Chapter 72. Set sail target Jaya Island!

At that moment, a roar could be heard from the rear deck. 

I saw Burgess jogging all the way with a look as if he was waking up from a good dream. He seemed a little annoyed and irritable and more so because He woke up sleeping in the bathroom, and staggered from the back deck. 

"What the hell is it... Um... vice-captain?" 

He simply ran to the foredeck, and before he could get angry any further, Burgess saw at a glance Karl standing on the third floor, leaning against the railing, looking at them with a silly expression. 

Burgess immediately changed his expression, and the anger plummeted. 

"Wait a minute, Vice-Captain... Is what I said last night true...? Yamata not Orochi fruit? Seven users devoured? Abominable power? Bringing the world to its knees? Is it real or a dream?" 

Not only Burgess, but also the others looked at Karl at that moment, a little confused. 

Yesterday they were drinking for almost the entire night and enjoyed countless high-quality drinks. 

At that moment, everyone, including Blackbeard, felt that what happened yesterday was like a dream. It seems to be true, but the degree of madness of the plans and things said makes it seem false! 

*Slap* 

Suddenly, a dry, thunderous sound echoed throughout the front deck, startling everyone. Even Karl, who was standing on the third floor, looked at the source of the sound with a bit of confusion. 

"No need to guess, what happened yesterday was real! Because it hurts!" 

Van Augur showed the impression of the slap on his face, with a serious look, facing the crowd, he nodded solemnly. 

Shit! Oh man, do you deserve to do this, is it necessary to go this far? 

On the stairs to the third floor, Karl can't help but roll his eyes with several question marks. 

The contrast was too great. If Burgess could do it, he wouldn't be surprised at all. 

But... the one who did it the always serious Van Augur, this is very rare! 

"Zehahahaha, of course it's not a dream, it's true, our vice-captain, my right-hand man, helped me come up with such an unthinkable sweeping route, how could it be a dream?!" 

Blackbeard opened his arms wide, raised his head and laughed, and his loud laughter brought everyone back to normal. 

It's not a dream, it's real! The vice-captain proposed this insane plan to them, and a great route unfolded in front of his Blackbeard Pirates! 

Now we just hope that they will implement it, step by step! 

After waking up completely and realizing that it wasn't an illusory dream, everyone was boiling with excitement again, so excited that it was even more fun than the night before! 

"Tell me, man, where shall we go next, and from now on, everything will be as you say?" 

As he watched Karl come down from the third floor step by step, Blackbeard asked Karl with excitement on his face. He can't wait to start this invincible plan arranged by Karl for him! 

"Yes, first mate, come on, we can't wait!" 

"That's right, what I'm going to experience next, just thinking about it excites me, no, I'm burning again!" 

"We are going to make the world chaos" 

"We have to start now!!" 

Seeing the anxious look of the crowd, Karl smiled without being rude and said, "Laffitte, turn the direction to Jaya Island. The first target, the Goro Goro Fruit that hasn't appeared in hundreds of years, we'll go find it!" 

"Yes, vice captain!" 

"Zehahahahaha, is it lightning power? Number one as a Logia Fruit, the strongest, well, it can't wait!" 

"Wiihahahaha~, leave the next trip to me, I will use all my strength to get the two lords there as soon as possible." 

With Karl's announcement, everyone was excited and returned to their posts and fulfilled their tasks. 

That day, the large ship in which the Blackbeard Pirates were traveling no longer let itself be carried away by the waves, determined the course and galloped in the direction of the island of Jaya. 

Although Burgess was already at the helm, the place where they were originally located was not near the island of Jaya. 

No matter how fast they sailed, it was impossible to get there without about ten days or so. Then, the island of Drum that they had gone to earlier and the island of Jaya were two different directions. 

(T/N: Not to mention how far they must have strayed, stranded at sea for a while, in Grand Line, even if it's nicknamed Paradise, they still had to go around a lot) 

In the canonical One Piece story, the original Straw Hat route did not include Drum Island, but Nami became ill and they made a special detour. 

He said that fate is moving, even Karl didn't expect that this time, on the way to Jaya Island, they would hear the news of the Straw Hats! 

This is the sixth day of the Blackbeard Pirates' journey to Jaya Island, and the journey is halfway there. 

That day, Laffitte, as usual, bought a newspaper from the seagull who delivered newspapers. 

As a navigator, you need all the information to perform any effective maneuver and inform you to take the best action in the future 

Just after receiving today's newspaper, before I could read it, suddenly a bounty order fell that slipped from the newspaper. 

Almost at the same time, Blackbeard and Karl's eyes were drawn to these orders... 

Blackbeard picked up the bounty order and showed it to Karl, who looked at it with interest. 

"What do we have here?" 

The reward order showed the image of a young man with black hair and a wide smile. Below the image, the reward was written in large, eye-catching numbers. 

"How could such a young child defeat the Crocodile? This world is going crazy!" 

"The reward of 100 million is a bit interesting. And this guy is a 'D'? Zehahahaha..." 

That's right, this time newspaper headlines report that Crocodile, one of the Oka Shishibuaki, was defeated by the newcomer pirate rookie to Grand Line, Monkey D. Luffy. 

Naturally, those rewards are also from Luffy and Zoro. 

But all the attention is on Luffy's reward. 

It is not surprising that, precisely because of Crocodile's defeat and the sensitive letter "D", Blackbeard's attention was attracted. 

In addition, Blackbeard's name is also included in the letter 'D', people with such a letter in their names are said to be the so-called "enemies of God". 

Crocodile's defeat made Blackbeard, who had been with the Whitebeard Pirates for decades in the New World, feel incredible. 

He knew very well how strong this "Desert King" Crocodile man was. 

As a young man, he dared to challenge Whitebeard, who had not yet fallen from grace. Although he failed, could he imagine how he would dare to do such a thing if he wasn't strong enough? 

But now, to be defeated by a little rookie pirate, it's so outrageous! 

Incomprehensible! 

As for Karl, who was not far away, after seeing this news, he was also surprised! 

His approach was different from Blackbeard's. After all, he had the perspective of a transmigrant, and he knew these things better than anyone. 

What made Karl feel a little amazing was that the 'protagonist group' following the trajectory they must have, the next route they are headed, seemed to match them!