Karai Bari Island.
"Birdcage!" (Torikago)
With a loud shout from Doflamingo in mid-air, a massive bowl-shaped Birdcage erupted from the sky, its straight lines extending downward like steel rods, piercing the outer edges of the island and enveloping the entire landmass.
Whoosh!
Doflamingo didn't bother descending.
Using his String-String Fruit abilities, he latched onto the white clouds above and charged towards the island at the forefront.
Directly ahead of him, the enormous Birdcage covering the island parted, forming a gateway that allowed everyone to pass through unimpeded.
"Members of the Donquixote Family, follow the Young Master!" Diamante shouted excitedly, his body instantly catching the wind as he floated toward the island.
"Move out! Germa Army!" Judge roared, his spring-loaded shoes propelling him forward in a burst of momentum.
Behind him, Reiju, Ichiji, and the others also took off.
"Something feels off. There don't seem to be any powerful figures on this island," Katakuri remarked, unhurried as he stepped off the ship.
Aokiji strode forward, his ice-formed leg touching the ground and spreading frost rapidly across the surroundings.
"Looks like Buggy might have already fled," Aokiji said impassively.
"Then let's kill all these people to honor Oven's spirit in the heavens."
Katakuri strode forward with his long legs, entering the massive Birdcage.
By the time they fully set foot on Karai bari Island, chaos had already erupted.
The hundreds of pirates left behind on the island hadn't even realized what was happening before Doflamingo and his crew sent over a dozen heads flying with swift strikes.
"Fufufufu, what's this? Is this the standard of an Emperor's crew? How laughable. What do you think, Diamante? Scared? Fufufufu." Doflamingo's body trembled as he struggled to contain his mirth.
Diamante's cloak hardened beyond steel, effortlessly blocking a pirate's slash before cleanly severing the attacker's head with his sword.
He kicked the headless corpse aside, stepping on its chest as he laughed.
"Young Master, if this is an Emperor's crew, then our Donquixote Family would have ruled the world long ago."
"Fufufufu, seems their main forces already fled. Caesar-sama's power is too overwhelming—that clown Buggy must have been scared and fled. With thirty-seven islands in these waters, our territory is about to expand dramatically! Fufufufu! The time has come for our Donquixote Family to make our mark!"
Meanwhile, Judge casually bisected several pirate skulls, staring blankly at the battlefield.
He'd expected a grueling battle, yet even he found these pirates effortless to slaughter.
King watched the one-sided massacre with disdain, shaking his head.
"Being grouped with such trash under the Emperor title is disgraceful. No wonder Caesar-sama always scorns the notion. Buggy? This spineless garbage dares call himself a Yonko? Does the World Government have shit for brains?"
Their senior officers didn't even need to intervene—the Donquixote Family alone could swiftly end this.
"Decapitate them all and pile the heads before that palace entrance. Queen, you brought a camera? Take photos to send Morgans for the newspapers."
Katakuri's voice was ice, his words brutal, yet no one objected.
The battle concluded in mere minutes.
As the wide-eyed pirate heads were stacked before Buggy's palace—piled so high they kept rolling off until Aokiji froze them into a grisly tower.
Click.
Queen grinned savagely as he photographed the frozen head tower from multiple angles, appearing quite professional.
"Kuzan, freeze everything here. We'll invite guests to view this during the upcoming Tea Party."
Katakuri wore a cruel smile.
Aokiji remained indifferent—these were just dead pirates, not civilians or Marines.
He felt no pity.
"Ice Storm!" With a low shout, Aokiji swept his arm, unleashing a freezing gale that fanned across the corpse-strewn ground.
Crackle.
Moisture crystallized midair.
Within moments, hundreds of headless corpses became frozen statues.
"Retreat! Go home for dinner. We'll send people tomorrow to take over this sea. From now on, this place also belongs to the Beast God Pirates, to Totto Land! Pica! Create a high ground and plant the Beast God Pirates' flag at the very top!"
At Katakuri's command, the armored Pica stepped forward, his massive frame merging with the ground.
Rumble.
Within moments, the earth began to rise. Under Pica's power, it shot straight into the sky, reaching over a thousand meters high.
Pica's upper body emerged at the top of the stone pillar, where he planted a massive flag firmly into the solid ground.
On Karai Bari Island, the enormous flag of the Beast God Pirates fluttered proudly atop a towering, perfectly vertical stone pillar.
A massive skull with wings spread wide on either side, and rolling waves beneath it!
*****
New World, Red Force.
The spacious deck was packed with people.
Buggy the Clown, clad in his bright red robe, arrogantly tugged at Shanks' collar and shouted.
"Shanks! Hahaha, I've brought all my capable subordinates with me to form an alliance with you. What do you say? If we join forces, we can dominate the New World! Our combined strength will surpass the other two Yonko, making us the strongest rulers of the sea!"
Shanks wore a bitter smile, "Buggy, are you running from Caesar and seeking refuge here? My ship's too small—it can't hold all these people."
Buggy flew into a rage, "What do you mean, Shanks? Are you looking down on me? Can't you see how formidable my crew is? We even have the world's greatest swordsman! Don't be ungrateful. Tch, it's a shame Crocodile didn't come along—otherwise, our strength would already surpass yours, Shanks!"
Nearby, Benn Beckman and the others watched speechlessly as Buggy jumped around excitedly, then glanced at Mihawk, who sat calmly on the deck with an empty space cleared around him despite the crowd.
"Alright, alright, Buggy. We'll form an alliance. But you'll need to find another ship—the Red Force can't hold this many people. And that giant! Get him off before my ship sinks!"
Buggy puffed out his chest, his red robe billowing as he laughed triumphantly.
"Listen up, men! Today, two Yonko crews unite! From now on, we'll rule the New World!"
"Woooh!! Long live Captain Buggy! The strongest force is born!"
"Dominate the New World!"
Most of these pirates, who had escaped from Impel Down, had long since pledged their unwavering loyalty to Buggy, the man who repeatedly created legends.
Even if someone grabbed these pirates by the collar and told them Buggy was worthless—that he couldn't even beat them—they'd never believe it.
Once or twice might be luck, but ten or eight times?
Thriving in the New World and becoming a Yonko?
There's no way someone like that could be ordinary
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