Chapter 12: The Dead Making Moves.
It's been three months since last time I and Roger met. We've been fighting with Beast Pirates more ofter nowadays.
During one of our fights I left one survivor alive and talked about my journey to an Island alone and left. "I hope they take the bait".
Some more months later the news of Roger's capture and execution was spread wide and far across the world causing an uproar. I asked Whitebeard for permission to go out.
I took a small ship and left under Whitebeard's eyes. After traveling some distance and confirming no one in my sight. I said "World Tree".
A system panel appeared before me it had and empty space and a keypad besides it. I started typing on it. It was a devil fruit I had in mind for almost 10 years now.
After my typing I rechecked every description I put in and after confirmation I pressed enter. After disappearance of the description the scene changed.
I appeared in an almost fantasy like place and before me stood a tall tree. I couldn't see it's top at a glance and on one of it's branch I could see a golden mango.
Without waiting I went forward and plucked it. I looked at the fruit in my hands and used 'Identify' on it. After confirming that the fruit I had was what I described, I ate it.
I didn't had any issues eating the fruit. It was surprisingly sweet, is it because the elimination of sea curse I thought. After finishing the fruit I left the place with a single thought.
I went at the port side of the ship took a hold of a support rope and slid down until I reached the water surface. 'Moment of truth' I touched the sea water cautiously tightening my other hand gripping the ropes.
Feeling no change I relaxed and went back up. Confirming that I wasn't affected by sea curse I was happy. Without further ado I sped up the ship.
As I left the Whitebeard's territory control and moved forward I was followed by seven or eight ships behind me. Seeing which I smirked.
Finally it's the day I thought to myself. When the ships came near me I unleashed my Conqueror's Haki. When I retracted my haki only eleven or twelve people were still standing there trembling while staring at me wide eyed.
I took my sword from my waist and quickly finished each of them off. I wandered through the unconscious pile of people and finally found what I wanted.
I changed my clothes and put my clothes with one of the unconscious person. After which I killed everybody off. I took the unconscious person with my clothes to my small ship and the sand the other ships.
Kaido would be pissed after finding his subordinates missing I thought while doing this. I made sword and bullet wounds on the person I dressed with my clothes from all directions to give a felling of an ambush.
I then chopped of all his limbs and head and disposed them in the seawater and dragged the remaining body towards the mast and tied it there. Seeing my masterpiece I was satisfied.
I took a small coated ship from my storage and went on it. My first stop would be Water 7 now and to reach there I need to go back to fishmen Island first. I had my cloak cover my face and started guiding the ship towards the Fishmen Island.
After some months when I reached Water 7, I ran through the past newspapers I got my hands on and caught up with the events I missed. Many shocking events were reported during this time of my travel.
Roger's execution set a new wave of piracy under the guise to find the One Piece. Disbandment of Roger Pirates and the hih rewarding search for their whereabouts. Capture of Golden Lion Shiki the captain of the Flying Pirates.
All out war between Pirates in the New World Whitebeard of Whitebeard Pirates and Kaido of the Beast Pirates for unknown reason which lasted for 3 days resulting in defeat and retreat of Beast Pirates.
When dug deeper a surprising news was found out Gold Roger's adopted child and apprentice and adopted child and Vice-Captain of Second division of Whitebeard Pirates Thomas King 'Epithet: King' ฿24,600,000 was ambushed and killed by Beast Pirates.
Seeing the news I was thinking nothing from the conon has been changed yet. Well accept my death I thought. Finishing my ordered breakfast I got up to meet Tom.
Yup! I reached Water 7 quietly without any issues. There is still some years before the World Government targets Tom for the crime of building Oro Jackson.
I met tom at his place alone when there was no one there. "Tom, I have a big job for you! are you willing to do it for me?"
"What sort of big job are you talking about?" he asked.
"Nothing out of your expertise, I just want you to build a ship for me" I said smiling at him. "But the thing is, you will be the only one, who should know it's existence or location"
Hearing me say such things he narrowed his eyes and became alert. Looking at which I chuckled "Relax tom I'm not from World Government and I'm not eyeing the Pluton Blueprints you have"
Hearing me he gazed at me cautiously and asked "Who are you? What do you want?".
"I want you a fishmen to use your racial abilities and your exquisite craftsmanship and knowledge of ship building to turn an large Island into a ship" I said.
"All this should be done in Absolute secrecy without anyone close to you, The World Government or The Marines knowing, the Island itself is deserted and you'll be paid for everything accordingly"
Seeing me sitting there calm and stating my buisness tom asked again "Who are you? and how do you know about Pluton?".
"I know a lot more than that Old Man Tom" I said while removing my hood from my head and looking at tom in his eyes. It took some seconds but tom eventually recognized me from my wanted posters.
He pointed at me and tremblingly and said "You..you're alive?". It took some time for him to calm down and after he did he agreed to my request.
I'll have to leave Water 7 giving some reason" he said then asked "Which Island are we going to?". "Delta Islands in the new world" I said calmly.
Hearing me speak the name tom was stunned "That'll be very large and time consuming" he said looking at me.
"That's why I came to the expert. I'll provide the materials, equipments and money. You just focus on making it a reality" I said.
Hearing me his smile widened and he said "Let's fucking do it!"