One Piece: Initially tricked into joining the Marines by Garp

Chapter 256 Egghead Island

Kizaru squinted at Rorschach and said, "You always do unexpected things. Vegapunk is on Egghead Island, but that place isn't easy to find."

Luo Xia smiled confidently, "As long as you've been there, that's enough."

Kizaru was taken aback and slapped his forehead. "I almost forgot, you have the Anywhere Door."

"That's right, so we'll have to trouble Admiral Kizaru to take us there."

Kizaru nodded. "Sure, but it's just opening a door."

Then, Rorschach waved his hand, and a tightly closed Anywhere Door appeared in front of Kizaru.

Without any hesitation, Kizaru strode forward and twisted open the door.

In the blink of an eye, Kizaru led his group through the Anywhere Door and into Egghead Island.

Luo Xia looked around. His first impression of this place was that it was futuristic, that's right, it was advanced.

As soon as they landed on the island, a group of mechanical creatures surrounded them.

Rorschach and his men were on high alert.

At that moment, a mechanical voice rang out: "Welcome to Egghead Island, Mr. Rorschach, Mr. Kizaru, Mr. Garp, Ms. Gion."

Rorschach frowned. "You know us?"

The mechanical voice sounded again: "When you stepped onto Egghead Island, Dr. Vegapunk already knew of your arrival. Please follow me; the doctor is waiting for you in the laboratory."

The group followed the mechanical creature to a huge laboratory, which was filled with all sorts of strange instruments and equipment.

Vegapunk was standing in front of a giant screen. When he saw them come in, he turned around and said, "Welcome, everyone."

Before Rorschach and the others could even greet him, Vegapunk ran up to Rorschach and grabbed his hands tightly.

He stared intently at Luo Xia, a gaze that made Luo Xia slightly uncomfortable.

Rorschach struggled to pull his hand out of Vegapunk's grasp.

Luo Xia said speechlessly, "Big-headed old man, what are you doing?"

Before Vegapunk could speak, Garp punched Rorschach in annoyance, "Hey brat, what are you calling 'big-headed old man'?"

"Tch, I didn't say the word 'stinky,' but you've wanted to call me that for a while, haven't you? Old man?" Luo Xia chuckled mischievously.

Seeing that Rorschach still dared to act this way, Garp was about to roll up his sleeves, but Vegapunk waved his hand dismissively, "It's alright, it's alright. This Vice Admiral Rorschach is a talented individual. Call him whatever you like."

Vegapunk rubbed his hands together excitedly, "I've been waiting for you for ages! I know all your inventions, each one has a significant impact on the world. I just never imagined that there were Devil Fruit abilities in the world."

Luo Xia waved his hand modestly and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing!"

"These things are not worth mentioning."

"But speaking of which, have you ever studied the things I made, you big-headed old man?"

Vegapunk rubbed his hands together, walked to a large instrument, pressed a few buttons, and four transparent containers slowly rose up, inside which floated four fruits emitting strange light.

"These are the Devil Fruits you synthesized before. I got a few from the World Government."

Rorschach's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward to examine them closely. "These look even more perfect than the ones I made before," Rorschach exclaimed.

Vegapunk smiled smugly. "Of course. After my improvements, their abilities are more stable. And of course, these few are the same as before, without any side effects."

"It's just that his abilities are a bit weak."

Rorschach nodded and then said, "So you haven't studied any of my other things?"

"Ahem, well... I actually wanted this too, but I couldn't get it!"

"We asked Sengoku for it before, but he wouldn't give it to us!"

After hearing this explanation, Luo Xia chuckled to himself, but recalling the stingy manner of the Warring States Marshal, he realized that it was indeed very much in line with the Warring States period.

Seeing Rorschach and Vegapunk chatting so enthusiastically, Garp and the others simply sat down next to Kizaru.

Judging from Kizaru's appearance, coming here is like coming home for him, so he must have been here many times before.

After an unknown amount of time, a rough, angry roar echoed throughout the laboratory, "Hey, you old geezer, and that bastard lieutenant general, what exactly are you trying to do?"

A roar silenced the voices in the lab, and everyone's eyes turned to Blackbeard. Sentomaru, who was about to come in to find the Doctor, also rushed over.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Are you alright, Doctor?"

Vegapunk waved his hand dismissively, "It's nothing, it's nothing, Sentomaru."

Then Vegapunk pointed to Blackbeard, who was tied up like a dumpling on the ground, and asked, "What's going on with this guy?"

Luo Xia coughed lightly and said slowly, "I brought this guy here, but we'll talk about him later."

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Rorschach snapped his fingers, and soon a golden Devil Fruit appeared in his hand.

Having just obtained the fruit, Rorschach casually tossed it to Sentomaru, saying, "Here you go, Sentomaru."

Sentomaru instinctively took the fruit, and asked with a blank look, "What is this?"

Luo Xia laughed and said, "This is a Devil Fruit. I found it a couple of days ago. It has super strong abilities. I almost got internal injuries from it."

Sentomaru's eyes widened in surprise. "For me?"

Luo Xia nodded. "That's right, after all, I promised you before."

Vegapunk leaned closer curiously. "Let me see, what kind of fruit is this?"

Rorschach smiled mysteriously, "Take a guess."

Vegapunk observed carefully for a moment, then shook his head. "I really can't guess."

"Moreover, this fruit seems to have never appeared in the fruit encyclopedia, just like your synthetic fruit."

At this moment, Sentomaru gripped the fruit tightly and said, "Whatever it is, I am very grateful."

Luo Xia nodded and gestured, "I suggest you eat it. It's a mythical beast, very powerful."

After finishing his sentence, Rorschach ignored Sentomaru and turned to Vegapunk. "Doctor, we came here because of Blackbeard."

A look of interest flashed across Vegapunk's face. "Oh? Then tell me why you brought him here?"

Luo Xia chuckled softly, "This guy's body seems a bit off."

Blackbeard sneered, "Don't even think about getting anything from me!"

Rorschach walked up to Blackbeard, squatted down, looked him straight in the eye, and said, "You have no choice but to tell me."

"This guy's body can withstand the abilities of three different Devil Fruits. I suspect there's something wrong with his physical structure, so..."