One Piece: Alucard the Immortal

Inside the arena, a wave of unrest spread as the giant screens went dark. After learning from Baccarat that there was an issue with the Master Den Den Mushi, Tesoro’s expression turned icy.

The Donquixote Alliance gathered here was currently a force second only to the Yonko, surpassing even the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates in sheer influence.

Furthermore, Gran Tesoro was currently a gathering place for heroes and legends from across the sea. What kind of short-sighted bastard would dare cause trouble here?

The Marines?

Unlikely. They wouldn’t make a move without at least some prior negotiation.

In that case... it had to be that Surgeon of Death brat who wanted Joker’s head, right?

Regardless, the Death Match had to continue. If it failed, Alucard would certainly not let them off the hook.

Tesoro shot a meaningful glance toward Diamante on the far high platform. Using his Awakening, Tesoro turned into gold and vanished. Meanwhile, Diamante roared into the microphone, "Do not worry, everyone!"

"It’s just a minor technical issue with the visual Den Den Mushi. For now, please continue to enjoy the show!"

Under Diamante’s expert crowd manipulation, the arena quickly returned to a semblance of normalcy.

Ace thought indignantly, "Who’s showing off? I’m here to fight for Pops."

With that thought, Ace’s power surged. Flames erupted from his feet like thrusters, launching him dozens of meters into the air, mirroring the entrance of Queen in the previous round.

"Fire Fist is getting serious!"

"Damn it, these monsters... the Tremor-Tremor Fruit should be mine!"

Flames exploded from Ace’s right hand as he let out a furious roar: " Fire Fist!!"

A pillar of fire over twenty meters in diameter descended from the sky, turning the Golden Colosseum a brilliant crimson. Scream after scream rang out, and many contestants dove into the water to escape the heat.

Even standing in the contestant waiting room, Teach felt the scorching heat. Wiping a cold sweat from his brow, he grinned. "Zehahaha! You’ve gotten stronger again, Ace."

Then, Teach’s brow furrowed as he thought to himself, "By the way, did Lafitte and the others succeed?"

...

"The match is decided! The winner, acting captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, ’Fire Fist’ Ace!!!"

Diamante’s voice once again echoed through the arena.

Tesoro had suspected Law’s handiwork, but as he stood in the control room, he was actually staring at the flickering, static screens with a look of pure confusion.

Was this the Straw Hats? No, this wasn’t part of the plan. Some other faction must be behind this.

In the Main Control Room, Tesoro had used his Gold-Gold Fruit awakening to teleport instantly. Seeing the wires on the Master Den Den Mushi, which was the size of a mammoth, ripped apart, he snarled, "What happened?! There should have been guards here! Did that guy Psycho P betray us?"

Unless they were invisible, or the bastards in the monitoring room were asleep, how could the Master Den Den Mushi be sabotaged?

The only one with invisibility was Psycho P, a subordinate of Mad Treasure with the Color-Color Fruit ability.

"W-well... we haven’t been able to contact Psycho P-san for a while..." Tanaka stammered.

Tesoro’s eyes narrowed with rage. "Where is Mad Treasure? His subordinate is compromised and he said nothing?"

"Treasure-sama has gone out to sea to track the Straw Hats and the Heart Pirates," Tanaka said with a pained face.

Tesoro frantically activated his powers. Anywhere covered in gold was under his absolute surveillance, yet he saw no suspicious characters.

That left only a few places not covered in gold.

The spiral tower of the VIP Casino, the top-tier luxury suites...

Those places were beyond his "sight."

"Except for Alucard’s room, search everywhere! Find them at all costs!" Tesoro ordered coldly.

"U-Understood!"

Seeing Tesoro’s murderous expression, Tanaka didn’t dare waste a second and scrambled away.

Are the Straw Hats really this capable?

Tesoro, who initially suspected Law and Luffy, was now doubting himself. Did they even have someone skilled enough for this kind of sabotage?

...

Luffy and Franky, who were originally responsible for cutting the Master Den Den Mushi, had already regrouped with Nami and Carina.

"What’s going on? The feed is cut, but this isn’t what we agreed on, right?" Carina said urgently.

"We weren’t the ones who cut the Den Den Mushi, it was—"

Before Franky could finish, a group of people dropped from the sky, surrounding the Straw Hats.

"Wiiihahaha! What a coincidence! To think we’d have the same idea, Straw Hat!" Burgess threw his hands up, laughing excitedly.

"You’re after the Tremor-Tremor Fruit too? Sorry, but that belongs to our Captain. He’s been dreaming about that thing night and day."

Shiryu of the Rain slowly drew his cursed blade, and Zoro immediately stepped forward to confront him.

"The Blackbeard Pirates? They really are here."

Nami huddled close to Sanji, one of their main combatants, and swallowed hard. "Crap, we didn’t account for them."

It wasn’t just Burgess and Shiryu. The "ordinary pedestrians" in the surrounding crowd began to converge—they were all crew members of the Blackbeard Pirates who had been hiding in plain sight.

The current Blackbeard Pirates were dressed in somber, imposing black suits, exuding an aura of natural authority. Having defeated the Whitebeard remnants a year ago, they were now a powerhouse second only to the Yonko. In terms of pure martial might, they were not inferior to the Donquixote Alliance.

Burgess and the others were confident that once Teach ate the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, he would immediately ascend to the final Yonko throne, even if Alucard didn’t care for such titles anymore...

"It’ll be a hassle if you get in the way. Die!"

Shiryu vanished, rushing toward Zoro in a flash of steel. Zoro gripped his swords, a cold smile playing on his lips. "A cursed blade? Let’s see what it can do."

Meanwhile, in the luxury lounge where Alucard was located, Lafitte suddenly burst in, dragging a captured Psycho P. He smiled wickedly. "Good work. Apologies for using a slightly... crude method."

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