Chapter 67: CP3

Cold ice began to melt,

In the half-ruined port city of Odense, people bustled like ants.

"Construction team, clear away these ruins!"

"What about the owner of this house? Have them come over to salvage their valuables!"

Government personnel spread out throughout the city, clearing debris and taking inventory, street by street, family by family.

"Sir, the man of this house has fallen in battle."

The middle-aged man with bandages around his chest, who was moving rubble, looked up to respond.

"Then... Does the lady of the house and the...?"

"The lady died in the pirates' attack."

Although the city had organized evacuations, the pirates' assault was so sudden that many people, especially the civilians in the dock area, didn't even have time to process what was happening before instinctively retreating into their homes.

Once the pirates breached the harbor, those scattered pirates kicked in doors and carried out a massive slaughter.

This was still while the defending troops valiantly fought and Rosinante restrained the 'White Dragon' Bartholomew Kuma.

"Only a 12-year-old boy is left."

"…Gather up the valuables, and hand them over to that child after reconstruction."

The worker sighed, cRosinanteng off two names on the roster.

"Damn pirates!"

...

Such was the world—death could descend at any moment, leaving no time to wallow in grief.

After venting the sorrow over the departed, people would start rebuilding the city, working diligently to compensate for the economic losses caused by the war.

Those ship captains of the merchant ships were all waiting for Akankarya's bounties!

Meanwhile, the 'Donquixote Ship,' which was the only one not plundered and was loaded with goods, had quietly departed from the harbor.

"Worried about your homeland?"

Rosinante walked to the back of the ship, standing beside Jola, who leaned against the railings and gazed at the distant city.

"With your abilities, you can return anytime."

The 'Art Fruit' could alter seawater, let alone the countless flying devices from fairy tales. The forbidden sea for ordinary Devil Fruit users wasn't as fatal before certain abilities.

"Just that it's my first time leaving my homeland, feeling a bit... nostalgic."

The noblewoman turned to look at Rosinante next to her. Without the boost of the 'Inspire Fruit,' Rosinante had reverted to his original form, appearing as a teenage boy.

"It's hard to believe, Mr. Rosinante Nandi is only 9 years old. He's so amazing."

Whether it was in speech, mentality, or combat prowess, Rosinante's performance would instinctively make people overlook his age.

"Don't—"

Facing Jola's admiration, Rosinante waved his hand.

It wasn't that he was being modest, but there were just too many monsters in this world.

"Others could slay giants at 5, get a 50 million bounty when they set out to sea at 6, and a few years later, their bounty reaches 500 million! Compared to them, what's my strength worth?"

"You're talking about 'Charlotte Linlin,' right?"

As the queen, Jola immediately mentioned the person Rosinante was referring to.

"That's the 'First Beauty' of the whole sea, the 'Empress of Pirates.' Mr. Rosinante Nandi, do you have such lofty ambitions to set her as your target?"

The current Charlotte Linlin wasn't the future plump mama, but a New World legendary pirate—busty, curvaceous, and known as the 'Number One Beauty Pirate.'

"What?"

"Someone more beautiful than her?"

Let's ask Napoleon in Charlotte Linlin's hands first—

"The Empress of the Sea, huh."

Rosinante just casually chuckled, making Jola shiver.

This young Mr. Rosinante Nandi seemed to carry a hint of disdain even towards the 'Empress of the Sea.' Could his aspiration be... becoming the Pirate King?

"Miss Jola's decision to join the Donquixote Family is also intended to attract the attention of CP3 agents, isn't it?"

"!?"

These blunt words momentarily left Jola unsure how to respond, though Rosinante hadn't actually expected an answer.

"In that case, I'll leave the vigilant work to you."

Now, everyone was truly in the same boat, and Rosinante believed Jola wouldn't play any tricks.

"I'll go eat something first."

...

"Trebol?!"

The moment he stepped into the captain's cabin, the changing light momentarily blinded Rosinante's vision.

In that instant, several threads silently descended from the ceiling, aiming for Rosinante's neck.

Swoosh,

As if foreseeing the attack, Rosinante suddenly lowered his head, easily dodging the ambush from above. But at that very moment, several threads abruptly shot out from around his right foot and rapidly contracted.

Empty—

"It's useless,"

Yet, this move still proved ineffective. Rosinante's toes tapped forward, leaping out of the trap beneath him. Simultaneously, he drew the dagger at his waist and slashed it forward, severing the transparent threads that had been laid across the cabin, its presence unnoticed.

"This is the Color of Observation Haki."

Twisting his body, Rosinante rapidly traversed through the threads blocking their way. Confronting Doflamingo sitting in the center of the captain's room, Rosinante nonchalantly swung the dagger forward.

"Just ordinary traps...?!"

Facing Rosinante's dagger, which carried no intent to kill, Doflamingo unexpectedly lunged forward, extending his fingers to grasp the dagger.

Splat,

The dagger pierced through Doflamingo's palm, causing Rosinante, who was only adopting his 'game' form, to be momentarily stunned.

"Indeed, the Color of Observation Haki isn't absolute."

A triumphant smile emerged on Doflamingo's face.

Below the 'pierced' hand, another arm held a flintlock pistol aimed at Rosinante.

"I win!"

??

"This is... you've already developed the 'Shadow Knight'?"

"Haha, yes,"

Amidst the gleeful laughter, Doflamingo before Rosinante began to 'split,' quickly transforming into two.

One was the normal Doflamingo, while the 'Doflamingo' behind him was naturally an empty puppet 'woven' from countless threads!

This scene seemed quite reminiscent of the 'Stand Users' from before, only Doflamingo's 'stand' was visible to everyone.

"Once a Devil Fruit power is developed to a certain extent, it can influence the perception of the Color of Observation Haki—"

"Simultaneously, if one's state of mind is affected, the Color of Observation Haki will fail."

Doflamingo had woven a puppet to wrap around himself, then reached out to grasp Rosinante's dagger. First, he affected Rosinante's judgment, and then, when Rosinante was shocked, turned the tables.

"Well, relying too much on a single ability can become a weakness."

Facing Doflamingo pointing the flintlock pistol at him, Rosinante absentmindedly rubbed his chin.

When a Devil Fruit ability is developed to a certain extent, it can interfere with the Color of Observation Haki.

Otherwise, in the original 'timeline,' Future Sight-mastery Luffy wouldn't have been inexplicably punching at Trebol for dozens of times.

Rosinante's 'Color of Observation Haki' was only at the initial stage. Once his state of mind fluctuated too much, he could easily lose this perception ability.

"It's a pity my 'Conqueror's Haki' can never achieve the entwining effect..."

With a casual wave of his hand, the surrounding threads were all retracted, and Doflamingo inserted his flintlock pistol back into his waist. The other 'Doflamingo' that resembled a 'stand' floated to the side and pulled over a chair, placing it behind Rosinante.

Although he had used his newly developed ability and strategy to make Rosinante lose a round, Doflamingo was clear that, even in a close-quarters scenario, his attacks would at most just injure Rosinante.

It was far from deciding victory or defeat!

"Rosinante, don't you know how to practice 'Conqueror's Haki'?"

"How could I know?"

If Rosinante knew a bit about the training of Armament Haki and Observation Haki, he knew absolutely nothing about 'Conqueror's Haki.' According to Rayleigh, Conqueror's Haki could only be controlled, not trained.

"Not exactly. There is a method I know for training it, but..."

It's too dangerous!

This method involved going to the New World and finding 'Teacher Kaido,' enduring several rounds of 'Conqueror's Domination' from him. After that, one should automatically comprehend it, at least that's how Luffy got his Conqueror's Haki!

"However, that's too far away. First, develop your Devil Fruit ability, and then I'll use my 'Silent Fruit' to assist you in practice. Master the Color of Observation Haki before tackling Conqueror's Haki."

Different from most people who only encountered the concept of 'Haki' after adulthood, due to Rosinante's relationship, the Donquixote Family attached great importance to 'Haki.' With conscious training, he would surely master this power ahead of time.

...

Meanwhile, in a small town in Akankaria, in a room on the second floor of a hotel.

"Robert is dead."

"What?!"

A group of black-suited individuals showed astonishment on their faces, followed by a flurry of inquiries, meaningless murmurs, none of them looking the part of agents.

"Quiet!"

The only one seated in a black suit had a cold and indifferent expression. He was the superior who had previously beaten up Pick.

And the 'Robert' he referred to was the one wearing a top hat and disguising himself with a gentle smile among the black suits.

They were both high-level agents responsible for the warning operation against the Entagray Alliance. However, not only had the operation failed, but even the leader had died. Following CP's style:

"We are all to blame."

Even CP9's elite experts, after failing a mission, were branded as scapegoats and chased away.

For these ordinary CP3 agents in the room, the mission's failure had left them with no escape except death.

Despair appeared on many faces!

"Calm down,"

The cold black-suited individual tapped the table, causing the frantic agents to direct their attention towards him.

"Panic is of no use. Only by making up for our failure do we stand a chance."

The black suits in the room were all participants in this plan—some infiltrated Odyssey to gather intelligence, some interfered with communications in the other four nations, some infiltrated pirate crews to stir things up...

"The primary reason for our failure is the appearance of a traitor."

"Sineol Pick,"

A frontal photograph was taken out by the indifferent black-suited individual and placed on the table.

In the photo, there was a serious-looking youth with a straight nose, slightly thick lips, and black slightly curly hair combed to the back of his head.

"It's him. He killed Robert."

"Simultaneously, he disrupted the interference of the Den Den Mushi with horns, attracting the Navy."

Although the Navy and CP were both subordinates of the World Government, the Navy cooperated with CP in actions related to pirates. However, this conspiracy involving pirates attacking an allied nation was something that couldn't be disclosed to the Navy.

After all, the two 'Justice' characters behind the cloaks of Navy officers were genuinely applicable to most.

If it weren't for the generally strong moral standards of Navy officers, if these experts truly sided with Celestial Dragons or pursued freedom as pirates, the entire world would become hell.

"And the second reason is that the 'White Dragon' Baruff Tani was repelled by a sea merchant."

Having said that, the indifferent black-suited individual took out another photo.

On it was a golden-haired youth holding a golden longsword and wearing a flaming cloak behind him!

"Rosinante Nandi, that's our target."

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