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The Grand Line, Paradise.
Alabasta Kingdom, The Royal Palace Prison.
"And now...decide here and now, join my fleet or die!"
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Ren's voice echoed throughout the prison, reaching the ears of the imprisoned who began to tremble in their cells.
"What did he say..."
"Fleet? Doesn't matter, as long as I stay alive, I'll join!"
"Count me in!"
"I don't want to die!"
The Baroque Works agents were the first to speak, expressing their willingness to join immediately after Ren's words, Miss Goldenweek, Mr. 3, and Mr. 4 all declared their readiness to join.
"Silence!"
Mikita shouted to calm the imprisoned agents, then looked to Ren awaiting his orders.
"And what about you, Mr. 1, have you decided?" Ren calmly stared at Mr. 1, waiting for his response.
If Mr. 1 didn't accept, Ren would pierce his heart directly and take his Devil Fruit to give to a more useful subordinate.
Mr. 1 looked at Ren with clear fear. This was the monster who defeated him with a single move, as if fighting a child. He could feel the intent to kill emanating from Ren, so he thought carefully before speaking:
"You are a strong man...It would be an honor to follow you."
"Wise choice." The intent to kill vanished from Ren's eyes, and Mr. 1 breathed a sigh of relief as the tremendous pressure lifted from him.
Some notifications from the system reached his mind, but he ignored them for now and looked at the rest of the Baroque Works agents.
"Is there anyone else who will join?"
"Yes, me! I'm ready to join, sir!"
Immediately after Ren spoke, Mr. 3 shouted and expressed his position.
"Mikita, release him."
Ren laughed and looked deeply at Mr. 3. Mikita quickly complied with his request, and Mr. 3 was freed.
"Thank you, sir! I'll serve you faithfully for the rest of my life--"
"?!"
Mr. 3 looked at Ren, who suddenly appeared in front of him without warning, The problem wasn't here, but in the pain Mr. 3 felt in his chest.
"What...?"
Realizing what had happened, he looked at Ren's hand impaled in his chest and screamed in pain.
"Aaaaah!"
Mr. 3's screams sent shivers down the spines of the other agents. Miss Goldenweek cried, while the rest watched in fear and awe.
Even Zoro, Usopp, Chopper, Marron, and Sanji heard Mr. 3's scream and felt something was wrong. After realizing that Ren had killed him, fear began to creep into their acceptance, even Usopp and Chopper started crying.
Ren withdrew his hand, and Mikita quickly brought him a white cloth from the tear in her chest to clean his hand.
"Miss System, extract the Devil Fruit," Ren said mentally, and Miss System quickly complied with his command.
Immediately afterward, a new Devil Fruit appeared in The Infinity Space.
According to Miss System, there are two ways to extract a Devil Fruit: the first is when the host requests it from the system in front of them, where the user's dead blood gathers to form an original and intact Devil Fruit.
The second is when the host chooses the Devil Fruit to be in The Infinity Space without attracting any attention.
And of course, Ren chose the most secretive method to avoid suspicion.
If the WG knew he could extract Devil Fruits from the users he killed...it would be a more important target than the Whitebeard, just kidding.
But anyway, something like this shouldn't be revealed, as he is still weaker than fighting the WG.
"This is a warning to each of you trying to deceive me..." Ren said in a deep voice that everyone could hear, their bodies trembling as they stared at the dead body of Mr. 3.
'This fool said he was ready to join me, but his loyalty didn't even exceed 3%...' Ren cursed Mr. 3, seeing his state and discovering his weak loyalty rate.
This man wasn't afraid of him, and it seemed he was just waiting for the opportunity to escape from this prison and run away.
Ren remembered Mr. 3's actions in Impel Down and found him still cowardly and backstabbing.
So he decided to punish him, and more importantly, to make an example out of him for others, so they wouldn't think of betraying him in the future.
'The loyalty of Mr. 1 has become slightly higher.' Ren looked at Mr. 1's status and smiled.
The first time, his loyalty was 50%, but after Ren killed Mr. 3, it became 65%.
"From now on, you will be the commander of the first division of my pirate fleet, which will be announced in a few days, You'll lead the imprisoned agents with you from now on, understood?"
Ren looked at Mr. 1 and said in a serious tone, planning to establish the first squad in his pirate fleet. Although creating a strong and large fleet would take several years, the foundation had to be laid now.
"Aye, Captain!" Mr. 1 said seriously, and none of the agents opposed him being the leader, His strength was enough to kill them all several times, and they dared not oppose Ren's decision.
"I'll inform King Cobra about your situation when I return, Then someone will come to release you from your cells, If any of you cause any trouble...you don't need me to tell you what will happen to you, right?"
His voice became more serious in the last part of his speech, causing members of the first division to tremble with fear.
"We understand, Captain!" they said in unison, even Mr. 1 didn't remain silent and didn't dare to show any signs of disrespect.
"Good, the guards will come to clean up the body of that idiot soon."
After confirming their loyalty with the help of the system and finding no significantly low loyalty percentage, he decided that his work was done in the former agents' cell and left with Mikita and Zala.
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"Yo~," Ren stood in front of the Straw Hat crew's cell and greeted them.
"Fuck you! Why are you here!" Sanji grumbled angrily, but his expression softened when he looked at Mikita and Zala.
"Tsk..." When Mikita saw the lecherous look directed at her by the man with yellow hair, she snorted with disdain and then gestured with her finger.
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"Air bullet."
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*Bam!*
The sound of an air bullet spread through the cell, followed by a painful scream from Sanji, who began rolling on the ground with his hands bound.
The bullet pierced his shoulder and caused him excruciating pain, while blood dripped onto the cold, hard floor of the cell.
"Captain~ Can I play with this toy?" Mikita pointed at Sanji, who was rolling around like a dog.
"Do as you please, but don't break him," Ren smirked as he watched the expressions of the other crew members.
Zoro frowned as he looked at Sanji's condition, being tortured by air bullets from the blonde-haired woman.
It seemed as though he had accepted his fate and no longer resisted, simply sitting quietly in the cell waiting for his death.
"I heard you refused to eat your food," Ren sat in front of Zoro and said in a strange voice.
In fact, Zoro was someone Ren wanted to recruit, but he doubted he would accept.
"Hmph, I don't need your food. I'd rather die of hunger," Zoro said sarcastically.
"I see...*sigh*... I have an offer for you," After a short sigh, Ren still decided to try his luck in recruiting Zoro.
"Let me guess, you want me to join your crew, right? I refuse!" he said firmly, showing his unwavering loyalty to Luffy.
"Why?" Ren asked.
"Because I already have a captain, and I won't betray him!" Zoro became more determined and resolute with each word he spoke.
"The boy with the straw hat? Let me tell you something since you don't know, that boy is the grandson of the Navy hero, Garp. Do you know what that means?" Ren revealed a piece of information that left Zoro and the rest of the crew stunned, even Sanji, who was kicked by Mikita, could only be shocked.
The grandson of the Navy hero, Garp, was a pirate? And it happened that he was their captain? What a joke!
But Zoro quickly became stern again and said, "So what? I owe my life to Luffy, I pledged to make him the Pirate King, and I am a person who fulfills his promise!"
"Is that so..." Ren wasn't surprised; on the contrary, he would be surprised if Zoro accepted his offer.
He stopped talking to Zoro and looked at the rest of the crew, quickly removing Marron, the young man with brown hair, from his recruitment list and looked at the others.
There was Usopp, who actually harbored a deep grudge against Ren and hated him intensely for stealing his crush, but he covered this hatred under a thick veil of fear, playing the role of a good actor.
While Ren wasn't ready to accept someone like Sanji into his crew, who would leer at his women, he couldn't kill him right now, at least not before he met reiju, Sanji shouldn't die; his death should appear "natural."
Then he glanced at the small reindeer...he was useless too.
Oh, no, he wasn't useless. His Devil Fruit was something Ren would need to recruit an interesting character in the future, so the fate of the poor reindeer was determined.
"What are you doing?! *Sobs*! *Sobs*! Let me go! Zoro! Luffy! Save me!" Chopper cried out as he was lifted from the ground after his shackles were removed.
"Chopper! Let him!, you bastard!" Zoro shouted and began to move, but the shackles didn't allow him to do so. He could only watch as Chopper was lifted into the air by Ren.
"Chopper! Damn you!" Usopp screamed as he saw the reindeer struggling in Ren's hands.
"C-Chopper... Aaagh!" Sanji wanted to scream at Ren, but Mikita stepped on him with her heel and struck his open wounds.
"What do you want from him?!"
Marron shouted, deep fear evident in his voice.
Ren looked at the people screaming without changing his expression.
One day, these people were the heroes he admired.
But when he came to this world, the first thing he thought about after his family was how he would feel if he stepped on them and them principles to the worst depths of despair?
It would feel good, right?
Right?
Of course, it's true!
"Zala, don't just watch, go ahead and release our prisoners."
Ren grinned ruthlessly, sending a shiver down Zala's spine as she saw the cruel smile on his face. Her cells trembled with fear, but she dared not speak or even breathe loudly, doing as he asked.
After releasing Usopp and Marron, who looked confused and bewildered, they looked at Chopper, still in Ren's grasp, ready to attack Ren to get him back.
Suddenly, Zoro had a bad feeling about the whole situation, trying to warn the duo, but he was too late.
*Sanp!*
Ren snapped his fingers, then ordered Ussop:
"Kill yourself and your friend next to you with this weapon."
"..."
Usopp's eyes went empty, quickly grabbed the gun Ren handed him, then in a second, fired several shots directly at Marron's head.
"No!! Ussop Stop!! Marron!!"
*Bang!*
*Bang!*
*Bang!*
With each shot, Zoro and Sanji felt their hearts sink, tears forming in their eyes as they saw Marron's mangled body fall to the ground.
But it wasn't over yet.
Ussop pointed the gun at his own head, his eyes blank, like a dead man, no hesitation, like a machine without emotions.
*Bang!*
He fell to the ground, dead, his crimson blood staining the cold ground and mixing with his friend's blood, the friend he killed with his own hands, But perhaps, perhaps the best thing was that he would never know or remember that he killed his friend.
A deep silence fell over the cell, as tears fell from Sanji, Zoro, Chopper, and they stared at their friends' unmoving bodies.
"Is that the sound of gunshots?" Ace said to Luffy, who looked tired and exhausted.
Luffy's cell was far from where the rest of his crewmates were confined, so he didn't see the dramatic scene.
But Ren's first fleet members, who were still being assembled, saw it, and they couldn't help but swallow hard when they witnessed their captain's brutal methods!
The man ordered the killing of his friend and then suicide, and that's what he did!
They were terrified at the thought of being forced to kill their loved ones with their own hands and then commit suicide! Their bodies trembled, and each swore never to even think of betraying this new crew, no, this monstrous and terrifying captain!
Mr. 3's body was proof and confirmation of the new captain's cruelty and severity; Crocodile was dull in comparison!
¶[-Ding! Congratulations host, for completing the hidden mission "Killing a member of Fate's Crew" and receiving:"Hell Eyes skill" + "Eternal clothes (Female)" + "Future Appearance scroll".]
Ren didn't have time to care about the notification right now; he held Chopper, who was screaming and crying, cursing him, his expression calm as he looked at Usopp's body, Yasop's son and the sniper of the famous Straw Hat Pirates crew in the future.
"There's no special feeling even after killing him...Sigh, my hopes were dashed." Zoro, Sanji, and Chopper heard Ren's words and could only curse him louder; was this man insane? What special feeling was he talking about?! He killed their friend.
"Goodbye, Dr. Chopper, your great sacrifice will benefit this world." With that said, he tossed him into the air until he reached the ceiling of the cell, then began to fall towards Ren.
Chopper: "???"
Zoro: "???"
Sanji: "???"
Mikita: "???"
Zala: "???"
Author: "???"
Readers: "???"
Ren wasted no time; in fractions of a second, he used his new skill.
"Hell Eyes!!"
*Hiss~!*
*Boom!*
*Ignition!*
*Ignition!*
*Boom!*
Two lines of hot fire shot from Ren's eye sockets towards Chopper, quickly burning him to ashes before he had the chance to scream.
All that was left of his body was some ashes, and the smell of roasted reindeer spread throughout the area, Sanji and Zoro stared in disbelief at the execution, powerless and only able to shed tears as they cursed their own weakness.
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"I feel like something bad is happening..." Luffy sighed, saying to his brother next to him.
Are you stupid, Luffy? There's nothing worse than our current situation."
"Ugh! I want out! Wait for me, Zoro, Sanji, and the rest! When I get out of here, I'll kick that idiot's butt!"
Meanwhile, Luffy didn't know that this was the last time he would receive news from them.
Forever.
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Author's gossiping.
I want to choose a primary weapon for MC.
What should it be?
Sword / Spear / Halberd / Pistol / etc...
And suggest some items I can add to the system's store.
Also if there are any interesting ideas, share them with me.
That's all.