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A simple wooden hut on the outskirts of the island.
[Kin Inari Shrine]
"One rise, one fall, outwardly auspicious, inwardly bitter. Endure and respect yourself, and Heaven will protect you."
The shrine maiden looked at the hexagram, muttering endlessly, her two fluffy, large drooping ears perked up.
"Strange, this hexagram isn't right."
"How is it?"
Daichi was a little nervous.
It wouldn't be another great misfortune, would it?
The shrine maiden, uncharacteristically serious, interpreted the divination. "This is a very rare hexagram. On the surface, it appears auspicious, but within the auspiciousness lies misfortune. In short, good things are about to happen, but there are also hidden risks."
"I see."
Daichi stroked his chin.
Is this good luck, or superstitious belief?
So troublesome, couldn't they just remove all the intermediate divination sticks?
"!"
Daichi suddenly looked up, towards the west side of the island.
He didn't sense anything, but Groudon sensed an uncomfortable aura, as if something had arrived on the island.
Fortress, West Coast.
Because of the construction of the fortress, the coast around the island was very high, with only four entrances temporarily left.
Two figures in black robes suddenly appeared on the coastal rock wall. "Gunko, this is a secret operation. Be careful to conceal your aura."
"Understood, Vice-Captain."
As the two were about to move, they suddenly stopped.
"Tap~tap~"
Footsteps entered their ears.
"What?!"
Both looked to the side simultaneously. A powerfully built bald man was walking towards them, but to their surprise, they hadn't sensed his aura before his footsteps reached their ears.
This should be impossible!
"As expected, formidable!"
The taller man looked up, revealing a face identical to Red Hair Shanks, the only difference being the absence of three scars on his face.
God's Knights, Vice-Captain!
Figarland Shamrock!
The girl next to him pulled down her hood, wearing a military cap on her head, with a youthful face, and belonged to the God's Knights along with Shamrock.
Gunko.
Daichi's eyes lit up.
"Yo, it's a beautiful young lady!"
"Mind your words, mortal!"
Gunko reprimanded coldly.
"Hahaha, quite fierce!"
Daichi laughed heartily, but the depths of his eyes turned cold.
Mortal?
Only Celestial Dragons would likely use such a term to address someone!
They finally found him.
And!
Daichi looked at the man beside her.
A face identical to Shanks!
Sensing the intruders, he assimilated his aura with the earth, silently rushing over in this manner.
Fortunately, he was cautious enough.
If these two were to infiltrate the fortress, even a casual skirmish could cause immense destruction, and he would be heartbroken.
But only two people came, isn't that underestimating him too much? With one phone call, he could summon thousands of troops!
Daichi smiled.
"Two guests, may I ask what brings you here?"
"Daichi the Destroyer."
Shamrock confirmed.
"Right?"
"That's me."
Daichi nodded, then counter-asked.
"And you are?"
"You don't need to know for now."
Shamrock said calmly. "We are here to invite you to join the God's Knights. Once you join, you will naturally learn our names."
"God's Knights?"
Daichi was startled.
According to his understanding, the God's Knights were the strongest force of the Celestial Dragons, second only to the Five Elders.
Inviting him to join?
Even the Yonko don't get that treatment!
Thinking of today's hexagram.
It's a trap, definitely a trap!
Daichi rubbed his head in confusion.
"What is the God's Knights?"
Shamrock and Gunko fell silent simultaneously.
They thought he was playing dumb; given his reputation and status, he should at least know of the God's Knights' existence.
But looking at his simple-minded appearance, he seemed genuinely unaware.
"We are Celestial Dragons. The God's Knights is an organization within us Celestial Dragons. That's all you need to know!"
"Celestial Dragons, oh! I see!"
Daichi had a look of sudden realization, his acting slightly exaggerated.
"Why do you want to invite me to join?"
"You are qualified."
Shamrock frowned.
Communicating with an idiot was truly annoying.
Gunko said coldly. "The opportunity to become a God is a dream that mortals like you can never achieve, no matter how much you crave it. We are giving you this chance, don't be ungrateful!"
"Although you say so, two Celestial Dragons suddenly appearing and asking me to join the God's Knights leaves me completely bewildered!"
Daichi shrugged. "I'm not criticizing you, but you should at least explain things more clearly. Why invite me, and what are the benefits of joining you?"
Gunko tilted her head to look at Shamrock, her sleeves splitting into arrow-tipped fabric strips, ready to attack at any moment.
"Vice-Captain, can I kill him?"
"Don't be impulsive, Gunko."
Shamrock shook his head.
Next to them was the Beast Pirates' main base. If they made a move here, pirates would soon swarm, which would expose too much of them.
Gunko?
And the Devil Fruit ability.
"Little girl, I heard that!"
Daichi's eyes slightly chilled, and his body grew taller.
"If you want to fight, I'd also like to witness the power of the Celestial Dragons and see what abilities you possess to rule the world!"
"Are you questioning the power of God?"
Shamrock took off his hood and drew his sword. Although he didn't want to fight, if he could kill Daichi the Destroyer here, it would be considered a completed mission.
This time, it was Gunko who was rational.
"Vice-Captain, we only have five minutes."
"I know."
Kaido could arrive from Wano Country in at most five minutes, which was his biggest concern.
Shamrock's patience ran out. "I'll ask you one more time, Daichi the Destroyer, will you join the God's Knights or not!"
"Of course I refuse!"
Daichi grinned, his entire body radiating intense heat, and the ground beneath his feet began to melt into lava.
Join the Celestial Dragons?
Does he really think he's a fool?
With his power to reclaim land and build roads, if he went to the Holy Land, he might die tragically the next day, or be controlled by other means. The Celestial Dragons would never allow his existence.
"Don't misunderstand, you came to ask me to join, so adopt the attitude of someone asking for help. If you kneel on the ground and beg me, perhaps I might agree!"
"Ant, know your place!"
Gunko's anger rose, a large number of arrows formed a giant fist around her own, and at the same time, an arrow pointed at Daichi's face.
Gunko slid on the arrows, charging towards Daichi.
"Such an obvious attack!"
Daichi threw a punch, but arrows appeared beside his arm, and the direction of his punch shifted with the arrows.
It changed his attack direction?
The next moment, Gunko appeared before him, her fist striking his cheek, causing his head to snap sideways.
"How interesting!"
Daichi twisted his head back, grinning at Gunko. "But the force is too weak. Little girl, are you tickling me?"
Gunko's eyes darkened.
She was angry.
However, she didn't have time to attack.
Giant pillars of lava enveloped the battlefield, then the lava pillars emitted dazzling light.
"Precipice Blades!"
Daichi made a snapping finger gesture.
"Little girl, can you change direction of explosion?"
"Snap!"
"Boom boom boom!!!"
A violent explosion engulfed the battlefield!
Within the sea of fire.
The sphere formed by arrow-tipped fabric strips slowly loosened, revealing the two inside, but Gunko couldn't retreat in time, and half of her head was blown off.
However, a terrifying scene appeared.
Gunko's missing half-head regenerated rapidly, as if shattered black paper scraps were coalescing into a body, quickly returning to normal.
"Immortal?"
Daichi was almost dumbfounded.
What kind of mind-blowing operation was this?
He thought it was already absurd that the Five Elders could be immortal, but now it seems the God's Knights also had similar abilities.
"Jiehehehehe~~~~"
Daichi revealed a sinister smile.
"Immortal, how interesting. Now I really want to know if you can still regenerate if I throw you into the sea, or bury you in the Earth's core!"
Both their expressions changed simultaneously.
"Vice-Captain, we should retreat!"
"Mm."
Their brief exchange just now showed them Daichi's defense and power; it would be difficult to kill him quickly.
"Cerberus!"
Black smoke emerged from the blade, then a giant three-headed hellhound appeared on the battlefield, blocking Daichi's path!
Shamrock and Garling mounted a flying bird made of arrows.
"Daichi the Destroyer, we're giving you one last chance. If we don't receive a reply within a month, we will consider you an enemy!"
"Look here!"
Daichi gave them the middle finger!