Arrival at Beehive Island

Somewhere in the New World.

A whale is chasing a seal, determined to eat it.

The seal, on the other hand, looked terrified and swam frantically, communicating with the whale behind it in animal language.

"Why don't you stop chasing me? I'm not even worth a bite! You've been chasing me for an hour, can't we stop for a bit?"

"Impossible! I've been chasing him for an hour, and you're telling me to give up now? Where does that leave my pride? How am I supposed to face the entertainment industry after this?"

"You must be tired after running for so long, right? Why don't you just eat it and we won't have to work so hard!"

"Don't even think about it!!! If you're so capable, then work me to death. If you don't, you can forget about eating me!!"

The seal exerted its strength again, increasing its speed to a new level, and darted away in an instant.

Seeing this, the whale also thrashed wildly without showing any weakness.

He's really going to eat this guy alive today!

However, at that moment, a huge object suddenly ran over its body at incredible speed, and in the blink of an eye, it caught up with the seal in front of it and ran over it as well.

???

A huge burst of flame appeared in their line of sight.

And the object that ran over them...

It's a warship!!

There's a flame jet at the stern of the warship?!

boom--

A tremendous roar of flames erupted as the warship sped off into the distance at an incredible speed.

A "scratch" appeared on the sea surface.

This was the same warship Kyle and his crew had been on.

As for why there was flame?

That's undoubtedly the masterpiece of Ace, the newly minted Logia-type Devil Fruit user!

The scene that Ace imagined after eating the Devil Fruit—punching Sabo and kicking Luffy—did not happen.

Instead, they were the first to be rushed over and used as flamethrowers.

In this way, everyone no longer needs to take turns; Ace alone is enough.

Having just acquired this ability, I definitely need to train it properly, right?

After an unknown amount of time, the flames gradually diminished and eventually disappeared, but the ship's inherent inertia still kept the warship at an extremely high speed.

At the stern, Ace lay sprawled on the deck like a dead dog, his tongue lolling out, his chest heaving dramatically.

"He... he fucking! Those bastards!!"

"They're living it up there while I'm stuck here working myself to the bone!"

"I'm so tired, I'm exhausted!!"

Just then, footsteps approached, and Ace turned his head with all his might, only to see Sanji carrying a glass of juice.

Sanji came to Ace's side and handed him the juice.

"Give!"

"You're so great, Sanji!!"

Ace, deeply moved, sat up from the ground, grabbed the juice, and began to drink it in large gulps.

The moment the juice touched his lips, Ace felt as if he had come back to life.

Just as Ace was about to say something, Kyle's voice suddenly came over.

"Hey! We've arrived at our destination. Come over and get ready!"

Upon hearing this, Sanji, who was about to sit down, paused and immediately ran over with the plate, leaving Ace standing there completely bewildered.

arrive?!

No, he's completely exhausted now. Did you tell him that?

How could he possibly participate in the war?

"You're just playing me, aren't you?!"

On the deck at the front of the warship, Kyle gazed at the iconic island in the distance, his eyes flashing slightly.

Then he turned to look at everyone and said:

"I'll go check it out first, then you guys wait for my signal!"

Without saying another word, Kyle transformed into a streak of purple lightning and sped toward Beehive Island.

On the contrary, everyone else looked completely bewildered.

I called them over, and all they said was one sentence?

Also, what exactly do you mean by "signal"?

……

On the other side, almost instantly, Kyle arrived at Beehive Island.

Using his powerful Observation Haki and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability, Kael easily infiltrated Beehive Island without being discovered by anyone.

Before long, Kyle appeared in front of the prison on Beehive Island.

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit is still too overpowered; it allows him to easily "hear" the voices of everyone on the island.

In the original work, Enel used this ability to carry out targeted strikes with divine retribution, making the angels of Angel Island deeply fear him.

What Enel could do, Kyle could do even more easily.

He successfully "heard" some of the pirates on Beehive Island discussing the King of Hader Kingdom.

Faced with a prison guarded by two people, Kyle easily transformed into tiny bolts of lightning and slipped inside.

Neither of them possessed Observation Haki, so they had no way of sensing Kyle's presence.

Once inside the prison, Kyle navigated with pinpoint accuracy, turning left and right until he arrived at a cell.

Hearing footsteps, Hariza in the prison didn't even look up, and immediately began to mock:

"What? Wang Zhi, can't you wait three days? You're really going to kill me because you can't hold back your anger?!"

"Kill me if you want, but I'll say it again: I will absolutely not hand over the obsidian mine to you!!"

Kyle glanced at Hariza, who looked rather disheveled, but didn't speak immediately.

Since his stated mission was to rescue Hariza, he naturally had some understanding of the Hader Kingdom and knew what the obsidian mine meant to the Hader Kingdom.

After a long while, Hariza, who had not heard a reply, looked up. What came into view was not Wang Zhi's hateful face, but an incredibly handsome young man standing outside the cell, looking at him calmly.

"Who are you?!"

Hariza asked instinctively.

Kyle didn't answer, but instead asked:

"So Wang Zhi is only targeting you because of the obsidian mine?!"

Hariza frowned.

"You're not one of Wang Zhi's men?"

"I'm here to save you. All you need to do now is answer my question with a yes or no!"

Kyle's tone was indifferent, but it carried an irresistible undertone.

Even Hariza, a king who had long held a high position, felt a tremor in her heart. After a moment of silence, she spoke:

"right!!"

"He wanted 80% of our country's obsidian mines, but I refused! The obsidian mines are the lifeblood of our nation's people; I absolutely cannot make this deal with Wang Zhi!"

"Um!"

Kyle nodded.

He had been using his Observation Haki to sense Hariza's situation, and any unusual fluctuation in Hariza's emotions could mean that he was lying.

But until the very end, Kyle didn't notice anything unusual about Hariza.

In other words, Hariza was telling the truth; he did not make any deal with Wang Zhi.

In that case, the king can be saved!

Kyle casually waved his hand, and a bolt of lightning shot out, blasting a hole in the cell.

!!!

Hariza's eyes widened as she stared at the terrifying purple lightning before her, her heart pounding with fear.

"I'll break into your cell for now, but I don't recommend you leave the prison for the time being!"

"Otherwise you might die~"

A slight smile appeared on Kyle's lips, and he vanished from the spot in an instant...