The climate of the Grand Line was indeed unpredictable. However, the weather only changed frequently and did not develop into large scale storms.
Along the way Alvin experienced many kinds of weather, including hail and sleet. Fortunately, his physique was strong enough that these conditions were nothing more than minor inconveniences.
By the afternoon the weather finally stabilized. For the first time in a while he could see a normal sunset instead of constantly shifting wind, rain, snow, and frost.
"Crocus wasn't wrong. Once the climate stabilizes, the next island should be close!" Alvin said excitedly as he saw the faint outline of land appear ahead.
Erguotou Mountain.
This island was formed by two connected dormant volcanoes. It was called Erguotou Mountain because the two volcanic craters were shaped like large semicircular depressions.
Erguotou Mountain had very few bounty hunters. The island's primary industry was brewing alcohol.
For certain geological reasons, strong alcoholic vapors constantly drifted from the bottom of the two volcanic craters. The island's native residents had taken advantage of this phenomenon and developed a unique distillation process.
Using this technique they brewed extremely strong liquor with an alcohol content of more than sixty percent.
The drink was named after the island.
Erguotou.
Many merchants who preferred high proof alcohol frequently came here to purchase it. Erguotou liquor was also a common drink in bars across many islands of the Grand Line.
Alvin was also curious about how this Erguotou compared to the Erguotou he knew.
The jet ski sped forward quickly and soon reached the port of Erguotou Mountain.
The moment he arrived at the port, Alvin was instantly stunned.
The people here were far too uninhibited.
The way the islanders dressed...
made Alvin almost think he had somehow arrived at Amazon Lily.
"Oh!"
"What a handsome man!"
"Sir, are you here to buy alcohol from Erguotou Mountain?"
"Do you want to come to my house and take a look?"
"Why go to her house? My alcohol is excellent too! Sir, come to my place!"
"Come to my house!"
"No, come to mine!"
The moment Alvin stepped off the jet ski, two women immediately rushed forward and clung to his arms from both sides, each trying to pull him toward her home to buy alcohol.
The surrounding people looked slightly annoyed.
These two shameless women had once again gotten ahead of everyone else. They also wanted to sell alcohol.
"Um… two eld... no. Two beautiful ladies. I haven't even parked my boat yet!" Alvin said awkwardly in the face of such sudden enthusiasm.
Their personalities were far too bold.
"It's fine. Just leave it here. Someone will watch it. It won't be stolen," the woman on the left said casually.
"That's right. It won't be stolen," the woman on the right added confidently.
Standing so close to them, Alvin could clearly smell the scent of alcohol drifting from their bodies.
They truly deserved to be people raised on Erguotou.
"It's alright. It won't take long," Alvin said as he gently pulled his right arm free.
The voluptuous woman pouted slightly at his movement.
The slender woman on the left saw this and gave the voluptuous woman a smug, provocative glance.
At that moment...
Alvin casually stored the jet ski inside his spatial storage.
The two women immediately froze.
Their mouths opened wide in shock.
But a moment later, both of them seemed to realize something terrifying.
The woman on the left instantly released Alvin's arm and stepped several paces away.
The other woman quickly did the same.
The surrounding crowd also reacted similarly.
They stared at Alvin with expressions of fear, as if they had just seen some terrifying demon.
"You… you're Red Hawk?!" the voluptuous woman said with fear flashing in her eyes.
Both women's faces turned pale.
"Uh… have I been recognized?" Alvin scratched his head awkwardly.
Weren't they extremely enthusiastic just a moment ago?
Why did their attitudes change the instant they learned his identity?
Women really were unpredictable.
"He's Red Hawk! Run!" the slender woman screamed in terror.
She grabbed the voluptuous woman and the two of them immediately fled the port.
The people nearby also scattered and ran away.
The bustling harbor that had been lively just moments before suddenly fell silent.
Only the sound of waves crashing against the shore remained.
"Are they really that afraid of me…? Is my reputation in the Grand Line already this effective?" Alvin muttered in disbelief.
Then he frowned slightly and looked around the port.
At that moment dozens of people holding swords, guns, and clubs slowly approached him.
"Hahaha! Look at him. He actually thinks those people were afraid of him."
"Tsk tsk. Just a pirate from one of the Four Seas. He really has no self awareness."
"Exactly!"
"They ran because of us!"
"Red Hawk! Your head is worth 110 million berries. It belongs to our Hyena Fang Workshop!"
"Hahahahaha!"
"A kid like him actually has a bounty over 100 million. The World Government must be blind!"
"Heh heh. The weaker someone is, the higher their bounty sometimes becomes. That makes it easier for us."
"That's exactly right. Hahaha!"
Listening to them, Alvin quickly understood.
These people were members of a bounty hunter organization based on Erguotou Mountain.
However...
Alvin calmly looked at the dozens of men in front of him.
Because of their location in the Grand Line they had developed a strange sense of superiority.
They clearly needed something stimulating to wake them up.
"Hey, uncle. Do you have a bounty too? Or have you ever had one before?" Alvin asked curiously as he looked at the scruffy bearded man who appeared to be their leader.
The scruffy bearded man burst into laughter.
The people beside him also laughed arrogantly.
"Bounty? Hahaha! The six of us do have them, but we don't..."
Poof!
"Uh..."
Before the scruffy bearded man could finish speaking, he and the five men beside him suddenly froze.
Their faces turned pale.
Their pupils filled with pure terror.
The next second.
All six heads rolled onto the ground.
Hot blood sprayed into the air and splattered across the surrounding men.
Perhaps it would finally wake them up.
[Ding ~]
[Bounty Points + 16 million points!]
[Bounty Points + 13 million points!]
[Bounty Points + 23 million points!]
[Bounty Points + 9 million points!]
[Bounty Points + 43 million points!]
[Bounty Points + 12 million points!]
"A little less doesn't matter. As long as there is something. Otherwise there's no sense of achievement in killing them…" Alvin said calmly.
At that moment...
The remaining bounty hunters finally snapped out of their daze.
When they saw the severed heads of their six workshop officers rolling across the ground, along with their still bleeding corpses, terror instantly spread across their faces.
"Run!"
"The boss and the officers are dead!"
"Ahhhh!"
"Run quickly!"
Terrified and chaotic screams erupted everywhere.
It sounded like their final desperate cries before facing death.
They desperately tried to flee from this terrifying battlefield.
"Red Shadow Thousand Feathers!"
Alvin moved slowly and calmly.
He simply swung the Vermilion Demon Blade in his hand.
In an instant countless feather light crimson sword flashes scattered outward and swept into the crowd of bounty hunters.
"Ugh ah!"
"Wuwu…"
"Mercy!"
"Don't kill me! I was wrong!"
"Help!"
Screams overlapped with each other.
Fear surged like a tidal wave across the blood soaked port.
Soon the flowing blood dyed the entire harbor red.
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