[Chapter Size: 1900 Words.]
Third Person POV
Sphinx.
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"Something is happening there... Is it Blackbeard?" Luffy quickly noticed as they approached the island, their ship soaring over the waters of the New World.
"Hm? Captain, where are we?" Zoro had finally woken up after 2 hours of traveling since leaving Wano.
"You finally woke up. We're headed to an island called Sphinx. We're going to meet the remaining members of Whitebeard's pirate fleet, like Ace, Marco, and others we met during the war at Marineford," Luffy informed as his swordsman approached him.
"I see..." Zoro didn't seem surprised, nor did he complain; he simply moved to the side of the ship, calmly sitting on the edge and observing quietly, enjoying the journey as he waited to arrive.
Bepo continued steering the ship, and Luffy just shrugged, also waiting to arrive.
The island finally came into view, as explosions started to be heard, clearly indicating someone was fighting there.
"Strange... There are no ships around the island except for those belonging to Whitebeard's pirate crew..." Luffy murmured, observing only the few ships with the characteristic flags of Ace's group.
Even Zoro stared at the island with interest as the ship carrying the three crew members approached closer.
"I'll go ahead..." Luffy said, appearing at the ship's bow before shooting forward, utilizing his increased speed and vanishing from sight.
"Bastard!" On the island, Ace snarled while mid-air, clenching his fist before unleashing a wave of fire forward. His target was in front of one of his companions, kneeling, nearly defeated as the enemy approached.
"You are finished..." The six-meter-tall man said to Jozu but then glanced at a bright flash in the sky right before flames struck him forcefully, breaking apart the ground around him.
Jozu managed to jump away, taking advantage of that opening. He escaped the flames, his body partially transformed into diamond as he landed a distance away, glaring angrily as the flames spread ahead, burning fiercely.
It took a few seconds with only flames burning until a shadow started to emerge from the fire, completely unfazed by the attack.
This person was none other than Edward Weevil, the self-proclaimed son of Whitebeard, who had arrived two days ago on that island, declaring that everyone should follow him, claiming he would assume the place of his supposed father, and that everyone there should obey him as they once followed Whitebeard.
Clearly, the remaining Whitebeard Pirates disagreed. They would never accept a random person claiming to be the old man's son—something Whitebeard himself had never mentioned in his lifetime.
Despite this, Weevil insisted everyone should follow his orders—or rather, the orders of the old woman accompanying him. After all, the man might be powerful, but he was a complete idiot, always needing the old woman beside him, who claimed to be his mother and Newgate's lover, suggesting things for him and helping him form sentences about what he truly wanted there.
The old woman watched from a distance, hoping Weevil would quickly defeat and subjugate all the remaining crew members. Now that they were no longer allied with the World Government as Shichibukai, and following an assassination attempt against them, they were trying to forcibly recruit Whitebeard's former companions to form a pirate crew under their command. The fight had already stretched out for two full days.
"I am my daddy's son! You can't defeat me!" Weevil emerged completely from the flames, appearing entirely unharmed. Ace landed on the ground next to Jozu, while Marco, flapping his blue wings, reappeared near them.
All the other members stood frustrated behind them, many injured and collapsed on the ground due to the fight that had lasted two days. The villagers watched from afar, worried about the pirates who had protected their island from Blackbeard's assault previously. Now, it seemed they had a new enemy fighting them relentlessly.
Marco approached and touched Jozu's shoulder, as blue flames began to glow over the diamond-man's body, healing the injured parts. That was the Phoenix's healing power, but it came at a price: it consumed a lot of energy and stamina, leaving Marco increasingly exhausted with every person he healed—and the same was true for the person being healed, as the process drained their own body's energy too.
"We've been trying to defeat this guy for two days, and he still seems totally fine..." Ace spoke frustratedly. Even after a year of getting stronger, especially after Whitebeard's fall, he felt weak in front of that man. Despite receiving some wounds during the fights, Weevil still appeared very much unharmed.
"Come on, we can defeat him!" Jozu confidently said. If they joined forces, they were sure they could beat that guy. They were stronger than him, and Marco felt the same way.
As the flames started dissipating, Weevil still stared at them with empty eyes, as if he wasn't thinking much—only wishing to fight. His 'mother' watched the fight from afar, sleeping when night fell, while he continued protecting her in case the pirates attempted an attack.
Suddenly, Weevil sensed something approaching the Whitebeard Pirates. The pirates looked up at the sky, as Ace simply took a deep breath, recognizing a familiar presence coming closer. In the next moment, something exploded onto the ground between Ace, Marco, Jozu, and the others, leaving Weevil and his mother on the other side.
"Hm?" Weevil murmured, raising an eyebrow, unable to understand what was happening.
Meanwhile, Ace opened his eyes wide, as did the other members, surprised by that sudden appearance.
"Luffy...?!" Ace murmured, clearly surprised upon finding his brother within the cloud of smoke, quickly recognizing his presence.
"What's wrong, Ace? You seem a bit rusty since the last time we met," Luffy said, walking through the area as the dust began to settle, revealing his cape fluttering in the wind, with the Straw Hat Jolly Roger symbol that had never been replaced.
"Straw Hat..." Marco murmured, surprised to see Luffy, while everyone else remained speechless for a few seconds, watching the unexpected arrival of the young pirate. After all, he hadn't warned them he would come after defeating the Yonko in Wano.
Luffy smiled, looking directly at Ace and the others as he spoke.
"You guys look busy here. To think this guy would be here too... Well, that's great. After all, now I won't have to look for him later since I was already planning to meet him eventually," Luffy said, turning towards Weevil with a wide smile on his face.
Weevil stood there motionless, narrowing his eyes while placing a hand on his chin with an apathetic expression.
"Who are you?" he asked, unable to identify the person standing in front of him.
Unlike the woman, who came desperately running up to Weevil. She knew very well what that meant—having a Yonko right before them. Not even she believed her son could handle someone that powerful.
"W-what are you doing here?!" she immediately exclaimed, dropping beside Weevil with a frightened look.
"Oh, look who we have here... The old woman who says she slept with Whitebeard. You know how weird that sounds, right?" Luffy spoke, scratching his head as he looked at the woman, who quickly felt offended, changing her fearful expression to one of anger.
"What are you saying?! Are you calling me ugly or something?!" she shouted angrily. "I'll have you know I was beautiful enough to charm Whitebeard himself on Rocks' ship!" she said, insinuating something, while Luffy made a grimace.
"Whatever," he shrugged, turning again towards Weevil. "Congratulations, Weevil. I'm placing you in my fleet from this moment forward—it's not an opportunity I give everyone, you know..." Luffy said directly to the large man, leaving the Whitebeard Pirates completely speechless.
Weevil raised an eyebrow.
"I was chosen for your fleet?" He opened his eyes in surprise and suddenly seemed happy, as if he had won something important.
The woman next to him hit his head with her staff. "Don't be stupid! He wants us to become his slaves! Do you want that, my son!?" She said, landing on the ground again and pointing at Luffy.
"Do you want your mother and yourself to become that man's slaves!?" she shouted, fueled by anger from being offended earlier by Luffy. Her words replaced her initial idea of running away, as she couldn't easily escape. So obviously, she would make Weevil fight for her. If anyone there was capable of defeating a Yonko, it would be her son—or, at least, that was her hope.
"What is slaves...?" Weevil asked, still confused, like a man who didn't think much.
"Yes! I heard Monkey D. Luffy has a harem of women and will probably turn your mother into a sex slave! Do you want your mother to become that? To fall into the hands of that horrible man and have him try to use your mother's body!?" She dramatically said, while Luffy's mouth fell open in shock, and everyone around also made disgusted faces, clearly not something anyone expected.
"What the hell is that?!" Luffy exclaimed, starting to darken at that absurd accusation. "Who the hell would want to sleep with an old hag like you?!" he angrily shot back, making the woman look even more offended.
"Don't say that! I'm still very beautiful!" she screamed, while Luffy sighed.
"Whatever..." he said only that, exhausted, before releasing his haki. Simply, a wave passed through everyone, and the woman collapsed in the next instant, eyes rolled back and foaming at the mouth, fainting beside Weevil, who stared at this surprised, with an idiotic look for a moment before narrowing his eyes toward Luffy.
"You knocked Mommy down! So you do want to make her your sex slave, you bastard!" he shouted.
"Man, this pisses me off..." Luffy murmured, watching Weevil approach. Obviously, he was hearing nonsense. Why would he care about an old woman when he had wives and a family?
Everyone just watched as Weevil seemed to become increasingly furious, his body turning red and releasing steam. In the next instant, he dashed forward with immense force, exploding the ground as he moved toward Straw Hat, who remained calm despite his frustration from what he'd heard.
Weevil rapidly approached to attack in a movement most couldn't even follow, but he didn't even have time to react to Luffy's strike, who simply moved even faster, hitting his stomach with such force due to his indignation that, at first, Weevil's stomach sank like jelly, the punch seemingly softening every muscle he had—but only Luffy could see that clearly—and in the next instant, Weevil vanished instantly before their eyes.
At the same time, the entire ground exploded from the impact, leaving the Whitebeard Pirates stunned, wondering where the enemy they'd fought for two days had gone.
Then, they watched in shock as a distant mountain suddenly exploded, beginning from a small impact point and quickly spreading, destroying everything around it. Birds flew away scared from the nearby forest as explosive sounds echoed across the island, accompanied by tremors after Luffy had punched Weevil without holding back, irritated by everything he'd just heard.
-------------Nexts Chapters ----------------
Chapter 505 - Let's Further Expand the Fleet 02.
Chapter 510 - The destruction of Lulusia begins.
Chapter 520 - Luffy's secret.
Chapter 529 - Dealing with CP0.
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