The change in Chinjao was caused by Garp's punch all those years ago.
Or perhaps, the old man truly considered the horn on his head a symbol of his honor.
And, of course, the key to a fortune accumulated over centuries.
On that same day, both his honor and his wealth had been taken from him, leading to his drastic change in personality.
And now, with a similar punch from Cyrus, his honor and wealth had returned.
Watching Chinjao repeatedly stroke the horn on his head, Cyrus twitched his lips and looked away.
It was a bit creepy!
Cyrus put an arm around Robin and turned around.
"I need to borrow a ship from your Eight Treasure Navy to go to the North Blue."
"No problem!"
Chinjao agreed instantly upon hearing this, without any hesitation.
Sai and Boo, who had approached again after being sent flying, looked at each other.
If you wanted to hitch a ride, just say so. Why did you have to beat him up!
"Master, we're heading to the Grand Line next. To get to the North Blue, we either have to wait for the currents at Reverse Mountain to change, or we have to go through the Calm Belt," Sai reminded him.
"You fool! Our benefactor wants to go to the North Blue, so of course we must take him there," Chinjao said, enraged as he glared at Sai.
"Er!"
Seeing the fuming Chinjao, Sai said no more.
"Go tell everyone, we're having a banquet today!" Chinjao waved his hand.
Sai and Boo exchanged a look, then turned and ran.
Looking at his two grandsons, then at Cyrus leaving with Robin, Chinjao stared.
He looked even younger than his two grandsons, but look at the difference.
The more he looked, the more useless his own grandsons seemed.
But as soon as the thought appeared, Chinjao went back to stroking his horn.
'It's back.'
'Hehe!'
Hearing Chinjao's chuckles from behind, Cyrus shivered.
He hadn't felt this way even during their fight.
"What's our next move?" Robin asked, turning her head when she felt Cyrus shudder.
"We wait. Then we'll take their ship to the North Blue."
"So why exactly are you going to the North Blue?" Robin looked at Cyrus. "Are you really going to deal with Doflamingo?"
Cyrus had mentioned his purpose for going to the North Blue when they met Capone Bege.
But Doflamingo was a Shichibukai, after all, with considerable power.
And right now, Cyrus was alone.
Oh, two people including herself.
"I've already said it. I spoke with that flamingo when I took out the Donquixote Family executives. Since I said I'd do it, I have to follow through."
"Huh? You told them in advance? Then they'll definitely be prepared."
Robin was even more speechless.
Even if you were going to deal with someone, doing it secretly was obviously better.
"Doflamingo is in Dressrosa in the New World right now. He probably won't come out easily. Of course, if he really does go to the North Blue, it'll save me a trip to Dressrosa to find him later." Cyrus said, handing the sword in his hand to Robin.
Holding the somewhat heavy sword, Robin nodded.
"So, you have a grudge against him?"
"Not really. I just killed a few of his people. But that guy is very vengeful. In any case, this matter most likely won't end peacefully."
Cyrus had a decent understanding of Doflamingo's personality.
He treated his own executives quite well, truly seeing them as family, but it was the complete opposite for others.
He didn't even care when Baby 5 screamed about killing him.
But those who exploited Baby 5's personality flaws to trick her were all killed by Doflamingo, along with the towns they were in.
He had killed a total of eight of Baby 5's fiancés.
Of course, they were all there to scam her for money.
But that was all in the future.
The current Baby 5 was probably around fifteen or sixteen.
Of course, she might have already embarked on her journey of being scammed.
Robin roughly understood the situation and didn't ask any more questions.
On the Eight Treasure Navy's side, with orders from Chinjao and Sai, they moved quickly.
Tending to the injured, repairing houses, and then preparing for the banquet.
...
A News Bird with a camera Den Den Mushi hanging from its neck flew directly to the West Sea branch of the World Economic Journal.
When the branch staff got the pictures, their eyes widened.
Being in the Flower Country, these people of course knew of Chinjao, the leader of the Eight Treasure Navy.
This pirate, whose bounty had exceeded 500 million Belly long ago, was actually on his knees, crying his eyes out.
Of course, there were also photos of Cyrus fighting Chinjao.
"Quick, report to headquarters immediately."
These people didn't dare to delay.
Chinjao's bounty surpassed that of 99% of pirates, not just in the Four Seas, but even on the Grand Line.
Soon, the new edition of the paper was delivered by a large number of News Birds to various places across the seas.
"Unknown Powerhouse's Great Battle with a Pirate of the Old Era"
It started with a sensational headline.
To prevent people from not knowing the name Chinjao, they listed his past deeds and bounty.
Of course, this newspaper didn't actually cause a huge stir.
Mainly because there had been a constant stream of big news recently, or rather, over the past few years.
Among them were the successive appearances of the titles of the three sea emperors in the New World, as well as rumors about the Shichibukai.
Chinjao, an old pirate from a bygone era who wasn't even on the Grand Line, naturally didn't cause much of a stir.
However, Cyrus, the unknown figure who defeated Chinjao, did pique the curiosity of many.
Of course, some people who already knew of Cyrus had differing attitudes.
...
Dressrosa.
Veins throbbed on the flamingo's forehead. He stared intently at the newspaper in his hand.
"It's this guy!"
Doflamingo naturally wanted Cyrus dead.
And he had, of course, already obtained a photo of Cyrus.
He just hadn't expected Cyrus to cause such a stir in the West Sea.
"Doffy, this person's strength seems strong. Although Chinjao hasn't shown his face in a long time, his bounty was over 500 million back in the day," Trebol reminded him, snot dripping from his nose.
"He's just a washed-up old man. Tell Lao G and the others to be on the lookout."
Doflamingo had a gut feeling that this guy would definitely go to the North Blue.
His tone back then had sounded as if he was certain it would happen.
But the munitions factory in the North Blue couldn't have any problems.
He had just signed a weapons sales agreement with that guy Kaido. If he couldn't deliver the weapons...
Doflamingo didn't want to lightly test the wrath of a Yonko.
After all, Kaido's strength was truly a bit outrageous.
Especially his behavior of seeking death all over the Grand Line, which was simply incomprehensible.
...
Shimotsuki Village.
"Kuina!"
Zoro waved the newspaper in his hand and dashed into the Isshin Dojo.
"You're late again. Did you get lost again, you?"
Kuina, who was in the middle of training, looked at Zoro and asked with her hands on her hips.
"No, it's Cyrus!" Zoro shouted excitedly, waving the newspaper.
"News about Cyrus? Let me see!"
Before Kuina could speak, Koshiro's surprised voice sounded, and he walked out.