'Whoosh, whoosh...'

  In an unknown sea, on a deserted isnd, the massive Feathered Serpent shrank down, revealing several tall figures. In the air, Prometheus the Sun and the thunderclouds Zeus and Hera floated around.

  “We’ll rest here for a bit, and theo Sky Isnd!” El said with a smile.

  “Heh, that move, 'Hakoku Snty', must’ve really shaken those guys up,” Linlin remarked as she pulled out a mirror and called inside, “Barry, get ready to e out!”

  “No problem…”

  Barry’s figure appeared in the mirror, which visibly enrged as the Snakeribe member climbed out. “Boss El, this time we hit the jackpot!”

  'Shwoosh—'

  Oer another, various figures emerged from the expanding mirror.

  “El! Boss! Sir!” Nef, Rock, Little Oars, and the reeted, their faces brimming with smiles and fidehis time, they had pulled off a major heist. The name of the Fallen Angel Pirates was sure to spread across the seas.

  “Gulp!”

  “He’s huge—like a giant!”

  “Is that the captain of the Fallen Angel Pirates?”

  “A Lunarian… no wohey call him the Fallen Angel…”

  The former sves they had rescued from the au house, now following the crew, stared at the t figure with bck wings on his back, radiating an oppressive aura. Their eyes widened as they took in the sight of El, filled with awe and respect.

  “Wow!”

  As soon as Lillian, a beauty from the Three-Eye Tribe, saw El’s t figure, she couldn’t help but shout iement, her three eyes gleaming.

  “It’s really you, Fallen Angel El!”

  Her face flushed as she rushed over, her eyes sparkling with overwhelming admiration. “El-sama, I’m Lillian! Like you, I’m from a persecuted ra the brink of extin—the Three-Eye Tribe… I went out to sea specifically to find you!”

  She introduced herself eagerly, like a fangirl. “Eight years ago, when you and the Giants destroyed a Marironghold and rebelled against the Wover, you were so cool!”

  “Hello, Lillian…”

  El looked down at the golden-haired, bright-eyed girl from the Three-Eye Tribe. Gently brushing aside her bangs, he admired the blue, gem-like third eye on her forehead. Smiling, he said, “That’s a beautiful eye… From now on, with us, you won’t have to hide it anymore.”

  “On the way here, I heard about you from Linlin. Wele aboard!”

  “I believe our dream of 'All Nations' is getting closer to reality!”

  “Yes!” Lillian, thrilled that El didn’t mihird eye, nodded vigorously, her heart filled with joy and anticipation for the future.

  “Everyone, have a seat!” El gestured to Roef, and Moss, then turo the other rescued sves—mermaids, humans, members of the cat mink tribe—and smiled warmly. “Wele to all of you as well. We’re all on the same side now, so there’s o be nervous.”

  “Yes, El-sama!”

  Mermaid girl Ily, Longleg youth Mad, and cat mink Tom, among others who had been anxious, rexed when they saw horoachable and kind the captain was. Smiles spread across their faces, firming that they had made the right choice. Several female sves found themselves captivated by his striking, rugged appearance, uo look away.

  “Boss El, should we unload the treasures now?” Barry asked directly.

  “No need, let’s keep them in the mirror world for now,” El replied, sitting fortably on the soft thundercloud Zeus. “Bring out the Devil Fruits. Let’s see what we got!”

  “Yeah! I want to see them too!” Linlin and Lily’s eyes lit up with excitement, uo wait.

  “I bet we’ve got at least one or two good ones,” Gerd said with a smile.

  “We haven’t had a ce to examihem closely yet,” Nef added with a ugh.

  Without dey, Moss opehe pack he had been carrying, revealing various colored boxes.

  “Whoa! Treasure boxes!” Linlin squealed in delight and immediately hugged them. “I love opening treasure chests! You guys better not steal my fun!”

  “Linlin, you ’t hog them all. I want to open some too!” pihe giantess Lily as she stepped forward, hands on her hips.

  “All right, one for you!” Linliantly pushed one of the boxes toward her, clearly not happy about sharing.

  “Two!” Lily bargained.

  “Fine, but that’s it!”

  Watg the two bicker over the treasure, El shook his head with a smile, and the others, including Gerd, Roef, and Moss, looked on in amusement. Though they khe Devil Fruits were worth at least hundreds of millions of berries, they couldn’t help but be eained.

  “Let’s speed it up, Linlin…” El urged as Linlin promised with Lily.

  Amid the group's anticipation, the two eagerly grabbed boxes and opehem, revealing two Devil Fruits of different colors, each beled with a tag.

  “Paramecia – Wash-Wash Fruit?”

  “Paramecia – Bean-Bean Fruit?”

  “What strange powers…”

  “These don’t seem too impressive,” some ented in disappoi.

  However, El raised an eyebrow, intrigued by the Wash-Wash Fruit. It was surprising that he had mao intercept the fruit that would belong to the future Vice Admiral Tsuru.

  “The Bean-Bean Fruit is self-expnatory. It allows its user to transform into various bean-sized forms…”

  Then, El added, “But don’t uimate the Wash-Wash Fruit. It turn people or objects into undry, wash them , and even scrub some of the ‘evil’ from their hearts.”

  “Is it really that powerful?”

  “You turn people into undry just by toug them?”

  “It even se someone’s mind? That’s incredible…”

  The group stared in amazement. They hadn’t expected su unassuming ability to be so remarkable. The power to wash away evil from a person’s heart was terrifying.

  “Paramecia – Whip-Whip Fruit!”

  “Paramecia – Egg-Egg Fruit?”

  , Linlin and Lily opened another pair of boxes.

  “The Whip-Whip Fruit allows you to trol anything you whip—definitely a useful power,” El expined, gng at the fruit. “As for the Egg-Egg Fruit, it has several unique evolutionary forms!”

  As El introduced the fruits, the crew tio open more boxes, brimming with curiosity.

  “Paramecia – Top-Top Fruit!”

  “Zoan – Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Bck Cat!”

  “Paramecia – Ton-Ton Fruit!”

  “Zoan – Sheep-Sheep Fruit, Model: Lamb!”

  Soon, all the boxes were opened. Out of twelve Devil Fruits, eight were already beled, while four remained unknown.

  Bleam