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

Chapter 163 Spandam's Defense Breaks

Spandam couldn't help but reveal a smug smile on his face.

This time, the mission of going undercover in the Gawain Pirates was taken very seriously not only by him, but also by the top leaders of the CP organization.

Once he does it well, promotion and wealth will be just a small matter, and there is even a possibility that he can enter CP0.

That is the pinnacle of the CP organization, where countless monsters and powerful people gather. Even in the world government system, it is considered to be a high-ranking and powerful position.

Therefore, for this mission, he dispatched Rob Lucci, the strongest man in CP9 in 9 years, and the only woman in CP, the stunning Kalifa.

With the two of them working together, this mission is almost certain to be accomplished.

"Now I just have to wait."

“YEAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA——!”

In the office.

Spandam's unbridled laughter could be heard, with no regard for the people around him.

But the laughter stopped abruptly the next moment.

An old man who looked three points like Spandam but was two years older, pushed the door open and walked in.

"Dad?"

Spandam looked at the old man, frowning slightly:

"What's the matter again?"

Spandine leaned on his crutches, loosened his tie, and sat down at random, saying calmly:
"The operation on Crocodile's side failed."

"The devil fruit that was valued by a certain god in Marijoa eventually fell into the hands of the Gawain Pirates."

"Shh!"

Spandam's expression suddenly became tense and frightened. He pushed the door open and looked around. After confirming that no one was there, he slammed the door shut.

He then turned back to look at Spandine, his tone quite helpless:

"Dad, if the people above know about your secret cooperation with the Seven Warlords of the Sea, you will inevitably be targeted."

"It's ok for me to cover it up for you once or twice, but if it happens more than once, I won't be able to hide it."

"Also, why would the god of Marijoa be interested in devil fruits? And why would he find us in private?"

“There are too many unreasonable aspects of this matter.”

"You don't need to know that!"

Spandine said in a cold and hard tone:

"I am just conveying that person's order to you. Make the person who ate the Bone Bone Fruit disappear."

"If you can do it, it will be good for both you and me."

"impossible!"

Spandam shook his head firmly.

Although he had many shortcomings, he also knew that if he plunged into it without even understanding the situation clearly, he would end up dead without a burial place.

Besides, according to the current situation, as long as everything goes well with Lucci, it won't be a problem for him to get promoted and make money.

Why take this risk again?

"Lucci has successfully infiltrated the Gawain Pirates. Attacking his core members at this time will only expose them."

"Is this so..."

Seeing this, Spandine did not argue any further, but simply said:
"Then tell me when you have made up your mind."

Say it.

Spandine stood up, leaning on his cane, and slowly walked away.

Spandam watched this scene for a long time without saying a word. Ever since he replaced Spandine, the relationship between father and son had become increasingly distant.

It was because he was increasingly confused about what Spandine was thinking about and what he was doing in secret.

Contacting pirates without permission, even if they are pirates authorized by the World Government like the Seven Warlords of the Sea, can be fatal if you are not careful.

After some thinking.

Spanda still had no idea in his mind, he could only put his hopes on Lucci and the others:
"After I enter CP0, I can help my father cover up more. My power now is still too limited."

Thinking of this.

Spandam's heart couldn't help but feel hot.

……

into the night.

Judiciary Island.

Several agents were walking in a hurry, their footsteps blending together.

soon.

They pushed open the door of Spandam's office and placed the information sent back by Lucci and the others on the table.

"Lord Spandam, this is the information we found on Silver Moon Island."

"Although there was a big fire there, our people hid their things very well and they were not burned."

Spandam, who had been drowsy, perked up immediately.

He raised his hand to wipe the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and couldn't wait to open the information on the table.

soon.

Several pieces of specially treated oil paper appeared in front of Spandam.

He then took out a special purple light from his arms and shone it on the oil paper. In an instant, lines of neat handwriting appeared.

"You guys go out first."

"Yes!"

Several agents turned and left.

Spandam then turned his attention to the intelligence in his hand. The first piece of information made his eyes light up:
"Have Lucci and Kalifa successfully infiltrated the Gawain Pirates and even gained the approval of the majority of them?"

"Great!"

He was so excited that he almost stood up from his chair.

Because the most difficult part of an undercover operation is to clear one's own suspicion and infiltrate the other party.

In this way, as long as the two of them do not make any mistakes in the future, every move of the Gawain Pirates will be in his sight.

Look down.

Spandam's expression froze on the spot, from astonishment to confusion, and finally to a face full of black question marks.

"WTF?"

"Lucci plans to improve his combat power through hard training and infiltrate the core circle of the Gawain Pirates."

"Something seems amiss, but overall it makes sense."

"But ah..."

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch, and he broke down on the spot:
"Kalifa, what third-rate novel did you learn this trick from?!"

"Master the heart of the knight Gawain, and indirectly control the entire Gawain Pirates?"

"..."

"How many of these great pirates are swayed by their own personal emotions?"

Spandam's face was wrinkled like a bitter gourd, but he was an office clerk and his business ability was far inferior to that of Lucci and the others.

Therefore, even if I felt something was wrong, I could only bite the bullet and let them make their own decision.

But the ominous premonition was getting stronger and stronger, so much so that his hands were shaking as he picked up the teacup.

"Why do I feel like you'll give it to me for free..."

Spandam took a sip of the warm tea, but the moment he saw the shocking information on the intelligence, he spat it all out...

puff!
"How much funding do you want? Eighty, eighty, eighty million Baileys?"

"Kalifa, are you applying for funding or robbing a bank?"

"Oh."

"Robbing a bank is not that fast..."

The corners of Spandam's mouth couldn't help but twitch wildly, which lasted for dozens of seconds. He just came back to his senses and read the information from beginning to end again. His defense was immediately broken:

"So after a few months, apart from successfully joining the Gawain Pirates, there has been no progress, right?"

"If someone else came here, they would probably think you have betrayed us."

Spandam's eyes fell on Khalifa's funding application again. After hesitating for a moment, a stern look flashed in his eyes:
"I'm reluctant to let the child catch the wolf."

"Whether I can get a promotion and a raise depends on this wave!"

Say it.

Spandam opened the drawer, took out a funding application form, picked up the pen on the table, and began to write furiously. Between the lines, he talked about the potential of the Gawain Pirates and the harm they might cause in the future. He just missed writing the words "they will definitely become the Four Emperors in the future" to exaggerate the importance of this operation.

Finally, in the funding application column, Spandam hesitated for a long time and filled in 40 million.

After doing all this, Spandam was about to submit the report to his superiors, but he paused at the last moment.

He picked up the pen again and added another zero to the funding figure.

"Ah."

"I'm doing this all for Marijoa!"

……

……

……

"Rejected?"

Judiciary Island.

In an office, Spandine was holding a Den Den Mushi in his hand, and Crocodile's low and hoarse laughter came from the receiver.

“Guhahahahaha…”

"So our deal continues?"

"what."

Spandine nodded and said:

"As long as we kill the demon Ajin, the fruit will be reborn somewhere, and then we will be able to get it."

"Of course, in return, that person can help you cover up all your actions in Alabasta."

On the other end of the phone.

Crocodile sat on the sofa, legs crossed, calmly speaking:
"no problem."

"But I am very curious, as a veteran of the CP organization, you are already at the age where you can retire, why do you put yourself in such a dangerous situation?"

Spandine said calmly:

"I only realized it after I entrusted everything to that kid."

"Marijoa can grant me supreme glory, but can also take it away with just a thought."

"This kind of power that can be lost because of someone else's words is never real power."

"Only violence that can completely destroy everything is the cornerstone of power."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

It was not until a few breaths later that a sigh was heard:

"It's hard for me to imagine that when I was invited to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea, that arrogant and domineering man, no, that extremely stupid man, could say such a thing."

"but."

"Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

Snap——!
hang up the phone.

Spandine turned his head and looked out the window, muttering:

"Previous lessons have shown that Crocodile alone is not enough to ensure safety."

"Rob Lucci must take action."

"only."

"How can I convince that stupid son..."

For a while.

Spandine fell into deep thought.

The lights in the office were on all night and were not turned off until the sun rose the next day.

……

……

……

The sea area near the Drum Kingdom.

A pirate ship is sailing in the purple smoke.

The leading man had a pink mushroom head and wore an eye mask, with an expression that was indescribably rebellious and unruly.

His name is Mushuru, and he is the elder brother of Wapol, the current king of the Drum Kingdom.

More than a decade ago, they were expelled by the previous king due to their overly brutal temperament and became a group of pirates entrenched in the waters near the Drum Kingdom.

"How could that idiot Wapol be capable of governing a country?!"

"That old guy took away everything from me just because I killed a few civilians?"

between words.

Countless purple mushroom spores emanated from Mushulu's body and drifted in all directions along with the sea breeze.

This is exactly the ability of the Junjun Fruit.

Can produce highly toxic mushroom spores that spread into the air.

If not restricted, these spores will have extremely serious consequences, causing plagues, countless deaths and injuries, and even enough to destroy a country.

This is also the source of his confidence.

"Lord Musulu!"

A pirate wearing a gas mask hurried to Mushulu's side and said solemnly:
"The spore cultivation base we left in Silver Moon Harbor has been destroyed."

"The ones who did it are a group of pirates."

"But those of us who stayed nearby saw a giant red dragon breathing fire, burning the entire port to ashes."

"It is said that the dragon is even bigger than a pirate ship, no, even bigger than a warship!"

"dragon?"

Muxulu's face darkened:
"Mythical Beasts? Can you confirm their identities?!"

"Yes, but..."

The pirate's voice was trembling and filled with fear. He swallowed and continued:

"We compared the other party's pirate flags and finally confirmed that the person who attacked was the new Shichibukai - Knight Gawain."

"The original bounty for the pirate was 248 million."

"Such an opponent..."

He did not continue, but the meaning was clear.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea are absolutely big shots no matter where they are in the sea. Even in the New World, their reputation is second only to the Four Emperors.

Even Mushulu could not deal with such an opponent.

But after hearing the pirate's words, a hideous smile appeared on Mushulu's face:

"Of course I can't deal with such an opponent, but ah..."

"Do you know why I was able to make a comeback this time? Why was I able to stand up so quickly after that devastating defeat?"

talking.

Mushulu pulled off the pirate's gas mask and, in front of the latter's horrified eyes, pressed the purple spores in his hand, which had condensed into a small ball, into the pirate's mouth.

He watched the pirate slowly lose his breath, and the ferocious look in his eyes became increasingly difficult to suppress.

"Of course there's someone behind this!"

"It's the beasts!"

The pirate's pupils suddenly shrank and he stammered for mercy, but his abdominal cavity was filled with wildly growing mushrooms and his whole body swelled up like a balloon.

boom!
His body exploded, spraying mushroom spores all over the sky, which were blown away by the wind. Only a piece of human skin on the ground showed that he had ever existed.

The surrounding pirates all had terrified expressions on their faces, fearing that they would be the next.

The way they looked at Mushulu became more and more awed, and some of them even had trembling legs. A hot stream flowed down their trouser legs, emitting a foul smell.

Muxulu saw everyone's expressions, nodded with satisfaction, and murmured:

"Both the old man and Wapol are too naive. Only by making those untouchables fearful can they maintain the stability of their power."

"This time, I'm going to take back everything I have here!"

"Also, I have to tell that gentleman about the Gawain Pirates."

"After all, there is a blood feud between them!"

(End of this chapter)