Clear skies, today is also a good day for sailing.
Three days have passed since departing from Tanal Town, and the revitalized Beagle is heading straight towards the next island. It seems they are approaching the climate zone of the next island, as the weather is becoming increasingly hot.
Before setting off, Jigg performed a complete maintenance on the Beagle and made some minor improvements.
In his words, "This ship is well-designed, but the shipwright's craftsmanship is rough."
After leaving his Dan-Dan-Mushi number with Jigg, Victor and his crew set sail again, and the next island was Chocolick Island, which Crocus had mentioned.
Victor, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, had a fedora covering his face and was lying on a sun lounger, resting his eyes, while Robin, in a bikini that fully displayed her explosive figure, sat beside him, reading the newspaper aloud.
"...Two days ago, 'Salt Stream King' Gustav and 'Severing Blade' ' Musahi clashed in Riverview Town on Waltom Island. The entire town was completely destroyed, and the townspeople suffered heavy casualties."
Robin finished reading the report, a slight frown on her face.
Victor's lazy voice came from under the fedora: "That's what pirates are, Robin. Even if they embellish themselves as adventurous explorers or chivalrous rogues, they are still pirates in the end."
Perona, in a strikingly bold and avant-garde swimsuit, sat at the bow, a large ghost holding a parasol for her. She asked curiously, "Big Brother, who are these two people?"
Victor took off the fedora from his face, sat up abruptly, and showed a look of interest: "I had heard of these two even when I was in West Blue."
"'Severing Blade' ' Musahi, a long-arm swordsman from Sword Mountain Island's Tainakaina Kingdom in the Grand Line. Captain of the Heart Sword Pirates, bounty 210,000,000 Beri."
"'Salt Stream King' Gustav Aeromon, from South Blue, bounty 380,000,000 Beri, Captain of the Gustav Fleet, and a Logia-type Salt-Salt Fruit user."
Mai Hime, dressed in light summer clothes, also paused her sword practice and came closer: "These two have very high bounties. The Salt Stream King's bounty is even double Jigg's."
Robin pulled out a small notebook from her cleavage, flipped a few pages, found the desired content, and slowly read:
"'Salt Stream King' Gustav and 'Severing Blade' ' Musahi have been causing havoc in this 'Pirate Paradise' in recent years. Also renowned alongside them are 'Night Owl' Hannibal, 'Sky-Splitting Kick' Lykosna, and 'Black Gear' Jigg. Each of them is a ruthless character who quickly rose to prominence and achieved bounties over 100,000,000 Beri in a short time!"
"People call them—'Supernovas'."
"Hoh-loh-hoh-loh-hoh-loh~~ Big Jigg is already a member of our 'Coral'~~ Looks like there'll be one less 'Supernova'." Perona chuckled mischievously.
Mai Hime also lightly sat beside Robin, saying with interest: "Robin-san, can you tell us about the other two Supernovas too?"
Robin smiled and nodded, flipped through her small notebook, then cleared her throat and began:
"'Night Owl' Hannibal, also known as 'Hannibal the Hundred-Shot,' a mysterious sharpshooter who was once a lone bounty hunter. A year ago, he committed the world-shocking 'Massacre of Mosserg' in Elohsu Kingdom, and was subsequently wanted by the World Government, with a bounty of 290,000,000 Beri."
"'Sky-Splitting Kick' Lykosna, a female martial artist from the Departed Time Kingdom, once a bodyguard to King Yumibing. She later absconded with a large amount of treasure and defected from the country, forming the 'Queen of Sanda' Pirate Crew, with a bounty of 200,000,000 Beri."
"Among these Supernovas, the most dangerous should be 'Salt Stream King' Gustav Aeromon. This man has assembled a powerful fleet and calls himself 'Admiral Aeromon.' Any merchant ship or pirate ship that encounters his fleet faces certain death, and even some islands with weak defenses are attacked by them. The Marines have launched multiple encirclement campaigns against him, but all have ended in failure. At the same time, he is also a strong contender for the much-talked-about 'Warlord of the Sea' position."
Perona counted on her fingers: "One, two, three... including Big Brother, there's still one Warlord of the Sea position left. Could it be him?"
Victor shook his head: "No, there's an even more dangerous guy. Donquixote Doflamingo, he's the best candidate for that last Warlord of the Sea seat."
Robin was a little surprised: "Donquixote? It's said that after this man entered the Grand Line a year ago, he didn't stay long in 'Pirate Paradise' but went straight into the 'New World,' so he wasn't counted among the 'Supernovas.' His bounty is already 340,000,000 Beri, indeed a strong contender, but he's always been quite low-key. Would the World Government try to recruit him?"
Victor smiled without speaking. At this moment, the silver Dan-Dan-Mushi, exclusive to the Warlords of the Sea, which was sunbathing on the deck, suddenly woke up and then made a 'doo-doo, doo-doo' sound.
Victor, lying on the sun lounger, gestured for the girls around him to be quiet, then picked up the receiver from the Dan-Dan-Mushi and said casually: "Hello? This is Victor, currently sunbathing. What are your instructions, my esteemed Five Elders~"
The Dan-Dan-Mushi's face transformed into that of a majestic old man, who said coldly: "...Still so unrestrained, Victor."
"Haha~ I call it a good attitude," Victor retorted playfully.
"Hmph... No more nonsense. You must arrive in Mary Geoise on time one month from now. The first 'Warlord of the Sea' meeting is of great importance, and we will not permit any member to be absent!"
"Oh? So, the remaining spot has been decided? Can you give me a spoiler?"
"Donquixote Doflamingo." The Five Elders on the other end of the receiver had no intention of keeping him in suspense, telling Victor directly.
Victor raised an eyebrow at Robin, then said into the receiver: "Rest assured! I'll definitely arrive in Mary Geoise on time in a month. I'll even mooch some good wine from you then!"
Seeing Victor being so cooperative, the Five Elders' stern attitude softened slightly: "Since you're a Warlord, act like one."
Click, the other end of the Dan-Dan-Mushi hung up.
Perona was a little confused: "Big Brother, what did that old man mean by his last sentence?"
Victor stretched, crossed his legs, and lay back on the sun lounger, saying casually:
"The old geezers think my reputation isn't loud enough. What they're implying is nothing more than 'if something happens, we'll cover for you; you go out and cause some big trouble!'"
"A bunch of stinky old men, I'll grant your wish. Don't you dare regret it then!"
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