Three Months Later

As for himself, Ye Han had long since made preparations. Beneath the sea not far from Thriller Bark, a ship had been following Gecko Moria's vessel.

The ship was covered in a layer of bubbles, somewhat like the coating of the Sabaody Archipelago. However, these bubbles had been created by a Bubble-Bubble Fruit user, who was naturally one of Ye Han's subordinates. Devil Fruit abilities were useful in certain ways.

If Kaido refused, Ye Han would transform into a Blizzard, sweep the three girls away, and escape aboard that ship. Then he would watch Kaido destroy Gecko Moria's pirate crew. Ye Han would neither gain nor lose anything—he would merely have failed to squeeze out the last bit of value from someone who still had some use.

It would be even better if the Kaido Pirates retreated. The bird that stuck its head out got shot, and Ye Han had been that bird for too long. It was about time to pull someone else up beside him and give them a push.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye. The New World remained as lively as ever, with major pirate crews emerging one after another. This seemed to be partly thanks to Ye Han, the new disruptor. Quite a few rookie pirates regarded him as their idol.

After all, in the eyes of these pirates, Ye Han's deeds were practically legendary. He had risen so quickly at such a young age. Luck? Anyone who still claimed that Uchiha Ye Han had only gotten this far through luck would be looked down upon.

"Extra! Extra! The latest paper! The latest headline! Uchiha Ye Han has destroyed another pirate crew!" A newspaper vendor shouted in the streets of a certain kingdom in the New World.

The people on the