East Blue, Raven Harbor.
With a large amount of funds pouring in, Gaza has become more and more aggressive. The publicity for the Martial Arts Tournament has even accompanied some merchant ships into the Grand Line and even parts of the four seas.
Naturally, it also attracted the attention of many powerful people.
"The East Blue will hold a Martial Arts Tournament in two months. The winner will receive a prize of 300 million Belly?!"
"Not only that, but you can also obtain the Paramecia Bone-Bone fruit and even leave your name in the hall of fame. All the contestants will be able to see your name in the future!"
"This… Is this really something that the weakest sea can do?!"
"Registration ends at the end of this month?!"
"No!"
"I want to go right now!"
For a time, martial artists all over the world were excited about this; some were rushing for the money or for the Devil Fruit.
But for those who have achieved more success, what really concerns them is the hall of fame!
New World.
Ideo, who had just won the New World Central Fighting Tournament, looked at the newspaper in his hand and couldn't help licking his lips with an interested look.
"Leave your name forever?!"
"Even though it's the weakest East Blue, has it already done enough publicity to reach the New World?"
"It seems that there will be no shortage of opponents in this competition."
"After all, even if there are no opponents in the East Blue that satisfy me, the strong men coming from other seas are enough to make me have fun."
Destruction Cannon Ideo is just the tip of the iceberg.
The Longleg Tribe fighter Blue Gilly, the bounty hunter Jeet, Abdullah, and other famous strong men have all set their sights on the East Blue.
Paradise, at the Town of Ridicule.
The cute and hot dealer was dealing cards, but her fingers could not help but tremble because standing next to her was a group of ferocious-looking thugs.
They gathered together to plot against the tall, middle-aged man who was blind and wearing a purple feather robe.
"What are you shaking for? Deal the cards!"
The violent gambler in the lead could not help but yell, and the beautiful dealer's hands immediately moved.
The female dealer looked uneasily at the gamblers surrounding her, then looked at the blind middle-aged man beside her.
She knew it was all a setup, a bunch of gamblers teaming up to cheat a blind man out of his money. She had seen too many similar things before.
But this time, looking at the blind middle-aged man in front of her, who was dressed simply, she still felt reluctant in her heart. After gritting her teeth, she said: "Sir, gambling itself is disadvantageous to the blind. After all…"
Before she could finish her words, the accomplice of the violent gambler grabbed her hair and dragged her backward.
"You stinky bitch, you dare to talk too much here. If I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know who is the master here!"
But at this time, the middle-aged man who had been silent all this time spoke: "Can you please not bother her?"
"After all, I have been to so many places and met so many people. Finally, I saw the scenery I wanted to see here."
"Human beings are dirty and ugly, but they can also emit a dazzling glow at certain times!"
The violent gambler sneered, and seeing things develop to this point, he lost the idea of continuing the game.
He took out a flintlock from his arms, pointed it directly at the middle-aged man's head, and said with a fierce smile: "What brilliance of humanity. Hand over the money you have!"
The violent gambler stopped talking halfway.
Just because a silver blade flashed before his eyes, he felt his arm go cold, followed by an unspeakable pain…
The group of followers who were following him were shocked by the aura emanating from the middle-aged man.
"Ahhhh!"
"My hand!"
He knelt down, trembling all over, his face pale, no longer the arrogant attitude he had just had.
Then he ran out of the casino hall as if escaping.
Even the gambler who was holding onto the female dealer didn't care about anything else and struggled to squeeze through the crowd, disappearing without a trace in a few seconds.
The female dealer who escaped the disaster looked pale, and her legs felt weak. She barely stood up and asked: "Sir, who are you?!"
This is also the common confusion in the hearts of those who are still staying in the casino.
"My name is Issho."
The middle-aged man slowly sheathed his long sword and said calmly: "I am traveling around the world to find the true side of this world."
"Now that they've left, I've won this bet. Please exchange all the chips for cash."
"Okay!"
The female dealer nodded.
For a moment, she felt that the man in front of her exuded a convincing aura.
Even the fear in her heart completely dissipated at this moment.
What she didn't know was that if Gawain was here and heard this name, he would definitely recognize at a glance that this middle-aged man was one of the monsters who took over the highest combat forces in the Marines after Aokiji left and Akainu was promoted in the future.
Fujitora.
After a few minutes, Fujitora walked out of the casino contentedly with the cash he won.
(T/N: I'll refer to him using Fujitora, his alias, instead of his name, Issho.)
After he left, the casino quickly returned to normal.
Because such scenes occur in casinos almost every two or three days.
Although everyone was a little frightened, they were used to it and buried their heads in the gambling table again and would not give up until they lost even their underwear.
On the street, people were coming and going, and from time to time, one could hear the cries of vendors along the street.
Everyone is talking about the same thing.
"A Martial Arts Tournament is about to be held in Raven Harbor in East Blue. It is said that it is not only a Martial Arts Tournament, but also a good place for vacation and tourism…"
"I have made an appointment with my friends to go to the scene to see how exciting the battle between those powerful monsters will be!"
Countless voices entered Fujitora's ears, but they all said the same thing.
"A Martial Arts Tournament?"
"In the most peaceful sea? Then my next stop will be there!"
While muttering to himself, Fujitora had already made a decision in his heart.
He wanted to go to the most peaceful sea in the world to have a look.
After all, the people living there should be the luckiest group of people in the world.
What kind of flowers will bloom in such paradise?!!
What kind of people will be raised?!
The more he thought about it, the more Fujitora looked forward to it. It was not until a few minutes later that he managed to suppress his excitement and focus on what was in front of him.
He turned and walked into a bakery, spending most of the money he had just won on buying fresh bread.
He then distributed the bread to the poor people in the street who were starving.
Feeling the joy and gratitude of the crowd, Fujitora couldn't help but show a trace of sincere joy on his face.
"For those who are struggling to survive, getting a piece of bread is a lucky thing."
"But for some beings at the top of the world, such things are not even worthy of being served on the table."
"This world is so different."
East Blue, Raven Harbor.
In the center of the harbor, a circular arena with a diameter of several hundred meters has taken shape.
The overall planning was handled by engineers hired by Gaza at great expense. Both in appearance and scale, it is definitely not inferior to the bullfighting arena in Dressrosa.
Gawain nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this, then took the Guanze Masamune in his hand and walked towards the back mountain to start today's practice.
Now, all matters are on track.
No blind pirates from the Grand Line came to cause trouble, and the East Blue Marines were extremely well-behaved. Raven Harbor entered a rare period of peace.
Everyone became busier and busier.
This is because they are all trying their best to get a satisfactory ranking in the Martial Arts Tournament two months later.
Even winning the championship is not just a dream.
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