About two months have passed since the Aden Kingdom incident.
The Four Seas Alliance's fleet has gathered again.
This time their destination is a very famous sea area on the Grand Line – the Devil's Triangle!
It is a sea area shrouded in mist all year round, giving rise to countless legends, both real and false.
But one thing is certain: it is definitely an incredibly dangerous sea!
Countless pirates or adventurers have "disappeared" there, and no one knows the real reason.
Rowan doesn't know everything either.
Part of the danger of the Devil's Triangle comes from one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, [Moonlight] Moria, but that is only a small part of the countless unknown dangers in the Devil's Triangle.
There are more unknown and terrifying beings in that mist!
Not to mention that the Four Seas Alliance's goal this time is to "snatch food" from the mouth of a lion passing through the mist.
Therefore, this voyage is fundamentally different from the trip to the North Sea –
The trip to the North Sea was a voyage based on diplomacy, with "force" as a secondary means.
But this voyage is a thorough strategic operation!
...
Fish-Man Village Port.
Rosinante and Law are staying here for the time being.
Regardless of what means the World Government used, they still sent over the Op-Op Fruit, worth 5 billion Berries.
This Devil Fruit, which involved many secrets, was eventually eaten by Law.
With the help of Kureha, Hiluluk, and Rosinante, Law quickly mastered the power of the Op-Op Fruit and removed the deadly lead poisoning that had accumulated in his body.
After a few more weeks, the white color that had spread over Law's skin gradually faded.
Since then, Law has become an ordinary boy with a slightly stern expression, but overall still quite cute.
But another problem has arisen.
Doflamingo lost the battle in Aden Kingdom.
As part of the deal, Doflamingo was handed over to the World Government and then imprisoned in the underwater prison, Impel Down.
The surviving members of the Donquixote Family were also arrested by the Marines.
Those who committed major crimes were also imprisoned in Impel Down, while a few with lighter crimes were imprisoned in ordinary prisons.
The Donquixote Family has been destroyed since then.
It is worth mentioning that the World Government found clues from the information left by the Donquixote Family and followed them to discover a mole who had infiltrated the Marines – [Demonic Bamboo] Vergo.
Vergo was captured and also imprisoned in Impel Down.
As for Doflamingo's younger brother, Rosinante, he was originally a spy sent by Sengoku to infiltrate the Donquixote Family.
With the Donquixote Family destroyed, Rosinante's mission naturally came to an end.
According to normal procedures, Rosinante should end his undercover mission, be reinstated, and return to being a Marine Headquarters Lieutenant Commander.
But the key issue is that Law hated the Marines because of the White Town of Flevance, so Rosinante hid his Marine identity from Law.
If possible, Rosinante hopes that this "lie" will never be exposed.
Unfortunately, Law had experienced too much after all. Shortly after the Aden Kingdom incident, Law had already guessed Rosinante's true identity.
But facing this man who desperately tried to save him, Law couldn't muster the emotion called "hatred."
Therefore, both Law and Rosinante needed some time to process what they had experienced.
The Four Seas Alliance naturally became a suitable place to stay.
So during this time, Law and Rosinante have been living in Fish-Man Village in Alabasta.
...
One day, Law and Rosinante suddenly discovered that three Four Seas Alliance warships were gathering at the Fish-Man Village docks.
Is the Four Seas Alliance going to take action again?
Judging by the scale, it seems to be no less than the previous operation around the North Sea.
Is it related to the Sun Pirates, who landed in Alabasta a few days ago?
Soon, Rosinante realized that the Four Seas Alliance's operation seemed to be not simple.
There were not many people gathered in Fish-Man Village, you could even say there were very few, but each of them was an elite figure in the Four Seas Alliance.
[Sand Crocodile] Crocodile, [Ranger] Hocka, plus more than a hundred soldiers and Fish-Man warriors.
The only special thing among them should be Habu, a weather scientist from Sky Island.
That's all.
Rosinante quickly judged that the Four Seas Alliance's operation was pursuing the ultimate "speed."
Is it a surprise attack?
...
Soon after, Rowan arrived at Fish-Man Village and joined the others.
Accompanying him was the Fish-Man hero who caused a ruckus in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, Fisher Tiger.
While waiting for the fleet to gather, Rowan chatted with Rosinante for a few words.
When it came to the purpose of the Four Seas Alliance's operation, Rosinante managed to restrain his curiosity.
Because he knew that he was not yet a core member of the Four Seas Alliance, and there were some things that Rowan might not want him to know.
But Rowan simply explained it directly –
"We are going to snatch the owner of the Pluton blueprints from Golden Lion."
"Oh."
Rosinante nodded, then froze in place.
What the heck?
...
The Sun Pirates' main ship was too conspicuous, so it was left at the Fish-Man Village port.
The members of the Sun Pirates followed Rowan and boarded the Four Seas Alliance's warship.
...
Until Rowan and the others set sail, Rosinante still hadn't come to his senses.
Golden Lion?
Pluton blueprints?
He seemed to have easily overheard some incredible things.
And it's happening with only three warships?
Then, Rosinante saw something even more shocking.
The three warships were simultaneously speeding off in three different directions.
Is it a trick?
It seems like something is not right.
...
On the warship, Crocodile was also puzzled by Rowan's actions.
"I don't think Sengoku would be misled by such a low-level trick."
"Of course."
Rowan nodded, then continued to flip through the book in his hand, looking interested.
Crocodile knew what Rowan was thinking; he was signaling him to continue asking questions.
"..."
After thinking about it, Crocodile couldn't resist his inner curiosity after all.
"If that's the case, why do this?"
Rowan smiled and replied: "They have other things to do, not on the same route as us."
"Huh?"
Crocodile was stunned when he heard that.
What could be more important than snatching the Pluton blueprints?
As he was thinking, Crocodile suddenly noticed the "book" in Rowan's hand.
More precisely, it wasn't a book, but a manga –
"Sky Battle Warrior Sora"!
"A North Sea manga?"
Crocodile recognized it, but he didn't understand why that Ryan Rowan would suddenly be interested in manga?
"After taking the North Sea people's territory, people will eventually come looking for us."
Rowan smiled and closed the manga.
"This is what a 'great villain' would do, isn't it?"
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