From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 14: Bane reports the East China Sea Navy, and Smoker is promoted to Admiral of the East China Sea.

There was a drizzle falling from the sky, covering the entire Frost Moon Village.

Under the covered bridge of Isshin Dojo, Ben leaned against a pillar with a cup of tea beside him and a newspaper in his hand.

There were only two pieces of information that caught his attention.

The first one was a piece of news in the world chapter of the newspaper, which said that the captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates, Fire Fist Ace, attacked the Drum Kingdom and killed the king of the Drum Kingdom, Wapol.

The newspaper also said that the cause of this incident might be related to a devil fruit.

"Have we caught up with the Drum Kingdom? It looks like we're not far from the East China Sea." Bane took a sip of tea and muttered to himself.

Over the past six months, news about Fire Fist Ace has appeared frequently in newspapers, and based on the events and trajectory he has caused along the way, he should have entered the first half of the Grand Line from Fishman Island and headed all the way to the East China Sea.

Bane estimated that the Whitebeard Pirates should have already learned the intelligence that he was hiding in the East China Sea.

This is not surprising. It is still okay in Frost Moon Village, but when he showed up in Rogue Town, he did not hide his whereabouts.

The only thing that made Bane feel a little emotional was that it was Ace who came to the fore along the way, and no one mentioned Teach at all. This old guy was really low-key and patient.

Things in the Drum Kingdom have also changed. In the original story, it was the Blackbeard Pirates formed by Teach that attacked there, and Wapol was not killed, but escaped.

Nowadays, there is an obituary for him in the newspapers, and it is obvious that he is dead. Bane even suspects that the Swallow-Swallow Fruit may have fallen into the hands of Blackbeard. That guy should also know that he has eaten the Dark-Dark Fruit, so is he looking for another way out now?
Apart from this piece of news, another piece of news that Bane was concerned about was published in the local Donghai newspaper.

That is, the former commander of the Rogue Town Naval Base, Colonel Smoker, took over the position of Admiral of the East China Sea, and vigorously cleared the East China Sea Navy Branch 153 base, dismissed and arrested the base commander, Axeman Monka. At the same time, Smoker also led a team to Xilub Village and killed the former captain of the Black Cat Pirates, Hyakuji Clo, who brutally killed many navy members.

Colonel Smoker, the admiral of the East China Sea, solemnly declared in the newspaper that he will continue to supervise and rectify the military discipline of the East China Sea Navy, and welcomes people from all walks of life to report on the chaos in the East China Sea Navy.

That’s right, this time, it was Bane’s fault again.

Before leaving Rogue Town, he bought his own Den Den Mushi and left a signal wave with Smoker. The two of them occasionally communicated over the past six months.

During this period, Bane continued to report, first he pointed out the fat and bloated Admiral of the East Sea, and then he "dug out" the secrets between Monka and the Black Cat Pirates, and made a detailed information, which was sent to Smoker by mail.

Originally, Smoker had no right to inquire about the affairs of the East China Sea Admiral and the other branch bases. Bane's action was just to lay a clue in advance, which might be useful in the future, so as to avoid any conflicts and create any gaps with the navy.

As it turned out, when he sent the information over, it happened that Garp, the big boss of the Navy Headquarters, was traveling in the countryside and came to the East China Sea for vacation. Garp and Smoker already had a certain friendship, so after he came here, his first stop was to visit Smoker, and then he learned about these things.

As the boss of the headquarters, Garp can take care of things that Smoker cannot. So with Garp's support, Smoker began to sweep away his friendly forces along the way, and was successfully promoted and given a raise, becoming the admiral of the East China Sea.

At this point, Monka was gone, and Crow's dream of becoming a country tycoon was shattered. It is also said that during this sweep, Garp and Smoker also cleared out a lot of pirates in the East China Sea, including the 'Iron Rod Pirates'.

Originally, Bane had no impression of this pirate group until he found out that the captain of this pirate group was called 'Alrita'.

I can only say that they are really unlucky.

Therefore, at present, as far as Bane knows, among the scumbag navy in the East China Sea, there is only one rat colonel left who needs to be dealt with. He intends to do this personally, of course, for one reason only, that is to recruit the world's best navigator!

As Ben was reading the newspaper and drinking tea, he heard footsteps in the corridor behind him.

After a while, Koshiro came up behind him, and Ben was about to stand up and salute his master.

That's right, over the past six months, Bane has gradually come to regard Koshiro as his real master. After all, he was rude at first, but Koshiro completely tolerated him and taught him everything he knew without reservation. Even when he knew that Koshiro was being hunted by the Whitebeard Pirates, he still chose to protect him. Bane acknowledged this kindness.

"No need to get up." Koshiro put his hand on Bane's shoulder to stop him, then sat down opposite Bane casually, picked up the teapot from the tray, and poured himself a cup.

As the rain fell outside the covered bridge, Koshiro took a sip of tea and asked softly, "Where's Zoro? He's not with you. It's rare."

The strong are always lonely. In Ichishin Dojo, Zoro is undoubtedly a lonely strong man. After Kuina's death, although Zoro still has a good relationship with his fellow disciples, in essence, there is an insurmountable gap between them, that is, they cannot walk together and cannot move forward together to a higher point.

This is also one of the reasons why before Bane came, Zoro was ready to leave the dojo and go out to sea for training.

The arrival of Bane quickly shattered Zoro's loneliness. Although he was no match for Zoro in swordsmanship, he was much stronger than Zoro and brought Zoro many new experiences. Although this boy looked arrogant on the surface, in fact, he would stay close to Bane whenever he had nothing to do.

As for Bane, he has always admired Zoro very much, and he knows that Zoro will definitely become one of the world's top strong men in the future. In addition, he and Zoro are like-minded, so he is naturally happy to pair up with Zoro.

The two even agreed to go out to sea together in the future and see the world together.

Listening to Koshiro's question, Ban looked at the rain outside, and after a moment, responded: "He went to visit Kuina."

Koshiro was stunned for a moment, then a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes and he said, "I almost forgot that he would always accompany Kuina whenever it rained."

Bane did not respond, but just drank his tea in silence. He knew that Kuina might be the eternal pain in his master's heart, but his master did not need anyone to comfort him.

After a long time, Koshiro came back to his senses. He looked at the newspaper in Bane's hand, his eyes briefly stayed on the message from Fire Fist Ace, and then he said, "You two, are you planning to leave?"

Bane smiled and said, "Zoro has been thinking about going out for a while. As for me, to be honest, if I continue to stay here, it may cause some trouble to you, Master."

"Master, I will not drive away my disciples just because of trouble." Koshiro said with a gentle tone and a smile.

"But I don't want to embarrass my master." Bane responded with a smile.

Seeing this, Koshiro sighed and after a slight hesitation, he said, "As you know, Master, I have some connections with the Revolutionary Army. If you want to seek shelter, I can introduce you to someone."

"No need, Master." Bane grinned and said, "I didn't come to this sea to hide and seek shelter!"

Koshiro looked at the confident smile on Ben's face, and finally said with a smile: "That's right, without going through hardships, you can't become stronger."

After a brief pause, Koshiro took out a note from his bosom, handed it to Ben, and said, "I originally wanted to give you this as agreed upon after you have mastered your skills, but now it seems that if I don't give it to you now, it will be too late."

(End of this chapter)