Everyone knew that the "but" at the end was the key point, but they still let out a sigh of relief.
No matter what, being able to keep their lives under the hands of a Shichibukai was already a stroke of good fortune. Even if Alistair said something, they could accept it.
"Not only will we spare your lives, we will even take you out of the Calm Belt, but..."
Finally, it came.
All the pirates thought in their hearts.
"There's only one simple condition."
"Before leaving the Calm Belt, I hope you will listen to me carefully, follow my instructions, obey my orders. Before leaving the Calm Belt, I will temporarily be your captain, your every move must follow my arrangements. In return and in exchange, I, on behalf of the Kuja Pirates, guarantee your safety in the Calm Belt and guarantee that I will take you out of the Calm Belt."
Not only did the pirates on the opposite side show a "that's it?" expression, but even most of the Amazon Lily warriors showed the same expression. Given their current situation, this condition couldn't even be considered a trade condition, it could only be considered a prerequisite for unconditionally surrendering in exchange for their lives.
But he said this prerequisite so seriously, no one understood what he was thinking.
"Do you agree?" He was very seriously fulfilling the concept of "contract".
"We, we agree..." The pirates didn't know why he was so focused on everyone's verbal promises, but they all spoke up in a broken voice.
Because if they didn't do it today, they wouldn't be able to get out of the Calm Belt.
"Very good." Alistair let go of Hancock's hand and continued to walk down.
"Then, please... how do you address yourself?" He came to the side of the deck, the two ships were almost side by side, facing the other captain, his face was slightly apologetic as he asked.
"I am Devil's Luck William," this five-meter-tall pirate captain even looked down on Alistair a bit, because on the sea, people who were so polite often had no power. He was just a victim of oppression and fraud on the sea, but now this victim had a Shichibukai behind him, so he was a tyrant of the sea.
How powerful is the deterrence of a Shichibukai? Just look at the auction house that Doflamingo opened throughout the pirate world and Crocodile's grand casino, it's absolutely impossible for anyone to cause trouble, and no one dares to cause trouble.
People like Crocodile, Boa Hancock, and Jinbei who joined the Shichibukai early on, their bounties were even less than 100 million, but in terms of combat power, they were at least 200 million and above. If you really want to evaluate combat power based on bounties, a few new pirates with 100 million bounties wouldn't be able to beat them. Do you think Nico Robin and Crocodile, whose bounties only differ by 2 million, have similar combat power?
Jinbei's bounty is only 76 million now, can he not beat Robin, whose bounty is 79 million?
So, bounties are just for show, if you really measure strength by bounty, you'll die without knowing how.
Maybe this kid is a Devil Fruit power user? Maybe he's a hidden super combatant? Otherwise, how could he gain a foothold in the Kuja Pirates?
"William, William." Alistair's words interrupted William's fantasy, he jolted awake from his imagination, with a humble smile on his face, he asked Alistair: "Hi, I'm here, is there anything you need?"
"Please take out the Devil Fruit and let me have a look. Also, have you eaten a Devil Fruit?"
As he spoke to him, Alistair beckoned to Ran. Marguerite and Ran were the grand stewards of the entire ship. When Hancock didn't care about anything, the management work on the ship fell to Sandersonia and Marigold.
And Sandersonia and Marigold weren't the kind of people who were very good at this kind of thing, so they naturally promoted Ran and Marguerite to be their assistants.
In fact, in the bizarre Kuja Pirates, Ran and Marguerite were the only two relatively reliable women.
And his relationship with Ran was the best because of their time on Amazon Lily, so he called out to Ran with confidence.
"No, I haven't eaten it, please wait a moment." Under the eaves, the seemingly tall and strong "Devil's Luck" William was so humble that it surprised Alistair. Maybe he had learned his lesson before, or maybe this was his way of survival in this world.
But when he brought a treasure chest to Alistair and opened the small chest, Alistair was truly shocked. Even Alistair, who had almost forgotten the shapes of Devil Fruits, immediately recognized the name of this distinctive fruit: Mera Mera no Mi!
That's right, it was the Mera Mera no Mi of "Fire Fist" Ace!
But how could the Mera Mera no Mi be here!
Alistair's brain quickly thought about where the problem was. Logically, before the Shichibukai system was announced, many powerful pirates would be recruited by the government. For example, "Fire Fist" Ace, a Logia Devil Fruit user, recruiting him would save a lot of trouble, and the Spade Pirates were also a considerable force.
But why, after the Shichibukai policy was already implemented, and people like Jinbei, Doflamingo, Crocodile, Gekko Moria, and Boa Hancock had all announced their joining of the Shichibukai, the Mera Mera no Mi hadn't been eaten by Ace, and it even appeared in the hands of an unknown nobody?
Alistair quickly discovered something he had overlooked - or rather, a blind spot in his thinking. Jinbei, Doflamingo, Crocodile, Gekko Moria, and Boa Hancock, these five people actually had their own territories, and they also had their own spheres of influence. They were even ambitious, so Doflamingo, Crocodile, and Gekko Moria were the ones who desperately wanted to join, so the first few people were all smooth sailing.
But "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk and "Tyrant" Bartholomew Kuma's whereabouts were elusive. For example, Mihawk once crossed the Calm Belt alone to chase down the unknown East Blue pirate "Admiral" Krieg, and the whereabouts of the Revolutionary Army cadre Tyrant Kuma were even more unpredictable.
The Shichibukai system was announced a long time ago, but it wasn't necessarily filled out all at once.
Ace was likely the replacement that the World Government found after they couldn't find Mihawk or Kuma - he was a Logia Devil Fruit user, his future strength was naturally promising, and there was no need to worry about his growth potential.
If he wasn't mistaken… he would probably soon encounter Ace, who hadn't become "Fire Fist" yet, after leaving the Calm Belt.
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