Pirate Journalist

Chapter 240 Joining Alone
Murphy stood in the air, looking at the fists getting bigger and bigger in his eyes, very calm.

Even during this period, he took the knife back to his waist.

Then raise your hands and make a pushing motion in front of you.

Even though his strength is already at the top of the sea, Murphy's physical fitness has always been a weak point compared to his ability and knife skills.

It is undoubtedly impossible to resist Barrett's transformed fist with this movement.

But Murphy still did so under Barrett's puzzled gaze.

The next moment, a huge fist came crashing down and collided with Murphy's palms.

boom!
When the fist touched Murphy's palms, Barrett was very excited. If Murphy gave up the advantage of speed and competed in strength, he would never lose.

Thinking of this, he let out all his strength along his fist.

"Master Murphy!!"

Watching the battle, Denjiro looked at the picture in front of him and screamed out.

He naturally believed in Murphy in his heart. Since he responded in this way, there must be some reason for it.

It's just that the size difference between Barrett's huge fist and Murphy's thin figure is too big.

It is hard to imagine what kind of reversible results will occur under such an impact.

However, something unexpected and natural happened.

Under Barrett's horrified eyes, Murphy gently pushed his fist to the side.

And all of Barrett's energy was wasted.

The entire giant's body tilted to the side as if using the wrong force, and finally took a step in time to avoid falling to the ground.

On the other hand, Murphy was still standing still in the air, as if no matter how hard he touched Murphy, he would be bounced away.

"what happened!?"

Barrett controlled the giant's body and suddenly turned around, staring at Murphy with wide eyes.

Murphy's response was too easy, the palm of his hand seemed to be light and useless, but this appearance distorted him with all his strength.

"Well...it's actually very simple."

Murphy spread his hands and said, "I just used my ability."

The reason why Barrett was able to gather the inorganic matter from the entire island to fuse himself without touching the object was because the fruit had awakened.

Murphy is currently not awakened, and cannot use his ability without touching objects.

Logically speaking, Barrett's fist is composed of many kinds of inorganic substances, and Murphy's hands can only affect the surface layer.

That layer is actually only equivalent to the skin on the giant's fist, and it should have no effect on Barrett's entire strength.

But in fact, when facing the giant incarnated by Barrett, Murphy's ability had already affected the giant's entire body.

After all, who made Barrett's ability characteristic fusion?
Under the blessing of the combined fruit ability, so many substances are combined into a complete giant, which belongs to a single individual.

In this way, Murphy's ability can naturally be used on the whole body.

Of course, Murphy's abilities cannot be fully utilized.

The same object is affected by two abilities, and the competition must be who has the greater control.

The giant is dominated by the ability to combine, and it is Barrett's body, so Barrett has the greatest control.

However, right now it is not a simple competition for control, but a fierce battle.

Murphy only needs to be able to influence a part of the giant to make it disobedient to the command, and also to gradually destroy the giant's entire function.

"Ability? I see!"

Barrett accepted the answer in an instant.

This kind of situation is actually very common. Although the giant is controlled by him, the body of the giant is actually composed of inorganic substances, and it is still affected by many abilities.

For example, he once fought against the sand crocodile, and part of the giant was deserted by the sand crocodile, which caused his combat effectiveness to be greatly reduced.

But in most cases, even in the face of ability users, he can still crush them.

The giant he incarnated was based on the entire island at every turn, and the shape was too huge, even if it was affected by the ability, the impact would be negligible.

Thinking of this, Barrett roared and rushed towards Murphy again.

However, this time, just as he took a step, Murphy took the initiative to attack.

In the blink of an eye, Murphy appeared beside him, and one of his hands was already on the giant's skin.

The next moment, Barrett's right leg swayed suddenly as if he didn't obey the command, and hit his left leg precisely.

The whole person staggered and fell to the ground.

"You can't even walk steadily, you still need to practice more!"

The giant fell, and the roar spread throughout the sea area, and the raised dust filled the sky, and Murphy's laughter came from it.

"Damn it!" The giant put his hands on the ground and stood up again.

He raised his fist and waved it towards Murphy who was standing in the air.

This time, in order to avoid any weird situation with his body, Barrett was much more careful and only used seven layers of strength.

only……

Murphy dodged and appeared directly on the giant's arm, and then the arm suddenly stopped, and in Barrett's horrified eyes, it slammed towards his head.

Crunch!

A loud noise came from within the arm.

This is the sound of various objects colliding in the arms after uncoordinated forces appear.

Under Barrett's full control, the arm almost stopped, without smashing his head.

call!
Barrett breathed a sigh of relief.

The body is synthesized from its own fruit, as long as you are careful, you can still control it.

The moment Barrett thought about it, Murphy, who was still standing on the giant's arm, showed a slight smile.

Then, the giant's other hand suddenly moved, and it slapped itself on the face.

Snapped! !

In Barrett's bewildered expression, a large piece of the giant's cheek was directly shattered.

Before he could react, his left foot suddenly lifted up and stepped on his right foot.

"what's going on?"

While watching the battle, Denjiro and Morgans were all stunned.

No matter where the giant that covers the sky and the sun is placed, it is a top-notch combat power.

But now in Murphy's hands, it was being played around like a toy.

Even when Murphy got bored of playing, it was the moment when the toy was removed.

Boom!

As Murphy's abilities go around, the Giants are increasingly out of Barrett's control.

Just as he was trying to concentrate on controlling his right arm, the left arm suddenly moved by itself.

While he focused on his arms, his left foot was another problem.

Barrett couldn't protect the giant's entire body, but Murphy could always find a loophole to make the giant make unpredictable movements.

Even when Barrett was getting more and more at a loss, Murphy directly controlled the giant and walked towards the sea with cheerful steps.

At the edge of the island, Barrett sighed, and finally chose to jump off the giant's body.

Afterwards, he turned his head and watched in a daze as the giant disintegrated into various fragments and fell into the waves.

The objects that make up these giants are huge, and just the process of falling apart caused monstrous waves to appear near the island.

As for Barrett, there was a trace of trance in his eyes, and he felt very uncomfortable.

This was the first time that he was forced to give up his own abilities and was defeated in such a way.

"Do you want to continue?"

Sitting cross-legged in the air, Murphy asked Barrett while watching the giant's sunset.

"No, I lost." Barrett was silent for a while, and said: "It seems that my control over abilities is still a lot worse, and there are all flaws in front of you, and I have also noticed that, whether it is before my transformation or After transforming, I can't cope with your terrifying speed for the time being."

"It's a good habit not to be brave, so that you can recognize yourself more clearly and remind yourself to become stronger." Murphy nodded: "In that case, let's move on to the next topic. I, like you, are people who pursue their own strength. Maybe it will fit well, I think, you should be able to guess what I want to say next."

"Hmph, hope I join you, right!" Barrett shook his head and laughed loudly: "There are many ways to pursue self-improvement, but I don't trust my partner, the captain, or anyone else. People who only trust their own strength, people like me, will not join any group!"

"Oh? I remember you stayed in the Roger Pirates, but you quit later."

"I followed Roger to challenge him." Barrett paused, lost in a slight recollection, and then slowly said: "Roger allowed me to stay on board and have the right to challenge him at any time. Strictly In a sense, I didn't join the Roger Pirates."

"I'm afraid you're the only one who thinks so!" Murphy smiled and said, "I'm very familiar with Rayleigh and Shanks, so we've more or less talked about Roger's ship."

When Barrett heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said slowly, "What they say doesn't count."

In fact, he did come aboard as a challenger.

It's just that everyone regarded him as a partner during the voyage, and although he often emphasized with others that he was just a challenger, unconsciously, he did regard the crew of the Roger Pirates as partners.

However, because of various things later, he still left the Roger Pirates and chose to wander the sea alone.

But the philosophy he believes in has never changed, and the most important thing is his own strength.

"Well, these are not important," Murphy said.

For him, it was enough to know that Barrett had stayed on other pirate ships.

He stared at Barrett, and continued: "Don't you believe in your own strength? However, in my opinion, you are not strong."

As soon as these words fell, Barrett's face became extremely unhappy at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, Barrett did not refute.

If other people say this, he will definitely smash the other person's head.

But Murphy just defeated him, so he is definitely qualified to say so.

And if he was serious about it, Murphy not only didn't use all his strength, but also played with a playful attitude, and ended the whole battle.

"I will challenge you again, and I will beat you next time." Barrett shouted loudly.

"At any time, or you can choose to stay under my command as a challenger." Murphy said: "I accept your challenge at any time, and you, before the challenge is successful, do things for me, and at the same time you can How about acting in my name?"

"Ok?"

Barrett frowned, thinking carefully.

The plan Murphy proposed is similar to what he did on the Roger Pirates before.

This level of joining is acceptable to him.

But, in his mind, companions make people weak.

So, he doesn't need a partner.

This is one of the reasons why he finally left the Roger Pirates.

He thought for a while, raised his head, and asked, "Who is your pirate group or crew?"

"I have many subordinates, but I did not choose to imprison them by my side. They all have their own goals and dreams, and have their own paths. Many of them even have their own pirates, and some even have their own dreams. I have become the Pirate King, and I have not even formed a real pirate group." Murphy narrowed his eyes and said, "I think you understand this, and you should have less scruples, don't you?"

He already understood Barrett's scruples.

Don't want to be dragged down by a partner, just want to act alone.

Although he didn't know why Barrett was unwilling to ask for a partner, Murphy was not interested in the reason for this.

All he knew was that his current model unexpectedly suited Barrett.

"If this is the case, I will choose to challenge you often!"

Barrett's reply is equivalent to expressing his position.

Murphy smiled knowingly, and said, "Welcome! I have included Wano Country into my territory. If you want to find me, I will be there anytime."

"it is good!"

Barrett's goal is always to be the strongest, and the Murphy in front of him is something he can't defeat for the time being.

He can't tolerate beings stronger than him, and will constantly force himself to improve.

And fighting against the strong is undoubtedly one of the fastest ways to improve.

As for joining Murphy's command, as long as he doesn't have those messy partners and can act freely, Barrett is enough.

After the two agreed, they returned to Morgans' boat.

However, Murphy just mentioned Barrett's joining with others.

Due to Barrett's rejection of his partner, it did not further allow them to know each other.

"Congratulations, there is another powerful subordinate!" Morgans walked over with a smile and congratulated.

As a result, Murphy's next sentence directly changed his expression.

"Barrett's matter is settled, and it will be your turn soon." Murphy tilted his head and looked at Morgans: "However, I'd like to give you the information on the three matters today, and when tomorrow's newspaper comes out, Let's talk again, when I think about it, you shouldn't reject me, President Morgans?"

"Hehe." Morgans covered half of his face and smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to answer at all.

After going through so much, he reckoned that he had no other choice.

Especially in the Imper prison incident, whether it was the pirates or the navy, everyone noticed that he was with Murphy.

This kind of thing can't be washed away by jumping into the mud.

Morgans estimated that Murphy must have done this on purpose.

And when he heard that he could attend the big event in person, he chose to leave with Murphy as soon as his head got hot.

I didn't expect it to be a big pit!
　As for Barrett, the reason why he doesn’t want a partner is actually in Oda’s setting collection.

　　Two reasons, one is the betrayal in the early years, and the other is because of Roger's terminal illness.

　　It's just that the second reason is a bit far-fetched in my opinion, so I won't write it in the article.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)