How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 134 False Hero

The next day.

Grand Line, Alabasta.

A group of pirates attacked a small border town, but were stopped by Crocodile.

In the midst of wind and sand.

Countless people cheered and regarded the man in front of them as a hero.

"Asshole, I'm not a hero~"

“Hahahahahaha~”

Surrounded by the crowd, Crocodile's lips curled up into a playful smile.

Of course, what he said was true.

But it couldn't stop the surrounding civilians from loving him.

If this game of pretending to be a hero could continue forever, he might really be written into the history of Alabasta.

He is certainly no hero.

All this was just a show to gain the king's trust and find the ancient weapon Pluto hidden in the kingdom.

Now it seems to be working very well.

Surrounded by the crowd, Crocodile slowly left, like a hero who did good deeds without leaving a name.

just.

When he was away from the crowd, the expression on his face suddenly turned cold, and even the veins on his forehead were throbbing uncontrollably.

Just because of the information sent back by Mr.-1 last night, he almost vomited blood.

"Mr-1, Mr-2, if we work together, can't we get that fruit?!"

"Damn it!"

"If I lose Spandine's cover, my actions in Alabasta will most likely be exposed to the navy."

"We must lie dormant for a while and wait for the right time."

Crocodile picked up the bounty order and looked at the overly young face with a cold look in his eyes:
"Young, ambitious, and full of energy... Pirates like these are as numerous as the carp swimming across the river."

"But the vast majority of them, after entering the new world, will only be attacked by those monsters and eventually fall apart."

"You will be no different."

"When the time is right, I will take your life myself."

Wow!
Crocodile threw the bounty order in his hand away, turned around and stepped into the sandstorm.

Even though he is unwilling in his heart, this game of playing the hero will continue.

Until he was truly sure that he got everything he wanted before the World Government and the Navy reacted, and then he could withdraw calmly.

……

……

……

East China Sea.

Raven Harbor.

There was thunderous applause in the arena.

Countless audience members stood up from their seats and roared hysterically.

Their faces turned red and they looked like mad.

It’s just because they have been looking forward to the upcoming battle for too long.

To them, two days seemed as long as several seasons.

"Finally! Finally! Finally! I've been waiting for this moment!"

"The fight between monsters from all over the world unfolds the bloodiest and most brutal death battle!"

"My blood is boiling at this moment!"

……

The cheers from the audience lasted for more than ten minutes before slowly dying down. However, the suppressed madness on everyone's faces did not fade away with time.

Seeing this, Zangao picked up the microphone and said with a hint of regret:
"terribly sorry."

"Daz Bonis gave up the competition due to personal reasons, so there are only seven finalists."

"This also means that in this draw to select opponents, one player will receive a bye and advance directly to the next round."

The audience didn't feel much about this.

After all, there are too many similar things happening. No matter where the arena is, there are always seed-level players temporarily withdrawing from the competition.

But this did not affect their anticipation for the next battle, and everyone even began to speculate, who will be the lucky one? !

Zangao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Then the seven people who advanced were asked to come on stage at the same time to draw lots to decide their opponents.

According to the competition rules, players who draw the same number will become opponents.

soon.

Everyone's number is confirmed.

“Number 1?!”

Ajin showed the number plate in his hand, looked around, and his eyes fell on Deringer.

The latter raised his mouth corners, revealing a mouthful of extremely sharp teeth, and grinned:

"That's quite a coincidence."

He turned around and showed the number plate in his hand.

It’s also number 1.

Looking at Ajin who had an indifferent expression in front of him, Deringer's eyes became more bloodthirsty.

The previous battle could not continue because of Clo's intervention, but this time, no one would stop him.

You can really bite the opponent in front of you to death!

When he thought of the other person's eyes begging for mercy in front of him, Deringer became more and more excited.

Douyu's instincts rushed to his mind, so much so that his eyes were glowing red.

Ah Jin had no expression on his face. He just took the ball off the iron crutch calmly and tiptoed on the spot. The aura he exuded was completely different from before.

Swift, violent, and extremely deadly.

"I want to be the captain's right-hand man, how can I fall here?"

"Wow~" Clo glanced at him, then looked indifferently at the number plate in his hand.

3 number.

His opponent was Onisel, who was dressed like a baby but whose figure had already gone out of shape.

The two looked at each other without much communication.

Sanji, who drew the number 2 card, felt pressured for a moment as he looked at Ediot, who had a defiant smile on his face in the distance.

He watched the entire battle of the other side.

The pair of strangely shaped arms had obviously been modified, and the power of a punch was far greater than that of a cannonball, enough to even overturn the arena.

But as long as we win this game, we can basically lock in the top four, and we can get the captain's promise, and then we can get the beautiful chef~
Sanji swallowed his saliva secretly, his whole body was on fire at this moment, wasn't this what he had been training for for several months? !

Only Long looked at the number 4 sign in his hand with a look of disinterest on his face:
"Huh?! So I got a bye?"

Originally, Zoro wanted to continue his game in the finals, but he didn't expect that he lost the chance in the end, and felt very regretful for a moment.

Cloe curled his lips:

"You can advance without fighting, just be happy!"

"You don't understand swordsman matters?"

"..."

Thinking of Zoro's performance in the preliminaries, the corner of his mouth twitched:
"boring."

……

With the draw results concluded, the matches were finally determined.

Zangao picked up the microphone, looked at the audience, and said excitedly:

"First match of the martial arts tournament finals!"

"Ghost Man-Ajin vs. Douyu-Derringer!"

As the voice fell, two figures rushed out from the contestant seats at the same time, as if teleporting, and landed in the arena, facing each other.

The surrounding audience seats immediately fell silent, and then in an instant, erupted into thunderous applause.

"It's them!"

"In the first qualifying match, the two of them defeated everyone in an instant and fought to the death regardless of the rules!"

"One is a powerful pirate who has just made a name for himself in the East Sea, and the other is the winner of the Dressrosa Bullfight Arena!"

"The battle between these two people... simply!"

One of them clenched his fists, his body shaking with excitement, simply because he had been attracted by the unfinished battle between the two.

Now, the first match is between these two people, how can it be exciting? !
"Who in this group will make it out?!"

Someone asked a question, and the person next to him thought for a few seconds and then answered:

"It should still be Deringer."

"He has won the championship in the bullfighting arena. Here he should be able to——!"

boom!
With a roar, the discussions in the audience stopped abruptly.

Just because of the field.

The sharp horns of the fighting fish and the crutches in Ajin's hands collided with each other, shaking the entire arena. The shock wave caused the water surface to explode and turn into water droplets that fell down.

Wow!
The water droplets, like a rain curtain, wet the clothes of both of them, bringing a chill.

But it was not as cold as Deringer's heart at the moment.

The smile on the corners of his mouth became more and more ferocious, only because the opponent in front of him made him feel the pleasure of fighting.

You can let go without worrying about killing the other person. No, we are here to kill people!
After realizing this.

Deringer's eyes became more ferocious.

He took a step back, retreated dozens of meters, and then disappeared from the audience's sight in an instant, rushing towards Ajin like lightning.

The speed is even faster than when the two first fought!
"Did you hide your strength at that time?!"

"only."

"Compared to that guy, you are still too slow after all!"

Ajin's tone was indifferent.

Through the perception of Observation Haki, he had already predicted the direction from which Deringer would attack.

The iron crutch in his hand turned slightly, and the tip stabbed out like a spear, even making a sound of breaking through the air!
next moment.

Ding!
The high heels collided with the iron crutch, but no one retreated, the confrontation only became more intense and faster!

Sparks flew and energy dissipated violently!
Even though the people sitting in the audience could not see clearly the process of the confrontation between the two, they still could not suppress the enthusiasm in their hearts.

Countless people burst into deafening cheers!
Here they witnessed the most cruel and bloody fight to the death of mankind!

Before projecting the image.

Doflamingo looked at the two people fighting on the field, especially at Derringer, with a look of deep surprise in his eyes:
"Has Deringer become stronger again?!"

"This growth rate makes even me feel uneasy."

"After all, it seems that no one in the family has such power at this age!"

"If these two won the fruit and 300 million berries at the martial arts tournament, how would Knight Gawain react?!"

“咈咈咈咈咈——!”

talking.

Doflamingo seemed to have seen Gawain's sullen expression, and for a moment he couldn't help but feel a sense of pleasure in his heart.

Brubru—!
The Den Den Mushi on the table rang at this moment. After the call was connected, a low voice came from the Den Den Mushi:

"Young Master, it's me."

"Virgo?!"

Doflamingo frowned:
"What is so serious that you would bypass the informant and report it directly to me?!"

Previously, in order to avoid exposing Vergo's undercover identity, the transmission of intelligence was carried out by middlemen. Once something wrong was found, Vergo's side could quickly cut it off.

The sudden change also made Doflamingo realize the seriousness of the matter.

Vergo said solemnly:

"I just received the news that the former admiral of the navy, Zephyr the Black Arm, has left Rogue Town and is heading to Raven Harbor."

"The target is the knight Gawain."

"Zefa is different from Hanafza. Even though he is old and has a broken arm, his combat capability is still among the best in the navy."

"This time, there is no chance that Knight Gawain will be spared."

(End of this chapter)