Chapter 495: He is a guy who refuses to admit defeat
On deck!
Charlotte sat on the luxurious sofa that had been prepared, with a huge parasol above her head.
"Hoo~"
Charlotte, who was holding a cigarette in his mouth, blew out a puff of smoke.
"Mr. Charlotte, will that unruly guy agree to cooperate?"
Mitis has studied Crocodile's character. Judging from his previous behavior style, he is a rejecting and arrogant guy.
"Yes!" Charlotte said confidently and calmly, "Everyone has their own weaknesses."
Mittis paused and nodded silently, it is indeed true...
Partners, wealth, status, prestige, strength, dreams...all these may be weaknesses.
It can even be said that that weakness has become an obsession that will not give up until the goal is achieved.
You can pay any price to achieve it.
Whitebeard does this for his adopted son, and the Navy also compromises for the justice in his heart...
People! There are more or less shortcomings and regrets, otherwise we would not be human.
"Tear~"
With a soft sound, the air door slowly appeared in the open space on the deck, and two figures appeared here.
"His Majesty!"
Hariri spoke respectfully and looked pious.
"Good job, Hariri!"
Charlotte spoke slowly, it was not easy to bring that guy here.
“It’s been so long since we last saw each other!”
His eyes fell on Crocodile behind him. Now this guy has become a lot rougher.
It seems that Alabasta is a bit rough.
Crocodile, who was holding a cigar, looked at Charlotte with a gloomy expression.
"The famous emperor of the new world has arrived in the paradise. If word spreads, it should be enough to shock the world!"
There was a cold air that kept strangers away, and his expression was as unruly as before.
Mitis and Hariri changed their expressions one after another and looked at each other with evil expressions, showing murderous intent.
"He is really a guy who never admits defeat."
Charlotte smiled and didn't care about what the other party said. There were only a handful of enemies in this world that could arouse his vigilance.
The most powerful world government would not bother to come to the ground unless something irreversible really happened.
Charlotte's eyes then darkened, "You've become weaker!"
After the words fell, Crocodile's face obviously changed slightly.
In this regard, Charlotte had already speculated that Crocodile did not so much have dreams as he placed his hopes on illusory legends.
He firmly believed that the ancient weapon "Pluto" could help his ambition to rule the world, but it was precisely this choice of relying on external forces that caused him to neglect his own strength.
Furthermore, after being defeated, I no longer felt confident.
Although Charlotte also looks for various treasures to enhance the family's strength, his pursuit of absolute strength has never changed.
Those methods are only to improve the overall combat effectiveness, and Charlotte always believes that the strength of her own strength is the foundation.
Today's Crocodile is putting the cart before the horse.
Maybe you will wake up to your unrealistic dreams when you are completely defeated by the pirates of the new era!
At that time, the opponent's strength will be greatly improved. Of course, he may also be unwilling to accept it. The only remaining pride of the strong man finally made him dare to face his own failure.
Facing Charlotte's words, Crocodile said nothing. The other person seemed to be leisurely, but his every move inadvertently exuded strong confidence.
"Hmph... If you have anything to say, just tell me. I don't believe that the emperor of the new world will be so leisurely."
Crocodile spoke angrily. Anyone who was invited like this would be unhappy, even if he was facing the Four Emperors, his remaining arrogance was at work.
"He really doesn't know how to live or die!"
Charlotte spoke with a smile, but a terrifying and ferocious murderous intent burst out.
This murderous intention is dozens of times stronger than Hariri's.
Crocodile made a subconscious defensive action in just a moment, and cold sweat broke out on his head.
He had almost forgotten the terror of the King of the Sea, especially since the people in front of him had countless legends about him.
Each one of them is enough to brag for a lifetime on anyone.
Charlotte looked at it and was very satisfied with this guy's performance, and the murderous intention disappeared in the next moment.
He didn't come here to kill people this time.
Crocodile clearly felt that the momentum disappeared.
"I need the Baroque Studio you control to devote all its efforts to help me find something."
You must know that one of the tasks of Baroque Studio is to obtain bounties by trapping and killing pirates.
Naturally, they have a lot of manpower, but their strength is just average.
Listening to Charlotte's request, it was obvious that Crocodile was not willing. The tone of this order made the arrogant him very uncomfortable.
"What if I refuse?"
Crocodile spoke slowly, as if he was planning to defeat the enemy.
"You won't, but I have an offer you can't refuse in exchange."
Charlotte said methodically. Naturally, he didn't want to push this guy. If the jar really broke, he would be the one with the headache.
As expected, Crocodile hesitated for a moment and looked at Charlotte.
"What conditions?"
Charlotte smiled mysteriously: "The whereabouts of the ancient weapon Pluto that you have been thinking about so much."
Crocodile's pupils shrank, damn, how did he know.
As his suspicion worsened, he did not even reveal it to the most loyal Bonis.
He carefully hid this plan in his heart.
"How about it?"
Charlotte could naturally see the doubts in Crocodile's heart, but he had no obligation to answer them.
After listening to Charlotte's words, Crocodile suppressed the random speculation in his heart and smiled with some disdain.
"Do you think I will believe it? The Hiberfield family will let the ancient weapon Pluto go without taking it."
Judging from the way the Silberfeller family continues to collect famous swords, devil fruits, and build technology... around the world.
He didn't believe that Hiberphile Charlotte would let go of such a precious ancient weapon.
Charlotte also responded positively to Crocodile's doubts.
"Of course we are interested, but it's just a little troublesome. It's just a good deal. Whether you can get it or not depends on your ability."
Listening to Charlotte's words, Crocodile couldn't help but narrowed his eyes. Even the Hiberfield family found it difficult.
It really surprised him!
He was very excited about this condition. Even if it was difficult, he would give it a try. After persisting for so many years, there should be results.
"Okay, I agree."
Crocodile readily agreed. As for whether Charlotte would lie to him, he had no doubt about it.
The Silberfeller family's reputation among pirates and underground forces for keeping their promises is not an exaggeration, otherwise the business cooperation would not be so stable.
As long as you don't mess with your thoughts, everything will be fine, but if you break the rules, you will definitely die.
This is a bloody lesson learned over countless years.
"Okay, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
Charlotte laughed.
As for whether the other party would swallow the Devil Fruit for himself, Crocodile would not do such a mindless thing with his wisdom.
If he really breaks the rules, not only will his painstakingly planned plan come to nothing, but he will also die.
"Metis..."
Charlotte spoke, Mitis approached Crocodile with understanding, and took out an overall diagram of the Devil Fruit that he had already drawn.
Crocodile left without any hesitation.
He needs to notify the entire Baroque Studio members to issue this task, and naturally there will be a reward for completing the task.
"Your Majesty, is this guy trustworthy?"
Hariri spoke, he was quite dissatisfied with Crocodile.
"No matter whether you believe it or not, as long as he is a smart person, he should know how to do it?"
Charlotte said calmly, Crocodile himself has Devil Fruit abilities and cannot eat a second one.
As for the other members of Baroque Studio, they also have Devil Fruit abilities, so there is little significance left behind.
Even if it is really eaten or hidden by someone with evil intentions, the Silberfeller family has many ways to deal with it.
And he believed that with Crocodile's cruel methods, those minions would not dare to disobey orders.
Getting a monetary reward is more practical than dying.
