Chapter 75

"No, this is just the joy belonging to men," Sima Di chuckled.

Men are a magical species; sometimes they suddenly compete to see who can jump higher to pluck that leaf, and the winner's prize is merely this—"If you can pluck it, you're impressive."

It's truly childish, but the joy is also truly real.

"It's coming!" Kuri Kai suddenly said.

As soon as he spoke,

the previously calm sea surface suddenly churned into a supermassive whirlpool, its spinning force dragging the Golden Merry toward the abrupt center of the vortex.

"Boss! We can only take you this far!" the Gorilla shouted.

"Come back safe, Boss!" the Orangutan wept.

Kuri Kai waved cheerfully and called out, "Hurry and leave, go as far away as you can!"

"Yes, Boss!"

"Yes, Boss!"

The two pirate ships powered full throttle away from the edge of the giant whirlpool, heading farther out.

Unexpectedly,

along the way they encountered a "giant raft" made of massive wooden stakes, with a pirate flag hanging from it.

Is this crude pirate ship really supposed to be a pirate vessel?

"Hey! The Ascending Current's about to appear—get out of here!" the Gorilla kindly warned.

But the black-bearded giant leading the giant raft only laughed loudly, advancing instead of retreating, directing the raft toward the Golden Merry.

Sima Di and the others had also noticed Black Hu Zi's arrival.

"That's the pirate from that day," Luffy said.

"Come to cause trouble?" Zoro frowned.

This was the critical moment before the Ascending Current—no time to tangle with these people.

Sima Di said nothing, watching silently.

As they drew nearer,

the giant raft did not directly approach the Golden Merry; Black Hu Zi stood on it and shouted.

"Demon's Bane! I've decided you're my partner—come back alive! Ohhahaha—"

Was he here to see them off?

Sima Di smiled.

If only as a partner, Black Hu Zi was actually quite decent.

But unfortunately...

He's a villain!

"Hey! You bastard! Sima is my partner!" Luffy shouted angrily.

Upon hearing this, Black Hu Zi burst into loud laughter.

"Your little boat? How could it possibly carry a being like the Demon's Bane? He's destined to soar as an eagle over the New World! Only my ship can carry him!"

Hmm...

The words sounded mighty.

But his crude giant raft beneath his feet made the whole statement look ridiculous.

【Amplify!】

"Did you like the two gifts I sent?" Sima Di whispered.

But under the amplification of his Word-Spell ability, his voice echoed across the entire sea.

Black Hu Zi was a straightforward man;

he immediately unleashed his Dark Space, and surging Tenchi Flames burst forth, burning fiercely upon the sea surface.

As Sima Di had predicted, the unburnable darkness ensured the Tenchi Flames would never extinguish.

"Ohhahaha—I love this gift! Demon's Bane, I'll wait for you in the New World!" Black Hu Zi patted his belly: "The other gift went a bit too far—if you ever use it on me again, I might just kill you!"

Tsk!

It seemed Black Hu Zi had truly enjoyed the super-doubled "joy."

Watching the two exchange words back and forth, Luffy exploded.

"You bastard! I'm gonna knock you into next week!"

He swung his arm to launch a ranged strike at Black Hu Zi—but Sima Di waved him off.

You've just left the starting village—don't rush to fight the final boss.

"Since you came all this way, I'll give you one more gift," Sima Di said.

This lit up Black Hu Zi's eyes with anticipation.

The last Tenchi Flame Sima Di left behind had destroyed his storage space, but its destructive power had increased geometrically—if used properly, the unextinguishable black flame would become a hidden trump card.

Upon hearing a pirate crew planned to ride the Ascending Current to the Sky Island, he'd immediately deduced it must be Sima Di—and rushed here to see them off.

I wonder...

What will he give me this time?

Sima Di stood at the ship's edge, smiling as he clenched his fist, enveloping it in Armament Haki, emitting a faint, dim blue glow.

"Don't die."

The next instant,

Sima Di swung his fist as if casually—but the hidden power compressed the air to its extreme, turning his punch's wind into an air cannon that split the sea apart!

"Royal Domination? Hō? Oū?"

Blackbeard's eyes went wide!

Is this kid really that brave?

He couldn't bother with much more, hurriedly leaping up and throwing a punch as well, and tried to use "Dark Water" to absorb it, only to discover that this fist wind wasn't formed by a Devil Fruit ability, but rather fist wind blasted out by pure strength!

Blackbeard was shocked!

This kid is simply a monster!

But because of his misjudgment, he missed the best moment to defend, was swept up by the fist wind and carried toward the giant raft, smashing it to pieces on the spot and bundling the other three along with it, riding the wind and waves across the sea surface as they flew toward the distant horizon.

"Wahahahaha—I've got my eyes on you! See you in the New World!"

Sima Di shook his head with amusement, not believing Blackbeard would die just like that.

Suddenly!

The ground beneath everyone's feet gave way, and they discovered that the Thousand Sunny had somehow already arrived at the center of the giant whirlpool, which turned out to be completely hollow, and at this moment the Thousand Sunny was falling toward the seabed.

"We're done for!"

"Lord Sima! Quick! Get us out of here!"

"Ahhhhh—"

But in the next instant,

A towering sea current abruptly erupted, carrying several million tons of seawater and slamming toward the Thousand Sunny!

The Thousand Sunny is in peril!

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10. The Flying Sunny! The Understanding Big Sister!

When several million tons of seawater come rushing at you, what do you do?

Using the Whisper-Whisper ability won't be in time, and the other abilities are about the same.

Sima Di was preparing to throw a punch at the towering sea current to blast it apart, after which he'd have plenty of ways to fly into the sky.

A black shadow suddenly darted out—it was Laboon!

She saw her right hand transform into a whale tail to shield the Thousand Sunny, with Armament Haki barely covering the surface being struck, taking the fatal blow from the towering sea current in the Thousand Sunny's place.

And the Thousand Sunny was knocked aside as well, landing on the surface of the towering sea current's water, advancing toward the sky along with the sea current.

Laboon also safely returned to the deck, looking as though she hadn't been injured.

As expected of an Island Whale, her physique is just that tough.