I only want to be a Shichibukai when I have Bengyu

There were already many people sitting in the small conference room at the moment. The original CP9 except Bruno were all seated. Violet, who had surrendered to Eleus's command, also arrived early. She had lost the power to stare at the fruit. , and it was precisely because of this that he saw Elus's incredible methods and changed his family without saying a word.

She also realized that even if the Don Quixote family was eliminated, Dressrosa would never really be at peace. Without a strong enough backer, who knew what would happen in the new world where strongmen were rampant. An incident like that eight years ago.

It just so happens that Elus is one of the strongest backers in the New World.

And she also knew Elus's secret that not many people knew yet. She could not imagine the uproar that this ability would cause if it were spread out.

In order to avoid being blocked by some special means later,

The very decisive Princess Violet quickly defected to Eleus.

This meeting,

She also participated.

In addition, Iska and Farug also came in one after another. They also stayed in the paradise and did not return to the New World. Anyway, the New World said that there was an undercurrent, but in the end it did not rise to the surface. His Highness's attendants suppressed it, unless it was The Four Emperors come to attack, otherwise there will be no trouble.

"Lucci, I haven't seen you for a few days, and you've become stronger again!"

As soon as Farug entered the door and didn't see Elus and Fran, he started joking with Lucci.

"not enough."

"What a serious guy... Miss Khalifa, we haven't seen each other for a few days, and she has become beautiful again!" The same words are just changed with a different name and words, and there is no sincerity in the routine... ····Faruge is really idle.

Iska closed her eyes and rested, ignoring the noise of everyone. It was said that that guy Ace appeared on Drum Island not long ago... I don't know when he will come to Alabasta, or maybe he has sneaked into Alabasta. Maybe Bastan.

"boring."

Kalifa pushed up her glasses.

If it weren't for the fact that there was a table across the way and it was difficult to move my feet, I would have kicked him over.

"Hahaha! Miss Khalifa is so cute!"

Farug, an old man, was unmoved and was happy to be scolded.

However, the laughter did not last long and suddenly stopped. The next second, the door of the conference room was pushed open again. Elus and Fran walked in slowly. A group of people stood up almost at the same time. , bowed their heads slightly and saluted, and greeted in unison:

"Your Highness."

"Stop standing around stupidly, everyone sit down!"

Elus waved his hand and sat down on the vacant main seat.

His eyes swept over everyone's body one by one. Everyone present was shuddering instinctively. They always felt that Alvus had seen through everything about them. Princess Violet's expression when she realized what kind of ability it was. Slightly red, but very confident, he held his head high, and the mountain of astonishing size became more and more dangerous and difficult to climb.

"Your Highness?"

Iska looked over suspiciously.

A swordsman's intuition is very sharp.

"Don't worry, I'm a gentleman. I like to appreciate the inner beauty more than the skin." Elus said with a smile. He was not lying. He used clairvoyance to see the little girl, such boring things... ··I’ve seen enough for a long time!

Personal maids such as Fran and Clarisse will not refuse any of Elus' requests, and Iska is his subordinate. Eleus still respects this loyal and useful subordinate.

"Well, I hope you keep your word."

Iska withdrew her piercing gaze.

Eleus smiled and didn't take it seriously.

He just looked around, looking at everyone's 'inside'.

It's not flesh and bones, nor the internal organs, but the true form of the source of consciousness. To put it more clearly, he saw everyone's details at a glance. Like Iska, he saw When the sword energy was extremely sharp and penetrated iron and stone, like Lu Qi, he saw a killing machine as ferocious as a beast...

This is one of the glaring fruit's abilities that Elus developed by combining the Haki of Observation and Color.

Regardless of whether they are acquaintances or strangers, without any special means to protect them, Elus can easily see through the opponent's details. For example, a very famous boxer actually has a flying knife that is difficult to guard against. Technique... Even if it is a method that has never been used in front of others, it cannot be hidden from Elus's eyes.

Like this guy Farug, Eleus saw in his heart a python-like monster that was strangling the enemy. The most important thing was that this monster actually had an arm holding a long sword.

"Farooq, how long have you been learning swordsmanship?"

"...Your Highness, how did you know that I was learning swordsmanship?" Farug's eyes widened and he looked at Elus in disbelief, but he still answered honestly: "I have been learning swordsmanship for half a year." I got a handbook on swordsmanship recently, and I just felt that my strangulation skills had reached a bottleneck, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't make any progress, so I tried practicing swordsmanship to see if I could draw parallels or something."

"It's not a bad thing. Learning more skills can be unexpectedly effective at critical moments."

Farug's talent is just like that. Without Elus using Bengyu to force him up, he would be a third-rate player in the New World. Only after Bengyu opened up his upper limit, could he reach the second-rate level and be able to join forces with the Four Emperors. The cadres at the bottom of the rankings competed and were placed in the Navy Headquarters, and they could be regarded as lieutenant generals.

"Okay, that's enough gossip. I didn't call you here just to gossip." Elus knocked on the table, "In fact, you should have already figured it out, right? I won't explain any more. In short, your mission... is Straw Hat Luffy and his companions who have not yet been listed on the wanted list."

Fran placed the photocopy and developed photo on the table.

The photos were sent from the Drum Kingdom, including photos of Chopper boarding the ship from the Drum Kingdom.

"Your mission is very simple. Set up difficulties to test these guys... You can choose your opponents as you please. No one is allowed to die, no one is allowed to be seriously disabled. All in all, you have to use the most terrifying attitude and just the right amount of strength to grind them down." Train these guys and help them get stronger."

The strange order made everyone look at each other.

They were indeed mentally prepared. It could be seen from the orange-haired woman who often ran around in the castle that His Highness had no hostility towards the Straw Hat Pirates, but... they really didn't expect His Highness to do so. Such a great effort to help the Straw Hat Pirates!

"By the way, the Straw Hat Pirates are expected to land in Alabasta soon, and they will arrive in Albana soon. Bruno is waiting at Rapeseed Flowers to deliver the message... Be quick with your movements, don't wait. Everyone has arrived, the stage frame has not been set up, and Bruno’s letter cannot be sent out. I promised people that I would give the Straw Hat Pirates a good polish, so don’t embarrass me!”

As soon as these words came out,

Everyone loudly agreed.

Strictly speaking, this job is not that difficult except that preparing a suitable stage may take some time, but you still have to do it seriously! His Highness's face is involved. If he fails to do a good job, His Highness will lose face...

I don’t want to know what the consequences will be!

besides,

The more I think about it, the more curious I become about where this Straw Hat Pirates came from? It's simply unimaginable that His Highness Elus would do such a troublesome thing, okay? Even Lucci stared at Straw Hat Luffy's wanted poster for a long time, trying to see if he could find anything.

"Okay, let's break up! You can discuss the specific details yourself."

Eleus was very relieved to let go and had no intention of wasting his energy on this kind of thing.

The research on Staring Fruit is addictive. The harvest of more than a month is beyond imagination. These eyes... are only a piece of paper away from the true face of the world. His intuition tells him that as long as he can break through With this final obstacle, we can understand what the Devil Fruit is.

The only problem is that this last piece of paper doesn't feel easy to break through.

The conference room quickly became quiet.

Everyone dispersed and went to make preparations. Eleus and Fran were left in the room.

"Your Highness, would this be too rough?"

"It doesn't matter. In the final analysis, it's just a game. I was just on a whim at the time. I didn't expect that I would be addicted to studying the results... There are some actual tests, but it doesn't matter. I'll wait until the end. Returning all the people and things will be considered as an explanation to the dragon guy, and let Iska, Farug and the others watch and train the Straw Hat Pirates as much as possible... That's about it!"

"I understand, Your Highness, I will convey it to Miss Iska and the others."

Fran nodded.

"Next... continue working."

Eleus reached out and opened the air door, and his back disappeared into the green world inside the door.

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Port city, rape flowers.

The Golden Merli slowly sailed into the port.

"There is no ambush... It seems that it is most likely the work of the Black Prince." Robin used 'Ear Blossom' and 'Eye Blossom' to investigate all possible hiding places around him. Once again, no traps or ambush were found.

"There are also a little few ships and people in the port."

Sanji, who was holding a cigarette in his mouth, looked at the surrounding environment vigilantly.

"I guess that guy did this too! Clear the obstacles so that we can take action?" Zoro held the two swords in his hands, as if he was ready for war.

"The evacuation of ships and people near the port is not an order from His Highness. This is a decision made by the naval commander of the Kingdom of Alabasta." An air door opened on the deck, and Bruno with a horn hairstyle appeared on the Golden Melly superior.

door fruit,

It has been returned to Bruno by Elus.

It's not impossible to give the Gate Fruit to others. The problem is that most of the people around Elus are already espers, and a few non-ability users also refuse to take Devil Fruits for their own reasons. Even if they are given the Shock Fruit, No one may be willing to eat it.

A fool like Farug loves sea swimming. It is impossible for him to give up the joy of swimming freely in the sea.

No one showed enough interest in the Gate Fruit, so Elus simply returned it to Bruno. At any rate, he had developed the Air Gate, and it could work quickly in his hands, so Bruno once Ability is lost and regained.

This time,

He came to the Golden Merry as a messenger.

"who are you?"

"Navy? Pirates? Or the Black Prince's men?"

Zoro drew his sword out of its sheath, and pointed the shimmering blade at Bruno who was standing on the deck. He was not the only one who reacted. Usopo, whose legs were trembling, pulled away the slingshot in his hand, and Chopper changed back. In the form of a reindeer, the antlers are lowered as if ready to charge, and Sanji... raises his legs in the air, ready to attack at any time.

but,

The fastest mover was their captain.

"Rubber [Gun]!"

Relying on intuition that even beasts can't match, Luffy immediately noticed Bruno's appearance. Straw Hat, who was already extremely wary, immediately took action, using the reaction force of the rubber body's expansion and contraction to punch out, which was powerful enough to hit. Inverted giant Neptune type.

"Iron."

Bruno didn't dodge or dodge.

Stand firm in place.

"Boom——!!!"

There was a loud sound like a bell was ringing, and Luffy's arm retracted like a snake. Bruno didn't take a step back, and easily blocked Luffy's attack, even in his second gear form. The developed Luffy is still too early to defeat Bruno!

"I'm not here to fight you."

After receiving a punch from Luffy, he did not fight back. Instead, he continued to speak, "I came here to tell you a few words. I hope you won't interrupt me again before I finish speaking..." "Bruno paused for two seconds. No one made a move or spoke. They just looked at him warily.

"very good."

Bruno continued: "Your companions are imprisoned in an abandoned village outside Albana, the capital of the Kingdom of Alabasta. It is an abandoned village due to lack of water. Due to the kindness of a certain big shot, His Highness does not It will hurt the navigator lady, but if you can’t rush over as soon as possible, it won’t be our responsibility if the navigator lady dies of dehydration.”

As he spoke, he took out a very new map from his pocket.

"This is the map. The red dot on it is the end of the journey. I hope you can rush there as soon as possible, otherwise... the navigator lady will really die. By the way, it's not just this lady, that The straw hat and the word "Wado" are also there."

After leaving the words behind, Bruno opened the air door and was about to leave...

"Hey, don't leave in a hurry! I originally wanted to come over to visit my brother, but I didn't expect to hear such a thing... Sir, I hope you can stay and say a few more words." The flame seemed to It wrapped around Bruno's feet like a snake, preventing him from walking into the air door.

"Are you...Fire Fist?!"

Bruno's face twitched.

I sighed in my heart at my bad luck. I would bump into such a big shot when I came here to spread the word. It was really a bad time.

He looked back at the freckled-faced young man squatting on the side of the ship and wearing a cowboy hat, "Sir Fire Fist, the matter here has nothing to do with you. I advise you not to interfere rashly."

"This is not your decision. As an older brother, how can you just watch your younger brother being bullied?" The freckled-faced young man smiled heartily. Luffy, who had been stunned for a long time, finally shouted excitedly, "Ace! !!!", the loud voice made people's ears buzz.

"Hey, Luffy, long time no see...you finally went to sea!"

The captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates, [Fire Fist] Portcas D. Ace smiled and greeted his brother whom he had not seen for more than two years.

"Why?"

"younger brother?"

"fire punch?"

The other members of the Straw Hat Pirates and the temporary members were confused, as if they couldn't figure out what the situation was now. Only Robin seemed to have guessed something, and immediately looked Ace up and down with surprised eyes.