Pirates: From Vice Captain to Lord of the Dead

The passage was silent.

The flames on the wall swayed automatically without wind.

Sabo's hand just hung in the air without moving, and his whole body stood there in a daze.

"Ok?"

Luffy tilted his head in confusion, and his eyes seemed to brighten up as he looked at Sabo.

It is a fast-moving flame.

Or maybe.

The crystal tears quickly blurred Sabo's vision, and a heat welled up in his eyes inadvertently.

Between the endless blue sea and blue sky, on the edge of an unknown cliff, two small figures stood on the lawn.

"My name is Luffy! I'm the man who will become the Pirate King!"

A little boy wearing a straw hat smiled and shouted towards the blue sea.

"Hahaha, just because of your inaccurate punches? Don't make me laugh to death, Luffy."

Another figure laughed out loud, swung the steel pipe a few times and stomped on the grass, "I should be the Pirate King!"

"Who said I can't shoot, idiot Ace! I've trained my fists to be as powerful as my pistols!"

Luffy turned back angrily, "You said so, Sabo!"

"Hahaha, then I'll come too!"

A little boy with a shaved blond hair and a missing tooth ran up to them, stood beside them, and shouted towards the horizon where the sea and the sky met.

"My name is Sabo! I want to leave this country, go on adventures, enjoy my freedom, and write a book about what I've seen and heard!"

"What? Sabo, don't you want to be the Pirate King?" Luffy picked his nose and glanced with contempt inadvertently.

The boy smiled and then shouted, "And I want to be the Pirate King too! Hahaha!"

"Hey! Then you have two dreams! Foul, this is a foul, I want to think of another one too!" Luffy yelled with snot running down his nose, pointing at Sabo.

"Are you an idiot, Luffy? It's not like the more dreams the better."

"Stop talking nonsense, idiot Ace!"

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

Sabo lay on the grass with his arms open, his laughter reaching the sky that he could never reach, and the white clouds were dispersed by the wind.

The images in my memory also faded away.

When he came to his senses, Sabo realized that two lines of tears had already slid down his face.

It dripped onto the cold ground, seeping into the rough bricks and stones, leaving only a small wet mark.

"Luffy."

Sabo suddenly stepped forward and hugged the dazed Luffy.

"Sorry, Luffy." Sabo pursed his lips, tears couldn't stop flowing, his voice was choked with excitement, "Long time no see!"

The ash in Reiner's hand shook, and he immediately turned his head to look over.

Luffy seemed to have realized something, and after a moment of hesitation, he asked tentatively, "Sabo, are you..."

"Hmm! I remembered Luffy!"

Sabo's tears were boiling as he hugged Luffy tightly, "I remember everything about you and Ace now."

"Wow! Great Sabo!"

Luffy cried loudly, it was so ugly that his face was distorted.

Reiner laughed silently, picked his ears and left.

Until the figure was completely lost in the darkness, a black shadow emerged from the shadow under his feet and rushed away along the wall.

The palace also has to give the other party a surprise.

There was not much time left for Luffy and Reiner to have a touching reunion. When Reiner walked outside alone, the ring was already ready.

Green Bull was the only one standing in the lounge, holding a Den Den Mushi in his hand. He had a subtle look on his face, as if he had received some order to change his original plan. He seemed a little dissatisfied but didn't dare to show it.

Sensing Reiner approaching, Green Bull hung up Den Den Mushi and turned to look at the ring.

Jiazi was warming up the audience, and the passion of the audience was gradually boiling. At this time, there was a person standing in the center of the field.

He wears a fur-brimmed hat, has two facial wrinkles on his face, and a red cloak, and is dressed like a native tribesman.

It was Diamante, one of the highest officials of the Don Quixote family and the representative of the 'Cube'.

Several staff members came from a distance, probably to call the contestants who stood out from the four competition areas to go on stage.

"Alan.?"

Green Bull, who was standing next to Reiner, looked over and said jokingly, "Is he really an unknown master, or a rat who hides his head and shows his tail?"

"I'm afraid you won't be happy if I tell you."

Reiner looked sarcastic and said with a smile: "Why don't you guess it? There will be a prize if you guess it right."

"Hmph! I hope your good talking skills can save your life." Green Bull's face changed, and he threw away his long sleeves and walked towards a passage to the stage.

Reiner walked towards the other passage under the guidance of the guard.

There is an entrance passage on each side of the ring, corresponding to the four challengers who are about to take the stage.

Diamanti stood in the center of the venue, spread his arms and enjoyed the wonderful sound of the audience cheering for him.

This scene was also broadcast live via video phone-mushi in a dark room in the palace on the high ground.

Miss Bakin, a short lady, sat on a sofa alone, her eyes fixed on the screen. "Has Ace and his gang not been found yet?"

"Not yet. I'm going to go down and ambush you. I'll ask Diamante to take out his devil fruit and show it to you later."

Next to him, on a chair with a red heart pattern, a man in a silver suit stood up and said in a deep voice, "After this is over, I probably won't be able to return to the Navy. I hope you still remember the terms of cooperation."

"I know, to avenge your young master, I will let Weeble cut off the head of the black snake Reiner himself, but..."

Miss Bakin smiled cunningly and said:

"I've said it before. It's not easy to deal with Ace and kill Reiner, even if my stupid son has the power comparable to his father."

When he reached the door, Virgo stopped and turned back.

"As soon as Ace and his gang show up, let Weevil eat the Tremor-Tremor Fruit immediately, and add the aid that the World Government promised to exchange for the Float-Float Fruit."

"Even if Kaido the Beast doesn't arrive, it shouldn't be that difficult to deal with these two pirate groups."

"Just follow the plan and don't play tricks." Vergo said coldly and left the room.

Miss Bakin was left sitting alone in front of the screen, with the faint light illuminating half of her face.

"You have a good brain, but your intelligence ability is far inferior to mine. The current situation on the island is not that simple."

The woman took out a lipstick and painted her lips, then raised her head playfully.

"What a pity! How can such a smart undercover agent be kept by my side?"

The bullfighting arena was bustling with people.

The sound of Jiazi resounded throughout the venue.

"The final battle of this competition has finally arrived! The four contestants have fought their way through, but it won't be easy for them to win the championship today!"

"Because in the final, they will face!"

Kazi was shouting at the radio Den Den Mushi from the commentary desk above, and the screen also reflected a haughty face.

"Undefeated until now! The hero of the bullfighting arena, Master Diamante!!"

"Let's welcome four contestants!!"

As the words fell, the gate of the passage rose up with a clang.

Reiner, Luffy, Sabo, and Green Bull walked out and surrounded Diamante from four directions.

After arriving on the ring, none of them made any moves, but just stood straight, bathing in the noise of the audience.

It seems like he is waiting for the host to announce the start.

Or waiting.

"Everyone has seen it! The final venue is different from the previous ones!"

Diamante waved his sword and pointed at the huge fins of fish swimming around the field, sticking out of the water, "Yes! These are the ferocious giant fighting fish!"

"Their role is not just as simple as attacking people who fall into the water. They are also important tools for winning the championship and seizing the devil fruit this time!"

As he spoke, Diamante pulled out two wooden boxes from under his red cloak that fluttered behind him.

At this moment, the pupils of several people on the field moved slightly.

They glanced at each other, Reiner gave Sabo a look, and the other nodded slightly, then continued to keep his eyes fixed on the two wooden boxes.

"I will throw these two wooden boxes into the belly of the giant fighting fish. Whoever grabs one first will be the winner of the competition!"

Diamanti shouted, giving an equally imperceptible look.

Outside the field, the bullfighting hybrid fishman Deringer received instructions and leaped into the water stealthily.

How could such an important thing be used as a competition reward?

Naturally, they had no intention of giving the devil fruit away from the beginning.

Everyone on the field had their own ulterior motives.

Diamanti slowly opened the wooden box and shouted, "And what's inside this wooden box is, of course!"

Wow! !

The water splashed like waves, and two huge fighting fish broke out of the water with their sharp teeth showing!

“The Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the Float-Float Fruit!!”

“Ouch——!!”

When the wooden box was fully opened, revealing two devil fruits inside, the whole audience was shocked!