Pirate: I'm cracked, but my mutation talent is incredibly strong.

On the island of Sicily.

Mafia boss Marlon, protected by countless henchmen in black suits, looked at the airship in mid-air.

The gangsters, each holding a gun, were nervously watching the pirate ship above.

At Malone's signal, everyone put away their guns, not wanting to show too much malice towards the Rocks Pirates.

"Friends of the Rocks Pirates, what brings you to our Sicily?"

"If you ever need our help, we will do everything we can to assist you."

Malone didn't know if the Rocks Pirates were there to kill him or to recruit him, but he lowered his stance now, thinking that these villains like Rocks wouldn't suddenly attack him.

"Hehehe! Captain Rocks of our Rocks Pirates and Chief Strategist Fang Huo say they want to recruit you."

"Now you can choose whether or not to join the Rocks Pirates?"

"If you don't join, we'll beat you until you do, or we'll kill you!"

"Of course, even if you choose to join, you'll still have to fight a match."

"Because the Rocks Pirates don't accept trash!"

Before Fang Huo, the acting captain, could even speak, Shiki the Golden Lion, that show-off, had already flown off.

This guy even floated up his golden divine disc, wanting to show off in front of the world.

Now that the Moon Goddess version of Fang Huo is so popular around the world, his Golden Lion God version of Shiki also needs to become famous.

"Should we recruit them?"

Knowing that he wouldn't be killed like Wang Zhi, the founder of the pirate cult, Malone finally felt a little more at ease.

At least I won't die.

Since we're going to fight whether we join or not, we have to give it our all.

Although he could willingly accept defeat like a piece of trash, the Rocks Pirates might leave because they looked down on him.

But as a mafia boss and a local tycoon, how could he be easily defeated or looked down upon!

"I choose to join!"

"I wonder if Captain Rocks or First Mate Fang Huo is testing my strength?"

After a few breaths of thought, Malone understood the benefits of joining the Rocks Pirates.

With the support of the Rocks Pirates, his mafia might completely dominate the West Blue underworld.

He wanted the whole world to know that when people mentioned the underworld of Xihai, they would only think of the Mafia, not other gangs.

He wanted to thoroughly imprint the name of the Mafia into the spirit of the people of the West Sea.

The Mafia will always be the godfather of the underworld in the West Sea.

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"You think you can get Lox and Fang Huo to fight? Who do you think you are!"

Silver Axe spoke coldly, saying that Malone wasn't even qualified to challenge him and Babel, let alone Shiki and Newgate.

Maybe long bread and Stusi can handle Malone!

"you!!"

Malone secretly remembered Silver Axe Fierce, that arrogant bastard.

Once he becomes stronger, he will surely avenge the humiliation he suffered today.

"Excuse me! Your opponent is me."

Boro Gram jumped directly off the airship, creating a large crater in the ground as a small demonstration of his power.

Malone looked at the cracks all over the ground with an extremely solemn expression.

These guys are truly monsters from the New World; they're all ridiculously strong!

He didn't even know much about this pineapple head.

Even a newcomer to the Rocks Pirates could make him feel a great sense of threat.

"Gurararara! Don't be nervous! As long as you show enough potential and talent, you can also successfully join the Rocks Pirates."

Whitebeard Newgate noticed Malone's nervousness, but in order to get this chosen leader on board, he even hinted to Pineapple Head to go easy on him.

During these days of sparring, Newgate learned just how strong Poirot Gram was in physical combat.

He estimated that if Poirot Gram were to fight Silver Axe Fierce, he would have a 60% chance of winning.

Show us your skills and let us see what you're capable of.

At this point, Fang Huo, the acting captain, also spoke up, adding a bit more credibility to Newgate's words.

After all, Fang Huo was known as the vice-captain outside.

"I see!"

Malone's expression turned serious, but then he seemed to remember something. Why hadn't he seen Captain Rocks?

Did Rocks not even have the interest to glance at him?

This made Malone very angry and frustrated!

He was determined to show these arrogant New World pirates his strength.

The battle between Poirot and Malone began instantly.

Even though Poirot Graham was deliberately holding back, he still dominated Malone from the very beginning.

An elite captain from the New World is far superior to a mafia boss who hangs out in the West Sea.

Perhaps if Ma Long stays in the New World for a few more years, his strength might catch up with Silver Axe Fierce and Ganzi.

However, it is highly unlikely that he could surpass the already deceased Wang Zhi.

In the original timeline, Ma Long died because of Wang Zhi's betrayal, or perhaps he was assassinated by Wang Zhi.

In short, Malone's death at the Beehive Island base proves that his strength was indeed slightly inferior.

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The Sicilian Mafia members watched as their leader was being overwhelmed by a New World pirate.

This completely shattered their illusion of an invincible and masterful leader.

It turns out their leader wasn't as invincible as they'd imagined.

"Hahaha! This is a bit weak, Fang Huo! Are you sure you didn't miscalculate?"

Shiki the Golden Lion looked at the disheveled Malone and thought that with such strength, he was hardly worthy of Rocks's attention.

Unless Fang Huo wants to protect Malone like he did with Sambel and Stussy.

Then Locke would give Fang Huo some face and allow another weakling officer to join the ship.

"When we first met you, you were much weaker than you are now!"

"I value talent and the speed of growth more than my current ability."

Fang Huo raised an eyebrow slightly and glanced at Shiki the Golden Lion.

None of the officers in the Rocks Pirates have reached their peak yet.

However, each cadre has outstanding abilities and potential.

"Hahaha, I don't sense any kingly potential in him. No matter how fast he grows, he can only be as fierce as a beast at best."

Shiki the Golden Lion grinned. He thought Marlon looked good with a cigar in his mouth, so he also stole some cigars from the Mafia and started learning to smoke them.

"Do you want to die?"

Upon hearing Shiki's cricket chirping, Silver Axe Fierce was instantly enraged. How dare they compare him to Malone!

"Phew~"

"One must face reality!"

Shiki the Golden Lion exhaled a puff of smoke, feeling that cigars suited him perfectly, and decided that from now on, cigars would be his standard accessory.

"In the New World, quite a few users who awakened Conqueror's Haki have been killed!"

"Arrogance and conceit can lead to death!"

Silver Axe spoke coldly; he wanted to let go of his grudge against Shiki, but it was simply impossible.

That bastard is absolutely infuriating!

"Tch~" Shiki replied dismissively.

With Poirot Graham holding back, Malone was able to unleash his full potential, even exceeding expectations and giving his all.

This caused the Mafia members to cheer enthusiastically.

Soon after, the two had fought to a standstill, and at Fang Huo's urging, they stopped fighting.

"Overall, I agree to your joining the Rocks Pirates, but if you want to truly stay, you still need Rocks' approval."

Fang Huo didn't want Ma Long to lose too much face in front of his subordinates.

The Mafia is still useful.

At least it can get the mafia to help gather intelligence and find Devil Fruits.

The Rocks Pirates couldn't do everything themselves; they needed various affiliated forces.

"Isn't Rocks on board?"

When Malone saw that Rocks hadn't appeared yet, he widened his eyes and asked.

He didn't expect that a captain wouldn't be in the pirate crew. Where did that guy go, abandoning his officers?

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