Pirate: I'm an admiral now, what's wrong with taking a little extra money?

His navy cloak was completely shattered, revealing his muscular upper body, with a shallow bloodstain across his chest—a scratch from the sharp edge of "Divine Avoidance."

"Ha...cough cough cough..."

Roger gasped for breath, but when he looked at the young man, there was no resentment in his eyes, but rather a sense of relief.

"Ha...ha...what a...terrible junior..."

The outcome is decided.

Chapter 94 The Devil's Deal with Roger! I want his life and his son!

The sea breeze was still howling, stirring up dust that lashed against the three men.

Roger's fingers unconsciously rubbed the hilt of the famous sword "Ace".

He tried to forcefully summon his domineering aura again, but the tearing pain deep within his body clearly told him that his body had reached the point of collapse.

If he moves even slightly, his terminal illness and injuries will disintegrate him before the naval monster in front of him even has to lift a finger.

Rayleigh's condition was slightly better, but he was also on his last legs.

Those usually calm and wise eyes were fixed on Kane, his brain racing, calculating even the one in ten thousand chance of breaking through with the captain.

Step, step, step.

Kane slowly walked towards the two of them.

The boots made a crisp sound as they stepped on the gravel.

Kane suddenly stopped just ten meters away from the two of them.

Zheng.

To the astonishment of the two men, Kane actually sheathed the Heavenly Chain Slayer.

That terrifying killing intent and domineering aura vanished without a trace, like the receding tide.

Kane pulled a flattened pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took one out, put it in his mouth, and lit it.

"call--"

He slowly exhaled bluish-gray smoke, blurring his cold, stern face.

"do not fight."

Kane flicked his cigarette ash, his tone as casual as a worker who had just finished get off work.

“If we keep fighting, you’ll all die, and I’ll lose money too. I, Kane, never do this kind of high-investment, low-return business.”

"……what?"

Roger and Rayleigh were both stunned, their expressions frozen on their faces.

Even the Pirate King and Pluto, who had traversed the seas and seen countless storms, felt their minds go blank at this moment.

One second they were unleashing deadly attacks, displaying an attitude of not giving up until they were reduced to ashes.

Why are you suddenly starting to calculate the accounts?

Is this navy officer... really in a normal mental state?

Roger.

Kane, with a cigarette between his fingers, pointed at the Pirate King slumped on the ground. His eyes no longer held any murderous intent, but instead displayed the shrewdness of a businessman.

"Since we're going to die soon, why not do some business?"

Roger blinked, a strange and wary look appearing on his magnanimous face: "Business? What do you want? The road signs of Laugh Tale? Or the truth of the Void Century?"

“If that’s what it’s for, then you can continue,” Rayleigh interjected coldly, his grip on the knife tightening. “We’d rather die than utter a single word.”

"No, no, no, don't misunderstand."

Kane waved his finger, interrupting them with a look of disgust.

“I have no interest in the junk left behind by Joy Boy, nor do I have any loyalty to that world government that was destined to be overthrown.”

"Those vague and ethereal histories are far less real to me than the Pele in my pocket."

Roger and Rayleigh exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

Greedy? Vulgar?

But how could someone with such strength be this kind of person?

"So what do you want to do?" Roger asked in a deep voice, his tone tinged with inquiry.

Kane took a deep drag of his cigarette, slowly exhaled, and his gaze deepened.

“You’re going to die, Roger. We all know that.”

"Either I will kill them today, or they will be tormented by illness to death in a few months."

"Your era is destined to end this year."

His voice was soft, yet it struck Roger's heart deeply.

"Since you're going to die anyway, why not make your death more meaningful?"

Roger's pupils suddenly contracted.

Kane's voice carried a devilish allure.

"Your reputation, your identity, the title of 'Pirate King'... these are your greatest treasures in this life."

"He died silently on a deserted island."

Don't you think...it's too wasteful?

"Use your life as my stepping stone, Roger."

Kane opened his arms as if embracing a new era, his face revealing undisguised ambition.

"I need an achievement that will shake the entire world."

"After a fierce and earth-shattering battle, I, Navy Kane, have successfully arrested you."

"I will become the hero who personally ends the Pirate King. I will get everything I want: fame, status, power, and... supreme glory."

“You…” Rayleigh was trembling with anger, about to curse the navy man for his shamelessness.

But Kane's next words caused both of their hearts to stop.

"And in exchange—"

Kane's gaze sharpened like never before:

“I will use all my power and resources as a future ‘naval hero’ to ensure the safety of your child and the rest of your loved one’s life.”

"Portcus D. Rouge".

"And the unborn child in her womb, the future... Portgas D. Ace."

boom!

This statement had a hundred times greater impact on Roger than the Crescent Moon Slash he had just used.

"How...how did you know?!"

Roger's pupils shrank to pinpoints, and his previously weak body jerked up violently from extreme shock!

Portgas D. Rouge.

And that unborn child, Ace.

That was Roger's last attachment in this world, an absolute secret that he would do anything to hide!

Apart from him and a few key people on the ship, it was impossible for outsiders to know!

Who exactly is this navy person?!

“There are no secrets in this world, Mr. Roger,” Kane replied calmly. “The World Government already suspects that you have bloodlines. After you die, the CP organization will turn the entire South China Sea upside down, and all the women connected to you, all the recently born babies, will be wiped out.”

"You should know better than me that those mad dogs are capable of doing such a thing."

Roger's face turned deathly pale.

He knew, of course, that it was better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free; that was precisely the style of the World Government.

What makes you think you can protect them?

Rayleigh, standing to the side, gritted his teeth and questioned in a hoarse voice.

But his hand holding the knife had already loosened.

It was even trembling slightly.

Because he knew that this might be the only way out.

"Because I am now the master of G-5."

"I am about to step onto the pinnacle of power by stepping on the tremendous achievement of 'arresting the Pirate King'."

Kane spread his hands, a playful smile curving his lips.

"As long as Roger cooperates with me to finish this play and makes me the hero who ends the old era, I will have enough power and resources to hide that mother and child under my wing."

"A new identity, an inexhaustible fortune, and a peaceful future where no one will ever disturb me."

"I can even train your child to become the best navy officer."

Kane's smile had a mischievous edge to it.

"The son of the Pirate King becomes a Marine hero, don't you think... that's interesting?"

“As for you, Rayleigh,” Kane turned his gaze to him, “three years ago in the Sea of ​​Edvard, Roger spared my life.”

"This debt will be settled today, and I'll pretend I never saw you. You can leave and go wherever you want."

Rayleigh remained silent.

He looked at his captain, then at the unfathomable young man before him.

absurd.

This is all so absurd.