Belial, Tregear, new members of the Straw Hat Pirates

"Vegapunk!"

Everyone was startled; they all knew very well what the name Vegapunk meant.

Vegapunk is the smartest person in the world, with an IQ that surpasses that of everyone else in the world.

But to their utter surprise, the legendary Dr. Vegapunk was actually a young girl.

Sanji's eyes were glazed over, his legs were weak, and he was completely out of it.

"and many more."

Robin said, "I've never heard of Vegapunk being a woman."

“Yeah, I remember those people saying that Vegapunk is an old man.”

“Of course,” the girl said. “I’m not the real body.”

"Original body?"

"Could it be that you're a copy or a clone or something?" Yuuki asked.

The girl tore open her coat, revealing the number on the chest of her bodysuit.

"I am Vegapunk 2, Vegapunk Lilith."

"Vegapunk 2?"

"Lilith?"

"I said, did you guys kill the mechanical shark?"

"what?"

Lilith said angrily, "We're already short on research funding, and you guys have gone and destroyed the mechanical shark."

"What utterly despicable pirates!"

"Fine, I'm in a good mood today. Hand over all your valuables obediently, or I'll feed you all to the sharks."

"What the hell?" Nami immediately panicked upon hearing this; she would never cooperate when it came to money.

"Get out of here. I don't care if you're Vegapunk or not. Anyway, don't even think about taking a single penny from us."

"Moreover, you attacked us first, we were just defending ourselves."

"Huh? Self-defense counterattack?" Lilith said angrily after hearing this, "This is not international waters to begin with."

"This is our waters. You bastards who have trespassed without permission dare to turn around and blame us."

"Hand over your valuables right now, or else..."

As they spoke, several enormous creatures surfaced, and a group of beings bearing some kind of machine and Vegapunk markings surrounded the Thousand Sunny.

"Holy crap! Another huge bunch has arrived!" Usopp trembled with fear.

Yuuki immediately assumed a fighting stance and then reached for the Key of Light.

"Hmm, where's Toregia?"

Suddenly, Lilith's headphones started making a sound.

"Lilith, what are you doing?"

"Shakya? What else can he do? Of course, he's the same as always."

"Is this another robbery? Can't you have any dignity as a scientist?"

"Can dignity put food on the table? Don't act all high and mighty and criticize me."

"You're overthinking it. I just wanted to tell you that your situation is not good at all."

In front of the large screen, a tall man wearing a helmet looked at the screen and spoke.

"The legendary Straw Hat Pirates, the pirate crew that became one of the Five Emperors a few days ago."

“The Fifth Emperor?” Lilith smiled slyly. “Then he must have a lot of money.”

"Then your plan is going to fall through."

"You must be joking. I had sea monsters surround them. Even if they can fly, they won't be able to escape."

"What if they never intended to run in the first place?"

"Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro, and then there's the Devil Child Nico Robin, they can both take you down."

"What do you think."

"I think that's right."

"Really? That's not easy. I'm not used to you not saying a few things back to me."

"Nonsense!" Lilith said irritably, "The knife's to my throat."

"what?"

Tregear appeared beside Lilith, held a lightsaber to her neck, and forced her to sit on a metal plate.

"Then what..."

Torregia said, "Sorry, I have no money, but you can take my life."

"Um, can we talk this out properly...?"

Torregia ripped off Lilith's headphones and then cornered her against the wall.

"Hello, sir over there, I'm Torregia."

“Tregear? I am Shakya,” Shakya said. “I am sorry that Lilith has caused you trouble.”

"It's fine," Torregia smiled. "However, I'd like to have a chat with you all, is that alright?"

"Okay, can you give the phone to Lilith first?"

Torregia handed the headphones to Lilith, who took them with a disgruntled expression.

"Lilith, bring them here."

"Huh? Are you sure?"

“Otherwise, do you have any other choice?” Shakyamuni said. “Besides, I’m quite interested in them too.”

"Ok."

……

the other side……

"Eigerd... what is that?"

"I think I heard Torregia and Mr. Franky mention that it was the research island of Vegapunk, the world's number one scientist."

"What kind of scientist is he? He's a lunatic," Bonnie said angrily.

"I'm going in to find Vegapunk. What about you?"

Luffy said, "I want to go too."

Asakura Riku looked at Belial, who looked at the communicator and said, "Then let's go together."

Afterwards, the group quickly tidied up and followed Bonnie through a tunnel resembling an air-raid shelter into the depths of the island.

Looking at the passage that resembled a sewer, Luffy asked doubtfully, "Is this really the right way?"

"more or less."

What brings you here?

"You said you wanted to see Vegapunk. What do you need him for?"

Bonnie replied, "Let's see what he says. If necessary, I'll kill him."

"Eh!"

The group was startled. "Why?"

"My father was turned into a cyborg by Vegapunk."

"what?"

The expressions on their faces were somewhat strange, especially those of Belial and Asakura Riku.

Luffy did seem very happy, as he thought the so-called cyborgs were some kind of cool robots.

"That sounds pretty cool."

“What a joke!” Bonnie shouted. “He has lost his human consciousness, he doesn’t even know who he is, he’s become a biological weapon, and he only obeys those scum.”

"Tell me, what's so great about that?"

Beria replied, "Indeed."

Asakura Riku said, "No one can stay calm about this."

Soon, the group arrived near an iron ladder.

"That should be the interior of Egherd."

"Hurry up and climb up."

"No need."

Belial picked up Chopper and Luffy and threw them up with force.

Then he picked up Asakura Riku and Doriya, and said, "Fly."

Then comes Bonnie.

“Wow——”

Several people flew out of the tunnel entrance and landed on a green floor.

"What the hell……"

Just as Asakura Riku was about to sit up, he was struck a second time by Doriya, who, due to her light body, remained suspended in the air for several seconds.

"Ugh."

"Xiao Lu, are you alright?"

"I'm fine..."

Asakura Riku sat up, then stood there stunned.

"Wow."

Everyone was stunned for a moment. The surroundings were an indescribable, futuristic city, with marine life swimming in mid-air and various machines floating in mid-air.

"My God... Is this a city of the future?"

"Space monsters...space robots...so many cool things."

Upon seeing this, Luffy leaped and flew towards a giant dinosaur monster.

But then Luffy flew past that dinosaur monster.

"Ok?"

"what's the situation?"

Asakura Riku murmured, "Could it be that kind of..."

Just then, Bonnie suddenly saw a giant ice cream parfait.

"Parfait!"

Bonney sprinted towards Baphomet, and Luffy and Chopper followed suit.

However, the three of them passed through.

"Ok?"

Asakura Riku walked over and patted the parfait sundae.

The arm passed through the parfait, shimmering with snowflake-like light and shadow.

"This is... a holographic projection?"

"what?"

“Uh, well…” Asakura Riku said, “I’m not really good at explaining either…”

“It’s pretty much like a mirage,” Belial said. “What you’re seeing are just illusions, not real things.”

"That giant dinosaur must also be a holographic projection."

"I don't care about illusions or anything like that, I just want to know, where's the food?"

Doria took off her outer garment and said, "Come to think of it, I remember this is supposed to be cold water, so why does it feel so hot?"

"Because this is a southern climate."

A somewhat childish voice rang out, then the ground trembled slightly, and a huge figure walked over.

"Holy crap, it's huge!"

A girl with half pink and half white hair, who looked to be only a teenager, walked over.

However, unlike others, this girl is at least seven meters tall.

"Holy crap, is she a giant?"

"Taller than Kaido."

"Forget it, this guy isn't some kind of illusion at all!"

With that, Luffy leaped up and punched the girl.

Luffy's fist touched the girl's stomach, and feeling the real sensation, he exclaimed in surprise, "I hit her! This feeling... she's real."

"You hit it? Seriously? What are you talking about?"

"You bastard!"

With that, the girl punched Luffy, sending him flying.

"Luffy!"

"Mr. Luffy!"

“Never mind him,” Belial sighed. “That guy is as erratic as ever…”

Riku Asakura walked over and said, "Hello, I am Riku Asakura. We came here by accident."

"A tourist?"

"Um... is there anything we can eat...?"

"Of course there are." The girl pointed to a large machine not far away, covered with food markings.

Soon, a flash of light appeared, and some ingredients fell out, forming a hamburger, cola, and fries.

Bonnie tentatively touched the hamburger, feeling its warm, soft texture and smelling its enticing aroma. "It's real!"

"food!"

"Food! Where is it?!" Luffy ran over, grabbing a large hamburger and saying, "It really is!"

Luffy, Chopper, and Bonney immediately began devouring the hamburgers, exclaiming, "They're so delicious!"

Luffy looked at the various food icons on the large machine and frantically pressed them.

"Wait a minute, this thing might have a price..."

"Who cares?" Bonnie said. "Let's eat first!"

A huge pile of food flew out: steak, omelet rice, pork knuckle, ramen, pizza, and a whole bunch of other food.

The three of them ate heartily, and Bonney's eating ability was even more astonishing than Luffy's; the speed and volume of her food surprised even Luffy.

Belial said, "Ged, you and Doriya go get something to eat first."

"But……"

"It's okay, I'll figure out a way if you need money."

"Oh."

Beria then walked toward the girl.

"Hey, what's your name?"

“Me? I am Dr. Vegapunk, Atlas.”