Defeat

Krieg rushed out of the restaurant in a fury, as this man had chased him for so long, and now even his last ship had been destroyed.

"So what? The ocean is too boring, I was just finding some amusement for myself."

Mihawk did not regard Krieg at all, and that indifferent expression only further enraged Krieg.

"Damn it, I'll make you pay!"

Krieg said through gritted teeth, a gun suddenly appearing in his hand and pointing straight at Mihawk.

"Tch, what a pain. Why is it so hard just to watch a fight?"

Moyun frowned, a ball of white energy appearing in his palm and striking straight into Krieg's body.

"Strange, what's going on? My body is out of control!"

Krieg watched as his own hand slowly raised the pistol, actually aiming at his own temple.

"I hope this can quiet you down a bit."

However, Moyun did not plan to kill Krieg right now, as it was better to leave this matter for Luffy to resolve after all; he certainly didn't want to ruin the protagonist's opportunity because of himself.

The reason Sanji could travel together with Luffy involved precisely this kind of relationship.

"It's you! What did you do to me?"

Krieg looked at Moyun in terror. Was this person also a Devil Fruit user?

He could actually control other people's actions!

Mihawk and Zoro paid no attention to this farce, continuing their duel against each other.

"Three Thousand Worlds!"

This was Zoro's strongest finishing move, but it was completely not worth mentioning to Mihawk.

Mihawk still drew the world's strongest Black Blade, viewing Zoro as a challenger—a young man with immense potential.

Blood splattered across the small boat, and Zoro slowly collapsed to the ground.

Unsurprisingly, he lost this match.

"I won't lose next time, never again."

Zoro clutched his chest and muttered, believing that scars on the back were a swordsman's shame. Even while knowing victory against Mihawk was impossible, he still chose to challenge him.

"Good!"

Moyun clapped his hands, excitement flashing in his eyes.

Was this Mihawk's strength? The current Zoro was still far too weak.

"What about Kuina? Do you want to have a match with Mihawk?"

Kuina silently shook her head. She had not practiced swordsmanship for over a decade and couldn't compare to the current Zoro, let alone someone standing at the very peak like Mihawk.

Charging up there now would be completely meaningless.

Moyun smiled and nodded, turning to look at Krieg, who was firing wildly over there, and irritably dug at his ear. "This guy is really annoying. Luffy, hurry up and finish this guy off."

As his voice fell, Moyun snapped his fingers.

Krieg finally returned to normal.

"Damn brat, what did you just do to me?!"

Krieg pointed his gun at Moyun, and the pirates behind him also raised their weapons, though their gazes toward Moyun were filled with dread.

None of them knew whether Moyun truly possessed the ability to control people.

"I just made you quiet down for a bit. But now that I've finished watching the show, the stage is all yours. Rest assured, I won't interfere anymore."

If he knew the other party's thoughts, Moyun would definitely be doubled over with laughter.

He could only cause confusion in people's actions; if it were real mind control, it would have to be someone else entirely.

Mihawk had already left, so there was no point for Moyun to stay here any longer.

"Kuina, Olvia, we can leave."

"Leave? Did I give you permission!"

Krieg wore a ferocious grin as the armor on his shoulders suddenly popped open, revealing six gun barrels from within.

"Daring to treat me like that, the three of you can stay here forever!"

"Overestimating yourself."

Moyun smiled disdainfully, black and white energy spheres appearing in his left and right hands respectively. As the two spheres slowly fused together, the space around him began to distort as well.

Right at that moment, Krieg also fired a barrage of bullets at the three of them.

After a burst of gunfire and smoke, the spot where Moyun had just been standing was already completely empty.

"Damn it, how did those guys vanish!"

"Captain, just leave it to me to deal with them, heh heh."

A man climbed up from the water onto the deck, his dark green hair completely soaked through. The man possessed a tall and sturdy build, and most miraculously, his entire body was covered in shields.

The shields on his abdomen and back were the largest.

"Is that a turtle? This pirate crew is really interesting, having a turtle as a companion."

Luffy tilted his head and said.

"Pearl, you're out. Just in time to help me get rid of these eyesores. I'm going to claim this floating restaurant as my own! Who would have thought that a single ship like this would hide so many pirates!"

Krieg wanted to use this ship to launch surprise attacks, and once supplies were gathered, continue pressing forward into the Grand Line!

"The Iron Wall is invincible! No one can defeat me! I am the legendary Mr. Pearl, a man who has never bled a single drop!"

Pearl let out a loud laugh. They were just a bunch of punk kids, so this should be easy to resolve.

"Strange, is this turtle telling a joke? But it's not funny at all."

Luffy scratched his head, unable to figure out what the turtle was laughing about over there.

Whatever, let's just fight!

The restaurant's fin was lowered, a specially prepared area for combat that formed a huge semicircular platform, giving these people enough space to battle.

"Gum-Gum Whip!"

Luffy extended his leg and swung it toward his opponent, and Pearl was caught off guard and struck heavily in the face by Luffy.

Everyone fell silent, and someone didn't know who shouted, "Mr. Pearl, you must stay calm! It's just a little bloody nose!"

"That's right, Mr. Pearl, you must stay calm!"

The pirates of the Krieg Pirates looked in terror at Pearl's already darkened complexion, as if Pearl bleeding was a terrifying matter.

"Haha, this Pearl is going to crack me up."

The group led by Moyun, who had just vanished, was currently in a room by the window on the second floor. He had originally intended to leave directly.

However, he had just received a message from his subordinates.

Nearby, a Marine named Captain Nezumi was colluding with the pirate Arlong, and he needed to go over and teach them a proper lesson.

Marines were actually colluding with pirates, and even helping pirates oppress ordinary citizens, burning, killing, and plundering.

Most importantly, Captain Nezumi actually had connections with Charlos, the Celestial Dragon whom he had always found displeasing to the eye.

Didn't that piece of trash look down on ordinary people the most?

Therefore, Moyun decided that once Luffy finished dealing with these people, he would tag along to Nami's village.