Vice-captain of Whitebeard pirates

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Larson, Rayleigh, and Gaban didn't disturb the two captains anymore. They walked to the bow of the ship and sat side by side. While they sat there, the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates also ran to the Roger Pirates' ship to start the party.

Gaban swayed his wine glass and said, "Larson, your ship is too small. This isn't good. With the growth of your Whitebeard Pirates, such a small ship won't be enough."

Larson shook his head. "There's no way around it. Our pirate group is just starting out, and we don't have much money at this stage. You know, it takes a lot to build a perfect ship."

Then, with a slight smile revealing his true intention, he added, "How about lending us some money? Let me build a ship, and we'll pay you back when our Whitebeard Pirates have money."

Rayleigh chuckled and said, "You've made things so difficult for the navy—they can't do anything about you. Who'd believe you can't get a lot of money!"

Larson sighed, "No one believes the truth these days. It's really sad."

Rayleigh and Gaban laughed. The more time they spent with Larson, the more they enjoyed his company. He was handsome and well-spoken, traits that were rare.

If Larson weren't the vice-captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, they would've invited him aboard their ship.

Just then, Larson's ship began to shake violently. In the distance, Whitebeard and Roger, who were drinking, stopped and frowned. Whitebeard asked, "What's going on?"

Roger looked toward Larson and the others and shouted, "Rayleigh, what's wrong?"

Rayleigh stood up and said, "I'll take a look." He prepared to jump into the water when a huge shadow appeared on the surface.

Rayleigh hesitated, "This is..."

Larson remained calm, "It's a Sea King."

As he finished speaking, a massive octopus tentacle emerged from the sea, bigger than the ship Larson and his companions stood on. The tentacle began to descend onto their ship, threatening to smash it to pieces.

Larson prepared to intervene, but Rayleigh leapt into the air first. With several swift movements of his sword, he sliced the enormous tentacle into pieces, which fell back into the water.

As Rayleigh landed on the ship, an enraged roar sounded from beneath the waves. A gigantic octopus emerged, its tentacles flailing wildly and sending huge waves across the sea. One tentacle bore a fresh cut where Rayleigh had struck.

Larson's ship rocked like a small boat, and many pirates fell into the water.

"I can't let you act so recklessly," Rayleigh declared, jumping into the air again.

Larson stood watching silently, wanting to see the full extent of Rayleigh's strength.

Unaware of the escalating danger, the giant Sea King continued to rage, its mind clouded by anger over its severed tentacle. It now focused on destroying everything in sight, with Larson's ship as the primary target.

Suddenly, it saw a figure speeding towards it so quickly it seemed a blur.

It recognized Rayleigh immediately as the one who cut its tentacle. Filled with madness, its eyes turned red.

'Go to hell, stupid human!' it seemed to think.

Seven enormous tentacles descended from all directions, aiming for Rayleigh. Rayleigh, however, seemed unphased. As he approached the Sea King's vast eyes, bigger than his whole body, he maintained his composure and slashed his sword decisively.

A clean sword mark appeared along the top of the Sea King's head, freezing the scene. The octopus's body split slowly from the middle, its consciousness frozen in time forever.

Black ink erupted everywhere, staining the sea like ink and turning everyone on the boat as dark as ink-stained shadows.

Larson stood at the bow, holding an umbrella he'd found somewhere, looking composed and unruffled.

"Where did you get that umbrella?" a voice asked incredulously beside him.

Larson turned and saw a face darkened with ink and sunglasses. He realized it was Gaban.

Gaban stared intently at Larson's umbrella. Despite standing just a step away, he hadn't seen Larson retrieve it.

Larson calmly retracted the umbrella, saying, "I picked it up casually."

Gaban sighed, "Why didn't I find it?"

As the giant octopus's tentacles fell into the sea, waves surged around them. The ship rocked, and Rayleigh slowly descended from the sky, greeted by wild cheers all around him.

"Well done, Rayleigh!"

"Hahaha, so cool!"

"What a clean move!"

These cheers came from the Roger Pirates, and the crew echoed the sentiments.

Ignoring the dark ink on his face, Roger looked at Rayleigh with excitement and said, "Rayleigh, you really outdid yourself!"

But suddenly, the sea began to tremble again. Rayleigh and the others turned to see a pair of eyes as large as the moon emerging from the water behind them. The massive creature rose, its colossal form blocking out the sky and sun, making the pirate ships seem minuscule in comparison.

Jabba's mouth fell open in disbelief. "How is this possible? Why would a Sea King of this magnitude appear in the East Blue?"

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