Chapter 369 The sky crackled, and I made a brilliant appearance
[Chapter Header Serialization·Lovesickness 17·"Follow me"]
[Hancock flung his cloak and led Dorag to where Shiji was. Daxiong was about to catch up when he heard a cry from the side, and Bonnie rushed towards him with tears streaming down her face... The three Hancock sisters stopped and looked back, and even Dorag was surprised...]——
As one of the Shichibukai stationed on this island and in charge of the so-called World's No. 1 Swordsman Competition, Crocodile is naturally well-informed.
When he debuted, he had a bounty of 100 million berries. Later, he snatched Caesar's devil fruit in front of Morganse and others on the flower boat, and was chased into the Calm Belt by the Queen of Pleasure Street... A few years after everyone thought he had died in the Calm Belt, he suddenly appeared in the South China Sea again, and he was riding on the ship of the rumored women's country where all the people are pirates!
This kid who was being hunted and fled into the Calm Belt, and his so-called female captain, not only did not die in the Calm Belt, but also sneaked into the country of women and learned some extraordinary domineering skills.
More than a year ago, he did something unscrupulous in the South China Sea. Others might not be aware of it, but Crocodile knew it.
This fellow with a terrifying special ability did not hide his thoughts at all. As if teasing, he exchanged the devil fruits of two potential new stars of the navy and walked away.
Of course, Crocodile fully supports doing things that bring shame to the navy, and he also wants to applaud Giovanna Giorno.
But Crocodile was unhappy when he brought his female captain to this resort island.
According to the news, Giorno first fought against the Hawkeye guy and Big Mom's daughter without losing, and then simply signed up for the swordsman competition under his own name. Later, for some unknown reason, he defeated the Fishman Pirates in the street alone, and finally defeated a navy team head-on...
He felt even more unhappy, and the cigar in his mouth became less enjoyable to smoke.
It’s not that he is afraid of that guy named Giorno.
But it was the other party's special ability to steal other people's devil fruits that made him extremely wary at this point in time.
It's not that Crocodile is too fragile and thinks he is useless after losing the Sand-Sand Fruit...
In fact, at Crocodile's level, with such strength and vision, even if he lost the Sand-Sand Fruit, he could still turn around and focus on physical skills and domineering, or even find or buy a new devil fruit, and he could recover almost the same strength in a short time.
However, the Sand-Sand Fruit has a significant impact on his subsequent major plans.
The thing he had always dreamed of was hidden in an ancient country of sand, and he happened to be the user of the Sand-Sand Fruit.
There is no need to say how much convenience and advantage one will gain in that country.
Is there anything more destined than this? ? ? Because of this, Crocodile will not allow his plan to fail.
After seeing the gloomy face of Giovanna Giorno today, Crocodile had the urge to leave immediately to avoid all possible dangers.
Damn it, blame that guy...
The gold given is too much! "Bang!"
The door of the room was pushed open, and a green-haired man walked in with a Den Den Mushi in his hand. He laughed at it and said, "...No matter what, he's just a kid in his twenties. Hey, Morganse, are you making such a fuss? The masters gathered on this island are really shocking! What can a mere Giovanna Giorno count for...
"Is that right, Mr. Crocodile from the Shichibukai?"
The green-haired burly man turned on the light, sat on the sofa beside him, took out a cigar, rubbed it between his nose, and spoke with a smile.
"Big news, big news!" Morgans on the other end of the Den Den Mushi kept chattering, "The navy guys have suffered another big setback, this must be reported well... I heard that Giorno defeated Admiral Onigumo of the Navy Headquarters with his most skilled sword technique, Life Restoration Sword. It's amazing, amazing!"
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Crocodile listened to this with a frown on his face, and gave Tesoro an unhappy look, "What are you doing here, Tesoro?"
"Haha, don't be like that!" Tezulo laughed, "Tomorrow I'll be able to see so many masters competing on the same stage. I'm so excited that I can't sleep..."
Crocodile felt a little annoyed and said with disdain: "Just for this reason, I spent so much gold. I asked Morgause, that stingy birdman, and me, a Shichibukai..."
"Hey! Crocodile!" The Den Den Mushi in Tesoro's hand called out, "You know I can hear you, right? What's that 'stingy birdman'? That's too bad!"
Crocodile snorted and ignored him.
"Hey, hey, stop arguing." Tezulo said with a smile, "You two are both top figures in the world... and I have always been curious about how these world-class masters fight!"
"Do you want to try it now?" Crocodile looked at him coldly, and a whirlwind of sand and dust condensed slightly in his hand.
"Don't be angry, I didn't mean to offend you."
Tezoro smiled nonchalantly, raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and suddenly a ball of golden liquid flowed up from the coffee table, quickly converging and condensing into two goblets.
Crocodile bit his cigar and squinted at the scene.
"Come on, drink, drink."
Tezulo leisurely poured red wine into two golden goblets, crossed his legs and asked curiously, "Who is this Giovanna Giorno you're talking about?"
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The sky gradually brightens, the darkness fades away, and the sunshine of a new day slowly shines on the holiday island.
A pirate ship with a dragon head slowly approached the shore.
The crew stopped the boat and shouted before going ashore: "Hey! Captain! We're here!"
A red-haired man yawned, dishevelled, slovenly, wearing slippers and a straw hat as he came out of the cabin. "Ah? We're finally here?"
The smell of alcohol lingered in his mouth.
The deputy captain, smoking a pipe, lit a match and said, "Unfortunately, the registration for the competition has already ended. We are late..."
The fat man biting the chicken leg muttered, "It's all the captain's fault! He had too many banquets and drank too much wine along the way, so he was late..."
"What nonsense are you talking about, Laki!" The red-haired captain pressed the straw hat on his head and grinned, "As a pirate, how can I fail to honor the party?"
"You are really worthy of me!" The sniper with ordinary nose laughed heartily.
"Hahaha!"
"That's right, Captain!"
A boat full of happy pirates got off the boat, chatting and laughing.
"It seems like the competition started this morning..."
"That eagle-eyed Mihawk seems to be on this island as well," the deputy captain said, smoking a cigarette.
The sniper nodded and said thoughtfully: "Unlike the captain, when it comes to things that are important to him, that person will not be late..."
"Because the idiot Captain doesn't care about this competition at all!"
"Hahaha……"
"Ignore him for now!" The red-haired man paid no attention to his subordinates' booing. He waved his hand, hung his coat on his shoulders, stepped on flip-flops, and walked around the street with his brothers, just like a group of gangsters. He said with a smile, "Let's go find some delicious food and good wine first..."
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The weather was fine in the morning.
The streets of the resort island soon became lively.
However, unlike usual times, today almost everyone is talking about the "World's No. 1 Swordsman Competition" which is about to begin.
Various sword-shaped small commodities are sold out.
What's more, there are dolls that are deliberately made to imitate the appearance of some contestants, such as the Hawkeye swordsman, whose doll is the most popular among young girls.
After packing up, the swordsmen living in various places on the island left their homes one after another and headed for the competition venue.
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In the east, a swordsman from the New World walked briskly and knocked down a sloppy red-haired man who was making children laugh at a roadside stall.
The companions around him burst into laughter. The red-haired guy fell to the ground. He was not angry at the laughter of the children, but laughed happily... The swordsman sneered and loosened his grip on the hilt. He was indeed a useless pirate from Paradise, who didn't even have the courage to draw his sword...
The pirate swordsman of the New World, with a bounty of 260 million Baileys! ...
To the south, the crowds on both sides of the street hurriedly made way, and a group of people passed by in the middle of the road, talking and laughing... These were pirates led by the daughter of the legendary Big Aunt Pirates, the Emperor of the Sea. Just the aura they displayed was completely different from that of ordinary pirates!
Especially the two sisters at the head. One of them is plump and bold, the second daughter of the sea emperor Big Mom. The other one, Charlotte Mond, who wears a wider hat, is thin and graceful, with a thin straight long sword slung across her waist. She is Big Mom's third daughter and the most feared pirate in the group, "Mrs. Devil (Harmony)"...
The total bounty for the Big Mom Pirates in the New World exceeds 1 billion Baileys! ...
There were empty wine bottles on the balcony.
On the street downstairs, Mihawk was walking alone towards the competition venue, carrying a black knife that looked like a cross on his back.
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"I hope that Giorno will let me chop to my heart's content."
The tall man, whose eyes seemed to be flashing with scarlet demonic light, wiped the sword in his hand and grinned with a big cigar in his mouth.
He sheathed the sword and turned away.
The injured Siwo clenched his fist and said secretly: "Giorno... no matter how powerful you are, you can't block the knife of Xiluo of Rain..."
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At the same time, in the huge and empty competition venue, the large screen for live broadcast and the huge video Den Den Mushi used for broadcast were carried out and equipped by the staff.
People from all over the world...whether in the first half or the second half of the Grand Line, or on the streets of some prosperous islands in the four seas, huge broadcasting screens have been set up, and many people have already gathered together, chatting and laughing, waiting for the start of the swordsmanship competition that has been advertised in newspapers for nearly a year.
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There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
〖New World, Cake Island——〗
The aunt ate snacks, raised her increasingly fat hands, and said happily: "Let's look forward to the showdown between Armand and the Hawkeye guy! Mama Mama..."
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〖New World, Moby Dick——〗
The sons on the ship specially found a huge screen and a video Den Den Mushi for their father to watch the live broadcast.
"Gulala..." The huge white-bearded man sat on the deck, drinking heavily despite his illness. His once golden hair had almost all fallen out. He laughed heartily and said, "My sons, you are so thoughtful... The swordsman competition? I wonder what interesting little guys we will see! Gulala..."
After that, he took another big sip of wine, which was almost a whole water tank for an ordinary person.
The nurses were having a headache, but this was Whitebeard, there was nothing they could do to stop him.
Marco, the ship's doctor and captain of the First Division, said with a smile, "I heard that Hawkeye and Big Mom's daughter are also participating. It seems that this game won't be so boring!"
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〖Grand Line, Sabaody Archipelago——〗
The island is filled with colorful neon lights, like a paradise in a dream.
The kissing merman Kemi, who is less than four years old, floated on the sea near the shore, gazing at the bustling archipelago with longing eyes.
In the park of Area 33, a huge broadcast screen was set up using the video Den Den Mushi, and the staff were passionately introducing the details of this world-renowned swordsmanship competition.
In the crowd, a handsome old man with long gray hair was wearing slippers and drinking in a sloppy manner.
"That guy named Giorno seems to be at the front of the park recently... I wonder if he will participate? Hehehe..."
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[West Sea, Lasgapu Island——]
The villagers rushed to the town to watch the live broadcast of some swordsmanship competition, chatting and laughing.
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〖North Sea--〗
Don Quixote Doflamingo, wearing a flamingo-like feather cloak and sunglasses of his own unique style, was watching the big screen with his family.
If anyone wants snacks or drinks, just shout, and soon a little girl named baby-5 will happily run over to serve tea and water...
“Hiyahiyahiyah…” Young Master Don Quixote laughed, “The Seven Warlords of the Sea… The Navy is letting this competition go on like this, it feels like… a new Seven Warlord of the Sea will be born among the contestants of this competition… Hiyahiyahiyahiya… It seems like the Navy is considering new candidates recently!”
"Young Master, they are just Shichibukai. It's just a piece of cake for you."
Doflamingo laughed and said, "But not now! Hehehehe..."
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〖On a flower boat——〗
CPO agent Stussy, known as the Queen of Fun Street, applied some lipstick, sipped it gently, and said to the Den Den Mushi beside the dressing mirror: "...I know."
"Kujo Jolyne... Giovanna Giorno..."
Stussy smiled at the mirror, put the mirror on the table, and turned away gracefully with her small bag.
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〖Resort island, hotel——〗
Robin slowly opened his eyes, wrapped in the quilt and sat up, his long hair falling on his shoulders.
After a simple wash, she looked around in front of the dressing mirror, waved her hand and brushed her face. Suddenly, a "flesh and blood mask" made of flower petals covered her face, and her appearance naturally turned into that of "Kujo Jolyne".
The "Kujo Jolyne" in the mirror smiled slightly, and soon heard Lin Qi's voice outside: "Is it done?"
After answering, Robin looked around and found him on the balcony.
“It’s very lively!”
Lynch pointed down to the street nearly twenty stories high.
"Is the game about to start?"
Robin dressed neatly and walked to the balcony, glancing in the direction of the competition venue.
"Yeah, it's a good day for a fight!"
Lynch laughed loudly and put his arm around Robin. Robin naturally hung on his shoulders, and as expected, he immediately felt a sense of weightlessness as if he were floating in the air.
Someone in the crowd on the street exclaimed and pointed to the sky.
People looked up and saw a figure jumping out from the upper floors of the hotel.
"Someone jumped off the building?!"
"No, that's not right..."
"Why didn't it fall?!"
Everyone on the street who looked up was stunned. They saw that the figure that jumped out from the height of the hotel not only did not fall, but instead took one step at a time, as if walking and jumping in the air, and flew quickly into the distance...
Bang! Lynch held Robin in his arms and walked high in the sky, performing moon steps, each step covering dozens of meters.
Pah! The wind blew her long hair into disarray. Robin smiled, having long been accustomed to this man's willfulness.
Bang! In just a moment, the two of them flew across the distance of a town.
On the street, the red-haired man who was drinking with passers-by suddenly said "Huh", looked up and saw the figure passing by, and smiled: "Who is this, he is quite impressive!"
"Six-style Moon Step..." The first officer looked at the sky.
The sniper exclaimed: "What a fast speed..."
Pah! Pah! Pah! There were bursts of noises coming from the horizon at high speed. The contestants who had already arrived at the swordsman competition arena, the swordsman of the New World, the members of the Big Mom Pirates, Hawkeye... all looked up at the sky at the same time, and soon saw two overlapping figures flying from a distance, jumping down from high with their backs to the sun.
Boom! The person landed at high speed, causing a huge bang and the wind blew everywhere.
"Oh, it seems I'm not late..."
Lynch smiled and stood up straight, and Robin beside him brushed the dust off his clothes.
(End of this chapter)