He's in One Piece, but he's also part of the Phantom Troupe.

Chapter 45 I am the biggest monster!

The golden lion turned its head and looked at the earthen peak in disbelief.

A hand emerged from the earthen mound, forming a pure white door on the outside, as if it existed in a fourth-dimensional space.

The next second, a flash of white light appeared.

Kuroro, carrying a trembling Bonney, slowly emerged from the underground scroll...

Meanwhile, Uvogin and Nobunaga, who were originally seriously injured on the original mountain, have been swapped by Chrollo to Nami and Machi's side using [Instant Displacement] to receive treatment.

"They're right—"

"You've grown old, so old that you've abandoned the demeanor of a strong person..." Kuroro slowly narrowed his eyes.

"A true strong person is one who commands respect and admiration."

"You boast that you're on par with Roger and Whitebeard."

"But Roger had Rayleigh and Skparh as his wings, as well as fierce generals like Douglas and Kozuki Oden, and a rising star like Shanks."

"Whitebeard also has sixteen squad captains under his command, each of whom can stand alone."

"And what do you have..." Kuroro's lips curled into a contemptuous smile.

"All you have left is impotent rage and reminiscing about your glorious past~"

"The Golden Lion..."

Kuroro said seriously.

The golden lion suddenly flew into a rage.

"You damned bastard—"

"What did you say?!"

"Did I say something wrong?" Kuroro raised his head, confronting him without backing down.

The two men's ferocious auras continued to clash, each vying for supremacy.

"What I see... is not a powerful figure who can be compared to the Pirate King." Chrollo continued to provoke Shiki with his words.

"He's not the tyrant who could single-handedly wipe out half of Marineford... but a lonely beast licking its wounds."

"A true powerhouse wouldn't spend over twenty years lurking on this dilapidated island just to develop a berserk potion with no known purpose."

True powerhouses wouldn't invite lowly pirates to become their sworn brothers just to destroy the East Blue.

As Kuroro continued to speak, Bonney's petite body trembled more and more violently, her face filled with fear, her teeth clenched.

"Please stop... I beg you, please stop..."

Golden Lion stared at the suddenly appearing Kuroro, his gaze no longer relaxed. He could clearly sense that the person in front of him was not on the same level as the previous two.

But who is he? He is the Golden Lion, so why would he take this unknown nobody seriously?

His eyes swept over Kuroro, and upon seeing the blood on his clothes, he instantly understood what Kuroro had just said. He angrily asked:

"You went to the banquet hall?"

"What happened to the pirates I invited?"

"Them..." Kuroro pretended to think.

"They're probably lining up to be reincarnated in the underworld right now."

"They are my most important audience!"

"You killed them all?!" The Golden Lion erupted in fury for a moment, but regained his composure the next second:

"They're just small fry, it's alright..."

"You're right... kid, I'm enough on my own..." The Golden Lion opened his arms.

"I alone am enough to overturn the East China Sea."

"I will prove to the world that someone like Roger will not be captured by the Navy!"

He let out a wild laugh, as if he had regained his former arrogance and domineering presence:

"I will make the entire East China Sea... pay with its life!"

"Let's start with you—"

"Lion's Might - Heaven's Collapse".

As the golden lion raised his hands high, a small island in the distance was completely flipped over and sped toward the location where Kuroro and the others were.

In an instant, the sky and sea were reversed, the island soared high into the air like a giant meteorite, sparks flying from its friction with the air, trailing a scorching tail, as it crashed down towards Kuroro—

Thunder rumbled, and before the meteorite even fell, all the grass, trees, sand, and even the air itself were shoved into the ground by the immense pressure.

A swirling shockwave exploded outwards from the point of impact, blasting everything within a radius of several miles away!

Covering the sky and blocking out the sun—

"You've come at the perfect time." Kuroro's eyes shone brightly.

Only opponents like this are worthy of his attention; only opponents like this can make him give it his all.

Faced with this overwhelming divine power, Bonnie collapsed to the ground, her eyes glazed over.

"Is this the power of the greatest pirate at the pinnacle of this sea...? This power is simply unfair—"

"Let's run, Kuroro! You're no match for a monster like that!"

"First, I need to correct you on one point. This is not the power that stands at the pinnacle of this ocean; that is far more terrifying than this."

Kuroro said without turning his head.

"Secondly, this power is not against the rules. Haven't you heard the saying... Only domineering aura surpasses everything. In a one-on-one fight... no power can compare with domineering aura."

"Just one last thing..." Kuroro turned around.

"He's not the only monster here."

Kuroro grinned, revealing his teeth in a wide smile—

"How do you think I wiped out the entire crew of the Black Whale...?"

"I'm the biggest monster!"

Kuroro placed his hand on Bonney's shoulder.

With a soft pop, a flash of pink light appeared, and the mature Bonnie transformed into the loli Bonnie, as the Year-Year Fruit was instantly extracted by Chrollo.

Hidden terms related to poaching.

[Ability stolen once will permanently become the host's private possession, and can be borrowed and used at will thereafter.]

He used a teleportation technique to move Loli Bonney to the side of the Phantom Troupe members, preventing her from getting hurt.

Then he looked up at the huge meteorite and slowly touched himself with his hand.

hum-

His body is aging at an extremely slow rate:

One year old... two years old... three years old...

【Year After Year's Fruits: A Twisted Future】

[By making contact, a tiny "possible future" of the target within the flow of time probability is extracted and materialized into a temporary reality, thereby forcibly altering its current physical state, but the effect is temporary.]

In the original timeline, Bonney used this ability to twist her future into a freed form similar to Luffy's.

Nika threw a punch.

Kuroro couldn't do that.

Kuroro hasn't reached that level of mastery over the Year-Year Fruit yet; he can only accelerate the possible future.

but..........

enough.

Under the influence of [Thief's Ultimate], three years is enough time for Chrollo to grow into an unimaginable monster...

Although the number of fruits he possessed did not increase, his physical attributes reached an extremely terrifying level.

Name: Kuroro

[Attributes: Strength: 90 (s) / Agility: 90 (s) / Intelligence: 90 (s) / Stamina: 90 (s)]

Armament Haki (Top Tier)

Gas volume: 1200000

He even mastered Armament Haki to the highest level!

Feeling the immense power within his body, Kuroro spoke:

"Well, it's only ten minutes..."

He raised his head, looked at the golden lion in front of him, and a sinister smile appeared on his lips:

"But that's enough—"

...........