Half a month had passed since the Sabaody Archipelago incident. The Marines and the Beasts Pirates searched the entire world for Ye Chen, but to no avail. Even after the World Government and the Marines scoured the Grand Line, East Blue, Four Seas, and other major sea areas, there was still no news of Ye Chen. Ye Chen seemed to have vanished into thin air.
This day, in the Fleet Admiral's office at Marine Headquarters. "Sengoku, still no news?" A gloomy voice came from the Den Den Mushi. "Not yet," Sengoku replied truthfully, a bitter smile on his face. For the past half-month, he had mobilized the entire Marine force to search for Ye Chen, but half a month had passed, and there was not a single shred of news about Ye Chen. With the World Government pressing so hard, Sengoku was suffering from a headache.
"No news at all?"
"No."
The Den Den Mushi fell silent. Clearly, they had expected this. After so long, the two colossal entities, the World Government and the Marines, still couldn't track down one person.
"Continue the search. Notify us if there's any news."
As soon as the voice finished, the call was hung up.
...
The World Government and Marine search was comprehensive, but they missed one point: the Calm Belt.
Within Amazon Lily in the Calm Belt, in a certain part of the forest, Ye Chen lay on the ground, panting and covered in sweat. After witnessing Kaido's astonishing physique, Ye Chen understood the direction of his own training. Although he possessed exquisite swordsmanship like "Extreme Ghost Blade," his lack of stamina was his weakness. To compensate for this, for the past half-month, Ye Chen had been undergoing physical training while waiting for news of the Celestial Dragons and Devil Fruits.
Ever since Ye Chen attacked the Heavenly Tribute, news of the Celestial Dragons and the Heavenly Tribute had been deeply hidden. Even their usual travel itineraries were no longer openly announced, for fear of another audacious person like Ye Chen appearing. Even the Celestial Dragons' backyard, the Sabaody Archipelago, saw no Celestial Dragons visiting.
As for the Devil Fruits, there was still no trace. The Kuja Pirates' captain, Lysa, had already set sail ten days ago. Ye Chen estimated that news should be arriving soon. However, Ye Chen wasn't in a great hurry about these two matters. In any case, there would be news sooner or later. He didn't believe the Celestial Dragons would hole up in Mariejois their entire lives. And it just so happened that these two matters hadn't been resolved yet, giving him some time to train.
Time passed quickly. Unconsciously, the sun set, and dusk arrived. "That's enough for today." Seeing that it wasn't too late, he stopped his training.
...
Back in the imperial palace, he bathed and ate, with everything prepared for him by the maids. After eating his fill, just as Ye Chen was about to train, Elder Nyon suddenly arrived. Ye Chen saw Elder Nyon and asked, "Is there any news?" Elder Nyon hesitated, "No news about the Celestial Dragons yet, but there's news from Lysa's side."
Ye Chen's eyes flashed at this, and a hint of joy appeared on his face. After half a month of waiting, there was finally a lead on the Devil Fruits. "Have the Devil Fruits been bought, or...?" Ye Chen asked. Elder Nyon hesitated, then finally knelt on the ground and said, "Lord Ye Chen, please save Lysa and the others." Ye Chen was stunned. He thought there was a lead on the Devil Fruits, but he hadn't expected Lysa and the others to have run into some trouble.
"Get up and tell me what happened," Ye Chen quickly helped Elder Nyon up. "Tell me what happened. I'll definitely save them." Lysa and the others had set sail this time specifically to do his bidding. If they encountered anything because of him, Ye Chen couldn't just ignore it. Even if it was Marine Headquarters or Impel Down, Ye Chen would go there.
Elder Nyon briefly recounted the situation. It turned out that this time, Lysa and the others had gone to purchase Devil Fruits from Donquixote Doflamingo. However, Lysa and the others not only failed to buy the Devil Fruits but were captured by Doflamingo instead.
"When did this happen?" Ye Chen's face was somewhat grim, his eyes filled with a cold light. He knew Doflamingo well; he was a capricious, dangerous, and cunning man. Given his personality, it was normal for him to cheat Lysa and the others out of their money.
"I just found out. Doflamingo's side also said that as long as you personally come to the Sabaody Archipelago, they will release Lysa and the others."
"How did Doflamingo know I was in Amazon Lily?" Ye Chen stared at Elder Nyon and asked.
"I'm not sure about that."
Ye Chen frowned deeply. He couldn't quite understand how Doflamingo knew his whereabouts when even the Marines and the World Government didn't. This was something Ye Chen couldn't figure out, and he wasn't entirely convinced by Lysa and the others' explanation. "Forget it, I'll know once I go and ask." Unable to figure it out, Ye Chen simply stopped overthinking. In any case, everything would become clear once he met Doflamingo on the Sabaody Archipelago.
"I understand this matter. I will definitely save Lysa and the others. You may go down now," Ye Chen said to Elder Nyon. Elder Nyon immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that Ye Chen would suspect Lysa and the others of betraying him and thus refuse to save them. After Elder Nyon left, Ye Chen walked to the balcony, looked up at the sky, and murmured, "Donquixote Doflamingo, I'd like to see what game you're playing."
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