Year 1483 of the Sea Calendar.
The New World, Frank Island.
This was the stronghold of the mafia family, the Frank Family, a force that dominated its corner of the New World.
But today, the once bustling island had been replaced by bloody slaughter.
The screams on the island had been echoing for nearly three hours now, with no sign of stopping.
Around the island, intelligence agents from various other forces were filming and observing from a distance, not daring to approach.
At the center of the island, in front of a castle, three figures—one in front and two behind—stood imposingly, surrounding the hundreds of people opposite them.
"Beast Brian, our Frank Family has never had any dealings with you. Why have you invaded us today?" asked Frank V, the current head of the Frank Family, his voice heavy.
His white-knuckled grip on his cane revealed his deeply unsettled state.
Under normal circumstances, faced with intruders, he would have long ordered his men to chop them into eight pieces and feed them to the dogs.
He wouldn't have wasted time on pointless chatter.
Unfortunately, today the Frank Family had met their match, provoking an enemy far stronger than themselves.
The Frank Family, once a massive force of thousands, had been reduced to a mere few hundred survivors in just a few hours.
What was even more unbelievable was that the other side consisted of only three people, and the ones who had actually fought were those three strangely dressed women—Beast Brian himself had yet to lift a finger.
This forced Frank V to grit his teeth and choose to yield. The priority now was to send this calamity away.
Beast Brian was a powerful force that had risen abruptly in the New World over the past two years.
Faced with Frank V's question, Brian remained completely calm, seemingly indifferent to the sea of blood around him.
He glanced around, taking in the hate-filled eyes of the few hundred survivors, and spoke softly.
"Frank V, you have quite a grandson. He actually dared to lay hands on my subordinates."
"What?"
"Rocco, come here at once."
Frank V's face turned ashen. He never expected that his own grandson had brought this disaster upon them.
He glared darkly as a cowering, sleazy man slowly stepped forward from behind him, already piecing together what had happened.
"Grandfather, I didn't know, I really didn't know they were Beast's women. You have to believe me."
"Sigh~"
"Such a disgrace to the family, such a disgrace!"
Frank V couldn't help but let out a long sigh. This was his only grandson, whom he had spoiled since childhood. He never imagined it would bring such calamity upon their family.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After closing his eyes and thinking for a few seconds, Frank V made his decision.
He drew a pistol from his waist and fired three shots at his grandson, killing him on the spot.
"Mr. Beast, it was entirely my failure in teaching him properly that led to this offense against your subordinates. I have cleansed our household to atone for this."
"The fault for today's events lies entirely with us. Whatever you demand as compensation, if we have it, I am willing to offer it all."
Frank V's only hope was to make Brian leave as quickly as possible. For now, he would swallow this humiliation.
'Damn you, Beast. Just you wait. This is far from over between us.'
"After this matter is settled, I shall seek out the World Government and ask the Celestial Dragons to administer justice."
"By then, your death warrant will be sealed."
The Frank family, nominally a mafia organization in the New World, was in reality one of the Celestial Dragons' covert operatives.
For over two hundred years, they had maintained their position in the New World by collecting intelligence and treasures to offer as tribute to the Celestial Dragons.
"I'm quite interested in the Celestial Tribute you're preparing to offer. Would the head of the Frank family be willing to part with it?"
"Hahaha, you must be joking, Beast Brian. Our Frank family has no Celestial Tribute . You must have heard some false rumors."
"Do you think you're worthy of me joking with you?"
"As dogs raised by the Celestial Dragons in the New World, you've been faithfully offering Celestial Tribute every two years all these years. You're quite loyal as their hounds."
"Hand over this batch of Celestial Tribute and all your treasures, and I might spare your lives."
Brian was growing impatient. This old man still wanted to quibble - he was truly seeking death.
"Beast Brian, I'm willing to surrender all our family's treasures. Please spare our Frank family."
"You know exactly what Celestial Tribute represents. If it's taken by you, our Frank family will be finished."
Seeing how certain the other party was, Frank V stopped making excuses and only hoped they would leave the Celestial Tribute behind.
Otherwise, those great Celestial Dragon masters wouldn't care about your reasons.
They would only see that your Frank family failed to deliver the Celestial Tribute .
What does that mean?
That means seeking death!
"Hah~"
"You old fool really have aged. What does it matter to me whether your Frank family lives or dies?"
Brian found this increasingly tedious.
Forget it, he would just kill these people and search for the treasures himself. It would just require a bit more effort.
Just then, a purple figure descended rapidly from the sky and landed beside Brian.
"Master, master! I found it! Bat Girl found where the treasures are hidden!"
"Dog Girl has already organized the Maid Corps to start moving them."
With purple bat wings and claws replacing normal limbs, eyes completely concealed by purple hair, and that conspicuous pair of large bat ears on her head.
She exuded a lolita vibe, yet upon closer inspection appeared quite wealthy - after all, at such a young age she already possessed two "airports."
These distinctive features highlighted her unique identity.
This was one of Beast Brian's subordinates - Bat Girl.
"Good job, Bat Girl. This time you'll get the greatest credit."
Brian patted Bat Girl's head, quite satisfied.
Now he could unleash the slaughter.
"Go, Tiger Girl, Leopard Girl. Leave none alive."
"Hehe, Master, you finally gave the order. I was getting impatient."
"Excellent, leave it to me."
Two yellow figures behind Brian shot out like lightning, charging into the crowd of hundreds to begin the final frenzied slaughter.
"Wait, Beast Brian - no, Lord Beast! I'm willing to hand it over, willing to hand it over!"
Frank V was stunned. How did they suddenly start fighting mid-conversation?
He shouted urgently, but it was too late.
Tiger Girl, who had attacked first, reached him immediately, swinging her tiger claws.
Frank V had been quite a renowned fighter in the New World during his youth.
Facing Tiger Girl's assault, though taken by surprise, he quickly reacted, raising his cane to counterattack.
Unfortunately, he had aged, and less than one-tenth of his former strength remained.
After just one clash, the cane was sent flying, and he was left exposed within Tiger Girl's claw range.
The tiger claws swiftly slashed through the air, launching a fierce assault.
After the second clash, Frank V was defeated and killed!
"Ah~"
"Aah~ Aah~"
Five minutes later, the surrounding hundreds of people had all been slaughtered, with not a single survivor left.
The area before the castle was stained crimson with blood, and by this point, the entire island had no living souls remaining.
Ps: All events in this novel occur before the official God Valley Incident, making them inaccurate according to the real One Piece timeline.