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Damian chuckled softly.

From the tip of his raised right finger, two very thin threads extended out and connected to the cat-man brothers.

This is the ability of the Puppet Fruit obtained from Bartolomeo's investment returns.

After eating the fruit, Damian was able to create a special kind of thread at will, which he named Puppet Thread.

Anyone touched by his puppet strings, whether living or non-living, will become a puppet to be manipulated by him. He can also strengthen the puppets by consuming stamina.

At the same time, the puppet strings are quite strong and can be used directly in combat.

It's somewhat similar to Doflamingo's String-String Fruit, but it's really useful.

With a slight flick of their fingers, the cat-men brothers tightened their grip on each other's necks, as if they were about to tear the necks apart at any moment.

"Boss Damian! Please, have mercy!"

Scream!

After all, they were companions who had sailed together for many years. Seeing the two cat-men brothers about to die, Zango couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow.

The cat-men were terrified, but unfortunately, under Damian's power, they couldn't even blink on their own; they could only desperately try to tear open each other's throats.

Damian was very satisfied; the Devil Fruit was more powerful than he had imagined.

Then, with a flick of his finger, the thin puppet strings snapped, and the ability was dispelled.

The cat-men brothers instantly separated like two magnets that had been forcibly pressed together, with blood splattering in the process.

An indescribable fear had distorted the features of the two brothers. They stared at each other in terror and silence, then looked at Damian with utter fear, their trembling eyes as if they were seeing the Grim Reaper from hell.

The next instant, their pupils contracted to a single point.

Damian had already appeared silently in front of them, calmly looking down at them.

"Hmm, Big Brother's gotten even faster!"

Bartolomeo clicked his tongue. "It's completely impossible to see how he moved!"

It's a silent step!

Zango gritted his teeth, trying his best not to make a sound.

Two years ago, the Black Cat Pirates encountered their leader, Damian, while attacking a ship.

That was the first time Zango had seen Captain Crowe defeated.

No one expected that a young boy would possess strength surpassing that of the great pirates who roamed the East Sea.

At that time, Zango thought it was all over.

But to everyone's surprise, Boss Damian proposed a deal with Captain Crowe.

He gave Captain Kuro a large sum of money in exchange for control of the Black Cat Pirates, as well as the Silent Step that Captain Kuro was so proud of.

To Zangoguen's surprise, Captain Clod actually agreed.

The captain has now changed his ways and is living a wealthy life, owning property on some island.

"Remember how you feel right now."

Damian said earnestly to the cat-man brothers, "Humility is not a bad thing, especially when you don't have the right to be arrogant."

The cat-man brothers were trembling; how could they dare to talk back to Damian?

The two brothers simply lowered their heads, saying, "Yes...yes, Boss Damian..."

Damian didn't seem to care much about this; he simply looked at Zango and asked, "How's the finishing touches coming along?"

"Please rest assured."

Pulling himself back to reality, Zango quickly said, "I deliberately left some survivors. I hypnotized them, making them believe that the person they saw was Krieg!"

Krieg, known as the Lord of the East Blue, is the most powerful pirate in the entire East Blue, commanding a fleet of fifty ships with a total strength of over five thousand men.

It should be noted that even the Loguetown Naval Base, a major city directly under the command of a Navy Headquarters captain, cannot muster an army of this size.

That guy has always been reckless and willful, so it's perfect to pin the blame on him.

"very good."

Damian was very satisfied. "Well then, tell me, how do you want me to reward you? Tell me your dreams as soon as possible."

Zango had a blue light shining from his head, while the cat-men brothers were both green.

Sam, the skinny one of the cat-men, was immediately terrified. "No! Boss Damian! We don't need the reward! We don't want anything!"

The younger brother, Buzhi, bury his head in the sand like an ostrich, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Bartolomeo couldn't help but laugh; the two guys were completely terrified.

"You two idiots! Do you want to make Boss Damian angry again?"

Zango rushed over and kicked the two brothers to the ground.

Two idiots, they don't shut up when they should, and they don't speak up when they should.

Zango said to Damian with a fawning expression, "Money! Boss Damian, of course it's money!"

Damian then saw that the light above the three people's heads condensed into fruit.

It's really money.

That makes it simple.

Damian smiled and asked, "So, Zango, how much do you think is appropriate? You know me, I'm never stingy with those who have helped me."

Zango's face flushed instantly; he was excited.

Of course he knew how generous Boss Damian was. The sum of money he gave out when he traded with Captain Crowe two years ago still made Zango's heart pound!

Zango thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Boss Damian, what do you think of 100 million Berries each?"

One hundred million berries is certainly a drop in the ocean compared to the wealth looted tonight, but it is still an unimaginable fortune for Zango.

"One hundred million? Isn't that a bit too little? It's less than one percent of this harvest."

Damian smiled.

The two major banks in Loguetown, plus all the cash held by the major families, amount to tens of billions of Berries.

After all, the purchasing power of a currency like the Pele is really not high.

"I'll give you two hundred million Berries, sir!"

Damian said, "Sam and Buzz each get 100 million Berries, and the rest of the people get 5 million Berries each."

After a brief silence, the pirates erupted in cheers, "Long live Boss Damian!!"

Zango, his cheeks flushed, rubbed his hands together. "Well, I'm so sorry, Boss Damian!"

Even the cat-man brothers, who were already terrified, couldn't help but express their gratitude repeatedly, "Boss Damian, please feel free to send us on any more errands like this in the future!"

They completely forgot the humiliation and fear they had just experienced.

Seeing the incredibly excited pirates, Damian's smile widened even more.

Isn't this a win-win situation?

On the heads of Zango and the cat-man brothers, the seeds instantly took root, sprouted, blossomed, and bore fruit.

The difference is that the plants on the cat-men's heads are the same short crops as Johnny's, while the plants on Zango's heads are more like shrubs.

[Ding! You have received a rebate of 200 million Berries (withdrawable).]

[Ding! You have received a rebate of 200 million Berries (withdrawable).]

[Ding! Received rebate: Hypnosis (withdrawable).]

Bailey should have been returned by the Catman Brothers.

It's definitely at the level where you can make a small profit.

What truly deserves attention is hypnosis.

Damian felt a slight unease and confirmed the extraction.

A flood of information rushed into my mind.

Techniques for distracting others, techniques for inducing a hypnotic state, techniques for implanting hypnotic commands...

Damian slowly exhaled. Hypnosis, learned.

While it may not be effective for people with strong will and complex minds, it should still come in handy sometimes.

"Barto, give them the payment."

In a cheerful mood, Damian's tone became lighter.

"learn!"

Bartolomeo chuckled, waved his hand, and the men in black behind him quickly stepped forward, opened the packaged bags, and began handing out money to the pirates.

The atmosphere on the beach suddenly became cheerful in the dead of night.

Damian calmly thought that he should report the incident to the police.