Chapter 689: Vegapunk’s Purpose!
anwhile, the Dragon Hunter Pirates were already sailing toward Morbig Island.
As for what Blackbeard and his group were doing, Ryuunosuke and the others had no way of knowing for the ti being. Even with Morgans around, it was impossible to keep track of every piece of information on the sea.
"Mr. Jay, I don’t think you’ll betray this ti, right?"
Ryuunosuke suddenly walked up to Jay [the first generation] and asked with a smile.
"Betray?"
"Captain Ryuunosuke, you’re overthinking things."
"I’m not like those people. All I want is my body."
"From the beginning, their purpose in approaching the Dragon Hunter Pirates was never pure."
Jay [the first generation] replied without the slightest change in expression.
"I see..."
"Then that puts a little more at ease."
"I really don’t want to beco enemies with you, Mr. Jay."
Ryuunosuke smiled as he said it.
Jay [the first generation] returned the smile, but said nothing more.
The Ark of Eternity continued gliding across the sea, island after island shrinking into the distance before vanishing behind them.
Then, as if he had suddenly rembered sothing, Ryuunosuke paused.
"How is the situation over there?"
He asked the air in front of him.
"Nothing unusual has been discovered yet."
"The whole of Wano is still being renovated according to our thods."
"What is it, Master?"
The next mont, his clone’s voice echoed in Ryuunosuke’s mind.
"Investigate any information related to Kozuki Toki."
"Then keep watch on the Ti Ti Fruit."
"Also, Momonosuke and the others may return to Wano soon. Watch them closely."
"The mont he appears, kill him."
Ryuunosuke gave the orders rapidly.
"Understood, Master."
After responding, the clone imdiately cut off the connection and went to carry out the arrangents.
At the sa ti, Ryuunosuke’s gaze shifted toward Vegapunk nearby.
He had a feeling this matter was connected to Vegapunk.
"Did sothing happen?"
Jay [the first generation] had also heard what Ryuunosuke said.
After all, Ryuunosuke had never tried to hide such things. He was used to speaking aloud, and even when contacting his clone, he rarely used ntal communication.
"Nothing serious."
"I just thought of sothing and asked my clone to prepare in advance."
"Of course, it’s only my own guess for now."
Ryuunosuke chuckled and did not elaborate further.
In truth, the information he had just revealed already contained part of his guess.
The reason Jay [the first generation] asked was simply because he wanted a clearer answer.
But Ryuunosuke had no intention of giving one.
"Mr. Jay, I need to handle sothing."
With that, Ryuunosuke turned and walked toward Vegapunk.
Seeing him approach, Vegapunk visibly tensed and stood up.
He knew Ryuunosuke had already grown suspicious of him. If Ryuunosuke ca now to probe deeper, and if he discovered there were still things being hidden, then even if those things had nothing to do with the Dragon Hunter Pirates, he would most likely be thrown off the ship.
"Captain Ryuunosuke, is there sothing you want to ask ?"
Vegapunk was the one who spoke first the mont Ryuunosuke ca over.
"Oh?"
"It sounds like you have sothing you want to tell , Mr. Vegapunk."
"Go ahead. Speak freely."
Originally, Ryuunosuke had planned to ask about Kaido.
But since Vegapunk had opened the topic himself, he decided to let him speak first.
"There are indeed so things I have been hiding from you, Captain Ryuunosuke."
"Even if you decide to drive off the ship after hearing them, I will have no complaints."
Vegapunk spoke all at once.
Ryuunosuke’s expression turned slightly puzzled.
"Go on."
He asked calmly, his face still unreadable.
"Actually, Plum has not completely broken away from Lilith, so there are so things I am aware of."
"And also... our target this ti is the Seed of God."
"However, I only need a strand of its aura."
Vegapunk said quickly.
The mont he heard that, Ryuunosuke’s expression turned serious.
Even sothing Jay [the first generation] had failed to notice, Vegapunk knew.
And what was worse, Ryuunosuke himself had subconsciously overlooked it.
That was not a good sign.
The smooth progress of everything until now had made him slightly complacent, enough for a crack to appear in his thinking.
Fortunately, Vegapunk and Jay [the first generation] were not working together.
If they had been, then everything they had done so far might have beco useless. They might not even have known how Ryuunosuke was ambushed in the end.
It was because Ryuunosuke had believed he had done enough.
"You need the aura of the God Seed. For what?"
"To restore your body?"
Ryuunosuke asked directly.
"Yes."
Vegapunk nodded without hesitation.
And after saying it, he visibly relaxed.
At least now, whatever decision Ryuunosuke made, he no longer needed to remain nervous and guarded.
"rlin, co here."
Ryuunosuke called out directly.
"Captain."
The next mont, rlin appeared beside him.
With Gaino controlling the ship, moving around inside it was effortless for everyone.
"Mr. Vegapunk is currently in soul form."
"Can you create a body for him?"
"I’m not talking about a puppet. I an a real physical body."
Ryuunosuke asked directly.
"A body?"
"You should ask King about that."
"His Tree of Life can reconstruct a physical body."
"Although it consus a lot, the captain has Life Essence. Replenishing it shouldn’t be a problem."
rlin shrugged, indicating that Ryuunosuke had asked the wrong person.
Then she disappeared again. She still had her own things to do.
The mont rlin vanished, King appeared in her place.
"Captain?!"
King, who had been speaking with Diane just a mont ago, was now suddenly standing in front of Ryuunosuke.
"Captain, is it because you can’t stand people flirting around you?"
"King, rlin said you can reconstruct a body. Can you do one for Vegapunk?"
Ryuunosuke asked directly.
"Huh?!"
"This guy..."
"It is possible... but Captain, why..."
King imdiately looked toward Vegapunk.
Even though he did not say it aloud, everyone present understood what he ant.
In King’s eyes, using such an ability on Vegapunk felt sowhat undeserved.
"If it’s troubleso, then forget it..."
"Actually, from the very beginning..."
Vegapunk gave a helpless smile.
He had originally planned to keep the secret until they reached their destination, then try to negotiate.
But after revealing everything now, he actually felt lighter.
At least he no longer had to keep worrying the way he had before.
"It’s necessary."
"I need to ensure your absolute loyalty."
"Of course, if there’s anything else you still haven’t said, you’d better say it now."
"Otherwise, if I discover it after you receive a new body..."
Ryuunosuke did not finish the sentence.
But the aning could not have been clearer.
"Captain Ryuunosuke... you an..."
Before Vegapunk’s shock could fade, King had already given his answer.
"I understand, Captain."
Then he added imdiately,
"I’ll need ten bottles of Life Essence."
"Alright. Here."
Ryuunosuke directly tossed the Life Essence over.
As if sothing as miraculous as Life Essence were no different from seawater casually scooped up from the ocean.
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