One Piece: From Picking Up Red Hair's Broken Arm

Chapter 190 You stole from me first, go talk to me about points!

very strong.

These three words made the redhead pause slightly, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Beckman.

Such generous praise was rarely heard from the mouth of the first mate.

"I'm not the kind of guy who likes to exaggerate."

Beckman flicked off his cigarette ash and said in a deep voice, "But that's the truth."

"Among them, the most noteworthy is undoubtedly the female swordsman named Kuina, who is probably already at the level of Vista in foil... or even above him. We'll only know for sure after a fight."

"And that Jack the Elephant, an Ancient Zoan Mammoth Fruit user, is also very strong. Even I would probably have to expend a lot of effort to take him down."

"The remaining combatants—the shipwright, the cook, the archaeologist, and the two pets—are all quite capable in combat."

"Even that youngest orange-haired girl is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user with a bounty of 160 million Berries. Since the Navy gave her the title 'Pet-Eating Demon,' I don't think she's as simple and innocent as she seems on the surface."

Beckman then offered Shanks another cigarette.

"So, even the most inconspicuous crew members have bounties exceeding 100 million?"

Shanks waved his hand in refusal, seemingly lost in thought, "They're taking the balanced, iron-walled approach, huh? In that sense, they're a bit like us."

In terms of team strength, there is definitely still a considerable gap, after all, they are a legitimate royal team.

But... think about it carefully.

Most of the opposing crew members were excessively young, and they had only been at sea for a little over seven months... From top to bottom, they had already become so much stronger, and their progress was so rapid that it was simply astonishing.

If things continue like this, nobody can predict what the future holds...

"Since that kid said he's not one of you, you should still be on guard."

Beckman pulled a Vivre Card from his pocket, waved it gently in the moonlight, and chuckled, "I swiped it from that big guy Jack when we were drinking together."

Shanks stared at the piece of paper that was drifting against the wind toward the northwest.

The northwest is the direction in which Xia Nuo and the others left.

After their meeting, the other party was unwilling to stay on the island any longer and left with their crew overnight, continuing their voyage into the depths of the new world.

He immediately realized what was happening.

It's unclear whose this Vivre Card belongs to, but it certainly belongs to an important member of the Shano Pirates.

The fact that it was being kept so carefully and intimately by the other party suggests that it might even be Xia Nuo himself.

"It doesn't have to be this bad, does it?"

Shanks frowned slightly. "Beckman, this isn't something you would do."

"If it were any of the other sea emperors, I wouldn't have to do this. But these people are too special. In order to maintain the balance of this sea, I have no choice but to do this."

Beckman shrugged. "To put it bluntly, it's like having insurance; to put it nicely... you really don't want anything to happen to these guys, do you? This way, if they act rashly in the future and get into trouble, we can get there in time to help them."

"..."

Shanks remained silent, ultimately offering no rebuttal.

His first mate really knows himself too well.

……

at the same time.

They have already left Blackrock City and are now on the Fallen One, heading towards their next destination.

After getting soaked in the rain, Xia Nuo took a hot bath and then enjoyed a relaxing sauna session before coming out.

He draped a towel over his shoulder and was about to return to his room when he saw Jack in the locker room, sweating profusely, rummaging through something.

"What are you looking for, Jack?" Shano asked with a smile as she opened her wardrobe, changing into her pajamas.

"It's the boss!"

Jack turned around abruptly, and upon seeing it was Shano, he breathed a sigh of relief, but then became anxious and started scratching his head:
"I... I've lost one of my life cards! It was perfectly fine on my person when I disembarked today!"

"One is missing? Whose life card is it?" Xia Nuo asked, frowning.

Back in Water 7, only he was delayed in making his Vivre Card because he was fighting Kaido at Enies Lobby. The rest of the crew members, however, had all their Vivre Cards made and distributed to others.

"These aren't our cards, they're everyone's life cards. I was afraid I'd accidentally lose them, so I put them in my bedside table. I didn't bring them with me when I got off the ship!"

Jack said with a bitter face, "The card I lost was sold to me by a fellow fishman who was selling snacks on the street when I was strolling around Fishman Island. He said he thought I was very strong, and he happened to have a fragment of the Vivre Card of the strongest fishman in the world. If I have the ambition to challenge him, this Vivre Card can help me find him..."

"The strongest of the merfolk today?"

Xia Nuo raised an eyebrow. "Isn't that Jinbe?"
"A roadside food vendor, peddling Jinbe's Vivre Cards everywhere?"

Xia Nuo looked at him speechlessly, "This kind of low-level scam is so obviously fake... and you actually believed it? How much money did you spend?"

"Huh? Is it fake?!" Jack was dumbfounded.

"nonsense."

"Waaaaah, that damn fishman! I saw his hair was all white, and he was raising three daughters. He didn't seem to be doing well. I felt sorry for him, so I bought all the food he sold at his stall. How dare he cheat me!"

Jack gritted his teeth and stomped his feet in anger, "Including the Vivre Card, I spent a full 100,000 Berries at his stall!"

Damn it, that's his entire month's allowance!

"You learn from your mistakes. Since it's fake, I won't feel bad about losing it."

Xia Nuo patted his arm: "Consider it a lesson learned. Be more careful in the future when you encounter something like this."

"Yes, boss..." Jack nodded with a wronged look, then hugged his pajamas and went back to his room.

After watching Jack leave, Shano looked out the porthole.

He sneered.

Jack thought it was lost, but what a coincidence! It just so happened that he had a drink with the red-haired guy in the pub and then it was gone.

It must have been the redhead who took it!

Hmph, stealing is one thing...

You even stole from me, huh!

Just because you were a member of the Pirate King's crew, does that mean you can look down on the real Pirate King?
Shanks' words of concern had initially made Shanno hesitant to take action. He planned to sneak onto Shanks' ship under cover of darkness tonight, steal a few personal belongings, and then stop there.

result……

But then the other party pulled this stunt.

Gazing at the Blackstone City, its outline still faintly visible on the horizon, he remained expressionless. He quickly changed his clothes, jumped off the boat, and swam towards it.

That being the case.

Then don't blame me for being impolite!

……

In the stillness of the night, the moonlight shone like water.

On the Red Fosse, the crew on night watch sat lazily in the watchtower, yawning.

Most of the people on the ship spent the night in the tavern area with their leader, Shanks. The few people guarding the ship were all newcomers who had just boarded and were still apprentices.

These people seemed to lack vigilance and combat ability, but no one thought anything could happen to them.

After all, this is Whitebeard's territory! Plus, there's the Red-Haired Pirates' flag... With the combined might of the two Emperors, who would dare to cause trouble on this ship?

Suddenly, he felt something swim past beneath the hull.

"Hmm?" He peered out at the sea in confusion, but by the moonlight, he could only see calm water.

Illusion...

The newcomer shook his head and was about to lean on the railing for a short rest when suddenly he felt a tremendous commotion, like a landslide, followed by a strong sense of weightlessness!

Wow!

The boat and its crew were lifted up by something!
"Is it a sea king?!"

"do not know!"

"Let's all stop it together, or the ship will capsize!"

Several trainee recruits drew their weapons and rushed to the ship's side, preparing to climb over the railing to check below, but at that very moment—

The boat has disappeared.

……

Half an hour later, at the port of Blackrock City.

Shanks, Beckman, and the others stood on the empty dock, staring blankly at the spot where the Red Fox had once been moored.

There was nothing there at the moment, only a dotted outline flashing...

Shanks rubbed his eyes first, then looked around the dock to make sure it wasn't a hallucination. He then opened his mouth wide, snot dripped down his nose, and his eyes almost popped out.

No, where is my boat?

What about my massive Red Fosse?!

Beckman was stunned for a long time, cold sweat pouring down his face, and he didn't even realize what was happening until he dropped his cigarette on the ground: "...How...how did they do that?"

"Hey! You guys!"

Yasopp was the first to wake up. He rushed to the shore and grabbed the several soaking wet, shivering new night watchmen by the collar, pulling them over with gritted teeth.

"What just happened? Where did the ship go?!"

"I...we really don't know!"

A trainee crew member, looking dejected, said, "We stayed on the ship the whole time, without daring to blink, boss! Suddenly, the ship rocked for a moment, like something underneath lifted it up, and then it vanished without a trace, as if it had been wiped away!"

"Yeah, boss, it was gone in the blink of an eye. We just fell into the sea with a splash, and when we swam back up to look for the boat, it was completely gone. We didn't even see who the culprit was!"

Was it lifted up by something in the sea?

Then, right before everyone's eyes, the boat disappeared in an instant?
The officers exchanged bewildered glances. The ship's doctor, Honjo, frowned deeply: "These guys don't seem to be lying, and they wouldn't dare to lie, but even a large sea king couldn't do something like this..."

"No, in my opinion, it doesn't seem like a Sea King, but rather like some kind of strange Devil Fruit user."

"Indeed, taking the ship with you and disappearing without a trace in an instant, that kind of ability..."

Listening to the officers' discussion, Shanks finally snapped out of his petrified state. He suddenly raised his head, looked in a certain direction, grinned, and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, hahahahaha!!"

"Shanks?"

Raki Lu's heart tightened, and he quickly reached out to touch his forehead. "Are you...are you alright? Don't scare me!"

"Yeah, Shanks, if you want to cry, just cry. I can lend you my shoulder."

Yasopp was also worried, "Your reaction is too abnormal..."

Hahahaha~!!!

Shanks continued to laugh, his laughter echoing freely in the night. After a long while, he gently patted Lucky Roux's hand away, indicating that he was alright.

"Cry? Why are you crying?"

His smile vanished, and his gaze swept across the distance like a blade. "Those high and mighty 'gods,' do they think they can scare me with such despicable tactics?"

Beckman frowned: "You mean... the Knights of God?"

He deliberately lowered his voice. There were some things that the veterans on the ship already knew very well, but it wasn't appropriate for the new trainees to hear them yet.

"Who else but them could do this?"

Shanks sneered, "Coming silently, leaving silently, wiping out a ship without leaving a trace—isn't this the kind of 'divine punishment' they excel at?!"

"They're scared! When they saw me meeting with that guy Xia Nuo, they thought we were going to team up, and now they're finally afraid!"

"Is this supposed to be a warning? You think taking my ship will make me back down? Make me shut up? Make me stop 'meddling'?"

"How ridiculous!"

He kicked a wooden crate by the dock, sending splinters flying. "The more they do this, the more it proves I'm on the right track! That makes me happier!"

Compared to witnessing the fear of those guys firsthand, what does losing my flagship that has been with me for so many years matter!
Shanks looked up with a heavy gaze, his eyes fixed on the direction where Mary Geoise was.

Wait, then……

Those idiots who have ravaged this world are already scared after only a short time.

Still early!
Even if that boy Shano fails, Nika is still there to support him!

It's almost here, just a few years away... When the sun god Nika is fully awakened and the sound of the war drums of freedom resounds across the sea, the entire holy land will know what true fear is!

……

On the Ending.

Xia Nuo took another shower, changed into his pajamas, and stepped out of the bathroom. This time, however, all that remained on his face was a cheerful smile.

I was noticeably in a better mood.

Why is the harvest so exceptionally bountiful this time?
He hummed a little tune about "permanent pointers," opened the system panel, and checked the information flow from the beginning.

[You sacrificed Beckman's spare sidearm, gaining 2800 points]

[You offered a portrait of Yasopp's wife as a sacrifice, earning 1900 points]

[You sacrificed Raki Lou's sunglasses, gaining 1900 points]

[You sacrificed a single bed in your village, gaining 1400 points]

……

Several other named officials then contributed a total of 3000 points.

But these are just appetizers; the real star of the show is this…

Xia Nuo looked at the last line and clicked on the details.

[You sacrificed Shanks' Red Voss, gaining 15000 points]

【Red Fosse】

[Quality: Legend]

[Value: 15000 points]

[Appraisal Comments: One of the Four Emperors, Shanks' flagship, embodying the will and glory of the New World's top ruler. Its hull is crafted from the branches of the Adam Tree, making it exceptionally sturdy. Since the beginning of the Great Pirate Era, it has withstood countless storms and battles, remaining indestructible. It is both a companion to Shanks and his crew for nearly twenty years and a symbol of the Emperor's dominance on the seas.]

(End of this chapter)