[The Birth of Totto Land Kingdom!]

  [Fallen Angel El Challehe Wover!]

  [Totto Land: A Pirate Kingdom of 35 Isnds!]

  [Wover ns: Nonsehe Creator’s Authority Must Not Be Bsphemed!]

  [Fleet Admiral Hammons William Announces an Order to Eradicate the Fallen Angel Pirates aroy Totto Land Kingdom at Any Cost!]

  …

  The day, neers delivered by carrier birds spread worldwide, shaking the seas and stirring a global uproar.

  tless people were shocked, finding the news hard to believe.

  No one expected the Fallen Angel Pirates to establish a pirate nation in the New World.

  At the publicized founding ceremony, Fallen Angel El boldly pointed fingers at the Wover and decred that Totto Land Kingdom would be a nation free of racial discrimination, svery, and oppression—a nd of freedom and equality.

  His speech resonated deeply with many.

  Some dismissed it as hypocrisy and mere populism, while others saw it as a bea of hope and admired him with reverence.

  For minority races persecuted by the Wover—many of whom were near extin, living in hiding, and stantly in fear—El's words brought overwhelmiion and tears of relief.

  Some were so moved that they vowed to jouro Totto Land Kingdom to pledge allegiao the Fallen Angel Pirates.

  …

  “Yahahaha~ Kukulkan El, what an audacious fellow!”

  Ier half of the New World, aboard an enormous pirate ship, Rocks D. Xebec smirked as he read the test neer.

  “Not only did he secretly use his Devil Fruit powers to cultivate cash crops and rare medial herbs to establish a thriving eretwork, but he’s also gathered a surprising number of talents under his baruly enviable!”

  “Makes me want to snatch Totto Land myself!”

  “Captain Rocks, it’s best not to csh with them head-on. Fallen Angel El is a dangerous fellow!”

  One of his officers advised seriously, his fan.

  “The Fallen Angel Pirates have strength in numbers. If we go against them, we might not have enough manpower.”

  “Heh, don’t praise them while putting us down! The Rocks Pirates don’t fear anyone!”

  “What’s to be afraid of? Those so-called Totto Land troops are just strange creatures created by Devil Fruit powers!”

  “I heard they kidnapped Celestial Dragons aorted a fortune from the Wover!”

  “In the end, he’s just a 17-year-old brat!”

  “Exactly! With Captain Rocks leading us, we have nothing to worry about!”

  The other officers’ eyes burned with greed and anticipation.

  To them, the Fallen Angel Pirates were a juicy target.

  The Hell Trading pany, which monopolized the Grand Line’s grain, medie, and other industries, was a veritable treasure trove, raking in fortunes daily.

  Adding to this, rumors suggested that the Fallen Angel Pirates had extorted a massive ransom from the Wover by kidnappiial Dragons.

  Without a promise from the pirates, the Wover wouldn’t have been able to recover the hostages so easily.

  “Yahahaha, fools! Don’t let treasure cloud your judgment. I’m not that stupid…”

  Rocks D. Xebec gazed at the bounty poster of Fallen Angel El, worth a staggering 3 billion berries, baring his teeth in a cold grin.

  “Those guys just established a pirate kingdom. Besides the Wover and Marine Headquarters, there are bound to be idiots out there viewing them as easy prey, perfect for establishing dominance.”

  “In all history, hoirates do you know who’ve killed a Marine Admiral right on the Marine Headquarters’ doorstep?”

  “Hoirates have killed and kidnapped Celestial Dragons, lived to tell the tale, and then gone on to openly challehe Wover?”

  Rocks D. Xebec gred at his crew, speaking sharply:

  “Don’t judge someone like El by his age. Do you think Fallen Angel El is some brainless brute?

  “Would a brainless brute be capable of rallying so many followers, secretly founding the Hell Trading pany, quietly seizing such vast territory, and theablishing a massive pirate kingdom seemingly ht?”

  “Don’t fet… this guy had a bounty of 600 million berries when he was only nine years old!

  “Do you think the Wover just arbitrarily spped 3 billion berries on him for fun?

  “What good would it do us if we ended up fighting them and both sides came out crippled?”

  Though Rocks was supremely fident in his own strength, he wasn’t blind to reality.

  He didn’t believe he was weaker than Fallen Angel El, assuming much of El’s strength came from lud the power of the Mythical Zoan: Quetzalcoatl Fruit.

  But Rocks wasn’t foolish. He khe importance of patience while steadily building his forces.

  Without a guarantee of victory, g with Fallen Angel El and potentially devastating both sides wasn’t in the Rocks Pirates’ i.

  If an alliance were possible, they could domihe New World together, maybe even expel the Mariirely and turn it into a pirate’s paradise.

  For now, the New World was vast, with plenty of territories to quer. Even if Fallen Angel El eventually became his greatest obstacle to ruling the seas, there was no point in rushing into flid giving the Marines a free pass.

  “True enough, Captain!”

  Several officers who had beeed by the riches snapped out of their greed, their expressions s.

  ……

  …

  “Captain, we’re approag the Berrix Sea… or, as it’s now called, the Totto Land Sea,” the navigator informed the crew as they heir destination.

  “Heh, so we’ve arrived?”

  Suddenly, a strange signal sounded from the Den Den Mushi.

  Rocks raised an eyebroressed the receiver.

  “Warning! You have ehe Totto Land Kingdom’s waters. Leave immediately. Unauthorized vessels are prohibited from entering. Any trespassing ships will be deemed invaders and sunk on sight!”

  “Warning! This is the Totto Land Kingdom’s waters. Leave immediately…”

  The navigator expined, looking resigned:

  “Captain Rocks, based oerday’s broadcast, any ship wishing to eotto Land must first register at one of their outer checkpoints. Approval is required to proceed…”

  “Should we head to the checkpoint?”

  They weren’t there to provoke a fight. Even if iations didn’t go as phere was no reason to engage in a flict that didn’t align with their is.

  “Yahahaha, these guys sure love their rules…”

  Rocks sneered but then grinned slyly:

  “Still, we’re pirates. If we py by their rules too much, won’t they look down on us?”

  “Besides, barging in unannounced is a good way to make a first impression. If we’re going to meet their boss, we should at least say hello properly.”

  While he had just warned his crew against uimating El, Rocks also khat if Totto Land’s strength failed to measure up, he wouldn’t hesitate to seize the kingdom and cim it as his own.

  “Heh, Captain is absolutely right!”

  “Kekeke, we are the Rocks Pirates, after all!”

  Bleam