One Piece: From Ninja To Pirates

Chapter 478: Chapter 478: Kin’emon’s Despair, Has the Young Master... Died?

Watching the children follow Nami toward the enormous house, a look of admiration appeared on Usopp’s face. "To build such a huge house in such a short time... I guess that’s just Meiser for you."

"With his abilities, it’s only natural he could do something like this," Zoro said with a laugh.

"You’re right," Usopp chuckled.

After all, that man is the legendary Blood-Eyed Ninja!

So it really isn’t surprising that he could accomplish something like this.

Just then, a commotion sounded from the distance, immediately catching Usopp’s attention.

"What’s going on?" Usopp walked over and asked, "What are you all arguing about?"

"Mr. Kin’emon is alive!" Brook exclaimed excitedly, looking at Usopp. "He’s not dead!"

Usopp: ??

Not dead?

What does that mean?

Can someone survive after being touched by that lethal poison gas?

With that thought, Usopp walked to the other side of the stove and noticed Kin’emon lying on the ground, panting heavily.

"He really is alive!" Usopp said in shock.

Why is that?

Didn’t Caesar say that poison gas would kill on contact?

Why is Kin’emon fine?

Meanwhile, Luffy, standing nearby, looked at Kin’emon in surprise and said, "So you’re immune to poison too!"

That’s amazing!

"Immune to poison?"

Kin’emon was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head. "I do not possess such an abil..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he seemed to remember something, and his expression immediately twisted into one of anguish.

"Momonosuke, wait for me!" Kin’emon cried out frantically. "I’m coming to find you!"

A miscalculation... truly a miscalculation!

To think he had personally cut down the young master...

At this thought, tears of agony streamed down Kin’emon’s face.

"Calm down first, Kin’emon," Usopp said. "The one you defeated earlier wasn’t your son!"

"Really?!"

As if clutching at his last lifeline, Kin’emon immediately showed an excited expression. "That dragon really wasn’t Momonosuke?!"

If that’s true... then that’s wonderful!

"Of course not," Usopp said. "After a Zoan Ability User is defeated, they revert to their human form. But that dragon didn’t, so it couldn’t have been your son."

After a pause, Usopp continued, "Besides... if it really were your son, why wouldn’t he recognize you?"

It’s not like someone would become completely unrecognizable to their family just because they turned into an animal.

That’s clearly impossible!

After all, Zoan Devil Fruit Ability Users don’t lose their minds after transforming!

"Right... you’re absolutely right!!"

As if he had finally understood something, Kin’emon murmured, "If that person really were Momonosuke, he would have definitely recognized me."

Since there wasn’t, that meant the other party wasn’t Momonosuke!

Thinking this, Kin’emon relaxed completely.

Then, he turned to Brook and said, "Speaking of which, Mr. Corpse mentioned this to me before, but I was too agitated at the time, so..."

"6"

"Sorry about that, Mr. Corpse."

"Yohohohoho~"

Brook waved his hand with a chuckle and said, "It’s fine, I understand how you felt, so don’t worry about it."

He understood why Kin’emon had acted that way and naturally wouldn’t blame him.

"That’s good."

Kin’emon breathed a sigh of relief. If possible, he didn’t want to offend these people, after all... they had saved his life.

Then, as if noticing the state of the island, Kin’emon showed a shocked expression and said, "This...

Where is this?"

"Is this still Punk Hazard?"

Could it be that while he was unconscious, the Straw Hat Pirates had already taken him away?

No, he couldn’t leave yet—he hadn’t found Momonosuke!

"This is Punk Hazard," Usopp said.

Kin’emon: ??

Hearing Usopp’s words, Kin’emon immediately stopped moving, then looked at Usopp with a face full of question marks.

What did he mean by "this is Punk Hazard"?

Wasn’t Punk Hazard a special island where ice and fire coexisted?

But this place was clearly a ruin.

"I know you don’t want to believe it, but..." Usopp hesitated for a moment before continuing, "This is the truth."

"What exactly happened?"

Kin’emon grabbed Usopp’s shoulders excitedly and said, "Mr. Longnose, why do you say this is Punk Hazard?"

If this really was Punk Hazard, why had it turned into a ruin?

"It’s a long story," Usopp sighed. "A lot happened after you fell unconscious."

Seeing Kin’emon’s expression become even more agitated than before, Usopp quickly added, "To put it simply, a terrible explosion occurred on this island not long ago."

"And because of that explosion, this place was blown into ruins."

By the end, Usopp’s expression had turned complicated.

Because he knew what that meant.

In such a situation, Kin’emon’s son couldn’t possibly have survived.

After all... the island was almost gone...

If it weren’t for Meiser, they would have died too!

"Impossible!" Kin’emon shouted excitedly. "How could there be such a terrifying explosion?"

"You must be lying to me, right?"

Please, he had to be lying!

Otherwise...

Usopp fell silent upon hearing this. How could he answer that question?

Watching the agitated Kin’emon, Sanji sighed and silently lit a cigarette for himself.

After doing so, Sanji blew out a smoke ring and said, "Kin’emon, it’s true."

"That explosion was extremely terrifying. Even we almost died..."

If Meiser hadn’t been there, they would all be dead!

Hearing this, Kin’emon glanced at Sanji, then at the others who remained silent, and suddenly understood.

These people... weren’t lying.

His young master... was he really dead?!

"How... how could this be..."

Kin’emon released his grip on Usopp’s hand in despair, his face utterly desolate as he muttered, "Why did it have to end like this?!"

What should he do?

If the young master was dead... what was he supposed to do?

Commit seppuku?

He who had let the young master die here truly had no right to go on living.

Seeing Kin’emon looking as if his heart had died, Brook fell silent for a moment before speaking. "Mr. Kin’emon, you shouldn’t be so pessimistic."

"Perhaps... your son survived somewhere inside the research facility?"

Although the explosion had been terrifying, who knew if there were any blast-proof structures inside the research facility?

If there were, then the other might still be alive!

"You... you mean?!"

Kin’emon jerked his head up to look at Brook, his expression agitated as he said, "Momonosuke might still be alive?!"

"There’s a possibility."

Listening to their conversation, Usopp opened his mouth. He really wanted to say that such a thing was unlikely, given that the research facility had basically been blown to bits.

But the words died on his lips.

Because... he couldn’t take away a father’s hope.

Thinking this, Usopp silently sighed.

"Then I must go find him!" Kin’emon said excitedly. "I must go there and search for him!"

No matter what, he needed to confirm whether his young master was still alive!

If he was alive, then this was the moment he needed him most!

Wait for me, young master, I will save you right away!" Kin’emon roared in his heart.

With that thought, Kin’emon turned and started running into the distance, clearly intending to head toward the research facility.

"Wait!"

Sanji grabbed Kin’emon’s arm, forcibly stopping him.

"Mr. Sanji, what are you doing?"

"You plan to go just like that?" Sanji pointed toward the direction of the research facility ruins and said, "Although the poison gas has mostly dissipated due to the explosion... without knowing the exact location, how will you find anyone?"

"Then what should I do?" Kin’emon asked anxiously.

He couldn’t just do nothing.

If the young master died because of that... he would never forgive himself!

"Of course, we should think of a way to help you rescue him," Sanji said calmly. "It would be best to first confirm if there are any special structures inside the research facility, like blast-proof rooms or something similar."

"Then let’s ask Caesar," Usopp glanced at Caesar and said. "After all, this guy knows the layout of the research facility best."

"Yeah, that’s what I was thinking too."

After saying this, Sanji paused briefly, then looked at Caesar, who was bound by Seastone Handcuffs, and continued, "Of course, it would be even better if we could get the location of your son from Caesar’s mouth."

That way, they wouldn’t have to wander around the research facility ruins like headless flies.

"You’re right, absolutely right."

Forcing himself to calm down, Kin’emon said, "If we can confirm Momonosuke’s location, that would be best."

That way, they could rescue the young master as quickly as possible.

With that thought, Kin’emon drew his sword and began walking step by step toward Caesar.

"Hmm?"

Caesar, who was thinking about how to escape, suddenly shivered and then wondered, "Why do I suddenly feel a sense of danger?"

Was it just an illusion?

Thinking this, Caesar instinctively looked around and noticed Kin’emon walking toward him without a word, holding a sword in his hand.

Caesar: !!

Wait, what’s going on?

Was this guy here to kill him?

At this thought, Caesar cried out in panic, "Hey, what are you trying to do, you samurai?"

"Hey, Straw Hat Boy, aren’t you going to do something about this?"

He was a very important hostage, after all!

To this, Luffy didn’t respond, only glanced at him before looking away.

Caesar: ??

Wait, what’s the meaning of this?

"Tell me."

Kin’emon placed the sword against Caesar’s neck and said, "Where is Momonosuke?"

Glancing at the sword on his neck, Caesar felt utterly numb.

What was this about "Where is Momonosuke"?

Who was Momonosuke?

Seeing that Caesar didn’t answer the question, Kin’emon assumed he was unwilling to speak and widened his eyes, saying, "Tell me!"

"Where is Momonosuke?!"

"You have to tell me first, who is Momonosuke?!" Caesar said in panic. "And could you please move the sword away? I can’t use Elemental Transformation right now!"

If his hand slipped even slightly, he would die!!

"Momonosuke is my son!"

"But I don’t know your son!"

Hearing Caesar’s panicked voice, Law instinctively turned to look at the situation and frowned.

"What’s going on?"

Meiser, who also noticed the situation, said, "Maybe he’s trying to get some information from Caesar."

"Don’t worry, with Luffy and the others there, they won’t really let Caesar die."

Several companions were near Kin’emon, so it was unlikely he would actually kill Caesar. Thus, Meiser wasn’t too concerned.

Seeing Meiser say this, Law didn’t say anything more.

However, his eyes didn’t waver, still fixed intently on the situation in the distance.

"How could you not know him?" Kin’emon said with a fierce expression. "You’ve seen him before!"

Someone had personally told him that Caesar had seen his son!

"But I..."

Before Caesar could finish speaking, he felt the sword on his neck shift slightly, startling him into shouting immediately.

"Let me think, let me think!" Caesar cried out. "At least give me some time!"

Seeing that Caesar seemed willing to talk, Kin’emon gently moved the sword away, allowing Caesar to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Looking for his son, looking for his son..." Caesar grumbled inwardly. "There are so many kids in the research facility, how am I supposed to know which one is his son?"

This damn samurai!

Wait... samurai?

As if he had thought of something, Caesar’s eyes immediately lit up.

"I know who you’re talking about!" Caesar said. "You must mean that little kid with the samurai hairstyle, right?"

"Yes, that’s him."

Hope instantly surged in Kin’emon’s heart. "Do you know where he is?"

If he knew where the young master was, he would rescue him as quickly as possible!

"I don’t know..."

"Huh?"

"Wait a minute!" Caesar shouted again as he noticed the blade approaching once more. "Let me think!"

Is this guy insane?

Why does he keep pulling out a knife at the slightest disagreement?

This could get someone killed!

After mentally screaming a few times, Caesar began pondering the information about that kid again.

A moment later, he said, "If I remember correctly, that kid always refused to eat the candy...

""

Though he didn’t know why, that kid indeed hadn’t been affected by the poison because of it.

"That’s great," Usopp said. "After all, that candy is poisonous!"

This meant Kin’emon’s son wouldn’t have to worry about being poisoned.

What wonderful news!

Kin’emon also breathed a huge sigh of relief. It seemed the young master had always adhered to the principles of a Samurai.

Well done, young master!

This way, you won’t fall victim to this scoundrel’s poison!

At this thought, a faint smile appeared on Kin’emon’s face.

Truly worthy of being his young master!

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