The Worst Fruit Among Pirates

Kingdom of Smore, seaside port town Antwerp.

As a 'non-franchised country', it is able to gain a foothold in this world not only because this country is located in the northernmost part of the North Sea and is rarely visited by pirates, but also because of the series of forts on the port.

Today, the streets and alleys of the town are decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and there must be some kind of celebration going on.

The adults walked in the wind and greeted each other happily.Although the children don't know what holiday their parents refer to as 'Dragon Slaying Day', who wouldn't be happy to get more snacks?

In the center of the town stands a rather luxurious four-story mansion.

Compared with the dilapidated and short houses next to it, this building, which was only built two years ago, is brand new, grand and full of 'style' that does not belong to the common people.

This is natural, because the 'prototype' of this building was originally the residence of the nobles among the nobles, the Celestial Dragons!

Because of the annual 'Dragon Slaying Day', the 'heroes' of the entire town gathered together. Without even entering the mansion, the black carriages parked outside gave people a strong sense of oppression.

Passing civilians saw the well-dressed 'heroes' jumping out of their carriages.As well as the soldiers surrounding them with flintlock guns, they all lowered their heads and walked away with complicated eyes.

Because it was a grand festival, the interior of the mansion was decorated lavishly, with dull-witted attendants and maids with thick hands and feet coming and going, and the sounds of laughter and drinking could be heard one after another.

"Our 'dragon-slaying heroes' are here!"

Amidst the commotion, several men with rosy faces, straight waists and belly, wearing suits and ties strode in.

"welcome--"

Under the leadership of the mayor, people in the hall clapped their hands.

It's a pity that the applause was messy, and the faces of the 'attendants' and 'maids' could not hide their perfunctory expressions.

"Hahaha, the mayor is the great hero, we just contributed a little bit."

Several dog-looking men picked up red wine and complimented each other with the mayor of the town.They were all heroes who attacked the Celestial Dragons on 'Dragon Slaying Day', so they should naturally enjoy the treatment of heroes.

Relying on the treasures collected from the Celestial Dragon's lair, the 'heroes' purchased a large number of weapons, opened factories, annexed land, built mansions, and hired servants...

In just a few years, they have become the very people they once denounced.

"Hey, I heard you got a top-notch woman?"

"Hehehe, you are still well-informed. That was a poor person that I spent a lot of money to buy... ahem, rescue from pirates. However, later I heard that the woman was once the daughter of a noble family."

Holding the red wine, the sanctimonious 'hero' smiled.

"That's not okay. If we don't give her some 'punishment', how can such a noble woman know what suffering is in the world?"

"That makes sense. Can I just watch during the 'punishment'?"

"...This, okay!"

Thinking of the other party's merchant ships controlling the transportation of goods from his factory, the 'hero' gritted his teeth with difficulty.

"Hey hey hey, it's settled."

There is nothing new under the sun. What will happen to the so-called 'heroes' when they obtain weapons, money, and power that far exceeds that of ordinary people? History books are full of them.

Just as the scene was enjoying a happy and harmonious scene, there was a sudden commotion outside the hall.

"what happened?"

The mayor of the town frowned. He knew that these 'heroes' were at odds with each other due to business, and it had even reached the point of using knives and guns.

But he couldn't tolerate how many small groups dared not to give him face and actually caused trouble at this time on the annual 'Dragon Slaying Day'?

Without the mayor's orders, soldiers with flintlock rifles strode out of the door immediately.

Soon, two soldiers carrying flintlock rifles dragged a blind old man in, one on the left and the other on the right.

"Oh, it turns out to be old Moglin."

The mayor's face softened a little. This old man was a 'hero' who had once denounced the Celestial Dragons with them, so he should be treated decently.

"Give old Moglin a chair and wine..."

"I don't want to sit down, and I don't need wine!"

The old man with a cane had only two black holes in his eyes, and his eye sockets were full of torn wounds.

He was once a slave, not because he owed money or for any other reason, but simply because he was born in a 'non-franchised country'.

So, the pirate who was a slave was captured and sold to the Celestial Dragons, and the Celestial Dragons dug out his eyes just for fun.

"I came here today to ask about this year's 'subsidy'."

"Why wasn't it issued?"

The so-called 'subsidy' refers to the money collected from the Tianlong people.

It was originally agreed to be distributed to the townspeople every year to improve their lives, but from the full amount in the first year, to half in the second year, to nothing in the third year...

The blind old man known as 'Old Moglin' ​​looked around, and his black eyes made the 'heroes' in the hall subconsciously tilt their heads.

"The 'subsidy' and so on... are gone."

"Town construction and defense against pirates are very expensive—"

"That's tens of billions of Baileys!!!"

The mayor's words were interrupted by the angry old blind man, which made many 'heroes' present turn pale.What tens of billions of Baileys? They only took a few billions of Baileys.

A few billion per person, no problem.

"Old man, where did you get the tens of billions from?"

"A blind man, what did you see? How dare you bark here?"

Many 'heroes' glared at their former 'partner' with murderous intent. If today was not the 'Dragon Slaying Day', they would have made this old guy suffer a lot.

At the same time, the noise outside suddenly increased, as if everyone was shouting, mixed with the sound of a rumbling 'salute', making everyone present even more impatient.

What are these mud-legged people called?

They were the ones who killed the Celestial Dragons...

"Okay, don't you want dignity? Then don't blame us -"

"Throw him out!"

As the mayor waved his hand impatiently, the blind old man was grabbed by the arms by two young men carrying flintlock guns and pulled outward like a pig.

After arriving at the door, the two young men threw it hard.

Bang!

The blind old man was thrown away and his back hit the concrete floor so hard that he almost lost his breath.

"Old man, your cane."

Amidst the "noise" of the festival, a calm voice approached, and then the old blind man on the ground was caught, and at the same time a familiar crutch was thrust into his hand.

"Thank you, thank you..."

Does this voice sound familiar?

"Fufufufu, Rosie, why don't you go back to the ship and leave this place to me?"

At this time, another voice sounded, making the old blind man shiver uncontrollably.

"Need not,"

A calm voice answered,

"This is our 'past', and naturally we have to face it together."

Amidst the sound of footsteps, two voices walked towards the bustling mansion ahead.Behind them, with a 'pop' sound, the crutch in the old blind man's hand fell to the dust again, and his whole body trembled like chaff.

It's him!

It's them! !

Are those two brothers back? !

Celestial Dragons——

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"No...it's not good!"

In the noisy hall, many 'heroes' suppressed their unhappiness and started talking about 'national affairs' again, when a stumbling young soldier rushed in with a look of horror on his face.

"Kill... kill... there is... there is..."

what the hell?

When they heard about the killing, the 'heroes' in the hall looked sad.

Although they wanted the old blind man to die, wouldn't they be losing face by killing him on 'Dragon Slaying Day'... and at the door of the mayor's house?

"What did you do-?!"

Just when the mayor was about to scold his men, two teenagers wearing feather coats walked in.

Both of them have blond hair, one is wearing red sunglasses, a suit and tie, and a pink feather coat; the other is carrying a flame-patterned katana, wearing casual clothes, and a black feather coat.

And the most important thing is that in the other hand of the young man in black coat and holding a samurai sword, he is holding a human head.

The moment he saw the head, the mayor's eyes were splitting!

Because that's his son.

The youngest son who leads the soldiers outside the mansion so that the 'heroes' in the hall are not disturbed by the untouchables.

"asshole--"

With a roar, the mayor waved his hands.

"Give it to me!"

???

The person who came was not easy to mess with at first sight, but the soldiers who had been 'trained' by the mayor with Bailey still rushed forward reflexively, and at the same time took off the flintlock guns from behind and aimed at the opposite side——

What about people?

The other party was already standing behind them, with his black feather coat flying like a dying crow.

The 'scenery' in the eyes of the soldiers who had just rushed up more than ten meters suddenly flew high into the air, the sky and the earth were spinning, and they fell to the ground with a snap.

what happened? !

The head that landed on the ground blinked and saw a headless corpse holding a flintlock gun next to it, with blood spurting out of its neck.

This is my body...

Darkness flooded their consciousness, and the spurting blood dyed the hall a festive red.

"Fufofuf, where are you going?"

Stretching out his fingers and hooking them, several of the 'heroes' who saw that the situation was not good and quietly turned and backed away trembled, and their bodies froze in place as if they no longer belonged to them.

"Who are you...?"

"If you want money, I can give it to you! Any amount will do..."

"Young man, don't be impulsive! This is the mayor's house, and there will be a large number of soldiers outside soon-"

step, step,

At this moment, several soldiers wearing white shawls, black combat uniforms with '66' marks on them, wearing sunglasses and earmuffs, and holding new flintlock rifles trotted in and saluted the two teenagers.

"Lord Rosinandee,"

"Lord Doflamingo,"

"This town has been completely controlled. Please give instructions on the next actions."

"Thanks for your hard work,"

Rosie, who was wearing a black feather coat, turned around and nodded to the soldiers of the Vinsmoke family.

The Don Quixote family is certainly powerful. Pica, who controls the rocks, destroys the fort, Pique, who sneaks into the dock, destroys the battleship, and the others kill the guards with ease, but it is unrealistic to control tens of thousands of people in a town.

There are too few people,

The Vinsmoke family's elite soldiers can easily complete this job.

"Gather everyone to the square,"

Rossi gave the order, and these soldiers immediately took action and gathered everyone in Antwerp towards the town square.

In front of these elite soldiers, no matter whether they were in the cellar or the attic, whether they were escaping or hiding at home, they were all picked out and driven to the square under the threat of lead bullets.