CHAPTER 177: CHAPTER 177: THE OP-OP FRUIT, THE OUT-OF-FAVOR KARL

June, Sea Circle Calendar 1520, North Blue.

"This person?"

Looking at the wanted poster clipped in today’s newspaper, Robin sighed slightly, "The ’Surgeon of Death,’ Trafalgar Law, the lucky one who ate the Paramecia Op-Op Fruit, which Mary Geoise put a 5 billion Berry bounty on in the black market and is known as the ’Ultimate Devil Fruit’?"

"The Ultimate Devil Fruit?"

"5 billion?"

Hearing Robin’s words, Carina and Nami came over. Staring at Law, whose current bounty was only a few tens of millions, they asked curiously, "Is the Op-Op Fruit that precious? This person is actually worth 5 billion Berries?!"

"Because this Devil Fruit’s ability is very powerful. Even if an incompetent doctor were to eat it, they could become a world-renowned famous doctor," Robin explained gently.

"How amazing!"

"Then we can’t let him go."

Nami’s and Carina’s reactions were different.

The former was once again amazed, while the latter thought of more.

Although in their crew, because of Karl’s "electric current method," their physiques were not as weak as they appeared, and they rarely got colds or sick.

If they got sick, Gran Tesoro also had a world-class hospital.

But, that didn’t mean they didn’t need a ship’s doctor.

They had no choice. Now that they had a whole Kuja Pirates subordinate crew, Gran Tesoro could not only cultivate an armed force of all ability users and Haki users, but could also cultivate world-shaking talents.

Cultivating a loyal Op-Op Fruit user to remove the Hoof of the Soaring Dragon from the backs of the three Boa sisters was a trivial matter.

More importantly, in the future, not only would they no longer be plagued by viruses, but they could also promote the fame of the Op-Op Fruit, attract some rich and noble people with incurable diseases, and make Gran Tesoro’s hospital a world-first hospital, no less than the world’s largest entertainment city.

At that time, they would have everything they needed, both connections and money.

Karl did not know Carina’s thoughts, otherwise he would surely have shaken his head.

Using the Op-Op Fruit to treat others was too much of a waste.

Such a powerful ability should be privately owned.

After all...

The reason the Op-Op Fruit was called the "Ultimate Devil Fruit" was not only because it was worth 5 billion Berries, but also because it had the greatest secret of the "Perennial Youth Operation."

Just this greatest secret made Karl unwilling to easily give this Devil Fruit to someone whose loyalty was not high and who was not trustworthy.

"Baccarat, I’ll leave it to you."

Handing Law’s wanted poster to Baccarat, Karl said.

Because the true child of destiny had set sail, as one of the "Worst Generation," Law had also begun to make his move this year.

In the North Blue, whose difficulty surpassed the East Blue by an unknown number of times, Law’s first bounty had reached 50 million Berries.

Because of the extremely cruel "Room" of the Op-Op Fruit, all the human bodies that were cut and transplanted were the most deformed freaks in the world.

Therefore, he had obtained the title "Surgeon of Death."

"Hee hee... I’ll borrow your luck."

Taking the wanted poster from Karl, Baccarat took away the luck of Karl’s group and the entire Kuja Pirates.

Then, she made a praying gesture and randomly pointed in a direction, "The scenery over there is not bad. Let’s head in that direction."

And so, the large three-masted galleon and the Perfume Yuda headed in the direction Baccarat had pointed.

Karl’s group, including the newly joined three Boa sisters, had all experienced the power of the rule-based ability of the Luck-Luck Fruit.

Although her strength was at the bottom of the girls.

But her fruit ability was, in some aspects, the strongest.

Instead of wandering aimlessly, Karl was more willing to believe in Baccarat’s luck.

Her luck would surely lead them to find Law.

If she couldn’t even find a mere Law, then finding the legendary anglerfish in the vast sea would be even more impossible.

As expected...

Rule-based abilities in this world were truly unreasonable existences.

Because the magnetic fields of the Four Seas were normal, there were few unique islands in these four sea areas.

To the people of the Grand Line, they were just small, rural places.

The large galleon and the Perfume Yuda passed two islands. Karl and the others only resupplied on the islands and then continued on their way.

When the outline of a third island appeared in front of the two galleons.

Karl’s unique perception, from a great distance, like the gaze of a god, took in everything on that island.

"...Baccarat, your ability is really being wasted in a casino."

Karl walked over, hugged Carina, who was playing cards with Nami, from behind, and looked at Baccarat, whom Nami was watching warily, not letting her touch her, and said with a smile.

"Oh?"

Baccarat raised her eyebrows and said, "In other words, Karl, you’ve found the person you were looking for?"

"Yeah..."

Karl nodded, then said to Yamato, who was being a foodie and eating the culinary works of Hancock, who was practicing her cooking skills, "Yamato, let me borrow your spiked club."

"...Take it... my hands are a little dirty."

Yamato, with her back to Karl, said with a muffled voice without turning her head.

"Eat a little less. Be careful not to become a fat slob like Charlotte Linlin."

Karl flicked Yamato’s devil horns, pulled out the spiked club on her back, and teased.

"Sh... shut up! I’ve learned Life Return, so I’m not afraid!"

Yamato’s movements stiffened slightly, and then, after three years of growth, her movements became even faster.

"Really, I knew I shouldn’t have brought everyone out."

Looking at the girls who were gathered together, with endless topics to talk about and endless things to do, Karl, who felt as if he had fallen out of favor, could only throw himself into Hancock’s arms and enjoy the "washing" of the big beauty.

"Lord Karl, open your mouth, ah..."

Hancock first put down her work and held Karl’s head.

Immediately after, she took a toothpick, speared a piece of fried food, and brought it to the recovering Karl’s face, making a sound as if she were coaxing a child.

Karl also cooperatively opened his mouth and ate the fried food, which Hancock had made rapid progress in cooking in these two months.

Whoosh—

After taking advantage of the world’s most beautiful woman, Karl, holding Yamato’s spiked club, transformed into a bolt of lightning and disappeared from the deck.

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