Hearing this familiar voice, Crocodile immediately remembered that man who was also very strong.
A man who doesn't need a crew, just wants to travel across the sea alone and become the strongest alone.
But he eventually fell to the Marine's Buster Call.
He is Douglas Bullet, known as "The Demon Heir".
He was once on the ship of the Roger Pirates, and with his strength, he gained a reputation as a powerful man, claiming that he could fight Rayleigh evenly.
More than twenty years ago, in the second year after the Battle of Edd War against the Golden Lion Pirates, Douglas Bullet quit the Roger Pirates for unknown reasons and wandered the sea by himself.
It was in that year that the high-spirited Sand Fruit user Crocodile met Bullet by chance. The two briefly fought, but the outcome was still undecided and it ended in a draw.
Crocodile also became famous due to his battle with the Demon Heir, and was recruited by the World Government into the Shichibukai system.
This made Crocodile's arrogance expand even more.
It was also in this year that Crocodile entered the New World with confidence and challenged Whitebeard. However, after just a few moves, Whitebeard chopped off one of his hands and he had to flee in a panic, returning to the Grand Line's Paradise.
From then on, Crocodile, who claimed to be equal to Douglas Bullet, began his plan to find the Ancient Weapon Pluton.
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Crocodile followed the sound and walked towards the prison where Bullet was.
"No matter how useless you think I am, I'm still better than you, a useless person who has been imprisoned for over 20 years!"
Crocodile bit his cigar, blew out a puff of smoke, looked at the strong man whose limbs and body were bound by seastone handcuffs and anklets with a blank expression, and said disdainfully.
There are so many things that can happen in 20 years, and Bullet has wasted too much time.
If Bullet had not been captured by the Marines back then, maybe he would have grown into a Yonkō like Kaido of the Beasts.
However, according to this guy's character, at most he would be like the Red Count, a legendary pirate who works alone and can go toe to toe with the Yonkōs, but would not form a crew.
Snort~!
Bullet snorted in displeasure. If the Marines hadn't ganged up on him, he wouldn't have been in jail for more than 20 years.
"Heh~, do you want to join us so we let you out?"
Crocodile chuckled and said, but he knew that Bullet was even more arrogant than him. After all, this guy was a man with the qualifications of a king.
"I don't need any partners!"
"But please let me out and I will help you with something later."
Bullet at first said seriously that he didn't need anyone, but thinking that this guy could let him out, he couldn't help but add at the end.
Now he is very eager to return to the sea again. He wants to continue his dream of being the strongest and defeat all the strong people out there.
"Then I can't help you, my captain is not a philanthropist!"
Crocodile sneered. If Bullet didn't join the crew, his powerful Devil Fruit ability might be taken away by Basire.
After all, that guy Burgess has been clamoring for a powerful Devil Fruit ability.
He just wanted to see if these men who possessed Conqueror's Haki would choose to surrender like him in the face of death and freedom.
"..."
Bullet clenched his fists, he was a little speechless.
He knows that he only has one choice if he wants to leave, but it is impossible for him to surrender in the hands of others.
When Basire saw that Crocodile failed to recruit him, he showed an expression like he already expected it. Someone who has Conqueror's Haki could not surrender so easily.
Conqueror's Haki owners like Rayleigh and Katakuri all awakened Conqueror's Haki under their own captains, and they have deep bonds, like friendship and family ties.
And Boa Hancock, who also has Conqueror's Haki, listened to Basire because of love. Strictly speaking, it was not considered surrender, but trust between partners.
Only Don Chinjao, the aging Conqueror's Haki user, joined the Straw Hat Fleet because of Straw Hat Luffy's life-saving grace.
But this is also a sworn relationship that is half alliance and half subsidiary only.
Basire ignored Bullet and Redfield, the two users of Conqueror's Haki, and walked directly to the prison where Shiryu of the Rain was.
He prefers this kind of swordsman with a military temperament, because this kind of person is more obedient and willing to follow orders.
Just satisfy his desire to kill.
Moreover, Shiryu has now been imprisoned by Magellan, which makes him determined to rebel and no longer wants to stay in Impel Down, a place that strictly abides by rules and regulations.
He, the Head Jailer of Impel Down, was just a little bit bloodthirsty. After killing a few more vicious prisoners he was arrested by Magellan. This made him very unhappy.
"Shiryu, do you want to go out?"
Basire smiled slightly and looked at Shiryu of the Rain, who was still wearing the uniform of a warden without the black and white stripes of a prisoner, and sent out his first invitation.
"I know you, Big Daddy Basire, you became a super rookie and Shichibukai in just one year."
Shiryu raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him.
He really didn't want to wait to die here, because Magellan, a man who only had rules in his mind, would really execute him for massacring prisoners.
Moreover, he also knew that the Marines were targeting the Whitebeard Pirates. He also watched Fire Fist Ace go out in the morning. It is estimated that the war should be starting between noon and afternoon, right?
Basire came to Impel down at this time, his timing was really accurate.
The Marines side will definitely have no time to spare, and there will be no support coming to Impel down.
"I just heard that you are planning to enter the New World to seize the position of Yonkō. Are you planning to seize Whitebeard's territory?"
"I imagine it's going to be full of carnage. So, please take me with you, Captain!"
Shiryu grinned, a red light flashed in his eyes, and his face was filled with the desire for freedom and killing.
He wants to leave this dark Eternal Hell as soon as possible.
Since Magellan won't let him kill, he will go to the sea to kill and become a pirate.
"Then welcome to the crew! At the same time, you must know the rules on my ship. Betrayal and disobedience are never allowed."
Basire's Conqueror Haki was filling the air, and he looked at Shiryu of the Rain with a slight smile. Then he waved his hand and Galdino immediately opened the seastone prison with his Wax Fruit.
Then under the enthusiastic gazes of many prisoners, the seastone bracelets and anklets on Shiryu's body were opened one by one.
Seeing Shiryu of the Rain walking out of the prison, the whole Eternal Hell suddenly became crazy and agitated.
Basire is really recruiting crew members, and he can easily open the seastone chains to release people.
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