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Champion Island, East Blue V1 Heavyweight Large Colosseum
Two giants were fighting in the arena, their fists clashing wildly. The man wearing wrestler's headgear and a golden belt around his waist quickly gained the upper hand.
"Burgess! Burgess!"
The audience cheered wildly.
Soon, Burgess lifted his opponent and slammed him heavily to the ground, then leaped up and smashed his elbow hard into his opponent's stomach!
K.O.!
"Wehahaha!!!"
Having won again, Burgess raised his arms high!
Win!
The audience's cheers grew even louder.
In the VIP box at the top, Daichi looked at the victorious Burgess, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.
This guy, absolutely not!
Stussy sat next to Daichi, looking at his displeased expression, feeling somewhat puzzled.
She already knew that Daichi was looking for a replacement for the Tobi Roppo. Burgess was a very strong gladiator, and even if he wasn't satisfied, he shouldn't show such disdain.
"You don't like him?"
"Like? Heh!"
Daichi sneered, crossing his arms.
"Champion" Burgess, the future captain of the Blackbeard Pirates' first ship. In terms of strength, he was definitely strong enough to be a Tobi Roppo member.
Daichi originally wanted to observe him and, if suitable, try to recruit him. Even Blackbeard, who had nothing, could recruit Burgess, let alone a Four Emperors crew like the Beast Pirates.
The main reason was that there weren't many he could fancy.
But how could the vast Beast Pirates accommodate two wrestlers with the same style? The cheers of his subordinates for his title were enough for him alone.
This scoundrel not only imitated him but also dared to strike his signature pose—Win. This was too much.
Isn't he too arrogant!
In short, this is absolutely intolerable!
"Stussy, sign me up. I'm going to kill him!"
"Huh?"
Stussy's mouth was slightly open.
Did that Burgess offend Daichi in some way?
"Wehahaha!!!"
In the center of the arena, Burgess raised his arms, laughing proudly, enjoying the champion's treatment, and waiting for the next challenger.
He was going to fight 100 people today!
Soon, a muscular man wearing a similar star mask appeared on the screen, his muscles even more impressive than Burgess's!
The referee held the microphone, full of passion.
"The next challenger is the mysterious new wrestler—the Demon Muscle Man!"
"Hmm???"
Question marks popped up above the audience's heads.
Demon Muscle Man?
Who is that? Never heard of him.
Soon, Daichi entered the arena shirtless.
His explosive muscles shone brightly under the sun, instantly attracting the audience's attention.
He looks very strong!
"Wehahaha, good to see you!"
Burgess grinned.
Another one who isn't afraid to challenge him!
However, what awaited him was devastation.
"Full power!"
"All out!"
"Finishing Move: Grand Arena Ultimate Storm Super Spiral Piledriver!"
"Boom!!!"
The colosseum trembled violently, and a massive cloud of dust rose into the sky!
The audience was dumbfounded.
When the dust cleared, Burgess lay on the ground covered in blood. Daichi kept stomping on him, while the referee lay on the ground, holding Daichi's other leg, desperately blowing his whistle.
"Foul! Foul!"
In the end, Daichi was disqualified.
But the Demon Muscle Man won!!!
Back in the VIP room, Daichi took off his mask and tossed it aside, then plopped down onto the sofa.
"Phew, feeling refreshed!"
If it weren't for the referee and a group of staff members desperately pulling him back and threatening to revoke his gladiator qualifications, he wouldn't have let it go so easily.
He hated wearing the same style as someone else!
Stussy was already wide-eyed.
She finally understood why Daichi hated Burgess. The problem was, why would an All-Star of the Beast Pirates, a monster with a bounty of over 1 billion Berries, bother with a small fry!
Oh no!
This guy is so petty. If he finds out about her intentions, he'll definitely try to retaliate.
Just thinking about it was terrifying!
Even though she was just gathering information and had no other intentions.
"Mr. Daichi!"
Stussy's smile was a bit stiff. After much hesitation, she handed Daichi a brand new challenge letter.
"When you left the arena just now, Big Mom's child came looking for you and asked me to give you this challenge letter."
"Oh, thank you."
Daichi opened the challenge letter.
Oh, Katakuri really came!
Totto Land suffered a great loss, so they naturally wouldn't let it go. But he didn't expect the one who came to be Katakuri, the head of the Sweet Commanders.
They gave him enough face.
The challenge location: the decisive battle arena.
The Central Fighting Tournament was jointly funded by underground forces to select strong individuals. Even Totto Land couldn't cause trouble at such a time, as many of the benefactors behind it were regulars at the Tea Party, such as Du Feld, the Loan Shark King.
Also, if they could defeat him in front of everyone, Totto Land would not only get revenge but also gain a lot of face.
But the premise was that they could defeat him!
Good!
The Demon Muscle Man is going to war again!
"Pere~Pere~Pere~"
The Den Den Mushi rang, a call from Onigashima.
Daichi answered the call.
"King?"
"Do you need me to come?"
"No need, just watch my performance."
"Okay."
The call was cut off cleanly.
Stussy pricked up her ears, eavesdropping.
It's King the Conflagration!
How strange. The Beast Pirates are known for their violence. Even if the top executives aren't openly hostile to each other, they wouldn't actively help each other.
From the looks of it, Daichi's position in the Beast Pirates is very high?
Her intuition told her that Daichi was definitely more than just a top executive; there must be some important information that the World Government didn't know.
Stussy's appetite was piqued, and she said with a smile, "Mr. Daichi, there's an interesting place on this island that you might be interested in. Would you like to check it out?"
"Sure."
Daichi glanced at the woman warily.
Heh, this woman is clinging to him, isn't she?
This damned charm.
Half an hour later, the two took the elevator to the underground space.
"This is a slave colosseum?"
"That's right."
Stussy explained very seriously.
"Compared to the matches above, the slave colosseum matches are much bloodier, and death is common, so many strong individuals are born here."
"The reigning champion here is a man named Dice. Don't underestimate him; that Dice is very strong."
"If you can buy him—"
"Excuse me, both of you!"
Just as Stussy was explaining, a sexy woman wearing sunglasses approached. The woman pulled down her sunglasses and smiled brightly.
"Hello, I'm Baccarat!"
Baccarat smiled and said, "I accidentally overheard you wanting to buy Dice. Unfortunately, Dice has already been bought by our Gran Tesoro."
"Gran Tesoro?"
Daichi looked at the woman strangely.
"You're Tesoro's subordinate?"
"That's right."
Baccarat admitted it openly, taking out a business card from her cleavage and pressing it against Daichi's chest, and deliberately ran her finger lightly over Daichi's chest muscle.
"This is my business card. If you have time to visit Gran Tesoro, be sure to call me." (T/N: Baccarat recalling when she fucked up)
"Mr. Daichi the Destroyer!"
"Bye bye!"