Demon King Pirates Set Sail

Ye Zhuo looked down at the sea, and two lasers burst forth without warning, blasting two massive holes into the ocean.

"Found them!"

Whoosh!

Ye Zhuo descended at once and saw two Marine vice admirals doing everything they could to rescue Kizaru and Akainu.

"Go! We'll hold this guy off!"

Onigumo and Momonga made their move, trying to block Ye Zhuo's path.

"Don't rush."

Ye Zhuo pointed a finger, activating the Monkey Talisman.

Onigumo turned into a gigantic black spider.

Momonga also turned into a flying squirrel the size of a person.

"Damn it!"

Doberman turned around and covered his entire body in Armament Haki, intending to use it to resist Ye Zhuo's Fruit ability.

But how could he have known that this had never been a Devil Fruit?

Akainu and Kizaru were both at their weakest.

A flash of light passed by.

They truly turned into a blood-red hound and a lazy golden monkey.

"What did you do?"

Doberman had not expected Ye Zhuo not to care about him at all.

"Can't you see? Or do you want to become a little animal too? How about it, Hound?"

Ye Zhuo acted faster than he spoke. In the blink of an eye, Doberman had turned into an animal as well.

"Fun. This really has become a zoo now."

With a movement—

The Shadow Samurai swiftly followed him.

Until they reached the shore.

The remaining elite vice admirals from Headquarters fled back to Headquarters overnight in shock.

After all, they had lost two top-tier combat forces at once.

Surely Headquarters had some way to deal with it.

It was said that Sentomaru had been sent to Vegapunk's laboratory after turning into a pig.

Water 7 was exceptionally quiet at night.

After witnessing this scene with her own eyes by the shore, Kalifa understood.

From now on, CP9 could only ever be part of the zoo.

And she would truly become the shipwright on Ye Zhuo's ship.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit would probably be utilized to its fullest extent.

"If you lack strength while working in the future, you can use your Fruit ability to turn into all kinds of strong shipwrights and work."

Ye Zhuo returned to the shore and patted Kalifa's shoulder with great satisfaction.

Hearing Ye Zhuo's threat—

Kalifa did not feel pain. Instead, she felt a trace of pleasure.

It seemed she had truly awakened something strange.

"Ye Zhuo!"

Empress Hancock hurried forward, just about to link arms with Ye Zhuo.

"Please address me as Captain!"

"Captain!"

At those words, Empress Hancock's little face reddened as well.

This was what it felt like to stay by Ye Zhuo's side. It was so warm!

"Hancock, we set sail tomorrow. Make the arrangements."

"I shall see to it."

Empress Hancock's voice was fully that of a mature woman. After all, she had been a queen for so long and carried herself with great poise.

Ye Zhuo nodded in satisfaction.

Morning came.

As sunlight spilled over Water 7's harbor—

Beneath a massive treasure ship—

Iceburg and the others had been waiting for a long time.

"Mr. Ye, correct? Miss Kalifa, your shipwright, already explained everything to me."

Iceburg shook hands with Ye Zhuo.

Last night, the Buster Call had erupted into an aerial battle, ultimately ending in Ye Zhuo's overwhelming victory.

He had also learned about the betrayal at the harbor immediately afterward.

CP9's identities had been completely exposed, and Iceburg actually felt a trace of gratitude toward Ye Zhuo.

But when he learned that Kalifa, who had been undercover for many years, had been exposed—

Yet had somehow become a shipwright aboard Ye Zhuo's ship—

He was deeply puzzled.

"Thanks. This ship looks pretty good."

Ye Zhuo patted the treasure ship. It looked as though it could accommodate at least several hundred people in their daily lives.

"Mr. Iceburg, when you get the chance, build me the ship in this drawing."

"Mr. Ye, don't joke around."

Iceburg smiled.

That was Pluton. How many materials would it take to build it?

Besides, how could such a huge project possibly avoid attracting the World Government's attention?

"Set sail!"

Empress Hancock had purchased a vast amount of supplies. Her two sisters had returned to Amazon Lily with half of the Kuja Pirates' crew to guard it.

The other half followed them aboard.

"What should we call it?"

Just as Ye Zhuo was agonizing over a name, a News Coo dropped a brand-new bounty poster, printed overnight.

There was a newspaper attached to it as well.

Ye Zhuo tossed up some Beli and looked at the paper.

"Shocking news! The Buster Call has failed, and the Demon King Pirates have emerged!"

"Two Admirals defeated and missing! A huge reward for anyone with information on the truth!"

"Empress Hancock joins the Demon King Pirates and renounces her position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"CP9's infiltration of Water 7 exposed! A woman was actually the Demon King's undercover agent!"

There were also bounty posters for the three of them.

Kalifa's bounty was eighty-five million Beli.

As a CP9 agent proficient in the Six Naval Powers, she was certainly worth that price.

Moreover, the Six Naval Powers provided a foundation for learning Haki, making it easy for her to awaken Haki.

Empress Hancock's bounty was as high as one billion Beli.

For Empress Hancock, who was capable of contending with great pirates, that bounty was not particularly high.

Ye Zhuo's bounty, meanwhile, had skyrocketed overnight, rising from a little over one billion Beli to a full two billion Beli.

"Am I really worth that much?"

Ye Zhuo picked up the newspaper, feeling quite pleased.

It had to be said that Morgans, the News King, was quite good at naming things.

"Then it's settled. My pirate crew will be called the Demon King Pirates!"

"Demon King Pirates, set sail!"

Splash!

Everyone boarded the ship, and Empress Hancock's eyes were filled with Ye Zhuo.

Kalifa looked back on everything that had happened over the years, and she could not help feeling miserable.

But at the thought of becoming Ye Zhuo's shipwright, she inexplicably felt a secret delight.

They sailed away from Water 7.

Ye Zhuo stretched lazily.

The sea breeze over the ocean felt wonderful.

He returned to the large bed in the captain's quarters, lay down, and planned to catch up on sleep.

On deck, however, Kalifa held her bounty poster and could not shake the bad feeling in her heart.

"Eighty-five million Beli? That's all? Am I really so worthless in the Marines' eyes?"

Kalifa felt that her strength had been seriously underestimated.

[ Ding! ]

[ Main chain mission completed: Treasure Ship Plan IV, successfully set sail ]

[ Mission reward: Disease-Disease Fruit ]

Hearing the notification, Ye Zhuo paid it no mind.

He had not had a proper rest in a long time.

[ Side mission activated: Reach Sky Island and go say hello to Enel ]

[ Mission reward: Lightning Chi · Complete Version ]

After confirming there was no countdown—

Ye Zhuo went to sleep in peace.

Lightning Chi sounded pretty good.

He hoped it would give Enel a little surprise and keep his days as a god from becoming too dull.

After turning over, Ye Zhuo found the pillow quite comfortable.

Then he caught a faint fragrance.

"Captain, is my lap pillow comfortable?"

"Huh?"

Ye Zhuo rolled over in surprise, nearly learning what the sea tasted like.

"Stop messing around."

He tried hard to pull the blanket over himself and soon fell fast asleep.

The sea had always been a dangerous place. Being able to rest properly for a while was truly what he had wished for.

The members of the Kuja Pirates who had come with them were all good fighters, since they had all mastered Haki.

The Vivre Card showed that all of CP9 possessed both types of Haki.

Kalifa would likely master them before long. Her foundation was solid.