One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

And that's precisely why...

That's why we had the scene where Hawkeye helped the Beasts Pirates clear a path.

Upon seeing Hawkeye's figure disappear, a cold killing intent suddenly flashed in Kaido's eyes, who had previously appeared somewhat simple-minded.

"If you have someone to blame, it's just bad luck, Mihawk..."

Chapter 418 A Banquet Interlude (Seeking monthly votes~)

squeak……

Shortly after Hawkeye Mihawk left, the tightly closed cabin door on the Beasts' warship suddenly opened.

Immediately, the three top members of the Beasts Pirates emerged from the ship's cabin one after another.

Behind them followed a figure who did not belong to the Beasts Pirates.

With its long, black, pointed goat horns, eerie purple lipstick on its lips, and smoky eyes from years of staying up late, its body floated in mid-air like a ghost.

This person is none other than Caesar Clown, one of the genius scientists who once belonged to the Peace Labs along with Vegapunk, Queen, and Judge!

Unlike Vegapunk, who was passionate about making the world a better place.

Caesar Clown's interest lies in developing weapons of mass destruction, and he is even referred to as the "supreme authority on weapons of mass destruction" by people in the pirate world.

His actions fully demonstrate that he is a "villain".

Even so, after the Donquixote Family was wiped out by Fujitora Issho, Akane specifically sent members of the Akatsuki organization to Punk Hazard to search for Caesar.

After all, his scientific research level is among the best in the One Piece world, second only to Vegapunk.

If used properly, it can be a useful tool.

Unfortunately, when the Akatsuki members arrived at Punk Hazard, Caesar and his research team were nowhere to be found, leaving behind only a mess and some "experiments" that Caesar had abandoned.

In the end, it was Red who contacted the Navy and asked them to help handle these matters.

Who would have thought that when the vanished Caesar Clown reappeared, it would be on a ship belonging to the Beasts Pirates?

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh... This is unexpectedly easy."

"The world's greatest swordsman was so easily poisoned..."

"One day is enough for the viruses to multiply in his body. Before long, all the pirates on this island will fall ill under the virus I developed. Their limbs will be cold and weak, their internal organs will feel like they are being burned by flames, their blood will coagulate rapidly, and they will eventually meet their death in despair."

"Whoosh whoo ...

Caesar, as if he had done something great, suddenly burst into arrogant laughter.

Quinn, standing next to him, glanced at him sideways and said disdainfully:

"It's all because of Captain Kaido that he drew most of Hawkeye's attention. Otherwise, how could such a powerful figure have been so easily poisoned by you?"

"besides!!!"

Quinn, in a deep voice, suddenly grabbed Caesar and angrily said:

"This virus was clearly evolved from my bio-virus, so when did it become your invention?!"

Call ~

Caesar's body, which had been grabbed by Queen, suddenly turned into a cloud of gas mist. As a Logia-type Gas-Gas Fruit user, as long as Queen did not use Armament Haki, it was impossible for him to touch his body.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh, how come it wasn't developed by me!?"

"Without my ideas, how could your useless viruses have become so powerful?!"

"Stop struggling, Quinn. No one knows more about viruses than me!!!"

Caesar waved his hands and raised his head disdainfully.

"You bastard..."

puff~

A patch of pitch-black Armament Haki suddenly appeared on Queen's fist shadow.

Just as he was about to teach this annoying guy a lesson, Kaido, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"Never mind, Quinn."

Kaido chuckled and grinned.

"Caesar was not wrong."

"If it weren't for his involvement, this virus wouldn't have been developed so quickly, would it!"

"We have important things to do next, and there's no need to waste time on this kind of thing."

As he spoke, Kaido gestured to Caesar beside him, signaling him to shut up as well.

"Hum~"

With Kaido's support, Caesar gave Queen a defiant snort, then wisely took out four vials of potion from his coat pocket and handed them to Kaido and the others.

Kaido took the potion, drank it down in one gulp, and then smashed the glass bottle on the ground.

"Alright, the antiviral medication has been taken."

"Now, let's make our grand entrance as the Straw Hat partners!!!"

"Wolf Wolf Wolf~"

As Kaido's distinctive laughter rang out, a cloud of flames suddenly rose beneath the four of them, carrying them into the air and heading towards the center of the island.

Meanwhile, at the festival island's venue area.

Red and his crew, who had been successfully invited by Redfield, descended from the sky and landed on the deck of the Merry.

Meanwhile, the Straw Hat crew members who had previously scattered all rushed back to the ship.

Usopp and Chopper pulled out a cross and a clove of garlic from somewhere, dressed themselves up as vampire hunters, and watched Redfield warily.

"Don't worry, Chopper, Redfield is already our partner."

"Even if he wanted to suck blood, he...wouldn't suck our blood!"

Despite his trembling legs, which made him too cowardly to take a step forward, he still managed to reassure Chopper, who was hiding behind him with most of his body outside, peering at Redfield in this strange posture.

Upon hearing this, Chopper gripped Usopp's little hooves even tighter, but managed a forced, calm laugh:

"You're...you're right!"

"We'll be partners from now on, how could he possibly suck our blood!"

As the two timid fellows talked, they gripped the crosses in their hands even tighter, unwilling to take another step closer.

Compared to these two clowns, the other companions didn't seem to have any particular feelings.

One by one, they all stepped forward to welcome Redfield's arrival.

"A Devil Fruit ability that can grant longevity!?"

"It seems we don't have to worry about dying too quickly anytime soon."

Sanji lit a cigarette and said jokingly.

Nami, on the other hand, had her eyes shining and kept pressing Redfield for answers:

"Hey, Red said your Devil Fruit ability can grant lifespan to others, is that really true!?"

"Forehead……"

As the beautiful face drew ever closer, Redfield, who was being questioned, couldn't help but take a step back.

It wasn't that he was too old and had lost interest in beautiful young girls.

The main issue is that his Observation Haki is constantly giving him warnings...

It was as if something ominous would happen if he revealed any information to the girl in front of him.

in particular……

He was the one who ate the Vampire Fruit, so why...?

He sensed an aura from this girl that was even more greedy than that of a vampire.

"Hey, answer me now, Redfield!"

"Don't worry, I won't let you take less!"

"How about 100 million Berries for a year's lifespan!? We can split it 20/80... or 30/70 if necessary~"

Nami's eyes gleamed with excitement, as if she had discovered an endless business opportunity.

That's a matter of lifespan!!!

Throughout the world, how many wealthy merchants, nobles, and royalty would go bankrupt for it!

This is a deal that could drain the world's wealth!

"Alright, alright, Nami~"

Seeing that Redfield, a legendary pirate who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Roger, was about to be cornered by Nami, Akame quickly intervened and stopped her plan.

"If this continues, you'll scare Redfield away!"

"It's rare to have a new partner join us, and according to tradition, we should immediately hold a grand banquet."

"However, considering that there are more important things to do later, let's postpone it for now."

"And also..."

His crimson gaze shifted to Robin at the edge of the crowd.

"Robin, you should have sensed it by now, right?"

"Ah."

Robin, meeting the crimson gaze, nodded slightly.

Although she doesn't have the beastly intuition of combatants like Luffy and Zoro, her superhuman abilities make her reconnaissance skills even surpass theirs.

At this moment, Robin, like Red, had already noticed the presence of Hawkeye and the Beasts Quartet approaching.

Even Zoro could only sense Hawkeye's aura as a fellow swordsman.