Starting as a Roger Pirates Apprentice

Chapter 528: The Wedding Begins, Orin’s Purpose

"Get back, low-level pirates."

"I am... the foster son of Black Gun!!!"

Sanji’s face was dark as he stood atop the carriage, looking down at Luffy who had been kicked flying.

The few brothers beside him with hair in all sorts of colors heard Sanji’s words and showed mocking smiles, because in their eyes, rookies like the Straw Hat crew were downright low-level pirates compared to a Yonko and Black Gun—still greenhorns who didn’t even know how vast the sea was.

"That’s a Yonko who controls a quarter of the New World. Even though Sanji is an imperfect product, he’s still Orin’s foster son. These rookies from Paradise don’t seriously think they can contend with someone like that, do they?"

Yonji also laughed.

"I can help chase off these low-level pirates too."

Sanji stopped him, then jumped down from the carriage, flames coiling around his legs, and kicked Luffy in the face again and again.

"I won’t fight you. Why should I use Haki?!"

Sanji kept a dark face and kicked him again and again.

"Do you have any idea how terrifying a Yonko and Black Gun really are?!"

"It’s absolutely impossible to win!!!"

Luffy was kicked until his face was covered in blood, yet he still shouted,

"I don’t care about any of that!!!"

"I only know you’re my partner. Saying this kind of thing is just you lying to yourself, isn’t it?!"

"No matter how you kick me, the one who hurts is only you!!!"

Sanji burst into tears, gritting his teeth to keep himself from crying out loud.

Meanwhile, the news that Cracker had been defeated by Luffy also reached Big Mom’s ears, making her furious. It was clearly a joyous day, and Orin had finally come to Cake Island again as a guest...

Threads of black-and-red lightning spread. Homies and family officers were sent out to encircle and suppress Luffy and Nami.

A mighty army set out. Under the dark clouds, a black mass blotted out the sky. Although the vast majority were Homies soldiers, there were also some officers who could use Haki.

"What do you think? The Charlotte Family’s army~"

Orin looked at the scene below and said with a smile to Katakuri beside him.

Katakuri didn’t know what to say.

"Ga—"

The Seagull King cried out as it looked at the crowd.

Orin understood, but Katakuri looked confused.

"It means that with just these people, they can’t defeat the Straw Hat crew."

"So? Do you have confidence, Katakuri?"

Katakuri was sitting by the window, coldly watching Luffy in the rain curtain in the distance.

"If it’s only that level of opponent, I won’t lose."

Katakuri’s Observation Haki was very strong. From the fighting, he could tell Luffy’s level. The Devil Fruit might be a bit troublesome, but in every other aspect Katakuri was confident he was stronger. In a one-on-one, he wouldn’t lose.

Orin smiled and said nothing.

This guy Katakuri was also a master at holding back. After hearing that Luffy wanted to defeat Big Mom, he had directly lain down. You could see that backstabbing was everywhere.

...

While the wedding and tea party were being arranged at a frantic pace, Luffy’s group had already met up with Bege and were preparing to join forces to carry out the assassination plan.

This was also Bege’s old tradition. As a big shot in the mafia, what he was best at was infiltrating the enemy and then taking out the boss when they least expected it.

Back before reaching Sabaody Archipelago, if it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t blend into Orin’s "junior ranks," he had even planned to sneak in and assassinate Orin. In the end, he got hung up and beaten, worked at Sabaody for quite a while, and only then slunk into the New World.

It made him feel extremely stifled, and he vowed to regain his confidence on Charlotte Linlin, the Yonko.

"Let’s discuss the battle plan, Straw Hat Luffy."

Bege clenched a cigar between his teeth and said with a dark expression. He had already prepared special missiles and had also figured out Big Mom’s weakness[Mother Carmel’s photo]. As long as Luffy and the others stirred things up halfway...

"Great!!! Then we’ll succeed, right!!!"

Just as they were discussing the specific course of action, one of Bege’s subordinates hurried over with a terrified look on his face.

"N-no... bad news!!! Godfather!!!"

Bege shot his subordinate an unhappy look. This was in front of outsiders—how could he look so flustered!!!

"What is it!!!"

"Inside the Charlotte Family, news just came in that... that..."

"[Black Gun]Orin will also attend this wedding!!!"

"Crash—!!!"

The plate of meat fell to the floor. Luffy froze in place—and not only him. Bege, Sanji, Nami, and the others all turned pale at the same time.

"What did you say?!"

Bege didn’t even bother picking up his cigar after it fell. He stood up and grabbed his underling by the collar.

"That Orin... why?!"

"Th-this... it’s said that because [Black Leg]Sanji is his foster son, he’s coming as the groom’s elder to attend the wedding..."

The underling said shakily, afraid that Bege would kill someone in a rage.

Sanji also dropped the cigarette from his mouth and covered his forehead with his hand.

"I should have thought of it. How could Father not come to an occasion like this..."

As a foster son, he of course hoped his wedding would have Orin, his proper father, to give his blessing—but not to come and bless it now!!!

Who knew whether messing up this wedding would make the other side unhappy, and then use "Diable Jambe"...

Among them, Caesar’s reaction was the most exaggerated. When he heard Orin’s name, his legs went soft and he couldn’t even walk.

"We can’t care about that anymore!!!"

In the end, the one who broke the silence was a "roar." Luffy suddenly slammed his fists together.

"If he really cared about his son, he wouldn’t force him to take part in a wedding he doesn’t want to attend!!!"

"The battle plan proceeds as usual!!!"

The wedding date arrived quickly.

A carriage carrying several guests hurried to the wedding venue. Every single one of them was a big shot with enormous influence in the world; even the World Government had to be careful and prudent when dealing with them—

—the Seven Giants of the Underworld!!!

These people who controlled the lifeblood of the world economy no longer had their usual arrogance. All of them came to one man with smiles on their faces.

"I really didn’t expect you would come..."

"Yes."

Orin smiled and waved at these former subordinates. He wasn’t really here to attend the wedding. His gaze drifted into the distance.

"I wonder if adding one more spark can force the Nika form out ahead of time?"