Tiger's Death, Dark Night Pirates!

"Corazon, has anything happened recently?"

The moment he saw Corazon, Mislanda immediately asked.

He had not paid attention to outside events for many days, and he needed some information now.

At that, Corazon solemnly nodded, his expression somewhat grim.

Seeing the change in Corazon's expression, Mislanda realized that something might have happened.

"Captain, Fisher Tiger is dead!"

Boom!

The news was like a bomb exploding in Mislanda's mind.

"What did you say? Say that again!"

Mislanda could not believe his ears.

Tiger was dead?!

"That's right, Tiger really is dead. The Sun Pirates have now been renamed the Fish-Man Pirates, and their captain is Tiger's capable subordinate, Jinbe!"

"Also... this Jinbe has received an invitation to become one of the Shichibukai, but he hasn't responded yet!"

Mislanda frowned, then found a chair and sat down.

Afterward, Corazon explained what had happened.

It turned out that Tiger had fallen into a Marine ambush, suffered severe injuries, and then died.

The news was far too sudden for him.

"Sigh, I never expected Tiger still wouldn't escape the arrangement of fate!"

Mislanda had thought he could change Tiger's fate, but reality gave him a resounding slap in the face!

After grieving for a while, Mislanda reined in his emotions.

"Captain, according to your plan, we're setting out to sea next!"

Corazon stood behind Mislanda and said to him.

Forming his own pirate crew was something Mislanda had always wanted to do, and something he had to do.

Shanks, Buggy, and Mislanda—of the three children once aboard the Roger Pirates, Shanks and Buggy already had their own pirate crews, though the gap between them was just a tiny bit enormous.

Mislanda naturally would not sit idle!

"Good. Go make preparations. We set sail in a month!"

Mislanda had waited a long time for this moment as well.

He had been training all this time so that he could stand on his own and withstand the pressure from the Marines.

Now, he had the means to do so!

"A month?"

Corazon found it strange when he heard that they still had to wait another month.

Given Mislanda's personality, he would not wait that long.

That left only one possibility.

"Captain, is there something else you need to take care of?"

Mislanda definitely had something to do, otherwise he would wait no more than three days.

Faced with Corazon's question, Mislanda did not hide it.

"Yes. I need to meet a few people, then go somewhere. It'll probably take a month!"

"Before doing something big, I have to enjoy myself properly first!"

Mislanda stood up.

"Have everything ready before I return. The moment I'm back, we set sail!"

Seeing that Mislanda was about to leave, Corazon continued asking.

"How many people do we need? And what will the pirate crew be called?"

Since they were going to sea, they needed a name!

Mislanda thought for a moment before finally making his choice.

"Me, you, Susanoo, Xiaobi, Alice, and Reiju. Just the six of us!"

It was not about having many people, but having the best!

At this stage, six people were enough.

As for Judge, Mislanda planned to let him remain in the North Blue for now, then bring him over once he had more or less established his forces!

Besides, it was time for Mislanda's earlier plans to come into play.

The Kuja Pirates were entirely within his reach!

After all, the ruler of Amazon Lily was one of his own!

And he also had Tesoro, his moneybag!

According to the latest information, Tesoro had already gained some fame in the New World through the Gold-Gold Fruit. He now had around five billion in his hands.

All of that belonged to Mislanda!

"The pirate crew will be called the Dark Night Pirates!"

With Mislanda's orders, Corazon immediately went off to make preparations.

With a wave of his hand, the entire sky darkened, as though shrouded in night!

Mislanda also left the place.

His destination was Amazon Lily in the Calm Belt!

Ever since they had parted more than a year ago, Rayleigh and Shakky had been living on Amazon Lily temporarily.

On one hand, Hancock had only just become the ruler of Amazon Lily and captain of the Kuja Pirates, so there were many things she still did not understand.

On the other hand, because of Mislanda, Rayleigh was now being hunted everywhere as well.

Since leaving Amazon Lily would mean finding another place to settle down anyway, they might as well stay on Amazon Lily until things quieted down!

And they had stayed for over a year!

Just as Mislanda had expected, after taking the Kuja Pirates to sea several times, Hancock had caught the World Government's attention.

Hancock's strength was no longer something to be underestimated. Ordinary people truly could not withstand her terrifying petrification ability!

At this point, Hancock's bounty had already reached tens of millions.

That might not have been much in the Grand Line, but she was only eighteen!

It was precisely because of this that the World Government was considering whether to send her an invitation to become one of the Shichibukai.

Not long ago, Dracule Mihawk had already agreed to become one of the Shichibukai, but several positions were still vacant.

Inside the royal palace of Amazon Lily, Hancock lay on Shakky's lap, listlessly looking at the smartphone in her hand.

Seeing this, Shakky smoothed Hancock's hair and could not help sighing.

"Hancock, if you miss that boy, just video call him. Don't keep acting like this, okay?"

"You're the ruler of Amazon Lily. You have so many things to deal with every day!"

Hearing Shakky's words, Hancock pouted reluctantly.

"Aunt Shakky, Mislanda hasn't contacted me for ten days. Does he not like me anymore? Is he going to abandon me?!"

At that, Shakky could not help rubbing her forehead.

What a headache!

"Hancock, don't overthink it. Mislanda may have been very busy lately and had no time!"

"Alright, get up quickly. After you finish handling these matters, you still need to go to the main hall!"

"Amazon Lily is almost out of supplies. In a few days, you'll have to take the Kuja Pirates out again!"

Under Shakky's urging, Hancock sat up and began handling her affairs.

By the time she arrived at the main hall, the warriors of the Kuja Pirates were already waiting.

After discussing things for half an hour, they decided to set sail three days later.

With the experience from the previous few voyages, Hancock had already gotten the hang of it.

That night, Hancock lay on the large bed in her bedchamber, wanting to video call Mislanda again.

But no matter how many times she called, no one answered.

"Waaah, does Mislanda really not like me anymore?"

Hancock placed a hand over her chest. She felt her heart beating so fast, and her body temperature was rising as well.

Beside her, a spotted snake suddenly raised its head.

But before it could make a sound, someone grabbed it.

Then, a hand suddenly touched Hancock's forehead.

"Silly woman, how could I not like you?"