How can I become the Pirate King if you don’t work hard?.

Chapter 217 Kamaitachi
"This is……"

Gawain raised his hand and took the old book from Cobra.

The cover of this book is already worn out, the paper is yellowed, and pieces of it will fall off with the slightest touch.

It's obviously quite old.

"I originally thought that the Red Dragon was just a fake thing invented by our ancestors out of respect for nature after they witnessed the great changes in Alabasta."

"It was not until a few years ago when the Alabasta royal family was sorting out their books that they were able to glimpse the reasons why Alabasta had become what it is today from the history books of the past."

As he spoke, Cobra looked up at Gawain. There was undisguised gratitude in his eyes, but also something indescribable, something that could be called fear.

The former was because Gawain defeated Crocodile and the Baroque Works. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, it was Gawain, not the navy, who truly pulled the country out of the quagmire.

Cobra kept this in mind and would never forget it.

And that hint of fear came from the history of Alabasta and the old book that was now in Gawain's hands.

"Even among the nearly endless number of devil fruits, the Red Dragon stands at the top."

"Unlimited extraction of earth vein energy will eventually create Alabasta's current appearance."

Gawain looked up and out the window.

All you can see is endless wind and sand, and the desert stretching to the end of your sight.

Back on Magnetic Drum Island, even with a nearly perfect body strengthened by Gawain's several items, he could barely control less than one-fifth of the earth vein energy. So...

How strong a physique and strength would be needed to carry the geomagnetic energy of Alabasta, whose land area is much larger than that of Drum Island?

While Gawain was shocked by the power of the previous generation of Red Dragon ability users, he also felt a bit more awe.

Ninety percent of the world's surface is occupied by oceans, and every bit of the remaining soil available for human survival is extremely precious.

The red dragon can absorb the energy of the earth veins without limit, and it may eventually be possible to make the world no longer have any land suitable for human survival.

"so……"

Cobra's tone was a little more serious:
"I know you are different from other pirates, but please use this power with caution."

"And logically, this fruit shouldn't appear outside of Britannia. It's one of the national treasures there."

"Why it appeared in Alabasta hundreds of years ago and now in your hands is impossible to verify."

"What do you mean?"

The familiar name appeared in Gawain's ears, so that his brows were furrowed at this moment.

"You'll understand once you take a look."

Gao Wen responded and opened the history book in his hand.

What caught my eye was an illustration.

One red and one white, one below and one above, two giant dragons entangled and fighting with each other occupy the core position of the entire illustration.

All around were blue flames and thunder, forming a doomsday scene.

Although with the passage of time, the pigments on the illustrations have long since deteriorated and faded, and even the lines are a little blurred.

But Gawain still recognized the red figure at a glance as the red dragon. The white dragon that was fighting with the red dragon, with six wings on its back and feathers all over its body, full of divinity, was...

"Another Mythical Beast of the Dragon-Dragon Fruit?!"

"But the devil fruit rebirth has no rules, how did the two dragons manage to be reborn in the same country?"

"If that country really controlled that kind of power, how could the World Government and the Navy just sit there and allow it to be independent for hundreds of years?"

Looking at the information recorded in the old book, countless questions flashed through Gawain's mind.

He hurriedly said goodbye to Cobra and returned to his room, flipping through the old book page by page.

However, I found that what was recorded above were just some ridiculous legends that were almost mythical.

What is the fateful battle between the red and white dragons, what is the struggle between heaven and earth, gods and humans...

But the more Gao Wen read the book, the more his scalp tingled.

Nika can cross the eight hundred years of history, actively avoid the search of the World Government, and accurately appear in the hands of Luffy, the destined person.

This almost confirms that devil fruits, especially animal-type devil fruits, contain a certain will.

During the battle between Kaido and Luffy, the sudden question of "Who are you" made Gawain's scalp tingle.

After all, I took the initiative to find a place where I could display my abilities, and I chose the neutral country of Britannia.

Or did the Red Dragon Fruit foresee the possibilities of the future and choose me?

Could it be that I made this decision because of the influence of the Red Dragon?

Snapped!
Gao Wen closed the old book in his hand, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down his inner restlessness.

Raise your hand to bring up the system panel.

Gawain looked at the Red Dragon Fruit lying quietly in the Captain's system, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, muttering:
"No matter how strong the will of the Red Dragon Fruit is, it is not stronger than the Captain's System."

"I am still too weak now. As long as I am strong enough, any plan can be broken with one sword."

Gawain quietly grasped the long knife at his waist.

He knew clearly that the only thing he lacked to reach legendary combat power was his accumulation of domineering aura.

For the time being, we can rely on Kizaru for the Conqueror's Haki. There is little hope of reaching level five, but while waiting for that old guy Zephyr, there will be no problem in reaching level four.

The armament level was already close to the critical point, and he also arranged a ranking battle within the team.

Considering the temperament of Ajin, Clo and other scroll kings, they should provide me with good benefits during this period, and it should not be a problem to reach LV-5 and awaken new entries.

Swordsmanship depends solely on Zoro, and although it is a bit slow, it will take a few months at most to reach level 15, and new attributes can be awakened.

By then, I should be able to fight even against a general-level warrior.

The Red Dragon's ability is like a perpetual motion machine, so it is impossible for him to give up!

"But you must be fully prepared before entering the new world."

"I would like to see what the so-called battle between the red and white dragons and the battle of fate are all about."

"Practice!"

After saying that, Gao Wen put down the old book in his hand, pushed the door and left.

A few minutes later.

Two figures, one gold and one red, galloped towards the distant desert.

Soon, around Aruba, there were sounds like a natural disaster again. Silver-white sword lights and golden lasers spread all around, causing a violent sandstorm, like the end of the world.

But the civilians in the city have become accustomed to such scenes.

……

a few days later.

late at night.

The sky is cloudy and the stars are shining.

After Gawain gained more than 600 points of Conqueror's Haki experience from Kizaru again, he walked towards the palace with satisfaction.

Apart from practicing with Kizaru these days, Gao Wenye has not been idle at other times, collecting information about Britannias and the Red Dragon from various places in Alabasta.

Unfortunately.

Even in Alabasta, records about the two are extremely limited.

Besides the previous generation of people with special abilities and that old book about Britannias, most of the information is just hearsay and there is no way to verify it.

Gao Wen simply stopped dwelling on this issue and instead focused on practicing the Dominant Haki.

After all, he is more accustomed to focusing on things that he can change, rather than worrying about certain possibilities.

That doesn't make any sense and won't change anything.

Only the domineering aura that is getting closer and closer to LV4 at this moment can bring a sense of security to Gawain.

soon.

Gawain returned to the vicinity of the Alabasta Palace, but unexpectedly, a thin figure was already waiting there.

"Where's the stuff?"

Clo was soaked with sweat and breathing heavily. Ever since he knew that he had obtained the fruit he had been waiting for, he had driven the scoop all the way to Arubana from Whiskey Peak in a few days.

Due to excessive fatigue, his face was pale, but his eyes were bright and hot.

Gao Wen couldn't help but let out a playful smile:
"Didn't you say you weren't interested in devil fruits?"

"Cut the nonsense!"

The corner of Clo's eye twitched, and he said with gritted teeth:
"According to the rules of the previous martial arts tournament, you can make one request if you win one. I want that fruit!"

"This is the first time I see you so eager."

Gao Wen shook his head and put away his joking thoughts:
"Come with me."

Say it.

Gawain quickly returned to the room and took out the treasure chest that Weiwei had given him from under the desk, but before he could put it down firmly, Cloe snatched it away.

boom!
With a crisp sound, a devil fruit shaped like a whirlwind and entangled with countless blades appeared in front of Clo.

He carefully picked up the fruit, and there seemed to be a flame burning in his eyes.

"A monster from the legend of Wano Country, a whirlwind so fast that it can't be seen...Animal System - Itachi-Itachi Fruit - Mythical Beast Species - Kamaitachi Form!"

"really!"

"You are waiting for me too!"

now.

Cloe calmed down instead. He lowered his eyes to look at the Kamaitachi Fruit in his hand, and his hands seemed to feel some kind of excitement.

"Is it conscious?"

"what."

Gawain nodded:
"Maybe."

"I just recently realized that it might not be a coincidence that we chose Britannias as our future base."

Clo's pupils shrank, and for a moment he even forgot about the Kamaitachi Fruit in his hand, and turned to look at Gawain:

"Is it related to the Red Dragon Fruit?"

"It's just my speculation at the moment, but no matter what the truth is, as long as we are strong enough, everything will be fine."

"Humph."

A smile appeared on Clo's lips. He turned to look at the Kamaitachi Fruit and said calmly:

"makes sense."

Click——!
Clo opened his mouth and bit off a piece of fruit flesh. Before he could chew it, he felt an unprecedented strange smell rushing into his nose.

He couldn't help but open his mouth and retch, but nothing came out. Instead, his body changed immediately.

A few breaths.

Cloe turned into a strange creature several meters long, pure white, and shaped like a ferret.

This strange creature has blades on the tip of its tail, on its forearms and on its back, flashing a cold light.

"This is... Kamaitachi?!"

Gawain couldn't help but let out an exclamation, but turned his head away the next moment.

laugh!
The invisible air blade flew past Gawain's face and cut the wall behind him, leaving a smooth cut.

Then countless air blades shot out from Clo's body and landed on the wall, leaving dense cuts and even directly cutting through many places.

"Flying Slash?!"

Gawain turned his head to look at Clo, and saw that the latter's hair was constantly tumbling and fluttering in the air, and combined with the extremely sharp blade on his back, he looked even more ferocious.

"No, it's about controlling the airflow!"

Gawain recalled the records he had seen in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.

I understand in my heart.

Kamaitachi is a monster from the legend of Wano Country, often described as invisible wind.

It can cut an object in two or cut human flesh in an instant, but because the speed is too fast, people will not feel any pain.

In a sense, it is synonymous with speed.

"Go out and try your abilities!"

Clo turned around and disappeared from the palace, like a gust of wind, leaving traces of cuts on the ground.

"So fast!"

Even though Gawain had expected it, he was still shocked by the speed of the Kamaitachi Fruit.

The speed displayed by the Kamaitachi Fruit at this moment is far superior to the full speed of Clo's Death Blast!
You have to know that Cloe has just obtained this fruit, and his skills and fighting methods still need to be fine-tuned, but just relying on the speed at which the fruit itself bursts out has already exceeded his original limits!
It will be even faster once he is familiar with his abilities!
Also at this moment.

A mechanical system prompt sounded in Gao Wen's mind:

"Crew member Kuro obtained the Kamaitachi fruit."

"Potential improvement."

"Silver --> Gold!"

……

"Has Kro's potential also reached the gold level?"

Gao Wen couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile on his face.

Previously, after Ajin obtained the Bones-Bone Fruit and awakened the Armament Haki, his potential increased to the gold level.

Now that Cloe has eaten the mythical beast-type Kamaitachi Fruit, he has finally reached the potential of the gold level.

Including Zoro, Sanji, and Lucci, who already have gold-level potential, Gawain has five crew members with gold-level potential.

In other words.

Even if they don't make any more breakthroughs in the future, the Gawain Pirates will have combat power at the level of five of the Three Disasters Shichibukai, plus Gawain's own Emperor-level combat power.

Such a configuration is not considered weak even among the four emperors today. The only difference is the sphere of influence, but that was within Gawain's expectations.

The reason why we targeted Britannias was to solve this problem.

Moreover, as the battles become more intense in the future, the upper limit of these people will definitely not stop at the gold level.

"The future is promising."

Gawain murmured, then flashed and chased in the direction where Clo's breath disappeared.

……

A few minutes later.

In a desert outside Alabasta.

Clo has slowly turned back into human form, with only a snow-white tail swaying restlessly behind him. The blade at the tip of the tail reflects the moonlight, making it look even more eerie.

Combined with Clo's almost ferocious smile at the moment, it adds a sense of evil.

"Super fast speed, controlling the airflow within a few meters around me, and..."

He looked at Gawain in the distance, and instantly transformed into a sickle-weasel, biting towards Gawain!

brush!
Guan Ze Masamune was unsheathed, and the blade swept across Clo's body, but there was no feeling of hitting a solid entity.

Gawain looked at Guan Shi Zheng Zong, then turned to look at Clo who had stopped in the distance, and said in surprise:

"Elementalization?"

"No!"

Clo shook his head:

"It's an elemental ability."

"When the kamaitachi moves at high speed, it will transform into an invisible whirlwind."

(End of this chapter)