A New Way to Obtain Lottery Draws!

Fox hailed from the East Blue. Not long ago, he had slaughtered a thousand people, including powerful nobles and even the king of an Affiliated Nation.

Because of his crimes, Fox's very first bounty had reached 180 million Beli, making him the strongest Supernova of his generation. Even Fire Fist Ace, who had only recently begun to rise, still fell far short of Fox.

Everyone stared at Fox in astonishment, finally understanding why he was so strong. The bearded man was a pirate with a bounty of 110 million, yet he had been unable to withstand a single move from Fox.

Was this what it meant for a man to live up to his reputation?

Not far away, a large crocodile-shaped ship sailed slowly along.

At the bow, Crocodile's hair was slicked back immaculately, and the scarlet ember of his cigar flickered at his lips. His eyes, hidden in shadow, remained fixed on Ivan's retreating figure.

He rubbed the end of his cigar between his fingers, his deep voice tinged with amusement. "Interesting. I didn't expect there to be such an interesting newcomer among this generation of pirates."

Beside Crocodile, a shapely black-haired woman wearing sunglasses suddenly asked:

"Mr. 0, what do you think of Fox's strength? Are you a match for him?"

Crocodile turned at her words, his brows drawing together as a flicker of displeasure crossed his eyes.

He scoffed, his voice rising sharply as he said with disdain:

"Miss All Sunday, just how little do you think of me? I'm a man who once challenged Whitebeard. A brat like Fox isn't even worthy of being my opponent.

"Don't forget, I'm Crocodile!"

Though Crocodile was somewhat angry, Robin showed no fear. Covering her mouth, she smiled and apologized. "Sorry, Mr. 0."

As she spoke with Crocodile, Robin kept her eyes on Fox's retreating figure, unconsciously considering what she knew about him.

Suddenly, she realized that the World Government was now doing everything it could to capture Fox, having even sent several Vice Admirals after him.

Why had Fox appeared aboard the Gran Tesoro instead of hiding from his pursuers?

Wait!

She thought of what Fox had done before, as well as the recent intelligence concerning the Gran Tesoro.

Could this guy...!

No, impossible.

How could he be so bold? How would he dare kill a Celestial Dragon?!

Though she thought it impossible, an idea surfaced unbidden from the depths of Robin's heart.

What if he really does intend to assassinate a Celestial Dragon?

What if he actually succeeds?

At the thought, Robin's body began to tremble uncontrollably, and a barely concealed shudder took root in her heart.

Elsewhere, ahead of the golden river, a Tyrannosaurus-shaped pirate ship sailed toward the Gran Tesoro's port.

Hanafuda had naturally noticed the commotion behind him, but unlike Robin, he paid Fox no mind.

In his eyes, this so-called Fox was nothing more than a newly sprouted sapling, even if he was a Supernova.

If these saplings stayed out of his way, he might still accidentally step on them and crush them. But if they obstructed him, his sharp teeth would tear them to pieces.

Hanafuda only hoped Fox would know better than to disturb him while he obtained that Mythical Zoan.

Otherwise, Fox would have to become a dead fox.

Aside from the many pirates, the Marines also discovered traces of Fox after some time.

They immediately assembled, intending to keep constant watch on Fox's location and capture the lawless criminal as soon as he left the Gran Tesoro.

But when they arrived at the scene, even Vice Admiral Comil could not sense Fox's exact location. In the end, they could only give up and strengthen their defenses once more.

While the Marines were still searching for Ivan, he was already seated in a VIP box, watching Gold Emperor Tesoro and the mysterious songstress Carina perform.

The Surveillance Den Den Mushi that left no blind spots and the Marines' intensive search might have been difficult for others to evade, but that did not include Ivan.

He had evaded the Marines' search with nothing more than a simple Transformation Technique.

Sometimes, a basic skill from one world was a bug-level existence in another.

As for how Ivan had reached the VIP box, he had a wealthy merchant's sponsorship to thank for that.

Of course, Ivan had not freeloaded. He had also given that wicked merchant a painless reincarnation package, sending him to hell.

Ivan stood before the floor-to-ceiling window and watched the performance.

Carina and Tesoro's performance was world-class. Even though Ivan was in no mood to appreciate it, he had to admit that they had good voices.

Soon, the performance ended, and Tesoro slowly departed amid a blaze of glittering gold.

Not long afterward, someone knocked on the VIP box's door. After Ivan gave his permission, a scantily dressed woman appeared before him.

Though Ivan had never met her, he recognized her from her distinctive appearance.

She was Baccarat, one of Gild Tesoro's trusted aides and the user of the Luck-Luck Fruit.

Her fruit's ability was extremely unusual: it could steal other people's luck.

If she gathered enough luck, she might even be able to recreate Liu Xiu's feat and summon a meteorite to strike her enemies.

For that reason, Ivan deliberately kept his distance, preventing her from approaching and making physical contact with him.

"Mr. Jess, the auction will begin in one hour. Would you like to make your way there?" Carina asked respectfully, maintaining an elegant smile.

Mindful that the more he said, the more mistakes he might make, Ivan followed the merchant's normally taciturn manner and nodded slightly. "Mm, I'll go now."

"Then please follow me. I'll arrange a car to take you to the Gold King Hotel. The auction will be held in the auction hall on the hotel's 107th floor."

The Gran Tesoro's vehicles were unusual: they were made entirely of gold and powered by rare Muscle Turtles, allowing them to reach speeds of 300.

After taking a luxury sports car to the Gold King Hotel, Ivan went to his seat and quietly waited for the auction to begin.

As he waited, Ivan glanced around from time to time and spotted many familiar figures.

There was the Shichibukai Hanafuda, the Lizard King; Crocodile; Robin, the Devil Child; several Marine Vice Admirals; and even the target of his trip, the Celestial Dragon Saint Rosward.

As the auction's opening drew closer, Ivan's heartbeat gradually quickened.

He had already planned everything. If nothing went wrong, an event that would shock the entire world was about to take place!

Even if the assassination failed, he could still escape without trouble.

As for why Ivan was so confident, it was not only because of his growing strength, but also because of something that had happened not long ago.

That incident had directly raised his confidence in success to ninety-nine percent!

After killing the bearded man, he had unexpectedly discovered that killing a Devil Fruit User could also earn him a new lottery draw.

Just now, he had drawn an entirely new character template!

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