One Piece: From Ninja To Pirates

"Monet."

Caesar glanced at Monet, who was busy writing and sketching, and said, "You're always so diligent."

"Naturally."

Monet adjusted his glasses and smiled. "After all... I want to help him."

The "him" naturally referred to Doflamingo.

Hearing this, Caesar chuckled inwardly. Joker really had a capable subordinate.

But that was fine. With such a dutiful person around, things would be much more convenient for him.

At the very least... the other could handle many trivial matters for him!

Shurororororo~

Just then, a subordinate pushed the door open and entered, looking utterly miserable.

"Master..."

"Hmm?"

After scanning the other, Caesar remarked with surprise, "Isn't this my powerful centaur warrior? What happened to you?"

"We encountered a powerful pirate crew," the centaur warrior said with a grim expression. "Not only that, but Brownbeard was captured by them...

Master, please save him!"

Listening to the other's words, Caesar felt a clear surge of dissatisfaction.

"What a bunch of useless fools."

It seemed that against opponents like the Straw Hat Pirates, these guys were utterly useless.

Thinking this, Caesar mentally sentenced this one to death.

"Perfect timing to use this guy for an experiment~"

Shurororororo~

After chuckling to himself, Caesar approached the centaur warrior with a gentle expression and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely get Brownbeard back."

"That's good... Thank you, Master!"

"No problem, it's what I should do."

Caesar smiled, then pointed to a nearby room and said, "You should go into that room first."

"That room?"

A flicker of confusion appeared in the centaur warrior's eyes. What did that mean?

As if sensing the other's confusion, Caesar explained, "I've prepared a new medicine, perfect for treating your wounds."

"Really?!"

"Thank you, Master!"

"No problem, it's nothing~"

"Shurororororo~"

With that, Caesar clapped his hands, signaling a man in a protective suit nearby to open the door.

Seeing this, the centaur warrior blinked and asked, "Master, the others are also quite injured, so..."

"Shurororororo~"

"Don't worry, I won't abandon them either," Caesar said with a beaming smile. "So you can go in with peace of mind~"

"Thank you, Master. I understand."

After expressing his gratitude, the centaur warrior obediently got up and turned toward the direction Caesar had indicated, soon entering the sealed room.

Clang~

As the door closed, an utterly maniacal grin spread across Caesar's face.

"Shurororororo~"

"What an obedient, good child~"

Perfect timing to test my latest Gas Weapon on this guy~

Shurororororo~

Then, Caesar turned to look at Monet and said, "Monet, notify those fools outside to release that guy."

Upon hearing the words "that thing," a flicker of surprise clearly passed through Monet's eyes.

"Are you going to use it now?"

"Of course!"

Caesar's lips curled upward. "Don't you think those guys outside are the perfect test subjects~"

"Shurororororo~"

His weapon had never dealt with someone like the Straw Hat Boy, a guy with a bounty over five hundred million, so...

This time, he would use the other's life to conduct an experiment!

Shurororororo~

"But the children are still outside..."

"Don't worry about that." Caesar said dismissively. "They'll come back obediently soon enough."

Children without candy to eat will fall into a frenzied state, and that candy is only available here!

So... he wasn't worried about this issue at all.

Shurororororo~

"I understand, Master." Monet nodded. "I'll go right away."

With that, Monet put away the notebook she had been using to take notes and turned to walk outside.

Hearing this, Caesar nodded, then with a wide smile, headed toward the door through which the centaur warrior had just left.

"Shurororororo~"

"Let me see your reaction~"

"Shurororororo~"

"Dammit."

Franky said with a headache, "Stop pulling my fur..."

"Hey, Chopper, how do you undo this ball thing?"

Looking at Franky, who had turned into a round ball, Chopper sighed helplessly and said, "This is my Fur Enhancement, not a ball."

"That's not important! What's important is how to undo it!"

"That's up to you." Chopper said. "You need to feel the Transformation Wavelength of this body. Only then might you be able to return to your original size."

"Is that so? What a hassle."

Franky was somewhat troubled. He thought he could change back easily, but now he had to find some super wavelength?

So troublesome...

Oh well, let the super awesome Franky-sama properly feel this so-called wavelength!

Feel it... feel it!!

"Dammit, you brats, stop messing around!"

"Hahahaha, so much fun!"

Franky: ...

These kids are really mischievous!

"Actually, this isn't so bad." Usopp chuckled and said. "At least the children are having fun."

Hearing this, Franky's mouth twitched. Easy for you to say since you're not the one playing with the kids!

Whatever, let it be.

"You should take this chance to examine them." Perona spoke up.

"That's a good idea!"

Chopper nodded, then turned to fetch his medical kit, planning to take out some medical equipment.

"Is there anything I can help with?" Nami quickly asked.

"Then help me collect sweat from these children." Chopper said.

Hearing this, Nami nodded, picked up the supplies, and walked toward the children.

Perona, however, said curiously, "Is it really that simple?"

She thought it would require drawing blood or using more advanced methods for the examination.

All that's needed is sweat?

"Yes, it's just a check-up, nothing complicated." Chopper smiled. "So sweat is enough."

"I see... then I'll go help too."

After smiling, Perona lowered her head to pick up some utensils, then turned and walked toward the children, clearly intending to help Nami collect the children's sweat.

Seeing this, Merry blinked, thought for a moment, then flew over to assist Nami and the others.

Soon, with the efforts of the three, they successfully collected a large amount of sweat.

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Nami said, "That should be enough now, right?"

"Mm, it's fine."

Chopper, who was focused on his research, nodded and said, "This is plenty."

Now, all that's left is to observe the reaction of the medicine.

"Orange Sister…"

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Nami was momentarily taken aback, then smiled gently. "What is it, Mocha?"

"Will our illness be okay?" Mocha asked cautiously, looking at Nami. "Can we still see our parents?"

Seeing the cautious look in her eyes, Nami felt a pang of heartache.

She's only nine years old…

"Orange Sister?"

"Ah, don't worry, Mocha." A smile spread across Nami's face. "We will definitely send you all home!"

"Mm!"

After receiving the affirmative reply, the little girl's face immediately lit up with a happy smile.

Nami smiled in response, reaching out to ruffle the head that leaned toward her.

What a sensible little one…

Perona, who had been watching their interaction, also showed a faint smile.

Then, she glanced at Chopper and asked, "Is there anything else you need me to do?"

"No need." Chopper replied without looking up. "All that's left now is to wait for my results."

After saying this, Chopper focused his mind and began to concentrate intently on studying the items before him.

Perona didn't say anything more, simply nodding to indicate she understood.

"So, what should we do next?" Usopp spoke up.

Meiser and the others went to find that Samurai's body, so their group should probably take action too.

"Of course, we're going to find that bastard Law!" Nami's eyes flashed with anger. "We need to make him swap our bodies back right away!"

This feeling of being unable to freely use their abilities was truly awful.

"I agree." Perona nodded. "After all, that's the only way we can fight effectively."

Although Nami's body is of the Logia type, she doesn't know how to use the Cloud-Cloud Fruit for combat, so it's better to swap back as soon as possible.

"That's a valid point." Usopp stroked his chin. "I bet Sanji is also fed up with feeling like a pervert."

Hearing this, Franky's expression immediately perked up.

Then, he grinned and said, "Hey, hey, hey, are you trying to flatter me or something~"

Nico Robin: ??

Seeing his expression, Nico Robin was rendered speechless.

This guy, Franky…

"Stop making that face with Chopper's body." Nico Robin said expressionlessly.

Unfortunately, Franky paid no attention to Nico Robin's words and instead spoke even more enthusiastically.

"Going to find that guy isn't a problem, but we also need to handle these kids properly." Franky once again made his signature expression. "This matter is quite tricky too."

Nico Robin: …

"Franky, stop speaking with that body," Nico Robin said again expressionlessly. "Never again!"

This feeling was truly dreadful; she was afraid she'd have nightmares in the middle of the night.

Franky: ...

Seeing the increasingly dangerous look in Nico Robin's eyes, Franky cleared his throat lightly and obediently quieted down.

Just then, Raid fell to his knees in agony, his expression growing more and more twisted.

"Hey," Luffy ran over and said, "what's wrong with you?"

"It hurts..."

"Hurts?"

Luffy was taken aback for a moment, then turned and shouted toward Chopper, "Chopper, he says it hurts. Is he sick? Hurry up and heal him!"

Hearing Luffy's voice, Chopper didn't move. Instead, he stared grimly at the reacting vessel in his hand.

"This reaction is..."

As if realizing something, Chopper's pupils instantly shrank to their smallest.

"Luffy, he..."

Before Chopper could finish speaking, he noticed Mocha also kneeling on the ground in pain, her expression growing more and more twisted.

And this seemed to trigger something, as the large-bodied children began falling to the ground one after another.

"Mocha?"

"Everyone?"

"Hey, what's going on?" Nami said anxiously. "Why are the children reacting like this?"

Could it be that the Dragon Meat they just ate was problematic?

But that couldn't be right—Meiser said there was nothing wrong with it!

"Chopper, what's happening?" Perona frowned and said. "Are they really sick?"

Could it be that they wrongly accused that so-called master guy?

"Sick?"

Chopper stood up with the test tube in hand, his expression grim. "It's nothing like that..."

After saying this, Chopper paused for a moment, then walked over to Raid and said, "Hey, Raid, what do you want right now? Also, what do you usually do at this time?"

"Usually..." Raid said with a twisted expression. "This is usually inspection time. After the inspection, we get candy..."

"Oh, right! What I want most is candy!"

"Candy?"

A little girl nearby chimed in, "That candy is really delicious. Everyone likes it a lot."

As she spoke, a bit of drool unconsciously trickled from the corner of her mouth, clearly reminiscing about the taste.

"That's right, not only is it delicious, but that candy is also really fun!" another little boy added.

"Fun?"

"Yeah, because it sizzles and smokes."

As he spoke, the little boy who had spoken even gestured with his hands, making Chopper's expression grow even darker.

"Sizzles and smokes?"

Usopp's head immediately sprouted several question marks. Is that even proper candy?

What kind of candy sizzles and smokes?

He'd never heard of such candy before.

"Is there really candy like that?" Merry asked curiously.

"Whether such candy exists or not, I don't know, but..." Nico Robin glanced at Chopper's grim expression and said, "The candy they're talking about right now is definitely not something good!"

Otherwise, Chopper's expression wouldn't be this grim!

So... this smoking candy is most likely something dangerous!

"Not a good thing?" Merry wondered. "Then why would that master they mentioned still..."

Merry's words trailed off as she remembered the information she had learned earlier.

That guy named Caesar... seemed to be a bastard who conducted human experiments!

If that's the case, then these children are also test subjects?

At this thought, anger welled up in Merry's eyes. What did that bastard think life was?!

"It hurts so much..."

"Give me the candy!"

"As long as I eat the candy, I won't be in pain anymore..."

"Please, give me the candy..."

"Dammit..."

Hearing the children's pleas, Chopper's eyes blazed with fury.

That bastard!!

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