One piece: Starting as a Mythical Beast

Located in a town in a mangrove area, Hawkins sat beside a fountain, several tarot cards glowing with purple light floating in front of him.

He drew one tarot card after another, repeatedly divining the whereabouts and the future.

Around him, riots continued, but he paid no attention—focused solely on his divination.

As the number of divinations increased, the nervous expression on Hawkins' face gradually softened and calmed.

"Is this... destiny?" he murmured softly, looking at the result of the final tarot card.

Beside him, many crew members stood around nervously.

Unlike Hawkins' calm demeanor, they looked clearly flustered.

"What's going on with this riot?!"

"Did that horrible guy kill you?!"

"Captain Hawkins, shouldn't we escape?!"

The faces of the Hawkins Pirates showed obvious fear.

If the monster with that terrifying murderous aura attacked, they would be in serious trouble.

However, what the crew didn't expect was Hawkins' calm response to their questions.

He looked up from his divination and said quietly, "We don't have to worry. Our fate is set."

At that moment, a gust of wind blew past.

The Admiral Kizaru, wearing a Marine cape over his yellow-and-white striped suit, appeared before them and spoke in his usual lazy tone.

"I want to ask you something..."

At his words, the Hawkins Pirates instinctively turned their heads.

When they saw it was Kizaru, their eyes nearly popped out in shock.

"Yellow... Kizaru?!" they exclaimed.

Then, they formed a protective barrier around Hawkins.

"Leave this to us!"

"Captain! Run!"

But Hawkins remained calm and composed even facing Kizaru.

"Don't worry! I can escape that monster's hands easily."

"Today, I won't die!"

With that, Hawkins took out his tarot cards and began divining the odds of fighting Kizaru.

"Battle: defeat rate 100%."

"Fleeing: success rate 12%."

"Defense: evasion rate 76%."

Kizaru narrowed his eyes and said leisurely, "May I interrupt you?"

"I'm looking for a man named Zhan Taomaru."

Hawkins ignored him at first, but Kizaru shouted again.

"Hello~"

This time Hawkins responded, still not looking at Kizaru.

"I don't know that person."

"Go ask someone else."

Kizaru frowned in frustration.

"Oh? Can't find him?"

Then his eyes gleamed playfully.

"But I'm more free now."

"You're a criminal with a bounty, right?"

"Bounty: 249 million berries. Basil Hawkins, 'The Magician'!"

"Speed is weight!"

"Ever experienced a flash kick?"

As he spoke, Kizaru slowly raised his right leg, golden light shimmering along it.

The next moment, there was a loud bang!

Hawkins flew like a shooting star, kicked by Kizaru and slammed hard against the side of a building.

Boom!!

Boom rumble!!!

At this moment, smoke billowed everywhere across the Sabaody Archipelago.

Small and large battles broke out everywhere.

Under the overwhelming power of the Marines, a large number of pirates were captured!

Boo! Hah! Hah! Hah!

Flashes and explosions echoed continuously.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Pirates scattered in fear like mice crossing the street.

"Run away!"

"The Marines are here!"

"You can't win at all!"

"It's over! It's over!!"

"Damn Straw Hat boy!!!"

Meanwhile, in the hospital.

Though it was dark outside, inside the small hospital it was peaceful—as if isolated from the chaos outside.

Kronos, the biggest culprit in this incident—who killed Celestial Dragons and slaughtered crowds and Marines—was not widely known for this.

Instead, it was Straw Hat Luffy who punched the Celestial Dragons, and right now, the entire Sabaody Archipelago hated him.

"Isn't there even a fight here?" Kronos muttered, looking out the window at the rising smoke in the distance.

Sitting across from him, Bonney silently watched Kronos, holding steaming tea.

At that moment, a system prompt sounded in Kronos' mind.

[Ding! Congratulations! Host prestige increased by +30!]

[Ding! Congratulations! Host prestige increased by +20!]

[Ding! Congratulations! Host prestige increased by +16!]

Looking at the panel showing his prestige balance, a smile appeared on Kronos' face.

So many people had died this time, earning him a lot of prestige points.

6453 prestige—enough to summon a crew member, with 53 left over.

Without hesitation, Kronos opened the page to call members and clicked "Call Member."

[Prestige -6400!]

[Ding! Congratulations! Host successfully summoned the member of the 'Fate' world, [Artoria Pendragon].]

Hearing the system beep, Kronos slowly looked away from the window.

"Artoria? King Arthur?"

He whispered, then suddenly laughed.

"The members gathered this time are quite impressive!"

At that moment, the hospital's wooden door was knocked loudly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

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