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Chapter 220: Do You Hate Me? Do You Hate Him?
Chapter 220: Do You Hate Me? Do You Hate Him?
"5.2 billion!"
Upon hearing this, Law's expression changed drastically.
The abilities of Devil Fruits, no matter which one, would not be comprehensible to others even if revealed, except to those already privy to them.
However, in the first half of the Grand Line, very few possess this knowledge. As the pirate with the highest bounty, anyone who has followed the news would have researched him.
Sagic, hailing from the East Blue, entered the Grand Line just before the Straw Hats. It was unlikely for someone from that region to be aware of the value of the Surgery Surgery Fruit.
He hadn't even mentioned its name!
And from his gaze, it seemed he knew more than that.
Law subconsciously prepared to activate his ability to escape. However, before he could move a finger, a residual shadow appeared before him, leaving no room for reaction.
Within this surgical domain, he could swap places with anything, be it a person or an object, and even perform cuts and combinations. There was nothing he couldn't do within the scope of his ability.
Nevertheless, he still needed to activate it. If his consciousness detected the activation, his reaction would be too slow.
Bang!!
A fierce punch landed on Law's face, embedding into his flesh and sending him crashing to the ground. His back hit the floor, and he even bounced a little, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth as he fell powerless, clutching his face.
The so-called Supernovas were all knocked down, and surprisingly, not one of them managed to get up immediately.
Hawkins pasted the last Tarot card and said indifferently, "This was inevitable."
Before Sagic, they were nothing.
The gap was just too vast.
If he hadn't joined the Calamity Pirates, perhaps he would have been the one lying there instead.
While these opponents might have been manageable for Sagic, Hawkins felt that he himself was on par with them.
In the first half of the Grand Line, they ranked high and could even be considered strong players in the New World. Yet, this was the extent of their capabilities.
Sagic's combat experience and physical prowess far surpassed theirs.
Indeed, this was the case.
Sagic curled the corner of his mouth upward, not because he was holding back but because even if Kaido were here, he wouldn't kill so easily. It wasn't that Kaido wouldn't kill, but if someone didn't die despite reaching a certain limit, they naturally qualified for a conversation.
The same applied to him. If a few punches were enough to make his opponents lose consciousness or die, these opponents wouldn't be called Supernovas; it would be better to call them garbage.
Sagic usually ignored the weak, whether in terms of wealth, status, strength, or willpower. Everyone had their fortes, and if they reached a certain height in their forte, they naturally qualified for his attention.
Robbery and conversation were both privileges.
"These opponents couldn't be considered weak. Sagic's attacks weren't purely physical; they also incorporated effects similar to the Northern Fist. A punch from him left their consciousness intact, merely temporarily dazed."
They were by no means weak.
After all, even the elderly Hawkins could withstand several of his punches.
Of course, these opponents, devoid of Haki, would explode from a single blow if Sagic so wished.
Similar to how he dealt with Ace in Alabasta, one punch would be enough.
However, Ace was a Logia user, and Sagic would need to capture his entity with Haki first. These opponents hadn't reached that level yet. Perhaps some of them had awakened Haki, but they clearly couldn't control it skillfully, making normal attacks more than sufficient.
Sagic glanced at the fallen Law. "Your bounty is enormous—5.2 billion. I'm not even counting the profits from your robberies. This amount is merely the value of your life, and you must pay it to me."
Sagic wasn't making arbitrary demands.
When increasing the bounties of these opponents, he had a basis for the amounts. Their original bounties were already substantial, and he only needed to add a few hundred million berries.
After all, their bounties had already surpassed 100 million, and it was unlikely that they had achieved such amounts solely by sinking naval ships and opposing the World Government.
An increase of a few hundred million berries was affordable for them. Their robberies must have yielded a few hundred million berries, and adding their own bounties would undoubtedly exceed the amount Sagic demanded.
However, the one who had eaten the Surgery Surgery Fruit was a little different. Sagic could choose not to increase his bounty because it was indeed a huge sum.
This opponent's bounty was merely an add-on, as the price of the fruit he had eaten was extraordinarily high.
Fifty billion berries.
In that Carnival Island, controlled by the World Government and filled with the rich, Sagic had only sold it for thirty billion, and that was a package deal. If he were to solely rob the fruit, a bustling town could fetch several hundred million berries at best, indicating a highly prosperous place.
A Devil Fruit was worth more than the wealth generated by a bustling town, and obtaining it didn't require time for robbery. He only needed to beat Law down, bring him to Teach, and the fruit would be his.
Upon hearing this, the eternal life would surely attract bidders, and it wouldn't be just fifty billion.
Perhaps Teach couldn't fit it inside a fruit, but even if he put it inside a person and recreated an ability user, there would be plenty of people willing to do so.
"Of course, if you truly can't afford it,"
Sagic's figure flashed, and he kicked Urki's jaw, who was just about to get up, with a heavy kick that sent his body floating upwards before falling back down heavily.
"This can also be waived!"
He surveyed the crowd with his hands spread out and grinned, "Join me!"
"I'm short on manpower. I need quite a few subordinates on the way to the New World. Become my subordinate. We're all pirates, but there can only be one Pirate King. You may look down on the old era's maritime emperors and navy admirals, but you can't ignore me, someone from the same era as you!"
People of the new era will always challenge the old, but as someone from the same era
"Our gap is too wide, so wide that I believe you don't have the qualifications to challenge me. So, join me! Only then can I become the Pirate King!"
The prostrate Urki trembled for a moment and was just about to clench his fists to attack, but Sagic seized his hand, pulled him up, and then quickly pressed a point on his body, causing Urki's entire body to stiffen.
"Especially you, my cook's hand was broken, and you will bear the loss."
He grinned maliciously at Urki, who was much taller than him, "With such a large build, you must be able to carry a lot of spoils. You have to sell yourself to me."
Sagic could be lenient with the others, demanding money or people.
Whether or not eternal life could be achieved was not something he could consider at the moment, as not everyone could develop the Surgery Surgery Fruit to its fullest potential. He could always discuss it later when the time came.
After all, he was still young!
He hadn't reached the point where he would worry about his own aging and weakening will!
Compared to that, money was the most important thing.
However, he couldn't easily let go of Urki, who had broken his kitchen maid's fingers.
From this guy's eyes, he didn't seem as rebellious as the red-haired one.
And judging by his dress, he was a monk.
A monk would be good.
He already had a fortune-teller, and now he could have someone to perform rituals, adding a bit more positive karma and reducing his bad luck.
"You despicable guy!"
Kid finally managed to pull his head out from the ground and glared at Sagic, shouting, "I will never join you, I am..."
Puh!
A piercing sound came from his back, and he fell down again.
Lucci appeared behind him, his outstretched index finger now stained with blood. He glanced at the fallen man, frowned, and then stepped over him to stand beside Sagic.
"Have you finished scouting?" Sagic asked.
Unlike the pirates, CP9 had spread out and started gathering intelligence for potential robberies after arriving in Shabondy. They were professionals in this regard, and the other subordinates were just playing and observing, unable to compare to these men.
However, this place wasn't small, and it wouldn't be easy to gather information quickly.
"Not yet, but...what you're looking for has arrived." Lucci replied in a low voice.
"Oh?"
Sagic's pupils dilated, and his smile widened, "Have those things arrived?"
In the streets behind them, due to the conflict, this area was now deserted, and everyone had run far to the back to spectate.
As people living in an unlawful archipelago, those living here had guts, and conflicts and battles were quite common.
However, among this crowd, a man nearly four meters tall suddenly charged out, his face deathly pale as he cried out in panic, "Save me!"
"Take it off, please, just take it off! I don't want to be a pirate anymore, I just want to go home, I don't want to be a pirate anymore!"
The man's hairstyle resembled a jester's forked hat, and he wore a captain's coat with a cape. His entire appearance was like a jester from a deck of cards.
"Devil Man Pirate Crew Captain, 'Devil' Dias."
Lucci introduced him, "Bounty of 60 million berries."
However, the important thing wasn't the bounty; a bounty of 60 million wasn't worth Lucci specifically mentioning.
The main thing was that this man who had come running had shackles around his neck.
He was a slave.
"Please, help me!"
Dias cried out in panic, "I give up on going to the New World, please help me! Just take off the shackles and let me go home! I have a family, I have a wife and children, my children are still waiting for me, and I haven't seen them for several years. I don't want to be a pirate anymore, I really don't!"
He charged forward and subconsciously reached out to grab Sagic, who was at the center, "Save me!"
His posture seemed as if he wanted to take Sagic down with him.
Bang!
Lucci flew forward with a kick, sending the charging Dias tumbling to the ground and then kicking him again to vomit blood.
Despite this, he didn't know where his willpower suddenly came from as he quickly stood up and continued to approach Sagic. "Save me, unlock it!"
However, just as his hand was about to grab Sagic, he paused slightly upon meeting his gaze, and the hand he had abruptly stretched out trembled and froze there.
"Calmed down?" Sagic asked.
Dias subconsciously nodded.
"A World Noble's slave?" Sagic asked again.
Dias nodded once more.
"Will it explode if you move too far away?"
Sagic looked at the shackles around this guy's neck, which had a mechanical collar, "What do you want?"
Dias' emotions became agitated again, "I want to take these shackles off! Just take them off, and I'll do anything! Please, help me... I want to go home! Aren't you pirates too? Please help me, I beg of you. Otherwise..."
"Otherwise, we'll all die together?"
Sagic let out a disdainful laugh and took a few steps forward. This sudden movement, instead of agitating the emotional Dias, caused him to take a few steps back as if the person before him was a formidable beast.
"Was I the one who captured you?"
"No, it wasn't you." Dias took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
"Was it a World Noble who captured you?"
"Yes, it was."
"Do you hate me?" Sagic continued to ask.
"No, I don't."
"Do you hate the World Nobles?"
"I hate them!" Dias' emotions seemed on the verge of collapsing again.
"Then why don't you go after the World Nobles, but instead come to me?"
Sagic shouted, "You have the courage to take someone down with you, so why don't you have the will to take down a World Noble?"
This shout left Dias stunned, and he subconsciously replied, "Because... you're not as bad as the World Nobles."
"So I deserve to die?"
Sagic laughed bitterly, "You're a pirate, right? The things you want and the things you want to do, you should use your strength to obtain them. Even if your strength isn't sufficient, you can't slack off in your will. A bounty of 60 million isn't a small amount, either. Whoever wrongs you, just take revenge, and that will be that."
"I, I..."
Dias stammered, his lips quivering even more as his already pale face turned even paler. But that face, which showed fear, clearly hadn't thought of this layer.
"If no one can save you, and we're all going to die anyway, then why not give it a try? If you die alone or if you take down someone who isn't your enemy, it won't cause much harm to the World Nobles. But if you attack a World Noble... then perhaps you'll become the savior who saves all pirates from becoming slaves!"
Sagic laughed quietly, pointing at him, "Think about it. Use your life to exchange for the freedom of all those who will never again become slaves, so that they will forever eliminate this profession. From then on, pirates will, at most, be imprisoned in Impel Down and will never again become slaves. Everyone will remember you!"
"Fisher Tiger climbed the Red Line continent with his bare hands and saved countless slaves in Mary Geoia, once becoming the hero in the eyes of fish-people and the savior in the eyes of slaves. You can do the same! Now, take down a World Noble with your bare hands, and perhaps you will become the new Pirate King in the eyes of pirates and the great hero in the eyes of slaves!"
His expression became sinister as he said, "Being a pirate is all about gaining fame and fortune, right? You've already been captured, so your fortune is gone, but your fame... you can still earn that!"
As soon as these words came out, the Supernovas, who had just barely recovered, all stiffened.
Kira, who had been propped up by Killer after being attacked in the back, didn't even have time to get angry before his eyes widened in shock, "Are you crazy?!"
Taking on the World Nobles?
Even someone as crazy as he was hadn't thought of such a thing.
Moreover, this wasn't just about teaching them a lesson, but about killing World Nobles?!
"No, no, I can't!"
Dias took a few quick steps back, shaking his head vigorously, "That's a World Noble, I can't do that!"
"Drop, drop, drop."
The shackles around his neck suddenly emitted a ringing sound.
"Save me!!!"
Dias widened his eyes, no longer able to hold back as he roared.
Boom!!
His entire neck exploded, the bomb inside the shackles igniting and engulfing him in a cloud of smoke. The force of the explosion blew Sagic's hair, turning him pitch-black as he fell to the ground.
"What a pity that he couldn't accept my suggestion."
Sagic shook his head, "Being a pirate means constantly facing life and death situations. Your will is just too weak."
As he spoke, he looked forward, baring a mouthful of stark white teeth, "But, I've encountered something valuable, ah..."
(End of Chapter)
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