One Piece: Gambling to The Top

Josh entered the bar. It seems the citizens had left as many dangerous faces are here. Moving his eyes to the left, Josh looked at the nervous bartender, who was serving drinks to the big mean pirates. 

'There is Shiryu, the one who had fought Magellan. There is also this weird looking guy who stood at the height of 5 meters. According to Josh's memory, this man did a good strike against Impel Down forces. 

"What's your name," Sparrow asked. 

"Vasco Shot, Captain…" Vasco said. His tone and attitude tell anyone that he is drunk. Yet, apparently, he is not. 

"Consider yourself at home," Catarina said as she grabbed a bottle of alcohol from the scared bartender. 

Sparrow shook his head. "Feels like home already." 

While talking, his eyes were moving. There were a few more figures that he had met in the sixth level. But World isn't here. 

Never mind. He'll talk to these guys and find where is his target. 

Taking his seat, Sparrow decided to open a chat. 

"By the way." Shiryu, the previous Warden of Impel Down, opened his mouth. "You have left me something good last time." 

"You're talking about?" Sparrow pretended to forget. 

"You don't remember." Shiryu reached his belt and grabbed a Katana. "I've cut Magellan's arm with this." 

"Oh, that." 

"Do you want it back?"  

"You keep it." Josh has no use for an Excellent rank sword. 

Shiryu smiled. Despite having a scary attitude and physique, was talking respectfully. 

'Okay, the opening… done. Just a few words and I'll ask about him…' Josh thought inwardly as he smirked back. 

He asked for a bottle of rum and started drinking. 

"By the way guys, what's are your plans that you are free." He asked. 

Catarina was the one to answer. "We'll be moving to the New World, get a territory, and then make our own crews." 

"You're not planning to stick together?" Sparrow asked. 

"Who knows." Shiryu said. "I'm going there just to fight." 

"And me to find bitches." Catarina replied. 

"But…" came a voice. 

Everyone turned. A blue-haired man with a long beard and horns on the side of his head walked while chewing meat. He was around 5 meters. 

He took a bite and said, smiling. 

"This reminds me of the old good day. We were loners, and we ended up in Impel Down. That's why we should stick together. But man… the days when we were alone, those were the days." 

'So, this is what's like to be dwarf.' Sparrow let a long sigh. He decided to never stand on the evil side again. 

"What's the matter." Catarina let her head close. "Are you considering joining us? We may have a lot of fun.' 

Sparrow pushed her from the nose. "I guess I can't come with you."

"Truly unfortunate." 

"I just have a business to do," Sparrow said. "But, we may meet." 

Since he is planning to go to New World, he may have a use or two for these ugly pirates. As long as they know that they are in debt to him. 

"You have a job. Those words are hard to believe when they come from pirates." Shiryu said. 

"You are jobless too…" Sparrow said. "By the way, I have a question." 

"What is it?" replied the blue-haired man, Avalo. 

"Have you seen World," Sparrow said, looking at everyone's eyes.

Using his Observation Haki, he tried to read the minds of the people here. 

Shiryu was thinking about what Sparrow has to do with World. And what if he had freed everyone just to reach him.  

'So, they had met him.' 

"What do you want to do with him?" Shiryu asked. 

"What has that to do with you," Sparrow said. "Now, tell me." 

"Force me." Shiryu smirked. He was just making trouble. 

"Shiryu!" Catarina growled at Shiryu.  

"Don't interfere. This man had only caused troubles until now. I can't trust that he isn't weak." 

Shiryu had lost his warden title in Impel down because of his challenging personality. 

"So, you'll answer after I beat you," Sparrow said. 

"That..." Shiryu smiled. His figure vanished into thin air. 

His voice continued from the back of Sparrow. 

"If you are still alive." Shiryu unsheathed his sword slowly. 

"It's already over," Sparrow said as he put his legs on the table. 

Shiryu flinched when his sword made a cling sound. "Sparrow, you Bastard…" 

*Cling* 

A fist mark appeared on Shiryu's body as he fell to his knees. 

Everyone turned their heads to Sparrow. They couldn't believe that Shiryu fell just like that, with one punch above that. 

"It's Captain." Sparrow yawned. "Catarina, where is World." 

Catarina, who had a drop of cold sweat on her head, smiled. "Well, you can never tell if a little man holds a big surprise." 

Sparrow rolled his eyes. 

She continued. "Anyway, World has refused to join us, saying that he doesn't trust anyone and he will revenge from the World Government or whatever. I tell you. He is probably going to the nearest marine base to destroy it. That's what my nine-tailed fox sense says." 

"Thanks, Catarina." Sparrow stood up and stretched his arms up. "See you in the New World." 

And then, he just vanished into thin air.  

-x-X-x- 

Somewhere else, on the nearest island, a marine base was set on fire. A man holding two guns was aiming in two different directions. Once the bullets came out, they grew up too big, 100 times in each dimension, and crushed everything on their way. 

A fast marine came behind the tall fat man. 

"More More Speed 10 folds." 

The tall fat man vanished from thin air and appeared behind the marine, giving him a very fast punch. 

World cracked his neck as he looked over. 

The dirty marines are going to pay the price for keeping him frozen for tens of years. After that, the turn of the Celestial Dragons will come. World swore in himself as he looked over his shoulder. Every marine is on the ground, and the base is on fire. 

"Stop… You are not…" 

World heard someone struggling behind him. He picked up a small rock and threw it backwards. In instant, the 10 cm long rock became 10 meters big rock, covered in Haki, and crushed the marine. 

World scratched his beard. "I smell something fishy." 

"You have strong Devil Fruit, World." Came a strange voice. 

World turned his head slowly and he saw a young man lying on the edge of the base, on the ground. He had brown hair tied in a ponytail, blue eyes, and a muscled build. He seemed to be of good height for someone who was born in the blues. The young man extended his hand, and from the thin air, a Katana appeared.

"Who are you…?" 

"Me?"

"Doesn't matter, you are going to die." World picked up a few small rocks from the ground the threw them at the man. "More More: speed, 100 folds." 

The rocks flew at the swordsman with a speed that can be said 100 times faster than a bullet. 

The young man didn't take action, and one of the rocks hit his face. 

"Tsk." World clicked his tongue. What an annoying brat. 

*Spat.* 

World felt something off as the young man didn't seem to die. He looked at him again, and he saw the young man spitting the rock from his mouth. 

"Guess you are not the type of guy who likes to make conversation. I was like you, in my beginning. Always talk after killing. I guess I haven't changed. But you aren't enough threat for me." 

The young man sat up, put his thumb on the guard of the Katana pushing it a little, and made eye contact with World. 

"What do you want?" World asked. This man doesn't seem to belong to the Marines. But someone this strong here means only that he belongs to the World Government. World hated this type of people. 

"Show me the extensions of your Devil Fruit, so I may decide if it's worthy." Slowly, he stood up. "Although, extending the size and the speed of attacks seems to be pretty good. But I want to see all." 

World clenched his fists. "Very well. You're going to die." 

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