At this point in time, Capone Bege had not yet obtained the Castle-Castle Fruit.
Although he had already unified the West Blue underworld, his position was far from as stable as it would be after gaining his Devil Fruit powers.
His rapid rise was largely due to his childhood fascination with war games and his exceptional talent with firearms.
Combined with his calculating mind, ruthless nature, and his preference for striking from the shadows when opponents least expected it, it wasn't surprising that he had managed to unify the West Blue underworld.
And judging from how, during the Zou Arc, he chose to retreat immediately upon facing Nekomamushi, it was clear that he was also someone who understood his own limits very well.
Even though he was dissatisfied with Arashi calling him "shorty," Bege still hurried back into the clinic.
Meanwhile—
Outside the courtyard, dense crowds began emerging from all directions, chasing down the syndicate members all the way to the villa.
Under their assault, the syndicate members were either killed or injured. In no time, the attackers had completely surrounded the seaside villa.
"Syndicate members, listen up!"
After surrounding the villa, a young man at the front stepped forward with a gun and shouted loudly:
"Hand over Capone Bege, and we'll spare your lives!"
Clearly, this was an enemy coming to settle scores.
After all, Bege's unification of the West Blue underworld had earned him countless enemies. Even though he was now the so-called godfather, his position was far from secure.
To be precise—it wasn't secure at all.
Many underground factions wanted him dead. After all, his rise had cut off their sources of income.
As the saying goes, cutting off someone's livelihood is no different from killing their parents.
Once their income is destroyed, hatred runs deep.
The syndicate members retreated into the villa and rushed toward the clinic.
"Godfather! That bastard Ail has come again!"
All the members gathered outside the clinic, panicking like ants on a hot pan.
At that moment, Bege was inside, assisting Arashi in treating the three unlucky men.
Watching Arashi swiftly cut them open, remove the bullets, and stitch them up with remarkable efficiency, Bege—who had previously doubted his medical skills—no longer had any doubts.
But when he finished helping and walked to the clinic entrance, seeing the large number of injured subordinates outside—
Bang!
He slammed the clinic door shut.
Damn it!
There were dozens of injured men outside—if not a hundred—and many of them were seriously wounded!
If that "black-hearted doctor" inside saw them, wouldn't he go bankrupt?
"What are you doing, Bege?"
After finishing bandaging the three men, Arashi removed his surgical gloves and walked over. Seeing Bege leaning against the door, sweating profusely, he asked in confusion:
"Why did you close the door?"
"N-nothing!"
Bege wiped his sweat, trying to appear calm.
"I just thought the light was too strong, so…"
"Godfather, why did you close the door?!"
"Godfather, our brothers are seriously injured! We need Mr. Arashi to treat them!"
Hearing the voices from outside, Bege's eyes widened in horror. He turned to look at Arashi, who was already walking toward him.
Before he could react—
Arashi kicked him aside, then quickly opened the door with a grin.
"Injured, you say? Anyone missing arms or legs? Wow, this is perfect! Come on, come in, all of you!"
"Quick, bring in the seriously injured first! Those with minor injuries, bandage yourselves!"
The syndicate members at the door were completely stunned by Arashi's kindness. Some were so moved that tears welled up in their eyes.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Arashi!!!"
"Yeah, if you weren't here, our severely injured brothers would definitely die!"
"Don't crowd! Let the seriously injured go first!"
Bege, who had been kicked aside, watched as more and more of his men poured into the clinic.
Many were missing limbs or covered in wounds.
He quickly did a rough count—
At least fifteen people!
At ten million Berries per person…
That was 150 million Berries!!!
"My heart…!"
Bege clutched his chest instinctively.
He wasn't exaggerating—his heart genuinely hurt.
In the blink of an eye, another 150 million Berries was gone!
"Mr. Arashi!!! Mr. Arashi!!!"
At that moment, two syndicate members rushed in, carrying a barely breathing companion. They dropped him on the ground and burst into tears.
"Mr. Arashi, please save him first! He… he's about to die!"
"Pfft!!"
Bege, who had just been clutching his chest, spat out a mouthful of blood.
If he's about to die, why bring him here?!
Critical condition—that's 100 million Berries!!!
"Huh?"
"Ail?"
"To hell with Ail!!"
Bege finally snapped back to his senses.
He suddenly stood up, his earlier despair gone, replaced with a dark expression.
"Why are you all crowding here?! Anyone who can still move—follow me out and kill them! Today, Ail must die!"
With that, Bege stormed out of the clinic, ready to tear apart the man who dared attack his territory.
Ail had once been a major force in the West Blue underworld—Bege's biggest rival.
But in the end, he had been crushed under Bege's feet.
Although Ail had continued to challenge him afterward, Bege had never taken him seriously.
In his eyes, Ail was nothing more than a loser.
But this time—
Bege was truly furious.
He wanted nothing more than to slaughter Ail on the spot.
Because in just a short time, Ail had injured so many of his men.
If they had died outright, that would've been fine.
But instead, they were left severely injured, crippled, or on the brink of death—
This was unbearable.
"Capone Bege!!"
The moment Bege stepped out of the clinic, a cold voice rang out from ahead.
Looking up, he saw a towering man over two meters tall, staring at him with a dark expression.
Ail—the former king of the West Blue underworld, and once Bege's greatest rival.
At this moment, the entire clinic was surrounded.
At least two to three hundred underworld fighters stood around them, armed with blades, guns, and clubs, glaring fiercely at the trapped syndicate members.
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