Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 22 Be My Friend, Okama King! (Please read on! Please vote!)

Edward Teach walks through the forests of the frigid hell.

He held the lightning bolt in his hand as if it were a frail little chick.

Just now, he used Observation Haki to probe the entire forest.

Areas where lightning is particularly frequent are key search areas.

After a thorough search.

Edward Teach discovered a hidden entrance deep in the forest.

His Observation Haki allows him to clearly hear a constant stream of noisy sounds emanating from within.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances.

That hidden entrance is the entrance to the new transvestite paradise on Level 5.5 of Impel Down!

Edward Teach —

Or rather, Storm, hidden inside the "Edward Teach humanoid mech".

His destination was the new transvestite paradise behind the mysterious entrance!

A few minutes later.

Edward Teach successfully arrived near the mysterious entrance.

Even without using Observation Haki, he could clearly hear the sounds coming from inside.

Edward Teach did not hesitate and stepped inside.

At first it was extremely narrow, barely wide enough for one person to pass through, but after walking several dozen steps, it suddenly opened up into a bright and spacious area.

Edward Teach found himself inside a vast, empty cave.

Although this cave is not as high as the frigid hell outside, it is still several tens of meters high.

It is more than enough to accommodate the members of the giant race to carry out normal activities.

The interior of the cave appears to have been specially designed; it's like a rudimentary grand theater.

When Edward Teach entered the cave, the people inside were reveling and enjoying themselves.

A man with an oddly proportioned, afro-like hairstyle is giving a passionate performance on the stage of the Grand Theater.

"...Everything is here!"

"Alcohol! Food! Weapons! And most importantly... there's freedom here!"

"This is Impel Down's secret garden—the new transvestite paradise—paradise—"

As soon as the man with the afro turned around, he saw the towering figure in the crowd.

He was so surprised that his eyes bulged out, his mouth opened to its widest extent, and his tongue involuntarily curled up and deformed.

"White beard—???"

The stage play's protagonist's horrified reaction also triggered a chain reaction from the other people in the new transvestite amusement park.

The lights are on.

Everyone in the room saw the unfamiliar guest who had suddenly appeared.

"Whitebeard!"

"Edward Newgate!"

"The world's strongest man!!"

Chaos reigned inside the new ladyboy amusement park.

"What a lively place, gurgle gurgle..."

Edward Teach let out a low laugh and tossed the wounded man toward the stage.

"This is your subordinate, isn't it, Okama King?"

Emporio Ivankov instinctively raised his hands and took the seriously injured and unconscious figure.

"Lightning!? What's going on?"

"The specifics are a bit complicated to explain."

Edward Teach rubbed his stomach and looked at the banquet to the side.

"Is there anything to eat here?"

"Yes! Of course! Please wait a moment!"

Ivankov first gave Lightning a "healing hormone" treatment.

Then he immediately went to Edward Teach's side and carefully led him to his seat.

"Bring the food quickly! The finest ingredients! The finest wine! Bring it all!"

In no time at all.

A mountain of food was laid out in front of Edward Teach.

"I won't be polite!"

Hidden within, Storm subtly increased the power of his various abilities.

Based on previous battles and accumulation of experience.

Strom currently has 11 Gold Trophy and 3 Platinum Trophy.

Before entering the new ladyboy paradise.

Storm first spent several major trophies to improve several of his abilities.

[Moonwalk/Storm Kick/Swordsmanship/Life Return: ★★★★★]

Now that ample food is laid out before him, Storm's choice is naturally—

Add points to [Physique]!

With the last three [Golden Trophy] consumed.

Storm's [Strength] and [Speed] attributes immediately surged.

Without hesitation, he invested the remaining three Platinum Trophies into the Endurance and Speed ​​attributes respectively.

[Strength: ★★★★★]

Speed: ★★★★★☆

Endurance: ★★★★★★

The moment you complete the stat allocation for [Physical Fitness].

An unprecedented hunger surged through Storm's heart.

He grabbed a piece of sea king meat and stuffed it into his mouth, and the mountain of food in front of him quickly diminished and disappeared.

In the empty cave.

Only the monstrous sounds of eating continued to ring out.

The ladyboys at the new ladyboy amusement park watched this gluttonous feast before them.

No one dared to make a sound at that moment.

Even Ivankov, the "King of Transvestites," dared not disturb "Whitebeard's" meal at this time.

The food in front of "Whitebeard" was dwindling.

Ivankov quickly waved to the chef at the new ladyboy amusement park, signaling him to hurry up and serve the food.

Time slips away bit by bit.

The "new humans" in the new ladyboy amusement park kept exchanging amazed glances.

"Whitebeard has been eating for half an hour..."

"That's incredible! His stomach is like a bottomless pit..."

He ate a whole week's worth of food from the new transvestite amusement park...

Ivankov observed the "white-bearded man" throughout his meal.

After careful observation, he discovered that the "white-bearded man" in front of him was not the same as the "white-bearded man" he knew.

The revolutionary army had incredibly efficient intelligence networks.

Even though Ivankov had already been imprisoned in Impel Down.

However, he was the commander of the Great Air Force of the Revolutionary Army.

Ivankov still possesses a wealth of previously unknown secret intelligence.

For example, he knew long ago that Whitebeard was seriously ill and no longer as strong as he had been in his prime.

Meanwhile, the "white-bearded" man who appeared at the new ladyboy amusement park was unbelievably healthy!

There's one more thing.

Ivankov had met the white-bearded man in his youth more than thirty years ago.

The two experienced the Valley of the Gods incident together...

"This white beard doesn't look like a white beard at all..."

Ivankov harbored resentment in his heart.

"That white-bearded guy is a white-bearded boy!"

If Ivankov were to describe it...

That white-bearded man who was always eating looked exactly like the white-bearded man from his younger days!

Wait a minute! No way!

Suddenly, an incredible and astonishing idea popped into Ivankov's mind.

"That white-bearded man...could he be the white-bearded man's son?"

Just then.

Storm, who had emptied the food reserves in the new ladyboy amusement park, was finally full.

Ivankov hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward as if walking on thin ice.

"Lord Whitebeard."

The transvestite king bent down, forcing a fawning smile onto his rugged face.

"What can I do for you?"

"There's no need to be so formal, Queen of the Transgender. I've heard of you."

Edward Teach stood up, looked down at Ivankov, and extended his right hand to him.

"Be my friend, Embrio Ivankov."

"I am Edward Teach! Whitebeard III!"

White beard—three generations?!

The Queen of the Transgender had heard rumors about "Whitebeard II".

It is said that "Whitebeard II" possesses the same formidable strength as the young Whitebeard.

But where did this "Whitebeard III" come from?!

But then again.

This "Whitebeard III" does indeed resemble the real Edward Newgate, the Whitebeard...

"To be your friend..."

Ivankov cautiously extended his right hand and gently touched Edward Teach's fingers.

"It is my honor."

"Gurala la la..."

Edward Teach let out a hearty laugh.

"Since we're all friends, I'll be frank with you!"

"Ivankov, I need your strength!"

After confirming that the other party was not the real Whitebeard, but the so-called "Whitebeard III".

Ivankov gradually grew bolder.

"Edward—"

Call me Teach!

"Okay, Teach!"

Ivankov immediately changed his tune.

"What do you want me to do? More food?"

As long as Edward Teachty's demands aren't too outrageous.

Ivankov intended to satisfy both parties.

After all, judging from the situation when the other party appeared just now...

Edward Teach was Lightning's savior!

"No! It's not food!"

Edward Teach clenched his right fist and swung it hard.

"Ivankov, I understood the moment I saw you."

"You're the same type of person as me!"

"You were willing to abandon your previous identity and infiltrate Impel Down just to create this new transvestite paradise, right?!"

Uh……

Ivankov blinked.

Although Edward Teach's words seemed a bit problematic.

But from the other person's perspective, it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it.

Before her arrest and imprisonment, Ivankov was the legitimate Queen of the Kamabakka Kingdom!

The reason he entered Impel Down and hid in the new transvestite park was because of this.

The purpose was to absorb prisoners into the city and expand the ranks of the revolutionary army.

We just need to wait until the day the revolutionary army outside begins its operations.

Ivankov will then lead the members of the new transvestite park back to the outside world.

From this perspective.

Edward Teach's understanding is flawless.

"Yes, probably, maybe, possibly... that's it."

Ivankov gave a perfunctory reply, and then asked another question.

"And you, Teach?"

"I don't care about these insignificant little minions."

Edward Teach spreads his arms, embraces the void, and displays his "ambition" to the fullest.

"My goal is the sixth level of infinite hell!"

"I will select the most elite and powerful subordinates from among the most evil and terrifying criminals in the world!"

"I'm going to form the most terrifying pirate crew in history!"

"I will defeat Whitebeard and become the strongest pirate in the world!"

"The remnants of the old era have reached the point where they must exit the stage of history!"

"My new era has no ship to carry them!"

(End of this chapter)