Hiluluk always liked to say, "Life is truly amazing."
For him, this was definitely true.
Long ago, he roamed the seas as a "master thief." When he was dying of a terminal illness, he actually witnessed miraculous cherry blossoms. From then on, his life was extended, and he became known as a "quack doctor" by the residents of Drum Island.
Later, Hiluluk fought with Wapol for several years. It wasn't until the Four Seas Alliance came to Drum Island and Wapol fled overseas that Drum Island's proud field of medicine was able to recover.
But at this time, Hiluluk's terminal illness relapsed.
Although he didn't care much about it himself, mere "thoughts" couldn't completely change "reality."
Hiluluk was going to die.
He grinned and set off on a ship to the North Sea.
In the Aden Kingdom of the North Sea, Hiluluk contracted the Crystal Demon virus. However, because of the virus's nature, he unintentionally used a "put yourself in a deadly position and live" method to cure his terminal illness!
"Life is truly amazing!"
It's not strange that Hiluluk could exclaim this.
Now, the fish-man Hocka also wanted to exclaim, "Life is truly amazing!"
Not long ago, Hocka was still a fish-man slave being sold to the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
During the Mary Geoise incident caused by the fish-man hero Fisher Tiger, Hocka followed Tiger and rebelled together, finally finding a chance to escape that living hell.
After that, he came to Alabasta.
Hocka originally only wanted to settle down here temporarily, and then lead his people to a remote corner of the Four Seas in search of temporary peace.
But that man appeared.
Ryan Rowan made Alabasta a "new home" for Hocka and the other slaves who had fled there.
Hocka was really happy at that time.
But even if he was happy, he never thought that he would follow his Four Seas Alliance comrades up to ten thousand meters in the air to visit the legendary Sky Island.
He also never thought that he would follow the fleet to the Aden Kingdom in the North Sea.
Even more, he never thought that one day he would become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
...
What are the Seven Warlords of the Sea?
They are great pirates recognized by the World Government, possessing disastrous destructive power and enormous combat strength comparable to a nation.
There are three recognized major powers on the Grand Line: the Four Emperors, the Marine Headquarters, and the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Let's put aside the Marine Headquarters for now. Why can the "Seven Warlords of the Sea" be compared to the "Four Emperors"?
Rowan and Crocodile both knew the reason.
In terms of combat power alone, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea is no match for the Four Emperors. But the real trouble with the Seven Warlords of the Sea lies in their "independence."
The previous Warlords of the Sea were all people with quite a bit of "personality."
They don't obey the World Government's laws, don't listen to the Marine's discipline, and won't accept the Four Emperors' recruitment!
They have "their own ideas."
Such a group of people, combined with their own powerful strength, naturally became an existence that cannot be ignored on this sea.
In order to barely grasp their movements, the World Government finally established the so-called "Seven Warlords of the Sea."
...
Hocka was still a little worried about Rowan's decision.
"Mr. Rowan, I'm afraid I'm not capable."
But Rowan's attitude toward this was obviously very casual. "It's okay, anyway, Little Crocodile actively fought for the position. You can thank him for it."
"If you're going to thank me, then ask for my opinion before deciding..."
Crocodile walked out from the side, smoking a cigar. "Deciding this matter on your own is really rude, old man."
Hearing this, Rowan actually shook his head. "This isn't 'deciding on my own'!"
"What?"
Crocodile was stunned.
To Crocodile's surprise, Rowan suddenly came closer and smiled at him:
"I'm just saying your decision for you in advance."
"What are you talking about!"
Crocodile was confused at the moment and couldn't understand what Rowan meant at all.
However, Rowan changed the topic and asked, "Now I'll give you the right to decide this position. You decide."
"Huh?"
Crocodile raised his eyebrows, thinking that if it were him, he would definitely not give this precious position to a silent fish-man...
Hmm?
Wait.
Crocodile seriously considered his current candidates.
The ministers of Alabasta are definitely not good. Although the fighting power of the two animal-type Devil Fruit users is okay, their influence is seriously insufficient.
Then exclude Dalton, the king.
In addition, the guys from Sky Island are not familiar with the rules of the Blue Sea and are not suitable to be Warlords of the Sea, so they must also be excluded.
Habu and Hiluluk are both scholars, lacking key combat power, so they naturally can't become Warlords of the Sea.
After thinking about it, Crocodile suddenly realized that only the group from the fish-man village was the most suitable!
If Crocodile had to choose himself, the most suitable person to serve as a Warlord of the Sea was actually the fish-man Hocka!
"..."
Crocodile was silent.
Now, although he's still annoyed, he doesn't really care about Rowan's actions anymore.
After figuring out Rowan's decision, Crocodile stepped forward and patted Hocka on the shoulder, smiling grimly. "Do a good job!"
"Oh..."
Hocka nodded, but wasn't very clear why Crocodile's attitude had changed so quickly.
Only Crocodile himself knew.
In terms of combat power alone, Hocka is definitely a strong man among the fish-man race.
This means that if the battlefield is on the sea, Hocka's solo combat power can definitely reach the level of a Warlord of the Sea.
After all, he is a man who can lead a large group of "burdens" out of the Holy Land Mary Geoise!
The remaining problem to be solved is the issue of "influence."
Heh, influence?
Just talking about Hocka himself, he doesn't seem to have any reputation, but don't forget what is standing behind him:
The Four Seas Alliance.
As long as the Four Seas Alliance is there, Hocka's position as a Warlord of the Sea will be stable!
...
Soon, the news in the newspaper spread throughout the world again.
A new Warlord of the Sea has been chosen –
The Wanderer Hocka!
This title and name are not widely known, but what people discuss the most is not the name of "The Wanderer" Hocka itself.
What most people really care about is the new Warlord of the Sea's "race."
Fish-man race!
Before this, no fish-man had ever become a Warlord of the Sea. This is definitely a historic moment that can be recorded in history!
...
This news spread throughout the sea through the newspaper.
Among them, it also included a pirate ship.
A large, red hand opened the newspaper and repeatedly confirmed the information in it.
"Seven Warlords of the Sea... huh?"
After a moment, the owner of the red hand sighed softly, seemingly having many unavoidable difficulties.
After hesitating again and again, he slowly sighed:
"Let's go, we're going to Alabasta."
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