Oboro's Future Pirate Crew

Oboro collected another card.

The treasure chest placed on the ground will be directly added to the system's inventory.

He needs funds.

This is also why he set his sights on the Slick Pirates.

Money is indispensable in the world of One Piece.

With such a large business, the Slick Pirates must have considerable wealth, which can provide assistance for their expenses after arriving in the North Blue.

"Come on... let's go inside and find something to eat."

It seemed as if Oboro had done something insignificant, slowly moving forward along the building entrance.

He raised his arm and called out to Dom behind him.

"Get stronger again?"

Dom had a misconception.

He felt that the boss seemed even more formidable than he had been back in the Sabaody Archipelago.

While inside the Sea Kings's body, he witnessed Oboro's 'strangeness,' which was the state he experienced when cultivating his inner energy.

Dom's intuition told him that it was a power he couldn't understand.

But he wasn't too sure whether Oboro had this strength from the beginning, or whether... it had grown in the short period of less than a month? If it was the latter, then it was undoubtedly even more terrifying... he didn't even dare to think about it.

Yoki is clearly more dangerous than Zidal and Maipeng. As the leader of the Slick Pirates, Dom felt that if he went up... he might be killed in a few minutes. In the One Piece world, anyone who can hold a place in the Grand Line is no ordinary person.

Years of experience and combat cultivate their sixth sense of combat and their physiological instinct to 'seek advantage and avoid harm'. The eyes and aura of the strong are different... The more experienced they are, the more profound their understanding of this becomes. Sometimes they don't even need to make a move to know whether they can defeat their opponent.

This is why some powerful One Piece can terrify their opponents with just their gaze.

One Piece... in the end, are also a world where the strong prey on the weak.

"But... this kind of One Piece with a bounty of tens of millions was still so easily killed by the boss." Dom walked to the headless corpse of Yoki and said excitedly, then hurriedly chased after Oboro.

As the younger brother, the stronger the boss is, the happier he is.

It also makes me feel very safe.

To put it bluntly, given his current situation, if he were to separate from Oboro... he wouldn't know how to escape or what to do.

Now it's simple, just follow the leader's lead.

The building was luxuriously decorated and had a large number of rooms, presumably for the members of the Slick Pirates to live and rest, serving as their headquarters.

Dom quickly found the kitchen and some food on hand.

Before long, the two were sitting at the dining table in the hall and began to enjoy their meal.

During this time, I've been eating raw food inside the Sea Kings's body, and I'm almost vomiting from it.

In an instant, Long also looted all the valuable items in the building and put them all into the system.

Everyone's gone...

After a while, Dom was eating a bone with his mouth full of oil.

He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked down at the town and streets below, and said something.

In just a short time, the once bustling town became almost a deserted island.

They were all scared away.

"Cunning Fox ...heh." Dom chuckled.

Now even a nobody like him has a name that resounds throughout the sea. Because of his slender build and his 'slippery and agile' fighting style, his crewmates used to call him 'Fox' when he was with the Flame Dragon Pirates. In addition, he likes to boast and talks nonsense, so some people say that he is 'cunning'.

It seems the World Government has contacted people who know about the Flame Dragon Pirates.

It's like a dream.

Looking across the entire ocean, and even throughout history, no other 'newcomer' has ever caused such a sensation upon their debut.

Of course, he's not a newcomer; he's referring to Oboro.

Thinking of his 'debut', Dom turned to look at the charming and elegant Oboro, "Boss... after we go to the North Blue, are we going to create our own force? One Piece crew? Or some kind of organization?" There's a reason he's called Fox. Dom is actually quite shrewd; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to rise to a junior officer in the former One Piece crew in just a few years.

Compared to someone like Oboro, his 'shrewdness' is not as obvious.

They took advantage of the Slick Pirates' wealth; it must be useful.

"Of course, they're One Piece..."

Long chuckled softly, there was nothing to hide.

"If it's a One Piece crew... we'll need quite a few people." Dom's words were loaded with meaning.

Recruiting capable subordinates is no easy task. Although there are countless One Piece crews on the high seas, truly renowned and powerful individuals are extremely rare. The reason why those One Piece who are truly powerful succeed is because they have reliable partners. Those who can truly operate independently and establish themselves can be counted on one hand.

The most famous one is Hawkeye, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Besides, given their status... in a place like the Four Blues, who would dare board their ship? "Navigators, shipwrights, helmsmen, cooks... if you count them all, there must be several hundred people," Dom added.

A One Piece crew of a few hundred people is only considered 'standard' in the Grand Line.

He was still analyzing based on his previous experience with the Flame Dragon Pirates.

From Oboro's perspective, the Flame Dragon Pirates are just small fry and don't qualify as a 'model' at all.

"I don't need that many people. What I need in my One Piece crew is quality, not quantity."

Oboro continued, "Once the basic structure of the One Piece crew is in place, we can add more ships as our power expands. Let's not think about that too much for now. It's hard to find good partners... And for both of us, our only need right now is to survive."

"The eyes of the entire ocean are focused on us. News of our survival will soon spread throughout the world, causing another stir. Everyone is waiting to see if we can withstand the pressure and how long we can survive... As long as we have enough resources to stand on our own, we don't need to confront the World Government head-on. Just being alive... will already prove our strength!"

"Because... just to do something like this is already incredible to outsiders."

"As long as we demonstrate our capabilities in this way, there will always be people who will be attracted... The admiration for strength is a common human trait."

"And... what this sea has no shortage of are madmen and ambitious fanatics."

After finishing speaking, Long wiped his mouth with a napkin.

"Um."

Dom's eyes lit up.

I could tell from his voice that the boss must already have a detailed plan and strategy in mind.

Bulu Bulu.

Suddenly, the sound of Den Den Mushi) rang in the room.

Oboro followed the sound, picked up a discarded Den Den Mushi from the ground, and connected the call.

"Yoki?"

The Den Den Mushi transformed into a woman, emitting a slightly deep and magnetic voice.

"The captain isn't here. What can I do for you?"

Oboro pretended to ask.

"..."

As soon as the voice came out, there was silence on the other end of the phone.

"It seems... the person is already dead. Could you be the infamous God Slayer?"

The woman's laughter made Long's eyes light up with interest.

Very clever, she saw through it immediately.

His mind raced, and he uttered a few words: "Should I call you Miss All Sunday... or the Demon Child Nico Robin?"

Upon hearing this, the laughter that had been 'strategizing' on the other side abruptly stopped.

He immediately lost his voice.

Then, snap.

Without any warning, the call was abruptly disconnected.

"Hehe."

Hazy.

That's so rude... Were you scared?