"How, Captain? What happened to the divination this time? ”

After waiting for a while, the crew asked.

"Is it good or bad?"

"What are the probabilities?"

Gradually, someone came closer.

The members of the Hawkins Pirates know the captain's abilities very well, and their Hawkins Pirates have grown to this day, and they have relied on the captain's divination ability to turn evil into good fortune. At the beginning of the formation of the Pirates, they did not have this kind of combat power... I have faced many dangers.

One of them was surrounded by several warships of the navy, and it was only by relying on the captain's divination that he was spared a catastrophe.

Since then, they have been convinced of Basil Hawkins' divination abilities.

But in the face of the crew's questions and expectant expressions.

Hawkins looked at the pattern on the divination card, but fell silent.

He has always seemed to be paralyzed, and he also rarely showed a look of shock.

The others probed their brains and glanced at the cards, confused.

They don't know divination, even if they see it... It also can't be parsed.

……

A month later, the Hawkins Pirates changed course and they prepared to march into the Great Passage.

Because right now, the North Sea, because of the appearance of the Hell Pirates, is starting to become dangerous.

In just a short period of time, the people who were persecuted by the Hell Pirates... It's increasing rapidly.

The Hell Pirates rose too fast to be expected.

Destroying Doflamingo's industry, selling arms... Participating in national wars, pacifying the rebellious parties in island countries, and harvesting war wealth as 'mercenaries' are still 'normal' means. But soon, people realized that something was wrong... The few battles in which the Hell Pirates participated in later ended quickly because of their appearance.

However, in addition to an astronomical amount of remuneration, they also occupied the resources and industrial chain of the employer country... Given the reputation and prestige of the Hell Pirates in the North Sea, these barren countries that had just ceased fire and had been exhausted naturally did not dare to resist.

Because this group of pirates has the power to destroy them, they can only make compromises and concessions.

In the name of being sheltered by the Hell Pirates, some island nations have become the territory of the pirates who currently have only four members and don't even have a serious ocean-going ship.

Their flags were also planted.

The resources of these small countries are not a big business, but the amount is not small, to put it bluntly, they are leftovers that are not looked down upon by the Don Quixote family, but together, they are also worth a lot. And it's just a harbinger of the Hell Pirates baring their fangs... Subsequently, a big war broke out between the Hell Pirates and a mercenary evil party in the North Sea, and the headquarters of this mercenary army, an entire island, was completely destroyed after a day and a night of fighting, and there was no one alive.

That island is one of the well-known military bases in the North Sea, and its combat readiness and high-tech defense are very sophisticated, and its ability to be entrenched in the 'North Sea table' all year round can be imagined. It is rumored that this organization was originally a cooperative relationship with the Hell Pirates, providing 'work' and corresponding information for the Hell Pirates, but it seems that because of the uneven distribution of benefits, the Hell Pirates were unhappy and caused a catastrophe.

There is also a small episode behind this incident.

A naval division in the North Sea, after receiving the news, sent troops to it as soon as possible.

Going to come to a praying mantis to catch cicadas and yellow finches behind.

After all, this mercenary organization is extremely powerful, and even if the Hell Pirates win, they must be 'exhausted', just in time for the navy to pick up the leaks.

You know, if you can catch the Hell Pirates, who are currently the hottest pirates in the North Sea and are regarded as an absolute threat by the Navy, and escort them to prison, this merit is enough for the senior officers of the Navy Branch to be collectively promoted in their careers. It's just that the imagination is very beautiful, the reality is very skinny, and I heard that the navy's fleet didn't catch the Hell Pirates in the end.

On the contrary, several ships were destroyed and sank into the sea... became a joke.

And then there's the recent incident.

With the outflow of one battle after another, the momentum of the Hell Pirates has risen.

At this juncture, I don't know if it was intentional or not, the Hell Pirates turned their guns to 'peers', that is, pirates.

The Hell Pirates are robbing other pirates active in the North Sea.

That's right, pirates rob pirates.

It's normal.

What frightens is the embodiment of the situation at sea.

The Hell Pirates are like a great white shark falling into a school of fish, frantically 'preying', and all the pirates who encountered them were all robbed, and the geese plucked their feathers, and the pirates who died as a result are even more incalculable.

Even in just one day, three pirates were poisoned... Of course, there are survivors.

It seems that as long as you give all the money in both hands and do not resist, you can avoid being killed.

Judging from the 'family history' of the Hell Pirates, their purpose is very clear, that is, they are crazy to make money.

And the number of members of the Hell Pirates has also increased dozens of times, and the number has exceeded 100... Originally, everyone was a pirate, and the Hell Pirates were well-deserved powerhouses, so all the pirates who had contact with the Hell Pirates, some guys who were not firm in their original position, whether they were admiring or worshipping, or afraid of death, chose to take refuge in the former.

The Hell Pirates are already short of manpower, so naturally they don't refuse... Within a short period of time, the number of crew members had swelled to a certain point.

Of course, those who can be selected by them will at least not have too low a bounty.

According to the information that Hawkins obtained, several of the more famous pirate captains in the North Sea that even he had heard of also chose to disband their teams, from the boss of a pirate group to the crew of the Hell Pirates.

Hawkins sensed something was wrong, so... I was going to the Great Passage.

The Hell Pirates have clearly set their sights on the pirates in the North Sea, and the wind is a little wrong... Those guys aren't just 'doing business' in the North Sea.

In the final analysis, it is still a group of pirates, which is fundamentally different from other forces or organizations on the sea.

Including the Don Quixote family, all the 'people' at the North Sea table did not express their words for this new 'member'... Or rather, silence was chosen.

The Don Quixote family, as the well-deserved leader of the North Sea, did not intervene in the face of the behavior of the Hell Pirates to grab food on the table.

As for the other forces, at first there were some whispers, or they wanted to attack the Hell Pirates, but when the headquarters of the mercenary organization was destroyed, they were silent.

……

Today, the sky is overcast, which makes people's mood slightly depressed.

And since he got up, Hawkins has been restless.

I don't know why...

“……”

It wasn't until it was nearly noon that he stood on the bow of the deck, looking out to sea.

In the distance, a black dot suddenly appeared at sea level.

At this moment, he knew the reason.

Intuition told him that premonitions, divination... and it was all fulfilled.

He was silent.

"Captain..."

On the other hand, the crew members who were observing with binoculars cried out with trembling mouths.

The face is bloodless.

"It's... They..."

This man saw the flag that symbolized the Hell Pirates, and the ship's... A skull with ghostly fire in its eye sockets!

"It's... They... Be... Hell Pirates! ”

Then, the crew stumbled and shouted.

Remind all the guys on board to get ready for battle now!

(End of chapter)