Chapter 163

Crocus said impatiently, "Luffy, kid, did you forget what I said? Before you advance to intermediate Armament Haki, it's impossible for you to..."

"Swish—"

A purple luster climbed onto Luffy's fist; it was exactly the initial stage of intermediate Armament Haki.

"I broke through just now when I beat up that big guy!" Luffy said proudly.

But the next moment...

"You're still far off," Crocus said bluntly, "Di kid has advanced Armament Haki; you, with your just-entered intermediate Armament Haki... wait until you have advanced Armament Haki before you talk."

"Eh? But Uncle Crocus, didn't you say that once you reach intermediate..."

"At that time, Di kid was only at the intermediate level too."

"... Damn it!" Luffy glared at Lord Lord Lord Sima Di, "I don't care! I just want to..."

【Shut up!】

"Mmm-mmm-mmm—"

Luffy's mouth was locked, but he still wouldn't give up.

He raised his fist, wanting to spar with Lord Lord Lord Sima Di...

【Hunger!】

"Grumble—"

Luffy's stomach started drumming; it was clear he was very hungry.

He himself was also limp on the ground, looking like he hadn't eaten for days and nights.

Interestingly...

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Lord Lord Lord Sima Di was staring at the News Coo, suddenly having an idea!

This News Coo...

Does it taste good?

How does the newspaper company manage to make those vicious pirates obediently pay for newspapers?

If it wasn't by forcibly snatching them when the News Coo passed by?

"I guess you're thinking of something bad," Crocus's voice came.

Looking in the direction of the sound,

this old man didn't know when he had gotten up and was reading the newspaper Lord Lord Lord Sima Di had bought.

Lord Lord Lord Sima Di then voiced his doubts.

"Haha! I actually know this!" Crocus explained, "Back then, that idiot Roger was curious about the taste of the News Coo, but the taste was so bad he couldn't eat it, and there was a smell that lingered for a long time. It is said that these News Coos can smell it from hundreds of kilometers away and choose to fly around."

"We didn't see a newspaper for a long time after that, until we changed to a new ship at Water 7, and then the News Coos came again."

So that's it!

News Coo meat tastes bad + they won't sell you newspapers.

It perfectly isolated all the pirates' bad intentions.

After all...

The News Coo can be said to be the only channel on the sea to understand the outside world.

【Copy!】

Lord Lord Lord Sima Di copied a newspaper.

The front-page headline made him very interested.

—"Blackbeard newly appointed as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea! Formerly a member of the Four Emperors Whitebeard Pirates!"

Sure enough...

Blackbeard still used Ace to trade for the position of one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

The secondary headline had something to do with the Straw Hat Pirates.

—"Seven Warlord of the Sea Moonlight..."

Looking at the report below,

it was reported by Tyrant Tyrant Tyrant Kuma, who did not report the specific process, only stating that it was killed by the Straw Hat Pirates.

For this reason,

Luffy, as the captain, was luckily given a 50 million Berry increase in his bounty.

And Lord Lord Lord Sima Di, as the "vice-captain," had an increase of 10 million Berries.

Regarding this...

"When did I become the vice-captain?" Lord Lord Lord Sima Di scratched his head.

How did he not know about this?

"Is it strange?" Crocus said as a matter of course, "You are the one commanding the Straw Hat Pirates. Although your combat power hasn't been exposed too much, you dared to block the path of Admiral Aokiji. Being both wise and strong in combat, it's already surprising that you aren't the captain."

Lord Lord Lord Sima Di shrugged.

Captain?

Besides sounding good, what substantial benefits can it have?

Being specially targeted by the Marines?

Although he is not the captain now, his words are much more effective than Luffy's.

With a flick of his hand,

he stuck Luffy's bounty poster next to where Luffy was sleeping.

Lord Lord Lord Sima Di teased, "When that kid wakes up and sees it, he'll probably make a fuss for a while."

Crocus also laughed.

But then he frowned, looking at a report in the newspaper...

I accompanied my wife back to her parents' home today, basic update for one day!

Automatic subscription is 4 short of an extra update, yo.

55. Teaching Dragon Language! The Clown's True Face?

Crocus's gaze froze!

This caught Lord Lord Lord Sima Di's attention, and he turned to the section Crocus was looking at.

Yo!

It's an old acquaintance.

—"Pirate King remnant Clown Buggy, captured by the newly appointed Major General Smoker!"

Looking at the detailed report.

It turned out that when Smoker was delivering the appointment letter for the Seven Warlords of the Sea to Blackbeard, he happened to encounter Clown Buggy "committing a crime" on the way, and Smoker, who hated evil, captured him on the spot.

Hmm...

Just unlucky.

"I have a question," Lord Lord Lord Sima Di asked curiously, "This Clown Buggy, do you know his true strength?"

Crocus thought for a moment,

and said uncertainly, "He was an intern who boarded the ship at the same time as Shanks. His talent should be on par with Shanks, right?"

"But before they could make a name for themselves, we arrived at Laugh Tale, so I really don't have much understanding of his strength... The only impression I have is that his luck is particularly good, and he can always just happen to avoid danger."

Conqueror's Luck?

Can't even beat a Smoker,

regardless of whether this Buggy is playing the pig to eat the tiger or is really weak, he is definitely the most useless crew member on Roger's ship.

He flipped through it again casually,

and unexpectedly found some "Moonlight..." in the corner.

No news about Ace?

Also,

the Marines are probably still in the confidentiality stage, waiting for the personnel to be gathered before releasing the news.

"Leaving first."