Chapter 288

Luffy activated Gear Fourth and joined the battle, fighting alongside Merry, once again suppressing Tezoro.

Chopper also swallowed a Rumble Ball, transforming into the "Monster Form" nearly thirty meters tall; though somewhat insignificant before the two hundred-meter giants, he could still cause trouble for the Gold Giant.

Defeating Tezoro was merely a matter of time.

Hancock was still pursuing Bacala, but it seemed there was no end in sight...

Bacala, that ruthless woman,

every time she passed someone knocked unconscious by Conqueror's Haki, she would give a small touch with her hand, sucking dry the victim's luck, then stroll away carefree, leaving that person to be engulfed by the battle's residual waves and die on the spot.

Although Bacala did not kill directly, she indirectly caused the deaths of over a thousand lives.

She was currently the one with the highest "body count" on the Thousand Sunny.

Jinbe, having seen enough, also advanced with a grim face to kill.

But...

Bacala always managed to turn bad luck into good.

"This Luck-Luck Fruit is indeed a BUG; it just requires absorbing enough luck, making it most compatible with Robin's Hana Hana Fruit."

Sima Di thought...

Should I give it to Robin first?

Although the Toon Toon Fruit is even more of a BUG, but...

It never said the Devil Fruit Separation Potion has side effects after use!

Later, if I strip away the Luck-Luck Fruit or the Target-Target Fruit, won't that leave a "Devil Fruit slot" for 947?

Franky and Dai Si were still beating each other like perverts; Sima Di couldn't bear to watch.

—These two aren't falling in love, are they?

The remaining Vivi and others were still fighting the Hippo CP0.

This Hippo CP0 was pitiful,

his strength being just so-so, perfectly suited to serve as sparring partners for the Straw Hat Pirates.

Even Usopp, who had just obtained the Explode-Explode Fruit, used him as a target to train Devil Fruit abilities; Sima Di had already copied the development experience regarding the Explode-Explode Fruit to him.

On the contrary, Law, who had come chasing after Doflamingo, had become one of only two idle people on the Thousand Sunny.

It wasn't that he was confused or anything...

but he simply couldn't get involved!

Sakazuki's battlefield was at the Admiral level,

Tezoro's side was all area-of-effect damage,

Bacala was too bizarre; if he went, he'd only cause trouble,

Franky and the other pervert made him shudder just watching,

and finally the Hippo CP0...

Sorry,

too many people were ganging up on him; to fight him, you'd have to get in line!

Hmm?

Law's gaze shifted, looking toward Sima Di's direction.

Two figures appeared beside him!

"That's..."

Law was shocked!

How did they get here?

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15. Sengoku's Waterloo! What the hell is justice!

Law stared in shock at the two voices behind Sima Di; how did they appear here?

That...

wouldn't the plan of the Straw Hat's second-in-command be exposed?

"Straw Hat's second-in-command! Look behind you!" Law warned.

Sima Di waved his hand indifferently, copying two sets of lounge chairs, complete with matching popcorn and cola.

The two didn't stand on ceremony, sitting down immediately.

One grabbed a handful of popcorn, stuffed it into his mouth, then immediately hugged the entire popcorn bucket and shoveled it in.

It seemed to suit his taste perfectly.

"Garp," the other figure said helplessly: "No one is fighting you for it; no need to eat so urgently."

At least pay some attention to your image!

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, old man Garp has always been like this," Sima Di made an excuse.

That's right!

The two who arrived were Sengoku and Garp, and they were already on the Thousand Sunny even before the Straw Hat Pirates.

It was just unknown whether Seeing Kuzan had laid out the plan in full,

or whether Sengoku deduced it using his own "Tactician" reasoning.

"Devil Slayer, you seem not at all surprised by our appearance?" Sengoku said, surprised.

That was far too calm!

"Well, weren't you already on the Grand Satori anyway?" Ma Di sneered. "Just say what you want outright—it's annoying. I can guess what you're going to say, but still, it's a hassle."

It's so much better to be straightforward!

Seeing Kuzan fell silent for a moment.

Then he bowed slightly: "Thank you deeply for allowing me to avenge Rosinante!"

Ma Di glanced at Seeing Kuzan, his expression sincere.

It seems he came here with good intentions today.

"It was nothing much," Ma Di said, looking toward the battlefield. "I hate undercover agents too. Too bad Doflamingo got away—if he hadn't, you could've slain your enemy yourself today... Oh, wait, you might have to wait in line. Luffy is here to avenge Rosinante too."

Seeing Kuzan turned his gaze to Luffy, studying him closely.

"He... is that the boy Rosinante spoke of? Already grown so big without me noticing," Seeing Kuzan sighed.

It seemed he had poured his love for Rosinante into Luffy.

But this made Luffy uncomfortable; he shifted his sword on his shoulder and walked away.

Seeing Kuzan withdrew his gaze and looked again at Ma Di.

"Then... Devil's Bane, what exactly do you intend to do?"

The real business is coming!

"You should've asked sooner instead of making small talk," Ma Di sneered. "Since you're asking now, it's clearly not Seeing Kuzan who betrayed me... Let me guess... It must've been Sakazuki, that hypocrite, who slipped up in front of you?"

Besides Seeing Kuzan, the only Marine who knew this was Sakazuki!

"Boom!"

A dog-headed projectile flew toward him; Ma Di swatted it away with one hand.

Seeing Kuzan nodded in agreement.

"Sakazuki has changed too much—and he's saying strange things. I can't help but suspect him..."

"And when the new Admiral Fujitora requested to come here, it was Seeing Kuzan who rejected him—and not even the fastest, Borsalino, but Sakazuki instead..."

"It made this old man curious during his free time, so I came to take a look."

Tsk!

He really is bored.

"It seems you don't enjoy retirement."

"Yes," Seeing Kuzan nodded. "I've worked my whole life. Suddenly being told to do nothing? I'm not used to it."

"Have you ever considered... you might be wrong?"

"...... I merely uphold justice!"

"Is justice using the Holy War Decree against a group of scholars? Is justice killing every child born in the same year as Ace, without asking why?"