One Piece: Capitalist Brook's Crew Expansion Plan

Chapter 456 - 457: Taking Advantage of the Chaos to Rob

The tailless bear Mink lowered his head in fear at Shakky’s tone, not daring to speak again. This incredibly strong human woman was just as hateful as those human traffickers—they were all bad people!

Meanwhile, Shakky was rampaging through the human auction house, searching for valuable treasures. The memory seahorse transformed into a wasp, its six stinger legs wrapped in Armament Haki, slicing through the auction house guards and devouring their memories!

"What a shame! If Parrot and Bra Kara were here, we could clean this place out!!"

Shakky grumbled. With so much stuff, she could only grab the most precious items.

"Hey, all of you—get over here and start hauling!"

Shakky released some of the unsold slaves and forced them to carry the various items she’d selected.

The slaves were intimidated by Shakky and the memory seahorse’s overwhelming presence, obediently picking up the goods and following behind the pair.

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Outside the auction house.

Ibadonbo grinned savagely as he twisted off a CP agent’s head, his body erupting with powerful aura. Shadows of fists filled the sky, sending guards flying in all directions, battered and broken.

"Ahahaha~ Today, I’m taking down a Celestial Dragon!"

Ibadonbo charged toward Saint Chalm, his eyes filled with mad desire, veins bulging. Fame across the seas—it all started today!

"Stop him! Hurry up!"

Saint Chalm saw his worthless subordinates failing to hold back this lowly pirate and started to panic. He didn’t want to end up like that loser Saint Rosward, dying at the hands of a pirate.

He shoved his butler forward to block the insane pirate, then turned and ran. He absolutely couldn’t die to a pirate—otherwise, his family would be like the Rosward family, unable to hold their heads high among the other Celestial Dragons.

"Saint Chalm, we’re here to protect you!"

The new branch Vice Admiral stationed in the Sabaody Archipelago, Vice Admiral Pepon, led his branch soldiers rushing in at full speed to provide support. Until Admiral Kong arrived, he was the highest authority here!

"Hurry up and protect me! You worthless idiots! What took you so long?!"

Saint Chalm cursed at the late-arriving navy through snot and tears. Didn’t they know this saint had been scared to the point of crying and wetting himself?!

"Quickly cover His Highness’s retreat!"

Vice Admiral Pepon selectively ignored Saint Chalm’s words, ordering the marines behind him to escort the Celestial Dragon away first. Meanwhile, he charged forward to intercept this lawless pirate!

Ibadonbo showed no mercy, crushing the Celestial Dragon’s butler who was covering the rear, then clashed head-on with Vice Admiral Pepon’s ferocious charged strike.

Even Ibadonbo was forced back, plowing two long furrows over ten meters into the ground. This branch Vice Admiral’s strength was actually on par with his own!

It seemed that after the previous incident with Vice Admiral Dolodo’s betrayal, the Vice Admiral stationed in Sabaody wasn’t just more loyal—their power was greater too!

"Ibadonbo, instead of staying put in Rocks’ territory, you dare return to Sabaody and attack a Celestial Dragon? Today, I will sentence you to the ultimate punishment!"

Vice Admiral Pepon wasted no words on Ibadonbo. This guy had scared Saint Chalm into wetting himself—that crime alone was unforgivable. He had to capture him and hand him over to the Celestial Dragon to vent their rage!

Plus, Admiral Kong was already on his way—it wouldn’t even take half an hour. Even if he couldn’t take down Ibadonbo quickly on his own, he could hold out until the admiral arrived!

"You navy dogs sure move fast!!"

Seeing his chance to kill the Celestial Dragon slip away, Ibadonbo felt the urge to retreat. He hadn’t expected the auction guards, the Celestial Dragon’s bodyguards, and the CP agents to throw themselves in his path so desperately, derailing his plan!

Ibadonbo wasn’t confident he could take out this branch Vice Admiral before the navy admiral arrived, so he decided to pull back first. His mission hadn’t been perfectly completed this time—he wondered if it would affect Rocks’ plan!

If he could have captured or killed the Celestial Dragon, that would fully draw Admiral Kong’s attention, luring him away and tying up his time and energy, preventing him from entering the New World in time!

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Shakky slipped out through the auction house’s back door. Seeing how useless Ibadonbo was—he hadn’t even touched the Celestial Dragon’s clothes, achieving next to nothing!

"Looks like it’s up to me after all. I’ll have to keep Admiral Kong stuck on the Grand Line!"

Shakky led the slaves and the looted goods back to her pirate ship. The other Amazon warriors took advantage of the chaos in Sabaody, as planned, raiding wealthy shops all over the place!

"Memory seahorse, let’s go—see where that Celestial Dragon ran off to!"

After Shakky arranged for her subordinates to watch the slaves, she and the memory seahorse flew toward the navy garrison and government entrance on the 60s groves. They planned to intercept the retreating Saint Chalm there.

As for Ibadonbo, still locked in fierce battle in the lawless zone, he was constantly looking for a chance to shake off Vice Admiral Pepon and flee back to the shipyards and ports in the 50s groves to escape by ship immediately!

"First, a quick disguise!"

Shakky changed her clothes and applied a disguise, then with the memory seahorse, she spotted Saint Chalm in the air, protected by fifty or sixty marines as he retreated.

"Memory seahorse! Let’s do this!"

Shakky shouted excitedly. If she could awaken her Conqueror’s Haki, she’d probably become the captain of the Kuja Pirates right away, the queen of Amazon Lily. Her future achievements might even rival those of the Hell Pirates’ four combat officers!

After joining Amazon Lily, she’d discovered that the island’s Armament Haki had its own unique traits. Their application of Armament Haki was no less impressive than Wano’s Ryuo.

Coiling, bursting, penetration—these aspects of Armament Haki were highly developed on Amazon Lily. Even ordinary female warriors could coil Haki, firing arrows more destructive than bombs!

Seeing two unidentified flying objects charging toward them, all the marines immediately drew their swords and raised their guns, surrounding Saint Chalm in the center.

"Enemies incoming! Engage immediately!"

A marine colonel quickly organized the soldiers, forming ranks to fire at the two airborne foes. These pirates even knew how to set up a secondary ambush?

"Long live the Rocks Pirates!!!"

Shakky yelled with soaring battle spirit as she dove toward the marines, showing no mercy. Today, this Celestial Dragon was hers for the taking!

The memory seahorse, in its wasp form, shifted from golden tiger stripes to a pitch-black metallic sheen in killing mode. Its six stinger legs were like razor blades, splattering blood and flesh wherever it went!

"No! These are two Zoan-type Devil Fruit users who can use Haki!"

The marine colonel exclaimed in shock. Their strongest fighter, Vice Admiral Pepon, was holding off Ibadonbo. These ersk marines hadn’t even learned Haki—could they hold out until the navy admiral arrived?

"Stop them!!"

Saint Chalm felt like today was just cursed with bad luck. Why were so many pirates coming after him?

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