North Blue, Gloucester Island.
After sending the Pegasus to the West Blue, Yami immediately teleported repeatedly to the North Blue. After contacting Crocodile's informant, he quickly found the island.
"You've found the right person. Thank you for your hard work. Here's your reward."
In a dimly lit alley in the town of Gloucester Island, Yami's figure appeared out of thin air in front of a shabbily dressed, yet very convincing, bounty hunter.
Using his Clairvoyance and X-ray Vision to confirm Trafalgar Law's identity and location, Yami took out two stacks of 10,000-Beli notes and tossed them to the bounty hunter who was playing the part of a homeless man.
"Thank you, sir! I'll be on my way now!"
Receiving at least a million Beli, the bounty hunter's face lit up with joy. He thanked Yami profusely and then quickly left the area.
Yami stepped out of the alley and entered a small restaurant.
Just as he entered, Yami saw four people eating in a corner of the main hall.
To be precise, it was three people and one bear.
It was the captain of the Heart Pirates, a member of the future Worst Generation, and the user of the Paramecia-type Op-Op Fruit, Trafalgar Law—full name Trafalgar D. Water Law.
With him was Bepo, a polar bear Mink from Zou who had accidentally drifted to the North Blue as a child.
And then there were Shachi and Penguin, who had met Trafalgar Law after bullying Bepo.
The two men and the bear had practically grown up with Trafalgar Law and were his earliest companions.
Other than the two men and the bear, Trafalgar Law didn't seem to have recruited any other members or expanded the Heart Pirates.
Evidently, he wasn't confident enough in his own strength and was afraid that making too big a move would attract Doflamingo's attention.
Although the Donquixote Family had long since moved away from the North Blue, who knew if Doflamingo had planted any pieces in the North Blue?
He hadn't made a name for himself, or at least not a big enough one, yet he was still found by Crocodile.
Yami had to admit, he had underestimated the power of Baroque Works in the Four Blues. They were truly worthy of being the only Warlord organization that developed in the Four Blues and paid close attention to its rookies.
"Welcome. What can I get for you, sir?"
As Yami was sizing up the Heart Pirates quartet, a restaurant waiter walked over and asked with a warm smile.
"Ah... I do indeed need your help."
Yami took out a stack of bills and tossed it to the stunned waiter, smiling. "This is for the damages that are about to happen. Please give it to your boss."
Swish, swish, swish, swish—
As soon as he finished speaking, Yami quickly flicked his fingers four times in the direction of the Heart Pirates.
In an instant, a piercing sound of something breaking the air echoed throughout the room.
Four afterimages, moving at the speed of bullets, shot towards the Heart Pirates quartet.
"Watch out! Dodge, quickly... Pfft!"
Trafalgar Law, who was always vigilant and rational, noticed Yami's attack at the first moment. His expression changed drastically as he shouted a warning.
Unfortunately, while he managed to dodge the Finger Pistol attack in time, his three companions, who were busy devouring their food, were accurately struck in the head by three air bullets.
The adorable Bepo had a stream of blood spurt from his head on the spot. With an expression of enjoying his meal still on his face, he collapsed onto the table, leaving this world.
Compared to the tough-skinned Mink, Penguin and Shachi's deaths were somewhat more gruesome.
When the air bullets hit their heads, they didn't just get holes bored through them; their heads exploded like balloons.
Brain matter and blood splattered everywhere, drenching Trafalgar Law's face.
"Bepo! Shachi! Penguin!!!"
Witnessing the deaths of his companions with his own eyes, Trafalgar Law's eyes looked ready to burst as he roared.
At that moment, the images of his family and Corazon flashed through his mind.
The people he cherished had once again died right in front of him.
"You bastard!!!"
Trafalgar Law glared at Yami with hatred. He drew the Kikoku that was hanging by his side with one hand and raised the other, gathering a vortex of energy, about to deploy the Op-Op Fruit's signature domain.
"R—Ugh!"
Unfortunately, before Trafalgar Law could open his domain, Yami appeared before him out of thin air. A hand wrapped in black mist clamped down on his neck, making it impossible for him to shout the word "ROOM."
Whether he could shout "ROOM" or not didn't really matter much.
But the crucial thing was, Trafalgar Law discovered that after his neck was grabbed, his fruit's ability had also vanished.
No matter how he tried, he couldn't use the power of the Op-Op Fruit.
It was as if... he had gone from being a Devil Fruit user to a non-user.
"Your wind-up is too long."
Yami held Trafalgar Law's neck with one hand and grabbed the Kikoku that Law had swung in resistance with the other, smiling. "The Op-Op Fruit is wasted on you. An ultimate fruit that consumes so much stamina can only display its true value in the hands of monsters like me."
"Farewell, Trafalgar Law... Crack!"
The moment he finished speaking, Yami directly crushed Trafalgar Law's throat.
Soon, Trafalgar Law's body slowly stopped struggling.
A short while later, this future member of the Worst Generation, who had helped Luffy multiple times, not only brought down Doflamingo but also defeated Charlotte Linlin alongside Eustass Kid, becoming one of the three captains whose bounty soared to three billion Beli, was dead just like that.
After killing Trafalgar Law, Yami picked up his body and vanished in a teleport.
In the restaurant, only three bodies lying on a table, a waiter slumped on the floor, and customers who were too slow to even react and flee from the swift massacre remained.
In a deserted area on Gloucester Island, Yami's figure appeared out of thin air.
Placing Trafalgar Law's body on the ground, Yami released a large amount of black mist and skillfully began to extract the Devil Fruit.
When the black mist dissipated, Yami had successfully obtained the Paramecia-type Op-Op Fruit, which had a 5 billion Beli price placed on it by the World Government and was known as the "Ultimate Devil Fruit."
"ROOM—"
Raising his hand, Yami created a spherical, transparent white light shield. Having just acquired the Paramecia-type Op-Op Fruit, he could already use this ultimate power.
Looking at the light shield in his hand, the corner of Yami's mouth curved up slightly. "From now on, my control has also reached the pinnacle."
"I'm just one more Devil Fruit away from having a level of control that's simply unbeatable."
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