As time passed, the second, third, and fourth matches also decided their final winners.
The winners of the second and third matches were Pekoms and Devon respectively. There was not much suspense there.
The latter relied on her Mythical Zoan ability to slaughter her way through the melee, successfully taking first place.
As for Pekoms, he forced his way out of the encirclement under the cover of his subordinates.
As for the fourth match, Moria had fought quite a fierce battle against Chinjao and the Happo Navy.
But in the end, he was still outnumbered. Add to that the fact that the injuries King had inflicted on him before had not fully recovered, and he ultimately collapsed at Chinjao's hands.
And so, after Tamago announced that the final competition would officially begin seven days later, everyone temporarily dispersed.
Outside the coliseum, Moria looked at Chinjao and the Happo Navy beside him with a face full of unwillingness.
At the same time, he became even more determined to use the Shadow-Shadow Fruit to cultivate powerful subordinates of his own. Then, all alone, he left Raijin Island in dejection.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. During those seven days, the audience on the island did not quiet down at all. Instead, they looked forward to the final match even more, each of them left with their appetite fully whetted.
And on the seventh day, amid the cheers of the crowd, just as Crocodile and the others entered the arena, in the first half of the Grand Line…
Today's Water 7 was unusually unsettled.
Previously, because of the crime of building a ship for the Pirate King, Tom-san had been taken to a judicial ship to stand trial. However, because of the design and concept of the Sea Train, the judge changed the ruling and delayed the time of his execution.
Yet now, Tom-san had run into trouble again.
The charge was the same as the reason he had been convicted before: building a ship for the current overlord of the seas, the Thunder Emperor.
At this moment, his Tom's Workers had already been surrounded layer upon layer. Inside and outside, there were agents everywhere.
As for Tom-san, the central figure of this criminal activity, he was sitting inside the house and laughing loudly, his eyes bulging.
"Hahaha! This old man still didn't manage to escape this calamity!"
"Tom-san, this is the Transponder Snail that the Thunder Emperor left us before."
Iceburg placed the Transponder Snail in front of Tom. Then he looked through the window at the agents outside and sighed.
"Luckily, we had Kokoro-baa-san and the others leave one step earlier. Otherwise, they would have been dragged down with us too."
"If there weren't so many people outside, and if accidents weren't so likely to happen, I'd really like to test out the new weapon I invented!"
The young Cutty Flam was somewhat impulsive, pacing back and forth as he watched the crowd outside.
"Hahaha! It's getting late, and this old man isn't in the mood to play around with those World Government people anymore. Being a shipwright suits this old man better after all."
As he laughed, Tom picked up the Transponder Snail.
"Moshi moshi? Is this the Thunder Emperor?"
"It's me. Is that Tom-san? What's wrong? Have you decided to join my pirate crew?"
A calm, steady voice came from the other end of the Transponder Snail.
"Hahaha! Looks like this old man has no choice now. There are groups of agents surrounding my house…"
Before Tom could finish speaking, a figure appeared in front of him with a whoosh.
"It's been a long time, Tom-san."
Roy smiled and greeted Tom.
"...Although less than a year has passed, it really does feel like it's been a long time. I didn't expect that by the time we met again, you would have already made it to such a level on the seas. Tsk, tsk."
Tom was startled at first, then smacked his lips as if sighing over something.
"Still, Roy, after not seeing you for a while, your appearance has changed quite a bit."
Tom looked Roy up and down, clicking his tongue in wonder.
At this moment, Roy's hair and eyebrows were golden, and his pupils were pale green. However, compared to a Super Saiyan, he lacked the golden flames surrounding his body.
This way, he could maintain the normal boost to his combat strength, reduce the burden placed on his body after transforming, and also use that burden to temper his body at every moment.
It could be said to have many benefits.
"It's just a different combat state. It's nothing worth making a fuss about. More importantly, Tom-san, are you willing to join me now?"
"At this point, does this old man have any other choice?"
Then, in the next moment, his expression became formal. He looked at Roy with a serious face and said, "It's not impossible for me to join the Thunder God Pirates, but I have two unfinished wishes."
"One of them is about the Sea Train?"
"Mm. This old man doesn't have any other dreams in this life. I only want to complete the Sea Train, so…"
"You can rest assured on that point," Roy continued. "After you join the Thunder God Pirates, you'll obtain more complete construction materials and data. And in the future, the Sea Train will definitely be put into use within the Thunder God Pirates' territory."
"Is that so? Then that couldn't be better. Sorry to trouble you."
Seeing that Roy had already arranged everything properly for him, Tom could not help but feel deeply gratified.
"Then there are these two useless disciples of mine. I truly can't stop worrying about them."
"If they are willing to join the Thunder God Pirates, I welcome them. If they want to go out and make their own way, I can send them to the waters of any of the Four Blues."
"We want to keep following Tom-sensei!"
Iceburg and Cutty Flam shouted at the same time.
"Hahaha! Good, good."
Tom laughed loudly and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they were filled with nostalgia and reluctance.
After looking around the room, his gaze finally became firm. He looked at Roy and bowed slightly.
"Then I'll be in your care from now on, Thunder Emperor-san."
...
The agents who had waited outside for a long time without seeing anyone come out finally could not hold back anymore and kicked the door open.
However, what left them dumbfounded was that they had clearly heard loud laughter inside the house earlier, yet now the place was completely empty.
Faced with such an uncanny situation, the group hurriedly reported it to the World Government.
After some analysis, once it was determined that the Thunder Emperor had very likely made a move, the matter ultimately came to nothing.
After Roy brought Tom and the others back to Raijin Island, he immediately had them go rest.
At this moment, inside the coliseum, the final battle was also gradually entering a white-hot stage.
The first to be eliminated was Pekoms. He was directly sent flying out of the arena by Chinjao's Hasshoken.
(End of Chapter)
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