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

Chapter 234: Lead
quick?
How fast is it?!
Ajin took a deep breath, activated his observation Haki, and focused his attention completely on Clo in the distance.

Since entering the fire in the East China Sea, Ajin has fought with Kro countless times, but has never won once.

The final result of the martial arts tournament seemed to be a draw according to the rules, but Ajin knew that if it was a real fight, he would have been dead when Clo stood up first.

But this was the closest Ajin had ever come to defeating the man in front of him.

Apart from Gawain, no one knew better than him how powerful Clo was, and no one knew how crazy his desire for killing was hidden under his seemingly gloomy and gentlemanly face.

The scene of Clo covered in blood and laughing wildly in the ruins in Raven Harbor is something that Ajin can't forget even now.

It is even more impossible to forget.

Before Crow got the Devil Fruit, he once thought that he was close to Crow, or even surpassed Crow.

But now, the surging air currents around him and the occasional tingling sensations on his skin made Ajin sweat coldly on his vest.

But how could he be willing?

"Then——!"

laugh!
Before Ajin could finish his words, Clo in the distance had already made his move.

The Observation Haki that was originally able to keep up with Clo's speed, and at the very least could convey a sense of crisis, did not feel anything this time.

But Ajin knew he had been hit.

From the corner of his eye, he saw that several layers of bones as hard as steel were intertwined on his shoulders, and a bone cannon with armed color domineering was attached, slowly sliding down from his shoulders. The cut was extremely smooth and even reflected sunlight.

boom!
It was not until the bone cannon barrel fell to the ground and shattered into pieces that everyone looked at Ajin in confusion.

"what happened!"

"At that moment, the bone cannon on Captain Ajin's shoulder was, was, cut off?!"

"How can it be!"

Lucci stood up suddenly.

No one present except him knew how hard Ajin's bones, which were attached with the armed color domineering, were.

That is an exaggerated defensive power that is enough to withstand the artillery fire of several warships and even the slashing of a swordsman.

He tried his best to test it, but failed to leave even the slightest mark on Ajin's bone armor, which was so hard that it was shocking.

But now, after just a brief encounter, no, in the split second that Ajin couldn't even react, he was chopped down by Clo!
"This kind of attack power... are mythical beasts really that strong?!"

"No!"

Sauron's eyes were like knives:

"The real strength is not the attack power, but the speed!"

He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Sanji who also had a horrified expression on his face, and his tone became more serious:
"I now believe what you just said."

"Kamaitachi's ability is indeed perfectly compatible with Clo. Not only does it give him the ability to break Captain Akin's defense in an instant, it even pushes his already exaggerated speed to another dimension."

"And what really concerns me is that Clo seems to be able to control air currents and even use them to fly."

The three of them looked silently at Clo in the distance, and saw that his legs were off the ground, floating in the air, looking at Ajin in the distance with an indifferent expression.

Acceleration, the ability to fly, and such exaggerated fighter capabilities?

Lucci compared his Cat-Cat Fruit to the cheetah form and didn't know what to say for a moment.

They are both from the animal department, but look at them...

Impulsive!
I was impulsive when I ate it, otherwise by now, I would have gotten the entire mythical beast species, or at least the ancient species with stronger melee combat power.

Think of this.

Lu Qi shook his head helplessly and looked at the two people beside him:

"I don't have a chance, but you two haven't gained your own abilities yet. Do you want to consider finding a suitable fruit?!"

"There are quite a few swordsmen who have eaten devil fruits in this sea."

Zoro shook his head firmly without any hesitation. He placed one hand on the three famous swords at his waist and looked at them with a disdainful look:
"I can become the strongest in the world without that kind of thing!"

"Besides, relying on external forces to improve oneself as a swordsman is a betrayal of the sword and one's own will."

Lucci glanced at Zoro with a strange look on his face:
"Are you poking at the Captain's spine?"

"I'm not! I didn't! Stop talking nonsense!"

Zoro's face turned red, and he quickly argued:

"The captain is carrying more than just kendo. To accomplish what he wants to do, kendo alone is far from enough."

"That's a nice thing to say~"

Sanji smiled faintly, reached out to put the cigarette butt out of his mouth, and murmured:

"I already have the devil fruit I want, and only with the help of that fruit can I do certain things in my dreams."

"That's the transparent fruit."

The two of them were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, and saw the understanding in each other's eyes, and said in unison:
"Are you planning to use it to do something weird?!"

"for example……"

between words.

Sauron's eyes lit up:
"Enter the women's bath—!"

Sanji quickly raised his hand to cover Zoro's mouth, and stretched out his other hand to Lucci, but the latter dodged it nimbly.

Lu Qi smiled and said:

"Given your personality, you will definitely try to enter the women's bathhouse!"

"Absolutely!"

"Long-winded!"

Sanji shouted loudly, his face turning red for a moment, especially when he saw the two people whispering beside him and Zoro had a smirk on his face.

After the three of them played around for a while, they turned their attention to the battlefield in the distance.

Unexpectedly, after Kro's shocking blow, the battlefield suddenly became quiet.

Clo was floating quietly in the air, his eyes calm.

Ajin's broken bone cannon grew back, but shattered in the next moment, revealing a reluctant yet helpless face.

The sharp blade on the sickle-weasel's arm could easily cut through his bone armor, and naturally could also easily cut open his trachea.

If Cloe had been his enemy at that moment, he would have been dead.

Even the Observation Haki, which was considered to be the key to keeping up with Clo's speed, was now powerless.

Ajin seemed to be back in the battle at Raven Harbor.

The naked eye could not capture the opponent's movements at all. The difference was that this time he was facing Clo who had perfectly mastered the skill of the ladle.

This can no longer be called a battle.

It was a one-sided massacre.

"The gap is too big."

"I surrender."

Ah Jin sighed and said:
"Your current strength should be close to the captain, right?!"

"If you are talking about Gawain during the East Sea period, then I am confident that I will not lose to him."

"Where's the current captain?!"

Cloe held up a finger:
"One knife!"

"Cut me and the whiskey mountain behind me in half with one strike!"

Ajin looked at the finger that Clo stretched out, his pupils trembled, and he murmured:

"This joke is not funny at all."

"I'm not kidding you either. Gawain's strength should be close to the strongest people in the world."

"Ah."

Ajin laughed dryly and was speechless for a moment.

Upon hearing this, the crowd nearby also instantly quieted down, but after a few breaths they burst into cheers.

"The captain and the vice-captain are such powerful monsters, we can't fall behind!"

"That's right. At least I have to not hold them back. I decided to practice for an extra hour tonight!"

"One hour? You want to take care of your health? You should stay up all night, one all night for each person!"

“Ooooooooooooooooooooo——!”

…Suddenly there was a sound of ghosts howling and wolves howling at the scene.

Everyone knew about Gawain Klo's powerful fighting ability, but they did not feel discouraged. Instead, they gradually became excited and wished they could return to the boat right now and practice two more sets.

Even Chopper, who came to Nami and Kalifa after treating the wounded, couldn't help but become fanatical. His body quickly expanded and turned into a human-beast form that was nearly three meters tall.

“Oh la~~~~~!”

"Become stronger!"

"Only by becoming stronger can you become...hahahaha~"

Kalifa smiled slightly and pinched Chopper's armpit. The latter lost his temper instantly, and his body shrank back to its original small size, which was extremely cute.

“Ah~~”

Ignoring Chopper's struggle, Kalifa hugged him in her arms and pounded his head hard before looking at Nami:

"Nami, come to think of it, you don't have any fruit abilities yet, is there anything you want?!"

"I?"

Nami was slightly stunned, her eyes looking a little lonely.

Her talent had already reached its limit a long time ago, and her current strength might be slightly stronger than that of the ordinary crew members on the ship, but it was still extremely limited.

Not to mention fighting monsters in the Grand Line, protecting oneself with one's own strength is already an extremely difficult task.

Even though she knew that her duty was to be a navigator and guide the pirate group forward, she couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency as she watched her companions grow stronger.

If you want to quickly increase your strength, there is nothing more efficient than eating the Devil Fruit.

Now that she has witnessed Clo's power, she is even more motivated to find a suitable fruit, even though after eating the fruit she will be spurned by the sea and will never be able to swim again.

But that was nothing compared to being able to fight alongside my companions.

"But what kind of fruit can make me a better navigator and have good self-protection ability?"

Khalifa analyzed:

"There are many purely powerful abilities, but when it comes to matching them with your duties, the range of options is extremely limited."

"There is also a devil fruit encyclopedia on the ship. You can take a look at it."

"Ah."

Nami responded.

She raised her head and let the sea breeze blow on her face.

now.

The sky is clear and cloudless, with only a few seagulls flying in the sky.

……

With the end of the battle between Clo and Ajin, the main course of this ranking battle has also ended. The subsequent battles were basically ordinary members on the ship competing with each other.

Although Sanji was harsh in his words when facing the injured Zoro, he did not take advantage of the situation to challenge Zoro.

He said nonsense like, "I'm not interested in the disabled green algae head", "It doesn't matter to me if I'm not in the top three", "I will definitely defeat Lucci next time".

It’s hard to say whether anyone believed it or not, but Zoro couldn’t suppress the smile.

This is the end.

The second ranking battle within the Gawain Pirates also came to an end.

Chloe King is still number one and number two, and there is no change. Lucci squeezes out Zoro and takes the number three coin. These three are the three strongest forces in Gawain's pirate group except Gawain.

Zoro and Sanji are number four and five respectively. There is a gap between them and Lucci, but it is not big.

Next is the emerging Van Oka, who directly squeezed into the sixth position, while Chopper and Kalifa were ranked seventh and eighth respectively.

The cat brothers and others who stayed in the East China Sea were directly postponed.
They stayed in the East China Sea and did not experience the high-intensity battles on the Grand Route, and their combat power gradually fell behind that of the main force.

However, they are doing very well in the martial arts tournament. With the cute appearance of the cat-cat fruit, they have won a large number of fans and have become two cash cows in Gaza's hands.

His popularity is only slightly lower than that of Feng Clay, the current top player in the martial arts competition.

Gao Wen had previously informed everyone in the East China Sea about the new members joining the gang. Naturally, they were proud of the growth of Gao Wen's gang.

Only Gaza, after hearing that two new competitors had arrived, kept saying that he wanted to abandon Raven Harbor and return to Gawain's ship to protect the food.

But she was just talking. When it came time to really do it, she could still tell what was more important.

……

Everyone held a banquet on the spot, and many people got drunk. They even forgot what they had just said about practicing all night.

After waking up in the middle of the night, this man slapped himself twice. When he dragged his drowsy body to the deck, he saw that the big lottery had started again.

"I'm sorry you're late."

"I'm already two hours ahead of you tonight. This will become an insurmountable gap between us."

"Damn it, you did it on purpose!"

"Hahahahahaha~"

……

In the cabin.

Lucci, who had just returned to the room, couldn't help but smile as he listened to the noisy voices of the crowd.

He reached into his pocket and took out the number three coin, then took a handkerchief from the desk, and using the light from the bedside, he wiped the dirt off the coin bit by bit.

"call!"

Lu Qi blew away the dust on the coin.

He looked down at the brand new coin on the table and carefully put it back in his arms, closest to his heart.

Now he has gotten used to life on the ship.

There are no missions that must be carried out, no friends that you must kill even if you feel reluctant, and no boss who will treat you as a tool and throw you away after use.

The period of time after he officially boarded the ship, when he only had companions he could trust, was the most relaxing time in his twenty-plus years of life.

He can get a good night's sleep every day, and his spirit is much brighter than before.

This also made him more determined that he had started a new life.

until……

"Bulu-Bulu——!"

"Bulu-Bulu——!"

"Bulu-Bulu——!"

……

A sudden ringing of a telephone bug broke the quiet atmosphere in the room.

After rummaging around on the desk for a while, Lucci finally found a strangely shaped Den Den Mushi in the corner.

"This is...Spandam?!"

Lucci frowned, confused for a moment.

Judging from the fact that CP0 had previously sent someone to deal with this matter, he should have been abandoned by the CP organization, and even faced elimination because he knew too much.

During this process, Spandam never showed up. Did he not know or did he have other purposes? What is their attitude now?!
Lucci doesn't mind assuming the worst.

That is when the fact that Gawain killed Gismonda at Whiskey Mountain is exposed. By then, Gawain will inevitably be removed from the Seven Warlords of the Sea by the World Government, and the entire pirate group will face the stranglehold of the World Government and the Navy.

Is Cloro strong?

powerful!
Gao Wenqiang?

Very strong!

But what Lucci knew better was how powerful the World Government was. Even with the power of these two people, they would not have any chance of winning against a fully activated World Government.

It would be fine if only Lucci was being hunted, but what he was really worried about was that the entire pirate group would be dragged into the hunt by the World Government.

But it's obviously not at that stage yet, which only shows that Gawain's action of destroying the corpse was indeed effective.

Even with the capabilities of the World Government, it would be a fantasy to trace the exact cause of Gismonda's death under such circumstances.

After a moment's hesitation, Lucci decided to stabilize Spandam first. He raised his hand to connect the Den Den Mushi, and immediately heard a slightly excited voice in his ears:

"Lucci? Still alive? That's great."

"I'll keep my story short."

"The former CP9 minister defected and has now escaped from the CP organization headquarters. CP0 is sending people to hunt him down, but there is no news yet."

(End of this chapter)