People are pirates, behind the scenes

In addition, the Warring States General said that among the three great pirates, Roger was executed, the Golden Lion disappeared, and the remaining Whitebeard, Edward?6?1 Newgate, became the most popular pirate in the world today. The territory of power continued to expand, and many encirclement and suppression campaigns organized by the navy ended in failure.

This Shichibukai meeting is mainly aimed at the Whitebeard Pirates.

However, no specific operations were mentioned, which means that the Navy has a record of Whitebeard, and the purpose of convening the Shichibukai is to increase the deterrence of the new pirate group of the Grand Line.

Moria said he was very embarrassed, he was the best at bullying the new pirates.

At the same time, Beelzebub, who was far away in Wano, cut off the spiritual thread.

"It is said that Crocodile's pirate group was completely wiped out when he challenged Whitebeard for the second time. It is very similar to Moria's experience."

These two are quite similar to each other.

It's just obvious that there is a huge difference in IQ between the two. With Crocodile's temperament, he must look down on Moglia's pig brain.

A few days ago, Beelzebub took Kozuki Oden and Kozuki Toki away from Wano Country.

Kozuki Oden's old injury has not healed, and his legs were burned when he rushed into the fire to save Kozuki. This probability sounds a bit unbelievable for a swordsman.

But just like Monka slashing Garp, Golden Lion being plugged by the rudder, Shanks losing his arm... outrageous.

Although Beelzebub managed to save his legs, due to severe burns to his muscles and bones, it was difficult for his legs to sustain high-intensity fighting.

Kozuki Oden finally fulfilled his agreement with Beelzebub and left Wano Country with Kozuki Toki, waiting for an opportunity to recapture Wano Country 20 years later.

But he didn't know that Beelzebub had his own little Jiujiu.

"It's time to leave."

.....................

The desert is vast and the sunset is full of red clouds.

Crocodile walked alone in this desolate land, his face as cold as a knife, leaving a series of footprints in the yellow sand on the ground.

"Hey, Kroc!"

Suddenly, there was a shout from the sand dunes ahead. Crocodile looked up and saw a man carrying a travel bag waving to Crocodile under the red glow of the backlight.

Crocodile was startled at first, but when the backlight gradually became clearer, he finally saw the young man's appearance clearly.

"Beelzebub?"

Crocodile's stern face suddenly bloomed like a flower, and the mended scars on his face no longer looked ferocious.

He walked up quickly, looked at Beelzebub with bright eyes, and punched him in the chest: "Last time we parted without leaving, I thought I would never see you again. How do you look like a kid? It hasn’t changed at all from a year ago, where have you been all these years?”

Beelzebub smiled like a simple boy: "I accomplished the goal of [-] corpses."

"What did you say?" Crocodile didn't seem to hear clearly.

Beelzebub smiled innocently and showed off his acting skills: "Do you still remember our agreement eight years ago? I have never forgotten it in these years. I have traveled to many places, traveled far and wide, and also visited dangerous underwater worlds. After eight years of Time, I finally completed my goal of burying the body."

Crocodile smiled bitterly, his expression was gloomy, and he looked listless: "Yes, is it... Congratulations to you, I'm so sorry, Beelzebub, I failed to fulfill the promise between us. I didn't meet any of the two conditions at the beginning. not complete……"

In order to fulfill this agreement, Crocodile fought with Barrett for a whole day and night under the conditions of his home court. He also challenged Whitebeard successively, but both ended in a disastrous defeat... and during the second challenge, the Pirates It was all destroyed, and he also broke one of his hands.

Now he only has the glorious title of Shichibukai.

"Clock!"

Beelzebub grabbed Crocodile's shoulders, his eyes were terrifyingly hot: "You must never give up until the last moment. Where was your pride before? Did you give up just because of a few failures?!"

"No one in this world is born a king! No one can succeed all the time. The reason for failure is to be more prepared for success next time!"

"Do you know what I have experienced these years? Wars, robberies, riots, disasters, plagues, no matter how difficult and dangerous it is, I have never given up collecting the bodies of the dead!"

"If you only have this little ambition, just think I've misjudged you!"

Beelzebub spoke plausibly and struck Crocodile's heart with every sentence, making Crocodile deaf and enlightened.

Yes, he was once young and frivolous, full of passion, and in the underground underworld, he could control the sky with one hand and call the wind and rain... He was so wanton and proud at that time.

Now he gave up on himself, once doubted his own strength, lived in the shadow of Whitebeard, and even thought about relying on external forces to take the opportunity to climb the mountain...

"Do I, do I really have a chance? Surpass that man!" Crocodile clenched his fists, his eyes shining with luster.

Beelzebub knew that what Crocodile needed most now was recognition of his own strength.

Beelzebub asked seriously: "How do you think you compare with the other Shichibukai?"

Crocodile thought seriously for a while and said, "It depends on who..."

Beelzebub patted Crocodile on the shoulder: "You see you are hesitant to compare with other Shichibukai, so wouldn't it be difficult for you to surpass Whitebeard?"

Crocodile's eyes dimmed instantly.

"But..." Beelzebub then changed the topic: "Klock, although we can't defeat Whitebeard now, we still have a chance... Whitebeard is certainly powerful, but it is not invincible."

"We can regard defeating Whitebeard as the ultimate goal. Before achieving this goal, we can set many small goals, maybe ten, maybe a hundred, but the end of this road is Whitebeard."

"If you think about it, we can get closer to the final goal step by step and shorten the distance between us. In this way, we will not have no chance of defeating him."

Crocodile and Barrett are similar in age, but they are able to tie with Barrett, who was the same as Rayleigh at the beginning, which shows his talent and proficiency in using his fruit abilities.

Moreover, Crocodile only had one world mission, and he wanted to try a new possibility.

Crocodile's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Beelzebub sincerely. The more he looked at it, the more he appreciated it: "Beelzebub, as expected, you understand me best. Without your words, I would probably still be addicted to hypocrisy. of power."

"Two years ago, the navy launched a campaign against the rampaging Barrett. I was a witness to that war..."

Crocodile clenched his fists slightly and admitted unwillingly: "It was then that I realized how terrifyingly Barrett, whom I hadn't seen for several years, had grown to. However, I still couldn't move forward... Compared with him, he He has always had the resilience to never admit defeat, which is where I am not as good as him.”

"But thank you, Beelzebub. After listening to your words, I realized that some distances are not impossible to close. If Barrett can do it, then so can I!"

The fire rekindled in Crocodile's eyes: "So, join forces with me to conquer this sea!"

His eyes were as confident as they were eight years ago.