
The nearest shops closed very quickly. They were afraid a fight would break out and it would bring them into danger. Soon the road was deserted with almost no one on it. The remaining ones are now hiding behind half-closed doors and windows.
They did not want to deal with this strange man holding this axe, but on the other hand they were curious. They hope this new guy will change things here. And very few have recognized him from the poster and run as fast as possible.
Ken waited for at least 20 minutes before he noticed some movement at the end of the road. There was a group of people approaching and someone with green punk-style hair was leading them.
Bartolomeo is here with his accomplice.
But from the way he walked, it seemed like he was not here to fight. The way he walked seemed like someone was terrified and even the people who ran to Bartolomeo to complain about Ken, his knees trembling in fear as they were forced to walk and follow Bartolomeo.
Bartolomeo came and stood opposite Ken. He looked frightened and after gulping his saliva, he knelt down and lowered his head.
"I'm sorry Punisher Kenny. They don't respect you. They don't recognize you. I hope you can forgive them."
Ken was a little surprised that Bartolomeo recognized him and even apologized.
"How do you recognize me?"
"There's a poster of you at our place and these stupid friends of mine didn't recognize you before. Sorry for that, the heroes of East Blue will be insulted by my friends."
"I'm not a hero. Stop idolizing people."
Bartolomeo looked embarrassed as Ken said this. Ken and Luffy are now East Blue celebrities. There had never been anyone with such a gift in their oceans. It was even rumored that in the other sea there were no pirates who had such high bounties before going to the Grand Line.
And many already have a sense of adoration towards both. And Bartolomeo was one of those who had joined the 'worship. Ken's a little dizzy seeing this. Bartolomeo had already turned into half a fan before Buggy could even swing his sword at Luffy's neck.
Buggy and Alvida are not here because Ken can already feel from his Haki, but some things remain the same. Ken sighed looking at everyone still prostrating and said
"You all wake up. I didn't call you here to teach you a lesson." Ken yelling.
"Thank you Ken-dono."
"Life Ken-senpai.."
"Life Ken-senpai."
"Have stopped yelling." Ken screamed over his lungs again. This finally stopped the cheering.
ask Ken. Bartolomeo looked at Ken for a moment and cried. Forget Bartolomeo, even his friends and subordinates cried. Seeing this Ken became a little scared. She thought her grandmother was dead.
"I'm sorry." said Ken.
"Why are you sorry Ken-senpai? We are very happy because you care so much about us and even asked about my grandmother. I'm sure my grandmother will be very happy when she hears this."
Ken understood that Bartolomeo was crying happily. He really wanted to defeat this guy right now. He's a real bitch. Much bigger than Luffy.
"Stop crying" said Ken. With this command everyone stopped but Ken could see a happy smile on the faces of these people.
"Since I'm here, you should stop terrorizing the people here." Ken recalled the main problem Bartolomeo had asked for. He needed to calm these people down by shifting the topic.
"Ken-senpai-san. Uhh. I can stop him.. But we don't know how to feed ourselves" Bartolomeo said. Ken understood what Bartolomeo meant. He has no quality other than hooliganism that can help him survive and this comes with the burden of his subordinates being like him. Ken thought for a moment. He comes from modern society. Surely there was something he could use to help these people.
"Start parcel and transportation services."
"What's that?"
"Start a service that will allow people to send all sorts of goods across the ocean. It'll be like a mail service. But instead of sending a letter, you will send the goods. It's going to be a tough job but I'm sure you have it. strength."
"Parsel service.. I'll ask my grandmother for advice."
"good. He'll support you, I guess."
Ken recalls that Buggy had started the service after he became Warlord and made it a great empire. He had made a kingdom so influential that even Crocodile and Hawkeye allowed him to join their cross-union. Influence is also important when there are too many people.
One of the main reasons Ken decided to join Luffy was because of his connections, his future potential, and his journey. Buggy did the same with the Guild Cross Organization. He joined because of his influence and connections.
The people hiding were a little disappointed, but they knew important information. This person was the famous Punisher Kenny, one of the new and most famous pirates in the East Blue. People who realize this have more to fear now that the 'cruel' pirates are here. Many who were already 'running for their lives' realized this while some went to the Navy branch to inform the Captain there.
Ken has 'seen' this but he doesn't mind. He was looking forward to meeting Smoker. Bartolomeo asked if Luffy was here and Ken nodded.
"Yes!! We'll also meet the Straw Hat Pirate Captain." Bartolomeo said as he ran with his friends after finding out where Luffy was. Ken just shook his head. Bartolomeo may not be as big as his future version on Dressrosa, but it looks like it's already on its way.
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