Chapter 493: Fight Now
Although he couldn't see the faces of those people, the fluttering cloak of justice alone was enough to scare him so much that he dropped his wine glass and quickly crawled back, fearing that these sailors would chop him down the next moment. He had come here to report the news when the warship was far away, and now the navy was standing behind him, how could he not be afraid?
"Wow! You are so leisurely and elegant. Can we join in the party in broad daylight?"
A magnetic voice with a hint of laughter spread out, breaking the paused scene. Many pirates who joined the pirate group later hurriedly took out their muskets and pointed them at the uninvited guests, and those who didn't have muskets also drew their swords.
"Don't shoot, they're not here to fight!"
Ben Beckman was sitting on a wooden box next to the red-haired man, holding a rifle in his arms, a cigarette in his mouth, and looking at the person who came with a calm expression.
Of course he would not forget the faces of Vic and Rebecca. Rebecca chose to get injured last time in order to avoid fighting with them, and Vic dared to put his life in the hands of these pirates when he met them for the first time. They were both very charismatic people.
"Did you come to us on purpose?"
Shanks stood up and said in a low voice, his tone full of murderous intent, and then slowly walked towards Vic. The atmosphere, which had been relaxed after Beckman's words, became tense again with Shanks. I said I'm not here to fight, what do you mean by holding the handle of the knife all the time? Are you ready to fight at any time?
Shanks ignored everyone's reactions and moved closer to Vic step by step. Then, in front of everyone's surprised gazes, he let go of Griffin and put his arm around Vic's shoulders and laughed, as if he had met an old friend who hadn't seen him for many years.
"Hahahahaha! Vic! Long time no see. Come drink and have a party with us. We won't leave until we're drunk today! Hahahaha!"
Shanks' face was flushed from drinking. The hand that was around Vic's shoulder kept rising to pat Vic's shoulder. The wine glass in his other hand was already in front of Vic, asking him to drink it. The tense atmosphere just now disappeared without a trace.
Vic took the wine glass and took a sip with a bit of a smile. He didn't mind that this was the wine glass used by Shanks. He didn't expect that Shanks liked to play pranks, deliberately creating a tense atmosphere and then breaking it in one fell swoop.
This scene was later used once by Hawkeye. It has become a habit. It is estimated that only a few cadres know about this, because Beckman, Lakilu and others did not react at all. Only those new faces took out their weapons and treated them with caution.
"Redhead! Can you not be so serious next time? Look how close they came to opening fire. I was so scared."
While Vic was speaking, he was already being pulled back to his original position by Shanks. Beckman and several other officials also gave up their seats to Rebecca and the others, and laid out delicious food and drinks for them.
Uta was very happy to see Ain, a peer of his age, again, but he was still a little angry when he thought about the last time Ain made him smaller.
However, he finally couldn't resist the temptation of his playmates of the same age and came to Ian's side. The two of them immediately started chattering, and the general content of their chatter was about comparing with each other, and the targets were Vic and Shanks. Fortunately, the two little guys didn't say such outrageous remarks as Shanks dared to eat shit and Vic dared to drink urine!
"Hahaha! You are Xuanlong! They can't hurt you even if they break their muskets. Come on! Let's eat meat. These are all prey caught on the island. The meat is pretty good!"
Shanks pushed Vic to sit on the wooden box, then picked up a piece of meat and was about to stuff it into Vic's hand. Vic did not take it immediately, but took off the cloak of justice behind him first, folded the word justice into it and put it aside before taking the meat from Shanks' hand. Now Vic had food and drink.
When Rebecca and the others saw Vic doing this, they also took off the cloaks of justice from behind and followed his example, then started to get food and drinks!
"Should we fight first or talk business first?"
After taking a bite of meat, Vic said to Shanks with a straight face. As soon as he said this, the lively atmosphere at the scene became quiet again. Aren't they acquaintances? Didn't they say they wouldn't fight? What's going on now?
Although Shanks's younger brothers were somewhat curious about the unusual relationship between their boss and the navy star Xuanlong, it was not easy to ask since the boss and the guests were right in front of them!
But the atmosphere that had just relaxed became tense again. Was the navy really still the enemy? They didn't know whether they should take out their weapons, and their hearts were in turmoil.
"Hahahaha! Don't scare them. If you want to spar with me, I'll accompany you after the banquet. Is there anything important that you came to see me about? Tell me!"
Shanks naturally knew what Vic meant. At most, they were just sparring with each other. It was impossible for them to fight to the death. They were verifying their moves with each other to see if they could absorb something useful from each other. However, he didn't expect that Vic had something serious to talk to him about this time.
After hearing Shanks' words, the brothers felt relieved. Today's banquet was not as relaxing as usual! They were nervous even when eating or drinking.
They all wanted to take the food and move away, but they were afraid that if a fight really broke out they wouldn't be able to watch it first. This was a top-level battle, very rare.
"Then let's get down to business first. This is the first mission I received after being promoted to Lieutenant General of the headquarters. It was issued by the World Government!
I just want to find some powerful pirates to join the World Government, and give them the title of "Seven Warlords of the Sea". I am here to test your strength.
You have been chosen by the World Government. If it were any other pirate, I would definitely beat him up first. I recognize your strength.
But the fight still has to happen. Although I know you won't agree to become a Shichibukai, I still have to go through the necessary procedures. Here are the conditions for you to take a look at."
After saying this, Vic took out the paper with the Seven Warlords of the Sea Contract from his arms and handed it to Shanks. He knew that Shanks yearned for freedom and it was impossible for him to put shackles on himself.
Moreover, the legal right of plunder is useless to him. He is unwilling to rob ordinary people. If the powerful world government does not allow him to rob, then won’t he starve to death?
The main purpose of Vic's visit this time is to compete with Shanks and see how good the two of them are now. After all, after Whitebeard's death, Shanks will be the most prestigious emperor of the sea, both in terms of strength and personal charm.
If he can defeat Shanks now, then in the future, Vic's combat power will be at the top of the Four Emperors. After all, Shanks had not yet revealed his full strength before Vic traveled through time, and Qian Qian's hand was full of strength. Wouldn't Vic, who defeated Shanks, be more powerful? In the future, all users of the Face Fruit will give him face, and that is true face.