The West Sea.
Three Xuanwu Navy warships were sailing towards Ohara.
Nico Robin caught a falling propaganda flyer and was immediately captivated by the promotions for the Food Island and the delicious pictures.
Seeing Benedict approach, she eagerly waved the flyer and exclaimed, "Marshal brother, does this Food Island truly have so much delicious food?"
Benedict took the flyer and, after seeing the advertisements for food, especially the words "Food Island," a smile appeared on his face.
A month had passed since the great Tengu Kiyokaze took up residence on Food Island.
During this month, the nicknames "Food Paradise" and "Food Island" had spread throughout the seas.
Consequently, Food Island had begun to earn a fortune daily.
The food, the wine, and the inns here made pirates linger and forget to return.
After toiling at sea, having such a place to enjoy and relax upon landing was simply marvelous.
"I haven't tried the food on Food Island myself, but if we have the chance, we can go experience it," Benedict said with a smile, also wanting to see the current state of Food Island.
"Marshal, I heard that the expenses there are very high, and there are also many pirates," Olivia emerged from the ship's cabin, also holding a flyer about Food Island, and said with concern.
Olivia understood the principles of the Xuanwu Navy, so she didn't want Benedict to take risks for Nico Robin's whims.
"It's alright. Although I am a Marine, setting aside my identity as the Fleet Admiral, I am also a mortal."
"Everyone has desires, so I am also somewhat looking forward to the delicacies on Food Island."
"Besides, there are some rules that must be followed."
"Unless, one day, we become so powerful that no one in this world can stop us, then everything we do will be the rule."
Food Island was his property, intended for making money and collecting intelligence.
Without these nouveau riche pirates spending money, how would Food Island earn, and how would it support the Xuanwu Navy?
Without these pirates, how would the Xuanwu Navy gather more information?
As the Xuanwu Navy, capturing and eliminating pirates was their tenet.
But the prerequisite was to support themselves and the Xuanwu Navy.
If they couldn't even support themselves, how could they have enough resources to recruit soldiers, build armaments, and fight enemies?
However, this also served as a reminder to Benedict that in terms of acquiring funds, they couldn't rely solely on the food restaurants but needed to start from other aspects.
Olivia listened to Benedict's words and appeared thoughtful.
"This place is perfect for holding banquets!"
"I need to hold banquets!"
"I want lots and lots of Berries."
On another warship, Buggy, holding a flyer for Food Island, was practically drooling and continuously speaking.
As he spoke, Buggy looked towards the side, towards the warship where Benedict was.
"It's so painful to have no money."
Buggy wanted to go treasure hunting again.
If he found treasure, he would have a lot of gold.
...
The Old Site of Ohara.
During the Buster Call, although Benedict had intervened, a large portion of the area was still destroyed.
After that, Ohara was also set ablaze by the World Government for several days and nights.
Therefore, Ohara was now pitch black, and the original appearance of the buildings was almost unrecognizable.
Looking at the once beautiful and peaceful Ohara, now reduced to ruins, Olivia and Nico Robin, mother and daughter, felt very complex emotions.
Especially Nico Robin, her eyes wide open, tears welling up in her eyes.
There were many memories belonging to them here.
"Let's go." Benedict did not stop because of their mother and daughter's emotions.
Finding the buried Poneglyph and taking it back was very important to him.
"The World Government is truly heartless," Buggy muttered while floating in mid-air beside Sakata Gintoki.
"Gintoki, why are we here?"
"Besides a pile of ruins, is there anything else worth us personally coming over?" Buggy then looked at Benedict's retreating back and said.
"To find the Poneglyph and reveal the truth of history," Sakata Gintoki replied calmly.
The beauty of Ohara still remained in Sakata Gintoki's memory.
Unfortunately, it was now pitch black.
"Poneglyph?"
"We're looking for this?"
"That will be troublesome."
"The Big Mom Pirates, the Beast Pirates, and the World Government all possess Poneglyphs. Trying to snatch Poneglyphs from them is no different from destroying them directly?"
Buggy was aware of the Poneglyphs.
After all, having traveled everywhere with the Roger Pirates, he had encountered topics related to Poneglyphs numerous times.
As such, he knew some of the situations regarding who held Poneglyphs.
Therefore, just the Poneglyphs held by these three factions made them difficult to collect completely.
With Olivia leading the way, the group traversed the ruins and quickly arrived at a collapsed area, finding the entrance to the Poneglyph.
Olivia looked at the giant boulder, as large as a small mountain, and said, "The intense fire caused the soil to loosen, and the ground collapsed. This large boulder completely blocked the entrance."
Upon hearing this, Sakata Gintoki's face broke into a smile, and he said, "Then let's just shave it off."
Benedict stepped back a few paces, and Olivia also retreated with Nico Robin.
Buggy, hearing Sakata Gintoki's words, instantly became competitive and stepped forward, saying with utmost confidence, "Shave it off? Why bother with such trouble."
"I only need to move my fingers, and I can split it into pieces."
Benedict looked at Buggy and pointed at the stone, laughing, "You can split it into pieces?"
The Clown Buggy said smugly, "Of course, I am not who I used to be."
"I am very strong!"
With that, the Clown Buggy approached the giant boulder, placed his hand on it, and said, "Split."
*Buzzz!*
A wave of power swept through, covering the entire boulder.
The Clown Buggy's face broke into a smile, and he said smugly, "Move back a bit, don't blame me if you get hit by flying stones."
Everyone retreated another ten meters. The clown threw a stone, which landed on the boulder, and in an instant, all the square stone blocks, cut into the size of a dinner plate, collapsed onto the ground.
"Is that all?" Sakata Gintoki looked at the collapsed stones that once again covered the entrance, with disdain.
"The entrance is still blocked?"
"Can't you do it in one go?"
The Clown Buggy heard this, grinned, and said, "Easy peasy!"
With that, the Clown Buggy snapped his fingers, then hooked his fingers, and all the stones that had fallen to the ground flew up.
In just a moment, all the stones blocking the entrance were cleared.
"Not bad, you've already developed your Devil Fruit abilities to affect external objects."
"Keep working hard to develop your fruit, there's still a lot of room for development."
Benedict praised the Clown Buggy's Devil Fruit abilities and also advised, "Don't neglect practicing your physical techniques."
"The curse of the Devil Fruit is not that simple."
Buggy, Sakata Gintoki, and the others were all stunned by this, then fell into thought.
Could there be some hidden secret to the Devil Fruit?
After a brief ventilation, with people stationed outside to guard, Benedict and the others went inside.