The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

But what did Captain Rocks D. Gibbeck say at the time?

Rocks believed that awakening a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit was extremely dangerous, so he used the Azure Dragon form of the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit to teach his crew that it was best to choose a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit and never a Mythical Zoan type. Whitebeard and Shiki followed this advice; the former ate the Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and the latter ate the Paramecia-type Float-Float Fruit.

Given Rocks's status at the time, he possessed too many secrets to lie. If he said it was a near-death experience, then it must have been truly dangerous.

The Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Azure Dragon form, eventually ended up in Charlotte Linlin's hands. When the Rocks Pirates disbanded, Charlotte Linlin gave this Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit to Kaido.

If the awakening of Barrett and the Golden Emperor's Devil Fruits brought their compatibility infinitely close to 100%, and Vivi and Im's awakenings exceeded 100%, then Kaido's compatibility with his Azure Dragon form is now around 95% or 96%. In fact, he is only a little bit away from awakening, but every time he is on the verge of awakening, he thinks of Rocks and withdraws some energy at the crucial moment. He has never tried to awaken his Devil Fruit, not even once.

Kaido is now extremely eager for power, and his inner balance has shifted. Rocks was probably right; awakening a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit is difficult and dangerous. But can he overcome this danger with his current strength? Is his current strength not much different from Rocks' back then?

A thought took root in his mind and sprouted quickly like a weed. Kaido was so eager that he lost all interest in drinking.

Half an hour later, he left the town, found a pirate camp, and quickly wiped out all the pirates. After that, he began to try to awaken his Devil Fruit.

At first, he was a little impatient. Once, twice, three times, until the fifteenth time, he felt that he had reached his limit. The Devil Fruit was in perfect harmony with him. It seemed that as long as he took one more step forward, he could transcend the limits of the Devil Fruit and obtain endless power from it.

Should he take this step or not? As one of the world's top experts, he sensed danger, and the old admonitions of Rocks kept echoing in his ears. But he was too thirsty for power now, and he was willing to sacrifice everything to gain more power.

A day later, a hundred-meter-long azure dragon coiled in the northeast of the island. The dragon's eyes were closed, and its scales rose and fell like waves with its breath. Its four claws and whiskers were trembling, as if it were experiencing some unimaginable nightmare.

Three full days passed before Qinglong opened his eyes. He had returned to human form, clenched his fists, and felt the power within his body.

His expression was somewhat hysterical, even more manic than Kaido's usual self.

"Kaido and Yamato? What weak life forms! They can't even achieve immortality, yet they dare to covet the power of gods! Stupid, unbelievably stupid! Hahahaha—!"

His loud laughter echoed across the island, filled with malice.

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Chapter 569 Sanji and Pudding

The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

Vivi returned to Dressrosa and criticized Yamato for letting Kaido go without permission.

"Do you understand what it means to let a tiger return to the mountain?" Her expression was extremely serious.

Yamato wasn't buying it at all, and his expression was very serious: "That bastard Daddy ate a Devil Fruit in the form of a blue dragon, not a tiger."

Weiwei rolled her eyes. This guy often used this blunt tone to put her in an awkward position.

"Hehehehe." Robin covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

Weiwei had no choice but to resort to her trump card: "Where's the essay? How many words did you write? Only three hundred? No way, rewrite it!"

She turned back and looked at Robin, who was watching the commotion from the side: "Still laughing? How's your swordsmanship coming along? Show me how it goes."

Robin: "......"

Let's not talk about martial arts; then we can still be good friends.

Yamato was very interested in Oden's two-sword style, so Vivi asked her to write an essay. Robin was very interested in writing, so Vivi urged her to practice swordsmanship!

The more you want to do something, the less likely you are to get what you want...

......

While waiting for the match to be held in Dressrosa, something not insignificant happened to Vivi and her friends.

One day while playing cards, Sanji came to deliver desserts to the ladies. The chubby mom who was passing by took a couple of bites and was immediately attracted.

Given her size, she's suited to eating "big pot meals." She needs large quantities of food, like a cake the size of a swimming pool, which she can devour in just a few bites. She'll still be full after finishing it and can eat two more.

After Longbread died, Fat Mom could only eat the cakes made by her children. They weren't bad, but they weren't exactly top-notch.

After eating Sanji's dessert, the fat mom immediately took a liking to the young man, or rather, she took a liking to Sanji's cooking skills.

She used a tone similar to Whitebeard's to solicit him: "Little Sanji, come and be my son-in-law!"

Sanji openly sized up the fat woman's appearance. Good heavens, with your looks, what must your daughter look like?

After seeing the photos of Lola and Chiffon, Sanji became even more determined: "Even if I get stabbed to death or punched to death, I will never marry your daughter!"

Vivi, always eager for drama, informed Vinsmoke Gage, who was far away in Alabasta, of the news.

Driven by greed, Judge agreed to the marriage alliance between his son and the Fat Mom Pirates without a second thought.

Judge even sent his eldest daughter, Vinsmoke Reiju, who had a good relationship with Sanji since childhood and had taken good care of him, to Dressrosa to persuade Sanji.

Sanji is also a well-known "filial son" in the One Piece world. He has a very bad relationship with his father Judge and his two older brothers Ichiji and Niji, but he has a good relationship with his older sister Reiju.

Even though they had a good relationship, he was unwilling to use his marriage as a bargaining chip; the thought disgusted him. He also saw through Judge's scheme and flatly refused: "Impossible! Why would I marry a daughter? Let that old bastard Judge give up on that idea."

Reiju, deep down, also thought the marriage was a good one. Kaido had become a stray dog, and Shanks was often mysterious and unpredictable, with no one knowing what he was thinking. In the future, under the framework of the New World Government, a pirate crew with a more benevolent personality would definitely be a strong ally for the Vinsmoke family.

She was quite cunning; she first showed Sanji wedding photos of Lola and Crocodile, and Chiffon and Capone Bege.

Sanji immediately vomited...

Then Reiju took out photos of the Smoothie, Stroe, and Snammon sisters. These long-legged women didn't fit Sanji's aesthetic at all.

Another day passed, and Reiju showed him photos of the mermaid sisters Charlotte Prim and Charlotte Praline. The sisters were actually quite beautiful, especially Charlotte Prim, with her blonde hair, tan skin, and blue eyes. Prim's upper body was absolutely stunning. Sanji's fingers parted slightly as he couldn't help but glance at her a few more times. Prim's low-cut dress in the photo captivated him, but when he saw the eight pink octopus legs beneath the dress, he felt a little dizzy. Good heavens... that's terrifying!

"No, no, absolutely not!" He shook his head like a rattle drum.

He loves the taste of octopus, but he absolutely doesn't want his wife to turn into an octopus; that would ruin his life...

Reiju chuckled inwardly, finally pulling out her trump card.

"What do you think of these two girls? One is three years younger than you, and the other is four years younger."

She showed photos of Charlotte Brin and Charlotte Flampe, the former sixteen and the latter fifteen.

Sanji's eyes immediately turned into hearts. Both girls were beautiful and perfectly matched his aesthetic. Flampe seemed a bit small and not gentle enough. Charlotte Pudding, the 35th daughter of the Charlotte Family, seemed to be a good match for him.

Really fragrant!

After some hesitation, Sanji agreed to try dating Pudding first.

"What do you mean by 'dating'? Do you want to join our pirate crew?" Luffy asked, his mouth full of food, while holding a piece of grilled meat in one hand and a skewer of squid in the other.

The Empress's face was flushed, and her head was like a steamer, billowing white smoke. Luffy's ordinary words were completely distorted in her ears.

She cupped her face in her hands, looking shy, and whispered in a voice barely audible: "Marriage? Luffy wants to...hehe..."

Usopp, with a straight face, waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that Luffy didn't mean it that way! Don't overthink it!

To be honest, the Straw Hat Pirates' adventure has come to an end. Robin plans to return to the West Blue after the war to rebuild Ohara. She told her crewmates about this, and they all wished her well.

Nami's undercover identity is no longer important. Vivi gave her the position of branch base chief in Loguetown, a place that marks both the beginning and the end. It's easily accessible, has a large population, and is perfect for making money...

Zoro plans to hone his swordsmanship around the world after the war. At the same time, he and Hiyori Kozuki have finally tied the knot. Tashigi is Tashigi, not a substitute for anyone. Zoro has found his own path to becoming a swordsman and can continue down that path. His heart is strong enough that he no longer needs to use his promise to his best friend to spur him on.

Even Usopp wanted to go back and propose to Kaya after the adventure ended. For him, the adventure of the sea warrior was over, and his true wish was to achieve fame and fortune and enjoy a normal life.

He was not Yasopp after all. His talent and physical abilities were limited, and most of the time he was just an ordinary person. After his passion faded, he was no longer so addicted to sea adventures. Spending his life with the one he loved was enough for him.

Chapter 570 Luffy's Future

The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

Brook, Franky, and Chopper all have their own life goals and plans. The Straw Hat Pirates are an important part of their lives, and no one will forget it, but this will not be their end.

Currently, only Luffy doesn't have a goal yet; the others are just crewmates, so I don't know how to persuade him.

Robin had spoken about this privately with both Dragon and Ace.

Long didn't care at all; he let his son grow up completely free-range, and what happened to his son in the future was none of his concern.

Ace, the older brother, was very worried, but he didn't know what to do. His influence on Luffy was actually less than that of Shanks. Shanks remained silent at this time, not knowing how to tell his younger brother about this.

Is the Straw Hat Pirates over? Is your adventure coming to an end? For Luffy, this outcome seems a bit cruel.

Sanji and Pudding's plans to start dating delayed the Straw Hat crew's disbandment, and the group rushed to Whole Cake Island in a noisy frenzy.

Sanji and Pudding's date attracted a large crowd of Straw Hat crew members. Since it was still wartime, Reiju and Katakuri arranged a marriage between the two, planning to get married after the war ended.

Fifteen days later.

The Grand Colosseum in Dressrosa opened its doors, and pirates, adventurers, soldiers, warriors, and generals from all over the world—anyone who felt they had a chance to obtain the Tremor-Tremor Fruit—came to the scene.

Rebecca's father, the legendary gladiator Cyrus, who maintained an undefeated record of 3000 matches in the arena, personally presided over the competition.

In this kind of battle, there's no such thing as "competition first, friendship second"; once the fight starts, it's a fight to the death.

Compatriots and ethnicities don't exist. You're from Dressrosa? I'm from Oicot! In each other's eyes, we're all foreigners. Killing someone is no big deal; there's no legal or moral responsibility involved.

On the first day of the preliminary rounds at the Grand Arena, more than 300 people died and nearly 1,000 were injured.

After ten days of selection, those with some ability advanced to the semi-finals.

After Ace met Vivi, his Haki and Devil Fruit abilities didn't increase much, but his shrewdness and calculating nature in interpersonal relationships increased considerably. He even tricked Luffy into joining the battle.

Luffy was fooled by the title of the world's strongest, so he foolishly stuck on a beard, put on a suit of armor, and fought Katakuri again.

After a fierce battle, Katakuri gave up the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, allowing Luffy to advance to the finals.

Chinjao, the great pirate who once fought against Garp, was defeated by Luffy. Bartolomeo, who ate the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, was also impressed by Luffy's prowess and willingly became his subordinate. Cavendish was no match for him. After defeating Ben Beckman, who was holding back in the Red-Haired Pirates, Luffy outshone everyone and became the strongest in the world, winning the Tremor-Tremor Fruit as a reward for the final battle.

Ace was very satisfied with the result; if Luffy got it, it was the same as him getting it! This Devil Fruit would eventually remain with the Whitebeard Pirates.

Just as Luffy was overjoyed, thinking he had won first place in the arena, "Kaido" who was hiding in the shadows suddenly made his move.

His face was sinister as he charged out from the side, his spiked club crackling with lightning, and struck Luffy's back.

With the awakening of his Devil Fruit power, "Kaido's" strength skyrocketed, while Luffy, who relied on his social skills to become the strongest in the world, was actually only at the level of a Yonko's first mate.

Luffy, basking in the joy of victory, was completely unprepared. Hearing a gust of wind behind him, he hurriedly turned around and was immediately struck squarely in the face by a spiked club, flattening his face.

Luffy is not as good as his counterpart in another timeline, while Guy has awakened his Devil Fruit, resulting in a huge increase in his overall strength. Their first encounter was a complete rout.

Luffy was sent flying by a blow, and Kaido's speed also increased dramatically. He moved faster than Luffy and arrived faster than Kaido. His face was full of ferocity as he reached out a hand to grab the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

"Kid, give me the Devil Fruit!"

Luffy was stubborn; he didn't know Kaido at all and didn't value the Tremor-Tremor Fruit in his hands. But that didn't stop his intuition. He instinctively felt that the guy in front of him was a bad person, and he wouldn't give the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to a bad person.

"No! I won't give you the Devil Fruit."

Kaido struck Luffy twice in quick succession, causing him to cough up blood, but Luffy clung tightly to the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, not letting up for a moment.

Kaido dared not waste any time. He transformed into a blue dragon, grabbed Luffy by the neck, and flew into the sky, clearly intending to escape.