One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

The pirates on the ground endured the pain, got up, and ran away.

The other pirates in the shop hurriedly finished their meal, went upstairs, and quickly came downstairs with their luggage, slinking away in disgrace.

The waiter didn't dare to stop them, and just grinned foolishly at Aaron and the others.

"Hey, sorry for interrupting your business!" said Fombardy.

The waiter said, "No, no, that's not true!"

The light dimmed at the entrance, and a few people entered.

The waiter's face lit up with joy: "Captain Cross! You've finally arrived!"

A burly man, over three meters tall and extremely strong, walked to Aaron's table, casually dragged over a stool, sat down, glanced at Aaron, and said:

"Are you new here?"

Aaron said, "That's right. We're here to make a living. What? You're not welcome?"

Cross laughed loudly and opened his arms, saying, "Of course you're welcome. Beehive Island welcomes pirates from all over the world. Once you're here, you're one of our Five Peaks Pirates."

"The Five Peaks Pirates?"

"Governor Wang Zhi's pirate crew. What's your banner?"

"The Sparrow Pirates. My name is Sparrow."

Cross grinned: "Sparrow? You're an ability user?"

Aaron shook his head: "No."

"How much is the bounty?"

"101 million Berries?"

Cross asked curiously, "Where did this small change of 1 Berries come from?"

Aaron said, "Back then, we stripped a few marines of their uniforms."

Cross squinted and chuckled, "Just taking off your clothes?"

"Otherwise what?"

Cross said, "Don't worry, there are plenty of people like you on this island, we don't discriminate against you."

"Hey you, let's just let this go today."

The waiter could only nod, then gave Aaron an awkward smile.

Cross turned back again: "Once you're here, you're one of us. Welcome to the island. Have fun. By the way, tonight at 7 pm, you and the key personnel need to report to the skull in the center of the island for dinner."

Aaron nodded: "Okay."

Cross stood up: "Pirates are all hot-blooded, so friction is inevitable. As long as no one kills, it's fine."

Kroos has left.

A waiter rushed over: "Captain Sparrow, it was my fault! I didn't recognize you! And those lowly scoundrels, they were blind too. They offended you, Captain Sparrow, and you punished them; they deserved it!"

Aaron said, "Enough with the nonsense. Go do your thing."

After eating, they went to their rooms to rest for a while. Aaron took Lark, Finch, and Bernard to stroll around town, while the others were free to do as they pleased.

After wandering around for a while, Aaron suddenly spotted two familiar faces in the crowd: Koby and Bellmare.

The two were dressed casually and were not disguised.

They were too stiff and stood out in the crowd.

Lark and Finbuddy naturally saw them as well.

Lark whispered to Aaron, "What are they doing here?"

Aaron thought for a moment: "They're probably on a mission. Hopefully, they won't cause trouble and ruin my plans."

Hibari whispered, "Should I go over and warn them?"

Aaron waved his hand: "No need. Just pretend you didn't see it."

Aaron led Lark and the other two past Koby, but they didn't recognize him and were looking around on their own.

After walking a distance, Aaron stopped.

"How can those two be so clueless? They have no sense of vigilance at all," said Fombardy. "On this island teeming with pirates, they're just too conspicuous. They're probably going to be in big trouble. It's one thing if they're in trouble, but if it affects our plans, then we'll be in real trouble."

Aaron said coldly, "They dared to ruin my plans, I won't let them get away with it."

As night falls, the island becomes even more lively, with more than twice as many people on the streets as during the day.

Besides pirates, there are also women on this island, countless women, all of whom are beautiful.

Without a doubt, Beehive Island is a den of iniquity, a paradise where pirates indulge in a life of debauchery.

Upon reaching the skull-shaped building in the middle, several pirate guards blocked Aaron's path.

"I've never seen you before. What brings you here?"

Bernard said so.

One of the guards said, "Since Captain Cross personally invited them, please come in. Captain Sparrow has a bounty of over a hundred million on King Kong, so he can go to the main banquet hall. You, go and lead the way so they don't get lost and cause trouble."

Another guard said, "Why aren't you going? We're equals, what gives you the right to order me around?"

"Oh, I told you to go, so go! And you dare talk back?"

The two guards started arguing, while the others watched the commotion.

Aaron ignored them and went inside on his own.

Following the passageway and the pedestrians in front, we easily found the main banquet hall.

A number of pirates had already gathered in the hall. Hibari whispered, "These people are all big pirates with bounties of over 100 million Berries, and their main subordinates also have bounties of over 10 million Berries."

Aaron had already spotted many familiar faces among them; a number of Impel Down fugitives were mixed in, roughly estimated to be over a hundred.

At the very front of the hall was a platform with a table on it, laden with food and drinks.

The two tables in front were also filled with food and drinks.

Then there were several rows of tables, totaling two or three hundred, already occupied by many pirates, yet the spacious banquet hall didn't feel crowded.

Although the pirates were chatting and laughing, none of them touched the food and drinks on the table.

Cross was moving back and forth in a passageway, his manner respectful but not humble.

He nodded when he saw Aaron and walked over unhurriedly: "Captain Sparrow, please sit at this table."

Cross seated Aaron at a table away from the head table, where the food and drinks were just as plentiful as those around him.

At 7 o'clock, Wang Zhi, accompanied by several people, entered the banquet hall.

Aaron sized him up. This Wang Zhi had long, limp hair combed back, an extremely ugly face, a long tongue hanging out, and a sinister smile on his face.

Indeed, Wang Zhi looks very much like the "wet hair" Caribou brothers.

This makes one wonder if Kalibu is a descendant of Wang Zhi.

Wang Zhi will soon be defeated by the combined forces of Blackbeard, Trafalgar Law, and Koby.

Beehive Island was taken over by Blackbeard, and Trafalgar Law collected 100 pirate hearts, becoming one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

As for Koby, he earned the title of "hero".

Whether the title is truly deserved or not, few people care.

Caribou idolizes Blackbeard and wants to join the Blackbeard Pirates, so his motives are certainly intriguing.

Wang Zhi stood on the stage and said, "Everyone, we have a few new members joining us today. Please stand up so we can get to know them."

Aaron stood up lazily, and Lark, Finbdi, and Bernard also stood up.

At the same time, more than a dozen other people stood up.

Among these dozen or so people, Aaron also saw a familiar face.

Trafalgar Law.