"I won't lose to you so easily!" Crocodile clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with determination.
Fortune depended on misfortune, and misfortune leaned on fortune. Though Crocodile had lost to Ryan back then, it was precisely that defeat that made him who he was today.
With his exceptional talent, his two forms of Haki were no weaker than Pofitas's, the man who had taught him Haki. Combined with the top-tier Logia Sand-Sand Fruit, that was the true reason Crocodile had gained a foothold in the New World.
"I believe in you!" Pofitas said with a smile, comforting him from the side.
He had watched Crocodile grow stronger step by step. Pofitas firmly believed that Crocodile would certainly have a place among those standing at the pinnacle of piracy in the future.
Now, he also knew who that red-haired man who had defeated him back then was: Shanks of the Red Hair Pirates!
He might never be able to defeat that man in his entire life, but Crocodile had a chance!
On a small island in the New World, Shanks had just returned from a great victory, bringing a ship full of spoils back to his headquarters.
"Boss was really impressive this time. Once that old man Whitebeard comes back, he'll probably come after us with his life on the line!" Lucky Roux laughed as he stepped off the ship with a chicken leg in hand.
"What's there to fear? The Whitebeard Pirates are strong, but we aren't weak either!" Yasopp said with a faint smile.
"Exactly!"
"For some reason, the Whitebeard Pirates mobilized their entire crew this time, leaving only a few minor figures behind to guard their territory. How strange!"
As the brain of the ship, Benn Beckman naturally could not go along with their foolishness. He had