Not long after Sherwin ended his call with Morgans, Haibara Meow walked out of the laboratory, and a serious expression was hanging on her cute little face.
"Sherwin, that guy named Saturn might not be dead yet, meow."
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Without waiting for Sherwin and the others to ask, the little kitten continued to explain:
"The analysis results of that skeleton just came out. Let alone lineage factors, even the main elements in bones—calcium and phosphorus—are pitifully scarce. Instead of calling it a bone, it more like a stone mixed with a bit of bone powder... Even if the ability, flesh, and vitality were drained, this situation shouldn't happen. If it were a complete extraction, there no reason why a skeleton that doesn't resemble bones would be left behind, meow."
She paused slightly and stated her hypothesis: "Based on the situation of the other four Elders, I suspect that Saturn, the one who can turn into a giant spider, was originally supposed to be completely transferred too. It just because of the seawater and Sea Prism Stone that he had to leave a 'part' of his bones behind, meow."
"Of course, this is the worst-case scenario. Maybe he really is dead, but it better for you to find out for sure first, meow."
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Haibara Meow expression relaxed slightly, but she still reminded them quite seriously.
The reason she was being so cautious was that she knew the premise of the plan Sherwin and the others were preparing to launch was having a way to deal with the "immortal" Elders.
But if using the "Poke Ball" capture method was useless, then rashly exposing the existence of Imu and even going to war with the World Government wasn't actually a particularly good idea.
Sherwin, who had just hung up the phone not long ago: "..."
Given the efficiency of Morgans and the World Economic Journal in spreading information, the intelligence about Imu was probably already spreading everywhere by now.
Although he was caught off guard a little, Sherwin wasn't particularly worried.
First of all, Haibara Meow also said that this was just the worst-case scenario she had inferred, and what the truth really was remained to be seen.
Secondly...
"Even if Saturn is still alive, it definitely wasn't without any cost."
Sherwin patted Haibara Meow little head, pulling his hand back a step before the little tsundere could bite him.
Earlier, when the Five Elders were summoned back by Imu to block the "Little Girl," their reaction had been quite abnormal.
Even when Sherwin broke their bones or the Felynes burned away their fur and flesh, the Five Elders had never let out such a shrill and wretched shriek, not even half as intense as that.
In addition, Imu only used that method to quickly summon the Five Elders back when the "Little Girl" was about to crash onto Pangaea Castle. If there truly were no restrictions, why didn't he activate it immediately when the Five Elders fell into a disadvantage or were restricted?
The situation with Saint Saturn was the same. Although Haibara Meow said something was wrong with that skeleton, no matter what, he still left a skeleton here, and it didn't turn into black smoke and disappear like the other severed body parts. Sherwin didn't believe that he suffered no losses at all.
So...
"If once doesn't work, then twice. If twice doesn't work, then thrice... I don't believe they can keep resurrecting like this without limit. Compared to them needing to leave a skeleton behind, the cost we pay is just the materials to manufacture the Ancient... ah no, the Sheikah Spheres, and making Purah Meow work a little harder."
"Exactly, there no need to panic before we confirm the specific situation."
Dragon agreed, adding, "Our Revolutionary Army also has quite a few undercover agents within the World Government. It won't be difficult to find out the situation of the Five Elders."
"Hmph~ It fine as long as you know what you're doing! I'm going back to my experiments, meow!"
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This little tsundere, Haibara Meow, probably felt that her behavior of running over to warn Sherwin was a bit "embarrassing for a Felyne." After grumbling a few words, she turned around and wanted to run back to the laboratory...
Only to be grabbed by the scruff of her neck by Sherwin and lifted right back.
"Don't hide in the lab all day long! Besides, you have to perform blood transfusion surgeries for several people later, so take a good rest these few days!"
He held the constantly struggling little kitten in his arms, braving her cat punches and cat kicks thrown wildly in her tsundere state, and aggressively rubbed and petted her twice.
Monster Hunter Style · Secret Technique · Katou Cat Hand!
Under the Hunter superb petting skills, Haibara Meow quickly stopped struggling, narrowing her eyes and purring as she slumped into Sherwin arms to enjoy it.
Because he had already decided to fight against the World Government together with the Revolutionary Army, Sherwin did not run around anymore. Instead, after sending the rescued slaves to an island located in the Calm Belt, he returned with Dragon and the others to the Revolutionary Army headquarters, Baltigo.
Although Lindbergh already had a lab here, Haibara Meow and Purah Meow still planned to build a new one.
Aside from Lindbergh lab being slightly outdated and not comprehensive enough, it was also to leave them a set of equipment for making Green Blood, saving them the trouble of having to bother the Felynes again in case a blood transfusion was needed later.
Lindbergh, whose lab was disdained by the Felynes, was not angry at all. On the contrary, he shamelessly followed the two research Felynes closely, never leaving their sides.
Apart from him, Ivankov, the chief doctor of the Revolutionary Army, also joined in, becoming a follower of the two Felynes alongside Lindbergh.
And during the time Haibara Meow and Purah Meow were making preparations, besides playing with the other Felynes, Sherwin would also occasionally help train the members of the Revolutionary Army together with the Felynes.
As for Dragon and the other cadres, they left immediately after getting Sherwin and the others settled in.
After all, in addition to secretly spreading the news about Imu, they also had no intention of giving up on their plan to cut off the food supply to the Celestial Dragons.
On the other side, besides helping to spread the "rumors" in secret, Morgans also reported the attack on Mary Geoise that night in the newspaper, mentioning a certain mysterious figure and accompanying it with a blurry photo taken from a distance.
On the surface, the World Economic Journal seemed to just be guessing at the World Government hidden power, but combined with the rumors rising in the underworld during this period, the existence of "Imu" became increasingly credible.
"Ma-ma-ma-ma... The 'King of the World' hidden within Mary Geoise? What a truly unpleasant title!"
BIG MOM spoke with a fake smile after hearing the intelligence delivered by Perospero.
One had to remember that she intended to become the Pirate King and rule this sea, so having the "King of the World" who had already ruled the world for eight hundred years suddenly pop up naturally made Charlotte Linlin feel displeased.
"Mama, does such a person really exist? If it true, wouldn't they have lived for over eight hundred years?!"
The "Butter Minister," Charlotte Galette, questioned in disbelief.
"Ma-ma-ma, whether that person named Imu has lived for eight hundred years, I do not know, but as for that curly-haired old man among the Five Elders, Mama met him once more than thirty years ago. Back then, he already looked old and decrepit, but now that over thirty years, almost forty years have passed, he hasn't changed a bit."
Similar conversations were also taking place within the Whitebeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates at this time.
Compared to others who were still doubting the authenticity, these few people who had once participated in the God Valley Incident were actually more inclined to believe in Imu existence.
Another person who quickly believed this news was Trafalgar Law, who had already entered the Grand Line from the North Blue.
This was because he recalled the "Perpetual Youth Surgery" that Doflamingo had once mentioned. Clearly, someone, and it must have been a Celestial Dragon, had to have experienced this surgery before for him to know about it so clearly. After all, before Doflamingo told him, even as the user of the Op-Op Fruit, he didn't know he possessed that ability.
Amidst all this commotion, Haibara Meow laboratory was finally set up, and Sabo, along with those Revolutionary Army members who needed to undergo the blood-exchange surgery, had also been hooked up to nutrient solutions for several consecutive days, leaving their entire digestive tracts as empty as they could possibly be.