Chapter 40
Recruiting a Nagato is equivalent to recruiting six powerful special crew members!
And these crew members all possess undying bodies!
Undoubtedly, this adds a great strength to the crew.
Carnes also gained significant benefits from this.
The abilities of the Deva Path, Asura Path, Human Path, Animal Path, Preta Path, Naraka Path have all been acquired by him!
As Carnes stepped onto the ship, the Deva Path, Pain, spoke first.
"Captain."
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On the other side, following Carnes' orders,
Vibbs led the crew to the tavern.
Looking at the mess around, and the people lying everywhere, Vibbs felt a chill in his heart.
The scene of the first encounter with Carnes uncontrollably replayed in his mind.
"Cap... Captain." It was at this moment that the crew member beside Vibbs softly called out.
Vibbs swallowed his saliva and spoke with a hoarse voice.
"Take all the wounded back!"
Soon, the members of Vibbs Pirates began rescuing the members of Bonney Pirates.
When Vibbs approached Bonney , he was surprised to find her crying.
This left him stunned for a moment.
After hesitating for a moment, he slowly squatted down beside her and spoke softly.
"I'm Vibbs, affiliated with the Gale Emperor Pirates, following Captain Carnes' orders to treat you."
"I'll take you back to the ship first."
Upon hearing this, Bonney turned her head to look at Vibbs, her voice hoarse.
"You also came like this?"
Vibbs remained silent for a moment, then nodded.
Glancing at the crew members who were helping the Bonney Pirates, Vibbs spoke softly.
"Yes, just like you, we are completely defenseless against them."
"Their power... is on a completely different level than ours."
With those words, Vibbs let out a sigh.
"In fact, being affiliated is not bad at all. At least... we're still alive."
Bonney glanced away, no longer looking at Vibbs, and muttered under her breath.
"Monster."
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The next day, the Gale Emperor Pirates set sail according to the original plan.
But now, there were three more pirate ships in their vicinity!
Forming a fleet of considerable size.
At the bow of the ship.
Carnes looked at today's newspaper while having a simple breakfast.
It was in today's newspaper that Carnes saw a familiar name.
Monkey D. Luffy!
And the news reported in the newspaper was about Luffy and his crew causing havoc on Enies Lobby, also known as the Judicial Island.
As a result, Luffy's bounty reached 300 million berries!
"They've already reached Judicial Island? It seems they're getting closer!" Carnes murmured softly as he looked at the newspaper, a smile appearing on his face.
The news conveyed by newspapers is always delayed.
It's not unusual for it to take at least half a week or as long as ten days or half a month, depending on the location and region.
Slightly turning his head, Carnes looked back and called out.
"Bring me the map."
In the rear, Lydia immediately responded, "I'll get it right away."
After receiving the map from Lydia, Carnes examined his current position and estimated the time it would take to reach the next Island.
After a while, Carnes put away the map and called out softly.
"Demiurge."
"Captain." Demiurge figure appeared next to Carnes in response.
Carnes handed over the map and spoke at the same time.
"Cancel the plan to search for nearby pirates and head straight to the Sabaody Archipelago."
"Understood!" Demiurge responded and went down.
Carnes also slowly stood up from the bow of the ship, stretched his body lazily, and smiled.
"I won't be able to find those who are wandering around so quickly, so let's start with you!"
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Several days later, in an unknown sea area, on a Marine warship.
Smoker frowned as he looked at the freshly printed bounty poster and the newspaper with a familiar person on it.
"He massacred a pirate crew and recruited three pirate crews. Even Jewlery Bonney, who had a bounty of 140 million berries, became his subordinate."
"This guy... is becoming more active, huh?!"
Smoker glanced at the bounty poster next to him.
The portrait on it was none other than Carnes, the captain of the Gale Emperor Pirates!
"In just a few months, the bounty has skyrocketed to 417 million berries. This is unprecedented, isn't it?"
Smoker took a deep drag of his cigarette and remained silent, gazing at Carnes' bounty poster.
"Knock, knock~"
Suddenly, a knocking sound interrupted Smoker's thought.
Looking up, he saw a Marine officer wearing a white Marine coat standing at the door.
"Report! The branch base is now visible!"
Smoker collected his thoughts and slowly stood up. "I know."
After sailing for another hour, the warship Smoker was on successfully docked at the harbor of the branch base.
Soon, the Marines on the warship started disembarking one after another.
Smoker, along with Tashigi and Angeli, also made their way to the deck.
After being abandoned by Carnes, Angeli's dream was no longer to become a pirate and seek the legendary treasure, but it was to capture Carnes and put him in prison!
"Let's go" Seeing that most of the Marines had disembarked the ship, Smoker called out.
However, just as he stepped off the warship and set foot on the land of the port, he caught a glimpse, from the corner of his eye, of another Marine warship anchored at the harbor. It had a massive dog head at the bow.
"That's Vice Admiral Garp's warship, right? What's going on?" Following Smoker's gaze, Tashigi asked.
Upon hearing the name Garp, an image of Carnes once again surfaced vividly in Smoker's mind.
The memory of that encounter remained fresh in his mind.
As he was about to say "Nothing" and turn to leave, the words Carnes had once said came back to him.
"If you ever meet Garp, give him my regards."
"What kind of relationship does that guy have with Vice Admiral Garp?" Recalling Carnes' words from the past, Smoker muttered to himself.
After hesitating for a moment, he decided to confirm it.
He then called out to Tashigi and Angeli.
"You two go ahead! I'm going to find Vice Admiral Garp!"
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