternal Burning Flame—which wrapped around Vegapunk's figure. It looked real enough to fool him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impressive illusion,\" Shirogai said, \"I nearly fell for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Vegapunk stood unaffected by the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shirogai, you are correct,\" he said calmly. \"I sensed you were probing me psychically. Not knowing when you'd arrive, I deployed a false psychic projection to shield my true thoughts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai applauded softly, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exceptional. Truly worthy of that title.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a crack, the doors and windows slammed shut. Red energy currents ignited, connecting walls and floor with ominous crackling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk's projection spoke: \"Shirogai, surrender. You are trapped in a confinement cell I devised for powerful pirates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai regarded the red currents curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trapped? It looks almost ordinary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vegapunk's projection narrowed its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't misjudge it. Even the Four Emperors would struggle to escape. You'll be my first test subject.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai approached the current.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should not have used electricity,\" he said lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not touch it,\" the projection warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These currents, Vegapunk explained, contained Sea-Stone powder—sufficient to suppress Devil Fruit powers on contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's the trick,\" Shirogai nodded, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. Three of the Four Emperors, if captured here, would be powerless. But our data on Red Hair is incomplete. I cannot guarantee this cell could hold him,\" Vegapunk's voice admitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai glanced back, curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this cell was originally built for Kizaru?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The projection hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the monitoring chamber, six Vegapunk clones watched. Among them, Lilith (Evil), blond and suited, blinked in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He even knows this was meant to imprison Kizaru… who is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaka (Justice), wearing helmet #01, responded calmly: \"According to the Gorosei file, Shirogai is a Talent Devil Fruit user—he can learn abilities from other Devil Fruit users. He infiltrated via Kizaru's Glint-Glint Fruit. Perhaps he sensed the cell's suppression of that power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edison (Thought), with olive head and rabbitlike features, suggested: \"Should we call his main body? He is Emperors level. Though contained, he might escape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>York (Desire), in revealing attire with goggles, turned to others, alarmed: \"This is dangerous—should we warn him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clones exchanged tense glances as Shirogai's presence hung over the lab, unbroken and resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>__\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Send Power stones for bonus chapter\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>__\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Send support on patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patreon.com\u002FZphyr\u003C\u002Fp>",669,"2026-06-06T06:44:36.997Z",1,"novelbin.me","ccdf8fc879be198b36a5c787409c2218a34254ea92b1704b48a18d58a846916f","i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-379","i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-378",652,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-cover.jpg"]