People are full of pirates

Chapter 415: Shanks Yintang Turns Black

Because this news is too heavy.

All the major newspapers worked overtime overnight, urgently published and distributed newspapers, and reported on it at length.

then.

in the next few days.

The news birds were shaking their wings, carrying freshly released reports, and happily flew out of the major newspaper offices. The newspapers were scattered all over the world like snowflakes, setting off a stormy sea...

……

East China Sea, Windmill Village.

"Hey, Shanks, looking for your change."

At the vegetable market, Aunt Louise stopped Shanks who turned away and complained, "What an idiot, how can I forget every time? Tell me, how many times is this this month?"

"Ah, sorry, ma'am."

The red-haired young man took the change, scratched his head, and laughed loudly, "I will definitely remember it next time."

"Tch, I don't believe it."

Aunt Louise rolled her eyes, and said angrily, "You might as well call Beckman and the others to buy it in the future, and you can just rest. You are a captain anyway, how can you be responsible for such a small matter? "

"Idle is idle. Anyway, I came to Windmill Village for vacation."

The red-haired young man smiled mischievously, and after a few more pleasantries, he waved his hands and turned to leave.

along the way.

The villagers I met along the way saw that he didn't look scared at all. Instead, they all took the initiative to greet him with a smile, which was quite cordial.

Shanks also smiled and nodded in response one by one, with a little emotion in his heart.

In February, because Jesus Bu proposed to go back to his hometown to visit his son Usopp, he took his companions back to the East China Sea, and stopped at the Windmill Village by mistake.

It's only been a month since I got to know these villagers.

In the beginning, he was not treated like he is now. The villagers were full of hostility towards the pirates who stopped suddenly, so they almost went directly to the nearby navy branch for help.

Fortunately, the villagers gradually discovered that the entire red-haired pirate group was easy to get along with, and they were by no means the kind of villains whose minds were full of burning, killing, and looting.

Coupled with the fact that the identity of the red-haired king Xia Qiwuhai was spread by someone, the hostility of the villagers gradually subsided, and they gradually became acquainted with their group.

"Schibukai..."

The red hair touched the stubble growing on his chin, and clicked twice.

This name is very useful, especially the few vicious people in Qiwuhai who were killed by Nuo Xia one after another. After the replacement, Qiwuhai basically has a positive image among the people, saving them a lot of trouble.

but.

In the final analysis, agreeing to sign the Qiwuhai Covenant at the beginning was nothing more than a compromise between the family and the Navy Headquarters in order to get him out.

He was forced to do it, and he didn't really want to hang out with this identity all the time. In contrast, it was more interesting to go to the New World and compete with those sea emperors who stood at the top of the world.

Maybe one day they will be equal and become one of the emperors of the sea?
"Four emperors..."

Shanks chuckled, the name of "Three Emperors" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people over the years, it sounds a little weird to change it to Four Emperors at first.

Well, let’s set off before the end of the year, and then return to the new world to continue working hard and adventuring...

Shanks made a decision in his heart, as to why he had to wait until the end of the year before going back...

Pausing in his footsteps, Shanks looked up at the shuttered door of the tavern that appeared in front of him.

Well, he has a reason to stay here.

For more than a month, he slept on the boat at night, and during the day, most of the time, he spent drinking and partying with his friends in the only tavern in Windmill Village.

The so-called drunken man doesn't care about the wine, but cares about the proprietress.

The reason why he wants to stay in Windmill Village for as long as possible is that apart from the fact that the folk customs are simple, the scenery is beautiful, and it is suitable for living, the biggest reason is the existence of Makino.

The gentle and strong girl made him, a single dog who had lived for more than twenty years, feel his heart beat for the first time...

Of course, staying here, there are business matters.

As soon as the shutter door was pushed open, Shanks' gaze was attracted by a little black-haired guy lying in front of the bar.

Monkey D Luffy.

When Shanks met this kid for the first time, he seemed to see the figure of Captain Roger back then, and his intuition told him that this humble little boy definitely has the potential to become the One Piece King in the future.

And I have the obligation to guide the other party on this road of freedom and dreams.

It's a pity... Thinking of the experience in the past month, Shanks couldn't help making a bitter face. Although this unlucky boy is very close to him now, they have become close friends with each other.

But as long as he brought up the topic of pirates, Luffy would look contemptuous, no matter how persuasive he was, he didn't show any interest.

Damn!
It's all my fault that I came a step late, and let that guy Bailong establish a promise and bond with this kid first, so that Luffy couldn't listen to a word of his own words, and he would yell at every turn, "I want to be The finest man in the Navy".

"Shanks?"

The voice of the girl chuckling suddenly came, pulling Shanks' thoughts back to reality, "Why did you just stand there as soon as you came in, thinking about what?"

Are you distracted?Shanks smiled sarcastically, and didn't explain anything. He walked all the way to the bar, only to find that Luffy lying there was concentrating on reading a newspaper, his eyes filled with uncontrollable excitement.

"What's the matter, Luffy, it's rare to see you so focused, what are you looking at?"

Shanks sat down with a smile, rubbed Luffy's head, and at the same time looked up into the bar with a smile, "Please have a bottle of wine, Miss Makino."

"Sherry? The same?"

"same as usual."

Stranger... Makino smiled and turned to go to the wine cabinet to get some wine. For the past month, Shanks has been ordering a bottle of sherry every day and sitting there for a long time. She has long been used to it.

"Shanks."

"Shanks?"

Luffy yelled twice but didn't respond. When he looked up, he saw Shanks was staring blankly at Makino's bent back, and pulled his arm dissatisfied: "Hey! Shanks, hear me Did you speak?"

"Eh?"

Only then did Shanks wake up, and looked back at Luffy in a panic, "What's wrong?"

"You told me last time, a long time ago, you fought against Uncle Nuo Xia, right?" Lu Fei said with a smile, "Then you were beaten mercilessly, and there was no way to fight back?"

"Hey, hey, you forgot, it's not that exaggerated."

Shanks curled his lips and muttered, "Losing is indeed a loss. It was a long time ago. I was only eighteen or nineteen years old at that time, and I couldn't beat it..."

He was a little bit speechless, because he suddenly realized that Nuo Xia was only one year older than himself, so he changed the subject, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden? Don't look down on people too much, Luffy, I haven't seen you for several years." I’ve seen him before, and now, that guy might not necessarily be my opponent!”

"Hahaha, the idiot captain is bragging again!"

"Miss Makino is still getting the wine, I didn't hear it, hey! Shanks, please speak louder!"

At the wine table next to it, Lagilu, Jesus Bu and others laughed and booed, Shanks blushed, peeked at Makino's back, turned around and roared with fangs: "Shut up, you don't want to read what you say!" The occasion, a bunch of idiots!!!”

"seriously?"

Luffy looked at Shanks, his eyes full of suspicion, "I also think you're bragging, Shanks, Uncle Nosia is so powerful, how could he even beat you..."

What do you mean you can't even beat me, I'm also a very powerful boss, okay!Three black lines appeared on Shanks' forehead, and he was about to complain when he suddenly realized something and frowned:
"You suddenly asked this, Luffy...is there news about that man again in the newspaper?"

"Yeah." Luffy nodded, and pushed the newspaper over, "The new newspaper I just bought is on the front page headline, you can read it yourself."

The headlines on the front page... The corners of Shanks' eyes twitched slightly, he was a bit PTSD about this word, but the next moment, when he picked up the newspaper and saw the headlines and photos on the front page clearly, his eyes suddenly widened , exclaiming in disbelief:
"Eh????"

This exclamation attracted the rest of the red-haired pirates in the tavern, they gathered around the red-haired, looked at the past curiously, and then...

Hiss~~ In the entire tavern, there was a neat sound of sucking air.

"Hey, hey, isn't it? Well, that's BIGMOM! He was killed directly?"

"There are still a bunch of people helping to besiege... I have never fought in this situation. Is that man so scary now?"

"Hey! Captain! The Charlotte family is finished, and there is a vacant seat for the emperor of the sea. How about we go back now..."

"Idiot! You can't be Shichibukai at this time, go back to the new world? You want Shanks to be the next BIGMOM!"

……

Amidst all the noise and boiling, Shanks did not open his mouth. He stared fixedly at the figure standing proudly in the sky like a god of thunder in the photo, with an unprecedented dignified expression.

Unlike his bluffing subordinates, after recovering from his astonishment, he immediately realized the significance of this matter, how important it was.

It took less than one night to kill BIGMOM under heavy siege by himself.

Only at his level can he feel more deeply how terrifying and powerful this is.

Nuo Xia's current strength may have already surpassed the level of emperors and generals of the sea. If he continues to push forward in the new world according to this progress, it will not only rewrite the extent of the new world structure, but...

Completely end the era of great pirates!
The wheels of the torrent of the times have begun to roll, no one can resist, not even BIGMOM, not even Kaido, as for the most powerful Whitebeard Pirates in the world...

Shanks was silent. He was a member of the Roger Pirates and had witnessed the strength of Whitebeard at his peak. It stands to reason that he should be more inclined to Whitebeard's side.

But somehow.

A kind of intuition tells him that if the remaining pirates don't unite, then the odds of winning against Nuo Xia with just one white beard pirate group may be extremely low...

Is it too exaggerated?

Shanks patted his head, took a sip of the sherry wine, squinted his eyes and pondered quietly, but at this moment, there was suddenly the sound of the shutter door being pushed open behind him.

The next moment, Lu Fei next to him suddenly jumped up from the bar seat, and shouted in surprise:

"Grandpa? Why are you back!"

What?
Luffy's grandfather?
Shanks was slightly taken aback, subconsciously put down his wine glass, turned around, and happened to see a very familiar white-haired old man, who was holding a large bag of food, and greeted Luffy with a smile.

It was at this moment that he seemed to notice his gaze, and the white-haired old man also turned around cheerfully, and the eyes of the two intersected in mid-air.

The atmosphere in the tavern suddenly froze.

next moment.

"What's the matter, Grandpa?"

Under Luffy's puzzled eyes, Garp put down the snakeskin bag full of food expressionlessly, walked towards the bar step by step, and slowly rolled up his cuffs...

……

Calm zone, Nine Snake Island.

In the country known as the "Daughter Country" - the Amazon Lily Palace.

The former emperor of Amazon Lily, Guroliosa, who was called "Grandma" by the people, was standing there with a cane, earnestly advising the figure on the throne.

"Hancock! No matter what, you must take back this order, listen to me once! Agatha and the others must not be executed!"

Granny Ye's voice was a little weak and hoarse, obviously she had been persuading her for a long time, but she was still determined and did not intend to give up.

"Don't forget, our Amazon Lily, originally the biggest source of income is the spoils of plunder at sea. This has been a tradition since our founding!"

"As a result, since you took the throne, you have to issue an order to prohibit everyone from robbing merchant ships, and limit the targets to pirates, which has caused the people's living standards to drop dramatically over the years."

"If it weren't for the fact that Kikyo and the others accidentally discovered a few devil fruits that can make food out of thin air in the past two years, and the plowing field had to be expanded several times, famine would have started on the island by now!!"

"You are the Qiwuhai now, Hancock! You already have the legal right to plunder. It would be a waste if you don't use it all the time. Agatha and the others also robbed two merchant ships along the way. , the navy didn’t ask any questions, and didn’t cause any trouble, so why did you have to make trouble like this!”

"why?"

The slim lady on the throne was lowering her head and carefully scraping her nails with a knife.

She has long black hair like a princess, beautiful dark blue eyes, and a pair of snake-shaped earrings. She has a slim and attractive figure. She is one of the Shichibukai, the "Pirate Empress" who is known as the most beautiful woman in the world. Jay Hancock.

Hearing the ex-emperor of the Amazon lily kept rambling in his ears, Hancock finally raised his head slightly, glanced at Granny Ze, and spoke with a bit of indifference:

"Since you also know that the concubine is the emperor, the citizens must abide by the orders issued, and those who dare to disobey will naturally have to pay the price."

"Then there's no need to kill them! Hancock!"

The mother-in-law was so angry that she repeatedly hit the ground with her cane, "Of course it's okay to punish appropriately. For example, two years of imprisonment will be enough. Agatha is the strongest female warrior who gained a reputation ten years ago. If you kill her directly, Not only will it weaken the national strength, but it will also make people resentful, and many people will be dissatisfied with you!"

"it does not matter."

Boya Hancock put down the small file, slender fingers slid over his red lips, his eyes were blurred and said:

"Don't talk about weakening the country's strength, even if the country perishes in the hands of the concubine, everyone will forgive me, because the concubine... is so beautiful!"

(End of this chapter)