Bear's Despair! Tesoro and the Shichibukai!

"Storm--!"

Dragon, transformed into a whirlwind, suddenly solidified his body in front of the giant bird that spread its wings and breathed fire. His arms had already transformed into raging winds, and his hands were placed against the chest of the monster in front of him.

A fierce glint flashed in Dragon's eyes, "Dragon's Breath!"

"Ugh!!"

Itz-Manto's eyes trembled instantly.

The Shockwave, mixed with the blast of wind, pierced right through his body, ripping his skin apart, rotting his muscles, and shattering his internal organs—a horrific injury that was absolutely fatal.

However, Dragon, who had just succeeded in his attack, did not hesitate at all and transformed into a whirlwind to create distance once again.

His gaze was particularly grave. "What kind of monster is this?!"

The strange bird's heavy chest wound was healing rapidly, returning to normal in just a few breaths.

He had been locked in a battle with Itz-Manto in the sky for quite some time.

To be honest, this guy is strong, but not that strong.

At least Dragon was confident that he could handle even one more guy of that caliber.

However, there is one thing: this monster is almost immortal. No matter what attack it is, it is completely ineffective. Even if you cut off its wings, it can regenerate in the next second. Even if you punch a hole in its head, it will recover completely in a few breaths.

Are all the Gorosei monsters like this?

Even someone as knowledgeable as Dragon couldn't help but be shocked at this moment.

An enemy with immortality and such formidable strength—if they appeared on the battlefield, who could defeat them?

But now, Dragon felt he had run out of options.

How can you defeat an enemy that is practically unkillable, or even more than immortal, capable of healing all injuries?

If you continue to entangle yourself in this mess, you'll only be dragged down and killed.

Dragon made up his mind.

"Storm Dragon King!"

Propelled by a whirlwind, his right fist, brimming with Haki, slammed out, unleashing a violent tornado that roared towards Mars in an instant.

"Madman!"

The strange bird Itz-Manto took a deep breath and instantly spewed out a huge pillar of fire, which collided directly with the storm.

In an instant, wind and fire intertwined in the sky, eventually spreading into a massive firestorm.

And when the storm subsided, where was there any trace of Dragon in the sky?

Mars unleashed his full Observation Haki, but could only sense Dragon's presence disappearing into the horizon.

"You bastard!"

Even the Gorosei, who were always incredibly arrogant, couldn't help but swear at this moment.

We just let him get away like that?

Flying creatures are such a hassle!

In a corner of the Red Line, a bear carefully carried a mother and daughter to the ground.

He was going to wait here for Dragon to come and join him.

Dragon has his Vivre Card, so it will be easy to find him.

Then, using the power of his Paw-Paw Fruit, he flew directly back to the Revolutionary Army headquarters in one breath.

As for Brulee, I wish her good luck.

Anyway, she's in the mirror space, so she won't be in any danger. At most, the way back is a bit far.

"Ginny, are you alright?"

The bear cautiously looked down at the woman in its arms.

The woman's entire body was covered in blue gemstones, making her look quite eerie.

However, the bear acted as if he didn't see it at all; in his eyes, Ginny was still Ginny.

"Bear Boy,"

Ginny leaned weakly against the bear's chest, her eyes gazing at the blue sky. "Am I... free? Finally... free?"

Tears involuntarily streamed down my face.

"We're free!"

Xiong gently wiped away Ginny's tears. "From now on, no one will be able to force you anymore! I will never let you leave my side again."

"But, little bear,"

Ginny's voice was soft, Xiong remembered it clearly. She used to be full of energy; just hearing her voice was enough to feel her vitality.

"I married someone else and had this child."

She held the baby tightly in her arms, her voice filled with sorrow, "There's no going back, there's never going back."

However, Xiong stated firmly, "There's no reason for victims to be blamed. Ginny did nothing wrong; the Celestial Dragons at fault. You're just one of countless ordinary people persecuted by the Celestial Dragons. Should they also be blamed?"

"In my heart, Ginny will always be my favorite Ginny, Ginny's child is also my child."

"Bear boy--"

Ginny cried even harder, "Still so gentle. Sometimes I wish you could be a little colder."

"Because I am who I am."

Bear said earnestly, "My biggest regret is not protecting you, so now I can no longer tell my favorite Ginny that I don't like her."

"Whoa!!"

The woman burst into tears, sobbing uncontrollably as she covered her face. "Why did it have to turn out like this? Why did this happen to me? All I wanted was to marry Xiongzai, all I wanted was to have Xiongzai's children..."

Xiong paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, "This kind of thing doesn't really matter, does it? We can still get married, and we can still have children."

"But, if Ginny, you really care about this, actually..."

He seemed to recall something unpleasant, his expression turning somewhat strange, but he still said, slowly and deliberately, "I'm going to have a child too."

Ginny's crying stopped abruptly. After a brief silence, she struggled to sit up and asked with concern, "Bear, are you alright?"

The bear's eyes widened instantly.

Just as she had mastered Observation Haki Future Sight, Ginny, without waiting for the bear to ask, said to herself, "Because that gentle bear cub, when talking about having its own child, wasn't happy at all, but rather in pain."

She tilted her head back, staring intently into Xiong's eyes. "Besides, didn't you just say you liked me the most? The Xiong I know would never be fickle, much less have a child with someone he doesn't like."

"Unless, you were coerced."

The bear felt a lump in its throat.

He told Ginny everything that had happened not long ago.

The woman's tears were uncontrollable. "I'm so sorry, Xiongzi, it's all because of me that you've ended up like this..."

"Don't blame yourself, Ginny,"

The bear remained gentle, saying, "It was all my own choice, and now I've gotten what I wanted."

Only.

I'm a little worried about that child's future.

Charlotte Linlin was not a good mother.

"So, everything is fine, Ginny,"

Xiong said earnestly, "We have a long, long future ahead of us. The nightmares we experienced before were just a small part of our lives. Whatever the future holds, I will face it with you."

"Bear boy!!"

Ginny nestled against the bear's chest, crying her heart out, "I want to, I want to be with you forever! But, but—"

It took Dragon a while to catch up with the bear.

He descended from the sky amidst a raging wind, but the sight that greeted him surprised him.

Xiong sat blankly on the ground, while Ginny nestled in his arms, sobbing silently.

A sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in Dragon's heart. He asked in a hoarse voice, "What's wrong?"

"What to do?"

Xiong turned around, his face now showing an indescribable fear, a stark contrast to the steely toughness of the man. "Mr. Dragon, what should we do? Ginny... she's going to die..."

Dragon's expression suddenly froze.

Let's go back a little earlier.

Cilip Island.

Like Hachinosu Island, this island is also a pirate island where pirates gather, but its reputation in the industry is not as well-known as Hachinosu Island.

Auctions held by so-called Underworld giants are, of course, shady affairs, since many of the goods are simply stolen goods, so they naturally have to choose a place where the navy won't bother them.

Ian arrived on the day of the auction; after all, he had no interest in waiting there any longer.

So when the ship carrying them arrived at the island, the island's port was completely filled with all sorts of ships, and Ian could only find a place on the shore to dock.

"Wow, there are so many people here!"

Violet gazed at the bustling scene at the port and exclaimed in surprise, "Is that Devil Fruit that attractive?"

Ian said slowly, "A good Devil Fruit isn't easy to find."

Don't be fooled by the fact that the weakest of Ian's friends is Ancient Zoan; the rest are all top-tier Paramecia, Logia, or even Mythical Zoan.

However, in reality, Devil Fruit are extremely rare.

There are only a few thousand people with special abilities in the entire world.

While the world's total population is at least a billion, this truly represents one in ten thousand.

Even the worst common Zoan are actually quite rare.

Ian went to great lengths to find Devil Fruit for Drake back then.

A powerful Paramecia Devil Fruit is extremely rare and certainly worthy of widespread acclaim.

Hehehehe!

Solemn grinned and said, "That fruit is mine! Anyone who dares to take it from me, I'll kill them! Right, boss!"

As if to prove his point, the guy was now wearing the heavy armor Ian had prepared for him, completely enveloped in it.

Ian's lips curled into a smile. "Whatever makes you happy."

Hehehehehe!

The giant laughed heartily.

"However, before landing,"

Ian's lips curled into a smile. "Let's put on a facade first."

Return to Life, activate!

His handsome face has changed, becoming more ordinary, and even acquaintances would never recognize him.

"Oh! Me too!"

Yamato a grin.

Her appearance changed immediately. At the same time, the pair of horns on her head began to spread upwards like snakes, eventually connecting together like a headband.

"Good."

Ian approved of her ingenious idea.

"Hey-hey!"

Yamato laughed happily.

"Ian, is it really necessary to go this far?"

Violet was somewhat surprised. "Do we really need to hide our identities?"

Is there anyone on this island that Ian could possibly fear?

It wasn't that Violet was arrogant, but she genuinely felt that Yamato could easily freeze everyone on the island into ice pops Yamato Ian even having to lift a finger.

"I bet you don't understand at all."

Ian chuckled. "It's the usual practice."

"Ha?"

Violet looked completely bewildered.

I can't understand a word this guy is saying.

Ian's lips curled into a smile.

The protagonist's feigned weakness to outsmart the enemy at an auction is a male-oriented genre tradition that you shouldn't miss.

Let's go.

Ian slammed a hat on Violet's head and took the lead.

Yamato a grin and walked alongside him.

Hehehehe!

Solemn quickly followed.

"Well."

Violet sighed, raised her hand to lower the brim of her hat, and could only follow.

Enel was leisurely sitting on the roof of the cabin eating an apple, glanced at their departing figures and remained motionless.

If he wanted to catch up, a single moment would suffice.

Even though Ian and Yamato had used Return to Life to change their appearance, their appearance on the island still caused a huge sensation.

After all, Solemn, who was following behind Ian, was simply too conspicuous.

His every step, clad in heavy armor, made the coastline tremble.

"Giant!"

"It's a giant!"

"They really are giants!"

Giants are not common in this world.

"Giant?"

Inside the venue in the heart of the island's small town, where the sales event was about to take place.

Doflamingo frowned. "Do you know who they are?"

"Have no idea,"

Trebol, standing before him, shook his head. "Those with that giant are all strangers."

"Keep an eye on it for a moment,"

Doflamingo frowned and said, "If they don't intend to cause trouble, then let's ignore them."

"Understood."

Trebol nodded slightly.

Ian and Yamato walked along the streets of the island.

"It feels a lot like Hachinosu Island."

Yamato whispered in Ian's ear.

It really does look like that, doesn't it? Pirates are everywhere, creating a chaotic and chaotic atmosphere, and even the shop owners look like they're eyeing the place with predatory intent.

Suddenly, several people walked past them.

The leader was a man with green hair, adorned with many gold ornaments.

Solemn's gaze was unconsciously drawn to him.

"Um?"

The man seemed very perceptive, instinctively turning his head, and then saw Solemn, who looked like a small mountain.

He frowned slightly.

Giant?

Or is it a giant wearing such heavy armor?

"Feel sorry."

Ian smiled and said to him, "Did my little brother offend you?"

The man glanced at Ian and said coldly, "Since you know, then don't let him look around so casually."

Ian just smiled.

The man didn't say anything more, but silently turned and left.

This giant is just a lackey; this group doesn't seem to be to be underestimated.

If they're also after the Gold-Gold Fruit, then things could get complicated.

That's what he was thinking.

Ian watched his retreating figure, and also glanced at the few guys following behind him.

One was a tall, beautiful woman; another was a strange man with a very large head; and the third was a burly, strong man.

They immediately encountered the new employees they wanted to recruit.

Ian's smile grew even brighter.

"That guy's pretty good."

Yamato commented.

"Yes, indeed."

Ian nodded.

Although the Gold-Gold Fruit isn't particularly powerful, Tesoro does have some skills.

Not all enemies of disaster level can go head-to-head with the Straw Hat's Gear Fourth.

Katakuri would also get badly beaten by the Bouncer if he didn't use Observation Haki to dodge.

Tesoro's Golden Giant briefly overwhelmed the Straw Hat.

However, his strength is not important at all.

Ian simply smiled as he watched them leave.

A sudden commotion arose from the distant street.

"Hey! No way! What's this guy doing here?!"

"Even such important figures have been attracted here?"

"Is he also interested in the Gold-Gold Fruit? But I remember he only liked collecting Ancient Zoan, didn't he?"

Amidst the exclamations of the pirates, they quickly made way, and a man slowly approached from afar.

He was quite tall, almost over five meters, and wore a strange hat with a mask-like front that covered the upper half of his face, with armor-like parts extending down his cheeks.

He wore metal gloves on both hands, carried a sickle with a chain at the end, and dragged a huge iron ball covered in spikes. As it was dragged across the ground, it left deep marks, demonstrating the sharpness of the spikes.

"Oh?"

Ian raised an eyebrow.

We've really run into someone we didn't expect.

The surrounding pirates gasped in surprise.

"King Lizard Hanafuza! Shichibukai! What's this guy doing here?!"

Ian's lips curled into a smile.

Since this guy is here, it means there really are Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit at the auction, right?

Very good, then, it seems that Kuina's fruit has been secured.

Even if what you find at the auction isn't suitable, you should be able to find something suitable at Hanafusa.