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"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit is mine." After repeated confirmation, Law was certain it was a Devil Fruit. The image of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit in the Devil Fruit encyclopedia was identical to the one before him.
"Unexpectedly simple." Law carefully put away the Devil Fruit, then casually scanned the cave. There were no other valuable items. As for the obvious human traces in the cave, whether the Rumble-Rumble Fruit appeared here randomly or was deliberately placed, Law no longer cared. It belonged to him now, and that was enough.
"I can leave now." Leaving the cave, Law quickly traversed the forest. Suddenly, a staggering figure in the forest caught Law's attention—it was Enel.
"That hateful bastard! How dare he hit me?! All those hateful people, always bullying me! When I gain power, I'll kill all of you!" A ferocious Enel roared, venting his frustration in the forest.
"Too bad, no chance now," Law shrugged. Enel in the original story had achieved it, but without the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he wouldn't in this timeline.
"Should I say: Enel was a mass murderer, not only destroying his hometown Birka but also nearly destroying Angel Island? Taking his Rumble-Rumble Fruit is perfectly justified?" Law chuckled self-mockingly: "What a hypocritical explanation. So what if I just stole it?" In a good mood, he let out a long howl to the sky, and with a whoosh, burst out of the forest. The wild, long howl suddenly echoed throughout the forest, startling Enel, who was venting his anger, and making him fall onto his butt. "Who is it? A ghost?" He scurried out of the forest, returned home, locked his door, and dared not come out at night again. From then on, Enel never dared to go into the forest, and the legend of a ghost in the forest slowly spread in Birka.
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Having obtained the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Law lingered no more. He returned near Angel Island, then plunged downward, heading for the sea. Although he knew this was the Golden City, filled with immense gold, Law wasn't interested now. Even if he got it, it would be difficult to carry away. And even if he carried it away, wouldn't it ultimately fall into the hands of Marine Headquarters? Law wasn't that benevolent. If he needed money in the future, he would come and take it.
"What's in the sky? He's been gone for a day and a night! He's not dead, is he?"
"He's probably dead, right?"
"What do we do? How do we explain this to Admiral Zephyr?" The Marines on the ship, after their initial shock, were now in a panic. Charging into the sky, wouldn't the outcome be a fall into the sea? Wouldn't that mean certain death?
"This is awful. We're all going to be punished." The Marines said with bitter smiles, feeling utterly innocent. "What kind of situation is this? For me, a dignified Rear Admiral, to escort a mere recruit is one thing. Now, the recruit has gone mad and charged into the sky, his life unknown. And I'm going to be punished for it." The Rear Admiral grumbled incessantly. I'm so unlucky, aren't I?
"Rear Admiral, look! There's a figure in the sky!"
"What?"
Whoosh! Law, plummeting vertically, falling from ten thousand meters high, his speed increasing rapidly. A powerful force, visible to the naked eye, appeared around his body. Under the acceleration of gravity, Law at this moment was stronger than a cannonball. He couldn't help but harden his entire body with Armament Haki for protection.
"So fast? How high did he fall from? It's over."
"He's completely dead now. So fast. He'll be pulverized even if he falls into the sea, won't he?" The Marines stared in horror, dumbfounded, at the vertically falling figure. His speed was too great. When they noticed him, he was thousands of meters high, and in an instant, he was only a hundred meters from the sea. Law's landing position was approximately three hundred meters from the Marine ship.
"ROOM." The Marines couldn't help but cover their eyes, daring not to look. Law, who was about to crash into the sea, vanished. The one who fell into the sea wasn't Law, but a piece of bread? Law then appeared on the Marine ship's deck. A Marine, eating bread, was stunned, and the bread in his hand fell to the deck, having now vanished.
"..."
"Are new recruits all this crazy now? Are they this strong?" The Rear Admiral began to question his life.
"We've wasted enough time. Let's go. Head to Enies Lobby." Law told the Rear Admiral, then walked directly into the cabin. There was no need to explain these things to them. He locked the cabin door.
Law held the mysterious Rumble-Rumble Fruit, which seemed to possess a thrilling allure, drawing him in. It was as if a tempting voice constantly whispered in his ear: "Eat it, eat it, eat it and you'll have a top-tier Logia-type ability." His eyes sharpened. Law resisted the internal temptation. He placed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit in a safe, protecting it without leaving its side.
"I've obtained the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Next, how do I get Blackbeard's cells and genes? That's troublesome." Law frowned in deep thought: "First, I'll take control of Enies Lobby, then slowly work on that." Enies Lobby, you are mine.
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The New World! The world of the Four Emperors. Here, even the Marines struggled to extend their reach. It was controlled by the four Emperors, the four pirate crews who stood at the very pinnacle of the sea. The Four Emperors were not a unified team; they even vied and competed with each other. The Four Emperors had no precise ranking, but Whitebeard was universally recognized as the strongest man on the sea and the strongest pirate crew. Roger was dead, Shiki the Golden Lion had vanished years ago. No one on the sea dared to provoke Whitebeard's wrath. He reigned over the sea, unmatched.
But today! The Whitebeard Pirates actually faced an invasion, an invasion by a powerful individual.
"Whitebeard, stop your nonsense! I came here to challenge you! I came here to destroy you!" Arrogant and wild words echoed through the Whitebeard Pirates. Who on the Grand Line would dare speak like that? Only one person.