One Piece: Alucard the Immortal-Chapter 500 - 499: The Immortal Pirates’ New Recruit

Chapter 500: Chapter 499: The Immortal Pirates’ New Recruit

After a few years, Alucard had returned to the ranks of the lone travelers. After more than a month, he finally arrived back at his base, Arderay, bringing with him the soul of Monkey D. Dragon.

As Alucard entered the sea territory, patrol warships made way one after another, the crews cheering respectfully for his return.

As his small boat neared the shore, the massive, radish-like head of Wolf emerged upside down from the sea. His tiny eyes, which looked completely out of proportion with his giant face, blinked as he asked, "Captain~ Captain~ Is the Revolutionary Army finished? Are they finished?"

Only high-ranking officers dared to speak to Alucard during his return, though in Wolf’s case, it was largely because his brain lacked any sense of restraint.

"I’ll leave the extermination of the remnants to you all."

Alucard sat with his hands crossed over his stomach. He had no interest in hunting down the dregs of the Revolutionary Army. Now that Dragon himself had been dealt with, his subordinates held no appeal; Alucard would much rather spend his time sightseeing on a ship.

"Oh~ I can’t wait~~"

A sharp glint flashed in Wolf’s eyes as he dove back into the water, swimming out to sea to spread the word.

"As expected of Alucard-sama! He took down the World’s Worst Criminal the moment he stepped onto the field."

"A dead man isn’t the ’worst’ anymore. This is what happens when you oppose the Immortal Pirates."

The crew members discussed the news fervently. While they never doubted Alucard would win, hearing that he had eliminated the Revolutionary, Dragon, a man who was a constant headache for the World Government, in a single outing still filled them with intense pride.

...

When Alucard entered the castle, he found Hancock and Scarlett "waiting" for him by his throne. They seemed to have been in the middle of an argument, but they fell silent immediately upon his entry, putting on a front of quiet elegance.

"Have you eaten the Swap-Swap Fruit yet?" Alucard directed his first words of the homecoming to Scarlett, causing a pang of jealousy to surge in Hancock’s heart.

"It was a taste I’ll never forget, but it truly is a powerful ability," Scarlet replied, sticking out her tongue at the memory of the fruit’s foul flavor before marveling at the strength of this top-tier Paramecia.

It was no wonder internal strife had broken out over this item; it was certainly worth the price.

"Master, are you heading out again soon?"

The moment Alucard sat down, Hancock couldn’t wait any longer. She crouched by the throne and placed her slender hand over Alucard’s left.

"No."

Alucard glanced to the side. "Garp’s son is dead. That protective old man will likely come to settle the score with me. Your levels aren’t high enough to face him yet." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Garp the Hero... When I found out he was the father of Dragon the Revolutionary, I could hardly believe it," Scarlett added from the other side.

...

The White Water City, Niflheim

After wasting over half a month dealing with Farul, Cavendish had still not managed to leave the city.

He had been on the verge of despair, but to his absolute delight, Farul finally walked out of the stable of his own accord today.

However, before he could even exit the inn’s front gate, someone blocked his path.

Ivalis held up Cavendish’s 20-million-berry bounty poster, comparing the drawing to the man’s face. He nodded. "That’s right, it’s this brat."

As soon as the words left his mouth, two members of the Golden Hair Pirates grabbed Cavendish by his arms and began hauling him away.

"Hey! What do you think you’re doing?!"

Cavendish struggled and protested, but after a few seconds, he recognized several faces in the crowd. "You guys are... Ivalis and Benn Beckman of the Golden Hair Pirates! Why are you kidnapping me?!"

He wasn’t a fool like Luffy who didn’t read the papers. In fact, Cavendish paid extra attention to famous pirates, often fantasizing about taking one down to become a superstar overnight.

"Quiet down, kid. Just come with us. You’re lucky, the Captain took an interest in you," Ivalis replied, tempted to just gag him.

Cavendish froze. Ivalis was the Captain of the Golden Hair Pirates, so the only person he would refer to as "Captain" was that man.

"Wait! No! I don’t want to join anyone’s pirate crew!" Cavendish shouted. He was destined to be a superstar; how could he live in someone else’s shadow?

Unfortunately, everyone else was busy looking at something else; no one was listening to him.

After being dragged onto the ship and ignored several times, Cavendish finally snapped. Hakuba took control of the body, a murderous aura erupting as his blonde hair whipped in the wind.

"Ahahaha! I’m going to hack everyone into pieces!!"

Hakuba drew his sword, slicing through the ship’s mast in an instant.

CRACK!

As the mast fell into the sea, the crew finally turned their full attention back to Cavendish.

"The Kamaitachi of Rommel?"

Beckman took the cigarette out of his mouth, deducing the identity based on the current state of the boy.

"Die, die, die, die!!!"

Hakuba danced wildly with Durandal. Despite the chaos, his movements were orderly and his sword slashes devastating; he was undoubtedly a first-class swordsman.

"Seriously, we picked up a strange rookie."

Ivalis drew his blade and blurred toward Cavendish. With a flash of his rapier, he pierced Hakuba’s left shoulder, knocking him back toward the pier.

Leaping down, Ivalis stood before Hakuba and adjusted his sunglasses. "Consider this a lesson for a junior."

...

A month had passed since Alucard and Dragon fought in the Kingdom of Ilisia. Because Dragon was always an elusive figure, confirming his death was difficult. Even the Government was unsure if he was truly dead or just lying low.

It wasn’t until recently, when the Immortal Pirates began entering countries previously visited by the Revolutionary Army to hunt down remnants, that the truth surfaced.

Coupled with Government agents overhearing Immortal Pirates discussing how "Dragon was killed by the Captain," it was finally confirmed: Dragon the Revolutionary had indeed been killed by Alucard.