Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

"Dong dong..."

The fact that Yann and his crew were dressed differently from ordinary pirates instantly attracted the attention of many pirates in the tavern, and the originally noisy and bustling atmosphere became quiet for a moment.

"What? Where did this weirdo come from?"

The lecherous pirate sitting closest to the door glanced at Arn and watched him walk past. While his expression remained unchanged, a slight smirk appeared on his lips as he secretly stuck out a foot towards Arn's feet.

This is also why this sleazy pirate chose to sit in this spot to drink. Whenever he saw those arrogant and overbearing pirates fall flat on their faces under his footwork and lose face completely, the sleazy pirate felt a surge of pleasure.

However, just as the lewd pirate's foot was about to touch Yann, another foot suddenly stomped down on top of the lewd pirate.

"Crack!!"

A crisp sound rang out, and the lewd pirate's leg instantly bent at a ninety-degree angle.

The lewd pirate was stunned at first, and then he felt the intense pain. He struggled and fell to the ground, rolling around and screaming in agony while clutching his calf.

"what!!!"

The surrounding pirates burst into laughter upon seeing this.

"That guy finally got his comeuppance."

"That's hilarious, it's killing me."

"It's okay, Kurt, you still have your other leg. Remember to sit in that spot next time."

……

The pirate named Kut, enraged by the harsh laughter, turned to look at Yann and shouted threateningly.

"You're all dead! I'm a member of the Dough Pirates! You'll be crushed and torn to pieces by our captain..."

Before Kurt could finish speaking, Ivankov, who had broken Kurt's calf with a single kick, bent down and lifted Kurt by the neck like a chick, and walked out of the tavern.

"Hehe, little guy, don't be angry, let me treat you."

"Hey, you bastard, let me go, let me go..."

Kurt struggled incessantly, but his resistance only excited Ivankov more, who spoke in a strange tone.

"The little guy is quite strong, but don't worry, I'm a doctor, not a very formal one."

Finally, as the tavern doors closed, Ivankov, cloaked in a grey cape, dragged the noisy Kurt out, restoring silence to the tavern once more.

Dorag and Yann didn't react to this, and this small deterrent might even reduce some unnecessary trouble.

Immediately, Dragon, Yann, and Bear went straight to the bar and sat down.

The tavern owner, who was wiping glasses behind the bar, seemed unfazed by the sight, but he glanced at Xiong's almost giant-like physique and asked a question.

"What would you three like to drink?"

"Two glasses of wine and one more..."

Dorrag hesitated for a moment, then turned his gaze toward Yann.

"Juice," Yarne said helplessly.

Fruit...juice?!

Not only was the tavern owner stunned, but the pirates who were paying attention to Yann and his group were also dumbfounded for a few moments before bursting into laughter.

"Did I hear that right? This is Mogu Town, a sinful place where pirates gather. And you're ordering juice in a tavern?"

"That's hilarious, is that guy still a minor?"

"Hey, kid, go home and have your milk, why are you drinking juice?"

……

Ian remained unperturbed by the unbridled mockery of the pirates around him, and instead asked the tavern owner for confirmation.

"No juice? I can pay extra."

Upon hearing the words "additional fees," the shop owner quickly responded, "Yes, as long as you have the money, I'll take anything, from juice to human blood."

Immediately, the owner poured a glass of rum, the most common type of liquor in the sea, for Dorrag and Bear, and then went to the back to prepare juice.

Soon, a glass of clearly freshly squeezed orange juice was placed in front of Yann.

"It tastes good."

Yaen removed the lower half of his mask, took a bite, praised it, and then asked, "Boss, do you know when the next eruption of the nearby surging ocean current will occur?"

"Hmm? A surging ocean current?"

"One hundred thousand Berries, I can answer that," the tavern owner asked.

Upon hearing this, Yann immediately pulled out a stack of Berries from his pocket and placed it in front of the tavern owner.

Immediately, the tavern owner's smile brightened considerably, and he answered.

"Based on the pattern, it should be about five days from now, about five nautical miles to the northwest. If you want to pass through, just remember to avoid it."

"Should we go around it?"

Yaen smiled, but did not explain that the purpose of his search for the Sky-Piercing Current was not to escape it.

After the tavern owner finished speaking, he reached out and put away the stack of pelies, then said...

"As a bonus, here's some information: Kut is a nobody in the Dough Pirates, but the Dough Pirates are a formidable force in Mock Town, with a total bounty of 50 million Berries. If you don't leave now, you might never get a chance to witness the Sky-Piercing Current."

"Don't worry……"

Yarn raised his glass of juice to the tavern owner, took another sip, and said, "We're not exactly good people either."

As Arn finished speaking, a somewhat drunken pirate staggered past Arn from behind.

Suddenly, the pirate seemed to stumble, his wine glass trembling as he spilled a lot of wine into Yann's juice.

Immediately, the pirate said in an extremely irritating tone, "Oops, sorry, my hand slipped."

"You bastard, you did this on purpose, didn't you?" Dragon said with some displeasure.

"Tsk, I did it on purpose, so what? You're clearly a brat who can't even drink, and if you want to talk big, you should hide in your mother's arms..."

However, before the pirate could finish speaking, a shadow suddenly appeared behind him, and then... a bear's arm was raised high and pressed down.

"boom!"

For a moment, the somewhat dilapidated tavern shook a few times, and the pirate was pressed firmly into the floor by Xiong's hand.

Then, Xiong looked up and slowly asked, "Sir, should we kill him?"

"Never mind, he's just a drunkard..."

Yann waved his hand and said, "Besides, I'm past the age where I need to use alcohol to demonstrate my courage. It's just a bit of a shame about this glass of juice."

Immediately, Yann picked up the already unclean glass of juice and placed it in front of the pirate who was being pinned to the ground by a bear and had at least a dozen broken bones all over his body.

"Let's go. I guess I still don't really like places like pubs."

After saying that, Yann stood up and walked towards the tavern door.

[Chapter 289 Sky Island]

"What a pity, the tavern is such a good place, it's just that the customers here are really terrible."

Dorag sighed helplessly, finished his glass of rum in one gulp, and then left the tavern.

As Yann and his group disappeared from the tavern, the pirates, who had initially been somewhat in awe of the power the bear had displayed, gradually returned to their lively state.

As for the pirate companion who had been slapped into the floor by the bear, he rushed forward and worked for more than ten minutes before finally managing to pry his companion out intact.

"Take me back to the captain! I'll make those guys pay!"

The pirate, his body riddled with broken bones, spoke viciously, his eyes filled with resentment.

However, when the pirates walked out of the tavern, they seemed to be stunned, with a dumbfounded expression.

The road in front of the tavern was full of potholes, as if it had been trampled by some giant beast.

More importantly, there was the mountain of people piled up in front of them.

"The... Dough Pirates?"

Soon, the pirates recognized the piled-up mass in front of them as the Dough Pirates, with only their heads sticking out at the bottom, and that of their captain, who was known as the invincible "Dough Fruit" user.

"Could it have been those guys who did it just now?"

"Fifty...fifty million Berries...and they were defeated just like that?"

"The Dough Pirates, have they been completely wiped out?"

For a moment, the pirates who had originally planned to go back and complain to the captain were trembling like leaves.

……

As for the reactions of those pirates who could only be considered lowly minions, Yann and his group didn't take them to heart at all and had already returned to their ship.

In reality, the annihilation of the Dough Pirates was entirely Ivankov's doing. By the time Arn and his group left the tavern, Ivankov had already finished.

“Ivankov, you wrecked the entire Dough Pirates, and then you turned that pirate named Kurt into a woman. Kurt is going to have a really tough time after that,” Yann said.

"Hehehe..."

Ivankov said dismissively, "Chief of the General Staff, who knows, Kut might just learn the secrets of the transvestite world and embark on a completely different path!"

……

As Yann listened, he couldn't help but shudder, vowing that even if he were to be shattered to pieces, he would never get drunk, let alone touch a single drop of alcohol, with Ivankov present.

That's...that's terrifying!

Before you know it, you might not be about to become a father, but rather a mother.

Immediately, Yann exchanged a few words with the monster Ivankov and then hurriedly left, returning to his room to continue refining his plan.

……

Soon, five days later, on the sea northwest of Gaya Island.

"It's about to begin!"

Yann, Drag, Xiong, and Ivankov stood at the bow of the ship, watching the changes on the distant sea.

A whirlpool large enough to engulf hundreds of ships in an instant is rapidly forming, as if a massive amount of seawater is being devoured by some monster on the seabed.