Chapter 259: Nika Fruit, Goodbye!

"Is that so?"

Kaido's voice grew increasingly weary, and finally, his eyes closed tightly, emitting a sound so faint only he could hear: "The one who defeated me wasn't Joy Boy, it was the Straw Hat brat."

So, he wasn't a fake Joy Boy?

He once had the chance to create the world of his dreams.

How stupid.

To have been disturbed by some inexplicable prophecy, spending the better half of his life waiting for a so-called Joy Boy.

How pathetic, to have been taught a lesson by a brat.

"Luffy!"

The members of the Straw Hat Pirates gathered around, and even Usopp climbed down from the hot air balloon, trembling as he slid down the rope to the ground.

"You are the hero who saved the Oikot Kingdom."

Nami felt quite proud; she never expected that being a Pirate could also mean being a hero's companion.

Zoro hadn't expected it either.

That Luffy could actually defeat Kaido and Blackbeard; that final power of light was absolutely comparable to the top-tier players.

"Damn it, I am a man who is going to become the strongest Sword Master; I absolutely cannot drag them down."

Zoro gritted his teeth, preparing to continue his training after returning.

If it were said that,

The Pirate King, whom the Captain is aiming for, requires a top-tier powerhouse no weaker than Whitebeard.

Then his own goal of being the strongest Sword Master should be set on Hawkeye.

Right now, Luffy already possesses the qualifications to contend with those top-tier players, while he himself has only barely reached the first tier.

He still needs to continue hunting more Pollution Monsters!

"My Fire Devil Slaying Magic also needs to be studied carefully; the only thing is, moss-head, I really don't want to lose to you."

Sanji saw the troubled Zoro and immediately let out a mocking laugh.

Although he was unwilling to admit it, the strength displayed in this battle showed that Zoro was indeed slightly stronger than him.

This was something Sanji found very hard to accept.

Zoro retorted, refusing to show weakness: "What is a stinking cook comparing strength with me for?"

"Bastard, I'm a chef, not a stinking cook!"

Sanji roared in anger, glanced at Nami out of the corner of his eye, and then immediately turned into heart-eyes, twisting his body as he said: "Only a chef who can protect the woman he loves is a true chef, right, Nami-san!"

"That's right, keep up the good work."

Nami suppressed the urge to electrocute Sanji and responded hypocritically.

"Hahahahahaha."

Luffy looked at his noisy crew and let out a hearty laugh.

A smile from the heart, without the interference of the Nika Fruit.

Usopp asked curiously: "Luffy, even without selling the Rubber Fruit, you should have had enough Reward Points to defeat Kaido and Blackbeard, right?"

There are two ways to sell items in the Samsara Game.

One is to hand over the origin, but keep the item itself.

In this case, the player does not lose the item they handed over and still gets the Reward Points; it is worth the price.

The other is a complete handover, where the player loses the item.

While this allows one to obtain more Reward Points, the player themselves suffers a loss, so generally, few players are willing to make this choice.

"That's right, but I don't like that strange feeling."

Luffy scratched his head.

He always felt there was a voice in his head interfering with him.

When he sold the fruit back then, it was as if someone was asking him if he had really thought it through, choosing between power and freedom?

At that time, a flash of inspiration had also struck Luffy, as if he understood what was going on.

In a daze, he replied according to his own heart: "Thank you for helping me win the battles all this time, but my dream is to become the Pirate King."

What he needs is his companions, his dreams, not shackles that bind him.

"Companions, to the Grand Line!"

"Let's go!"

The commoners of the Oikot Kingdom were frantically searching for the Rubber Man who had saved them, but when they reached the spot, they only saw the Going Merry sailing away, rocking back and forth.

"Rubber boy, don't run!"

"Stop!"

A group of people from the Kingdom Guard stood on the shore shouting loudly.

They had been entrusted by the commoners and the King to bring back the Straw Hat Pirates to accept the Oikot Kingdom's grandest expression of gratitude.

The people on the Going Merry were puzzled and asked: "Who are they calling for?"

"It seems they are looking for Luffy."

"Is it because he used too much strength and broke the island?"

"Very likely; we are Pirates, it's not like they would invite us back to hold a banquet, right?"

Nami immediately turned into a demon, baring her teeth as she said: "And here I thought you were a hero, hurry up and run, I don't have the money to pay for damages for you!"

"Hahahahaha."

"After Kaido dies, Wano Country will definitely fall into internal strife."

Fang Yi withdrew his gaze and said with regret: "If Kaido hadn't died, even though he was a villainous wretch, occupying the vast territory of Wano Country, he should have been able to leap into becoming a top-tier player, just like Whitebeard and Shanks."

After all, what is needed to confront the Pollution Source is not a righteous and upright hero; as long as one has sufficient ambition and willpower, one can occupy a place in the Samsara Game.

After Kaido dies, the Beasts Pirates, who were gathered together by various means, should fall apart in an instant.

In the original destiny,

even the Whitebeard Pirates, whose cohesion surpassed that of the Beasts Pirates, were forced into exile everywhere due to the death of their leader.

The Beasts Pirates will likely be even more miserable.

With the All-Stars harboring their own ulterior motives, and the Tobi Roppo, Headliners, and the resistance forces of Wano Country, an internal conflict to seize the country and its territories is inevitable.

Most crucially, Pirates who crave plundering assets to exchange for Reward Points, and even the Marine Headquarters, will not let this good opportunity pass.

"The alternation of the new and old eras is always accompanied by blood and slaughter."

Who the victor is, Fang Yi does not care;

the assets are fixed,

and it is merely changing from forging one top-tier player to countless first-echelon players; both are seeds for resisting pollution, so there is little difference.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye,

the 【Soul-Snatching Envoy】 of Death Island was completely defeated, and the Pirate channel became lively.

【Congratulations to player 【Red-Haired Adventurer】 for founding the 【Adventurer Guild】 family!】

【Congratulations to player 【Scarlet Troll】 for founding the 【Scarlet Legion】 family!】

【Congratulations to player 【Im God】 for founding the 【God】 family!】

【Congratulations to player 【Joker】 for founding the 【Huolieniao Junduan】 family!】

The complete death of the Soul-Snatching Envoy dropped several complete Family Tokens, as well as a large number of Family Token Fragments.

All factions began founding families like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

After all,

the Navy had already demonstrated the immense power that the Family System could erupt with.

Even if their defensive line was breached by Red-Haired, it could not cover up the fact that they were besieged by several Four Emperors crews and top-tier Pirates.

Just like the Six Major Sects besieging Bright Peak,

even if the Ming Cult was defeated, the posture of the peerless experts was deeply ingrained in people's hearts.

In Maogu Zhen, where Pirates gathered,

inside a circus tent as spacious as a palace, sat the members of the Buggy Pirates and two guests.

"Mr. Buggy, you are very troubled right now, aren't you?"

(End of this chapter)