After bringing Buggy back to the ship, Fang Yi didn't care whether Buggy could bear it or not. He directly threw Buggy onto the deck, then put down the rubbing of the Road - Poneglyph in his hand and took out his Sun - shooting Bow.
"Charged Frozen Arrow!"
"Whoosh!"
An arrow imbued with ice qi shot directly towards Charlotte Linlin.
"Clang!"
Although the arrow was extremely fast, it was still blocked by Charlotte Linlin. However, even though it was blocked, Charlotte Linlin felt as if she had still been hit.
"Kid, is it you?"
The pain in her body and the ice on the great sword in her hand immediately made Charlotte Linlin recall Fang Yi.
Back at God Valley, she had experienced Fang Yi's unique move. Clearly, she had blocked the arrow, but she still felt as if she had been hit, and the feeling was quite real.
"Hehe... Beautiful Linlin! You don't seem as beautiful as before! Is it because you've eaten too many delicious foods?" Standing at the bow of the ship, Fang Yi laughed and teased Charlotte Linlin.
His words made the members of the BIG MOM Pirates angry, because now the entire BIG MOM Pirates was basically composed of Charlotte Linlin's family.
"Rapid - fire Fire Arrows!" Seeing this, Fang Yi didn't say a word and directly activated the volley - shooting mode to buy more space and time for the crew to come back.
"Go!" With Fang Yi providing cover and the strong capabilities of Roger and the others, the crew members quickly returned to the ship one after another.
"Linlin, do you still want to continue?" Standing at the bow of the ship, Roger grinned and asked Charlotte Linlin with a laugh.
"Roger..." Although Charlotte Linlin was angry at this time, she also knew that it was meaningless to continue fighting. But she was very reluctant to let the other side go just like that, so she shouted, "Hand over that kid with the bow and that red - nosed kid to me, and I'll let you leave!"
"Hahaha... That's impossible! If you still want to fight... I'll accompany you!" Roger replied with a laugh.
But just then, the comical large face on the bow of the BIG MOM Pirates' ship shouted in horror, "Mom, someone is attacking me underwater!"
"Hmm?" Charlotte Linlin's face changed. She immediately realized that this was a tactic employed by Roger and the others to damage their pirate ship.
But before she could give an order, some of her children who were good at underwater combat had already jumped into the sea. At this moment, the Oro Jackson had also seized the opportunity to set sail and attempted to leave.
"Don't even think about leaving!" Seeing this, Charlotte Linlin rushed over with the great sword in her hand.
"Slash!" But before she could get there, Roger over there slashed at Charlotte Linlin in the air with his sword!
"Ah~~yah!" In the air, Charlotte Linlin tried her best to resist, but the power of Roger's Slash was too great, and she couldn't find support in the air, so she was directly knocked down by Roger's Slash and fell towards the sea.
"Mom!"
Seeing this, the children of Charlotte Linlin didn't have the time to care if Roger and his crew were leaving. They all rushed to the place where Charlotte Linlin had fallen into the sea.
Their mom was a Devil Fruit user and couldn't swim once she fell into the sea.
After the two sides separated, Rayleigh and Roger came to Fang Yi and asked, "How's it going? Done?"
Fang Yi didn't mince words and directly showed them the rubbing of the Road - Poneglyph.
"Great! It's a pity we can't read what's written on it. Otherwise, it might be helpful to us! Now we still have to find the Whitebeard Pirates and ask the samurai on his ship to see if they know anything!" Roger said with a smile, looking at the rubbing of the Road - Poneglyph.
"Captain! Come and take a look quickly!" Just then, Shanks suddenly shouted.
Everyone looked at Shanks in surprise. There, Shanks was holding a small treasure chest with a strange - looking fruit and something that looked like a letter inside, looking extremely delighted.
"Hmm? Where did this come from?" Roger asked in surprise.
He had absolutely no idea that Buggy had really gotten treasures from the BIG MOM Pirates.
"Buggy snatched it back!" Shanks said with a smile as he told the whole story, then handed the thing that looked like a letter to Roger.
"This is..." Roger took the letter and started to read it carefully.
"Hahaha... So that's how it is, so that's how it is... Our direction was really right! We really have to thank that Charlotte Linlin this time!" Roger suddenly said with a big laugh after reading the letter.
Everyone was completely confused and didn't understand why Roger was suddenly laughing so happily.
Rayleigh immediately took the letter that Roger had finished reading. He knew all the answers should be in this letter.
After Rayleigh finished reading it, he also had a big smile on his face and said, "So that's it. This is a letter from a member of the BIG MOM Pirates to Charlotte Linlin. They found that red Poneglyph on an ancient island and knew what this thing is for!"
"Oh? They already know the function of this red Poneglyph?" Fang Yi was stunned and asked in surprise.
"Yes! Xiaoyi, just as we guessed! It really records the information about the Final Island!" Roger said excitedly.
"Really?" Fang Yi asked in disbelief, "Then what's the use of these red Poneglyphs?"
Actually, he knew the function of the Road - Poneglyph, but he was a bit skeptical that they could learn its use so easily.
"Yes. According to this letter, this kind of red Poneglyph is called a Road - Poneglyph. There are four in total. Once you gather them all, you'll get a coordinate, and that coordinate... is the location of the Final Island!" Roger said with a big grin.
"Does that mean... we've really found a way to the Final Island?" Jabba also looked completely incredulous when he heard that.
"It should be right!
After hesitating for a moment, Roger said, "They probably never expected Buggy would steal their treasures and, by sheer luck, get the letter! So, it's highly credible!"
"Captain... actually, things aren't as simple as we thought," Fang Yi smiled faintly and pointed at the copied text. "Just like Charlotte Linlin. Even if she manages to get all four red Road - Poneglyphs, she still won't know where the Final Island is! Because... she can't decipher what's written in the ancient texts!"
"Xiao Yi's right. There are two things in front of us now. One is to find the four Road - Poneglyphs, and the other is to find someone who can decipher the ancient texts. We've been searching for so long, but we haven't found anyone who can do it. They can't find one that quickly either!" Rayleigh nodded and spoke up.
"Moreover, now that we know about this, we can keep an eye on the BIG MOM Pirates. Whether they find the remaining Road - Poneglyphs or someone who can decipher the ancient texts, we can just snatch them from them!" Renner grinned mischievously and said.
"Anyway, let's find the Whitebeard Pirates first. If the samurai on their ship can really decipher the ancient texts, things will be much easier!" Roger nodded and didn't deny Fang Yi's words.
After searching for so long, they finally found a way to reach the Final Island, and Buggy became the great hero. At the subsequent banquet, Buggy directly became the center of attention.
He boasted non - stop. He talked about how bravely he obtained the treasures of the BIG MOM Pirates, how cleverly he evaded the pursuit of powerful enemies, and how handsomely he finally returned to the ship.
However, he seemed to forget that everyone present had experienced the same thing. They all knew exactly how he performed, but since he had stumbled upon a great achievement this time, they were happy to listen to his boasting.
"Do you know what this is?" Buggy shouted excitedly, holding up the Devil Fruit in his hand. "This is the spoils of war. It's a magical fruit that was placed with that important clue! That's right, this is the greatest treasure on the sea, a priceless item—the Devil Fruit!"
"Hey, Buggy, don't be reckless. The Devil Fruit isn't that simple!" Shanks, standing nearby, was afraid that Buggy would eat the Devil Fruit and immediately stopped him. "Although it can give you great power, once you eat the Devil Fruit, you'll become a landlubber! Then you won't be able to be a pirate anymore!"
Fang Yi had already talked about the advantages and disadvantages of the Devil Fruit when Barrett joined the ship, and Shanks completely agreed.
"Humph! Compared to you guys, the Monsters, this is nothing!" Buggy said with a faint smile. "Now... I'll eat this Devil Fruit right in front of everyone!"
As he said that, Buggy really ate the Devil Fruit in his hand.
"Buggy, how do you feel? Is there any change in your body?" Shanks asked nervously and curiously as he watched Buggy actually eat the Devil Fruit.
Buggy blinked his eyes, then shook his head and said, "No! I don't have any feeling at all!"
"Eh? Could it be that it wasn't a Devil Fruit at all, but just an ordinary fruit?" A crew member hesitated for a moment and then said.
"How did you feel when you ate it just now? Was it delicious?" Fang Yi, who came over after hearing the news, stared at Buggy and asked.
When Buggy caught sight of Fang Yi, his eyes went all panicky for a sec. Then he pretended to be calm and replied, "Well~ the taste is okay, not really delicious!"
"Then what you ate must be fake!" Fang Yi shook his head and said with a light smile, "Barrett has eaten it. That taste should be unforgettable to you, right?"
Barrett seemed to recall the taste of the Devil Fruit. A look of pain flashed across his face. He nodded and said, "It's really an unforgettable taste! I've never eaten anything so terrible in my life!"
"Hahaha... I've heard that the taste of the Devil Fruit is just like shit. Although I've never eaten it, just thinking about it makes me feel sick. Buggy, you should be glad that what you ate was just an ordinary fruit!"
"What? It's fake? How disappointing! That was the spoils I managed to snatch back!" Buggy said with a look of regret.
Looking at Buggy's appearance, Fang Yi smiled and didn't say much.
He was pretty sure Buggy must've swapped that Devil Fruit!
Although Rayleigh had promised him that all the things they snatched back would be his, the value of a Devil Fruit was sky - high, in the hundreds of millions of berries. If he didn't eat it himself, he would definitely have to contribute it for other crew members to consume. At that time, he would only get a symbolic compensation at most.
So Buggy came up with such a method. As long as he pretended to have eaten it, the issue would be resolved. Then he could find an opportunity to secretly sell the real Devil Fruit, and all the berries he obtained would be his.