Chapter 367: Six Hundred and Sixty Million, One Strike! (Two in One)
As a group of pirates, due to their long years of wandering and fighting on the sea, they often display a temperament that is fierce, violent, cautious, or cruel and cunning.
A person's temperament will change with the change of his mentality. For example, a child who grows up in a poor environment will often show inferiority and sensitive personality traits, while a child from a wealthy family will appear confident in dealing with others.
The same is true for pirates. Pirates generally don't have the peaceful demeanor that Tsugikoku Yoshiichi is showing right now, especially...
When facing Cracker, BIG MOM's son!
Temperament and aura are not the same thing. Even if Jigoku Yoshiichi tried to hide it, he had no way to conceal his own temperament.
The more knowledgeable a person is, the more sensitive he is to temperament. Although Cracker is young, as a minister of Biscuit Island and a pirate who has been rampant on the sea for so many years, he has come into contact with at least 50,000 pirates. His sixth sense is unlikely to be wrong.
Yuichiro Tsuchikuni himself was well aware that it was difficult to hide his own temperament, so when Cracker's eyes fell on him, Yuichiro Tsuchikuni knew that his presence had attracted the other party's attention.
With a somewhat helpless sigh, Ji Guoyuan suddenly moved and took the lead in attacking.
When Cracker asked Haoer about Tsugakuin Yuichi's situation, his attention was always on Tsugakuin Yuichi. Before Haoer could reply, Cracker suddenly found that Tsugakuin Yuichi had turned into a shadow and disappeared on the spot. His expression changed immediately, and without thinking, he flew back and was about to leave the spot, while shouting:
"asshole!!"
"Who are you?! Why are you in the Rainbow Pirates?"
"Hao Er! How dare you betray MAMA? What are you planning to do?!"
Cracker questioned as he flew back from where he was standing. At the same time, he quickly grabbed the long knife called "Pretzel" that was hanging across his waist.
A good and sharp sword is worth fifty pieces of work.
The long knife, called "Pretzel," was nearly three meters long, and even taller than Cracker himself, including the handle. However, Cracker, who had fallen back, easily grabbed the knife with one hand, thrust the tip forward, and with a push of his foot, swiftly thrust forward.
At this time, Yuichiro Tsugakuin had already flashed out of the crowd. He wanted to grab Cracker's shoulder and subdue the young man, but he didn't expect that Cracker's reaction was so sensitive. Yuichiro Tsugakuin didn't want to make too much noise, and although he didn't use his full strength, his attack was not something that ordinary people could avoid.
Cracker was able to escape from his hands, which shows his extraordinary strength.
"What an outstanding ability! His reaction speed is even faster than Cyrus's."
Tsugikoku Yuichi silently assessed Cracker's strength. Seeing him thrust his sword forward, he showed no intention of dodging. His right hand quickly grabbed the long sword at his waist and yanked it out. At the moment the sword thrust forward, the end of the handle struck the Pretzel's blade from the side.
Cracker only felt the long sword in his hand become heavier, and the long sword that attacked Jiguo Yuanyi's chest was also deflected.
After casually blocking Cracker's attack, Ji Guoyuan quickly sheathed the half-length long sword he had pulled out. At the same time, he flashed forward and quickly reached out to grab Cracker.
Cracker, who failed to fight back, was at a point where his old strength had faded and his new strength had not yet emerged. Seeing the tall young man wearing sunglasses coming in front of him, he decisively blocked in front of him with his left hand and used the power of his devil fruit.
Tough biscuits!
Cracker is a person who has eaten the superhuman biscuit fruit and possesses a certain degree of "creation" ability. In front of him, a huge biscuit shield quickly took shape, covering his entire body, leaving only a corner on the side of his eye not completely blocked.
At the same time, Cracker's powerful armed color domineering was quickly integrated into the biscuit shield, building a strong defense.
Cracker's fruit ability was actually quite well developed. After more than a decade, he was able to create a shield out of cookies, combined with his own outstanding Haki, and even easily block King Luffy's punches in Gear 2 and Gear 3. His defense was even able to block King Luffy's "Ape King Spear" in Gear 4 for several seconds.
For defenses of this level, Cracker can use his abilities to create as many as he wants.
Wang Luffy was able to defeat Cracker by constantly "eating and fighting". He fought with the opponent for more than ten hours before he won the final victory with the help of the 4th gear "Tank Man" in a full stomach.
A hard biscuit shield stood in front of Cracker. With the shield's protection, Cracker felt a little relieved. Just as he was about to put away his knife and retreat, he found that Ji Guoyuan's outstretched hand had already hit his shield.
"Hehe~ Mudada~"
Seeing that Tsugikuni Yoshiichi had no intention of changing his tactics, Cracker, who was full of confidence in his attack, couldn't help but sneer. However, as soon as he finished speaking, a light sound suddenly came from the biscuit shield in front of him and reached his ears.
Before Cracker could even put away his knife and retreat, he saw that the biscuit shield in front of him could no longer withstand the pressure and was already covered with cracks.
"how"
"boom!!!!"
Cracker was shocked by what happened before his eyes. He never thought that one day his hard biscuit shield would be so easily broken from the front.
Under Cracker's astonished gaze, the biscuit shield shattered, and Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's slightly pale hands were reflected in Cracker's pupils. At the same time, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi, wearing sunglasses, also appeared in front of him.
"Well!!!"
The next moment, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi grabbed Cracker's neck, and a strong feeling of suffocation entered Cracker's brain. It was not until this moment that Cracker realized the level of this stranger hidden in the Rainbow Pirates.
"you"
“Who are you?!”
"Infiltrating into Wan Guo, are you trying to harm MAMA?"
With Tsugakuni Yoshiichi holding his throat, Cracker tried to open his eyes wide. The intense feeling of suffocation and dizziness stimulated his brain. However, Cracker showed considerable "resilience". Even though he had fallen into the hands of the enemy, he was still obsessed with discovering Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's identity and worried about the safety of his own MAMA.
An enemy of this caliber showed up in Wan Guo without making any noise. They couldn't be here for tourism, right?!
"No, I didn't come to Wanguo to cause trouble for Big Mom."
When Ji Guoyuan saw the pain on Cracker's face, he loosened his grip a little, pulled his sunglasses with his left hand, and then looked up at Cracker.
The moment he met Tsuchikuni Yuichi's gaze, Cracker's face showed a hint of confusion. Tsuchikuni Yuichi was too young and looked even younger than him.
However, the look of confusion soon disappeared from Cracker's face. After staring at Tsugakuin Yuichiro's face for a long time, Cracker's gaze finally fell on the two long swords at Tsugakuin Yuichiro's waist.
Sometimes, a person's face can be covered with something so that it cannot be recognized, but weapons are very difficult to hide.
Yoriichi Tsugakuni was wearing a pirate hat, and Cracker couldn't see the pattern under the brim of the hat, but Cracker still recognized Yoriichi Tsugakuni from his sword.
The sword Dawn can be regarded as a "companion" of Yoriichi Tsugakuni. As Yoriichi Tsugakuni became famous on this sea, his sword was also known by more and more "swordsmen".
Even though Cracker is a person with special abilities, he can actually be considered a "swordsman".
"You... you are Tsugikoku Yoriichi?!!"
"Why are you here?!"
The pressure on his neck eased slightly, and Cracker spoke more fluently. But the moment he recognized Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, cold sweat began to seep from Cracker's forehead.
In his early years, he personally captured the Pirate King, killed Shiki the Golden Lion, Barrett the Devil's Heir and countless other super pirates with bounties exceeding 1 billion, destroyed the Beasts Pirates, attacked the holy land of Marinjoa, broke through the underwater prison, and established the New Navy, former Navy Admiral Yoshiichi Tsugakuni.
All the things that Tsugikoku Yuichi had done over the years flashed quickly in Cracker's mind. Looking at the young man in front of him, Cracker, who was Big Mom's son, actually showed a little panic in his eyes at this moment.
In the New World, there are only a handful of powerful people and forces that even the BIG MOM Pirates are afraid of, and the New Navy led by Yoshikazu Tsugakuin is one of them.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni actually appeared in Wanoku in person, and Cracker realized that things were getting serious.
The new navy actually set its sights on the BIG MOM Pirates!
"hateful!"
"Even if it means risking my life, I must inform MAMA of Tsugumi Yoshiichi's arrival in Bankoku."
"If someone like that gets on Cake Island, even MAMA will be upset."
The panic in Cracker's eyes was rapidly fading, and soon, a look of determination flashed in his eyes. With strong willpower, his hands, which had been loose due to lack of oxygen, quickly clenched the "pretzel".
Cracker's eyes widened, and Pretzel quickly raised his sword and swung it at Tsugikoku Yoriichi's head.
"I don't want to kill anyone, so don't force me to do something I don't want to do."
Ji Guoyuan glanced at the rapidly approaching long knife, muttered something, and quickly grabbed the cracker and smashed it against the deck.
“Boom!!!!”
Cracker's body hit the deck with lightning speed. Although the deck was made of wood, Ji Guoyuan's powerful attack did not penetrate Cracker's body. Instead, it made a muffled sound.
The armed Haki released by Ji Guoyuan's foot covered the deck in front of him in an instant, making his attack more "solid".
"Clang—"
There was a crisp sound, and Cracker's eyes rolled back slightly under Ji Guoyuan's attacks. The sword in his hand also loosened and fell on the deck.
He picked up the cracker with one hand and held it in front of him. Ji Guoyuan glanced at the cracker, whose consciousness was already a little blurred, and asked lightly:
"Now, can you calm down a little?"
"I told you, my target is not your Big Mom Pirates, so you don't have to be so nervous."
"You don't have to worry about me attacking your people. At least not now."
Yoriichi Tsugakuni was not lying. The existence of Bankoku is quite special. There are so many races living here, and the population is comparable to those of the "superpowers" in the world. It is really impossible for Yoriichi Tsugakuni to deal with BIG MOM and devote his energy to managing such a place.
After entering the Bankuo and coming all the way to Biscuit Island, Tsugakuni Yoriichi's Observation Haki can easily detect the situation on most of the islands in the Bankuo. His Observation Haki can sense some human emotions. Tsugakuni Yoriichi knows that the people living here have happiness and joy wrapped in fear deep in their hearts.
The people here are already happier than the vast majority of people living in the new world.
As long as you contribute 10% of your life, you can live a carefree life in the world. You don’t have to worry about medical care, food, war, labor, etc. You don’t even have to work 996 to make a living, you can just start lying down.
Apart from being careful to avoid the aunt's "violent cycle", you basically don't have to worry about anything else.
After all, if you live in other places, even if you have 200 years to live, you may not be able to live to the fullest.
In Wano Country, as long as the Big Mom Pirates are still around, surviving to a natural death shouldn't be a problem. If the average person's lifespan is capped at 100, surviving 90 under Big Mom's control is considered a good deal. Furthermore, most people wouldn't be able to outlive Big Mom, who is suspected to have Titan blood.
If such a choice is given to the people of non-member countries who live under the shadow of pirates all day long, or to the people of member countries who suffer from the sky gold and work tirelessly every day, they will surely choose to live in Wan Guo.
Compared with the Wano Country under Kaido's control in the future and Marinjoa under the control of the Celestial Dragons, Big Mom's Banko can really be described as "paradise".
Compared with Kaido and the Celestial Dragons, Big Mom can be regarded as a saint. She really deserves her title.
The way Tsugakuni Yoshiichi thinks about things is more or less influenced by some of Zephyr's habits. The existence of Bankoku itself can explain a lot of problems. Tsugakuni Yoshiichi cannot be said to have much hatred for the people of the BIG MOM Pirates.
He gently released Cracker's neck, and Cracker's body collapsed to the ground. The people of the Rainbow Pirates around him didn't dare to breathe when they saw Tsugakuin Yoshiichi attack Cracker. It was not until Tsugakuin Yoshiichi released Cracker and Cracker was unable to resist that Howl carefully walked to Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's side, bowed slightly, and actually pleaded for Cracker:
"Master Jiji Guoyuan"
"He is MAMA's son, and he is also the Cookie Minister who manages Cookie Island."
"Don't kill him. If you kill him, your new navy will officially declare war on MAMA."
"I'm not saying this because I think you're afraid of Big Mom. It's just that since you said before that you don't want to go to war with the Big Mom Pirates, killing Cracker wouldn't be in your best interest."
"So, please don't kill Crackers!"
Howl still wants to survive in the New World in the future, but if he offends BIG MOM, he won’t be able to survive in the New World.
If I could save Cracker's life now, maybe Cracker would still remember my friendship with me, and maybe I could even continue to stay in the BIG MOM Pirates.
The Big Mom kids all have very different personalities, some are violent, some are understanding. Cracker hates betrayal, but having personally faced the Cracker of Yoriichi Jigoku, I think he can understand what Howl is feeling right now.
Ji Guoyuan glanced at Haoer and said calmly, "Use seastone to tie this guy up."
"Yes! Yes!! Do it right away."
Hearing what Jiguo Yuanyi said, Hao immediately smiled and responded repeatedly. While putting on leather gloves, he took the seastone handcuffs from his men and walked to the side of Cracker. While handcuffing Cracker, Haoer also muttered:
"Master Cracker, you can see that I was forced to do this!"
"Don't worry, even if I risk my life, I will never let him hurt you."
"I don't know what Mr. Tsugakuin's purpose is in coming to Wanguo, but since this man said his target is not MAMA, we should believe him."
"When he's done, he'll leave."
"Hey, Mr. Cracker, let's just pretend to be friendly with him for now!"
Of course, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi could hear what Howl said, but he didn't care at all. Once the matter was settled, he would leave.
It's just a small episode at the moment, I don't know if it will attract the attention of the Big Mom Pirates
Several dwarf guards who entered the cabin were also controlled by Tsugikoku Yoshiichi. No one expected that Cracker would be involved in inspecting the ship.
The disappearance of the cracker should not attract the attention of anyone for the time being.
but
"Blur, blur—"
Just as Howl and the others were frantically controlling Ecclesiastes and his dwarf subordinates, the pirates were about to breathe a sigh of relief when the soft sound of a Den Den Mushi rang out on the quiet deck.
Howl turned his head and looked for the source of the Den Den Mushi sound, and soon his eyes focused on Cracker.
"Blur, blur—"
The sound of the Den Den Mushi rang out from Cracker's body. Cracker, who was handcuffed with seastone, had regained consciousness. The moment he heard the sound of the Den Den Mushi in his arms, a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face.
“Hehehe.”
"Custard and I have an appointment to go to Cake Island together later!"
"It must be her!"
"Tsugikoku Yoriichi, no matter what your purpose is, you can't hide it!"
Charlotte Custard, Cracker's twin sister, has also lived on Cracker Island.
(End of this chapter)
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