Chapter 358: The Straw Hat Pirates Gather
New world, Beehive Island.
All members of the Blackbeard Pirates who attacked the fleet transporting Dragon have returned.
"Van Oka!!!"
Inside the Beehive Island, Teach was filled with anger, entangled in Armament Haki, and punched Van Oka in the face with all his strength.
Van Oka was knocked flying by his blow, his body stuck in the wall, unable to move.
Blood also flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"You bastard!!!" Blackbeard's suppressed anger had no place to vent at this moment.
"That's what pirates are all about, Oka! We can only work together if our interests are aligned!"
Blackbeard used the Dark-Dark Fruit to suck Oka from the wall into his palm and pinched his neck tightly:
"Weren't the lessons from Shadow Isle profound enough?
Our business is growing exponentially right now, and the last person I want to make an enemy of is Arthur!
Do you understand what a stupid thing you did!
Once we obtain the ability of the Nature-Type Hurricane Fruit, we can roam the sea even more unscrupulously.
Even Kaido and Big Mom can be his rivals!
But you damned guy, you messed up my hunting plan!"
Blackbeard's eyes were bloodshot and he spoke to Oka with murderous intent.
"Teach! You can't kill me for this!
Have you forgotten that I still have the teleportation devil fruit?
I was just testing it out.
Who knew that with my current strength and ability to teleport, he would be able to dodge the bullet?
That guy didn't activate his Observation Haki at that time.
I am absolutely sure that he relied on his own instinctive reaction to dodge my bullet!
This also helps us understand that he is not what the rumors say he is, right? "
Blackbeard listened to Van Oka's explanation, and his clenched fingers suddenly loosened a little.
It wouldn't be unreasonable if he didn't test Arthur.
No one knows what his situation is now.
"Teach, stop it." Yu Zhixi stayed aside and saw that Teach's anger had subsided a little, so he said:
"We will have to be his enemy sooner or later, and now we know that his strength has not been wasted by the war at the top two years ago.
It's also good to come up with countermeasures so that we don't take him lightly, right?"
"You're right, Xiliu! Haha!" Teach was convinced and let go of Van Oka's neck:
"But this won't happen again. If Arthur comes to trouble us, I will have to cut you into pieces, Oka."
Blackbeard walked deep into Beehive Island, along the dark stone path, and came to a dirty prison.
"Hahahaha, how long are you going to consider my proposal, Wang Zhi?"
In prison, Wang Zhi, who looked old and had gray hair on his temples, was chained and hung on the wall with bruises all over his body.
"Instead of dying in such a miserable state, why not consider my ambition to dominate the world and let you show your powerful strength on the sea for the last time?"
During these two years, Blackbeard relied on the large amount of military force plundered from the naval base to capture Beehive Island in one fell swoop.
After a hard battle, Wang Zhi, a former cadre of the Rocks Pirates, occupied Beehive Island and dominated it.
Defeated by them, and lost control of Beehive Island.
This place has become Blackbeard's pirate paradise and his huge pirate empire.
……
The day before the execution.
Aurora Islands, in the center of the central town.
The morning sun was bright, illuminating the entire island.
Straw Hat Luffy, his companions and two older brothers, have arrived at their destination.
At the same time, Arthur's Cooper also landed on a nearby island called Farah Island.
An orange-haired woman wearing a bikini top and long jeans on the bottom walked into the Skydome Bar.
She has a perfect figure and a stunning appearance.
As soon as you enter the bar, you attract people's attention.
"Bulu Bulu~" As soon as she entered the bar, the Den Den Mushi in the valley of her chest started ringing.
She took it out reluctantly and answered the call.
"Have you arrived safely, Nami?" An old voice came from the Den Den Mushi.
"I told you not to contact me anymore!" Nami looked unhappy and yelled at the old men on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.
"That won't do, Nami. You are our apprentice, and we must care about you."
"Go to hell! I never want to see you again!" Nami replied again and hung up the phone.
Although I am very grateful for the care of those old meteorologists on the small sky island Visalia over the past two years.
But she never wanted to go back to that place again.
Above the Aurora Islands, above the clouds.
The small island of Visalia is docked here.
The old men in colorful robes looked at the Den Den Mushi that had been hung up.
"Nami is a good kid, even though she sounds mean."
"Let's wait until she and her companions are out to sea, then we can leave and see her off for the last time."
……
At the Dome Bar, Zoro was drinking at the bar when he suddenly noticed a familiar figure sitting on the chair to his right.
"Where is everyone? Haven't they arrived yet?" Nami asked Zoro.
"Nami?" Zoro was startled and looked Nami's whole body. She was completely different from two years ago.
"Long time no see, Zoro." Nami saw that Zoro recognized her at a glance and greeted him with a smile.
"What? You are the third one." Zoro mocked under the influence of alcohol.
"Third brother? Who else?" Nami was stunned and looked around. She saw a group of lustful eyes staring at her.
She didn't notice at all that there was a handsome, bearded, long-nosed man on her right.
"Hahaha, she really didn't notice me, Zoro, you have to drink a glass of wine as a penalty!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Nami looked to her right and immediately recognized the person in front of her as Usopp.
"Hey, Nami, you are the third one." Usopp grinned and waved to greet her handsomely.
"It's you, Usopp!" Nami looked at Usopp carefully.
After leaving Mogu Town two years ago, he seemed like a different person.
His body became stronger and even his abdominal muscles were clearly visible.
"You've changed so much..." Nami said to him.
"Wine is a good thing, I'll punish you if you punish me." Zoro was willing to admit defeat and picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it down in one gulp.
"Of course. We were so embarrassed and easily defeated two years ago. I have been training very hard for today's reunion!"
Usopp proudly introduced him to the two and showed off his arm muscles.
and some new arsenal of plant chemical weapons.
“Hey, but Luffy hasn’t arrived yet, and Vice Admiral Docha has already deployed a large number of navy troops on the streets.
How unlucky it is that on our reunion day, we actually received news of Luffy's benefactor's public execution."
Nami suddenly became frustrated and said while lying on the front table of the bar.
"It's okay, we will definitely be able to rescue Luffy's father and then regroup and go out to sea!" Usopp said confidently.
"Yeah, I'm also training very hard." Nami said softly.
"This time, the new general will personally supervise the execution, Nami, Usopp."
"Admiral!?" Usopp and Nami were startled and looked at Zoro:
"Where did you get the information?"
"The place I'm going to is the island where the world's number one swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk, lives. He told me so."
"What! The Shichibukai who injured you?!" The two men moved in unison and shouted in surprise.
"Then you must be incredibly strong now, Zoro?" Usopp asked again.
"I don't know. If compared with that solitary dragon, I'm afraid... it's not enough." Zoro looked at the sword at his waist with a firm gaze.
"That guy is not even human, okay? Don't compare them." Nami commented immediately.
The three of them gathered together, and soon the door of the Skydome Bar was pushed open by a group of people.
Leading the group was a boy in a straw hat wearing a red shirt, cotton shorts and slippers.
Robin and Sanji followed behind him, with Ace and Sabo on his left and right.
Five people entered the bar together.
The moment the bartender saw the five people, he immediately rang a bell and shouted:
"Closed! Closed! Anyone who hasn't had enough to drink, get out now!"
Ordinary residents saw the Straw Hat Pirates gathering in this bar in a majestic manner.
I left the bar quickly.
When I heard what Zoro, Nami, and Usopp said just now, I thought it was some guy who was asking for trouble with the Straw Hat Pirates.
Unexpectedly, they are members of the Straw Hat Pirates.
"Where's Grandpa? Dad is going to be executed tomorrow. What are we going to do?!"
Luffy entered the room and his first question was to the man at the bar.
The man was wearing a hat and had a mysterious face, and his appearance could not be seen clearly.
"Mr. Cap is waiting for you." The waiter waited until the strangers left.
He personally closed the door, then faced the crowd:
"He's in the conference room on the second floor. You guys can go together."
"Old man...? Could this be the bar opened by the old man?"
Ace was startled and seemed to have noticed something.
"An old man drives it?" Sabo was also surprised, and suddenly looked at the waiter:
"Then you must be Bogart, right? The elite swordsman adjutant who follows the old man!"
"People have to eat, there's nothing we can do about it, right?" Bogart came clean and admitted his identity.
Ever since Garp defected from the Navy, the Revolutionary Army and the World Government have declared war.
The moment they learned of their defeat in the rear, they could only choose to follow Dorag's later instructions.
Preserve future generations so that they can inherit the will and move forward.
After asking Bogart, Luffy was alert to find that his companions had changed.
He smiled brightly and greeted them:
"Oh! Everyone! Long time no see! How have you been these past two years?"
"Hmph, let's go to the second floor and discuss countermeasures, Luffy." Zoro smiled at him.
I can feel a very strong and domineering power from him.
Not only him, but also Sanji behind him.
The three people who came later were all very powerful and domineering, completely different from two years ago.
"Are you going on adventures with Luffy's friends from now on?" Sabo took off his hat and performed noble etiquette to the few people:
"I'm Sabo, former deputy leader of the Revolutionary Army and Luffy's brother."
"My name is Ace! I guess there's no need for an introduction, right? Hahahaha!"
Ace said casually that he had become famous as the instigator of the war at the top two years ago.
No need to say much at all.
"What! Both of Luffy's brothers are going to join us?!"
The three of them were shocked and couldn't believe it.