A Week Later;
Near the sea of the Dragon King Pirates' base, Diamante's ship stood in front of a gigantic sea wave.
"Damn it! Why is there a storm out of nowhere? And it has been over twelve hours. Why hasn't it disappeared yet?" Diamante roared.
"Sir, we just learned about this island. It is an abandoned island because of its regular storms."
"Captain of the Blue Wave Pirates suffered a tragic shipwreck near this area, and their entire crew was annihilated."
"Captain of the Blue Wave Pirates! Wait, if I remember correctly, that guy was quite a famous pirate in the West Blue, especially for his Devil Fruit powers."
Diamante's eyes showed a look of realization as he spoke.
"Yes, Captain! He was a Logia Fruit user who could conjure clouds. He was never afraid of storms since he could simply make the clouds disappear."
"But even his crew couldn't come out of this storm alive."
One of his crew immediately came forward, saluted him, and answered his question.
"Tsk! Just because he can control clouds doesn't mean he can control storms. Even someone like a Legendary Pirate Golden Lion Shiki fell before the storm."
Diamante clicked his tongue before the veins on his forehead popped.
"Then, why is that damn crew still alive? Have you confirmed it with Turtle?"
"Diamante, I asked Turtle earlier. He said Tyler is still alive. People of his work rarely lie, and we also have this pointing towards the storm."
He said while pointing at the vivre card.
"That's why I am confused, Mashvise. How is that brat still alive in a storm like that?"
Diamante roared.
Mashvise rubbed his head and asked.
"Isn't he a Mythical Zoan Fruit user? Maybe he can control the storm."
Hearing that, Diamante paused and rubbed his forehead.
"We just heard how that fool with Logia Fruit died because he also thought he could control the storm."
"Now, are we just gonna believe that he can control the storm? We might as well just believe that he survived through sheer luck."
"Maybe he is stranded on that island."
"So, what are we going to do now?"
Mashvise asked.
"We need to wait."
Diamante answered.
"Just for a Devil Fruit?"
Mashvise questioned.
Diamante glanced at him and his other subordinates.
"Yes, just for his Devil Fruit. You should have heard about rumors of Kaido's captures, right?"
Mashvise nodded.
"Those aren't rumors. They are true. He has been captured so many times, but he isn't dead. Why?"
"Kaido isn't invincible, nor is he undead. He is just hard to kill. To kill him, they need top-tier fighters Sengoku and Garp."
"Even if one of them is missing, they can't capture or kill him. Do you know why? Because he can fly and recover faster."
"Even if he fights someone, gets captured, they would need to try to kill him immediately, otherwise he will just recover and fly away."
"It's not just because of Kaido's Oni Race but also because of his Devil Fruit. That's the charm of a Mythical Zoan."
Diamante couldn't help but show a look of longing as he said.
"Just one fruit and you can produce a Yonko Commander. Just look at Whitebeard's First Division Commander Marco."
"Compared to our Young Master, he doesn't even have Conqueror Haki, but he has been the second strongest in that crew because of his Devil Fruit."
"Whitebeard started recruiting children in his crew, but he was always clashing with some of the strongest people in the world."
"So, how did his crew survive? Because of Marco. His Phoenix Fruit could tank any kind of damage and help his crew recover."
"It has been confirmed that this newcomer possesses Mythical Zoan. So, we must get him at any cost."
"At worst, we can just kill him and let his Devil Fruit reappear in the sea."
Hearing his words, Mashvise nodded.
At this moment, one of his subordinates came running.
"Officer Diamante, there is a Marine Ship chasing after us."
"What? Have you identified who is on the ship?" Diamante asked.
"Yes, Officer Diamante! It is the ship from Headquarters. It must be Vice Admiral Onigumo."
The subordinate nodded.
"Damn it! How did they find out our position? No, we can't stay here anymore. Get the ship ready for sailing!"
Diamante roared.
"Didn't you just say we will wait here?"
Mashvise rolled his eyes.
"I don't have a death wish. That guy is a madman. He will kill us before we can contact Young Master."
"We need to regroup with Señor Pink and Lag G."
Diamante spoke.
Hearing that, everyone quickly started working on the ship.
Several kilometers away from them, the Marine Ship was sailing in its full majesty.
A tall man with a cold face and eyes that seemed semi-closed. He had a cigar in his mouth and wore a double breasted grey suit under his Marine Cloak.
"Vice Admiral, there seems to be a movement from the Pirate ship. They are changing their direction away from the StormLand."
One of the Marines gave him a salute and spoke.
"It seems like those pirates finally found our position."
He turned his eyes to the side and asked.
"Captain Soro, are you sure that pirate is in this direction?"
Soro gave him a salute and said.
"Yes, Vice Admiral! With my Devil Fruit, I was able to see Diamante holding what seemed like a vivre card."
"The last information my informant at Kano Country sent was that he got the hair of Pirate Miya."
"Unfortunately, he was killed before we got our hands on the vivre card. And, the position of Doflamingo's ship was seen near Kano Country."
"There can't be too many coincidences. That vivre must belong to Tyler's crew."
Hearing that, Onigumo rubbed his chin.
'Even we don't know how the black market got hold of that vivre card. So, Soro's explanation might have some truth to it.'
'So, what should I do? Wait for that storm to fade or chase after the Doflamingo pirates.'
'With their ship and navigation skills, they would be able to hide from me for a long time. So, if I follow them, it would be a waste of time.'
'But without their presence, I wouldn't know whether those guys are alive or not. It seems like I can only follow the Doflamingo pirates.'
Thinking about it for a moment, he looked at Soro and said.
"Take an extra ship and keep an eye on the island! If you find them coming out, even if it kills you, you must buy me some time, understand?"
Soro, knowing Vice Admiral Onigumo's cold-blooded nature, nodded immediately.
"Yes, Sir!"
Soon, a smaller ship was given to Soro for command as Vice Admiral Onigumo left with the main ship to chase after the Doflamingo pirates.
The entire time, they didn't even realize that this storm was artificial.
While it was true that this area would create storms constantly, it didn't mean the storm would last long.
But this storm had lasted twelve hours thanks to Tyler's Devil Fruit.
Controlling the wind controls the storm.
The result of different temperatures of air creates a center of low pressure, enveloping it with high-pressure air, causing a massive wind to rise.
But by controlling the air, he could stop and release the storm.
It wasn't easy, but after weeks of training, he had gained a very high level of control over wind, allowing him to create a storm with just a thought.
"They finally left, but there are still some mice in that area."
"So, what do you plan to do now, Captain? We have only been training for a week. We are not ready to face them."
Frank asked.
"Since I can still smell them, it means they are within three miles of the island. We just need to increase the power of the storm to chase them away."
Tyler said as he raised his hand.
At this moment, it wasn't just a storm. Several large black clouds began emerging above them, and then were pushed by the powerful winds.
Those clouds started moving closer to those ships before releasing lightning bolts.
"Run away! Get away from this storm!"
Soro roared, trying to control the rudder by himself as he gave commands to his ship.
Bang!
A lightning bolt struck the main mast.
"Captain, our mast is damaged. The ship's speed is decreasing."
"Oh no, Captain, a tornado! A powerful tornado is coming this way. Captain, you can fly. Only you can leave!"
It wasn't just Marine Ship. The Doflamingo pirates had also sent a smaller ship from another direction.
They also received the same treatment.
"No, we will leave together!"
Soro roared, transforming into his Hawk Form before he flew near the mast.
"Everyone, hold whatever you can!"
[Mighty Wings]
He gathered an enormous power into his wings, using Life Return to increase the size of his wings before he flapped them.
Whoosh!
His wings released an enormous wind that blew away the flames and pushed his ship away from the storm.
As his ship moved away, one of his trusted subordinates threw a rope, binding around his waist.
Seeing this, Soro finally closed his eyes and let his subordinate pull him.
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