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After being impaled by several blood-red spikes, Big Mom finally relented, retreating from the forest Shin had created with his Wood Release.
Once she was out, her injuries began to heal at an astonishing rate.
It couldn’t compare to the healing speed of a Perfect Sage Body, but it was still remarkably fast—a testament to the incredible physiques of the One Piece world.
Of course, Big Mom’s constitution was exceptional to begin with.
A freak of nature with strength surpassing even the Giants. At the age of five, she had destroyed a Giants village and killed the Giant’s hero in a single blow.
“Give up, Big Mom. You’re no match for me,” Shin’s voice reached Big Mom’s ears.
“WHAT DO YOU WANT?”
“I don’t want anything, and I didn’t say I was going to kill you. Don’t get so worked up. I just want you to admit defeat,”
Shin said calmly to Big Mom.
“Are you trying to recruit me?” Big Mom became agitated again. Though she didn’t attack, she was on the verge of it.
“Recruit you?”
Shin was stunned for a moment, then sneered and said, “Don’t flatter yourself. My ship doesn’t take people like you.”
“WHAT DID YOU SAY?” Big Mom was clearly displeased. Was Shin Uzumaki looking down on her?
“Even if my ship recruits people, it has to be beautiful women. The Kuja Pirates don’t want someone like you.”
Shin said with a straight face. Who would want to take a female tyrannosaurus like Big Mom and lose face? He couldn’t even eat in front of her.
“Damn it! Shin Uzumaki, You’ve crossed the line!”
“Hahaha! If you could kill me, you’d have done it already. Screaming at me won’t change that,”
Shin didn’t care about Big Mom’s shouting.
“All you have to do is announce to the world that the Big Mom Pirates were defeated by the Kuja Pirates. That’s all. I won’t make things difficult for you,” Shin said to Big Mom in a calm tone.
“WHAT IF I DON’T AGREE?”
Big Mom’s expression was extremely ferocious.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t agree. It just means you’ll have to die here.” Shin stood up, his aura surging towards Big Mom.
“BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!”
The violent aura made Big Mom feel like a lone boat in the sea, unable to move forward.
Big Mom’s face changed.
This was the first time she had seen such a violent Conqueror’s Haki. Even her mind was affected. Now she felt a sense of dizziness, as if she could fall at any moment.
“Alright, I agree…”
Big Mom didn’t want to say anything else at this point. She was forced. She had to agree. At worst, the Big Mom Pirates would lose a bit of pride—but compared to her life, that was nothing. Survival came first.
“Good. I hope you don’t forget—because if you do, Whole Cake Island will be wiped off the map.”
After Shin finished speaking, his figure disappeared. Honestly, Shin didn’t want to see Big Mom’s face anymore.
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After returning to the Kuja Pirates, looking at Hancock and the others, Shin felt they were very pleasing to the eye.
“Whew, it’s still more pleasing to look at you guys. That Big Mom is really too ugly.”
Shin couldn’t help but pinch Hancock’s little cheek and said.
“Is Shin praising me for being beautiful? I’M SO HAPPY.” Hancock’s face flushed upon hearing this, and her body leaned into Shin’s embrace.
Looking at Hancock clinging to him, Shin looked helpless on the surface, but inwardly, he felt a secret thrill.
By the way, Hancock had definitely grown up—and in certain areas, she’d grown fast. Standing this close, Shin couldn’t help but notice.
“Is Big Mom dead?” Olvia asked Shin.
“No, I didn’t kill her.” Shin came to cause trouble. He had no intention of killing Big Mom from the start.
Hancock and the others were puzzled.
They didn’t know what Shin was thinking. Why didn’t he kill Big Mom?
“If Big Mom died, I feel the future New World wouldn’t be so exciting.”
Shin, as if seeing their confusion, said to them.
The most important thing was that Shin didn’t think Big Mom was a threat, so it didn’t matter if he killed her or not.
“Let’s continue to roam the New World. If we encounter any pirates we don’t like, we’ll just wipe them out.” Shin said.
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A few days later, the news of Big Mom’s Big Mom Pirates being defeated by Shin spread throughout the New World.
Countless great pirates were shocked. Though Big Mom wasn’t an Emperor of the Sea at this time, she was one of the most powerful contender.
And this most powerful contender was actually defeated by Shin Uzumaki—raising Shin’s reputation by more than a notch. Even the fame of the Kuja Pirates had expanded by who knows how many times.
“Not bad. Big Mom’s more reliable than I thought—she went ahead and promoted us herself,” Shin said with a satisfied nod.
Had she gone back on her word, Shin wouldn’t have hesitated to turn around and kill her.
Honestly, that might’ve boosted his reputation even more.
“I think we’re drawing a bit too much attention out here.” Olvia couldn’t help but say.
“What’s wrong with drawing attention?” Hancock couldn’t help but say.
Hancock didn’t see the issue—pirates were meant to make waves. Fame and fortune went hand in hand. The louder the name, the greater the legacy.
Most pirates were like this.
Even Luffy—wasn’t he chasing the title of Pirate King?
“And there are the Five Elders. If we attract too much attention… who knows if they’ll make a move.” Olvia’s face was filled with worry.
Though the World Government had made no move, Olvia still couldn’t rest easy. Who knew what the Five Elders would do? What if they acted behind their backs?
“Don’t forget, the power the World Government has accumulated… they have ruled the entire world for eight hundred years.”
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“I don’t think you need to worry too much, Mother.” Robin glanced at Shin and said to Olvia.
“Robin is right.”
Those five old geezers who had lived for who knows how long were definitely very strong, but at most, they were at the level of Emperors.
With that kind of combat strength, Shin could kill one with a single slash with ease.
If they stood together, he could solve them all with one slash.
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