The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

"With interest compounding, the principal plus interest has probably accumulated to over 40 million Berries. My life is... completely over!"

"Sabrina, we're not a good match, you should leave."

"John, how could you do this!"

Sabrina stood up, staring angrily at the dejected John.

"you……"

She wanted to say many more things to rebuke John, to tell him that one should not be so vain and should not become a slave to material desires.

But seeing John's dejected look, she simply couldn't bring herself to say anything lecturing or hurtful.

Finally, Sabrina stepped forward and hugged John's head tightly.

"It's okay, everything will pass."

“I’ll figure out how to pay off your debts. I’ll persuade Dad to help you pay them off.”

"But you must promise me that you won't borrow any more money. Let's just live a simple, ordinary life."

John's head was buried deep in the soft breasts, his eyes wide and his face moved.

"Sabrina, you are such a good woman."

John pulled himself out of his thoughts at his desk, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

He wasn't always this womanizer; on the contrary, he was a devout believer in love, convinced that the embrace of souls was more important than anything else in the world.

But reality dealt him a heavy blow.

At the beginning of the story, everything was so beautiful, but even angels can have evil moments.

The woman was with him because of his handsome appearance; their souls resonated, and they were filled with immense joy.

But after spending some time together, the woman started demanding things he didn't have.

He has no money!

During that time, he often heard the following words...

“Look at my best friend’s boyfriend, he gave her jewelry again.”

“Look at my best friend’s boyfriend, he transferred so much money to her during the holiday.”

"Can't you be a little more mature? Stop acting like a child and laughing all the time!"

"How can you have no ambition at all..."

The final outcome, naturally, was separation.

Since then, he has come to realize that there is no such thing as "love" in his life.

He can never meet the right person at the right time, and now he's numb and has no desire for love anymore.

"Life is not just about 'love'; there are many more interesting and meaningful things worth pursuing."

John's eyes gradually turned cold.

He doesn't need this kind of boring and fragile relationship right now!

"Sabrina, I'm sorry."

Township government building

boom

Morgan punched Burns into a bloody mist, and warm flesh and blood splattered all over old Shields lying on the ground.

"Don't use Sabrina as a political tool, or you'll die."

Morgan bent down, picked up the iron spike that had fallen into the flesh, tossed out a casual remark, and strode away.

Old Shields looked up, staring blankly at Morgan's retreating figure through the back door, not understanding but deeply remembering those words.

Only after truly experiencing the fear of death did he understand what was precious to him.

The escape of the notorious pirate "King Serpent" Morgan is not over yet; the townspeople witnessed him heading into the heart of the Kingdom of Leon.

A huge shadow loomed over the Kingdom of Leon, making the royal family and nobles uneasy.

sunset twilight

Naval 153rd Branch Base, Base Commander's Office.

"Burns! What on earth is going on?! King Leon has already complained to the World Government about you!"

The Den Den Mushi roared on the desk, mimicking the appearance of someone wearing round-framed glasses, allowing those familiar with the person to quickly guess that the caller was the current Navy Admiral "Strategist" Sengoku the Buddha.

John sat cross-legged in the chair Burns had once sat in, scratched the back of his head, and said listlessly:

"Colonel Burns is dead. I am John, who has just been promoted to major. I am now in charge of the 153rd branch."

"John?"

With a question from the Warring States period, the sound of documents being turned over could be heard.

Soon, Sengoku found John's relevant documents, his tone filled with anger.

"What were you doing when Morgan broke out of prison? If you had been there, you could have stopped this terrible incident by working with Burns!"

"I'm sleeping."

John raised his chin, speaking with self-righteous indignation.

“I was injured and very tired when I arrested Morgan, so I naturally needed to sleep and rest when I got home.”

"Sir, I am a human being, not a god. I am not omnipotent!"

"..."

Sengoku was taken aback by the retort, never expecting that besides Garp, his "subordinate," there would be another subordinate who dared to speak to him like that.

However, he felt that John did have a point.

If John were truly omnipotent, then Sengoku wouldn't have had the position of Admiral.

"Currently, you hold the highest rank in the 153rd branch, so you will be in charge for the time being. As for the pursuit of 'King Serpent' Morgan... don't act rashly for now. Headquarters will notify you again after the Kingdom of Leon agrees to allow the navy to enter the country."

As a leader with outstanding leadership skills, he quickly gave clear and specific instructions.

For him, the fact that Burns died in battle while pursuing Morgan was enough for the Navy to give the Kingdom of Leon an explanation.

There was no dereliction of duty!

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, John was not surprised by his appointment to temporarily manage Branch 153; everything was going according to his plan.

As for being transferred to Loguetown, as long as the great pirate Morgan is still hiding in the heart of the Kingdom of Lyon, there shouldn't be any personnel changes in the short term.

After all, he had a record of capturing Morgan alive.

In other words, for at least six months, the town of Shells and even the entire Kingdom of Leon would belong to him.

"Are they trying to control Morgan so they can assassinate the Grand Councilor?"

John lit a cigarette, thought for a moment, and then gave up the idea.

Making things too big and attracting the attention of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service would actually be a problem.

"Let's figure out how to make money first."

John vaguely remembered that the ultimate artificial weapon of the future, "Seraph," would cost 10 billion Berries to make just one unit!

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Chapter 60 A Little Bit of Greed

"You don't need a special physique to possess multiple Devil Fruit abilities."

John's eyes gleamed, and a clear, bright green liquid appeared in his mind.

Green blood!

While researching artificial Devil Fruits, Vegabank discovered that only Zoan-type Devil Fruits could be created, and conquering Logia-type Devil Fruits remained a challenge.

However, as long as one obtains the bloodline factor of a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit user and creates special blood, non-power users can gain the corresponding abilities. This blood is called "green blood".

Imagine what it would be like if a Seraph had multiple green bloodlines at the same time?

It's important to know that Vegapunk's theory was that it was possible to create an all-powerful Seraph equipped with multiple types of green blood, but he was silenced before he could even build it...

He possesses the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the Momo-Momo Fruit, the Float-Float Fruit, and the Paw-Paw Fruit...

Whitebeard, who could fly, unleashed a punch that created an air tremor, then amplified it a hundredfold using the Momo-Momo Fruit...

What a magnificent and awe-inspiring scene that would be!

Loki, who's 10,000 meters tall? One punch and he won't be able to fly!

Worried about someone taking over your Seraph's command authority? Then learn from Vegabank: create a Seraph and then swap your own consciousness into it!

It's just a matter of changing bodies.

Furthermore, since his soul is the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his ultimate body can also gain an additional Logia-type ability.

If you're going to be a little greedier, you could get an artificial Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit—Nikka, Blue Dragon, Black Dragon, Vampire, etc., just pick one...

To be even more greedy, I researched a body that possessed Devil Fruit abilities but wouldn't be restricted by seawater or Seastone...

Be greedy, even greedier, so that the cells of this body can bear even more and stronger domineering energy...

Let's be a little greedier, let this body evolve infinitely under the influence of "SIQ"...

Be a little greedier...

"That's enough, I can't be greedy anymore."

"I can't even imagine how strong I would be back then. What sun god, forest god, earth god... just a bunch of clay chickens and dogs!"