"So, Lord Hephaestus is the real god, and you are also people from other worlds?"
Inside the rain dinner, Yami and the group were sitting around a gambling table.
The people who were stunned by the Conqueror Haki he released earlier had all come to life at this time, and after seeing Crocodile's body, they fled the casino in a panic.
As a result, there were only three people and one god left in the rain dinner casino.
As agreed, Yami confessed their history to Issho.
This news is undoubtedly surprising to Issho. He thought it was a human being with special powers, but he never expected it to be a real god.
Unfortunately, it is not the gods of their world.
"That's right, although I know this information is difficult for you to accept, it is indeed a fact. Hephaestus-sama is a craftsman goddess, but she is also very powerful, and she basically doesn't like to interfere with human affairs. So you don't have to worry about us doing evil.
Yami spread his hands helplessly, and continued: "Actually, in this world, the only members of Hephaestus-sama familia are me and Kuina."
"It's unbelievable..."
After a long time, Issho slowly recovered from the shock.
It never occurred to him that he would actually join the camp where the gods were.
"So, little brother Yami, Lord Hephaestus, what do you need me to do? Or, what is the goal of the familia?"
After digesting for a while, he regained his composure and asked a question.
"You have to ask Yami about this. In fact, I just came to this world by chance, and I have a certain understanding of this world. Although I am a craftsman god, I basically only recruited craftsmen children in the past. But after seeing the beauty of other worlds, my mentality has also undergone a slight change."
"No matter what race it is, as long as its moral character passes the test, I don't mind taking it under my command. As for other things, it basically depends on Yami himself."
Hearing Issho remarks, Hephaestus also responded concisely.
In the past, she was really only willing to recruit blacksmiths. After all, she liked seeing novel weapons and equipment more than fighting. But after seeing the situation in Demon Slayer and Pirate World, the attitude of the red-haired goddess changed.
I'm afraid no one knows how many different worlds there are.
So Hephaestus wants to communicate with other different worlds, and at the same time discuss and learn about forging, so strong strength is a must.
As a god, she is very confident in her own strength.
But now there is a very real thing, there is always a world where the aborigines are stronger than her, a god, if they don't have enough strength, then why would others show their skills?
So, Hephaestus intends to recruit some powerful dependents.
Issho in front of her is also on the list, and she has also seen the other party's strength.
Even if he is placed in Orario, he is definitely a monster comparable to Lv.7 and Lv.8. At least Otta is not his opponent, and he can continue to become stronger. No matter from which aspect, it is a very wise decision.
Therefore, such a big change will take place.
Yami on the side also had a slightly surprised expression on his face when he heard this.
When he noticed that everyone's eyes were on him, he also said his plan: "The familia has no goals in this world, only I have some things I want to accomplish."
"For example, find the world's number one swordsman, Hawkeye, and compete with him to see if I can improve my swordsmanship, and then find a strong man in this world, such as an admiral or a four emperors, defeat them all and try to see if I can get the feat I need to upgrade."
"The last and most important thing is to defeat someone from the World Government, and that's about it."
The understatement of the words made Issho froze in place.
He doubted his ears a little, whether he heard it wrong just now.
What kind of mentality is it to be able to speak such terrifying words so calmly?
He can fully understand the fight with Hawkeye. After all, they are both swordsmen, so there is no doubt about pursuing a more advanced and powerful way of swordsmanship. Moreover, according to the previous battles, he does not think that Yami is weaker than Hawkeye in terms of swordsmanship, even if he has not seen it fought with Hawkeye himself,
However, the last few are too outrageous.
If you want to defeat the admiral and the four emperors, that is the world's top combat power. Among the thousands of pirates or navy, there are only a few people.
It is really unacceptable to say such words so calmly.
Plus, the last one is the worst.
To be able to be regarded as an opponent by a powerhouse like Yami, who is actually directly eyeing the world government, must be extremely powerful, and his status will definitely not be too low. So only now would he be stunned into silence.
He feels that he joined a pirate ship!
It's a pity that what he once promised, and it's still a bet, obviously he won't renege on his promise.
In the future, even if it is a sea of swords and a sea of fire, or hell on earth, as long as this kind of behavior does not violate the moral bottom line in his heart, he will follow it without hesitation.
"Brother Yami, your words are always so surprising."
"Then, I want to know one more thing, if I want to do something, will Lord Hephaestus stop me?"
The question of Issho made Yami slightly taken aback.
Then he realized something, and he immediately responded with a smile: "You don't have to worry about this at all. Although you have joined our camp, your freedom will not be restricted. No matter what you want to do, as long as it will not harm the Familia interests we won't stop you, but Hephaestus-sama will support them very much.
And Issho-san, you want to change the world, right?"
Yami guessed what the other party was thinking in his heart, and Issho was a little surprised upon hearing it.
However, he still nodded and responded: "That's right, I want to change this broken world. The rule of the world government has deviated from the right path. Someone must do something."
"Our purposes don't conflict at all, so, do you want to join the Hephaestus Familia?"
While speaking, Yami threw an olive branch towards Issho.
This kind of overstepping behavior did not arouse the dissatisfaction of Hephaestus, on the contrary, she was very happy to see this happen.
If possible, she even wants to recruit some more powerful children.
Even if she never thought of becoming the strongest family member of Orario, she had to do so in order to protect her own safety when going to another world.
"Since little brother Yami's words have already reached this point, I naturally have no reason to refuse. I am willing to join Lord Hephaestus's familia."
"That would be great."
Both Yami and Hephaestus have gentle smiles on their faces.
Recruiting such a powerful man is naturally something to be happy about. If you bring him back to Orario, the other gods will be shocked and feel jealous!
Even though Hephaestus doesn't value these things, she doesn't mind doing such things.
After all, the aggressive attitude of those guys in the temporary god meeting before is still vivid in her memory. It would definitely be a good thing if she could disgust them.
"Since everything has been settled, Yami, do you want to stay in Alabasta?"
Hephaestus turned her head and asked Yami: "Since Issho is willing to join the familia, it is necessary to give him God's grace as soon as possible."
"There's nothing else, so let's leave together!"
After a moment of contemplation, Yami spoke softly.
Before leaving, he did not forget to take away all of Crocodile's collection. This guy took advantage of his position and used rain dinners to accumulate property. Now that he is dead, these things naturally go to Yami's pocket.
Also taken away was the meteorite that fell from Issho.
This thing is a good material for forging, at least several times better than ordinary iron. If it is matched with suitable materials, the quality of the forged weapon will definitely be excellent.
Since there are such good materials, naturally they cannot be wasted at will.
Looking at it this way, the benefits of accepting Issho come.
At least from some aspects, there is no need to worry about forging materials in the future. Compared with ordinary ores, there are definitely more rare elements inside the outer space meteorite. From this aspect, even if Issho is not a blacksmith, he at least satisfied the conditions for joining the Hephaestus familia.
Yami and Issho were carrying a lot of treasures, followed by Hephaestus and Kuina, who had nothing on their backs. They were just about to walk out of the rain, but they were instantly attracted by the sound not far away.
They saw many soldiers in armor walking towards them.
Looking at this posture, it seems to be the army of Alabasta.
The desertification in Alabasta is not as serious as it will be in the future, so as the king, Cobra still has a basic grasp of the country, what happened in the rain dinner, and what happened outside the rain dinner, the fierce battle, of course, cannot escape his ears.
As early as when his subordinates reported the news, he had already brought people here personally.
After all, Crocodile is a national hero, and a Shichibukai, his identity is very sensitive, so no matter from which angle, he, the king, should help.
So outside the rain dinner, Yami and others were immediately surrounded by a large number of troops.
"Well, it seems that leaving this place is not as easy as imagined. And we're labeled as bad people from the look of it, should I cut them open with a slash…"
"It's a horrible joke, Yami-san, they are just ordinary people, why don't you leave it to me to negotiate?"
Hearing Yami's words, Issho hurriedly persuaded him.
To be honest, he was really afraid that Yami would get impatient, and then directly hacked the people in front of them to death with a sword.
"Then I'll leave it to you Issho-san."
Since someone is willing to take the initiative to solve the trouble, Yami is naturally very happy.
In fact, what he said just now was just a joke. If he really dared to slash with a sword, Hephaestus might give him a severe beating.
So, he just plans to say hello with a slash to the sands far away, but now it seems there is no need to do that.
In fact, Yami doesn't like to kill innocent people indiscriminately, but if others take the initiative to come to him, then it's completely different.
After taking on this task, Issho let go of the meteorite fragments controlled by his Gravity Fruit, and stepped forward.
"Everyone, you should be soldiers from Alabasta, right? I don't know what's wrong with stopping us?"
"Are you pirates?"
A figure walked out of the army formation without haste, wearing very simple clothes.
Issho couldn't see the other party face, but he could still feel the emotional changes of the soldiers around him, and soon realized what was going on.
"Your are?"
"I am Cobra, King of Alabasta." The visitor responded.
"It turned out to be His Majesty the King." Issho nodded and continued. "We are not pirates passing by here. I don't know what His Majesty the King wants to do by sending people to surround us?"
"My soldiers sent news that someone attacked the hero of our country, that is, Crocodile, it should be you right?"
"This…"
Facing the questioning, Issho suddenly became speechless.
It is really difficult to answer this question.
It is impossible for him to directly say that Crocodile has already been killed. If he really said that, a fight would happen on the spot, which would not be very good.
Therefore, Issho quickly thought about it, trying to find a good way to deal with it.
However, before he finished thinking, a contemptuous laugh came directly from behind.
"Pfft ha ha ha, that guy Crocodile is actually a hero, what a funny thing to say, Cobra, as the king of Alabasta, actually regards the culprit who murdered his own country as a hero, as a king, aren't you incompetent?"
"Bold, how dare you disrespect His Majesty the King!"
A guard with a completely different armor style suddenly roared, and directed the other soldiers to prepare to attack.
"Shut up!"
Yami, whose words were interrupted, was full of impatience, and stared fiercely in his eyes, and then a conqueror aura that shook the world came out accurately falling on all the soldiers.
In an instant, Cobra was the only one left on the scene who was able to keep standing.
The sudden change made this king who had no fighting ability instantly freeze in place.
"That's why some people don't know their own position. An ant dares to show its fangs to a tiger. It's really courting death. Cobra, the average quality of your subordinates needs to be improved."
"I don't want to kill people here, so I let them go, but there will be no next time. After all, it is difficult to master the power of stepping on an ant without killing them—"
Boom!!!
"It hurt!"
Just as he finished speaking, Yami held his head and let out a cry of pain.
They saw Hephaestus rubbing her fists, and said angrily: "Where did you learn so many witty words, can you pay a little attention to occasions?!"
"No, Hephaestus-sama, I think Master's words are very correct!"
Kuina on the side retorted softly, with an eager expression on her face at the same time.
She has to say that what her master said just now was really handsome.
"It's over! You're already been tainted by your master…"
Sighing helplessly again, Hephaestus looked a little annoyed, and tapped Yami's head hard, venting her inner dissatisfaction.
The latter can only hold his own head and bear all this alone.
The world where only Yami was injured has been achieved!!!
"That, Hephaestus-sama, I was wrong, let's get down to business first…"
Yami hurriedly begged for mercy, even though she knew he was faking, Hephaestus still stopped her movements softly, looking at his flattering smile, she was immediately laughed out of anger.
"I'll let you go this time, and be more careful in the future, don't let a good child be spoiled by you like this!"
"Understood, Hephaestus-sama, I will teach Kuina well."
After repeated assurances, Hephaestus reluctantly let Yami go. The radians of the red-haired goddess's mouth were telling her inner joy.
Such interaction is not bad.
Sure enough, she needs to go out for a walk often, Hephaestus feels that her mood has improved a lot, and it seems that she will let Yami take her to another world more in the future.
Not knowing what her goddess was thinking, Yami breathed a sigh of relief.
"Cobra, you are the only one left now, are you going to stop us from leaving?"
"No, you guys misunderstood. In fact, I didn't mean to stop you from leaving. It's just that the Rain Base belongs to the territory of Alabasta. With what happened, I have to investigate the specific situation."
When asked again, Cobra quickly waved his hands to explain, with sweat on his forehead.
"But there is one thing, please help me clear up my doubts, about this man Crocodile."