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

"Hahahaha~"

Redhead clapped his legs and laughed, but his expression froze the next moment.

Because on the sea in the distance, a pirate ship made of a few logs barely spliced ​​together, so simple that it couldn't even be called a ship, was carrying a familiar flag and slowly sailing towards the deserted island under the breeze.

And the man sitting on this ship was very familiar to Redhead.

The undisguised sky-piercing sword intent on the other party was accompanied by an absolute confidence that he was the best in the world.

He was the insurmountable peak of swordsmanship in this era, the opponent that all swordsmen dreamed of defeating—

The world's number one swordsman!

Hawkeye-Mihawk!

"Hey, Mihawk~Here here~"

Hawkeye was slightly stunned, and after recognizing Redhead, he docked the boat at the shore.

Without waiting for Hawkeye to approach.

Red Hair stuffed a bottle of beer into Hawkeye's hand, put one hand on his shoulder, and urged:

"Drink~Drink~"

Hawkeye frowned slightly and looked at Red Hair:

"You guys were hungover again yesterday, right?"

"This is a party!"

At this time, Jesus Bu, Lachi Lu and others beside him also began to make a noise. Seeing this, Hawkeye drank the beer in his cup helplessly.

With Hawkeye's entry, the banquet once again ushered in a climax and lasted until late at night.

At this moment, except for Red Hair, Hawkeye, and Beckman, everyone was drunk and fell to the ground.

Snoring came from all around from time to time.

Hawkeye's face did not show any sign of drunkenness. He took out a bounty from his arms and put it in Red Hair's hand:

"An interesting pirate appeared in the East China Sea."

"Luffy?"

Red Hair became interested, looked down and saw a strange face on the bounty, and immediately lost interest.

Hawkeye didn't care about it and continued:

"Knight Gawain, bounty of 48 million."

"From his eyes, I can feel that he is a swordsman."

"He has absolute confidence in himself, and can even be said to be an arrogant swordsman."

"Although I don't know where this confidence comes from, maybe it can bear satisfactory fruits."

Hawkeye looked at the red-haired man's broken arm:

"Since you broke your arm, I haven't met a suitable opponent for too long."

"If you want to fight, I don't mind accompanying you."

"You don't interest me anymore."

Hawkeye said lightly.

Beckman on the side suddenly took the bounty from the red-haired man's hand, took a closer look, and smiled at Hawkeye:

"Your information is outdated, and the bounty for this guy has been updated."

Said.

Beckman took out the newspaper he had just received today, and took out a bounty from the stack of bounties sandwiched in the middle and handed it to Hawkeye.

Hawkeye's eyes lit up slightly:

"Eighty-five million Baileys?"

"Interesting."

"I've decided. The next stop is the East China Sea!"

Chapter 40 The monk may run away, but the temple cannot

Pala Island.

Klo, who had just got off the boat, looked at Zangao and the cat-man brothers in front of him, and didn't know what expression to make for a moment.

Knowing that the gold he had accumulated for more than ten years was stolen overnight, he was furious.

"So you, dozens or hundreds of people, were fooled around by two fifteen or sixteen-year-old female thieves?"

"I asked you to watch the house, is this how you watch it?"

While speaking.

Klo stretched out his hand to wipe his face. According to his previous personality, anyone involved in this matter would be thrown into the sea to feed the fish on the spot.

"I'm so lucky to meet you geniuses."

"Captain, we'll be embarrassed if you say that~"

The two pirates in charge of guarding touched their heads shyly.

"You really think I'm praising you!"

Kuro's mouth twitched, and the claw knife in his arms was unsheathed, showing a cold and sharp light.

Everyone then recalled that until more than a month ago, the person in front of them was still the Kuro who killed people without blinking an eye and regarded his subordinates as tools.

The two people in charge of guarding knelt down directly, shaking like sifting chaff, and no longer looked out of tune.

"Kuro!"

Gawain pressed Kuro's shoulders.

"Got it."

Kuro put down the claw knife, but the look in his eyes when he looked at the two pirates was still full of undisguised murderous intent.

Failure to guard well, and not even realizing the seriousness of the problem, this matter is an unforgivable felony in any pirate group.

Even Gawain, looking at the two people, his face gradually became cold:

"Tell me about this matter from beginning to end in detail."

"Yes!"

In fear.

The voices of the two were trembling, and their words were unclear.

But Gawain still managed to piece together what happened from their mouths, muttering:

"Two girls aged fifteen or sixteen, one with short orange hair and a strange tattoo on her arm, the other with short purple hair..."

Two figures gradually emerged in Gawain's mind, so that the corners of his mouth slightly curled up:

"The monk can run away, but the temple cannot."

"This money can't be lost, even if it is lost, it can be taken back from others."

Klo breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand to push his glasses, and looked at the two pirates with a cold look:

"Captain, how do we deal with these two guys?"

The two were slightly stunned, and felt that the look in Klo's eyes when he looked at them was like looking at a dead person, and they quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

After a moment of silence, Gawain glanced at the two and said calmly:

"Lock them up first."

"If the money can be recovered, I will spare you once. If it cannot be recovered, I will only let you feed the fish."

After that, Gawain ignored the two's pleas for mercy and had them taken away and locked up.

Gawain was merciful for not executing them on the spot like Clo did.

If Gawain showed unusual tolerance in such matters, it would only make the people in the pirate group more lax and lead to more similar mistakes.

And this time there is still a chance to save it, but the next time may be fatal.

Therefore, even Zangao and the cat brothers did not speak up to plead for the two pirates.

Gawain knew this, and they had been pirates for many years, so they naturally knew it. Even Gawain's way of handling it was already quite merciful.

"Let's stop here."

Gawain looked around. Although more than half a month had passed, the pirates present were still wrapped in bandages.

Even though Kuro and Akin have recovered their mobility, it is not difficult to see that their faces are pale.

After a little thought.

Gawain decided to rest for a while, and then set off to Cocoa West Village after the pirate group has basically recovered.

Now it is not only about Kuro's lost gold.

More importantly, there is Nami, a top navigator who can be called first-class even in the Grand Line and even in the New World, and even makes the Golden Lion not hesitate to snatch her.

If Zoro and Sanji are undoubtedly gold-level in combat, then Nami is close to the ceiling of this world in terms of navigation.

Thinking of his and Kuro's poor navigation skills, Gawain's mouth twitched.

The climate of the East China Sea has already made him a little overwhelmed. If he rashly enters the Grand Line, I am afraid that just those outrageous and mysterious seas will be enough to make him fail.

Therefore, in this case, an excellent navigator is indispensable.

"Since the swordsman and the cook are in the crew I prepared, what's the harm in having one more navigator?"

Gawain's eyes became firm.

Then he thought of something else.

Now that Cloe's potential has been upgraded to silver, he has also accepted Ajin who has awakened his observation Haki.

Gawain also plans to take advantage of this time to improve his combat power again to cope with the increasingly fierce battles in the future.

At the same time, he is increasingly looking forward to how much improvement the silver-level crew can bring to him.

...

The next day.

On the stone wall in the center of Para Island.

Cloe, who has barely recovered his mobility, began to practice impatiently.

The shovel death that requires high-intensity physical activity can only be put aside temporarily, but the observation Haki that emphasizes perception is not restricted by this.

Cloe slowly sat down, closed his eyes, and sensed everything around him.

The crisp sounds of insects and birds came from all around, and the sea breeze brought water vapor blowing on his body, which also brought a hint of coolness.

His heart gradually calmed down, like a pool of stagnant water.

At a certain moment, a layer of ripples appeared on the water surface.

Cloe subconsciously raised his hand and accurately caught a wasp flying from a distance.

The wasp's ferocious mouthparts and sharp stinger twisted restlessly in the air, and a layer of purple-black liquid even flowed from its abdomen, which was obviously carrying some kind of toxin.

Cloe opened his eyes, crushed the poisonous insect to death, and then closed his eyes again, recalling the feeling just now, and murmured:

"The perception of the sight and hearing Haki is not as direct as the five senses of the human body, sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste, but more like a kind of intuition."

"No reason, no logic, I just know you are there!"

"Rather than a perception, it's better to say it's an intuition."

"Gawain once said that Haki is a manifestation of the heart. According to this logic, the sight and hearing Haki should be an intuition of the human body to perceive danger."

"And this intuition can be actively released through practice!"

Speaking of this.