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161 Status makes it different

Nefertari Vivi had never thought that her days as a bounty hunter and member of Baroque Works would turn out like this. 

Her purpose for joining this organization was good, and that was because she felt a suspicion toward this organization was related to all the tragedies that had happened in her country, the Arabasta Kingdom.

As the princess of the Arabasta Kingdom, there was no doubt her act was simply the kind one never expected since who would imagine the princess, who stood above many, would become a bounty hunter and member of Baroque Works and because of that, while many were reluctant, they decided to believe in her, especially when she had someone she could trust to follow her. 

More importantly, Vivi wasn't a weak princess who needed to be protected, and because of that, her infiltration was successful. Even though she wasn't the most powerful member, she had made a name for herself as "Miss Wednesday."

By gaining such a nickname, naturally, she was acknowledged, and she felt that she had become closer to the mysterious boss behind this organization, who appeared in her country.

Still, she had to admit that this job suited her well since she only needed to fight the pirates and rob them. Naturally, some of her actions couldn't be said to be a good thing as she also stole from many, especially those gullible nobles and many other types of people. 

The pirate aside, her other action was bad, she knew that, but she didn't kill them, which was good, right?

Her job was good, and the more she entered this role, the more trust she could gain from the organization, which made her closer to the truth. The next target happened to be the Drum Kingdom, which was quite close to her country. 

"Stealing a ship?" 

When Vivi heard that quest, she felt confused since what kind of a ship had made the organization, and many people wished to steal. 

Yet, she didn't have much of a thought at that time; she just thought about finishing her job as soon as possible. Her quest was just to steal a ship, so it should be easy, right? 

As she thought so, she couldn't help but marvel at the ship that her organization was about to steal. 

"What a magnificent ship..." 

"It's so huge!" 

"Is it made from a metal?" 

When all the ships in this world were made from wood, there was no doubt, that Venus, Masa's ship that was built with a metal, was something that caused many to marvel, especially when its appearance could be appreciated by all genders. 

Beautiful, yet majestic. 

Venus. 

This single word somehow made all of the people nod, thinking that this name was suitable. 

"Still, how do you sail it?" 

"Just like how a normal ship, right? Look, it has masts." 

"The masts are kind of different, though." 

"Yet, I have to say, the owner is kind of careless." 

"If I had such a ship, I would keep it guarded for 24 hours a day!" 

Yeah, if all of them had such a ship, they would stay on this ship forever, but the fact that no one was around and no one appeared to protect this ship showed how careless the owner was. 

Still, if someone could own such a ship, then it could only be one person, right?

"Is it owned by King Wapol?" 

"It doesn't matter, right?" 

"Yeah, who cares about that evil king!" 

Vivi also nodded, thinking of her past experience during the meeting between the kings when Wapol slapped her deliberately. When she thought of that, thinking that this ship was owned by Wapol, she became even more excited, thinking what kind of a face that guy showed when he saw his ship had gone.

"Then, let's start!" 

As everyone was ready to move and rob this ship, all of a sudden, many things came out from under the snow and stuck parts of their bodies. 

"Ah!"

"It hurts!"

"W-What's happening?!" 

Everyone was startled when all of them had lost the feelings of their bodies. After intense pain, their bodies could only lay helplessly like a dead fish on the chopping board. 

"W-What is this?!" 

Vivi tried to escape, trying to observe from a distance, but it was too late. Part of her body was stuck, and she couldn't move. 

Yet, even if everyone couldn't move, they hadn't lost their consciousness, and they found the mysterious attackers were a group of cute cats. 

"It's done, nyaa~!" 

"Well done, nyaa~!" 

"I am going to report to Masa-sama, nyaa~!" 

"Wait, nyaa! Let me, nyaa~!" 

"No, it's me, nyaa~!" 

Those group of cute cats somehow fought each other on the snow, which made all of them show a silly smile. 

'Cute~!' 

All of them thought, but when Masa and his group appeared, it was like the sun; the day quickly turned into a night, without any hopes, especially when the cats started to kill all of them with happy smiles on their faces. 

This wasn't the land of dreams, Vivi thought. 

"Let's make the fish fat, nyaa~!" 

"Fish is good~! Fish is nice~!" 

"Fish~! Fish~! Fish~!" 

As the cats danced, shaking their tails and buttocks, they killed the members of the Baroque works, then worked together to throw them into the sea. 

"Oh, burying them in the earth is also good. It can become nutrients for the earth." 

"...is that something you should say now?" 

"We shouldn't be wasteful, right?" 

"Well, that's true." 

"...." 

This was a nightmare, yet even so, she couldn't look away from Masa, and her eyes kept staring at him in a daze until she heard the voice of Igaram, the one who was in charge of protecting her. 

"P-Please don't kill us! No, just don't kill her! She is the princess of the Arabasta Kingdom, Nefertari Vivi." 

As expected, when those words fell, the act of killing stopped and attracted the attention of Masa and the three women by his side. 

Masa looked at Vivi for a moment, then looked at the cats. "Continue." 

"Okay, Masa-sama~!" 

While Igaram was nervous, he was glad that Vivi wouldn't die, but Vivi quickly begged, "Ah, please don't kill Igaram, too!"

"Leave the old guy, too." 

"Okay, nyaa~!" 

The cats then left Vivi and Igaram alive and continued to kill the others. 

"Ah, please help me, too!" 

"Princess Vivi! Help us!" 

"Princess!" 

Everyone thought that they had hope as long as Vivi asked Masa to save them, but unfortunately—

"Please, let—" 

Masa had already left as he talked with his women about something else, letting the cats handle the rest. 

Yet, because of that, Vivi had to endure the resentment, anger, and cry of despair from many who begged her to save them, including her partner in the Baroque Works. 

"Vivi!" 

Vivi couldn't do anything; she watched the cats kill those people like they did nothing much, causing her heart to be shaken slightly until Igaram said, "Just close your eyes, Vivi-sama." 

"No, I won't..." Vivi took a deep breath and said, "I... will hold on." 

Why was she saved? 

Why couldn't the others be saved?

Well, it was simple, because they were all just normal people and she was the princess of a nearby kingdom, and because she was a princess that she was—

"Princess Vivi, is that you?" 

In the prison where Vivi and Igaram were kept, Dalton looked at Vivi in surprise. 

"You are..." Vivi was confused, then remembered. "You are... Dalton?" During the meeting between all leaders of the countries and kingdoms, Levely had seen Dalton by Wapol's side. 

"Fortunately, you are alright..." Dalton thought for a moment and said, "I will save you from here!" 

"...." 

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162 Common thing

"By the way, what are you going to do with the princess, Masa?" 

When everything was over, naturally, they gathered in the castle and talked about Vivi, who was discovered among all of the robbers. 

"Wait, before that, are you even sure that she is a princess?" 

Unlike Carina, who asked what Masa would do, Perona wondered whether the tomboy that the cats had caught was a princess of the Arabasta Kingdom.

"Don't look at me. I might be an agent, but I am in charge of assassination, and I have been on the Water 7 all the time." Kalifa felt speechless when Carina and Perona stared at her at the same time. Yes, she was an agent of CP9, a special and strongest agent of the World Government under the CP0, but even so, she was just one among many. Her father might be a member of CP0, and her sister was also an agent, but she didn't have the qualifications to know about the problem in the kingdom! 

"Useless agent." 2x

"...." 

Kalifa took a deep breath, trying to endure her anger so she wouldn't stab them with Shigan. 

"You should ask Masa-sama about this, right?" 

Yes, instead of asking Kalifa, they knew that they should have asked Masa. 

Masa looked at Kalifa and patted her head softly, letting her head lie on his lap. She treated her like a cat, which made her shy but happy regardless. "It might be strange, but she is really the princess of Arabasta Kingdom." 

"Then, why was she there among... what was that organization again?" 

"Baroque Works. It is a bounty hunter organization. If I am not wrong, it is founded by the Shichibukai." 

"Shichibukai? Like Moria-sama?" Perona was dumbfounded. 

"Yeah, his name... Crocodile, yeah, that one." 

"Crocodile?" 3x

"You should have the bounty of every pirate on your door storage, right, Carin?" 

"Wait, let me check." 

Besides being turned into a place to keep wealth, Masa also used her door storage to keep various books that they had collected along their adventures. 

Carina might not have much of an interest in books, but Masa could use that knowledge for money, so she had been collecting all of them privately, too, including all the bounty of the pirates, so they could exchange their money when they met a Marine Base. 

"Let's see... ah, this one! I found it." 

Opening her door, Carina searched for the bounty order until she found the Crocodile. 

The Desert King. 

Crocodile. 

81,000,000 Belly. 

"Ah, his bounty isn't much! He must be weaker than Moria-sama!" Perona was sure, which made Masa speechless, but he couldn't deny it since Crocodile was defeated by Luffy, who hadn't even learned Gear 2nd. 

Or rather, this was the most pathetic Shichibukai as Crocodile was defeated on his home ground, a place full of desert. 

"His bounty might be small, but he isn't that weak. His Devil Fruit is Logia." 

"Logia..." 3x

When they learned this fact, their expressions quickly changed since Masa also ate a Logia type of Devil Fruit. 

"What kind?" 

"Suna Suna no Mi, which turns him into a human sand." 

"Sand?" 

Thinking of the sand on the beach, they felt... it was hard for Crocodile to be so strong. 

"Don't underestimate him, okay? Sand is dangerous." 

"How dangerous is it?" 

"Er... you can be buried by a sea of sand, or all of the moisture on your body be sucked dry, then become old and ugly." 

"..." 3x

Dangerous. 

This Shichibukai is dangerous! 

"But I am stronger; you don't have to worry." 

There was no tension, only calm, that stated the fact that he was better, which made the three smile and hug him. 

"...don't hug me so suddenly, okay?" 

"So, what is the princess doing infiltrating Baroque Works?" 

"Probably... she thought that Crocodile's organization was the one behind all the crisis in her country." 

"Crisis? What kind?" 

"Rebellion, water shortage, dry climate, starvation, poverty, etc." 

"..." 3x

"...isn't this kingdom better than?" 

The Drum Kingdom might have been in the winter all the time, but even so, its condition was far better than that of the Arabasta Kingdom, which never rained and lacked water and arable land.

"That kingdom seems so poor." Carina frowned and quickly lost her interest in the Arabasta Kingdom since this kingdom didn't seem to have much money. 

"Well, you are right." 

Masa didn't deny that the rise of the Arabasta Kingdom was only when the technology developed and the use of oil was discovered. Unfortunately, that future was still long, and there was no doubt the Drum Kingdom was in a better situation, especially when it had more completed resources. 

"This place is cold, but it is good." 

Masa leaned back and said, "Should I build a hot spring resort here?" 

"....." 

"Let's do it!" Carina's eyes quickly turned into a money symbol, and she became excited, thinking of the prospect of building a business. 

Meanwhile, Kalifa and Perona shook their heads, but then again, they thought having a good place to rest was a good thing. 

"Can we build it in a gothic theme?" Perona asked. 

"..." 3x

"Wait! Wait a moment! Should we just end our conversation just like that? Shouldn't we talk about the Arabasta Kingdom more?" Kalifa suddenly asked. 

"Hmm... what do you want to talk about, then? In conclusion, this kingdom is in trouble due to a pirate, that's it."

The Arabasta Kingdom was in a crisis due to the Crocodile, and the princess of this kingdom infiltrated the organization created by this evil pirate to reveal all the conspiracies behind it. 

That was all that was it. 

It wasn't something uncommon, or rather, it was something normal in this age where the pirates were on a rampage. 

However, Masa wasn't a hero, and he wouldn't be there when everyone sought for hope to help people. 

The three of them knew that as well since what he wished for was something more selfish, yet, they didn't mind it since being selfish and rational was far better than idealistic and moronic. 

"A peaceful life..." Carina murmured.

"What's wrong with you?" Masa looked at Carina with doubt. 

"No, I just remembered what you said before when Moria asked you about your goal." 

"Oh, that one." 

"What is it?" Kalifa, who had only joined Masa recently, didn't know about Masa's goal, which put her in a daze. "A life without the worry of war, starvation, sickness, or being dominated by others." 

Was it even possible? 

Well, it was possible, but only for the leader of this world, the World Noble. 

However, they had made up their minds to be by his side to watch him to achieve his ambition. 

Only—

"Ah!" 

Not only Perona, but Masa also frowned. 

"What's wrong, Perona?" Carina asked with a doubt. 

"Masa, Dalton has taken that princess and her followers out of the prison!" 

Being called useless by the cats, naturally, Perona was furious, so she had been trying to show that she was useful and started her ghost networks to scout anything that happened on this island, especially on their ship and Vivi, who they had to keep in jail. 

Yet, Masa, who had been waiting for his target, felt glad that he didn't have to wait too long, couldn't help but frown when he heard Perona's report. 

"Bloodline theory..." 

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163 All of my goals are completed

Show lessBesides learning about medical knowledge and getting Chopper onto his ship, Masa also had another purpose in the Drum Kingdom. Naturally, not just the Devil Fruits, either; instead, the reason why he had been on this island despite having gained all he needed was to wait for a certain character to come to this island to break away from his limitation, and because of that, he hadn't paid attention to Vivi, who was being jailed on the prison within the castle. 

Yet, Perona's report made him sigh, wondering whether it was only those who were the descendants of certain families that could become the leaders of this world and move the people. 

Bloodline theory. 

This was probably the favorite theory of most Japanese people, as only the descendants of special people could be favored and become leaders or main characters in the world. 

Yet, Masa also couldn't blame them since their background also determined everything.

It was like the child of a wealthy guy would have a smoother life than a poor guy, right? 

The child of a doctor became a doctor; the child of a lawyer became a lawyer; the child of a farmer became a farmer. 

Everything was predetermined, and no one could change their fate. 

Only the descendants of the saviors could become the saviors. 

If there was a reason why Luffy could become the hero, the legendary savior, and be chosen as the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nikka, it was all due to his connections and relationships with his grandfather, father, mentor, brothers, etc. 

If Nikka was eaten by a poor slave, then could Nikka liberate the world? 

No way. 

It was because of Luffy's relationship that he was chosen by Nikka. 

This was also why Dalton was respectful toward Luffy and Vivi since they were the descendants of famous and important people, yet he hesitated to save Masa, who was just a nobody. 

This was unfair, but the world was like this, which made him helpless. 

Pedigree. 

This was the one that determined everything. 

Still, this was human nature, and Masa understood that since if there was a reason why he didn't kill Vivi, it was because she was a princess and also a beautiful woman, but then again, Dalton, this grown-up guy, thinking that he could do anything just because he didn't kill him. 

'How arrogant is he?' 

Was his kindness of not hurting and oppressing people wrong? 

No, he might say a lot, but in the end, he was just disappointed that the good guy in the story wasn't as good in reality. 

Dalton didn't save Masa, but he saved Vivi without a problem. 

Why? 

Dalton knew that he would get a benefit, and he knew that Masa wouldn't kill him, especially when he had value. More importantly, he was sure that Masa wouldn't kill the civilians, or even if Masa did, it didn't really matter since he wouldn't think that it was his fault if something like that happened. 

"Let's ignore him and the princess." 

"Huh? Is that okay? Aren't you picking the princess because you are interested in her?" 

"...don't make me feel like I am such a lustful guy, okay?" 

However, the three of them only stared at him in silence. 

"....." 3x

Oh, Masa understood now; why did Dalton decide to save Vivi? 

It was because he was such a lustful guy! 

Being surrounded by three beautiful women, he didn't kill Vivi; what was he planning to do if not to sleep with Vivi? 

With Vivi's tomboy-like nature, princess status, and also slightly rebellious attitude, when such a beautiful woman appeared, how could Masa not be attracted? 

They were sure that Masa would enjoy having a princess who tried to fight him, being defiant, then slowly broke her, dominated her, and turned her into a docile domestic cat. 

Wasn't that his favorite thing to do? 

Dalton definitely couldn't see Vivi being defiled by Masa, so he thought to save her. 

Masa might not be interested in the countryside women in the Drum Kingdom, but he definitely had an interest in Vivi! 

Slapping his face, he realized that he might have become that villain in the story! 

Suddenly, he felt embarrassed by thinking of all of those theories when the fact that Dalton was just worried that he would do something dirty to Vivi. 

"...how could you think of me that way?" 

"Oh, then you really don't have an interest in that princess?" Perona asked with a snort. 

Carina and Kalifa were the same since they knew their man's virtue well. 

Yes, Masa didn't have an interest in those normal females, but if it was a woman with a status, then it would be different, they thought. 

Naturally, Vivi was included among those women with status. 

A silky blue hair, a beautiful face, hot body, and her status as a princess 

If Masa didn't have an interest, then they would walk on every corner of this island with handstands! 

"...anyway, let's forget about them. Let's focus on something else first." 

They rolled their eyes and knew that Masa tried to change the subject. 

"Perona, try to focus your ghost on the east area. There is a group of five there. They should be pirates. Observe them for a while." 

"Hmm?" 

On the other hand, Dalton tried to bring Vivi and Igaram away. 

"...is it really okay for us to run away?" Vivi asked, but even so, she also ran as fast as possible to run away. 

"You have to, or else..." 

"Or else..." 

"That guy might do something dirty to you, Princess!" Igaram said solemnly, causing Vivi's face to turn red with embarrassment. 

"S-Something dirty!" 

"Did you not remember he has three women by his side? If he wasn't such a lustful guy, then why did you think she didn't kill you!" Igaram couldn't help but remind Vivi, telling her the reason why Masa didn't kill Vivi.

If there was a reason why Masa didn't take Vivi immediately and put her in jail, Igaram was sure that Masa wanted to break Vivi's spirit, then slowly dominate her, break her spirit, and make her into an obedient woman! 

Understanding all of that, how could Igaram allow that?! 

"T-That's no way, right...?" Vivi blushed and couldn't imagine such a cold man would do something dirty to her, yet... even if he did... when she recalled Masa's appearance... 

"No, he is right. He isn't bad, but I am sure that he is interested in you, and if you are caught, then..." Dalton knew that his decision was rash, but even so, he didn't regret it. He had made wrong choices before, so he didn't want to make the wrong decision again. 

"But if you are affected by this, then..." 

When Vivi thought about Masa's power that could create a gigantic explosion with a laser, she felt terror and knew that Dalton's end definitely wouldn't be good. 

"It will be fine." Dalton only showed a gentle smile, especially when he couldn't help but recall his memory of the kind princess who would do nothing and remain calm to maintain the peace between two kingdoms when Wapol slapped her in the past. 

For such a pure princess who loved her kingdom so much... how could Dalton remain indifferent and just let her rot in prison? 

Yet—

"Dalton, what are you doing?!" 

Kureha, who found Dalton, was enraged, wondering whether this cow head didn't think of the consequences of helping Vivi. 

"I am sorry, Dr. Kureha, but I am sure that he won't do anything to this kingdom." 

Yes, Dalton knew that Masa wouldn't destroy this kingdom, but Masa might kill many people to calm down his anger, yet for him, killing civilians was nothing since, in his eyes, civilians existed to serve the kingdom. 

"You idiot!" 

Kureha couldn't do anything and watched Dalton, who turned into a large bison, then pulled Vivi and Igaram away with a sleight. Yes, she had to admit that she wouldn't think Masa would kill the civilians or the innocents, but she was sure that Masa would kill Dalton! 

Yet, she knew that she could do nothing and just watched many people with braindead follow their justice even though they knew well about the conquests. 

"...why do you always rely on your feelings?" 

Letting out a hopeless sigh, Kureha looked at the snowy sky. At this moment, she was sure that Masa must have known what Dalton did. 

As for why Masa didn't do anything, Kureha thought that this might be Masa's bad hobby to give hope to those who tried to defy him before plunging that enemy deep into the abyss with no hopes as they fell with despair like how Wapol did. 

On the other, a group of five had arrived at the shoreline of the Drum Kingdom. 

"Hey, who are you guys?" 

"Are you all pirates?" 

"Don't move!" 

Yet, the group of five ignored all of those people and just talked to each other. 

"What are we doing here, Captain?" 

"Be patient. I want to meet a doctor here." 

"Hick~! Aren't I good enough for you?" 

"If I use you, then I will die!" 

"Wiiihahaha! Are there strong people here?" 

"There shouldn't be, right? All of the people here are weak." 

All of them ignored the warnings of the people on the island. 

"Stop! I will shoot if you don't stop!" 

Bang!

"....." 

The one who fell wasn't the group of five, but the one who was about to shoot. 

"You should be careful with a gun." 

"..." 

All of the civilian soldiers were stunned before all of them went on a rampage. 

"T-They have started to shoot!" 

"Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!" 

"Kill them!" 

A man, who appeared to be the leader of the five, laughed. "Zehahahaha, this place is so lively! Let's teach all of them first, boys!" 

"Yes, Captain!" 4x

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

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164 Darkness and Light

"Arrgghhhh!" 

"Don't attack me! Please don't!" 

"Run away! Run away!" 

When Dalton tried to bring Vivi and Igaram to run away, his heightened senses couldn't help but notice the voice of terrors that was heard from the distance, which made him hesitate for a moment before he decided to run toward the direction of that source. 

"What's wrong? Why did you change your direction?" 

Pika Pika no Mi. 

Knowing what kind of opponent they had to fight, Igaram and Vivi knew that they had no chance to win, and the best path for them was to run away as soon as possible, so they were confused when Dalton suddenly changed his path. 

"...I am sorry. It seems I am mistaken, and he might attack the civilians!" 

Dalton's eyes were filled with anger and regret for making a rash judgment as he didn't expect Masa to make a move on the civilians! 

"What?!" 2x

Igaram and Vivi were dumbfounded, but Dalton didn't let them answer and said, "I will leave you here. You should be able to leave on your own with your own ship. Don't touch that person's ship." After he said so, he let go of the rope on his body and went to the place where all the people called for help. 

Without Dalton, naturally, the sleigh stopped. 

Igaram and Vivi were still on the sleigh as they felt guilty, thinking many people were all killed due to them. 

"...Princess, let's go!" 

"But..." 

"If we don't go, then we will waste this chance! All of those lives that have sacrificed themselves will become a waste!" 

"...I understand." 

Igaram sighed in relief, but as Vivi ran, she couldn't help but glance at the distance, watching the snowy castle on the top of the mountain with a conflicted expression. 

Meanwhile, when Dalton arrived, he saw the scene of carnage, watching many people being hurt and killed by the group of five. 

"STOPPPPPPPP!!!" 

His body grew into a large bison as he charged into the group of five. 

"Weihahahaha! A Zoan type? Captain, let me handle this!" 

A muscular man who appeared like a pro wrestler said with a laugh. 

"Just do whatever you want, Burgess." 

The large man with a black beard and simple clothing said without much interest. 

Zoan? 

A herbivore type? 

This was probably the strongest man on this island, and because of that, this group of five never thought that there would be anyone who could beat them. 

"Weihahaha!" 

As Dalton charged forward, the muscular man met Dalton's charge with his shoulder charge!

Dalton huffed and snorted, thinking that this man was arrogant since he had never lost in the battle of strength—

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!

Dalton felt his entire body was broken as he was hit by a powerful impact before he was thrown so far away that he was almost half-dead. 

"Dalton!" 

"How could it be?!" 

"Who can save us?!" 

Everyone was in despair when they saw Dalton, the strongest person on the island, defeated just like that. 

"Weihahahaha! I am the strongest!" 

"Hick~! Your opponent is too weak, Burgess~!" 

"Next time, I will challenge Whitebeard! Weihahaha!" 

"...." Everyone. 

All of them could only roll their eyes when they heard Burgess' words. 

Still, no one could stop this group of five, and in places which they had arrived, only destruction was left. 

"Do we have to destroy everything, Captain?" 

"Yeah, we need to eat, after all." 

"Well, that's true." The man, who appeared to be the leader of the group, nodded since his purpose in coming to this place was just to meet a doctor, so there was no need for unnecessary destruction, but then again—

"Let's destroy some cities first, so that way, the doctor won't refuse us." 

"Okay.' 

He knew well that if he wanted to be listened to, he had to show a terror that no one experienced so that they would listen to him. 

"Still, isn't it weird?" 

"What's so weird?" 

"The number of soldiers. There are too few, and there has also been destruction on the island from earlier times. It is as if..." 

"Someone attacked this place before us?" 

"...probably?" 

"..." 

The man suddenly grabbed a random guy and asked, "Hey, where is Dr. Kureha?" 

"Wh-What?" 

"Dr. Kureha! Where is she?" 

"Ah, she should be at the castle teaching the young master." 

"Young master?" 5x

All of them were confused, but the man sighed in relief, knowing that Dr. Kureha was all fine in the castle. "By the way, where can I get a good pie?" 

"Pie? Well, you destroyed the shop before." 

"....."

The man turned his gaze and saw the destroyed shop before he threw the random man away. 

BOOOOM!

"Should we rest, Captain?" 

"Let's do it later. I want to finish my goal first." 

"Okay." 

All of them knew about their captain's ambition, so the faster their captain confirmed that he wished to confirm, the better it was, but—

"Captain! Look! Look!" 

"What's wrong—"

"...." 5x

The eyes of the five couldn't look away as they marveled at the beauty of the ship before them. 

Once again, Masa's ship attracted the attention of those who saw it. 

Similar to every man who couldn't help but stop when they saw a beautiful sports car or handsome, rugged car when they saw such a ship, no one could resist and be amazed by its beauty. 

"What a beautiful ship..." 

"Is it made from a metal?" 

"Captain, let's get it!" 

Anyway, they were all pirates, so they thought of robbing this ship, and the man nodded in agreement.

"Okay, let's—" 

Psst! Psst! Psst! Psst! Psst! 

"Guwah!" 

"It hurts!" 

"It burns!" 

Everyone was startled and quickly clutched their chests as something had burnt and passed through their chest, then—

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!

Before they could even react, an explosion swallowed them and caused them to be even more panicked. 

"Captain!" 

"Help!" 

"Fuck!" 

All of them were screaming, but their captain was also panicking. 

Yet, at the same time, who?! 

Who did this?! 

'Wait, a young master?' 

Doflamingo?

No, such a weak guy wouldn't be able to hurt him, so who?

Fortunately, all of them had a durable body, so while they were hurt, they could still hold on and see the face of their attacker, yet all of them fell in silence, especially when they saw how regal and grand this young man's aura was. 

Even if they didn't know who this young man was, they knew well that this was the person who had attacked them. 

"You chose the wrong target, you know?" 

'Ah?' 5x

Yet, when they were all confused, the young man suddenly raised his hand high, and then the glitter of lights gathered shone brightly into his palms, forming an enormous sword of light that could be seen on the entire island. 

No one could say anything, and those civilians subconsciously gathered their palms together as if praying, watching the sword of light that pierced the dark cloud that hung over them. 

However, the group of five panicked. 

"Wait a moment! Wait a moment! Let's talk first! Also, why the hell did you start with such a gigantic attack? Let me prepare first!" 

However, Masa didn't listen and just swung his sword of light at the group of five.

"CAPTAIN, DO SOMETHING!" 

As the group of five panicked, their leader cursed, but he also didn't want to end everything just like this, especially when he had been working so hard, so he raised his palm as darkness spread in every direction. 

"FUCK YOU! DARK WATER!" 

Then, a darkness appeared and faced the light. 

The darkness and the light met for the first time, but unfortunately, the light had the upper hand. 

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!