Arrogant John

Moreover, he also harbors this ambition.

Did he really think he was determined to make Cavendish?

No, that's not the case.

Of course, he doesn't deny that he's somewhat jealous of Cavendish... but most importantly, he needs a strong crew to bolster his pirate crew's strength.

Cavendish was one of his targets.

Moreover, there was a bit of vanity involved in winning over Cavendish.

However, he genuinely valued Cavendish. But unexpectedly, the two clashed upon meeting and even started arguing.

"Um?"

Just then, Cavendish seemed to see something, and his expression became extremely serious.

His gaze was fixed intently on what was behind John.

"Well!?"

John was startled and instinctively turned his head to look. In just one glance, John froze on the spot.

After regaining his senses, he was greatly shocked, and finally exclaimed, "Moke, one of the pirate emperors?!?!"

He had this ambition, but he never imagined that he would encounter the Pirate Emperor so early.

However, he was not afraid or hesitant because of this; on the contrary, he looked excited.

John turned to Cavendish, and said somewhat hysterically, "How about we make a bet?"

"Bet?"

Cavendish looked completely bewildered. He was narcissistic, not brain-dead. With a Four Emperors) right in front of him, he had no interest in making a bet!

Are you sick?!

John, seemingly oblivious to Cavendish's expression, continued, "Let's have a contest: whoever injures Moke first. The loser must unconditionally submit to the other, how about it?"

Cavendish: "..."

Am I out of my mind?

Go and fight the Pirate Emperor?

This isn't how you court death. Although he had great confidence in his abilities, he wasn't utterly overconfident.

You know your own level.

John then looked very serious.

Cavendish's lips twitched involuntarily. "Alright, alright... you go first."

John: "That's a deal."

Cavendish nodded vigorously. "Okay, okay... It's a deal!"

If you want to die, I absolutely won't stop you.

At the same time, he was filled with immense regret. How could he not have noticed how brainless this guy was before?

If I had figured it out, would I have wasted so much time arguing with him?

Having received Cavendish's promise, John went straight to Moke.

Why is this guy charging at him????

Looking at John walking towards him, he suddenly felt a little confused. He really... didn't understand what was going on with this guy.

Weren't you having a good argument with Cavendish?

John quickly approached Moke, his longsword drawn from its sheath, pointing it at Moke with excitement. "I, John, formally challenge you here."

"What?"

Moke was completely stunned.

It took him a while to realize, because the day he challenged Roronoa Zoro was still fresh in his mind!

He never imagined that one day he would be challenged.

Thinking about it, that makes sense.

If he were the Pirate Emperor now... but... he is the Pirate Emperor!

Where did this guy get his courage?

But then again, do pirates really need someone like that?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a character like Eustass Kid, Monkey D. Luffy, Trafalgar Luffy, Killer, or Roronoa Zoro?

Moke couldn't help but laugh, "Commendable courage!"

He paused for a moment, then changed his tone, his voice now filled with murderous intent. "However, if you draw your sword against me, be prepared to die."

John: "Tsk tsk... The day I set sail to become a pirate, I was already prepared to die."

As soon as he finished speaking, John pushed off with both legs and shot forward like an arrow, arriving in front of Moke in the blink of an eye.

With a Thrust of his rapier, he aimed for Moke's heart.

Inazuma speed.

For an ordinary person, this sword strike would be impossible to dodge. However, John is now facing a different kind of pirate than the ones he encountered before.

Rather, they are super-strong individuals standing at the pinnacle of the world.

Moke stood there Fudō, then stretched out his hand and gently pointed with his index finger.

"???"

To John, this scene was the ultimate humiliation. How could someone as insecure yet narcissistic as him possibly bear it?

He could almost see the world mocking him before he ate the Devil Fruit.

So John just went berserk.

"You're asking for it..."

John's sword moved even faster and heavier.

"Bite..."

The sword and the fingers clashed violently. The powerful impact caused them to collide repeatedly.

John's expression changed drastically.

He discovered that his attack had indeed been blocked by a single finger. This was unacceptable to him... and the anger within him erupted.

This caused his pupils to turn crimson.

"Drink..."

John roared, then unleashed his full power without holding back. Today, if he couldn't even break a single finger of his opponent...

From today onwards, all his efforts over the past decade will be in vain and destroyed in an instant.

Because the image of him being defeated by Moke with a single finger will appear in tomorrow's newspaper.

He will also lose the attention and praise he craves most.

But Moke's fingers were as hard as steel. No, even harder than steel... No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't budge Moke's fingers an inch.

"How is that possible?" John exclaimed in surprise.

Even after seeing it with his own eyes and experiencing it firsthand, he still couldn't believe that the gap between him and Moke was so vast.

Like the bright moon in the sky and fireflies on the lake.

"Not bad... but unfortunately, you're still far from being as good as me," Moke said calmly.

Then his fingers suddenly exerted force.

John suddenly felt an overwhelming force emanating from Moke's fingers, a force he couldn't resist. Before he could react, John was sent flying backward by this terrifying power.

It flew for about a hundred meters in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.

"Hiss..."

Cavendish, who witnessed all of this, couldn't help but gasp.

He knew that John was no match for Moke, and that the guy's actions were tantamount to suicide. However, he never expected that John would be no match for even a single finger of Mok's.

This completely shattered his long-held beliefs.

After all, he was far superior to John. Although he felt John could defeat John, it wouldn't be an easy task.