I, the great swordsman, am definitely not a bootlicker

New World, Naval Headquarters, Marshal's Office.

A man with a scar on his face and a cigar in his mouth asked: "The Straw Hat Pirates accidentally broke into Egghead? Is this just a coincidence?"

The two naval commanders said respectfully, "Yes, Marshal Sakaski, according to the information sent back by the Blade, it is indeed a coincidence."

Akainu's face was serious: "This is going to be troublesome again... If Vegapunk switches sides and joins the Straw Hat Pirates, our combat power will be greatly weakened... Where's Kizaru?"

"We have already set off as planned."

"Tell Lucci to hold his ground until the navy arrives. Tell him not to start a war with the Straw Hat Pirates!!"

"Yes!"

"This matter is of grave importance. Inform Blade and ask him to assist in eliminating Vegapunk if necessary, even if it means exposing his identity."

"Yes!"

……

On the other side, on the deck of the Sunshine at the edge of the clouds on Egghead Island.

The green algae-headed man took a nap, gently closed his eyes, and murmured to himself: "As expected of you, you started fighting so quickly."

Inside the institute, a group of people were watching the live broadcast.

While Green Algae Head was taking a nap, Lilith and Edison were trying to obtain combat data.

He led the Straw Hat Pirates and the Nine Snakes into the laboratory, changed into clothes from the future, and released the Seraph Jinbe to attack them.

Hancock recognized it at a glance and told the story of how this thing turned out to be a weapon. Fortunately, Yamato was not here, and the flaw in the Seraphim Lunalia bloodline was not discovered by everyone in a short time. Thanks to his thick skin and flesh, he was just beaten up by this group of people.

If Yamato were here, based on her experience in defeating Jhin, this Seraph would probably have been scrapped.

Immediately afterwards, Shakya's appearance resolved the misunderstanding, and he told Robin about the relationship between Vegapunk and Dr. Clover O'Hara, and that Vegapunk was also conducting research on the blank hundred years. He also told Robin a big news that O'Hara's precious documents had been transferred to Elbaf of the Giant Clan by a Giant.

This brought tears to Robin's eyes for a moment, because she guessed that Aokiji did not kill his best friend.

In the end, Sakya also took everyone to the monitoring room of the research institute.

At the same time, similar to the original plot, Luffy, Bonnie and Yamato, the three big eaters, brought Chopper and met Vegapunk's violent clone Atlas in the city. They had a big meal in the buffet restaurant and also changed into future clothes. As a result, they committed crimes of eating and stealing clothes, and were chased by the Big Bear brand pacifist guarding the town.

Because of Kuma's pacifist attitude, Bonnie activated the power of the Age Fruit to stop the Straw Hat Pirates from counterattacking, and they fled towards the ancient robot.

And found Vegapunk's real body in the body of the ancient robot. At the same time, Bonnie attacked Vegapunk with a laser sword she saw nearby on the pretext that he had deprived Big Bear of his consciousness, and ushered in countless beetles.

A 12-year-old girl was successfully frightened unconscious by a beetle.

Vegapunk also expressed his speculation that the World Government wanted to wipe him out, and proposed to sail with Luffy. Luffy agreed to take him away from Eggman Island because of his interesting brain.

After the two sides reached a consensus, Vegapunk pointed to the sky and said, "See you up there later," and then disappeared.

Then, the three of them took the unconscious Bonnie back to town, planning to take the train to the research institute above the clouds.

On the way, they met Lucci and severely injured the violent clone Atlas, who had helped them with a meal.

So, Luffy ordered Chopper and Yamato to take Bonnie away first, while he himself angrily used Gear Fifth to beat up Lucci who had also awakened.

The authentic Tom and Jerry was then shown on the big screen of the research institute, and the people in the live broadcast room were all amazed, especially Hancock and other members of the Nine Snakes who did not participate in the Wano Country incident.

Hancock frowned. "Straw Hat has really gotten a lot stronger, but what's wrong with his combat form? It's completely different from two years ago."

At the same time, Vegapunk's true form rushed in anxiously: "Integrity!! Has it appeared? The Pure White Warrior!"

"Vegapunk!!" Caesar was about to pounce aggressively, but was held down by Sanji.

"Wow—the real Vegapunk, he was clearly down there just now!!" Franky became excited when he saw his idol, and looked at the old man with extremely perverted and loving eyes.

However, the old man didn't care about their gazes. He rushed to the screen and pointed at Luffy's figure: "Tell me quickly, what is this transformation of Straw Hat Boy...?"

Nami explained: "I heard from Zoro that it was the awakening of the Gum-Gum Fruit - the Nika form."

"Sure enough! It's exactly like the gods described in ancient texts!"

"The god mentioned in ancient texts, the Joy Boy from eight hundred years ago?" Robin pondered. She had heard this term more than once, having heard Zoro mention it on Fishman Island. She smiled sweetly and said, "I'm really wanting to visit Elbaf more and more."

"God?" Enel raised an eyebrow. "He's just a stupid monkey!"

"That's right, the liberation fighter who is always funny and antics that make people laugh, his name is also called the Sun God Nika."

"Nika, the sun god... since he is a god, why have I never heard of him before I met Zoro?" Tashigi, who had been silent all the time, suddenly asked curiously, because she vaguely remembered what the green-haired man had said to her.

She had been skeptical before when she heard Shakya describe the system as a legacy of Joyboy. But when she heard Shakya describe everything here, which was merely a partial restoration of the technology of the ancient kingdom eight hundred years ago, she believed it! For a moment, she even suspected that this system was the legendary secret treasure.

"Normal. After all, this name has long been erased from history...!" Vegapunk stated a certain fact calmly: "--However, as long as people still hold on to hope, his existence will not disappear...!! Everything in the world is born from a wish, just like... Devil Fruits!"

Everyone was shocked: "Huh?"

"Devil Fruits are actually people's pursuit of the possibility of human evolution..."

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, Vegapunk slowly recounted his hypothesis about the origins of Devil Fruits. Well... in short, it was a product of human imagination...

If the green algae head was here, I would have to complain. It’s not imagined by humans, but by Oda!

On Luffy's side, the cat-teaser-style battle gradually became stalemate. At this time, Zhan Taomaru, who was on vacation, broke into the battlefield with three Seraphs. Under the moral kidnapping of Vegapunk, he was about to help Luffy drive away CP0.

When Hancock saw S-Snake, she was filled with disdain: "Another imposter."

Since CP0 also has the authority to command Seraph, but Zhan Taowan's authority is higher than CP0, therefore, adhering to the principle of capturing the leader first, Lucci took advantage of Leopard's speed advantage and seriously injured Zhan Taowan.

In the end, after Nika Luffy beat up Lucci, he caught up with the train at the last moment before it departed.

Unfortunately, Bonnie still fainted and did not see Luffy's Nika form.

Not long after, Green Algae Head, who was lying on the deck, suddenly opened his eyes. Seeing the protective shield on the clouds gradually lifted, he couldn't help but grin: "Is it here? I missed it last time on Cake Island."

The old thief Brook saw everything clearly: "Hmm? Is someone coming? She must be a beauty to make you so excited?"