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  Aurora ordered her men to tinue sailing. Arthur lost in thought, paid them no mind as the ship cut through the waves.

  "Monstrous... that's the only word for it."

  The mert fleet crew, still reeling from what they'd witnessed, watched silently as Arthur's ship vanished over the horizon. Only then did the guard captai out a shaky breath, his heart still pounding in his chest.

  "After this job, I'm out! The sea's too damn dangerous..." The obese mert ship captai like he was about to faint frht. He'd lost a good couple of pounds in cold sweat.

  This stretch of sea was stained red. Most of the sin Pirates had bee fish food. There were even signs of Sea Kings in the area.

  The people on the mert ship hastily set sail. They'd just escaped one disaster; they didn't want to end up in the belly of a Sea King.

  ....

  The distaween e Bege's Mafia HQ and Elbak Isnd wasn't too great, only a two-day voyage.

  pared to other, more distant seas, where journeys could take ten days or half a month, this ractically door.

  This sea ne was dotted with over twenty isnds, home to five or six nations. It was the most prosperion in the West Blue, as it was the main route to the Grand Line!

  The level of chaos could only be described as a turbulent mix of everything.

  Bounty Hunters, Mafiosi, Pirates, and the navies of various tries all vied for dominance here.

  inally, the greatest power in this area beloo the Mafia trolled by Aurora's father. But e Bege had seized it.

  However—the young e Bege had killed his own boss to rise to power. His strength wasn't enough to and respect, so this area had bee even more chaotic.

  e Bege had learhat Aurora's family possessed a Devil Fruit, and he ordered his men to pursue the esg Aurora.

  During this journey, Aurora, having witnessed Arthur's true power, told him everything.

  "These are minor matters. On the Grand Line, even the most brilliant schemes are no match for Overwhelming Power!" Arthur naturally had zero i in such mundane affairs.

  He revered strength and freedom, sing all schemes and trickery. He only used his brain because his strength wasn't yet suffit.

  Look at e Bege. He killed his own boss, wanting to unify the Mafia. But he entered Arthur, who could crush him. His fate was already sealed.

  He either had to abandon his base and flee, esg to a pce Arthur couldn't find, or obediently wait for death.

  "Miss, Sir Arthur, more Pirates are ing!" A crewman rushed in to report.

  Aurora looked at Arthur. She khat with this powerful man around, their journey would be safe. So she always deferred to him in all matters.

  "Annoying flies—"

  Arthur sighed, feeling a bit helpless. Along the way, his Observation Haki had detected at least a dozen Pirate groups. He had mostly ighem, as long as they didn't bother him.

  Those who wao rob them...

  With a hopeful, expet look in her bright eyes, Aurora watched as Arthur sat cross-legged and softly uttered:

  <"Rain of Thunder!">

  As he spoke softly, the clouds across the entire sea area began to . Dark clouds instantly gathered, thunder rumbled, and thick bolts of blue lightning rolled and fshed. With a boom, they pierced the sky, striking down and instantly shattering more than ten Pirate ships.

  Anroup of Pirates who were watg from afar lost their voices. After a long moment, they came to their senses.

  "It's the Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, Seabury D. Arthur!"

  "The Lightning Master—Arthur!!"

  "Run!!"

  They instantly scattered like birds, disappearing without a trace.

  "When will they ever learn? They clearly know my strength—yet they 't even remember what this ship looks like?" Arthur was repeatedly interrupted in his thoughts, and was uandably annoyed.

  Aurora looked out the window and saw the shattered wooden pnks floating on the distant sea.

  "Their iion probably wasn't to trouble you, but rather e Bege has received news of your arrival a people to test you!"

  "Or perhaps these people are less informed, only knowing your name, but not that you're on this sea route!" Aurora said respectfully.

  "Sooner or ter, your name will resound throughout the world!"

  "Hahahaha!" Arthur covered his forehead, ughing so hard he leaned back.

  "Not 'Sooner or ter,' but destined to... When I set foot on the Grand Line, I will definitely make the world remember my hat day is ing soon!"

  He ughed wildly and urainedly. This attitude left a deep impression on Aurora's heart, indelible even iure.

  Watg the arrogant and wicked Arthur, she gradually fell silent. Not being on the same level, she couldn't even speak of following him.

  'Domineering, sassy, arrogant, savage, cold!' Various personalities appeared in the young man, creating a unique charm, drawing moths to a fme.

  "Blublublublublu!"

  "Blublublublu!"

  Suddenly, the snail-like Den Den Mushi on the table kept spitting out its toartling Aurora from her reverie.

  She g Arthur. Seeing that he closed his eyes and didn't want to pay attention, she reached out and picked up the receiver on the Den Den Mushi's back.

  After she picked up the receiver, the Den Den Mushi almost instantly ged its appearance, being a face with a slicked-back hairstyle, wearing small, round sungsses, with a tongue lohan a snake's.

  Aurora was very familiar with this appearance!

  "e Bege's trusted subordio?" Aurora's expression instantly darkened, being gritted teeth.

  "Vito, what do you want?"

  She had no fondness for this unscrupulous iator. She wao tear him apart.

  "Nyororororo!" A series of strange ughs came from the Den Den Mushi. "Young Miss, please five my rudeness. I would like to speak with 'Lightning Master' Arthur!"

  Arthur naturally heard their versation. He slowly opened his eyes, asking with i, "Looking for me? What for?"

  "Hmm?" Vito was stunned. He reacted immediately and introduced himself, "Sir Arthur, I am the Gang's iator, Vito. Everyone calls me 'Monster Gun!'"

  Vito spoke politely.

  However, Arthur didn't buy it. He interrupted him rudely, "—I don't care what your name is. State your purpose."

  "Nyororo! Sir Arthur is a straightforerson. Are all powerful people this unique?" Vito paused, and the Den Den Mushi's expression turned serious.

  "On behalf of the entire gang, I extend greetings to you. Sir Arthur, what will it take for you to abandon your jouro the gang's headquarters?"

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