[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece":3,"chapter-i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-98":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I'm A Plunderer In The World Of One Piece.",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1540634,2004,"Chapter 98: 98: Yo, Beautiful.","i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-98",98,"\u003Cp>\"What kind of strength does this man truly possess?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker silently observed Shirogai stroll toward a grilled meat vendor in Rainbase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, old man, I'll take all the meat you've got. Bag everything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"R-Right away, esteemed customer! I'll pack it all immediately!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a delighted grin, the vendor scrambled to gather the food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrifying presence…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Smoker assumed that no matter how powerful Shirogai Yamikuro was, he couldn't possibly surpass an Admiral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was Aokiji, Kizaru, or Akainu, any of them should've been able to crush him effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now… he wasn't so sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai's power was unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time Smoker thought he had gauged the limit of this pirate's strength, something new would surface—something more dangerous, more overwhelming than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What chilled him even more was Shirogai's utter disregard for status, wealth, or authority—like none of it mattered to him, as if the entire world was just a playground beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Smoker stared on, lost in thought, Shirogai, now carrying a hefty bag of cooked meat, casually tossed a meat skewer his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't get ideas, this is for my idiotic Captain. You only get one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker caught it reflexively. Blinking, he scowled and scoffed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who even wants this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai extended a hand with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Then hand it back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker bit into the skewer like he was biting into the man's ego itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not a chance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Childish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a squad of Marines burst into the square, surrounding them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Smoker! Should we apprehend this pirate?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashigi, gripping her blade, pointed it directly at Shirogai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't move! 'Plunderer' Shirogai Yamikuro, you are under arrest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Smoker could speak, Shirogai waved lazily and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's save that training session for another time. I'm out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Smoke Bomb!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body instantly expanded into a vast cloud of black smoke, enveloping the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough, cough, ugh! His ability's so much like Captain Smoker's!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Switch to Sea Prism Stone bullets—quick!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm choking—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Marines coughed violently. By the time the smoke cleared, Shirogai had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker remained where he stood, slowly exhaling a cloud of smoke from his cigar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, Captain Smoker…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashigi approached, guilt in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not your fault,\" Smoker said coldly, \"I'm simply not his match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to face her fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tashigi, prepare for immediate deployment. We're heading for Alubarna, the capital of Alabasta.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A civil war is about to break out, fueled by Crocodile's plot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for who to support—the King's army or the Straw Hat Pirates—it's your call. Follow your own sense of justice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tashigi looked shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's really going on? Why is this happening?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoker didn't answer. Instead, he stepped onto his amphibious three-wheeled motorcycle, Billow, just brought over by a subordinate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't ask too many questions,\" he muttered, activating his Smoke-Smoke Fruit powers. \"Follow what you believe is right—and whatever the result, I'll take responsibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then where are you going, Captain Smoker?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Out to sea. Stay in contact at all times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered Shirogai's biting words about the World Government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to his loyal Marines and said firmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Observe this kingdom. Watch how this ends. What happens here is only a reflection of the world at large.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someday… we might witness the fall of something even bigger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the World Government truly good… or rotten at its core?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll find out for myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar of Billow echoed across the sand as the motorcycle sped out of Rainbase toward the coastline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile… In the Desert\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far from Rainbase, deep inside a quicksand pit...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough... cough… damn it, I'm starving… and thirsty…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Luffy's head remained above the sinking sand. His face was pale and cracked from dehydration, his breathing labored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't… die here… Not yet… I haven't launched that bastard Crocodile into orbit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighty percent of the water in his body was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any normal human would have already died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thanks to the elasticity of his Rubber-Rubber Fruit, Luffy barely clung to life. The rubber allowed his dried organs to continue functioning—for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, if the desert's freezing night set in before rescue arrived, it would be over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't even lift his arms. He was completely buried beneath the sand—his will the only thing keeping him alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile's taunting voice rang through his fading consciousness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're weak, Straw Hat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're not even in the same league.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's always a fresh batch of loud rookie Pirates on the Grand Line…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuba will fall, and the Alabasta Kingdom will crumble. You can't save anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"hahaha, hahaha…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"DAMN IT!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of rage reignited Luffy's failing heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began smashing his head into the sand repeatedly, trying to force his body upward through sheer desperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above the clouds, Shirogai Yamikuro sat cross-legged on an invisible platform, arms folded, watching the scene below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone calls Luffy overpowered… a chosen one… but none of them see this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one notices how often he flirts with death. Each fight could've been his last.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Nika Model?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch. Give it a hundred years and they'll call it the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Luffy Model.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful gust swept the desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand pit collapsed further, swallowing Luffy's head beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was seconds from suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh… Luffy nearly died here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai didn't intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already looked into the next thirty seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone else would act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of arms sprouted from the sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dug rapidly, pulling Luffy upward with gentle strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gurgle... gurgle...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy's limp body was pushed out of the pit and rolled onto a dune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing nearby was the mysterious Miss All Sunday—Nico Robin, Vice President of Baroque Works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her long black hair danced in the breeze. She looked down at the battered, trembling form of Monkey D. Luffy with quiet intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A person with the initial 'D'...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you people, really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could say more, a familiar voice drifted down from the sky:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yo, beautiful. We meet again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, Robin looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirogai Yamikuro descended slowly from above, smiling casually, like he hadn't just watched someone nearly die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinked, shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're alive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course. I'm hard to kill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read ahead of WN on patreon.com\u002FZphyr_\u003C\u002Fp>",1048,"2026-06-06T06:44:36.996Z",1,"novelbin.me","8b4383de9b0215d1e02896274b13fddadc2eaf046a80a759509aa059ed6ced05","i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-99","i-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-chapter-97",652,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-a-plunderer-in-the-world-of-one-piece-cover.jpg"]