In the luxurious casino, the bartender behind the bar laughed at the man in front of him.
And beside the man, some mocking voices sounded:
"He is obviously a blind man, but he still comes to the casino, he must be a fool."
"I still have to gamble after losing fourteen games in a row. Even that gambler like Paul can't compare to him hahaha..."
The man who was ridiculed by everyone should be middle-aged, with short black hair, a beard around his mouth, a long knife around his waist, and a purple dress and a purple robe that look unusually... coquettish?
But the most striking thing is the two scars on his face that run through his eyes and converge on his forehead to form an X-shaped mark.
Facing the ridicule, the man didn't care, but said:
"It's just bad luck today. As for the money for the wine, I really don't have any right now. I don't know..."
"I tell you, no way!"
Before the man finished speaking, the bartender said directly: "You want to pay on credit, don't you? I've seen people like you a lot. Don't think that you are blind, others will sympathize with you."
"In a casino, if you have money, you're an uncle, if you don't have money, you're just a word!"
"Get out!!"
The man was silent for a moment when he heard this, but still shook his head.
Just as he picked up his crutches and was about to get up, a voice sounded behind him:
"I paid for his drink."
Sauron took out a stack of Baileys from his arms and threw them on the table in front of the bartender, and said domineeringly.
Chapter 283 Enduring Suffering Without Tiring, This Is the Way of Shura
"Thank you for your fine wine, I am very grateful."
On the other side, inside the casino, the purple-haired man nodded at Sauron seriously.
"It's nothing." Sauron didn't care about the purple-haired man's thanks: "These wines are brewed by my partner. Compared with the wines in this casino, I still like him better."
"Oh? It turned out to be a friend's wine? That old man is really lucky, hahaha!" The man let out a hearty laugh.
"It's you." Zoro looked at the purple-haired man and said, "With your arrogance, you should be able to [see] the bets you lost just now because others thought you couldn't see it at all."
This is also the reason why Sauron is willing to invite men to drink. Out of the sharpness of a swordsman, Sauron can feel the strength of the man in front of him as soon as he enters the casino.
This is also something that makes Sauron feel puzzled.
"Hahaha, how can you use such power for things like gambling? Isn't it a loss of fun?"
The man laughed loudly at first, but in the next second, he showed a serious and even sad expression:
"What's more, it's a blessing not to see things."
"There are too many... dirty and dirty people in this world."
"The old man's eyes were closed by himself."
It is not difficult to guess from the meaning of the man's words. He seems to have cut his own eyes because he couldn't bear to see the dirty things in the sea.
However, Sauron frowned at the man's words:
"Tricking yourself? What's the point?"
He didn't expect that the master of swordsmanship he perceived was such a person.
"Does it make sense?" The man didn't deny the idea of [deceiving himself], and he also knew that he couldn't even fool himself with such behavior.
He raised the long knife in his hand, and said slowly: "Even though the old man has the ability to send meteorites from the sky, he still can't see the possibility of pacifying this purgatory. Close your eyes, that's the answer I gave myself."
After finishing speaking, he turned his head and opened his closed eyelids, and looked at Sauron with two pale pupils:
"Then, as a [extremely good] pirate, what are you looking for?"
Hearing the man's words, Sauron grinned, and proudly uttered two words:
"The strongest!"
"Is that all?"
The man looked disappointed when he heard Sauron's answer.
I thought that the pirate in front of me who was dubbed "extremely good" would give an answer that would move him too.
But I didn't expect it to be like this—
"It's disappointing." The man spit out softly: "In this dirty and chaotic world, Your Excellency is only thinking about your own selfish desires, so..."
"It's annoying what you say."
Even though the man's tone was extremely sincere, Sauron could tell that the man was not blaming himself, but had certain expectations.
But this statement made Sauron completely unacceptable.
"The strongest! It's an agreement between me and a person, even if I sacrifice my life."
"I don't care if I disappoint you or something."
Sauron looked directly at the man, and he knew that a man could see himself.
"No wonder I'm a little upset with a guy like you. Your guy's concept is very close to that of the Navy."
"Opening your mouth is your own selfish desire, and opening your mouth is this troubled world."
"It seems that everything you do is considered for a long time, and it seems that all the pain you have endured is carried on behalf of others."
Sauron stood up: "I don't know if your choice is right, but for me—"
At this moment, the purple-haired man sensed Sauron's change with his eyesight, and a strange and ostentatious aura suddenly rose from him.
For a second, the man seemed to see a ghost with three heads and six arms standing in the void.
"When you see something you don't like, cut it off!"
Zoro who said these words grinned.
If Bai Ye was here, he would definitely say that Sauron had [epiphany].
It's not that he comprehended any moves, but a breakthrough in his state of mind.
"If this world is a purgatory, if this sea is rotten to the extreme, if the eyes are full of injustice and mourning..."
Every time Sauron said a word, the ghostly aura on his body became more solidified.
The tyrannical aura even made the people around fear, and fled the area where the two were in extreme panic.
He lowered his head, looked at the purple-haired man who was still sitting firmly on the chair, and said:
"Then kill! Kill until the purgatory is empty! Kill until the decay is gone! Kill until the injustice is equal!"
In the end, the ghostly aura on Sauron's body had pierced the ceiling of the casino and shot straight into the sky!
"[Enduring all kinds of suffering and not getting tired of it, this is the way of Shura!]"
"This kind of world makes me dissatisfied, then smash it completely, and then rebuild it according to my own wishes!"
"At that point, you'll regret that you [couldn't see]."
After saying these words, Sauron restrained his ghost energy and returned to his previous appearance.
But only he and the purple-haired man opposite knew how much he had gained.
In a sense, at this age, Sauron was able to achieve a big breakthrough despite his exaggerated strength, and the purple-haired man contributed a lot.
So before Sauron turned to leave, he still said thank you.
As for what he is thanking, maybe only Sauron himself knows.
"Do you really think you can do it?"
Just when Sauron had already walked to the door, the purple-haired man finally said, "The strength and determination required for that road are unimaginable even if this old man has seen it all his life."
"I don't think so," Sauron stood at the door without turning his head. He pulled out the word "He Dao" from his waist and raised it over his head and said again: "It's necessary!"
"I will never stop until I die!"
Just one sentence made the purple-haired man feel Sauron's determination.
"The old man's name is Fujitora Yixiao!"
"Let's learn the sword skills of His Majesty Sauron, let's save it for the next time we meet."
Fujitora smiled and said his name, and at the same time said that he did know Sauron's identity.
Hearing Fujitora's smile, Zoro just turned his back and nodded, then left the casino and disappeared into the crowd.
But Fujitora smiled and drank the spiritual wine on the bar, muttering to himself:
"Unforgettable suffering..."
"Hahaha, in this way, the old man's [self-deception] is a bit ridiculous."
Fujitora laughed suddenly, just this one sentence made Zoro overwhelm him.
"Sure enough, he is a guy known as [Sura], even his ideas are full of killing intent."
"However, this old man won't just admit defeat." Q
"Roronoa Zoro!"
Chapter 284 Bai Ye's Sudden Plan! Ro's request! Luffy enters the auction
"Well, are you the deputy captain of the Straw Hats, [Tianshi] Bai Ye?"
Not long after Bai Ye left the tavern, he met an unexpected guy.
"I'm Bob, a reporter from the World News Agency. I wonder if I can make an interview with Mr. Bai Ye?"
Seeing the blond curly-haired man who handed the dictating phone bug to him, the corners of Bai Ye's mouth twitched slightly.
"I'm a pirate, aren't you afraid?" Qian Qianqian said
"If I don't even dare to interview you who is known as [extremely good], Lord Morgans will not grant me the privilege of talking directly with him."
Facing Bai Ye's question, Bob puffed out his chest proudly and replied.
"Oh?" Hearing this, Bai Ye became interested.
You must know that Morgans is one of the dark emperors of the underground world. He is in charge of the World News Agency, and he does not know how many reporters there are.
And this weak-looking guy in front of him actually has the right to talk to Morgans directly.
While this made Bai Ye feel interesting, he also thought of a bold plan.
"I agreed to the interview, but before that, I have one condition."
Bai Ye showed a kind smile and said:
"Let me speak to Morgans."
"Believe me, after this call, you will get unexpected gains."
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"The captain of the Heart Pirates, Trafalgar Law, is offering a bounty of 200 million Baileys. That should be the case."
In a tavern, Robin propped his chin with one hand, and spoke to Luo in front of him.
"That's right, I didn't expect that even the [Semi-Royal Group] would care about supernovas like us."
Luo was not surprised that Robin knew his identity, or rather, he just didn't care.
"By the way, this is the navigator on my ship, named Bepo."
"It's a fur tribe from Zou, as for the bounty..."
"It's 500 Baileys."
"Because I know that Chopper will be there this time, I strongly request to follow along."
Luo looked at the great white bear beside him who had lowered his head and showed a nervous expression, and quickly finished speaking.
"As for the reason, I want to ask, how did Chopper manage to raise the bounty from 50 Baileys to 30 million Baileys for being both pets and civet cats?"