I, Broly, began by destroying the pirate world.

39. What exactly do you like about him?

On the other side, the South China Sea.

Broly and his group have arrived at the island called Baterila, intending to replenish their supplies there.

Tiger turned to Tesoro and the others, "This island is nothing special, there's no need to make a fuss. I'll take a few people to buy supplies, the rest of you stay on the ship, don't scare the island's inhabitants."

"cut."

Tesoro curled his lip in disdain, secretly thinking that Tiger was simply too soft-hearted.

Previously, when they encountered some ignorant pirate crews, everyone on the ship tortured those scum to death, but Tiger just wouldn't join them.

In Tezzolo's view, this kind of well-intentioned but ridiculous act was utterly laughable.

According to Tiger himself, he was influenced by the philosophy of Queen Otohime of the Fish-Man race, who believed that indiscriminate killing would only breed hatred, and hatred is always interconnected, leading to more innocent sacrifices.

Broly burst out laughing when he heard this, but didn't say anything.

After all, Tiger was the only person on the ship who knew how to navigate.

Although his skills are not as good as Nami's in the future, the ship would easily get lost without him right now.

That's why Tezzolo reluctantly gave him some face.

Tezzolo secretly resolved that the first thing he would do once he learned how to navigate, or found a more reliable navigator, was to kick this soft-hearted fellow off the ship.

In the end, Tiger selected a dozen or so crew members with relatively mild personalities—at least more docile than the fierce-looking crew on the ship—to go ashore and make purchases.

The rest of the people stayed on the ship.

Broly stared at the unfamiliar island before him, searching his memory, but it seemed that this place was not mentioned in the original work.

It's unlikely that anything interesting will happen.

However, I've been adrift at sea for far too long recently, and haven't been on land for far too long.

So they got off the boat, intending to wander around a bit.

"Lord Broly! I will arrange for a guard to accompany you immediately!"

When Tesoro saw Broly get up, he quickly shouted to his men.

Upon hearing the sound, the crew members, who were busy with their own tasks on the deck, instantly straightened up, stood tall and proud, and lined up in two rows on both sides of the ship's ladder, like guards welcoming a king.

Broly waved his hand in refusal, "No need, I'll go alone."

At first, Tezzolo found this whole thing kind of interesting.

But after a while, it just felt annoying.

I'm not Frieza.

Seeing that Broly's attitude was clear, Tesoro naturally did not dare to force his way in. He could only wave his hand and dismiss his men, telling them to continue their cultivation or sweep the floor.

Broly walked into the town alone.

After walking a few steps, they saw a group of navy personnel in blue and white uniforms walking ahead.

He paused for a moment, recalling that Tiger had mentioned before that this small island was not a member state of the World Government.

The island has only one tiny village, about the size of Luffy's Windmill Village, which is dirt poor and naturally cannot afford the exorbitant price of the Heavenly Gold.

The residents living here can only pray that pirates don't pass by, and even if they do, that they'll show some kindness and not harm this already impoverished village.

To be honest, this idea is simply wishful thinking.

If you're a pirate, what moral compass do you have left?

They want to rob the rich, so why would they let ordinary people have their money?

With a desire to see what would happen, Broly slowed down and followed the naval squad at a leisurely pace, wanting to see what they were up to.

A short while later, the naval squad stopped in front of an inconspicuous house and knocked on the door.

"Knock knock—"

The wooden door creaked open, and a simply dressed, ordinary couple came out.

The woman had a large belly, and judging from her figure, she was probably eight or nine months pregnant and close to giving birth.

Upon seeing this, Broly instantly understood.

With a look of reluctance on his face, the husband carefully handed his wife over to the leading naval officer.

The naval officer with the rank of sergeant on his shoulder was the same rank that Wang, the deserter, held when he first joined the army.

The sergeant patted the man on the shoulder, his tone deliberately reassuring: "Don't worry, once we confirm her condition, we'll send her back immediately."

"Pfft—"

Broly couldn't help but burst out laughing.

This soft laugh instantly drew everyone's attention.

The naval squad and the couple all turned around at the same time.

Cao Changgang was about to lash out, but when he saw the face of the person who was laughing, he was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground.

"Broly!"

His soldiers stared wide-eyed, their faces ashen.

They had long heard that a super monster with a bounty of tens of billions of Berries had come to the South China Sea, but they never expected to run into the real monster on such an obscure little island.

"Sergeant! What...what should we do?"

A soldier leaned close to the squad leader's ear, his voice trembling so badly he looked like he was about to faint.

This naval sergeant, who didn't even deserve a name in the original story, gritted his teeth and managed to squeeze out, "N-nothing... retreat! We've been instructed that abandoning the mission after encountering Broly doesn't count as a failure!"

However, just as the naval squad was in a panic and preparing to turn around and run away, Broly walked past them as if he didn't see them at all, clearly not intending to get involved.

Watching that receding figure, the dozen or so sailors seemed to have all their strength drained away, collapsing to the ground and panting heavily.

"Thank goodness... I thought I was going to die this time..."

The soldier, still shaken, muttered to himself, then looked expectantly at his sergeant major: "Sir, sir, that...that woman...should we take her with us?"

Cao Changlian took several deep breaths to barely suppress his fear, gritting his teeth as he said, "Bring it! Of course we'll bring it!"

Although the possibility is extremely slim, if this woman is carrying Roger's child, and the World Government investigates it later, they would be in deep trouble.

While we shouldn't overestimate the moral bottom line of pirates, the World Government also doesn't have such a thing.

Broly continued to stroll leisurely through the town.

Then I bought an apple from a fruit stand by the roadside, squatted down on a big rock, and started crunching away at it.

Just then, a young woman with long, light orange hair walked past him.

She had her head down, so her face was not clearly visible, but she was obviously not a great beauty.

He had a bamboo basket slung over his arm, filled with all sorts of vegetables, and it looked like he had just finished shopping and was heading home.

"Um?"

Broly paused in his apple-eating motion, raised an eyebrow, and turned to look at the orange-haired woman's retreating figure.

"Wait a minute," he called out.

The woman in front of him suddenly stopped, but the next second, like a startled rabbit, she quickened her pace, wishing she could disappear from sight immediately.

Seeing this, Broly had no choice but to raise his voice and shout again, "I told you to wait a minute, you with the orange hair and the blue dress."

The moment the words left her lips, the woman stopped in her tracks again.

But this time, it wasn't because of his shout.

It was because a little boy, whose height didn't even reach her waist, had silently and unexpectedly blocked her path.

The woman looked back at the road behind her in disbelief, but there was nothing there.

He suddenly turned his head and stared intently at the little boy blocking his way, his eyes wide open.

How did he get through it?

Broly pointed to the house where the Navy had just come from, his gaze lingering on the woman's face. He asked calmly, "You came from over there too, right? You should have seen the pregnant woman being taken away by the Navy, right?"

The woman's expression changed abruptly, a flicker of panic crossing her eyes, but she still stubbornly insisted, "W-what are you talking about? What-what does this have to do with me?"

Broly suddenly grinned, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth: "It's nothing, I'm just curious what you like about him?"

His smile grew even brighter. "You look like you're only in your early twenties. How could you fall for a dead old man in his fifties who doesn't even have a year left to live? Are you after his age or his lack of hygiene?"