One Piece: Groudon the Beasts

Chapter 51 Cruel, truly cruel!
Ghost Island, Dungeon.

"Kaido!"

Ace sat up in shock, touching his entire body with lingering fear, his mind filled with images of being tortured by Kaido.

When he saw the scene around him and the blood-stained bandages wrapped around his body, he felt a moment of disorientation.

It turned out to be a dream.

“Wow~~”

The sound of the chains was exceptionally heavy.

Ace raised his hand to his forehead, his eyes falling on the Seastone shackles on his wrists, and he understood his predicament.

He was defeated by Kaido.

An unprecedented sense of frustration welled up inside me.

"Damn it, that monster!"

Ace angrily swung his fist, leaving bloody fist marks on the wall, venting his resentment.

In the past, when he encountered enemies, no matter how powerful they were, he always believed that he would be the one to win in the end.

But Kaido is completely different.

His prized flames seemed to do no harm to Kaido, barely scratching him.

This is unreasonable!

He didn't understand, and he couldn't figure it out.

Without the power of fire, relying solely on physical strength is clearly insufficient to defeat Kaido; in fact, he would be completely overwhelmed.

"Captain Ace!"

The sound of my companions could be heard from outside.

Ace rushed to the cell door and saw his companions in the cell directly opposite. Everyone was wearing prison clothes and looked listless.

Although he had some idea of ​​what was going on, Ace still felt distressed and anxious when he saw his comrades being captured.

"Even you."

"I'm sorry, Captain Ace."

The companions lowered their heads in shame and apologized.

They were a burden to the captain.

"It's me who should say sorry."

Ace sat down with his back against the cell door and raised his hand to press his cheek.

If he hadn't insisted on coming to Wano Country to challenge Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, his crew wouldn't have ended up like this.

If he can't even protect his own crew, what right does he have to be a captain?

He is too weak.

"Clap!"

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of dense footsteps approached from afar.

A familiar, rough voice appeared.

“Send all these invaders to the prisoner quarry.”

"Yes!"

Ace's pupils shrank.

It's Kaido's voice!

Ace quickly stood up, watching helplessly as his companions were taken away by the pirates. He anxiously shouted to Good, "Kaido, where are you taking my companions?!"

"where?"

Goode looked at Ace and grinned.

"Hell, of course!"

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Ace, his eyes bloodshot, roared uncontrollably, "Kaido, release them! If you have a problem, come at me!"

"The loser has no right to negotiate."

Goode remained indifferent.

"Also, I am not Kaido's boss."

"You're not Kaido?"

Ace was utterly astonished.

Such a powerful monster isn't Kaido?

"My name is Groudon Good, and I am an officer of the Beasts Pirates."

Goode calmly stated the facts: "Boss Kaido is a hundred times stronger than me. If he were to take action, he could deal with an arrogant brat like you with just one blow. Unfortunately, Boss Kaido is not in Wano Country right now."

"what?!"

Ace clenched his fists in anger.

Kaido only needs one hit to defeat him?
What a joke!
There's a limit to underestimating people!
Goode pulled up a chair and sat down, looking at Ace who seemed to have lost his composure, and felt a little worried.

His initial plan was to be evenly matched with Ace, and then all that was needed was to discuss the terms so that both sides could get what they wanted.

Unexpectedly, this kid became his personal sex slave.

If it were a pretty girl, that would be fine; I could keep her around to replenish my mana. But it turns out to be a man, and a restless one at that.

He didn't want to cause himself any trouble.

Based on his understanding of Ace and his personal experience after the fight, he knew that this kid was a stubborn one, and it would be almost impossible to subdue him.

The Beasts Pirates are not a loving family, and they can't play the Whitebeard's game. Ace's personality meant he couldn't fit in with the Beasts.

Leaving Ace behind would most likely result in him getting an SSR worker at the prison quarry, which would be meaningless to him.

Killing him after using him would be unethical, but if we continue to use him, it's a bit unreasonable to discard him after he's done his work.

As for eating
Damn it, who came up with that stupid suggestion?!
That's fucking terrifying.

Good quickly dismissed the idea. Ace was just a Devil Fruit user, not the Devil Fruit itself. Putting aside whether eating it would be effective, he simply couldn't accept the act of doing so.

He's just a bad guy, not a pervert.

Business matters.

Goode stared at Ace.

Do you want to save your companion?

"What do you mean?"

Ace became alert.

He is now a prisoner, and there is no reason for the other party to let him go.

Goode grinned. "I can let you and your companions go."

"What's the price?"

Ace asked in a deep voice.

He wasn't a stupid younger brother; he knew very well that everything comes at a price, and if the other party was willing to let them go, there must be conditions.

Goode pulled out a stack of bounty posters and threw them in front of Ace: "This is the price for all of you. It adds up to about 4 million Berries. Let me round it up to 10 billion Berries. 10 billion Berries for the lives of all of you, isn't that a good deal?"

"10 million Baileys?"

Ace was speechless.

He never expected that Goode would ask him to pay money to redeem himself.

That's just like the style of pirates.

But what's with this billion pegories? Does anyone round it up like that?!
It's a steal!
Ace looked utterly frustrated.

"I don't have that much money!"

"It's okay, you can write an IOU."

Goode smiled and took out the contract he had prepared long ago. He had already sent people to empty the supplies off Ace's ship, and he knew very well that Ace had no money.

He wouldn't take the money if Ace could come up with it.

All he wanted was this IOU.

The thought of threatening those poor guys with an IOU when dealing with the Whitebeard Pirates in the future made Goode's lips twitch.

Pay me back if you dare!
Jiejiejie~~
"The interest rate will be calculated at 30% per year."

"hiss--!"

Ace gasped.

With 30% interest, that's 3 million a year!
Even the notorious loan shark Dufeld wasn't this ruthless!

Where is he going to get the money to pay back?
Goode raised an eyebrow.

"Why, don't you want to?"

"I do!"

Ace gritted his teeth and agreed.

No amount of money is as important as a partner's life!

Goode chuckled and took out a camera Den Den Mushi.

"Very good, sign and leave your fingerprints!"

"Also, keep the IOU close to your chest. I need to take a few photos as evidence, just in case you try to deny it later."

"Brother Ace, you don't want your photos of owing money to spread all over the world, do you?"

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Ace's eyes were empty, and he was being tormented by Goode like a puppet.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

Oh no, if this gets out, he'll be laughed at by the whole world, especially by his family in Windmill Village.

This is worse than killing him.

However, there are even crueler things to come.

"Hehehe, take off your clothes too!"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"Do it yourself? Or should I help you?"

"Do you still want to save your comrades?"

The disappointing little pearl eventually fell down.

Ace closed his eyes in pain.

This guy is a devil! He's absolutely a devil!
"Sparashi!!!"

Goode took the stack of photos and put them away with satisfaction.

"Next, let's talk about the second condition!"

"There are conditions?!"

Ace glared at Goode with grief and indignation.

If it weren't for the Seastone that prevented him from using his abilities, he would have definitely blown up the bastard in front of him!
It exploded!!!

"Don't worry, the conditions this time are very simple."

Goode's gaze was cold.

Kill someone for me!

"Who?"

"General Orochi!"

Pirates clashed, and the shogun died suddenly.

He and Yamato turned the tide and saved the day from collapse. Kaido must have found the news very pleasing!

(End of this chapter)