Belial, Tregear, new members of the Straw Hat Pirates

"Vegapunk."

Belial thought for a moment. Tregear had mentioned Vegapunk before, saying he was some kind of lousy scientist.

Belial glanced at Bonney, who was wolfing down her food behind him. It seemed that this girl was also looking for Vegapunk.

"By the way, I remember Vegapunk was some kind of old man, wasn't he?"

“That’s true, because I’m just an avatar,” Atlas said. “Because there are many things to do, the main body can’t handle them all, so it creates us to help.”

"Oh."

"I still have something to do, so I'm leaving first."

After Atlas left, Luffy and his crew finished eating.

Luffy, Chopper, and Bonney were practically ate into a ball, leaving Asakura Riku dumbfounded.

"They can eat so much!"

Asakura Riku said in surprise, "I thought that eating nearly ten boxes of instant noodles in one meal was already a lot, but I didn't expect there to be people better than me."

"You guys ate well, didn't you?"

Beria asked.

"Yeah," Luffy said. "Sorry Belial, I didn't leave you any."

“It doesn’t matter,” Belial said. “You guys digest this first, and we’ll go further in later.”

"Ok."

Doriya was taking a walk nearby when she suddenly saw a huge machine.

"What is this?"

As soon as she finished speaking, several robotic arms appeared and pulled Doriya inside.

"Xiao Duo!"

Upon seeing this, Asakura Riku ran over and was also arrested.

As Luffy and his companions approached, they were also pulled inside by the mechanical arm.

A few seconds later, Doriya emerged wearing a princess-like dress and a pair of knee-high boots.

"Wow, it's so beautiful."

"What the heck? Is this a clothes-changing machine?"

Soon, Riku Asakura appeared wearing a silver-blue outfit that looked like a cotton-padded jacket. Luffy, Chopper, and Bonney were also wearing similar clothes and shoes, but in different colors.

Wow, that's really good.

"It looks thick, but it's not hot at all; it's actually quite cool."

"The shoes are also very light."

"Beria, would you like to wear one?"

“I don’t need it,” Belial said.

Just then, Belial heard a noise and turned around to see a huge robot charging towards them.

"That thing is..."

"pacifist?"

"Jed, take the rest of you and go first."

"That guy doesn't seem to have any good intentions."

"Uh, it seems like we're the ones who came here."

"Go quickly!"

Meanwhile, the pacifists also spotted several people.

"Dine and dash, steal clothes, intruder."

"Follow the instructions."

A laser beam was fired, and Belial rushed over and kicked it away.

"Really."

Belial said, "Although we came without telling anyone, didn't that Astra thing say it didn't matter?"

"So they're making a fool of us."

"Whatever, since some people want to die, let's grant them their wish."

Riku Asakura hid to the side, holding an Ultra Capsule in his hand, ready to go out and fight at any moment.

Doria said, "But that guy looks like a bear."

"Bear?"

Bonnie looked over upon hearing this and froze on the spot.

Belial gathered energy, forming eight halo rings in his hands.

Pacifists have also begun to gather lasers.

"I'll cut you in half!"

"No! Stop it!"

Bonnie suddenly rushed over and tackled Belial to the ground.

"Holy shit, what the hell are you doing...?"

At this point, the pacifists had already fired their lasers.

Seeing this, Belial led Bonnie away to escape.

"Are you crazy?"

"Please don't do this!" Bonnie suddenly grabbed Belial's leg.

"He's my father, please don't do this!"

"what?"

……

"This is Egherd."

The group watched this scene from the side of the Thousand Sunny: a circular island shrouded in mist and filled with all sorts of advanced technology.

"That feels so cool."

“Indeed,” Torregia said. Compared to this world, Eigard was already a product of future technology.

Soon, guided by Lilith, the Thousand Sunny arrived at the port.

After discussion, Zoro, Brook, and Jinbe decided to stay on the Thousand Sunny, while the others followed Lilith into Egerhard.

"Everyone, let's change our clothes first."

Lily led everyone to a large machine.

After everyone entered, the robotic arm helped them change their clothes.

Torregia stood still, the robotic arm beside him unresponsive.

Torregia looked at the clothes, shook his head, and said, "This taste... I'm afraid I can't agree with it."

Torregia still took a few of his spare clothes and put them on.

Torregia stepped out of the machine door, and everyone else had also changed their clothes.

Robin and Nami were wearing coats that resembled padded jackets and bikini-style bottoms.

Sanji and Hiroyuki were dressed in summer-style clothes, and the others were dressed similarly.

"Hey, Toregia, why aren't you wearing these kinds of shoes?"

"It's nothing, it just doesn't suit my taste."

“Everyone, follow me,” Lilith said.

The group followed Lilith through the main entrance and onto the elevator.

"What's the power source here?" Franky asked.

"It's fire, but I've been thinking about what would be more suitable. If there were a flame that could burn forever, perhaps I could create the sun."

“An artificial sun…a plasma spark tower?” Taiga murmured.

“Hmm, what did you say?” Lilith asked.

"Ah, nothing."

"By the way, are these three little things your Devil Fruit abilities?"

"Uh, almost."

"It's really interesting."

Usopp was surprised to find that some of the doors here seemed closed, but he could walk through them at will.

Some seem passable, but they are actually impassable.

Just as everyone was observing this place, Lilith suddenly disappeared in the blink of an eye.

As everyone wondered what was going on, a voice came over the loudspeaker:

"Hello, I am Dr. Vegapunk, Edison."

"Another Vegapunk. How many Vegapunks are there anyway?"

"Just listen to what I have to say."

Following the sound, the group arrived at a large room.

"what's the situation."

"Where is this place?"

Suddenly, the main door behind them locked.

Fengma said, "I knew it, that woman was definitely not a good person."

"They invite people into the house with a smile, then take them to a secluded place and kill them. It's truly despicable."

"Have you been reading too many mystery novels?" Titus said.

At this moment, something resembling a hibernation pod opened, the smoke dissipated, and a large figure appeared and disappeared.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, because this big guy had the appearance of a child, but looked a lot like Jinbe.

"Could it be that he is Jinbe's illegitimate son?"

"It's also possible that Jinbe shrank."

"That's not right either. Maybe they're just people who look alike."

While everyone was chattering about the wind, Yuuki noticed a tag next to Jinpei's name:

Seraph No. 4.

"Seraph..."

At this moment, Jinbe also stood up and assumed a fighting stance.

"The situation is not good."

Jinpei raised his hand, and laser beams gathered in his palm.

"Damn it, he's a pacifist!"

……

"What did you say? Your father?"

“Bonnie, your father is…Bartholomew Bear?”

"I remember Franky said that Kuma was a cadre in the Revolutionary Army."

Belial looked at Bonnie and said, "I don't understand your thoughts, but..."

"No matter what, that guy could never be your so-called father; he's just an ordinary clone robot."

"Wake up!"

With that, Beria was about to make his move.

"No, you can't..."

"Yakamasi!"

Belial grabbed Bonnie and threw her to Asakura Riku, who was standing not far away.

Then he rushed over and sent the pacifist flying with a powerful punch.

"You bastard, didn't I tell you not to do that?"

“Why should I listen to you?” Belial said. “That guy is obviously going to attack us. Are we just going to stand there like idiots and take a beating?”

"Besides, that's what your father looks like, not mine."

Belial turned and left, and Bonnie shouted, "You have no idea what it's like to lose your father!"

“Yes, you’re right,” Belial said calmly, “because I never had that thing in the first place.”

"Eh?"

“Bonnie, I understand how you feel,” Asakura Riku said. “I also lost my father once.”

"However, no matter what, we cannot impose our ideas on others."

"I see."

……

The distant sea...

A large ship was sailing, with the flag of the World Government flying from its mast. Three people in white were sitting on chairs on board.

They are CP0, the intelligence agency directly under the World Government.

The Masked Killer—Rob Lucci, Kaku, and Stusi.

"So, what should we do?"

"Listen carefully, Vegapunk is just one person."

"Aren't you talking nonsense?"

“That’s not what I meant,” Kaku said. “There’s only one Vegapunk in the world, but that guy is too genius and has too many things to do.”

"So that guy created six clones."

"Punk One, Shakyamuni."

"Punk II, Lilith."

"Punk III, Edison."

"Punk IV, Pythagoras."

"Punk Five, Atlas."

"Punk Six, York."

"In other words, although they are all clones, they are all Vegapunk."

“Am I the only one who thinks this way?” Rob Lucci said from the side. “Geniuses are such troublesome things.”

“These kittens are tricky too,” Stussy said.

"Our mission is to get this brat to Egherd."

The group looked at the large, brown-skinned man next to them who resembled Bartholomew Big Bear.

"Then, wipe out all Vegapunks."

"That place is full of valuables, so be careful."

"But, do they really want to eliminate the most useful people in the world?"

Lucci murmured, "What does this have to do with what happened in the Kingdom of Lulucia a while ago?"

“Don’t delve too deeply into it,” Stussy said elegantly, sipping his coffee. “Especially for someone with your keen intuition.”

"I know that."

"However, I've always had a bad feeling about this."