One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 12 For justice, I am willing to face danger! (Resounding shout)

On the sea, aboard a warship where the detained troops were being held.

Loy, inside the room, still had a look of surprise on his face.

"Five hundred million Berries is enough for me to upgrade a top-tier Logia-type Devil Fruit to LV2."

"And there's also the Dragon-Dragon Fruit - Wind God Pteranodon form. This is a huge profit."

He looked at the brand-new fruit displayed on the screen of the Fruit Encyclopedia and muttered to himself.

Yes, he was very satisfied with the outcome of his first illegal act.

With an income of 500 million Berries, he could afford to upgrade his Devil Fruit for the first time.

In this regard, Roy's goal is Logia-type Devil Fruits.

Because he had long coveted the elemental transformation ability of Logia-type Devil Fruits—even though a Level 2 Logia-type Devil Fruit only had partial elemental transformation ability, it was enough for him to roam freely in the first half of the Grand Line.

As for the Wind God Pteranodon Fruit, that was an even greater unexpected gain.

Coincidentally, he knew of a similar fruit.

That is King, the "Wildcat" under Kaido, the top commander of the "Beasts" Kaido, and one of the Four Emperors who now reigns supreme over the sea.

This notorious pirate, with a bounty of 1.39 billion Berries, consumed the 'Dragon-Dragon Fruit - Pteranodon Mode'.

The fruit that Roy obtained was clearly of the same type as the fruit obtained by the other party.

"Although a large part of Jin's combat power comes from his identity as a descendant of the Lunaria race, there is no doubt that the powerful physique and vitality unique to the Dragon-Dragon Fruit, combined with the flight ability and high mobility of a pterosaur, make this Wind God Pterosaur Fruit a top-tier Zoan-type fruit!"

"It is especially meaningful to me."

Roy knew this very well.

Previously, obtaining this fruit would have made him happy, but not to the point of such excitement.

But now, the situation is different.

Because at this moment, Roy already had an extremely bold plan in mind.

"Arahit Island".

Roy murmured the name of the port: "With the wealth of the Kingdom of Nismair, the Heavenly Gold must be an extremely extravagant figure, right?"

That's right.

After realizing that Arahit Island was the location where the Celestial Gold was stored, Roy inevitably began to have his own ideas.

It's important to understand that the value of Heavenly Gold, which is the annual tribute offered to the Celestial Dragons, is an incredibly high figure.

Superpowers like Alabasta, which have no shortage of land or resources, reportedly pay tens of billions of dollars in celestial tribute every year.

Of course, given the immense wealth involved, the world government has implemented sufficient security measures for the "Celestial Gold".

Firstly, the location of the celestial gold's transport is a top secret in each country and is normally almost unknown to the public.

Secondly, the celestial gold of each country is guarded by special government and naval commanders, and the transportation location is in the calm zone, and the nearby sea area is under martial law, prohibiting other ships from entering.

Thirdly, any criminal who attempts to seize the Celestial Gold will be considered an enemy of the World Government, and all the treasures of the Celestial Gold bear a special 'Celestial Dragon Hoof Mark' as a mark. Anyone who uses it will be wanted by the World Government and hunted down by the Navy.

Therefore, in recent decades, there have been very few cases of plundering celestial gold.

The only one who succeeded was not after the heavenly gold.

But for Roy, he couldn't help but be tempted.

He already knew the location of the Heavenly Gold.

He is not afraid of being wanted by the World Government—after all, the only ones wanted are his fragmented clones.

More importantly, after obtaining the Wind God Pteranodon Fruit, the martial law in the surrounding seas was no longer a problem for him.

"Done!"

Roy had made up his mind—he was going to do it!
However, the only problem now is...
"The ability to create a clone can only be refreshed by being touched by the original body."

“I must meet with my clone one more time—he is not yet powerful enough to steal the Heavenly Gold.”

Roy came to this conclusion.

But clearly, this was not an easy task—after a night's voyage, he was now hundreds of nautical miles from Masterport, a distance impossible to traverse using Moonwalk.

But Roy was not impatient; he simply waited quietly.

Because if he wasn't mistaken, the opportunity to return to Masterport would come soon.

And very soon.
"Sir! Sir!"

Hans's voice came from outside the door.

"what's up?"

So, Luo Yi thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

"It's a contact from headquarters, Lieutenant General Bilos." "Oh?"

Roy said "oh" and then opened the door.

Sure enough, Hans was holding a Den Den Mushi that was making a 'buzzing' sound.

So, Roy naturally took the Den Den Mushi: "Hello? Grandpa, it's me."

Then he heard Lieutenant General Bilos's deep voice: "Roy, how far are you from G-51 branch?"

"About 700 nautical miles?"

Roy frowned and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"Shortly after you left, something happened to the G-51 branch."

Lieutenant General Bilos said in a serious tone: "The branch manager, Colonel Astor, was killed in the line of duty, as were the royal steward and guards of the Kingdom of Nismair."

"What!?"

Roy frowned again, and said in a shocked voice, "Such a thing actually happened?"

"According to the marines' report, a criminal took a merchant ship from the Kingdom of Nismael, drawing away most of the navy's forces—and just as the navy was about to catch up with him, he deliberately set the ship's fuel on fire, sinking into the sea with the ship."

"When the navy returned to the branch, they found Captain Astor's body."

Lieutenant General Bilos said in a deep voice, "Roy, do you understand what this means?"

What does it represent?
That kid Alan did a great job.

Roy muttered to himself.

That's right—what Lieutenant General Bilos is saying right now is one of the things Roy asked Alan to do.

In order to infiltrate the naval branch, he needed Alan to take the merchant ship away to draw the attention of most of the naval forces, while also stimulating Chief Steward Mantal and Colonel Astor to go to the place where the treasure was stored.

As the user of the Slice-Slice Fruit, Alan only needs to abandon his clone at the end to complete this perfect diversionary tactic!
It now seems that Alan has perfectly completed the task that Roy assigned to him.

But clearly, Lieutenant General Bilos was unaware of what Roy was thinking at that moment.

Without waiting for Roy's reply, he directly gave his conclusion: "This was a premeditated attack; the prisoner who sailed away on the merchant ship was just a pawn."

He paused here.

Upon hearing this, Roy replied without hesitation, "Sir, I request permission to return to Masterport immediately—less than a day has passed since the attack, and the perpetrators are likely still there. We need someone there to direct the search."

“Besides, according to what you said—I think the criminal I’m escorting is very likely to be involved in this attack, so I’ll have Hans and the others continue to escort him back to headquarters, while I’ll take the emergency barge back to Masterport by myself!”

He spoke with a righteous air, under the shocked and admiring gazes of Hans and Fal.

Not to mention them, even Lieutenant General Bilos on the other end of the Den Den Mushi fell silent at this moment.

In fact, this was also the intention of the higher-ups at headquarters.

This attack was extremely malicious, and the perpetrators are likely still near Masterport.

With Colonel Astor killed in action, G-51 branch urgently needed someone to take charge.

In the nearby waters, the only naval officer with the highest rank closest to Masterport is Roy.

But
“Roy, you should understand—the other side is definitely not a simple enemy.”

"It would be dangerous for you to go back now."

His voice was very heavy.

As a result, the other marines on the warship also showed worried expressions.

They also understood that a criminal who dared to attack a naval branch and kill a naval captain and the royal steward of a World Government member state was an absolutely vicious individual.

But
"For the sake of justice, I am willing to face danger!"

They only heard Roy's righteous and awe-inspiring reply.

As a result, the marines' eyes almost all welled up with tears.

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Bilos said, "In that case, go ahead."

"When you return to headquarters this time, I will speak on your behalf."

After saying that, he remained silent for a moment.

Then, he said softly.

"For justice."

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