One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me

Chapter 46 Who do you think I am? Move the boat closer!

The azure sea shimmered with light.

A warship, resembling a black Coca-Cola bottle, sails against the wind.

The marines in the detention unit ate their food with laughter and were clearly in high spirits.

The mission was completed smoothly.

The criminals they needed to detain were already in the ship's prison, and the pirate even readily revealed the location of the hidden treasure.

This is yet another achievement.

Anyone would be in a good mood if their first task after vacation went so smoothly.

But at this moment...

"Hey, Sergeant Farr... tell Sergeant Hans what you think the boss is thinking?"

In a corner of the deck, Hans and Far huddled together, whispering to each other.

"...Could you please stop bringing up your sergeant rank all the time? Want to fight again?"

Far glared at him, but then lowered his voice: "How would I know what the boss is thinking?"

He muttered to himself, but also admitted that Hans's question at that moment was reasonable.

Because at that moment, the marines were celebrating the successful completion of their mission.

Roy was lying on a sun lounger, sitting in the "Cola bottle cap" spot at the front of the deck, basking in the sun.

Beside him sat a bottle of chilled cola and a glass, looking quite comfortable.

But Far and Hans knew that wasn't the case—because they noticed that Roy hadn't picked up his Coke cup for a full twenty minutes.

For Roy, who always insisted that "the degree to which cola is chilled must not be compromised in the slightest," this situation basically confirms that he is definitely thinking about something, and is probably not in a good mood.

"What's wrong with you? You're thinking something but not saying anything... Are you just pretending to be an expert?"

Hans, as always, spoke inappropriately.

"...You know what, the boss might actually be a master now—he's become an apprentice of General Zephyr."

Farr simply ignored Hans.

And their guess was indeed correct.

"What should we do?"

At this moment, Roy was indeed thinking about something.

He was thinking about going to Water Seven.

Having finally left headquarters, he naturally planned to take this opportunity to go to Water Seven.

He had even come up with an excuse—Water Seven is the most famous island in the entire Grand Line for shipbuilding and ship repair, and is known as the "Island of Shipwrights".

Even many naval officers have partnerships with the shipyards in Water Seven, and will send their warships there for repairs.

Therefore, Roy only needed to use the excuse of repairing the warship to naturally travel to Water Seven.

But he didn't expect...

"That Hans guy actually did some maintenance while he was refitting the warship... Why is he being so polite?"

This is what's giving Roy a headache.

Although he could still forcefully order a trip to Water Seven, that would be a bit too obvious.

For a cautious man like him, any risk of exposure is unacceptable.

"In that case, let's just slice it..."

Just as Roy was thinking to himself.

"Boss! Boss!"

The voice from above interrupted his thoughts.

There's a ship to the northeast...

That was a message reported by a marine who was on lookout duty at the top of the mast.

But just a moment later, Roy heard his voice become noticeably tense.

"It's...it's a pirate ship!"

Upon hearing this, the sailors on deck immediately became alert.

They each picked up their weapons and quickly went to their assigned positions.

Hans and Far immediately grabbed their binoculars and started looking. Then, their expressions changed drastically, and they came to Roy's side.

"Boss...this seems a bit tricky."

"Troublesome?"

Roy took the binoculars and glanced at them, then spotted the pirate ship.

The ship is a common three-masted sailing ship, with its prow resembling a horse's head engulfed in flames, and the word 'SPADE' written on the mainsail.

The ship's pirate flag featured a skull with a hat, flames burning on its head, and a spade symbol.

The entire pirate ship was now in ruins, as if a fierce battle had taken place not long ago.

"That ship..."

Roy's tone was subtle.

He felt that he vaguely remembered what the pirate flag looked like, but he couldn't quite place it.

Fortunately, Hans and Far gave him the answer: "Boss, that ship looks like the Spedil—it belongs to the Spade Pirates."

"The Spade Pirates!?"

Hearing the name, Roy felt even more familiar with it.

"Yes—it's that supernova who just rose to fame this year, 'Fire Fist' Ace's pirate crew!"

Far looked solemn.

Hans had clearly heard of them: "It's said that the captain of this pirate crew, Portgas D. Ace, is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, as strong as a monster..."

"Not long ago, he even destroyed a fleet belonging to Hanafuda, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, prompting the Warlord himself to hunt him down, resulting in his bounty exceeding one hundred million!"

Hearing this, Roy was no stranger to the topic.

It turns out that it was the pirate crew that Ace founded before joining the Whitebeard Pirates—that's why he had a vague impression of it but couldn't quite place it.

"Boss, let's ignore them and get out of here—report the news to the nearest naval branch."

At this moment, Far and Hans clearly did not want to cause trouble.

Pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million normally require naval officers to capture them.

but...

"withdraw?"

At that moment, Roy smiled.

He looked at the pirate ship on the distant sea, and a plan had already been made in his mind.

"Are you kidding me? Who do you think I am?"

He slowly stood up and stretched his body.

"Move the boat closer!"

...

"That's right, although it looks a bit unusual, it is indeed a naval warship..."

At the same time, aboard the Spedil.

A tall man wearing a mask over his eyes lowered his binoculars.

He is Marcus Deus, the ship's doctor for the Spade Pirates.

At this moment, his expression was somewhat gloomy and worried, and his gaze was fixed on the deck in front of him.

At this moment, the entire ship was covered in damage, and a group of people were lying on the deck.

They were all wrapped in bandages, clearly indicating that their injuries were unclear.

"It just so happens to be at this time..."

Diuss said in a low voice, feeling a bit of a headache.

They have been in constant danger ever since they wiped out a fleet under Hanafuda's command more than a month ago.

Especially after they recently dealt with one of the enemy's tracking ships again... that Shichibukai actually personally went after them.

After fighting all the way, the only ones with relatively minor injuries on the entire ship are now him, the ship's doctor, and Captain Ace.

They had finally managed to pull ahead of their opponents today, but now they've run into the Navy again.

If a battle were to break out at this point, the situation could become quite dire.

"Captain, I have to ask you for help again."

So at this moment, Deus also turned his gaze to the other person standing on the deck.

He was a young man wearing an orange cowboy hat, shirtless, with some freckles on his face.

His name, ACE, is tattooed on his arm.

Upon hearing his companion's words, Ace shook his head.

"You're welcome, Diuss."

He reached up and patted the orange hat on his head, then looked at the approaching warship and grinned.

He also had some injuries, but they were obviously not too serious, at least not enough to affect his fighting ability.

not to mention…

"It's just a warship... one hit is enough to take it down."

As he spoke, scorching flames began to burn on his body.

Then...

"bake!"

He suddenly pushed off the deck and leaped into the air.

Flames flickered on his right hand!

"Fire Fist!"