If Sengoku doesn't pull back his net soon, I'll become the Pirate King!

Chapter 357 Figarand Shamlock

Hours later, the first stop in the new world —

Thunder Island

Lightning has taken on a revolutionary form in this sea area.

Lightning bolts shaped like raindrops poured down, landing on the seemingly smooth and fragile vegetation before disappearing silently.

An electric flash occasionally streaked across the metallic surface of the soil.

huh~~

The sound of something rapidly falling through the air came from the distant horizon, and the long-empty Thunder Isle welcomed a long-awaited guest.

Boom! ...

The coastline, battered by thunder, was pierced by a trench several meters deep.

A few minutes later, a bearded man carrying an insulated umbrella and wearing insulated clothing emerged from the woods.

"Oh, this guest."

"Want to buy an umbrella? This is Thor's Island, you can't survive without a specially made insulated umbrella."

Before the sounds of heavy breathing could be heard from inside the pit, the sound of bursting air bubbles under high pressure rang out first.

"Two umbrellas, thank you."

"Ouch!!!"

Startled by the sudden appearance of the man, the bearded man nearly dropped the insulated umbrella he was holding.

"100,000 Berries! Thank you for your patronage."

"Oh, it's you, guest. An hour ago, my brother said he received a very strange but strong man."

"Your brother is—?"

Only then did Xiong see the face under the umbrella.

"A familiar face. It's that merchant named Malik, isn't it? I arrived in your village by accident an hour ago."

"He kindly received me and told me about the situation on Thor Island."

"That's right, I'm your brother Mario, but the place you're going to isn't our village; it's just a temporary base."

The bearded man named Mario slightly moved his umbrella aside, revealing the bamboo basket he was carrying on his back.

"Thunder Island is an uninhabitable island. We businessmen only come here occasionally to earn a little money."

Mario, stepping on the ground, casually collects the money and hands over the umbrella.

"This damned island is raining thunderstorms all year round. Many people who come to the New World for the first time would rather go to Rischiled Island or Mystria Island than come here."

Before leaving, Mario didn't forget to hand over a card with the Den Den Mushi's number on it.

"This is your umbrella, please note the expiration date. If it becomes damaged, please contact us for a replacement as soon as possible."

After the merchant had gone far away, Xiong squatted down and placed one of the insulated umbrellas on Bazar's head.

"Bazaar, are you alright?"

A muddy hand emerged from the pit.

"Not bad, just a little exhausted."

Bazel climbed out of the pit, his face pale but beaming with excitement.

He hadn't expected the battle with Im to go so smoothly just hours earlier.

The Poison of Dreams?

He doesn't have the time or inclination to develop new skills.

That so-called dream capsule was a power that never existed in the first place.

The snake venom used to confuse Im was actually the same poison that caused Magellan to hallucinate in Impel.

He merely used the power of the Cloud Tiger to confuse Im's Observation Haki, and then used gravity and repulsion to disrupt Im's senses.

Finally, taking advantage of the moment when the mist body opened, he transformed into the Yamata no Orochi and swallowed his opponent whole.

The poisonous gas-filled stomach further confuses the enemy, creating a double illusionary world in their perception.

Only when his Observation Haki could no longer detect the presence of Kuma and Shamrock did Bazel use his molting ability to quietly escape with Ai Ai.

As for the injuries—

The injuries inflicted by Im were all real damage, especially from his several bursts of domineering aura.

If it weren't for Bazel's desperate attempt to hold on despite the worst-case scenario of losing his life, coupled with Im's underestimation of his opponent...

He had long been controlled and transformed by the Dark Transformation into a demon who only knew how to obey orders and fight.

Thinking about this, Bazel couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear.

The reason he dared to swallow Im was because the enemy would never have imagined that he would do such a thing.

Having learned from the previous experience, Im would surely assume that he would use the trump card of no survivors.

Furthermore, he would use the "Dark Transformation Domination" technique to turn the Archangel Abomination against him, so that he could also experience the disgusting ordeal he had suffered.

That's why Barzel dared to do it.

Otherwise, even if he had a few more lives, he wouldn't dare to swallow Im.

"Bear, do you have any food? I'm a bit exhausted."

Xiong nodded and took out a small, exquisite bag from his backpack: "When I delivered Shamrock to Miss Shi just now, she suddenly handed me a small bag."

"They said it contains dried meat from sea kings, and that you'll definitely need it."

"Ah Shi, you've been a huge help."

He opened his backpack, ignoring the fishy smell of the dried meat inside, grabbed a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Please wait a moment, I'm starving if I don't eat something soon."

Xiong nodded in agreement and then activated the Yin Healing Bullet's ability.

The film captures the exhaustion in Bazel's body.

"Strange, aren't you injured?"

With his mouth stuffed full of jerky, Bazel explained indistinctly, "I was injured, but I used my ability to shed my skin to recover from the injury. I'm just a little overexerted now."

Bazel has no time to explain his battle of wits with Im, or how many injuries he sustained in the fight.

It's all in the past anyway, so there's no point in bringing it up again.

goo~

He swallowed the jerky in his mouth, picked up another piece, and chewed it vigorously without stopping.

"I might fall into a deep sleep after I've eaten, so I'll leave the journey to you. Please make sure to wake me up before midnight today."

"I need to rush to the West Sea immediately to take charge."

"I understand~"

Inserting his palm into the fatigue bubble, Xiong felt a strange drowsiness wash over him, and simply yawned.

"I'm so sleepy. It seems I'll have to stay in the Kingdom of Dressrosa and rest for a few days after this."

By the time the bear brought Bazel back to Dressrosa, it was already 9 p.m.

The vibrant Dressrosa is at its liveliest time.

Couples, having eaten and drunk their fill, strolled down the street, bought a low-alcohol drink and a bouquet of flowers, and then found a corner to pour out their hearts to each other.

And in the royal palace on the King's Heights—

The red-haired brat continued shouting and yelling, reciting lines unique to Celestial Dragons with the arrogance characteristic of them.

Pig!

You lowly commoners!

Rubbish!

I am a god!

Perhaps it was the contempt in the lines that was so offensive that Bazel frowned slightly when Xiong placed him on the bed.

After trembling a few times, his eyelids slowly opened, revealing a lingering weariness.

"Ugh, so noisy! Hey!"

"I just fought the world, can't you be quiet, you little idiot?!"

"Fought a war with the world?! Pshaw! A mere lowly commoner—plop!!"

Inside the house, Tianyue Shi looked on in astonishment and surprise as he watched Shamlock being slapped away.

"Bazaar, isn't this a bit too much—"

"Don't worry, that guy is the son of a Celestial Dragon. I paid a heavy price to get him out this time."

Waking up, Bazel was too lazy to rest any longer. He sat up and rubbed his sore muscles.

Although the battle with Im was short, the energy it consumed was definitely among the top three of all my previous battles.

Especially without opening the gates of heaven and causing no survivors.

He not only has to constantly monitor the opponent's pre-cast animation for Black Domination, but also has to be wary of the opponent's other attack abilities.

Take Junko's Arrow-Arrow Fruit power, for example.

That kind of rule-based power that can change the direction of an attack is completely unreasonable.

With half his face swollen, Shamrock no longer possessed the aura of a powerful verbal warrior. Bound by his hands and feet, he could only wriggle to his feet like a maggot.

Then she stared at the man who had slapped her with a resentful look.

"If you look at me like that again, I'll gouge your eyes out and have Quinn put a prosthetic eye in them for you."

"Figarand Shamlock, you are now just a prisoner, and your father Figarand Gringu is nothing but scum."

"He personally killed your and your brother's mother—"

"Stop talking nonsense, you lowly commoner!"

Young Shamlock huddled in the corner, a cold smile on his face.

"My father, Grimm, was the most esteemed commander of the Knights of God, and I will inherit that honor!"

"To become the most honorable Celestial Dragon on this great sea."

"Look."

Bazel pointed at Shamrock, a helpless smile appearing on his face as he looked up at the moon.

"This child has been poisoned; without surgical treatment, he probably won't recover."

He walked up to Shamrock, and under the terrified gaze of the other man, grabbed the head of red hair and lifted it up.

"Ouch! Ouch, you bastard!! Let go right now, I'm a Celestial Dragon!!!"

Bang--!!

"vomit!"

The right fist that struck Shamrock's abdomen was timed perfectly before the person stepped back to avoid the acidic liquid that Shamrock vomited.

"Listen up, kid, I don't have the time or inclination to lie to you."

"Your mother was a resident of the Valley of the Gods, eleven years ago."

"Your father, Gringu, has returned to the island inhabited by the David family on a certain mission."

"At that time, he treated his lover, well, perhaps your father, as just a plaything that he could discard at will."

"He learned that his plaything had given birth to children of Figaland blood, and in order to bring those two children back to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise..."

"He drew his sword and killed your mother, but due to the killing contest and the sudden arrival of the Rocks Pirates, you and your brother were separated."

Shamlock, who had been thrown to the ground by Bazel, looked up at the man in a daze.

"You know what this is, right?"

Shamrock instinctively took a stack of bounty posters. "They're bounty posters for pirates."

"Turn to the back, this incomplete list of bounties is the list of Roger Pirates, which I had Morgans compile. Some of the unlisted bounties are accompanied by their photos and introductions."

Seeing the man's powerful, cleaving fist, Shamlock didn't hesitate and quickly flipped through the bounty poster in his hand.

suddenly!

Shamulok stopped turning the page and stared intently at the boy in the photo, who was wearing a straw hat and grinning foolishly.

That straw-hat boy with the same hair color as me and features that looked exactly like he was cut from the same mold!

"This is----"

I instinctively flipped the photo over to the back.

[Shanks, an apprentice crew member of the Roger Pirates: This member is from treasure looted by the Roger Pirates eleven years ago; his origin is unknown.]

"impossible!!!"

Shamulok clutched the photo tightly, his eyes wide as he stared at Bazel, as if trying to get an answer that met his expectations.

"I absolutely refuse to believe that this guy, this filthy pirate, could possibly be my brother!"

"I don't have a younger brother, this guy must be a bastard—"

Snapped!

The bright red five-finger mark quickly caused the other half of the boy's face to swell up.

"Have you calmed down yet?"

Shamrock lowered his head and remained silent.

"Kid, this is reality."

Bazel grabbed Shamrock's chin, forcing the boy to look up and meet his gaze.

"You should thank me for letting you know the truth about your mother's death. It was Gringu who killed your mother with his own hands."

"He's altering your memories; he wants to turn you into a new scumbag, a Celestial Dragon?"

"ha!"

As the disdainful laughter subsided, Shamrock suddenly spoke.

"I know who you are. I've seen your face before, on my father's desk."

"The man who killed countless Celestial Dragons and is one of only two men in eight hundred years to have successfully entered the Holy Land of Mary Geoise and retreated."

"God's enemy —"

Shamlock raised his head, his gaze fierce, completely unlike what one would expect from a teenager.

"You—slap!!"

"You bastard, I'm talking, you better!"

Before he could finish speaking, another slap landed on his face. Bazel's smile faded, and a chill inexplicably rose in the room.

"Listen up, Shamrock."

"If you make me unhappy again, I'll kill you. To me, the Celestial Dragons are nothing more than a bunch of rotting flesh that can walk freely."

"Since you recognize my face, you should know my personality."

"Honestly learn how to be a person with a complete personality, instead of a beast wearing a personality."

"I'll have Ah Shi take you to see your brother, but—"

"I hope you will cooperate. If I hear of you causing trouble in Wano Country after I return..."

Bazel released his grip on the boy's chin, his smile vanishing completely.

Because the smiling, narrowed eyes opened at this moment, revealing an undisguised fierce glint within.

"Then I can only apologize to you in advance, and then personally send you to hell."

"With me, you have no room for error, understand?"

Answer me, Shamrock.

Sensing the soul-freezing killing intent, Shamrock's pupils shrank to pinpoints, and his body trembled faster and faster.

"—I...I understand."

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