Dragon King Returns! Old Friends Reunited

The pirates on the deck of the Cream Princess Bill instantly erupted into chaos.

"How could such a thing happen? That's Lord Bonney!"

Incomprehensible!

Lord Bonney is the strongest executive in the entire Charlotte Family, aside from Lord Katakuri and Her Highness the Queen!

A true powerhouse with a bounty of 1.1 billion Beli!

Even if you searched the whole world, you wouldn't find many people stronger than her!

However, even the mighty Lord Bonney was defeated so easily!

Who exactly is this enemy?

Even a pirate emperor like Katakuri couldn't defeat Lord Bonney so easily!

However, in any case...

"Report this to Cake Island immediately! A major disaster is brewing!"

So, the pirates frantically pulled out their Den Den Mushi and made a call to the family executives on Cake Island.

At that time, at the port of Cake Island, there was a small table where Perospero was leisurely enjoying afternoon tea.

"How leisurely."

He put down his teacup and sighed softly.

It's just too leisurely.

After Katakuri usurped the throne of the Totto Land Katakuri, his status as the First Minister within the family declined considerably.

That wretched Katakuri!

The primogeniture system is the most important tradition in the Blue Sea. Do you even understand it?

You bastard, you actually started a rebellion!

It's true that your Mother was very wary of you back then and constantly put you down, but as her son, shouldn't you have given in to her a little?

How could they launch a rebellion just because of a disagreement and bring their Mother down from her horse?

"Well."

Perospero sighed helplessly.

It's no use saying anything now. All his other brothers and sisters support Katakuri, and even his Mother has given in. What can he do?

Peros,

The man sitting opposite Perospero was now restless. "When exactly will Bonney be back?"

"Don't rush, Bear,"

Perospero said calmly, "Don't you know Bonney's strength? Even you can't compare to her. How long can a bunch of random pirates delay her? They'll be back soon."

"This isn't Bonney's first time going into battle. You don't need to be so anxious every time, do you?"

Speaking of which, that wretched Katakuri!

You've got it easy, taking care of all sorts of inexplicable problems yourself!

Even welcoming her younger siblings home in victory was something she had to do herself.

The bear, who appeared much more mature than he had twenty-five years ago, nodded slightly after hearing Perospero's words.

But this robust man, as strong as a small mountain, still gave a hesitant smile, "In my heart, Bonney will always be just a child."

Child?

Can you find few rivals across the entire ocean, and be so capable of treating a city like building blocks at will?

Don't worry, it definitely won't happen—

Brub brub brub.

The phone on the table suddenly started ringing shrilly.

"Oh? Looks like it's all taken care of!"

Perospero raised an eyebrow, casually picked up the Den Den Mushi, and answered, "Hey, Bonney, it's solved--"

"Lord Perospero!! It's terrible! Lord Bonney has been captured by the pirates!"

"What!"

Perospero's expression changed drastically.

Xiong stood up abruptly, gritting his teeth, and instinctively began to take off his gloves!

Perospero suddenly looked up and grabbed the bear's hand, then gritted his teeth and said to the Den Den Mushi, "Contact the Intelligence Department and have them immediately inform Katakuri of this!"

Then, he looked at the bear and said, "Bear, take me with you!"

Although Bonney supports Katakuri more than anyone else, how could he, as the older brother, stand idly by while his beloved younger sister was captured?

The bear nodded emphatically without hesitation, grabbed Perospero's hand with one hand, and slapped the air behind him with the other.

Laugh!

With a soft sound, the two of them vanished from their spot.

And almost simultaneously.

On the deck of that pirate ship.

Bonney stared at Roa in disbelief. "I've definitely heard Katakuri Roa, but he said that man named Roa is his best friend! His childhood friend from the Rocks Pirates era!"

That's me.

Roa nodded slightly in satisfaction. His good brother hadn't forgotten him after all.

"What nonsense are you spouting, you brat!"

Bonney's long, slender legs struggled to push against the air, but unfortunately, the enormous, Haki hand gripped her massive body tightly, preventing her from exerting any force and leaving her only to kick the air in vain.

Of course, that didn't stop her from yelling at Roa, "Although I don't know much about him, Katakuri said that Roa is only a few years younger than him! More than twenty years ago, he was already one of the most famous pirates on the sea! When he was famous, you weren't even born yet!"

Saladin, who had been cautiously huddled to the side without saying a word, was slightly taken aback after hearing Bonney's words.

Did a great pirate named Roa really exist on the high seas more than twenty years ago?

How come I've never heard of this before!

In addition.

Saladin glanced cautiously at Roa's retreating figure.

This Lord Roa said it before, didn't he? After I told him what year it was, he said, "Twenty-five years from now!"

No way?

Could such a thing really happen?

"Young lady, this world is far more vast than you imagine."

Roa chuckled softly, "It's just a direct leap of over twenty years, what's the big deal? Even without this, I wouldn't have aged."

"Huh? What kind of nonsense are you spouting?"

Bonney just bared his teeth, like a cat with its fur standing on end. "You brat, you think you can fool me?! Put me down if you dare! Don't think you can get away with this just because you're handsome! I'll chop your head off!"

Hmm, now it's about 80% similar.

It's true, back then Aunt Linlin called me a little devil, and now her daughter is doing it again.

Roa shook his head helplessly. "What a naughty child. Do you know that you were born entirely thanks to me?"

"If I hadn't introduced your father, Xiong, to my Aunt Linlin, where would you be?"

"Hey!"

Bonney, who had been quite agitated, suddenly paused after hearing Roa's words.

Her most respected brother, Katakuri, did indeed tell her that the reason her father was with their mother was entirely due to the machinations of a guy named Roa.

How did this kid know about this?

Surely this young kid can't really be the infamous pirate who was famous all over the world more than twenty years ago, right?

Could it be that--

Bonney's eyes lit up instantly; she had come up with a plausible explanation, "You're that Roa's son, aren't you! You learned all this from your father, and then you came to the Totto Land to swindle and cheat!"

Roa's lips twitched slightly.

It seems that she only inherited Aunt Linlin's physique and appearance.

In terms of intelligence, he inherited it from Xiong, but he didn't inherit any of Aunt Linlin's shrewdness.

He said quietly, "I don't need children."

Are you kidding me? If you can live forever, why would you need children?

Um?

Roa looked up at the distant horizon.

Two figures suddenly appeared out of thin air in the distant sky.

No, it didn't appear out of thin air; it just moved at a very high speed, so visually it looked like teleportation.

"Oh, finally someone who knows me has come."

Roa breathed a sigh of relief.

This feeling of being unknown and unknown is unbearable.

The two figures in the distance paused in mid-air for a moment, then disappeared again in the next instant. When they reappeared, they had already crashed onto the deck of the pirate ship like meteorites.

The pirate ship, which should have been fairly sturdy, was smashed so hard that it almost folded in half.

"Bonney! Are you alright?!"

As soon as it landed, the bear pounced on Bonney, who was bound in mid-air by a dark hand.

"Dad!"

Bonney's face suddenly paled. "Watch out! That guy is incredibly strong! I'm no match for him!"

"Sharp?"

Perospero, who had come with Kuma, calmly gave his panicked sister a composed smile. "No matter how powerful someone is here, in Totto Land, they won't be able to act recklessly! Don't worry, Bonney, we've already notified Katakuri, he'll be here soon."

"It's the Minister of Health, Bear, and the Candy Minister Perospero!!"

Saladin couldn't help but scream again.

Although they are not as famous or have as much bounty as Wreck-It Ralph, and are not members of the Sweet Three Generals, these two are still formidable characters who should not be messed with!

"Bonney, I'll get you out of here first!"

Completely ignoring Saladin's shouts, and without any hesitation, Xiong threw a powerful punch at the dark hand.

His fist was enveloped in powerful Armament Haki, with invisible waves rippled around it.

Armament Haki for internal damage!

Coupled with the Bakaria Tribe's unparalleled physical strength, this punch—

Like water off a duck's back.

There was only a loud boom, and then the shockwave spread out, blowing several unlucky pirates into the sea.

The dark, Haki hand remained unaffected, still gripping Bonney tightly.

"What!"

The bear's expression changed drastically.

Although his strength is no longer comparable to Bonney's current level, within the Charlotte Family, he should only be ranked below Katakuri, Charlotte Linlin, and Bonney.

A full-force attack, yet it had absolutely no effect?

"What exactly is going on?"

Perospero also looked completely taken aback.

That jet-black arm must be formed from the concentrated power of Haki!

But how can it be this hard? Ochoku couldn't do that!

Sweat began to trickle down the man's forehead.

Some people didn't dare to look back.

What kind of people are the enemy?

"Really, Perospero, are you pretending you didn't see me?"

A slightly complaining boy's voice came from behind, "If this keeps up, I'm really going to lose my temper."

Um?

Perospero paused for a moment.

That voice sounds somewhat familiar.

But I can't immediately recall where I heard it before.

With a touch of caution, Perospero turned around.

Then he saw the handsome young man leaning lazily against the ship's railing, looking at him with a slightly impatient gaze.

Huh?

Perospero instinctively rubbed his eyes.

You must have misread it.

After blinking hard, he looked again.

Hey!

No way? Is this really not a hallucination?

Fine beads of sweat were visible on his face, and his body began to tremble.

"Roa!!!"

His eyes and tongue nearly flew off his face, while his body rolled backward like a wheel, crashing headfirst into the cabin before coming to a stop.

"...!"

The bear, who had instinctively turned around, froze instantly. "Roa!!"

"Hey, bear!"

Roa greeted Xiong with a smile, "The last time we met was probably in God Valley, right? That must have been over thirty years ago for you."

"..."

The bear instinctively took two steps back, its eyes filled with extreme terror. "You actually... you actually came back!!"

"Oh?"

Roa raised an eyebrow. "You mean, you're back?"

I've heard some good news.

"Dad--"

Even if Bonney were stupid, she would have realized something was wrong by now, still bound. She exclaimed in disbelief.

"Dad, is this guy really the Roa that Katakuri mentioned?"

"Um!"

Bear stood in front of his most beloved daughter, silently clenching his fists. "Twenty-five years ago, the pirate with the highest bounty in the world! Known as the most evil man in history, the commander of the Calamity Company, a monster who brought despair to the entire world time and again! Because he was too dangerous, after he disappeared, the World Government erased all information about him! He is..."

"The Calamity Roa!"

It was because of this man that I was here, and that I had Bonney.

Moreover, Ginny...

"Eh!!"

Bonney stared in disbelief. She looked at her father's retreating figure; of course, her father wouldn't mistake her!

Is it really the Roa that Katakuri's brother mentioned?

So she looked up again at Roa's young and handsome face, "How do you maintain your youthful appearance? Do you have any secrets?"

Even though she has a fiery temper, the little tiger is indeed a girl who loves beauty.

Saladin and his group, who had also heard the bear's words, were even more dumbfounded.

Is their background really that powerful?

"Roa!"

Perospero, who had just rolled out, jumped to his feet. "You actually came back!"

He was somewhat incoherent, "Although Katakuri and Mother both said you would definitely come back, but—"

Roa looked at him with interest. "But do you really think I'm dead?"

"Ha ha--"

Perospero suddenly let out two dry laughs.

"Anyway, take me to see Katakuri."

Roa said, "There are many things I want to talk to him about."

"Good!"

Perospero nodded immediately.

Roa is really back!

Without a doubt, this sea is about to be stirred up again.

This guy will definitely remind the world of the horrors of the Calamity Company.

But--

Roa is Katakuri's best friend. With him back, Katakuri's position becomes even more unshakeable, doesn't it?

"Bear, please!"

Suppressing his sorrow, Perospero turned to look at the bear.

"Please, Bear."

Roa chuckled softly; to him, accepting Ginny was still a recent thing.

Time is a truly wondrous thing.

Then he casually waved his hand, and the domineering Haki that had been binding Bonney dissipated, causing the enormous woman to crash onto the deck with a thud.

Bonney wasn't angry at all; instead, she moved closer to Roa and said, "You're amazing! How did you manage to train your Haki to that level?"

"Alright, Bonney, let's go back first."

Xiong quickly spoke up to stop his daughter from getting close to Roa.

Although he's Katakuri's best friend, this man is too dangerous.

Then, the bear activated its power, and after a few bangs, the group disappeared from the pirate ship's deck.

"Huh?"

Saladin's gaze was somewhat blank.

"Hey!! Lord Roa! You've left us behind!!"

Cake Island.

Katakuri, having just received the news, rushed to the port.

Several family officials followed behind him.

Although he had become the supreme ruler of the country and possessed the title of Pirate Emperor, Katakuri still couldn't help but feel impatient.

Bonney has been arrested!

If the enemy is this strong, even Brother Perospero and the bear who went to their rescue would likely be in great danger!

Even more dangerous is that pirates of this strength have invaded Totto Land, and the slightest mistake could cause enormous damage to the country!

Damn it, where did this group of guys come from on the high seas?!

Katakuri's pace quickened, almost to the point of sprinting.

But at that moment, Katakuri suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Because several bear-claw-shaped bubbles are rapidly approaching in the sky.

You're back?

Was it successful?

Seemingly noticing his presence, the bear claw bubble at the forefront suddenly burst, and two figures plummeted towards them like meteorites.

"Um?"

Katakuri slightly taken aback; it wasn't Bonney, nor his Brother Perospero, nor Kuma.

"Hahaha! Katakuri! You've really made something of yourself!"

A burst of laughter suddenly descended from the sky, "You've overthrown Aunt Linlin! Pirate Emperor? That title is far more prestigious than my Seven Monarchs back in the day!"

"..."

Katakuri's body suddenly trembled.

In that instant, his mind went blank.

Then.

My eyes instantly welled up with tears, and hot tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.

The man, already known as the Pirate Emperor, leaped to his feet.

"You bastard, you finally decided to come back?"

He wanted to give this brat a long-awaited hug.

Although it might not have been long for the kid, it felt like an eternity to him.

Welcome back, my friend!