Chapter 114: So Unreasonable
Boom!
To avoid becoming a target for the opponent’s cannon, Ember descended at high speed, sliding directly onto the deck almost as soon as the opponent reacted.
This also caused a bit of a bumpy feeling for the people in the basket…
Well, not just a bit.
“Ouch! My head!”
The basket flipped directly on its side, and everyone inside spilled out like beans, except for Obei who landed steadily; the rest tumbled out.
Among them, Aoxi, the tiniest little bean, was so engrossed in chatting that she rolled headfirst into the mast with a gurgle.
“Ember! Can’t you slow down a bit, you guy?”
“In such a hurry to crash into the Twin Towers!”
Aoxi clutched her head and got up, complaining.
“Twin Cape isn’t here; it’s at the other end of the Grand Line.”
Ember, back in human form, crossed his arms, showing no intention of apologizing.
At just fifteen years old, he still had some youthful impulsiveness after all.
He’d been flying hard up in the sky for so long, while these guys below were just bragging, drinking tea, and chatting.
Especially Aoxi, jumping around the whole way, her little mouth like a machine gun, giving him a pounding headache.
Anyway, he was extremely regretful now.
『Next time, just go alone, or only bring Obei.』
……
“I meant the Twin Towers… whatever.”
Aoxi was too lazy to explain to Ember and instead looked up to size up the strange pirates on the ship, their faces full of shock and suspicion.
“You guys, who’s the captain?”
“That’s me. Who are you people?!”
Fedlin stepped forward gripping his weapon to respond, but his eyes were locked tightly on Ember, his face full of wariness.
If he wasn’t mistaken, the man with flames coming from his back in front of him was probably a Zoan ability user just like himself.
And judging from his earlier form, it was very likely a special Zoan.
“You don’t need to know who we are. Anyway, we’re requisitioning this ship now. Get lost!”
Aoxi, already in a bad mood, waved her hand dismissively, shooing Fedlin and his crew away like flies.
“Heh~”
Fedlin was amused by the little one in front of him.
He’d originally thought Ember looked like bad news and wanted to negotiate.
But now…
“Looks like there’s no need for further communication.”
Hearing the opponent’s tone that completely disregarded them, everyone on the ship drew their knives.
What a joke!
They had bulldozed their way from the starting point of the Grand Line, and Fedlin had cleaved his way with a great cleaver from Reverse Mountain all the way to the gates of Sabaody—were they supposed to fear these unknown guys?
“Ho! Hostile intentions, huh~” Aoxi said disdainfully upon seeing the opponent still wanting to resist.
“Dummy Aoxi, we’re the ones who came.” Obei retorted from the side.
“Eh~ Such minor details don’t matter~”
Seeing the opponent’s 【refusal to cooperate unless violence is used】, abbreviated as 【non-violent non-cooperation】 attitude, Aoxi decisively decided to give them some “violence.”
“Let’s go together; don’t waste time.”
“Weaned brat with such a big mouth!”
Hearing this provocation from the little one not even as tall as their thighs, the pirates on the ship couldn’t hold back anymore.
“Perfect, Sabaody’s right ahead; a pretty little cub like you could definitely fetch a sky-high price at the auction house!”
One pirate licked his blade, eyes full of greed.
“Might even bid higher than a mermaid, haha!”
“Definitely! No ordinary mermaid is this good-looking!”
“And that blue-haired brat and the guy with wings on his back will probably fetch a good price too. We’re rich this time!”
It was that mandatory trash talk time before every fight, but Aoxi had no intention of skipping it since it was part of the plot.
“Alright, alright~”
“You ‘Paradise’ pirates, are you putting on a show or fighting? Why so much chit-chat?”
『Paradise…』
“Hold on! You’re from the ‘New World’?”
Captain Fedlin forcibly halted his attack upon hearing this, his mind wavering again.
After all, people from the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line generally didn’t use the term ‘Paradise.’
Only pirates in the New World liked to use that contemptuous label.
And the strength of New World pirates…
Aoxi didn’t answer again, just casually waving to send an impatient charging pirate flying into the sea.
Seeing this, Fedlin had no more thoughts of compromise.
“Damn it! Too much bullying!”
“So what if you’re ‘New World’ pirates! I’m a great pirate with a 26 million Belly bounty!”
“26 million?!”
Aoxi was startled and stopped her actions.
That was enough to match arm-wrestling with Burufaruto over 200 times!
And with Burufaruto’s arm, it probably couldn’t withstand her recreating it 200 more times.
“Gulp~”
Aoxi swallowed.
“Um, Ember…”
“No.”
Seeing Aoxi’s eyes turn into Belly symbols, Ember immediately guessed what she wanted and refused outright.
“Don’t forget we’re pirates too, with bounties on our heads from the Navy. We can’t go cash them in.”
“Eh? Do I have a bounty too?”
“Not yet, actually.”
“Then…”
“But we have important business; no time for that.”
“Besides, small fry with bounties like this are a dime a dozen in the New World. If you really want one, go catch your own when we get back.”
“Oh~”
Aoxi disappointedly turned back, her gaze on the opponent now free of worldly greed.
Meanwhile, Fedlin’s face had turned from green to purple.
He’d thought Aoxi’s change in expression meant she was scared, but turns out she wanted his bounty!
You think this is buying pork?! Picking and choosing like that!
“Die!”
Fedlin activated his ability directly; his whole body began to swell and grow, steel needle-like hairs bristling all over, bursting his clothes.
Zoan—Dog…
Snap!
Before he could fully transform, the irritated Aoxi teleported and kicked him flying into the sea with one foot.
This great pirate with a bounty over 20 million sank straight to the seabed without even a splash.
We still don’t know what that pirate’s Devil Fruit ability was that day.
“Eh!!!”
“Boss Fedlin!”
The other pirates’ eyes bulged; their own captain hadn’t even gotten a move off before being kicked into the sea.
But soon they followed in his footsteps.
The impatient Ember directly flapped his wings, sending the rest flying down.
“Set sail.”
“O-okay.”
The navigator received the order, took out the prepared pointer, and began adjusting the course.
“W-wait a minute!”
The pirates bobbing in the sea shouted loudly.
“That’s our ship!”
“And our treasure, our memories!”
“And our dreams!”
……
“Shut up! We’ll set up a Thanksgiving for you later, alright?”
Aoxi tossed down two empty wine barrels, letting the group of pirates float on them temporarily.
“At least give us a lifeboat…”
“Tch~ So much hassle! This young master earns not a single Belly and still has to give you a ship for free?”
“So you get all the good deals, huh?”
“Just two barrels—take it or leave it!”
With that, Aoxi headed into the cabin without looking back, leaving the dazed pirates clutching the wine barrels.
“This… this is a New World pirate?”
The crowd felt like some filter had shattered; turns out people from that place where all pirates’ dreams converge were like this…
“Feels… so unreasonable~”
I see most other authors don’t update in the morning, so maybe shift future updates to evening? （Yep, adding an extra chapter today just to post this notice.）
