You could say that the current Navy is completely unable to deal with the big pirates in the New World.
Similarly, the Five Elders, because of Imu-sama's orders, also cannot directly go to sea to hunt down those pirates.
Therefore, they set their cooperation target on El, this monster.
They believe that, with the support of the World Government, El will surely be able to eliminate those major pirates in the New World one by one!!!
"Who exactly do you want to kill?" El asked.
"The big pirates in the New World are all targets for us. Let's start with... John," they replied.
"John? Are you joking? I have a deep bond with John. We've been on the same ship for a long time. You want me to kill them?" El immediately pretended to be unwilling.
"Oh? You, who value interests so much, still care about these things?" the old man with a knife sneered.
"Don't think I'm so cold-blooded and ruthless. I have a pretty good relationship with John. If you want me to kill him, at least... double the reward," El said.
El had wanted to kill John for a long time.
After all, during the Battle of the Valley of the Gods, if it weren't for Shiki and others blocking him, he might have already been killed by John, Ochoku, Kyo, and others.
Over the years, El had been intermittently searching for the traces of John and others.
But the New World is vast, and El's focus was on his delegation tasks.
So he didn't spend too much time searching for John and the others.
This is also how John and his group are still alive today.
Now, the Five Elders proposed that El kill John, and they would pay him a handsome reward.
El naturally wanted to extort a good deal!
"You're really a man who values interests," the golden-haired old man nodded.
"Clap clap clap!!!"
As he finished speaking, the golden-haired old man clapped his hands, and several soldiers walked in from another entrance.
They carried boxes of treasure chests, placed them in front of El, and then opened them.
Before El's eyes appeared ten Devil Fruits!
"The ten Devil Fruits I gave you earlier were to establish a good relationship for our cooperation. Now, these ten are the earnest money."
"If you can kill John, we will pay you more Devil Fruits. Of course... if you want other things, we can also provide."
The golden-haired old man continued.
"It seems that cooperating with you is a good decision," El said with a slight smile.
"Of course, it's profitable for both sides, isn't it?"
Although, in the entire New World, the one person Whitebeard and the Five Elders most want to kill is El.
After all, everyone knows how terrifying El's talent and strength are!!!
Now, if they make a move against El here, they believe they are 100% confident they can take him down.
But... they don't plan to do that.
Because, in their view, El is a man driven solely by interests.
If not, how could El have established the delegation organization in the New World?
Right now, they want to use El to gradually eliminate the major pirates in the New World.
And then, they can strike at El once everything is settled!
"Then I'll take these first," El said.
He's not stupid; he knows very well that after killing all the pirates in the world, he will also face danger.
But at the moment, with the intelligence capabilities of the World Government, he can kill John, Ochoku, Kyo, and others—about the rest, he'll handle it later.
As he spoke, all ten Devil Fruits from the treasure chests in front of him were stored into his spiritual space.
Seeing this scene, the Five Elders weren't surprised. After all, El's abilities are numerous.
Being able to make objects disappear out of thin air—they're used to this kind of thing.
"But… speaking of which, this time you came to Mary Geoise, and you brought a man with you, right?" the scarred old man suddenly asked.
"Is his name Edward Newgate? El, our purpose for cooperation is to eliminate all the major pirates in the New World."
"Since there's a big pirate right here in Mary Geoise, why not just kill him directly? Of course, we will pay you generously," they said.
"Isn't our target supposed to be John?" El sat on the sofa calmly.
"John? That's a different matter. Right now, there's a ready-made big pirate here in Mary Geoise. Kill him, and you can get even more benefits today."
"I refuse," El replied straightforwardly.
Honestly, El doesn't want to kill Whitebeard.
After all, in the entire pirate world, only Whitebeard is someone he gets along with.
Moreover, Whitebeard, worried about him, came alone to Mary Geoise with him.
Even if El were cold-blooded and eager to get Devil Fruits, he still has his bottom line.
"I said, El, our cooperation with the World Government has not even officially started, yet they've already given you twenty Devil Fruits. That fully proves our attitude," the blond old man nodded.
"You need to show us your attitude. After all… your eyes are full of interests, aren't they?"
"Let's be clear: I'm currently on the John mission. The Edward mission, we'll talk about it later," El said coldly, with a grim expression.
El can help the Five Elders kill anyone in the New World.
But Whitebeard is the only one he absolutely cannot kill!
"The ten Devil Fruits I just gave you are the earnest money for eliminating John. Now, if you kill Edward Newgate, you can get twenty-five Devil Fruits directly! How about it, El?"
The Five Elders thought El was trying to use the same trick again, squeezing more benefits from them.
After all, twenty-five Devil Fruits to buy Whitebeard's life—they thought that was acceptable!
"Of course… we need you to kill Edward Newgate with your own hands, so we can see your sincerity in cooperating with us," the blond old man sipped his tea lightly and said.
If El only takes the Devil Fruits without doing anything, that would make them very annoyed.
Now, they need to see El kill Whitebeard with their own eyes.
Only then will they believe his sincerity.
That's the only way they'll continue to work with him.
"Do I need to say it again? I refuse," El said calmly.
"Listen, El, we don't want to ruin our cooperation either. We just want to see you kill Edward Newgate to show your sincerity."
"Of course, if you think twenty-five Devil Fruits aren't enough, we can continue to raise the price!"
The Five Elders thought El was dissatisfied with the twenty-five Devil Fruits just now, so they proposed to increase the price further.
"You guys, you really are troublesome. Do I need to repeat myself several times?" El said, sitting on the sofa, his tone slightly colder.
Any time the Five Elders ask him to kill Shiki, Charlotte Linlin, or that group of people, El would accept without hesitation.
But… he simply cannot bring himself to kill Whitebeard.
Not to mention, these Five Elders actually want him to kill Whitebeard himself!
That's already touching his bottom line!
"El, have you forgotten that this is Mary Geoise?" the knife-wielding old man sneered.
"Your attitude—are you refusing to cooperate with us, the World Government? Are you sure… have you thought this through, El?"
"El, we should be able to cooperate peacefully. Your attitude now, we're very disappointed," they said.
"Last chance for you: either agree to cooperate with us, or… you should know the consequences," they warned.
Originally, the plan of the Five Elders was to let El eliminate all the major pirates in the New World first, then strike him down afterward.
But now, seeing his attitude, it seems he has refused their cooperation.
Since that's the case, they can now kill him without hesitation.
"Are we really at this point, and you still won't tear off the mask? You guys, disgusting," El slowly stood up from the sofa, glancing disdainfully at the elders.
Right now, El holds many trump cards.
He doesn't see any of the people present as a threat.
"Looks like this cooperation is over. What a pity," he said.
As he spoke, the old man with the First Generation Cursed Blades sword at his waist drew his blade from its sheath, holding it in his hand, emanating a terrifying aura.
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