One Piece: Rising to Power as a Warlord of the Sea

The boring meeting ended after two hours. In short, it was meaningless. Sengoku saw through the Seven Warlords, but unfortunately, there was no good solution.

However, the New World still needed the Seven Warlords to maintain a certain order to counterbalance the Four Emperors. The current tripartite balance couldn't be broken yet. At least, until the navy has absolute power to crush everything, the position of the Seven Warlords still needs to remain.

After the meeting, Natsu happily bid farewell to Garp, saying they would meet again next time, or that the old man could visit him in the Sea of Rebellion whenever he was free, as he now had a legitimate identity.

"Heh heh heh! Natsu, the sales of the Smile Movement are doing very well, and the response from various kingdoms is also great. They are all asking when you will increase production. Berry is not an issue!"

Just as Natsu was about to board the Smile ship to return, Doflamingo stopped him, speaking with a smile.

"Increase production? It's possible, but since it's a trial robot, the selling price was too low. Now that we're officially selling it, the price will go up!" Natsu stopped and spoke directly.

"Heh heh heh! Looks like you have the talent of a shady businessman, Natsu. So, how much will the price increase?"

"Double!" Natsu said.

"Hmph, what a greedy guy!" Doflamingo mocked, thinking Natsu might be a money-driven person.

"Greedy? Maybe. If the price is right, let them send someone to the Sea of Rebellion for the trade!" Natsu said and walked off without looking back. Trading in the Sea of Rebellion would also help raise the profile of the Smile Pirates, marking the first step in their business development.

In the days while Natsu was heading to the Navy Headquarters, Kumo and Enel, following Natsu's instructions before he left, led a few hundred people to an endless ice plain. The piercing cold wind made all the pirates shiver, and the thick snow around them had everyone questioning their lives.

The New World was truly unpredictable, as the weather on the islands they passed through was completely different. Enel and Kumo led the large group forward.

"Ding, ding, ding!"

A crisp sound echoed across the ice plain. Looking up, they saw a group of people dressed in thick coats and hats, desperately hammering the ground. Their faces changed from excitement to confusion and eventually to anger.

"Why? Why is this happening! Treasure!" One member stared greedily at the treasure beneath the ice layer, becoming frantic as he dug at the ice with all his might.

"Boss, let's go back! If the leader of the Happo Navy, Chinjao, comes, we're dead!" A pirate behind him nervously looked around, fearing Chinjao's return.

"Wow! Captain Kumo, is that treasure all underneath the ice?"

At that moment, a sudden voice made the nervous group freeze. They turned mechanically to see a group of pirates.

"Who are you?"

"Who are we? Let me introduce myself, shock you, I'm Kumo, Captain of the Smile Pirates' First Division!"

"...??" Perhaps because they hadn't paid attention to the outside world for a long time, they weren't familiar with the Smile Pirates.

"Forget it, I'll give you one minute to leave!" Without waiting for them to think, Kumo directly ordered. After all, treasure was best claimed by one person.

Kumo, now ready for action, was especially excited when he saw that the ice below was filled with treasure. He began to laugh crazily, grinning with excitement.

"Hmph, how could…"

"Boom!"

"Really, just a weakling, why waste time?" Enel snorted, not impressed, as he flicked his ear with his pinky finger.

"Tch, only know how to solve problems with force, brute!"

"Don't bother me!" (*￣rǒ￣)

"Captain Kumo, Captain Enel, what should we do next? We tried earlier, but the ice is too thick to break through." One pirate ran over to report, looking disheartened. There was so much treasure, but they couldn't access it.

"Hahaha, watch me!" Kumo directed the regular pirates to gather in a group. Then, with an excited look on his chubby face, he prepared to show off.

"Taiji: Qian Kun Wu Ji · Yin Yang Reversal! Activate!"

A black-and-white Taiji symbol appeared beneath Kumo's feet and expanded rapidly, surrounding everyone. Kumo made a single hand seal, and in a flash, he and over twenty Smile Pirates disappeared from Enel's sight, only to reappear under the thick ice, carrying bags.

"Strange ability!" Enel frowned. Even with his Haki fully activated, he hadn't seen how they did it, as if they truly disappeared from this world.

Remembering how Kumo absorbed his lightning in their previous sparring, Enel felt an odd sense of unease.

"Yaho! We're getting rich, hurry up and fill the bags, everyone!"

Kumo, looking at the treasure beneath him, grinned broadly, scooping up the treasure and ordering the pirates to work.

In the distance, Enel, observing through a telescope, saw the treasure being hauled from the ice and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

Since Chinjao, the leader of the Happo Navy, had been knocked out by Garp, no one had been able to open the Jewel Ice Mountain. But what was happening here?

"Quick, report to Chinjao, someone is stealing the treasure!" One lookout turned to his comrade.

"Report to who?"

"Who are you?!?!! (°Д°ノ)ノ Weren't you just there?" The lookout was taken aback, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. He saw Enel's companions, who had been struck by electricity, lying unconscious, and his heart turned cold.

"Boom!"

A thunderous sound cracked the sky as Enel released a bolt of lightning that struck the lookout directly, knocking him unconscious, leaving him unaware of his fate.

Kumo and the others sped up the process, bringing in all the Smile Pirates to help with the heavy lifting. With enough electricity, the Smile Robots could work nonstop, and their incredible strength made them excellent at moving treasure.

One cartload after another of treasure was brought aboard a large pirate ship bearing the panda-head emblem, the Smile Pirates' First Division ship.

Across the ice plain, a strong old man with a huge bump on his head was leading a team toward them. After Garp had punched him and caused the bump, Chinjao had come to weep over the treasure. Now, he was silently swearing to get back at Garp, and if he ever met Garp's son or grandson, he wouldn't let them off easy.

"Who are you people! ☄ฺ(◣д◢)☄ฺ?"

To be continued…

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