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

Chapter 218: The Third Battle with Clo
Behind Clo, the snow-white tail fluttered lightly with the air current surging around him.

The invisible wind pressure blew away the sand and dust around, and in just a few breaths, a cloud of dust was raised.

He raised his eyes to look at Gawain, and once again showed the eager look he had shown before:

"The Kamaitachi Fruit is perfectly compatible with my fighting style, and my speed has been pushed to a level far beyond what it once was."

"I really want to try and see how big the gap is between you and me."

between words.

Chloe couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick his lips.

He was the first cadre on the ship to follow Gao Wen, and he also witnessed Gao Wen's almost inhuman growth rate along the way.

Especially after witnessing Gao Wen learn the Scooping Death and Six Styles, Cloe became more convinced that the man standing in front of him at this moment had a talent beyond his imagination.

He knew better.

At least in the East China Sea, the gap between Gao Wen and him had not reached the point where it was now, with no end in sight.

It also could not give him the feeling he had now, of being completely powerless to fight back.

Originally, Clo had given up on catching up with Gawain, but the appearance of the Kamaitachi Fruit brought him new hope.

The first time he saw the Kamaitachi Fruit in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, he was sure that this was the fruit that suited him best and was made for him.

An invisible, all-cutting whirlwind.

How similar is it to Clo launching a death stun attack, indiscriminately attacking everything around him?
Although he was able to freely control the direction of the scoop after awakening his observation Haki, the once frightening feeling of oppression was no longer there.

Fortunately.

With the Kamaitachi Fruit in hand, everything will be solved.

When thinking of this, Clo's fingers were shaking.

The tail behind him and the surging air currents around him all spoke of the fighting spirit rising in his heart that was almost impossible to conceal.

The distance between us is finally starting to narrow!
this moment.

Clo was so sure of this that he couldn't help but begin to fantasize in his heart, could he really surpass the man in front of him?
Will there be such a day?!
Absolutely!

brush--!
Gawain swung his sword, shattering the air blade that flew in front of him. He looked up at Clo with a smile on his face:
"Let's talk first."

"The loser should not cry!"

"Do not make jokes!"

When Cloe's slightly helpless voice fell, he had already transformed into a sickle-weasel and attacked Gawain.

Ding!
The blade on Kanze Masamune's arm collided with that on Kamaitachi's arm in mid-air.

The dissipated force poured toward the ground, so that the ground beneath the two men's feet collapsed by nearly one meter. Dust was raised, obscuring the figures of the two men.

next moment.

A pure white figure flew backwards from the smoke and dust.

laugh!
Cloe dug his sharp claws into the soil and slid nearly a hundred meters before he managed to keep his body steady.

His arms couldn't help shaking from exhaustion, but his eyes looked exceptionally bright under the moonlight:

"What a powerful force like a monster!"

"But if it's just this level, it won't take long for me to catch up with you!"

"powerful?"

Gawain slowly walked out of the smoke and dust, tilting his head to look at Clo:
"This level is far from being considered powerful, and it cannot be compared with the Golden Lion or Yellow Monkey, monsters who stand at the top."

"Whether it's you or me, there's still an indescribable distance between us and the pinnacle of this world."

"us……"

Gawain once again thought of his speculation about the red dragon.

This feeling of not being in his own hands and being led by someone or even some kind of will made him feel uncomfortable instinctively.

The only way to break all this is to make yourself strong.

Be strong enough to break free of all restraints and defeat all enemies. Then all conspiracies and calculations will be nothing but chickens and dogs!
Gao Wen firmly believed this and was even more convinced that he could do it.

“It’s still too small.”

“Weak?!”

The corner of Clo's mouth twitched:
"You really don't know how to be tactful when you speak."

between words.

Clo's body changed again.

The sharp blade on his back faded, but the blade on his arm became more slender, invisible air currents surged on his feet, and his whole body became translucent.

The hair all over his body fluttered in the surging air flow, and combined with Clo's slightly red eyes, he looked even more evil.

"In human-animal form?"

Gawain stood in the distance, quietly watching Clo's changes.

The three most basic forms of animal-type ability users.

That is, the original form that is mainly human, the bestial form that is mainly animal, and the one that has the advantages of both, which is also the strongest human-animal form.

But in addition to this, there are also special forms developed by the users themselves, such as Gawain's demon form and Chopper's seven-stage transformation based on the Rumble Ball.

Thinking back to the increasing number of animal-type ability users in the team, Gawain couldn't help but start to wonder if the demon form had the potential to become popular.

pity.

This idea only appeared in his mind for a moment before he gave it up. It was not because Gawain was unwilling, but because the conditions were too harsh.

In order to replicate the demon form, one needs to achieve 100% control over the body like Gawain.

Even the Six Styles, which claim to perfectly control the life return of every cell in the body, cannot do this.

But this also opened up new ideas for Gao Wen.

Clo's fighting style is more dependent on speed. If the demon form cannot be achieved, sacrificing part of the power of the human-beast form in exchange for the paper-painted martial arts body with more extraordinary speed is undoubtedly a more suitable fighting form for Clo.

Even with the help of the Rumble Ball, it may be possible to achieve the same effect as the demon form!

Think of this.

Gao Wen couldn't help but remind him:

"You can try to learn all six styles and develop abilities similar to Luki's Paper Painting Martial Arts."

"That fits in perfectly with your fighting style."

"Paper-e Takemi?"

Clo was stunned, secretly took note of Gawain's words, and then focused his attention on the opponent in front of him:
"I understand."

"But now, let me see how strong you are!"

"Gawain... use all your strength!"

"you sure?!"

Gawain swung the long sword in his hand and looked at Clo with a more serious look:
“You might die.”

"Sure!"

Cloe responded calmly, then attacked Gawain again.

He stomped his feet hard, crushing the ground, and disappeared into the air in an instant. His speed increased to a new level compared to the original speed!
During this period, he focused almost all his energy on the study of the Six Styles, especially shaving, and naturally gained something.

This move is a combination of shaving and scooping to death, which instantly improves the speed and bursts into the face. Its name is...

"Dipper!"

The sound has not yet landed.

The sharp blade on Clo's arm had already slashed towards Gawain's body.

laugh--!
The sharp blade slid through the air, but Gawain had already disappeared.

When Cloe was puzzled, a violent and indescribable domineering aura erupted behind him, pressing him down like a mountain and making him breathless.

Oh no! Clo turned his head suddenly, and in front of him was only a silver light that almost covered the sky and the earth. It was Gawain's sword.

At the last moment, Guan Ze Masamune's blade stopped in front of Clo.

The burst of sword energy fell behind him, almost tearing the entire desert apart.

boom--!
The howling wind blew up the strands of hair on Clo's forehead.

The pale moonlight shone on Clo's even paler face. In just a moment, his vest was soaked with cold sweat.

"No matter what..."

Kro turned his head blankly.

All he saw was an exaggerated crack that stretched to the end of his sight.

this moment.

The wind in the desert is stronger and faster, blowing up sand and gravel and dropping it into the crack. In a few days at most, the crack will be smoothed out by the sand.

But the mark left in Clo's heart is hard to erase.

"With such power...are you really a human? Or are you some kind of beast in human skin? No, a monster..."

Chloe's voice trailed off.

Suddenly.

Only then did he realize that the man standing in front of him was not someone who had never been defeated before.

On the contrary, Gawain was defeated, and not just once. The East China Sea was defeated by Hawkeye, and the Rapeseed Port was defeated by the Golden Lion.

"What kind of monster have you been fighting against all this time?"

Gawain was indifferent and did not respond to Cloe's question. He just said calmly:

"We are still far away from the pinnacle of this world."

"But to fight a monster like that, this alone is not enough. It is far from enough."

"Qi——!"

Clo snorted coldly and slowly changed back to human form, his face looking frighteningly cold.

The slight arrogance that had arisen from the power he had gained tonight was shattered to pieces by Gawain at this moment.

He also understood at this time.

The gap between himself and Gawain had indeed narrowed, but that little bit of improvement had no real meaning in the face of such a huge gap.

Your Taoist power increases from one hundred to two hundred or even three hundred, but your opponent's is ten thousand or even twenty thousand.

Compared with this huge gap, the former's growth is completely meaningless.

"Really..."

"How on earth am I ever going to catch up with a monster like you?!"

Clo couldn't help but let out a sigh, the frustration in his heart was indescribable.

“My growth rate is still too slow.”

"No!"

Gawain shook his head:
"On the contrary, your growth rate, especially after entering the Grand Line, is very fast, so fast that I didn't expect it at all."

Gawain was telling the truth.

In just one year since the rise of the East China Sea, Clo's combat power has reached the silver level from bronze. After eating the Kamaitachi Fruit, he should not be far from the gold level. Ajin and others are also growing rapidly.

This is certainly assisted by the Seven Warlords' entries, but it is also inseparable from their own efforts.

Continuously breaking through the limits of one's own potential is the best proof of this.

Originally, in Gawain's idea, Crow's position in the pirate group should be closer to the White Paper Fan.

The real front-line fighters should be Sanji and Zoro, and the same goes for Kin.

The fact that these two people could achieve what they have now was beyond Gao Wen's expectations.

Now both of them have gold-level potential, and both of them have eaten fruits that suit them. In the future, they are guaranteed to be at the level of Shichibukai, and they will be the core combat force in any pirate group.

"Ha~"

Cloe chuckled and simply lay down in the desert, feeling the dry sand hitting his face. He let the resentment in his heart brew, and finally turned into a murmur:
“I’ll be on the stage where you are.”

"Will."

"I'm waiting for you."

……

……

……

at the same time.

The Grand Route.

A warship, sailing downstream along the ocean current, headed towards Alabasta.

Zefa stood on the deck, and from the Den Den Mushi in his hand, the exasperated voice of Sengoku kept coming:

"Zefa!"

"How long are you going to make trouble?!"

"The affairs of Alabasta are already under the sole responsibility of Kizaru. Why are you causing trouble?"

"I have already applied for your transfer. Just come back and sign it. Training the new generation at the Military Academy is yours--!"

Snapped!
Zefa hung up the phone, raised his hand to pick his ears, and was not moved at all.

Aokiji's brows jumped when he saw this:
"Teacher Zefa, is this really okay?!"

At this moment, Aokiji, who was watching Zefa confronting Sengoku head-on, couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Why did he lose his temper and follow Zefa to make trouble in the teaching building?

If the conflict between Zefa and Sengoku is allowed to continue, it will inevitably affect the stability within the navy.

The New World is now in turmoil and the Four Emperors are fighting endlessly. If the navy makes any mistake, the final result may be irreversible.

This is also a problem that the current naval top brass is worried about.

"Humph."

"You are not a rule-abiding person, are you?"

Zefa smiled faintly:
"You don't really think that what you did in O'Hara was very secretive, do you?"

"We old guys all saw it, even Sakaski knew it, but no one pointed it out."

Aokiji suddenly fell silent.

He turned and looked at the sea in the distance, but what appeared before him was O'Hara's burning refuge ship.

After the Demon Killing Order destroyed O'Hara, Sauro also disappeared. Only Robin, who was saved by Sauro at his own risk, sent back some news from time to time.

He does not regret his original decision.

Even now, he could not agree with Akainu's extreme approach of eliminating possible dangerous factors at all costs. Justice should not be such an extreme and radical existence.

But Aokiji is still confused about whether his original action was right or wrong, so Aokiji has been observing Robin's every move over the years.

But all we see is Robin being betrayed over and over again, and betraying others.

Several years ago, Robin disappeared from the Grand Line in Alabasta.

"If that was truly a mistake, I would take care of it myself."

"Well~"

Zefa smiled faintly:
"I don't think it was a mistake."

"A compassionate admiral, no, a naval marshal, is far more trustworthy than an extreme and radical man."

"If Sakaski is the one who takes over the position of marshal from Sengoku in the end, given his personality, it will only make the situation more chaotic, even to the point where we don't want to see it."

(End of this chapter)