If Sengoku doesn't pull back his net soon, I'll become the Pirate King!

Chapter 28 Rocks' Treasure

While the battle raged outside, the fight inside was equally intense.

But unlike the back-and-forth fighting between Bazel and his men, the battle in the inner room was almost entirely one-sided.

Now that Kaido has grown up, neither his mastery of Haki nor his physical abilities are something John can match at present.

He is indeed a dual-wielding swordsman, but his focus is no longer on the way of the sword.

For John, Rocks' treasure was of utmost importance!

"I saw it when we were on the Rocks ship. You're all bark and no bite, you coward."

Kaido kept throwing punches, without even using his dragon form or his spiked club.

"John, tell me the location of the Rocks Treasure, and I'll let you go this time."

"otherwise……"

Conqueror's Haki explodes in full force!

The pressure was directed at the somewhat disheveled Captain John.

"Take those treasures and go report to the underworld."

"Hehe, you guys really tricked me. I didn't expect your first mate to be strong enough to hold off Shiki."

John, his face bruised and swollen, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm mixed with broken teeth, his face still defiant.

According to his original plan, Kaido was supposed to fight Shiki, and he was supposed to deal with the newcomer.

"The first mate, you can think that way if you want, but Bazel is the brains of the Beasts Pirates."

Kaido looked proud when Bazel was mentioned.

"If he hadn't said you might choose Shiki, I might have been caught off guard by you guys."

"But John, treasure can offset a betrayal. Tell me where Rocks' treasure is, and I'll pretend this never happened."

"Rocks' treasure, huh? Heh heh heh heh heh heh!!"

John suddenly burst into laughter.

"How could I possibly tell you something like that, you bastard!"

He drew his sword and slashed, but Kaido blocked it with his left arm, which was covered in Armament Haki.

John's lips curled up slightly, and his left hand, which had been hanging by his side, suddenly drew a knife!

The cold, icy light slanted upwards.

"Die, Kaido!"

"The struggle before death."

Kaido transformed into his dragon-man form at lightning speed, his right hand wreathed in Conqueror's Haki, and slammed it directly at the weapon in his opponent's hand.

A collision between black and red lightning and icy blades from a distance!

suddenly!

Kaido glared and attacked John with the unique oppressive aura of Conqueror's Haki.

Taking advantage of the opponent's brief moment of distraction, he broke through the blade and smashed the katana with a punch.

He grabbed John by the neck and lifted him up, his mouth agape, and a warm glow emanated from deep within his throat.

"The last chance: death or treasure. Choose, John."

John kept slapping Kaido's arm, his pupils trembling incessantly.

"Even if you kill me, you'll never know the whereabouts of the Rocks Treasure!"

"It would be best if we had those things, but it doesn't matter if we don't. I only want those things to buy things that I can't take by force."

"Three seconds left, John."

3,

2,

……1.

"etc!!"

Just as the hot breath was about to escape his lips, John suddenly pulled a permanent record pointer out of his pocket.

"The island this pointer is pointing to is where you're looking for!!"

After the heat dissipated, Kaido released John after taking the record pointer.

Comparing the direction the pointer was pointing, Kaido wore a thoughtful expression.

"Why is the Magical Triangle Ocean...?"

Cough cough cough...

John, having recovered, grinned maliciously:

"It depends on whether you have the guts to take it. Eight years ago, I parted ways with Shiki after we returned to the New World."

"Shiki was looting Rocks' treasure on Beehive Island, but only I know that!"

"Rocks didn't hide all the treasure on Beehive Island!!"

"You know about Thor's Island in the New World, the one no one can enter, right?"

Kaido nodded.

"Captain Rocks used the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit to hide the treasure on that island. If it weren't for my expertise in navigation and my unexpected arrival at the small sky island of Visalia before setting sail..."

"That journey was very likely my last journey."

Even so…

John, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly looked gloomy.

"When Lao Tzu was using the weather ship and the Wind Knot to transport the treasure, he accidentally collided with a flock of large birds, and the ship carrying all the treasure fell into the Devil's Triangle."

"If it weren't for good luck, what you'd see now wouldn't be me, but news of my disappearance."

"Put away the permanent Log Pose," Kaido said to Shakky.

"This bastard will pay for the damage here, no matter how much he wants."

Shakky lit a thin cigarette: "Oh dear, but I'm more interested in the record pointer in your hand."

"Do you want to die?" Kaido asked Shakky calmly.

"No," Xia Qi said with a smile. "Aren't you afraid I'll leak this information?"

"Leak? Go ahead and leak all you want. I'm definitely going to the Devil's Triangle. I want to see who dares to snatch anything from me."

After saying that, Kaido snorted disdainfully a few times and then walked outside.

"By the way, John."

With his left foot stepping out of the threshold, Kaido turned his head and looked at John with a merciless gaze.

"If this record pointer is fake, I'll do nothing but hunt you down to the ends of the earth for the next ten years."

boom--!

The dilapidated gate was closed.

Shaki peeked at John, who had a strange smile on his face, and asked curiously:

"Aren't you afraid of dying? That log pointer is fake, isn't it?"

"No, it's true, Rocks' treasure really is in the Devil's Triangle."

John calmly got up, brushed the dust off his clothes, and then turned and walked towards the back door of the bar.

"But I didn't say the treasure was still there. The seawater can flow. I didn't lie to him."

Shakky chuckled: "Wait, Kaido said he would compensate me for my losses. If you don't pay, I'm going to go out and tell Kaido right now that you're playing word games with him."

John's smile froze: "How...how many Pelés?"

"Look at the extent of the damage, the broken walls and ceiling. Even if we renovate, we won't be able to operate for more than a year."

"These are all flowing Pele!"

"10 billion Berries. Have your men deliver it, or I'll contact Kaido."

Xia Qi stretched out her hand, her face full of the sincere smile that only a shrewd businessman would have.

"Since you lied to Kaido, it means you really do possess Rocks' treasure. 10 billion Berries shouldn't be too much, right?"

John nearly choked on his words, his face darkening: "No! I didn't even move 10 billion Baileys! Don't be delusional."

"1 million Berries at most, or you can go tell Kaido. I'll just take him to the island where the real treasure is."

"8 million."

Xia Qi smiled confidently:

"No matter how much of Rocks' treasure is lost, you will get at least 20 billion Berries or even more."

"...5 million, that's the most I can do." John put on a look that suggested he was ready to die with them.

"That means there's nothing to talk about."

Xia Qi sighed, flipped over the bar counter, and made as if to leave.

"Deal made, 8 million!"

Shaki turned around and grabbed John's hand, which he was trying to pull her away from.

Thank you for your patronage.

……

Meanwhile, in the outside world.

Kaido walked down the street, following the traces of the battle towards Tree 14.

"These battle marks show that Bazel has become even stronger, but I wonder if he can defeat Skena...?"

boom--

Bazel fell to the ground, coughing up several mouthfuls of blood in a rather disheveled state.

"Kaido? Your side is finally over. Now it's time to switch people. My stamina is almost gone."

Looking at the numerous large and small knife wounds all over Bazel's body, Kaido looked up at the sky.

Standing on the ruins, Shiki wasn't much better off.

His golden hair had turned into an afro, his body was covered in bruises and swelling, and some exposed areas were infected with patches of poison.

Although his aura was chaotic, Shiki's life force remained strong according to his Observation Haki.

"Bazaar, you need to work on your physical training from now on."

"The power of the Yamata no Orochi Fruit is indeed terrifying, but if your stamina can't keep up, you won't be able to participate in a real battle."

Bazel smiled wryly and said, "I don't have the blood of the ancient giants. As an ordinary person, I'm already doing well to get this far. Besides, I'm only 19 years old. You can't ask for too much."

"That's true. When I was nineteen, I was still mopping floors and washing clothes on the Rocks ship."

Kaido transforms into his dragon-man form, wielding a spiked club on his shoulder.

"Ski, it's a change of personnel. I'm going to beat you up, you bastard."

"Tsk, John, that good-for-nothing."

Upon realizing that John's presence had vanished, Shiki already knew what was going on.

"But Kaido, don't be too happy yet, hehehehe, your first mate has caused quite a bit of trouble!"

"What kind of trouble could be bigger than you, you bastard?"

"Of course, that kid just killed someone."

Kaido dismissed Shiki's words with disdain.

"The person he accidentally killed..."

Shiki smiled knowingly:

"They're Celestial Dragons!!"