Chapter 058: We’re Here to Liberate Skypiea for You!

The sudden appearance of the old man was quite polite as he introduced himself to Lin Xuan and the others: "People of the Blue Sea, greetings. I am Gan Fall, the Sky Knight, a professional mercenary. It's our first meeting—please take care of me!"

"A professional mercenary? What kind of jobs do you take?" Senju Hashirama couldn't help but ask curiously.

As a ninja from their world, which was also a type of professional mercenary, he was naturally interested in learning more about a fellow professional in this world.

Gan Fall replied, "Skypiea is very unfamiliar and dangerous for you. I can provide guidance, consultation, and even armed protection services. The fee is five million Ek per service!"

"Ek? What's that?"

This time, it was Aokiji who curiously spoke up: "Is that a type of currency? What's the exchange rate with the Berries we use?"

Gan Fall coughed lightly and said, "The exchange rate is 10,000 to 1—10,000 Ek equals one Berry!"

Aokiji was instantly stunned. "So, hiring you for one service only costs 500 Berries?"

Only?

Hearing that word, Gan Fall immediately realized he had encountered a group of wealthy individuals and grew even more eager to secure their employment.

Lin Xuan, however, asked curiously, "Since Skypiea doesn't trade with the world below, what use do you have for Berries?"

"They're useful!"

Gan Fall said solemnly, "Although we rarely interact with the Blue Sea, people like you occasionally come up here. Berries can be used to trade with them!"

"I see." Lin Xuan nodded and then fell into thought.

Gan Fall, seeing this, assumed Lin Xuan thought his fee was too high and quickly added, "You don't have to think it's expensive. I need to make a living, and this price is already very fair! Of course, you might also be concerned about the quality of my service. To show my sincerity, I can offer the first service for free. How about that?"

Lin Xuan chuckled and said, "No need for free services. We'll pay—though I don't have any money on me, I'm sure Aokiji has some. Besides, if I asked you to help with something for free, you probably wouldn't even be willing."

Aokiji, hearing that Lin Xuan expected him to foot the bill, couldn't help but protest, "Why should I pay?"

Uchiha Madara glanced at him coldly and replied, "Because you're our prisoner right now."

Aokiji wanted to argue, but the sight of the handcuffs on his wrists left him speechless.

Humiliation!

The sudden appearance of the terrifying upward sea current had caught him completely off guard. If not for that, how could he have been so easily subdued without even a fight, ending up as their prisoner out of nowhere?

While Aokiji was inwardly lamenting his lack of caution, Gan Fall asked Lin Xuan curiously, "What exactly is it that you want me to do?"

Lin Xuan got straight to the point: "I know there's a guy here named Enel. What I want you to do is take us to him."

"What?!"

Gan Fall's eyes widened instantly, his aged face filled with shock and disbelief.

Seeing his reaction, Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, and even Aokiji were taken aback.

Uchiha Madara asked, "Who is Enel? Is he strong?"

Lin Xuan nodded. "Fairly strong, I'd say. After all, he's a Logia-type Devil Fruit user who's taken over Skypiea and declared himself a god."

"A god?"

Hearing such a title, Uchiha Madara grew even more interested.

After all, he had once believed himself to be a god-like figure, only to realize he'd been deluding himself. Now, he wanted to see just how powerful this so-called god of this world was—whether he truly deserved the title!

Aokiji, however, frowned and asked, "What kind of Devil Fruit ability does this Enel have?"

To be honest, if this were any other prisoner asking so many questions, Lin Xuan would've kicked them aside long ago.

But since he had a relatively favorable impression of Aokiji, he reluctantly answered, "The Goro Goro no Mi."

Aokiji's expression immediately turned serious. "The ability to control lightning? That does sound like a troublesome opponent."

Senju Hashirama, having never witnessed the power of a Logia-type Devil Fruit, gave Aokiji a skeptical look and said, "Aren't you a Logia user too? I didn't see anything particularly impressive about your abilities."

Aokiji: "..."

That hurts, you know!

If you're so confident, take these handcuffs off me, and I'll show you what I can do!

Gan Fall, listening to their back-and-forth, was utterly confused.

What's going on with these Blue Sea people? Some seem to know Enel, while others don't?

But he had no time to dwell on that. Instead, he immediately pressed, "Why are you looking for him? What's your relationship with him?"

As he spoke, he tightened his grip on his weapon, as if ready to fight Lin Xuan and the others if they turned out to be allies of Enel.

Lin Xuan simply smiled and said, "Relax, old man Gan Fall. We're not your enemies. We came here specifically because we heard Skypiea is under Enel's tyrannical rule—to help you liberate it!"

Hearing this, Gan Fall's face was filled with disbelief, his expression screaming: Don't try to fool me!

In fact, even Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama didn't buy Lin Xuan's words, let alone Aokiji!

Lin Xuan didn't expect them to believe him—after all, he didn't believe it himself.

But he couldn't very well say he was here to farm reputation points and boost his strength, could he?

So, he continued spinning his tale: "Just know that we're here to kill Enel. Now, hurry up and take us to him!"

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