Belial, Tregear, new members of the Straw Hat Pirates

"Oh!"

A powerful explosion occurred, and the shockwave and smoke filled the entire room.

Soon, the smoke cleared, and a burly man in red and black appeared in front of them.

"Are you all alright?" Titus asked.

"fine."

Usopp exclaimed in horror, "As expected, the government will never welcome us."

Nami said, "I knew it. They wouldn't let us in so easily."

"Is their real purpose to let us in and then capture us all?"

"And he's a pacifist."

Titus looked at the little Jinbe in front of him.

"I said, he looks a lot like two people."

Taiga: "You mean, the two kids from Amazon Lily who were disguised as people back then?"

"Yes, the same brown skin, white hair, black wings, and flames on the back."

At this moment, the S shark also assumed a fighting stance.

"Guys, get ready for battle."

“But…” Nami said, “I’m a little hesitant to do it… not to mention how much he looks like Jinbe, and he’s just a child…”

Before he finished speaking, the S shark leaped up and suddenly jumped into the ground, swimming across the surface as if it were swimming.

"what!"

"Hey, this can't be real," Franky muttered, watching the scene unfold. "This isn't..."

The S-Shark flew out from the ground and struck the bewildered Nami.

Titus charged over and exchanged a punch with S Shark.

"You all retreat."

Titus forcefully pushed the S shark away, then struck a pose showing off his muscles.

“I know you can’t do it because of Jinbe, so I’ll do it.”

"Anyway, I'm not very familiar with Mr. Jinbe."

On the other side, in a place that resembles a monitoring room.

Several people were looking at the scene on the screen.

"Wow, who is this guy?"

"I don't know, they seem a bit like Toregia and the others..."

"Whatever, let's keep going. The Seraph will become even stronger."

"Charge punch!"

Titus threw a punch that unleashed a gust of wind, and S Shark stirred up water droplets in the air to gather them into a protective shield, blocking the punch's force.

"This guy actually uses water from the air for protection."

"Isn't this move Fishman Karate?"

"This guy……"

The S shark dived back into the ground, weaving through the earth before leaping off the wall and striking Titus.

"Fist of the Sage!"

Titus turned around and punched S Shark into the wall.

"What? That's incredible strength..."

"Muscle-Flying Attack!"

Titus leaped up and used his weight and strength to smash into the S shark with the force of a mountain crashing down.

"Titus...Bomb!"

Titus charged at the S shark with a savage charge, then leaped up and slammed his body into the S shark.

"Boom!"

The entire room, along with a large area, was shaking.

"My goodness, that's incredible strength..."

"Truly a wise man of strength."

"Tregear, you..."

"Wait, where's Toregia?"

……

"This big guy is amazing."

"It was said by a short, green, rabbit-like creature."

Vegaponk III – (Thoughts) Edison.

"We felt the tremors here."

"How's the record, Pythagoras?"

Beside him stood a large, red robot holding documents—Vegapunk IV—(Intelligent) Pythagoras.

Pythagoras said, "There's a lot of information."

"only……"

“Just what?” Lilith asked.

"There's a lot of data, but a large portion of it is impossible to analyze."

"It's okay, let's study it together."

Edison ran to the table and began analyzing the data.

But soon a feeling of hunger came over them, and Pythagoras and Lilith were both slumped over the table, unable to move.

"very hungry."

"Insufficient energy..."

York!

On the other side, in the center of a swimming pool, a blonde girl with pigtails was sleeping on a circular platform.

Vegapunk Six – (Desire) York.

York opened his eyes and saw a huge pile of food falling from the sky: cola, hamburgers, fries, pizza, chicken legs, and big meat patties.

Seeing this, York skillfully opened his mouth and ate the food.

In the blink of an eye, York became a big fat man, with a group of robots delivering food to him.

Meanwhile, the group, tormented by hunger, immediately perked up and continued to work hard analyzing the data.

"Are you full?"

"I am full."

"Let's stop for a bit then."

"What are you talking about, Shakyamuni? We can't miss this!"

"Damn it, stop trying to tell us what to do!"

"I'm sorry, I am not Buddha."

Upon hearing this, the three turned around. Torregia, sipping his milk tea, leaned against the door and said, "You've mistaken me for someone else."

Edison was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly, "Wait a minute, who are you?"

"He is... he's from the Straw Hat crew," Lilith said. "You bastard, how did you get here!"

"Take the stairs."

Torregia smiled and said, "I know you want to study the data, and I understand how you feel, because I feel the same way."

"However, as the saying goes, courtesy comes before force. It's a bit too much for you to attack us without even giving us a heads-up."

"So what?" Lilith said smugly. "Why should I show mercy to you pirates?"

“Hmm, that makes sense.” Torregia smiled slightly. “You’re absolutely right, so…”

Torregia suddenly disappeared and appeared in front of Lilith.

"So, I took action!"

Tregear grabbed Lilith by the neck, and Pythagoras said, "Put Lilith down!"

Then Pythagoras charged toward Toregia.

With a flick of his wrist, Toregia tossed Lilith away, then dodged to the side and used a boost to slam Pythagoras into the wall.

“Lilith…Pythagoras…”

Tregear lifted Lilith and looked at Edison, saying, "Make that black Jinbe stop, or else..."

"You despicable scum!" Lilith screamed, "I'll tear you to pieces!"

Seeing this, Torregia took out something the size of a ballpoint pen and placed it on Lilith's head.

"what------"

Lilith cried out in pain as a numbing, electric-like sensation swept through her body.

"My patience has its limits."

"I……"

"Stop it, Edison."

A voice came from the communicator, "Sir, you should stop too."

"I have something I want to tell you, so please calm down."

"of course can."

Torregia stopped what he was doing and looked at the three of them with a smile.

"What are you going to do?"

Edison said, "Buddha has already agreed..."

“Yes, I know,” Torregia smiled. “But, while the death penalty may be avoided, punishment is inevitable.”

"Then, let's start the experiment."

"what------"

……

On the other side, the S shark prepares to unleash its laser.

Titus is also preparing to unleash his beam attack.

At that moment, a tall, thin man walked in and said, "S Shark, stop."

Upon hearing this, the S shark stopped what it was doing and returned to its hibernation pod.

"who are you?"

"I am Vegapunk One, Shakya."

Vegapunk One – (Upright) Shakyamuni.

"Another Vegapunk has arrived. How many Vegapunks do you have?"

"There are six in total: six clones and one main body."

Torregia walked over and said, "This one can also be considered Vegapunk now."

"Torregia? Where did you go? By the way, when did you leave?"

“I left before entering this room because I felt something was off about it.”

"Now it seems that this is indeed the case."

“I’m sorry for attacking you,” Shakya said. “Lilith and the others wanted to test the Seraphim and collect your data at the same time.”

"Seraph..."

"I'd rather see you, Nicole Robin, than this."

"what?"

"Before we go, I'd like to ask you a question: Do you think this place is futuristic?"

“Of course,” Franky said. “This place is amazing; it’s like a dream come true.”

“That’s not how it is,” Shakyamuni said. “This is the past.”

"Do you believe it?"

"Nine hundred years ago, there existed a highly civilized country."

……

Meanwhile, Belial and the others arrived at a place that looked like a junkyard.

It was filled with all sorts of things, like discarded items.

Is this some kind of garbage dump?

"It should be a discarded product from Vegapunk's failed research."

At that moment, Doriya suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong, Xiaoduo?"

"that……"

Asakura Riku looked up and saw a huge, armored figure.

The large creature was covered in rust and moss.

“Is this a robot?”

“That’s strange,” Asakura Riku said. “It feels a bit too retro to have a robot like this in a place like this.”

"Indeed, it feels like an ancient relic that was pulled out of some ruins."

Luffy climbed onto the robot's head. "Isn't there a cockpit here? Shouldn't it have a cockpit like the Steel Warrior?"

"By the way, is there some kind of slogan?"

Upon hearing this, Luffy said, "Transform, Machine Ball."

"Victory Robot, transform!"

"There's absolutely no response."

Asakura Riku looked at the robot and said, "Samurai Transformation!"

"Wait a minute, what did you just say?"

"Uh, I don't know... I just suddenly remembered..."

Suddenly, the robot started making noise, and a shockwave pushed the people away.

"what happened?"

"Waaah, help me!" a voice suddenly rang out.

"Someone?"

Riku Asakura, Chopper, and Luffy ran up and found an old man with white hair stuck in the robot.

"Grandpa, do you need help?"

"Help me, quasar!"

What is a quasar?

Asakura Riku asked, "Never mind, let's rescue you first."

After saying that, Asakura Riku forcefully pulled the old man out.

At that moment, Luffy noticed that the old man had a big apple on his head.

The old man saw Luffy and said, "You...you're the son of a dragon, aren't you?"

"what are you talking about?"

Asakura Riku frowned. "I remember, isn't Dragon Luffy's father?"

"Vegapunk!"

Bonnie ran over and saw the old man looking furious.

"It's Bonnie! You've grown up so much."

"Wait, who did you just say he was?"

"Vegapunk's true form!"

“That’s right,” the old man said. “I am Vegapunk.”

The man with the world's most powerful brain, the genius scientist Dr. Vegapunk.