Sirzechs checked the fruit that he got from Nami. He could tell that it wasn't tangerine or any other fruit that he had seen before.
He closed his eyes to concentrate and focus solely on the fruit.
"Do you hear me?"
Sirzechs spoke to the fruit. He could feel that there was a devil soul inside. He waited for a little bit before he heard something.
"!@%&@#$"
Sirzechs could hear a strange noise coming from the fruit. He couldn't tell if the devil inside was a male or a female.
"I don't understand any word you said. Can you speak again?"
"Poneglyph—Find—History—"
"Poneglyph? What is that?"
Sirzechs got keywords. The devil inside the fruit asks him to find the poneglyph and history.
But what was Poneglyph? He could tell that it must be some kind of historical text. But he didn't know where he could find it.
"I understand now. But do you want me to set you free from your cage?."
He could feel that the devil soul inside the fruit was inside a cage. He could try using his power of destruction to destroy the cage inside. And he didn't ask about the Poneglyph because he knew that they must not know where the Poneglyph was. If they knew they would tell him already.
"No—You—Die"
"Die?"
Sirzechs knew that he wasn't as strong as before but who could kill him with his power now.
"Who has the power to kill me?"
"Can't—Tell—You—Die"
The devil soul inside the fruit couldn't speak any further as it disintegrated in front of him.
Sirzechs was shocked because he knew that the devil just killed itself. But why?
"I needed to find the Poneglyph…"
Sirzechs sat on the chair and thought about what the devil inside the fruit had said.
"I should go to the village and wait for the rat. He must know something about Poneglyph and If he didn't I just have to ask where I could find historians."
He stood up then jumped off the ship and went toward the village. The villagers were now celebrating. They felt happy that the merfolk were gone.
…
Nezumi came back with all the money and treasure that he had promised to his master.
He had now accepted his fate that he would never be free from that man and why don't he just let it go and enjoy what was left for him.
His new power was no joke. He felt like he could even fight the commodore!
Nezumi when he saw Sirzechs. He looked at his subordinate. They nodded and then put all of the things Nezumi ordered them to carry in front of the man.
"I have brought everything that you needed, Master."
Sirzechs looked at all of the treasure then nodded. He then kept everything in his personal space.
"Come with me I have something to ask you."
Sirzechs then erased the memories of all the ensigns and brought Nezumi with him.
He didn't waste any more time and asked him directly.
"Do you know anything about Poneglyph?"
Nezumi went silent a little bit before he shook his head. He had never heard of it before.
"Then do you know where I could find a good historian or archaeologist?"
This question. Nezumi could answer him easily.
"There was an island called O'hara in west blue. It was unfortunately destroyed by the Revolution army about five years ago but I heard that many archaeologists had escaped from there. You might be able to find one in the west blue. They are the best of the best."
Sirzechs nodded and then asked how he could go to west blue. Nezumi thought about it a little bit. He had checked information about his master and he found that he wasn't a pirate. That meant he could travel across the sea normally.
"You can go to west blue through a calm belt but it was very dangerous for a normal ship."
Nezumi explained to him about the calm belt. Sirzechs was sure that his Crimson Purgatory wouldn't be able to stand the attack from the sea kings in the calm belt.
They were at least ten times stronger than the sea beast in east blue.
'What should I do? Should I fly over the calm belt with my wings?'
It was hard but it was possible.
Nezumi saw that he wanted to go there but his ship might not survive. He had an Idea.
"Master, I have an idea. Why don't you board the marineship that would go to west blue?"
Nezumi knew many corrupt offices so to let an outsider board the ship wasn't hard. And he wasn't a pirate so it was good.
"You'll do that, And if he or she asks for money just tell me how much."
He had money on hand to spend now. He knew that he had to use it sooner or later.
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