"Captain!"
A scruffily dressed pirate ran in a panic to Squard, who was lying on the beach.
"What is it? Making a fuss. Did you get defeated by Shiro again? How many times have I told you, you're still no match for him. Go train for two more years!" Squard said lazily.
"No! Kraken is dead!"
The subordinate shouted excitedly, which immediately shocked everyone in the Great Whirlpool Spider Pirates.
If the Golden Octopus Pirates had been killed before joining the Whitebeard Pirates, he wouldn't have found it strange. Given that kid's personality, something was bound to happen sooner or later. Pirates killing each other was too normal.
But Whitebeard's incredibly tough… uh… flower, not everyone could mess with it.
Unbelievable!
"Who did it? Golden Lion? Roger? Or the Navy?" Squard's face turned red as he uttered the names of three people who stood at the pinnacle of piracy.
"It was… a newcomer named Grimm. He's a former pirate hunter!" The subordinate took out three wanted posters and handed them to Squard. "These are all the wanted posters for their pirate crew!"
Squard took them and was startled: "Seven hundred million, three hundred million, and one hundred sixty million. Tirion D. Grimm? That name sounds familiar!"
Squard was also the type who usually didn't read newspapers.
"A bounty of 700 million. That's indeed a very high bounty. Normally, newcomers who reach this bounty are those who commit heinous crimes, kill innocents, or deal in arms," Squard didn't believe Grimm reached such a bounty based on strength alone.
Moreover, on the wanted posters, Grimm and Jiana looked too young, while Plank looked slightly more capable.
Saying that, Squard picked up a large saber placed beside him. "This bastard dared to kill my brother! Lads, go and take them down! And increase our bounties while we're at it!"
"Captain, calm down!" the subordinate urged anxiously!
"What's wrong? Do you think I'm no match for him?" Squard, simple-minded enough to rival Patrick Star, roared.
"Captain, don't you know? On Sabaody Archipelago, he single-handedly blocked ten high-ranking Navy combatants…" The subordinate recounted Grimm's recent heroic deeds.
"So he has Roger as his backer! No wonder he doesn't put Father in his eyes!" This intelligence level…
The subordinate continued: "Kraken was a member of Whitebeard's crew. The Whitebeard Pirates will handle this themselves. We shouldn't get involved, right?"
Although the Great Whirlpool Spider Pirates and the Golden Octopus Pirates were close, this subordinate felt that their captain couldn't handle someone who reached a bounty of 700 million based on strength alone.
"Bastard!"
Squard punched his subordinate and angrily said, "My brother was killed. Do you think I'm a weakling who relies on others?"
Squard, whose intelligence was questionable, shouted at his subordinates: "Big Brother Kraken saved my life! Even if I die, I will avenge him! Moreover, I don't think he's my match!"
In fact, Kraken was confident. His own strength was already a notch above Kraken's, and he suspected Grimm had only narrowly defeated Kraken. Plus, he had recently mastered two new powerful techniques!
Since Newk's Harbor was nearby, it was a good opportunity to show the strength of the Great Whirlpool Spider Pirates to Whitebeard.
...
New World, one of the islands in Whitebeard Pirates' territory!
"Pops, Kraken has been killed!" Jozu, the captain of the Third Division, said through gritted teeth to Whitebeard, who was sitting on his throne on the ship. "Although that guy was too arrogant, we acknowledged him as our brother. Now that he's been killed, we can't just ignore it!"
"Son, no matter what kind of son he is, he's my son. But as a man of the sea, if you kill someone, you should be prepared to be killed!" At this time, Whitebeard had blond hair and was in his prime. He slammed his large hand on the armrest of his throne.
"Since that kid killed my son, he'd better be prepared to be killed!
However, I've already sent that kid Rudoki, so Jozu, just wait for his good news. Kukukukuku!"
"Captain Rudoki, then there should be no problem!" Jozu nodded.
Rudoki, captain of Whitebeard's Second Division, had served with Pops in the Rocks Pirates. His bounty was 1.2 billion Beli, and he was a user of a certain Paramecia-type Devil Fruit. He was currently one of the highest combat powers in the Whitebeard Pirates.
...
Meanwhile, far away in Newk's Harbor, a pirate crew was approaching the shore, mainly because they saw a ship docked by the pier!
"This ship, isn't it Grimm's ship?" Rayleigh said, looking at the slightly smaller steel ship next to the Jackson.
"We meet again! It seems we're quite fated!" Shanks laughed heartily. Now, besides his own crew members, his favorite person was Grimm. Especially after hearing Grimm's words on Sabaody Archipelago that day, it had completely ignited the chuunibyou blood within Shanks.
Buggy, on the other hand, looked pale. He thought Grimm, this immortal freak, was simply a devil. He really didn't want to encounter him: "Are you kidding me? It's that immortal bastard again!"
Then, Buggy jumped to Roger's side, grabbing his hand. "Captain, I don't want to meet that freak. Can we just go to the next island? Besides, this is Whitebeard's territory!"
"Shut up, Buggy!"
Rayleigh said, lowering the ladder and turning his gaze towards them. "Grimm was our savior on Sabaody Archipelago. We haven't had a chance to thank him yet. Moreover, our supplies are running low! How about this, Buggy, you stay and guard the ship?"
"Okay, Mr. Rayleigh!" Buggy smiled, a bead of cold sweat on his forehead.
Shanks teased from the side: "Well, but the captain and Whitebeard are rivals. What if his subordinates see our pirate flag and come to attack the ship?"
As a good friend, Shanks knew exactly how to tease Buggy. As expected, upon hearing Shanks's words, Buggy immediately changed his tune. "Is that so? I've suddenly come down with a disease where I'll die if I don't go ashore, and I'm feeling very unwell right now, so you must let me go ashore with you!"
Buggy finished speaking, and laughter erupted from the surroundings. Everyone liked Buggy because he was practically responsible for all the comedic moments of the Roger Pirates.
"So, who will stay and guard the ship then…"
Kouzuki Oden said, "I'll do it. I was a crew member of Whitebeard before, so…"
Just then, a hearty laugh echoed through the air: "Chehahaha, isn't this the future Pirate King?"
Everyone looked towards Grimm's ship following the sound and saw Plank smiling as he ate an orange!
"Oh, long time no see, Big Beard!" Roger immediately grinned and greeted him! "How has Grimm been lately? After we finish buying supplies, call Grimm over for a party on my ship, how about it?"
Plank laughed: "A party probably won't happen, because a major battle might break out soon…"
"What happened?" Roger asked!
"The boss killed Whitebeard's son…"
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