# Chapter 808: Meeting Buggy Again
On the sea surface, a patchwork fleet of ships was sailing along with the wind.
There were about a dozen ships in the fleet, and on the largest ship at the lead hung a flag resembling the sun-like emblem of the Kuja Pirates!
Needless to say, these were the survivors of Amazon Lily migrating from the island toward the New World. However, the ships in this fleet looked like they had been seized along the way, uneven in size and quality.
Perhaps out of gratitude for the adventurer Fisher Tiger's rescue back then, the flag of the Kuja Pirates bore a striking resemblance to the original Sun Pirates' flag. Ian was also on this ship, but the fleet did not fly the Dragon Hunter Pirates' flag. This invisibly helped them evade the World Government's intelligence agencies, making them believe it was merely the Kuja Pirates searching for a new home after Amazon Lily's destruction.
Inside the cabin, Ace was eating and drinking heartily, but there was something strange about it. Across from him, nearly a hundred female warriors of the Kuja tribe were propping their chins on their hands, staring intently at him as he ate!
While watching Ace, they kept commenting nonstop.
"Amazing! Do all men eat this much?"
"Right? He eats even more than the biggest eater among the women on the island!"
Ace had a thick skin. A normal person would have lost their appetite being watched by so many women while eating, but he didn't care. Over the past few days, the food on the ship had all been cooked by the women of Amazon Lily, so Ace had gotten a taste of their delicious cuisine. He had been gorging himself nonstop, unable to get enough. The plates piled up on his left and right numbered at least seventy or eighty!
"Is it almost time?"
"Almost, almost!"
The watching women suddenly brought up this topic, and one of them who was keeping track of the time even started counting: "Five, four, three, two... one!"
*Thump!* The moment she finished counting, Ace, who had just stuffed a large piece of sea beast meat into his mouth, suddenly dropped his head and slammed his face into the plate in front of him. His hands were still holding the knife and fork, but he was completely still, snoring loudly!
"He fell asleep! He really fell asleep!"
The Kuja women shouted excitedly, then reached out to poke Ace's body. Finding that he truly had no reaction, they became even more thrilled.
"Quick! Write it down! How many times is this?"
"The eighth time! And it's always right on time!"
"He falls asleep while eating! Men really are such strange creatures!"
"But why doesn't Ian-sama do that?"
"I don't know. Maybe Ian-sama is just stronger!"
If Ian were here and heard their speculation, he would probably be speechless. Stronger? He was just normal! Falling asleep while eating was something only Ace did, no one else, okay?
Don't use special cases as a reference, ladies...
Ever since Ian used Orihime Inoue's card ability to cure the radiation sickness of the surviving female warriors of Amazon Lily a few days ago, these girls had slowly recovered from their grief and started becoming lively again. They held Ian in awe and respect, so the only one they could have fun with was Ace...
As for Ian, he was currently sitting on the deck, holding a freshly delivered newspaper in his hand, looking somewhat helplessly at Boa Hancock and Little Ian not far away.
Yes, ever since they set sail, under Boa Hancock's strong insistence, Ian had no choice but to summon Little Ian again. But once summoned, he couldn't send him back. Little Ian was held by Boa Hancock, and she never let go of him wherever she went!
And what Boa Hancock loved most was finding all kinds of little clothes to dress up Little Ian!
These little clothes, of course, weren't made by her. They came from the skillful hands of the Kuja sisters, and all the clothes they made shared one common feature...
Lace!!!!
For example, right now, Boa Hancock had put Little Ian in a white cape. This cape had a hood attached, shaped like a little seal. The whole cape looked fluffy and felt great to the touch. Little Ian looked absolutely adorable in it.
But... what was hard to look at was what Little Ian was wearing under the cape—a little floral skirt!
Damn it! Little Ian was a boy! Were they planning to turn him into a little princess by dressing him like that!?
Watching Little Ian transform into a cross-dressing prodigy, Ian directly covered his face. He wanted to say something but didn't know how to bring it up to the enthusiastic Boa Hancock.
Forget it. Better him than me. Little Ian, just have fun playing with these big sisters...
So Ian forced himself not to look at Little Ian and shifted his attention to the newspaper.
It had been a few days since they left Amazon Lily, but the report about the Uranus incident had only come out today. Of course, this was a newspaper meant for the general public, not the one that had been shown to the kings of various countries earlier.
In this newspaper, the World Government had given the world an explanation.
In the news, the World Government claimed that this was an operation targeting the Beast Pirates. With the Marine's forces weakened, they had to seek help from the World Nobles and deploy the Marine Science Unit's latest biological weapon to strike against the Beast Pirates.
In this report, they never mentioned anything about an Ancient Weapon. Instead, they described Uranus as a weapon similar to the Pacifista. After all, for so many years, the World Government had been banning research on Poneglyphs, using the excuse of preventing the reappearance of Ancient Weapons. If they revealed Uranus's true identity, wouldn't that be slapping themselves in the face?
Anyway, as far as the World Government was concerned, the common people were ignorant and easy to fool. Public opinion was in their hands, and they could say whatever they wanted. Even if ordinary people had doubts, so what? With repeated propaganda, even lies became truth!
And speaking of which, "Big News" Morgans and his World Economy News Paper had been thoroughly warned by the World Government this time...
After the failure of the operation against the Whitebeard Pirates in the Battle of New Edd War and the painful incident of Ian killing Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, the World Government and the Marines had finally regained their pride this time. The words between the lines of this newspaper showed their current high spirits. In the report, they claimed that the Beast Pirates had been completely annihilated, Emperor Kaido had fled in disgrace, former Warlords Doflamingo and Blackbeard Teach had died in battle, and Golden Lion Shiki had disappeared without a trace. It was a glorious victory!
And at the end of the report, they even mentioned Ian, claiming that Emperor Ian had suddenly appeared and engaged in battle with Uranus at Amazon Lily, and that Emperor Ian had "been defeated and fled in panic." The Kuja Island of Warlord Empress Boa Hancock had been destroyed due to the battle, and the World Government expressed deep regret and would provide compensation, etc.
In other words, in this report, the World Government and the Celestial Dragons had intentionally or unintentionally stated a fact: they had defeated two Emperors, two Warlords, and a legendary pirate all at once!
One could imagine the impact this newspaper would have on ordinary people once it spread across the world. After all, this world had been under the World Government's rule for eight hundred years. For the citizens of many countries, they had long regarded the World Government as the legitimate authority. When the World Government suffered defeats in battles against the Emperors and pirates, people were anxious and fearful. But now, with news of victory spreading, it was a huge morale boost for many ordinary people.
The World Government was calming people's hearts and showcasing their military might. The ridiculous part was that these common people were still being kept in the dark... So many ordinary people hated pirates, hated thieves, hated liars, but they didn't know that those ruling over them, those pressing down on them, had themselves been pirates, thieves, and liars many years ago!
Putting down the newspaper, Ian shook his head. He could imagine what the world would look like once this newspaper spread, and he felt somewhat powerless. He now understood a bit better how firmly the World Government and the Celestial Dragons had ruled this world before Roger. The deeply buried truths, without anyone to uncover them, made people believe that the World Government's rule was taken for granted and that the Celestial Dragons' existence as World Nobles was justified.
Ian now deeply admired Pirate King Roger. He had used his own death, using the excuse of a great treasure, to drive people to set sail, sparking the wave of the Great Pirate Era, encouraging people to take risks on this sea and seek the truth, thereby shaking the foundations of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. Only someone with great wisdom could have done that.
Now, Kaido was missing, possibly not dead, but he could only flee back. Doflamingo and Teach were dead. Golden Lion Shiki had failed and retreated. Ian and Ace had also witnessed Uranus's unparalleled power. It could be said that the pirate side had all failed. And the precarious situation they had created for the World Government had now been stabilized again.
Every time Ian thought about this problem, he kept pondering: Could it be that only an Ancient Weapon could counter an Ancient Weapon?
Ian knew that Poseidon was Shirahoshi, the princess of the Fish-Man Tribe. But Shirahoshi's power had only just been awakened. She still needed someone to guide her in using it. If nothing went wrong, Luffy would be her "guide." That was manageable.
But where was Pluton? Franky the Iron Man had inherited Pluton's blueprints, but who knew if he could rebuild Pluton? Don't forget, Pluton was a warship that appeared eight hundred years ago. The craftsmanship and materials from that time might not exist anymore...
If only they could find Pluton's original ship! Ian thought. It was said that this most evil warship in history was still sleeping somewhere in the world. If they could find it, maybe Franky could repair it. After all, rebuilding and repairing were different in difficulty...
Just as Ian was thinking this, the fleet entered a strait. They were supposed to pass through this strait, but at that moment, the Kuja female warrior on lookout duty suddenly shouted from the mast: "Snake Princess-sama! Ian-sama! A large number of ships spotted ahead! It looks like... it looks like Warlord Buggy's fleet..."