Chapter 577: Running in Both Directions

"...Jie hahahaha! It's normal that you don't know me. After all, I have disappeared for almost twenty years."

A trace of displeasure flashed on Shiji's face, but he quickly returned to his heroic smile.

"However, you may have heard my name. I am..."

After dragging a long note, Shi Ji suddenly and inexplicably started to dance in the air. After a dance that was not very good, Shi Ji made a finishing pose that was also not very good, and then continued. What I said before——

"……Rooster!"

Xie Wen: "..."

The rudder on Shiji's head had a great impact on him.

"Ah! No! It's Shiji!"

Since there was no complaint from his subordinate Dr. Indigo, Shiji maintained that weird finishing pose for a long time before he suddenly realized that he was complaining about himself, opened his arms, and corrected himself proudly: "I am Fei Konghai. The captain of the bandit——"Golden Lion" Shiji! "

Hearing the name "Golden Lion", the Elcats on the ship all looked sideways. However, after looking at Shi Ji, they couldn't see any similarities between him and the "Grand Leader". place, so they all looked away in disappointment...

This made Shi Ji, who still wanted to show off to others, confused.

"Shiji? I seem to have some impression of this name...where did I hear it?"

Before Shi Ji could ask, Xie Wen spoke first, drawing his attention back while also changing the topic away from the cats' strange reactions.

In fact, with Xie Wen's bad taste, he should have continued to tease Shi Ji for a while, but considering that he would have to take him to the artificial sky island later, the "kind" Blue Star gave up and continued to tease Shi Ji. idea.

After maintaining the appearance of trying to remember for a while, Xie Wen's face showed a slightly surprised look, as well as a slightly surprised expression.

"I remembered! You are the only pirate of the same era as Pirate King Roger who escaped from Impel Down City!"

"Jie hahahaha! That's right! It's me! In order to escape from that shabby place, I sacrificed my own feet!"

Shi Ji showed Xie Wen the two famous swords on his legs that were used to replace his feet without hesitation, "Mu Ku" and "Ying Ju".

Although the names of these two famous swords sound very gentle, in fact they are not tachi, but a pair of the most common double-edged swords. The blades are not long, and they are short among one-handed swords. …

It is very suitable for use as a dual sword wielder.

"Um?"

Shi Ji noticed Xie Wen's eyes resting on the two swords on his legs, and immediately remembered one of Blue Star's hobbies - collecting famous swords.

"Jie hahahaha! Do you like my "Mu Ku" and "Ying Ju"? In fact, it’s not impossible to give them to you..."

For Shi Ji, although these two weapons that have followed him for many years are also very important, if Xie Wen can become his ally, then they will not be so important.

Moreover, after using these two swords as prosthetic limbs, Shiji rarely used sword skills anymore. On the contrary, his fruit ability has made great progress after maintaining the island called Wilmeio for a long time.

"Oh? So...what's the price?"

Xie Wen clearly knew that Shi Ji was also a typical pirate, and he was also a great pirate who had been famous for many years. His name of "Blue Star" might make him scruple, but it would never let Shi Ji. Acting so "kind".

Therefore, he must want something.

"You must be very unhappy with the World Government now, right?"

After confirming that Xie Wen had no intention of taking action, Shi Ji, who had always kept a distance from Xie Wen, finally came closer and landed on the deck of the Dudu. Then he opened his arms and extended an invitation to Xie Wen with a arrogant look on his face... …

"Then, do you want to join me and overturn this world?!"

"Are you looking for trouble with the World Government? I'm quite interested, but I don't think our joint efforts alone can pose a threat to the World Government. Don't let you be imprisoned in Impel Down City again... There is no second pair of feet for you to chop off this time."

Although Xie Wen's words were very rude, they further reduced Shi Ji's worries.

After all, before this, the image of "Blue Star" in the outside world was that of hating evil. If Xie Wen just chose not to participate after knowing his plan, it would not matter. I am afraid that Xie Wen really hates evil and would in turn hinder him. plan.

But judging from Xie Wen's reaction just now, it seems that his resentment towards the World Government is not low, so the possibility of getting him to join the gang has increased a lot.

Of course, considering Xie Wen's long-standing reputation, Shi Ji did not intend to tell the truth about his plan yet, but said with reservations: "Actually, I have been secretly contacting and wooing other pirates over the years. When the time is right, I will immediately summon them to form a huge pirate alliance!"

Hmm... In the theatrical version, Shiki did seem to have gathered a large group of pirates, but his strength was relatively weak, and he was directly punched through by Luffy in Gear 3 with the Straw Hats.

Although part of this is the work of those evolved animals, it does not change the fact that they are just a bunch of rabble.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is quite reasonable for this situation to occur. A truly powerful pirate would not choose a loser like Shi Ji who was once captured in Impel Down. Wouldn't it be nice to join the Yonko directly?

Thinking along this line of thought, Shi Ji's seemingly unnecessary act of destroying the East China Sea becomes more reasonable. Threats to the world government and navy are actually secondary. The more important thing is to declare his power to the world by destroying the East China Sea. Return and the power in his hands, so that more and stronger pirates can join him.

In the rough strategic environment of the pirate world, Shiji's plan was actually quite practical. Unfortunately, it failed when he encountered Luffy, the protagonist of destiny.

Xie Wen, who was recalling the plot, unconsciously showed a slightly mocking expression.

Then his expression was misunderstood by Shi Ji, thinking that Xie Wen looked down on the pirate coalition he formed.

But Shiji was not angry, because he actually didn't like those pirates very much.

"Jie hahaha! Those pirates are just appetizers. I summoned them mainly to deal with the ordinary navy. My real trump card is not those pirates, but a magical plant called IQ! "

It can be seen that Shi Ji really wanted to recruit Xie Wen to join his team, and he even took the risk of revealing the core part of his plan before Xie Wen agreed to form an alliance with him.

There is no way, the pirates that Shiji likes either have high ambitions and want to become the Pirate King, or they have already been taken under the command of those old acquaintances. It is really difficult to find a reliable helper!

So even though he knew that letting Xie Wen join would be risky, Shi Ji couldn't help but want to give it a try...

Pirates are such a group of guys who are full of gambling.

"IQ?"

"Magical plant cat?"

(=ω=)

Xie Wen, who already knew what was going on, continued to act stupid, while Haiyuan Miao, who had no interest in their conversation at first, also quickly pricked up his ears.

"Jie hahaha! If you want to know what's going on, why not come with me to visit my secret base in the sky?"

Shi Ji once again invited Xie Wen.

Blue Star, whose ears were being pulled by the anxious Haibara Meow, was a little dazed...

He was still thinking about what excuse he would use to follow Shi Ji, why did he suddenly go in both directions?