The Evil of Human Nature

Behind Wu Tong's Ancient Wood Ship.

On the sea not far away.

A wooden ship flying a pirate flag was speeding toward Wu Tong's ship at an extremely fast pace.

On the ship, a woman named "Boa Hancock," with a freckled face, a short and fat body, and an ugly appearance, stood at the bow with a ferocious expression.

He brandished his spiked club while staring intently at the luxurious ship in front of him with greedy and envious eyes.

"Men, speed up and catch up with that ship ahead. Such a luxurious ship must be carrying nobles, and their status can't be low."

If we can capture them, we might be able to use them as hostages and extort a hefty sum from their country, hahaha..."

At this point, Ms. Boa Hancock laughed triumphantly, as if she felt this gain was within her grasp.

After laughing for a while, seemingly feeling that the ship's speed was still a bit slow, Ms. Boa Hancock frowned, suddenly turned around, and roared angrily at the pirates behind her:

"Why is it still so slow?"

"Didn't you hear what I said? All of you, speed up! If anyone dares to let this ship slip away, I'll beat them to a pulp."

"Yes, Captain Alvida!" *n.

(Alvida, the female One Piece who appeared in the first episode of One Piece, is similar to Elite Monster in a beginner village.)

He was one of the two acquaintances Wu Tong mentioned.

The strangely shaped pirates behind Alvida trembled upon hearing her words, their faces tense, and they hurriedly answered loudly.

The pirates then worked even harder.

"Hahaha..."

Hearing the responses from the people behind her, Alvida seemed finally satisfied and laughed triumphantly.

Not far behind this group of pirates, a short, pink-haired man stood timidly among them, shouting along with the others.

However, because he was so short, he looked completely out of place among a group of grown men.

I'm sure that even if any random person came up and walked around, they would be able to spot this out-of-place figure at a glance among so many people.

After laughing for a while, Alvida casually glanced around and spotted a timid, awkward figure in the crowd.

Upon seeing this figure, Alvida's face immediately showed a look of disgust.

What's that good-for-nothing Koby doing here? Didn't I tell him to clean the deck? Did he come here to slack off?

(Koby, also a supporting character who appeared in the first episode, is one of Garp's future disciples and will have a significant role in the future.)

He was also another acquaintance mentioned by Wu Tong.

Thinking of this, Alvida's face darkened, and she immediately roared at the figure:

"Koby!!!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, the pink-haired dwarf immediately sprang to attention, stood at attention, and replied, "Yes, Miss Alvida!!"

Alvida didn't speak, but instead gave Koby a sinister look, until Koby felt a chill run down his spine, before finally asking:

"Koby... I'm asking you!"

Who is the most beautiful person in this vast ocean?!

Upon hearing this all-too-familiar question, Koby's mouth seemed to have formed a conditioned reflex, and he quickly answered:

"This... this is... of course it's you, Miss Alvida, hehehe...!!!"

"Mmm~!"

Upon hearing Koby's words, Alvida nodded in satisfaction.

"You're quite the smooth talker, kid. Keeping you around was definitely the right choice."

"Hehehe..." Hearing Alvida's words, Koby didn't know what to say, so he could only awkwardly laugh along.

Thud...

No sooner had Koby laughed than an iron rod struck him on the head, sending Koby flying several meters away.

After sending Koby flying, Alvida roared angrily:

"Even if you can talk, you're still a useless piece of trash."

How dare you laugh now? Have you even finished your mission? Has the deck been cleaned?

If you have time to stand there laughing, why don't you hurry up and clean the deck?!

"But... Miss Alvida, the deck..."

The deck has been cleaned up...

Koby lay on the ground, ignoring the pain in his body, and tried to explain.

"Hmm?"

Hearing that Koby was still trying to argue, Alvida raised an eyebrow, her face showing displeasure.

Seeing this, Koby dared not speak again, utterly terrified. He scrambled to his feet, not even bothering to wipe the blood from his face, and repeatedly bowed in apology:

"Miss Alvida, I'll go clean the deck right away!!"

After saying that, he ran frantically toward the storage room in the cabin behind him, intending to find tools to clean the deck.

"Haha... Koby, that little dwarf, is still as useless as ever!"

"That's right, Koby is absolutely stupid."

"To be this pathetic, you must be one of a kind in the world, right?"

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Seeing Koby being humiliated by Alvida, the many pirates around him not only did not sympathize with him, but instead began to kick him while he was down, mocking Koby with disdain.

The ugliness of human nature is on full display at this moment.

Even as everyone was mocking Koby, their hands never stopped moving.

It's not that they don't want to stop, it's just that they dare not stop.

After all, while Alvida's strength might be insignificant in the One Piece World, it was already an unparalleled existence for ordinary people like them.

Therefore, under Alvida's threat, few people dared to slack off at this time.

After all, if they were discovered, people could really die.

Wu Tong's Ancient Wood Ship, due to its enormous size, did not travel very fast even with favorable winds and currents.

Alvida's small boat, due to its small size, favorable winds and currents, and the unity and hard work of the crew, was able to escape unscathed.

Therefore, with their forces shifting, Alvida's pirate ship quickly caught up with Wu Tong's Ancient Wood Ship.

'Charge! Charge! Charge! Charge!'

They robbed money, they robbed food, they robbed women.

Seeing the massive ship so close at hand, the pirates roared with fervor in their hearts.

Their faces reflected their inner state, and not only their hearts, but also their faces couldn't help but reveal a distorted, ferocious smile due to excessive excitement.