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

Chapter 216: Robin Joins the Group and the Ranking Battle Restarts
Seeing this, Cobra slowly left, quietly closing the door to leave more time for Robin.

Call ~
The warm wind swept across the windowsill, blew the curtains, and then lifted Robin's hair, revealing an exquisite and beautiful face.

There was a hint of smile on her lips out of habit, but it was different from the smile she had in the past, which was slightly scrutinizing and teasing.

It is warm.

Robin's heart was also warm at this moment.

The book still contained the texts recording the history of Alabasta, but what she saw were the bloody footprints she had left along the way.

Snapped!
The book was closed.

Robin turned and looked out the window.

In the midst of the wind and sand, the two invisible figures were still fighting each other, and almost the entire sky had changed.

"It's really special..."

"captain!"

……

into the night.

The sky of Alabasta is filled with stars and a full moon hangs high in the sky, illuminating the world like daylight.

"Whoo~"

"Enjoyed!"

Gawain was naked from the waist up, and his scales in the form of a demon were covered with bloodstains, with almost no intact skin to be found.

But there was only indescribable excitement in his eyes.

After all, it might only be the first time in a lifetime that you get to have a naval admiral as a sparring partner.

Now, whether it is physique, fruit or combat skills, Gawain has already reached the level of master, and will not be dragged down in the battle with the emperor-level strongmen.

Only in terms of domineering power, there is still a substantial gap between him and the emperor-level strongmen.

Gao Wen naturally had to seize every opportunity to temper his own domineering nature.

but.

Gawain was in a wonderful mood, but Kizaru's feelings were not much better.

He stretched out his hand and rubbed his old waist, only to feel that his bones were about to fall apart. His face looked pale from overwork, and his eyes were full of helplessness when he looked at Gawain.

As an admiral of the navy, and having experienced Zephyr's training, how could he not see that Gawain was using himself as a whetstone to temper his own domineering nature.

Don't let the time I spent with him really lead to the creation of a new sea emperor...

That would be a lot of fun.

The only thing that made Kizaru feel fortunate was.

In his perception, although Gawain had been practicing hard during this period, he had made almost no progress in his domineering, especially his domineering domineering. This could be considered a blessing in disguise.

"If you want to temper your domineering spirit, the best way is to fight with the strong, instead of practicing like playing house with me now~"

Gao Wen did not respond, but simply glanced at the system panel, his eyes falling on the Overlord Domineering column:
[Heroic Haki-LV-3: 7706/15000]

From the last battle with Kizaru to now, in just six days, Gawain's domineering aura has grown by more than three thousand experience points again, which means an average growth of more than six hundred points a day.

One Kizaru is as good as six Fujitora!
Although the experience gained from this kind of sparring fight is far less than that from a real fight, it is good in terms of quantity and satisfaction.

At this rate, in a dozen days or so, Gawain's Domineering Haki will be able to reach level four, and by then all the accumulated knowledge will be fed back to Gawain at once.

This is also what makes him different from other people in this world.

"Just be my sparring partner. I know what I'm doing."

"You're not even pretending, are you?"

Kizaru shook his head, but was too lazy to say anything more.

Gawain's wrong path had no impact on him, and in fact, for the navy, losing a Four Emperors-level pirate was a good thing.

"It's up to you~"

"But can't you let my old bones rest for a few days?"

"Okay then. I'll go."

"If you say that, it's meaningless."

"Haha~"

Gawain sneered twice, grabbed his coat on the ground, jumped up, and flew towards the King of Alabasta.

……

A few minutes later.

squeak~
The door was pushed open.

Robin subconsciously raised his head and saw Gawain, shirtless and wearing a casual coat, slowly standing at the door.

His exposed skin was covered with bloodstains, but it did not look dirty. Instead, it had a sense of ferocious savagery.

"woke up?"

Gao Wen said with a smile on his face:
"The admiral of the navy has entered the scene, the Baroque Works has been uprooted, Crocodile has been arrested, and if nothing unexpected happens, he will probably be imprisoned forever."

"Execution is out of the question."

"A natural devil fruit, and a pretty good Sand-Sand Fruit even among natural devil fruits. Once it's released, a powerful pirate can be created in a few years."

“This is no longer a suitable place to live.”

"I will keep my promise."

"Come……"

"I am willing."

Robin put down the book in his hand and looked at Gawain tenderly.

"..."

Gao Wen was stunned and didn't react for a while.

He originally thought that he would have to spend some time talking, but things actually went much more smoothly than he expected.

"What do I want?"

Weiwei arrived behind Gawain without knowing when, and forced her head into the door. She looked at Gawain and then at Robin, the gossipy spirit in her heart burning.

"Where is Mr. Gawain flirting with other women again?"

"I heard from Nami that there's a Khalifa on the ship, and a Gaza in the East China Sea—wooooooo!"

Gao Wen was so upset that he raised his hand to cover Weiwei's mouth:

"What's this mess?"

"Hehehehe~"

Robin held his face with one hand, and looked at the two of them with a softer look.

She didn't know the situation inside the Gawain Pirates, but just based on this scene, it was enough for her to judge that it must be warmer there than Baroque Works.

Robin looked at the two people playing in front of him, with a playful smile on his face:

"Who can say for sure about that kind of thing?"

"how about you?"

"Princess Weiwei?"

The sound fell to the ground.

The ward fell silent in an instant.

Weiwei's pretty face flushed slightly. She looked at Robin blankly, then looked at Gawain with a frown on his face. For a moment, she even forgot the purpose of coming here.

"What are you doing here?"

Gawain's mouth twitched. He simply let go of Vivi and turned to look at Robin.

For the first time, he began to doubt whether it was right or wrong for him to recruit this woman.

but no matter……

Once you say something, you can't take it back.

Faced with Robin's teasing, Weiwei was a little at a loss for a moment. She hurriedly put a box in Gawain's hand:
"This is a devil fruit that Ikareum found."

"With the arrival of you, Mr. Gawain, this fruit came into being. I think the person it has been waiting for is probably you."

Say it.

Without waiting for Gawain to speak, Weiwei stumbled away, and in a few breaths, she disappeared at the end of the corridor.

"Captain, you are more popular than I thought~"

Robin looked at Gawain playfully.

"Women will only slow down my speed in drawing my sword."

Gawain responded indifferently and focused his attention on the wooden box in his hand.

He raised his hand and opened the box.

A fruit that looked like countless blades rolled together appeared in front of Gawain.

"This is……"

Gawain's eyes fell on this devil fruit and he felt it was very familiar. However, Robin beside him saw its true form.

"Even rarer than the natural type... the animal type - the mythical beast!"

"Alabasta's reward is truly generous."

"what."

Gawain's gaze fell on the devil fruit in his hand, and a playful smile flashed in his eyes.

He had seen this fruit in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, very close to the page that recorded the Red Dragon.

now.

Gawain's mind flashed with the image of Clo tearing off a page of the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, and he murmured:

"The ability of this fruit is very consistent with the fighting style of a certain guy on our ship."

"I just don't know how that guy will react when the fruit he has been waiting for is right in front of him."

"Especially now, with Akin's development of the Bone-Bone Fruit, his combat power should have surpassed that of Crow... right?"

"After all, before Ajin gained his abilities, the gap between him and Clo was already very small. Now with the bonus from the Bone Bone Fruit..."

"Tsk~ Someone is going to be embarrassed~"

Looking at the fruit in his hand, Gawain had other thoughts in his mind.

Several months have passed since we entered the Grand Line, and four new people have joined the team.

Within the pirate group, the seats allocated based on the previous martial arts tournament are no longer applicable.

At least at this moment, Lucci's combat power is stronger than Sanji and Zoro who have not yet fully developed.

We can’t let these leeks sit idle, we have to find something for them to do.

Besides, the physical strength of Lucci, Zoro and Sanji has reached the critical point, and their awakening is enough to awaken domineering.

A strong confrontation, even one involving a battle between each other's beliefs, can speed up the process, and someone may even be able to awaken their domineering power directly through the battle.

Think of this.

After Gawain told Robin the general situation within the pirate group and gave her instructions on the subsequent arrangements, he did not stay and turned to leave.

……

at the same time.

Whiskey Peak.

Akin and Clo's teams just met here and learned of Gawain's order.

"New members joining the team and... the internal ranking competition will begin in seven days?"

Zoro subconsciously tightened his grip on the knife.

His gaze passed over everyone present and finally stopped on Lucci, Ajin, and Clo.

If he still has the confidence that he will not lose when facing Sanji, then the strength of these three people must be at least one level stronger than he is now.

Especially the battle in which Cloe used his speed to push him off the arena at the martial arts tournament, which he still remembers to this day.

If I don't get this back, how can I survive here in the future?!
What's more, this is a rare opportunity to fight against an opponent of similar strength!

Same as Sauron.

At this moment, almost everyone focused their attention on Clo.

Who wouldn't want to get the coin that represents the strongest cadre under Gawain?

"Has this moment finally come?!"

Lucci's mouth was stretched wide, showing the aggression of a wild beast.

After he joined the Gawain Pirates, what he had been waiting for was this opportunity to become one of the top three executives.

But when he finally waited for it, he had already changed his identity.

But now, he feels more at home here.

Only the determination not to lose to anyone remains the same as before, without any difference.

"Really... it makes my blood boil just thinking about it!"

"Cuckoo~"

The white dove Hadoli sensed Lucci's emotions and chirped excitedly.

"Do you feel the same way?"

"Cuckoo~"

Hadoli flapped its wings, circled around the group a few times, and then returned to Lucci.

This time.

It did not stop on Lucci's shoulder, but stepped directly on his hat, with its wings spread out, trying its best to show its strength, but it looked extremely cute.

Ajin and Clo stared at each other.

Invisible sparks flickered in the air.

There is no need to explain the competition between the two.

However, Clo, who had been in an advantageous position before, has now become the disadvantaged party.

"This time, I should be the winner!"

"is it?"

With a hint of smile on his face, Kro said calmly:
"However, before I fight you, I have to go to Arubana to get the thing I have been waiting for."

Ajin reacted immediately:

"Devil Fruit?"

"Didn't you say that even dogs wouldn't eat that?"

"I never said that!"

Clo's face turned red and he directly denied his dark history.

Feeling everyone's gazes, he turned around and jumped off the Raven without hesitation, then launched a scoop move and instantly disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Hahahahahaha~"

Only at this moment did a burst of laughter break out on the deck. Even Ajin and others showed a smile on their faces when they saw Cloe fleeing in panic.

but.

No one had any objection to this.

After all, long before the martial arts tournament began, Gawain had set the rules that whoever came first would have the priority to choose treasures such as devil fruits, famous swords, etc.

Although the first martial arts tournament ended in a draw, the real winner was still Clo.

But at this moment.

Sanji's voice, almost trembling with excitement, came from a corner...

"Cook-girl!"

"Cook-girl!"

"female--!"

"idiot!"

Nami's forehead veins were throbbing, and she couldn't help but attack. She punched Sanji and sent him flying. He did a three-and-a-half-turn in the air and landed on his face, his legs twitching constantly.

Seeing this, everyone felt the terrifying aura surrounding Nami and showed terrified expressions. They quickly retreated for fear that the blood would splash on themselves.

Even Lucci couldn't help swallowing:
"In that moment just now...Nami's domineering aura was even more terrifying than the captain's!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone nodded in agreement.

"That's right!"

"As one of the three unspeakable taboos of the Gawain Pirates, this is the level we should have!"

"What are the three taboos?"

"The Captain's past, Clo's washed socks, and Nami's vault, but the last one should be changed now... It's Nami's Haki!"

"Hey hey hey~"

"I can hear you talking!"

Kakakaka——!
Nami pinched her fingers, her voice cold and sharp.

The deck suddenly became quiet, and within a few breaths, all the people gathered here dispersed.

……

The next day.

In Alabasta.

Gawain did not go to Kizaru to practice Haki as usual, but instead came to the royal library of Alabasta.

Cobra had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw Gawain coming, he raised his hand and put a worn history book in Gawain's hand, and said:

“You might need this.”

(End of this chapter)