Pirate's Swordsman

"This is"

Seeing the letter in front of him, Xia Nuo was a little confused. He subconsciously looked at the news bird and said curiously: "It's for me."

Newsbird raised his neck and glanced at the pirate flag hanging above, then nodded firmly.

Strange

Xia Nuo frowned and opened the letter. On weekdays, he only bought the newspaper of the day at most. He had never subscribed to other things and had never communicated with anyone through letters. How could a letter suddenly come to him?

As a result, he was stunned as soon as he took out the letter paper. He saw that the top of the letter was actually printed with the icon of the World Government, and in the position of the title, there was this line of large characters written:

Invitation letter to King Shichibukai.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and Xia Nuo's expression gradually became serious. He quickly read through the contents of the letter, and then gently tapped the paper with his fingers on the edge of the letter, with a hint of thinking in his eyes.

"Captain, who sent the letter?"

When the crew members below saw Xia Nuo's reaction, their curiosity was aroused and they couldn't help but raise their heads and shout questions.

"World Government."

Xia Nuo had no intention of hiding anything about his crew. After replying briefly, he jumped lightly from the mast and landed on the deck. He handed the letter in his hand to the nearest Daz and chuckled. :

"They want to invite me to fill Doflamingo's vacancy and serve as King Shichibukai."

As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and the next moment, the whole ship was instantly shaken.

"Eh what"

"Invitation to the World Government"

"Is the captain going to become a Shichibukai?"

Amidst the noisy and lively discussion, Daz's expression was still calm. He calmly read through it and then passed the letter to Kira next to him. While the crew officers were rushing to pass the letter around, He walked over with some hesitation and said in a low voice:

"Sir, could this be a conspiracy of the world government?"

"Not very likely."

Xia Nuo shook his head slightly, glanced at everyone who was in a state of excitement, shrugged and said, "If the letter requires me to go to Marigio in person to sign the agreement, then it is probably a trap. But according to the current meaning, it is just All they need is a signature from me and that’s it, they can’t do anything to me.”

"Too."

Daz nodded, and at this time everyone had almost finished reading the letter. Driven by the freshness and excitement, everyone's eyes focused on Xia Nuo again. Kidd was the first to couldn't help but ask a big question. stand up:

"Hey Xia Nuo, what are you going to do in this situation now, accept the invitation or reject it?"

The rest of the people basically have the same idea now, and they are full of curiosity. That was the King's Shichibukai, which not only meant that his status as a great pirate had been recognized by the world's powerful people, but also implied countless enviable privileges and benefits.

For example, the bounty on the entire pirate group will be cancelled. They no longer need to worry about being hunted down by the navy. They can also carry out legal plunder with tacit consent. Even if they are discovered, they only need to hand over a small part, or even kill the pirates. Finally, you can also go to the navy to exchange for bounties.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages. Becoming a Shichibukai means that you are no longer completely free. You have to obey the forced recruitment of the world government when necessary, and you will also be regarded as a lackey by some fellow pirates and become a hidden person. Sexually hostile targets.

All in all, everyone understands that this is a very critical choice that will, to some extent, affect the future development path and destiny of the entire Hayate Pirates. At the moment, the only person qualified to make this choice is the captain himself. , so it is inevitable that curiosity will arise for a while.

"this one"

Seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, Xia Nuo couldn't help but smile, and relaxedly spread his hands and said: "After three minutes of careful consideration, I decided to join."

The very simple and straightforward answer, coupled with the look that seemed a little unconcerned, made everyone feel at ease. At the same time, they couldn't help but want to complain. The discussion was obviously about whether to join the King's Shichibukai, right? It's like choosing between juice or beer when eating

The captain has such a big heart

Xia Nuo just took back the letter with a smile and said no more. His thinking was naturally not as simple as it seemed on the surface, but in the end, there was really nothing worth hesitating about. Now that he joins the Shichibukai, he will undoubtedly have to The benefits are much greater than declining the invitation.

The current situation of the Hayate Pirates is actually quite embarrassing. First of all, they have been elite-oriented without expansion, resulting in a small number of people and no head-on resistance in the face of a large-scale naval encirclement and suppression;

Secondly, because it is time to go to the New World, the Chambordi Islands not far from Marineland is the only place we must pass. If it does not become the Shichibukai, it will be difficult to guarantee that when coating the ship, it will not be The navy found out the news and dispatched the general to arrest him.

With Xia Nuo's current strength, although he still has some confidence to confront the general head-on, the final victory or defeat is something that can almost be imagined with his toes.

Therefore, choosing to temporarily compromise is not only the intention of the World Government, Xia Nuo also has this intention in his heart. When the New World arrives, the control of the navy there is greatly weakened, and naturally it will be a different world. As long as the strength is Enough, whether to maintain the agreement or turn away, it all depends on Xia Nuo's thoughts.

After carefully reading the covenant requirements and making sure there were no problems, Xia Nuo signed his name on it, then put the letter back into the Newsbird's mailbag and patted it on the back.

Wings fluttered, the news bird flew up again, and turned back to where it came from. For a moment, Xia Nuo seemed to see the news bird turn into a black bat, but it returned to its original state in an instant. It seemed to be just an illusion. .

"Then we just have to wait for the world government to make the news public."

Watching the news bird go away, Xia Nuo roughly estimated the time. After the news of him becoming the new Shichibukai spread around the world, the Hayate will almost arrive at the Shampoo Islands, and at that time the navy will naturally There is no way to regret it, which means that the Hayate Pirates can successfully reach the new world without any risk.

Thinking of this, he felt comfortable again, clapped his hands, smiled and motioned to the people who were still talking, to continue the team building activities just now.

After everyone's interest shifted to the field again, and Kidd and Daz began to fight, Xia Nuo returned to the mast, looking at the boundless horizon in the distance, his eyes far away, and he let out a breath.

Starting from today, my identity will change for a period of time. And speaking of it, this name is actually quite impressive when it is spread out.

The King is under the Seven Martial Arts Sea, and the swordsman Xia Nuo is the strong wind.