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

Chapter 301 Something's Wrong with This Pirate Crew!
"Stusi and Du-Field's factions must also have their eyes on Knight Gawain's potential!"

“Lord Tezoro, we still have a chance to enter the game now. Once Gawain has fully gained power and established himself in the New World, it will be much more difficult to enter the game.”

Bakara tried her best to persuade Taizoro to invest in Gaowen.

As Tezoro's assistant, she knew far more about the current state of the Golden City than anyone else.

The immense wealth not only brought Tezoro overwhelming power, but also made the Golden City the fattest piece of meat in the New World.

Although Tesoro chose to submit to the Celestial Dragons in exchange for the protection of the World Government and become a member state of the World Government, it could serve as a deterrent to some extent.

But once Tezoro shows signs of weakness, the World Government might be the first force to attack the Golden City!

However, if there were another Yonko (Emperor of the Sea) behind Tesoro, besides the World Government, the outcome would be completely different.

Baccarat could see this, and so could Tezzo.

After all, he understood his own situation better than Bakara did, but he remained silent in the face of Bakara's advice.

He considered himself a qualified businessman, and businessmen are best at weighing pros and cons, and know how to put aside personal hatred and humiliation, and make way for profit!

To this end, he even went so far as to bow down to certain Celestial Dragons in order to gain their support and truly establish himself within the World Government.

Logically, Tejoro had no reason to refuse Baccarat's offer.

But whenever she recalls Gawain's face, the countless movies she has watched, and the woman in those movies who shares Stella's plight, she feels a pang of sadness.

Tezoro then felt something burning in his chest.

"this matter……"

Tezoro gritted his teeth:
"Let's talk about it later."

"There's been a problem with business in Britannias, and I need to go there in person."

Seeing this, Bakara immediately understood that Tezzoro had instinctively rejected her proposal, but the more he did so, the less she was willing to give up:
"Lord Tezoro, now is the best time—!"

"Bakala!"

Taizoro's eyes were bloodshot as he smashed the desk with a single blow.
"This is an order!"

Bakara trembled, feeling the invisible aura surrounding Tezoro, and cold sweat broke out on her back:
"Yes!"

"Ah."

Tezoro took a deep breath, barely managing to calm himself, and said:

"Even if you want to invest in one of the Four Emperors, there are better options now."

“There’s been a bit of trouble at Wan Guo, and Auntie hasn’t shown up for a long time. This is a good time to offer some help.”

"This matter is not urgent for now."

As he spoke, he glanced at Bakala and, seeing that she still looked panicked, reached out and patted her shoulder to comfort her.

Tezoro continued:

"On the contrary, that old bastard Britannias unilaterally tore up all the arms orders, and even our business expansion there was interrupted by him for various reasons."

"This batch of goods was provided by Doflamingo. If we don't handle it properly, we are not afraid of Doflamingo himself, but the Beasts behind him are the real problem."

"This is the most pressing issue."

“I’ll handle this matter with Daiss myself. We’ll leave the Golden City area to you and Tanaka for the time being.”

"Yes!"

……

……

……

In an abandoned shipyard near Forest 013 in the Sabaody Archipelago.

Countless wrecked pirate ships are moored here, many of which are even aground and half-submerged in the sea.

The hulls of these pirate ships were all corroded, with large patches of reddish-brown rust.

The Lionheart Knight, moored here, seems somewhat out of place.

Shortly after the battle ended a few days earlier, Rayleigh began coating Gawain's ship, and with Franky assisting, the process was progressing rapidly.

Shouts and shouts could be heard from the beach as dozens of strong men practiced their skills under the scorching sun.

Sweat dripped onto their bronze skin, sparkling like gems in the sunlight.

"Hurrah~~~!"

With a roar, Bepo, covered in snow-white fur, dragged a boulder and galloped away, leaving deep furrows in the ground behind him.

His body visibly swelled up again, and his height exceeded five meters. Chopper, who was close to human form, with his increasingly ferocious fangs, looked just like a pure war machine!

"Bepo, your purity is too low!"

Chopper stood beside an abandoned pirate ship, slamming his iron fists heavily onto the ship's hull.

The hull of the pirate ship was covered with dents, and at the bottom of many of these dents were fresh bloodstains.

"Only by being like me can you achieve true power!"

"Uh oh——!"

Encouraged by Chopper, Bepo's gradually tired body suddenly found a surge of strength, and his pace quickened abruptly.

"pioneer!"

"Pure White Pioneer!"

It's not just these two.

Zoro, Sanji, Croakin, and Van O'Caro are all engrossed in their training, and some even seem to be going astray.

The more tired and exhausted your body is, the more you push it to its limits, the more you can feel a strange sense of pleasure.

It's so powerful, it makes you want to say that...

“kimoji~”

The sun sets, and the bright moon hangs high in the sky.

Rayleigh, who was coating the Lionheart Knight, put down his work and was about to find a place to sit down, have a couple of drinks, and reminisce about his past adventures when he turned around and saw Gawain and his crew training diligently.

"Ok?"

"Are all pirates in the new era this competitive already?!"

Rayleigh's lips twitched.

For a moment, I couldn't help but question the meaning of life.

After all, if they had been that ambitious back then, they might have already achieved their goals in that era.

Roger didn't have to gamble everything on this era...

What a ghost!
He recalled the once-famous newcomers he had met before and finally realized that they were no different from himself.

Gao Wen and his gang are the odd ones out!
"No... which pirate crew doesn't hold banquets, drink heavily, or indulge in pleasure after dark, but instead focuses on training?!"

"These guys are pirates? Could these be legitimate pirates?!"

After making a few sarcastic remarks, Rayleigh turned his gaze to the group of people diligently training. Having calmed down, he felt a surge of respect for them.

"No wonder Knight Gawain has reached this level at such a young age."

"These pirates under his command must have been influenced by him to train so diligently, right?"

"After all, the captain is not only the leader of a pirate crew, but also their role model, and should set an example for everyone."

"Knight Gawain must be training hard somewhere too, right? He..."

Halfway through.

Rayleigh then noticed Gawain, who was also sitting on the deck.

Contrary to his expectations,

At this moment, Gao Wen was sitting leisurely on the deck, drinking wine, eating snacks, and looking at the night view in the distance. He was completely relaxed. Where was the fierce spirit he had shown when he faced Hawkeye a few days ago?

He's not trying at all!

Rayleigh turned to look at the group of people meditating on the beach, lost in their own world, and then at Gawain sitting on the deck.

He opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

However, Gawain misunderstood and thought that Rayleigh wanted to eat but didn't know how to ask, so he took the initiative to share some of the snacks on his plate with Rayleigh and then clinked glasses with him.

"Cheers!" Rayleigh hesitated for a moment, then finally couldn't help but ask:
"They've always been like this?!"

Gawain nodded.

"You've always been like this?!"

Gao Wen nodded again.

"Ah."

"No...why?"

Gao Wen smiled slightly:
"Perhaps it's because of passion."

"..."

Rayleigh gave him a disgruntled look.

He finally realized that Gawain was the only normal person on the ship.

The other crew members' obsession with spiritual practice had reached a near-mad level!

This is not right!

Even nine out of ten things are wrong!
But because of this, Rayleigh became increasingly curious about Gawain and his gang.

Nothing to do.

Rayleigh decided to sit on the deck until late at night, wanting to see just how long Gawain's crew could hold out.

But the result left Rayleigh speechless.

In terms of physical ability, Gawain's crew members were naturally not as good as the crew on Roger's ship.

But the tenacity displayed by Gawain's men, who repeatedly collapsed from exhaustion and rose again and again, was so remarkable that even Rayleigh admired them!
By the time Kro and his group stopped, it was already past 2 a.m. on the clock in Rayleigh's hand.

Rayleigh couldn't help but ask:
"What is the purpose of all this strenuous training? Is it simply to become stronger, or to gain a foothold in the new world?!"

Ajin was taken aback, reached out and touched his chin, and after a moment's thought, nodded:
"Both of them."

"You can feel your body getting stronger step by step, breaking through your limits time and time again, it's simply mesmerizing!"

"But more importantly, I can't become a burden to that man."

"That's right!"

Chopper nodded emphatically, expressing his complete agreement:
"The captain is far more powerful than us."

"But according to Captain Akin's understanding, the captain was far less powerful when he was in the East China Sea. He was even defeated by Hawkeye with an absolute advantage. But now the captain can defeat Hawkeye."

"This only shows that the captain is growing at an unimaginable speed. Every bit of progress he has made must have come from countless efforts and sweat. How could we, as the crew, possibly give up?!"

This remark drew immediate agreement from the crowd.

"I followed Captain Gao Wen from the East China Sea and witnessed his journey to becoming stronger!"

"Although we have never seen him cultivate, no matter how great his talent, every bit of power is accompanied by sweat!"

"He must be secretly competing with us in places we don't know about!"

"Ahem—!"

Kro coughed twice, and seeing that the surroundings had quieted down, he looked directly at Rayleigh and said:

“I can testify to that.”

"Gawain is an extremely competitive guy."

"It's like those students who say they don't work hard, but secretly work harder than anyone else."

"He deliberately put on a nonchalant demeanor only to lull his opponent into a false sense of security."

"That's exactly the kind of person he is!"

Rayleigh was taken aback. He thought back to Gawain's incredibly practiced movements just now, and inwardly exclaimed:

That relaxed and carefree demeanor, that casual behavior, absolutely cannot lie. That guy is definitely not the kind of person you described!

If you ask why...

Of course, it's because that guy is the same kind of person as me, and the feeling of being with someone of the same kind is absolutely undeniable.

Just as Rayleigh was about to speak, Akin and the others had already returned to the cabin. They chatted and laughed all the way, their words filled with satisfaction.

Seeing this, Rayleigh swallowed his next words.

After all, the truth is too cruel, and for these people, indulging in illusions is not necessarily a bad thing.

A sea breeze blows, bringing a slight chill.

Rayleigh instinctively tightened the cloak on his shoulders, took a sip of the strong liquor in the pot, and then picked up the snacks that Gawain had brought him and put them in his mouth.

A slight smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.

"young."

"That's great~"

……

In the cabin.

Cavendish slowly opened his eyes and saw a series of familiar faces.

"You've also been captured by Gawain and his gang?!"

"captain……"

Cavendish's second-in-command nodded, explaining with a dejected look:
"Shortly after you left that day, that man named Kro attacked us."

"In just a moment, our ship was destroyed by him."

“We were no match for him and were captured on the spot. Fortunately, there were no casualties, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.”

"Tch—!"

Cavendish spat. The filthy prison gave him goosebumps and made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

It's fortunate that my companion was unharmed.

Just as Cavendish was pondering how to escape, a jarring sound of a door being pushed open came from afar.

Squeak~!

Blinding light streamed in through the cabin door, and Cavendish instinctively squinted.

Gawain and Chloe walked in side by side.

Cavendish's combat strength is quite good. During the Dressrosa period, his original form had strength close to that of a Marine Vice Admiral. After his second personality, Hakuba, awakened, he may have already approached the Silver Limit.

Of course, Cavendish may not have reached that level yet, but a silver-level combatant would be a decent addition to Gawain's group.

It would be best if he could accept it; if he's unwilling to back down, then the only option is to send him on his way.

"Knight Gawain, you bastard who stole everything from me!"

"I don't recall ever having any grudges against you."

Gao Wen was somewhat confused.

"You still say you don't know!"

Cavendish gritted his teeth in anger:

"Ever since you debuted, all the newspapers and magazines have been reporting on you, and all of this originally belonged to me!"

"So this is your reason for attacking us?!"

Kro's lips twitched. He simply couldn't understand why someone would risk their own and their companion's lives for such a trivial reason.

Gawain recalled Cavendish's jealousy of the straw hat during the Dressrosa era and instantly understood what was going on.

"Of course!"

Cavendish snorted, then, noticing the fear in his companion's eyes, couldn't help but speak:

"This matter was my own willful act and has nothing to do with them. I'm at your disposal; let them go!"

Upon hearing this, the coldness in Kro's eyes softened slightly, while Gawain's eyes gradually brightened:

"If what you want is attention, to be admired, and to enjoy flowers and praise, I have a way."

(End of this chapter)