Chapter 18: The D Family

Skypiea, the Open-Air Banquet Hall.

Despite being covered in blood, Mihawk still sat at his seat, drinking alone by himself.

He wasn't drinking out of depression; after all, he was only nineteen, and it was normal that he couldn't beat a prime-aged Kizaru.

The reason he was drinking was that Saint Saint Saiwen had knocked out all the natives on Skypiea, so now no one was available to help treat his injuries.

Following Mihawk's gaze, he saw Saint Saint Saiwen and Kizaru seemed to be arguing about something.

"Old brother, the world shouldn't be like this."

"Little brother, don't say any more."

Kizaru never expected that he, a Navy Vice Admiral and high-ranking officer about to be promoted to Admiral, would reach an agreement with a World Government wanted criminal.

This kid was even trying to incite him to rebel.

It was simply turning the heavens upside down.

Suddenly learning the historical truths that had been covered up gave a huge shock to the justice Kizaru firmly upheld, leaving the whole person somewhat dazed.

In his mind, two wills were constantly clashing.

【He has been to the Final Island; these must all be true; the World Government is trash.】

【So what? Pirates will always be pirates.】

【He didn't want to be a pirate either; it was only because the World Government and the Navy were incompetent that he became a pirate to survive.】

【Have you forgotten the justice in your heart?】

Kizaru rubbed his brow; his chaotic breathing was as heavy as his current mood. He just wanted to leave this devil in front of him as soon as possible and be alone to calm down.

"Little brother, are the people on your side reliable?"

"Don't worry."

Saint Saint Saiwen took out several photos from his chest: "The photos are all here. We aren't preparing to go to the Blue Sea anyway; put your heart at ease."

"Old brother, I have only one request."

Kizaru burned the photos to ash: "Speak."

"Old brother, you know the nature of the World Government. I hope you can, for the sake of these weak Skypieans, not leak information about Skypiea."

"Fine, I promise you."

Thinking of the gold Saint Saint Saiwen had promised, a heat rose in Kizaru's heart; earning all the money for the rest of his life in half a day...

... truly made the trip worthwhile.

He could actually try to kill Saint Saint Saiwen; at that time, all the gold in Gold City would become his possession.

How to put it? This kid was hard to kill.

Moreover, he, Kizaru, couldn't do such a thing; ambiguous justice was also justice.

"Little brother, where are the prisoners you kidnapped?"

"He ran." Saint Saint Saiwen helplessly spread his hands: "While you and Mi-san were fighting, that guy secretly ran away."

"I see..." Kizaru looked somewhat conflicted: "I'll go chase him then. If I can catch one, I'll catch one."

He couldn't miss the gold, and he also wanted to be an Admiral.

Promising Saint Saint Saiwen not to leak Skypiea's news was indirectly telling the other party: as long as you don't let the photos leak out, I won't leak the news.

Those destroyed photos... what a joke.

Kizaru firmly believed that this sneaky little guy definitely had more photos of the two of them toasting and drinking in his hand; he was also out of his mind, attending a pirate banquet.

And getting blackmailed with photos by the other party.

Using gold as a path, Saint Saint Saiwen and Kizaru, who was about to be promoted to Admiral, reached a series of cooperation agreements.

Including but not limited to—

Not killing the Navy to the last man when meeting them, exchanging intelligence between both sides, and so on.

Before leaving, Kizaru spoke again: "Are you sure you won't be active on the sea during this period?"

"Don't worry; I keep my word."

Watching Kizaru leave, Saint Saint Saiwen carried a bucket and splashed the unconscious Skypiean people one by one to wake them up.

"Old Gan, Mi-san is injured; pick some nurses to help treat his injuries."

"Yes, my lord Lei Shen."

Gan Fall nodded in agreement; that ugly-looking enemy had disappeared, so he must have been driven away by my lord Lei Shen.

Truly worthy of being my lord Lei Shen!

Saint Saint Saiwen returned to his seat and began to reflect on the wrong decisions made during this period: he should have given up the idea of recruiting the doctor as a crew member sooner.

The strategic value of the Op-Op Fruit was indeed extremely high.

But now that guy escaped back to the sea in the chaos; if he is arrested again by the World Government, it will expose information about Skypiea.

"I really shouldn't have been soft-hearted back then."

Just as Saint Saint Saiwen felt regret, a sneaky figure suddenly darted over.

"Captain, that guy is gone?"

Seeing who had come, Saint Saint Saiwen kicked him: "You little idiot, you even deceived me."

The doctor dodged while smiling apologetically: "This just makes it look more real. That guy definitely wouldn't have thought that even you were deceived by me."

"I guess you still have some wisdom."

Saint Saint Saiwen said in a bad mood: "You kid had better find a way to hide; the World Government will absolutely not give up on the Op-Op Fruit."

The doctor's eyes instantly dimmed a few shades: "So you knew all along."

"Then why didn't you turn me in? If you had turned me in, at least it could have eliminated the Navy's wanted order against you."

Saint Saint Saiwen rolled his eyes.

"Although I am a pirate, pirates must still uphold righteousness. Besides, for a pirate like me, the Navy's wanted poster is a symbol of honor."

The bounty is the Navy's alternative recognition of pirates.

On the entire Grand Line, only Captain Luo Jie and Whitebeard have bounties exceeding five billion, while on the Navy's side, only Akainu Sakazuki does.

Due to the Great War at God's Valley, Rock's information was erased by the World Government.

Saint Saint Saiwen patted the doctor on the shoulder.

"Find a place to hide, and preferably make sure I don't know where. I'm afraid one day I might lose control and drag you to the World Government to claim the reward."

"Understood, Captain."

Three days later, the Golden City of Shandora.

Before the massive stone tablet, Saint Saint Saiwen touched the newer inscription on the tablet, and a scene from two years ago when he followed the captain to the Sky Island naturally floated before his eyes.

Beside Saint Saint Saiwen, Mihawk was wrapped from head to toe in supreme-grade bandages.

"What does it say?"

Saint Saint Saiwen shook his head: "I can't understand the earlier part of the inscription either. The latter part of the text was dictated by Captain Luo Jie and engraved by Oden."

"I came to this place to guide this text toward the Final Island — Pirate: Gol D. Luo Jie."

Mihawk frowned: "D?"

Saint Saint Saiwen explained: "The captain's real name is Gol D. Luo Jie. When the World Government reported his deeds to the world, they publicly claimed his name was Gold Luo Jie, deliberately hiding the 'D' in his name..."

"The Will of D... was once a faction that had an adversarial relationship with the World Government in the past."

"The World Government hates D and fears D, so they chose to erase the existence of the Will of D from the world's sight."

Saint Saint Saiwen grinned and said.

"In other words, even if we turn the world upside down, since we are not the Will of D, the World Government might even try to win us over."

Mihawk remained silent for a long time before asking: "I want to go down. Do you have a way?"

Even as strong as Mihawk, jumping down from ten thousand meters high would very likely result in him being smashed into minced meat.

Saint Saint Saiwen spread his hands: "Mi-san, you won't even call me Captain."

Training must never stop, especially for a proud man like Mi-san. Whenever Saint Saint Saiwen spotted the right moment, he would immediately start PUA-ing him.

Facing this situation, Mihawk drew the Black Blade Yoru from behind his back: "Barzab, draw your blade."

Saint Saint Saiwen drew his blade in response: "Change location. Don't damage the inscription."

In fact, Saint Saint Saiwen had long prepared an item that could allow Mihawk to land safely in the sea: the Flying Bamboo Dragonfly.

Why not buy a Flying Cape?

Although the Flying Cape is undoubtedly cooler, its price is as high as 1,000 points, whereas the Flying Bamboo Dragonfly only requires 500 points. Furthermore, Saint Saint Saiwen's own twisted sense of humor was at play.

Just imagine.

The sight of the ice-cold and proud Mihawk flying around with a Flying Bamboo Dragonfly on his head, just like Doraemon, doesn't that create a vivid picture?

After a true battle between men, Saint Saint Saiwen took the Flying Bamboo Dragonfly out of his pocket.

"Mi-san, put this on your head."