Pirates: The wages are in place and the Yonko will be kicked out.

When the loud shout of "Stop" sounded, John's already extremely desperate heart suddenly became filled with hope - this voice... was the captain! ! I knew he wouldn't let Rocks do what he did! Even "Hacksaw" Rocks has to give our captain face... right?

Under the bright moonlight, John clearly saw the disdainful and cruel smile of the terrifying Hacksaw Man incarnated by Rocks. And then - and then nothing more.

"Rocks!!"

As Goodwin roared, the jigsaw on Rocks' head effortlessly cut John and the sniper rifle in front of him in half, so the blood splattered made Rocks look even more ferocious.

Facing John who died tragically in his own hands, Rocks turned around disapprovingly and looked at the wet one-eyed man on the side of the ship with a smile - Goodwin, the leader of the Sea Lion Pirates.

"Hahaha, isn't this Captain Goodwin? I've admired him for a long time! But... with all due respect, your reception was not very warm..." Rocks said to Goodwin in a teasing voice, "Or... Captain Goodwin, the reason why you showed up so late and wet is because you want to catch some fish in the sea for me, a Devil Fruit user who has inconvenient access to water?"

"This is really..."

"Rocks! What are you here for? Our Sea Lion Pirates should have no grudges against your Hacksaw Pirates!"

Goodwin had an ugly expression on his face and stopped Locks as he continued to tease him. Although he didn't think what he did was wrong, he was still embarrassed when others said it like this.

——How could he go to catch fish for Rocks? He just hid in the sea for a while. The moodiness and cruelty of "Hacksaw" Locks is something that all pirates in the North Sea know. He really doesn't want to have anything to do with this guy anyway.

As for what would happen to the Sea Lion's sailors after he went into hiding - Goodwin never cared about that question. Anyway, he could easily recruit a group of these ordinary sailors just by going to bars and docks. If that doesn't work, he can just kidnap some people when he goes to rob the village.

On the entire ship, the only subordinates he really cared about were the two bounty prisoners including the deputy captain John. It can be said that if John hadn't been killed by Rocks, he wouldn't have come out at all.

But what he didn't expect was that Rocks would not take him seriously and even killed John directly in front of him.

"Hey, Captain Goodwin, what you said doesn't sound very nice... I just came to visit the powerful Sea Lion Pirates out of courtesy and tell you some good news. How did it become something like this? Where are the grudges? I came here with good intentions..."

The terrifying chainsaw man transformed by Rocks shrugged and spread his hands.

"I don't have the time or interest to listen to your nonsense. Whatever you want to say or do, just say it quickly and do it quickly! Get off my boat as soon as you're done!"

Goodwin still glared at Rocks, and even held the thin sword on his waist as a threat.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Rocks seemed to have heard something funny, and his whole body was shaking with laughter. He licked his bloody saw teeth, then stretched out his hand and gestured to Goodwin, "You can give it a try."

Goodwin's hand tightened on the hilt of the sword, but in the end he just gritted his teeth and did not dare to pull out the sword - he knew his weight very well. If he pulled out the sword, he might not be able to take three moves in front of Rocks. .

"Goodwin, who has a bounty of 12 million Baileys, you are really disappointing..."

Rocks shook his head, first let out a few chuckles, and then said seriously: "I have no interest in teasing you anymore, so I'll keep the story short. Are you planning to set off from Nauru Island before dawn today?"

"So what if it is? So what if it's not? This has nothing to do with you, right?"

Goodwin frowned, "Also, where did you get the news?"

"Idiots, your whereabouts have been discovered!" Rocks scolded angrily, "Malvern from the North Sea Branch is leading a warship full of sailors, preparing to ambush you on your route to sea!"

"What did you say?!"

Rocks' words made Goodwin's expression suddenly change. In the North Sea, Malvern may only be feared by big pirates like "Hacksaw" Rocks, but for pirates of his level, he is someone who must definitely stay away.

"You were probably discovered by Malvern's spies when you were supplying and repairing on the island. And the reason why I know this news is because I have an informant within the navy."

As Rocks spoke, he canceled his transformation and transformed from the ferocious chainsaw man back into the thin old man in an instant.

Goodwin looked suspiciously at the thin old man in front of him, whose clothes were torn due to the transformation, so he could only be naked:

"Why are you telling us this kind of news? I don't believe you have any good intentions."

"That's right. Words like 'with good intentions' can be used to deceive the merchants and rich ladies on the merchant ships. It is pure fart for us pirates to say such words."

Rocks smiled, showing his rotten yellow teeth, "The reason why I tell you this news is for no other reason than that I hope you can agree to my small request."

"... Just tell me."

"I want to take over your ship."

"You want me to surrender to you?"

Goodwin frowned, "If that's the case..."

"No, no, no, you misunderstood. What I mean is, I want to take over your ship and all the Sea Lion sailors, including you."

"Rocks, what do you mean?!"

Goodwin glared at Rocks and tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword again.

"Literally, my friend." Rocks stroked his beard and said to Goodwin lightly, "I advise you not to be angry or to draw your sword. I value you very much, so I plan to treat you well. Discuss with you. Otherwise, I will kill all of you directly, and the same will happen when I take over the Sea Lion. You can't resist at all, can you?"

Goodwin was silent for a moment. Although he was extremely angry, he could only helplessly let go of the hand holding the sword.

Rocks nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this, and under Goodwin's doubtful gaze, he took out his pistol and fired three shots into the sky.

"...What are you doing?"

"Look back, Goodwin."

Goodwin turned back with some vigilance, but his eyes widened the next moment - the secret harbor where the Sea Lion docked was full of moving figures.

"This is……"

"These are my reliable subordinates, Goodwin. When dealing with the navy, they are much more reliable than your subordinates who are like rotten fish and shrimps."

While Rocks said this, he lit a pipe for himself comfortably.

"What are you planning to do, Locks..." Goodwin looked at the calm Locks, and a terrifying thought emerged in his mind, "Could it be that..."

"You're right, Goodwin."

Rocks blew out a smoke ring, walked to Goodwin, and smiled like an ordinary old man, "Don't you think today is a good day?"

"I think it couldn't be better to use such a good day as the anniversary of Malvin's death."