Chapter 83 Vegapunk

The Kingdom of Balgimorea.

Located in the Grand Line's first half, the Ciaedi Sea, on Mechanical Island.

Known as the "Nation Where Geniuses Are Born," it is a kingdom of the future.

The island is perpetually covered by dark clouds and snow, its frigid climate encasing the surrounding waters in thick ice, serving as a natural barrier.

To reach it, aside from the monthly transport ships and occasional naval vessels,

one can only arrive via specialized icebreaker ships.

These challenging conditions also provide convenience for an organization composed of both geniuses and lunatics...

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On the edge of the Kingdom of Balgimorea, the sealed Mechanical Animal Forest.

This place is known as a dangerous forbidden zone.

The entire forest is filled with mechanical animals modified by the "genius" Vegapunk.

They harbor deep hostility towards outsiders.

Deep within, surrounded by the forest, lies a massive complex of steel structures.

That is where the "genius" Vegapunk lives and conducts his research.

What no one knows is...

this figure, considered a rising star of the kingdom by the populace,

is also part of an organization researching forbidden subjects.

No one knows where they went.

But that does not stop the remaining villagers from reporting to the kingdom and the navy.

The two individuals, consumed by madness, gave no thought to the consequences.

Such actions are akin to Orochimaru frantically capturing people in Konoha for human experimentation...

As it is a nation with extremely advanced technology,

coupled with a large number of disappearances, it is difficult not to suspect human experimentation.

The kingdom first sent people to investigate, but found nothing.

The Balgimorea naval branch also reported to headquarters.

Headquarters, in turn, immediately reported this taboo of human experimentation to the government.

Following days of investigation and in-depth inquiry by the World Government's Cipher Pol (CP) organization,

they finally discovered the illegal research team "mAds," dedicated to researching forbidden subjects,

as well as Vegapunk's theory on bloodline factors...