Chapter 948 Those who understand current affairs

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Golden city

With the defeat of the Knights of God, the riots caused by the pirates were quickly suppressed.

In the port area, countless ships of all sizes are busily loading cargo and people.

Clang... Clang...

The iron chain dragged on the ground with a crisp sound.

"Hahaha! Hahaha!"

A pirate captain who was being escorted onto a ship stopped in his tracks. He looked back at the lingering smoke above the Golden City and suddenly burst into maniacal laughter.

"Hahahaha!"

"Crack! Crack!"

The soldier in charge of escorting them waved his whip impatiently and urged them on.

"Keep moving forward! Don't stop!"

The iron whip lashed fiercely across his back, but the pirate captain seemed oblivious to the pain, continuing to laugh heartily.

"Is this a hasty retreat?! That's fantastic! Although I didn't get to kill that damned bastard Tesoro with my own hands, I'm still satisfied to have witnessed the destruction of the Golden City! Hahahaha!"

"Hehehe! You're right! Rather than be forgotten by the whole world and enslaved to death, it's better to perish together with the Golden City!"

"Hoohoho!"

The other pirates being escorted nearby also started to jeer.

"shave!"

"boom!"

A sleek black shadow flashed into view and delivered a precise chop to the neck of the pirate captain who had been leading the commotion, instantly knocking him unconscious.

"Ahhhhhh..."

“Sizzle~!”

The owl grumbled for a while before realizing its mouth wasn't open. It yanked open the zipper on its mouth and warned.

"All of you better behave yourselves, or I'll sew your mouths shut if anyone dares to utter another word!"

"hiss…"

Seeing that the owl's beak could actually be sewn shut, he was clearly a ruthless person, and the pirates wisely shut their mouths.

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Golden Arena

"Hey little brother, are you full?"

Ger stubbed out his cigarette and asked.

"Ah, almost there... Brother... *smack smack*..."

Weeber buried himself in his food, answering indistinctly while stuffing more food into his mouth, his cheeks bulging like a frog's.

"This is amazing, so delicious! Mmm~~!"

Straw Hat Luffy, still covered in bandages, had somehow appeared beside Weevil, full of energy.

"Rubber rubber, pistol!"

Luffy stretched out his rubber arms and stuffed all the food he randomly grabbed into his stomach, completely disregarding his status as an outsider.

"boom!"

"oops!"

Weevil punched Luffy, whose belly was already bulging like a balloon, so hard that Luffy's eyes rolled back and he almost passed out again.

"Ouch! That hurts! It hurts even more than Grandpa's punch! Hey! Why did you suddenly hit me?!"

Luffy protested, clutching the large bump on his head.

"You thieving mouse! My brother prepared all of this for me!"

Not wanting to waste food, Weevil first threw a large piece of bone-in meat, which he had half-eaten with his right hand, into his mouth and chewed it with a crunching sound. Then, he threw a punch with his free right hand.

"Hoohoo!"

The fist came hurtling towards him with a terrifying whooshing sound, and Luffy, who had already taken a punch, hurriedly rolled and scrambled to dodge.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, Weevil's fist slammed down, instantly creating a large crater in the ground, and the entire Golden City trembled three times.

"Ah! That was dangerous! I almost got killed!"

Luffy wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with lingering fear, then put his hands on his hips and loudly questioned him.

"Hey! You want to fight?!"

Weebull ignored it, and after successfully chasing away the "stinky rat" that had stolen his food, he happily continued to feast.

"Ah! Luffy! Come back quickly! Don't go and mess with that dangerous big guy!"

"Nami shouted worriedly from the side."

"Haha, let them have fun. Don't worry, my brother may look fierce, but he's actually just like me, a kind and friendly person."

Ger opened his mouth to maintain order.

"Friendly? Kind?"

Nami had a "I don't believe you" look on her face.

"Yes, he's just a little possessive of his food."

Captain Gel looked smug, and everyone rolled their eyes at his words.

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"Hey! Weevil, we have to go now. We can eat on the way. The battle isn't over yet, and we don't have time to wait for you to be completely full."

"Okay brother!"

Webull pulled up the white cloth spread on the ground, quickly packed up the food he hadn't had time to eat, and tied it securely to his back.

"Well then, Straw Hat crew, I have some things to attend to, so I won't keep you for dinner. Have a safe journey, and I hope we'll meet again someday."

Ger waved and smiled as he said goodbye to the group.

"Damn it, what an outrageous guy."

"We did lend a hand, after all. It's one thing to not get any reward, but we just went through a fierce battle and the wounded haven't even recovered yet, and you're already in a hurry to get rid of us."

Nami put her hands on her hips and muttered a complaint under her breath.

"Miss Nami is right, that's so stingy! At least let us eat our fill before setting sail. There was so much food, and Luffy almost got beaten to death after only eating a little bit."

Sanji chimed in.

"Cough cough!"

Captain Gol coughed awkwardly and turned away, pretending he hadn't heard anything.

"Please wait a moment, Boss Ger!"

Forzford ran over happily, carrying a beautifully crafted rapier.

"Hehe, Boss Gel, this knife is also a Devil Fruit user, and it seems to have eaten a pretty good one!"

After speaking, Forzford respectfully handed over the rapier with both hands.

"Hey! That sword is...?"

Zoro was the first to recognize it, Sanji frowned slightly, and Luffy touched his chest, feeling the two hideous scars begin to ache again.

"Huh? Isn't this the 'former' sword of Saint Shamrock of Figalander? I almost forgot about it! He actually fed a sword a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit! Even I, the captain, am not that extravagant!"

Ger reached out and took Cerberus, examined it for a moment, and then slowly drew the blade from its sheath.

"Hmm... By the way, how can we 'kill' this thing and then extract its abilities?"

Ger stroked his chin, deep in thought.

"Hoohoho!"

Perhaps sensing hostility, or perhaps realizing that the one who drew it was not the original owner, black flames suddenly ignited on Cerberus's blade. Then, the three-headed hellhound's eyes flashed with ferocity, and its three heads opened their blood-red mouths, revealing a mouthful of fangs, and roared as it pounced straight at Geer!

"Hey! Danger!"

The Straw Hat crew exclaimed in surprise.

"Buzz~!"

A red light flashed in Gel's eyes, and the familiar Conqueror's Haki made Cerberus tremble and freeze in mid-air.

"What do you want to do?"

"Ger asked with a smile," said Ger.

"Woof...woof!"

Once he came to his senses, the fierce glint in Cerberus's eyes had vanished, and his gaze had become as clear and foolish as a college student's.

"Haha, good dog, isn't that quite sensible! From now on, you'll be called 'Wei Junjie'."

"Woof woof~"

Cerberus tentatively approached, and seeing that Captain Gel wasn't angry, the three heads immediately rushed to his feet, some rubbing against his pants, others licking his shoes, whimpering and vying for his affection.

"Nani..."

The Straw Hat crew were all dumbfounded. Was this really the same monster that had just fought the three of them by itself?

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji felt something deep inside them being pierced by Cerberus's fawning and obsequious expression.

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