Taoist priest, who is so popular in One Piece

"hateful!"

Suddenly, there was a loud noise.

Franky, who had been very excited before, punched the table after hearing what Stussy said.

Franky obviously used all his strength, but fortunately there was a magic circle protecting the Merry, and the dining table was the most important.

So everyone was just startled, and the dining table was still safe and sound.

Everyone looked at Franky, with a hint of confusion in their eyes.

But it soon dawned on me why Franky reacted so strongly.

After the Battle of Marineford, during the three months when the Straw Hat Pirates were training on their own, Franky went to the Mechanical Island of Balkimoa, where Vegapunk once had his research institute.

There, Franky saw many of Vegapunk's technical manuscripts and was shocked by its great creativity.

Simply put, Vegapunk is Franky's idol.

"It's like this again." Franky's hair stood on end, his eyes filled with anger. "Are they going to do the same thing they did to Master Tom again?"

“These bastards!!!”

For the first time, Franky didn't use the word "Super" in his speech.

This shows the anger in his heart.

"Is the World Government stupid?" Usopp couldn't help but complain: "Such a person would actually issue an order to wipe him out."

Bai Ye knocked on the table to calm everyone down, then looked at Stussy and said, "Just finish what you want to say at once. What happened to Vegapunk? I don't think the Five Elders are really a bunch of ignorant idiots."

Even though there was no reference to the original comics, Bai Ye still felt something was wrong.

What could a scientist like Vegapunk do to make the Five Elders kill him?

Unexpectedly, Stussy shook his head and said, "I said, I don't know what happened. Egg Island hasn't contacted the outside world for a long time. We CP0 just received the order from the Five Elders to eliminate Vegapunk."

Just as Bai Ye frowned, Stussy continued:

"Although I don't know the specifics, I think the reason why the Five Elders issued the order so suddenly is probably because there was a traitor among the Vegapunks."

Hearing this, Nami and the others nodded subconsciously:

"Betrayal, that makes sense..."

"Wait a minute!"

Usopp and Nami both showed question marks on their faces: "What do you mean there is a betrayer among the Vegapunks? Isn't Vegapunk a single person?"

Stussy said, "It's one person, but it's also seven people."

Zoro raised an eyebrow: "Are you confused, woman?"

Sanji, who had just woken up, glared at him and said, "Be polite to Miss Stussy, you green algae-head!"

Zoro: "Perverted cook!"

Bai Ye immediately reached out and interrupted the two of them.

"Now is not the time for you to love and hate each other."

Zoro and Sanji said in unison: "Who are you talking about? With him, it's impossible!"

Bai Ye rolled his eyes and didn't respond. Instead, he looked at Stussy and said, "You mean... Vegapunk divided himself into seven people? Just like you? He created six more clones of himself?"

There was a clapping sound, and Stussy clapped with a smile, looking at Bai Ye with an extremely aggressive look.

"As expected of you, Master Bai Ye. Did you guess this from my clone identity? Such a wise man makes my heart flutter."

"There's no need to say these words." Bai Ye curled his lips. He could sense that Stusi, who said these words, was actually calm inside, which meant that it was all just a disguise.

Seeing Bai Ye's reaction, Stussy couldn't help but licked his lips, and then continued:

"Vegapunk did create six clones, but unlike me, these six clones are all Vegapunk, or the personification of Vegapunk. They will assist Vegapunk in his work."

Stussy said it in a lighthearted tone, but the Straw Hat Pirates didn't see it that way.

"Why do you always say such terrible things in such a tone!" Usopp was a little crazy. What Stussy said really tested everyone's imagination.

"Divide yourself into seven people, is this what a scientist does?" Nami found it difficult to understand such a train of thought.

"Personalization?" Chopper showed a slightly excited expression, "Can humans really achieve this? Is it medically possible?"

"Will the seven of them fight together?" Meli tilted his head, a little puzzled.

"Yo-ho-ho, it's incredible just by hearing it." Brooke let out his signature laugh.

"Su~per~", Franky was also excited: "As expected of Vegapunk!"

Sanji's eyes lit up with love: "As expected of Miss Stussy, you know so much."

"Six people assisting me?" Zoro stroked his chin. "If we use them for training, wouldn't it be seven times more efficient?"

"A genius mind that surpasses the world by five hundred years. This assessment is even a bit conservative." Robin said.

"Interesting!" Luffy, who had been eating, suddenly looked up at this time, with excitement in his eyes: "Should we let him get on board?"

Jinbei's eyes widened: "You actually thought of this, Luffy?"

"It's decided. Go find Uncle Seven and get him on my boat!"

Luffy raised the big ham in his hand and shouted excitedly.

Bai Ye on the side: ...

It's really you, Luffy.

The rule that if you meet an interesting guy, you have to pull him on board has not changed since the East China Sea.

Even though Luffy had made his decision, Byakuya still hadn't forgotten about his own affairs.

"Why are you looking for us?" Bai Ye looked at Stussy and asked the last and most crucial question: "No matter how you think about it, we, the Straw Hat Pirates, have no intersection with Vegapunk."

"Why do you think we'll save Vegapunk?"

Stussy shook his head: "It's not that I think so. This was originally Vegapunk's request."

"About three months ago, Vegapunk contacted me."

"He told me that something might happen to him in the future, and when that happens, he will come to you for help."

Ok?

Bai Ye frowned and found that things didn't seem simple.

From what Stussy said, it seemed that Vegapunk had discovered that something bad was going to happen to him more than three months ago.

And he even specifically asked for the Straw Hat Pirates.

Do you think we are the only ones who can help them? Or...

Has Vegapunk already contacted Starfire? Is he ready to switch jobs?

If that was the case, Weiwei and Long should have told me in advance.

While Bai Ye was still sorting out the clues, Luffy on the other side had already shouted loudly:

"Hey, everyone! Get ready to go, go find Uncle [Seven People]!"

white night:...

Forget it, since there are so many questions, I might as well go and ask the person involved in person.