Chapter 252

Glancing at Caesar, who wore an expression of "shocked for a hundred years," Seeing Kuzan took out a white Den Den Mushi and handed it to Sima Di.

"This is an anti-eavesdropping Den Den Mushi. Once I have news of the Golden Emperor, I will use this to notify you."

"Rest assured, I will handle this fellow," Sima Di nodded.

Anti-eavesdropping measures have arrived,

implying that the current relationship between both sides is not yet suitable for exposure.

But...

Sima Di never intended to let Caesar live; he only wanted his Devil Fruit.

Seeing Kuzan glanced at the Straw Hat Pirates, lingering for a moment on Robin.

He felt quite emotional,

truly never expecting that the little girl he had let go out of kindness in his youth would one day have a man who became a partner in his "pursuit of justice."

Fate plays tricks on people!

He nodded at Sima Di.

An ice pillar grew beneath Seeing Kuzan's feet, carrying him up the passage like an elevator toward the ground.

Those children left with him, lifted up together by blocks of ice.

After the two Admirals departed,

Usopp quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally got those two gods sent away!

Although Sima Di had reached an agreement with them, after all, just half a day ago they were enemies who would fight to the death upon meeting, and Sakazuki had beaten them mercilessly for half a day.

It was impossible not to feel fear in one's heart.

Caesar's eyes also began to dart around, looking for an opportunity to escape.

With no Admiral present, then...

"Crack!"

Seeing the black shackles that had appeared on his wrist, the sudden weakness made him realize—

"Seastone handcuffs? Why do you have them!" Caesar screamed.

"Heh heh, you don't need to worry about that." Usopp put away the key and looked at Sima Di: "Emperor, this guy is a Logia type, right? Do you want his Devil Fruit?"

Sima Di gave Usopp a look of approval from the Ruzike Sect, casually tossing a bottle of Devil Fruit separation agent.

Usopp also took an apple from his weapon bag—except for Zoan types, both Logia and Paramecia apples can carry the fruit.

"Wait!" Caesar cried in panic: "Long-nose, what did you just say? Strip me of my Gas-Gas Fruit? That's impossible! Even Vegapunk, who is proficient in the Lineage Factor, can only artificially create Devil Fruits or do so after the target's death... Hmm? You want to kill me?!"

"Don't kill me!"

"I am a genius scientist! I can work for you!"

"My Death Country can even kill an entire nation's people!"

"I have many inventions! I can give them all to you!"

Caesar tried desperately to demonstrate his value, and it did sound quite good.

Usopp couldn't help but look at Sima Di; how should this be handled?

"Continue," Sima Di said casually.

Believe Caesar would surrender obediently?

Not happening.

This fellow was just stalling for time, then waiting for an opportunity to escape.

As for his research...

Heh heh.

However,

Caesar did remind Sima Di; the rest could be discarded, but the experience regarding the development of the Gas-Gas Fruit must be copied.

【Telepathy!】

Imparting knowledge to others requires only a mental link, but copying lacks a certain something.

Flipping through Caesar's memories,

Sima Di learned of many unknown dark secrets; this fellow would stop at nothing for research results, using children as experiments was just a daily occurrence, while the live experiments on adults were...

This person truly deserves to die!

After copying the relevant memories, Sima Di opened his eyes and saw Usopp holding a Devil Fruit with pink-purple cloud patterns, examining it carefully.

And Caesar had a bump on his head, lying flat on the side.

Presumably, he was uncooperative, so Usopp knocked him out with one punch.

"What kind of Devil Fruit is this?" Usopp asked curiously.

It was completely impossible to tell from the appearance.

"It is the Logia Gas-Gas Fruit," Sanji volunteered: "It allows the body to elementalize into gas and release gas from any part of the body. The range of gas expansion is directly proportional to the user's strength. Furthermore, it can purify and compress the gas surrounding the body, manipulating the air within a certain range."

Gas?

Such gases are rarely encountered by most people; probably only Sanji, as a chef, has some understanding.

"Gas is just a general term; basically any natural gas counts," Sima Di continued explaining: "Natural gas is generally lighter than oxygen, so this Devil Fruit can fly, and it can be liquefied under pressure or cooling."

Although the explanation was more detailed,

most people did not immediately realize what these properties could be used for.

Only Usopp and Sanji looked thoughtful, both turning their gaze toward the Gas-Gas Fruit.

It was clear that only those two were interested in the Gas-Gas Fruit.

But the procedure still had to be followed.

Sima Di asked, "Who wants this Gasa-Gasa Fruit? If you're a Devil Fruit user, I'll throw in a bottle of Devil Fruit Compatibility Elixir."

"I..."

"I..."

Usopp and Sanji shouted almost simultaneously, then both fell silent and exchanged a slightly surprised glance.

After a brief hesitation,

Sanji said, "Since you want it, Usopp, then..."

"Wait!" Sima Di waved his hand to interrupt, "Let's return to the Going Merry first. Then each of you can explain your reasons, and we'll vote to see who is more suitable."

The poison gas released by Caesar is already nearly enveloping this area.

Usopp and Sanji exchanged a glance; neither objected.

Thus,

beams of teleportation light shot skyward, returning to the Going Merry.

But no sooner had they returned to the Going Merry,

Sima Di, holding Chopper in his left hand and the unconscious Caesar in his right, flew straight away.

"You vote yourselves; we'll be back later."

Sima Di pushed forward at full speed and stopped at a small iceberg.

"Di, why did you bring me here?" Chopper finally found the time to ask.

Sima Di casually tossed Caesar onto the ground.

"Kill him."

Chopper:? っQ?;)っ

As the ship's little cutie, Chopper was clearly unprepared to kill anyone—in fact, up to this point, he was the only one on board, aside from the new member Bai Xing, who had never killed anyone.

But this was clearly unacceptable—how could his ship harbor a "saintly" nature?

"I promised Kumeha I would take good care of you," Sima Di said. "I can understand your kindness since you've never killed anyone, but now that we've entered the New World, mercy will become a burden."

"But..." Chopper still resisted.

Sima Di said nothing more.

He used a mental link

to play the terrifying scenes he had witnessed from Caesar one by one in Chopper's mind.

The more Chopper watched, the angrier his expression became!

Until...