Shichibukai: Wolf Rono

"What are you doing? Sengoku roared, "This is Marine Headquarters!"

"Fufufufu, just checking the strength of the newcomer, Marshal Sengoku, no need to get so angry." Tenyasha spread his hands and let out his unique laugh.

"Since I'm so beautiful, I'll be forgiven no matter what I do." The Empress spread her legs, threw her head back, and pointed her left index finger downwards.

"Auntie, you're showing too much." The kind Rono kindly reminded her.

Hancock was 25 years old this year, and Rono's calling her Auntie dealt 10,000 points of true damage.

"I'm going to kill you!" The Empress was furious and charged at Rono, BANG! A Golden Palm blocked the attack. It was Sengoku. "Boa Hancock, do you want to lose your Shichibukai title?"

"You... you just wait!" Hancock gave up the idea of beating Rono to a pulp, as she needed the Shichibukai title to protect Nine Snake Island.

"I'm here today to announce the appointment of Wolf Rono as a Shichibukai. Any objections?" Sengoku asked. If you have objections, you can just keep them to yourself.

"No." Doflamingo spoke first.

"No." Kuma followed closely.

"...No." The Empress hesitated for a moment before speaking.

The Shichibukai present were not stupid. Sengoku called them here to be witnesses. Can't you see that three Shichibukai are still absent?

"Since there are no objections, from today onwards, Wolf Rono will replace Crocodile as the new Shichibukai. The Predatory Veto Power remains with Alabasta. Meeting adjourned!"

"Ah! It's over already? Where's the ceremony?" Rono was still unsatisfied.

"Fufufufu, Young Man, you're quite interesting." Doflamingo walked out of the conference room. "Fufufufu, Wolf Rono, from the Gongdongtalio Family, fufufufu, Vergo, this news you gave me is quite explosive."

"..." Kuma walked out of the conference room.

"Hmph!" Hancock walked out of the conference room.

"..." Sengoku walked out of the conference room.

Rono shrugged and also walked out of the conference room.

Vice Admiral Tsuru, who had been ignored the whole time, smiled and walked out of the conference room.

"Huh? Rono, why are you leaving already?" Sairona's tone was questioning, but his expression was still blank.

"Call me Shichibukai Rono-sama." Taunt Skill activated.

"..." Sairona lowered the hand holding his gun. "It looks like it was successful."

"This was bound to succeed. It wouldn't matter even if someone objected," Spandam said.

"Well then, since the appointment is over, let's go grab a meal," the tour guide Huo Shaoshan enthusiastically invited.

In a not-so-large restaurant, Rono and his party of four sat in a private room. Spandam was clearly unaccustomed to the low-class setting. Rono was boisterous the moment he entered the room, acting completely unrestrained. System Loli sat in his exclusive spot—on Rono's head—curiously observing their surroundings. Sairona was forgotten by everyone after he sat down. His presence was too low. Sairona was clearly used to being ignored, and he took out his Equipment Maintenance Pistol. One had to admit the Gongdongtalio Family's power was immense. The pistol in Sairona's hand was a new product just developed by the Research Department, and it was a model that couldn't be mass-produced yet, costing far too much. Only a select few in the entire Marines possessed one, and Sairona was one of them, even having two. His sniper rifle also...

When the food arrived, Sairona calmly raised his hand, "I don't have any bowls or chopsticks."

"Hey! Sairona! When did you get here?" Rono exclaimed.

"Even if my presence is that low, I wouldn't have come with you and then been forgotten, would I?" Sairona calmly retorted.

Fortunately, Huo Shaoshan and Spandam still remembered Sairona had arrived. Huo Shaoshan chuckled awkwardly. Forgetting a guest while treating them to a meal was quite embarrassing.

A set of bowls and chopsticks was ordered. When the waiter came in, he scanned the room, "If there are only three people, please don't waste bowls and chopsticks."

"..." Sairona raised his hand to signal. The waiter shrieked, tossed the bowls and chopsticks at Sairona, and ran off...

"Pfft hahahahaha~" Rono couldn't hold it in any longer, perhaps he never intended to hold it in? He burst out laughing.

After the meal, when Rono's party went to pay, the owner kept apologizing and insisted on giving them a 20% discount.

Two years later

Rono's Courtyard

A monster with scarlet muscles and no skin, and a black silhouette were locked in combat.

Beside them, a delicate youth watched the battle with great interest. Next to him was a small table laden with various fruits and snacks, which he ate from occasionally. On the other side of the table sat a beautiful maiden, her hands folded on her lap, very quiet.

Bang! Rono was hit in the abdomen with a punch, his body arching like a lobster's as he was sent flying backward.

"No more fighting, no more fighting. My old bones can't take this much punishment." The black silhouette's blackness faded, revealing a muscular physique and a torso covered in scars.

"Sss—Your punches still hurt this much. Mo." Rono got up and chuckled.

Mo put on his clothes and commented, "Are your Six Powers just for massages? They have no impact at all. If it weren't for your Haki being passable, you'd be complete trash."

"Ahhh, I've only been training for two years, and my Six Powers are much stronger than Sairona's." Rono complained.

Sairona, sitting by the table, was innocently caught in the crossfire and had a banana peel thrown at him.

"Axia, show him your strength." Mo decided to let actions speak for themselves.

"Uncle Mo, is this really okay?" Axia looked at Mo.

"Don't worry, this kid can take a beating," Mo said calmly.

"Alright then. Mr. Rono, be careful." Axia raised his hands, and then Rono was GG'd. He tripped on flat ground just walking, and even if he tripped, what was that crack in the ground? Rono used Geppo to jump into the air, but he twisted his ankle. While this wasn't much for Rono, his Geppo stopped. Bang! A human-shaped crater. A sharp stone pierced directly through Rono's chest, going all the way through.

Axia quickly withdrew his ability, and Rono was no longer unlucky.

Sairona watched this scene and silently moved aside. He didn't have Rono's physique. If he took one of those hits, grass would probably be growing on his grave by next year.

Mo looked proudly at Rono. "See? This isn't even full power, just a casual move."

Axia could now perfectly control his Devil Fruit Ability and would no longer randomly steal luck from anyone who got close.

After hearing Mo's words, Sairona stood up directly. "I'm going to see if Gelu is awake. You guys continue."

Mo watched Sairona's hasty retreat and chuckled in amusement. "This brat."