chsdbacks Chapter 77 Lick My Leather Shoes [Bonus Chapter, Please Support!]
Chapter 77 Lick My Leather Shoes [Bonus Chapter, Please Support!]
Chapter 77 Lick My Shoes (French Accent) [Bonus Chapter, Please Support!]
The air in the tavern seemed to freeze.
The Kuja Pirates, led by Hancock and Yamato, the Donquixote Family executives centered around Doflamingo, and the Dressrosa Kingdom's army led by King Riku, all maintained an eerie silence at this moment.
If I had to sum up the expressions on these people's faces, I would only use two words—they were tense and strained.
Especially Doflamingo.
His face, which always wore a mocking smile, was now exaggerated to the extreme.
Despite trying desperately to hold it in, the corners of my mouth kept uncontrollably twitching upwards, and I felt like I was about to burst out laughing at any moment.
"Fufufu————"
Doflamingo finally couldn't suppress his laughter, his eyes behind his sunglasses flashing with excitement and mockery.
He certainly knew how terrifying Broly was.
But when he saw that the "god" who had ruled the world for eight hundred years, high above everyone else, kneeling before Broly and asking in a terrified tone, "Can we reconcile?", he simply couldn't hold back anymore.
When you drove me out of the holy land, I thought you guys were tough as nails.
When they encounter monsters stronger than themselves, don't they still kneel down and beg for mercy?
"We know we were wrong. Can we...can we reconcile?"
Seeing that Broly didn't reply immediately, Im repeated what he had just said in a trembling voice.
Broly stood there stunned for a long time, and then his face showed not pride or relief, but deep disappointment.
"Little sister Im, you're already chickening out at this?"
Broly's tone was full of disdain.
To borrow a line from a monkey in "Journey to the West: The Sequel": "I haven't even put in any effort, and you've already collapsed."
However, from a certain perspective, Broly is also a monkey.
Seeing Broly's expression, Im, the Five Elders, and the Knights of God all felt a deep-seated fear.
They would rather Broly be laughing triumphantly now than see him with that "the game isn't fun" expression.
Because the former at least indicates that Broly is satisfied with their kneeling submission, and perhaps Broly will actually let them go if he's in a good mood.
The latter, however, is a different matter altogether.
Broly at this moment looks exactly like them when they played the massacre game in God Valley back then.
Back then, they lied to the slaves, saying: "If you can survive this slaughter game, we will set you free."
But in reality, no slave ever left the Valley of the Gods alive.
That was just to make the slaves struggle a little longer, so they could have more fun.
And Broly now clearly has the same mentality.
He hoped the world government would hold out a little longer and resist a little more, so he would find it more fun.
So you guys just knelt down?
That's so boring.
"Broly—cough cough, Lord Broly!"
Shamrock couldn't help but speak, and even bit his tongue due to excessive nervousness.
"In the end, our World Government—shouldn't have offended you. Although Sengoku was somewhat disrespectful before, he's dead now. If you're willing, you can completely co-rule this planet with Lord Im."
"Co-governance my ass!"
Hancock couldn't help but swear and kicked him.
Boom!
Shamrock, whose strength far surpassed Hancock's, was kicked away and slammed into the tavern wall, leaving a human-shaped dent in the entire wall.
Hancock scoffed, "Who do you think you are? You think you're worthy to share power with Broly?"
Fufufu—
Doflamingo, who had been secretly chuckling, couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter.
To be honest, before the Celestial Dragons completely collapse, he has to keep up the act.
But he never expected that these guys, who were used to a good life, would be even dumber than he imagined.
That's incredibly stupid.
At this critical juncture, how dare you still talk about "co-governance"?
Broly could crush you all and rule the world anytime he wanted.
Have you forgotten that the reason you're kneeling here is because Broly took pity on you?
"I'm so sorry, Lord Broly!"
Greene quickly spoke up; he had personally experienced the horrors of Broly.
"The child is ignorant and misspoke! As long as you are willing, we—and Lord Im—are all willing to follow your lead! Lord Im, what do you think?"
Although this was slightly disrespectful to Im, they were more afraid of Broly than Im.
Maz, who was on his seventh day after birth, quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes! Although our World Government is incompetent, we still have some influence in this world, and we'll definitely be of use to you, Lord Broly! We'll also research some interesting things for you to enjoy! Spare our lives is definitely a better choice!"
Having been tormented by Broly so many times, Seven the Head has a fairly good understanding of Broly's personality.
He is not like Monkey D. Dragon, who is determined to overthrow the World Government.
To Broly, the World Government, the Navy, and pirates—it makes no difference.
He only cares whether it's interesting or not.
The reason we're mainly targeting the World Government now is because the World Government is the strongest, and it's the most rewarding to deal with.
Broly looked down at Im, who was possessing "Junzi".
The other person remained kneeling on one knee, head bowed, trembling all over, completely unable to look Broly in the eye.
Broly suddenly crossed his legs and said in a French accent, "Lick my shoes."
Upon hearing this, the entire tavern fell into a deathly silence.
Even Doflamingo, who had just been gloating, and the Riku family, who were stunned at the door, all changed their expressions drastically.
King Riku didn't know who the blue-haired girl with bandages wrapped around her face was, but judging from the Five Elders' attitude towards her, she was clearly above the Five Elders in status.
However, Broly treated her like a maggot.
However, considering their previous "performance" in the Flower Capital, everyone felt that this didn't seem like much.
Im's pupils suddenly contracted, and his body trembled even more violently.
She hesitated for a full half minute.
As Broly's expression grew increasingly impatient, she finally reached out and tore off the bandage covering the lower half of her face, stuck out her tongue, lowered her head even further, and began licking the surface of Broly's shoes.
None of the Five Elders or the Knights of God dared to speak.
Broly glanced at the utterly undignified Im, pursed his lips, feeling no satisfaction whatsoever, and even more fucking bored.
"Speaking of which, are you possessing your own puppet? You didn't even come in person; that's not very sincere."
Im visibly shuddered.
Satan quickly explained, "Lord Im has been unwell recently and is therefore unable to come in person. Please understand, Lord Broly."
This is a lie.
The real reason is obvious to everyone: Im is afraid of Broly and doesn't dare to come in person.
Only by possessing the puppet "Junzi" could he have the courage to see him.
Although she is immortal, Broly probably can't kill her, but he can torture her.
Just like Kozuki Oden before him.
However, what Im didn't know was—
When Broly first attacked Mary Geoise a year ago, he indeed couldn't kill them.
But now, that's not necessarily the case.
After all, Broly's strength now is on a completely different level from what it was back then.
Do you even understand what it means for quantitative change to lead to qualitative change?
Most of the Kuja Pirates had already heard about Im's abilities from Tesoro.
Yamato, who had just joined the World Government, was seeing the supreme ruler of the World Government for the first time and asked curiously, "Possession? What possession?"
Broly did not answer.
The main problem is that Im's abilities are too complex to be explained in just a few words.
Suddenly, Broly's eyes lit up as he looked with great interest at Im, who was possessing Junzi's body.
"Speaking of which, your Devil Fruit ability is quite good, probably even better than Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit."
Doflamingo was the first to react.
Yes.
Im, an old monster who has ruled the world for eight hundred years, possesses a Devil Fruit ability that is undoubtedly the strongest among all Devil Fruits.
Neither Kaido's Blue Dragon Fruit, Big Mom's Soul Soul Fruit, nor even Whitebeard's Tremor Tremor Fruit can compare.
Thinking of this, Doflamingo's lips curled into an even more exaggerated smile.
He already knew what Broly was planning to do.
Under the horrified gaze of "Junzi version of Im", Broly said with interest, "Teleportation, possession, immortality, corruption - a Devil Fruit has so many strange and wonderful effects. It would be quite formidable on many planets with high combat power."
As he spoke, Broly glanced sideways at Hancock.
"Choose this one based on your abilities."
The true name of Im's Devil Fruit has not yet been revealed in the original work, but the abilities shown so far are already terrifying enough.
Even from Broly's perspective as a transmigrator, perhaps only the Nikka Fruit, which Oda himself designated as the strongest Devil Fruit, can compare to it.
Im, who was licking Broly's shoes, was completely terrified.
Broly has his eye on her Devil Fruit?
Without a doubt, the goal is to kill her!
After all, everyone knows that a Devil Fruit user's Devil Fruit will only reappear upon death.
Thinking of this, a pentagram teleportation array immediately rose beneath Im's feet, and his body gradually became transparent, about to disappear.
"Don't even think about leaving!"
Hancock, Toritoma, and the others shouted simultaneously and launched an attack on Im.
However, as soon as they took a step, Im disappeared into the pentagram.
He left in such a hurry that he even forgot to send a message to his men.
"Damn it, she got away!"
Hancock said indignantly.
Little Purple turned to Broly and said, "Dad, let's chase after him."
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Broly, however, remained nonchalant, shrugging and saying, "What's the rush? Take your time."
Then, Broly glanced at the Five Elders and the Knights of God who hadn't had time to run away and were pale with fright.
He said with a smile, "Go back and tell your master to give her a year to find a way to kill me. It would be best to make a big show of it; maybe I'll be in a good mood and let her die a quick death."
Ji Touqi led his men away quickly, not daring to linger.
Doflamingo stared at Broly with a fervent gaze behind his sunglasses.
Unlike the pure fear he felt when facing Kaido in the original work, his current attitude towards Broly is one of awe, respect, and fear.
Because Broly lived exactly as he had imagined.
Thinking of this, Doflamingo knelt down with a thud, his forehead pressed against the floor, adopting a standard dogeza (prostration) posture.
"Doflamingo has wandered half his life, only regretting that he never met a wise ruler—"
Upon hearing those familiar lines, Broly's expression turned strange, and he immediately interrupted, "Alright, alright, alright, all you want is to take over Dressrosa, right? Such a simple matter, you don't need my help? If you want to do it, go do it yourself."
Broly knew very well that Doflamingo now possessed the power to take over Dressrosa.
After all, this country didn't have any powerful figures in charge; it relied entirely on the title of a member state as its protective umbrella.
In the original story, Doflamingo used his title as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea to frame King Riku and thus ascended to the throne.
But now that the World Government has become like this, even if Doflamingo seizes this country by force, the World Government has no interest in dealing with him.
Moreover, given the current situation, it's uncertain how many more days the World Government can survive.
Upon hearing Broly's words, King Riku and his family, who were standing frozen at the door, were completely stunned.
What?
Doflamingo wants to take over this country?
At this moment, King Riku III also remembered.
In the history of Dressrosa, the country was indeed ruled by a family called Don Quixote when it was first founded.
However, not long after, the family relinquished their ownership of the country and left.
Centuries later, it was the turn of the Riku royal family.
In other words, Doflamingo is a descendant of that family.
"Dad, is our country going to be taken away?"
Scarlett and Violet looked at King Riku III with a mixture of surprise and fear.
King Riku did not answer, but looked in horror at Broly, the only one sitting in the room.
As Broly said, the world government is simply too busy to deal with these things.
They're lucky they even survived Broly.
With Doflamingo's strength, seizing power by force would be an easy task.
Doflamingo remained in the dogeko (kneeling) posture and said, "Even if the World Government no longer exists, there is still the Navy, isn't there? And I truly admire you, sir. Please give me a chance."
Upon hearing this, King Riku and Cyrus turned even paler.
They were no match for the Donquixote Pirates in the first place.
If even Broly agrees to be Doflamingo's protector—
Then it's really over.
At this moment, Cyrus strode forward and, under the astonished gazes of those around him, knelt down on both knees, kneeling side by side with Doflamingo in front of Broly, their foreheads touching the floor.
"Lord Broly! Dressrosa has been peaceful for centuries under the rule of King Riku's family. Please have mercy and do not yield to this wicked man! We of Dressrosa are willing to serve you valiantly!"
Doflamingo, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.
Where did this idiot come from?
Do you think you can convince Broly with these kinds of words?
Since the "ultimate insult incident," countless people around the world have wanted to curry favor with Broly.
However, they all ended up being killed by the Kuja Pirates.
Do you think you can just cling to someone's coattails whenever you want?
You have to be useful to them.
Given King Riku's limited abilities, what use could he possibly be to Broly?
Just then, a beautiful figure came running.
It was none other than Violet, the youngest daughter of King Riku and one of the future executives of the Donquixote Family.
Violet, who was about the same age as Broly, quickly knelt before him and said, "Please, don't agree to this bastard's request! I can be your slave! I'm also a Devil Fruit user, I'll definitely be of use to you!"
Broly glanced at Violet.
Of course he remembers.
Violet is a user of the Gaze-Gaze Fruit.
This fruit's ability is quite extraordinary, allowing one to see within a range of 4000 kilometers.
If the scope were any longer, it would probably encompass the entire pirate planet.
However, this meant nothing to Broly.
He could easily get rid of someone without needing to monitor them; he could just go and kill them.
"Don't bother me with such trivial matters."
Broly had lost interest in Dressrosa. He got up from his seat, strode out, and waved his hand.
"You guys handle it yourselves."
Seeing this, Hancock, Yamato, and the others quickly followed.
"Broly, wait for me!"
Doflamingo smiled as he watched Broly's departing figure.
"Thank you, sir."
Although Broly didn't lend him the flag, he still tensed up when he saw Violet run out.
After all, the beautiful women surrounding Broly indicate that he is somewhat interested in this aspect.
And this little girl named Violet is quite pretty.
What if Broly takes a liking to her?
Fortunately, Broly did not agree.
As long as Broly doesn't help the weak, he's helping the strong.
The Riku family looked terrified.
Trebol leaned closer to Doflamingo and asked, "Doflamingo, are we going to kill all these guys?"
Upon hearing this, Cyrus and the guards surrounding King Riku drew their swords and confronted the Donquixote Pirates.
"No rush."
Doflamingo said.
"Killing them now would likely attract the Navy, and then we wouldn't be able to rule this place. Let's wait until Lord Broly takes over the World Government before making any plans. We have plenty of time."
Doflamingo is relieved as long as Broly doesn't choose to help King Riku and his group.
He's not in a hurry to take down Dressrosa.
In any case, Broly will engage in another major war with the World Government within a year.
The world order will then undergo a dramatic transformation.
Doflamingo planned to observe the situation afterward before making any further decisions.
Of course, calling it a "major war" is a bit of an exaggeration.
What right does the World Government have to wage war against Broly?
It remains to be seen how much power the World Government can retain after Broly has dealt it another blow.
Thinking of this, Doflamingo grinned wickedly and led his men past King Riku and the others.
He glanced sideways at King Riku and chuckled, "Fufufu, King Riku, cherish your last year as king."
Once only King Riku and his family remained in the tavern, Cyrus said impatiently, "Your Majesty, let's request reinforcements from other countries!"
King Riku was a benevolent ruler who had good relations with the kings of many countries.
If he issues a request for reinforcements, many member states should respond.
The soldiers nearby chimed in, "Let's ask the navy for help! They should be able to help us; we've paid our taxes!"
Although many people say that the Navy is nothing more than a lackey of the World Government, there are still quite a few people within the Navy who truly have a sense of justice.
At least for now, Smoker and Zephyr are those kinds of people.
King Riku nodded.
In fact, his thoughts were similar to Doflamingo's.
Seeing that Broly neither lent his flag to Doflamingo nor took him as a subordinate, King Riku breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, although the odds of winning are still slim, at least we are not in despair.
Requesting support from other countries and contacting righteous individuals in the Navy might still be able to stop Doflamingo's invasion.
But if Broly expresses his support for Doflamingo—
He's already started squandering his wealth to make the people flee.
Just then, Violet said, "Father, sister, I'm going to Broly."
Scarlett was startled: "Violet, what did you say?"
Violet said, "If I stay by his side, maybe I can win his favor. Given time, perhaps he'll be willing to help us?"
The Liku family was speechless for a moment.
Isn't this just using a honey trap?
But it must be said, this may be the only way.
After all, they also noticed Hancock, Yamato, and Komurasaki next to Broly, each one a beautiful young girl.
This shows that Broly is quite particular about this aspect.
While Violet may not be as stunning as the other three, she's definitely not far off in terms of looks.
"But—will he want you?"
King Riku said with a bitter face.
To be honest, he felt quite ashamed as a father to make his six-year-old daughter do such a dangerous thing.
But for the sake of this country, there was no other choice.
"You'll only know once you try."
Violet clenched her little fists, finished speaking, and ran out of the tavern to follow him.
By the time Violet caught up, Broly and his group had already boarded the Perfume Serpent again, ready to leave.
This country can no longer offer Broly any new pleasures.
Many of the Kuja Pirates crew members who were packing their luggage noticed the little girl who had run to the dock.
"Huh? That person—I remember it being—"
Yamato blinked and said.
Before Yamato could finish speaking, Violet shouted, "I want to join you!"
Upon hearing this, everyone put down what they were doing and looked at Violet.
Broly tilted his head slightly, glanced at Violet, and then turned his head back.
He wasn't very interested in the little girl.
Torritoma, noticing Broly's attitude, walked to the ship's railing and said, "Little friend, go back. Lord Broly won't concern himself with such a trivial matter."
Violet's little scheme was all too easy to see.
However, Violet didn't care at all, rushed up the ship's ladder onto the Perfume Serpent, and plopped down on it.
"I'm going to get on your ship! If you don't agree, just throw me overboard!"
The female pirates around them were both amused and exasperated.
Hancock gave a cold smile and walked up.
"OK."
With that, Hancock grabbed Violet by the back of her collar, ready to throw her into the sea.
Violet's expression changed drastically: "No, you're really going to do this?"
Unbeknownst to her, Hancock hated it when new women got close to Broly.
Now ten years old, Hancock has learned a lot about relationships between men and women and has begun to plan her future with Broly.
Hancock knew she couldn't stop Broly from having many women.
But we should at least have one less.
After all, the more women he had, the less important he became in Broly's heart.
Think about it from another angle—
Broly has too many women after that, and he'll probably be too busy to handle them all.
How about I save a few drops for myself then?
Seeing Violet struggling but unable to break free from Hancock's restraints, Torituma, the weakest empress in Amazonian yuri history, couldn't help but step in and play the good guy.
"Never mind, Hancock, don't do this."
Even so, Hancock did not let up.
She would not forgive anyone who dared to interfere with her path to love, not even the most respected Lord Torituma.
Just then, Broly finally spoke up: "Never mind, keep her, Hancock."
Hearing Broly speak up himself, Hancock had no choice but to let go, and jealously moved closer to Broly, saying, "Broly-chan, this little vixen is clearly up to no good."
Broly said, "It's fine to put it on the ship for aesthetic pleasure."
This is just like how he played Pokémon in his previous life and liked to collect the entire Pokédex.
Broly suddenly thought that it wouldn't be bad to gather all the beautiful women in the One Piece world into the Kuja Pirates and form a "New Kuja Pirates".
This is much more interesting than playing Pokémon and getting the complete Pokédex.
Furthermore, Broly thought that he would probably have to leave this planet soon, and Violet's abilities might even allow her to become a navigator.
Violet breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Broly's words.
Even if Broly doesn't help them in Dressrosa, she might still learn something from being around these people.
Being able to withstand Doflamingo on one's own might be a viable option.
Violet's actions were also observed by the Donquixote family on the neighboring Flamingo.
"That girl is despicable!"
Diamante cursed loudly, then turned to look at Doflamingo.
"Dover, what should we do?"
Doflamingo was no longer as composed as he had been in the tavern; veins were bulging on his forehead.
"Damn it, they actually pulled this trick on me, huh?"
Although Doflamingo felt that he could be of greater use to Broly than King Riku.
But he knew all too well how terrifying "pillow talk" could be.
It's better to be safe than sorry.
Doflamingo thought for a moment and asked Trebol, "Has Jorah discovered anything good lately?"
Jorah is also one of the executives of the Donquixote Pirates, but he is not currently on the ship. Instead, he stays in the North Blue to manage his family's business.
Jora's main job was human trafficking.
That's right, besides being a fruit vendor, Doflamingo also engaged in human trafficking, including selling children.
Once Doflamingo discovers a talented child, he brainwashes them and trains them to become his pawns.
Just like his future subordinates such as Baby-5 and Buffalo.
As for those with mediocre talent and little potential for development, they are either discarded or resold to a suitable buyer.
Upon hearing this, Torrepol immediately called Jora.
A few minutes later, he hung up the phone and reported to Doflamingo: "Doflamingo, Jorah said there really is one. He's seven years old, his name is Mo, Monet, I think—"
"Bring her over here!"
Doflamingo said sternly.
After saying that, he turned to look at the Perfume Serpent that had already driven away, and cursed through gritted teeth, "Fine, you'll give me a ride too!"
Isn't it just giving a woman away?
Anyone can do that.
On the other side, in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, within the Flower Chamber.
Im, whose soul had returned to her body, was now trembling in the room, much like the female protagonist who had just been violated by the blond-haired man.
What to do? What to do? What to do?
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In the past, she might have had some confidence in dealing with Broly.
But after witnessing Broly's transformation on the night of the full moon, Im completely lost his will to do so.
Who could fight such a monster?
Just then, Junko came to Im's side, knelt on one knee, and reported: "Lord Im, news has come from the Sabaody Archipelago that someone wants to see you."
Im glared at Junzi with his bootleg Rinnegan eyes and said coldly, "I won't see you!"
Damn it, she doesn't even know when she's going to die, what's the point of seeing her?
Junzi continued in a low voice, "He is Lord Gringu's second son, who was abandoned in the Valley of the Gods fifteen years ago. His name is Shanks, and he claims—"
"There is a way to deal with Broly."
Upon hearing this, Im's expression changed drastically.
She knew that Greene had two sons.
She had also heard that her youngest son, who had been lost, later joined Roger's pirate crew.
However, before she could investigate further, Broly, this extraterrestrial demon, descended upon her, leaving her with no time to care about Shanks.
However, Im never expected that the other party would actually come to him on their own.
Im remained silent for a long time before replying, "Bring him here."
Meanwhile, the 66th area naval branch in the Sabaody Archipelago.
At this moment, Shanks was sitting at the entrance of the base, surrounded by naval soldiers he had knocked down and who were lying unconscious on the ground.
Just now, he took the initiative to come to the door and asked the rear admiral stationed here to help him contact the World Government. He requested to meet with the Five Elders' superiors and said that he had a way to deal with Broly.
The navy originally disagreed.
But Shanks defeated everyone in the base.
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Shanks directly stole the Navy's Den Den Mushi, dialed Marineford's number, and had the Navy Headquarters relay the message to the World Government.
At just fifteen years old, Shanks knew that the World Government would definitely want to see him.
It's not just because they've been driven to the brink by Broly and will grasp at any straw to save them.
Moreover, he also has the identity of being the son of Figarando Grindelwald.
That's right, Shanks already knows about his origins.
After all, during the previous live stream, one of the seven spirits of the spirits, Green Gu, looked remarkably like him.
Although Shanks is unwilling to admit that he is the offspring of the Celestial Dragons.
But in order to defeat that monster, he must use everything he can.
"Are you really going to do this, Shanks?"
At that moment, a figure walked up from behind Shanks and asked.
It was Rayleigh.
Without turning his head, Shanks said, "Mr. Rayleigh, Mr. Jabba has agreed to join."
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Upon hearing this, Rayleigh's expression changed drastically.
You know, when the Roger Pirates disbanded, they all made a pact—
From then on, he completely withdrew from public life, no longer concerned with disputes at sea.
This is why, even after Bucky died, they didn't return to the battlefield to avenge him.
Jabba, the third-in-command of Roger's pirate crew, surprisingly expressed his willingness to assist Shanks.
This really surprised Rayleigh.
Shanks explained, "Mr. Jabba's wife is a giant."
Upon hearing this, Rayleigh understood everything.
Harald, the former king of Elbaf, was killed by Broly.
In this way, Broly has definitely forged a blood feud with the giants.
Jabba, having married a giant, naturally sided with the giants.
However, Rayleigh couldn't help but be a little curious—
Can Jabba and the Giantess do that kind of thing?
Just then, several white figures descended from the sky.
It is the CPO, a direct agency of the world government.
When they saw Rayleigh, the pupils of the agents behind their masks also contracted sharply.
However, they wisely refrained from provoking this legendary pirate, instead turning to Shanks and saying, "Come with us, Shanks—or should we call you Saint Figarando Shanks?"
Clearly, they had already learned the young man's true identity from their superiors.
Shanks silently stood up and said coldly, "Just call me Shanks."
Watching Shanks' departing figure, Rayleigh couldn't help but ask, "Are you confident?"
Shanks stopped, turned halfway to look at Rayleigh, and said with a smile, "We have to give it a try, don't we?"
"Pirates are a symbol of freedom."
"And if that guy is around, we won't be free."
Watching Shanks' receding figure, Rayleigh took out a flask from his pocket and took a big gulp.
He just watched quietly, as always.
He used to watch Roger and Kozuki Oden die like this, now it's Shanks, and maybe Ace in the future.
Oh wait, Ace's fate should be completely different from the original story, but no one can guess exactly how it will turn out.
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