I've already discovered it!
Whether Tesoro surrenders or not, this money is ours to take!
Sage looked at the enormous golden treasury, smiled with satisfaction, and pressed his palm down on the back of the Heavenly Celestial Dragon's head, as the Wind Blade emerged from his hand, slicing through the heads of three Heavenly Celestial Dragons.
This sudden action left Baccarat and Tanaka stunned and trembling.
"Th-The Celestial Dragons!"
Tanaka, whose appearance resembled a certain machine blue cat, stammered in brief terror, "De-Dead?! The Celestial Dragon is really dead, we're doomed!"
The three women, however, were accustomed to it and didn't care at all.
"Celestial Dragons? So what! We're part of the Disaster Pirates!" Renedia bared her little tiger teeth.
Celestial Dragons, once you kill them, there will be a second time. Since Sage first took action against the Celestial Dragons, they knew there would definitely be a second time.
"But, are we not asking for ransom anymore? Sage," Renedia continued.
"You heard Lucci too, they refused to pay ransom, what use do I have for these useless people? To watch them like monkeys?"
Sage rolled his eyes, jumped off the headless backs of the Celestial Dragons, and looked at Baccarat and Tanaka, "And what about you two?"
"Now that the boss has failed, I am a free person, and I am willing to serve Lord Disaster."
Baccarat surrendered quickly.
Otherwise, what else could she do?
She heard the earlier conversation; it was meant to be taken to Blackbeard!
They certainly knew the Four Emperors' reputation; Blackbeard, who had risen to become a Four Emperor, was famous for hunting Ability Users, and Disaster and Blackbeard, according to rumors at sea, seemed to be allies.
And now she could confirm, this was not a rumor, but reality.
If she didn't agree, not only would her life be ended, but she'd also lose her Fruit Ability.
They didn't have a lot of loyalty to Tesoro either, from both a business and a pirate standpoint, loyalty is nonexistent, only interests matter.
If Tesoro didn't fail, she would be a loyal subordinate; if Tesoro failed, she would surely seek another path.
Being asked personally by a Four Emperor was an honor, so Baccarat didn't feel much psychological burden.
"If Lord Disaster does not mind..."
Tanaka directly bowed, "I am willing to serve Lord Disaster, join the Disaster Pirates!"
Sage's lips curled, "Do a good job, for those with talent who lean towards my side, I'm generous in rewards; you can continue managing this ship."
If this ship was to be abandoned, it would be too wasteful; it's a fully constructed city onboard, and it doesn't even need adjustments, it can be directly used.
It will continue to be the biggest entertainment city, only with a change of owner, and can even, like Dressrosa, serve as a transit point, conveniently connecting Sage's trade.
Dressrosa's position is a weapon's transit point, but shipments go from O'hara, and other traded items need to be shipped from various islands to O'hara and then to Dressrosa. Previously it was manageable, but swallowing Big Mom's territory has created distance issues.
This ship came at the perfect time; a movable vessel comparable to a giant city can be used as a warehouse and transit station, and many negotiations can even happen here.
These two people don't have much strength, but their abilities are decent.
Baccarat can absorb other people's luck, which has peculiar effects in casinos and other entertainment aspects, and Sage hasn't given up...
Though it's only for her own use, but if luck accumulates enough, wouldn't standing there be equivalent to a mascot?
This is a point to be tested.
The latter can penetrate dead objects, useful whether for monitoring or as intelligence sentry placement, all quite excellent.
"Lily, have the people here speed up the ransom delivery and don't delay. Sail this ship to O'hara first!" Sage spoke with a smile.
"I understand..."
Lily nodded, and was about to use the Radio Snail to communicate, but at that moment, the small Radio Snail in her palm suddenly got enveloped by a black light and lost signal...
"Hmm?"
Her eyes showed a red dot, and she looked back immediately with furrowed brows, "Sage, the Navy is engaging our people, and they've jammed the signal."
"Ah, what order did they receive? Has the Navy Admiral been sent out?" Marika asked in surprise.
"Who cares who it is, I'll blast them all away with one shot!" Renedia clenched the Mechanical Hammer.
"Engagement?"
Sage's eyes flashed red, and he laughed, "I just killed the Celestial Dragons, how did they get the news? So quickly, did Kizaru come?"
But as his Observation just opened, he suddenly froze, and his brows raised.
At the same time, the three women's expressions turned uniformly bizarre, collectively looking toward one direction...
...
On a skyscraper aboard the Grand Tesoro.
The night wind blew gently, rustling the white suit that Lucci wore on the rooftop, still holding the Radio Snail, as if having just finished a call, its eyes had just closed.
He looked at the large crowds moving toward the port position below, and in the center, the Navy engaged with Pirates driving cars, and said:
"Signal jammed?"
Behind Lucci were Tokikake and Gion.
Tokikake turned back to confirm with the Navy and nodded, "Handled."
"Then... convey the superior's orders, immediately intercept the Disaster Pirates!"
Lucci gazed toward the spot where Sage's aura appeared, with a fleeting curiosity in his eyes.
What will you do...
Sage.
...
"No way!"
Lily frowned tightly, "This aura is very unsettling, it's not Kizaru, nor Akainu!"
It wasn't even those weaker Admirals' auras, but something indescribably bizarre and extremely unpleasant.
"Take the gold and leave, we can't stay here!"
She quickly decided and then looked at the gold worth five hundred billion Belly, saying, "Sage, our ship might not fit it, should we rob on-site?"
There were quite a few ships parked in the dock area.
"No need for such hassle."
Sage also noticed the oddity, a hand flickered with lightning, firing a massive thunderbolt that struck the gold.
"Thunder Metallurgy!"
The gold, as sensed by Observation, lacked historical aura and didn't possess collectible value, just pure circulation currency, so fusion wasn't a concern for Sage.
Under the stimulation of the lightning, the gold in the space began to merge, gradually forming a giant golden treasure ball, like a sea treasure, overlooking, with only this golden orb radiating brilliance.
"Just place this on the deck; take it back directly."
He jumped to the sphere's location, with a mere raise of his hand, the gold ball—giant enough to dwarf Sage's figure—was lifted single-handedly.
"Marika."
He casually tossed the golden ball, Marika smiled and raised her hand, holding the golden orb with one hand, and the heavy weight made the ship beneath Marika sink slightly.
Just as Marika caught the sphere, a sudden peach-colored light flashed from the doorway, its emergence made Lily's eyes glow with coldness as she quickly drew her white thunder, connecting to the peach light under the movement of Thunderbolt.
A sword was blocked by Lily's rapier.
Its owner was a woman with a spider tattoo on her thigh, dressed in peach-colored tights, wearing a Navy cape, her hairstyle akin to a geisha.
"Admiral Candidate, Momousagi."
Lily coldly said, "So you're the one engaging us."
They had intelligence on the well-known Navies.
Admiral Candidates certainly count among them.
As she appeared, a large quantity of Navy auras had arrived upfront, seemingly with intent to surround, pressing those henchmen to start retreating.
The battle had already begun.
"It's not me."
Momousagi said, "We're just following orders, anyway... you can't leave now."
Lily said, "You can't stop us."
"All Navy units, attention!!"
Just as she finished speaking, a broadcast suddenly sounded from somewhere.
"Five Elders Saturn is about to land on Grand Tesoro!!"