"Roger, aren't you leaving yet? Whitebeard's men haven't arrived, and we don't have that much time to wait. We still have an unfinished journey ahead of us!"
Roger gulped down a few mouthfuls, glanced at Grimm, and laughed: "Wait a moment, Rayleigh. I want to see what happens when Whitebeard's men meet this guy Grimm!"
"Heh!"
Grimm chuckled lightly. So he still planned to watch the show? What happened to the promised help?
"Buru Buru Buru…"
Rayleigh answered the Den Den Mushi in his hand. Immediately, the voice of Nekomamushi from the Roger Pirates came through: "Vice-Captain Rayleigh, it's Whitebeard's men. Whitebeard Pirates have landed on the island…"
Facing his former employer, Nekomamushi's voice sounded a bit nervous. When his boss left the Whitebeard Pirates, he had secretly slipped away with Dog Storm, always feeling indebted to the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Who is leading them? Don't tell me it's Whitebeard himself!" Rayleigh wasn't shocked; instead, he appeared very calm.
"No, it's the new captain of Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division, who succeeded Oden!"
"Oh? The one they call [Thousand Blades]? He's not easy to deal with!" Kouzuki Oden chuckled.
"Yeah, a big shot like him arrived all at once. Like Whitebeard, he served under Rocks!"
Thump…
Grimm stood up, the chair making a light sound. He casually tossed five million Beli aside: "Roger, I'm treating you to drinks today. I'm going to have a one-on-one fight with that guy later. Please don't let your men interfere. I'm afraid of accidentally injuring them!"
This time, he absolutely couldn't let Roger disrupt things. Grimm had seen the wanted poster for this [Thousand Blades] Drulcy. Bounty: 900,000,000 Beli. His strength was evident. The reward points should be considerable, so he couldn't let Roger interfere.
As expected, the system's notification sounded:
"Ding, host has triggered mission [Choice]. Select a mission!"
Choice 1: Defeat [Thousand Blades] Arlongson Drulcy. Note: Seven years later, this guy will be killed by Sakazuki, and with this achievement, Sakazuki will be promoted to Admiral. He is an extremely powerful character.
Reward: King's Blessing! Weapon Blessing!
Choice 2: Explain the events to Drulcy, stating that Squidward was just a disgrace to Whitebeard's reputation, and express admiration for Whitebeard, going to meet Whitebeard with Drulcy and acknowledging Whitebeard as Father! Note: Come, be my son!
Mission Reward: Strength Blessing! Angel Blessing!
He actually had to choose? Becoming Whitebeard's son was unacceptable. After all, most One Piece fans would call Whitebeard "Pops" because he was Whitebeard!
But he couldn't refuse the King's Blessing. This thing was equivalent to a divine skill for clearing mobs with "Conqueror's Haki." The sooner he got it, the better.
"Then let's kill him!" Saying that, Grimm walked towards the dock with a smile.
"This guy who never dies seems very happy!" Buggy said after Grimm left!
Shanks shrugged: "You have no right to talk about him. You're also a bastard who can't be killed no matter how you're chopped!"
"Bastard, in the end, it's all your fault!" Saying that, Buggy grabbed Shanks's collar, and for a moment, they were fighting again.
"Hahaha, let's go watch. We saw a great show during the previous fight with CP0, didn't we!" Roger said, laughing heartily as he walked towards the dock. Rayleigh and the others followed gladly, especially Kouzuki Oden, who was clearly a bit excited.
...
Arlongson Drulcy, captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division, was currently leading the men of the Second Division walking through the streets of Newk's Harbor. He said to his subordinates behind him: "Although I don't like that guy Kraken, he was still Father's son. This battle concerns the honor of the Whitebeard Pirates, understand?"
"Yes! Captain Drulcy!"
Dozens of combatants from the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division responded in unison.
"Hmm? Who is that…"
Drulcy suddenly noticed a man with a katana and a somber expression walking towards them on the desolate street ahead. He recognized him at a glance: Kraken's friend, Squard, known as "Great Whirlpool Spider."
"Is he also here for revenge for his friend?"
"Judging by his appearance, he failed!"
"When we landed earlier, we spotted the Roger Pirates' ship. It's said that Grimm is close with Roger, so perhaps Squard's failure is also related to Roger!"
In an instant, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division began to discuss amongst themselves.
"Hey? Squard, what happened? Where are your Great Whirlpool Spider Pirates?" Drulcy quickly walked up and asked.
Squard looked up at Drulcy with a lifeless expression. Then, he couldn't help but start crying loudly: "Ahhh, I… my brothers, ahhh…" He began to sob, completely unable to speak.
"Wiped out by Roger!" Suddenly, a voice rang out. Everyone turned their heads in unison towards the source of the sound. They saw a young man standing there, wearing a white trench coat and a cross on his chest. It was Grimm.
"He challenged Roger 38 times for revenge, but failed every time. Roger, that guy, couldn't bear to kill him, so he let him go. What a failure!"
Grimm laughed, then asked Drulcy: "Captain of Whitebeard's Second Division, Drulcy, which one are you? I greet you on behalf of the Holy Light!"
Drulcy frowned, his heart tightening: "I am. Who are you…"
"I am the one who killed Octopus Brother…"
"Octopus Brother? Kraken?"
Grimm said with dissatisfaction: "Really, you guys are too slow. I've been waiting for days!"
"Tirion D. Grimm!" Drulcy looked at Grimm coldly.
"Oh, that's right. Aren't you going to introduce yourself first?" Grimm said teasingly.
"Arlongson Drulcy, captain of Whitebeard's Second Division. I will be the one to kill you!" Drulcy said, producing two katanas from somewhere and looking at Grimm solemnly.
He would never underestimate his opponent, especially since his Observation Haki sensed an extremely difficult aura from Grimm.
Grimm was surprised. Where did this guy get two katanas out of nowhere? Grimm even suspected if he also had a system, perhaps some kind of space-based Devil Fruit ability.
"Second Division… Ace's predecessor? Or the predecessor before that? The captains of the Second Division seem to have short lives…" Grimm said, also pulling out the Ash Messenger from his system space!
Drulcy was also startled. Where did this guy get his sword from? Did he have a "Storage Fruit" ability like me?
Before he could think further, Grimm charged forward with the Ash Messenger, the Fire of Joy in his hand emitting an extremely dazzling golden light.
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