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

Chapter 334 Gawain is the light of the world!
"That guy is nothing but a scumbag who betrayed his beloved and lost his faith!"

Taizoro's eyes were bloodshot as he roared loudly.

He could never connect the glorious, brave, and unparalleled man described by Ah Jin with the Gao Wen he remembered.

"Take back what you said!"

Ajin was taken aback, his brows furrowed, and his expression turned cold.

Gawain gave him the belief to be reborn, granted him a new life, and helped him find the group of companions he could entrust his back to, as well as the captain he respected most.

He would never allow anyone to tarnish Gao Wen's reputation.

“I am grateful that you helped me while I was in prison in Britannias.”

"I will remember this kindness in my heart."

"But no one, no matter who, can smear the captain's reputation!"

Accompanied by words.

The murderous intent on Ah Jin's face was almost impossible to conceal!

"Ah……"

Taizoro sneered:
"Is there something wrong with what I said?!"

"At the crucial moment, that guy abandoned the woman who loved him most, chose to live on alone, and even went so far as to grovel before the World Government!"

"Isn't that how the so-called Seven Warlords of the Sea came about?"

"If it weren't for Princess Guinevere risking her life, he would have died in the Kingdom of Goa, but he was wandering overseas when that woman was on her deathbed."

"I used to think that guy was the one who understood me best, but now it seems that's not the case."

“He is different from me; he has forgotten his original intention and the meaning of his life.”

Tezoro turned around and prepared to leave.

He couldn't bring himself to attack Ah Jin here, since half of the blood soaking Ah Jin's upper body was for him.

But there's absolutely no way he'd spend money to support someone he hates to the throne!
But in the next instant...

Akin's voice rang in Tezoro's ears.

"So...do you still remember your faith?!"

"Zorro, no, the Golden Emperor - Taizoro!"

Tezoro paused, turned around, and saw Akin's strange gaze.

Anger, contempt, and a deeply hidden pity.

But it was this very pity that, like a thorn, pierced deeply into Tezoro's heart.

Tezzo was no longer concerned with when Akin recognized him:

"What do you want to say?"

"The captain once mentioned you to me. Most of the seas in the New World are under the control of the Four Emperors, but not absolutely."

"Below the Four Emperors, there are still a group of powerful figures whose strength is slightly less than that of the Four Emperors, but who cannot be ignored. You are one of them, and also the most special one among them."

Akin stood there, looking down at Tezoro from his elevated position, his voice brimming with barely suppressed urges for a joint statement:

"The captain said you were once a slave of the Celestial Dragons, and because of their existence you lost your beloved, yet after gaining your freedom you willingly groveled at their feet."

"All for the sake of having enough money to buy everything!"

"I don't!"

Tezoro argued loudly:
"I just... don't want to lose more because of money!"

Akin's words struck a chord deep within him, and Tezoro's emotions surged instantly, his clenched fists trembling uncontrollably.

"I...I...I..."

Tezoro's voice trembled as a jumble of thoughts raced through his mind, yet he couldn't find a reason to refute Akin's words.

Seeing this, Akin became even more convinced of his opinion:

"so……"

"The captain said that you are the most pitiful one among them."

"Despite escaping from Mary Geoise and getting rid of the collar around her neck, she willingly groveled at the feet of the Celestial Dragons."

"Everything was taken away by the Celestial Dragons, yet in the end, they became like the Celestial Dragons."

"Pitiful."

"sad."

"hateful."

Seeing this, Dess couldn't help but step forward and glare at Akin:

"Similarly, I cannot tolerate your meddling in the BOSS's affairs!"

Dais threw a punch at Akin, but the latter neither dodged nor avoided it, only staring coldly at him.

Do not!
It was Tezzo behind him!
"Stop!"

"Dace!"

A shout reached Des's ears, and flowing gold formed chains, binding Des's movements.

"Boss, you..."

Des turned around and saw Tezoro with his head down and bloodshot eyes.

"That's my business!"

"Don't interfere!"

Step by step.

Tezoro walked past Des and toward Akin.

Every step he took was incredibly heavy, and his pace slowed down more and more. He felt as if something weighed a ton on his shoulders.

He reached up and touched his neck. The collar that symbolized his slavery was gone, but the hoof of the Sky Dragon etched on his back could never be washed away.

brush--!
Tezoro stared directly into Akin's eyes, then ripped off his shirt, revealing a bright red mark on his back that made Dess, standing nearby, widen his eyes in disbelief.

He had seen this mark before, on the slaves of the Celestial Dragons.

"Boss, you..."

"Shut up!"

Taizoro roared and reached into his pocket to take out a gold coin, which transformed into a thin gold thread at his fingertips.

Like a golden serpent, it circled behind Taizoro and tore off all the flesh and skin on his back that was marked with the hoof of the Sky Soaring Dragon!

laugh--!
Blood splattered, and the excruciating pain made Tezoro's body stiffen, but his gaze burned like a raging fire:

"I am no longer a slave of the Celestial Dragons!"

Akin looked down at the bloody piece of flesh in Tezoro's hand, slowly shook his head, and his eyes showed even more pity:

“The marks etched on your body can be cut off, but your very essence cannot be changed.”

"The captain once spoke highly of you."

"Even if you control 20 percent of the world's Beli, as long as the power to decide whether Beli has any value is still in the hands of the Celestial Dragons, then everything you own is nothing more than a mountain of waste paper."

"What you really want has never been money, but power!"

"Enough to torment that power called Stella, just like the Celestial Dragons did in the past, just like everything you did in the Golden City."

Tezoro paused for a moment.

He looked down and saw his face reflected in the puddle.

Ferocious, arrogant, and overbearing...

But more than anything, he saw the shadow of the Celestial Dragon who had taken everything from him!

He then realized that, without knowing when, he had become the very person he once despised.

"I……"

Taizoro trembled, looked at Akin, and gritted his teeth, saying:

"What about Knight Gawain?!"

"How is he different from me?!" "That's the difference between you and the captain!"

Ajin spoke with a firm tone, his eyes filled with longing:
“Even though the captain never said it, we all know that he never forgot Princess Guinevere’s orders.”

"That means survival! Only by surviving can there be hope!"

"The captain gave Crowe a chance to live again, gave me a chance to be reborn, and gave everyone on this ship a chance to be reborn."

"He wasn't even satisfied with that, and took this belief from the East Sea to the Drum Kingdom, to Water Seven, to Fish-Man Island, and now to Britannias."

"That man not only did not forget his beliefs, but was also determined to do his best to give more people the opportunity to live."

“Gawain, he…”

"He's a zero as a pirate, but as a leader, he's absolutely qualified to be recognized by everyone!"

The sound landed like a thunderclap, making Tazoro's ears ring.

They were stunned on the spot.

It was only at this moment that he recalled a fact that he had almost forgotten.

Aside from the older woman, he also recognized the other person who had just fought Gao Wen.

During the years he eked out a living as a slave of the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise, he also witnessed many secrets unknown to the outside world. Among them was the existence of the Knights of God!
The face that bore a striking resemblance to Shanks, one of the Four Emperors of the New World, yet possessed a completely different aura, left a deep impression on him.

That man was a member of the Knights of God.

The members of the Knights of God are all Celestial Dragons, yet they have the power to execute Celestial Dragons, making them, in a sense, gods above gods!
The ruling class among the Celestial Dragons!
If Gawain were truly willing to become a lackey of the World Government, how could he possibly take the initiative to attack the Celestial Dragons who control the World Government?!
Even severing the opponent's arm?!

He couldn't help but recall the information he had seen about Gawain in the past, and then he realized that it all coincided with what Akin had said: that there is hope only in living.

They established Raven Port in the East Blue to provide a way for their crew members who had lost their fighting ability to survive.

The Seven Waters fought the Golden Lion to find a way for the ordinary people there to survive.

"Is there any hope if we're alive?!"

Tezoro suddenly realized, looked down at the skin he had cut off, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips:
"So, the Joker was me all along!"

"The one who forgets their memories, betrays their lover, and even loses themselves has always been me."

How similar are those who were tricked and lost everything in the City of Gold to ourselves back then?
As Akin said.

The shackles around the neck and the Sky Dragon's Hoof imprinted on the back can be removed, but the shackles imprinted on the mind will cause one to lose oneself.

Without even realizing it, you become a new Celestial Dragon!

At least in spirit, they are Celestial Dragons!

And that man...

Tezoro raised his head.

The end of sight.

The sun shines brightly in the sky, its golden light radiating everywhere.

The boundless sea of ​​trees was flattened, and sunlight fell on Gawain's bare upper body, like a god walking among the world, bestowing hope.

And what Gawain did in the East Sea, in Water Seven, was no different from what a god did to ordinary people?

In comparison, those parasitizing Mary Geoise are nothing more than a group of demons who consider themselves gods and live by sucking the blood of everyone.

Gawain is the light of this world!

The truly despicable one is me!

Taizoro staggered back a few steps, his face pale, but his eyes were incredibly determined.

With each step he took, the weight on his shoulders lightened, as if he had been reborn, for the shackles in his heart had also shattered at that moment.

He even heard a bang.

Letting such a man become king seems like a good thing, at least...

It can save more lives!
Let that woman's will continue; it's proof that she's still alive!
Suddenly, Tezoro saw in Gawain a way to make up for the regrets he and Stella had shared.

He raised his head.

Akin had already turned around and was walking towards Gawain in the distance.

Tezoro couldn't help but chase after him and said:

"Wait, Ah Jin, I..."

The words are not finished yet.

Akin, who was some distance away, had already turned around and was looking at Tezoro with a half-smile.

"I knew it. You're not the kind of person who would willingly collude with the Celestial Dragons."

"Let's go!"

"Go see our new king!"

Tezoro nodded, reached out and took the clothes that Dess handed him, and draped them over his body.

Sweat soaked the wound on his back, the pain was excruciating, but it made him feel incredibly at ease, at least he wouldn't have to feel like a stranger to Stella when he saw her in the middle of the night.

……

far away.

Standing in the sunlight, Gao Wen felt the earth's energy flowing into his body, repairing his injuries and restoring his physical strength to its peak.

It was at this moment that he saw Akin walking towards him at the end of his line of sight, and Taizoro, whose face was pale but whose nouveau riche aura was still undeniable.

Before Gawain could speak, Tezoro stepped forward, looking at him with anticipation:

"Captain Gawain, if you have the will to reach the summit, I am willing to provide you with assistance. After all, we should be the ones in this world who understand each other the most."

What? !

Gao Wen looked bewildered and couldn't help but turn to look at A Jin beside him, only to see a knowing look on the latter's face.

Based on Akin's description, I had a general idea that the person who appeared in Britannias was Tezoro.

After all, according to the original timeline, Tesoro's Gold-Gold Fruit was a prize from the Corrida Arena, which he ultimately stole.

The ability to manipulate liquid gold is unique to this place, with only one known instance of it on the high seas.

But the sudden appearance of Tezoro, who had been secretly interfering with the martial arts tournament, and his offer to cooperate with him was completely unexpected by Gawain.

"Forehead……"

Seeing the puzzled look on Gawain's face, Tezoro continued:

"The incident in the underground world where I interfered with the martial arts tournament was also my doing."

"terribly sorry."

"At that time, I was still immersed in my own beautiful dream. It wasn't until I was awakened by Ah Jin that I realized how naive I had been."

"But now I have awakened."

Although Gawain didn't know what had happened to Tezoro, he trusted Akin so much that he believed Tezoro's actions to a large extent.

Taizoro's fighting strength is not low.

Aside from Crow, who could hold his own against Gawain, no one else on his ship was likely a match for him, not even Akin.

Its combat strength should be close to that of a high-ranking Gold-level character.

More importantly, Tezzo now controls 20 percent of the world's Pelé, making him a living god of wealth!

Gawain's next goal of establishing a base in Britannias requires substantial financial support.

The two underworld emperors who previously collaborated with Gawain, Stuart and Du-Field, were too deeply involved, and Du-Field had his own agenda, both accepting direct control of the government at the same time.

But Tezoro is different!

This guy's ability to roam the seas is 30% due to his own combat prowess that earned him a Gold Saint rank, 30% due to his business acumen, and the remainder because he's managed to curry favor with a few Celestial Dragons.

Both the navy and the world government turned a blind eye to his actions.

It wasn't until Akainu came to power that the Navy launched an operation against the Golden Emperor.

"Want to become my comrade?!"

"You have such talent!"

(End of this chapter)