chsdbacks Chapter 131 Absolute Strongest
Chapter 131 Absolute Strongest
"Golden Lion..."
Smoker and Dol's pupils contracted sharply, but Tashigi was unaware of the weight of that name.
The only escapee in Impel Down's history, a great pirate once on par with Roger Whitebeard, who single-handedly invaded Marineford...
They didn't know why Allen suddenly mentioned such a legendary name.
"Have you run into that guy?"
As she spoke, Dole realized something and exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be... that day, it was him?!"
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Allen nodded: "After I killed the pirates who attacked Professor Zephyr, I encountered Shiki the Golden Lion."
Smoker frowned, his face extremely grim.
He could already imagine how difficult it must have been for Allen to escape from the Golden Lion.
Of the three legendary pirates, Golden Lion Shiki is special to those who joined the Navy during their time.
After all, that was the only one that sank half of the Marine Headquarters; if it weren't for Garp and Sengoku's intervention...
The Marine Headquarters is about to be defeated by a pirate!
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Don't make that face.
Allen seemed to see through his thoughts and smiled faintly.
"Among those old guys, Golden Lion is definitely the one who has been most abandoned by the times."
Not only did he disrupt the ship's rudder, but Shiki also cut off his own legs in order to escape Impel Down.
He has long since fallen from the level of a top expert and could not possibly be a match for any of the current generals.
Allen is now fully confident of defeating Shiki; the problem is finding him.
After the Golden Lion escaped from prison, the World Government sent many people to search for him, but there has been no news for many years.
The Float-Float Fruit's power is too overpowered; it allows islands to float in the sky and move all year round—it's practically cheating.
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"You mean... the Golden Lion has been hiding in the sky all these years?"
After listening attentively to Allen's explanation, Dor frowned and looked at the sky: "How are we supposed to find this?"
Allen looked at Smoker, and the look in his eyes gave Smoker a bad feeling.
"Smoke can also rise up, and rounding it up makes it clouds."
"Suspended by a sufficiently long rope, it becomes a sky probe."
Smoker's forehead veins bulged: "Who do you think I am?!"
"Let alone whether we can find the Golden Lion, even if we do... wouldn't it become me dealing with the Golden Lion then!"
"Hmm...you can't handle it?" Allen tilted his head and asked, "Commander Smoker is now a Vice Admiral at Marine Headquarters, isn't he confident he can deal with a sick and disabled pirate?"
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Smoker's lips twitched: "Of course not! It's just that, as a human being... the kind of investigation you described is too shameful!"
Allen didn't expose Smoker's bravado, and instead waved to Tashigi, "You go ahead, we need to talk about some adult matters."
Tashigi had been restless for a long time, and if it weren't for Dol constantly putting his arm around her shoulder, she would have wanted to leave with the rest of the group long ago.
"Um... I'll be going now, Commander Smoker, Commander Allen, Commander Dol!"
Looking at the empty space around her, Dor sighed helplessly.
She deliberately kept Tashigi around because that way she wouldn't be the lowest-ranking person present, and she'd have someone to bully.
Allen's years of suppression of her position had instilled in her certain bad habits.
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"Don't worry, I'll leave my mark on you. I just tested it, you can hold out until I get there."
"Hmph, now that I think about it, even the Golden Lion couldn't take down you two years ago. He's nothing special." Smoker scoffed. "If we ran into each other, I could handle him myself!"
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Allen rolled his eyes at him: "There are only the three of us here, who are you trying to brag to?"
"No matter how much the Golden Lion is weakened, it can still beat you eight hundred times."
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"I can't take this anymore! You brat! I wasn't serious just now, did you really think you were all grown up now?!"
Dormo, fists clenched, shouted, "Let's go together! I've wanted to beat him up for ages!"
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Three minutes later.
Allen pinned Smoker and Dol to the ground, one in each hand: "Can't you talk properly now?"
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The three sat down at the port, and Allen said calmly, "Finding the Golden Lion is too much of a matter of luck; it's not my main objective."
"This is to give you a reason to act arbitrarily."
"reason?"
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Allen rested his chin on his hand, his voice soft but clear: "You know me, so I won't bother with your nonsense about justice."
"Simply put, I want to establish my own faction within the Navy and gain greater influence."
"You can use the investigation of the Golden Lion to contact the officers and soldiers of various branches and screen out those who are willing to join us."
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Smoker frowned and took a deep drag on his cigarette.
Based on his understanding of Allen, Allen was not trying to win over factions for any ideal; he simply wanted to gain more power, literally.
"Allen..." Smoker stared intently at him in a deep voice: "Without a clear will, what makes you think you can expect others to stand by your side?"
"Even if you have followers at headquarters, it's worship, not a faith for which you're willing to die!"
"Only by gaining everyone's approval, like Vice Admiral Garp and Professor Zeff, can one become a pillar of the Navy. Are you going to adopt that dirty bureaucratic style too?!"
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Allen said calmly, "I know very well that are two different things, but Smoker... I am not, and do not want to be, that kind of person."
"The World Government must be making you very unhappy, and the centuries of decay that the Navy has accumulated must be making you very dissatisfied..."
"What can you do?"
Allen met Smoker's gaze, sharp as a knife.
"What good will cursing the World Government and the Celestial Dragons do?"
"In my opinion, Garp is far less courageous than his son. Regardless of whether what Dragon did was right or wrong, at least he was willing to forge a new path."
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Why do you need everyone's approval?
Allen leaned forward slightly, each word carrying undeniable weight: "All I need are people willing to stand by my side."
"As long as we have enough people, we can..."
"Take the Navy away from the World Government!"
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Smoker stared intently at Allen, as if trying to see into the depths of his soul through his eyes.
"Do you even know what you're saying?!"
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"Of course I know."
Allen stretched out his hand, his five fingers spread wide, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "Smoker, eight hundred years ago, twenty kings forged the Void Throne and made the 'Oath of Equality'."
"But has equality ever existed in this world?"
"Why should someone who can easily take your life talk about equality with you?"
"I don't think the world government has done anything wrong; they've just been doing what they're supposed to do in their position."
"The problem lies with that vacant throne."
"The throne cannot be empty!"
"A supreme ruler is needed to ascend the throne and dominate this world!"
Peng——
Allen loosely clenched his fist, and the air exploded with a loud bang.
"I will fill this void!"