Such a rare opportunity, how could these guys who have been licking blood from their knives all year round miss it so easily.
Soon, Sanji and the others noticed the group of uninvited guests slowly approaching.
"call."
Sanji blew out a puff of smoke and looked coldly at the unkind slave-catching team and bounty hunter.
He was so angry that he just needed an outlet.
... ... ..
Half a day passed.
The story of the Straw Hat Pirates, known as the strongest supernova, being crushed by Mod on Tree Island 20 spread throughout the Shampoo Islands.
The strange thing is that Mod, who has always been ruthless, did not kill the Straw Hat Pirates this time.
At the same time, because most of the main members of the Straw Hat Pirates were injured by Mod, they attracted the attention of a group of slave-catching teams and bounty hunters.
It's just that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the main members of the Straw Hat Pirates were seriously injured, they were able to repel waves of slave teams and bounty hunters.
All the bars and casinos in the lawless zone are discussing this matter.
"Hai Ming Apu died, the weird monk Ulki returned, the gluttonous girl Bonnie disappeared, and the Straw Hats had four supernovas... "
In a bar, Hawkins, who had not yet left the Chambord Islands, was sitting in the corner, pulling out fortune-telling cards and sticking them on the straw roots one by one.
"What is the 'goal' that this man is focused on?"
Hawkins looked thoughtfully at the fortune teller on the straw root.
On the table in front of him, in addition to wine and food, there was a newspaper folded into a palm-sized piece, with words such as "Golden Lion" and "Fire Fist Ace" vaguely visible.
Hawkins was keeping an eye on the situation.
This seemingly calm era actually has an undercurrent.
wave,
Coming soon.
Hawkins took out a [Reaper] and stared at it for a long time.
Suddenly thinking of Ulki who surrendered to Maude, Hawkins' thoughts moved slightly.
"Not urgent."
Hawkins whispered to himself.
He witnessed the tragic fate of each supernova with his own eyes, but he did not rush to Fish-Man Island, but chose to stay in the Shampoo Islands.
It's not that he's arrogant or that he's not afraid of Maud.
Rather, he was confident in the results of his divination.
Under this premise, he needs to witness some changes in things and then make a choice.
until late afternoon.
The topic of Mod and the Straw Hat Pirates still filled the bar and casino room.
At the turn of day and night, two pirate ships arrived at Tree Island No. 16 and Tree Island No. 18 in the lawless zone.
These two pirate ships, one is the ship of Eustace Kidd, one of the supernovas, and the other is the ship of X. Drake, who is also one of the supernovas.
They landed in different places, and then went to the bar to eat and drink that night. Naturally, they heard what the pirates were discussing.
"Tsk..."
Kidd, who had a lot of scars on his face and body, was holding a wine glass with a fierce look in his eyes.
In order to find the coveted Devil Fruit, Kidd took Kira around after leaving Mad Hat Town.
During their journey to find Devil Fruit, they visited many places and met many people.
After that, even before the Devil Fruit was achieved, the team continued to grow and became a pirate group of decent size.
After a few years, hard work paid off, and Kidd got his wish and got the ultimate devil fruit.
Only then did he officially set sail from the Great Channel.
Several years passed.
He has been paying attention to Mod's movements, and he has also heard about Mod's title of Gatekeeper of the New World.
Now I hear people around me talking about the deeds of Morde defeating supernovae one after another. I just wish that the sun would rise early tomorrow, so that I could experience Morde's current strength.
"Kid, are you really going to trouble Maud?"
Kira was eating her favorite pasta, and her tone was slightly solemn when she spoke.
Kidd drank the wine in the glass in one breath and said: "Of course."
“…”
Kira's expression under the mask was quite solemn.
Kidd's eyes seemed to be able to see through the mask and see Kira's expression at this moment, and sneered: "I dare to do what others dare not do."
On the seat not far away.
The fierce-looking pirates couldn't help but look at the extremely arrogant Kid in surprise.
They heard the conversation between Kidd and Kidd and recognized Kidd's identity.
only,
Even the Straw Hat Pirates, the most popular among the Supernovas, were severely educated by Mod. Where did you, the second-ranked pirate group, get the courage
How dare you take the initiative to trouble Maud
Disdain appeared in the pirates' eyes.
After a while,
With a violent explosion, the bar was engulfed in flames.
The next day.
The Kidd Pirates rushed towards Tree Island No. 13 with great momentum.
"Bacardi Mod!"
Kidd came to the root of the tree and looked up at Sharkey's Bar standing on the root of the tree.
The cry was filled with the meaning of finding trouble, but there was no response at all.
A few seconds later.
A figure came to the edge of the tree roots and looked down at the Kidd Pirates below.
"Surgeon of Death, Trafalgar Rowe"
Kidd's eyes were as sharp as knives, and he looked coldly at the figure that responded to the cry.
Luo's posture was upright, and Gui's cry was covered in his arms.
He looked at Kidd, who was obviously here to cause trouble, and said coldly: "If you want to practice your voice, go somewhere else."
"oh?"
Kidd suddenly showed a dangerous smile.
far away.
X. Drake, one of the supernovas, calmly looked at the scene happening under Sharkey's Bar.
"Don't you even know that Maud went to the Holy Land Marie Joa?"
Drake looked at Kidd's back and said coldly to himself: "This is probably your luckiest moment this year, Eustace Kidd."
Inside Sharkey's Bar.
Ulki drank half the bottle of wine, then stood up and walked out of the bar.
The other party came by name. As the fleet under Maude, he couldn't turn a deaf ear.
Xia Qi shook out the ashes from his cigarette, thinking that Maud would be almost at Mary Joa by now.
"What a foolish young man who is not afraid of death."
The words were naturally referring to Eustace Kidd, who came to the door and made a fuss.
"And Leng Touqing's luck has always been excellent."
Chapter 43: Considerable Combat Power
Among the Shichibukai, Mod is the closest to the Navy Headquarters and the Holy Land Marie Joa.
Therefore, the emergency summons order for the Shichibukai sent from the Navy Headquarters reached Maud's hands in less than half a day.
After Mod received the emergency summons, it happened to be the time when the Straw Hat Pirates landed on the Shampoo Islands.
Therefore, before Mod set off, he went to say hello to the Straw Hat Pirates.
After that, Maude went directly to the Navy Headquarters.
They were originally supposed to go to the Holy Land Marie Joa, but Mod knew that it would take at least a week for the other Shichibukai to start from receiving the emergency call order to arriving at the Navy Headquarters.
If he went directly to the Holy Land of Mariejoia, he would most likely have to stay in that uncomfortable place for a while.
Rather than that, it would be better to stay directly at the Marine Headquarters Marinevando, which is located directly below the Holy Land Mariejoia.
It just so happened that I could still use the privileges of the Shichibukai to go to the intelligence department of the Navy Headquarters to obtain relevant information that might be used next.
Marine Headquarters Marineford is very close to the Chambord Islands.
If you take a warship, you can arrive there in about an hour, but if Mod uses the moonwalk, it will only take ten minutes.
So Maud came to Malinfando early on the day he received the emergency call order.
Since the meeting was held ten days later, the Navy Headquarters did not expect Maud to arrive so quickly.
How could they know that Mod came to Marineventor so quickly in order to maximize the use of the navy's intelligence capabilities.
If it is a normal process, after receiving the emergency call order, the Shichibukai will generally go to the Shampoo Islands first, and then be uniformly transported to the Navy Headquarters by warships.
But Maude took an unusual approach, and it was impossible for the Navy to directly let Maude stay at the Navy Headquarters.
In a hurry, the Navy could only find an unused mansion in the town of Marinevando for Maud to stay in, which was considered a good deal.
Maud had no objections to the Navy's arrangements.
He only rested in the mansion in the town at night. As soon as the sun came up during the day, he went directly to the Navy Headquarters.
The purpose is naturally to obtain information.
The navy was surprised by Mod's initiative to request information about Whitebeard's fleet, but they didn't think much about it and tried their best to satisfy Mod's request.
After all, in view of what Mod did in the Shampoo Islands, the navy had reason to believe that Mod might be able to show value in the war with the Whitebeard Pirates.
Among the Shichibukai, only Mod can give the navy such a look.
The second day after arriving at Malinfando.
Maud arrived at Navy Headquarters on time.
Thanks to what Mod did after succeeding the Shichibukai, the navy he met along the way was quite polite to him.
If someone who didn't know the inside story saw this scene, they would probably think that Mod was a well-reputed general in the Navy Headquarters.
Under the gazes of one after another, Maude walked through the corridors with ease, heading towards the intelligence department.
When I reached the corner of a corridor, I suddenly heard the sound of heavy footsteps.
"Um?"
Maud paused.
The footsteps sounded familiar.
It sounds the same as the footsteps of a bear, but if you listen carefully, there are some subtle differences.
The most important thing is that there are three owners who make similar footsteps.
"A pacifist..."
In a short moment, Maude came to a conclusion.