Chapter 23

On the training ship, Karl was locking the pirates in the cell one by one and closed the door. Only then did he have the opportunity to properly examine the fine sword he had just acquired.

In the world of One Piece, it was always difficult to distinguish swords from knives. This Karasuma was called a knife, but in Karl's opinion, it should be called a sword. It was double-edged and straight. What else could it be if not a sword?

— It's well-preserved. Well, it's icy, and the texture's good too...—

Zakkel, in the cell, watched Karl "looking indecently" and stroking Karasuma with wide eyes. His lips turned pale with anger, and his body trembled slightly.

For a swordsman, a good sword is their love, and now Karl was playing with his "mistress."

Isn't this a kind of NTR (netorare, meaning someone taking your lover)?

— Boatswain!

— Attention! Attention! A small boat spotted 12 miles away at 9 o'clock!

— The other side is moving towards us, everyone be on alert! —

A loud voice spread across the training ship. The trainees, who had been laughing and having fun, froze for a moment and then immediately went on combat alert, holding weapons and knives, ready to fight at any moment.

Zephyr frowned, looking through the telescope at the flag on the other ship. It wasn't a pirate flag, but the other side was clearly heading toward them, and they were unfriendly!

"Master Zephyr , what should we do?"

"Where is Karl?"

"Karl just went to put the pirate in the cell. I'll go call him—oh, he's here." Ain pointed at Karl, who was coming out of the cabin.

"What happened?"

Karl's expression was very serious. When he heard the warning whistle, he sensed that something was wrong, so he ran immediately.

Because an unexpected situation at this moment most likely meant the arrival of Weevil

"A small boat is heading towards us. It has neither a pirate flag nor a merchant flag..."

Karl remained silent, took the telescope, and looked at the distant ship.

He saw a small giant standing at the helm, with a large knife next to him. Karl drew in a sharp breath. It was him!

Edward Weevil, Whitebeard II, he was indeed here.

"Everyone, be on alert! The enemy is a pirate! Edward Weevill, bounty—320 million Belli!"

Ain exclaimed in shock:

"What?"

320 million Belli! That's already a significant pirate in the first half of the Grand Line! They encountered him!

"It's definitely him. I've seen many bounty flyers, and this guy impressed me because he has the same crescent-shaped beard as Whitebeard."

Zephyr , with a serious face, patted Karl on the shoulder:

"With this level of pirates, you can't handle it alone anymore. You can give the command to attack them, and if that doesn't work, I'll jump into the fight!"

"Master Zephyr, should we call for reinforcements?"

Zephyr smiled confidently:

"He's just a pirate with a bounty of around 300 million." I'm not that old yet!

It's not that I don't believe you, but Weevil really is a monster!

In Karl's memories, this guy chased the remnants of Whitebeard's crew around the world after Whitebeard's death. He single-handedly defeated the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates, killing and injuring over 600 people.

But that's not even the limit. After losing his title as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea Kings, Edward Weevill's bounty reached 2.4 billion Berries. At that time, Luffy, Kid, and Trump, who defeated Kaido and Big Mom, had only 3 billion.

The most important thing is that Edward Weevil is always alone. His mother's influence doesn't matter. He earned his bounty almost entirely through his own strength without any boosts from authority.

This shows just how terrifyingly strong he is.

Even though it's only 1513, his strength might not have reached that level yet, but how different could it be?

Can you really expect a guy like him to want to train himself?

Karl nodded anxiously, considering that he has Kizaru's phone number. Should he call and ask for help?

No, they should first see how things go. Even if Zephyr can't defeat him, he can hold on for some time. If things don't work out, let Kizaru come to the rescue.

"Everyone, wait until the enemy ship is within firing range and open fire immediately!"

"Yes!!! —

Then Karl immediately turned and headed to the cabin. He wanted to eliminate all uncertainties.

"Hwa ha ha~"

The door of the cell opened, and Karl entered with Karasuma, looking at the frightened pirates.

Since the battle with Weevil was inevitable, Karl had to make sure there were no uncertainties, and these pirates were the biggest uncertainty.

If a fight broke out later, these guys might take advantage of the chaos and cause trouble. After all, this wasn't a prison with sea stone, just an ordinary iron cage.

Is someone guarding them? Well, as soon as the guard is gone, these pirates will surely find ways to escape and create chaos.

If something happened to them, Karl would never forgive himself, so he'd just deal with the troublemakers.

"What do you want to do?"

"What is your dream?"

Several pirates exchanged glances, not knowing what tricks Karl was up to, and no one answered.

Until Karl placed Karasuma at one pirate's throat, who then spoke in a trembling voice:

"To find the greatest secret treasure of the Pirate King Roger."

Karl nodded in relief:

"Very well, you have ambitions. As a reward, I'll send you to Roger so you can ask him personally!"

Swish~Swish~ cries sounded all around...

Karl simply took Karasuma and slashed with it, killing thirty people in a row without blinking an eye.

Then he broke a large hole in the cabin and threw all the pirate bodies into the sea...

Karl clearly heard the sound of artillery, apparently, Weevill's ship had entered the attack zone.

Looking at his bloodstained uniform, Karl frowned, quickly entered a room, changed clothes, and headed out to the deck.

— What's the situation now? —

Ain turned to Karl, pursed his lips, and said:

— Not very good. The enemy ship is small and very maneuverable; the shelling is not very effective.

— Don't worry, keep firing! —

— Understood! —

Saying this, Karl approached Zephyr, condensed a Holy Light the size of a basketball, radiating a dazzling golden glow, and without a word, slapped it onto Zephyr .

— Is this... Karl, is this the result of your abilities? Have you become even stronger? —

Zephyr felt the power rushing into his body with surprise and was astonished. His strength increased by at least 5%, not to mention that the Holy Light was still infusing his body with life energy, making him significantly younger.

Karl slightly smiled:

— Of course not. I've been developing it for over two months. Even if I were foolish, some progress would be inevitable.

— I'll owe you later, Mr. Zephyr .

— Ha-ha-ha, leave it to me! It's a great opportunity to showcase my true powers! —

Watching Zephyr flaunt his biceps, Karl chuckled foolishly. This old man...

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