One Piece: Ascending the Divine Path

Parrete Island.

The pirates carried large and small bags of supplies onto the ship.

Luna stood on the shore, gazing quietly at the clear blue sea.

"They should be here soon, right?"

Anthony squatted on the shore, holding a bottle of rum and taking two gulps.

Having drunk so much fine wine in that world, drinking some cheap liquor occasionally has a unique flavor.

"The Charlotte Family and the Beasts Pirates? I never imagined I'd have the chance to fight these monsters!"

Standing next to him was Salt, who, despite being standing, was still shorter than Anthony. The chubby man had a smirk on his face.

"Even I'm getting a little excited!"

Even if Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, those two monsters, don't come in person, the high-ranking officers under their command are already figures that they once looked up to.

Anthony glanced sideways at the guy who was spouting nonsense.

He'd already packed it up, and if it weren't for Lord Night King backing him up, this guy would probably have run away faster than anyone else.

"Boss Anthony!"

Suddenly, a voice came from behind, sounding both excited and apprehensive.

"Um?"

Anthony turned around in surprise.

A group of people came up behind me.

They must be a group of pirates, led by a man with a fawning expression.

"I am Boxer Boxer, captain of the Boxing Pirates, with a bounty of 96 million Berries!"

The man stepped forward excitedly, "Please allow us to join Lord Waldo's ranks!"

"Oh?"

Anthony raised an eyebrow slightly.

It's not some incomprehensible world.

  

In the world of pirates, besides the scheming and fighting among themselves, following the strong is an instinct ingrained in the bones of many pirates.

Anthony's eyes suddenly lit up. He stood up abruptly and looked at Luna, who was gazing at the horizon. "Miss Luna, I think it's acceptable to accept their following. After all, they are a fighting force."

Solt raised an eyebrow slightly, revealing a mocking smile.

That guy is really wicked.

Luna didn't turn her head, but calmly said, "Okay."

"Did you hear that?"

Anthony smiled gently. "From today onwards, you are our subordinates!"

"yes!"

The man, who called himself Boxer Box, trembled with excitement.

Only after witnessing the vastness of the new world did I truly understand my own powerlessness.

So, since I'm powerless, I might as well follow behind those who are able to reach the top!

Anthony's smile widened. "Are there any other people like you on the island?"

"Of course!"

Box said excitedly, "But they're all still undecided. I'll go and call them all over for you!"

So, about ten minutes later...

Anthony stood on the rooftop of a house, raised his arms, and shouted, "Follow us! From this day forward, we will share joys and sorrows, until we reach the summit of the sea!"

"oh!!"

Below, the pirates gathered here were shouting excitedly.

Solt, who was not far away, couldn't help but laugh.

As expected of someone with a bureaucratic background, he certainly excels at spouting slogans.

It got these pirates all fired up.

However, to be fair, there are indeed quite a few pirates who want to rise to the top in one step. In just over ten minutes, including the Boxing Pirates, a total of four pirate crews were willing to follow them, with a total number of more than five hundred people.

Of course, that only considers the number of people; Box already has the highest bounty among these guys.

There was even a pirate captain with a bounty of less than fifty million.

Don't assume that there are no weaklings in the New World. In fact, pirates with bounties over 100 million are considered quite skilled in the New World.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you're weak, right? You're getting it all for free anyway.

"They're here."

Luna's voice suddenly rang out.

Solt, who had been smiling, suddenly tensed up and turned his gaze sharply to the scene in the distance.

In the distance, between the two corners of the crescent moon, a huge pink pirate ship crashed through the waves!

"Has it finally arrived?"

Anthony, on the rooftop, took a deep breath and clenched his fist, which was covered by a glove.

On the deck of a ship by the shore, Bagingom stood on the deck where her mentally challenged son was sitting, while the old woman shouted, "They're here! Get ready!"

Behind the mother and son, the fugitives were already on high alert.

Bandi Waldo, who had been soundly asleep on the deck, stood up and calmly watched the large ship approaching. "Is it here?"

"Lord Night King!"

Meanwhile, the pirates on the island also noticed the ship.

"That's—the Queen Mother Hymn? The flagship of the Big Mom Pirates?"

"It's definitely the Big Mom Pirates' flag! The Charlotte Family has arrived!!"

"What on earth is going on today! First it was Waldo, and now even Charlotte Linlin has come in person?"

"Run! Whether Charlotte Linlin is here or not, there are definitely monsters on the ship!"

As everyone knows, Charlotte Linlin is a ruthless character who would destroy a country for a single sweet treat.

This island may not have any famous desserts, but isn't that even worse?

The four pirate crews that had chosen to join Lord Waldo's crew were also quite terrified, because they had clearly heard Lord Anthony say...

"Prepare for battle, my men!"

Ready for battle?

As Box watched the ship getting closer and closer on the sea, he couldn't help but swallow hard.

He asked somewhat hesitantly, "Lord Anthony, are we going to war with the Charlotte family?"

"What's wrong?"

Anthony lowered his head, his previously amiable expression suddenly turning cold. "We agreed to share both joy and sorrow. Are you going to go back on your word?"

The pirates were immediately filled with despair.

We were supposed to share joys and sorrows, but I didn't get to experience any of the joys, and the sorrows were just too much!

This is the Charlotte family!

How could Anthony be so mean!

On the large ship that was rapidly approaching the shore, Katakuri stood at the bow, his gaze fixed on the tall figure on the shore.

Behind him stood a tall, burly man carrying a longsword and shield—Charlotte Cracker, the tenth son of the Charlotte family, or rather, Cracker encased in biscuit armor.

On either side are Katakuri's twin brothers, Charlotte Owen and Charlotte Daifuku.

Behind them were some younger siblings, who were already capable of handling things on their own as family leaders.

"The Lunarians,"

Although Cracker was hiding inside the biscuit armor, his eyesight was still quite good, and he immediately spotted the figure on the shore. "Heh heh, is this woman as troublesome as that guy Jhin?"

Although Cracker hadn't fought the Beasts Pirates much, he knew how powerful Kaido's second-in-command was.

"All I know is..."

Katakuri spoke slowly, "Mom wants her, so we're going to take her back!"

The massive ship continued forward without stopping, even crushing several ships that were originally docked in the harbor ahead, until it finally reached the shore.

"The Charlotte Family,"

Luna flapped her wings and soared into the sky. Looking down at the Charlotte family, she slowly asked, "What brings you here?"

I'll only say it once.

Katakuri's voice rang out, "Mother wants to build an ideal world where all races can coexist harmoniously, so women, you Lunarians must also be a part of it."

"Come with me, Mom wants to see you."

"I refuse."

Without a moment's hesitation, Luna simply said indifferently, "I will only follow behind that lord for the rest of my life."

That sir?

Bandi Waldo?

Katakuri sneered inwardly.

What a short-sighted woman.

Bandi Waldo, when his mother and her siblings were young, could only be considered an ordinary person born in a monster age.

"You have no right to refuse."

Katakuri's tone remained completely unchanged; he was simply declaring, "We're here now, and you have no other choice."

"Luna is my subordinate. Aren't you getting a little too cocky, Charlotte Katakuri?"

Such a sound came from not far away.

Katakuri looked in the direction of the sound.

Not far from the harbor shore, a seagoing vessel was moored, and on its deck, Bandi Waldo, wearing a double-horned helmet, was watching this side.

"Bandi Waldo,"

Katakuri nodded slightly. "Once we take care of you, that woman will finally face reality, right?"

Waldo—Nate, the one in charge, just gave a meaningful smile.

"By attempting to harm your master, you have already committed suicide."

Luna suddenly flapped her wings and took to the air again.

The next instant, Katakuri's expression changed drastically. "What?"

A red light gleamed in the man's eyes; he had already glimpsed the future.

And now, the future has arrived as promised.

Luna's body instantly expanded, transforming into a hundred-meter-long divine dragon coiled in the sky in the blink of an eye.

"Heat Breath!"

The innate flames of the Lunarians combined with the fiery blaze of the Red Dragon Fruit, transforming into a viscous, gilded breath of flame.

A golden beam of light pierced the sky and crashed into the Queen Mother's Hymn.

"What?"

Oven, standing beside Katakuri, exclaimed incredulously, "What's with this ability?!"

Aside from the color, it's exactly the same as Kaido's!

"Now is not the time to lament this!"

Daifuku's forehead was already beaded with sweat. "Katakuri, getting hit would be really bad!"

Katakuri was equally shocked.

Mythical Zoan?

Moreover, it's a Mythical Zoan type that's very similar to Kaido!

Add to that the natural talent of the Lunarians!

This woman—

Of course, being shocked did not prevent Katakuri from taking a defensive stance.

The surrounding ships and the coast below all melted in an instant, turning into white rice cakes that surged up. A dark, domineering aura then adhered to them, forming an indestructible, massive barrier.

"Mochi wall!"

boom!!

Flames exploded, and dust and smoke billowed everywhere.

A figure suddenly rose into the air from the smoke.

"Hahahaha! Idiot, do you think bigger equals stronger?"

Cracker laughed maniacally, his greatsword spinning like a drill, transforming into a spiral spear. "Pretzel!"

The spiraling spear pierced through the air and stabbed fiercely into the red dragon's waist and abdomen.

On the ship not far away, Knight simply watched quietly.

The disadvantage of a large size is that it is not flexible enough. Loki suffered from this and had to shrink his size when fighting Im.

but.

Luna doesn't need to be agile.

The person in the world who can best utilize the advantages of beast form!

Amidst a deafening roar.

"What?"

Inside the biscuit armor, Cracker's expression changed drastically.

It's completely unpiercing!

Seastone? It's so hard!

"Heat Breath!"

Another breath descended, engulfing Cracker completely before slamming him to the ground with a thud.

The coastline was instantly blasted to pieces, and flames spread like a tidal wave, engulfing everything around it. The pirates fled in terror, crying out for their parents.

"Cracker!"

Irving exclaimed.

Cracker is the strongest member of the family besides Mom and Katakuri!

His attacks were completely ineffective?

Katakuri's expression was extremely serious.

In that case, the number of people is completely meaningless to this woman.

Even Cracker couldn't break through her defenses, and everyone else combined wouldn't be enough to tickle her.

"Leave this woman to me, you guys deal with the others!"

Katakuri was launched into the air, his arm melting away, and a trident extending from it.

The red dragon lowered its gaze, watching the figure. "Come on."

Lady Knight said that unless a top expert intervenes, she has nothing to fear from anyone!