I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 218, Section 217: Another Breakthrough!

"what is this?"

"Stir-fried shrimp with chives, duck, goji berry, and lotus seed porridge, stir-fried turtle meat, and stewed oysters"

Moses watched as his little brother Sanji placed three dishes in front of him; this guy wanted shrimp and pork heart.

Sanji, with what he thought was a friendly but sinister expression, looked at Moses and smiled:

"Brother-in-law, I've gone to great lengths for your and Reiju's happy future life."

Messer glanced at Reiju's flushed and embarrassed expression, picked up a piece of turtle meat chopped into chunks with his chopsticks, and looked at Sanji with a smile:

"You're very thoughtful, little brother. Who knows, you might become an uncle in a few days."

Sanji's lips trembled as he pointed at Messe, his eyes widening in disbelief:

“You you you you.”

"What's wrong with me?" Mercer tilted his head to look at him, stuffing the turtle meat into his mouth. "The meat is tender and tastes good. You're very thoughtful, brother."

Sanji's face turned red as he looked at Reiju, but unfortunately, Moses picked up a piece of turtle meat and brought it to Reiju's mouth.

"Come and have a taste, Sanji's cooking is pretty good."

Reiju rolled her eyes at Messe, having already given up all hope, and opened her mouth to eat the turtle meat. To be honest, it actually tasted pretty good. But Sanji, why is your mouth twitching?

He casually picked up a piece of shrimp and stuffed it into Messer's mouth.

Robin watched the two of them showing affection in front of Sanji with a subtle look in her eyes. Although she couldn't tell anything from her face, the veins on the back of her slender hand holding the chopsticks were bulging.

At that moment, Erii picked up a piece of oyster and handed it to Messe, speaking softly:
"Brother, eat this."

Messe smiled, opened her mouth and ate, while Sanji stood beside her with his mouth wide open, watching the incredibly beautiful girl serve him food.

"And who is this beautiful lady?"

Moses glanced at him and said calmly:

"My sister. Is something wrong?"

Sanji's eyes lit up, and his gaze towards Erii changed. He stepped forward and said, "This beautiful lady, you..."

"I'm having dinner with my brother, so don't talk to me. I don't want to talk to you, so shut up."

Erii looked up at him expressionlessly. In that instant, Sanji couldn't help but take a step back, his arm hair standing on end, feeling a sense of dread when he encountered those enormous sea monsters he couldn't resist before.

No, it's even more dangerous than that.

There's a sense of species oppression.

Messer smiled, ruffled Erii's hair, and whispered:
"The child doesn't understand, there's no need to scare him."

Erii nodded obediently, "Okay, then forget it. Erii will listen to her brother."

Sanji heard the name from the side.

But she didn't dare to have any thoughts in her mind. She kept her eyes down and her mind focused, acting like a waiter who wouldn't say a word and would behave herself.

Glancing at him, Moses laughed:
"I'll call you Sanji. Have a seat, there's a place here. Join us for a meal, we probably won't be in the East Blue for a long time."

Sanji was taken aback, but obediently sat down opposite him, picked up his chopsticks and started eating, but couldn't help asking:
"You're going to the Grand Line?"

"Reiju, you go ahead and talk to your little brother."

She rolled her eyes at Messer, but didn't refuse, and chatted with Sanji back and forth.

After finishing a family dinner, Moses wiped his mouth, wrote down a Den Den Mushi number on a piece of paper, and handed it to Sanji:

"You should have Reiju's. This is mine. You can come to me if you encounter any problems you can't solve."

I can save you this once.

Sanji pouted, wanting to refuse in a cool way, but after thinking about it, he accepted it anyway.

With a sour face, he said, "I don't know who you are, but be nice to Reiju. She's my only blood relative."

Mercer smiled and looked at them. "Let's go, we should go."

Reiju rolled her eyes at Messer, but whispered, "Thank you."

Mercer patted her head. "We'll wait for you on the ship. You and your brother can chat a bit more."

Watching Moses and the others walk away, Reiju's expression was complicated. Sanji then pulled Reiju's arm and walked her aside, saying earnestly:
"Is he really my brother-in-law?"

Reiju looked at Sanji, who was noticeably more muscular, and a smile curved her lips.
"My affairs are none of your business. Just live your life happily."

"That's all for now. Remember to keep the Den Den Mushi number that Messer gave you. You never know when it might save your life."

Sanji pouted: "So mysterious. Fine, I don't need him to save me. Just take care of yourself."

……

"Tsk! He's already got a seat with his brother-in-law?"

On the ship's deck, Robin looked at Moses, his gaze deep and unsettling:

"When did you start hooking up with that girl, Reiju?"

Moses laughed and said, "No way."

Robin said with a dark face, "I can't be bothered with you."

After saying that, he walked towards the cabin and went up to the second floor.

Mercer sighed. Nobody believed him when he told the truth.

Is the food at this restaurant good?

As soon as he came in, Ace said that the others were playing cards over at the table.

At this moment, having lost all his pocket money, Ace walked up with a sour face.

He is 1.65 meters tall.

He has a well-proportioned figure and well-defined muscle lines.

Mercer laughed and said, "Not bad, not much worse than ours, but you really have bad luck."

Ace glared at Mercer, huffing and puffing, then burst out laughing:
"So what if it smells bad? I'm broke anyway. I can just mooch off them when I go out with them."

"Where's the face?"

"Why bother with shame? Thick skin will do you good. By the way, what weapon do you think I should use? I haven't found one that's right for me. Swords, axes, and clubs are all uncomfortable to use. I still think that punching with my fists is the most comfortable."

Upon hearing this, Moses shook his head, and a gray mist spread out, tossing over a piece of iron-gray brass.

Ace caught it and played with the knuckle duster. It was exquisite yet rugged, and felt quite nice to the touch.

He grinned and said, "It looks pretty good. I'll play with it for now. If it's easy to use, I'll use it from now on."

With the brass knuckles on his right fist, he clenched his fist and swung it out, creating a series of whooshing sounds.

Seeing him playing, Mercer went to the bar and sat down, asking Makino for a cocktail.

After playing for a while, Ace sat down next to Mather at the bar. "By the way, why didn't you bring Luffy and Arthur with you?"

Moses swirled the layered liquor in his glass. "He's too young. Let's not take him. That kid wants to be a pirate when he grows up and craves adventure. It's better to let him go out to sea on his own when he grows up."

"The same goes for you. If you want to go to sea, I'll give you a boat when you turn seventeen."

Ace looked at Mercer, patted the bar, and laughed:
Are you going to give me this ship?

Mercer glanced at him indifferently: "Where did you learn this shamelessness from?"

Tell me, I'll go deal with him.

Ace stared at Mercer speechlessly:

"Who do you think it is? Who else could it be but you?"

"Bullshit, where have I been shameless? What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Ah!"

Thump! A punch landed on his head.

Ace winced in pain, but showed no sign of resistance, merely glaring at Messer with narrowed eyes.

He looked like he'd seen through my plan, and now he was getting anxious.

Too lazy to pay him any attention, Mercer turned and walked upstairs.

Ace smiled as he watched Mercer's retreating figure, thinking to himself:
"Going out to sea by myself is nothing compared to the fun of going with you."

He then looked at the iron-gray brass knuckles in his hand, slipped his right index finger into one of the holes, and twirled it around in his hand.

Sabo walked over and slapped Ace's shoulders with both hands, startling him. He easily took the brass knuckles from Ace's hands and put them on his right fist.

"Not bad, very handsome, I'm going out to have some fun."

After saying this, Sabo ran out of the cabin with a grin.

Ace's face darkened, and he hurriedly chased after them, cursing under his breath:
"Give it back to me now. If you want it, go find Moses."

Nami watched the two chasing and playing around over that thing, and asked Nojiko beside her:
"They're so childish, aren't they?"

Nojiko chuckled and said, "Hmm, are you happy? You got to be the navigator of such a great ship right after arriving at Mercer's?"

Nami rolled her eyes at her, then chuckled happily, "It's all because I'm good enough. But this ship, I must say, is really cool."

Luo, who was playing cards with Bepo and Page One, glanced at the two of them.
"Of course, do you know how many Berries it cost Moses to build this huge ship?"

Nami perked up immediately upon hearing this, her eyes turning into the shape of Beli. How many would there be? She guessed at least a handful, holding up one finger:
"One hundred million?"

Luo smiled and said, "I heard that the keel of this ship is worth 190 million Berries."

It was made of Adam wood, the finest wood in the world, and the rest of the materials were made of Eve wood, which was no less impressive than Adam wood.

Now, guess again?

After saying that, Luo ignored her and went back to playing cards.

Nami blinked and looked at Nojiko, who was equally shocked. "So Mather is so rich. I suddenly feel full of anticipation for the future."

Noki's lips twitched: "I heard that the gene serum we were injected with, which is so painful, is worth 500 million."

In other words, we were burdened with a debt of 500 million peles as soon as we arrived here.

From now on, I'll probably have to work for him to pay off his debts.

Nami stared in disbelief, completely bewildered. The medication had been injected that morning, and she was still experiencing phantom pain all over her body.

"It's so expensive, if I were to sell it..."

Thump! Nojiko punched Nami on the head, saying helplessly:
"Don't have that kind of thinking. Not everything can be measured by Pele."

Nami covered her head, tears welling in her eyes:
"Just say it. Why go to such lengths? I'm not stupid."

"When we're out in the world, I'm the older sister, and I have to take responsibility for you."

"Nojiko said with a grin. Nami's face was dark, but then she saw Reiju come in from outside and blinked, saying:

"I'll go ask Mather. Reiju is back now. Let's see if we can set sail now."

Noki rolled her eyes. "Doesn't your body hurt? Why don't you just have Reiju ask her?"

Nami thought to herself: That's right, Reiju doesn't seem to be feeling any discomfort at all.

He said to Reiju, "You're back, Reiju. Mercer is upstairs. Go ask him if we should leave."

Reiju looked at Nami, tilted her head, then nodded and went upstairs to the second floor. She arrived at the door of Messe's room, pushed it open, and went inside.

"Méther, I'm back. Shall we set off?"

next second.

He stared blankly at the two people embracing and kissing on the bed.

Moses froze, looking down at Robin, who was panting and flushed.

Robin looked away awkwardly as the gray mist spread out, engulfing and merging with her body, though it didn't manifest on her body.

Mercer calmly sat up and looked at Reiju, who seemed to be frozen in place.

"You're finished. Just wait and see how Robin makes things difficult for you."

Reiju's lips twitched violently. This was the second time. This was the second time she had caught someone else doing something like this. Last time, Asia caught her, and that woman didn't let her sleep well all night.

They manipulate themselves in various ways.

Thinking of the somewhat cunning Robin, his vision suddenly went black, and he resigned himself to his fate and walked over to sit next to Moses.

"Sanji's brother-in-law, would you believe me if I said I didn't do it on purpose?"

"Sanji's sister, do you believe me if I tell you that Robin can hear everything we're saying right now?"

Reiju's face turned pale, and she quickly stood up and said, "Farewell."

He ran out in a hurry, without even closing the door.

The gray mist spread out, and Robin appeared beside Mercer, sighing wearily and looking at Mercer with a resentful expression.

"How about we go outside another day? I feel like there's no safe place in this house."

Moses shook his head; going outside always felt like having an affair.
"I do not mind."

Robin: "."

His chest heaved with anger.

Mercer could see a smear of snow, somewhat dazzling, and could also feel the temperature rising steadily.

The sanity level is being maintained.

after one day.

Looking out into the distance, a straight spiral column appears on the sea, and at the top of the thousand-meter-high spiral column is a small island resembling a pyramid.

Exquisite craftsmanship.

The entire island is made up of gears and mechanisms.

At this moment, one can see that below the island, pirate ships surround the island's base.

The sound of artillery fire filled the air.

The Moses and his companions watched the scenes unfolding in the distance.

Sabo gazed at the distant scene of continuous artillery fire, his expression turning grave. He looked at Moses and asked:

Should we go?

Moses nodded and looked at him:

"I'm entrusting the captain of the Poker Card Pirates, King Kuma, to you. But don't kill him; I'll need him later."

"Okay, leave it to me."

Sabo smiled, leaped into the air, and his legs transformed into flames that shot out with a series of booming sounds as he shot forward.

Estun immediately became anxious: "I'll go too."

With that, he took off his shirt and jumped into the sea with a splash, swimming quickly to the other side.

Seeing the eagerness in Luo and the others' eyes, Moses said, "Wait until we're closer before you go."

Don't try to be like Ace, it's stupid.

As they approached, the pirates spotted Moses's large ship and shouted questions, but Moses and his crew ignored them.

I went my own way and steered the boat closer.

As they drew near, Law and his companions each displayed their skills, charging towards the pirates who were raising their guns and firing.

Pepe looked at Moses and said with a grin:

"I'm going to find the treasure on their ship."

"The treasure vault?" Nami's eyes lit up, and she transformed into the shape of Beli. "Pepe, take me with you!"

Perona covered her mouth and laughed raucously:
"No, I can't take you with me."

It flew over in spirit form.

Nami puffed out her cheeks and looked at Asiya, this somewhat fierce-looking woman, blinking her eyes ingratiatingly:

"Sister Asia, please take me with you."

Asya nodded, grabbed Nami by the collar, and used the wings on her back to flap, quickly flying over.

Nami screamed in panic mid-air.

Moses looked toward the pirate crew in the distance. After Ace, Sabo and the others passed by, the battle collapsed at the first sign of trouble.

In the East Blue, they are like a game-changer for any pirate crew.

Yamato watched the fight on the other side with no interest whatsoever; this kind of easy victory was not what she wanted.

Runti watched the battle on the other side and couldn't help but purse her lips: "The pirates here are so weak. But Sabo's opponent is quite interesting. His body can turn into steel and release high heat."

Mercer glanced at a stunning blonde woman on the opposite ship's deck; she was curvaceous, though somewhat scantily clad.

Sweetheart Queen.

He tried to ambush Perona, but was easily taken down by a Negative Ghost. He was kneeling on the ground with his butt sticking out, and without a doubt, he was saying something really stupid.

Asia stepped forward and stomped on her head. With a bang, her head exploded into a puddle of mush.

"A special type of superhuman?"

Immediately, Armament Haki enveloped his right hand, which grabbed the clump of gooey heads, and he swung it up and smashed it!
Bang!

The deck cracked, and the blonde beauty fainted, vomiting blood.

Asia looked at Perona and smiled, "I'll take this woman back first; Mercer wants her."

Perona froze, thinking, "No way, he wants a woman like that too? That won't do."

He quickly chased after him.

Nami's eyes were glazed over. They're leaving already? They're abandoning me? The next second, pirates were chasing after her. Nami shuddered, turned, and ran.

They played hide-and-seek with the pirates.

Moses found his Observation Haki interesting.

Asia and Pepe flew over.

He left the woman beside Moses.

"This is what you want."

Robin looked at Asia with a puzzled expression, and Asia smiled and said:

“I was there when the three of you were talking on the deck this morning.”

"Invisible?"

"Yeah, that's right."

Robin's lips twitched upon hearing this.

Looking at the woman on the deck in front of him, Moses thought for a moment and decided to give her some face.

The gray mist devoured everything, condensing into a blade shape within the space, and then decapitated someone with a single strike.

The power of the Devil Fruit was released.

The gray mist enveloped and pressed into a fruit.

[Paramecia Type. Paste-Paste Fruit (A)]

A D-grade soul crystal was swallowed by the gray mist.

As the woman's corpse was seen, a gray mist spread out, sinking the body to the bottom of the sea.

Before long, the entire Poker Card Pirates were wiped out.

Behind it appeared a pair of large, pink and white wings woven from fingers, holding a camera Den Den Mushi and flying in the air to preserve the scene of the pirates' demise.

He watched as a fiery fist slammed into the face of the Great Bear King, sending him flying.

Sabo rushed forward and unleashed a rapid barrage of powerful, fiery punches, knocking him out.

It flew over, carrying the Great Bear King and its flame-breathing weapon.

It was left on the deck.

"Mercy, the guy you're looking for is really good. He should be considered one of the top guys in the East Blue."

"Identification"

Strength rating: C-
The gray mist engulfed them. Messer looked at Sabo and nodded with a smile. "Tomorrow's headline: Arsonist Sabo wipes out the entire Poker Card Pirates. What do you think?"

Sabo looked embarrassed and shook his head repeatedly:

"I don't want to. I don't really want to be a pirate. What if my bounty gets increased? Are you trying to trick me?"

"Fine!"

Moses laughed, looking across at the other side. Soon after, the pirates were wiped out. He then gazed at Clockwork Island overhead.
"Go ahead, you guys go clean up the battlefield first, and we'll go up there for a stroll later. It would be a shame not to explore this unique and interesting place."

Before long, looking at the pile of gold and silver treasures on the deck, worth tens of millions of Berries, Moses laughed:
"It's a 50/50 split. 50% will be stored in the family's treasure vault, and the remaining 50% will be split equally among the rest of you who contributed."

Ace and the others grinned from ear to ear; they got pocket money again. Nami excitedly raised her hand:
"I'll divide it up, I'll divide it up."

A moment later, Ya Dabao gathered everyone and the large ship and soared into the sky.

(End of this chapter)