One Piece: The Legend of Beasts

Three days later, the news of what happened on Shiraguru Island spread widely on the sea.

"Rocks accepted the Golden Lion as his subordinate? Is this true?!"

"Those are the two most vicious pirate groups in the world today. What kind of harm will they bring to the world if they join forces?"

"Compared to this, the World Government is actually colluding with pirates! I still trust them so much!"

"In today's world, justice has become hard to trust."

At the same time, in Pangu City in the holy land of Marijoa, the headquarters of the World Government, which symbolizes the highest power, five old men of different heights were talking to each other, and each of them had a solemn look on their face.

A man with short blond hair started the conversation: "I originally wanted to suppress this news, but now everyone knows about it."

"Is that Rocks guy trying to threaten the World Economic Forum to report all the incidents? He is a scheming man who is different from his appearance." Another old man with dreadlocks and a cane in both hands sighed. There is a shocking scar on his forehead, as if he had experienced something when he was young.

"I guess there will be more and more people willing to follow him in the future."

The only person standing, an old man with a mustache, said with his hands behind his back, "If they develop to the point where they challenge us, the situation will be very grim."

"So far, the Rocks Pirates are the first force to openly challenge us."

A bald old man in a white kimono said slowly, holding a long samurai sword in his left hand, "Coincidentally, there is also a 'D' in his name. Isn't this also a kind of fate?"

He slowly pulled out a piece of the scabbard, and the blade flashed with cold light, like a mirror, reflecting a pair of sinister and deep eyes, faintly revealing a hint of nostalgia.

"We can't let them continue to be so arrogant."

Sitting in the middle of the sofa, a bald man with a patch on his forehead and a curly beard crossed his fingers and said in a deep voice, "All our actions now must be focused on Rocks. In a few years, he will sooner or later become our biggest threat!"

"That being said, even if we capture Beehive Island, our forces will surely be severely weakened. It won't be good if other pirates take advantage of our weakness."

The old man with a long beard paused and said calmly, "Especially the man who is particularly obsessed with the original text of history, Gol D. Roger!"

"Let's put an end to this boring pirate era!" The yellow-haired man clenched his fists and said excitedly.

"By the way, we have to hold the triennial hunting event this year as well."

The old man in kimono sheathed his sword, turned around and asked, "How are your preparations going, Satan?"

The old man with dreadlocks sighed, his thick beard swaying slightly as he lip-synced. "Because of the defeat on Baihu Island, a large number of slaves were lost. The number is much less than before, so I had to use my experimental subjects to replace them. Although they are all half-dead guys, they can still run a few steps if they are fed well for a period of time."

The old man in kimono pushed his round-framed glasses and raised his lips. "Very good, let's set the location at the Rocky Island in the East China Sea. The terrain there is very suitable for everyone to enjoy the fun of chasing. And the Ganotera family has been very active recently. If they also perform well in this competition, they can fill the vacant position in the 'God's Knights'."

The bearded man snorted disdainfully: "Should we say that young people these days are eager to show off themselves? The one from the Feigaland family is the same."

"From what I know, Rocks seems to be particularly obsessed with slaves, and many of his crew members have been trafficked before. It's too late this year, so we can only use the next opportunity to make him fall into our trap."

The old man with the curled beard had a gleam in his eyes as he spoke word by word, "The man who is known as the 'King of the World'? To be the king of the world, we only need one!"

The other old men stopped talking, but just nodded slightly, expressing their agreement with what he said.

Indeed, the only person who could be called the "King of the World" was the one whose status far surpassed theirs...

"Tell me what's going on here! How did all the devil fruits I worked so hard to collect turn into this pile of fakes?!"

Sixteen days have passed since the White Crane Island incident. Near the Rocky Harbor of Beehive Island, a huge ship with a gorgeous appearance is docked on the shore. On the deck, a rough-looking blond man grabbed the collar of a tall and thin pirate and shouted angrily, his hair standing on end like an irritated lion.

The other pirates seemed to be frozen, standing upright by the side. Seeing their admiral so angry, they were all terrified and their hearts almost jumped out of their chests. How could they dare to step forward to dissuade him?

Only three meters away from them, there was an inky black treasure chest with its surface covered with dense and intricate patterns. At this time, the treasure chest had been gently opened, revealing three fruits with swirl patterns inside, each of which looked strange in its own way.

Unexpectedly, the fruits seemed to have been kept in a dark environment for a long time, and had emitted a strong rotten smell that spread in the air, causing several pirates to frown and cover their noses.

What's worse, the lines on the surface of the fruit began to melt and slide down like ink, making the whole fruit look dirty.

It is obvious that these devil fruits are counterfeits prepared by someone in advance, and the real ones have long disappeared.

"No... It's none of my business, Admiral Shiki!"

The captured pirate struggled to explain, "Before returning from Shiraguru Island, I checked and found everything was fine. I never thought it would turn out like this today!"

Shiki's anger grew when he heard this. He grabbed his collar with his right hand even harder and roared, "Besides you, who else has touched a devil fruit?! Tell me now!"

The tall and thin pirate turned pale with fear and said in a trembling voice, "It's... it's Mr. Indigo! He said that Lord Rocks is very interested in these fruits and wants to bring them to him in person. He asked us to go back first. We don't know what will happen next!"

"He's right, Admiral Ski, and I can testify to that!"

A short pirate in the crowd stood up and shouted, "It was him and I who were in charge of the sorting work that evening. Mr. Indigo did say those words to us!"

When he said these words, his tone was trembling, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and his body was shaking constantly. It was obvious that he was extremely nervous.

Shiki knew that this short pirate would never lie. He snorted and threw the tall and thin pirate heavily onto the deck. He calmly ordered the pirates, "Call Indigo to see me immediately!"

"Yes!"

The pirates responded one after another and were about to turn around and leave. At this moment, the Den Den Mushi in Shiki's arms suddenly rang. He answered the Den Den Mushi impatiently, and a wild laugh came from it: "Hahaha! What's the matter, brother Shiki? I heard your scolding from afar so early in the morning!"

Shiki said angrily: "The devil fruits I collected with great effort were swapped out. I'm very angry now. Don't bother me!"

"Hahaha! That's not a big deal. I've already said that anyone is qualified to eat those fruits! Maybe that person did it as a little joke!"

"This joke is not funny at all!"

Shiqi shouted, "Even if you want to eat it, at least inform me first!"

"Alright, for my sake, let's just leave this matter alone. It's not a good sign to turn into suspicion of everyone on the island before a formal declaration of war! Come with me on expeditions in the future and snatch more rarer Devil Fruits. All the money from the sales will be yours!"

Shiqi was stunned for a moment, then the anger on his face turned into a smile, "You are really straightforward, otherwise I really don't know how long this trouble would have lasted!"

The voice on the other end of the Den Den Mushi laughed even louder: "Besides, your fruit that originally disappeared has now become a part of us, hahahahaha!"

Hearing this, Shiqi narrowed his eyes slightly, turned his gaze towards the north street, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

"Hmmmm! Are you the samurai from Wano Country that Rocks mentioned?"

In the spacious and magnificent hall, Charlotte Lingling sat on the sofa, holding a piece of cream cake in her right hand. She looked at the Japanese-dressed girl standing in front of her with disdainful eyes. She looked her up and down and said with interest, "She looks a little different from what I imagined..."

"Nice to meet you! My name is Kurozumi Oritsu, and I'm currently traveling around the world in hopes of becoming the general of Wano Country!"

The girl had no hesitation at all and introduced herself cheerfully with one hand on her waist, "Until that day comes, I will stay on your ship for the time being!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she leaned over to the ear of the burly young man beside her, tilted her head and whispered, "I have never seen such a tall beauty in my life!"

"Well, well, well! Speak straight and fast. I don't dislike girls like you who are straightforward! Chew!"

Lingling took a bite of the snow-white cake and licked the cream left around her mouth with her tongue. A big smile spread across her face. She pointed at the girl with her right hand and said, "It's settled. Considering that you have no experience as a pirate, you can be an apprentice crew member here first!"

"great!"

Seorizu couldn't contain her inner joy, she opened her arms and shouted excitedly, her clear big eyes smiling into two crescent shapes.

"You don't mind the level of your position at all? You are such an interesting kid!"

Lingling swallowed the rest of the cake in one gulp, grinning to reveal two rows of white teeth, "Of course, depending on your future achievements, maybe one day you'll be on equal footing with me! Anyway, you three should just get along well first! Mmmmm!"

Setoori rushed forward, hugged Kaido with his left hand and Uno with his right hand, and said with a smile: "From now on, we are friends!"

"Ahahaha, I'm honored to meet Ms. Setsu."

"Let go! I'm very uncomfortable with you doing this, you little bitch!"

Suddenly, the house became bustling with activity. Many of Charlotte's children poked their heads out of the room and glanced over here secretly. They were also very curious about the new big sister.

Seeing this, the long bread, who had been silent, coughed twice, looked up and asked Lingling: "Mom, it's time to go back and rest. Lack of sleep may seriously affect the development of the fetus!"

"That's true. I wonder if we can give birth to a child this time whose size is comparable to that of the giants?"

Lingling lowered her head and looked at her round belly, which was as big as a balloon, and felt a lot of emotions in her heart.

During her childhood, she had spent some time with the giants. She had always been fascinated by their huge mountain-like bodies. After hearing that the Giant Island Elbaf was the world's most powerful country, her desire for the giants became even stronger. As long as she could fully control their power, conquering the world would not be a difficult task.

But for some reason, the Elbaf Titans seemed to hate her deeply. Whenever she tried to approach the Giant Island, she was greeted only by a hail of bullets.

In desperation, she could only capture many tall men and force them to mate. She gave birth to at least twenty children, but none of them could compare with the giants in size.

Even so, she was not discouraged at all and once again placed her hopes on the new life in her belly.

Lingling shook her head vigorously to recover from her surging thoughts, and said to the young man who was foaming at the mouth in the girl's embrace: "Little boy, in order to reward you for defeating the 'silent' Vidruvius, Locke asked me to give you something..."