I'm Not Interested in Devil Fruits

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In the Admiral's office, Sengoku was reviewing several documents that had just been delivered.

When Bastille, Smoker, Hina, and the others returned to Marineford with hundreds of wounded Marines— especially when they unloaded a stone statue from the battleship— even the "Resourceful General" Sengoku felt a bit lightheaded at the time.

Who could have expected Vice Admiral Momonga to be defeated so decisively? The battle had barely begun when we lost our main combatant, almost too quickly to react.

To be honest, under such circumstances, Bastille managing to bring back Smoker, Hina, and the rest of the Marines intact was quite impressive...

Vice Admiral Garp laughed heartily a few times, then immediately took leave to return to his hometown in East Blue.

"It's only because those guys didn't kill us," Smoker said bluntly in his report, not caring about Fleet Admiral Kong's stern expression at the time. He then started coughing violently from the cigar in his mouth.

On the other hand, Lieutenant Hina, who was also reporting, remained calm amidst the swirling smoke...

Not only can he steal Devil Fruits, but he can also swap Devil Fruits between people!

Giorno is practically the nemesis of Devil Fruit users...

Sengoku flipped through the documents. There were files from the Marine's internal database, reference opinions from Marine scientist Dr. Vegapunk, and summaries of information submitted by various Marine intelligence agencies... Sengoku frowned, reading at an astonishing speed, almost skimming ten lines at a glance.

After a long while, he put down the thick stack of documents and rubbed his temples, looking up.

The military operation led by two Headquarters Vice Admirals, although approved by Fleet Admiral Kong, was ultimately proposed by him.

"..."

In this sea, broadly speaking, there are roughly three major forces: pirates, the World Government, and non-allied kingdoms.

The World Government needs no explanation.

The non-allied kingdoms were once dominated by the infamous Rocks Pirates decades ago. After Rocks was defeated and disbanded by Garp and Roger, former crew members like Edward Newgate, Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, Wang Zhi, Silver Axe, and Golden Lion Shiki... engaged in constant infighting. 

Now, only Newgate, Charlotte, and Kaido remain, having divided Rocks' former territories among themselves.

As for pirates... they are like a swarm of locusts hovering over the sea, a chaotic collective that could come from either of the other two major forces or oppose both.

The title of Warlord of the Sea (Shichibukai) is a way to give structure to this chaotic pirate force by creating seven targets. The Shichibukai represents the pinnacle that pirates can normally achieve. 

For any pirate seeking both fame and fortune, the quickest path is to replace one of the Shichibukai. At the same time, the Shichibukai themselves must have sufficient strength and prestige; otherwise, how could they be qualified to exacerbate infighting among pirates?

What the World Government needs to do is endorse the title of Shichibukai, ensuring it doesn't lose its value.

Therefore, the Shichibukai cannot lose.

At the very least, they cannot be publicly defeated by some unknown pirate who hasn't been recognized by the World Government.

The Kuja Pirates— estimating the cost of eliminating them would be high— led Sengoku to believe it would be better to let them replace one of the current Shichibukai... 

Originally, he wanted to test the Kuja Pirates, as well as Jolyne Cujoh and Giorno, but the result was a complete mess. Sengoku knew he couldn't escape blame for this.

Picking up the documents, Sengoku put on his coat and left the office. When he found Fleet Admiral Kong, the latter was silently observing the stone statue of Vice Admiral Momonga.

Sengoku pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed, "It was my mistake! Their strength far exceeded my expectations..."

"Hmm."

Fleet Admiral Kong, a robust man with dark skin and a peculiar hairstyle, simply acknowledged with a low voice as Sengoku approached.

"The investigation results are in," Sengoku said, handing over the compiled documents to Fleet Admiral Kong.

"About the petrification Devil Fruit?" Kong finally looked away from the stone statue of Vice Admiral Momonga, took the documents, and began flipping through them. Without looking up, he said, "Tell me."

The Marine's database contains a Devil Fruit encyclopedia.

There aren't many Devil Fruits with petrification abilities. The key is to filter through the known information, compare data from various sources, and eliminate Devil Fruits that already have users, in order to pinpoint exactly which Devil Fruit was used to petrify Vice Admiral Momonga. 

This would help determine the current state of the petrified Vice Admiral Momonga.

Is he alive or dead?

If he's dead, or if he's still alive, these two different scenarios would determine how the Marines should approach the Kuja Pirates.

If Vice Admiral Momonga is still alive while petrified, what are the potential dangers of him remaining in this state? Is delaying his recovery detrimental to him? If it's possible to restore him, what are the conditions?

As Kong flipped through the documents, he saw information about various Devil Fruits with petrification abilities, along with corresponding assessments: how the petrification works, whether the fruit has appeared before, who the users are, and so on.

Sengoku calmly summarized the findings and concluded, "Right now, we can narrow it down to two Devil Fruits: the Paramecia-type Love-Love Fruit and the Mythical Zoan-type Medusa Fruit. Based on Lieutenant Hina's report, one of the Kuja Pirates is a winged snake Zoan user, likely the flying serpent from the legend of the Gorgon Sisters. Therefore, it's more probable that Vice Admiral Momonga was petrified by the Medusa Fruit. However, we can't rule out the Love-Love Fruit, as theoretically, it could also petrify someone instantly... That said, there's information suggesting a suspected Love-Love Fruit user appeared in Mariejois. I've sent people to confirm, but there's no news yet."

"Celestial Dragons, huh..." Kong naturally understood the implication. He was well aware that many Celestial Dragons enjoyed feeding Devil Fruits to their slaves for entertainment. 

However, dealing with Celestial Dragons was no simple task. Sengoku looked at the stone statue and said slowly, "Regardless, it seems Vice Admiral Momonga might indeed have a chance of being revived, as the Kuja Pirates claimed."

"..." Kong remained silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Just now, a branch reported that Kuzan has gone to South Blue."

"Kuzan?" Sengoku was surprised but quickly understood. "Is he going after Giorno?"

"Perhaps," Kong replied noncommittally.

.........

South Blue, on the vast sea—

On the deck of the Kuja Pirates' ship, the warriors suddenly rubbed their arms, puzzled. "Why did it suddenly get so cold?"

"Look over there... is that a person?"

"Wait, is he riding a bicycle?"

"Do people from the outer seas really ride bicycles on the water? How strange..."

The women stared at the figure slowly approaching on a bicycle, discussing among themselves while gripping their weapons.

"What's going on?" Sandersonia emerged from the cabin and was shocked to see the man riding on the sea, his path clearly visible as the water froze beneath his wheels, forming a thin icy trail. "A Devil Fruit user? He can move on the sea like this..."

Kuzan rode his bicycle alongside the massive Kuja ship, as casually as if he were on a leisurely ride. He looked up and called out, "Hello, ladies. I'm here to find someone..."

"Hie Hie no Mi (Ice-Ice Fruit) user..." A figure stepped beside Sandersonia, her expression serious as she watched the man leisurely riding on the sea, leaving a trail of ice behind. She gripped the ship's railing and muttered, "He's a Vice Admiral from Marine Headquarters, Kuzan."

"A Vice Admiral from Marine Headquarters?" Sandersonia wasn't overly surprised, given that they had recently defeated two Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals on Magnifi Island. She suddenly leaned closer to Princess Jolyne, studying her face with a puzzled expression. "Princess, your skin... it seems a bit rougher than before!"

"..." Before Robin could respond, Liam's voice came from above. "Looking for someone? It wouldn't happen to be me, would it, Vice Admiral?" He had somehow appeared on the highest point of the ship's roof, hands in his pockets, looking down at the Marine Vice Admiral riding on the sea.

The two sea kings at the ship's bow gradually slowed, and the ice stopped spreading. Kuzan's bicycle wheels ceased turning as he planted one foot on the ice, which solidified into a large platform for him to stand on.

"Unfortunately, I'm not here for you..." Kuzan looked up, wisps of cold air escaping his mouth as he spoke.

"Is that so?" Liam stared back at him from a distance.

Kuzan said, "Giorno, or should I call you... Dio Brando?"

"Heh!"

Liam neither confirmed nor denied it, then took a step forward into the air, descending straight toward Aokiji below.

(End Of The Chapter)