Chapter 235: The Devil's Triangle
"Is he a Celestial Dragon?"
Kizaru's eyes lit up: this was an excellent excuse, not only leaving the Navy with nothing to say, but even the Five Elders could find no fault.
Even if his undercover identity were discovered, so what?
He, Kizaru, was merely a small Navy Admiral; could he defy Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's order?
Certainly not!
"Don't look at me like that." Vegapunk's old face flushed red, obviously misunderstanding Kizaru's reaction.
"Kawa-ai-ni." Kizaru felt physically and mentally refreshed.
It turned out he wasn't the only one forced to submit to Saint Saint Saiwen; Vegapunk's big head was in the same boat, and Kizaru's guilt vanished by more than half.
Before, when he was the only undercover agent, he would naturally waver, feel sad, and be confused about whether what he was doing was right.
Now everyone is an undercover agent!
Then what is there to feel guilty about?
Seeing Vegapunk getting more and more anxious, Kizaru smiled and said, "I have no interest in your deal; just remember to share a portion of the good stuff with me in the future."
Given Vegapunk's character, he must have been moved by some good thing to cooperate with Saint Saint Saint Saiwen.
What could it be?
Thinking of Vegapunk's behavior over this recent period, the truth was about to emerge: Green Beans.
Kizaru's face fell.
Green Beans had miraculous effects but easily caused baldness; they were a double-edged sword, and one should avoid eating them unless absolutely necessary.
His head full of jet-black hair could not be shaved bald like Sakazuki's.
"That is natural." Vegapunk breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he had faked it; otherwise, how could he explain to the World Government if he were discovered on the spot?
This guy, Borsalino... sigh.
The two, with different thoughts, tacitly did not mention Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's visit again.
Vegapunk continued his Pacifista experiments, while Kizaru, hands in pockets, strolled over to find Sentomaru and guide his cultivation.
On the other side, Saint Saint Saiwen returned to Inazuma.
He handed the Cerberus to Tetsu for training; among the four pet partners, Tetsu was the strongest, and the Cerberus temporarily led over T-Rex Cute due to its Devil Fruit awakening.
Little Yellow Duck Billy, though the weakest in strength, could reach the highest heavens to catch the moon and dive into the deepest oceans to catch turtles,
being the only non-Devil Fruit user in the pet legion.
If not for the uncertainty of whether Chopper had already eaten the Human-Human Fruit: Commoner Form by now, Saint Saint Saiwen would truly have gone to bring back Chopper the Beard.
One day, let that old fraud Kaido see what a real Beast Pirates crew looks like.
Not long after, the successfully slimmed-down Moria arrived at the Shogun's mansion, shuffling awkwardly.
"Captain, lend some manpower, please."
"The World Government is urging again, asking me to proceed to the Navy Headquarters as soon as possible to take up the post of Warlord."
Moria didn't hold out much hope; the reason he requested Saint Saint Saiwen's manpower was to settle for less and ask for more startup capital instead.
With money, who's afraid of not recruiting people?
Of course, it would be even better if there were people.
Although the Morning Star crew was impossible, Inazuma had so many samurai and Mink Tribe members; just a few hundred would be enough.
"Manpower?"
Saint Saint Saiwen took out a small notebook, scanned the list of crew members causing trouble over the past year, and his gaze finally landed on an old acquaintance's name.
"How about Cat Fushe as your vice-captain?"
"Cat Fushe?" Moria rubbed his hands.
"This is good, no problem."
Cat Fushe had served as an intern in both the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates, possessing rich sailing experience; serving as a vice-captain was definitely no problem.
Moreover, the Grand Line was ultimately not as strong as the New World; adding some crew members with Armament Haki would be enough to occupy Jiayadao.
"I will personally accompany you there."
Hearing this, Moria grinned, his smile on his face as brilliant as the galaxy.
With the captain personally taking action, let alone the Warlords, Moria even had confidence to become a Pirate Emperor.
Those Pirate Emperors like Kaido and Big Mom were all scum in front of the captain.
"Thank you, Captain."
"Perona will stay in Inazuma; she is too young, and following me is too dangerous."
Saint Saint Saiwen nodded: "That is good too."
The Inazuma Kindergarten must not be broken up; Saint Saint Saiwen wanted to coax all the saplings of the new era over to build the strongest kindergarten.
Bring over all the little ones like Zoina, Tashigi, Zoro, Xiao Shan Zhi, and Law for advanced studies.
When the Straw Hat kid sets sail in the future, he can only recruit crew members like the Sword God and Sword Saint in the East Blue; just thinking about it is very interesting.
"Pack up; we depart this afternoon."
"Yes, Captain."
That afternoon, Saint Saint Saiwen and his party arrived in the West Blue through the spatial door opened by Jin Ni,
and after embedding Sea Prism Stone into the hull of the Thriller Bark, they set sail again, heading towards the Grand Line.
The Grand Line and Red Line divide the pirate world into the East, West, South, and North Seas.
The Calm Belts on both sides of the New World border the North and South Seas, while the Calm Belts on both sides of the Grand Line are adjacent to the West and East Seas.
This is the reason Karp returned to the East Blue so quickly; a dog-headed warship only needs to cross the Calm Belt to reach the East Blue from the Grand Line.
"Captain, with our current heading, we'll only get farther and farther from Jiayadao."
"Go to the Florian Triangle first."
Thanks to Saint Saint Saiwen's planning, Moria did not seize the Florian Triangle according to the anime's timeline, but instead prepared to take Jiayadao.
However, in the mist of the Florian Triangle, there is a Brook of unknown strength.
It is worth Saint Saint Saiwen going there personally.
If satisfied, bring him back to Inazuma; if not, leave him for Moria as an assistant.
"That place..." Moria's face tightened.
"Seems quite eerie."
Saint Saint Saiwen pressed his lips and said nothing.
In the anime, hundreds of ships disappear in the Florian Triangle every year; the ships found are all empty vessels without crews, and it is speculated that Moria is most likely behind it.
In reality, before this, the Florian Triangle was also extremely eerie.
The Rumbar Pirates were wiped out here, and Brook got lost here, causing his soul to find his body only to discover the flesh and skin were gone, leaving just a skeleton.
Moreover, when the Straw Hat crew defeated Moria and left by ship, three incredibly huge mysterious black shadows suddenly appeared in the mist, watching them depart.
The size of these three shadows was even larger than the Thriller Bark.
It is one of the unsolved mysteries of the pirate world.
Some speculate the black shadows belong to Imu, while others guess that giant Sea Kings live in the Florian Triangle.
Precisely because of this, Saint Saint Saiwen wanted to go see.
Isn't the charm of going to sea solving mysteries and eating melons?
Deciphering the secrets of the Void Century, eating Imu's, Joy Boy's, and Queen Nefertari Lily's melons online.
Sensing a News Coo passing by, Saint Saint Saiwen waved toward the half-sky.
"Oi, News Coo, three newspapers."
The News Coo flapped its wings and landed, took three newspapers from the pouch on its chest, saluted Saint Saint Saiwen, and then left without taking even a single Berry.
Moria and Cat Fushe watched this scene with their mouths agape, feeling it was very dreamlike.
"This... the News Coo has become a spirit, hasn't it?"
Such huge emotional value made Saint Saint Saiwen extremely satisfied: This kid Morgans is very good.
Once busy work is done, I'll send a pure gold ring.
Truly too loyal!
End of Chapter
