One Piece: Starting with the enslavement of Wano Country!

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Hanafza gestured for Kaido to calm down: "It's true that pirates rely on robbing, but I'm not like ordinary pirates."

"Then tell me, how are you different from ordinary pirates?" Kaido asked irritably.

Hanafza asked with a smile, "Kaido, you should know that I am one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, right?"

Kaido was losing his patience: "If you utter another word, don't blame me for my 'Eight Precepts' not discriminating against anyone!"

Seeing that Kaido seemed a little impatient, Hanafza didn't dare to continue rambling and said directly, "These two Devil Fruits were stolen from ships of World Government member states by me using my legal right of plunder as a 'Shichibukai'."

The World Government certainly doesn't allow the Seven Warlords of the Sea to wreak havoc in these affiliated territories, since these are their core areas.

But if they only plunder those who aren't affiliated, then why would they join the "Seven Warlords of the Sea"?

Those non-member states were already plundered by pirates, and the World Government and Navy didn't bother with them anyway, especially since they were poor and there wasn't much profit to be made.

Therefore, the World Government allows them to plunder ships from these member states at sea, as long as they don't foolishly plunder the member states' celestial treasures or royal families.

Even if the navy sees it, they will act like an incompetent husband, pretending not to see it, and sail away on their warship.

"That's why I joined the Seven Warlords of the Sea!" Hanafza said, pushing the box forward. "These two Devil Fruits are yours, Kaido!"

Kaido was taken aback.

You just gave it to him like that?

Kaido stared at Hanafza with his tiger-like eyes, as if trying to see through him.

"You have your own pirate crew and your own subordinates. Is it inappropriate for you to give me these two Devil Fruits?"

Although that's what he said, Kaido's hands had already honestly taken the box.

Hanafza sat down again, poured himself a bowl of wine, took a sip, and said, "It's really not good."

"Hmm?" Kaido's brows furrowed involuntarily, and he stared at Hanafza with an unfriendly gaze.

Does this mean they want to go back?

Even if he agrees, the "Eight Precepts" he holds will not agree!

Hanafza completely ignored Kaido, instead staring at the roaring campfire before him. A slight smile played on his lips, and a determined glint shone in his eyes as he declared loudly, "So, Kaido, let's cooperate!"

This completely surprised Kaido. "Why do you suddenly want to cooperate? And what kind of cooperation?"

Hanafza said with a smile:

"From our first encounter, I was impressed by your immense strength, and what the Beasts Pirates did later deeply shocked me."

"I want to achieve great things together with you!"

Hanaf paused, took a sip of his drink, and then said, "But I also know that you guys are too strong. With my strength, joining the Beasts Pirates wouldn't really make much sense."

"So I might as well join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and use that identity to acquire more Zoan-type Devil Fruits on the high seas, thus lending a helping hand to the Beasts Pirates!"

Kaido asked in a deep voice, "What do you want?"

Hanafuzha stared intently at Kaido, his gaze so resolute it seemed he was about to join the party.

"I believe in you, Kaido. If it were you, the Beasts Pirates would definitely be able to stand at the top of the world."

"I also want to see the view from the top of the world!"

"Orororororo..." Kaido patted Hanafza on the shoulder, laughing heartily.

Hanafza, holding a wine bowl, asked with a smile, "Kaido, let's form an alliance."

Kaido picked up his wine bowl, clinked it against Hanafza's, and laughed, "No problem, from today onwards, you are a partner of our Beasts Pirates!"

"Ah, then it's a pleasure to cooperate." With that, Hanafza downed the wine in his bowl in one gulp.

"Orororororo... It's a pleasure to work with you!" Kaido also downed the bowl of wine.

Men's friendships are formed quickly, especially since the two had just formed an alliance. Their friendship rapidly deepened, and before long they were arm in arm, drinking and eating together...

After a hearty meal, Kaido let out a satisfied burp.

Shaking his aching head from drinking too much, Kaido got up to leave and continue his suicide attempt. Hanafzai also got up to see Kaido off.

Before Kaido could even say goodbye, he suddenly remembered their first encounter and said with a smile, "It's been a long time since we fought, how about we have another match today!"

Chapter 254 It's a real loss not to let him go to the sea

"No, no," Hanafza shook his head in refusal.

He knew very well that he was no match for Kaido.

If he were alone, he could at least learn from his subordinates; but with his crew all around, he didn't want to get beaten up in front of them.

"What? We finally met, why not have a fight?" Kaido's tone was quite regretful.

Hanafza waved his hand and said with a smile, "Next time for sure, next time for sure."

Seeing that Hanafza was unwilling to fight, Kaido didn't force him. "Alright then."

Having just taken two ancient Devil Fruits from someone, I can't just beat them up.

Kaido turned and left, waving one hand behind him: "Then I'll be going now. If you encounter anything you can't solve in the future, feel free to come to me anytime."

Hanafza crossed his arms and grinned: "Yes, I won't hold back."

Kaido laughed loudly, "Oh ho ho ho ho... That's good, until we meet again!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kaido's body rapidly expanded, transforming into a blue dragon, and he soared away on the clouds.

Hanafuzha watched Kaido leave, lingered a little longer, and then set sail again with his crew.

On the deck, Hanafza gazed at the sea, a cold smile curving his lips.

Which lucky person will we meet this time?

......

Lei Luo was training the children when suddenly a dragon's roar came from the sky.

Seeing Kaido return, Leero was somewhat surprised.

How come Da Sha Chun is back so quickly after being gone for so long, and he looks so smug?

Lei Luo asked in confusion, "Why did you come back? Did you have a change of heart and decide not to commit suicide?"

Kaido didn't explain, and like a nouveau riche, casually tossed the box in his hand to Leylo, "Hey, look what good stuff I brought back?"

Lei Luo took the box and opened it, puzzled.

Two Ancient Zoan Devil Fruits came into view, and Lei Luo blinked in disbelief.

It wasn't exactly a pleasant surprise, just a bit astonishing.

Lei Luo asked curiously, "Kaido, how...did you get this?"

Kaido crossed his arms, tilted his head slightly, and smiled smugly:

"Oh ho ho ho ho... I was on my way to commit suicide, you know, I jumped from mid-air and just happened to run into Hanafuzha, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. He gave it to me."

Lei Luo closed the box and asked with a smile:

Why would he give you a Devil Fruit, especially two Ancient Zoan ones?

Kaido then revealed that Hanafza had allied with the Beasts Pirates.

The reason he didn't commit suicide but instead returned to the Celestial Empire with the two Devil Fruits was that...

One reason was that he wanted to entrust the Devil Fruit to Leero for safekeeping, in case he got carried away with his suicide attempt and lost the fruit.

Secondly, it was to inform them of this matter, since Lei Luo was the vice-captain of the Beasts Pirates.

“Okay, I understand.” Rello had no objection to forming an alliance with Hanafza.

This is only beneficial to the Beasts Pirates, since Hanafzai collects Devil Fruits that are given to him.

But Kaido's luck seems to have improved a bit.

During the previous expedition, he snatched the Float-Float Fruit from the CP agents. This time, he committed suicide and obtained two Ancient Zoan fruits from Hanafza.

Is this what they mean by "fools are lucky"?

Kaido took out his gourd of wine from his waist, took a sip, and laughed, "Now that the Devil Fruit has been delivered and the alliance has been discussed, then, Railo... I'll continue my suicide."

Lei Luo waved his hand: "Go ahead, go ahead."

This guy is so lucky, it would be a real loss if we didn't let him go out to sea.

"Oh ho ho ho ho ho... Well, I'm off!" Kaido laughed and transformed into a dragon, flying away.

Come in a hurry, go in a hurry.

A ripple appeared in the air as Stussy opened a transparent door and stepped out.

Lei Luo casually handed the box to Stusi, "Keep it safe."

“Okay,” Stussy replied, then opened another door and placed the box into the world inside.

"Kaido's luck is really good!" Stussy exclaimed.

Lei Luo nodded in agreement.

Who can argue with that? Even if Kaido brings back the Dark-Dark Fruit next time, Rayleigh wouldn't find it strange at all.

Stopping thinking about Kaido, Leylo continued training the children.

......

Somewhere in the New World.

A pirate ship is sailing, and the Fishman Pirates' skull and crossbones flag on the mast is fluttering in the wind.

Jinbe lay lazily on the deck, eyes closed, enjoying the sunshine.

Steal the floating life for half a day.

For over a year now in the New World, the Fishman Pirates have spent most of their time in battle.

This is a dog-eat-dog world; either they challenge others, or others challenge them.

Suddenly, the fish-man in the lookout room shouted, "Captain, a huge pirate crew has been spotted ahead!"

"Judging from the skull and crossbones flag on the mast, it is..."

"Whitebeard Pirates!"

Jinbe instantly sprang to his feet and sat up, his eyes wide with disbelief as he asked, "What did you say? What pirate crew?"

The fish-man in the lookout room swallowed hard and shouted again, "It's the Whitebeard Pirates!"

Aladdin frowned and asked, "Jinbe, what should we do?"

"What? What do we do? Run!"

Jinbe shouted, "Turn around immediately! Now is not the time to fight them!"

Because of Rael's time travel, Jinbe had no interaction with Whitebeard. Facing this great pirate who was far stronger than Wang Zhi, Jinbe did not want to fight him.

"Yes, Captain!" the helmsman shouted, gripping the rudder with both hands and quickly maneuvering the pirate ship to turn around.

At that moment, Jinbe suddenly frowned and looked solemnly into the air, where a strange bird engulfed in blue flames was flying over.

Jinbe immediately clenched his fists and assumed a fighting stance.

He may not want to fight, but if there's really no other way, he won't back down!

"Hey, hey, hey, don't be nervous." A somewhat lazy voice came from the phoenix.

Marco descended from the mast, sat on it, dangling his legs. His dead fish eyes swept indifferently over the fishmen below, and he chuckled, "Hello, Fishman Pirates."

The fishmen immediately raised their pistols, their dark muzzles all aimed at Marco.

Jinbe remained on guard, maintaining his fighting stance, his eyes fixed on Marco, and questioned:

"Marco the Phoenix, the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, what brings you aboard my ship?"

Marco looked at the Fishman Pirates, who seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, and chuckled, "I told you there's no need to be so tense. We're not here to start a war with you."

"My father would like to invite you to the 'Moby Dick' for a chat."

Chapter 255 But he was still a little unhappy.