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

Chapter 207 Possibility of Recovery

"Pity."

Gao Wen couldn't help but sigh, but he also knew that this idea would never come true.

After all, not everyone has the ability to absorb the energy of the earth veins to replenish physical strength like the Red Dragon. Often, if you are injured in a battle, you have to take care of it for a long time.

Moreover, Gawain could also see that in the later stages of the battle, the Golden Lion's condition was clearly not right.

He had an absolute advantage, and his original purpose was not to repel or kill Gawain, but to recruit Gawain as his deputy like Rayleigh.

But with that last sword strike, Golden Lion had already gone against his original purpose and directly killed the person.

"Is it a wound on the top of the head?"

This was the only reasonable guess in Gao Wen's mind.

No matter how well Golden Lion was maintained, the rudder embedded directly into his skull still had a great impact on his body.

"but……"

"He hasn't experienced a proper battle in twenty years, and he has an old wound on his head, but he can still maintain the combat power of a general emperor. It's outrageous."

"If the Straw Hats were to fight this thing in a few years, they would be killed in one encounter. There is no way they would be able to fight to that extent."

"Unless there is something unknown in the meantime, which has caused the rapid decline of the Golden Lion's combat power."

"but."

"This has nothing to do with me. The best I can do is give him a decent ending next time I see him, rather than ending it in a humiliating way."

between words.

Gawain felt waves of pain from the wound on his chest.

Obviously, even with the ability of the celestial body, the slash with the hegemonic color entangled in it is still extremely deadly to Gawain.

He immediately decided to find an island with abundant earth energy nearby to replenish his strength and heal his injuries before contacting Kalifa and others.

Think of this.

A pair of red dragon wings extended from Gawain's shoulders and flapped gently, and the whole person flew away quickly into the distance, close to the surface of the sea.

A few breaths.

Then disappeared without a trace.

……

The other end.

Several islands hanging high in the sky slowly drifted away from Alabasta.

The Golden Lion returned to the base camp and sat on his throne. Beside him were several ship doctors who were treating the wound on his head.

"The rudder is embedded deeper and has even grown together with the brain tissue, posing a risk of infection at any time."

Indigo looked at the Golden Lion's wound, frowned, and couldn't help but persuade him:

"And the previous speculation was also confirmed in this battle."

"Every strong change of emotion, or frequent bursts of domineering power, or battles that require a confrontation of wills, will cause the injury to worsen, causing the rudder to embed deeper."

"Maybe next time, or maybe the next time, when the rudder hurts the motor nerves, it will be too late."

"In other words."

"Captain, you need to avoid high-intensity combat in the future."

"Are you kidding me?"

The Golden Lion pulled out the needle from his body, grabbed Indigo by the collar, his eyes full of reluctance:
"How can I take over this world if I can't fight?"

"Roger would die of laughter in hell if he knew this!"

He almost roared as he spoke these words.

But there was not a trace of the funny look on Indigo's face that he had in the past. Instead, there was an indescribable solemn expression.

"Damn it!"

"Damn it!"

"Damn it!"

The golden lion roared repeatedly, and when he was furious and unwilling to give up, the rudder above his head once again gave him waves of pain that drove him almost crazy.

He covered his head with one hand and looked at Indigo with gritted teeth:

"Is there really no way to take this thing off?"

"At least it's not possible with our current technology. Even the most advanced medical technology in the world that I know of can't find a cure."

Indigo looked at the rudder above the Golden Lion's head and sighed:

"I have searched through medical books and cases in recent decades and have not found another similar case of a person who survived after a blown-off ship rudder was inserted into his brain."

"When something like this happens, it can only be called a punishment from God."

"god?"

The golden lion's mouth opened into a grin, the pain in his brain making his expression unusually ferocious at this moment:
"If you're talking about those pigs in Marijoa, then I'm the only one who can punish him!"

"Since medicine can't do it, let's take a gamble!"

between words.

The golden lion grabbed the rudder above his head, and a hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes.

If the battle with Sengoku Garp twenty years ago merely made him realize that the rudder embedded in his brain had caused his combat power to decline, it was still within an acceptable range.

The battle with Gawain last night was already unacceptable to him.

Only those who have experienced it know how terrifying it is to witness your own decline.

The Golden Lion had witnessed the fall of countless powerful men, including some who were almost invincible in the contemporary world like Rocks and Roger, but none of them fell in this way.

Rather than lingering in a corner, he prefers a sensational, grand ending.

Even if you fall before the finish line.

"Look at my luck. Is it still as bad as it was twenty years ago--!"

next moment.

Indigo and the others realized what the Golden Lion was going to do and rushed forward, but were directly bounced away by the domineering aura erupting from his body.

Just as the Golden Lion was about to forcibly remove the rudder above his head, a panicked voice reached everyone's ears.

"I have a solution!"

"I know someone who can help you with this!"

Golden Lion paused, and hope rekindled in his heart. After all, if he was not forced to do so, who would be willing to gamble his life on that slight possibility?
He turned around and saw Spandine walking over in a hurry. Without pausing, he spoke directly:

"More than a decade ago, a devil fruit leaked out of Marijoa. It was called the Operation Fruit."

"According to the records within the CP organization, that fruit can remove the heart while keeping the main body alive, and can even do things like personality swapping."

"There will be no problem in taking off the rudder above your head."

Now Spandine has placed everything he has on the Golden Lion, so naturally he doesn't want the Golden Lion to fall.

After all, if that happens, what awaits him will be endless pursuit by the World Government.

"Ah……"

The Golden Lion was stunned for a moment, raised his hand and touched the rudder above his head, and his originally almost furious mood calmed down in an instant:
"Where is the fruit?"

"do not know."

Spandine shook his head and continued:
"But what I know is that this fruit caused a fight between the World Government, the Navy, and Doflamingo more than a decade ago."

"Its final whereabouts are unknown, but it is definitely not in the hands of the World Government or the Navy."

"That's Doflamingo?"

"Do not."

Spandine denied:
"According to the intelligence we already have, there is no one with similar abilities within the Don Quixote family. But there was one thing that caught my attention afterwards."

"Not long after the fight, two people from the Don Quixote family disappeared."

"One is Doflamingo's younger brother, and the other is a boy suffering from platinum lead disease."

"The former is confirmed dead, and the young man's name is... Trafalgar Law!"

……

…………

The Grand Route.

The sea area near Rapeseed Port.

A pirate ship was anchored near an island. All the crew members gathered on the deck, looking back at the battlefield in the distance.

At this moment, several hours have passed since the battle.

The surrounding seas gradually calmed down, the wind and waves subsided, and everything was smoothed out by the sea.

Only the uneasy hearts of the people became more and more chaotic.

At this moment, both Crocodile and the Golden Lion had already left.

Kalifa immediately suppressed her inner anxiety and led everyone back to Rapeseed Harbor.

When they entered the Rapeseed Harbor again, all they saw was a ruin. The criss-crossing cuts almost cut the place into pieces.

The once neat and tall buildings had been torn to pieces in the recent battle.

Only at this moment did they realize the intensity of the battle.

"Who actually won?"

The owl swallowed.

Even though he was a prisoner on this ship, he didn't want Gawain to be defeated here.

After all, during this period of time, Gawain did not cause them much trouble because of Lucci.

Secondly, once the Golden Lion intervenes in the internal affairs of the Alabasta Kingdom, the danger level of the entire incident will be directly raised to the highest level.

He had never experienced the era of the Golden Lion, but from the files recorded within the CP organization, he was able to get a glimpse of the Golden Lion's terrifying combat power.

The knife just now made this horror come true.

No one answered Owl's question.

Weiwei stood at the bow without saying a word, her lips almost bitten until they bled.

If she still had some resistance when Crocodile attacked Alabasta, then when the Golden Lion appeared here, all she had was despair.

If Gawain, the only one who can fight against all this, falls here, then this country...

Weiwei didn't think further, nor did she dare to think further. She didn't even dare to ask Kalifa.

Even though she was less than fourteen years old, it was obvious that Kalifa had feelings for Gawain that went beyond friendship.

If Gawain really died in the hands of the Golden Lion this time, the person who would suffer the most on the ship would definitely be Kalifa.

"It will win."

"The captain...will win."

Kalifa murmured, but her eyes were already red.

But that is a golden lion!
The strongest man who once dominated an era and whose rivals included the World Government, the Pirate King of the Navy, and even Whitebeard, who is now known as the strongest man in the world!
Who dares to say that he will definitely win?
"Sister Kalifa..."

Weiwei was stunned, and then she heard a few patting sounds under the moonlight. It was Kalifa's tears falling to the ground.

Everyone was speechless for a moment, but they had only one thought in their minds.

Such power...even a monster like the knight Gawain would be unable to resist, right?
Do not!
You can't do it even if you want to save your life, right?

"Bulu-Bulu——!"

The sudden ringing of a bell broke the deathly silence.

Kalifa came to her senses and hurriedly took out the Den Den Mushi from her arms. After the call was connected, a familiar voice was heard.

"I'm out of this place, where are you guys?"

Kalifa was stunned for a moment, and almost lost her grip on the Den Den Mushi in her hand. She was so excited that she spoke incoherently:

"Captain, I...I...I am willing to marry you. Ah, no, we are in Raven, no, in Rapeseed Harbor!"

"..."

Gao Wen on the other end of the phone fell silent for a moment, and after a long while a somewhat helpless voice came back:

"We've returned to Rapeseed Harbor, right?"

"Ah... yes!"

Khalifa suddenly realized what she had said and felt her face getting hot. She didn't even dare to look back at everyone.

But she heard a murmur of discussion behind her, and the meaningful gazes she received made her scalp tingle.

She turned her back to everyone, pretending to be cool and aloof. After saying that Gao Wen was fine, she hurried back to the cabin.

But at this moment, he suddenly realized that he, who had said he wanted to make Gawain fall in love, seemed to have been the first to fall in love.

but.

I hope the captain is okay.

……

on the deck.

Gabra looked at the direction where Kalifa disappeared, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching. He even ignored the information that Gawain had successfully escaped from the Golden Lion:

"That girl Khalifa is completely hopeless!"

Owl and Weiqu nodded repeatedly, like pounding garlic:
"It's hopeless, absolutely hopeless!"

"However, in fact, Gawain's strength is even stronger than what we have seen before. Much stronger!"

Gabra sighed:
"Even a monster like Golden Lion didn't keep him. If he were in the navy, he would be qualified to be an admiral."

"Also, please send back the information about the Golden Lion appearing here as soon as possible."

"The last time that guy showed up, he destroyed half of Marinford. He's really too dangerous!"

"Ah."

……

As everyone was admiring, my anxious heart gradually settled down.

The ordinary crew members even developed an inexplicable sense of security at this moment.

At least under this pirate flag, even when facing the monster at the top of the world, their captain will fight to the death to buy time to survive.

Such people, in this era, no longer need any more words.

When Weiwei learned that Gawain was still alive, she felt at ease. At this moment, she also realized that Gawain had become her backbone.

"Ikalem, Mr. Gawain is still alive. This country, no, the people of this country, still have hope!"

Weiwei suddenly became excited, and even Ikalem beside her breathed a sigh of relief at this moment.

"Mr. Gawain is much more powerful than we thought. He even has the power to fight against that monster!"

"only……"

"This port has been destroyed, and countless people will be displaced."

Weiwei bit her lip and lowered her eyes.

She naturally would not blame Gawain for these problems, but simply empathized with the pain of the civilians.

"It will be fine."

Ikalem patted Weiwei's shoulder and comforted her:

"As long as Crocodile can be expelled, there will be no dancing fans, and there will be no Baroque Workshop, this country will develop in a good direction."

"Ah."

……

soon.

On the sea in the distance.

A figure came roaring and smashed into the rapeseed port like a meteorite, and the earth was cracked.

Gawain returned to Rapeseed Harbor and turned to look at Weiwei and said:

"I'm in charge of Alabasta's affairs."

(End of this chapter)