Chapter 31 "The King"

  After arriving at Seagull Island, Hopody changed into a cool outfit similar to that of a western cowboy from his past life. He then threw several of Hawkins' subordinates onto the shore of the port, leaving one corner of his current clothes in one of their hands.

  Using the bounty hunter "Jojobee" left dead on Rubic Island, Hopper believes Basil Hawkins will track him down and get intel about his "killer" from one of his own subordinates who was killed.

  "I killed 'Joeboy', and then took out Hawkins' underling, so next I'll stir up this town..."

  "Hey, you cowboy kid---" a very dissatisfied voice interrupted Hopody's thoughts.

  Hobbiti turned his head and saw a very ordinary fisherman staring at him with anger.

  The fisherman pointed at several corpses floating in the harbor: "You casually throw bodies into the harbor, how are we supposed to catch fish?"

  Hobadi was taken aback, staring at the fisherman in surprise: "You know I killed them, and yet you dare to talk to me, a murderer?" What's wrong with this world, fishermen are so calm about such things.

  "It's only half an hour from here to the lawless island of Minion, and every day there are corpses floating over from there. You think you're some kind of cowboy? Let me tell you, if you don't get rid of the corpse, you won't be able to leave this island!"

  "Oh? Then what are you going to do to me?" Hobadi turned around, came in front of the fisherman, and without showing any mercy, grabbed him with one hand and threw him into the sea.

  "If you want to salvage it, then go ahead and salvage it, I have other things to attend to!" With that, Hobodi immediately left.

  The fisherman who was thrown into the sea pointed at Hobodi's back and scolded loudly: "Cowboy kid, if you have guts tell me your name, I won't let you leave this island!"

  "What's my name?" Hobodi pulled out a deck of cards from his cowboy hat, drew one out and flicked it with two fingers. Like a dart, the card flew through the air in a parabolic curve, finally slapping the fisherman in the face.

  "That's my name!"

  “「King」？”

  "That's right, you'll soon see me in the newspapers on the 'World Deck'." In the harbor, only Hobody's back waved his hand.

  "I was going to use the name Trafalgar Law, but it's too flashy! When facing the underground world Joker...". Hobi muttered.

  The fisherman gazed at the receding Hobodi, thinking of the cowboy's arrogant demeanor, gritting his teeth in anger, and shouting loudly: "I'll remember you, kid!"

  ……

  After landing on Seagull Island, Hobodi didn't stay long on this island.

  Under his deliberate use of the identity "King", he deliberately provoked several dark forces on the island, and then set sail for Minion Island. During this time, his name had already begun to be discussed by people on Sea Swallow Island without realizing it.

  "Did you hear? Some cowboy with incredible skills appeared out of nowhere, hijacked Hawkins' merchant ship and took down his subordinates, leaving his name at the port. They say he's called King!" A resident wearing a cotton jacket couldn't help but give a thumbs up, after all, daring to do something like this on an island under Hawkins' rule was definitely going to add some exciting new topics to their post-dinner conversations.

  "King... does he really think of himself as a king? It's not just Hawkins, but also the three major powers on Seagull Island - Don Quixote's Exchange, Hart's Surgical Hospital, and even the recently emerging mysterious power "X-Flag"... all of them have been challenged by him! He's got some nerve to call himself a king."

  "What a reckless little brat. The Donquixote Exchange is one thing, but their true core is on Dressrosa Island. And the other three won't let it slide either - Dr. 'Hart' of the Death-Resurrecting Hospital, Noble Pirate Basil Hawkins who controls the waters around Rubek Island, and the Three Forces of the 'X Flag', none of them have people on this island right now. If they come back and find their turf destroyed, that guy won't be able to escape."

  "That self-proclaimed King kid, I just saw him sailing a small boat towards Minyion Island. Hmph, foolish kid! Hawkins and Dr. Hart are both on that island now, the place he's heading to is a dead end for him!"

  "Yes, with the notorious Dr. 'Hart', and the eerie 'magician' Hawkins, not to mention the powerful influence of the 'Seven Seas Overlord' Doflamingo family, I couldn't imagine him having a chance of survival."

  "But why would Harte and Hawkins, as well as the mysterious 'X Flag' faction, gather on this island of Minion today? Could it be that they have designs on the territory of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?! The mastermind behind them is said to be an invincible being who has consumed a Logia-type Devil Fruit!"

  "Hmm, the water is deep here. You've forgotten about the naval fleet that docked at Minyong Island a few days ago? Look at this gloomy sky, it's the calm before the storm... Alas, perhaps Minyong Island will experience another great upheaval like nine years ago!"

  ……

  Minyo Island, the fourth floor of the human settlement behind the building.

  The heavily made-up woman, Marlinde, held a telephone bug in her hand and listened to the urgent cry for help from the other end of the line, her face ashen.

  "You said someone sabotaged our exchange? Who is it? And it just so happens to be on the day of the auction."

  "I don't know... He calls himself King, he's a cowboy with a backpack, brown leather boots and a deck of cards that are all 'K's. Every time he beats someone, he throws down one of those cards next to our companions. He's stolen all of our gold!"

  "What did you say!? There's 300 million Bellis in liquid assets there!"

  "I'm sorry! I'm sorry, Miss Malinda!" The voice on the other end of the phone kept apologizing.

  "That's enough! How about the goods at the exchange? Haven't they been looted?"

  "That's not true. The little people from the New World, 'Goblins', are still in our cage."

  Marlin let out a sigh of relief: "Alright, hurry up and transport the goods to the Human Settlement. The auction is going to start at noon today, only two hours left."

  As she spoke, Malin closed the phone worm, and her face gradually darkened again.

  "It seems like things are not going well, Malinda~!" Behind Malinda, a woman with green wavy hair and a playful smile said. She was wearing a green tank top with the letters "HAPPY" on her chest, and a striped tight-fitting pants, which had an unusual black swimsuit covering it.

  Marlin hastily put on a smile: "Monet-sama, I'll take care of this matter."

  "I hope so, you two unruly kids, 'Hart' and Hawkins, had better be careful, and... the Navy Headquarters!"

  "Isn't it 'Flag X'?"

  "Who knows... but today's auction won't end so quietly."

  At the same time, Minyong Island East Port.

  A young man wearing a winter hat with a fluffy pom-pom and leopard spots, with distinctive black eye bags under his eyes in profile, and two small golden earrings on each ear. He wears a casual long-sleeved shirt with a hood, light blue pants with similar spotted patterns to the hat, and a large smiley face graphic on the chest of the pink orange-colored clothing, which matches with the black sleeves and hat.

  The young man sat on a cargo box, with a black-handled knife placed to his left. The scabbard had small "ten" characters etched onto it from top to bottom, and was tied with a red cord. The guard had fluffy protective material attached to it, and the size and shape of the knife resembled a long nodachi sword. In his right hand, the young man held a cell phone, and in a low voice, he spoke from his throat:

  "Is that so? The hospital has been taken over, you're all right. Xia Qi, Pei Jin, you two come to Sea Swallow Island immediately, the plan is about to start!"

  On the other end of the phone, two voices couldn't help but excitedly say: "Are we finally going to set sail?"

  "What a bother, you two sulky guys!" Next to the youth, an arctic bear wearing an orange work uniform spoke human language. Notably, his clothes also had the same pattern as the boy's chest.

  The young man stood up, shouldering his long knife: "Let's go, Beipo. The auction is about to start."

  "Yes, Dr. Hart..."

  "Not now, call me Captain!" 'Hart' gazed at the street corner ahead, a smile full of ambition spreading across his face.

  But at this moment, an untimely voice came from behind 'Hart':

  "If you're going to the auction, can you take me with you?"

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