Moria left, taking his pirate ship and crew with him.
The three pirate ships and a thousand Death Army that Zesi gave them also left.
He returned to the first half of the Grand Line and began his life as Shichibukai the Sea.
After Moria left, Zesi also began his own Shichibukai Plan.
In the original work, the Shichibukai are Moria, Doflamingo, Crocodile, Boa Hancock, Bartholomew Kuma, Jinbe, and Mihawk.
Moria has already returned to his place.
Jinbe and Mihawk are not suitable to be Shichibukai.
Mihawk is a lone wolf; although he is very strong, he is not suitable to be one of the Shichibukai, guarding the seven sea routes.
Jinbe is Fish-Man, and currently serves in the army of the Ryugu Palace on Fish-Man Island.
Therefore, he is not very suitable to be the guardian of the seven sea lanes.
In contrast, Xiong is now a lone wolf.
However, he was the king of the Sorbet Kingdom.
For some reason, he had to go to sea and become a pirate.
Zesi was confident he could recruit Xiong.
Given his status as king, his experience, and his strength, he should have no problem guarding and managing a shipping route.
Boa Hancock has probably been captured and taken to Mary Geoise by now.
Yes, we can negotiate with the World Government to get them to send Boa Hancock over.
With a little training, they would be a good choice whether used as Azure Emperor Apostle or sent out as one of the Shichibukai.
The remaining characters, Crocodile Doflamingo, are both powerful and ruthless figures.
This kind of person would be perfect to be Shichibukai.
Especially Doflamingo, he's a genius.
Whether in terms of strength, methods, strategy, or wisdom, they are all top-tier.
This is something Zesi needs to fight for.
If that doesn't work, then just kill them; they're all trash anyway.
This brings the total number of potential Shichibukai under Zesi to five.
Just as Zesi where to find two more to complete the Dragon Balls.
Someone delivered themselves to our door.
Crocodile is a pirate who has only recently entered the New World.
Upon entering the New World, he ambitiously sought to challenge the King of the Sea.
Moreover, he doesn't discriminate against others; if he's going to challenge someone, he'll challenge the strongest.
In the original story, Whitebeard was the strongest.
But the strongest in this life is the Azure Emperor.
So he excitedly headed towards Hachinosu.
"Is this Hachinosu? I heard it used to be a deserted island frequented by pirates. Looks like the Azure Emperor Pirates have managed it quite well!" "Captain, maybe we should leave! This is the Azure Emperor Pirates!"
"Who do you think I am? So what if you're from the Azure Emperor Pirates? Today I'll show you the power of the Azure Emperor!" Crocodile sneered, and headed towards the Azure Emperor Palace.
"Halt! This is the Azure Emperor Palace. No ordinary person may approach without the Azure Emperor's permission." "Heh heh heh, who do you think you're talking to! Sables!"
Crocodile waved his hand, and a sandstorm swept out, blowing away all the Death Army blocking his way. "Ah!"
"He's an ability user!"
"Quickly notify the apostles, an attack is coming!"
The Death Army soldiers guarding the Azure Emperor Palace exclaimed in alarm.
"You bunch of trash can't stop me!" Crocodile sneered as the sandstorm raged, his Desert Spada slashing out relentlessly, sending the Death Army blocking his path flying one by one.
But Crocodile gradually frowned.
If it were an ordinary pirate, seeing his abilities would have terrified them and they would have run away in panic.
Even if they don't wander around aimlessly, they will hesitate and not dare to stop him directly.
But even when these Death Army were blown away, knocked away, or even killed, they still charged forward without fear.
They charged forward without the slightest hesitation.
They seem completely unafraid of death.
"Is this the Death Army?" Crocodile said.
Crocodile had heard that the Azure Emperor Pirates would select some members from the defeated pirate crews to form their Death Army.
The training of these Death Army was extremely rigorous; failure to pass the training meant certain death.
But he never expected to be trained to this extent.
Just as Crocodile was about to unleash a sandstorm to blow everyone away, a voice suddenly rang out. "You all step back. I'll handle this one. You deal with the others he brought!"
"Yes, Apostle!" Upon hearing this order, the Death Army immediately turned to face the pirates behind Crocodile.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides were locked in a fierce battle.
"An apostle? The Azure Emperor Apostle?" Crocodile said calmly, looking at the newcomer.
"I Kirikage Saizo, the Azure Emperor's First Apostle." Kirikage drew his long sword from his waist and said calmly, "Do you think you, a mere apostle, can stop me?" Crocodile said calmly.
"Many fools who dared to challenge the Azure Emperor Palace said the same thing, but now they're either working as laborers in the mines or serving in the Death Army!" "Fools who dared to challenge the death? Do you think I'm like them?" Crocodile sneered. "They said the same thing!"
"How arrogant! Who do you think you are talking to!"
Crocodile was enraged and suddenly reached out with one hand to Kirikage Saizo.
Kirikage Saizo Cang smirked, his body instantly accelerating as he flashed behind Crocodile.
At the same time, Crocodile's body was cleaved in two by a single sword strike.
" Logia?" Kirikage Saizo said in surprise.
"A very fast sword, but such a light sword can't defeat me!"
" Desert Grande Spada!" Four enormous sand blades Kirikage Saizo.
Kirikage Saizo's body moved like a ghost, skillfully dodging the attacks of the four sand blades.
"It's a Logia, so it should be useful. Perhaps the Azure Emperor would be interested, but before that, I need to teach you to be afraid," said Kirikage Saizo.
As he spoke, Armament Haki swirled around his longsword.
The longsword turned black, while emitting a faint, shimmering light.
"That's Armament Haki!" Crocodile's eyes narrowed.
As Logia Devil Fruit User, Crocodile was virtually invincible in the first half of the Grand Line.
This also fostered his arrogant personality.
After entering the New World, he also encountered some pirates Armament Haki.
I now know that Armament Haki can attack Logia physical entities.
But he didn't really care.
He reasoned that even if they could hit his physical form, it would only be a chance for an equal battle. Why would Crocodile be afraid of an equal fight, especially considering his various abilities?
In fact, many people in the New World do possess Armament Haki.
However, there are actually not many people who can use Armament Haki.
It's not that I can't control him as I please, it's just that his Haki (Zhao) isn't strong enough.
Keep in mind that even Luffy spent two years mastering Armament Haki, let alone anyone else.
A pirate crew with mediocre skills would probably never be able to master Haki in their entire lives.
Therefore, Crocodile has no fear of Armament Haki whatsoever.
All that's needed is to find a way to avoid his Armament Haki; his Sand-Sand Fruit allows him to do just that.
Desert Grande Spada!
Crocodile unleashed another series of sand blades.
But just as he unleashed the Desert Grande Spada, Kirikage Saizo's body had already appeared before him like a ghost, dodging all attacks.
Only then Kirikage Saizo unleash a sword strike from its sheath.
Crocodile immediately dodged.
However, Crocodile felt himself struck by a powerful, sharp force.
Blood splattered from his chest as his body was slashed high into the air.
"I haven't been hit yet?" This was Crocodile's only thought before he lost consciousness.
" Wano Country's Haki, Ryuo!" Kirikage Saizo said calmly.