Each star frame is now half filled, and the purple light has become much darker.
"What will it feel like after four nine-star events?"
Maud couldn't wait.
His physique had just been promoted to nine stars, and he was thinking about finding a suitable opponent to fight with in order to further confirm the changes in his physique.
If he is promoted to nine stars in all four categories, he will probably enter the Yonko's territory immediately.
Luo and Lafayette looked at Maud who closed his eyes and remained silent, and could clearly feel Maud's desire to fight that had nowhere to go.
"What's wrong with Maud?"
It seemed like this was the first time for Luo to see such a bellicose Maud.
Lafayette, who knew the existence of [Hunter's Note], smiled and said nothing.
As long as Mod is stronger, the distance will be closer to ascending to the throne of the Four Emperors.
Today, the position of the Four Emperors vacated by Whitebeard's death is still vacant.
The remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates who were defeated in the war at the top, the recently famous Edward Weibull who calls himself Whitebeard II, and Blackbeard Teach who has been doing crazy things.
These three forces are competing for or regaining Whitebeard's former position, as well as the Earthquake Fruit that can destroy the world.
It is still unclear who will win.
But Lafayette very much hopes that Maude can take a step in this battle, and under the gaze of the world, he will firmly ascend to the position of four emperors and rule the new world!
"BuluBulu—"
The rather quiet room was disturbed by the sudden sound of a phone call.
Maude opened her eyes and looked at her trouser pocket which was vibrating slightly and the sound of a phone call came from the phone.
Lafayette and Luo also immediately looked at Luo's trouser pockets.
As they watched, Maude took out the phone bug from her trouser pocket.
“The phone bug…”
Looking at the phone bug in Maud's hand, Luo and Lafayette both stared at each other.
Maude, who was a little excited, answered the phone without hesitation and took the initiative to speak out.
""
"Huh!? It's not Smoothie's voice. Who are you?"
The phone bug showed a bit of an image. A pair of red lips were very conspicuous. When he spoke, he showed a set of neat and thick teeth.
Maude took the microphone, suppressing the emotions that had boiled over after being promoted to nine stars in physique, and signed herself up.
"Bacardi Mod."
"!!!"
Bloodshot eyes suddenly appeared in the huge eyes of the phone bug, staring at Maude.
"It turns out it's you little devil... Why is Smoothie's phone bug in your hands?"
"Why is the phone bug in my hand? Isn't the answer obvious?"
“…”
There was silence on the other end. The phone bug's eyelids were as slanted as a sword's edge, and the bloodshot eyes became more bloodshot, as if there was a cold murderous intention coming from it.
"Smoothie was killed by you?"
"You are asking knowingly... I remember she is a general under your command, right? She is not very strong, but her courage is commendable. She actually dared to attack me, so I had no choice but to kill her."
Maude's eyes flashed with sharpness, she looked directly into the phone bug's eyes and said coldly: "Do you have any opinions?"
When saying this, Maude's tone was calm and strong.
That gesture, in the eyes of Luo and Lafayette, was very domineering.
"Ma, MaMa...!"
Charlotte Lingling was extremely angry and laughed, and the murderous intention conveyed through the phone bug became more obvious.
"Bacardi Mod, have you decided how to die?"
"It's not yet certain who will die,"
Maud exuded awe-inspiring fighting spirit.
The breath of surging worship spread throughout the entire Dragon Palace City in an instant.
People all over Dragon Palace City, even if they couldn't see or hear the color, could clearly feel the aura coming from Mod.
Unaware of the situation, they were slightly shocked.
in the room.
Luo looked solemnly at Mod, who took the initiative to provoke the four emperors.
Lafayette, on the other hand, was more excited than solemn.
"Ma, MaMa... you ignorant brat!!! Don't think that just because you defeated the aging Whitebeard, you can be so arrogant!!!"
Charlotte Lingling's angry voice echoed in the room through the phone bug.
"No matter where you are, I will find you and kill you!!!"
"No need to bother."
Maud's eyes were as sharp as a knife and said: "Because... I will go find you."
“…”
There was silence on the other end of the phone, and after a moment, the voice came out.
"Interesting, interesting...! Come on then, I'll be waiting for you in 'Wanguo'!"
"Wait, then."
Mod stared into the phone bug's eyes and said calmly: "The day I set foot on the 'All Nations' is the day you fell from the 'Four Emperors' position."
"Stop talking nonsense! If you have the ability, just give it a try, little devil...!"
After speaking, Maud hung up the phone without waiting for a reply.
Maud looked at the phone bug with his eyes closed and sneered: "You are really 'easy to discuss', Yonko."
"Hoho, with our current lineup, we still can't compete with the pirates."
Lafayette came to Maud's side and reminded her.
"I know."
Maude casually threw the phone bug on Smoothie's body and said calmly:
"Before that woman can't stand it anymore, I have more important 'things' to do. Anyway, as long as the time is right, either she comes to me or I go to her, the result will be the same."
"Is it the...pirate festival you mentioned before?"
Lafayette's eyes flickered slightly, showing interest.
Mod smiled and said seriously: "That's one of the things. In terms of order, it is more important to clear out Doflamingo's remaining family power. Besides, I haven't found a suitable ceremony yet. Stage'ah, and..."
As he spoke, Mod raised his hand and released the shadow wave, taking in the freshly baked target fruit and squeezed fruit.
At the same time, with a slight thought, he opened the shadow box and took out the devil fruit inside.
"The attraction of these five Devil Fruits alone is not enough. At least there needs to be another Golden City, and... the Shocking Fruits that are being competed by various forces."
The jet-black shadow wave rolled around the Exploding Fruit, Sound Fruit, Thread Fruit, Target Fruit, and Squeezing Fruit like a ribbon, hanging in the air around Mod.
Listening to Maude's narration, Lafayette and Luo present both showed surprise.
A golden city, and nearly ten Devil Fruits including the Shock Fruit? !
They had heard Mod mention the idea of creating a [Pirate Festival], but they had no idea that Mod planned to make it so big!
For the pirates who are as numerous as stars on the sea, the Golden City and nearly ten Devil Fruits may be more attractive than the illusory [Big Secret Treasure].
What will happen by then
Lafayette and Rowe simply couldn't imagine it.
Such a plan is really crazy.
Luo took a deep breath to calm down the fluctuations in his heart, turned the topic to another matter, and reminded in a solemn tone:
"Mode, killing Doflamingo in Marineland will undoubtedly anger Kaido, who is in need of Doflamingo. And today you declare war on Doflamingo, which is equivalent to provoking two people at the same time. A Yonko!"
"Hoho, there are more than two Yonko... Don't forget, Whitebeard is dead, but there are still many remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates. Since these remnants can survive that war, they must all be able to survive. He is a character who is not easy to mess with.”
Lafayette made a timely stab.
His last hit made Luo's face become more solemn.
At the same time, he provokes two emperors who rule the new world, and also faces hostility from the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates.
It can be said that there is a sense of déjà vu with a promising future.
Mod looked at Luo, who always prepared for a rainy day, and said seriously: "Once we enter the new world, it will be a matter of time before we confront the Four Emperors. Whether we declare war now or challenge them, we are fully confident."
"Confidence?"
Luo was slightly startled, but soon understood that the confidence that Moder was talking about was a fortress that had no fixed location and could float high in the sky.
"That's true, but facing two Yonko at the same time is always a thankless task."
"Isn't it thankless..."
Mod smiled, put all the devil fruits into the shadow box, raised his hand and patted Luo on the shoulder, and said seriously:
"What I want most is that Kaido and I keep sending people to hunt me down. Generals, Three Disasters, and Lingkong Six. I'm very greedy."
"W-what do you mean?"
Luo was stunned.
How come the things that others are afraid to avoid become a must-have for Maud
Maude took back her hand and directly changed the topic to Smoothie's body without any further explanation.
"The strength of this 'Jiang Xing Corpse' is pretty good. The task of repairing it will be left to you, Luo."
“…”
Seeing Maud changing the subject so simply, Luo could only nod silently and accepted the task of repairing the corpse.
"Hoho, during the phone call, the disposal of Smoothie's body was not mentioned at all. It seems that Smoothie's body should be an insignificant thing in our eyes."
Speaking of repairing the corpse, Lafayette couldn't help but look at Smoothie's cold body.
Turning corpses into combat power has always been the most powerful feature of the shadow fruit.
It's just that Maud's point of view has always been that it's better to be rich than to be rich.
Therefore, even if Mod wants to create a zombie army, he still attaches great importance to the quality of corpse materials and shadow materials.
As a general under the pirate group, Smoothie is obviously qualified.
"Compared to his indifference, the people of the Whitebeard Pirates definitely want to take back the body of 'Whitebeard'."
Maud thought of Whitebeard's body, which was still stored in the Shadow Box.
Since Whitebeard's body was already dilapidated, Moder did not think of transforming Whitebeard's body into a zombie warrior.
As long as Whitebeard's body is in his hands, Ace and his gang will come looking for him one day.
Even if there was no body, he would probably come to attack Whitebeard in order to avenge him.
Lafayette smiled and said indifferently: "The people of the Whitebeard Pirates are almost overwhelmed with themselves, and there is no way they have the energy to take back Whitebeard's body."
Maud nodded and said: "I hope they won't fall too soon."
In the original work, the Whitebeard Pirates, who suffered heavy losses in the War on Top, took the initiative to attack the Blackbeard Pirates, but were defeated.
In addition, 16 of Whitebeard's New World Pirates were killed in succession by Edward Weibull, who claimed to be Whitebeard II, shortly after the end of the War on the Top.
Under a double blow, in less than a year or two, the Whitebeard Pirates officially retired from the stage.
Now, Whitebeard is still dead, but Ace, who has the blood of the Pirate King, has survived.