One Piece: We already have the Four Gods, so my Six Paths Sage is reasonable, right?

Gloria didn't argue with the long bread, but instead moved a little closer to Annika.

This time, she covered her mouth with her hand, lowered her voice, and whispered in Annika's ear, "See? This kind of person is the most narrow-minded, and you can't stand to hear anything bad about him."

Annika nodded slightly, her face showing a serious "I understand" expression.

Long bread: "????"

Although he couldn't hear what Gloriosa said this time, her disdainful look and furtive movements were enough to show that it was definitely not something nice.

"Hey, Gloriaosa, you bastard, don't teach bad people!" Lingling stepped forward at this moment and spoke up for the long bread.

Long bread suddenly turned to look at Lingling, his eyes filled with emotion. Lingling, you've finally stood up for me.

"Although Longbread is short, looks rather sleazy, and isn't very capable—his cooking is just so-so—he's a nice person," Lingling added.

The emotion on the long bread face hadn't even fully blossomed before it froze in place.

He stiffly twisted his neck, staring at Lingling in disbelief. After a long while, he managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth: "Lingling...you bastard, you're in cahoots with them, aren't you?!"

As soon as the long bread finished speaking, a figure leaped high from below and landed on the deck with a thud.

All the arguing seemed to have been paused, stopping abruptly.

Then they both turned their heads at the same time, their gazes meeting on that figure.

"Stusi?"

"Why are you back?"

"Where are Rocks and the others?"

Stussy brushed the snow off his clothes and casually said, "Lox? They stole Harald's treasure and are being chased by him."

"Treasure???"

The moment the word "treasure" was uttered, most people's eyes lit up.

They exchanged glances discreetly, observing the movements of those around them, their toes subtly adjusting their direction, each ready to pounce at any moment.

"Yes," Stussy nodded, his tone relaxed, "I couldn't help, so I came back first."

As soon as she finished speaking, the Sword of Gibeck shuddered slightly, turned its bow, and then sailed at an extremely fast speed toward the deep sea.

"W-what happened?" Gloria looked around warily, puzzled. "Why is the ship moving?!"

"Damn it, who's steering the ship?!" Malone cursed angrily and turned to rush into the cabin.

But he had only taken two steps when he suddenly stopped.

He seemed to suddenly realize something, and turned to look at the Golden Lion: "It's you, Shiki, you bastard!"

"Hehehehe."

Suddenly, the golden lion burst into laughter and leaped into the air.

"Ski," John yelled, looking up at him, "what are you trying to do?!"

"What else can I do?" The Golden Lion spread his hands, looking innocent. "Of course, it's for everyone's safety, to move everyone to a more distant place."

"Stop bragging!" John cursed, waving his fist at him. "You bastard, you obviously just want your share of the loot!"

"Bye-bye~" The golden lion didn't explain or linger, and turned to drift away towards the island.

However, simply sailing the boat away won't stop others.

At most, it only served to "delay" things.

Soon, most of the people on the ship chased after him in a flurry of activity, cursing and yelling as they ran: "You bastard, Shiki, you just wait!"

Stussy stood on the deck, looking at the deck that had been almost completely emptied in an instant. He reached out and smoothed his wind-blown hair, sighed softly, and said, "The Rocks Pirates are getting more and more united. When the captain is in trouble, everyone rushes to help."

Malone, who was slower, had just lowered his body to prepare to take off, and his toes had already left the deck when he heard Stusi's words. He suddenly stopped and his feet landed back on the ground.

He slowly straightened up, turned his head, and his gaze fell on Stussy. "What? What's all the fuss about helping? Wasn't there supposed to be treasure?"

Stuart turned slightly, tilted his head, and stretched out his hand, his tone light and airy: "Treasure? What treasure? Where is it?"

Malone stared at her for two seconds, first frowning, then slowly raising the corners of his mouth: "You treacherous bastard, luckily I ran slowly."

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Underworld.

On the Rocks side.

After a fierce battle, neither side suffered any substantial damage, but the underworld was riddled with holes.

Thick frost and scorch marks covered the broken walls and ruins, and billowing smoke and dust rose from the shattered rock layers, mingling with the swirling snowflakes and turning the view gray and white.

"Father~~~"

A loud shout suddenly pierced through the wind, snow, and dust, causing Harald and Lockes, who were engaged in fierce combat, to stop what they were doing at the same time.

Both of their eyes turned simultaneously to the direction from which the sound came.

"Loki?" Harald's brows furrowed sharply the moment he saw the newcomer, his voice filled with urgency and anger. "What are you doing here? Get out of here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly swung his greatsword to ambush the still stunned Lox, but Lox was quick and dodged easily.

Taking advantage of the moment when Rocks dodged, Harald leaped up, adjusted his position, and his massive body stood like a wall in front of Loki.

"Harald, you bastard!" Rocks landed, his longsword held horizontally in front of him, his voice laced with insulted anger. "Did you think I'd threaten you with a child?!"

"Who knows what a madman might do?" Harald replied coldly, then turned and growled at Loki behind him without turning back, "Get out of here!"

"Father, stop!" Loki's voice rose a few decibels, filled with stubbornness.

Harald's gaze darkened, and his voice grew even colder: "Loki, this is none of your business! Get out of here!"

"I won't leave!" Loki didn't back down an inch, his chest ramrod straight. "I won't watch you do something foolish!"

Harald's face darkened, anger spreading across his features: "What do you know, you little brat?!"

"Father, I don't understand!" Loki's voice grew even louder, as if he were about to unleash a torrent of pent-up emotions. "I don't understand why you'd go to such lengths to get Elbaf into the World Government, to curry favor with those Celestial Dragons who have never treated us like human beings! I don't understand even more why you advocate for peace, yet demand the sacrifice of others in return. What kind of peace is that?"

Loki's words were like a needle, precisely piercing the spot Harald least wanted to touch.

He whirled around and slapped Loki across the face with his enormous hand, which whistled through the air.

*Smack!*

A crisp sound exploded in the empty ruins.

Loki's body slammed to the side, rolled once on the ground, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"Get out of here!" Harald roared. "It's none of your business to question me, Loki!"

Loki slowly stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, chuckled softly, and then said, "Since that's the case, then you can consider me an enemy too."

He raised his head, his face, covered by a veil, clearly facing Harald: "I will stand with Rocks. I will use my power to help Rocks become the King of the World. I believe he will overthrow the World Government!"

Rocks stood still, silently watching the scene unfold. He had no intention of launching a sneak attack, nor did he interrupt, but his eyes held a newfound seriousness towards Loki, the boy.

"You...you're so stubborn!" Harald gripped his greatsword tightly in anger. He was about to attack again when he suddenly sensed something and his gaze abruptly turned in another direction.

From the billowing smoke and dust, a row of figures slowly emerged.

On the far left is Whitebeard, then Silver Axe, Ron, and on the far right is Kaido.

Four figures stood in a row in the wind and snow, their steps unhurried.

"Captain!" Ron stopped, a faint smile on his face. "We're not too late, are we?"

"Rocks, we're here to help you!" Kaido shouted, swinging his spiked club on his shoulder, looking eager to try.

"I was just killing time anyway," Silver Axe said casually, hands in his pockets. "So I came along to check it out."

"I've been mooching off you all this time, I should do something about it, right, Rocks?" The white-bearded man, carrying a naginata, looked at Rocks, his voice low but clear.

Lox paused for a moment, then threw his head back and burst into laughter: "Hahahaha~~~ You bunch of guys! You all said you could handle it yourself, what a bunch of busybodies!"

"Ron?"

Harald's gaze fell on Ron, and a slow smile crept onto his lips. What good luck! He was just worrying about how to shake off Rocks and hunt down Ron, and now this target had delivered itself right to his doorstep.

Perhaps... even the heavens are helping Elubaf, helping the land of giants.

"You big oaf..." Kaido took a step forward. "Come on, we're not afraid of you!"

"Whoosh~~~"

Loki suddenly leaped from the side, landing in front of Ron and the others, spreading his arms like a thin wall between the two groups: "Father... if you don't stop, you'll have to get past me first!"

"Bang!"

No sooner had Loki finished speaking than Silver Axe kicked him in the butt, sending him flying to the side.

"What is this brat mumbling about? He's blocking my way."

“…………”

Harald breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that his silly son was getting in the way, but unexpectedly, the other party had taken care of it for him.

He refocused his gaze on Ron, his voice turning cold: "Ron, this whole mess started because of you. Let's settle this ourselves. If you can withstand three of my moves, you can leave... I won't stop you."

Ron tilted his head slightly, his gaze meeting Harald's huge eyes. He remained silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed.

"Are you mistaken about something? Do you think... if I want to leave, you can stop me?"

"Harald, Ron isn't stupid. Your little tricks won't work on him," Lockes added from the other side.

Harald ignored Lox, his gaze fixed on Ron, a hint of provocation in his voice: "Oh? You're that confident?"

Ron grinned and said slowly, "If you want to play, no problem. I'll make three moves first, how about it?"

Before Harald could speak, Kaido immediately yelled, "Hey, Ron, why are you wasting your breath on him?! Let's gang up on him!"

(The two chapters have been combined. This is the longer chapter.)

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