The Marines' exclamations made Saint Saturn pause his execution of the pirates.
He turned his head to look to his left.
The Marines were gripping their weapons tightly, facing a young man walking over from the distance.
Luo Chen's clone had his hands in his windbreaker pockets, strolling over leisurely.
"Aren't you going to let me through? I'm here for the transaction."
He looked at the terrified Marines.
Saint Saturn said in a deep voice, "Everyone, stand down. Let him come over."
The Marines immediately parted to the sides.
Luo Chen's clone walked over casually, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.
'Trafalgar Law, still all cool and aloof.'
'"God avoided me, but I won't," Eustass Kid.'
'Underage, using the Age-Age Fruit to disguise herself as an adult, Jewelry Bonney.'
'The Straw-Straw Fruit, divination-loving Hawkins.'
He could name every one of them.
He hadn't expected the Sabaody Archipelago plotline to still happen.
Except Kizaru had been replaced by Akainu.
And an extra Gorosei.
Which had resulted in quite a few of these Supernovas' crew members dying.
The winged Urouge and the musician Apoo were even killed on the spot by Akainu.
'If I had been any later, all these people would be dead, wouldn't they?' Luo Chen's clone mused to himself.
He looked at Akainu and Rayleigh, who had stopped fighting.
Their gazes were different.
Akainu's was grave and cold.
Rayleigh's was complicated, as if he was struggling with something, but also somewhat relieved.
Luo Chen's clone didn't dwell on it.
Neither Akainu nor Rayleigh was a concern for him anymore.
In this world, the only one who could beat him in a one-on-one fight was Imu.
The only other danger was being ambushed by numerous top-tier powerhouses.
Luo Chen's clone looked at the Gorosei, glancing at the magic circle beneath his feet.
The moment he saw Gorosei Saint Saturn, he guessed what the World Government was planning.
'They definitely want to call people to surround and kill me.'
'Otherwise, for a simple transaction, a Gorosei wouldn't need to come in person.'
'They definitely want Saturn to summon the other Gorosei and the God's Knights to ambush me.'
Luo Chen's clone sneered internally.
'Go ahead and ambush. This is just a clone anyway.'
'As soon as the trade goods are sent to the Kamui dimension, if they don't make a move, I will.'
'It's just a clone. Taking down one of them will be a huge win.'
"Where are the goods?" Luo Chen's clone asked the Gorosei.
Saint Saturn said coldly, "Release Aokiji and Kizaru first."
Luo Chen's clone's right eye rippled.
In front of him, a spatial vortex slowly swirled open.
The figures of Aokiji and Kizaru tumbled out.
The two Marine Admirals, their wrists bound in Seastone cuffs and their mouths gagged with wood, fell to the ground, bruised and swollen.
They sensed the gazes all around them, and their breathing quickened.
This was a huge loss of face.
Even if Aokiji and Kizaru had long since adopted a 'lie flat' attitude...
At this moment, being so wretched in front of Sakazuki, the rank-and-file Marines, and the young pirates, they still felt their faces burning.
Rayleigh, Kid, Law, and the others were a bit stunned.
'Those two are Marine Admirals Aokiji and Kizaru?'
'They were beaten this badly by Luo Chen?'
Rayleigh's expression was unnatural as he tightened his grip on his long sword.
'If I were to seek revenge against Luo Chen, my fate would probably be worse than this, right?'
Sakazuki's expression was very dark.
As fellow Marine Admirals, Aokiji and Kizaru were simply embarrassing him.
Gorosei Saint Saturn's expression also darkened.
The face of the World Government and the Marines had been completely thrown away by these two idiots.
Luo Chen's clone smiled. "The men are here and can't run off. Give me the goods first."
He had to transfer the goods to the Kamui dimension before releasing the men.
Otherwise, if a big fight broke out and the clone was defeated, it would be a double loss, and he'd have gotten nothing.
Saint Saturn glanced at Sakazuki.
Akainu understood his meaning, took out a Den Den Mushi, and contacted Vice Admiral Doberman, who was still on the warship.
"Bring the goods over. The Human Auction House."
Doberman's warship was anchored near Grove 1.
The earlier announcement of Gorosei Saint Saturn's landing had been made by Doberman.
It didn't take long, about five or six minutes, before a squad of Marines arrived from the coast.
They were carrying boxes, large and small.
At a glance, there were at least several dozen boxes.
The man in the lead was Vice Admiral Doberman.
Beside him was a tall man in a white suit, wearing a mask.
Luo Chen's clone glanced at him, his eyes flashing.
'CP0?'
'Is he Gorosei Saint Saturn's bodyguard?'
Luo Chen's clone decided to take out this CP0 agent first when the battle started.
This person's aura was not weak, only a sliver weaker than a Marine Admiral.
Most importantly, Luo Chen had no information on this person in his memory.
This CP0 agent was a complete unknown.
Unlike Akainu, Saturn, and Doberman, whom Luo Chen knew like the back of his hand.
Since Saturn had decided to kill him, he certainly wouldn't have brought a burden.
This person might be able to counter one of his abilities.
Saint Saturn and Akainu were also watching the approaching Marines.
Their eyes met with the white-suited CP0 agent's, and then they looked away as if nothing had happened.
Soon, Doberman arrived with the Marines.
Dozens of boxes were opened. Gold, crystals, jewels, and Berries were mixed together, sparkling in the sunlight.
Not far away, Carina, Usopp, and Chopper swallowed hard.
'Just how much money is that?'
They had never seen so much treasure in their entire lives.
Zoro saw the trio's money-grubbing expressions and shook his head helplessly. 'Their willpower is too weak.'
The next moment, another chest was opened.
An icy, sharp aura spilled out from within.
Everyone looked intently and found that the box contained a long, narrow sword.
The sword was sheathed, and only the pure black, matte scabbard was visible. There were no extra patterns on the scabbard; its texture was simple and unadorned.
The hilt was a deep, dark purple, and the guard was a thin black circle.
Rayleigh's eyes narrowed slightly. "One of the twelve Supreme Grade Swords in the world. 'Mumei' (Nameless)."
Hearing this, Zoro's eyes instantly locked onto it.
He stared at the pure black, matte, straight-bodied sword with its unadorned scabbard, unable to look away.
A Supreme Grade Sword.
There were only twelve in the world.
The world's greatest swordsman, Mihawk's Black Blade 'Yoru', was one of them.
Now, another one had appeared.
'Is the sword's name Mumei?'
Zoro's eyes were filled with envy.
He also wanted a Supreme Grade Sword.
Sanji shot Zoro a sidelong glance and mocked, "Moss-head, your eyes are popping out. Too bad it's not yours, tsk tsk."
Zoro gritted his teeth. If the occasion wasn't wrong, he would definitely cut this bastard a few times.
The Marine soldier opened the last box.
Inside were ten strange, fruit-like Devil Fruits.
Saint Saturn's voice was icy. "100 billion Berries, one of the 12 Supreme Grade Swords, and ten Devil Fruits, including one Mythical Zoan and one Logia. It's all here."
Luo Chen's clone smiled. "Have a few soldiers bring them over, and place them in front of me."
Saint Saturn squinted, then waved for the Marines to do as he said.
He had already learned from Kalifa's report that the Luo Chen before him was the real body.
Besides, if it wasn't the real body, he wouldn't be able to take so many goods away.
They were determined to keep Luo Chen here today.
If it was a clone, these goods would be returned to the World Government soon enough.
And Aokiji and Kizaru would also be successfully rescued.
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