"Captain, they're here."
Above the coast of Lapugas, Lafitte gracefully spread his pair of pure white wings, his body floating lightly in the air.
The spyglass in his hand precisely caught the dense cluster of black dots on the distant horizon.
"I'll go say hello."
Without waiting for anyone else to respond, Dawn pushed off the ground and shot into the sky. The black captain's coat specially tailored by the finest tailor in Boot Kingdom of the East Blue snapped loudly in the sea wind. The golden three-legged crow pattern along its hem gleamed beneath the sunlight, much like his flowing golden hair.
On the horizon, a hundred pirate ships of varying models, flying different vicious skull flags, formed a massive and chaotic fleet. With engines at full power, they cut through the waves at top speed toward Lapugas Island.
Their figureheads bared fangs and claws, their sails billowed, and they radiated an air of greed and destruction.
Every deck was packed with ferocious-looking pirates armed with all manner of blades, guns, and cannons.
They waved their weapons, howling and shouting excitedly. The air was thick with alcohol, sweat, and feverish anticipation for plunder.
"Men, charge! Burn everything, kill everyone, and take everything on the island!"
"Prepare for bombardment! One volley and we'll flatten their port! Lord Oven promised that once we deal with the target, we'll be free to loot for three days!"
"Hahaha! With the legendary pirate Lord Chinjao, whose bounty exceeds five hundred million Beli, and Mr. Oven, a big shot from the Big Mom Pirates of the New World, victory is ours!"
The pirates' cries nearly drowned out the roar of the waves and the flapping of sails. Blind confidence was written across every face twisted by desire.
It was as if they could already see