From the Wandenreich's escape to One Piece

Chapter 89 Cooperation with the Golden Lion

In fact, the five noble families held a very high status in the history of Soul Society.

For a long time, they were essentially gods in the Soul Society.

However, as times progressed, the power of the five noble families was gradually restricted.

After all, a nobleman who uses his rights without limit cannot allow the world to develop, and a developed world will not allow the existence of nobles who can use their rights without limit.

They are now the five great noble families, but they might have been the five great slave owners before.

During that period, they may have been like the Celestial Dragons, above all secular laws.

But at least for now, they have toned it down a lot.

Although they still hold power in secret, anyone who breaks the law in public will still be tried.

The five surnames Kuchiki, Tsunayoshiro, Shihouin, and others have been passed down for millions of years, but the history of the five great noble families is only a few thousand years, precisely because they have already entered a new era with the world.

Rukia also lived in the new era, so she had some difficulty understanding the existence of the Celestial Dragons.

In her view, the Tsunayo family, one of the five noble families, was already lawless enough.

"Actually, it's hard to say who's worse."

Beltz said calmly that the most distinctive feature of the world of death is its long duration.

The world government has only been established for eight hundred years.

Over the past eight hundred years, how many people have they harmed?

The five noble families have existed for millions of years. Eight hundred years versus millions of years—what a ridiculous comparison!

Even if Muzan Kibutsuji were to come, the number of people he would kill over a million years would be astronomical.

"I'm gone."

After the Celestial Dragons left, Beltz took Rukia and went outside.

Fortunately, unlike the main characters, Luffy doesn't cause conflicts wherever he goes.

If Luffy were here, someone would have to offend a Celestial Dragon and be shot by them.

Then Luffy stepped forward and punched the Celestial Dragon away, summoning a Marine Admiral.

If it weren't for Shiki, he would have seriously considered taking action against the Celestial Dragons.

It's not about killing the Celestial Dragon, but about hypnotizing him and turning him into your slave.

But there are more important things to do now, so let's let him off the hook for now.

Before meeting Shiki, he had to get himself into the best possible condition, so he didn't even use psychological invisibility.

If negotiations with the Golden Lion break down, a fight might have to be fought.

Shiki the Golden Lion was drinking in a tavern. He placed his twin swords on the table, eating meat and drinking wine with gusto.

There was no one else in the tavern except him. It was unclear whether he had cleared the place out or whether the others were too afraid to come in because it was Shiki.

"Um?"

When Beltz opened the door, the Golden Lion turned around and saw him.

"Hmph, you're really slow!"

The Golden Lion said coldly, "You had better give me a satisfactory explanation."

"Wait for me outside."

Beltz gave Lucia a few instructions and then went inside.

He sat down opposite Shiki without flinching and said, "I'm very busy."

"Fine, since you actually dared to come, I won't hold it against you."

Shiki suddenly burst into laughter again: "Come on! Let's drink!"

This person is acting like a lunatic.

Beltz thought to himself, but he didn't refuse. He poured himself a bowl of wine and drank it all in one gulp.

"Hmm, this wine has power!"

Beltz made a pretentious remark.

"You've got good taste, kid." After saying that, the Golden Lion added menacingly, "Tell me, where are the ancient weapons!"

"I only know the general location, but I can tell you, on one condition."

"You're really troublesome," the Golden Lion said in a deep voice. "But I can forgive you. Tell me, who do you want to kill? Even if it's Roger Newgate, I can help you!"

"No, no, no, it's not that exaggerated." Beltz said, embarrassed. "I have no grudge against them, why would I want to kill them?"

"I just want you to teach me how to be domineering."

"Huh?!" The Golden Lion was stunned upon hearing this. He had considered many of Beltz's conditions, but he never expected it to be like this.

"Are you kidding me?"

Golden Lion couldn't help but ask, "What good would it do me to lie to you?" Beltz shrugged. "Can't you be more assertive?"

"Only the basics are covered."

Golden Lion thought back to the scene of his previous battle with Belz. This kid did have Haki, but it seemed that he applied it differently from him, and his use of it was indeed very crude.

"Hehehehe!!" The Golden Lion laughed again, "You little rascal, you're really something! Alright, I'll teach you!"

"I may be a gangster, but I always keep my word! Just tell me the whereabouts of the ancient weapon, and I'll teach you how to be domineering! I'll make you the ultimate pirate of this era!"

"When the time comes, if the two of us join forces and utilize ancient weapons, we can dominate the world!"

"Conquering the world isn't that simple." Beltz shook his head, but didn't say much more, only saying, "If you want to know the whereabouts of the Ancient Weapons, then go to Wano Country."

"Wano Country?"

Upon hearing this, Shiki immediately frowned.

He actually has some connection to Wano Country; his clothing and the weapons he carries all have elements of Wano Country.

Therefore, he knew some information about Wano Country.

It was a closed-off country of samurai, said to be home to very powerful samurai.

Is the news reliable?

"Believe it or not, it's up to you, but I can tell you definitively that the Kozuki clan of Wano Country understands ancient writing, and they even possess a tablet that records ancient history. If you don't believe me, you can go to Wano Country and see for yourself."

Normally, Wano Country is an insurmountable barrier for ordinary pirates.

Well, let alone ordinary pirates, even the most powerful pirates might encounter danger when entering Wano Country.

As long as someone guards the waterfall, it can truly be said that one man can hold off ten thousand.

But this so-called insurmountable barrier was a joke to Shiki.

He can fly!

"Of course I'll go see it." The Golden Lion gave Beltz a deep look, then added, "But you have to come with me!"

"If you dare to lie to me, I'll make you pay dearly!"

"Of course I'm going with you," Beltz said nonchalantly. "After all, you're going to teach me how to be domineering."

"Hmph, let's go now!"

"Sure, bring my two friends along too. How about it, hostages delivered right to our doorstep?"

Shiki looked at Beltz again, realizing that he really couldn't understand the man in front of him.

"Keep up."

Shiki stood up, opened the door, and went out.

Beltz followed closely behind, and looking at Lucia who was standing somewhat bored at the door, he said, "Let's go, let's follow this person to our final destination."

"ah----"

Rukia looked at the towering golden lion and couldn't help but swallow hard.

This guy—is he a monster?

What a powerful aura!

Even his own elder brother didn't have an aura as terrifying as this guy's.

"There's one more, but he's at the hotel. We can set off with him."

At this point, the entire lawless zone had descended into chaos.

It was clear that Du Feld had discovered Vegapunk's disappearance and was sending people to search for him.

But even if Du Feld had a thousand lives, he wouldn't dare to cause trouble for the Golden Lion, so the three of them traveled without any obstacles.

They soon arrived at Bubble Park. There were also people from Du Feld in this area, but Beltz still swaggered to the hotel and picked up Vegapunk there.

When Vegapunk appeared and saw Shiki, he exclaimed in shock, "Shiki the Gangster?!"

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Shiki looked over and frowned slightly. "You are—"

He felt that Vegapunk looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place him.

At this time, although Vegapunk was known as a genius, he was not yet that famous.

In reality, Vegapunk has only been a member of the MADS for a short time, the lineage factor has not been fully researched, and the World Government has not yet incorporated him into its ranks.

Normally, it would be another twelve years before he joined the World Government.

Thanks to the World Government's propaganda, he became famous and was hailed as a super genius scientist who was 500 years ahead of the world.

Now, he has some fame, but not enough to make a big shot like Shiki remember him.

But Vegapunk definitely knew Shiki, and he admired Beltz somewhat.

After all, Shiki had said he was going to capture that blue dragon, but now the two of them were walking together so peacefully.

Either Beltz has similar strength to Shiki, or the two have similar interests.

He had some hidden worries.

After all, he had learned a bit about Shiki's character from the newspapers; Shiki was a ruthless pirate. If Beltz was associating with someone like that, and if he was also a villain, then he—

Ultimately, Vegapunk chose to believe Dr. Clover, thinking that Dr. Clover, with his character, would not betray him.

"He is Vegapunk, my friend."

Beltz didn't let Skeeter think about it any further, and said instead, "Let's go, we still need to buy some things on the way."

"Doctor, have you prepared the materials I asked you to prepare?"

"Hmm—ready." Vegapunk handed the list to Beltz with some hesitation.

Beltz glanced at the contents and saw many instrument names that he couldn't understand at all.

"Ski, can you do me another favor?"

Beltz then said to Shiki, "Don't push your luck, kid." Golden Lion glanced at Beltz and said, "I haven't even confirmed the veracity of your information yet."

"I can exchange it for another piece of information," Beltz said. "What?" Shiki asked casually, but he was already very curious.

This kid is no ordinary person; he might actually know some earth-shattering secret.

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