Now, is my spirit enough?

"Let's go, our boss wants to see you!"

In a small port town on Sphinx, Iron Hand Jod looked at Magnus and Ripley with a playful gaze. At his signal, a group of pirates surrounded them with ill intentions.

"Haha, this one is quite convincing."

"White Wolf Magnus is in his seventies, how could he be this young?"

"The woman beside him doesn't look like anyone from the White Wolf Pirates either. Tsk, 'White Wolf Magnus' has good taste."

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Many pirates leered at Ripley, not bothering to hide their intentions even if it might displease Magnus and Ripley.

They were pirates!

If pirates weren't greedy and lustful, what would they be?

"It seems we've been misunderstood."

Noticing that the pirates gathered around had already reached nearly a hundred, Magnus sighed. Those guys who had impersonated them earlier had really caused them a lot of trouble.

"Ripley, deal with them."

"Should I hold back?"

"It's fine if they die."

Although Magnus wore a smile of helplessness, his words were far from amusing.

"They aren't good people anyway."

No matter the world, the word "pirate" was never a compliment.

At least, that's how it had been for Magnus in the past fifty years.

There might be good people among pirates, but there were definitely more bad ones.

Would good people block their path for no reason?

After receiving Magnus's approval, Ripley giggled and looked at the surrounding pirates, rubbing her hands together.

"Who wants to go first?"

It was better when Ripley didn't speak. As soon as she did, the pirates around exchanged glances and burst into laughter.

"Pfft hahaha, what is this little girl saying? She wants to fight us?"

"This is the New World, not a place for children to play house!"

"Hey, old man, are you only capable of hiding behind a woman?"

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As soon as the last pirate finished speaking, he saw a flash before his eyes, and a long, straight leg appeared in front of him.

Bang!

An irresistible force struck him. His face contorted rapidly, blood flowed from his nose and mouth, and the sound of a cracking skull echoed. The surrounding pirates only felt a gust of wind. The pirate who was Ripley's target had been kicked away.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

His body flew over a hundred meters, crashing through three houses before stopping. Even if he survived, he'd likely spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

"Is that all?"

Ripley had thought these pirates, who dared to block them, would have some skill. She didn't expect they couldn't even take one of her kicks.

Ripley's kick had initially stunned the surrounding pirates, but as soon as her words fell, they became enraged.

"You slut!"

"How dare you look down on us!"

"Don't be so arrogant!"

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Seeing the pirates rush towards her in a swarm, Ripley's lips curved into a slight smile. She swung her arm and swept it towards the surrounding pirates.

"Mini Fruit Partial Restoration - Giant's Arm!"

In the shocked eyes of the pirates, Ripley's arm suddenly grew immensely. With a single sweep, she sent all the surrounding pirates flying.

The surviving pirates looked at Ripley's giant-like arm with fear in their eyes.

"Damn it, it's a Devil Fruit user!"

"Lord Jod, they don't seem to be ordinary pirates!"

"Lord Jod, what should we do now?"

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Although there were countless pirates with Devil Fruit abilities in the New World, the level of development of those abilities varied.

Ripley's performance, capable of swatting away over a hundred pirates with a single blow, couldn't be considered weak.

"All of you, shut up!"

Knowing that a bunch of grunts were unreliable, Iron Hand Jod looked at Ripley with much more seriousness after she had taken down a hundred pirate grunts with one strike.

"A Devil Fruit that allows you to grow gigantic? So that's your confidence. Seeing as you have some strength, how about it? Want to join us? My captain is Undead Jason, a great pirate with a bounty of 120 Million Beli. Isn't he much better than that old man next to you?"

To everyone's surprise, Jod didn't take down Ripley immediately to establish his authority. Instead, he extended an olive branch to her.

Hearing Jod's words, Ripley asked curiously.

"120 Million Beli? Is that higher than White Wolf Magnus's bounty?"

"How is that possible?"

Jod thought to himself, White Wolf Magnus was a great pirate with a bounty of 290 Million Beli. How could his captain be compared to White Wolf Magnus?

There were also different levels among great pirates.

100 Million Beli was merely the threshold for great pirates, but 290 Million Beli was the pinnacle. Many even said that White Wolf Magnus had the potential to become the new ruler of the seas.

However, potential was still just potential.

Noticing the gazes of the pirates around him, Jod certainly couldn't show any weakness in front of them. He loudly declared, "The White Wolf Pirates disbanded a year ago. No matter how strong White Wolf Magnus is, he's just an old man left behind by the times."

"But my captain is still young, and surpassing White Wolf Magnus is only a matter of time!"

As he spoke, Jod looked at Magnus behind Ripley and said fiercely, "Young lady, don't be fooled by the old man behind you. Although his attire does resemble White Wolf Magnus, how could White Wolf Magnus be so ordinary, lacking any aura of a great pirate?"

Ugh.

So it turns out it's because I'm usually too approachable?

"Ripley, laugh if you want to,"

Magnus shook his head helplessly as he watched Ripley trying to stifle her laughter.

"Since you want to feel my aura..."

Magnus took a step forward. In an instant, the wind and clouds changed, an invisible pressure spread, and an indescribable terror filled everyone's hearts.

His slightly aged figure seemed to grow infinitely tall at this moment, like a giant wolf emerging from a blizzard, opening its blood-red eyes in the storm.

Thump~

A pirate vomited white foam and collapsed on the ground.

Thump~

Thump~

Like falling dominoes, pirate after pirate fell. Magnus hadn't made any discernible move, yet fine cracks spread from beneath his feet.

[Mission Reward: Conqueror's Haki Strength Increased!]

Two months ago, he had won the battle against Giant King Harald.

After a full-power exchange, Magnus understood.

Harald, like him, had already reached the highest tier in this world.

Therefore, Magnus fought Harald for three days and three nights before a victor was decided.

He had defeated Harald by a narrow margin.

If they were to fight again, Magnus might not necessarily win against Harald.

But after winning once...

It wasn't just the system's reward, but the evolution of his Haki after clashing with Harald.

He was now stronger than Harald!

One step, two steps.

By the time Magnus reached Iron Hand Jod, the pirate with a bounty of over 50 Million Beli had clenched his fists.

He wanted to retaliate, but his intuition told him.

If he moved...

He would die!

He looked at the fallen pirates around him, then at Magnus's face, which seemed familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

He swallowed.

The man's slightly hoarse voice rang out, "Now, is my aura enough?"