Pirate: It’s not a phantom beast, it’s a phantom god!

Chapter 81 Death and Revenge Part 2

[Brother, where are we going?]
[Go to Captain John.]
"Captain John"? Is he the great pirate from Rocks' group?
[That’s right.]
……

"Brother, that John is too much! He totally ignores us and won't even give us a position as an officer!"
[Haha~ Alright, Gate, we're just nobody right now, while they're already famous, so it's only natural that they look down on us.]
[But brother, you are clearly better than those so-called cadres!]
[Haha! So in your eyes, I, your brother, am so awesome?
Rest assured, my brother. Once Captain John sees our strength, he will definitely make great use of us!]
……

[Brother, good news!]
Captain John has sent us to guard Fenrir Island, the largest island besides Beehive Island!
[Hehe~ Yeah…]
[Brother, why do you look unhappy?]
[Ah...ah? No, I'm happy too, bro.]
.........

[Damn it! Brother, that Ferg was obviously sent by Captain John to monitor us!]
They even pretended to be worried that we were too busy and wanted to help us manage our food and weapons!]
[Gate! Stop talking nonsense!]
[That Fogg is an experienced veteran of the group. The captain must have sent him to assist us because he was worried that the two of us wouldn't be able to handle the beasts...]
[Brother! Do you believe this?!]
.........

[Brother, let's go join the Beasts Pirates.]
[I heard that over there, positions are determined entirely by individual ability. That fishman named Burfat was just an ordinary member a few days ago, and now he's a leader in the blink of an eye!]
[Shut up! Scapgate!]
[Although we are pirates, we must also be loyal and righteous!
A true man, born between heaven and earth, cannot be fickle, alternating between Qin and Chu!
[Now that we have joined Captain John, we must not have second thoughts!]
[But……]
[Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore!]
……

[What? The Golden Lions are attacking the island? I'm going now!]
Uh...'Don't bring Ferg and the others, am I going alone?'

OK, I understand, Captain John.]
……

[Captain John, it’s the Golden Lion’s fleet, in the sky!

There are two navy warships not far away!]
[Please stay in the hold and don't show up. I will fight the enemy alone.]
……

[Ford, I never trusted you.]
……

"That's it..."

"But Captain John, I never thought of betraying you."

……

"Captain, this guy Foul is dead."

Babu, who was standing by, took a closer look at the silent Forle and turned back to report.

"Just leave the body here, there will be wild dogs to clean it up for us.

Oh right, let’s feel around to see if there’s anything valuable on him, we can’t waste it. Hehe~”

John sheathed his knife without a care in the world, and at the same time instructed Bob to search the body.

"Okay~"

Babu personally touched Forle's body and asked casually:

"Captain, where are we going next?"

"To Paradise."

"Eh? Captain, have you hidden your treasure in Paradise?"

Babu handed John a few crumpled Baileys he had found and continued asking naturally.

"Fuhehehe~ You seem to be overly concerned about 'my treasure', which is not a good habit.

And hand over the gold coins you just secretly put into your arms. Don’t make me say it again.

My tolerance has its limits, Babu."

Babu's face froze after being exposed. He took out a few bloody gold coins from his pocket and said with an apologetic smile:

"Haha~ Captain John, you misunderstood. How dare I be interested in your things?"

"It's okay~ When you become interested one day, I will chop off your head in advance. Fuhehehe~"

John tossed the gold coins in his hand and then frowned.

"Tsk~ Is this a fake just to save face?
Go and stock up on food and water on this island, and we'll be leaving soon."

After saying that, John threw the gold coins casually, took out a bottle of wine from somewhere, and staggered back to the boat.

Babu picked up the gold coins scattered on the ground, looked at them carefully, weighed them with his hands, and then threw them aside without interest.

He took a few quick steps to catch up with John's back, his eyes flickering as he glanced at an inconspicuous bracelet on his wrist.

After the two men walked away, the pirates who had been silent could no longer bear it and immediately started to riot.

"What should we do now?" asked a pirate.

"Let's bury the bodies of Big Brother and the others first, so that Big Brother can rest in peace."

said Fore's first mate.

He squatted down, picked up the twice discarded imitation gold coins one by one, and put them back into Forle's pocket, while muttering softly:

"Really? You're so broke, yet you still want to save face.

You clearly said that just a word would be enough, but do you really need to support the families of those deceased brothers by yourself?"

Seeing the two's calm reactions, some impulsive pirates couldn't help but shout:
"So we're just going to let it go like this?! That guy killed Brother Forle without any evidence at all!"

"That's right! We can't just let it go like this!
We all know what Big Brother is like; he would never do something like betraying his companions."

For is usually a generous and loyal person, and he always charges forward in battle.

Many crew members on the ship had received his kindness, and some had their lives saved by him several times. His death was difficult for these pirates to accept for a while.

"Go find that guy John and ask for an explanation!"

"Yes! Let's get an explanation!" The other pirates echoed.

"What explanation do we need? He won't even pay any attention to us!"

The pirate who spoke first stopped everyone helplessly.

"Get out of the way! The worst that can happen is death, which I'll consider as repaying Big Brother's kindness!
I was originally a member of the big brother's crew, not John's subordinate!

Without Brother Foer, I would have died in the sea!"

"Wait a moment." The first mate on the ship spoke to stop the impulsive pirate.

"What?!"

"Wright! If you hadn't stopped me just now, I would have gone up and killed that bastard John!

Don’t you want to avenge your brother? "

"No, I must avenge my eldest brother, but now is not the time. Going now would be a waste of my life."

The first mate named Wright replied calmly.

"Then what do you think we should do?!"

"I think there seems to be a rift between John and that cadre named Babu. We can wait until they start fighting and then we can take action together."

"Then how long do we have to wait?"

"Don't worry, it won't be long.

Besides, if we go now, it will be no different from committing suicide. Our own death is a small matter, but failing to avenge Big Brother is a big one."

Wright sighed, as if he had made up his mind.

"Go get me my handwritten logbook..."

"Diary? ...Ah, you mean the one you always keep in your room?"

“Yes, that’s the one.

It does contain information about the 'Golden City - Shandora'."

"What!"
As soon as these words were spoken, almost all the pirates around seemed to scream in shock.

"Don't be surprised. I just deciphered it recently."

Wright waved his hand, signaling everyone to keep their voices down.

"What 'Golden Country'? What are you talking about?"

Only the impulsive pirate was still confused.

In fact, not long after Forle and his pirate group entered the Grand Line, they accidentally found a tattered logbook near an island called Gaya.

However, since the content was written in a very rare ancient script, no one on the ship could recognize it.

Fore had originally intended to throw it away as trash, but it happened to be seen by Wright. As a former archaeologist, he was very interested in various ancient texts and came to study it.

However, because the ancient characters were so rare, Wright had no idea what to do for a moment.

It was not until they were sent to Fenrir Island, where the first mate discovered clues about the ancient writing, that they resumed their study of the logbook.

Finally, the content was deciphered not long ago, and it turned out to contain the secret of the legendary disappeared "Golden City"!

But Wright did not make this matter public. It was not because he wanted to keep it for himself, but because he knew that if Fowle knew about this, he would definitely tell John.

Not only will they gain nothing, but they may even be killed by John.

And now, having decided to risk his life, he has no scruples at all.

"Correct."

"If we want to cause a quarrel between those two greedy fellows, the legendary 'Golden Country' where a huge amount of gold is found is the best bait.

Given John's personality, he would never share the gold with others.

Therefore, there is a high probability that the two will have a conflict or even fight. Then it will be time for us to risk our lives to avenge Big Brother!"

"Is this possible? Why not contact the Golden Lion people directly..."

"We have no way of contacting those big shots. There's no way John would give us the chance to do so!"

"This is the only possible way I can think of to kill John. If it fails, I can go down and accompany my brother."

"Okay! I'll do it..."

Bah bah bah~
Just when the pirates made up their minds, the ringtone of a Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.

Everyone looked at each other and found that neither of them was the other's Den Den Mushi.

"It's Big Brother's Den Den Mushi!"

Suddenly one of the pirates discovered the source of the sound, which was Foul lying on the ground.

The first mate reached into Fork's inner pocket and pulled out a calling Den Den Mushi.

"Luckily, that Babu is also a guy who is only interested in money, otherwise my Den Den Mushi would probably be in trouble too."

"Look who's calling."

"Ah."

Just as Light picked up the Den Den Mushi and was about to speak, he heard a weak but very urgent voice from the other end.

"Cough! Cough cough...Brother For! Are you okay?"

"You are... Brother Skepgate?!"
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PS: According to the comics, John's armband containing the clue to the treasure seems to be always on his wrist.

(End of this chapter)