Dragon? Come Yourself Next Time

[Ding!]

[Main Chain Quest Completed: Conquer the Four Seas I, South Blue, Bonney]

[Quest Reward: Moon Demonic Energy · Complete Version]

Ye Zhuo held back a fraction of his strength.

Bonney rolled her eyes and collapsed headfirst.

[Main Chain Quest Unlocked: Conquer the Four Seas II: East Blue, Betty, Commander of the GM Army's Eastern Force. Adventures at sea also require courage.]

[Quest Reward: Mountain Demonic Energy · Complete Version]

Ye Zhuo scooped Bonney up in his arms.

He absorbed the Moon Demonic Energy into his body.

Although the Moon Demonic Energy required him to travel to the moon and first take control of its gravity,

as a complete power,

Ye Zhuo could feel his control over the things around him improve even further.

"It's time to go. Our next target is East Blue!"

The GM Army had its own forces throughout the Four Seas.

Among them, the leader in East Blue was Betty. As the user of the Inspire-Inspire Fruit,

she could grant others courage and draw out the strength hidden deep within their hearts.

Bonney was Kuma's daughter to begin with.

If he snatched Betty away too, Dragon would probably be hopping mad.

At the thought of that,

Ye Zhuo's mood improved considerably.

The Demon King sailed through the Calm Belt and crossed the Grand Line,

heading for East Blue.

In truth, if not for the Red Line and the Calm Belt standing in the way,

the Four Seas would have long since merged into one and become All Blue.

East Blue.

"Damn it! You want me to be your cook? Keep dreaming!"

Bonney stood at the bow.

After waking up, she had tried every possible way to escape.

Yet the Shadowkhan found her immediately every time.

"We're here!"

Ye Zhuo looked toward an island. This was precisely where Betty was stationed.

"What are you doing here?"

Bonney looked utterly confused. Her father was part of the GM Army, so she naturally had an inseparable connection to it as well.

"Of course I'm looking for someone who can inspire my grand fleet. As a pirate, courage is essential for adventures at sea."

Ye Zhuo's words gave Bonney an ominous feeling.

"Let's start with some Conqueror's Haki. Knock them all out so she doesn't escape in the chaos."

Without any courtesy, Ye Zhuo unleashed Conqueror's Haki upon the island's garrison, knocking every last one of them unconscious.

Only Betty remained awake.

More precisely,

Ye Zhuo's Conqueror's Haki, which had broken through Observation Killing,

was enough to make even elite vice admirals from Marine Headquarters pass out.

Being able to withstand Ye Zhuo's Conqueror's Haki itself meant one had reached a certain level of strength.

"There's another surprise."

Ye Zhuo looked near the harbor.

Besides Betty, who looked utterly fearless, there was another figure Bonney found incomparably familiar.

Tyrant Kuma!

Four years later, Tyrant Kuma would enter the final stage of his modifications.

But the modifications had only just begun now, so he was not much different from an ordinary person.

"Kuma, why has this guy targeted me?"

Betty exhaled a ring of smoke. She had not expected a pirate to set his sights on the GM Army.

"Fortunately, this guy likes to make a spectacle of everything."

Kuma believed that if Ye Zhuo had been a little more low-key,

he would not have been able to rush over immediately today.

"Watch closely. I'm about to beat up your dad."

Ye Zhuo rubbed his fists together. In his view, Bonney's little body was far too fragile to take a beating.

Meanwhile, Kuma, the Paw-Paw Fruit user, was clearly at the pinnacle of strength beneath the Four Emperors.

He was absolutely worthy of a fight.

"Say hello, Kuma!"

Whoosh!

White steam rose from Ye Zhuo's body as two types of Haki wrapped around him.

He turned into a streak of light and appeared at the harbor in an instant.

Kuma had anticipated this. He could not foresee Ye Zhuo's aura,

but he understood Ye Zhuo's style of doing things.

The Paw-Paw Fruit's power activated, fused together with Haki.

It turned out that the entire island had already been compressed into a giant bear-paw-shaped air bubble.

In the end, it condensed upon Kuma's palm.

"I've been waiting for you, Demon King Ye Zhuo!"

Kuma struck with his palm.

"Interesting. So you prepared a big move for me."

Ye Zhuo met it with a punch.

This could be called the full-force strike of his Haki and the Ox Talisman.

Crack!

Even the Paw-Paw Fruit's power was shattered.

Sure enough, Haki transcended all things.

"Such powerful Haki and strength!"

Kuma's praise blurted out.

The moment he confirmed Bonney's situation, he had chosen to make his move.

"Kuma!"

Bonney stood on the harbor, watching her father.

"I don't understand why you don't call him Dad. You people really have no manners."

Ye Zhuo truly did not understand South Blue customs.

Why did Bonney refuse to call Tyrant Kuma Dad, always just calling him Kuma?

"How can I let you have your way!"

Betty gripped her flagpole and thrust it forward.

Ye Zhuo seized it along with the momentum, then dragged her over with overwhelming strength.

"Betty, you're no match for him."

After Ye Zhuo had effortlessly broken his all-out strike, Kuma understood the gap between their strengths.

"Today, I'm taking Betty and Bonney with me.

If you want to stop me, at least have Dragon come and try.

Of course, if he arrives too late, things will probably become even harder for him."

Ye Zhuo carried Betty in one hand and slung Bonney over his shoulder with the other.

The two girls continuously pounded his back, trying to escape.

Kuma did not make another move throughout it all.

He sat on the ground as blood slowly seeped from the corner of his mouth.

"Your strength is too great. Even Dragon cannot defeat you."

Kuma had actually already been injured.

"Are you going to die?"

Ye Zhuo had not even drawn upon the Demonic Energy's power just now.

"Not quite. I just need to rest for a while."

Kuma looked at Demon King Ye Zhuo. In his large hand was a small Den Den Mushi.

A middle-aged man's voice came from within.

It belonged to Dragon, the most vicious criminal in the world!

Of course, that title had long since been taken by Demon King Ye Zhuo.

After defeating Akainu and Kizaru alone, he had been called the strongest creature.

"Mr. Demon King, shall we have a talk?"

"Talk about what? I don't like just talking without doing anything."

Betty and Bonney kept attacking, yet they could not even break through Ye Zhuo's defenses.

"Will you join us?"

Dragon asked bluntly.

"I refuse. I was born to be a pirate.

A fortune teller once told me that one pirate's rise would leave ten thousand bones to wither.

I'm destined to become the Demon King in this life!"

Ye Zhuo could now say anything without blushing or missing a beat.

"Interesting. Mr. Demon King, according to the intelligence we possess,

you seem to be doing quite well after occupying four islands.

But if you refuse to let them pay the Heavenly Tribute, the Five Elders will be displeased.

Join us. You are not a cruel pirate.

On the contrary, you are a warrior who hates pirates!"

Dragon's words made Ye Zhuo unwilling to listen to another word.

"Why not say I'm a knight?"

Ye Zhuo threw Bonney and Betty onto the ship.

With one hand, he snatched the book from Kuma's grasp and flipped through two pages.

"So this is what you were reading. I thought it was something else."

Ye Zhuo closed the book and handed it back to Kuma.

"I won't join any of you.

Whether it's the Celestial Dragons or the Five Elders,

anyone standing in my way will have only one path: death.

And next time, if you want to talk, come find me yourself. Don't use a Den Den Mushi.

Your operator might accidentally get beaten to death by me."

He hung up the Den Den Mushi.

Ye Zhuo took a swig of strong liquor he had bought in South Blue.

Then he tossed a bottle to Kuma.

"Your hometown's liquor, your daughter Bonney, and your colleague Betty—I'm taking them with me!"

Ye Zhuo waved and stepped onto the deck.

At the harbor,

Kuma watched this scene. After bidding Bonney farewell, he picked up the South Blue liquor.

A smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"How rare. I got to see my daughter and drink liquor from my hometown.

Mr. Demon King, you truly are a romantic person."