"Is that all you can do, kid?!"
Rocks glanced at the people affected by Hitler 's ability, his eyes showing a look of scrutiny and assessment.
"Of course not!"
Hitler smiled in response, separating his clasped hands and extending one forward.
Sacred white light coalesced in his palm, then several light-formed tentacles shot out, coiling towards Rocks, Whitebeard, Stussy, and Kaido.
The first two showed no intention of dodging, while the latter hesitated for a moment and ultimately failed to evade.
Rocks and Whitebeard even extended their hands, actively grabbing the tentacles Hitler released. Stussy and Kaido couldn't do that, but they managed to only have one arm entangled by the white light tentacles.
The next second, the four who had shown no reaction under the sacred light all changed expression simultaneously.
Shy blushes appeared on their faces. Rocks and Whitebeard both roared, their Armament Haki erupting, forcefully crushing the tentacles they held in their hands.
However, even after pulverizing Hitler 's tentacles, they couldn't immediately calm their bodies' reactions. Both of them, red-faced, slightly hunched their backs.
Stussy and Kaido couldn't do the same; they couldn't actively break free from the tentacles' entanglement. In the end, Hitler had to retract the tentacles himself.
Kaido, like others affected by Hitler 's ability, hunched his back with a red face and couldn't help but complain, "This ability is truly twisted!"
Stussy didn't scold Hitler . Her beautiful face was flushed with a charming blush, her long, slender legs pressed together, and her sapphire-like beautiful eyes turned to look at Whitebeard with affectionate longing.
"Newgate~~"
Whitebeard took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, calming the unusual stirrings in his body, but he gave Stussy no response.
Seeing this, Hitler 's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, then his gaze locked onto Stussy, his tongue slightly extended as he lightly licked his lips.
"Wahahaha! Your ability is truly excellent!"
In the main hall, Rocks, with his intermingled black and white hair, laughed boisterously.
"I agree! From today on, you are the second apprentice of my Rocks Pirate Crew!"
"Just an apprentice?"
Hitler turned his head to glance at Kaido, who was still hunched over.
In a serious fight, Kaido couldn't even break free from the tentacles he released, let alone direct physical contact.
After all, his Happy Devil Fruit ability was modeled after the Love-Love Devil Fruit.
It could not only cover a large area with sacred light, and precisely strike with sacred tentacles, but also be used in martial arts combat.
Moreover, the effect of the ability when directly touching was at least three times stronger than that of the sacred tentacles!
"Well, it doesn't matter. I'm here to gain experience anyway."
Several minutes later.
Those in the hall who were affected by the ability gradually recovered.
Their gazes towards the new member, Hitler , were not as pure as Rocks's.
Dread, bloodlust, curiosity, greed, malice!
They didn't see Hitler as a comrade at all; it was more like they had discovered their natural enemy, an amusing toy, and... an unparalleled treasure!
Hitler noticed that among all the undisguised malicious gazes, the guy with the triple chin and a tongue like a snake's flicking was the most fervent and the one he found most disgusting.
"Hey! Kaido!"
Rocks's voice interrupted Hitler 's observation of the others.
"Now you're a senior! Take the new guy to arrange his accommodation and tell him about the Pirate Crew's rules!"
"Yes!"
The recovered Kaido agreed, then turned and led Hitler out of the hall.
"Our Pirate Crew's rules are very simple! There's only one!"
"Acknowledge yourself as a member of the Rocks Pirate Crew!"
"There are no other restrictions."
Hitler nodded lightly, while in his mind, he recalled the guy with the triple chin again.
Hitler wasn't very familiar with that guy before he transmigrated, but after transmigrating, his name was widely known!
Pirate King Wang Zhi!
In the original story, after the Rocks Pirate Crew disintegrated during the God Valley incident, he was the man who occupied Hachinosu Island for decades.
Hitler wasn't sure what role he played in the God Valley incident, but since he ended up occupying Hachinosu Island, it likely wasn't a glorious one.
Of course, members of the Rocks Pirate Crew backstabbing each other was a characteristic of this Pirate Crew, and Wang Zhi wasn't the only one to guard against. However, his priority for vigilance was temporarily raised to the highest by Hitler .
The night passed without incident.
Hitler , who had expected to be attacked in his sleep, was not attacked at all.
The next day.
Another new member joined the Rocks Pirate Crew.
His name was Kyo, he wore sunglasses with an "X" pattern on the lenses, and had a large "Kyo" tattoo on his left chest.
His title was the Underworld Assassin, and he was rumored to be the current Golden Lion Shiki's archenemy.
This new member's method of joining was similar to Hitler 's, except he forcibly fought his way down the mountain.
Additionally, he had long been infamous, and was also older and more mature.
Therefore, Rocks directly gave him the position of a Pirate Crew executive.
In the following days, Hitler lived peacefully on the island, familiarizing himself with everything there, and no other new members joined.
Until one day, Rocks suddenly went crazy and summoned everyone, then with two loud bangs, he punched two large, eye-like holes in the fish-shaped mountain.
"Look! This view! This scenery!! I told you we had to carve a hole! Don't you agree?!"
Hitler didn't know what Rocks was up to, and quietly stood beside Kaido, waiting for what came next.
Seeing that everyone was present and their attention was focused on him, Rocks began his formal speech.
"In short, there are two Devil Fruits I want to obtain!!"
"One of them is probably in Elbaf!"
"That one must be eaten by Harald to unleash its true power!!"
Before he could finish, John, with light purple hair, suddenly interjected, "Also, you're looking for the Great Hammer Battle Group. I've heard legends about them…"
Charlotte Linlin: "I've searched using my
Intelligence network, but I haven't seen any frozen giant army anywhere."
Whitebeard: "Even if there were, they'd be corpses by now, wouldn't they?"
Streusen: "Indeed, they couldn't possibly be revived, could they?"
"Shut up!! I'm talking about my dream!!"
Rocks roared in anger, but the others completely ignored him.
The only Fishman member of the Pirate Crew, Babel, continued to interrupt Rocks's speech.
"What's more, even if they did come back to life, they'd have no reason to obey your commands!"
Rocks: "That's why I need the power of Harald, the current King of Elbaf!!"
Kaido then chimed in: "Can't we just overwhelm them with strength? If we beat that guy named Harald down, wouldn't he have to obey obediently?"
"Don't you dare think like that again! You scoundrel!!"
Rocks, whose speech was constantly interrupted, kicked Kaido in the face, unleashing all his frustration on him.
"Stop it! Rocks!!"
Charlotte Linlin roared immediately.
The kicked Kaido furiously rushed back, just about to make a move when he saw everyone draw their weapons, and even Hitler released sacred tentacles from his palms. The atmosphere instantly became tense.
"You…"
The angry Kaido really wanted to curse. Why was it that everyone else could interrupt without consequence, but he got beaten for it?!
Seeing this, Charlotte Linlin sighed lightly and advised Kaido, "Kaido, you too, stop it!"
Golden Lion Shiki directly warned everyone: "It took a lot of effort to get this island. Do you want to turn it into ruins? Although this team will soon collapse, there's no need for this!!"
Everyone heard this and slowly put away their weapons. John also took the opportunity to smooth things over.
"How about this, we wait until we've made a few more scores before we fight? New guy with the horns!"
Kaido was still somewhat resentful but dared not make any rash moves.
"Harald is my friend!! If you dare to spout nonsense again, I'll wipe you out, Kaido!!"
Rocks warned him sternly and continued his speech:
"All of you listen carefully!!"
"Elbaf is a crucial key to overthrowing the Holy Land!!"
"If anyone doesn't believe me, get out right now!!"
"Whether or not you follow me on the Day of Destiny is up to you!!"
"But! If you've made up your mind, then let's cause some chaos together!!"
"I will surely show you the pinnacle of the world!!!"
After his impassioned speech, Rocks finally felt satisfied. The others also seemed somewhat captivated by the grand vision Rocks had painted.
Watching everyone's seemingly indifferent but inwardly shaken expressions, Rocks grew even more pleased.
But just then, Hitler , the taciturn newcomer who had joined not long ago, suddenly spoke up.
"If you are looking for a frozen giant army, I might know their approximate location!"
At these words, the collective gaze of the entire Rocks Pirate Crew focused on Hitler .
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