One Piece: Nico Robin Collection

Chapter 5 Killing and Fighting
At a welcoming banquet, Caesar had no idea how much wine he had been forced to drink.

However, unlike in the past, when he woke up, he did not have the splitting headache he had in the past after a hangover.

I just felt a little dizzy, but I quickly recovered after drinking a bucket of hot porridge.

After a breakfast of a roasted lamb, a bowl of rice, and a bucket of red bean and rice cake porridge, Caesar wiped the corners of his mouth and looked at the maid who was kneeling beside him with her head bowed. "Where is the bathing place?"

"My lord, please follow me."

The maid silently stood up and took Caesar to a Japanese-style bathhouse downstairs, which was empty.

"Why is there no one?"

The maid explained softly, "Lord Kaido has ordered that this entire building will belong to Lord Caesar from now on."

"how about you?"

Caesar looked at the maid, who was the one who led the way for him yesterday. She looked to be no more than eighteen or nineteen years old, with a pretty face and a calm and peaceful temperament.

"My daughter, Ayun, was originally a geisha from Wano Country. Fortunately, she was appreciated by Lady Maria and sent to serve her."

"Not bad, do it well."

Caesar casually handed the other person a gold coin and said, "There's nothing for you to do now. Get out."

As he took the gold coin in his hand and felt the calm texture, Ayun's eyes widened slightly.

This gold coin... is it pure gold?

Quietly looking up at Caesar's handsome face, Ah Yun bit her lip and said, "Sir, may I help you bathe and change clothes?"

"unnecessary."

After taking off his clothes and throwing them away, Caesar stretched his shoulders and neck, then turned and went into the bathhouse.

After taking a quick shower and changing his clothes, Caesar strolled outside.

Looking around, I saw a group of towering palaces all around, and further out were long rows of thousand torii gates. The sky was faintly visible in the distance.

Judging from the direction of the torii, he was now inside the huge bull-horned skull on Onigashima. Next to the small building assigned to him by Kaido was the recreational area controlled by Black Maria, located in the left brain area of ​​the skull, very close to the main building.

"grown ups…"

Ah Yun followed Caesar closely and asked, "Do you need Ah Yun to show you around here?"

"No, take me to find Jhin."

Caesar shook his head. He just wanted to master Haki as soon as possible.

"Please follow me, sir. Your residence is an extension of the main building, and it can be directly connected to the main building through the internal corridor."

Ayun walked in front, leading the way for Caesar: "Also, the main building is the territory of the cadres. Except for the cadres' direct subordinates, ordinary pirates are not allowed to enter the main building at will."

"Are you the only one under my command?"

"Apart from the cleaning staff, there's only my daughter here at the moment."

"That's it..."

Caesar suddenly stopped and said, "That's enough. You can go back first."

"Yes."

Ayun didn't ask any more questions and turned away silently.

Only after the other party's footsteps disappeared did Caesar look around the corner. "He's such a coward. No wonder he hasn't awakened his Conqueror Haki."

"You kid...you're not done yet, are you?"

Foz F walked out from behind the corner with a twitching face and saw Caesar looking nonchalant, with gloomy eyes under his horned helmet.

"What? You're waiting here so early in the morning, hoping to learn from me how to awaken the Conqueror's Haki?"

Caesar tilted his head: "I can pass on experience to you, but what about talent?"

"You're so complacent, little brat...it seems you have no idea of ​​your own situation."

Fuzzy F sneered: "This is the Beasts Pirates. There is no reason here, only fists. Killing you may be a bit troublesome, but if I just smash that stinky mouth, even Lord Kaido won't say anything."

He took a deep breath, seemingly intoxicated. "Come to think of it, you haven't even mastered your domineering aura yet, have you? That's quite good! I can even smell the blood on you..."

"That's it..."

Caesar nodded in understanding, and then, as if a sudden thought occurred to him, he asked, "Does the yellow lens on your horned helmet affect your ability to see the colors of the things around you?"

Foz F frowned. "What?"

"I mean…"

Caesar slowly raised his hand and pointed at Foz F: "You may be dying."

puff-

A flash of crimson suddenly burst through Foz F's chest, and in his incredulous gaze, it turned into an exquisite blood-red bat and flew to Caesar's fingertips.

"Ho-"

Foz F lowered his head in astonishment, looking at his blood-stained chest, as if he wanted to say something, but it seemed that because of the damage to his trachea, he could only make strange hoarse sounds.

Suddenly, he retched and large mouthfuls of blood spurted out, and the severe pain in his chest became more and more obvious.

Falling to his knees with a thud, Foz F gasped for breath. However, he discovered in despair that no matter how hard he breathed, he could only exhale but not inhale, which instead consumed the already limited oxygen in his blood even more rapidly.

tread…

tread…

tread……

The crisp sound of leather boots stepping on the wooden floor reached his ears. Foz F, who was severely lacking in oxygen, could not tell whether the sound came from Caesar or the god of death. He could only lie on the floor helplessly and vomit blood.

Suddenly, as a slender hand gently pressed on his head, Foz Fou felt as if something was being snatched away from him.

It's painful!
The pain is gone!
The pain in my chest completely disappeared, replaced by an indescribable feeling of relief. My whole body felt light, as if floating in the clouds.

clang…

The horned helmet rolled to the ground, revealing a head full of white hair.

At the moment of death, Foz F's mind seemed to become much clearer. He saw his extremely old, dry and broken hands, and also saw the faint blood mist that filled the corridor.

That question...

Is this what it means?

A tingling sensation came from the base of his ear, and this tingling sensation quickly spread throughout his body. Endless snowflakes swept in from all directions, swallowing up his vision.

Bang!
Kicking away the corpse blocking his way, Caesar strode towards the main building.

The blood mist slowly dissipated, and rays of observation Haki swept across Foz F's body, then quietly left, as if nothing had happened here.

"Wooooooooooo! Fozzie-Fah!"

In the main building, Kaido, who had been drinking tons of alcohol since early morning, suddenly burst into tears.

"You useless thing, how could you suddenly die!!!"

"Strange ability..."

Jin, who was standing by, raised his eyelids slightly. "As expected of a mythical beast, even I don't understand how that guy did it."

Kaido snorted angrily, and two streams of alcohol spurted out of his nostrils: "It's blood..."

Jin was slightly startled: "Can you actually control other people's blood?"

Kaido took a sip of wine and wiped his mouth: "It was the blood mist created by that brat that flowed into Foz-Fo's body through his breathing."

"Ahhhhhhh... What a dangerous method."

Kaido laughed loudly and looked at the figure who walked into the room. "Although it has no effect on me, but... that blood mist can actually block the observation Haki. I really don't know how you did it." "The essence of the vampire fruit's ability is not to suck blood, but to plunder life force."

Caesar spoke calmly, "The blood I created more or less contained a certain amount of life force. So if my guess is correct, it's this life force that dispersed with the blood mist that affected my observation Haki's perception of living things. Honestly, I didn't expect this effect to happen. It's quite an unexpected bonus."

"That's right. It seems you already understand Haki."

Kaido glanced at Caesar in surprise, and then his face darkened again. "It's only the second day, and you've already murdered one of my most important men! That guy, Foz F, is the backbone of our army, second only to the big boss! Caesar! Don't you deserve an explanation from me?"

Caesar shook his head: "That guy asked for his own death, no one else is to blame. Mr. Kaido does not need to blame himself."

Hearing this, Kaido raised his hand and grabbed the stick beside him: "If you don't speak properly, I can only communicate with you with a stick..."

"What's his reward?"

"350 million Baileys. Given that guy's strength, the price will definitely go up."

Jin said calmly, "But I estimate that by the time he dies, his worth will be around 500 million or 600 million. Besides, Foz F is an Ancient Species user, and Ancient Species are usually worth around 1 billion."

Caesar held up three fingers: "I'll give you three billion!"

After the words fell, both Kaido and Jin were stunned.

Kaido stared at Caesar with a burning gaze: "Three billion? Where did you get the money, kid?"

"Have you heard of the East China Sea Caesar Group? It's my business."

Caesar gently spread his hands and said, "It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it. The Seven Water City should know about it, right?"

"Is it also your property?"

"I have a share, not much, just 10%."

Kaido was visibly excited. He sat up straight and looked at Caesar with burning eyes: "So, what is your worth...how much is your worth?"

"If we consolidate everything, we still have hundreds of billions, and most of it is in the real economy. Plus, the situation in the East China Sea has always been stable, so the monthly revenue is still quite substantial."

Caesar smiled slightly and said, "Do you want it? If you want, I can give it to you."

"One hundred billion? For me?"

Even Kaido, who was used to the ups and downs of life, was stunned when he heard this: "Are you serious?"

"Money is just a means, not an end. And what do you think is the most valuable thing about Caesars Group? Assets? No kidding... It's me!"

Caesar snorted lightly and raised his hand to gather a ball of scarlet blood. Under the light, the scarlet blood looked like a clear red crystal.

"But now... I've already got what I wanted, just some by-products. Naturally, I'm too lazy to manage them anymore. After all, I'm not short of money. If you're willing to take over, that would be great."

"And a mere hundred billion... The Beasts Pirates are such a violent organization, they own a vast land area like Wano Country, and they control a scarce resource like seastone. Don't they have this little bit of assets?"

"Ah, hahahaha...boy, how many pirates have you seen who are educated?"

Kaido's eyes were green, and he looked at Caesar as if he saw some rare treasure.

"In that case, the finances of the group will be in your hands from now on!"

"I do not want."

Kaido silently picked up the stick, and Caesar silently raised his hands.

"But I can transfer the property to you at a low price. As long as you do as I say, even if you live off your savings, it will be enough to support the entire group."

Seeing that Caesar was so understanding, Kaido put down his mace with satisfaction: "In that case, I won't bother with you about the matter of Foz F, and I won't take advantage of you for nothing! If you have any requests, just ask!"

"Apart from becoming stronger, I don't have any other ideas for now."

Caesar smiled and said, "Just think of it as you owe me a favor. A favor from Kaido the Beast is much more valuable than those random things."

"Ahhhhhhh!"

Kaido laughed loudly, seeming to enjoy what Caesar said. "Sly Batboy! Fine! But don't talk nonsense about letting you go!"

"Of course, I haven't learned to be domineering yet..."

Caesar looked at Jin who was standing beside him and said, "Mr. Jin, can we start training today?"

"Come with me."

Jin said calmly, bringing Caesar to the coast outside Ghost Island.

"From what you just said, I think you have a basic understanding of domineering aura. So, I'm sure you're also pretty clear about how to activate it, right?"

"Fight...right?"

A hint of excitement flashed in Caesar's eyes.

"Yes."

Jin hooked his finger at Caesar and said, "Don't use your fruit ability, just use the simplest physical technique and attack me with all your strength! Let me see your strength."

laugh--

As soon as he finished speaking, a shadow flashed across the coast like lightning, and Caesar appeared in front of Jhin like a ghost, punching Jhin in the face.

"Nice speed!"

Jin's eyes widened slightly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he tilted his head slightly to avoid the attack.

Then, he clenched his right fist tightly, wrapped it with armed color domineering, and punched Caesar hard.

Powerful force and fast speed.

With a loud bang, Caesar flew backwards, leaving a gully more than ten meters long on the beach!

“So weak!!”

Jin was shocked and couldn't help but complain.

He felt that the speed of his punch was not very fast, but Caesar didn't dodge it!

"Hahaha, sorry! Although I've had training in the past, I've never had any real opportunities for actual combat."

Rubbing his swollen cheeks, Caesar laughed and sat up: "It doesn't feel very fast, but my body's reaction can't keep up..."

"Training is..."

Jin suddenly remembered how Caesar had moved just now: "Six Styles?"

"Ah, yes, as long as there is money, those navy men are easy to talk to."

Caesar climbed up again, and his swollen cheeks quickly recovered thanks to the vitality contributed by Foz F.

“What an enviable ability.”

Jin hooked his hand again: "However, without the blessing of powerful strength, I can only become a punching bag for the strong! Come again!"

"Eula!"

Bang!
Caesar flew out backwards!

"Ola Ola!"

Bang!
Caesar's figure flew backwards again!

"Ola Ola Ola!"

Bang!
This time, Caesar finally blocked Jhin's fist.

However, before he could rejoice in his progress, he was kneed and sent flying.

"Don't be distracted!"

Jin said coldly, "Since you can already dodge attacks of this speed, from now on, I will launch continuous attacks on you, even if you are already on the ground."

Caesar rubbed his stomach and climbed to his feet. Looking at Jhin who was rushing towards him, he felt as if he had graduated from kindergarten and gone straight to graduate school...

(End of this chapter)