Reincarnated as Kaido, married Big Mom, and formed a dual-Emperor pirate crew.

Chapter 287 The Young Man's First Lesson

Queen and Crocodile eventually ended up fighting.

The former needs to maintain the Beasts Pirates' deterrent power in Water 7 and safeguard the Beasts' authority and strength there.

The latter, on the other hand, came specifically to challenge the strong. In the absence of venturing into the New World, no force was more suitable than the Beasts' branch in the first half of the Grand Line.

As a result, a sandstorm rose into the sky, and Quinn transformed into a giant Brachiosaurus.

"You brat! You're decades too young to challenge the Beasts Pirates!!"

With an angry roar, the head of the Brachiosaurus was wrapped in jet-black Armament Haki and charged toward the center of the Sand Tornado.

Crocodile, who had activated his Logia-type form and transformed into a sand tornado, sneered at the sight.

"It's no use! I'm a Logia-type user! No physical attack can hurt me!!"

boom! !

The massive Brachiosaurus head slammed into him without any surprise.

Crocodile, his face filled with astonishment, was sent flying backward like a cannonball.

He crashed through several buildings in succession, and after finally coming to a stop, a huge shadow enveloped him in an instant.

War tramples!

The massive Brachiosaurus leaped into the air, and upon landing, launched a full-force stomp attack at its target.

Crocodile was stomped on by Brachiosaurus and coughed up blood, his aura instantly weakening.

Seeing that Crocodile was basically unable to resist, the Brachiosaurus's massive body began to gradually shrink.

Of course, it didn't shrink much in essence; Quinn was already a pseudo-giant in stature.

Looking down at Crocodile, who was slumped over like a rag doll, Queen, with a cigar in his mouth, stylishly exhaled a puff of white smoke.

"Another fool who believes in the elementalization of nature."

After making a sarcastic remark, Quinn beckoned to his men.

"Men, tie him up and throw him into the mining area on the next island!"

Crocodile lay on the ground, at the mercy of the Beast Pirates.

He was completely bewildered at that moment.

He had heard of Armament Haki; it was said to be a power that could allow those without abilities to fight against those with abilities.

But he never expected that the effect of Armament Haki would be so simple and direct, actually able to grab his elementalized body.

Click!

With the shackles made of seastone locked, Crocodile's already weakened state became even more frail.

He was led by several Beast Pirates, following Queen back to the position before the battle broke out.

Next, he will be thrown onto a deserted island that the Beasts have occupied in the first half of the story in recent years, where he will become an ordinary labor camp inmate, along with countless hotheads who have challenged the Beasts, to help the Beasts become even stronger.

This is not surprising; Crocodile had made the necessary preparations before the battle even began.

However, before being pulled onto the prison ship, he witnessed an additional scene that made his eyes widen in horror.

Those who were once his subordinates, who had shared life and death with him, actually chose to surrender voluntarily when they saw him defeated so quickly.

"Lord Quinn! We can tell you the location where Crocodile stores his looted funds! Please take us in!!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Crocodile's sanity was almost instantly extinguished.

"What do you mean by this?! Aren't we partners?!"

If you didn't even want to save me, why surrender so readily?!

However, when Crocodile questioned him, his subordinates only gave him a cold look.

"Come on! We're pirates!"

"Those pirates are all self-serving, deceitful, and utterly untrustworthy!"

"Do you think we're playing a game of One Piece?"

"We only followed you because you were quite capable, thinking you could treat us to a life of luxury."

"I never expected you to be so brainless, daring to challenge a super power like the Beasts Pirates!"

"If you don't want to live, don't drag us down with you!!"

Crocodile's entire worldview crumbled as his unfiltered remarks came one after another.

As a passionate and energetic young man, he always thought he could become one of the protagonists in legendary stories.

They live and die alongside their comrades, defeat one powerful enemy after another, and finally reach the pinnacle of the world.

After all, the Sand-Sand Fruit, as a Logia-type Devil Fruit that is not weak, does indeed have the potential to become a "protagonist".

Unfortunately, the gap between reality and ideals is simply too great.

What I received in return for my sincerity was such a ruthless and complete betrayal...

Of the dozens of people on the ship, not a single one chose to stand beside him at that moment.

"Mwahahaha..."

Quinn, a cigar dangling from his mouth, watched everything unfold with a cold smile.

"Kid, now you've finally woken up from your childish game, haven't you? The world has always been this cruel; not everyone can become the protagonist of a story!!"

Crocodile, looking utterly dejected, hung his head and didn't respond to Queen at all.

Quinn couldn't help but purse his lips.

He really shouldn't waste his breath on a young person who is so easily discouraged by a single setback.

Originally, seeing that he was a Sand-Sand Fruit user, I thought he had some potential. After being sent to the mine for a few years to hone his skills, he could be recruited into the pirate crew's trainee team.

But looking at him now, he'll probably just keep mining until he dies. At most, when it's necessary to create artificial Sand-Sand Fruits, someone can draw some blood from him.

Turning back to look at the pirates who were once again fawning over him, trying to exchange their captain's treasure for a chance to join the Beasts, Queen's disdain deepened.

"Arrest all these useless bastards and throw them all into the mine!!"

In a single sentence, Kaido directly pronounced the fate of this group.

Want to join the Beasts?

You think you're worthy?!

Do you know how many people want to be a member of the Beasts Pirates right now?!

You traitorous scum, like Crocodile, may you spend your whole lives mining until you die!!

As for the treasures of Crocodile that you speak of.

Even if I arrest you and torture you severely, aren't you still mine?!

At Queen's command, a group of Beast Pirates who had been eyeing the area for a long time grinned and surrounded the former Crocodile subordinates.

"It's true that pirates are treacherous and deceitful, but that's all against their enemies!"

"There's no basic trust between partners, and you think you can be our partners?!"

"Our Beasts Pirates are not some low-class, trashy pirate crew like yours!!"

Amidst the shouts and curses, a completely unequal battle erupted.

Crocodile's former subordinates finally realized the seriousness of the problem at this moment.

However, everything is late.

Their future will only be a life of endless mining.