"So make your choice, Bartholomew Kuma..."
As he spoke, Zesi unleashed a Air-Shattering Hammer.
A highly penetrating shockwave shot towards the bear.
Kuma raised his paws to block the shockwave, using the Paw-Paw Fruit's ability to deflect everything, repeatedly repelling the Air-Breaking Strike.
Even though Kuma's Paw- Paw-Paw Fruit has the property of repelling everything, it was still forced to retreat continuously by the constant shockwaves.
The shockwave finally disappeared after retreating several dozen meters, and then it stopped.
"No matter what choice you make, it's just a matter of choosing whose dog you'll be!" Xiong said calmly.
"Hehehe, I won't say that we, the Azure Emperor Pirates, treat our crew members as brothers and comrades."
"However, there aren't many people in this world who can avoid being treated like dogs. Many people want to be dogs but don't even have the qualifications. Even for me, after all my efforts, I've only managed to barely avoid being treated like a dog."
"Of course, I prefer to call them chess pieces and chess players. Your strength gives you the right to be a chess piece. If you don't want to be a chess piece, if you don't want your fate to be controlled by others, then you must become so powerful that no one can defeat you, build a force that no one dares to covet, rise from a chess piece to a chess player, and control the fate of others."
"Do you think you, 763, can be a player who controls other people's fates?" Zesi asked.
Upon hearing Zesi's words, Xiong remained silent.
In terms of skill, personality, and strategy, he is not good enough to be a chess player.
"Are there only chess pieces and chess players in the world?"
"Of course not..."
"There's another kind of person who doesn't even qualify to be a pawn!" Zesi said with a laugh.
Upon hearing Zesi's words, Xiong gave a wry smile.
It seems like I couldn't be that kind of person myself.
His abilities destined him to never become that kind of person.
"After becoming Azure Emperor Palace Shichibukai, I guarantee the World Government will never dare to threaten you with the Sorbet Kingdom again, because you are now a member of the Azure Emperor Pirates. Anyone who dares to threaten me must be prepared to bear my wrath, and the current World Government is clearly not prepared for that!"
"And once you become Shichibukai, guarding the first half of the Grand Line, you can also return to the Sorbet Kingdom, become king again, and protect the Sorbet Kingdom!" Zesi said.
After Zesi finished speaking, he fell silent, waiting for the bear's reply.
He also considered Xiong's strength and personality, and quite admired Xiong, which is why he said so much.
"I can join the Azure Emperor Pirates, but I won't become Shichibukai, nor will I return to the Sorbet Kingdom!" Kuma said.
Zesi was surprised to hear what the bear said.
In Zesi's view, Kuma becoming Shichibukai was the best choice.
"Let the Sorbet Kingdom remain quietly there. Perhaps severing ties with the Sorbet Kingdom of the Sorbet Kingdom is the best option for them!" the bear said.
In Kuma's view, the Azure Emperor Pirates have always been at odds with the World Government.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the Azure Emperor Pirates currently a force to be reckoned with on the seas, forcing the World Government to temporarily give way to them.
But in the end, they may not necessarily be a match for the World Government.
The Azure Emperor Pirates and the World Government will eventually clash.
If he becomes Shichibukai and returns to the Sorbet Kingdom, he will inevitably tie the Sorbet Kingdom to the Azure Emperor Pirates.
Although it might have been advantageous to the Sorbet Kingdom at first.
However, if the Azure Emperor Pirates are defeated, then the Sorbet Kingdom will inevitably become the target of the World Government's annihilation once again.
"Hehehe, it seems you still lack confidence in the Azure Emperor Pirates, but this is also a good choice!" Zesi said with a smile.
"Haha, I knew long ago that the Azure Emperor Pirates had a particularly powerful type of cannonball!"
"Those are really powerful shells. If they had attacked head-on, they might have been blown to bits and fed to the fish at the bottom of the sea."
"These pieces of junk do have some value after all!"
Several captains wore smug expressions.
The power of the Buggy Ball was already evident back in the Silver Axe Pirates days.
They definitely can't ignore these factors when they want to deal with the Azure Emperor Pirates.
"These guys did a good job! They even knew how to use a coating to attack from the seabed." Bullet. "It seems we need to strengthen our defenses against the seabed in the future." Buggy. "These can be left to the Fifth Division. I just didn't think of this tactic before." Bullet. "It's terrifying that there are people behind these people giving them advice. They couldn't have come up with such a plan on their own!" Shanks.
"No matter who's behind them, daring to provoke the Azure Emperor Pirates will only lead to one outcome!" Bullet said with a sneer.
"It's been a while since I've done anything. Today's a good opportunity to stretch my legs and let the world know that the Azure Emperor Pirates have more than just one Zesi!"
As he spoke, Bullet pushed off with his feet, and his body shot forward at high speed.
Just as Vice Admiral York, the Renault Brothers, the Sympathetic Detonator, and the others were feeling smug, a figure suddenly shot in from a distance and landed accurately on their pirate ship, causing the massive ship to tremble violently upon impact.
Bullet!
"The vice-captain of the Azure Emperor Pirates, the Demon Heir Bullet!" Looks like a big fish has arrived!
"The last obstacle to our raid on Hachinosu has appeared!"
"Kill him, Hachinosu will be nothing more than an unsuspecting beauty to me!" Many pirates were surprised to see Bullet appear.
"Heh heh, you dare to attack the Azure Emperor Territory? Have you thought about how you're going to die?" Bullet said with a sneer.
At the same time, an incomparably domineering aura erupted from him.
Many crew members on the pirate ship couldn't withstand the power and fainted. "It's Conqueror's Haki!" "Such powerful Conqueror's Haki!"
"Is this the vice-captain of the Azure Emperor Pirates?"
Many pirates were terrified by this powerful Conqueror's Haki.
"It's just a Bullet. When I was dominating the New World, he was probably eating shit out there!"
"He's just a loser of the sea, what's there to be afraid of? If it weren't for the Azure Emperor, he'd still be Impel Down!" The Renault Brothers shouted as they saw their pirates becoming timid.
With the shouts of the Renault Brothers, the pirates finally regained their morale.
"Heh heh, you've got guts." Bullet sneered and charged towards the Renault Brothers in an instant.
The Renault Brothers were considered one of the top pirate crews in the New World, belonging to Roger's generation.
Mark 1: Although he didn't reach the top, he was able to establish himself in the New World, which shows that he is indeed quite strong.
Unfortunately, he was facing Bullet.
"Bang! Bang!" Two clean and swift blows sent the Renault Brothers flying.