Clink!
Kaos casually waved his hand, and the halo behind the Goddess of the Sky swirled, finally forming a perfectly sealed spherical room next to Goya Trensu.
That's right, Kaos planned to try and see if he could strip a Devil Fruit. In his previous life, there were many related speculations on forums and message boards.
Among them, Blackbeard's stripping of Devil Fruits was mostly speculated to be due to the Dark-Dark Fruit.
There were also theories that involved enclosing a Devil Fruit user and some fruits in a perfectly sealed environment, then killing the user; perhaps the Devil Fruit would re-enter a new fruit and transform.
However, this perfectly sealed environment had some specific requirements. Some said to use black cloth, others said to use Sea Stone. Kaos now intended to try with gold first.
Kaos was actually acting on a whim; even if it didn't succeed, there was no loss.
Moreover, if this failed, he planned to try with black cloth and Sea Stone in the future.
From Kaos's perspective, a perfectly sealed environment made of Sea Stone had the highest chance, as Sea Stone is, after all, a counter to Devil Fruits.
Additionally, there was the Dark-Dark Fruit; only these two methods were the most likely.
"Boss."
Crocodile's movements were quite fast; Goya Trensu was truly on his last breath.
"Throw him in!"
The spherical room split open, and Crocodile quickly threw in the fruits he had found—apples, bananas, all sorts of varieties. Almost everything a fruit stand had was brought.
Kaos waved his hand, and a golden branch extended from the spherical room, coiling around Goya Trensu and making him disappear into the ground. The entire spherical room merged into one, without the slightest gap.
Kaos didn't even need to act; Goya Trensu would suffocate to death inside.
However, Kaos still gave Goya Trensu a hand; a golden spike extended from inside the sphere, piercing directly through Goya Trensu's head.
"Boss, what are you doing?"
Crocodile still didn't understand why Kaos was going to such lengths. Killing someone was so troublesome, and he even went specifically to buy fruits.
Was it to commemorate Goya Trensu? That's too kind!
He had just made the man so miserable.
"You don't understand."
Kaos stood with one hand behind his back, carefully sensing inside the gold. Goya Trensu was as dead as could be.
Crocodile twitched his mouth. If you don't tell me, how am I supposed to understand?
He hated this about Kaos the most. Always putting on a profound and mysterious act.
Unbeknownst to him, to outsiders, he looked like a lunatic.
Five minutes later. Ten minutes later. Crocodile was getting a bit impatient.
In the surrounding ruins, many pirates appeared, openly and secretly peeking, all looking at Kaos and Crocodile in confusion.
"Is the Golden Emperor trying to suffocate the Invisible Man, Goya Trensu?"
"No way! Such cruel methods?"
Some pirates looked at Kaos in horror. Goya Trensu was already on the verge of death; even if left alone, he would soon breathe his last.
But the Golden Emperor didn't let him off, instead wanting to suffocate Goya Trensu.
This was too brutal. To torment him even before death. It was simply inhumane.
"Boss, that guy must be dead, right?"
Crocodile was getting more and more confused; it had been ten minutes already. Kaos ignored him, just frowning as he sensed inside the gold.
In his perception, Goya Trensu was indeed dead; his body was cold. But the fruits inside hadn't changed at all. Did it fail?
To be safe, Kaos decided to wait another twenty minutes.
A golden stream fell from the sky, eventually forming a golden sofa that floated a foot above the ground. Kaos sat down, pulled out a cigar, lit it, and slowly waited, exhaling smoke.
Crocodile scratched his slicked-back hair and had no choice but to sit on the sofa as well.
Time rewound to a few minutes earlier. Sabaody Archipelago. Marine outpost.
"Admiral Sengoku, the Golden Emperor has appeared on Poster Island."
A communications soldier, holding intelligence, entered the office, a bit out of breath.
"Depart immediately."
Sengoku, who was processing documents, looked up with sharp eyes, grabbed the overcoat from his chair, and walked directly out of the office.
In just five or six minutes, the warship left the port.
At the same time, other forces with intelligence channels almost simultaneously learned of Kaos's whereabouts.
"What is the Golden Emperor doing? It's been half an hour, hasn't it?"
"The Invisible Man must be dead already!"
The scene returned to the present. Many pirates had waited with Kaos for half an hour. Everyone looked like fools.
They completely couldn't understand what the Golden Emperor was doing. However, most eyes were on the Goddess of the Sky; that was a golden mountain within reach.
But even though they drooled with greed, these pirates dared not act.
"It seems to have failed."
Kaos had already finished three cigars. Although he had prepared for failure, he still held a glimmer of hope.
There was a slight hint of regret in his heart. After all, half an hour had passed.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the golden sphere formed a stream and returned to the embrace of the Goddess of the Sky. Goya Trensu was truly stone cold, and the fruits were scattered on the ground, still in their original state.
"Let's go have a drink. I estimate trouble will be here soon!"
The golden sofa floated, flying towards other streets. After all this time, he believed some forces would already know his whereabouts.
First, he would see which 'ghosts and monsters' appeared. If they were too strong, he would retreat directly. If he was confident, he would fight.
Kaos was very aware of his situation; he was walking on a tightrope, so he had to be cautious and act within his capabilities!
It was still the same saying: arrogance must be backed by confidence. Life comes first!
In the sight of many pirates, the Goddess of the Sky soared into the sky and disappeared into the firmament, while the Golden Emperor and the Desert King arrived at a street in the eastern area and directly entered a tavern.
The golden sofa also soared into the sky and disappeared. They swaggered into the tavern, and the slightly noisy hall suddenly fell silent.
"Welcome!"
"What can I get you?"
The owner personally greeted them, trembling, unsure if it was from excitement or fear. He had clearly recognized Kaos.
There were newspapers on the counter. And the news of the Golden Emperor's appearance had already spread throughout the island.
"Whatever food or drink, just the most expensive."
"I'll pay for everyone's tab!"
Kaos snapped his fingers, and outside the tavern, a crisp jingling sound rang out, forming a golden stream that entered the hall, clattering onto the tables.
They were all gold coins. However, the gold coins were a bit gaudy; both the front and back were imprinted with Kaos's portrait, lifelike and full of cold handsomeness.
"Gulp!" Whether it was those drinking in the hall or the pirates peeking outside, seeing the gold coins continuously clattering onto the tables, they all swallowed their saliva, itching to act.
The sound of each gold coin landing on the table was the most beautiful sound in the world.
The tavern owner and waitstaff all had flushed faces, extremely excited.
"Is that enough?"
With gold coins piled on the table, Kaos held his cigar and exhaled a smoke ring. He wasn't short on money. Extravagant.
"Enough, enough! Quickly, get the oldest vintage red wine from the cellar, and at the same time, make the most expensive dishes in the store, quick!"
The owner roared at the waitstaff; the customer was God. And the person in front of him was God's father.
"Does Golden Emperor-sama have any other instructions?"
Kaos waved his hand, his Observation Haki covering most of the island, checking around.
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