Jack the Drought

Three days later.

"Captain Jack, that ship seems to be flying the flag of Las Noches!"

Jack's pirate ship was lingering on the road from Dressrosa to Hatchlings. After his men looked around with binoculars, they finally made a discovery.

A magnificent super-ship, comparable to a palace, was sailing towards them.

"That direction doesn't seem to be coming from that sea area... Is anyone up there?"

Jack sensed that this ship was heading into Las Noches from another direction, and not the one they were waiting for.

"Uh... it's too high to see, but it must belong to one of the major powers under Las Noches. It looks very luxurious."

His subordinates kept jumping up and down with binoculars, but they still couldn't see the deck of the ship.

"So we'll just ignore it? First, we'll steal that ship and use it to make a deal with the Las Noches executives in exchange for Doflamingo!"

Jack's mind raced, and he arrogantly uttered those words.

Since taking on the first person might lead to a tough battle, it's better to choose a safer approach: seize a ship that seems important but doesn't belong to Las Noches!

"Hey, Captain Jack, that's a ship under the protection of the Black Winged Great Demon! If we engage in the first engagement, we'll offend the Sea Emperor!"

The subordinates were clearly starting to panic.

There are many ways to ask Las Noches's executives for people; you can even invoke your boss's name to save face.

But if we seize their ships, that would be a provocation! Especially right at the gates of Las Noches territory!

Who among those who can become Sea Emperor would be so good-natured as to not care about such things?

Who do you think I am?

Jack glared angrily, his domineering aura silencing his underlings.

"Move the boat closer!"

"Yes!"

The subordinates had no choice but to follow orders and maneuver the ships toward the luxurious giant ship flying the Las Noches flag.

"Listen up, everyone on board, as long as you cooperate obediently..."

As the two ships drew near, Jack's men took out megaphones and began shouting.

"Stop talking nonsense! Just connect the dots!"

Jack suddenly exerted force with his feet, leaping high off the ship. The powerful force of his leap even caused the entire ship to shake.

"Following Captain Jack always gives me the feeling that I'm about to get beaten up again..."

The subordinates whispered among themselves.

Suddenly, a huge figure flew out of the luxury ship with lightning speed and landed right on their ship, crashing into the cabin.

The powerful impact caused the entire ship to shake violently, and they even heard the sound of the hull cracking.

"That looks like... Captain Jack?!"

"How is that possible? Captain Jack is Great Pirate with Bounty of 1 billion, one of the three All-Stars of the Beasts Pirates!"

Some people swallowed hard in disbelief, wanting to go into the cabin to find out what was going on.

"Get out of my way!"

A violent shout rang out, and this time a group of subordinates flew out of the cabin and crashed onto the deck.

Then, Jack, clutching his abdomen, limped out, his eyes bloodshot, blood flowing from his mouth onto his muscular chest.

"Captain Jack! What happened?!"

The subordinates rushed forward, unable to believe what they were seeing.

In the blink of an eye, their own incredibly powerful captain had been injured like this!

"Is this just incredibly unlucky, or just incredibly lucky...?"

Jack didn't answer, his gaze fixed on the luxurious giant ship.

His subordinates followed his gaze and what they saw made them hold their breath.

The legendary Black Winged Great Demon stood atop the ship, looking down at them as if they were ants!

"I thought a bunch of little Nezumi were guarding my door, but it turns out they wanted to rob me."

Cifer's calm words, however, exuded an almost palpable killing intent.

It was just that the king of a nearby island had kindly invited him to visit for two days, and on his way back he encountered this kind of thing.

If they dare to stand guard in front of their own territory today and try to attack the ships of the islands they protect, will they dare to attack Hachinosu tomorrow?

"Why can't my Observation Haki sense your presence?!"

As the two ships approached, I clearly sensed it intentionally. How could a powerful person like the other party not reveal any aura at all!

I have no obligation to answer your question.

In Cifer's eyes, there was only contempt.

"Give me my knife!"

" In the New World, there has never been a fifth emperor!"

Jack's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He was going to test just how powerful this legendary man really was!

"Captain Jack..."

The men trembled, trying to stop the captain's foolish actions, but they were powerless to do so. They could only obediently go into the cabin and carry out his pair of Shotel swords!

"You can go back. I can return to Hachinosu by myself in a little while."

After bidding farewell to the people on the luxury cruise ship, Cifer had already jumped onto the mammoth-headed ship and slowly walked step by step to Jack.

"Then we won't bother Mr. Cifer any longer."

The luxurious cruise ship, having received instructions, hurriedly departed.

"Go ahead and do it."

He spread his hands, as if to expose all his weaknesses to the other person.

"You bastard... die!"

Jack took the two swords that his men were carrying and, with all his might, swung them toward Cifer's head. His men's eyes all widened in disbelief.

But the scene they imagined did not occur.

The man in front of him stretched out his hands and steadily grasped the blades of the twin swords that Jack was wielding.

"How is that possible..."

Cold sweat was already beading on Jack's forehead.

The muscles in his arms bulged, cracks began to appear on the deck beneath his feet, and he used all his strength to try to pull the knife out.

Even so, the knife that Cifer had grabbed only moved slightly.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, Cifer let go of his hands, and Jack, who lost his balance, rolled backward several times before crashing into the wall and coming to a stop.

At this point, he was already panting heavily and covered in sweat.

"Ah!"

Jack quickly stood up, raised his Shotel swords, and launched another attack.

"Help Captain Jack!"

His men also raised their weapons and followed closely behind.

"Cero Oscuras!"

Cifer raised a finger, and Spiritual Pressure so fast it was invisible to the naked eye shot out and slammed into Jack.

With just one strike, the latter was sent flying backward once again.

"This..."

The men surrounding Cifer were all stunned; they had never expected their captain to be unable to withstand even a single blow.

"Looks like someone's run into a brick wall, hmm~ hehehehe~"

Just then, Barto's ship arrived, Doflamingo stood on the bow, smiling as he looked at the situation on Jack's ship.

He no longer has the time or the inclination to worry about Kaido's situation.

"That's... Senior Cifer ~"

Bartholomew's eyes gleamed with golden light. The cold face before him appeared incredibly handsome and radiant to him, and he couldn't help but faint to the ground.

"Doflamingo, you've come at the right time. Have someone deliver a big gift to Kaido for me, and also pass on a message."

"Tell him to prepare a coffin. I'll find a time to kill him!"