One Piece: Crown of Darkness

Whiskey Peak, the first stop on the middle of the seven Grand Line routes, was a barren little place. Even its mountains were shaped like resilient cacti.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh!"

"Pirates are here!"

"..."

The exclamations weren't of panic, but of enthusiastic welcome.

It was strange; the residents of this town didn't seem to fear pirates. Instead, they harbored a kind of ulterior delight.

"Momma? Momma? The people here seem really nice," Weevil also found this odd. After all, in the towns he'd passed through previously, people were extremely hostile towards pirates, almost forming a fixed impression in his mind.

Miss Buckin scoffed, "Don't be silly, my son! Look closely at the sinister chill in their smiles, and their poorly concealed weapons, and you'll know they're not so good."

She was a middle-aged woman, but dressed completely inappropriately for her age: heavy makeup, a leopard-print coat, small sunglasses, and a small hat, as trendy as could be.

She was exceptionally short, not even reaching Weevil's knee. Weevil's physique was incredibly disproportionate, with a robust, even bloated upper body accounting for more than two-thirds of his total height, and two slender legs making up less than one-third.

"Then, then they're bad people?" Weevil wiped the snot from his white crescent mustache, his foolish face filled with indignation. "These bastards, daring to deceive me!"

Despite being in his twenties, Weevil's mind was exceptionally simple, even deficient, lacking, or more directly, he was intellectually disabled.

Buckin raised her T-shaped cane and tapped Weevil twice, saying, "What are you waiting for, baby? Annihilate them."

"It hurts! Momma, why did you hit me?" Buckin hadn't used any force, yet Weevil's reaction was unexpectedly large, his eyes brimming with complaint.

Buckin sternly urged, "Hurry!"

"Hmph."

Like a petulant child, Weevil, though unwilling, had no choice but to carry out Buckin's command.

Whoosh!

Boom!!!

"You bastards, hand over all your food and money!"

Soaring, Weevil leaped onto the shore, swung his naginata, and shouted loudly.

"Uh..."

"What's going on?"

"Pirate-san, we didn't provoke you. On the contrary, we were preparing to welcome you!"

"..."

The town residents who had so warmly welcomed the pirates were bewildered by Weevil's actions.

"Less talk, all of you, you're all liars! Momma said so, it must be true!" Weevil, without explanation, savagely swung his blade and attacked.

Slash!

Ahhhh!!!

With such a sudden attack, Weevil instantly cut down a swath of people. Blood, dismembered limbs, and severed arms covered the shore.

"..."

"Damn it, this idiot is hard to fool!"

"Exposed? Attack!"

"I wonder what their bounties are. We won't lose money, will we?"

"Who cares!"

"Hehehehe~~~"

"..."

A group of town residents quickly transformed, each holding guns and swords, their expressions malicious.

"Indeed, a bounty hunter's nest! Trying to fool an old woman like me as a rookie pirate..." Buckin grumbled disdainfully.

Clang~~~

Crunch!

Bang, bang, bang!!!

Clink, clink, clink!

"..."

The bounty hunters on the shore were stunned, staring at Weevil in disbelief, their faces pale and purplish, cold sweat dripping, stiffly looking down and then up, confirming that their broken blades and empty guns had indeed struck Weevil's body just moments ago.

"It hurts a little," Weevil said nonchalantly, brushing off the remaining metal fragments from his body, and continued his rampage.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!!!

"Ahhh ahhh ahhh!!!"

"W-We're sorry, please spare us!"

"Monster! Monster!!!"

Dozens, even hundreds, of bounty hunters were no match. Weevil instantly bathed them in blood.

...

In the nearby sea.

On the Flamingo.

"Fufufufu~ How long do you plan to watch, Machvise?!" Doflamingo's fingers twitched, enticing him. "Distract that idiot son, so he doesn't notice his annoying old hag... This is the test I'm giving you, and your chance to join our Donquixote Family! You must understand, I'm different from those ambitious fools destined for mediocrity. My talent, strength, and methods will sooner or later lead you all to the top."

Machvise gazed at the incredibly powerful Weevil, his face turning green, constantly swallowing. He, too, finally followed in the footsteps of Trebol and Diamante, realizing the truth of "this sea has people stronger than you like clouds and rain; some people, no matter how hard you try, you just can't beat them." He had only just entered the Grand Line and already encountered two exceptionally talented individuals... Doflamingo was one, and Weevil was the other.

"Behehehe~ Nyeh, nyeh, doesn't your Devil Fruit ability let you fly? What are you scared of?" Trebol reminded him.

Machvise paused, then let out a deep sigh of relief, confidently saying, "That's right! That's right, iin! Leave it to me, iin!"

Using his Ton-Ton Fruit to lighten his weight, Machvise floated and flew.

"Fufufufu~" Doflamingo licked the corner of his lips, no longer able to hide his excitement and... savagery.

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