A fierce debate erupted on the sky screen regarding Blackbeard becoming an Emperor two years later.
After that, Luffy and his crew used the opportunity to establish their two-year pact.
Then Smoker's comment redirected everyone's attention back to the sky screen video, and they continued watching.
The contestants for Block B had already taken the stage, and the appearance of this group's participants sparked another wave of discussion.
[King Elizabello II of Prodence Kingdom: Is that me?]
[Dagama of Prodence Kingdom: Your Majesty! And me! I'm competing too! So that means the Block B champion must be you, Your Majesty!]
[Bellamy: Hmph! Becoming the champion isn't that easy. You'll have to get through me first! Just watch, that great man! I will definitely win victory for you! You won't be disappointed for choosing me as your comrade!]
[Blue Gilly: Everyone is aiming for the championship. Then I can't afford to be underestimated either! World, wait and see my SUPER fighting skills!]
[Bartolomeo: I... I actually appeared too? Does that mean I finally get to meet Senior Luffy? This is so exciting!]
...
The Block B contestants were all excited about their appearance. Just then, the contestants in the video officially began their match.
〖The moment the free-for-all began, it was an intense, bloody melee. Contestants were eliminated one after another.
Fish-Man Karate master Hack lost to Bartolomeo's Barrier-Barrier Fruit ability. Bellamy was also defeated by the barrier's rebound damage.
Dagama of the Prodence Kingdom desperately created an opportunity for King Elizabello II, allowing him to use his King Punch to instantly clear the arena.
Finally, only two people remained on the fighting platform.
Aside from Elizabello II himself, the other person still standing was Bartolomeo, who had his barrier activated the entire time.
With a simple wave of his hand, Bartolomeo easily pushed the exhausted Elizabello II off the platform.
The final winner of Block B was Bartolomeo.〗
[Bartolomeo: I actually won? Great! Senior Luffy, I hope I didn't disappoint you!]
[Pirate 1: Is that Luffy fanboy really this strong? I always thought he was just an idiot.]
[Pirate 2: During the introduction earlier, it said he's a Supernova from one year later. Since he's a Supernova, his strength should be pretty decent.]
[Pirate 3: Rather than him being strong, it's more that his Devil Fruit ability is too overpowered. With that barrier defense activated, who can defeat him?]
[Pirate 4: Someone with sufficient strength probably wouldn't take that barrier seriously. But the contestants in Block B likely weren't strong enough to shatter the barrier directly.]
[Pirate 5: Never mind that fanboy for now. Look, the next group is taking the stage!]
[Chinjao: This old man actually went too? And I brought my two grandsons?]
[Hajrudin: I never imagined I'd participate in the competition as well.]
[Pirate 6: I never thought the legendary pirate, leader of the Happo Navy, Chinjao, would appear! And not just him, there's also the boxer Ideo, the Funk Brothers, the bounty hunter Jean Ango... Wait, who is that big guy with the beard at the end? He feels somewhat familiar...]
[Buggy the Clown: That big guy with the beard... could it be?]
[Charlotte Katakuri: No mistake. That person is Straw Hat. With his beloved brother's fruit being the prize, Straw Hat definitely couldn't sit still. He would certainly participate in this contest. Perhaps the reason Doflamingo made the Flame-Flame Fruit the prize was to set a trap specifically for Straw Hat?]
[Charlotte Brulee: Big Brother Katakuri is right. It must be so.]
[Cavendish: Sigh... But why is every Famous Scene related to the Straw Hat crew? Last time I finally got some screen time, it felt like I was just a background character. Straw Hat still ended up stealing the show. And now this Famous Scene is again about the Straw Hats. When will it be my turn?]
[Tony Tony Chopper: Huh? Is that person Luffy? His name is written as 'Lucy' though?]
[Monkey D. Luffy: Yeah, yeah! That's obviously Lucy! How could it be me?]
[Nami: Enough, both of you, shut up and watch the video first.]
Amidst the discussion, the battle in Block C within the video had already reached a white-hot state.
〖All contestants on the platform displayed their formidable strength.
Among them, the most eye-catching was undoubtedly the disguised 'Lucy,' happily rampaging around on the Fighting Bull Ucy.
He excitedly knocked one contestant after another off the platform, seemingly invincible.
However, in the next moment, the duo suddenly ran into a tough opponent: Hajrudin, captain of the New Giant Warrior Pirates.
Looking at the two, Hajrudin threw a punch, directly sending both of them crashing to the ground.
But even after such a heavy blow, Lucy was not defeated. He stood up once again.
He first gently patted his partner, the Fighting Bull who had fainted (white eyes), then turned to face Hajrudin.
By now, red steam began to rise from his entire body. Later, Lucy's whole body turned a light red.
In the next second, he completely vanished from Hajrudin's sight, reappearing directly above his head.
With a fist clad in Armament Haki, he struck Hajrudin down to the ground.〗
[Monkey D. Luffy: Weird. That guy called Lucy... the ability he's using looks a lot like my Gear Second.]
[God Usopp: So I told you! That Lucy is you, Luffy!]
[Gecko Moria: But why is Straw Hat disguising himself?]
[Wang Zhi: Uahahahaha! Don't forget, when that Trafalgar Law appeared earlier, he mentioned forming an alliance with Straw Hat! I think Straw Hat is hiding his identity to avoid being discovered by Doflamingo.]
[King: That should be the case. But Straw Hat's disguise doesn't seem very good. What's strange is why nobody recognized him?]
[Capone Bege: The reason we can recognize him is because we've watched countless battles of Straw Hat by now. The people on Doflamingo's side in the video probably haven't truly seen Straw Hat in person, which is why his disguise worked.]
[Urouge: No wonder Straw Hat has already appeared, but Doflamingo hasn't made any countermove. He probably really didn't recognize him.]