This guy was still young, after all. Against powerful figures who had long since made their names on the sea, he naturally was no match.
Being able to fight to this point was already quite impressive.
As for the remaining three, they each displayed their own methods. From the look of things, they would have to fight for at least several more days.
In the original version, Ace and Jinbe could fight for five days and five nights.
And now, with three powerful fighters locked in battle, they would probably have to wear each other down for quite some time.
At this moment, in the East Blue.
"Ace! Where did you learn your Six Powers and Haki from?!"
After Ace had hidden it for a while, the thick-headed Garp finally noticed that something was wrong.
"A friend gave them to me!"
"A friend? What friend is so generous that he'd give you the Marines' exclusive training manuals? This old man really wants to meet him!"
"The Marines' secret techniques?"
Little Ace muttered those words twice.
"So what Roy-nii-san gave me was something that precious…"
"So which friend was it, Ace?!"
"That… I forgot!"
"Ace!!!"
"Ah! Help!!"
...
Three days and three nights passed. The audience in the coliseum changed batch after batch, but the fighting inside the arena was still continuing.
"They really are tenacious, bon."
Baron Tamago looked at the battle below and could not help wiping away his sweat.
"That Catarina Devon is a famous pirate captain. After obtaining the Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Yamata no Orochi, she probably won't join us. As for Chinjao, he is also a pillar of the Happo Navy, so that's even more impossible. As for that red crocodile…"
Tamago stroked his chin and thought for a while, but still shook his head.
"That guy's eyes are too dangerous. And he keeps looking toward Captain Thunder Emperor's Golden Palace. I imagine he has some other objective as well."
Just as Tamago was thinking, a newly joined member of the Thunder God Pirates hurried over in a panic.
"This is bad, Tamago-sama! Something happened!"
"What happened?"
"Someone attacked our warehouse!"
"Attacked our warehouse?"
Tamago was instantly startled. The Thunder God Pirates had several warehouses. Naturally, the most essential things were kept with Thunder Emperor-sama, but there were still some relatively precious items stored in the warehouses.
"How many warehouses were attacked?"
"One."
Only one? Tamago let out a breath of relief, then immediately became furious.
"How many people were there? Who did it?!"
To dare attack our warehouse in the Thunder God Pirates' home base—what reckless fool had eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's gall?!
"Only one person. And he was already caught by Captain Gin and Captain Daz," the member hurriedly said.
"And that person was Heavy Drinker Vasco Shot, who participated in the competition before."
"Shot?"
Tamago froze.
He had an impression of the man and his information. Logically speaking, the other party was not the type to court death like this. Besides…
Tamago subconsciously glanced at the treasure box beside him.
The Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Yamata no Orochi was right here. It could even be seen from the spectator seats. So why would that guy Shot attack the warehouse?
Tamago thought for a while. After finding no clue, he shook his head and said in a deep voice, "No matter what, he attacked our base and was captured. Interrogate him first, then hand him over to Roy-sama to decide!"
"Yes!"
...
"You're saying you simply wanted my fine liquor?"
Inside the Golden Palace, Roy sat in the main seat, his fingers tapping the throne beneath him as he looked at Heavy Drinker Shot, who had been tied up and thrown to the floor.
"Hic! I heard the Thunder Emperor had the best liquor in the world, so I wanted to taste it."
Before taking action, this guy had gotten drunk again. That was why Daz and Gin, who rushed over, had been able to join forces and defeat him with ease.
"Hic~ I have already clearly recognized my mistake, so I beg to join the Thunder God Pirates to make up for the error I committed in the heat of the moment."
Shot lay on the floor and spoke in an extremely sincere tone.
His face was full of an "I was wrong, and I want to join" expression.
"If you could sneak into the warehouse and take the liquor without anyone knowing, then you could keep living freely and happily. If you got caught, then at worst you would choose to join the Thunder God Pirates, wait until you got the liquor, then find the right opportunity to leave and run away. Is that how it is, Shot?"
"Uh… hic."
Shot looked left and right from the floor, his tongue thick and clumsy, unable to say a word.
Clearly, that was exactly what he had planned.
"Daz."
"Captain."
Daz bowed slightly.
"Cuff this guy with Sea Prism Stone and lock him in prison. At the same time, place a bottle of Seven-Treasure Glazed Wine outside the iron bars of his cell every day, so that he can see it but never drink it."
Roy waved his hand and made the decision.
"Hey, hey, hey!!! Thunder Emperor, you can't do this! This is too vicious! I sincerely want to join the Thunder God Pirates! I'm sincere! You can't treat me like this!"
When the tied-up Shot heard this, most of the drunkenness instantly left him. He stared fixedly at the fine liquor outside the iron bars.
Bang!
Gin smashed his iron tonfa onto the head of this restless fellow, and the world became quiet.
"Take him away. Wear him down for half a year, then we'll see how he performs."
"Yes, Captain."
Daz nodded. Then he dragged Shot away like a beaten dog.
Just as Gin was also about to leave with Daz, Laffitte and Chameleone walked in.
"Captain, there is someone claiming to be a crew member of the Whitebeard Pirates. He says he has come to join us."
"Another one from the Whitebeard Pirates?"
Roy gave the embarrassed Chameleone a strange look.
"Looks like not everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates truly treats Whitebeard as their Oyaji. Who is it?"
"His name is Teach," Chameleone hurriedly said. "His full name is Marshall D. Teach. He is a member of the Second Division. His strength is quite good, and Oyaji thinks highly of him."
"Blackbeard?"
Roy was genuinely somewhat surprised, and then he became rather interested.
That guy Blackbeard actually wanted to join their Thunder God Pirates. Did that mean he believed he could better realize his ambitions here?
After Chameleone introduced the situation, Roy thought for a moment, then nodded to Laffitte. As for Gin, he tactfully stepped aside.
He also wanted to see just who this person called Teach was, to actually make the captain show such an interested expression.
(End of Chapter)
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