One Piece: I'm Destined to Be the Son-in-Law King!-Chapter 249: Caliber is Truth

It was September in the year 1519 of the Marine Calendar.

The Totto Land Tea Party was just a month away.

The warship Egghead drifted slowly toward the shore.

"Yo, Rear Admiral Drake!" Roya called out to Drake, who was standing guard at the gate. The end of the year was only three months away, the time when the worst pirates would begin their journeys. Drake would soon be a disgraced Rear Admiral.

This is probably the last time I'll see the kid at Egghead, Drake thought.

"Work hard," he said. "I look forward to seeing you again. When that time comes, maybe we can have a leisurely drink."

Drake didn't reply, just watched as Roya entered the Research Institute.

Drake couldn't shake the feeling that Roya's words were heavier than they sounded.

"Have a drink? I'm afraid that's not possible," he muttered.

Drake shook his head.

Marine Headquarters was getting ready to start "SWORD," a secret special forces group, and he'd already sent in his application and said he was quitting.

In about three months, he would turn his back on the Marines and set out as a pirate, hoping to join the Beasts Pirates.

They probably picked me because of my abilities. The Beasts Pirates really like people who can turn into animals, he thought.

When he met Roya again, having a drink would be out of the question. Avoiding a fight would be a win!

Inside the Research Institute, in the lab, Kuma lay on an operating table, covered in wires, most of his muscles already replaced with machines.

He looked terrible, but Kuma's spirits were high as he smiled and wrote a letter to his daughter, Bonney, who was far away in the Sorbet Kingdom.

"To Bonney..." he wrote.

Vegapunk was in the lab, too, his head replaced with an apple-shaped antenna.

Roya came into the lab and immediately saw Vegapunk's new look. He grinned. "Doctor, you finally got rid of that crazy head of yours."

"Hehe," Vegapunk chuckled. "I feel so light, like I could fly, and my head is so much clearer now. Plus, my clones will be ready soon!"

Vegapunk showed off proudly.

Roya found it funny. This old man is like a kid sometimes, so happy about some invention that doesn't really matter, he thought.

Besides Kuma and the Doctor, there was another person in the lab.

Roya looked at the elegantly dressed woman and raised an eyebrow. "Stussy, Queen of the Pleasure Quarter. I didn't expect to see you at Egghead."

"I'm surprised, too, Vice Admiral Black Hair," Stussy said with a sweet smile.

I didn't expect Black Hair to get into the lab so easily. The Doctor must trust him a lot, she thought.

Roya nodded, not wanting to know more about Stussy. He knew she was a clone the Doctor had made and also worked for CP0.

Speaking of which... Roya thought, feeling annoyed.

He'd hoped for some time to relax, but soon after leaving Honeycomb Island, he got a top-secret mission from Headquarters.

[Protect the Celestial Dragon during their visit to the lower world.]

He didn't know the details, but he had a feeling something was strange.

Vegapunk looked at Roya, confused. "Roya, what are you doing at the Research Institute?"

"I want two Unmanned Cooking Machines," Roya said.

He would keep one for himself.

The other would be a gift for Linlin when he went to the Tea Party. It would be rude to arrive empty-handed, even if it might cause a fight.

"No problem," Vegapunk agreed easily.

"One more thing, Doctor," Roya said, rubbing his hands together. He told the Doctor his idea: he wanted some custom-made weapons.

"Electromagnetic Handgun and Electromagnetic Cannon?" Vegapunk asked.

"Yes, can you make them?"

"Of course! Who do you think I am!" Vegapunk said confidently. To a scientist, electricity was basic knowledge. The Research Institute used electricity for power, even if it came from fire.

Turning it into weapons was easy.

Vegapunk asked casually, "I can give you the Electromagnetic Handgun in a bit. I can make the Electromagnetic Cannon in a month, at most. How powerful do you want it?"

"The Electromagnetic Handgun doesn't matter. I just want to play around with it. The more powerful the Electromagnetic Cannon, the better. I want it to handle a billion volts!" Roya said, his eyes shining. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Vegapunk was shocked. His voice rose.

"How much?"

"A billion volts. Is there a problem?"

"Of course there is, you idiot!" Vegapunk shouted, his face red. "Have you thought about what material can handle a billion volts?"

"That is a problem!" Roya said, stroking his chin.

"Maybe you can figure something out?"

Vegapunk was silent.

I'm a scientist, not a magician, he thought.

Making an Electromagnetic Cannon wasn't as hard as making a laser, but the biggest problem was finding a material that could handle the heat and voltage.

"I'll do my best," he said.

"Thanks," Roya said, feeling relieved.

I'm not a scientist, and I don't know much about physics. Things like "Magnetic Field Rotation" are like a dream to me, he thought.

I really don't get it. Chopping and slashing is more my style.

But he could use other people's knowledge. Kid could make cool Electromagnetic Cannons, so Vegapunk should be able to make one, too.

Of course, he didn't want a toy gun like Kid's, which just tickled Big Mom.

He wanted a weapon that could destroy the world, something that could channel all his power into one shot.

I also want to build Gundams, spaceships, and interstellar railguns. It doesn't matter if they're useful. Looking cool is all that matters.

But I don't have any money.

Roya took out two large money boxes, filled with the 3 billion Berries he had stolen from the Celestial Dragon's tribute.

"Doctor, this is the funding!"

"I want to put the Electromagnetic Cannon on a warship."

"I don't care too much about how it looks, but there's an old saying: big is beautiful, more is better, caliber is truth, and range is justice!"

He also wanted a warship that could use different kinds of power, so it could still sail when he wasn't around.

Roya left the lab before Vegapunk went crazy.

In the normal area, Lu Yun rushed over when he saw Roya, holding a newspaper.

"Senior Roya, soon after we left Honeycomb Island, something big happened with the Whitebeard Pirates."

"Let me see," Roya said, taking the newspaper. His eyes narrowed.

Thatch's Funeral, the Fourth Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates!

The Whitebeard Pirates had 16 division commanders, and people died sometimes, but Roya knew something was wrong.

The newspaper didn't say how Thatch had died, and the Whitebeard Pirates hadn't said anything about it.

If the Whitebeard Pirates hadn't held a big funeral for Thatch, no one would have known about it.

"Blackbeard," Roya sneered.

Blackbeard definitely did it, he thought.

The Whitebeard Pirates would be hunting down the killer if it wasn't an inside job.

"After all, you shouldn't air your dirty laundry in public."

"If I see him, I'll kill him," Roya said.

He didn't like Blackbeard. That guy is ambitious, and his powers are a pain. He'll be a problem sooner or later.

"Senior, there's one more thing," Lu Yun said quietly. "Headquarters has ordered you to go to the Shambordy Islands in a week. Saint Shalria is visiting the lower world in a week, and you're in charge of her safety."

"Shalria?" Roya asked, surprised.

Having me take Shalria out and be her bodyguard isn't like the Celestial Dragons. Besides, I threatened that stupid woman last time.

If they wanted a bodyguard, they wouldn't pick me.

Could it be...

Roya's eyes sparkled.

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