Belial, Tregear, new members of the Straw Hat Pirates

As soon as the door opened, a deafening roar of shouts erupted: "Karuchu!"

"Straw Hat Crew, welcome!"

"Karuchu!"

The crowd was bewildered by this sudden enthusiasm. Luo asked, "Don't you fur people hate humans?"

Wanda said, "No, our aversion is directed at individuals, not groups."

Led by Wanda, the group entered a room where Nami and Chopper were.

As soon as Nami saw them, she ran over. Luffy said happily, "Long time no see, Nami! Where's Sanji?"

Upon hearing Sanji's name, Nami's expression changed, and she hugged Luffy, choking back tears, "Sanji, he..."

Everyone was bewildered by Nami's reaction. Belial asked, "Nami, what's wrong?"

Nami looked up, tears welling in her eyes, and said, "I'm sorry, we did our best, but Sanji... he's gone."

"what!"

Just then, Wanda walked over and said, "Let's eat something first, and talk while we eat."

After a while, the Mink Tribe held a banquet for the Straw Hat crew, and Luffy and Zoro ate heartily throughout the meal.

However, Belial and Tregear's expressions turned icy as they faced the table full of food.

"Nami, tell me, what exactly happened?" Belial said in a cold tone.

Hearing Belial's words, Nami frowned and painfully recounted the events to everyone:

Under Belial's cover, Nami and the others arrived at Zou Island aboard the Thousand Sunny, only to find it in ruins with a large number of wounded, as if it had been attacked.

With Sanji's food and Chopper's healing, the Mink Tribe members recovered and learned what had happened from them.

Just then, several Mink Tribe members came over and said that Duke Inuarashi had woken up and wanted to see his benefactors.

“I understand. Let’s talk as we walk,” Nami said.

Tregear patted Belial on the shoulder and said calmly, "Don't worry, Sanji should be alright, otherwise Nami and the others wouldn't be so calm."

"Okay, let's go."

The group followed the Mink Tribe to Duke Inuarashi's residence. They greeted Duke Inuarashi first, but Belial interrupted, "Alright, enough nonsense. I'm not here to listen to your gossip. Hurry up."

Duke Inuarashi understood what had happened and gestured for him to speak.

Zou Island was attacked by Jack the Drought of the Beasts Pirates. Duke Inuarashi, who controls the daytime, and Nekomamushi, who controls the nighttime, took turns fighting Jack day and night.

However, to their surprise, Jack's strength far exceeded their expectations. He remained standing for many days, but in the end, Jack lost patience and used a poison gas attack, capturing everyone.

Jack interrogated them for a day and a night, repeatedly asking the same question: Where is "Samurai" Raizo? But the Mink Tribe insisted that there was no such person.

Later, it even resulted in Duke Inuarashi and Nekomamushi being seriously injured, and others also suffered injuries of varying degrees.

Upon hearing this, Torregia understood why it was forbidden to mention samurai here.

However, after Doflamingo was captured, Jack led a group to rescue him, thus leaving Zou and giving the people of Zou a glimmer of hope.

“So, we are very grateful to you, Straw Hat Crew,” Wanda and Duke Inuarashi said.

Later, Sanji and the others arrived. Chopper made antidotes and healing agents, and Sanji cooked food to help them recover. Thanks to their efforts, the Mink Tribe was finally able to recover.

Then Wanda led everyone to the location of Nekomamushi, the boss. On the way, Nami said something:

"Sanji may not come back."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked. Just as Luffy was about to speak, Belial stopped them and said coldly, "Continue."

To everyone's surprise, some time after Nami and the others arrived, several uninvited guests appeared.

It was Capone Becky, Baron Chicken (an evolved version of Baron Egg), Beckmoos.

“Wait, didn’t I take care of those guys?” Belial asked.

Wanda said, "Both Bekmoos and Baron Chicken are both ability users. They both have a way to save their lives, which is probably why they escaped this time."

Nami said, "But Pekoms was very grateful after learning that we had saved Zou Island."

"So he refused the mission given to him by BIG MOM, but just then, Capone Bege ambushed Pekoms and captured us. That's when we realized that their targets were Caesar and Sanji."

"What do they want with Sanji?"

"It's for Sanji's wedding! And Charlotte Pudding, the 25th daughter of Big Mom."

"Eh!" Everyone could hardly believe their ears. "A wedding? Sanji's?"

Nami continued, "Sanji initially refused, but they used our lives as leverage to force him to agree to go with them."

Finally, Capone Becky abandoned them in the woods, where they were rescued by Cat Viper.

As they spoke, they arrived at Nekomamushi's territory. Nami said worriedly, "Sanji's eyes were so resolute when he left."

Usopp asked, "If Sanji can't escape this marriage and doesn't want to drag us down with him, then..."

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly thought of a question. Turning their heads, they saw that Belial's face was extremely cold, and his whole body exuded a terrifying aura.

Beria gritted his teeth and said, "I should have torn those guys to pieces back then!"

Everyone sensed that this was not ordinary anger, but murderous intent, pure murderous intent.

“Beria!” Tregear suddenly shouted, putting his hand on Belial’s shoulder. “Calm down. If you want to vent, first see if this place is suitable for you.”

Upon hearing this, Belial took a deep breath and clenched his fists tightly. "I was too merciful!" Belial said. Then he walked outside.

"Belial." Just as Luffy was about to call out to Belial, Tregear stopped them.

Tregear said, "I've never actually met Belial in the Land of Light, but I know Belial's personality very well. It's already quite remarkable that he's been able to endure this long. Let him vent."

Before he could finish speaking, a loud "bang" came from the courtyard. Belial punched a tree and smashed it to pieces. "Damn it, damn it!" Belial shouted and punched another tree to pieces.

"I'm still too weak!" Belial murmured.

When facing Kizaru, he felt a sense of oppression. Even after activating Deschuum, he was still unable to defeat Doflamingo.

If even Doflamingo is like that, what about Big Mom, and Kaido...?

Thinking of this, Belial felt a deep sense of powerlessness. "I'm still too weak. If only I could possess that dark power I once had, perhaps I could..."

“Beria.” Torregia suddenly appeared behind Belial.

Beria was startled by Tregear: "Damn, you scared me to death!"

"Are you OK."

"I feel like I'm still too weak. I can't even handle Doflamingo, let alone the Four Emperors?"

After hearing this, Tregear remained expressionless and calmly said, "Is this already your limit? Where did the Galactic Emperor who once swept across the universe go?"

"You are already very strong for this world. You are able to fight against the likes of the Marine Admirals and the Seven Warlords of the Sea. In such a short time, you have already shocked the world."

"No one can stay strong forever. Even Doflamingo, who thought he was very strong, lost."

Belial smiled and said, "So what? What does it have to do with me? I struggled to even defeat Doflamingo."

"What about Cero?"

"Zero?" Upon hearing this name, Belial immediately became agitated. "What does he have to do with that little brat?"

"Zero once said, 'I have no limits.' After that battle in the Monster Graveyard, Zero has encountered countless opponents, including you."

"But he never gave up, nor did he become discouraged; he continued to fight with all his might."

“Belial, don’t tell me you’re not as good as Zero?” Tregear raised an eyebrow and said with amusement.

“I’m not as good as him!” Beria immediately exploded upon hearing this. “How could I possibly be worse than that brat! I’ve defeated him countless times.”

"But in the end, weren't you still defeated?"

"But I got stronger after that, and in the end I still beat him."

“That settles it,” Torregia said. “Reblood only gave you the power of darkness back then. It was you who made the power of darkness stronger. Even without the power of darkness now, you can still become stronger.”

“Besides, you’re not alone this time,” Torregia said.

After hearing this, Belial fell into deep thought. At this moment, Tregear whispered in Belial's ear, "Why don't you imagine what Zero would think if he knew what you look like now?"

Upon hearing this, Belial immediately pictured Zero's arrogant face and laughed, "Hahaha, Belial, you're really too lame! Hahaha!"

"Damn it!" Belial shouted, "Even without dark power, I would never let that little brat surpass me!"

“That’s right,” Torregia said. “Hurry up and go, everyone’s waiting for you.” “Okay.”

The two quickly returned to the group, and Nami ran over and asked, "Belial, are you alright?"

"I am fine."

"I'm sorry, Belial, it's all our fault. If we had kept Sanji, this wouldn't have happened." Nami said, tears welling in her eyes.

"This isn't your fault, it's that bastard BIG MOM's fault!"

"We must find Sanji, because he's our comrade!"

“That’s right,” Luffy laughed.