Super Card System

Believe it or not, Ian was indeed planning to hand over Queen the Plague to the Navy and the World Government.

This was because his intuition told him that Queen was still hiding something. It wasn't that she was lying, but rather that she simply hadn't revealed everything.

She had answered all of Ian's questions flawlessly, including why she came to this capital city and why she so readily handed over the Poneglyph rubbings she had obtained. There were no issues with any of that.

But in Ian's view, there was still a flaw: he couldn't explain why, when facing the newly ascended Yonko Ian and experts like Fujitora, Ace, and Marco, she fought to the death without retreating.

Of course, one could assume that Queen fell victim to the three great misconceptions of life, thinking that after transforming into a Sulong under the full moon, she could turn the tables on Ian and his group. This explanation makes sense and could be considered a reason.

Hmm, it could also be seen as her thinking that she couldn't escape their pursuit, so she simply stopped to confront them head-on; that reason is acceptable too.

But for some reason, Ian always felt that something was off. He kept thinking that behind Queen's seemingly reasonable actions, there must be some ulterior motive.

However, this was Ian's first encounter with Queen the Plague, and he didn't understand her character or scheming, so he couldn't guess what her deeper intentions were.

Since he was suspicious, he couldn't play along with her rhythm. Whatever she wanted to do, he would do the opposite; he couldn't let her have her way.

So there was only the second option: hand her over to someone else, let someone else be the scapegoat to bear the Beasts Pirates' retaliation and wrath.

Queen was a Mink. Originally, handing this traitor over to the Minks on Zou to deal with would have been best. Moreover, Ian suspected that this fox woman might have some connection with the two kings of Zou: Master Nekomamushi and Duke Inuarashi. However, if he handed her over to Zou, the Minks would have to face Kaido directly, and Ian didn't want the homeland of Doroni and Bepo to be destroyed because of this.

So after thinking it over, Ian felt that handing Queen over to the Navy was the most suitable!

After all, now that Aokiji, Kuina, Zephyr, Smoker, and others who had connections with Ian had all left the Navy, and with Old Man Garp and Sengoku retiring together, the person in charge had become that guy Akainu. Ian now had absolutely no psychological burden in screwing over the Navy!

Sending Queen the Plague to his doorstep; if Akainu didn't dare to arrest her, then his so-called "Absolute Justice" was just nonsense, which would severely undermine his prestige in the Navy. But if he really dared to capture Queen, that's even better—just wait for Kaido to bring wave after wave of prison-breaking forces!

At that time, Ian could pull Old Man Whitebeard over, set up a small bench, munch on some sunflower seeds as onlookers, and watch the Navy and the Yonko Kaido beat each other's brains out!

Ian slapped his thigh and decided! Didn't Old Man Whitebeard call earlier, saying that Kaido was competing with the Navy over Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit? Even if he didn't get involved, he could at least add fuel to the fire…

Ian looked at Queen with a smile, feeling that Hawkins' divination was truly accurate. Not only was this trip smooth, but he also gained such a valuable piece!

Ace, seeing Ian's expression, immediately knew what he was thinking and said incredulously, "No way, Ian, are you really planning to hand her over to the Navy?"

"Why not?" Ian retorted.

Ace scratched his head and said, "Actually, I don't quite understand, but I have a feeling you're going to make that guy Akainu so mad he'll cough up blood this time!"

Bonney, standing nearby, nodded and said, "I've long heard that you're a money-grubber; I didn't expect it to be true. You've become a Yonko, and you're still thinking about earning money from the Navy!"

"But this time, that guy Akainu probably won't pay you!" Marco also laughed and said, "Queen the Plague has a bounty of 1,380,000,000 Berries!"

"Whatever, I didn't expect to get it anyway!" Ian shrugged.

Everyone was discussing how to deal with Queen, while she herself stood nearby, her face turning green as she listened!

Ian's decision was truly beyond her expectations. She had never encountered such an unpredictable guy before and didn't know how to handle him.

Actually, Ian guessed correctly; Queen had a deeply hidden purpose that she hadn't revealed.

The reason she chose to stay and confront Ian and his group head-on was entirely intentional. She knew very well that even if she transformed into a Sulong under the full moon, she couldn't match Ian and his crew, but she still did it. Being defeated was within her expectations.

Moreover, after explaining everything, her request for Ian to let her go was also insincere.

Her fundamental goal was actually to become Ian's prisoner!

This doesn't mean she had some masochistic tendencies; rather, she wanted to use this opportunity to infiltrate the Dragon Hunter Pirates to find someone.

That person is the Devil Child, Nico Robin!

Under Kaido's leadership, the Beasts Pirates took advantage of the turmoil in Wano Country to attack the Kozuki family's territory. Besides wanting to see if the Kozuki family had the missing red Road Poneglyph, they also wanted to use Kozuki Oden to decipher these Poneglyphs. After all, if they didn't know what was written on the stones, even if they collected all four Road Poneglyphs, what would be the use?

In fact, most people were not very aware of Roger's ability to "hear the voice of all things," or didn't know he had such an ability at all. They believed that the reason Roger could reach the final island, Laugh Tale, was because Kozuki Oden had boarded his ship and guided Roger there.

But to Kaido's disappointment, after capturing Oden, he didn't cooperate at all, stubborn as a rock, saying nothing except repeating, "You're not the one Roger was seeking!"

Kaido was never a patient man. When Oden exhausted his last bit of patience, Kaido, in a fit of rage, brutally boiled him to death…

However, with Oden dead, the Beasts Pirates were in an awkward position. Without someone who could decipher the ancient script, all the Poneglyphs they had obtained became useless stones. This was also why, after realizing this, Kaido hurriedly sent Jack the Drought to chase after the Kozuki retainers who had escaped. But in reality, they didn't hold much hope that any of those fleeing retainers could understand the ancient script.

After all, at that time they hadn't discovered that the heir of the Kozuki family had also escaped with the retainers…

Since Jack wasn't very reliable, Queen then thought of Nico Robin, the Devil Child wanted by the World Government, believing that this survivor of Ohara was their last hope.

But Robin was with the Dragon Hunter Pirates. If they wanted to capture her, the Beasts Pirates would first have to fight the Dragon Hunter Pirates…

Queen, worthy of being the strategist of the Beasts Pirates, pondered for a moment and realized that this direct approach had too low a success rate. Although the Dragon Hunter Pirates had just become a Yonko crew and their foundation was unstable, they had the backing of the Whitebeard Pirates. If it really came to war, whether the Beasts Pirates could handle two Yonko crews at the same time was another matter…

Therefore, she came up with a clever plan: infiltrate the Dragon Hunter Pirates and secretly abduct Nico Robin!

This plan was bold but indeed feasible. She was well aware of the weight of her identity as one of the Three Calamities of the Beasts Pirates. She believed that Ian would, in all likelihood, take her back as leverage against the Beasts Pirates.

As long as she could infiltrate their territory, she would find a way to get Nico Robin out from their protection.

So her talk about letting her go was just an attempt to cover up her true intentions. After a fight, anyone with a brain wouldn't let one of the Three Calamities just walk away, right?

And indeed, Ian acted as she expected, not planning to let her go.

But Queen guessed the beginning but didn't guess the end…

She hadn't considered how bad the relationship between Ian and Akainu was. This led to Ian, while not planning to let her go, coming up with the crazy idea of handing her over to the Navy!

This was why Queen was dumbfounded at this moment. She was nearly thrown off balance by this sudden twist!

What the heck! If I can't infiltrate the Dragon Hunter Pirates' territory, did I take a beating earlier for nothing!?

When she confirmed that Ian wasn't joking but really intended to hand her over to the Navy, Queen immediately lowered her head, her eyes darting around.

Her original plan had gone awry; she couldn't continue like this. This was playing with fire! She had to find a way to escape.

She quietly tested her physical condition and found she was recovering quickly. As a Zoan-type awakened ability user, her body's resilience was beyond imagination. After this period of recovery, all her broken bones had healed; basic movements should be no problem.

At this time, Bonney was not far from her. Queen calculated in her mind and suddenly, enduring the sharp pain throughout her body, sprang up, leaping behind Bonney, extending her hands to grab her as a hostage.

This female hooligan dared to slap my butt earlier; let's see how I'll deal with you!

Queen's sudden action didn't escape Ian and the others' notice. In fact, Fujitora had been using his Observation Haki to sense her movements all along, especially when Ian mentioned handing her over to the Navy; everyone guessed she might make a move.

So when Queen reached out toward Bonney, Fujitora's cane-sword suddenly stabbed forward, instantly blocking between her and Bonney. Then, with a horizontal swing, he struck Queen with a Gravity Blade.

Queen was sent flying. This time she couldn't hold back anymore; she opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

After landing, Queen struggled to get up, only to see Ian and his group already standing, looking at her with faint smiles.

"You…" Queen gritted her teeth, just about to say something, but realized that Ian and Marco were not looking at her at all but were staring in surprise behind her.

"Oh dear! I didn't expect that trying to sleep outdoors would get me stepped on…"

At the spot where Queen had tripped earlier, a figure suddenly sat up and complained.

Not only were Ian and the others surprised, but even Fujitora was equally astonished.

"What's going on!? There's actually someone else around here!? How did he hide from my perception!?"

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