One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

Fombardier was getting exasperated: "Boss, no matter how meticulous the plan is, we're not strong enough. And we only have so few people. Since the Golden Lion is recruiting, he must have at least several thousand, if not tens of thousands..."

Hibari pursed her lips: "Major Fombody, you've already eaten such a powerful Devil Fruit, how can you still be so cowardly? I wasn't scared at all!"

Fempedi was speechless: "Hibari, this isn't a matter of fear or not; the difference in strength is obvious!"

Lark turned his head away, ignoring Finbdi.

Fenbundy sighed, "Fine, I'll play along, boss. What do you suggest?"

Aaron stroked his chin and chuckled, "You guys have never played pirates before, have you? This time, we'll pretend to be pirates, infiltrate the area, find the right opportunity, ruin Golden Lion's plan, and then we'll make a quick getaway."

Finbdi breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness, it's good that we don't have to fight."

Aaron said, "Pass the word down and have everyone change into civilian clothes."

When the ship entered the harbor, the people on the dock, seeing that it was a warship, greeted the group with smiles, even though they were all dressed in civilian clothes.

Aaron casually asked, "Are there many pirate ships coming and going lately?"

The dispatcher immediately tensed up: "Sir, these pirate ships are coming. We can't stop them, and the Royal Guard is no match for them. We can only let them occupy the area..."

"You're just answering my questions, what nonsense are you spouting?" Fombardy said.

The dispatcher quickly replied, "There have indeed been quite a few pirate ships lately. In the last ten days to half a month, there have been about 30 of them, and there are still 7 in port. Many of their captains are notorious pirates with bounties exceeding 5000 million Berries."

Aaron asked, "Do you know where they went after they arrived?"

The dispatcher said, "I don't know about that."

"Um?"

The dispatcher quickly pointed out to the sea: "However, they all headed southeast. They didn't change course until they disappeared on the horizon."

Aaron pulled out a banknote: "Thank you for your hard work."

"Thank you, sir, but I cannot accept this money!"

"Take it if I give it to you!" Fombardy shouted.

"Thank you, sir!"

Seeing that Finbuddy was angry, the dispatcher quickly took the money.

Aaron said, "The rest of you are free to do as you please. Stay on the island for the time being and try not to get into any conflicts with the pirates, so as not to ruin my plans."

After giving the instructions, Aaron took Lark and Finch to stroll around the streets, looking for clothing stores and then cosmetics stores.

After some dressing up, Aaron sported a mustache and wore a pirate captain's triangular hat.

With a natural scar on his face, Finnbudy exudes a menacing aura when dressed as a pirate.

As for Hibari, after a makeover, she also became a female pirate who had experienced quite a bit of life's hardships, appearing much more mature.

This wasn't the first time they'd disguised themselves.

The last time I was in the Sabaody Archipelago, I played a royal nobleman, and that cost a lot of money.

This time, dressing up as pirates cost the three of them less than 2 Berries in total.

Aaron coughed and stroked his mustache. "Let's go find a bar and have a drink!"

The three of them swaggered and walked into a bar on the street.

The bar was noisy and packed with people. Almost all of them were pirates.

Aaron glanced around and saw a profile that looked somewhat familiar.

"Hibari, who's that?"

"A... Captain," Hibari whispered, "that's another Impel Down escapee, a notorious pirate with a bounty of 120 million Berries. His ability is..."

"Hmm, it's not important. Let's go, let's go deal with him."

Aaron took the lead, smashing through anything that blocked his way, and walked menacingly to the pirate with 120 million Berries.

"Get up and give me your seat!"

The surroundings immediately fell silent, and dozens of pirates jumped to their feet.

"What?! They want our boss to step down? Do you even know who he is?"

Aaron's eyes widened: "I don't care who he is! Do you even know who I am?!"

"Huh?" The dozens of pirates were also taken aback. They looked Aaron up and down, but couldn't think of any bounty poster that matched his face.

The captain was over 3 meters tall, and even when he was sitting, his eyes were level with Aaron's.

He simply turned his head and said, "If you'd like to sit down and have a couple of drinks, you're welcome."

"Oh?"

Aaron felt a little embarrassed that a pirate was so polite.

"But if you want to cause trouble, even if I agree, my underlings won't."

"Yeah! Kid, I advise you to be smart and get out of here!"

"I think we should just kill him, Captain, what do you say?"

Aaron smiled and nodded: "That's more like it. That's more like the style of a great pirate."

The pirate captain snorted and was about to say something high-sounding when a hand slapped him on the forehead.

He didn't take it seriously at first; it was just a palm, so small, why would he need to dodge?

Once his palm was pressed against his forehead and he felt the immense force, it was too late for him to dodge.

With a "bang," the pirate captain's head slammed onto the table.

Aaron grabbed him by the collar and tossed him aside.

A pirate shouted angrily, "What are you doing?!"

But the two pirates who rushed to help their captain up realized something was wrong.

Their leader was bleeding from all seven orifices, his body was limp, and when you touched him with your finger, he was no longer breathing.

"He killed the captain!"

Dozens of pirates immediately drew their guns and swords, becoming fully alert.

Aaron slowly sat down in the chair, picked up the wine bottle on the table, took a big gulp, and then slowly said:

"Even your captain couldn't withstand a single move from me, are you sure you want to go against me?"

The first thought these pirates had when they realized what was happening was "escape".

But as soon as they turned around, a cold voice said, "Stop. Those who stay can live. Those who leave this door die."

The dozens of pirates felt a chill run down their spines, stopped in their tracks, and turned around, some quickly and some slowly.

"Haven't you met your new captain yet?!" said Finbdi.

"Greetings, Captain!"

"The captain's name is Phoenix! This is the navigator, Bee! I'm the first mate, Iron Fist Jackson!" said Finbdi.

Dozens of pirates frantically called out the three men's names, creating a chaotic scene.

Finbdi pressed his right hand down: "Besides this dead one, who's the biggest among the rest of you?"

Soon, a pirate dressed in slightly fine clothes came out and said with a smile, "Reporting to the captain and first mate, I am Bernard, a senior officer on the ship, with a bounty of 2800 million Berries."

"Tell me," Finbdi said, "why are you here?"

Bernard's fingers twitched. "Well, First Officer Jackson, aren't you here for the same reason as us?"

"Speak!" Fombardy snapped. "Speak up! Stop with all this nonsense!"

Bernard snapped to attention and quickly said, "We're here for the pirate tournament on Lion Island in three days!"