Rocks Band: I have 48 Imperial Arms.

"what?!"

"Brother Golden Lion actually invited these three brats?!"

"If I joined Brother Golden Lion's ranks, I would be on the rise to the top in one step!"

"Yes!"

The pirates were excitedly discussing Shiki's dance. Ah! They were used to it. It would be strange if they didn't know about the situation of their own top officers. They were already used to it and knew exactly what was going on.

Locke looked at Shiki and said without hesitation, "Sorry, I have no interest in joining anyone's ranks."

"Hahahaha~~~"

"Did you agree?"

"Rejected!"

"what?!"

"They refused?!"

Shiki's laughter abruptly stopped as he stared at Locke in disbelief. Not only Shiki, but everyone else was also shocked, as if they hadn't expected Locke to refuse Shiki's invitation.

"Ok!"

Locke nodded and said, "Golden Lion, I have no interest in joining anyone's ranks."

"Oh?!" Upon hearing this, Shiki seemed intrigued and asked with interest, "Kid! So why did you join the Rocks Pirates?"

"for money!"

"For power!"

"For the rights!"

"For the sake of the beauty!"

"Anyway..."

"Not for loyalty, nor for Captain Rocks."

"..."

Holy crap!

Hearing Locke's blunt words, everyone fell silent. Good heavens! Although this was almost everyone's thought, wasn't he being far too blatant? Good heavens! Good heavens! We simply didn't know what to say.

Everyone fell silent. For a moment, they looked at each other and remained silent.

Locke calmly replied, "Golden Lion, isn't this what everyone is thinking? What's so strange about it! Captain Locke knows this too, don't lie to yourself!"

"..."

Hearing Locke's even more direct words, everyone fell silent.

"Hahahaha~~~"

A moment later, Shiki laughed excitedly, "You're really good, kid! You're really something! I'm getting more and more excited about you, you're really interesting!"

"never mind!"

"Since you don't want to be recruited by me, I won't waste my time. A guy like you wouldn't want to be someone else's subordinate."

"but!"

Shiki's smile didn't disappear, but his murderous intent gradually surfaced. He said ferociously, "Kid! You better watch out. I'm not a soft-hearted person! If I get the chance, I'll kill you."

"Ok!"

Locke nodded, seemingly unconcerned.

joke!

Shiki knew his own personality, of course. In the original story, because Roger refused, he directly launched the Battle of Edd War, almost annihilating the Roger Pirates. If it weren't for that once-in-a-century storm, Shiki wouldn't have been a match for natural disaster. Roger probably wouldn't have had a chance to become the Pirate King and would have been wiped out.

"Where are you two brats?" Shiki ignored Locke and turned his attention to Kaido and Snake.

"Hehehe~~~"

The snake chuckled softly, "Golden Lion, I'm truly sorry! I'm not interested in becoming anyone else; I'm perfectly fine as I am."

"Worororo~~~"

Kaido grinned excitedly and said, "Golden Lion! I'm even more eager to have you join someone else's crew. Maybe I can kill you?"

"..."

The surrounding pirates fell silent upon hearing the three men's arrogant words.

Good guy!

Good guy!

You three are really arrogant! Do you even know what you're talking about?

Do you even know who you're talking to?

Hearing these three brats speak so arrogantly, each of them was wondering what would happen if they said the same thing.

Uh~~~

will die!

He wasn't an officer, but they were. According to the rules of the Rocks Pirates, they wouldn't be attacked by Shiki. That's why he could say such things without any problem. If it were him, he probably wouldn't even know how he died.

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Chapter 42: A Mission? He Accepted! Leone's Resolute Will!

"Noxus Locke".

"Kaido."

"snake."

"Hahahaha~~~"

Shiki scanned the three brats one by one, but the next moment, instead of killing intent, he burst out with a maniacal laugh, saying proudly, "Not bad! Not bad! These are really three brats that excite me! I've decided that the three of you will become my subordinates sooner or later."

"Hmm~"

Locke nodded and smiled. "I'm glad you're happy, Golden Lion. What brings you here?"

to be frank!

Given Shiki's personality, would he personally come to recruit them?

That's simply unrealistic. The most likely explanation is that something must have happened, otherwise, do you think Shiki would personally come to recruit them? That's just impossible!

Shiki grinned, a menacing smile spreading across his face. "Of course, there's something interesting! Captain Rocks has given you three an order. Interested in taking it on? It's extremely dangerous!"

"Where's the reward?"

"5 million peles per person."

"Or!"

"A person can choose one Devil Fruit."

Shiki offered his revenge, and Locke simply nodded and said, "No problem! When do we set off?"

"Let's go now!"

"can!"

Locke stood up, turned around, and left the restaurant to prepare. As for the mission? It didn't matter! Whether it was money or a Devil Fruit, he wanted it all; everything else was meaningless.

"Worororo~~~"

"This is really exciting!"

"I've been wanting to see just how strong my opponent really is for a long time!"

Kaido stood up and left.

The snake shrugged, saying nothing, but its meaning was quite clear.

The three kids all left, and Shiki, as if he had already guessed it, also left to prepare.

"What the hell?!"

"These three brats just agreed? They didn't even ask what the mission was?"

"This kind of revenge..."

"You'll die!"

"You'll die!"

"They'll definitely die, won't they?"

"Shut up!"

"You trash, look at those three kids, and then look at you trash. Isn't this the difference in strength? Can't you see what this difference in strength is all about?"

"Uh~~~"