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

Chapter 116: Shichibukai

A few hours later.

Gawain quietly dropped Mira off at a port near the town of Rogue.

He also left him a Den Mushi so he could contact him at any time, and a sum of money that was enough to get him home but not enough to attract too much attention.

Then he flapped his wings and flew away.

Mira looked at the giant dragon flying away in the sky, her face flushed, and after giggling a few times, she turned around and went to the port to book a return ticket.

As soon as she arrived at the port, she saw a group of workers putting up a poster in the most conspicuous place in the port.

"The first East China Sea Martial Arts Tournament will be held in Raven Harbor soon!"

"We sincerely invite people from all walks of life to participate! Tickets for the first session are free and on a first-come, first-served basis!"

Mira took a quick look and then stopped paying attention.

She turned around, found a ferry boat in the harbor, bought a ticket, and skillfully boarded the boat back to Rogue Town.

……

Time flies and several days pass.

The port of Rogue Town still bears the hideous scars left by Gawain, but traffic at the port has basically been restored.

The nobles who originally came here to participate in the auction were stripped clean from head to toe by Gawain.

However, they could only curse a few words and dared not do anything unnecessary, because they knew how serious the consequences would be for them.

Dazbonis and his deputy, Sasha, stand on the deck of a ferry.

Looking at the huge pool with a diameter of hundreds of meters that had appeared in the port, the two men still had unconcealable fear in their eyes, and they obviously had not recovered from the shock of that day.

Sasha couldn't help but exclaimed:
"The power of the knight Gawain has actually been exaggerated to this extent? Are the mythical beasts really that powerful?"

Dazbonis shook his head and said solemnly:

"It's not the fruit that's strong, it's the person himself."

"The battle that day wouldn't have made much difference even if he hadn't used his abilities."

Sasha was silent for a moment.

It was because she actually had the same feeling as Dazbonis at this moment.

After counting the breaths.

Sasha thought of this mission and frowned:
"How do I explain the mission to the boss?"

"Tell the truth. We are no longer able to handle a strong man of this level. Even if the boss comes in person..."

"how?"

"nothing."

Dazbonis turned around, walked towards the cabin, and said calmly:
"I'll report what happened here to the boss."

"it is good."

……

A few minutes later, in the ferry cabin, Dazbonis was sitting in his room.

He took out a Den Den Mushi from his arms, hesitated for a moment, and then dialed the number.

"Boss, there was something unexpected with the Bone-Bone Fruit..."

He relayed to Crocodile everything that happened in Rogue Town from beginning to end, no matter how big or small, but in the end all he got in return was a long silence.

The air was silent for nearly a minute, and then a man's low and hoarse laughter came from the other end of the phone:
“Guhahaha——!”

"If the opponent is strong enough to easily defeat someone like Hanafza, then you really can't be blamed for the mission failure."

"However, if we can confirm that the opponent is Gawain, then this matter may still have a chance of turning around."

"Some time ago, Mr. 3 brought back a rumor about the East China Sea."

"A martial arts tournament will be held in Raven Harbor. According to the information from our informants in the East China Sea, Raven Harbor can basically be regarded as the territory of Knight Gawain."

Dazbonis's eyes lit up slightly:
"You mean he'll give that fruit as a prize for the champion?"

There was confusion in his voice as he spoke:

"Why would he do such a thankless task?"

"A thankless job?"

Crocodile smiled slightly:
"On the contrary, this guy is surprisingly smart and even has the skills to become a qualified lord."

"Once this model is established, it will bring him valuable profits every year in the East China Sea alone. After all, this model has been personally verified by a bored bastard."

"I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of expression Doflamingo would have if he knew that the pattern of his bullfighting arena was completely copied by Knight Gawain."

next moment.

Crocodile's voice turned cold:
"Mr-1!"

"Since the mission failed due to your lack of ability, it is up to you to redeem it."

"It just so happens that you are in the East China Sea right now."

"Then let's go and see what level this so-called martial arts tournament is at."

"If you confirm that the prize is that fruit, then you will take it back."

Dazbonis said calmly:

"Yes! BOSS!"

"do not let me down."

"Yes."

……

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……

at the same time.

Dressrosa.

Doflamingo sat in a room at the highest position in the castle.

The windows and doors are open.

He let the sea breeze blow in, lifting the curtains that were the same pink as his shawl, bringing in gusts of cool air.

Hey!
Doflamingo crossed his legs and placed them on the coffee table in front of him. At his feet was a connected Den Den Mushi.

Disco's panicked cry for help came from the Den Den Mushi receiver:

"Boss, save me!"

"Former Navy Admiral Zefa has appeared in Rogue Town. Our human trafficking business has been discovered." "They have closed down the auction house. It will be my turn next."

"This is the sales network that we have worked so hard to build. If we lose this place, the entire supply chain in Donghai will be affected!"

……

Listening to Disco's call for help, Doflamingo's smile became more and more cruel:
"Sh-!"

"Hey, Disco, from now on, that auction house over there is your property and has nothing to do with me."

“咈咈咈咈咈——!”

Disco was slightly stunned, and then he realized that Doflamingo was planning to abandon him.

His face turned extremely pale in an instant.

If he lost the protection of the Don Quixote family, with his own abilities, there would be no possibility for him to escape from the navy.

What awaits him, if not the death penalty, is life imprisonment.

"Boss, no, young master, save me! Save me!
beep--!
After a long hanging-up sound, the Den Den Mushi began to wilte away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Disco's heart was also extremely panicked at this moment.

Trembling as he did so, he gathered up his money and belongings, contacted a nearby boat that could help him escape, and turned around to prepare to leave.

boom!
The door of the room was violently pushed open.

A young and beautiful female officer, with a whole row of armed marines, was staring coldly at Disco.

The person who came was Ain, who came here to arrest Stiko under the order of Zefa.

"I am Colonel Ain of the Navy Headquarters. I suspect you are connected to the slave trade in the East China Sea. Please come with me."

Instantly Disco's legs went limp.

Ian waved his hand, and several marines came forward to handcuff Disco, then forcibly dragged him away.

……

In Dressrosa Castle.

Doflamingo hung up the phone, his expression gradually turned cold, and veins on his forehead were visible to the naked eye.

"Really..."

"It was not easy for me to get the chance to reach into the East China Sea."

"Knight Gawain, huh?"

talking.

Doflamingo slowly picked up the newspaper on the table and looked at the headline on the front page, which said that the East China Sea would soon hold a martial arts tournament. The smile on his face became more and more ferocious:
"It really hasn't changed at all, just copied the model of the bullfighting arena?!"

"You have the life to earn this money, but I don't want you to have the life to spend it!"

between words.

The door to the room was pushed open.

Squeak~!

Diamandi, who was tall and thin and wearing a red cape, walked in with an unhappy look on his face and said:

"What's wrong Dover?!"

"The duel in the bullfighting arena has just reached its climax, and the atmosphere is at its most intense."

"Is there anything that can't wait?"

Doflamingo said nothing and handed the newspaper in his hand to Diamandi.

After the latter took a glance, his expression suddenly became ferocious:

"Raven Harbor? Are they tired of living? How dare they reach their hands into our rice bowl?!"

For him, the bullfighting arena is his current glory and his greatest achievement.

Managing this place to the point of attracting the world's attention was already something he was extremely proud of, but now someone had stepped in.

How could he endure this?
"I want to go there myself!"

Doflamingo shook his head:
"Things at the bullfighting arena cannot be separated from you."

"Let Deringer and Onesel go. With their strength, they have no possible rivals in the East China Sea except for that ignorant knight Gawain."

Diamandi nodded:
"I'll make arrangements."

"The bullfighting arena is one of our core industries. The revenue it contributes each year is second only to the underground arms trade. We cannot afford to lose it!"

"Then let those two have a big fight!"

"I want to see the East China Sea burn!"

“咈咈咈咈咈——!”

……

……

……

Everything that happened in Rogue Town was quickly reported back to the Navy Headquarters through Zefa's report.

A group of officers from the Navy Headquarters, including Sengoku, Tsuru and Aokiji, were now gathered in the conference room, looking at the documents in their hands with grim expressions.

"It's growing so fast? How long has it been?"

"It only took less than half a year for him to become famous in the East China Sea and have a bounty of over 100 million. But it's too unreal to defeat the Seven Warlords of the Sea now, right?!?"

"With this growth rate, the pirates who can be used as a reference are already big figures in the New World."

"We can't let this go on any longer. The potential shown by Knight Gawain is simply too amazing!"

……

As white smoke rises.

The voices of the crowd were getting louder and louder, until the entire conference room was as noisy as a vegetable market.

boom!
Zhan Guo slammed his palm on the table.

Everyone's voices stopped instantly, and they all focused their attention on Zhan Guo, waiting for his next words.

"Knight Gawain must certainly be taken seriously, but don't forget that with the defeat of Hanafza, a vacant position has appeared in the Shichibukai."

“It is also a question of who should make up for this gap.”

"Besides, you all know that there is an unclear connection between Hanafza and Kaido."

"It was controversial to have him join the Shichibukai as a replacement. Now is the perfect time. We can choose a relatively peaceful pirate to fill Hanafza's position."

(End of this chapter)