I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

The flying snow covered the vast ocean with a silver-white gauze, and the sea breeze, with its biting chill, rolled up layers of waves.

The giant robot stands proudly among the waves, demonstrating a full sense of technology.

Directly in front of it were three pirate ships of various shapes, and bursts of exclamations had already been heard from the Sunny, the one in the front.

“Vegapunk…!”

"Is that Vegapunk??"

At this moment, a woman's fierce and delicate voice came from the giant robot's chest: "Shut up!"

"Vegapunk! I admire you so much!!" The Sunshine's steelworker's eyes lit up as he began to enthusiastically try to get close to him. "I've been working in a lab in your hometown of Balkimoya for two years. I've created a lot of stuff, and I'd love to have you take a look!"

Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper's focus is still on the robot: "The giant robot of my dreams! This must be dozens of times bigger than General Franky!"

Only the one with curly eyebrows attracted attention, and the one with green algae hair was the most attractive. "Beauty!! Vegapunk is actually a beauty!!"

At this moment, Robin, with wings spread, jumped onto the Sunny and took a fighting stance. "Wait a minute, I've never heard of Vegapunk being a woman, and judging by his profile, her age doesn't even match!"

"Nonsense! Of course I'm not the real me! I'm Punk 2, the Evil of Vegapunk!" Lilith, standing on the robot, took a step forward, raised her thumb and pointed at herself. Then, she said arrogantly, "We've been struggling financially for years, and our research funding is insufficient! Hand over all your gold, silver, and treasures, and you can get out!"

Her words clearly angered the navigator, who was relying on his power: "Even if you are that genius scientist, you still want to steal my treasure? Go Zoro! Kill her!"

"Wow!" Lilith became excited, her eyes clear and almost identical to Yamato's: "Want to take action? Come out! My sea beast weapons!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a group of huge steel sea beasts suddenly emerged from the water, some wolves, some deer, some lions and some bears. Some of them showed their fangs, and some pointed their horns at the three ships.

"Wow——It comes again!! A huge steel sea king!" Usopp covered his cheeks and screamed.

"Sea beast weapons!? So powerful!!" The boatman has turned into a little fan, not caring at all about the sea beasts' covetous gazes, with admiration written all over his face.

Kikyo, who had also come to investigate the situation, jumped onto the deck and frowned: "Is a war about to start?"

The green algae-head grinned and said, "Hey, don't be nervous. They're just a few sea beasts. Besides, even if the little girl doesn't understand things, there will always be someone who understands."

"Um...Brother Zoro, what are you saying?" Jinbei was confused.

At this moment, Lilith's expression suddenly changed. She covered her earphones with her hands, pretending to be on the phone, and said unhappily, "Zhengzhi, please shut up! Can dignity increase funding?..."

Then, she didn't know what was said in the earphones, but she was secretly delighted. "Four Emperors? There must be mountains of treasure on that ship."

A few seconds later, her expression suddenly changed. She looked towards Zoro with a look of horror: "I was careless! So those funny guys were bait?"

Seeing this, the algae-headed man understood. It seemed that the reasonable person had already explained the situation to her, so he grinned wickedly: "Hey, Vegapunk, we have a request. Is that okay?"

……

Not long after, a huge robot holding three pirate ships in its hands flew into the clouds, and the lively shouts of the Straw Hat team were heard in the air.

"Ouch!!"

"Flying——"

"Wow! A flying robot!!"

Lilith proudly explained, "This VegaForce 1 is powered by the jets on its back and floats in the air thanks to an anti-gravity device."

"anti-gravity?"

Caesar was extremely annoyed. "Tsk, kid's trick! This kind of thing goes against common sense. It must rely on a special magnetic field nearby to work. As long as it goes beyond a certain range, it will lose its effect. It's just a trivial trick!"

"What did you say! You're a foolish lunatic who will never catch up with the old man!" Lilith, as an evil consciousness, would not tolerate him at all.

"Damn old bastard! I have invented a super weapon that can easily destroy an island! It is a hundred times more powerful than your useless robot!" Caesar roared.

Lilith scoffed. "Hmph! While this anti-gravity device can only be realized with the island's air conditioning, one day it will spread worldwide and benefit all of humanity. Even though I'm a poor man, I still yearn for peace. The world-damaging gadgets you're researching are a disgrace to the scientific community. How dare you compare them to my inventions?"

"That's right! Shut up, you bastard prisoner!" Franky decisively stood on the side of his idol.

As the robot flew over the island, the coldness of the winter island disappeared, replaced by the warmth of spring, and the scene of the futuristic city below came into view.

Like a miracle where dreams and reality intertwine, every inch of the city is engraved with the mark of technology.

The design of all the houses seems to transcend the boundaries of time. Each one seems to have jumped out of a science fiction movie, with smooth and futuristic lines, and the outer walls gleaming with metallic luster or soft fluorescence, perfectly blending with the surrounding light and shadow changes.

What is even more breathtaking is that above the clouds, a huge eggshell-shaped building is suspended.

Yamato on the Fanghua looked at the astonishing sight before him and shouted excitedly, "Oh! It's like traveling to the future! I want to go down and take a look!!"

However, Dashigi pulled him back and said, "Don't worry! We're still unsure whether they're friend or foe. This is probably Egghead, which is affiliated with the World Government, and Vegapunk is also a technical staff member of the World Government."

Aboard the Sunshine.

"Hey! Where's Vegapunk?" Bonnie looked at Lilith with a bad expression.

Lilith was stunned and pointed to a certain location in the city. "Hmm? You mean the main body? It should be with the giant robot over there."

"Tsk, why didn't you say so earlier!" Bonnie then jumped off the boat.

Luffy's attention was also attracted by the huge holographic 3D projection of the monster, which was lifelike and shuttled through the streets and squares.

His eyes also glowed with gold: "Hey!! That's... a... monster over there!!"

The green algae-haired guy, who was shocked by the sense of déjà vu of the future, was stunned for a moment, and Luffy had already jumped down.

"Hey, Luffy! I want to play too!" Chopper shouted.

"Wait for me!!" Yamato also shouted from the other side, completely ignoring Tashigi's words.

Two arms stretched out from below and grabbed Chopper and Yamato.

"what!!"

As two screams were heard, the green algae-haired man slightly held his forehead and looked at Jinbei strangely.

Jinbei looked confused: "Should I go with them?"

Curly Eyebrows patted Jinbei: "Don't pay attention to them, just get used to it."

Hmm... So, Jinbei was replaced by Yamato? Poor Leopard...

Hancock and the Nine Snakes on the Aroma, looking at the futuristic city, couldn't help but sigh: "Compared to Amazon Lily, this place really is like the future."

Lilith was quite proud: "Yes, this is the island where the future is created!!"

After a while, the giant robot successfully landed on the clouds.

The people on the three boats rushed to get off. Everyone wanted to see the future, except Green Algae Head and Old Thief Brook, who were unmoved.

Robin turned to look at the green algae-headed man who stayed on the boat: "Wouldn't Zoro go take a look?"

Of course I have to go, but... I have to meet someone away from you.

The green algae-head grinned and said, "I'll stay and watch the boat."

"Brook isn't going either?" Usopp noticed the skull that was also unmoved.

"Me too." The old thief took a sip of tea leisurely.