North Blue Supernova Bellamy

Spring Snipe!

Out at sea, a bewildered figure was blasted away by an overwhelmingly powerful force, only managing to stop after smashing straight through the ship's mast.

"Captain! Captain, how are you?"

"Damn it, that bastard! Let's fight him to the death!"

Although the other pirates on the ship shouted about fighting their opponent to the death, their legs were trembling in reality. None of them dared take even a single step forward. Their captain had not even lasted one exchange against the man—how could they possibly have the courage to charge in? They were merely trying to bolster their own spirits.

"Weak. Far too weak. You're no different from flowers raised in a greenhouse. And you dare sail the seas with strength like this? You're a disgrace to pirates."

At that moment, the pirate captain who had been sent flying shoved aside the wreckage and struggled to his feet. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Hyena Bellamy, damn you! We have no grudge against each other, so why have you targeted me?"

"Hahahaha! I simply enjoy taking away everything people like you worked so hard to obtain. Only then can you comprehend the true meaning of being a pirate amid pain and despair."

"Pah! You lunatic."

"That's right. Pirates should be lunatics. Sarquiss, go take all the treasure they looted in the city. Take every last piece right in front of him! Hahaha!"

"No problem, Captain."

"Hmph, then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. We fled Dover City as refugees, so there isn't any treasure on this ship." He revealed a faintly vindictive smile.

"Heh, truly the behavior of the weak. All you know is how to flee for your lives. Trash like you doesn't deserve to roam the seas." As he spoke, Bellamy took out a pistol and pointed it at the man's head, dangerous light flashing in his eyes.

"Wait, please wai—"

Bang!

Bellamy blew away the smoke from the muzzle and smiled cruelly. "Sorry, you spoke too slowly."

Bellamy then pointed the gun at the other man's vice captain. "How about this? You tell me exactly what happened in the city. So many pirates fled from there—something extraordinary must have happened in the city, right?"

"It-it was the Phantom Sword Pirates!" The vice captain who had been singled out swallowed nervously before finally shouting with all his might. After venting, his speech became much smoother. "The great pirate Roy, with a bounty of 50 million Beli, came to the city. Ever since he came ashore, the sounds of explosions and battle never stopped. Even while we were hiding, we could hear that terrifying commotion. In the end, even the ground started shaking. He must have come to slaughter the city! Those explosions must have come from some kind of specially made shells with incredible power. Dover City might already be a dead city by now. He's a devil!"

"Phantom Sword Roy, with a 50 million Beli bounty? Even my bounty is only 40 million Beli. I'd like to see what makes you worthy of a bounty higher than mine." Bellamy's eyes were filled with madness. Unlike other pirates, he showed no signs of losing his nerve upon hearing Roy's name.

Only now did the vice captain remember that the man before him was also one of North Blue's great pirates—Hyena Bellamy. Before Roy appeared, Bellamy had even been considered a super rookie with a good chance of making his way into the Grand Line.

It seemed Bellamy was dissatisfied with Roy's fame. The vice captain secretly rejoiced. As far as he was concerned, neither Bellamy nor Roy was any good. It would be best if they both killed each other.

"What's even more infuriating is that someone actually sees him as North Blue's pride. A pirate nobody has ever heard of dares to be given such a title? It's utterly intolerable. Because the pride of North Blue can belong only to the Donquixote Family."

The vice captain choked up at those words. Even small-time pirates like them had heard of the Shichibukai who dominated the Grand Line. Not to mention that Heavenly Yaksha Doflamingo was a great pirate born in North Blue. Countless pirates in North Blue, such as Bellamy, regarded Doflamingo as their idol.

Looking at Kenkon, who had just joined them, Roy could not help feeling a strange ache in his heart. This script is wrong, Director. Why are all the people I recruit burly old men who scratch their feet? And every one of them is an abnormal human being. Next time, I absolutely have to recruit a beautiful woman to balance things out.

"Get ready to board. The Gilia Kingdom is more than ten days' voyage from here."

Just as Roy called for everyone to prepare to leave, King came over and lowered his voice. "Captain, it seems a pirate crew is sailing toward us. They don't appear to have good intentions."

"Oh? There are still people who dare to strut around in front of me? They've got some nerve. Have you figured out which pirate crew it is?" Roy was somewhat curious. Ever since his name had become known, the pirates he encountered either fled at the sight of him or surrendered immediately. It had started to bore him.

"Yes, it's the Bellamy Pirates. Their captain is Hyena Bellamy, who has a bounty of 40 million Beli."

"Oh, that name sounds a little familiar." Roy rubbed his head before digging up a few scattered fragments from his distant memories. It seemed Bellamy had been a minor character in the original story—and a fairly high-profile minor character at that, since he had appeared twice.

Roy remembered him only because he had felt that Bellamy's Devil Fruit Ability seemed somewhat similar to Luffy's. He had not expected to actually run into him now. What a strange twist of fate.

"Captain, Bellamy himself is not worth mentioning to us, but there is a genuine heavyweight behind him."

"Who?" Roy asked succinctly.

"One of the Shichibukai—Heavenly Yaksha Doflamingo," King said with a grave expression. To pirates still struggling in North Blue like them, the Shichibukai were unquestionably unreachable figures. Moreover, Doflamingo was known as the most dangerous man among the Shichibukai, far beyond frauds like Crocodile the Sand or Gecko Moria.

"Oh!" Roy let out an inexplicable sigh, finally connecting the scattered pieces of memory in his mind. In short, Bellamy was Doflamingo's brainless fanboy, but Doflamingo looked down on the little punk completely. He merely treated him as a pawn, a joke.

"Could this be the case of flowers falling for the flowing water, while the water heartlessly loves the fallen flowers? A prince yearning for a goddess who has no feelings for him? Ahem, that doesn't seem quite right."

"Come on. Let's see what this Bellamy fellow, who dares provoke us, is capable of."

"Captain, should we, later...?"

"Don't worry. Bellamy isn't valued by Doflamingo at all. Besides, if the name of a mere Shichibukai could scare me off, there would be no need for me to go to the Grand Line. There are only so many places at the very top of the world. No one will willingly step aside. Only by treading on their bones can one claim a place of one's own. Heh, the Shichibukai? We'll run into them sooner or later."

King was stunned by those words. After a long while, he smiled. "As expected of the Captain. You've got my blood boiling too."