Arrogant Newcomers

There are many ways to become famous.

For example, attacking naval warships, assaulting the jurisdiction of member states, or defeating powerful One Piece in other sea areas.

Oboro chose the simplest one.

Occupying non-member states!

They need a lot of money because as the One Piece crew grows, the number of people they need to support also increases.

This is one of the reasons why the Yonko frequently seize resources in the New World.

Money is extremely important to any power! Non-member states are not protected by the World Government, so there is no need to worry about naval support... But the situation in the North Blue is relatively complicated. Places that can maintain their national stability and are free from war are basically protected by other powers.

Fish Head Island is a tiny island in the North Blue, home to a small country that has never been affected by war or invaded by other forces.

But on this day, the balance was broken when a One Piece ship landed.

Within the not-so-large city, flames raged and thick smoke billowed everywhere.

Unlike typical royal capitals, this city doesn't have any particularly tall buildings; instead, it's filled with factories.

Large numbers of soldiers and troops from the royal city rushed to the main street, firing at the One Piece who appeared in the city without warning. But what made their scalps tingle was that their eyes couldn't catch the enemy's swift figure at all. The enemy, with just a dagger-like blade, could slit the throats of dozens of people in a few breaths, and even the fatal wounds were exactly the same.

Amidst the hail of bullets, Dom charged forward, his figure seemingly an illusion. Though the bullets appeared to strike him, they actually passed through his shadow. After plunging into the ranks of soldiers, the next second, a multitude of heads flew into the air, raining down a shower of blood.

Dom stood in the rain, looking at another pale-faced army a few dozen meters away, and walked over. "This place... no longer belongs to you."

"Ahhh!"

The soldiers were terrified; they had never seen such terrifying One Piece before. Some of the more timid ones screamed and abandoned their weapons to flee.

I heard that there were only three One Piece who broke in.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Dorans was also fighting a bloody battle, constantly battling against a large number of soldiers who had rushed over. However, he did not seem as relaxed as Dom... Relying on his bare fists, he frequently blasted the bodies of his enemies, a sinister smile on his face.

The formidable vitality of the Demon Tribe race's bloodline was on full display at this moment.

Even if bullets pierced his skin or he was cut by swords, it couldn't stop him.

Compared to him, the soldiers were as fragile as toys.

Although he was bleeding and looked quite bad, his injuries were not actually fatal...

In the palace, Oboro walked slowly with his hands in his pockets.

One after another, palace guards appeared from all sides and surrounded him, but he didn't need to make a move. These soldiers seemed to roll their eyes and faint one by one when they got close to him.

Finally, Oboro raised his hand and pushed open a magnificent golden door, then walked in.

Inside the hall, a group of powerful and wealthy people, led by a fat man with big ears, trembled in fear when he entered.

The fat pig before them was undoubtedly the king of this country.

"How is this possible... how did you break in?"

The fat man looked at Long, muttering to himself in disbelief.

No matter how you look at it, the other party doesn't seem to have been in a fight.

Who are you?

One of the men beside the king mustered his courage and questioned him.

Swoosh.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a pebble flicked from Oboro's finger pierced through his head.

As the body fell, the others felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, and dared not even breathe.

"Hell Pirates".

Despite having killed someone, Oboro still answered his question.

"Ah."

Before the king stood several warriors who looked quite skilled. With a shout, they were about to draw their swords and charge forward.

But Oboro followed suit, throwing out several pebbles from his palm, their power even greater than bullets... hitting them precisely and killing them instantly.

"You're not from the North Blue, are you? Otherwise, how dare you come here..." Realizing Long's power, the king's expression hardened, and he forced himself to say, "The Donquixote Family... this is the place of..."

The fat man thought that mentioning Doflamingo's name would intimidate the other party, but before he could finish speaking, he was also hit on the head by a pebble.

Most of the buildings in this city are factories, which Oboro has already visited.

They mainly produce weapons.

Some factories still display the Donquixote Family One Piece symbol.

To put it bluntly, this entire country is Doflamingo's domain.

A production line disguised as a state-owned enterprise.

Doflamingo's empire in the North Blue is surprisingly large.

"Don't kill me..."

"I have money, I have a lot of money."

The terrified royals pleaded for mercy.

But Long remained unmoved. With a few sharp sounds, the hall fell into deathly silence, and several more fresh corpses appeared.

Bulu Bulu.

Oboro searched around the palace for a while when a Den Den Mushi (a type of Den Den Mushi) rang.

Oboro walked to the king's corpse and answered the blood-stained Den Den Mushi.

"..."

Neither he nor the other person spoke.

There was a moment of silence.

"Fufufu... You're pretty impressive! You killed everyone?"

"Who are you?"

He asked a question he already knew the answer to.

"Don't play dumb, newbie... You dare to ruin my business, you must know who I am."

"Doflamingo? What an honor to receive a call from such an important person as you. To be honest, you are my idol."

"I'm not paying any attention," Long said casually.

During the conversation, they even ripped off a valuable necklace from the king's neck.

"Fufufu... It's been a while since I've been back to the North Blue... I didn't expect to find someone like you among the new recruits these days, you're really bold. Want some money? Here, take it all... but you'd better be alive to spend it." Doflamingo continued to laugh.

"No need to act so magnanimous. Even without seeing you, I can tell you must be very angry right now, right? Are you suppressing your anger, and are the veins on your forehead about to burst? A new era has arrived. Older people like you should give way and give us some room to grow. You can't monopolize all the benefits, can you?"

"Long joked."

"..."

"Are you the captain? What's your One Piece crew called?"

"The Hell Pirates are nothing to you, just a bunch of small fry."

"Fufu... Interesting."

Oboro's answer clearly surprised Joker, because he hadn't expected Oboro to tell him that.

Logically speaking, who would be foolish enough to reveal their identity if they messed with someone like him? They might not even have the guts to answer his phone.

However, this Hell Pirates were able to communicate freely in the face of his threats, showing no fear whatsoever.

All I can say is that these newcomers these days have quite the ambition.

They might not necessarily be after the Donquixote Family... they might just be arrogant and want to make a name for themselves.

One Piece... they're all like that.

When the Donquixote Family rose to power, they did just that kind of thing all the time.

We will meet.

After saying that, the call was disconnected.

"Hehe."

Oboro chuckled and threw the Den Den Mushi away.

As expected, Doflamingo is heading back to the North Blue...

Then... let's have some fun.

Isn't it interesting that a rookie One Piece crew dares to go head-to-head with the Seven Warlords of the Sea?

If word gets out, it will make the Hell Pirates famous, and even if the influence doesn't reach the Grand Line, it will be enough to cause a sensation in the North Blue.

With a title, it becomes much easier to recruit people to join the ship.