Pirates Attack

Beyond the island where Hashirama was gambling, a pirate ship was sailing toward it.

The pirate crew was called the Savage Hammer Pirates. Their captain, known as Savage Hammer, was a notorious pirate with a bounty of over a hundred million who was skilled in Armament Haki.

He stood nearly five meters tall and was tremendously muscular. Dressed like a savage, he carried a massive iron hammer caked with dried blood on his back.

A pirate who had rampaged across the Grand Line for nearly ten years, Savage Hammer had kept his crew going not only because he was strong, but because he wasn't as reckless as he looked.

In fact, Captain Savage Hammer was quite clever. He knew exactly who he could afford to offend and who he couldn't. He kept his distance from powerful enemies and sizable Marine Bases, but he mercilessly attacked ordinary merchant ships and small island towns with weak defenses.

By preying on the weak and avoiding the strong, Savage Hammer had steadily built up his crew. Now they were a somewhat notorious pirate crew in the first half of the Grand Line.

The Intelligence Unit of the Land of Light had chosen him because his crew had a reputation and a bounty, and their crimes were so numerous that they were exactly the kind of scum worth eliminating.

A Land of Light intelligence ninja had secretly taken the navigator's place aboard the pirate ship. He was directing the crew as they sailed swiftly toward their designated destination.

Their captain, Savage Hammer, was sitting on deck, excitedly drinking fruit wine. After gulping down the last of the bottle, he smashed it against the deck.

"Lads, I know you've all been cooped up for a while and have plenty of pent-up frustration. I'm giving you free