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New World
The Hoenn Government's affairs had no impact on the New World pirates, who remained focused on fighting and competing among themselves.
The second-tier contenders appeared one after another.
"Thousand Clown" Buggy, and his mercenary organization, "Buggy's Delivery," quickly made a name for themselves.
"Desert King" Crocodile, with his former title as a Warlord and his performance in the Paramount War, also attracted significant attention.
Ochoku, one of Rocks's remnants, though elderly, was unwilling to stay quiet and reappeared.
"Golden Lion" Shiki, the man who originally intended to destroy East Blue, found an opportunity to return to the New World due to the dramatic changes there.
There were also pirates who escaped from Impel Down and remnants of the Blackbeard Pirates, all of whom were formidable powerhouses.
Finally, there were the youngsters of the Worst Generation!
The Great Pirate Era was in full swing.
It's worth noting that most of these second-tier contenders had purchased homes in the Hoenn Community within their respective sea areas.
With the Beast Pirates' power at its peak, the second-tier contenders dared not easily provoke them, so Totto Land, another Yonko crew, suffered terribly.
Totto Land, Whole Cake Island
"Our ship has been sunk again!"
"It's Captain Kid!"
"A month ago, Crocodile also robbed my cargo!"
The ministers were furious.
Shortly after the Paramount War, Totto Land's troubles never ceased. Everyone who saw them wanted to take a bite.
On the other hand, the Beast Pirates' side was calm and peaceful. Even if someone provoked them, they were just ignorant fools who would be quickly dealt with.
They knew very well that those second-tier contenders wanted to climb to power by stepping on Totto Land. Even if they couldn't defeat Mama, as long as they could fight her to a standstill, they could rise to become a Yonko.
What they lacked was a major battle to prove their strength!
But even though they were both Yonko, their treatment was completely different.
How could this not make them angry!
And there was more trouble.
Brûlée rushed into the hall in a panic.
"It's bad, Katakuri has run away from home!"
"Ah?!"
The siblings were shocked.
Run away from home?!
Brûlée held out a note.
"Gone out for training, don't worry!"
Below it was a small line of text.
"Your Katakuri!"
The siblings erupted into chaos.
"Why did Katakuri-nii leave at a time like this?!"
"Wait, could it be that Katakuri-nii wants to deal with those bastards alone?"
"Yes, it must be!"
"Brother wants to protect us!"
The younger siblings felt sorry for their brother and couldn't help but shed tears.
Brûlée was speechless.
In fact, she had been watching Katakuri's training through the mirror. Katakuri was too focused and had no idea about the changes outside.
This time, he probably ran away from home to find strong opponents to test his training results, or to improve himself through life-and-death battles.
It was not at all what the others thought.
But she really didn't dare to say it.
Near Reverse Mountain
Groudon flowed downstream and entered the Grand Line.
An extra-large whale appeared not far away.
"Splash!"
A water spout shot over a hundred meters high.
"This whale is really big!"
Daichi observed the whale Laboon, considering whether to use Precipice Blades, as this thing would block navigation.
But after thinking about it, he decided against it.
Such a large corpse, if it died, it would take who knows how long for sea fish to eat it, and by then the entire Reverse Mountain would stink.
As long as it doesn't block the path, it's fine.
"It's my first time here."
Daichi smiled, then his expression gradually changed, and he quickly came to the side of the deck, vomiting over the rail.
"Ugh~~"
It seems this condition cannot be cured.
Kikara handed over a fragrant towel.
"Daichi-sama, please use this."
"Thank you."
Daichi wiped his mouth, feeling refreshed.
He had wanted to come and see for a long time, but never had the time. He took this opportunity to come for business.
The target: Alabasta!
As one of the top superpowers, Alabasta has a population of over ten million and a standing army of 600,000.
However, there were not many strong fighters, and Crocodile almost destroyed the country. Three years of severe drought caused serious damage to this nation.
It was a time when aid was needed!
"Full speed ahead!"
"Yes!"
Groudon moved straight forward.
Many permanent Log Poses were prepared on the ship, including Alabasta, so there was no need to stop midway.
Daichi put on sunglasses and lay down on a beach chair to rest. Kikara sat beside him, feeding him juice and fruit desserts.
"Daichi-sama, news just came from the New World that Katakuri killed Catarina Devon, the Crescent Moon Hunter."
"Who is Devon?"
"A remnant of the Blackbeard Pirates, a Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Nine-Tailed Fox user."
"Oh, it's her."
Daichi remembered.
An outdated pirate, no need to pay attention.
The Devil Fruit ability is quite good. She can transform into others, even copying their body shape and voice. If one of my own people ate it, could it be...
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Hello???
Daichi sat up, his expression serious.
"Get the Priestess over here!"
"Okay."
Soon, the Priestess came to the deck, speaking lazily.
"Daichi-sama, today is a very lucky day!"
Daichi's head was full of black lines.
Isn't that too lazy!
He was very sure that this woman had not done any fortune-telling for him today.
Daichi reached out and grabbed the Priestess's tail.
"Ah!"
The Priestess shivered, her whole body stiff and unable to move, until her tail hurt and a patch of fur came off.
"It hurts so much!"
Little tears were about to fall.
The woman glared at Daichi.
"Extra charge, pulling my fur costs extra!"
"At least 500... no, 1000 Berry!"
So shameless!
Daichi looked at Kikara, and the girl immediately took out 1000 Berry and handed them to the Priestess.
Having received the small payment, the Priestess immediately beamed with joy, forgetting all the unpleasantness and pain from before.
"What do you want me to predict?"
"The Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Nine-Tailed Fox!"
Daichi handed the fur to the Priestess.
"Nine-Tailed Fox?!"
The Priestess's eyes sparkled.
In the myths and legends of Wano Country, there are legends about the Nine-Tailed Fox, a super powerful great demon.
She has fox blood and is the Priestess of the Inari God Shrine. She greatly admires the Nine-Tailed Fox and has fantasized about eating a Devil Fruit and transforming into a Nine-Tailed Fox.
Just like the legend of a fish leaping over the dragon gate and becoming a true dragon, becoming a Nine-Tailed Fox is the dream of every fox!
No wonder he pulled her fur as an offering.
"I'm going to be serious!"
The Priestess took off her wooden sandals, picked up her ceremonial wand, and began to dance a grand ritual on the deck, seemingly to enhance her power.
It was quite beautiful.
Daichi's gaze shifted downward, looking at the woman's small feet in thick white socks. The weather here was quite hot, so he wondered if her feet would smell wearing such thick socks.
The ritual ended.
The Priestess held the fortune stick cylinder, shaking it back and forth.
"Clatter!"
"Ups and downs, ever-changing, overcoming all difficulties, gains and losses intertwined."
The divination was ominous!
The Priestess's expression changed slightly. She picked up the fortune stick cylinder and mumbled, "I must have calculated wrong just now, let's do it again!"
"Clatter!"
Still ominous!
"Clatter!"
Ominous! Ominous! Ominous!
After a long time, the Priestess's long hair flew wildly. Like a vengeful spirit, she smashed the fortune stick cylinder to the ground and walked away with an angry, awkward gait.
"Bah, superstitious nonsense!"
Daichi (=_=).
How can a fortune teller get so broken by their own divination!
Alabasta Palace
Captain Igaram reported.
"King Cobra, we no longer have enough money to buy food."
"I'll find a way."
Cobra rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.
Three years of severe drought had caused serious losses to the kingdom, especially food. The fields in various regions were basically barren.
The national treasury's money was also running out.
If this continued, he would have no choice but to borrow money from the World Government, but the high interest rates were also a big problem.
But no matter what, they had to endure.
The darkest night had passed. They could not fall before dawn. This country was not that fragile!
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