Chapter 1335 - 46: Are You Freaking Extorting Me?

Chapter 1335: Chapter 46: Are You Freaking Extorting Me?

On a large cake-shaped ship.

Su Xiao sat by the ship’s railing. The reason he mentioned Portgas·D·Ace to Red Hair was simply to buy some ’insurance’. All Contractors were aware of Ace’s situation, but most didn’t dare reveal this information to the plot characters, as the risks were too high, and without a certain status, the plot characters wouldn’t believe it.

Su Xiao just happened to meet these conditions; merely defeating Cracker significantly increased his fame among the Pirates. Plus, with his identity as a former researcher for the World Government, the information he provided wouldn’t be easily dismissed by Red Hair, even if fully trusted.

The Redd Force sailed swiftly into the distance. After the large ship traveled over a hundred meters, a small boat was dropped. Red Hair jumped onto the small boat, and Benn Beckman seemed to want to join him but was stopped by Red Hair.

From the Redd Force quickly sailing off, it was evident that Red Hair cherished this ship. If the Redd Force sank, maybe Red Hair would sink into the sea with it.

"Kid, you’re quite capable."

Big Mom sat on the deck, her gaze occasionally looking towards the small boat at sea.

"There’s something called old affection, forget it, you seem not to understand it."

Su Xiao smiled. The reason Red Hair stayed was not just because of the New World’s dynamics? No, he wanted to know about Portgas·D·Ace’s situation.

Portgas·D·Ace was a crewmember of Whitebeard; Red Hair couldn’t rescue him—that’s the rule among Pirates—but Ace was the progeny of Gol·D·Roger. As a former crewmember of Roger, Red Hair would naturally be more concerned about Ace.

Moreover, Red Hair and Ace shared a good personal friendship. This personal bond had nothing to do with who Ace’s father was. Coupled with another rather distant relation, this made Red Hair pay close attention to Ace’s information.

According to the original storyline, after Whitebeard fell on the top battlefields, Red Hair immediately appeared, bravely facing the pressure from the other two Four Emperors plus the Navy, demanding Ace’s corpse from the battlefield. If Red Hair hadn’t shown up, Ace would surely have been decapitated and displayed, as the World Government’s brutality was definitely capable of such a deed, and not even Navy Hero·Garp could prevent it.

Unable to rescue Ace, Red Hair did manage to let Ace die with dignity.

"Old affection? You?"

Big Mom burst into laughter. Su Xiao had just taken out a bomb on Red Hair’s ship, and now he’s climbing on the old affection; this seemed absurd to Big Mom. However, she didn’t understand what Su Xiao meant.

"There’s no need for unnecessary words in transactions. You can’t kill me at sea. I’ll give you a chance to try."

Su Xiao actually put away Apollo, refrigerating it once more. Its main role was to intimidate, and it had now completed its mission.

Su Xiao sat at the railing, always prepared to dive into the sea. If the situation changed, he would immediately initiate Demonic Hunt Time, penetrate the space, and enter the sea. If Charlotte Lingling and Katakuri, two landlubbers, dared to plunge into the sea, Su Xiao dared to cut them down underwater.

"You’ve got guts."

Big Mom would never have expected Su Xiao to put away Apollo. She remained seated on the deck, seemingly ready to negotiate with Su Xiao.

"The market price for Zoan Fruits is between two hundred million and five hundred million Belli. Paramecia Type’s value is unstable, but the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit is worth up to 900 million Belli."

Katakuri spoke, having calmed down. With Katakuri’s intelligence, he clearly understood the importance of the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit to the Big Mom Pirate Group.

Su Xiao’s body slowly leaned back, seemingly preparing to jump into the sea.

"Wait."

Katakuri’s arm instinctively turned into mochi, and Su Xiao’s foot hooked onto the wooden railing of the ship, sitting upright.

"I haven’t seen your sincerity. Selling this thing to the Navy also seems good."

"..."

"..."

Big Mom and Katakuri’s faces began to turn ugly. If the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit fell into the Navy’s hands, the Big Mom Pirate Group would have to consider massive territorial restructuring. Such a loss was unimaginable, as All Nations were more extensive than some great countries. To rebuild more than 90% of All Nations’ buildings would drain Big Mom Pirate Group’s treasure house.

"What do you want, just say it directly."

Big Mom was evidently a bit impatient. Having a handle held by someone else made her on the brink of an outburst.

"Katakuri, you negotiate with this bastard."

Big Mom got up and walked towards the cabin, entering it moments later.

"Name your price."

Katakuri took a deep breath, restraining the urge to fight Su Xiao to death.

"Ten Great Broadswords, three Paramecia-type Devil Fruits, at least five pieces of jewelry over 500 years old, and 20 of these."

As Su Xiao spoke, he took out a Soul Crystal (Large).

Upon hearing Su Xiao’s demands, Katakuri remembered the scene when his mother sought compensation from Doflamingo—this was daylight robbery.

"You..."

"Impossible!!"

A roar echoed from the cabin; it was Big Mom. This shrew evidently heard Su Xiao’s asking price.

"Don’t stop me. I’ll kill that kid right now."

"Mom, calm down."

There was a burst of chaos, then the cabin quieted down.

"You must have heard, it’s impossible."

Katakuri spoke, suppressing his rage. However, Su Xiao, taking the risk of negotiating with Big Mom Pirate Group, wouldn’t give up the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit without enough benefits.

The negotiation began. After half an hour of bargaining, both parties finally agreed on a final price. During this time, Big Mom rushed out of the cabin once, clearly intending to fight Su Xiao, even against Apollo.

Big Mom’s rationality had largely been exhausted in previous negotiations. She was extremely irritable at this moment. Big Mom hadn’t achieved her current status because of exceptional intelligence but due to her immense strength. As a child, Big Mom could destroy an entire Giant City alone.

The final price was Su Xiao handing over the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit, and Big Mom Pirate Group giving five Great Broadswords, at least two pieces of jewelry over 500 years old, and 12 Soul Crystal (Large)s.

This result was evidently unacceptable to Big Mom, but compared to the massive restructuring of All Nations, these losses were within the Big Mom Pirate Group’s tolerance range.

The reason Su Xiao demanded at least two pieces of jewelry over 500 years old was that such items have a certain chance to be appraised as equipment. Katakuri promised to present all of Big Mom Pirate Group’s jewelry stock for Su Xiao to choose from, though whether they would indeed do so was unknown.

Given the relationship between Su Xiao and the Big Mom Pirate Group, both sides would definitely trade face-to-face. Once negotiated, Big Mom Pirate Group’s people sailed back to retrieve the Famous Sword, etc.

On the small boat where Red Hair was, Su Xiao and Red Hair sat opposite each other.

"The World Government has decided to execute Fire Fist Ace publicly. This is very accurate information. The execution will occur at least half a month from now, which is somewhat uncertain information. Before the execution, the Navy will convene the Seven Warlords, this is accurate information too."

Su Xiao directly provided Red Hair with three pieces of information. Red Hair didn’t pursue further questions, although their contact time was not long; he acknowledged what kind of person Su Xiao was: Not only would he not pursue the matter, but even under torture, Su Xiao wouldn’t divulge information.