I summon the shadow army in Pirates

As the saying goes.

The first time is new, the second time is familiar.

When Pluto Rayleigh came to collect the money for the second month, Coles told him his brief request and started to compete with him in swordsmanship.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of swords colliding echoed one after another.

Coles, holding the demon sword Red Moon, and Pluto Rayleigh holding a long sword, were competing in swordsmanship in an uninhabited area under the night.

If other people who didn't know saw this scene, they would think that Major General Coles had discovered Pluto Rayleigh, who was rewarded by the government, and was delaying the battle with him, waiting for the admiral of the navy to come.

However, with Rayleigh's powerful observation Haki sensing the surroundings, the battle and transaction between the two would not be known to outsiders.

Coles's swordsmanship was only at the level of a swordsman. In this swordsmanship competition, he could not force Rayleigh's swordsmanship to be deep.

He only knew that Rayleigh's swordsmanship was far superior to his own, but as for how strong he was, Coles could not clearly judge.

Rayleigh looked at the big, black and red sword in Coles's hand and praised him.

"Your sword is pretty good!"

"It's just so-so." Coles.

A sword can greatly improve the strength of a swordsman, and the sword Red Moon in Coles's hand is even more so.

On a full-moon night, the sword can increase his strength. Although the effect of the increase has been reduced a lot after he entered the swordsman level, it is still a rare and famous sword.

Coles said it was just so-so, just a humble word.

The two talked from time to time while sparring.

In order not to be controlled by Pluto Rayleigh alone, Coles decided to say some things to create mystery for himself, so that Rayleigh would know that he also knew some of his secrets.

"I remember that after the Nine Snakes Pirates landed on the Sabaody Archipelago last month, Boa Hancock, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, came to you. You probably didn't tell them that I killed the Celestial Dragons.

Hearing this, Rayleigh's eyes narrowed slightly. He felt that this young man named Charlotte Coles was becoming more and more mysterious.

It goes without saying that the Conqueror's Haki, which was comparable to Roger and Whitebeard's peak level, was aura.

Regarding the meeting between the three sisters of the Snake Princess and him and Xia Qi, Rayleigh had already used his Observation Haki to check the surroundings and confirmed that no one was following them. Why did the other party find out?

Rayleigh repelled Coles with a sword, and a puzzled look appeared on his face: "How did you know this?"

Swish!

With the speed of shaving, Coles approached again, and the demon sword slashed down with a sharp sword.

"There are many things I know, but I just don't want to say it for the time being."

Dang!

This fierce knife was easily blocked, and Rayleigh spoke calmly.

"It's really interesting. "You can rest assured. Although I like young and beautiful girls the most, I am a person who keeps my promises. Since I have received your money, I will naturally keep it a secret for you." ... An hour later. The sword fighting ended. Coles began to think about his shortcomings in the sword fighting just now, and how to absorb the exquisite swordsmanship of Pluto Rayleigh. Rayleigh put his sword aside, sat on the grass, took out a silver wine cup from his arms, drank a sip, and sighed. "You have such power at the age of nineteen, you are really a 'monster' young man!" Coles' eyes fell on the white-haired old man in front of him: "You can still exert such strength at the age of seventy-five, you are the so-called monster!" Rayleigh continued to drink, "When you get old, your physical strength will still decline. Coles did not speak, but he was thinking quickly in his heart. In this pirate world, although the top strong men can maintain their peak combat power, their physical strength will indeed decline with age. Because of his advanced age and the heavy seastone mechanical arm, Mr. Zefa has to take medicine before each battle to perform stably.

Edward Newgate, the white-bearded man, needs intravenous treatment due to his aging body.

These two are the most prominent.

"Okay, I'll go back first."

Rayleigh drank half of the wine in his hand, stood up, put away the long sword, and took away the small box containing 40 million Baileys.

Regarding guiding Coles in swordsmanship.

Rayleigh didn't think it was wrong. Although Coles is now a navy, helping him grow seems to be a stupid thing...

But is it really so?

Rayleigh couldn't help but smile.

From the moment the young navy rear admiral killed the Celestial Dragon with his own hands, the other party was destined to stand on the opposite side of the World Government.

The conflict between the two is only because the World Government now mistakenly believes that he, Rayleigh, is the murderer.

But if this matter is investigated by the World Government one day, then Charlotte Coles will have a real conflict with the World Government.

What Rayleigh is helping to grow now is just the future huge enemy of the World Government.

In addition, there is another reason why Rayleigh did not object to teaching Coles swordsmanship.

That is, Rayleigh admired Coles, a young man. If you want to know why, it might be because Coles's behavior of killing Celestial Dragons was very cool.

In this world, no one has dared to kill Celestial Dragons like this for a long time.

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After Rayleigh left, Coles also returned to the dormitory of the Navy Station to rest.

Things need to be done step by step, so today he just asked Rayleigh for advice on swordsmanship, and asked about the experience of Conqueror's Haki next time.

Return to his residence.

Coles took a shower first, washed away the sweat from his body, and then sat cross-legged on the bed to meditate.

His swordsmanship has now reached the level of a swordsman, and the next stage is that of a great swordsman.

There are many great swordsmen in today's sea, such as Hawkeye Mihawk, one of the King's Shichibukai, Foil Bitas, captain of the fifth division of the Whitebeard Regiment, Vice Admiral Kuzono of the Navy Headquarters, etc. .

According to the information Coles knows, swordsmanship can be roughly divided into three major levels:

The first level, basic swordsmanship and precision swordsmanship, is a practice that focuses on "skills". Whether it is basic sword moves or powerful swordsmanship developed through meditation, they all tend to be "skills".

The second level, the iron-cutting realm and the swordsman level, is a practice that focuses on the "heart" and spirit. From sensing foreign objects to breathing and firming up beliefs, it is all about progress in this area.

Although the original "Lanlos" was a swordsman, his spirit was still not firm enough, and he was eventually bewitched and controlled by the demon sword, causing the tragedy in Silver Moon Kingdom.

The third level, the great swordsman level, requires the improvement of "power". This "power" is not simply strength, it represents power.

Hawkeye, known as the world's best swordsman, is so powerful in his swordsmanship that he can deliver powerful slashes with any random swing.

A hundred-meter-high mountain can be cut with just one sword, and a five thousand-man pirate fleet can be destroyed with just a few swords.

How to increase the "power" of swordsmanship.

Coles doesn't need to think about this yet, because the great swordsman is still a long way away from him, and he is still at the swordsman level.

in the following time.

While Coles was improving his strength, he was steadily stationed at the Chambord Islands.

The pirates who came here from the Great Channel would be quickly defeated by Coles, and the Celestial Dragons did not dare to come down from the Holy Land Marie Joa, which resulted in the Shampoo Islands being basically safe.

However, the world will not stop changing.

Although the newly promoted rear admiral Charlotte Cole brought about a wave of upward momentum in the navy, the era of great pirates did not end.

Pirates continue to develop, and the number of pirates is gradually increasing.

In July, Zefa, who was already in a state of idleness, exerted his last efforts and proposed to the top brass of the Navy to form a "Pirate Guerrilla" to hunt pirates.

This plan was adopted.

Zefa led the students he taught before and formed a separate pirate guerrilla group to hunt the pirates that are now rampant in the sea.

And it was in this July that Coles received a phone call from General Kuzan.

"Regarding the incident of 'Al Dinah' in the East China Sea, the personnel we sent caught the other party after several twists and turns, and finally got the information."

Coles asked.

"Who is behind the scenes?"

There was silence on the phone for a moment, and then Kuzan's serious voice came.

"Al Dinah confessed that she came here on an assassination mission from the underground world.

According to what our Navy has spent many hours investigating, the man behind the underworld's bid to kill your family is...

The Quixote family! "

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