Income Secured! First Meeting with Dragon!

The alternate dimension connected to the Air Door opened by the Door-Door Fruit is a vibrant green space.

There is no gravity inside, but there is air.

Moreover, it seems to overlap with the real world, allowing one to directly see the outside world from within. Of course, this is merely a visual observation and cannot cause any substantial interference.

So, at this moment, Roa stood in front of Imu, tilting his head back and trying hard to see what kind of face was hidden under the guy's black robe.

"Hehehe! Not bad at all! That's quite an ability!"

Behind him, Kaido looked at the expressionless Bruno with satisfaction, "With this guy's abilities, what's there to fear from Imu!"

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you saying, Big Brother Kaido?!"

Roa turned around, pointing at himself with some dissatisfaction, "Isn't I the most crucial one?"

"You're not afraid of Imu now that I'm here!"

Kaido thought about it and realized it was true.

The Door-Door Fruit's power can only be used for escaping. If it's truly about holding out, or even defeating Imu in the future, only Roa can achieve it.

In short,

Roa abandoned his plan to uncover Imu's true nature and said leisurely, "In that case, the North Blue and the West Blue will belong to us."

Imu cannot send any more Divine Knight or Five Elders to their deaths in vain—even if the Celestial Dragons still have enough hidden power to allow that guy to raise another God Knight force, it will be the same.

The Door-Door Fruit is naturally insignificant compared to the teleportation abilities of the Divine Knight.

However, this fruit means that Roa and his allies could appear anywhere without warning at any time, and even if the Divine Knight gathered, or even if Imu himself descended, they could retreat calmly.

If the battle between Roa and Imu was essentially a clash between hunters in the Dark Forest, then both now possess the ability to instantly return to darkness after being exposed.

Although Roa has some bow versions, they're usable as long as they're good enough.

Even the Divine Knight needs a teleportation array to teleport!

"Hehehe! So, are we really going to conquer half the world now?!"

Kaido's eyes gleamed with an indescribable excitement. "As expected, it's you, kid!"

In the more than twenty years that Roa was away, they made virtually no progress and continued to play pirate house in the New World.

But how long has this bastard been back?

The entire world has been turned upside down by him! The World Government is suffering defeat after defeat, and now it can't even hold onto the West Blue and the North Blue!

Even though he had already sighed countless times, Kaido still couldn't help but exclaim once more.

How could such a terrifying creature be born into the world?

Looking back now, although Roa was already extraordinary to an unbelievable degree when he was a child, who could have imagined that it was just the tip of the Iceburg Roa!

Even Rocks guy who personally recruited Roa into the Rocks Pirates, probably never imagined that the brat he placed so much hope in could be this terrifying.

"Wow, Big Brother Kaido, it's rare to see such a direct compliment from you."

Roa looked flattered, then suddenly chuckled, "But in that case, we've already accomplished half of our goal!"

"Hehehe!"

Kaido's wild laughter immediately spread throughout the eerie green space.

He and Roa share a common dream: to completely transform this world into a dog-eat-dog world!

The dream of shattering all order, law, and morality, plunging the world into chaos, and granting the strong limitless freedom, is now halfway to becoming a reality!

They were able to transform half the world into this!

"I can't wait!"

Kaido roared like thunder, "What will that world be like!"

In short,

Roa snapped his fingers lightly, "Let's launch a full-scale attack. There shouldn't be any more troublemakers."

This time, there really won't be any more obstacles.

"Tsk, won't anyone get in the way?"

Kaido snorted somewhat unhappily, "So you can't even start a fight?"

"We can't have Imu sitting on the front lines forever, can we?"

Roa casually remarked, "Apart from that guy, whether it's the remaining Divine Knight, the Five Elders, or the Navy, anyone who dares to show their face will only face death."

"Boring."

Kaido crossed his arms and sneered, "Go back to the New World."

Given this, the subsequent expansion will undoubtedly proceed smoothly and will not encounter any major obstacles.

What else is there to say? Since a fight is impossible, what's the point of staying in this remote and impoverished place?

"No rush."

Roa, however, curled the corners of his mouth into a meaningful smile. "There's someone I need to meet in person."

"People?"

Kaido raised an eyebrow. "Who are you?"

"Of course, he's a really great person who helped a lot in this operation."

"Ha?"

Later, on the strange ship beneath the Eve Tree.

Wild boar Warcury, Horse Skeleton Nusjuro, and moon-headed Gehring, who had returned from the North Blue, all knelt beneath the high throne with bitter expressions.

Especially for Warcury and Nusjuro, a strange emotion was swirling in their hearts at this moment.

After Mars and Satan, Ju Peter also died.

They were colleagues who had worked together for many years. Although there was no deep friendship between them, the two remaining people couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow after their deaths.

They are the Five Elders, the Celestial Dragons among the Celestial Dragons, who have been second only to the Celestial Dragons in the world for hundreds of years!

However, these high and mighty beings were like pigs and dogs in front of Roa, slaughtered at his whim.

More than 20 years ago, when I clashed with him in Logue Town, he defeated five of my men single-handedly and routed my army.

Not long ago, he even killed two people in Mary Geoise.

And now, Ju Peter is dead too.

Judging from this trend, won't it be long before the remaining two also meet their doom?

After all, it seems that even Lord Imu can't do anything to Roa now.

However, if Lord Imu wants to regain all his power, "Imu needs even more power!"

Just as the two Five Elders were lost in thought, the person sitting on the throne spoke up, "Go find them, whether it's the Navy, the CP, pirates, or even civilians, it doesn't matter."

"As long as they possess sufficient power, and as long as they are willing to fight for Mu, Mu will bestow upon them the title of Divine Knight."

The three old men, now more accurately described as the Gorosei, bowed their heads simultaneously. "Yes, Lord Imu!"

Both Warcury and Nusjuro couldn't help but sigh, "Has Lord Imu been driven to this point?"

But this is for the best.

It seems that no matter how many Divine Knight there are, they probably can't do anything to Roa. Only Lord Imu has the ability to oppose him.

However, if there aren't enough Divine Knight, how will we deal with the pirates launching attacks on the East Blue and South Blue next?

Roa's underlings are now exceptionally well-equipped, not to mention they have the Sea King's assistance!

Now, they're at a disadvantage!

North Blue, an island.

This is the Revolutionary Army's base.

On a patch of land that could only be described as flat, and not even paved, two young Revolutionary Army cadres were engaged in a fierce battle.

Dragon and Ivankov were watching the game from the sidelines.

"Room!"

The young man named Trafalgar Law flipped his right hand, and a semi-transparent, hemispherical bubble enveloped an area of tens of meters around him.

Shambles!

His figure vanished instantly, and a stone appeared where he had been standing.

At that moment, Luo appeared behind the boy he was fighting and slashed at the boy's backpack with his sword.

"Is it possible to teleport so easily now?"

But the young man named Sabo was also extraordinary.

His body instantly became as flexible as rubber, twisting a full 180 degrees to easily dodge Luo's attack while simultaneously throwing a backhand punch.

Six Powers - Kami-e!

Don't assume you're the only one making progress!

Luo Hengdao blocked Sabo's punch, which was imbued with powerful Armament Haki.

The powerful force sent him staggering backward, his foot carving two deep furrows into the ground.

But in the next instant, he teleported back to appear in front of Sabo.

"Cut!"

The long sword slashed horizontally, its blade also imbued with jet-black Armament Haki. Combined with the powerful cutting force granted by the Op-Op Fruit, the power of this attack was extraordinary!

"Dragon Claw Fist! Hook Claw!"

Sabo formed his right hand into a claw shape and grabbed directly onto Ronaldo's sharp blade.

The power of the Op-Op Fruit, capable of cutting through anything, failed in that instant, and Sabo gripped the long sword tightly.

"Spray!"

Luo clicked his tongue in slight annoyance.

The power of the Op-Op Fruit is indeed formidable, but it's powerless against the overwhelming Haki of Haki.

Sabo's Armament Haki is far superior to his; he can't cut through him.

Of course, the ineffectiveness of cutting ability does not mean that he can only sit and wait for failure.

"Cardiopulmonary shock!"

Releasing his longsword, Law teleported back behind Sabo, thrusting his hands forward and raising his two thumbs to face each other.

A brilliant burst of electricity began to leap between the two raised thumbs.

In that instant, his hands transformed into generators, capable of releasing high-voltage currents that could easily penetrate the human body!

"Hey!"

Sabo suddenly turned around and grabbed at them with his right claw.

The dark, domineering Haki swirling around his right hand surged, transforming into a shockwave that directly shattered the electric current in Luo's hand, sending Luo himself flying with the blow.

"Flowing Armament Haki? Sabo, when did you get that?"

Luo landed on the ground somewhat haphazardly, and after kneeling for a few steps, he finally regained his footing, looking at Sabo with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

This kid is even younger than him!

"Because, unlike you, who needs to be distracted by developing your skills."

From the sidelines, Dragon calmly remarked, "Sabo has always focused on Haki!"

Luo shook his head helplessly. "It's not just a matter of focus, Mr. Dragon."

He knew very well that another very important reason was that this kid's talent was indeed superior to his own.

"Don't underestimate yourself, Luo,"

Dragon said earnestly, "You've already done a remarkable job."

"That's right!"

Sabo nodded in agreement, "Lord, you're amazing too!"

"Don't try to comfort me,"

Luo rolled his eyes in exasperation. "Wouldn't that make me seem even more pathetic?"

"Is that so?"

Dragon seemed a little flustered; having never raised children before, there appeared to be a generation gap between him and the young man. "However,"

Luo suddenly sighed, "Now doesn't seem like the time for a leisurely competition, does it? What exactly is the situation?"

"I don't know,"

Ivankov, the Okama King was also watching the battle, sighed, "Kaido has appeared in the Kingdom of Brandy and is undoubtedly engaged in a fierce battle with the Knights of God."

"But we know absolutely nothing about the specific process and outcome of the battle. Our people couldn't even get close to that battlefield, and when the battle ended, all that was left was ruins."

"So what was the result?"

"And the result?"

A cheerful young voice suddenly rang out, "I humiliated some of the Divine Knight and also killed one of the Five Elders. I guess that counts as a great victory for us."

The Revolutionary Army present were all taken aback.

Then, another fawning voice came from the sky, "Hehe, Boss, without a doubt, it's your victory! From now on, the World Government will no longer be able to stop our expansion in the West Blue and North Blue!"

Dragon's facial muscles trembled, and a bead of cold sweat appeared on the right side of his cheek.

No way?

How could such a thing happen!

He raised his head almost blankly.

In the sky, a large, dark hand lifted two figures and slowly descended.

The moment Dragon saw the face of the boy standing in the palm of his hand, his back was completely soaked with cold sweat.

"Roa!!!"

Ivankov couldn't help but scream, so frightened that he sprang backward and landed hard on his backside.

"How could this be?!"

Luo gripped his longsword tightly, his voice trembling, "How could I have gotten here?!"

King of Calamity!

How did this monster get here?!

Sabo, his fists clenched and sweating profusely, asked, "How did you find this place?"

How did we find this place?

Roa looked down at the group of family members with a hint of surprise. "What are you talking about? Strictly speaking, aren't the Revolutionary Army and our Calamity Company sister companies?"

"Of course, Boss!"

Standing beside Roa, the Moorish man, Si, chuckled and said, "Back when Dragon established the Self-Respect Army, many of its officers were our own people."

"Passed down through generations, even after the mass extinction of the Flevance a decade or so ago, the Revolutionary Army still has half of us."

"..."

Dragon gritted his teeth inwardly.

Indeed, from the Self-Respect Army, Roa's infiltration of them had reached a terrifying level.

There's no way to investigate Xu, since even Dragon himself doesn't know if the people he sent to investigate this matter are Roa's people.

He had thought that after so many years, the situation would have improved, but now it seems he was too optimistic!

"Take it easy,"

The large, lacquered hand slowly landed on the ground, and Roa smiled leisurely, saying, "Speaking of which, this should be considered our first real meeting, right, Dragon?"

Dragon remained silent.

Strictly speaking, they met once back in Logue Town, but at that time, Dragon only watched Roa from afar and never spoke to him.

This was indeed the first meeting in the true sense.

"Speaking of which, I should thank you this time, Dragon,"

Roa laughed and said, "If you hadn't revealed to the World Government that we were destroying the teleportation array, it wouldn't have been easy to gather the Divine Knight here."

Dragon remained silent.

So, did their actions actually help Roa?

Moreover, the current outcome truly represents a resounding victory for the pirate alliance. The World Government is no longer able to stop their expansion, and is the entire West Blue and North Blue about to fall into Roa's hands?

They actually exacerbated this terrible situation?

Dragon's fist was so tight that his nails almost dug into his flesh.

"Well, helping is one thing, but..."

Roa's smile widened. "Dragon, your wickedness seems to deserve some punishment."

Punish?

Dragon's pupils contracted.

This wasn't the first time he had been punished by Roa.

"Roa!! What exactly do you want to do?!"