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"Dammit, I should summon the Warlord immediately."
Sengoku's face was gloomy as he read the reports on the desk. "Whitebeard Pirates, Big Mom Pirates, Beasts Pirates, Red-Haired Pirates, Umbrella Corporation…"
He exhaled a long breath while gritting his teeth in frustration. "Which bastard is messing around by issuing that bounty on the black market?!"
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Meanwhile, in the East Blue, Sambas Region.
The moment one of the Four Emperors, the captain of the Beasts Pirates, the man known as the strongest creature, Kaido of the Beasts, appeared, the entire place instantly fell silent.
Aside from the pirates who didn't understand the situation, and the Beasts Pirates fleet, every other Pirate crew stared at Kaido with extremely grave expressions.
None of them expected the Beasts Pirates' captain to rush here at this moment.
Inwardly, many of them cursed the Marines: Is Marine Headquarters eating shit? They didn't keep such a terrifying monster in the New World and actually let him enter the East Blue. Is the East Blue not chaotic enough already?!
Of course, they also understood this wasn't the time to complain.
Although the man known as the strongest creature was monstrously powerful, the 10-billion-belly bounty was right in front of them, and they weren't giving up that easily.
And they weren't without chances. The Dark-Dark Fruit wasn't in the Beasts Pirates' hands, and there were so many pirates here, chaos was their opportunity!
All the pirate captains stared at the dragon floating in the air, their eyes flickering as they calculated their next move.
But Kaido ignored all their gazes.
After nodding at the excited Jack, his massive dragon body twisted within the dark clouds. Then he lowered his head, his eyes sweeping toward the kid with a straw hat surrounded by pirate ships.
Kaido let out a booming laugh that echoed through the entire sea. "Wororororo!"
Then, with a meaningful grin on his face, he said, "Kid, can you hand over the Devil Fruit you got to me?"
The moment those words fell, every pirate captain's expression changed instantly. Their faces turned pale and twisted unnaturally.
They understood that if the Devil Fruit was handed over to the Beasts Pirates' captain, they would lose all hope.
Nobody dared to rob something from this monster. That was pure suicide.
They didn't even dare to speak in front of him or show a shred of dissatisfaction.
Everyone knew that the moment this monster opened his mouth to claim something, the whole farce was already over.
Unless another emperor or an Admiral appeared here, there was absolutely no one who dared snatch anything from him!
As for the Straw Hat Pirates, they were just a rookie crew that had barely set sail, surrounded on all sides. How could those brats possibly dare refuse?
And just as they expected, the moment Kaido appeared, Nami and Usopp immediately sensed that something was wrong.
That guy was definitely a big shot, someone they couldn't possibly resist.
Forget the monster floating in the sky; even the pirates surrounding them were more than they could handle.
Besides, that Devil Fruit has a 10-billion-belly bounty, and giving it away felt painful; their lives were far more important.
Thinking of this, Nami didn't hesitate.
She turned toward Luffy beside her, trembling as she spoke: "Luffy, give that thing to—"
But before she could finish, the boy sitting cross-legged on the ship's bow, facing the encirclement without a trace of fear, crossed his arms, lifted his head toward the giant figure above, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly: "No! It's my stuff!"
The moment those words left his mouth, everyone was stunned. Eyes wide, jaws slack, they stared at the boy with a straw hat in disbelief.
Someone actually dared to refuse the Beasts Pirates' captain?!
"Does this kid not know how terrifying that monster is? That's a powerhouse even the Marine Headquarters doesn't dare provoke!"
"As expected of an inexperienced East Blue pirate. I bet this guy doesn't even know what the title, the strongest creature, represents!"
"That's a Devil Fruit worth ten billion belly, you know! Who would hand that over so easily?"
"But this is good for us too. Maybe we still have a chance!"
While the other pirate crews were all harboring their own schemes because of Luffy's words, Teach beside them revealed an excited expression, his hands clenched tightly into fists.
At this moment, his heart was surging violently.
As expected, it's really in their hands!
Although something unexpected happened now, no matter what, he must get that Devil Fruit.
Teach lifted his head, a trace of madness flashing in his eyes as he looked at Kaido in the sky while gritting his teeth viciously: 'I'm going to get it!'
This was his dream!
As for Kaido, when he heard Luffy's answer, a trace of surprise appeared on his face.
Then he raised his head while letting out his unique laugh, "Worororo!"
Then he lowered his head again and looked at Luffy with a ferocious smile. "Kid, do you know who you just refused?"
"No idea, but I won't give it to you!"
But faced with Kaido's words, Luffy remained firm as always. "No matter who tries to steal my things, I'll punch them flying!"
"You foolish kid!"
Hearing a guy who hadn't even entered the Grand Line dare act so arrogantly before his captain, Jack couldn't hold back anymore. "You think you can refuse our Governor? Who do you think you are!"
"I am Monkey D. Luffy."
Yet faced with Jack's fury, Luffy didn't care. He stood up, pressed down his hat with his right hand, and grinned. "A man who will become the King of the Pirates!"
"Who the hell asked you that!"
That sudden sentence, aside from enraging Jack further, instantly brought silence to the surrounding pirate crews.
Everyone stared blankly at the one who dared face an emperor of the sea head-on without a shred of fear, and even dared say such things.
But the stunned silence lasted only a moment before they all burst into loud laughter, as if they had just heard the greatest joke of the century.
"Hahahaha! That's just too funny!"
"What is he even saying?!"
"King of the Pirates? A guy who hasn't even entered the Grand Line says he'll be King of the Pirates?!"
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