You're the One They Call the Overlord of the East Blue?

Dimon rapidly issued one order after another, acting decisively and getting straight to work.

"Ain, once we enter the Calm Belt, use your ability to whip up a strong wind and propel the ship forward!"

"Zuizui, steer the ship carefully. Avoid the dangers underwater as much as possible, and don't let the Sea Kings damage the bottom of the ship!"

Everyone had a job to do, and they quickly sprang into action.

The Wave-Breaking Warrior immediately turned its rudder, changing course toward the east.

Dimon walked to the bow and gazed out at the magnificent sea, silently congratulating himself on his cleverness.

"If everything goes smoothly, we might reach the East Blue in just a few days."

After a day of sailing, the Wave-Breaking Warrior boldly entered the Calm Belt on the second morning.

The moment they entered the narrow stretch of sea, the surrounding wind and waves vanished.

Carried forward by its momentum, the ship traveled dozens of meters into the Calm Belt before its speed began to drop rapidly.

"Go ahead, Ain."

A howling wind sprang up in an instant. The sails, which had gone slack, filled out again, and the ship picked up speed once more.

As Ain propelled the ship forward, he listened to everything within several thousand meters from his high vantage point, keeping watch for anything unusual on the sea.

The disturbance on the once-calm sea seemed to have alerted something. An enormous dark shape gradually emerged beneath the water ahead.

Boom!

A massive creature burst out of the sea. Its head alone was dozens of times larger than the ship beneath Dimon's feet.

"It's huge...!"

Even though Dimon had prepared himself, he was still stunned by the sight.

The largest animal he had seen in person on Earth was an elephant at a zoo, but compared to the creature before him, even a fully grown elephant was no more than a fly.

The thing had a neck like a giraffe's and the head of a seahorse. A pair of enormous eyes looked down at the uninvited guests who had rashly entered its territory.

It stared for a moment, then suddenly opened its enormous mouth, as if about to spit something out.

Just then, Mammon moved.

The flesh on his back writhed, and a pair of bat wings sprang out. The next second, his wings beat, and he shot into the sky like a streak of black light.

Like a pitch-black blade flashing across the sky, Mammon's wings sliced through the Sea King's scales.

In an instant, blood poured down like rain.

A howl of agony rang out, and Dimon couldn't help covering his ears.

"Finish it quickly. Its cries might attract more trouble."

"Yes!"

Mammon gently beat his wings, hovering in front of the enormous Sea King's neck. His right hand suddenly shot out like a claw, tearing into its flesh.

The next moment, he activated his blood-sucking ability.

Blood was rapidly drained from the Sea King's body, and its screams abruptly stopped. In just half a minute, it had been reduced to skin and bones, and it fell into the sea with a splash.

"Can that thing's blood be made into wine too?"

"Yes, Master."

Mammon returned to the deck and opened his hand in front of Dimmon. A ball of bright red liquid rested in his palm.

Dimon's eyes lit up at the sight.

If time hadn't been so pressing, he really would have liked to stay here longer and go on a killing spree.

"Good stuff. It'd be a shame to waste it. Turn every Sea King we encounter from now on into Longevity Wine!"

Chapter 10: You're the One They Call the Overlord of the East Blue?

For three days straight, the Wave-Breaking Warrior traveled through the Calm Belt.

They encountered no fewer than thirty Sea Kings, all of which ended up as fragrant Longevity Wine.

Three days later, when the ship sailed out of the Calm Belt, the storeroom was already piled high with barrels of wine. There was no need to worry about running out of wine for cultivation anytime soon.

"Master, we've entered the waters of the East Blue."

In the gym, Dimon held a steady handstand on one finger. This was training for the Six Powers' Shigan.

"Have we arrived?"

Dimon lowered his body a few centimeters, then pushed hard with his finger. He sprang into the air, did a somersault, and landed steadily on his feet.

He picked up a damp towel from the nearby rack and wiped himself down, his gaze naturally drifting out the window.

"That's... looks like our luck's pretty good. We've only just entered the East Blue, and it seems we've already run into a ship."

A black speck was faintly visible on the distant horizon, roughly five kilometers away by his estimate.

"Ain, lock onto the target."

A wisp of the breeze swirling around his fingertip quietly split off, slipped through a crack in the window, and flew away without a sound.

At the same time, a clear image appeared before Dimon's eyes.

Ain's ability, Listening to All Things!

At that moment, Dimon felt as if he had become a breeze, observing the sea from its unique perspective.

As the distance closed, he finally saw clearly that it was a pirate ship, with a pirate flag hanging from its mast.

The ship was small, nowhere near as large as the Warrior, and three people could be seen standing watch on deck.

One of them was the lookout, sitting cross-legged on the figurehead and constantly scanning the surrounding sea with a spyglass.

Before long, the lookout spotted the Wave-Breaking Warrior.

"Something's out there!"

He pulled a whistle from his pocket and blew it, sounding a rapid alarm.

A group of pirates then streamed out of the cabin. At a glance, there were at least twenty of them.

"Give me that."

The captain at their head strode to the bow, snatched the spyglass, and took a look for himself.

"Boss, it's a big ship. It isn't flying a flag, and it doesn't look like a merchant ship either," the lookout quickly reported.

"Boss, should we take it?"

A subordinate standing nearby chuckled.

The captain lowered the spyglass and gave the man a hard slap across the face.

"Who the hell do you think I am? Bring us alongside that ship!"

"Yes!!"

And you call yourself the damn king of boarding ships?

In the Wave-Breaking Warrior's gym, Dimon couldn't help feeling amused as he listened in silence.

This little guy's pretty cute. I wonder how much his bounty is?

But then he remembered that the average pirate bounty in the East Blue was only three million. Even a dog would shake its head at that. If that much money fell on the ground, he couldn't be bothered to pick it up.

Dimon turned and walked onto the deck, where Mammon immediately came to meet him.

"Master, a pirate ship is approaching us."

"I see it."

The two ships sailed toward each other, and the five-kilometer distance vanished in no time.

When the ships were less than a hundred meters apart, the people on their decks could see one another's faces clearly.

"I'm 'Strongman' Big Bazar, captain of the Big Bazar Pirates, under 'Admiral' Krieg, the overlord of the East Blue!"

The man named Big Bazar shouted in a rough voice, "You little brats over there, I've got my eye on you! If you know what's good for you, drop anchor now!"

As he spoke, his gunners brought out a wheeled cannon and began loading a cannonball into its breech.

The overlord of the East Blue?

Dimon raised his eyebrows and called out, "Krieg's men... isn't that a coincidence?"

He's that guy, right?

The unlucky fellow who led his men to challenge the Grand Line, only to see Hawk-Eye, one of the Shichibukai, rowing with the Black Blade Yoru as soon as he entered, and then got chased down.

As Dimon recalled, at his peak, the man had a full five thousand men and more than fifty pirate crews under him.

To be fair, he really did deserve the title of "overlord of the East Blue."

"You little cuties can lord it over the East Blue all you want. I won't hold it against you."

"But now that you've met me, what should you call me?"

What should they call him?

Big Bazar was stunned for a moment. Something was wrong. Usually, he didn't even need to give his name; ordinary ships would have fled as soon as they saw him.

Not only did this man refuse to run, he even dared to approach Big Bazar's ship.

"You've got some nerve!"

Big Bazar sneered and was about to fire the cannon to teach the brat a lesson when Dimon suddenly vanished from his sight.

A series of sonic booms rang out in the air immediately afterward.

"Geppo."

Big Bazar jerked his head up and saw a figure stepping on air. The sonic booms came from those very steps.

"What the hell! How can anyone walk on air!?"

He could hardly believe it, but in the blink of an eye, Dimon had crossed the sea.

"F-fire!"

Big Bazar shouted at the top of his lungs in fright.

He was scared witless, and his men looked just as dazed.

In the space of a breath, Big Bazar saw a figure flash before his eyes. Dimon was already standing in front of him, one hand shooting toward him.

Big Bazar wanted to dodge, and was even screaming inwardly:

Move, damn legs!

When faced with something incomprehensible, humans commonly froze in terror.

With no room to resist, Big Bazar suddenly found it hard to breathe as Dimon gripped his neck and slowly lifted him up.

"What should you call me? Have you thought it over?"

"M-my lord, s... spare me!"

Dimon shook his head. "That's an unoriginal way to beg. I'll give you one more chance."

"Spare me, Grandpa!!"

Big Bazar shouted with all his might, his voice filled with longing and respect for life.

Dimon froze for a moment, then laughed and let go.

People really did have to be pushed!

Big Bazar fell onto the deck with a thud, his legs gone weak. He greedily gulped down air, his voice trembling.

"M-monster!"

Although his voice was barely above a whisper, it still didn't escape Dimon's ears.

"Hmm?"

"Grandpa! I... I said Grandpa!" Big Bazar instantly forced a smile uglier than a crying face.

"You said you're one of Krieg's men?"