Chapter 330
Because They're Brothers
Chapter 330 Because They're Brothers
It's important to understand that even the Navy, and even the 'Starhunting Force' which is now no less important than the Navy, are all part of this.
Although they wielded considerable power, they had no way of knowing the specific details of the Knights of God.
Therefore, to this day, Roy himself is certainly unaware that the Knights of God have been disbanded by Im.
But even if you didn't know before.
The current situation was enough for him to vaguely guess that something might have happened within the Order of the Gods.
So, he was somewhat disappointed.
He had originally thought that if Im sent a knight of the gods, he would have another chance to get a large amount of bloodline factor source energy from them.
“We are here on the orders of the Five Elders to take away the user of the Op-Op Fruit, as well as the former Shichibukai ‘Knight of the Sea’ Jinbe. He will also be taken back to Mary Geoise for execution.”
As Roy was muttering to himself, the leader of the Divine Blades spoke coldly.
His words carried the arrogance characteristic of Celestial Dragons.
But clearly, Roy wasn't buying it: "I've heard of your existence—but do you think you can take away the pirates my men painstakingly captured just because a few of you say a few words?"
He scoffed, "Where's your leader? Don't tell me you 'Congren' are the 'executors' of this mission?"
His words, however, were anything but polite.
This caused the expressions of the several Divine Blades present to visibly darken.
As former knights of the gods, they had never been so humiliated—let alone by a mere 'bug' from the lower realm.
"You bug."
They almost instinctively couldn't resist the urge to take action.
But then, they all stopped abruptly.
"You are not allowed to do anything outside of the mission, or I will kill you all myself."
Shamlock's cold voice seemed to still echo in their ears.
This instantly calmed their minds, which were filled with anger.
They knew Shamrock well—even among the Knights of God, he was an anomaly.
What makes him different is not only his innate strength, but also his personality, which is more like that of a 'knight' compared to other knights of the gods.
He does not flaunt his power casually, nor does he deign to be arrogant about his bloodline.
His pride is deep-seated, but it manifests outwardly as the fact that whatever he says, he will definitely do.
If they dare to act recklessly here and clash with the Starhunters—Shamrock will really kill them.
Now, having been downgraded from God Knights to God Servants, they are special compared to normal God Servants because they previously carried the 'Deep Sea Contract', and even retain some of the characteristics of immortality.
But if their opponent is Shamrock, they know very well that they won't even have a chance to fight back.
So, even though I was so angry I almost gritted my teeth.
The Divine Blades gritted their teeth and took out something from their pockets: "We have 'proof'."
Roy looked down and saw that it was a mark.
The mark bears the number '5', along with the World Government's unique cross and star flag, and the word 'Environment'.
Roy knew that it was the mark of the Five Elders, and there were only five in the world.
This one clearly belongs to the environmental martial god 'Maz Saint'.
According to the rules, when the Navy and agencies under the World Government see this mark, it is as if they have seen the Five Elders themselves, and they must obey their orders.
Of course, that's not what really matters to Roy.
What he cared about was the reactions of the Divine Servant Blades.
He had already received orders from the World Government long before he arrived at Sabaody Archipelago.
The Starhunting Force is responsible for maintaining sea stability, ensuring the safety of the Sabaody Archipelago, and assisting in the destruction of the Sun Tree Eve when necessary. No other unusual actions are permitted.
Simply put, the Starhunting Force only played a 'supporting' role in this mission.
Roy understood that this stemmed from a lack of trust in him and Karp.
But at the same time, he was also curious about who the World Government would send to handle this matter.
Now, seeing the reactions of the God Knights, he became even more curious.
"These scumbags are actually able to control their tempers. It seems their 'leader' is quite extraordinary."
Roy pondered this in his heart.
But he wasn't anxious at all—because this time on Fishman Island, his 'troop strength' was more abundant than ever before.
So after a moment of silence, Roy chuckled and nodded: "Since it's an order from the 'Five Elders,' of course I will obey."
He was quite cooperative.
“However, I must remind you all—we arrested these two wanted criminals, but we are currently on a mission in the Sabaody Archipelago and do not have time to ‘escort’ you.”
He shrugged.
"No need."
After he stopped speaking, the Divine Blades sneered.
“You just need to hand them over to us, and the rest is none of your business—we will personally escort them back to Mary Geoise.”
As for the attitude of the God's Blades, Roy didn't care.
Or to be more precise—the words of the Divine Blades at this moment were exactly what he wanted to hear.
"That's good."
Roy responded with that, then stopped talking to them, called out to Hans and the others, and left the cell together.
"What kind of attitude do those guys have?! The Celestial Dragons are all the same."
Hans muttered to himself, clearly very dissatisfied.
"Alright, you've heard about those guys before, they're all scum—but at least they went through the proper procedures, so our contribution will be counted."
Far, standing to the side, remained calm: "If they are in charge of escorting us, we'll save ourselves one trip."
“I’ve heard that ‘Knight of the Sea’ Jinbe has quite a reputation among the fish-men—the waters around here have been rather turbulent lately, and there’s a chance that some fish-men might try to hijack our ship.”
Yes.
Since these Divine Blades were carrying the marks of the Five Elders, they volunteered to escort Law and Jinbe.
Therefore, it is only natural that the Star Hunting Force's responsibility ended when they took Jinbe and Law away from the Sabaody Archipelago.
Even after that, when Law and Jinbe were kidnapped, the subsequent events were no longer the concern of the Star Hunting Force—after all, Roy had already fulfilled his obligation to 'inform' them.
For Fal, who dislikes trouble, he didn't think it was a bad thing.
However, Hans didn't seem to care.
"From Sabaody to Mary Geoise—such a short voyage, who would dare to hijack the ship?"
They were whispering amongst themselves without noticing anything amiss.
At this moment, Roy, who was standing to the side, seemed to have a slight smile on his lips.
"Yes, who would hijack a ship?"
As he responded, he gazed thoughtfully into the distance.
At the same time, in the Sabaody Archipelago, at Shakky's extortionate bar. "I heard some noises on the nearby islands, but I never imagined something like this would happen."
Sanji, smoking a cigarette, looked at Luffy and his companions, who were wrapped in bandages, with a gloomy expression.
"However, it is already a miracle that they were able to escape from the 'Black Xie' and were not seriously injured."
Usopp, standing beside him, shook his head: "I saw the news reports—that was the monster that killed 'Golden Lion'."
"Thanks to you, Rayleigh!"
Franky also thanked Ridley from the side.
"Yo ho ho ho, Mr. Luffy is still eating—although his injuries weren't that serious to begin with, he really has an amazing physique. Is a rubber stomach really that strong? It's many times stronger than mine, even though I'm a skeleton and don't have a stomach."
Brook, standing to the side, watched Luffy devour his food.
The latter was injured in his previous exchange with Roy.
However, it must be said that his physique is indeed monstrous—at this moment, while his whole body is wrapped in bandages, his injuries are healing at a speed visible to the naked eye as he continues to swallow food.
"Luffy, why are you eating so fast? Eat slowly, no one's chasing you right now!"
Seeing Luffy choke again, Nami handed him a glass of water while frowning.
Luffy took the water and gulped it down in a few mouthfuls, then continued eating, panting, "No, I still need to ask Uncle Fishman."
Straw Hat Crew: "?" *N
They looked at Luffy with some confusion, clearly not understanding what he was talking about.
"Fishman Uncle? You mean Jinbe?"
Upon hearing this, Rayleigh seemed to understand something and said thoughtfully, "Wasn't he already captured by 'Black Xie'?"
Speaking of this, he also felt quite sorry.
He had a good relationship with Hachi, a fish-man, and had therefore heard of Jinbe's reputation—a great hero of the sea worthy of being befriended by any standard.
But now he heard that the other party had been captured by Roy.
He naturally knew the fate that Jinbe would face after being captured—whether as a former Shichibukai or as a fish-man, the outcome would not be good.
Rayleigh didn't originally have any particular thoughts about this.
Perhaps under normal circumstances, he wouldn't mind helping Jinbe once, just as a way of making friends.
But the situation in the Sabaody Archipelago is clearly abnormal right now—under these circumstances, there's no reason for him to directly confront Jinbe and Roy for their sake.
"Yes, it's that uncle!"
Before Rayleigh could think further...
Luffy took a bite of meat and swallowed it, mumbling incoherently, "I just heard that he saw Ace and apparently sank Ace's ship, hiccup."
He let out a painful burp—even for someone with a rubber body like him, what he had eaten was clearly too much.
Even so, he still resolutely put the food into his stomach.
"Once I'm full and able to move around, I'm going to find him and ask him if he killed Ace?"
"Ace?"
Upon hearing the name, Rayleigh frowned.
"You mean 'Fire Fist' Portgas D. Ace? His ship was sunk by Jinbe?"
"Hmm—anyway, that's what that 'Black Xie' said, Uncle Rayleigh. Do you know Ace?"
Luffy nodded and looked at Rayleigh with a curious expression.
He noticed the change in Rayleigh's expression—the other man seemed to react to the name Ace as well.
"I guess so, Xia Qi."
Rayleigh nodded, then called out his wife's name.
Shakky quickly understood what Rayleigh meant and began searching through a secret compartment under the bar.
A moment later, she took out a stack of documents.
"'Fire Fist' Ace once fought against 'Lizard King' Hanafuda. In the waters near Water Seven, he encountered the newly risen 'Black Hachi' and was defeated and fled. Afterwards, his ship was severely damaged by Hanafuda, and many of his companions died in that battle."
"Since then, he has been attacking the dinosaur fleet of Hanafuda, declaring that the two sides will fight to the death."
"But after the Seven Warlords system was abolished, Hanafuda stayed in Wano Country and seems to have joined the 'Beasts,' so 'Fire Fist' also came to the Sabaody Archipelago five months ago and went to the New World."
"After arriving in the New World, he appeared once in the 'Sumore Sea', and then disappeared without a trace."
That's right.
Although Shakky is now a 'retired pirate'.
However, as a former great pirate, she still possesses a great deal of information about the seas while residing in the Sabaody Archipelago.
Of course, information about the New World is not so easy to obtain—this is determined by both the climate and the influence of the Four Emperors.
"Newgate's territory in the Sumore Sea?"
Rayleigh seemed to be deep in thought.
"Yes, the fastest route to Wano Country was originally through Dressrosa and Punk Hazard—but Dressrosa was in 'riots' at the time, and Punk Hazard was also blocked by the government and people were not allowed to enter."
"Besides this route, the fastest way to Wano Country is from Whitebeard's territory. Given that 'Fire Fist' has been chasing Hanafuda all the way, it's not surprising that he would go there."
"Given Whitebeard's kindness to Fishman Island, it's entirely possible that Jinbe, who was also stripped of his 'Shichibukai' position and was returning to Fishman Island from the New World, would fight Fire Fist."
Xia Qi nodded.
Upon hearing this, Rayleigh nodded silently, but his brows furrowed.
"Luffy, what is your relationship with Ace?"
He looked at Luffy, whose face was full of determination.
He knew Luffy's identity very well, and he also knew Ace's identity very well.
Therefore, he couldn't understand why Luffy was so obsessed with Ace's whereabouts.
"brother."
Luffy replied without hesitation, "Ace is my brother."
"So no matter what, even if it costs me my life—I must find Uncle Merman and find out where he is!"
Rayleigh was stunned by these words.
"Brother?" *N
The Straw Hat crew also spoke up in unison—it was the first time they had ever heard that Luffy actually had brothers.
"Eh, so that means Luffy's dad has another son?"
"Idiot, their last name is 'Portcus'. They can't be biological brothers, right?"
"Is that the problem? Luffy's brother is also a pirate, and the famous 'Fire Fist' at that—I heard he's a Supernova with a bounty that's long exceeded 100 million!"
The Straw Hat crew discussed this.
Rayleigh's gaze, however, was fixed on Luffy's resolute eyes.
"Brothers?"
He glanced at the straw hat Luffy was carrying on his back.
then
"That's true."
He shook his head and chuckled.
(End of this chapter)