One Piece: From Ninja To Pirates

Chapter 401: Chapter 401: Four Emperors? So What!

"What a huge haul this time~"

Caribou, floating in mid-air using a bubble, said with an excited expression: "With so much treasure... I can trade for a bigger ship now!"

"Ehehehehe~"

As if imagining a certain scene, Caribou couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

He, Caribou, was about to become an even greater pirate captain!

Ehehehe~ As for that inexplicably destroyed pirate ship?

Although the matter was infuriating, compared to these newly acquired treasures, it was nothing.

Shaking his head, Caribou turned his gaze toward the port of Fish-Man Island and said, "Forget the wrecked pirate ship. First, I need to figure out how to sneak my crew out of Fish-Man Island."

Otherwise, they might easily get caught by Ryugu Palace.

After pondering for a moment, Caribou decided to head to the port first to find his hidden crew members.

With that thought, Caribou changed direction and began slowly drifting toward the port with the help of the bubble.

Then, Caribou muttered, "I hope I don’t run into the Straw Hat Crew again."

The kind of power that could reshape the terrain with a wave of the hand was truly terrifying, so it was better to stay far away.

That was also why Caribou had fled immediately after stealing the treasures.

"But those beauties looked pretty good~" Caribou chuckled.

"Hey."

"If only I could have a few beauties like that by my side~

"Hey."

"But it’s fine. Once I join..."

"Hey!"

"Who is it?!"

Caribou, annoyed at being interrupted, immediately flared up and shouted toward the direction of the voice, "Can’t you see I’m talking?"

"Are you looking for..."

Caribou’s words abruptly stopped as he spotted Luffy and the others crouching behind Hordy.

"Straw... Straw Hat Crew?!"

Seeing those familiar figures, cold sweat instantly broke out on Caribou’s face.

"Why are you all here?"

Weren’t they supposed to be attending that damn banquet at Ryugu Palace? Why did they suddenly appear in mid-air?

What a coincidence, damn it!

"We’ve been watching you mutter to yourself for a while," Sanji remarked. "Your vigilance is really low."

They had arrived above Caribou a minute ago, but not only had he failed to notice them, he had been muttering some nonsense to himself. Unbelievable.

Caribou fell silent for a moment before asking, "How did you know I was here?"

"We just saw you," Meiser said calmly.

After leaving Ryugu Palace, he had activated his Sharingan to search for targets in the air and easily spotted Caribou’s figure a few hundred meters away.

"Saw me?"

Several question marks popped up in Caribou’s mind. He had run so far—how could they still see him?

Were they using binoculars?

Damn it, what a miscalculation.

"You’re Caribou, right?" Meiser said.

Caribou fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, then put on an ingratiating expression and said, "It’s me. May I ask what you need from this humble one?"

"Did you kidnap the merfolk?"

Caribou instinctively nodded, then, as if realizing something, his expression immediately turned fearful.

"No, no, how could I possibly kidnap—"

"So it really was you, you bastard!"

Sanji, flames blazing all over his body, glared angrily at Caribou. "How dare you kidnap the beautiful merfolk ladies... Are you a human trafficker too?!"

"So it’s because of you."

Zoro also frowned at Caribou. No wonder Uncle Neptune suspected we were traffickers—someone really did kidnap the merfolk!

"It was you!"

Luffy glared furiously at Caribou. "The bastard who framed us!"

Thud!

Without giving Caribou a chance to say more, Luffy raised his fist, wrapped in Haki, and punched him.

"Ah!"

Caribou screamed as his face contorted from the blow, then flew toward the outskirts of Fish-Man Island. freeweɓnøvel.com

"Hey!"

Watching Caribou plummet rapidly toward the ground, Zoro exclaimed in disbelief, "Why did you just punch him away?"

Shouldn’t they have captured him and brought him back at a time like this? What was the point of punching him away?

"Isn’t it the same if we go down to find him?" Luffy scratched his head and said.

Zoro:

Then why not capture him from the start?

"Let’s go down and take a look, then," Meiser said, rubbing his temples. "We might as well see if there are any specialties on Fish-Man Island to buy and take with us."

Since they’d come all this way, they should at least have a good look around.

"Specialties?!"

As soon as Sanji heard the word "specialties," he perked up.

"I fully agree with Meiser," Sanji said with a serious expression. "So I plan to take a good look at the Mermaid Cafe."

Meiser: ?

Was that what he meant by specialties, you bastard!

Luffy paid no attention to their interaction and instead patted Hordy, saying, "Hey, whale, take us down."

"Hordy."

Hordy nodded, then carried them back to the ground.

"You can head back first," Meiser said, glancing at Hordy. "We’ll return later."

Hordy didn’t waste any words upon hearing Meiser’s instructions. He nodded and turned to leave.

As for how to get back to Ryugu Palace?

There were flying fish below that could take them back to Ryugu Palace, so there was no need to worry about that.

"I remember that guy flew in this direction just now," Luffy said, looking around. "Where is he?"

"Over there," Meiser said, pointing to the side as he stood on a massive coral reef. "He’s lying right there."

After saying this, Meiser paused, then exclaimed in amazement, "This guy stole quite a lot of stuff!"

Hearing Meiser’s words, Luffy and the others curiously made their way onto the coral reef and let out sighs of admiration together.

"That’s really a lot."

"This guy must be an Ability User," Sanji said. "Otherwise, he couldn’t have dropped so many things."

"Dropped..."

Meiser twitched at the corner of his mouth upon hearing this. Why did it feel like something out of an online game?

Defeating a boss and getting gold coins?

Ah, no... this kind of trash doesn’t even deserve to be called a BOSS, at most it’s just an elite mob.

Shaking his head to dismiss this strange thought, Meiser said, "Let’s go, take this guy back with us."

"Okay!"

The others nodded, then followed Meiser to Caribou’s location.

Casually taking a set of ropes from his Ninja Tool Pouch, Meiser crouched down and tied Caribou up tightly.

Looking at his handiwork, Meiser nodded in satisfaction.

Sanji, who had packed up the treasure into a bundle, looked at Caribou in Meiser’s hand with uncertainty and said, "He’s not dead, is he?"

"No."

Meiser shook his head and said, "This guy is, after all, one of the Supernovas. How could he die so easily?"

None of those who become Supernovas are simple characters.

"Then it seems this guy is pretty tough too," Sanji chuckled.

Meiser nodded, then, as if noticing something, put down Caribou and turned to approach a large piece of coral.

"What’s wrong?"

"I saw a ship belonging to the BIG MOM Pirate Crew," Meiser said with a frown.

"BIG MOM..."

Hearing this, Sanji was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "One of the Four Emperors’ people..."

Why would one of the Four Emperors’ people appear here?

Could it be they’re coming for us?

Thinking this, Sanji turned and exchanged a glance with Zoro, their expressions gradually growing serious.

"Let’s go, we’ll talk more in town," Meiser said.

He suspected the other party might be here to collect protection fees, but he wasn’t sure if Fish-Man Island could currently provide the required amount of sweets.

At this thought, Meiser frowned.

"Okay!"

"Should we put the stuff in a Scroll?"

"No!" Luffy refused. "I like the feeling of collecting things like this!"

"Fine..."

...

"What did you say?!"

Pekoms frowned as he looked at the Left Minister and said, "No sweets?"

"Yes..."

The Left Minister said with a grim expression, "Because our Fish-Man Island encountered an unexpected incident—the factory was destroyed by Hody—we can’t produce this month’s quota..."

Listening to the Left Minister’s words, Pekoms fell silent for a moment, then said, "So, you’re saying you can’t fulfill your promise?"

"There’s nothing we can do about it," the Left Minister wiped the cold sweat from his face and said. "It’s not that we did this intentionally; we encountered an unexpected incident."

"So... could you make an exception this time?"

"We’re willing to offer more next month..."

"No!"

Before the Left Minister could finish speaking, Pekoms interrupted him.

"N-no?"

"That’s right. Your internal conflicts have nothing to do with us."

After saying this, Pekoms paused, then continued, "Left Minister, you haven’t forgotten the agreement between us, have you?"

"We lend you Mama’s name, and you hand over a little bit of sweets every month... That’s how it is, right!"

"Gao!"

"Yes..."

The Left Minister wiped the cold sweat from his face. Of course he knew this.

It was precisely because he knew that he reacted this way.

"Then you should also know how terrifying Mama is." Pekoms took off his sunglasses, glaring with his dot eyes as he said, "If you anger her... Fish-Man Island will be destroyed!"

"Gao!"

Looking at Pekoms glaring with his pair of dot eyes, the Fish-Men nearby all had the same thought cross their minds.

He looks so cute when trying to intimidate...

Why does such a burly body have such an adorable pair of dot eyes?

Seeing the change in the Fish-Men’s expressions, Pekoms nodded with satisfaction. It seemed his intimidation was effective.

Then, Pekoms put his sunglasses back on and said, "So figure out a way to deliver the sweets!"

"Figure out a way..."

The Left Minister’s face turned very grim. What could he possibly do?

The factory had already been destroyed...

"Ah, it’s everyone from the sweets factory!" Luffy, who appeared not far away, greeted the Left Minister and the others with a smile, "Hey, everyone!"

"It’s Straw Hat Luffy!"

"Mr. Luffy, has the banquet ended?"

"Ah, it’s over." Luffy said with a smile, "The meat was delicious, and Fish-Man Island’s sweets were amazing too!"

As soon as he said this, all the Fish-Men present froze.

Why would Mr. Luffy say something like that?!

"Sweets?"

Catching these two words, Pekoms immediately frowned, then turned to look at Luffy and his group nearby.

"This appearance..."

As if remembering something, Pekoms took out a stack of wanted posters and said, "So it really is you...

The captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Straw Hat Luffy!"

"Huh?"

Luffy, who had come closer, looked at Pekoms in confusion and said, "You know me?"

"Of course I know you." Pekoms said, "Back then, Mama specifically told us to keep an eye on your pirate crew."

"In a way, we almost became allies."

It’s just a shame... that man died.

Luffy: ?

What do you mean, allies?

What’s that supposed to mean?

Meiser, however, understood Pekoms’ words. The other party must be from the BIG MOM Pirates.

As for what Pekoms meant by almost becoming allies... it probably referred to that time two years ago when Galette came looking for him.

But unfortunately, he could never join the BIG MOM Pirates, so he could never become their ally.

"It seems you don’t understand what I mean."

After saying this, Pekoms paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, this kind of thing isn’t important anyway."

"Hey, kid!"

"What did you mean just now about sweets?"

"Um, Mr. Pekoms, he..."

"Left Minister, don’t speak yet!" Pekoms glared at the Left Minister and said, "Let me ask my questions clearly first."

He sensed that something was off.

The Left Minister opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn’t think of any solution.

For a moment, the old man’s face flushed red with anxiety.

"Uncle Catfish, what’s wrong with you?" Luffy looked at the Left Minister in confusion and said, "Why is your face so red?"

"It’s nothing, just..."

"Answer my question first, Straw Hat Boy!"

"Who are you?" Luffy looked at Pekoms in confusion and said, "You don’t look like a Fish-man, more like a lion."

"Kid, I’m the one asking the questions here," Pekoms said. "You just said you had some snacks, right?!"

"Ah, I’m so full."

"Full, he says..." Pekoms gritted his teeth and turned to the Left Minister. "Left Minister, can you explain what’s going on?"

Why is this Straw Hat Boy so full when there are no snacks left, damn it!

He’s so jealous!

"Well... um..."

The Left Minister’s face turned pale with anxiety, but he couldn’t think of any way to resolve the situation.

Seeing that the Left Minister couldn’t answer, Pekoms turned his attention to Luffy.

"Damn Straw Hat Boy, explain yourself!" Pekoms, having taken off his sunglasses, glared at Luffy with his Dot Eyes. "Why did you..."

"Pfft... Hahahaha!"

Luffy couldn’t hold back his laughter when he saw Pekoms’ eyes.

"Why do you have such funny eyes? Hahaha!"

Meiser also found it hard to suppress a smile. Who would have thought the eyes hidden behind those sunglasses would look like that?

Maybe some people wear sunglasses just to hide their Dot Eyes.

Thinking this, Meiser remembered Doflamingo, whom he had encountered two years ago during the Summit War.

Didn’t he wear sunglasses too?

He wondered what Doflamingo’s eyes looked like.

Pekoms:

"Damn it, are you looking for a fight?!" Pekoms roared angrily.

His eyes are mighty and impressive, damn it! Why are they laughing?!

"Pekoms."

"Huh?"

Pekoms turned to look at Baron Tamago and frowned. "What is it?"

"Scaring them won’t get us any snacks," Baron Tamago said. "So... let’s handle this peacefully."

"Another weird guy..." Luffy looked curiously at Baron Tamago of the Longleg Tribe. "And who are you?"

"Hmm."

Baron Tamago gently placed his teacup on his head and said calmly, "Hello, members of the Childish Pirate Crew."

"I am Baron Tamago~"

"Childish..."

Hearing Baron Tamago’s words, Meiser’s lips twitched slightly. Is this how Four Emperors Crews refer to pirate crews like theirs who are about to enter the New World?

"To us, that’s exactly what you are," Baron Tamago said.

After speaking, the man stood up from the rock and took two or three steps to stand in front of Luffy.

"So tall!"

Looking at Baron Tamago, whose legs alone were taller than him, Luffy exclaimed in amazement. "And why do you look like an egg? Egg Baron."

Meiser and the other two were also surprised by Baron Tamago’s height, clearly not expecting him to be so tall.

His legs alone must be three or four meters long.

"I’m from the Longleg Tribe, so naturally, my legs are long," Baron Tamago explained first, then looked down at Luffy. "Also, I’m Baron Tamago, not Egg Baron."

"You should at least remember people’s names, you little pirate brat."

After finishing his words, Baron Tamago paused for a moment before continuing, "Straw Hat Boy, you just said you ate the sweets from this factory, right?"

"Yeah~" Luffy grinned, showing his teeth. "If there’s more, I’d love to keep eating."

"Ahahaha~"

Recalling the taste of the sweets earlier, Luffy couldn’t help but drool.

"Mr. Luffy..."

Watching Luffy still laughing and joking with Baron Tamago, the Left Minister felt utterly exasperated.

Did Luffy even understand who he was dealing with?

"That really is a headache," Baron Tamago shook his head and said. "Without the cake, we will get angry."

"Angry?"

Luffy was taken aback. Getting angry just because there was no cake?

Ignoring Luffy’s reaction, Baron Tamago raised his hand and pointed at the BIG MOM logo on the cake factory. "That huge symbol on the factory is the pirate flag of our boss—Charlotte Linlin!"

"Having that symbol means this island belongs to the territory of the Four Emperors, BIG MOM."

"In other words, Fish-Man Island is currently under the protection of BIG MOM’s reputation!"

"She’s really nice then," Luffy grinned, showing his teeth.

Seeing Luffy still grinning, Baron Tamago was left speechless.

He had explained it so clearly, yet the other party still didn’t understand what he meant.

Could this guy be a single-celled organism?

Thinking this, Baron Tamago felt somewhat exasperated.

Then, he said, "Don’t misunderstand, Straw Hat Boy."

"This is just a transaction."

"Transaction?"

"Yes!"

Baron Tamago said, "Every month, you must hand over ten tons of sweets in exchange for the protection of the BIG MOM Pirates!"

"Ten tons?"

"That much?"

"Exactly, ten tons!" Baron Tamago nodded. "So, we’ll wait. The deadline is tomorrow morning!"

"If we set off tomorrow morning, it will still be in time."

If the required amount of cake isn’t delivered by tomorrow morning... then they will send someone to destroy Fish-Man Island!

"Tomorrow morning..." the Left Minister said with a grim expression. "But... Baron, as I said earlier, the factory has been destroyed. It will take two weeks to resume operations, so..."

"That won’t do," Baron Tamago coldly interrupted the Left Minister. "It must be before tomorrow morning!"

"Hey, Eggy!" Sanji said irritably. "Can’t you just wait a bit?"

Meanwhile, Zoro added, "Is your boss that petty?"

"Mom is a very great female pirate, so she naturally isn’t lacking in magnanimity," Baron Tamago said calmly. "But this matter has nothing to do with magnanimity. It’s an agreement!"

Fish-Man Island unilaterally broke the contract between them!

So... there was nothing wrong with what he said.

"So she’s a lady."

As he spoke, Sanji’s face suddenly turned red, though no one knew what he was thinking.

Meiser: ?

"What’s with you blushing like a bubble teapot?"

That bastard Sanji must have imagined some pink scene.

BIG MOM is at least fifty or sixty years old, for goodness sake!

"Ahem, it’s nothing," Sanji cleared his throat and said.

Then, he turned to look at Baron Tamago and changed the subject, saying, "By the way, what would happen if the dessert is delivered late?"

"If that were to happen..." Baron Tamago suddenly darkened his expression and said, "Then our agreement with Fish-Man Island would be voided!"

"After that, the warriors of the BIG MOM Pirates will come to destroy Fish-Man Island!"

For those who dared to break a promise, they would show no mercy!

Upon hearing Baron Tamago’s words, the expressions of Luffy and his companions shifted instantly.

"Destroy Fish-Man Island?!" Luffy said angrily. "Are you kidding me? How can you destroy a country just because of some snacks?" freewebnøvel.coɱ

"And this island was just saved, you bastards!"

This was simply too absurd!

"Heh."

Hearing Luffy’s words, Baron Tamago and Pekoms both sneered. At this moment, they felt Luffy was incredibly ridiculous and... naive!

"These guys are serious," Meiser said, frowning.

He could tell that this person calling himself Baron Tamago was telling the truth.

What he hadn’t expected was that such a terrifying consequence was hidden behind this agreement...

To destroy a nation just because they couldn’t gather enough snacks?

How tyrannical could one be?

But once he remembered the other party’s identity, Meiser felt a sense of clarity.

Indeed, they were pirates.

Even if they were willing to trade with you, it didn’t change the fact that they were pirates!

Meanwhile, Zoro instinctively placed his hand on his sword hilt, staring at Baron Tamago without saying a word, his thoughts unknown.

Taking in everyone’s reactions, Baron Tamago sneered again and said, "Rookie pirates these days really are a headache."

They couldn’t possibly think that fighting them here would solve the problem.

Don’t be ridiculous. Even if these guys could beat them, it wouldn’t resolve the issue at hand!

"Fine, then..."

Before Baron Tamago could finish his sentence, he noticed the Den Den Mushi sitting nearby suddenly started ringing.

At this sight, the faces of Baron Tamago and Pekoms changed instantly.

"This call..." Pekoms said with a grim expression, "it must be Mama."

He had just reported the situation here to that side, so... there was a high probability that the one calling now was Mama.

The nearby members of the Fish-Man race turned pale upon hearing Pekoms’ words.

"BIG... Is BIG MOM herself calling?"

"Of all people, her..."

Watching the ringing Den Den Mushi, the Left Minister’s face turned green.

If the other party directly ordered an attack on Fish-Man Island... would these two powerful individuals strike them immediately?

Although Straw Hat Boy and his crew might step in to help, doing so would also plunge the Straw Hat Crew into an abyss of no return!

Damn it... what should they do?!

Gulp—

"A call from the person called Mama..."

Meiser: ?

Looking at Sanji, whose face was starting to turn red again, Meiser complained, "So what the hell are you blushing for, you bastard?"

That’s enough!

"Hey, Pekoms..." Baron Tamago walked near the Den Den Mushi with Pekoms and swallowed hard. "How about..."

"No, you answer it!" Pekoms said, breaking into a cold sweat. "I don’t want to get scolded."

Baron Tamago: —

He said it as if Tamago enjoyed being scolded.

He didn’t like it either, damn it!

Who would want to face an angry Mama? She was simply not human!

After a moment of silence, Baron Tamago said, "Pekoms, how about we do rock-paper-scissors..."

"Hello?!"

Luffy casually picked up the Den Den Mushi and glared at it, saying, "Are you that BIG MOM?!"

"Hey!"

Watching Luffy pick up the Den Den Mushi without hesitation, Baron Tamago and Pekoms were stunned.

Does this bastard have any idea what he’s doing?

The other Fish-men also stared at Luffy in shock; clearly, none of them expected him to do such a thing.

No, how could someone be so gutsy?

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, BIG MOM fell into silence because of Luffy’s unfamiliar voice, her thoughts unknown.

"Mr. Luffy..."

Seeing Luffy holding the Den Den Mushi, the Left Minister wanted to step forward and say something, but he was stopped by Meiser.

"Meiser?"

Meiser, who clearly saw what Luffy intended to do, said with a smile to the Left Minister, "Leave it to Luffy."

"But..."

"Mm-hmm!"

Seeing Meiser give him a firm nod, the troubled Left Minister pursed his lips and finally chose to trust the Straw Hat Crew.

After all... he was out of options.

Then, he noticed the strange person in Meiser’s hand.

"This is..."

"He is the real culprit behind the kidnapping of the Merfolk girls," Meiser said. "I’m handing him over to you now."

"By the way, remember to bind him with Sea Stone. This man is an Ability User."

With that, Meiser tossed Caribou onto the ground next to the Left Minister, signaling him to take the man away later.

The Left Minister nodded gratefully. "Yes, I understand."

The Left Minister waved his hand, signaling the dazed soldiers to take away the unconscious Caribou so he wouldn’t slip away.

Then, he and Meiser stood side-by-side, looking toward Luffy, intending to see how Luffy would handle this matter.

At that moment, BIG MOM spoke: "It seems you aren’t Tamago."

"Nor are you Pekoms... Who are you?"

"I am Monkey D. Luffy, the man who will become the Pirate King!"

"Hey!"

Hearing Luffy’s words, Baron Tamago and Pekoms’ faces turned green instantly. What was this bastard saying in front of Mama?!

Does he not know how to spell the word ’death’?!

"Monkey... D?"

Upon hearing that name, the image of a man who was like a monster immediately surfaced in BIG MOM’s mind.

A man who... remained unscathed even after taking her ultimate move head-on!

After a moment of silence, BIG MOM sneered. "So you’re that bastard Garp’s grandson."

"I remember who you are now. You’re the brat who, along with Meiser, caused a huge scene at Impel Down two years ago."

"Speaking of which, it’s a bit of a shame, Me—"

"I ate all the snacks!" Luffy interrupted BIG MOM directly. "I ate every single bit!"

Interrupted, BIG MOM froze for a second, then frowned. "There should have been ten tons. How could you possibly eat it all?"

"I just ate it all!" Luffy shouted angrily. "I ate all ten tons!"

"You bastard..."

Provoked by Luffy, veins popped on BIG MOM’s face, and her expression became distorted.

"Hey, Straw Hat Boy, what exactly are you trying to do?!"

Baron Tamago looked at Luffy in disbelief, unable to fathom what this brat was up to.

Does he not know the terror of the Four Emperors?

Or is it... a newborn calf that does not fear the tiger?

"Kid, do you have any idea who you’re facing?" Pekoms looked at Luffy in shock, momentarily at a loss for words.

" I know," Luffy said.

Pekoms fell silent. He knew and yet still dared to say that?

What on earth was he trying to do?!

BIG MOM thought of something and sneered, "I see... you want to protect those Fish-men, don’t you?"

After all... that was ten tons of sweets!

How could anyone possibly eat ten tons of sweets?

So this brat is definitely trying to shield Fish-Man Island!

Luffy didn’t bother to refute the idea of protecting Fish-Man Island. Instead, he nodded and said, "But I really did eat them. All the remaining ones were eaten by me."

"However... I really didn’t know those sweets were for you."

After speaking, Luffy paused for a moment, then placed the pack on his back onto the ground. "How about this? We have a lot of treasure right now. We can give all of it to you as compensation for eating the snacks."

"That being the case... don’t hold a grudge against Fish-Man Island for not having snacks. Once they’ve repaired the factory, they’ll make it up to you."

"Are you kidding me?" BIG MOM roared. "Can treasure be eaten?"

"I want delicious sweets!"

She didn’t care about treasure at all; after all, she wasn’t short on money.

What she wanted were delicious sweets!

"P-Please wait a moment!"

Glancing at the huge packs that Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro had placed on the ground, Baron Tamago’s eyes widened.

This is all treasure?

He ran over and said, "Are these three huge packs you put on the ground all filled with treasure?"

"Yes!"

After receiving a positive answer, Baron Tamago instinctively swallowed. Did these guys rob a whole country?

This was too exaggerated!

Compared to sweets... this treasure was clearly worth more!

As if having made a decision, Baron Tamago stepped forward and snatched the Den Den Mushi from Luffy’s hand, moving to the side to say, "Mama, it’s Tamago. Please calm down for a moment and listen to me."

"Lately, many rookie pirates have appeared in the New World, and some of them have destroyed several of our merchant ships..."

"So... I hope to use this capital to fill that gap."

At this point, Baron Tamago paused and swallowed hard.

Then, he whispered, "Mama, the amount of treasure is truly staggering."

"So... could you please wait another two weeks?"

"Wait for them to repair the factory and then deliver the snacks to us."

"For now, please authorize them to use this batch of treasure to make up for the current loss."

"As for the snacks... I will do my best to buy delicious snacks for you on the return journey."

"What... do you think?"

Looking at the silent Den Den Mushi, Baron Tamago swallowed again, his expression becoming cautious.

"Are you kidding me, Tamago!" BIG MOM roared. "To say something so disgraceful..."

"What pirate would ever compromise on something they want?!"

"I-I’m sorry!"

Roared at, Baron Tamago collapsed to the ground in fear, his face covered in cold sweat.

Pekoms also instinctively swallowed. Mama seemed to be angry.

Did this mean... they were going to destroy Fish-Man Island?

Thinking of this, Pekoms turned his gaze toward the Straw Hat Crew.

Maybe there would be a fight in a bit...

With that thought, Pekoms intended to say something to Baron Tamago, but before he could speak, BIG MOM on the other end of the Den Den Mushi spoke again.

"Hehe, interesting..."

"Interesting?"

Pekoms was stunned. What was interesting?

"I’ve suddenly become interested in this brat who dares to oppose me," BIG MOM grinned. "Garp’s grandson..."

"Straw Hat Boy Luffy, I’ll let you have your way this time."

"However... after this incident, our target will shift from Fish-Man Island to you."

"Come! Come to the New World!"

She wanted to see if this brat would still have the courage to shout those words the moment he saw her!

"So that was it..." Looking at Luffy, who remained calm throughout, the Left Minister’s pupils shrunk to their limit.

Was this Mr. Luffy’s goal for doing this?

To make BIG MOM shift her gaze onto them...

This was an immense favor!

"Yeah, I’ll come to the New World," Luffy said, picking up the Den Den Mushi. "Just you wait. It just so happens I have business with you too."

"Business with me?"

"That’s right!"

Luffy said angrily, "Leaving the Fish-Man race to someone like you is way too dangerous!"

"So I’m going to blow you away in the New World and officially claim Fish-Man Island as my territory!"

"You arrogant brat..."

Listening to Luffy’s words, veins throbbed on BIG MOM’s face in anger.

The men of the Monkey family really were all this gutsy...

"Kid, if you have the ability, then come and try!" BIG MOM roared. "I’ll be waiting for you in the New World!"

"You just wait for me!"

Click

Baron Tamago: —

Watching Luffy hang up the Den Den Mushi without hesitation, Baron Tamago went numb.

Does this kid have any idea what he just did?

Pekoms looked at Luffy with a complex gaze, as if he were looking at a madman.

"Truly... a rookie who doesn’t know his place."

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