Chapter 291

"Swish—"

Just moments ago, the grandfather and grandson who were chasing and fleeing each other now moved in perfect unison toward the Golden Giant; Dragon whipped up a gale to pin the Golden Giant in place, while Garp's iron fist, like a meteor, smashed toward Topman Warcury at the head!

"Boom—"

It was Luffy bursting from the ground, his hands formed into claws and drawn back into his body.

"Don't touch my enemy!"

"Lion King Cannon!!!"

With a force of ten thousand tons, the twin claws struck upward at the Golden Giant's head, a power that made Garp's eyebrows twitch involuntarily!

Very strong!

But then again...

"Why should I listen to you, you grandson!"

"Bone-Crushing Iron Fist!"

Grandfather and grandson, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiched the Golden Giant, which Dragon had pinned motionless, and "blasted its head"!

Topman Warcury, positioned left and right, caught both of their punches; with his survival instinct driving him, he pushed his Armament Haki to its absolute limit, yet even so, it was merely a desperate struggle...

Garp and Luffy's fists are not so easily caught!

"Boom!!!"

Garp and Luffy's fists struck solidly in one spot, and as for Topman Warcury in the middle...

Good heavens!

Nami, practicing moves in the distance, was furious!

The Gomu Gomu no Mi was her dream fruit!

18. Sabo and Luffy! Garp is going to rob!

While Sima Di was checking his rewards,

Nami had also forced the Devil Fruit Separation Elixir down Topman Warcury's throat.

The apple in her hand quickly displayed golden coin patterns, and within a few breaths, it transformed into the Gold-Gold Fruit.

This made both Garp and Dragon exclaim in wonder!

"Boy Di, who researched that elixir just now?" Sengoku suddenly appeared and asked Sima Di.

Sima Di did not answer immediately, because there was another matter that needed explaining.

He glanced at the sightseeing boat on the sea, which was already surrounded by the warships of the Navy that had arrived.

Not far away, a small boat was heading back toward the Thousand Sunny, with Kalifa and other Revolutionary Army members on board.

Without Dragon backing them up, what could they do against Sengoku and the others?

However...

Sima Di saw Sabo's figure!

He didn't know if Sabo had recovered his memories yet.

But it didn't matter.

Even if he hadn't recovered his memories, for Sima Di, it was just a matter of telepathy; if that didn't work, he could just add another Blessing!

Sima Di canceled the "Birdcage" and sent a message through the mental link.

During this time,

Nami also took out the Devil Fruit Compatibility Elixir from the Congou Sect, swallowed it, and then directly bit into the Gold-Gold Fruit!

This terrified Sengoku and the other two!

"Little girl! Spit it out! Only one person can eat..."

"Gulp—"

Nami swallowed the Gold-Gold Fruit whole and looked at Sengoku in confusion.

Did you just say something?

Sengoku stared in shock at Nami, who showed no signs of trouble, and for a moment could not understand whether his own cognition was flawed...

"It was that bottle of elixir just now!" Dragon said in a deep voice: "What is its purpose? It actually allowed you to eat a new Devil Fruit!"

Nami said nothing, but looked at Nami.

"Let me explain," Sima Di said: "The one Topman Warcury swallowed was the Devil Fruit Separation Elixir, used to strip away a Devil Fruit. It was discovered in a research facility converted into a museum, located beneath the central active volcano of the second small garden on the fourth route of the first half of the Grand Line, related to a certain Great King."

"The one Nami drank afterward is called the Devil Fruit Compatibility Elixir; its effect is to allow the user to possess the abilities of three Devil Fruits. It was discovered in a private research institute of a Great Kingdom in the Sky Island above Jiayadao."

Undecided When Facing Matters, Great Kingdom!

This left Sengoku and the other two with a thousand questions, yet they did not know where to begin.

After all...

Asking Sima Di would most likely yield no answers.

In the end, they could only voice a soul-searching question...

"The Great Kingdom... on what basis was it replaced by the World Government?" Sengoku asked in confusion.

"A brilliant civilization capable of developing such elixirs; I do not believe that the World Government, with its corrupt scum, could overthrow their regime through normal means," Dragon said in a deep voice.

"Perhaps the Great Kingdom left on its own, and the World Government just picked up a bargain," Garp said, picking his nose.

Neither Sengoku nor Dragon paid much attention.

Both made Sima Di have a sudden flash of inspiration!

For technology to develop, one must inevitably venture into the stars and seas!

It is both an exploration of the unknown and a means to acquire more resources to develop technology.

So could it be...

Just as Karp said,

A great kingdom discovered a better planet, so they migrated interstellarly, leaving this "barren" planet to be usurped by the ancestors of the Celestial Dragons?

And the Celestial Dragons still care about face,

so they covered up this part of history and explicitly ordered no one to research this era, allowing them to become World Nobles with a clear conscience!

Hmm...

The logic is sound, the regulations clear.

It is entirely possible!

"Hey! I'm talking to you, kid!" Karp said displeased.

"Ah?" Sima Di came to his senses.

"I said give me two bottles of this potion to play with, how about it?"

"Oh... no." Sima Di refused outright.

Are you kidding!

Karp is simply not the type of person who would eat a Devil Fruit.

Most likely,

it would still be taken by Sengoku and given to that Borsalino for research.

Regardless of whether they can research it or not, it brings Sima Di little benefit!

Furthermore,

The Straw Hat Pirates and others are enough top-tier powerhouses; he has no desire to cultivate people to cause him trouble.

"Why!" Karp said displeased.

He stared at Sima Di with ill intent, clearly planning to seize it by force—a behavior very much like Karp's.

But...

"Karp! Don't go wild!" Sengoku frowned.

"Father, don't go wild!" Dragon also hurriedly said.

Sima Di is currently the hub connecting the New Navy, the Revolutionary Army, and even the future pirate factions; although the Devil Fruit Separation Potion and Devil Fruit Compatibility Potion are very BUG-like, they still fall far short compared to the grand scheme of the seas...

—After all, Haki Martial Art is the true BUG!

Devil Fruits?

Abilities that ultimately have flaws.

"Because this potion is limited in number, just enough for the pirate crew to barely make do..." Sima Di spread his hands: "Or should I give you Luffy's share?"

Luffy currently only has a single Devil Fruit ability.