One Piece: Honey Badger Speedruns the World

Dressrosa, the King's Heights.

The sun was shining brightly, a gentle breeze swept across the pool, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

But this originally luxurious and comfortable atmosphere froze completely in that instant.

The dial tone from the Den Den Mushi sounded particularly jarring in the deathly silent top floor of the palace.

Doflamingo sat on a lounge chair by the pool, still clutching the microphone that would never be used again.

His pink feather coat trembled slightly in the breeze, but he himself resembled a volcano about to erupt, radiating a terrifyingly low pressure that was suffocating.

Squeak...squeak... His knuckles, gripping the microphone, turned white from excessive force, and the veins on the back of his hand throbbed wildly like earthworms.

Vergo... is dead? The first Red Heart who had followed him since he had nothing, the strongest undercover agent who had been lurking in the G5 branch of the Navy for more than ten years... was actually killed by a rookie pirate who had just entered the New World?

"Fu...fufu..."

A low laugh escaped from the depths of Doflamingo's throat, but there was no laughter in the sound, only a chilling coldness that sent shivers down one's spine.

"Are you kidding me...? What is this? A new-age greeting gift?"

Explosion! Without any warning.

Conqueror's Haki erupted from him like a purplish-black storm.

The Den Den Mushi in his hand was instantly crushed into powder.

Immediately afterwards, countless extremely sharp, invisible threads began to slash wildly in all directions.

Splash!

The parasols, lounge chairs, expensive stone tables, and even the solid stone pillars of the royal palace in the distance were all cut into neat pieces and collapsed with a crash in that instant.

"D-Dover?!"

Even Torrepol, the highest-ranking officer, was startled by the sudden burst of murderous intent. Dragging his sticky body closer, his face covered in terrified snot, he asked, "Hey, hey, what happened? Is something wrong with Vergo?"

Doflamingo slowly raised his head.

Beneath those purplish-red sunglasses, his eyes were bloodshot.

"Vergo is dead."

Those few words felt like a boulder crashing into Torrepol's heart.

"Huh?!!!!"

Torrebol was so shocked his eyes almost popped out: "You're kidding, right?! That's Vergo! With his strength, how could he possibly..."

"It was defeated head-on."

Doflamingo stood up, and the floor tiles beneath his feet shattered instantly.

He strode to the edge of the terrace with an air of indifference, looking down at the hypocritical prosperity of the country below, his voice as cold as ice: "The other person's name is Goss. That newcomer who's been making headlines lately."

"Goss? That brat who defeated the Shichibukai Buggy?"

Torrepol exclaimed incredulously, "He has that kind of strength?"

"It seems we all underestimated this ant."

Doflamingo's lips twisted into an exaggerated arc, a contortion born of extreme rage: "Not only did he kill Vergo, but he also ruined my plans in G5... More importantly, he dared to provoke me on the phone just now."

"He said if I wanted revenge, I should come find him."

"Unforgivable! Unforgivable!!"

Torrepol trembled with rage. "Dover! Let me go! Or let Pica go! We must tear this brat to pieces!"

"No."

Doflamingo quickly calmed down.

As the king of the underworld, "Joker," he knows that anger won't solve anything.

Since Goss was able to kill Vergo head-on, it means that his strength has surpassed the level of an ordinary officer.

Sending Pica or Diamanti alone would not only guarantee victory, but could also result in the loss of another top official.

Moreover, this is a crucial period for the production of "SAD," and the deal with Kaido cannot afford any mistakes. He cannot easily leave Dressrosa.

"Vergo had an accident in that area of ​​the sea... which means that Gos's ship is approaching us, or heading towards Punk Hazard."

Doflamingo's fingers moved lightly in the air, as if weaving a giant net: "Since he wants to play, then I'll play along with him."

He turned to Torrepol and said coldly, "Contact Morgans. I want the whole world to know who killed Vice Admiral Vergo."

Draw the Navy's hatred onto him, let those righteous mad dogs bite him.

"besides……"

Doflamingo's eyes flashed with a sinister light: "Activate all our informants in the underworld."

A bounty has been placed on Gos's head.

"I don't need the Navy's bounty; I'll issue a private warrant for the Joker."

"Tell all the bounty hunters, assassins, and even other pirate crews in the New World... whoever can bring Goss's head to Dressrosa, I'll give him a Devil Fruit and a billion Berries."

"Since he thinks he's the hunter, then I'll let him taste what it's like to be the prey."

Doflamingo gazed at the distant sea, the veins on his forehead still throbbing, but the smile on his lips grew increasingly sinister: "Welcome to the New World... The gates of hell have been opened for you, Goss."

……

G5 branch warship deck.

Seeing their seemingly invincible base commander lying like a rag doll in a pool of blood, the G5 marines did not scatter and flee like ordinary soldiers.

Instead, a desperate rage burned in their eyes, a kind of loyalty unique to thugs and villains.

"Did you take a picture?"

The colonel wiped the tears and snot from his face and asked the communications soldier next to him in a hoarse voice.

"It's been taken...it's been taken."

With trembling hands, the communications officer pressed the shutter button on the Den Den Mushi (snail phone) displaying the image of the Narwhal, then quickly connected it to the emergency lines at Navy Headquarters:

"Headquarters! This is G5 Branch Ship 01! Base Commander Vice Admiral Vergo... was brutally murdered by a pirate named Goss!! I repeat! Vice Admiral Vergo... is dead!!"

At the rear of the warship, a navy officer took a deep breath and pulled out the Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

Blu-ray... Click.

"Oh dear... what's wrong now?"

A lazy male voice came from the other end of the phone.

Former Navy Admiral, Aokiji Kuzan.

"Mr. Kuzan..."

The navy officer's voice trembled with tears: "Mr. Vergo... has been killed."

"..." The languid tone on the other end of the phone vanished instantly, leaving only a silence as sharp as ice colliding.

"That rookie pirate named Goss shattered Mr. Vergo's Armament Haki with a single punch."

The navy, gazing at the terrifying figure aboard the Narwhal in the distance, revealed a resolute determination to die.

"We know we can't beat that monster. But... G5 isn't going to be a coward who runs away while their commander's body is humiliated!"

"We're charging in! Even if we have to bite, we'll tear a piece of flesh off that bastard!!"

"Hey, don't do anything stupid."

Kuzan's voice became urgent: "Since even Vergo lost, you're just throwing your lives away. That newcomer is beyond your capabilities..."

"Even if we die, we'll die on the front lines!"

The navy roared in fury, tears streaming down his face:

"Mr. Kuzan... if our entire army is wiped out, you must rescue Lieutenant General Smoker."

"Damn it! Stop right there! I'm already nearby! I'll be there soon!!" Kuzan shouted into the phone.

Click.

He threw away the Den Den Mushi, drew his military knife from his waist, and looked at the colonel standing at the bow of the ship.

"G5's navy!!"

The colonel held his sword high, his face contorted like a demon.

"Mr. Vergo is down! The monster that killed him is still watching us!"

"Those who are afraid to die, jump into the sea and get out of here! The rest... come with me and ram the ship!!"

"Get Mr. Vergo back!! Slaughter all the pirates!!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Hundreds of G5 marines roared in fury.

They had no tactics, no formation, and even though they knew they were like moths to a flame, this group of naval thugs abandoned by the world displayed a moving display of bravery at this moment.

Rumble—!!

The warship's already damaged engines emitted a desperate, overloaded roar, spewing black smoke, like a mad, wounded bull, recklessly charging towards the Narwhal at full speed!

……

Explosives No.

"Hey……"

Looking at the naval warship charging like a madman, Snag felt no admiration, but instead revealed a cruel and cunning smile.

"These stupid navy idiots actually went to their deaths."

Snag licked his lips and drew the massive sword from his waist:

"The best time has come."

"While Goss is preoccupied with these mad dogs and has to protect the others... we'll cut into the battlefield."

"The target isn't Goss, capture the other crew members first! As long as we have hostages, that monster will have to obey."

Snag suddenly waved his hand, his eyes gleaming with greed:

"Full speed ahead!!"

……

The Narwhal.

Looking at the dilapidated warship billowing black smoke ahead, its crew all brandishing knives and guns and howling like zombies as it rammed into them, and the pirate ship that suddenly accelerated from behind to surround them.

Goss stood there, his brows slightly furrowed.

He wasn't intimidated by this so-called "imposing presence," but he did find it a bit troublesome.

"Let's be a little... quieter."

Goss's eyes suddenly narrowed, and a dark red lightning seemed to flash deep within his pupils.

An invisible yet tangible terrifying pressure erupted from him towards the charging warship!

Om-! ! !

The air seemed to groan in despair, as if it were about to collapse.

Dark red lightning raged across the sea, and space itself seemed to distort in that instant.

Conqueror's Haki.

The cacophony of battle cries on the G5 warship, which had been roaring and charging forward with its engines blazing, was suddenly cut off by an invisible blade.

"Well……"

The colonel at the forefront lost his fervor instantly, replaced by a blank stare.

Immediately following him were hundreds of marines.

Pfft!Pfft!Pfft!

Like harvested wheat, the group of "mad dogs" on the deck, who were originally fearless, didn't even utter a sound before rolling their eyes and foaming at the mouth as they collapsed to the ground in unison.

The warship, having lost control and power, traced a distorted arc across the sea by inertia, finally coming to a helpless stop fifty meters in front of the Narwhal, in deathly silence.

puff.

The heavy book in Reiju's hands finally slipped from her grasp and fell onto the deck.

She was staring intently at Goss's back, her pupils trembling violently.

Conqueror's Haki...?!

As a member of Germa 66's royal family, she knew the weight of this power better than anyone else.

That was something even her father, Judge, longed to possess throughout his life, yet could only clumsily imitate through science and technology—"the qualities of a king."

Is this the chosen one, one in a million...?

Reiju felt a dryness in her throat.

She originally thought that Goss was just a powerful and wicked pirate, and that she submitted only because the situation was beyond her control.

But now, looking at the back of that man who had stunned hundreds of elite naval personnel with just his aura, a sense of awe from the depths of his blood welled up within him.

Perhaps... following this man isn't such a disgrace.

He is a monster destined to reign supreme in the new world.

Meanwhile, in the other corner.

"Alas!!!"

Bucky was no longer just terrified; he was so terrified that he curled himself into a ball, huddled among the pile of cables, trembling with fear.

But the fear in his eyes was different from others. It was a mix of PTSD-induced flashbacks.

That dark red lightning... that oppressive feeling that made even your soul want to kneel down...

Bucky's mind involuntarily conjured up images of that red-haired bastard in a straw hat, and that man with a mustache who once stood at the top of the world—Captain Roger.

Why?! Why do I always run into these monsters?!

Bucky wailed inwardly, tears streaming down his face like wide noodles:

I initially thought he was just a slightly stronger newcomer, but he's turned out to be a devil with such top-tier talent! This is it... I don't even have a chance to escape! This guy with Conqueror's Haki is not only incredibly strong, but his intuition is as sharp as a wild beast!!

……

The lower deck, the prison cell.

In the dimly lit space, the air seemed to freeze.

The two cigars in Smoker's mouth had gone out, but he was completely unaware.

He gripped the sea stone railing tightly, a fine layer of cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Although the outside world was invisible, the terrifying pressure that pierced through the deck and went straight to the soul could be clearly felt even in this cell.

Immediately afterwards, the G5 army, which had been shouting wildly, fell into a deathly silence.

This feeling...

Smoker's face turned extremely ugly.

Conqueror's Haki.

Although those bastards in G5 are thugs, their willpower is definitely not weak.

It can instantly stun them all... This level of domineering power is definitely not something a beginner can achieve.

Countless names flashed through Smoker's mind: The Four Emperors? Doflamingo? Or some other important figure?

But in the end, all the speculation pointed to the man who was standing on the deck at that moment.

Could it be... Goss?

Smoker took a deep breath and relit his cigar.

……

"Conqueror's Haki?!?"

Snag, who was about to give the order to attack, suddenly trembled in his hand holding the sword and almost dropped the huge, famous sword.

His usually somber eyes were now filled with astonishment and disbelief.

This is a "kingly quality" that only one in a million possesses!

In the New World, there are many people who possess Conqueror's Haki, but to be able to use it so skillfully at this age, even to the point of instantly stunning hundreds of G5 elites... this kid named Goss is definitely not an ordinary newcomer!

"Damn it...!"

Snag broke out in a cold sweat that trickled down his forehead.

Reason told him that he wasn't very confident he could defeat a monster who could smash Vergo with a single punch and also possessed Conqueror's Haki.

but……

Snag's mind flashed back to the terrifying soul tax levied on Totto Land, and the cold stares and ridicule he suffered for being removed from the roster of generals.

If he returns empty-handed again this time... what awaits him is a punishment worse than death.

"I can't fail again... I absolutely can't!!"

Snag gritted his teeth, the fear in his eyes replaced by a desperate ruthlessness.

Even if the opponent is a monster, I was once one of the Four Sweet Commanders of the Four Emperors' crew!!

"Move the boat closer to me!!"

Snag roared, and before the ship had even gotten close enough, his massive body leaped into the air.

boom!!!

The deck of the Narwhal shook violently.

As the smoke cleared, Snag stood before Goss like an iron tower, holding a giant saber and wearing a heavy scarf.

Although his hands were still trembling slightly, the aura of a great pirate with a bounty of 6 million Berries was still released without reservation.

Snag stared intently at Goss, his voice hoarse:

"Whether you have Conqueror's Haki or are a monster... today, I must take you away."

If you block my way... even if you're a demon, I'll slay you!

Goss looked at the man in front of him who was trembling but still did not back down, and his previously bored eyes finally lit up with a hint of interest.

"Oh? You didn't run away?"

Goss shook his head. The fight with Vergo was just a warm-up. Now, the real main course was finally served.

"Since you're here, don't leave."