Belial, Tregear, new members of the Straw Hat Pirates

"Tezzolo's treasure?"

Nami explained to everyone, "It is said that 20% of the world's circulating Berries are here, driving countless people crazy."

"Countless people have tried, but all have failed."

Karina said, "I got close to Tezzolo and obtained a backup of the vault key. My plan is to infiltrate and steal the five hundred billion in treasure."

“But I can’t do it alone, so I need your help. Once you succeed, you can use the money to save your companions.”

"You guys make the plans, I'll take care of the work." With that, Belial walked out of the room. "I'm going for a walk."

Stepping out of the restaurant, Beria looked up at the night sky and said, "You've got some fun, kid. It's quite interesting."

……

Next, Karina revealed some information: because Tesoro is an awakened ability user, he can sense the gold. Therefore, he cannot destroy it.

So, Karina devised a plan:

Belial, Luffy, and Franky sneaked into the control room through the hotel's outer wall and then used the main Den Den Mushi to cut off the surveillance footage.

Then, the remaining people, led by Karina, infiltrated the area, traversed a series of paths, and entered the treasure room to take it away in a large wagon.

"How is it? How is it?"

“Okay, let’s do it this way!” Nami said.

"agree."

With the plans settled, Belial, Luffy, and Franky headed towards the outer wall.

The rest of the people went inside the hotel, and Karina used her status as Tezzolo's guest to delay the transport personnel.

Nami and the others took the opportunity to secretly hide inside the large box.

Then Karina used her identity to deceive everyone and evade the scrutiny of the black-headed man, Tanaka. The group then entered the VIP room.

Belial carried the two of them to the wall, and Luffy looked at the night view and exclaimed, "It's so beautiful."

"Is this the time to talk about this?" Belial couldn't help but complain.

The three entered the control room, and under Karina's guidance, Franky and Luffy went through the ventilation ducts to the monitoring room.

Beria went to find the main unit, the Den Den Mushi.

At that moment, Franky suddenly realized that the surveillance footage seemed to have been cut off.

"Wow, look!" Franky exclaimed, "The security camera footage looks like..."

"Has it been cut off? Who did it?"

“I did it,” Belial said, fiddling with the Ultimate Battle Device in his hand. Looking at the three-eyed, sea cucumber-like monster before him, the Radio Wave Monster, Piken, said, “I’m done. Now…”

"Drip! Drip! Drip!"

A series of alarms sounded, and Belial turned his head sharply, "Masaka..."

"Oh dear!" Belial caught a glimpse of Luffy being chased around by a group of guards from afar.

"It really didn't disappoint at all!"

"Luffy has been spotted. Good luck to you guys." Belial said, then suddenly felt a sense of unease.

"come yet?"

……

“I didn’t expect you to show up here,” Tesoro said. “Looks like you’re not planning on rescuing your companion, are you?”

Tesoro waved his hand, and an electronic screen appeared, displaying Zoro and Tregear.

“These two are valuable, whether they’re gold or humans,” Tesoro laughed. “Whether they’re publicly executed or auctioned off, it’ll be a good show!”

"How's it going, Straw Hat Boy?" Tesoro lifted his glasses. "Can you still laugh?"

"Damn it, I'll beat you to a pulp!" Luffy activated Gear Second and charged towards Tesoro.

Tesoro summoned gold, turning it into liquid, and easily blocked Luffy's punch.

Then, a single "Golden Bomb Punch" sent Luffy flying.

Luffy rolled several times, immediately got up, and launched a second attack.

Tesoro used his liquid gold shield to block Luffy's attack and restrain Luffy's hands.

"Hahaha, you idiot. In this world, people without money can't get anything," Tesoro laughed arrogantly.

With that, Tesoro threw Luffy to the ground. Franky rushed over to rescue him.

Suddenly, Tanaka, who possesses the Pierce-Pierce Fruit, appears and knocks Franky down with a headbutt.

That wasn't all. Tesoro unleashed a massive splash of water, completely engulfing and trapping the two of them.

"Hmph, so easily defeated, hahaha."

At that moment, Belial walked out from the side, and Tesoro smiled contemptuously when he saw him, "There's one more."

……

Nami put down her communicator, and the group exchanged glances. Nami said, "Looks like there's a problem over there."

“We need to act quickly,” Karina said. “I have a suitable infiltration plan.”

The group knocked out a passing Celestial Dragon, disguised themselves as the Celestial Dragon and his subordinates, and used threats, inducements, and intimidation against the guards to successfully enter.

As Karina arrived at the vault door and was about to use her key to open it, she suddenly heard a sound.

Before anyone could turn around, a red figure flew past and smashed through the gate.

"That's... Belial!" Usopp saw clearly through the smoke; it was indeed Belial.

Belial crashed to the ground, gasping for breath.

The group quickly went over, and a bright light flashed.

When the group looked around, they discovered that it wasn't a vault at all, but a huge performance stage.

The area was surrounded by spectators, who were shouting and yelling.

"What's going on?" Nami looked around in confusion.

"Hahahaha!" A wild laugh rang out as Tesoro, dressed in magnificent attire, stood in the center.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Straw Hat crew," Tesoro laughed. "How about this? Your execution stage."

With that, Tesoro stepped aside, making way for the people behind him.

Nami and the others were shocked to discover that those people were Zoro, Tregear, Luffy, and Franky.

"Luffy! Tregear! Franky! Zoro!"

Tesoro laughed loudly, "There's neither gold nor 500 billion Berries here. You've all been fooled."

"I was tricked by my servant, Karina! Hahaha!"

At this moment, everyone noticed that Karina had walked over to Tesoro's side and was looking at them mockingly.

Then Tezzolo's henchman, Des, said, "Your every move is being monitored by us."

Tanaka: "People have been betting on how far you can get."

Bakala: "Whenever we encounter a pirate with some fame, we use this method to play tricks on them."

Tesoro walked toward Luffy and his crew who were sealed off and said, "When those self-righteous fools who dreamed of obtaining the Golden Emperor find out they've been tricked, that's the best show ever."

"Money is power, money is everything! Those without money can get nothing!"

"There will be nothing—no love, no freedom, no power, no hope!"

"You little brat!" Belial got up and rushed over, throwing an eight-point beam of light at him.

Des used Armament Haki to deflect the attack, while Tesoro summoned liquid gold to form a large gold nugget, which slammed Belial into the ground.

The others were also tightly bound by the giant golden rope, which then merged into a giant golden tree, trapping everyone on the golden vines.

Tezzolo said, "Next, dear viewers, is the execution we've all been waiting for!"

Tesoro wielded the giant axe on the execution platform, while jets around him sprayed out large amounts of golden water, making the magnificent performance stage shine brilliantly.

But just then, the giant axe suddenly shattered. Before Tesoro and the others could react, the stage lights suddenly went out, plunging the entire stage into darkness.

Tesoro was no longer arrogant; his face was filled with shock and a hint of panic.

"What's going on?" Tezzolo shouted.

Just then, a clapping sound came from behind. Tesoro and the others looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in a suit and top hat clapping in the darkness.

“Indeed excellent, Mr. Tezzolo,” the man said. “However, your show should end now.”