Chapter 385: What to Do Next!
Chapter 385: What to Do Next!
During this time, the crew hadn’t been idle outside.
The Phantom Troupe had been gathering supplies and scouring the seas for resources—ores, weapons, Devil Fruits, and the like.
Meanwhile, the Seven Deadly Sins searched for traces of demonic presence.
And their efforts had already borne fruit.
They had discovered the aura of the so-called guardians.
That meant the World Government’s recent moves in Green Bull were likely tied to this very matter.
Even though they weren’t directly with the Dragon Hunter Pirates, everything they did was tied to current events.
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"Are you back?"
"Good. Get ready—we’re paying the Navy Headquarters a visit."
Ryuunosuke’s tone was calm but firm.
"Let’s change ships. Sailing there on our current boat would be... impolite."
Meliodas tilted his head, confused.
"Captain, why would we bother with the Navy? In terms of strength or standing, they can’t compare to us."
"That’s exactly why," Ryuunosuke replied.
He tossed a ragged, gray-black shadow onto the floor. Its aura was foul and twisted.
Meliodas narrowed his eyes.
"This... a demon seed?"
"No. Not a pure one. It carries the breath of a human soul," he muttered darkly. "Where did you get this, Captain?"
Meliodas, son of the Demon King, recognized it instantly. For someone like him, who could even rival his father, the nature of such things was unmistakable. If this were their own world, it would have been nothing surprising. But here...?
"I ripped it out of GreenBulls’s body," Ryuunosuke said flatly.
Meliodas’s expression hardened.
"So, it’s necessary we take a look at the Navy Government. If possible, we’ll make them cooperate."
He gave a humorless laugh.
"And if the so-called world controller is nothing but a façade... well, changing the world controller isn’t against their ’justice,’ is it?"
Ryuunosuke never put stock in the Navy’s ideals. Noble words aside, they were merely enforcers of the regime.
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"Captain, you’re saying this came from the Navy Government?" Meliodas asked again. "Do you want me to investigate?"
"No. I already know enough."
He quickly explained what he’d discovered.
Meliodas fell silent.
If the Navy Government was behind this, then the solution was simple—eradicate them all.
Once these seeds spread, the world would drown in slaughter. Their ability to multiply and divide was monstrous. A single lapse could spell disaster.
And if humans themselves—perhaps Dr. Vegapunk, the World Government’s prized mind—had created such things, then even controlling them might already be too late.
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"Captain, how about we go right now and wipe them all out?" Ban asked, frowning.
The thought of such an abomination existing made his blood boil.
If the World Government really was behind it, the Dragon Hunter Pirates wouldn’t hesitate to strike. Something like this could never be ignored.
Green Bull was proof enough. Though still alive, half his life was gone, body broken and soul torn apart. He only survived thanks to his overwhelming strength.
But what about ordinary people? For them, being implanted with a demon seed meant certain death.
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"Fight the World Government again? Tch..." Escanor muttered.
"Even if I can’t die, the feeling of dying isn’t pleasant. Maybe there’s another way to handle this—for now."
Unlike Meliodas and Ban, who treated death like an afterthought, Escanor was human. He had died once already. That taste never left him.
Ryuunosuke shook his head.
"We’ll stir trouble for the World Government—but not now."
He tapped the shadow at his feet.
"The guardians don’t seem aligned with Roy or the Government. But if we reveal ourselves, they might join forces to eliminate us. We can’t risk that yet."
He glanced at the crew.
"For now, we take another path. We’ll go to the Navy first. If they’re wise, they’ll cooperate and investigate these seeds themselves."
His voice grew sharper.
"But if they side with the Government... then we destroy them."
Because to Ryuunosuke, the Navy wasn’t just a rival power. They could become a direct threat to his people—ordinary men and women under his protection. If one day he returned from battle only to find his home ravaged by the Navy, it would be unforgivable.
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"Understood, Captain." Meliodas nodded.
"Captain, can I have the demon seed?" a voice cut in.
Merlin stepped forward, eyes gleaming.
"Maybe I can research it. There’s so little here worth studying. I asked for Devil Fruits, but what Chrollo brought back was practically useless."
She gave Chrollo a disdainful look.
Chrollo merely smiled and shrugged. No way was he handing over all his precious collection just for her experiments. His hobbies mattered too.
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The tension eased as the crew fell into chatter, drinks being poured as they reunited after so long.
But just as the banquet began—
Clatter!
The sea roared as waves split apart.
A massive black ship rose into view.
"...That’s Douglas Barrett’s ship?" Najenda whispered, stunned.
She remembered it clearly. In the Wallos Islands, Bullet had fused with this very vessel in battle.
So why was it here?
Had he lost there... and come seeking revenge now?
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