The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

This was the only answer he could come up with, and it was also the only value they had for this man.

As soon as he gave his answer, the domineering aura surrounding the sailor's knife vanished abruptly, and John strode toward the captain's cabin.

"You and Reed, come with me. The rest of you, clean up the mess and help the wounded."

John realized that he had been too honest before and had never thought about raising a ghost child.

The fact that the endless war-mongering nation colluded with pirates to attack warships served as a wake-up call for him.

He can do that too!

Reed, who had been hiding in the corner, swaggered out, gestured with his chin towards the bespectacled man who hadn't yet reacted, and urged him on:

"What are you standing there for? His patience has its limits."

"Huh? Oh!"

The bespectacled man nodded, quickly stood up, and followed.

I thought the other party would stage a scene of infighting to make me prove my loyalty, but I didn't expect the other party to be so easy to talk to.

After walking a few steps, the bespectacled man stopped again, turned around and glared at the stunned pirates.

"What are you all standing there for? Didn't you hear the BOSS's orders?! You bunch of bastards!"

With the captain's order, the pirates sprang into action, grinning as they helped up the wounded and fallen marines.

The marines had strange expressions, but they didn't feel uncomfortable. Born in a country where war never ends, they had long seen or experienced firsthand the situation of being assigned to the victorious side after defeat.

But now, they seem to be the victors.

Captain's Room

John sat behind his desk, his gaze fixed on the name "Barrett" on the list of recruits.

Barrett is only five years old now and has not yet joined the youth soldiers' unit of the country of endless war, nor has he been given the surname "Douglas" by his unit commander.

It is simply called Barrett.

"I never expected this unexpected surprise." John stroked his chin.

Compared to the "Lunalia Clan," who are under intense scrutiny from the World Government, Barrett now possesses a truly innocent identity.

John vaguely remembered that Barrett's nickname was "Devil's Heir," a title not derived from any bloodline, but rather given based on his deeds, like a "pirate hunter."

If we really have to trace it back to bloodline, Barrett is more likely to be of the "Bakania" ethnicity.

The Bakania are descendants of a race that committed heinous crimes against the World Government, and they have giant blood in their veins.

They are essentially a race of small-sized giants with extraordinary strength.

However, the Bakania can only be identified by blood tests; otherwise, they are just larger in size.

"It's worth nurturing."

It carries less risk than Jhin, but has greater potential.

This is a monster who single-handedly destroyed a country in endless war at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and joined the Roger Pirates at fifteen to go toe-to-toe with Rayleigh at his peak!

Unfortunately, in his original destiny, Barrett was wasted in Impel Down prison, and had no skills other than building muscle.

"I just don't know if Barrett will still be able to eat the Fusion Fruit after following me."

Actually, John was very optimistic about the Fusion Fruit.

It's important to know that the ancient weapons "Pluto" and "Uranus" are non-living entities and can be fused together by the Fusion Fruit.

And coincidentally, John knew the whereabouts of Pluto, the "King of the Underworld".

"Let's keep them for now. It's just another mouth to feed. What happens in the future is up to Barrett himself."

John decided to adopt a laissez-faire approach; if Barrett got into trouble, he would have to solve it himself, and John wouldn't help clean up his messes.

A knocking sound rang out, and Reed and the bespectacled man entered the captain's cabin one after the other.

The former picked up the water glass on the desk and gulped it down, while the latter stood awkwardly on the desk, grinning obsequiously.

"What's his name?" John looked up; he hadn't seen the person on the bounty poster.

The bespectacled man flipped his palm, revealing a business card, and handed it over with both hands:

"Boss, I am Richard. Please take care of me from now on."

John took the business card, flicked it with his fingers, and found it quite interesting.

"Can you and your pirate crew accept military-style management?"

“Yes! Of course!” Richard nodded without any hesitation.

John turned his gaze to Reed: "After you've recruited enough new soldiers, take some time to privately teach them some manners and train them into a pirate force that can work for me."

Then, looking at Richard, she added.

"Just a heads up, if you are captured by the Navy, I will not come to your aid."

"Everything you've done has nothing to do with me."

"However, I can provide you with support in terms of funding and intelligence."

“That’s enough, Boss!” Richard exclaimed with delight.

This is similar to his approach to cooperating with countries engaged in endless wars, except that the one before him is clearly more powerful.

This is a good thing!

Chapter 102 Arrest of John

"Richard, I'll give you your first task now..."

John smiled sinisterly, his lips pursed.

"Go and wipe out the royal families of those war-torn countries, and let those idiots know what happens when they offend me."

"As ordered!"

Richard gave a proper military salute, took the Den Den Mushi from John, and walked out of the captain's cabin with a slightly comical marching gait.

After Richard had walked away, Reed frowned and said worriedly:

"John, you're not going to follow Burns' example and use pirates to bully civilians, are you?"

He did not object to John keeping pirates, but he could not agree with using pirates to oppress innocent civilians.

This is something he cannot accept.

"Don't worry, I will only use pirates to eliminate enemies that are difficult to deal with, and I will not harm innocent civilians."

John waved his hand, indicating to Reed that he could rest assured.

To him, ordinary people were like the chickens that lay eggs on his ranch, and he was too busy protecting them to keep them laying eggs.

How could I bear to hurt them?

"That's good. I'll go draft a set of rules and regulations for the pirate crew now."

"..."

The following day, a message spread throughout the latter half of the Grand Line.

The royal family, which was engaged in an endless war with pirates, was annihilated overnight when a conflict broke out between the two sides for unknown reasons.

Naval Headquarters, Marshal's Office.

Kong looked at the faxed report in his hand, which had not been published in the news, and rubbed his temples in annoyance.

This message came from the G-10 branch, stating that their warship, while docking in a country where war never ends to replenish supplies, discovered pirates and launched an attack on them.

The pirates fled in panic into the territory of a country where war never ends. Fearing that this would trigger a war with non-member states, the G-10 branch had no choice but to stop pursuing the pirates.

over!

"John's men, what a bunch of restless fellows!"

It's incredibly frustrating to have so much anger that I can't express it.

The endless war in the country is not as simple as it seems; it also involves high-ranking officials of the World Government and... the Celestial Dragons.

In an effort to curry favor with the Celestial Dragons, those politicians started a "betting contest" in a country where war seemed endless. They allowed the Celestial Dragons to place bets via live stream on the outcome of the war, the number of survivors, the time it would end, and so on.

Now that the royal family of the endless war country has been destroyed, they can no longer cooperate with politicians to play war prediction games, which means that the Celestial Dragons will lose one of their entertainment options.

Especially those who have already lost money and are hoping to win it back next time, will definitely make a big fuss if they lose the chance to turn things around.

Ironically, the root of all this was that the Navy forced the pirates into the territory of a country where war never ends.

If the Celestial Dragons found out about this, he, as the Fleet Admiral, and John, the G-10 branch base commander, would definitely be held accountable!

Kong was furious, but it was only right for the navy to pursue pirates, and he couldn't blame John.

"The only way to cover up the navy's existence in this incident is to conceal it."

The report in his hand was crumpled into a ball, then thrown into the trash can as if nothing had happened.

However, unbeknownst to them, the politicians were already aware of the existence of the G-10 branch and had even asked Sengoku to hold G-10 accountable.

After receiving John's explanation, Sengoku was eager to pursue Redfield and didn't ask any further questions...

The next day, a CP0 officer arrogantly walked into the Marshal's office and issued a notice:

"Major General John, the base commander of G-10, entered the territory of a nation in perpetual war without permission from his superiors, causing serious dissatisfaction among non-member states with the World Government. The World Government needs to provide an explanation."

"I, CP0, now demand that the Navy hand over Rear Admiral John and send him to Mary Geoise for trial."

"What did you say?!"

His temples were throbbing, and he was on the verge of anger.

Not to mention a country with endless wars, even if all the non-member countries in the world were gathered together, they would not dare to openly express any dissatisfaction with the World Government.

Not to mention explaining it!

As for having the navy hand over John and send him to the Holy Land for trial... that's utter nonsense!

Even if we follow the proper procedures, the trial should take place on Judiciary Island, not in a sacred place.

Taking them to the Holy Land is nothing more than letting the Celestial Dragons vent their anger!