Laffitte's body fell to the ground.
Flower Sword Vista woke up as if from a dream, taking a moment to realize what had happened.
To think I was actually hypnotized by an enemy... "Ha~ mocked by the enemy, huh? Do we not look like pirates?"
Yasopp smiled. "Can't one be a pirate just because they love to gallop freely across the sea?"
"The victor decides everything; the words of the loser are meaningless," Beckman said. "Let's go, let's look elsewhere."
Just then, a roar came from another arena. "Heavy Drinker" Vasco Shot's body grew rapidly, turning into a red-skinned ogre over twenty meters tall.
"Wow, what Devil Fruit Ability is this? It looks like a Mythical Zoan type!" Lucky Roux's voice came from that direction.
Hiccup... Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Model: Shuten-doji.
The original sake gourd became like a toy in Vasco Shot's hand, but he still drank the sake inside in one gulp. "I'm going to swallow you all alive..."
"Who do you think we are!" Jack transformed into a mammoth and charged forward fiercely.
Hiccup... Evil Spirit: Great Flame Spout!
Vasco Shot opened his mouth and spat out a vast sheet of flames, burning towards Jack.
But in the next moment, Lucky Roux's figure suddenly appeared above his head. His fat body crashed down on him, interrupting Vasco's fire-breathing.
Mammoth Shovel Flip!
Jack roared as he used his tusks to flip Vasco onto the ground.
"Isn't that just a normal charge..." Lucky Roux was a bit speechless. "You even gave it a special name."
"Captain Buggy specifically gave me this name," Jack said. "Underestimating a rampaging mammoth will come at a price..."
Captain Buggy had said that as long as he trained hard, one day the Mammoth Shovel Flip would become a lingering nightmare for many.
"Uh... as long as you're happy." Lucky Roux had heard of sinister guys who deliberately didn't say the names of their moves to confuse others with normal attacks, but it was his first time seeing someone use a normal attack as a named move.
"The Blackbeard Pirates have quite a few Mythical Zoan types! There's a Nine-Tailed Fox, and now a Shuten-doji," Yasopp remarked from a distance as he watched the scene.
"He's gathered so many experts in such a short time; he's certainly capable..."
Beckman suddenly thought of something, pulled out his pistol, and shot at Laffitte's corpse.
The previously fallen Laffitte leaped up, white wings sprouting from his back as he flew into the air.
"Playing dead? Is this guy a Bird-Bird Fruit user?" Yasopp raised his gun; such ability users were a sniper's favorite.
"No, his wings are growing from his back. A Bird-Bird Fruit user's wings are transformed from their arms," Beckman said.
"As expected of you, Beckman. My disguise should have been perfect. Why did you notice?" Laffitte asked.
"Intuition," Beckman replied.
Except for Jesus Burgess, who really seemed like a waste, the other members of the Blackbeard Pirates were not that simple.
Laffitte being taken out by a single shot just now seemed a bit too easy in hindsight.
He had just tested it, and it turned out Laffitte really was playing dead... Finishing off enemies is a good habit; he should mention it to Shanks and have the Red Hair Pirates learn it.
Laffitte looked around and found that the commotion here had already alerted others, especially King, who was staring this way.
"Intuition? What a terrifying guy." Laffitte's appearance changed; his originally pale face turned crimson, his nose lengthened, and he drew a long sword to slash at Beckman.
"Another Mythical Zoan type?" Beckman didn't move. Limejuice, who was nearby, drew his blade and blocked the strike.
"Animal System, Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Model: Tengu," Laffitte stated.
He flapped his wings, creating several tornadoes that attacked the Red Hair Pirates, and then quickly flew backward.
But with two gunshots, Laffitte felt a sharp pain in his wings; they had been pierced by bullets.
Then a burly man threw a monkey at him. He swung his sword, but the monkey used Armament Haki to block the blade. Its tail then wrapped around his arm, swinging it onto his back, where it grabbed his wings and began tearing at them.
"You beast!" Laffitte hadn't expected this monkey to be so agile.
"Mokstard is an officer of our Red Hair Pirates; don't underestimate him."
The burly man, Benk Bench, jumped into the air and punched Laffitte down.
By the time Laffitte came to his senses, he was already surrounded by the officers of the Red Hair Pirates.
"Nine officers ganging up on me alone, is that really necessary..." Laffitte said with a bitter smile.
"It's eight! Hello everyone, I am Loxterda, a newcomer who has been an intern with the Red Hair Pirates for two and a half years. I'm still working hard to become an officer. My specialty is..." Loxterda said to the camera transponder snail that was filming.
"This guy..." Beckman shook his head in frustration, pushed Loxterda aside, and said to the News Coo, "The following content is a bit unsuitable for children, so stop recording."
The News Coo nodded understandingly and left with the camera transponder snail.
"Dispose of him, following the Buggy Pirates' method from earlier." Beckman stepped aside and lit a cigarette.
By the time he finished his cigarette, Laffitte, the Captain of the Blackbeard Pirates' 5th ship, had vanished from this world.
Yasopp didn't participate in the group attack but kept looking into the distance.
"What's wrong?" Beckman asked.
"My son is here." Yasopp's expression was a bit complicated. "It's been years since we last met; how should I greet him?"
Special Attack: POP GREEN - Fireworks!
As soon as the Thousand Sunny docked, Usopp fired a round into the sky.
The round exploded in mid-air, as brilliant as fireworks.
"Wow! That move is so cool!" Luffy and Chopper's eyes sparkled.
"Hmph, this is a greeting to them. The new Four Emperors Crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, has joined the battlefield." Usopp looked proud.
His mission was basically complete; next, he would see if there was a chance to fire a few rounds at Blackbeard from a distance.
"Get out of the way, don't waste time," Kid said impatiently. "We're already very late. If we delay any longer, we'll only be able to attend Blackbeard's funeral."
"No, I can feel it; there's still a fierce battle going on over there." Luffy looked in one direction.
Intense roars erupted there from time to time, and black-and-red lightning flickered in and out of sight.
"Let's hurry over there; Blackbeard should be there."
Luffy bumped his fists excitedly. His hair and clothes turned white, his hair becoming burning white flames, and white steam ribbons circled his neck and underarms.
"Going straight into Gear 5, that's way too reckless..." Law said helplessly. "Wait, what are you doing?"
He noticed that Luffy had turned the ground into rubber.
"Of course, I want to reach the battlefield quickly." Luffy's arms lengthened. "Grab my arms, and let's fly to the battlefield."
"Actually, we could just walk there slowly..." Usopp felt something was wrong; he didn't want to go directly to the main battlefield.
"Stop complaining." Luffy directly rolled him up. After everyone grabbed his arms, he took a deep breath, jumped up, and stomped on the ground with all his might.
The ground, which had turned into powerful rubber, sank deep down and then snapped back violently.
Rubber Trampoline, take off~
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