Belial, Tregear, new members of the Straw Hat Pirates

In the courtyard in front of the World Conference, everyone stared in shock at the masked man in armor before them.

The sudden appearance of Lops was like a bomb, shocking everyone on the field.

Upon seeing Dark Lops' arrival, the Ace Guards silently retreated to Rebecca and the others' side.

Rebecca asked in a low voice, "Guardian Ace, who is that person?"

Ace's guard said, "Darklops, whose full name is Darklops Zero, is a heavyweight mechanical warrior left by the Master to Princess Shirahoshi."

"The combat power in front of us is almost on par with Mr. Belial, who was just put on the wanted list."

"So strong?"

After leaving Fishman Island, Tregear would remotely operate and transport Darklops after each experiment update, enabling a comprehensive upgrade of the system and all data.

The combat power in front of them was even greater than that of Belial, who had just appeared.

While the group was chatting, Lucci and his companions were confronting Lops.

“Lops? Never heard of him,” Lucci said coldly. “Where did you come from, you third-rate character?”

Lops looked at Lucci and said, "Rob Lucci. I know you."

"Aren't you the CP9 member who got hammered by the Straw Hat crew on Enies Lobby two years ago?"

Upon hearing this, Lucci completely lost control of his expression, his face contorted as he stared at Lops with the ferocity of a wild beast. He radiated a chilling aura of killing intent.

Not only Lucci, but Kaku next to him was also gritting his teeth in anger. The battle at Enies Lobby was the most humiliating battle of their lives.

Enraged by being hit where it hurt, Kaku used Shave to teleport to Lops' side and kicked him.

Lops didn't even look, calmly blocking it with his hand.

"clang!"

A crisp sound rang out, and Kaku was shocked to find that he had not caused any damage to Lops, not even scratching the surface of the armor.

Ace's guard watched silently. This armor, "Dark Dikuta Gear," was modeled after the Training Armor, but while it didn't significantly limit power, its defensive capabilities were extremely strong. Kaku's abilities had little effect on this armor.

Lops grabbed Kaku's leg and threw him violently. The force was so great that even using Moonwalk, Kaku couldn't stop and continued gliding for more than ten meters before coming to a halt.

Then Lops instantly appeared in front of Lucci and delivered a powerful whip kick to Lucci's stomach, sending him flying a great distance.

Lu Qi felt as if his internal organs had shifted, a sharp pain shot through his body, and then he was slammed into the wall.

Then Lops punched Kaku, who had just recovered, and sent him flying.

Then Lops looked at Charlos, who was trembling to the side, and strode toward Charlos.

"What, what are you going to do?" Charlos said in terror. "I am a Celestial Dragon. If you dare to lay a hand on me, I will exterminate your entire family!"

Lops seemed not to hear him and led the way toward Charlos.

"Lord Lops, please stop!" Shirahoshi shouted. "If you do this, something terrible will happen."

Shirahoshi knew the consequences of harming a Celestial Dragon, and naturally did not want Lops to be harmed because of her.

“It’s no use, Princess Shirahoshi,” Sevenger said, having just regained consciousness. “The master designed an instruction within Lops’ system.”

"instruction?"

"When you are harmed or threatened, he will prioritize your safety above all else and eliminate any targets that threaten you."

"Because of your kind nature, your instructions will be ineffective in this situation. Until the target is eliminated or you are completely safe."

Upon hearing these words, Shirahoshi was completely stunned; she had no idea that Tregear would design such an instruction.

Just as Lops was closing in, Charlos ordered Stussy and Gismonda to stop Lops.

The two approached Charlos, and Gismonda said, "Kid, you're asking for it. I advise you not to move, or you'll lose your life."

"Enough talk!" Charlos yelled. "Kill him!"

Lops said, "Then let's go."

Lops clenched his fist, while Stussy and Gismonda assumed fighting stances.

Charlos shouted, "Kill him! I'll shatter him..."

Before he could finish speaking, Charlos was struck in the face by a spiked club and sent flying.

This completely stunned everyone. A Celestial Dragon had been sent flying?

Everyone turned to look and saw a man in a white spacesuit standing on the ground, holding a spiked club.

"I'm very sorry, I feel ashamed to be a fellow Celestial Dragon. Please forgive me," the man said.

"I'm sorry everyone, this idiot has brought fear to social situations."

Upon seeing this man, Stussy, Gismonda, and the recently recovered Lucci and Kaku all wore solemn expressions.

The man approached Neptune and said, "Do you remember me, Neptune? Perhaps you have forgotten me."

The man then knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "But the Dragon Palace Kingdom has been kind to me, and I have been waiting for this day, waiting for your arrival."

Hearing these words and looking at the man's face, Neptune's eyes were filled with shock. "Could you be...?"

Upon seeing this man, Shirahoshi was also shocked, her eyes filled with tears.

"That's right, I am the foolish Celestial Dragon who drifted to the Ryugu Kingdom ten years ago."

"Don Quixote Musgarud".

At this moment, Musgarud was no longer wearing the bubble hood, nor did he have the arrogance he had shown before. Instead, he had a serious and resolute expression.

"The teachings of the late Queen Otohime have shaped me into a person, so I want to do everything I can to help you."

Musgarud's appearance surprised everyone present, and the crowd began to discuss it.

Musgarud said to the CP0 members beside him, "CP0, you may leave."

Seeing this, Lucci and the others hesitated but left anyway. The conflict between Celestial Dragons was not something they could interfere with.

Seeing this, Lops stopped what he was doing. He left and flew towards the sea.

Meanwhile, Shirahoshi and the others, led by Musgarud, headed towards the World Conference Room.

Lops returned to the large iron box on the back of the whale Hoai, went to the condenser, turned his back to the wall, spread his arms, and his armor fell off and stuck to the wall.

Then Dikuta Gear released a holographic projection, projecting Dark Lops.

Then, Darklos removed his armor, revealing a body of brown, orange, and black, with silver breastplates and shoulder armor, a mask-like face, a head with twin blades, red eyes, and a white round lamp shining in the center.

Lops's voice rang out mechanically, "New instructions, execute."

Lops then flew out of the water and entered Mary Geoise.

Thanks to the intelligent system designed by Torregia, Lops easily infiltrated Mary Geoise.

He walked through room after room, street after street, cameras and patrolling soldiers as if they were nothing to him.

At that moment, Lops walked around a corner and suddenly pulled a suspicious-looking man behind him.

Just as the man was about to struggle, Lops suddenly spoke in a familiar voice, "It's me, Sabo."

This man was none other than Sabo, the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army and Luffy's brother.

Sabo was slightly taken aback upon hearing Lops's voice, noticing the confusion in Lops's eyes.

"You are……"

“It’s me, Torregia.”

"Huh? Toregia?" Sabo said in surprise, "But how come you..."

"This is the robot I made. I'm now operating it remotely to communicate with you."

"So that's it."

Lops: "I'm not surprised that your Revolutionary Army is here; after all, your existence is quite special."

"But what were you doing just now? It looked like you were about to go out and fight."

Upon hearing this, Sabo's expression turned angry, his eyes filled with fury as he looked behind him.

Lops walked over, and the scene before him, or rather Toregia, was momentarily stunned.

Charlos, who had just been stunned by a spiked club from Musgard, was being carried on the back of a slave, with another Celestial Dragon, Charlos's father Roswald, in front of him.

Roswald sat atop a massive, scarred man whom Tregear recognized as Bartholomew Kuma, one of the former Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Upon witnessing this scene, Tregear, far away in Wano Country, understood that two years ago, Kuma participated in Vegapunk's experimental project and became a pacifist, a half-human, half-machine.

Later, during the two years that the Straw Hat crew trained, he also protected the Thousand Sunny.

Now he has become a slave of the Celestial Dragons.

Sabo gritted his teeth and said, "I can't stand it! I can't let the bear be humiliated by those GZs!"

Just as Sabo was about to make a move, Lops stopped him, saying, "You just do your thing, I'll take care of it for you."

"But……"

"Don't forget your identity, Mr. Sabo," Tregear said over the communicator. "You need to understand that you are not only the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Army, but also Luffy's brother."

Upon hearing Luffy's name, Sabo was stunned for a moment, then calmed down.

"You have to understand, Luffy can't lose his brother too."

"I understand." Sabo pulled his hat down a little. After saying that, Sabo looked at the battered bear again.

Lops looked at Roswald and Charlos, raised his hand, and sent a purple electric wave toward them.

Then Rozward and Charlos suddenly turned pale with pain, their bodies contorted as they collapsed to the ground, struggling frantically.

Sabo asked, "What did you do?"

Lops said, "I used brainwave interference to create brain hallucinations, which were their most feared memories."

"They will be consumed by fear, though only for a short while, but it will be enough for them to bear." The mechanical voice was filled with a chilling coldness.

"Alright, we need to go our separate ways. Time to get back to our own things."

"clear."

Sabo disappeared around the corner, while Lops went in the other direction.

Lops arrived at a rooftop and suddenly saw a man in a green hooded cloak walking towards a building in the distance.

Lops saw it; the person had red hair and a scar on their left eyelid.

"No way... how could he be here?"

"What's going on?" Torregia asked through the display screen.

Pangu City...

The Five Elders were waiting in the hall when the doors opened and the man in the green hooded cloak walked in.

"Is there anything I can help you with? Why did you come all this way?"

“This is a world conference, and from a positional standpoint, you shouldn’t get involved in politics.”

"We only made time for you."

“I know, thank you,” the man said, then sat down on the sofa.

The Five Elders then dismissed the guards.

The man said, "What I want to tell you is about a pirate."

……

Deep within Mary Geoise, a tall, thin figure sat on a throne, his blood-red eyes fixed on several wanted posters before him.

I looked at another photo; it was of Princess Nefit Vivi of Alabasta.

……

In the sky, a man dressed in black armor made of blue and purple floated in mid-air.

The man yawned and laughed, "Looks like something interesting is about to begin."