Wait... That person seems to be from the Land of Wano, right?
And that Hundred Beasts Kaido, I heard he's in the Land of Wano...
Could this guy have thought of something?
Thinking this, Sanji spoke up: "Hey, Kin'emon, you're a samurai from the Land of Wano, aren't you? Do you have something you want to tell us?"
As soon as he said this, the others also turned their attention to Kin'emon.
Upon hearing this, Kin'emon fell silent for a moment before saying, "Let me rescue my son first.
"The rest... can wait until later.
"But rest assured, I will definitely not hide anything from you."
Seeing that Kin'emon had said this much, Sanji couldn't press further.
However, Meiser didn't let Kin'emon off the hook. Instead, he looked at him seriously and said, "But I need to make sure you're not one of Kaido's people."
As soon as these words were spoken, Kin'emon flew into a rage!
"What kind of joke is this?!"
With a fierce expression, Kin'emon roared, "Are you insulting me?!"
"How could I possibly be the subordinate of such a beast?!"
"I wish I could eat his flesh and drink his blood!"
It wasn't a lie.
As a ninja, Meiser could see Kin'emon's true feelings—this man was indeed not lying.
So he said, "My apologies."
"Hmph." Kin'emon angrily turned his head away and said, "Considering you saved me, I won't hold it against you, but please don't say such things again. It's an insult to me!"
This time, Meiser only nodded and said nothing more.
Then, a question arose in Meiser's mind.
That was... why does this guy hate Hundred Beasts Kaido so much?
Oh... he understood.
Hundred Beasts Kaido, who has entrenched himself in the Land of Wano, has occupied that country and harmed these samurai, right!
Having understood what had happened, a trace of pity appeared in Meiser's eyes.
What a pitiful bunch.
"You really are a bunch of madmen..." Brownbeard gulped and said.
"Oh, I almost forgot about you."
Meiser glanced at Brownbeard and said, "Come to think of it, you're still an enemy."
With that, Meiser turned and walked toward Brownbeard, clearly not intending to give this guy a chance to speak out of turn.
"Wait!"
Usopp stopped Brownbeard and said, "This guy is on our side now."
"Huh?"
Meiser was taken aback, then asked in surprise, "What do you mean? Did someone use Talk no Jutsu to convince him?"
Since when did their Straw Hat Pirates have such persuasive power?
Isn't that Naruto's specialty?
"Talk no Jutsu?"
Usopp was confused. What kind of ninjutsu is that?
Is it powerful?
"Don't worry about the details." Meiser waved his hand and said, "First, explain what you mean by 'this guy is on our side now.'"
"He was deceived by Caesar." Usopp said. "From the very beginning, Caesar only saw him as a tool.
"And now that the tool has been captured, he's been discarded."
"Not only that, but his subordinates were also treated as Test Subjects by Caesar."
"So now he deeply hates Caesar and wishes he could kill that guy outright."
That was why he said the other party could be considered one of their own—because this guy shared the same goal as them.
"Exactly." Nami chimed in, "Speaking of which, this guy actually saved us."
"If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have made it here."
They had ridden Brownbeard all the way here, so Nami was quite grateful to him.
Upon hearing this, Meiser said irritably, "Have you all forgotten about Merry?"
Nami fell silent at his words—she really had forgotten about that.
Seeing this, Meiser shook his head but gave up on the idea of killing Brownbeard.
"But you better keep your mouth shut!" Meiser said. "Otherwise..."
Meiser didn't finish his sentence, but Brownbeard understood his meaning.
"You can rest assured about that," Brownbeard said. "Law is my savior—I won't say a word."
As a pirate, he had his own code of honor and naturally wouldn't blabber about Law's affairs.
Besides... whether he would even survive this time was uncertain.
After all... the person he wanted to kill was a Logia-type ability user with a Bounty of 300 million Berries!
"No lies."
Meiser, who had sensed Brownbeard's thoughts, nodded and then withdrew the foot he had stepped forward.
On second thought, since neither Law nor Luffy had silenced this guy, there was no need for him to go to the trouble.
A warning would suffice.
Just then, Merry approached Meiser, looking somewhat conflicted.
"What's wrong?" Meiser reached out and picked up the little one, saying, "What do you want to say?"
"There's one thing that bothers me."
"What is it?"
"Didn't we encounter that Caesar earlier?" Merry said. "He used some method to alter the surrounding environment."
"At that time, my wind became unusable—it was as if my wind couldn't be generated in that space."
"After that... we passed out."
"There was such a thing?" Brook exclaimed in surprise.
Unable to use wind?
Why?
Wasn't wind something that existed everywhere? Why couldn't it be used?
Meiser, however, wore a thoughtful expression and said, "Unable to use wind, huh..."
"Merry, you couldn't use your ability to create wind at that time?"
"Yes," Merry nodded.
She felt as though her ability had been restricted in some way, making it impossible to activate.
She could still shoot arrows, but the problem was... she was about to pass out at the time, so she couldn't even draw her bow.
"What's going on?" Zoro asked, puzzled.
Why couldn't Merry use her ability?
"Maybe it's Sea..."
Usopp stopped mid-sentence, then wore an awkward expression.
Merry wasn't an Ability User, so she naturally wouldn't be affected by Sea Stone.
"I think I know what happened," Meiser said, stroking his chin.
"How so?"
"If I'm not mistaken, the opponent likely used their ability to extract the air from the area you were in, creating something akin to a vacuum," Meiser explained. "Of course, it's also possible they genuinely created a true vacuum."
This was probably why Usopp and the others lost consciousness so quickly.
In a vacuum, humans lose consciousness in an extremely short amount of time.
As for why they didn't die...
Perhaps it's because people in this world have stronger constitutions?
"A vacuum?"
Merry's head was filled with question marks. What was a vacuum?
Why couldn't she use wind in such an environment?
Seeing Merry's confused expression, Meiser explained in simple terms, "Merry, think carefully—how does your wind come about?"
Merry blinked, tilting her head as she pondered. "Well... I just think about wanting wind, and the air around me starts moving, turning into wind I can use."
"That's exactly it." Meiser pointed to the flowing air currents around them. "The root of wind is actually air!"
"A place without air is like a river without water. No matter how much you want the water to flow, you'd just be wasting your effort."
After a brief pause, Meiser continued, "Whether Caesar created something similar to a vacuum or a true vacuum, the core of it was that he removed all the air from that space."
"No matter how strong your ability is, you can't create wind out of nothing—just like Zoro needs a sword to swing, Usopp needs arrows to shoot, and you need air as the foundation to control wind."
Upon hearing this, Usopp wore a thoughtful expression. Inside Caesar's domain, he had not only struggled to breathe but also felt something strange when throwing punches.
He had been wondering what was happening—it turned out the air around them had been completely drained.
Meanwhile, Zoro showed an intrigued expression. If he trained his swordsmanship in such an environment, could it elevate his skills to the next level?
He was genuinely curious.
Ignoring their reactions, Meiser went on, "And it's not just that you can't create wind in a vacuum—you fainted for the same reason."
"Humans need to breathe air to survive. In a place without air, the lungs can't take in oxygen, and the brain shuts down almost immediately, causing you to lose consciousness."
"Fortunately, Caesar's technique likely has range and time limitations. Otherwise, you might not have made it out alive."
Merry finally understood, her face lighting up with realization before furrowing her brow again. "So if we encounter this situation again, I'll be completely helpless?"
Usopp nodded in agreement. "Yeah, it's way too overpowered! What if he traps us with it again? We'd be sitting ducks!"
Meiser chuckled, reaching out to ruffle Merry's hair. "It's not entirely hopeless. A vacuum domain like that must have weaknesses."
"Either its range is limited, allowing us to break free, or maintaining it requires significant effort from Caesar, meaning he can't use it indefinitely."
"Next time we encounter it, as long as we find the right opportunity to break through, your wind will be useful again."
After saying this, Meiser paused for a moment before continuing, "Of course, if one masters sufficiently powerful Haki, they can also quickly subdue that guy."
Although losing oxygen would gradually cloud the mind...
But... as long as your strength is great enough, you can still solve this problem!
As for the method?
Just defeat him instantly!
"I don't know Haki or anything like that..." Merry said with some distress.
"Then leave him to us," Meiser said with a smile, patting the little one's head. "Otherwise, even if you escape his ability range and attack from outside, you still won't be able to defeat him."
After all... without Haki, you can't capture the flowing body of a Logia type!
Hearing this, the little one sighed helplessly.
Not knowing Haki is a fatal flaw...
"It seems we'll have to work hard to train our Haki in the future," Usopp said with a headache.
The New World is just too dangerous; not knowing Haki really puts you at a disadvantage.
Take this time, for example—if they hadn't been relatively lucky, they would have died!
"Well, you'll have to work hard then," Meiser said with a laugh. "Especially you, Usopp!"
"Me?"
Usopp pointed at himself, puzzled. "What do you mean?"
"You remember what your Devil Fruit is, right?"
"Of course!"
At the mention of his Devil Fruit, Usopp proudly raised his head and said, "The More-More Fruit!"
He was quite satisfied with his Devil Fruit!
With this ability, he would eventually become a top-tier powerhouse!
"Exactly, the More-More Fruit," Meiser nodded. "Its ability is to amplify non-living things."
"So here's the question... can it enhance Haki?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.
Then, Brook gasped and said, "Are you saying... his amplification ability can amplify Haki?"
If that were the case, it would be terrifying!
A tenfold Haki amplification?
What kind of monster would that be?
"I'm just speculating," Meiser said. "But if things like strength and speed can be amplified, then... why not Haki?"
If you think about it, these things are all non-living entities, aren't they?
Hearing Meiser's explanation, Usopp's eyes lit up instantly.
Yeah, why not?
Then, a scene appeared in Usopp's mind.
He held a palm-sized slingshot, aimed at the enemy, and fired a seemingly small pellet.
Just as the enemy was confused, the pellet suddenly grew in size, and the Haki wrapped around it amplified dozens of times!
With a single strike, the enemy was completely defeated!
Ah~
This scene is just too perfect!!
"Hehe~"
"Hehehehe~"
Nami: ...
What strange thing is this guy thinking about? Why is he laughing like that...
"But is that possible?" Zoro frowned. "Don't forget, Haki is specifically used to counter Ability Users."
"No, no, you can't look at it so narrowly," Meiser explained. "When facing enemies, Haki is indeed the most effective weapon against Ability Users!"
"But when you use it yourself, Haki becomes a treasure that can amplify the power of your fruit!"
"Take that idiot Luffy for example, that guy learned to use Haki to increase the power of his fruit ability."
As he spoke, Meiser recalled Luffy's fighting style.
That guy really did do that.
Hearing this, Zoro fell silent. He realized he might have been a bit one-sided in his thinking.
Well, it couldn't be helped—after all, he wasn't an Ability User.
"So, Usopp, you could give it a try," Meiser said with a laugh. "Who knows, it might just work."
"Imagine throwing a punch with a hundredfold Haki amplification—just thinking about it feels awe-inspiring!"
After saying this, Meiser couldn't help but recall that old man Garp in his mind.
If that old man had eaten the More-More Fruit... how terrifying would his punches be?
If he were a More-More Fruit Ability User, that one punch during the Summit War would have turned me to dust," Meiser muttered to himself.
Yeah, absolutely!
And if he went even harder, turning me into molecules wouldn't be impossible either.