Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 249 Captain! Who do you think we are?

The moment the Crimson Dragon appeared, the entire arena nearly shattered.

Even Perona, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but complain.

"What exactly does the captain take Nami and the others for? A Marine Admiral or a pirate emperor?"

The battle fought by the Red Dragon Emperor on the Sabaody Archipelago is now known throughout the world.

The World Government and the Marine Headquarters have sent the Red Dragon Emperor's bounty to the entire ocean.

From Paradise to the New World, no pirate is unaware that a super pirate with a bounty exceeding 40 billion Berries has appeared on the high seas!

Storm transforms into a red dragon and battles Nami and the others...

Perona was very glad that she hadn't rashly participated in the challenge earlier.

"I think the captain is a very serious man."

Robin crossed his arms, leisurely enjoying the "battle" unfolding before him.

"Since it's a 'battle,' we have to take it seriously."

On the field.

The people standing in front of Storm also gritted their teeth.

"Captain! Who do you think we are?"

Nami mustered her courage, raised her hands, and released a huge dark cloud.

"Isn't it a bit too much of a cheat to directly transform into a mythical creature like the 'Red Dragon'!"

"Razer!"

No sooner said than done.

Nami is quick-witted, but she's equally swift in unleashing her powers.

Dazzling lightning flashed continuously within the dark clouds.

next moment.

The lightning within the dark clouds converged, forming a silver-white lightning serpent as thick as a wrist.

The ferocious and twisted lightning snake traced an irregular trajectory in mid-air, striking the red dragon that Storm had transformed into at an extremely high speed.

The crimson dragon's enormous size, while bringing an extreme sense of oppression, also made it an easy target to attack.

It only took the blink of an eye.

Nami's "Lightning Serpent" flew in front of Storm and crashed directly into a red scale on his body.

boom--

It was accompanied by a loud roar.

The lightning bolt exploded, scattering and blinding light shimmering all around.

When everyone looked at Storm again, they found that Nami's fast and swift "Lightning Serpent" had not even left a mark on his red dragon scales.

Nami failed to pierce the Red Dragon Emperor's scales!

"Attack speed is good, attack power is acceptable."

Storm gave Nami's "Razer" a long critique.

"If you were in the amusement park, with your abilities, I think you could easily get a bounty of 100 million Berries."

"But this is the Storm Pirates, the Sky Garden. I think Nami, you still need to practice more."

"call--"

Storm did not launch any attack; he merely exhaled.

The enormous crimson dragon could create a gust of wind with just a normal breath.

Storm unleashed a violent gust of wind.

The others managed to keep their balance amidst the strong winds.

However, Nami, as the user of the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, had her body torn to pieces by the sudden gust of wind and disappeared from the spot.

Clouds, as light as a feather, gather and disperse unpredictably.

This is both an advantage and a disadvantage.

Nami disappeared instantly.

A Logia-type Devil Fruit user was defeated and eliminated so quickly.

The burden on the others present instantly increased.

"This...is this the Crimson Dragon Emperor?"

Luo looked at the crimson dragon that Storm had transformed into, and a fine layer of cold sweat seeped from his forehead.

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea... the Red Dragon Emperor... these two people are actually the same person!? This world is insane!"

"Being a pirate! Isn't it all about doing something crazy and epic?!"

Ace's eyes were fixed on Storm, and the burden in his heart transformed into a strong fighting desire, propelling him forward.

"Even the captain! Even the Crimson Dragon Emperor! He is not absolutely invincible!"

Shine——

A crisp sound of a sword being drawn rang out.

Ace instantly drew his sword, holding the hilt of the famous sword "Autumn Water" in his hands, and raised the black blade above his head.

"Nisunai (death)——"

Ace leaped high into the air, channeling all his power into the famous sword "Autumn Water" in his hand, and unleashed a simple and unadorned "Mount Hua Cleave" at the red dragon in front of him!

clang!!

Ace's famous sword, Autumn Water, slashed at Strom's dragon horn, producing a crisp sound like metal clashing.

Even the "Black Blade" [Shusui], one of the twenty-one Great Swords of the World, which is extremely rare, failed to leave any mark on Storm's dragon horn.

With just a slight shake of his head, Storm sent Ace flying hundreds of meters backward.

At this moment, the brothers Kidd and Kira also launched an attack on Storm.

But it was only a moment later.

Kidd and Killer followed in Ace's footsteps, also flying backwards for hundreds of meters.

Brook's cane sword did bring some "surprises" to Storm.

A thin layer of ice covered the part of Storm's body that had been struck by Brooke's cane sword.

However, the ice was quickly evaporated by the heat emanating from the Crimson Dragon Emperor's body, leaving hardly any moisture behind.

"Brook, have you gained any new 'insights' about the [Yomi-Yum Fruit]?"

"That's right, Captain! Yohohoho! I think I've discovered a trick to developing the [Yomi-Yum Fruit]!"

"Not bad, the [Yellow Spring Fruit] does have its advantages... As for now, you should take off with them!"

Brook was also thrown off by Storm.

The battle on the field was completely one-sided.

Less than half a minute had passed.

Only Luo remained standing on the field.

Storm's lantern-like golden eyes stared intently at Luo on the ground below.

"ROOM!"

Luo gritted her teeth, but still raised her right hand and unleashed the signature move of the [Operation Fruit] – "Slaughterhouse"!

But that is, until the "slaughterhouse" was opened.

Only then did Luo truly understand just how exaggerated the size of the "Red Dragon Emperor" that Storm had transformed into really was.

His current "ROOM" space is not even able to completely envelop the Crimson Dragon Emperor!

What an exaggerated body size!

Luo temporarily suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind. He drew the blade of the famous sword "Oniku" that he always carried with him, and then covered and wrapped the blade with the power of the "Op-Op Fruit". He then slashed fiercely towards the red dragon.

The slash, powerful enough to tear through space, struck Storm's body without any obstruction.

"It hit!?"

Luo was slightly taken aback, and a feeling of surprise welled up in her heart.

But the next moment, his expression changed again.

Because of the "cutting" slash of the [Op-Op Fruit], which was almost invincible in battle in the past.

This time, they still couldn't do anything to Storm!

Just like when Law fought Doflamingo before.

Previously, Law used the "cutting" ability of the Op-Op Fruit to try to cut off Doflamingo's head, but it was easily blocked by the latter's Armament Haki.

However, if we compare striking Doflamingo's head to "hitting a rock," then...

So right now, Luo feels like he's "slicing through a mountain"!

Even "slicing through an entire continent"!

Storm and Doflamingo.

They're not even in the same league!

"Luo!"

Storm looked at Trafalgar Law and spoke in a booming voice.

"You rely too much on your Devil Fruit powers! Hmph—"

Another superstorm erupted from Storm's mouth.

Luo, who was closest to the wind, was blown far away, and his screams echoed in the air, growing ever more distant.

"Isn't that a Devil Fruit ability too—?"

With Luo's "flying away".

The challengers in front of Storm were also completely wiped out.

But these challengers are all mentally resilient enough.

Even though they had just been easily defeated by Storm.

Nami, Ace, and the others quickly returned to Storm and launched another attack on him.

After several sit-ups.

Storm finally figured out the approximate strength of his subordinates.

Nami and Law's strength levels can be described as "disparate".

The former ate the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, and the latter ate the Operation Fruit.

Before the level of strength reaches a certain point.

The power boosts from the Cloud-Cloud Fruit and the Op-Op Fruit are absolutely overwhelming!

If we were to describe a person's skill level based on the amount of the bounty offered...

Storm believes that Nami and Law are now at a level that exceeds their 1 million Berry bounty.

In other words.

Even if Storm threw Nami and Law into Paradise right now, those two would quickly make a name for themselves as "Supernovas"!

As for the other two Devil Fruit users...

Brook is the user of the Yomi Yomi no Mi (Revive-Revive Fruit).

Kid is the user of the Magnet-Magnet Fruit.

Their skill level can only be described as average.

Neither the Yomi Yomi no Mi (Revive-Revive Fruit) nor the Magnet-Magnet Fruit are the kind of "simple fruits" that allow you to immediately develop advanced abilities after eating them.

Brook and Kid's development of their respective Devil Fruit abilities can only be described as "poor".

But there should be a bounty of tens of millions of Berries...

Finally, there are Ace and Killer, both of whom are without power levels.

Under Storm's influence.

Ace obtained [Autumn Water].

Although this did not "twist" Ace into becoming a swordsman.

However, Ace's path to power development was indeed affected.

Ace is still working on and adapting to fighting with a knife.

As for Kira.

He can be considered a pretty good swordsman at the moment.

However, it is still some distance from the "Iron-Cutting" level of a swordsman.

For now.

The strength levels of crew members like Nami and Ace have generally exceeded the threshold of "ten million Berries".

A few of the best even surpassed the level of "one hundred million berries"!

According to the Grand Prix rating system.

These crew members are all three-star or even four-star level!

After thoroughly understanding the skill levels of the crew members, Storm stopped playing with them.

The Crimson Dragon shook off the fiery clouds on its body, floated into the air, and then suddenly rolled its body, creating a towering tornado in the Sky Garden.

Under the influence of this tornado, the members were once again thrown out.

Strom took the opportunity to deactivate the power of the Red Dragon Ring and then used the function of the Clay Ring to create a suitable "clay puppet opponent" for Nami, Ace, and the others.

For the rest of the day afterwards.

Storm has been manipulating clay figures to fight and spar with several crew members.

By evening.

The challenge, which lasted for almost a day, finally came to an end.

Storm looked around, his gaze finally settling on Luo.

"Luo, what should you call me now?"

"……captain."

(End of this chapter)