One Piece: The Will of Conqueror is the strongest

"I haven't gained much from using the Will of Conqueror these past few days. I've only increased my chakra reserves and acquired a few C-rank ninjutsu. Moreover, repeatedly using Haki on the same target has yielded virtually no results."

Brando tallied up his gains over the past few days and found that the gains were rather small, feeling more like a consolation prize.

"It seems the only way is to follow the example of everyone in the ninja world and unleash the power of dominance on those arrogant fools. Even aliens aren't immune to this!"

Brando tore into the grilled fish in his hand.

He no longer falls into the water because he has learned to tread water and climb trees. In the future, he will be able to run freely on the sea. It feels like if he learns a few more water-style ninjutsu, he will be a special attacker against most Devil Fruits on the sea.

"Um?"

"Is it finally coming?!"

Brando was located high on the hillside above the village, and it was easy to spot a large group of people making a ruckus as they emerged from the forest.

Now, besides the Red-Haired Pirates who are docked at the port, the only other group that's making Windmill Village so lively is probably the Mountain Bandit King Higuma and his crew!

Brando finished the grilled fish in a few bites and then immediately followed.

In fact, he had seen Shanks these past few days and couldn't help but want to unleash his domineering aura, but he was afraid that if he was too foul-mouthed, he would be killed on the spot. However, Brando discovered that Shanks would hide his sharpness when facing Makino in the tavern.

Therefore, Brando believed that the tavern was the most suitable place to unleash his domineering aura.

"Sigh, my will to dominate isn't strong enough; I need to continue to improve it. Why am I still so afraid of death!"

Brando quickly caught up with the bandits and trailed behind them.

At the same time, I felt that my willpower was not strong enough and that I needed to study harder.

"Bang! Crash!"

Sieg kicked open the sliding door of the Makino Tavern, knocking one of the doors over and causing it to fall to the ground, instantly silencing the bustling tavern.

Everyone in the tavern turned their gaze toward the entrance.

The bandit king, Sig, strode in arrogantly, looking at the strange-looking so-called pirates in the tavern with a disdainful expression.

"Excuse me!"

"Is this what they call pirates? They all have such stupid faces."

Sig swaggered in with his dozen or so henchmen.

Seeing that the pirates around him remained unmoved after his mockery, he felt even more contemptuous. How could these so-called pirates be worthy of being compared to him, the Mountain Bandit King?

"Our bandits aren't here to cause trouble. Quickly bring out the best wine here; we want to buy 10 barrels!"

Sig walked to the bar and spoke to Makino in a somewhat cold tone.

At the same time, he glanced sideways at the red-haired man wearing a straw hat sitting at the bar. Seeing that the man didn't even dare to look him in the eye and just continued eating, he thought that he must be too intimidating and had scared the guy so much that he peed his pants.

"Sorry, we're out of wine."

Makino spoke very gently, but did not show any fear.

"That's really strange. Do these pirates drink plain water?"

Sig’s face instantly darkened.

I feel like I've been underestimated.

"Well, because the wine we're selling them now is all we have."

Makino quickly replied, afraid of angering the other party.

Sieg felt slighted and thought he should show the people here how powerful he was.

"I'm so sorry, it seems we've finished all the drinks. I apologize."

"If you don't mind, you can have this bottle of wine; it hasn't been opened yet."

Seeing Makino's troubled expression, Shanks looked apologetic at Sigurd and handed her an unopened bottle of liquor.

"Um?"

Sig looked down at Shanks.

His previously gloomy face broke into a smile, and then he swept his right fist across, shattering the bottle. Glass shards littered the ground, and the liquor spilled all over Shanks' head.

"Hey kid, what do you take me for?!"

"I'm a wanted criminal with an 800 million Berry bounty; one bottle of liquor isn't even enough for me to rinse my mouth!"

"I've already killed 56 arrogant bastards like you."

Sieg arrogantly produced a bounty poster bearing his own image to demonstrate his ruthlessness.

He felt incredibly cool, and the pirates around him were probably terrified.

But Shanks ignored him, squatted down, picked up the broken bottom of the bottle, and looked somewhat regretful.

"Oh dear, the floor is all wet. I'm so sorry, Miss Makino."

"It's okay, I'll take care of it."

Makino quickly came out from behind the bar, wanting to clean up the broken glass.

But Sieg was furious. Was he being ignored?

Without hesitation, he drew his longsword from his waist and swept it across the bar, knocking all the plates and cups off the bar.

"You seem to really enjoy cleaning. You deserve a thorough cleaning now that you're in this state!"

Sig said in a sarcastic tone.

But Shanks just sat on the bar with his head down and didn't reply.

Seeing this, Sieg also found it boring and sheathed his sword.

"Hmph, boring. It's no fun without wine. Let's go, men."

After scoffing, the bandit king Sig turned around and left with his underlings in a dashing manner.

Seeing Shanks's expression, Luffy, sitting at the bar, turned red with anger and gritted his teeth.

"Are you alright, Shanks?"

Makino bent down and wiped the stains off Shanks' body with a towel, her voice filled with worry.

"It's okay, I'm not hurt."

Shanks said it casually.

Then I couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Hahaha!"

At the same time, the members of the Red-Haired Pirates also joined in with loud laughter.

"It's my turn to appear."

Brando followed the bandits into the tavern, standing by the entrance and observing them with a cold eye.

Realizing his chance to unleash his domineering power had arrived, Brando spoke up immediately.

"What's so funny?"

"Do you think you're treating the other person like a puppy, finding their provocations as laughable as whining, and therefore simply ignoring them?"

"This kind of brain-dead thinking is truly incomprehensible. A true king would not tolerate the slightest provocation. These days, pirates are a bunch of useless trash. The so-called Pirate King is probably just such a foolish and weak guy, thinking the World Government is like a puppy, so he obediently sends himself to his death, right?"

Before Luffy could even speak, he heard a familiar voice and immediately turned around.

At the same time, he showed a shocked expression, thinking that Brando's words were really rude.

"What did you say?!"

The pirates, who had been laughing, immediately stopped.

Shanks also suddenly stood up, his eyes wide open as he glared at Brando, filled with murderous intent!

Brando's heart skipped a beat.

What happened? Was my Conqueror's Will too strong, attracting the attention of the other party's Conqueror's Haki?

"Oh dear, how scary!"

"I told you pirates are pirates! The village chief and the others still think you're good people!"

"Those bandits we encountered earlier were all like cowards hiding in the mud, but now, facing an ordinary villager like me, they've suddenly become tough. Is this what pirates are like?"

But Brando didn't stop; he continued to unleash his domineering will and began to speak in a sarcastic and unsettling tone.

But my heart is beating faster and faster. If I didn't lack the heart of a King, the battle drums would probably have already sounded by now!