One Piece: My Crew is from Other World-Chapter 53: A Sign of Great Death, the Handyman Hawkins!

"Shit..."

BOOM!

Another massive blast of flame engulfed his demon-subduing phase.

In less than ten minutes, Ace had already forced Hawkins to burn through three of his straw scarecrows—and that was with Ace barely trying.

"What the hell do I do now...?"

"How do I get out of this!?"

At this point, Hawkins had no thoughts of fighting left.

All he wanted was to run.

Suddenly, the word "DANGER" appeared above a pirate's head nearby.

"Huh...?"

SHING!

Before Hawkins could finish processing it, a flash of silver light streaked past.

The pirate was instantly cut down.

The attacker? One of the Dragon Hunter Pirates' warriors—Akame.

Her slender sword gleamed with a deadly sheen—coated in poison.

One cut was all it took, even if it didn't hit a vital spot. As long as you were touched by that sword, you were a goner.

One-Hit Kill: Akame.

That was her nickname across the seas.

"Captain Hawkins," Akame said in a cheerful tone, lifting her skirt and offering a playful bow. "We, the Dragon Hunter Pirates, humbly greet you."

Hawkins' brow twitched violently.

"Greet me?"

"THIS is how you say hello!?"

"Should I be thankful you only killed one!?"

He was fuming.

He'd known this was a bad idea from the start.

But he just had to test his luck.

And now... it looked like he was about to pay the price.

"Captain—!"

BANG!

Just as one of his crew shouted from the other side, Hawkins turned his head—only to see a giant hand grab two pirates like they were ragdolls.

Their skulls were crushed, twisted like wet cloth.

Not even the tough bodies of this world could bounce back from that.

"Captain Hawkins, I am Najenda, Captain of the Dragon Hunter Pirates' First Division. Pleased to meet you."

Najenda greeted him as if she were shaking hands at a banquet.

But the towering Susanoo that loomed behind her said otherwise.

Every pirate within its range was being annihilated.

And Hawkins could sense no trace of life from either Najenda or that monstrous avatar.

He knew it instantly—he couldn't beat these two.

There was no way out from this side.

"Captain Hawkins," Najenda continued sweetly, "I'd suggest not making any sudden moves."

"Our captain thinks you're a very powerful man."

"But if we see you move even a little after we board, we're allowed to take it as an act of aggression."

"And if that happens, we're allowed to retaliate. And kill you."

Just as Hawkins was considering backing off, a sharp wave of sword aura slashed in from behind.

The blade hadn't touched him yet, but he could feel the lethality in the air.

If he so much as twitched, he was dead.

In front of him: Ace, the man with the Fire Fist.

To his left: Akame, the one-hit-kill swordswoman.

To his right: Najenda, commander of Susanoo.

And now behind him... another killer.

Even Hawkins was starting to sweat.

"How the hell do I survive this?"

As his thoughts raced, the warship finally pulled up.

Standing at the bow, calm and composed, was the captain of the Dragon Hunter Pirates—Ryuunosuke.

"Nice to meet you, Captain Hawkins," Ryuunosuke said with a smile.

"I'm the captain of the Dragon Hunter Pirates."

"I figured you might want to work as a handyman on our ship."

"Ace's been grumbling about doing all the grunt work himself."

"So I thought—why not find him a few buddies?"

He smiled again, warm and friendly—like he wasn't surrounded by death incarnate.

Hawkins was stunned.

But not because Ryuunosuke wanted to make him a handyman.

No, what truly shocked him... was that his fortune-telling—just moments ago marked with black death—was now showing auspicious signs.

After Ryuunosuke appeared and made the offer, it flipped.

Could that really be the "good fortune" from the reading...?

Becoming a handyman... on someone else's pirate crew?

What a joke!

He had a bounty over 100 million!

He had pride!

He had never lost since setting sail!

Ryuunosuke raised a brow.

"Of course, I'm not gonna force you to be a handyman," he said casually.

"I mean, I might just fire Ace anyway. Guy eats too damn much."

"He does odd jobs here and there, but honestly, he's not pulling his weight."

"He's got a bottomless pit for a stomach."

Ryuunosuke grinned.

Suddenly, a terrifying pressure exploded from him.

Behind him, a massive skeletal hand materialized.

With one swing of a long blade, it cleaved through Hawkins' demon-subduing phase like paper.

And as it split open, dozens of scarecrow substitutes died instantly.

"What the hell...?"

"This guy... that was just one attack...!"

Hawkins' panic exploded.

Ryuunosuke had only taken a single swing, but it had wiped out most of his life-saving cards.

The attack paused briefly, but the demon-subduing phase had been marked by some strange intent—Hawkins didn't understand it, but he felt it.

If he kept resisting... he was going to die.

Dead serious.

He gulped.

"I—I, Basil Hawkins, am honored to join the Dragon Hunter Pirates... as a handyman!"

"Captain Ryuunosuke, please accept me!"

"I swear I'll be a valuable asset to your crew!"

"As for food, my pirate group has plenty of reserves—we'll donate everything to you!"

In that moment, Hawkins got it.

The "luck" and "doom" he read earlier weren't wrong.

They were dead accurate.

The Dragon Hunter Pirates may be newcomers on the sea—

But they were monsters.

And more terrifying than anything—

They were young.

They weren't old veterans at their peak.

They were still growing.

Still leveling up.

In time, the Dragon Hunter Pirates would rise to the top of the world.

And being a "handyman"? Hawkins didn't care anymore.

Because if Ace, someone as strong as he was, had no complaints doing grunt work—

Then maybe in this crew, being a handyman... didn't mean a damn thing.

If you were on this ship—

You were one of them.

"Well done," Ryuunosuke said, nodding in approval.

"Welcome aboard."

"You'll be the captain of the Second Division Handyman. Keep your crew in line."

He smiled once more.

Conquering without bloodshed—

Now that was the kind of power that told the world:

The Dragon Hunter Pirates have arrived.

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