"Is there another pirate group known as the 'Four Emperors'?" Kisame asked with a low smile: "Is he our next target?"
"That's right, right now we are not strong enough to defeat the Beast Pirates. I'm sorry for asking you to do such a dangerous mission."
"..."
[Kisame's favorability increases, but the bond level remains unchanged]
"Hey...Captain Eric, you actually apologized to me."
"This mission is indeed difficult, and it puts you in the enemy's nest..." Eric said apologetically: "I remember your last mission in your previous life was to be a spy-"
"There's no need to talk about the past." Kisame raised his right hand to stop Eric's topic.
"It's also for my own inner thoughts." Kisame closed his eyes, "To be honest, I feel a little uncomfortable in this unusually united team. It would be more suitable for me to join other pirate groups as a spy."
'In order to protect Kirigakure Village, he killed many companions, so he must have particularly rejected companions who were friendly to him...' Eric thought.
"...I'm sorry." This was the only word that could come to mind, and this was the only word that could represent what Eric meant.
[Kisame's favorability increases, but the bond level remains unchanged]
"...What exactly is my mission?"
"Kaido is a person with abilities in the form of a fish fruit, a phantom beast, and a blue dragon. He has a moody personality. Sometimes he cries and sometimes gets angry. If you get too close to him, you may be accidentally injured by him. It is best to stay away from him."
"If you don't get close to Kaido, how can you get his personal information?"
"I have a general idea of his strength and abilities. All I need is for you to collect the total number of members of the Beast Pirates, as well as the basic abilities and strengths of power users such as Big Kanban, Flying Six Cells, and Shinta, as well as the secret deal with Kaido. Object."
"Because Kaido prefers the strong, you can go to his territories to challenge the defenders there and defeat them so that you can join his Beast Pirates." Eric pointed to some islands on the map.
"Is it really okay to recruit outsiders so easily?" Kisame raised a narrow eyebrow.
"The pirate groups in this world are extremely simple and crude in recruiting people. As long as they are strong enough, many captains don't care about the origins of their subordinates." Eric spread his hands.
"Because this mission is a long-term mission, you have to make all the detailed decisions during the mission." Eric took out a piece of life paper and a phone bug. "If your true identity is discovered, please evacuate immediately. I will meet you beforehand." Coming to pick you up."
Kisame took the two items and sneered: "If they discover my true identity so easily, wouldn't my long-term work as a ninja be in vain?"
"And this..." Eric took out the record pointer again, "We can't send you to Kaido's territory specifically, otherwise the chance of being discovered is too high, and you have to rely on yourself to do everything."
Kisame suddenly said: "Aren't you afraid that I will take the opportunity to join the Beast Pirates? Tell Kaido your information?"
"Those who would rather be bitten to death by a shark in order to protect intelligence will not betray easily." Eric stared into Kisame's eyes, "Just like you trust me, I also have faith in you."
[Kisame's favorability has increased significantly, the bond level has increased from 3 (trusted friend) to 4 (inseparable friend), and 3 bond points have been obtained]
"Hmph..." Kisame chuckled in a low voice, "I will report the progress of the mission to you regularly."
"We'll say goodbye to the next small island with a town. I'll keep your room on the boat for you." Eric extended his right hand.
"Whether you can defeat the Beast Pirates depends entirely on you."
Only Eric knew about Kisame's special mission. Of course, the members of the ship soon discovered that a big, silent man with a machete on his back was missing from the ship.
However, they were all prevaricated by Eric and ordered not to reveal anything about Kisame to the outside world.
In addition to being too passionate about his explosive art, Deidara was actually very intelligent. He had vaguely guessed that Kisame had a special mission before, and even envied why it was not him.
"You are already on a wanted warrant." Eric could only reply.
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A small island somewhere in the North Sea.
Trafalgar Law's Heart Pirates and Basil Hawkins' Pirates have already arrived.
One side is dressed in a milky white jumpsuit, and the other side is wearing a dark hood, dressed in the style of a mysterious warlock. The members of the two pirate groups are having a lively banquet.
"Wow, wow"
The tarot cards in Hawkins' hand were shuffled loudly. Luo held the demon sword and leaned on Bebo's fat belly, and asked:
"Master Hawkins, is your divination accurate?"
Hawkins turned to look at Luo and said, "Do you want to try it?"
"Oh? Then you can tell me what business Master Kui Long has with me?"
"Shua——"
Hawkins took out a card, placed it on the tip of the straw, and pulled out several more cards one after another until he pulled out the last tarot card representing the stars. Hawkins said the result of the divination in a low voice: "For the sake of your heart." Something you want to accomplish.”
"...Really." The spotted winter fur hat touched Beibo, and Luo looked up at the sky. In fact, Eric had told Luo his next step on the phone, but there was always a feeling of uneasiness in Luo's heart. Practical feeling.
'Mr. Rocinante, can I finally avenge you...'
"Captain! Found the shadow of the Dreadnought!" The pirate on guard duty hurriedly came to report.
"..." The two captains stood up silently, and Luo's body began to tremble slightly. Was he finally going to implement the revenge plan in his heart?
"Hey, long time no see." Eric greeted, "It's actually not that long, less than half a year, right?"
"Four months and thirteen days." Luo replied calmly.
Everyone: "..."
To be honest, the fact that you remember it so clearly makes me very scared. Even if it is for revenge, there is no need to remember it so clearly...
"Ahem, I came to Hawkins by the way to test his strength." Eric changed the subject, "Teacher Chiron, please excuse me."
The people around them stepped back, leaving the venue to the two of them.
Hawkins silently drew out his saber. The straw on his body was growing wildly and intertwined. His original height of two meters gradually grew to more than five meters. Hawkins's shadow gradually overshadowed Chiron opposite.
"Captain Hawkins, come on!"
"Let Senior Chiron, the 'Sagittarius', see how powerful the captain is!"
Ten minutes later, Hawkins rushed to the street...
"You rely too much on the ability of the devil fruit, and your sword skills are a bit immature. However, the training of armed domineering has improved." Chiron commented: "Only by relying on your own strength and the fruit ability as a supplement can you survive in this sea. Sail further.”
"...Thanks for the advice." Hawkins got up from the ground in embarrassment. His ten scarecrow clones were easily knocked out, but his attack did not touch Chiron's clothes at all.
The only time Chiron deliberately blocked his slashing attack with one hand was so shocking that he received an elbow and was instantly killed as a scarecrow clone.
Chiron also praised: "Hawkins has worked hard to cultivate Haki during this period. He has mastered Armed Haki, but it is still young and the strength is not enough."
Hitting a stick and giving a sweet date is a basic operation.
At this time, the members of the Hawkins Pirates were completely silent on the sidelines. In their eyes, the captain, who had never been injured, was easily killed by a cadre of the Yonko Pirates. How could their own pirate group conquer the Grand Line...
Eric helped Hawkins stand up, "Don't be afraid of powerful opponents. Sooner or later, you will also gain such powerful power - as long as you dare to wave your weapons at powerful enemies!"
"You still have a long way to go. Don't give up on your dreams just because of one defeat. As long as you are still alive, your dreams will live! In this sea of infinite battles, the guy who survives to the end is the winner!"
"oh!!"
"Oh!!" The members of the Hawkins Pirates rekindled their fighting spirit, raised their weapons, and shouted again.
A slightly poisonous chicken soup for the soul was poured into the employees who had dreams in their hearts. The chairman of the group's speech rekindled their enthusiasm for work, and they were put on the horse's bit to engage in a new round of hard work.
"Ara, Eric-san." Kuang San smiled lightly, leaned toward Eric's ear, and lightly opened her seductive lips: "You have the potential to be a capitalist."
"No."
Only Trafalgar Law and Basil Hawkins were left, allowing their subordinates in the pirate group to continue the banquet.
"Are you ready for revenge? Luo."
"Of course, I long for revenge against Doflamingo all the time."
"Really... Hawkins, you continue to practice in Beihai. I still have time these days. If you have any questions about Haki that you don't understand, you can ask me at any time."
"Yes, Admiral Eric."
The Dawn Pirates spent three days repairing in the North Sea, and then took the Polar Diver, controlled by Wendy's Piao Piao Fruit ability, across the windless zone to the waters of the new world.
…
Five days ago, on a winter island in the New World, Kisame came here alone after taking off his mask.
The sky was gloomy, with heavy snow falling in the sky. Kisame tightened his arms tightly, "The weather in this world is really unreasonable. Every island has a different weather."
"This should be Kaido's territory. Where is his arsenal?" As Kisame muttered to himself, a semicircular snow house began to shake, and the semicircular roof gradually split, revealing the building facilities inside.
"Is this right here..." Kisame walked towards the door.
"Bang bang bang"
There was a burst of machine gun fire, and a tall man jumped off the wall. His face and shoulders were covered with a layer of metal, the number 18 was marked on both shoulders, and his right hand was replaced by a three-barreled gun.
"This is the island that Yonko Kaido likes, and I have been appointed as the guard here."
"Hmph..." Kisame cracked one corner of his mouth, "Then what?"
"Just a warning, you better not make that guy angry, kid."
"Yeah……"
"Bang!" Kisame pulled out the Samehada muscle from his back and smashed the ground in front of him with all his strength, "What if I make him angry?"
Scourge's right arm aimed at Kisame: "If you understand, get out of here..."
Before he finished speaking, Kisame dragged his muscles and rushed towards the reformer in front of him.
"Bang bang bang" was followed by the sound of rapid machine gun fire, and the snow on the ground began to shake.
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On the way to Dressrosa, Luo had not been able to rest well. In his sleep, he always dreamed of Don Quixote Rocinante's smile towards him, and finally, Doflamingo shot Rocinante with his own hands. That gunshot.
Eric came and sat down next to him: "Rosinandi doesn't want you to have only revenge in your life."
"The rest of my life will be given to me by Mr. Rocinante—" Luo said in a deep voice, "If I don't give Doflamingo..."
"Captain, we can already see Dressrosa." Chiron's voice suddenly interrupted the conversation between the two.
"Anyway, the hatred in your heart will only last until today." Eric stood up, "Are you afraid of facing Doflamingo?"
"...I just get excited."
"Perona, open the air door and hide the Intrepid and the Polar Diver."
…
"Everyone from the Kuilong family has come to Dressrosa. Why don't you rush into the King's Heights and kill all the Don Quixote family?" Luo has been waiting for this moment for three years. Seeing the hope of revenge, Eric With everyone put on makeup, they visited the customs of Dressrosa.
By the way, Eric has been feeding Artoria junk food, and Artoria's bond level has successfully reached level 3.
"Don't be so anxious, Doflamingo can't run away." Eric patted Luo on the shoulder, "I also want to educate my companions on the legitimacy of our actions."
"ha?"
"Brother Eric, look at this toy, it can move on its own!" Wendy waved her little hand and asked Eric to observe the moving toy together.
"Last time we passed Dressrosa, we didn't seem to have encountered such a moving toy." Esdeath thought carefully.
Scathach also agreed with her point of view: "It's really strange. Why did so many toys suddenly appear here in two years? And people here are still used to it?"
"They still work!" Wendy grabbed Eric's clothes sheepishly, "Brother Eric, can you buy me a toy like this?"
"You shouldn't be able to buy this." Eric put his hand on Wendy's head and stroked it gently, and said, "If you knew their true identity, I'm afraid you wouldn't say such things."
"Eh?" Wendy looked surprised, and everyone in the Dawn Pirates also turned to look at Eric.
"These toys are real humans, just turned into toys."
Perona exclaimed: "It, they are all human?!"
Leonardo da Vinci was very interested in this. He carefully observed the toys walking on the street and said: "According to their normal structure, they cannot have the ability to move or work on their own. How on earth do they do this?"
"There is a guy in the Don Quixote family, named Sugar, who has the ability to eat the Childlike Fruit. People who are touched by her will become the toys she wants."
"Disgusting~ so scary!"
The kind-hearted Wendy asked with twinkling eyes: "What about their families? Will they search for their lost family members all over the world?"
"Of course not, because-"
"Relatives and friends who are related to the human being turned into a toy will lose 'all' memories of the time they spent with the person turned into a toy."
Suddenly a voice took over Eric's words.
A one-legged toy soldier appeared next to everyone.
