One Piece: Transform into the Eight Great Demons.

"Shiki and Eneluben 'shouldn't have met', right?"

"..."

After Lindsay finished speaking, Crocodile fell into deep thought.

But if you think about it carefully, this sentence actually makes no sense.

How can there be any "shoulds" and "shouldn'ts" in the world?

Even a seemingly predetermined destiny is very likely to eventually change its direction due to various reasons.

In destiny, everything is inevitable.

……

but……

Crocodile puffed out his cigar and began to think about the problem from the perspectives of [Golden Lion] and Enel.

[Golden Lion], as the only successful escapee in Impel Down City, has disappeared on the sea for many years.

There are different opinions on the information about the underground world.

Some people say that he was tired of fighting and chose to live in seclusion somewhere in the sea;

Some people say that he violated a world taboo and has been secretly executed by the world government;

Others say that he is hiding his capabilities and biding his time and is brewing a big conspiracy;

Etc., etc……

All in all, if Crocodile is the [Golden Lion], then his actions must be two extremes.

Either disappear completely;

Either if he makes a move, he will turn the entire sea upside down!

Just limiting the target to Alabasta is obviously not [Golden Lion]’s style.

Let’s talk about the so-called “god”—Enilu.

His arrogance and wantonness appear on the surface, and he seems lazy and casual, but deep down he is extremely cruel.

He calls himself a "god" but shows complete disdain for other "people".

It is difficult for this kind of person to be keen on taking risks. Most of them will not be able to find [Golden Lion] directly. They can only meet by chance.

"..."

"Is there really such a coincidence in the world?"

"Or maybe all the so-called 'coincidences' in the world are 'inevitable'."

"Hehehe..."

After laughing a few times, Crocodile gathered his thoughts.

As an ultimate pragmatist, he rarely thinks about such messy issues, and he is especially disdainful of them.

Waving his hand casually, Crocodile stood up and left.

"Let's wait until we see Kobra."

"..."

……

late at night.

Everyone fell into a deep sleep.

One of the people from Elegia was responsible for keeping vigil, but he was also a little drowsy.

Just when he was about to wash his face and wake up, a hand suddenly patted his shoulder.

"You go and take a rest. I'll come back in the middle of the night."

It's Alvin Lindsay.

After taking a nap for a while, he seemed to be unable to fall asleep, so he took the initiative to take his place.

The night watchman thanked him and went to rest.

Let me ask, who else would be more reassuring than that "Ewen Lindsay" who would come to watch the night?

"..."

Lindsay said goodbye to the night watchman, and then gently tapped the ground with her toes.

hum...

Invisible fluctuations spread, and there was nothing strange around him.

After confirming this, Lindsay continued walking, walked into the dark desert, and reached a sand dune not far from the camp.

Looking down from here, you can see the entire camp.

Lindsay sat cross-legged on the sand, her hands hanging casually on both sides.

Not long after, he suddenly spoke:

"coming?"

"Ah."

"How long?"

"Just here."

"when are we leaving?"

"..."

The voice did not answer this last question immediately.

After a few breaths, he put his hands gently on Lindsay's shoulders, put his head close to Lindsay's ear, and smiled faintly:

"Jie hahaha, then it depends on you, little brother..."

"..."

The dim firelight from the camp came, slightly illuminating the man's face.

The long golden hair that reaches the ground, even the temples and beard are golden.

The cheeks were thin and the mouth was grinning in a toothy grin.

The most eye-catching thing is the half "rudder" stuck on his head.

It penetrated deeply into the skull, giving it a slightly funny appearance, giving it the appearance of a "cockscomb head".

Who is he?

It was one of the protagonists that everyone had talked about before, the legendary pirate--

【Golden Lion】Shiji!

He came alone, intending to make a show of force, but unexpectedly someone had already discovered him.

"Is it... [Devil]?"

Golden Lion recalled the information he had and revealed Lindsay's identity.

"[Devil] Alvin Lindsay, bounty: 16 billion Berry."

"Jie hahahahaha, what an exaggerated bounty. The World Government is getting more and more exaggerated..."

When the Golden Lion talked about getting excited, he simply shook Lindsay's shoulders and said with an excited smile:

"You know? Brother."

"The so-called bounty does not entirely depend on the strength of the person being rewarded, but more importantly, the 'level of threat' that person poses to the world government."

"The higher the threat level, the higher the bounty will be."

"Since the beginning of that boring pirate era, many people's bounties have increased, each one more exaggerated than the other. Do you know why?"

The golden lion patted Lindsay hard on the shoulder, grinned and said:

"Because the world government can feel that this sea is getting more and more out of control! Jie hahahahaha!"

"..."

This series of words seems to have no important point...

There's really no point.

This is the character of the golden lion, thinking outside the box, often even being in a daze or answering questions that are wrong.

But there is no doubt that his strength and ambition are real.

Snapped!Snapped!

The golden lion snapped his fingers twice.

Moving his steps and dancing a weird dance, he drew two slender lines on the sand.

The dim light reflects the "legs" of the golden lion.

The two calves and soles of the feet had long since disappeared, replaced by two sharp double-edged swords!

That is a legend unique to the Golden Lion.

When escaping from the Impel City, Golden Lion cut off both of his own legs in order to remove the sea tower stone shackles on his feet!

He retrieved his famous swords "Sakura Ju" and "Kuku" and tied them to his knees to replace his legs.

"Brother, don't be so serious!"

The golden lion turned around and returned to behind Lindsay, grinning and saying:

"I like strong people very much. It's precisely because there are strong people in this sea that it won't be too boring!"

The golden lion leaned down slightly, and his tone gradually became colder.

"I said, little brother, are you a 'strong man'?"

"..."

"Who knows?"

Lindsay leaned back and leaned directly on the golden lion's shoulder.

The two looked at each other in a strange posture, their words full of ferocious murderous intent.

"Speaking of Golden Lion, what do you think is a strong person?"

"Um……"

The golden lion thought for a moment and replied: "It's people who have the ability to realize their ambitions - such as me!"

"is it?"

When Lindsay heard this, she shook her head.

"But I do think that people who fight tooth and nail to move forward for their 'ambition' are already strong."

"Jie ha ha ha ha!"

The golden lion laughed when he heard this, "Really? Just like that coward Roger?"

"Hey, little brother, do you know how many people I've met?"

The golden lion grinned, with a bit of fierceness in his eyes.

"People who have never heard of Devil Fruits, people who have not yet mastered Haki, people who have never been to the Grand Line..."

"Some people are clamoring to be [One Piece], some are wanting to be [Admiral], and there are all kinds of messy daydreams."

"Brother, it's hard for your so-called 'strong man' to survive in this sea!"

"..."

After Golden Lion finished speaking, he looked at Lindsay quietly.

for a long time.

Both of them understood each other's meaning from the aura emanating from the other.

"Sure enough, I-"

"Sure enough, I——"

The two said in unison, grinning ferociously:

"I'm very unhappy with you!"

Murder is rampant!

……

Camp.

Uta was awakened by the inexplicable aura, opened his eyes and looked around, and found two figures on the sand dunes in the distance.

Just as he was about to exclaim, a white glove suddenly covered Uta's mouth.

It's [Joker] Bucky.

"Shh, don't irritate them!"

Bucky signaled Uta to be silent, then wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said tremblingly:

"They are all monsters, they are all monsters..."