Wano Country.
Ian, who had left Whitebeard Pirates half a day ago, arrived at Wano Country one step ahead of schedule. At this time, he was wandering in the busiest Flower Capital. Observation Haki scanned the passersby with his ability to detect the voices of the people passing by, and learned some things about Wano Country.
Ian touched his chin and whispered, "Oh? Has this happened again? Kozuki Oden reappears?"
Because after Kaido and Three Calamities died, Wano Country fell into turmoil.
Under the secretly dormant Oden, Denjiro, Ashura Doji, Kawamatsu and others among Nine Red Scabbards seized the opportunity, and under the leadership of Kozuki Sukiyaki, launched an action to seize the power of Wano Country.
Moreover, there are rumors that Kozuki Oden reappears...
A battle broke out between these people and the remnants of Beast Pirates, the current general Wano Country, Kurozumi Orochi!
Although they have lost strong men like Kaido and Three Calamities, the remnant party of Beast Pirates is still strong, coupled with the power controlled by Kurozumi Orochi.
Kozuki Sukiyaki and others failed in their crusade, but they were not caught. Instead, they hid again and waited for the opportunity.
Recently, it has attracted the attention of the New Star Pirates, and Wano Country has become even more chaotic...
As Ian walked, he muttered, "If I remember correctly, Kozuki Sukiyaki seems to know the location of Pluton, right?"
Regarding Wano Country's chaos, Ian doesn't care much. The purpose of his coming to Wano Country is just to find Ancient Weapon Pluton Pluton and see what Pluton looks like...
And the person who knows where Pluton is, Wano Country's former general, Kozuki Sukiyaki seems to know?
"Tyrant Dragon Pirates? They seem to be those new star pirates?"
"After eating Azure Dragon Fruit from Kaido, do you want to take over the position of the emperor? Hey, it's quite interesting..."
Along the way, Ian discovered more things and showed a hint of surprise.
After Kaido died, Azure Dragon Fruit was eaten by a captain named Tyrant Dragon Pirates. At this time, the Tyrant Dragon Pirates person was among Wano Country and wanted to control the entire Wano Country like Kaido!
Continuing walking, Ian suddenly noticed movement coming from one direction. Observation Haki swept it away and then smiled, "Beast Pirates's remnants, on the other side, should be that Tyrant Dragon Pirates, right?"
"Oh? There is a strong breath, interesting... forget it, let's go and kill some time..."
With that said, Ian's figure flashed and disappeared directly, causing some people on the street to rub their eyes, thinking that they had seen a ghost...
An open space not far away.
At this time, there are two forces confronting each other here.
In one party, a tall, bare-chested man with tattoos on his face looked at the people in front of him with a wanton smile, "Belong to me, the remnants of Beast Pirates. I ate Kaido's Azure Dragon Fruit. In a sense, I am his successor and belong to me. It is not embarrassing for you!"
Behind him, the man's companions also laughed wildly:
"We Tyrant Dragon Pirates will occupy Wano Country. You losers, just make way!"
"Don't be ignorant, our boss is the "tyrant" Liens who has a bounty of 700 million Beli! He is the strongest man who is most likely to become the new emperor!"
"..."
Tyrant Dragon Pirates is a rising star pirate who has risen in recent times. The total bounty exceeds 2 billion Beli.
Its captain Dragon Tyrant Lients, and even Azure Dragon Fruit who ate Kaido, is not weak in itself. Together with Straw Hat boy Luffy, Surgeon of Death Trafalgar Law, Scarecrow Basil Hawkins... and others, they are called the Nova Pirates.
He is the pirate most likely to succeed Kaido and Big Mom as emperors!
Sailing all the way to Wano Country, his opponents were all so vulnerable that they were no match for their boss.
Therefore, people in Tyrant Dragon Pirates are very arrogant and do not take anyone else seriously, thinking that they will have a place in the position of emperor!
On the other side are the remnants of Beast Pirates among Wano Country.
Fozzie Fu, who used to be one of the Tobiroppos and is now the talker of the Beast Pirates Remnantss, licked his ears and sneered disdainfully, "Huh... 700 million bounty, is it very high? If you want to become the emperor, you are still far away..."
Bounty money does not represent strength. Foz Fu, who was once CP9, knows this very well.
The Dragon Tyrant Lients in front of us is at best the reason why World Government paid attention to it and offered such a high reward because he ate Azure Dragon Fruit.
Of course, Liens is not weak, but compared to Kaido, it is far inferior.
What kind of new star pirate has he not put in his eyes yet?
Foz Fu's disdainful tone made Liens's eyes turn cold, but he didn't get angry, he just sneered, "Since you don't know what's good and what's good, I'll beat you to the ground before we talk!"
"The strong one dominates everything. Once Kaido was able to make you surrender, so can I!"
"Anyone who stands in front of me will be defeated by me, even Ice Dragon Ian!"
Liens laughed wantonly, and his body changed. Fine scales appeared on his body, like the most solid armor. His body became more burly, and his aura also increased steadily.
Transformed into a half-dragon state in an instant!
"Ha... it is indeed Kaido's ability, but again, compared to him, you are too weak!" Upon seeing this, Foz Fu narrowed his eyes, but soon did not bother to speak, "And, defeat Ice Dragon Ian? Not strong, but your tone is not small..."
Defeat Ice Dragon Ian?
Do you dare to say this?
It's true that those who don't know are fearless...
Fozzie Fu already regarded the guy in front of him as a fool...
"A guy who is afraid of World Government and is hiding, does he deserve the title of World's Strongest?" Liens laughed, his tone still arrogant.
It's not like he doesn't know the name Ice Dragon Ian.
I also know some of the things he has done, but hearing is false and seeing is believing.
He had never seen a top powerhouse take action, let alone how powerful those powerhouses were.
He thought that a strong man could destroy islands and possess the power to destroy heaven and earth, all of which were boasted by others.
In his mind, he ate Kaido's Azure Dragon Fruit and had all the power of Kaido.
With all the power of Kaido, he could only barely destroy a hill...
So, destroy an island?
How is this possible?
It's all a boast!
In addition, he has not encountered any strong opponents all the way here. Anyone who sees his ability trembles in fear and is easily crushed by him.
This situation made him feel that his strength was already standing on this sea!
He will replace Kaido, defeat everyone, and become the new World's Strongest!
Capturing Wano Country is just one step on his path to becoming the strongest...