Free Web NovelChapter 216: Chapter 216: Jovian Finally Arrives at Amazon Lily
"Marine Admiral Borsalino..."
"Jovian, the monster known as the strongest bounty hunter alive, who has defeated pirates with a combined bounty of more than two billion Berries in the past month."
"Silvers Rayleigh, the ’Dark King,’ the legendary pirate and first mate of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger."
"Bartholomew Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, a man said to rule with unimaginable brutality and known as the ’Tyrant.’"
"And finally, the entire crew of Straw Hat Monkey D. Luffy, a rising rookie whose bounty has been raised by the Marines to three hundred million Berries in just a few months."
"What a gathering of major figures!"
High above, inside a hot-air balloon, several reporters from the World Economy News Paper held high-definition DSLR cameras and kept snapping photos of everything happening on the Sabaody Archipelago.
"The Straw Hat crew probably won’t survive today."
"After all, whether it’s a Marine Admiral, a pirate hunter, or Tyrant Kuma of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, none of them would ever let those people go."
One burly reporter looked at the situation on Sabaody and could not help shaking his head. From the bottom of his heart, he felt sorry for Luffy’s crew. If the Straw Hats had not caused such a world-shaking incident and had simply entered the New World, then perhaps a terrifyingly powerful pirate crew would soon have risen there, injecting fresh energy into the balance of power held by the Four Emperors. Unfortunately, the Straw Hats just had to go and hit a Celestial Dragon, meaning they had run into a Marine Admiral while they were still beginners, the final boss most pirates only needed to face after becoming an Emperor.
"Hmm..."
"I actually think a miracle might still happen."
Another reporter shook his head. With his many years of experience at the scene of major incidents, and with his instinct for big news, he boldly guessed that the atmosphere between the Marine Admiral, the so-called strongest pirate hunter, the legendary pirate Dark King Rayleigh, and Tyrant Kuma of the Seven Warlords was not exactly friendly. In theory, the hunter, the Admiral, and the Warlord should all be on the same side, but right now, that did not seem to be the case. That was very interesting, and the reporter was ready to watch closely and see whether any surprises would appear.
At the same time, just as the reporter was wondering whether something even more interesting might happen, a huge fat man wearing a red apron came running over with several Pacifista robots modeled after Tyrant Kuma, heading straight toward the people locked in their standoff.
"Boss Kizaru! Seriously, why weren’t you answering my calls?!"
"We agreed to meet up! Why did you run off by yourself again?"
The big man arrived behind Kizaru with the robots and shouted in agitation.
"Oh, if it isn’t Sentomaru."
Borsalino, Kizaru, looked at the newcomer, pursed his lips, and gave him a sleazy grin.
"Ah..."
"That’s Jovian, the strongest hunter who just swept through all the Supernovas on the island, Dark King Rayleigh, the Pirate King’s first mate, and a Warlord of the Sea..."
"Seriously, the moment I look away, all the big names gather in one place."
Sentomaru looked at the three people standing opposite Kizaru, and cold sweat began dripping from his forehead. He had not expected so many monsters to gather here.
"So..."
"What are you all planning to do?"
"Especially you, Mr. Pirate Hunter. What exactly do you intend to do?"
Borsalino kept both hands in his pants pockets as he looked at Jovian and asked.
"What do I intend to do?"
"I already told you. These guys are my prey. Do you know how many hundreds of millions they’re worth?"
"Don’t be blind, old man!"
"I make my living off people like them. Are you trying to cut off my income?"
Jovian argued with perfect confidence. He did not say a single word about opposing the Marines, but his actions were already causing some kind of conflict with them.
"Hoo..."
Borsalino exhaled helplessly. He did not think Jovian was lying, because just moments ago, the man before him had swept through nearly every Supernova on the entire island. It was only natural for him to set his sights on Luffy and Zoro’s heads too. If Borsalino had known there was a guy like this on the Sabaody Archipelago, he would not have come at all.
The problem was, he was already here.
As a Marine Admiral, if he did not do anything, his superior would probably give him an earful. Ugh, life was rough for a salaryman.
In order to avoid being criticized by Sengoku, while also finding it troublesome and not wanting to clash with Jovian, a pirate hunter with considerable strength, Borsalino eventually fixed his gaze on Dark King Rayleigh.
"Honestly..."
"A legend like you is already this old, so why are you still coming out here?" freeωebnovēl.c૦m
Borsalino looked at Rayleigh and asked in a helpless tone.
"I can’t exactly stand by and watch you ruin every young person here, can I?"
"They’re all young people yearning for freedom. Are you going to crush their dreams?"
Rayleigh lightly stroked the graying beard on his chin. He was not the slightest bit intimidated by the lineup of Admiral, hunter, and Warlord before him. He had been a man aboard the Pirate King Roger’s ship. How could he possibly be afraid of a combination like this?
Back when he had faced the Rocks crew, had he not charged in the moment it was time to fight?
"No choice, then..."
"In that case, keep me company for a little while."
As Borsalino spoke, he took his hands out of his pockets. His eyes carried a trace of helplessness. If possible, he would have liked to spend his entire life never taking his hands out of his pockets, because doing so was far too troublesome.
Zzzzt...
With a flash of dazzling light, a glittering golden blade of light appeared in Borsalino’s hand.
"Ama no Murakumo Sword!"
Borsalino announced the name of the immensely powerful sword in his hand with a look as if he had not fully woken up.
"Sigh..."
Rayleigh looked at the sword in Borsalino’s hand and sighed softly. Then he drew the blade at his waist.
"Looks like these old bones still have to get a little exercise."
As Rayleigh spoke, powerful Haki coated his blade.
"Heh..."
With a quiet chuckle, Borsalino and Rayleigh swung their swords and fiercely clashed.
No, everyone had originally thought that these two men standing at the peak of the world, Rayleigh and Borsalino, would show everyone present some extraordinary kind of battle.
In reality, however, the legendary pirate Rayleigh and Marine Admiral Borsalino merely performed a slow, health-preserving sword routine in front of everyone.
"As expected of a Marine Admiral. I really am getting old."
After Rayleigh swung his sword only a few times, he started panting.
"How scary..."
"As expected of Dark King Rayleigh!"
Borsalino narrowed his eyes and praised Dark King Rayleigh’s strength.
"..."
Jovian looked speechlessly at Rayleigh and Borsalino, who had only done two rounds of light exercise before starting their corporate-style mutual flattery. Then he turned his gaze toward Straw Hat.
"..."
As if sensing Jovian’s gaze, Kuma, who still could not tell which side Jovian was on, moved. He had to save the Straw Hat crew before Jovian could make his move.
"If you were to take a trip, where would you like to go?"
Kuma removed the glove from his hand, revealing the adorable paw pad in his palm, while asking the Straw Hats before him that question.
"Look out!"
Sanji and Zoro seemed to notice something. The moment Kuma took off his glove, they remembered what had happened to the Ghost Princess Perona when she encountered Kuma. They remembered that in an instant, in just a single instant, Perona had vanished without a trace.
"Hmm!?"
Before the Straw Hat crew could answer, Kuma swung his palm down.
Poof.
With a soft sound, Luffy watched helplessly as one of his crewmates disappeared before his eyes.
"What..."
Luffy stared at the vanished person, his eyes widening, his gaze filled with disbelief.
"Everybody, run! The people in front of us aren’t opponents we can handle right now!"
In the depths of despair, Luffy shouted at the top of his lungs. Luffy, who had always charged forward without fear, finally felt powerless in the face of these monsters of the sea.
"Next..."
Kuma did not stop moving because of Luffy’s despair. Robin, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Zoro, Chopper, Brook, Franky...
Eight crewmates were sent flying one after another right before Luffy’s eyes, disappearing into the sky.
Thud.
At that moment, Luffy seemed to break. He dropped to his knees, his eyes trembling uncontrollably.
"Goodbye."
Kuma looked at Luffy kneeling on the ground and felt helpless inside. There were far too many things he could not say, but it did not matter. No matter how many people misunderstood him, it did not matter. All he had to do was save the Straw Hat crew from this crisis. As a member of the Revolutionary Army, this was what he should do most.
With that thought, Kuma raised his hand high.
"I’m ready."
Then Kuma saw Jovian, carrying a huge backpack, arrive beside Luffy and place a hand on Luffy’s shoulder.
"Hmm!?"
Kuma’s heart sank, but the palm he had swung could no longer stop.
After he struck with force, Luffy, Jovian, and Jovian’s entire bag of Berries all vanished from Kuma’s sight.
"..."
"This is bad..."
Kuma looked at Luffy and Jovian, who had vanished without a trace, and his heart tightened. That pirate hunter, whose allegiance remained impossible to determine, would very likely cause major trouble for their plan. He might even cause the death of their leader Dragon’s son, Monkey D. Luffy.
"Hmm."
Borsalino looked at Kuma, who had seemed to slaughter everyone but had actually only sent them all flying away, and pursed his lips.
"Kuma, you need to explain this."
Borsalino looked at Kuma and waited for his explanation.
"Hmm..."
Kuma nodded. He had already prepared his explanation.
"We are at a critical moment right now."
"It would be unwise to start a war with other legendary pirates, or even the Revolutionary Army, over a minor Straw Hat."
"Besides..."
"If not only Whitebeard’s Second Division Commander is executed, but Straw Hat is also captured and executed, what will Vice Admiral Garp think? After all, they both carry the name Monkey. Everything I did was so that we can smoothly carry out Fire Fist Ace’s execution next."
Kuma spoke to Borsalino with complete seriousness.
"I see."
"That is true. If, while facing Whitebeard, a man powerful enough to destroy the world, we also had to go to war with Revolutionary Dragon, Dark King Rayleigh, and Red-Haired Shanks, the former owner of that straw hat, ha ha ha ha... the World Government might end up being overthrown outright."
Borsalino had his own thoughts. With the Marines’ current strength, going to war with Rayleigh, Whitebeard, Shanks, and Dragon at the same time would require them to commit everything they had. If, at that moment, the other two Emperors of the New World, Kaido of the Beasts and Big Mom Charlotte Linlin, suddenly caused trouble as well, then the Marines would be finished.
Stopping now was the best choice.
Thinking this, Borsalino put away his Ama no Murakumo Sword.
"No more fighting. No more fighting." Borsalino shook his head. "Anyway, thanks to that pirate hunter, I’ve already done enough today to call it a day. Then I’ll see you around, Dark King Rayleigh."
"Hmm..."
Rayleigh’s expression was not very good, but as he looked at the endless stream of Marines surrounding them, even Rayleigh had no choice but to let it go.
"Something interesting has happened."
"I have a feeling that Straw Hat kid is still going to do something earth-shattering!"
The reporter standing in the balloon looked at the now-vanished Luffy, his heart racing with excitement. He believed that this man, who had been constantly shocking people with his deeds ever since his debut, would definitely create new news, huge news capable of shaking the entire world.
Several days later.
Whoosh!
A meteor suddenly fell onto an island in the Calm Belt.
Boom!
As the dust scattered, the full shape of the meteor was revealed.
"Finally, finally, I’m here!"
A long-haired, unruly man carrying a bag of Berries appeared inside the meteor crater.
"Hungry..."
"So hungry..."
The man wiped tears from the corners of his eyes and casually threw away the "monkey" stuck to him, which kept making noises like "Hungry! So hungry!"
"Next, what kind of identity should I use to enter this island?"
"Let me think..."
The man stood beside the "monkey" and considered his next plan.
Rustle, rustle...
Just as the man kept thinking, his ears twitched. He heard something nearby constantly moving through the forest, making rustling sounds.
"This..."
The man’s eyes trembled. His super-brain spun at high speed. Then he looked at the "monkey" he had previously thrown onto the ground. freёwebnovel.com
"Who are you?"
Before long, Amazon warriors holding bows and arrows arrived above the crater after hearing the commotion. They aimed their arrows at the people inside the pit and questioned them.
"Hurry! Save my broth... no, save my sister!"
A blond Amazon warrior looked toward the crater and saw a strong "woman" holding a seemingly skeletal "woman," desperately calling to her for help.
"I’ll help you!"
The kindhearted warrior jumped down into the crater, deciding to properly help these two poor "women."
"Heh heh heh..."
"Amazon Lily, I’m here!"
Jovian looked at the kind warrior before him and revealed an incomparably evil smile.
He had decided. He would stay here and help the women warriors build their kingdom. He would work hard to make the entire kingdom’s population double within a year!
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