"Just register me, that's all."
Vladimir said with a chuckle.
Pirates with bounties over 100 million were someone to be reckoned with in the first half of the Grand Line, but in the second half, pirates in the New World were as numerous as the hairs on a cow. If you didn't have a bounty of over 100 million, you'd be too embarrassed to greet people.
For example, among the Four Emperors Pirates, even a errand-running apprentice crew member had a bounty of 80 or 90 million.
"Anyway, I've advised you. If you're looking for death, don't blame me."
The registrar curled his lips, too lazy to say more, "Registration is complete. Participate after 7 o'clock tonight."
"Understood."
Vladimir nodded and turned to leave.
He prepared to find a hotel to stay in first, but as soon as he entered a small alley, a group of people blocked him from the front and back.
"Kid! Were you the one eavesdropping on our conversation in the restaurant just now?"
This person was the pirate captain from the restaurant, the burly man with a goatee.
He glared at Vladimir fiercely, "If you know what's good for you, hand over the valuables on your body, otherwise, you don't have to participate in any competition. Go feed the sharks in the sea!"
"Hehehe!"
A group of pirates approached with cold smiles.
The crew member who had gathered information earlier immediately said, "Be sensible. We don't want to use force. Our captain is a great pirate with a bounty of 144 million! Killing you is as easy as crushing an ant!"
Seeing this, Vladimir's expression changed, and he said calmly, "Even Akainu wouldn't dare to talk to me like this. You're also ignorant and fearless."
As soon as the voice fell, he suddenly moved.
"Damn it, attack!" The captain was furious and immediately gave the order.
Five minutes later.
The burly man with a goatee, his nose bruised and face swollen, said with a flattering smile, "This sir, I really deserve to die. I didn't recognize you. Just treat me like a fart and let me go! This is all my belongings, please accept it, sir!"
In the alley, a group of pirates lay scattered, groaning in pain.
The captain, the burly man with a goatee, his nose bruised and face swollen, stood carefully next to Vladimir, his face full of flattery, waiting for orders.
His heart was full of tears. In just a few minutes, he hadn't even understood what was going on before his people had been knocked down, and even he himself had been severely beaten by the other party.
After being beaten, he realized that he had kicked an iron plate.
Vladimir glanced at him and said playfully, "What's in your chest?"
"Uh..." The burly man's whole body stiffened, and he said awkwardly, "Sir, I would have forgotten if you didn't say it. This is my last private money, and it's yours too! Do you think I'm hiding it? No, no, I really forgot for a moment, how dare I!"
Vladimir was too lazy to expose him, took it and glanced at it. As a result, there was only 20 million in the bankbook.
This little bit of money was really a drop in the bucket, but it was better than nothing.
After accepting the other party's apology, Vladimir asked, "What's your relationship with the Axe Pirates?"
"Axe Pirates?" The burly man was stunned for a moment, and then said proudly, "Just a loser!"
"So you know the bald man?" Vladimir was immediately surprised. No wonder these two spoke in a similar way.
"This sir, if the Axe has offended you, it has nothing to do with me. I just come from the same sea area as him." The burly man quickly cleared the relationship.
Vladimir didn't comment and waved his hand, "Get out of here. Next time, keep your eyes open. In the New World, with your strength, if you don't keep a low profile, you'll soon be thrown into the sea to feed the fish."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The burly captain nodded repeatedly and called his crew to flee quickly, fearing that staying for one more second would displease Vladimir.
"Boss, is that all?" A young crew member was very unconvinced, "That kid was despicable and shameless, attacking suddenly, and everyone was caught off guard."
Pa!
The burly man slapped him hard, "Idiot, are you looking for death? This kind of expert will definitely have Observation Haki. If you talk nonsense and are heard, everyone will be finished!"
After hitting him, his heart ached even more.
All his belongings were gone, and he would have to sleep on the streets tonight.
"Bastard, he clearly has this kind of strength, but he deliberately said that he had a 0 bounty. Isn't this screwing people over!"
He could only think about these words in his heart and would never dare to say them out loud.
In fact, he had noticed Vladimir in the restaurant, but he had waited until Vladimir went to register, confirmed that the other party was alone and wasn't a big pirate before attacking to rob some money. As a result, he tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice.
...
Leaving aside the burly man and his group, Vladimir found a hotel to stay in after dealing with this small matter.
It wasn't until night that he set off for the venue of the Welcome Party.
When he arrived, the entire parade ground was already packed with people.
Looking around, there were pirates everywhere.
"Thinking about it, it's really a bit strange," Vladimir stood in the crowd, looking around, "What's the purpose of the organizer doing this? With so many pirates gathered together, if the Navy suddenly comes, wouldn't they all be turtles in a jar?"
Everything had to be logical. Vladimir didn't believe that the organizer had any purpose and was purely holding such a competition for fun.
While thinking, a light suddenly shone down, illuminating a high platform in front of the parade ground.
A muscular man wearing only underwear walked onto the high platform, holding a microphone and shouting enthusiastically, "Welcome to the New World, pirates!"
"Stop the nonsense and start the Welcome Party quickly!" A pirate shouted loudly.
The muscular man wasn't angry, but grinned and said, "Please rest assured, the competition will start soon. However, before the competition, let us invite the Newcomer King of the first competition, one of the current Shichibukai, Donquixote Doflamingo!"
As soon as the voice fell, there was a commotion on the scene.
Although they knew that Doflamingo would appear, it was surprising that he came at the beginning.
"Fufufufu."
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