"Damn it, how dare you do this to Arlong!"
"I won't let you get away with this!"
At this moment, two executives from the Arlong Pirates, Kuroobi and Hatchan, also reacted.
With fierce expressions, they strode towards Rosen, who was standing behind Captain Nezumi.
"Now that you've seen Arlong's condition, why bother attacking me?"
"I'll be right back, you wait here."
Rosen shook his head and patted Captain Nezumi's shoulder before turning to Kuroobi and Hatchan.
Only then did Captain Nezumi have a chance to turn around and look at where Arlong had been standing.
"Arlong... is down?!"
Even though he had anticipated Arlong might be defeated, seeing him lying on the ground with his eyes rolled back, Captain Nezumi still swallowed nervously.
"He took down Arlong in an instant. Who is this guy?!"
"Is there a bounty hunter like him in the East Blue?"
Captain Nezumi muttered to himself, turning to look at Rosen.
But he found Rosen's body turning into a golden lightning bolt as he dashed past Kuroobi and Hatchan.
Kuroobi and Hatchan immediately clutched their stomachs in pain and fell to the ground.
This wasn't the end. After Kuroobi and Hatchan fell, the lightning bolt formed by Rosen continued to strike every member of the Arlong Pirates, leaving them writhing in pain on the ground.
"Hey, snap out of it."
Using his fists to calm down the members of the Arlong Pirates, Rosen walked up to Captain Nezumi and patted his cheek.
Captain Nezumi stepped back in fear, but quickly regained his composure and stood up straight in front of Rosen.
"Well, you did well."
"You defeated the Arlong Pirates."
"I'll reward you with their bounties later."
Captain Nezumi walked up to Rosen with relief, even wanting to pat Rosen's shoulder.
But he was met with a stern look from Rosen.
"Heh, what a strong guy."
"I'll take the Arlong Pirates with me for now."
"After that, you can come to my marine base to collect the bounty, how about that?"
Rosen looked at Captain Nezumi with interest.
"You really have thick skin. I saw clearly what you and the Arlong Pirates were up to earlier."
Rosen placed his hand on Captain Nezumi's shoulder, his expression suddenly serious:
"If you don't want to end up like the Arlong Pirates, use your Den Den Mushi to contact Smoker in Loguetown."
"And, tell your men to put down their guns."
"You should know that ordinary flintlock guns are useless against real strong guys."
With that, Rosen glanced at the marine soldiers around him who were holding flintlock guns.
And every marine soldier who met Rosen's gaze felt as if a cold wind had swept over their necks.
Their bodies began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Um... can I ask why you want to contact Smoker with the Den Den Mushi?"
Captain Nezumi's throat moved up and down, with a very bad premonition.
"Why bother asking? Of course, it's to report you."
"After all, you have some shady dealings between the Marines and the Pirates."
"I can't expect you to handle matters between the Arlong Pirates."
Rosen smiled.
He naturally didn't intend to let Captain Nezumi off.
But Rosen didn't want to be wanted by the Marines because of Captain Nezumi, at least not when he didn't have enough strength at the moment.
If that's the case, handing Captain Nezumi over to Smoker, who hated him, would be the best solution.
In terms of distance between Cocoyashi Village and Loguetown, they were also the closest.
As for evidence, Rosen believed that as long as Smoker was willing to investigate, he would definitely find evidence of collusion between Captain Nezumi and the Arlong Pirates.
Captain Nezumi, as the captain of the 16th Marine Branch, allowed more than 20 villages, including Cocoyashi Village, to be ruled by the Arlong Pirates for many years.
Anyone with a brain could see that Captain Nezumi was incompetent.
"No, no, I can't let that lunatic... ugh!"
Captain Nezumi shook his head repeatedly, trying to dissuade Rosen.
But Rosen had run out of patience to continue the conversation with him and punched him directly in the stomach.
The powerful force instantly made him dizzy.
The marine soldiers around him finally couldn't help but pull the trigger at Rosen.
But how could the bullets from these ordinary flintlock guns hit Rosen?
He stepped on the ground and swiftly moved among the marine soldiers like a ghost.
In a matter of moments, except for one marine soldier who was still standing, all the other marine soldiers had fallen to the ground.
"Such a hassle."
Rosen shook his head, took out the Den Den Mushi he had found on Captain Nezumi's body, and handed it to the only marine soldier still standing.
"Hey, you're standing next to Captain Nezumi, so you should be some kind of Commander or something."
"How about it, can you help me contact Captain Smoker?"
"By the way, tell him what you've done. How about that?"
Rosen handed the Den Den Mushi to the marine soldier, while his other hand was placed next to the marine soldier's neck with Zangetsu.
"I... I got it."
The marine soldier's cheeks twitched, but finally dialed the phone to Loguetown under Rosen's threat.
After a while, the Den Den Mushi was connected.
A steady voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.
"Hello, this is Smoker from Loguetown..."
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