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Chapter 2404 Busy Dragon and the Troublesome Starfish!

The registration channel for the Starfish Myriad Realms Top 100 Combat Power Competition has opened.

Like an invisible storm, it swept across more than a dozen worlds under the World Government.

Everyone preparing to participate began to speed up the process of handling their tasks.

Just so I could get back to Haixing in time.

The Food Wars world isn't particularly interested in this.

What's the point of fighting and killing if not to make and enjoy delicious food?
Therefore, they are discussing with the Starfish Chefs Association about holding the World Food Battle next year.

Ideally, it should be once every four years.

The specific time will be after the Chef Association's grading assessment on January 5th.

For example, between January 10th and 20th, we will gather the world's best chefs.
"Is it finally going to start?"

Sea Star's homeland, the sea area in the latter half of the Grand Line.

This is a small island that no one has ever set foot on before.

The coastline boasts vibrant coral reefs and fine, soft white sand beaches.

The island is covered with lush tropical plants, and every corner is filled with the breath of nature.

At this moment, a boy and a girl with blue-purple hair, who looked to be six or seven years old, were building sandcastles and collecting shells on the beach, happily playing with each other.

However, both of them should be of school age by now.

Hanafza, who was lying on a beach chair not far away, was well aware of this.

The daughter, Runti, is eight years old, and the son, Peggy, is six.

But he wasn't sent to a public school; he was kept with him the whole time.

Because Hanafza intends to send his children to the best academy city.

The problem is, Academy City isn't so easy to get into.

He is not an internal member of the World Government, such as an official, soldier, or researcher.

Therefore, they are not eligible to let their child directly enter the primary school section.

Others can only enter high school through the public school's entrance exam with excellent grades.

If you fail, you will have another chance, which is to enter university through the college entrance examination.

But Hanafza has his own methods.

The goal is to achieve a top-ten finish in the 'Top 100 Competition' and then wish for Runti and Pagen to be admitted to university.

If that doesn't work, then we'll arrange for them to go to a public school.

In his view, it was acceptable to go to the academy a few years later.

As for why they didn't join the official organization to gain admission, that's another story.

Of course, it's because Hanafza doesn't want to lose his freedom; he enjoys his current adventurous life.

Next to the beach chair was a bulging black bag.

There are five or six Zoan-type Devil Fruits that I haven't been able to bring myself to use.

I was thinking of choosing two of them for my child, and by "when" I mean before they start school.

"Ok?"

Just as Hanafza squinted his eyes, enjoying the beautiful sunshine.

Suddenly, he opened his cold gaze, stood up on guard, and gripped a sickle and a meteor hammer connected by an iron chain.

"Runti! Page Van!"

"be right back!"

"what?"

"why?"

The two children looked confused, but they brushed the sand off their hands and walked toward their father.

Before they could take more than a few steps, they were enveloped by two sticky white substances that appeared out of nowhere.

"stop!"

Hanafza's expression changed drastically, the beach beneath his feet exploded on the spot, and his entire body turned into a blue stream of light.

【clang----】

A deafening clang rang out, creating a visible shockwave that swept across the entire area, whipping up clouds of white sand and ocean waves.
"BIG MOM's brat?!"

Seeing the trident blocking his scythe, Hanafza was filled with murderous intent, glaring angrily at Katakuri in front of him.

【Swish swish swish swish!】

at the same time.

A dozen or so military police officers, dressed in dark green uniforms and black trench coats, appeared one after another.

This made Hanafza's mood even heavier.

"We are military police from the Ministry of Public Security. You are being arrested in accordance with the law for suspected illegal trading of Devil Fruits."

Strictly speaking, Katakuri is no longer a military police officer.

Instead, he is the deputy minister of the police department, mainly responsible for policing on land.

This time, considering that the gendarmerie might not be able to take down Hanafza, they decided to take matters into their own hands.

After all, the other party was one of the "Three Disasters" of the Beasts Pirates back in the day.

"Isn't it unnecessary to make such a fuss over something like this?"

"I didn't do anything excessive."

"And you should know about my relationship with Kaido, Abel, and Queen."

Hanafza frowned and defended himself, while also bringing out Kaido and his two companions.

"A crime is a crime. Who you know is none of our business."

"So, are you planning to surrender now, or resist arrest violently and commit an even more serious crime?"

Katakuri, holding his trident called 'Earth Dragon,' asked in a cold tone.

"Kid, do you know who you're talking to?"

Hanafza's face turned ashen, his anger flaring, and his eyes flashed with murderous intent.
"I don't want to provoke the World Government, but if you insist on targeting me, then don't blame me for being impolite!"

Katakuri remained expressionless, completely unfazed by the threat, and gave orders to the surrounding police officers:
"Take the two children and stay away from here."

"Yes!"

The military police knew that he didn't like others interfering in the fight.

Hanafza felt slightly relieved upon seeing this, but a cold smile appeared on his face:
"You can absolutely take them hostage."

"unnecessary."

Katakuri replied coldly, "You have no idea how far behind we are without joining the World Government."

"Then let me see what this brat from the Charlotte family has to offer!"

With an angry roar, Hanafza activated his Devil Fruit power, and his body began to undergo drastic changes.

"I am Hanafzai, the Calamity of the Beasts Pirates, the Lizard King!"

Less than two hours passed.

Dorlag from Marineford received a report from the Chief of the Military Police, Bak.

Hanafza was defeated and arrested.

He is being escorted to Judiciary Island by Deputy Minister Katakuri.

At the same time, we asked for instructions on how to handle the children left behind by the other party.

Generally speaking, if the underage children of criminals do not have family to raise them, they will be sent to public orphanages without needing permission.

However, Hanafza's identity is special, his strength is considerable, and the crime of buying and selling Devil Fruits will not be punished too severely.

However, the exact number of years he will be imprisoned depends on how many Devil Fruits he handles.

Dragon had already made a decision about Ulti and Page One: to send them to Kaido to be raised.

This was something Kaido had brought up himself.

He will send his two children to his hometown, Woka City, located in the first half of the Grand Line, to attend public schools.
Next, Dragon's attention will be focused on Beehive Island.

Wang Zhi, formerly of the Rocks Pirates, is much more troublesome than Hanafza.

On the virtual screen to his left, however, were a few lines of eye-catching text.

[Criminal Investigation Bureau: Recently, a new type of drug called 'blood sugar' has appeared in several cities in Haixing. After taking it, users can experience a memory of someone else in an immersive way, and it has obvious addictive properties.]

Now look at the virtual screen on your right.

[Criminal Investigation Bureau: On February 6th at 3 PM, a serious incident occurred in Lubniz, North Sea, where a Satanic cult released two lower-level demons to attack local police officers.]

[This resulted in the death of one sergeant-level officer, and serious injuries to one constable-level officer and three constable-level officers.]

[Finally, the heroic spirit of the Religious Affairs Department, Joan of Arc, the head of the Sisters' Division, arrived and successfully vanquished the rampaging demon.]

[Preliminary assessment suggests that the Satanic cult possesses black market channels for sealing demons in the ninja world and introducing starfish.]

Not only that.

There were several screens around Dorrag.

It displays reports of various extraordinary crimes, as well as monsters, monsters, and freaks injuring people or threatening the city.

It's clear that starfish have quite a few messy things going on.

He is really busy.

(End of this chapter)