"..." Bartholomew Bear raised his head, wondering what he was thinking.
If these people are shot away one by one, the Dawn Pirates will be beyond their reach, but this behavior will undoubtedly slap the Dawn Pirates in the face, which is equivalent to giving Eric an honest excuse to start a war.
The revolutionary army lacks weapons and food sources. Without the low-cost weapons provided by China, it will definitely not be able to maintain the current situation, which will undoubtedly affect the subsequent development of the revolutionary army.
The reason why Eric sold weapons to the Revolutionary Army was because he hoped that the Revolutionary Army would attract the attention of the World Government and thereby share the pressure on the Chinese State. Dorag must also be well aware of this.
"Bear!" Kerra also ran over, looking at Bartholomew Bear with hope, hoping to get the bear to help Sabo.
"..." Bello Betty stood in the distance, looking at Bartholomew Bear calmly. After all, few people even within the revolutionary army knew about the secret mission that Bear was currently performing. If it weren't for the two When people are in danger, there is no way the bear will appear in front of them.
"Click"
Erza held the blade flat in reverse, and her eyes followed the sharp blade to the bear opposite.
The bear raised a palm, revealing the fleshy pads like a bear's paw: "I'm not here to fight the Dawn Pirates."
"Let me go! I can still fight!" Ace struggled under the bear's arm, and a few wisps of fire ignited on his body.
Sabo stopped him: "Ace, wait a minute!"
"With your current strength, you can't even rank among the top ten in the Dawn Pirates." Xiong told the truth in an unchanging tone: "You are risking your own death."
"What did you say!?" Ace was furious when he heard this.
The bear's huge palm grabbed Ace and threw him to the side. Ace's body hit the ground hard.
"Ace!" Sabo wanted to rush to Ace's side, but his whole body was bound by chains and he couldn't move.
"You are not even as strong as me, so don't provoke the Yonko Pirates." Xiong said expressionlessly: "If you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your sworn brothers, right?"
"..." Ace bit his bloodshot gums and turned to look at Sabo, who was tied up with silver chains.
"You are also here to participate in the World's No. 1 Martial Arts Association, right? It's a good time to take advantage of this period to understand your own strength."
"Oh?" Ace asked with a grin, "So, are you also here to participate in the World's No. 1 Martial Arts Association?"
Xiong didn't answer directly, which was regarded as acquiescence.
"You guys should go together to see the emperor of China."
"Bear, aren't you going?" Sabo asked doubtfully.
"I won't go, Sabo, you should change your recklessness." After the words fell, the bear's figure disappeared in front of everyone.
"Damn it!" Ace cursed and punched the ground hard.
…
"So, this guy had a meal at Wanmin Hall?" Eric, who was behind the desk, looked at Ace silently.
"Yes." Erza, who put on her silver armor again, nodded and pointed at another troublemaker: "He attacked the law enforcement officers who were chasing Fire Fist."
"Eric, we're all acquaintances, there's no need to be so serious, right?" Ace, who was handcuffed by Hailoushi, tried to build a relationship.
"You really know the Four Emperors..." Kerra said curiously: "I thought you were just a guy who would cause trouble."
"I'm not familiar with him."
"Hey! That's too much. At least we got along for a while."
"To be precise, you owe me a favor, not that I owe you, Ace."
"Uh..." Ace was speechless.
"I heard that we caught some good criminals. Can I practice my skills?" At this time, Esdeath opened the door and came in.
"...!?" Ace trembled, and Esdeath's voice was like a key, opening up the horrifying memories that had been sealed in his mind for a long time.
"Oh..." Esdeath looked at the two people kneeling on the ground and held her chin: "One of them looks familiar. The freckles on his face...is his name Luffy?"
"My name is Ace, and Luffy is my brother." Cold sweat broke out on Ace's forehead.
"Oh, right." Esdeath suddenly realized and hammered his palm: "That rubber kid."
"Do you and Luffy really know the members of the Dawn Pirates?" Sabo asked in a low voice.
"Well... in short, I have received a lot of 'care' from them before."
"Isn't this great?" Kerla smiled: "Since we are all acquaintances, don't be serious..."
"..." Others present did not speak. Someone glanced at Kerla, and the scene fell into an eerie silence.
"Ha..." Eric sneered, interrupting the silence.
"Manmindo is the property of the Dawn Pirates, did you know that?"
Ace hunched his shoulders and replied, "...I know."
"Then you still dare to eat the overlord meal at Wanmin Hall?" Eric's voice contained anger, and the aura of long-established power made Kerla tremble involuntarily.
"..."
"Well, maybe Ace wants to play a joke on you?" Sabo forced a smile.
"Oh? Then what happened when you assaulted a law enforcement officer?"
"Well……"
"I just want to help your sworn brother..." Eric stood up and flashed in front of Sabo. He bent down and faced Sabo face to face. The distance was so close that Sabo could even see Eric's pupils. Seeing his own self-conscious reflection.
"However, your actions are all destroying the reputation of the Dawn Pirates!"
The roar at close range made Sabo's ears ring.
After a while, the ringing in his ears subsided. Sabo shook his heavy head and looked up at Eric: "Then what do you want to do with us?"
"Ace, pay back the meal money, as well as a fine equivalent to three times the meal money, and be punished by sweeping the floor for two months."
"Saab, assaulted a law enforcement officer, compensated the injured person's medical expenses, and sentenced to one year of hard labor."
"Why is Sabo's crime so serious!?" Kerra complained for Sabo.
"Yes, I caused the whole thing, and I will bear all the consequences!"
"You are very loyal, but unfortunately, there is no such thing as bargaining in my place." Eric said coldly.
Ace frowned and shouted, "Then sentence me to the same crime as Sabo!"
"I told you, there is no such thing as bargaining here!"
Esdeath kicked Ace in the face, and Ace immediately fell to the side.
"What are you doing!" Sabo jumped on Ace, trying to use his body to block Esdeath's subsequent attack, but Esdeath did not continue to kick him.
"Saab, I'm fine." Ace straightened his upper body, with a red mark still on his face.
Esdeath praised: "Not bad."
"Since you want to be like Saab, then you are sentenced to one year of hard labor."
"Do you have any objections?" Eric turned to look at Kerla and Bello Betty.
Kerra wanted to speak, but was stopped by Bello Betty: "I have no objection, it's a fair penalty."
Eric pointed to the door: "Well, if you have nothing to do, just go out."
Korra blurted out and shouted: "But Sabo and Ace are going to participate in the world's best martial arts club!"
"So what?" Eric asked.
"Uh..." After a moment of hesitation, Kerla argued with reason: "If you don't let the two of them compete, the world's best martial arts tournament you hold will not be worthy of the name!"
"You invited contestants from all over the world, but imprisoned the hottest super newcomers and rising stars of the revolutionary army. You can't convince the public no matter what!"
"Oh?" Eric chuckled and walked up to Kerla. The closer the distance, the greater the trembling of Kerla, but she still insisted on looking at Eric.
"You are very strong...but I didn't invite them to come to my territory to cause trouble."
"Look, Crocodile, Bartholomew Bear, and Boya Hancock of the Shichibukai all stayed quietly in their residences and did not move around. They abided by the rules I set."
"Even Crocodile paid the fine obediently. You saw it with your own eyes."
"..."
"You can't blame me for this. If you want to blame it, just blame Ace and Sabo for doing things without thinking."
"But -" Eric changed the topic: "Many people in the outside world must know the news about the arrival of the 'Fire Fist' in the Kingdom of China. If they are not allowed to participate, it may cause some criticism, and they may even think that the Kingdom of China has How is Ace..."
"After all, the whole world knows that China has the means to hunt down ability users to obtain their abilities, especially Ace, who is an extremely rare natural ability user..."
"Uh..." Ace felt eyes scanning his body, and goosebumps appeared all over his body.
"In order to prevent this kind of misunderstanding, you two will stay quietly in the room during the few days before the opening of the martial arts tournament."
"The one-year sentence will be executed after the martial arts meeting. Do you understand?"
"I understand." Ace and Sabo replied dejectedly.
"Um...don't you send someone to monitor us?" Just as they were leaving the office, the two turned around and asked uncertainly.
"Ha..." Eric grinned, sending chills all over the five people in front of him: "I have the ability and strength to make you embrace death in an instant."
…
"Huh..." The five returned to the temporary residence of the Spade Pirates.
"Captain, you are indeed fine!" Everyone in the Spade Pirates was overjoyed.
Kella rolled his eyes. If it weren't for the sworn brother who suddenly appeared, Sabo wouldn't have made a big mistake. He said angrily: "It's nothing."
Ace and Sabo collapsed on the ground, gasping for air.
"What do you think, Ace?"
"Eric will do it. You can't escape if you run."
"Don't worry, Eric's credibility is guaranteed and he will not kill ability users who come to the territory of the Dawn Pirates." Bello Betty comforted him indifferently.
"Who are you..." Deus looked at the four unknown people in confusion, thinking they were Ace's newly recruited partners.
"You don't have to worry about us." Bello Betty patted Kerla on the shoulder, waved to Haku next to him, and said to Sabo: "We still want to report what happened here, so we won't stay here. "
"Sabo, just stay here obediently and wait for the martial arts tournament to begin."
Sabo was at a loss for involving his unrelated companions, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay."
After the three members of the revolutionary army left, Ace introduced Sabo to his companions: "He is my sworn brother, Sabo!"
"He is the ship's doctor Deus, he is the sniper Michal, he is the intelligence expert..."
Ace also introduced his companions to Sabo one by one. At the end of the conversation, everyone in the Spade Pirates learned that Ace had been arrested and sentenced to one year of hard labor.
The two troublemakers spent a few days without incident, and finally ushered in the opening ceremony of the martial arts club.
Some people died, but not completely...
