One Piece Seat Void - Chapter 212
“Locke! You foul brat, you won’t get away with this!” Mis Bacan, upon hearing Locke’s words, immediately roared with a ferocious expression.
Locke paid no attention to the curses from Mis Bacan and calmly walked over to the sobbing Edward Weibel.
“Hey, runny nose, stop crying.” Looking at Weibel, several meters taller than himself, Locke furrowed his brows slightly.
Weibel glanced at Locke, feeling the increasingly terrifying aura emanating from him, and immediately stopped crying.
As for Miss Bacan, who had been tied up and thrown into the sea, Edward had already forgotten about her.
“Kid, would you like to join my pirate crew?” Locke looked at Weibel, who had stopped crying but still looked scared, and asked.
“Join you? Will you provide food?” Weibel asked with a trembling voice as he looked at Locke.
“Well, of course, I’ll provide food. And you can eat as much as you want.” Locke replied with a slightly amused tone upon hearing Weibel’s question.
“Alright, then I’m willing. You said I can eat as much as I want, so don’t trick me.”
“Well, don’t worry, I’m not the kind of person who goes back on their word. And this is just a small request, so follow me with peace of mind.”
“Hehe, that’s good. Thank you, Big Brother Locke.” With Locke’s assurance, Weibel broke into tears of relief.
Locke couldn’t help but wonder if Weibel was truly naive or just pretending to be. However, it didn’t matter. Regardless, Edward Weibel was undeniably a formidable individual.
Moreover, based on his brief performance in the recent battle, he was a clever fighter with a good grasp of his abilities and the enemy’s attack methods.
Such a person might seem foolish on the surface, but as long as he was useful in battle, that was all that mattered.
“Alright, since you’re hungry, let’s go eat.”
“Someone, take him to the restaurant to have a good meal.”
“Yes, Captain Locke.” After dealing with Weibel’s matter, Locke yawned and lazily picked up his fishing rod to go fishing.
As Locke sailed back into the New World’s Attavol Sea, the island of Popularity Island came under attack by a certain man.
What had once been a thriving island had now been reduced to ruins. Flames raged throughout the island, and bodies lay scattered everywhere. The sounds of crying, screams, and pleas for help echoed in various corners.
“Pant, pant, pant…” A tall figure, struggling to stand, stared fixedly at the tall, slender figure in front of him.
“Is the Three Phantom Demons of the Locke Pirate Crew really only as strong as you? You’re a major disappointment, little Jinyu.”
The man had long, golden hair braided into two strands over his shoulders. He wore a crimson shirt and blood-red trousers, with black shoes adorned with golden edges.
He had a large crimson cloak draped over him with a checkered pattern inside. A blue rose adorned his neck, and he held a slender bat-shaped umbrella as a weapon.
His eyebrows were crimson, and a golden chain hung from his mouth as he constantly wore a mischievous smile.
“Pant, pant, damn it! Don’t underestimate me!” Struggling to his feet while supporting himself with a longsword, Jinyu’s gaze remained fixed on the man before him.
Once a well-fitted black military uniform, it was now tattered and stained with blood.
The hood on his face had also been partially shattered, revealing his golden hair and a gloomy eye.
“Lede, do you know the consequences of provoking our Lorx Pirate Crew?” The man who attacked Popularity Island and fought with Jinyu was Barolok Lederfield, the Red Count.
He was famous enough to be on par with the three major pirate crews: Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Roger.
“Hehe, just the Locke Pirate Crew? I’m not scared enough of a title to back down.”
“Little brat Jinyu, whether it’s your Captain Locke or the former Gibeck, I’m not afraid.”
“Alright, enough of this idle talk. If you don’t have any other tricks up your sleeve, I’ll have to end this.”
“Damn it!” Hearing Lede’s words, Jinyu’s expression turned ice-cold. As for why Lederfield suddenly attacked Popularity Island and engaged in a death battle with Jinyu, it all began three days ago.
Three days ago, a pirate crew under Locke suddenly attacked a small town. Coincidentally, Lederfield was vacationing in that small town at the time.
However, the pirate crew that attacked the town didn’t care whether Lederfield was there or not and launched a full-scale artillery bombardment on the town, reducing it to rubble.
Unfortunately, Lederfield had just started taking a bath at a local inn at that time. The events that followed were easy to understand.
Outraged at the loss of face, Lederfield easily defeated the pirate crew and learned they were from the Locke Pirate Crew.
Lederfield sailed directly into the Attavol Sea, the territory of the Locke Pirate Crew, and attacked Popularity Island to reclaim his lost honour.
He turned the entire island into a sea of flames, killing all the civilians and pirates on the island. He even used a stolen Den Den Mushi to contact the Locke Pirate Crew.
And at that time, Jinyu was the one who answered Den Den Mushi. So he flew to Popularity Island immediately, leading to the battle that was currently taking place.
So that was the story of what had led to their current situation. The battle between Jinyu and Lederfield lasted less than an hour.
In that short time, Jinyu had been beaten badly by Lederfield. It wasn’t because of his innate formidable defence and his awakened Zoan-type Devil Fruit ability that allowed him to endure for an hour.
If not for his impressive resistance, Jinyu might not have lasted even an hour against Lederfield.
Lederfield’s formidable swordsmanship easily tore through Jinyu’s once-proud defences, inflicting massive damage.
Moreover, Lederfield’s innate observation of Haki, which allowed him to read the minds of others, was used throughout the battle, making a fool out of Jinyu.
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