One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 256 The Silver Medalists!
New world.

The Hoenn government's affairs had little impact on the pirates of the New World; they remained keen on fighting and killing each other.

Silver medalists emerged one after another.

"Thousand-Talented Daoist" Bucky, whose mercenary organization "Bucky Express" quickly made a name for itself.

Crocodile, nicknamed "Sand Crocodile," is a former Shichibukai and his performance in the Marineford War has garnered much attention.

Wang Zhi, the "Master of the Five Peaks," is one of the remnants of the Rocks faction. Although he is old, he is unwilling to remain idle and has once again emerged from seclusion.

Shiki the Golden Lion, a man who originally intended to destroy the East Blue, finds an opportunity to return to the New World due to the enormous changes in the New World.

There are also pirates who escaped from Impel Down and remnants of the Blackbeard Pirates, all of whom are formidable figures.

Finally, the little devils of the worst age!
Pirate Mayhem.

One point worth noting is that most of these silver medalists have bought houses in the Hoenn community, which is located in their respective sea areas.

With the beasts at their zenith, the silver medalists dared not provoke them easily, and Tales of Whole Cake Island, another of the Four Emperors, suffered a terrible misfortune.

All Nations, Cake Island.

"Our ship has been sunk again!"

"It's Captain Kidd!"

“A month ago, Crocodile also hijacked my cargo!”

The ministers were furious.

Not long after the Marineford War ended, Tales of Whole Cake Island's troubles never stopped; everyone who saw it wanted to take a bite.

On the other side, the beasts were calm and peaceful. Even if anyone provoked them, they were just ignorant fools who would be dealt with quickly.

They knew very well that those silver medalists wanted to climb to the top by stepping on Whole Cake Island. Even if they couldn't defeat Mother, as long as they could be evenly matched, they could still ascend to the throne of the Four Emperors.

What's missing is a major battle to prove our strength!
But despite being both Emperors, their treatment is worlds apart.

How could they not be angry!
There are even more troublesome things to come.

Brulee rushed into the hall in a panic.

"Oh no! Katakuri has run away from home!"

"what?!"

The brothers and sisters were stunned.

Running away from home?!
Brulee took out the note.

[Do not think of me while you are away on your spiritual journey!]

There is also a line of small words below.

[—Your beloved Katakuri brother!]

The brothers and sisters were in an uproar.

"Why did Katakuri have to leave at a time like this?!"

"Wait, does Katakuri intend to take care of those bastards by himself?"

"Yes, that must be the case!"

"My brother wanted to protect us!"

The younger siblings felt sorry for their older brother and couldn't help but shed tears.

Brulee was speechless.

In fact, she had been observing Katakuri's training through the mirror. Katakuri was so focused that he was completely unaware of the changes happening outside.

This runaway is probably to find a strong opponent to test the results of his training, or to improve himself through a life-or-death battle.

It's not what others think at all.

But she really didn't dare to say it.

On the other side, near Upside Down Mountain.

Groudon sailed downstream and entered the Grand Line.

A gigantic whale appeared in the distance.

"Crash!"

The water column shot more than 100 meters high.

"That whale is huge!"

Goode sized up the whale Laboon, considering whether to unleash a cliff-breaking sword, since the thing would hinder their navigation.

But think about it and forget it.

Such a large corpse, if it dies, who knows how long it will take for the sea fish to finish eating it, and by then the entire Upside Down Mountain will be filled with a stench.

As long as it doesn't block the door, it's fine.

"This is my first time here."

Goode smiled, then his expression gradually changed. He quickly went to the edge of the deck and spat out a rainbow downwards.

“Ugh~~”

It seems this ailment is incurable.

Chika handed over a fragrant towel.

"Lord Goode, please have some."

"Thank you."

Good wiped his mouth, feeling refreshed.

He had wanted to come and see it for a long time, but he hadn't had the time until now, so he made a special trip here to take advantage of this business opportunity.

Target: Alabasta!

As one of the world's leading superpowers, Alabasta has a population of over ten million and a permanent military presence of up to 60.

However, they lacked skilled warriors and were nearly wiped out by Crocodile. A three-year drought also caused severe damage to the country.

This is exactly when we need help!
"Full speed ahead!"

"Yes!"

Groudon moved straight ahead.

The ship was equipped with many permanent loggers, including Alabasta, so there was no need to stop midway. Good put on sunglasses, lay down on a beach chair to rest, and Chikara sat beside him, feeding him juice and fruit snacks.

"Lord Goode, news has just arrived from the New World that Katakuri has killed Crescent Moon Hunter Katrin Démi."

Who is Die Mei?

"A remnant of the Blackbeard Pirates, and a user of the Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit."

"It's her."

Good remembered.

Outdated pirates, no need to pay attention.

The Devil Fruit ability is quite good; it allows the user to transform into someone else, even capturing their size and voice. If one of their own people ate it, wouldn't that be...?
Huh?
Huh? ? ?
Goode sat up, his expression solemn.

"Have the palace guard come here!"

"Ok."

Soon, the priest came to the deck and spoke lazily.

"Lord Goode, today is an auspicious day!"

"."

Good was speechless.

Isn't this too perfunctory?

He was quite certain that the woman hadn't given him a divination today.

Goode reached out and grabbed the priest's tail.

"Chirp!"

The priest jolted awake, his entire body stiffening and unable to move, until his tail ached and another patch of fur was bald.

"It hurts!"

The little pearls are about to fall off.

The woman glared at Goode.

"More money! You have to pay more to pull my hair!"

"At least 500, no, 1000 Berries!"

Really useless!

Good looked at Chika, and the girl immediately took out 1000 Berries and handed them to the chief priest.

Upon receiving the small sum of money, Gong Si immediately beamed with joy, completely forgetting the unpleasantness and pain he had just experienced.

"What do you want to count?"

"Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit!"

Goode handed the hair to the palace attendant.

"A nine-tailed fox?!"

The palace chief's eyes gleamed.

In the mythology and legends of Wano Country, there is a story about the Nine-Tailed Fox, who is an extremely powerful yokai.

She has fox clan blood and is the priestess of the Inari Shrine. She greatly admires the Nine-Tailed Fox and has even fantasized about eating a Devil Fruit to transform into a Nine-Tailed Fox.

Just like the legend of a fish leaping over the Dragon Gate and becoming a real dragon, becoming a nine-tailed fox is every fox's dream!

No wonder they had to pluck her fur as a sacrifice.

"I'm going to be serious!"

The priest took off his wooden clogs, picked up a gohei (a type of shamanic ritual), and began performing a shamanic dance on the deck, seemingly to enhance his skills.

It looks pretty good.

Goode's gaze moved downwards, looking at the woman's small feet clad in thick white socks. The weather here was quite hot; she wasn't afraid of smelly feet wearing such thick socks.

The ceremony is over.

The priest, holding the divination tube, shook it as he went.

"Clap!"

"Ups and downs, ever-changing, overcoming all difficulties, gains and losses go hand in hand."

The divination indicates misfortune!

The palace official's expression changed slightly. He picked up the divination tube and muttered to himself, "I must have miscalculated just now. Let's try again!"

"Clap!"

Still fierce!
"Clap!"

fierce! fierce! fierce!
After a long while, the palace official, with his long hair flying wildly, smashed the divination tube on the ground like a vengeful ghost, and left with an angry, pigeon-toed gait.

"Pah! Feudal superstition!"

"."

Good (_).

What kind of fortune teller would break their own spirits after doing their own fortune telling?
At this moment, in the Alabasta Royal Palace.

Captain Icarum reports.

"Your Majesty Cobra, we have no more money to buy food."

"I'll find a way."

Kobra rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.

The three-year drought caused severe damage to the kingdom, especially to grain, with fields in various regions basically yielding no harvest.

The national treasury doesn't have enough money either.

If things continue like this, he will have no choice but to borrow money from the World Government, but the high interest rates are also a big problem.

But we must persevere no matter what.

The darkest night has passed; we cannot fall when dawn breaks. This country is not that fragile!

(End of this chapter)