Chapter 85: Saxi Bu Li Da Na

Sabaody Archipelago, Island 55.

Islands 50 to 59 of the archipelago are the ship coating zone; nearly all pirate ships aiming for the New World come to these islands.

Even if you coat your ship with Arlong Red Tree resin to withstand deep-sea pressure, then dive about ten thousand meters beneath Sabaody Archipelago, through the giant hole under the Red Line, to reach the New World.

Or, like the Golden Lion, use your fruit ability to make your ship float and fly over the Red Line.

The dockworkers laboring nearby suddenly turned their attention to a chorus of shouts.

“Look over there!”

“Dragon-head red sail flame flag—it’s the Morning Star Pirates of the Sea Emperor Barzab Seven.”

“Are they finally heading for the New World?”

Amidst waves of shouts and nearly fanatical gazes, the Donghai Dihuang hauled steadily docked at the harbor.

On deck, Seven was assigning tasks.

“Misan, Mister Tenghu, you two stay behind to oversee the coating. We’ll go explore the island.”

“Understood, Captain.”

After disembarking, Seven led Daxiong Jin Ni, Dongli Buloji, and the other four toward the remaining coating islands to find a suitable target for the giants.

He had assumed it would be difficult.

After all, giants mostly operated in Elbaf; who in the first half of the Grand Line, the Paradise region, would bother building a massive ship for giants?

Yet, at a single glance—

Dongli lowered his voice and frantically signaled to Seven, perched on his shoulder, by raising his eyebrows.

“Hehehehe~ Captain, did you see it?”

The Donghai Dihuang was already large enough—Daxiong, nearly seven meters tall, could move freely aboard, and when docked, it dwarfed the shipyard.

But compared to the luxurious giant yacht in the distance, it was like a human standing beside a giant—the size difference was unmistakable.

Seven grinned, unable to suppress his smile, which threatened to spill over.

Just as he was sleepy, someone handed him a pillow.

He had no idea who the kind soul might be.

“That one.”

“I’ll go gather information. You four, roam freely—but don’t get separated.”

Dongli and Buloji were too large and would draw suspicion; Seven’s speed, second only to Kizaru, who ate the Mochi-Mochi Fruit, made him perfect for reconnaissance.

“Captain, let me and Daxiong go too.”

Jin Ni, seated on Daxiong’s shoulder, whispered: “We two can hide inside the Door-Door Fruit’s alternate space and scout the yacht’s interior.”

“Good.” Seven nodded eagerly.

“Let’s go.”

Stealing things like this—once you’ve done it once, you’ll do it endlessly, especially in a pirate world, and Seven was a notorious sea pirate.

Is a pirate who doesn’t steal even called a pirate?

Seven already suspected the yacht’s owner: either a World Noble or a noble from a wealthy World Government member nation.

Because the decoration was simply too lavish.

Unlike the Donghai Dihuang’s minimalist design, this giant yacht seemed to have piled on every possible object meant to display noble status.

Huge gemstones of varying colors shimmered brilliantly under the sunlight.

The ship’s carvings, cabin door handles, even the deck’s drainage grates, were all coated in thick, dense gold leaf.

When Seven transformed into lightning and entered the yacht’s interior, what he saw and heard made him nearly laugh out loud.

【Holy shit, the Tree of Adam】

Given the current timeline, the Giant King Harald was working to make Elbaf a World Government member nation.

The truth was obvious.

This yacht was originally a giant ship built by giants, crafted from wood cut from the World Tree (Tree of Adam) in Elbaf.

It had been gifted by Harald to a World Noble.

“So this World Noble is almost certainly as high-ranking as that pig last time?”

Thinking of this, Seven admitted he was tempted.

In this sea, the fastest way to get rich was still kidnapping World Nobles and extorting the World Government.

Last time, kidnapping Pig Elaine not only netted him the strategic-level Door-Door Fruit, but the Bear-Bear Fruit, Mythical Zoan, sold for sixty thousand points, allowing Seven to purchase Lunaia bloodline.

Heart pounding, hands trembling.

“We’re heading to the New World anyway—the World Government and Marines have limited influence there. Worst case, I’ll apologize to the Five Elders afterward.”

“Starve to death, or die full.”

“Let’s do it.”

When Seven made up his mind to kidnap another World Noble and reunited with Daxiong and Jin Ni, the news he received made him marvel at fate’s irony.

“This giant yacht belongs to Elaine Saint?”

Jin Ni nodded: “Yes, Captain. We paid off coating craftsmen and nearby pirates—the World Noble is currently at the slave auction house.”

“General Kizaru is accompanying him personally.”

“The yacht will be coated in two days.”

Seven paused to think, then formulated a plan.

If it was Elaine Saint, he didn’t need to initiate a kidnapping—he could wait and strike back passively.

Given the World Noble’s nature, if he saw the same kidnapper, Barzab Seven, standing before him again after half a year, he’d inevitably lose control—and with a General right beside him, he’d 100% order the kidnapper arrested to avenge his shame.

“Alright,” Seven began issuing orders.

“Daxiong, Jin Ni—you four return to the shipyard and meet up with Misan. Once the yacht is coated, help Dongli and Buloji reclaim our yacht.”

“Oh, and tell Misan to come to the slave auction house—we’ll kidnap a pig’s pass.”

With a World Noble in hand—especially Elaine Saint of the Naronna family—the World Government and Marines would never dare start a war.

As for retaliation afterward?

Let them come to the New World’s grand stage.

Before the immense profit to be gained, the World Government and Marines’ retaliation seemed trivial.

Seven transformed into thunder and shot skyward at top speed; within a few breaths, he arrived at the slave auction house on Sabaody Island One.

The moment he landed, not only did Seven feign surprise, but Kizaru’s pupils shrank sharply.

Kizaru had been unable to dissuade Elaine Saint from seeking revenge, so he’d consulted with Admiral Sakazuki: he’d ordered Captain Garp, who was transporting prisoners to Impel Down, to hurry here, and summoned Akainu from Marine Headquarters for backup.

He never imagined fate could be so ironic.

The group had just exited the slave auction house when they ran straight into Barzab Seven.

“Saxi bu li da na, Porusarino.”

Kizaru stepped forward, silently blocking the furious glare between enemies, but Elaine Saint shoved him aside violently.

“Filthy peasant.”

“How dare you appear before this Saint.”

“General, kill him for me at once.”

As the supreme World Noble, Elaine Saint could tolerate Barzab Seven escaping punishment afterward—it was the Five Elders’ decision.

But he could never tolerate—

A lowly kidnapper daring to appear so brazenly, so openly, right before his eyes.

This was a direct challenge to his dignity!

Hearing this, Kizaru silently cursed—he had no fondness for Elaine Saint, but this was a mission; the target must not be lost.

“Barzab Seven, give me some face.”