Pirate King: I'm determined to be the King of Sons-in-Law!

Chapter 173 Xiaoming: This is a sure thing!

G-5 Branch, Base Commander's Office.

Seven bounty posters were displayed on the meeting room wall.

Crocodile Crocodile.

Boa Hancock, the "Pirate Empress".

"Heavenly Demon" Doflamingo.

"Moonlight" Moriah.

"Sea Knight" Jinbe.

"Hawkeye" Mihawk.

Bartholomew Bear, the "Tyrant".

More than two months have passed since the headquarters meeting, but there has been no progress in the investigation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Loya stood by the wall, contemplating his goal.

It is obviously unrealistic to investigate all the Shichibukai in just ten months; he must select suitable targets, and no more than two at most.

"Kuma, Jinbe, Hawkeye."

Loya removed the bounty posters from the three people and threw them directly into the trash can.

Since Kuma has just joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea, any crimes he may have committed in the past are considered crimes of the past. After joining the Seven Warlords, these crimes are considered to no longer exist.

Furthermore, given that Kuma is cooperating with the World Government, he should currently be near Vegapunk, making it highly unlikely that he would commit any crimes.

"Wait, did Xiong approach Vegapunk because of Bonney's condition?"

Loya's heart stirred slightly.

According to his memory, Bonnie, the supernova of the Worst Generation, is the daughter of a bear and suffers from a rare disease called "scaly disease" since childhood. If no cure can be found, she will not live past the age of ten.

Judging by the timeline, Bonney should be almost ten years old, while Kuma joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea a few months ago.

The timing is perfectly aligned.

That must be it. Otherwise, given Kuma's deep-seated hatred for the World Government, he would never cooperate with them, even if he were to die.

"Why!"

Loya sighed.

He had a good impression of bears, but unfortunately, fate did not favor them.

Kuma is out of the question, as are Jinbe and Hawkeye. Jinbe is upright and honest, and it's hard to find any fault with him. Hawkeye, on the other hand, is like a wandering ghost, and finding him would be a real challenge.

"The remaining four people."

Loya looked at Moria's bounty poster, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head.

He's been living a couch potato in the Devil's Triangle for almost ten years, not going anywhere. He's so well-behaved that he could be the ambassador for the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

There's nothing to hold against them.

As for the fact that the shadows of a few marines were cut off, it's not a big problem at all. After all, the marines whose shadows were cut off are still alive and can at most release their shadows.

"The Empress is someone we could investigate further."

Loya stroked his chin and quickly dismissed the idea.

The Empress is arguably the most dedicated pirate, specializing in plundering merchant and enemy ships near Sabaody Archipelago. After looting, she goes home and doesn't get involved in anything else.

Finding evidence of her crimes is like winning the lottery.

Even if evidence is found, the woman will likely be forgiven by the judge if she feigns distress and sheds a couple of fake tears.

Beauty is also a powerful weapon.

"As expected, it's just the two of you left!"

Loya looked at the last two, Crocodile and Doflamingo.

Both of them were traitors who stole the country's resources.

The difference is that Doflamingo has already succeeded, while Crocodile is still in the planning stage. Moreover, because of his efforts to fight pirates, Crocodile is called a "hero" by the people of Alabasta.

Old Sha is relatively easy to deal with, but the people's hearts are with him, and it would be extremely difficult to expose his true colors before he began his plan to seize power.

Doflamingo is more difficult to deal with, but as an underground middleman, he has committed the most crimes and has the biggest weakness: "toys".

If we can capture Sugar, the user of the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, and remove her power, then even if Doflamingo has extraordinary abilities, he will have to obediently go to Impel Down to reunite with his family.

Moreover, the G-5 branch is closest to Dressrosa, and given his grudge against Doflamingo, they'll inevitably clash sooner or later.

Only Doflamingo must be eliminated!

Loya made up his mind.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Come in!"

"Tap, tap, tap!"

The newcomer stood behind Loya.

"Colonel Peacock of headquarters, reporting for duty!"

"Um."

Loya turned around, looked at the dashing young woman, and a smile appeared in his eyes. The last troop commander took his place.

"Let's sit down and talk."

"yes!"

The two sat down on the sofa.

Loya sized up the peacock. Compared to a year ago, the girl seemed much more composed, but her eyes were still full of hunting desire.

"Isn't the recruit training program still two years long?"

"I have finished learning everything."

Peacock licked her lips, her eyes gleaming with desire as she looked at Loya.

Since her defeat to Loya, she has devoted herself to training and graduated from the recruit camp in just one year.

I've learned everything I could.

Upon hearing that Loya had become a major general and about his exploits in the New World, she could no longer endure the boring courses in the recruit camp and voluntarily applied to graduate.

As for why I came to the G-5 branch.

She enjoys a more "exciting" life, and the pain and pleasure of being whipped by Loya during training camp are still fresh in her memory.

Following this man won't be a mistake.

"Um."

Loya nodded slightly.

Regardless of Peacock's reasons, it's a good thing that he's been appointed to this position. While Brigadier General Guo and his men are quite capable, they're somewhat overqualified to serve as unit commanders.

In his plan, all ten troop commanders need to have combat capabilities at the level of major general or even lieutenant general, and Peacock clearly has that potential.

"I've reserved a position for you as the commander of the Ninth Squadron, but you're currently the only one in the Ninth Squadron. If you want subordinates, you'll need to recruit them yourself. You can poach people from other squadrons or recruit from outside. Is that alright?"

"no problem!"

The peacock was somewhat pleased.

She herself did not expect that she would become the unit leader so soon after arriving. It is not an easy task to lead a large force in other G-system branches.

As for subordinates, they will come sooner or later.

Wait, something seems off?

Why did Major General Loya arrange his own position?

Peacock looked puzzled: "Major General Loya, isn't Lieutenant General Maynard here?"

"Lieutenant General Maynard has gone fishing."

Loya calmly explained, "Remember this: in this fortress, I am the base commander."

"."

The peacock opened its mouth, looking a little confused.

Loya raised his hand, summoning his secretary.

"Lu Yun, take Colonel Peacock to her office and give her a brief overview of the G-5 branch."

"clear."

After the two left.

Loya lay on the sofa, deep in thought.

The Donquixote Family has been operating for many years, so it's not easy to take them down. Although he knows the general information about the Doflamingo Family, he doesn't know much about Dressrosa.

Sending people to investigate without authorization would likely result in them never returning.

We need to find a way to cause trouble!

On the other side, Ghost Island.

In the castle's secret chamber, Kaido sat in the main seat.

"Hehehe, if you dare to lie to me, you know what the consequences will be, right?"

"Fufufufu, of course."

Ming sat in the lower seat, a grin spreading across his face.

While Loya was exploring the new world, he wasn't idle either. Although he wanted to get rid of Loya, he had more important things to do.

Soon, twenty real fighters arrived at the secret chamber.

Kaido pushed the treasure chest that Doflamingo had brought in front of his subordinates.

"Eat them!"

"This is a Devil Fruit!"

The warriors stared in shock at the neatly arranged Devil Fruits inside the treasure chest, a surge of immense joy welling up within them.

Although they were puzzled by the large number of Devil Fruits and were aware of the danger, the fighters did not hesitate and each picked up a Devil Fruit and put it in their mouths.

Devil Fruits represent power!

"Aaaaaah!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Why am I laughing?

Soon, the Shinpachi who had eaten the Devil Fruits couldn't help but burst into laughter, while only two people lay on the ground screaming in agony.

Then, one of the people's arms wriggled and deformed, growing into a gorilla, while the other person's lower body grew four legs, like a scorpion.

"Haha, what's going on with you guys?"

The others were genuinely shocked, but their voices were filled with joyful laughter.

Kaido's eyes burned with desire.

Although the probability of failure is high, it doesn't matter. There are as many warriors as he wants, and his dream of a legion of ability users can come true!

"Uro ro ro!!!"

"Furfur!"

Doflamingo laughed too. After more than half a year, he finally obtained 20 artificial Devil Fruit samples from Caesar.

From this day forward, the Donquixote Family will be completely bound to Kaido, and no one will be able to shake his kingly status in the underworld!

(End of this chapter)