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

Chapter 400 After all, I'm not some kind of demon!

Hey!
Kanze Masamune drew his sword.

Immediately, an extremely oppressive force spread outwards from Gawain's center.

The ground beneath his feet seemed to be under unimaginable pressure, rippling with waves of earth that pushed outwards in all directions!

Even Sabo, who was standing some distance away, could feel the ground beneath his feet shaking!

"What happened? An ability user?!"

"But those who can achieve this level of ability..."

If Barrett and Fujitora's consecutive attacks just now showed Sabo the formidable power of Paramecia-type Devil Fruits when developed to their fullest potential...

What was happening right before his eyes at that moment was almost beyond Sabo's comprehension.

The overwhelming color in the air made one feel as if they were in the middle of the ocean, and every move felt like being shackled by a thousand-pound weight.

But the feeling of mental fog still made Sabo realize what was happening immediately.

This was merely the Conqueror's Haki that the man standing in the distant harbor was gathering before making his move!
"To be able to achieve this level simply by releasing one's suppressed Conqueror's Haki, that's..."

Sabo's face was deathly pale, and he couldn't utter a word no matter how hard he tried to speak.

He hadn't experienced this feeling of mental fog and almost losing consciousness in a long time.

The last time was more than a decade ago, when I first witnessed Dragon clashing with a naval admiral. I was so shocked by the aftershocks of their collision that I fainted on the spot.

However, more than a decade has passed, and Sabo's strength is no longer what it used to be. He may still not be a match for those two, but he would never lose his fighting ability due to the aftermath of their battle.

but now……

What shocked him to the extreme was that even when he was thousands of meters away, his will was almost crushed on the spot when he looked at the inhuman monster in the distant port!

"This is……"

"This is the strongest in the world!"

Fujitora sheathed his sword and stood beside Sabo, feeling the omnipresent Conqueror's Haki. The shock on his face was even more evident than Sabo's.

He knew Gawain's past far better than Sabo did.

Back in Raven Harbor, Fujitora had fought Gawain, and at that time he was confident that he could suppress Gawain.

But when he met Gao Wen again two years ago, he could no longer discern Gao Wen's true abilities.

Even now, standing in front of Gao Wen, he no longer has the desire to draw his sword.

When the gap between the two sides is too large, the battle will become a one-sided crushing defeat, which is not interesting at all.

"Even with his immense strength, Knight Gawain still has to bow down to the World Government?!"

Sabo couldn't help but speak up.

Fujitora pointed to the distant Inland Sea and said:
"Two years ago, it was a plain with countless fertile lands and millions of people living there."

"Now, as you can see, everything has vanished, leaving only the boundless sea."

"Ancient weapons?!"

Sabo understood, and his heart skipped a beat at that moment.

The tremors of the earth suddenly stopped, and Sabo composed himself and looked into the distance.

Gawain's hand was already resting on Kanze Masamune!
"coming soon!"

"The world's strongest man is about to make his move!"

this moment.

Those who are following this battle are all feeling this way!

Sabo and Fujitora were curious about just how far Gawain was capable of.

Buena Festa was no longer as confident as before. The sea beneath his feet was still undulating and swaying restlessly. He could even see Barrett's defeat and demise!

"I...I want to surpass Roger!"

"I can't die here!"

Buena Festa turned and walked toward the cabin, but his foot slipped and he fell to the ground.

The swaying sea reflected a distorted, ugly face.

He stood there, stunned for a moment.

Barrett, who was plummeting from the sky, stared intently at Gawain, who was getting closer and closer below!
After feeling the terrifying aura emanating from Gawain, he personally understood why Whitebeard had been so easily suppressed at Marineford!
Even if this man just stood there, the aura emanating from his entire body was enough to make most arrogant strongmen kneel down!
"Knight Gawain... Even Roger, Whitebeard, and Rocks are no match for even one ten-thousandth of you!"

"If I defeat you, I will be the strongest in the world!"

"I can also surpass that man!"

Barrett, his eyes bloodshot and almost delirious, stared directly at Gawain, reminding him of the time he first met Roger.

"I'm Barrett, you know!"

But with Barrett's shout, the giant bullet falling from the sky suddenly stopped...

Zheng——!
A crisp slash echoed through the air.

Barrett then realized that Gawain had already drawn his knife without his noticing.

A silver ray of light separated everything between heaven and earth.

Birds soaring overhead, floating pebbles, clouds filling the sky, and even Barrett's massive black giant bullet enveloped in Armament Haki!

Everything seemed as fragile as paper before the black knife in Gawain's hand, unable to stop the extremely sharp blade from cutting them in two!
boom--!
The large bullte, which split in the middle, lost control and plummeted downwards!

Fujitora seized the opportunity, floated it up, and stood aside, looking at the battlefield in the distance.

Beneath the large bullet shell lies a much smaller, but more robust and impact-resistant medium-sized bullet!

This was Barrett's proud defensive technique, yet it still couldn't stop Gawain's strike, and he was cut in half at the waist, directly exposing Barrett hiding inside.

"Nani?!"

It wasn't until now that Barrett realized what had happened. He looked down at Gawain, who had sheathed his sword and whose fighting spirit had dissipated, his eyes filled with confusion, and he muttered to himself:
"The battle is over? Isn't this guy a bit too arrogant?!"

"Who do you think you are?!"

"I am—!"

laugh--!
Before the words had even finished, a line of blood burst open from Barrett's chest...

laugh--!
As the blood mist sprayed out.

Barrett looked down at his chest.

A thin, long slash ran from left to right, cutting through all the flesh on his chest. If the wound had been even an inch deeper, it would have been enough to kill Barrett on the spot.

It did not kill him, but it perfectly neutralized all his resistance!

Gawain's combat strength far exceeded Barrett's expectations, even reminding him of his first challenge against Roger.

Damn it!
Even if Roger himself were standing right in front of me now, he absolutely could not do this, not even close!
The intense stinging pain caused Barrett's expression to change drastically, but more than anything, it was a feeling of resentment.

He witnessed the Marineford War and even saw Gawain's battle with Whitebeard.

Before entering Britannias and facing Gawain, Barrett already knew he was no match for him.

But the gap was so large that it was completely insurmountable, which was truly beyond his expectations!

"During the Marineford War, this guy didn't even use his full strength, he probably didn't even use half of it!"

"Otherwise, Whitebeard wouldn't have been able to hold out for so long!"

"Ha..." "What kind of monster is this?!"

As he fell, Barrett glanced at Gawain, as if sensing something, then turned his gaze into the distance, his expression freezing completely in that instant.

He opened his mouth, about to say something, when he completely lost consciousness and crashed heavily to the ground.

boom!
A loud roar followed.

The people around them then showed expressions as if they had just woken up from a dream.

Sabo stared blankly at Gawain, then at Barrett lying on the ground, unconscious. His lips moved, and he stammered for a long time, but he couldn't utter a complete sentence even in weightlessness.

Barrett, whom he considered a one-man army, only needed one slash against that man?!
He could find no words to describe his feelings at that moment.

Something to say.

It's basically like if the World Government didn't have the Ancient Weapons, Gawain alone would force Mary Geoise to kneel down and tie her hair up.

If Gawain were truly pushed to the brink and contemplated suicide, most of the people in Mary Geoise would have to consider how to die with some dignity.

This is the absolute deterrence brought about by absolute power!

As long as this man is alive, the flag of Britannias will never fall!

“Oh yeah~”

Fujitora sighed, looked up at Gawain in the distance, and tried his best, but all he saw was a shadow standing in the sunlight.

"Another day of regretting losing my sight."

Sabo turned to look at Fujitora, and fell silent for a moment.

He had spent a long time with Fujitora, but this was the first time he had heard such words from Fujitora.

But he wasn't surprised.

Simply because that man has the right to do so!
Hey!
Hey!
Hey!
Smoker, struggling to his feet from the ruins, limped toward Fujitora, his face also showing a look of just waking up from a dream.

In the past, he only knew that Gawain was very strong from Crowe, Fujitora, and Beville.

But I never imagined it would be this strong.

Barrett, who was capable of fighting Rayleigh in his youth, couldn't even last one round against Gawain.

"Smoker?!"

Fujitora waved to him.

Smoker nodded, glanced at Sabo beside Fujitora, and said nothing more, simply standing shoulder to shoulder with the two of them looking towards Gawain in the distance.

Gawain turned to look at Smoker:
"Are there any casualties?!"

Smoker shook his head:
"The intelligence was received in time, and everyone in the port had been evacuated in time. Apart from a few guards who were a step too slow and suffered minor injuries, there were no other casualties."

"The property damage is quite severe. The exact figures haven't been tallied yet, but Captain, you should be able to get the picture once you take a look."

Gao Wen looked around.

Barrett destroyed almost all the buildings in the port, and the few remaining buildings were on the verge of collapse.

Countless ships in the port were destroyed, almost overnight returning to the pre-liberation era.

Even a rough estimate suggests that the property losses have reached tens of billions, or even hundreds of billions of peggis.

"Tsk~"

Gawain shook his head and slowly walked towards Barrett, but stopped abruptly the next moment.

A short, even somewhat hunched figure had already stepped in front of the unconscious Barrett, one step ahead of him.

"You're Knight Gawain, aren't you?!"

Despite his body trembling and his legs visibly weakening, his voice betrayed an undisguised fear.

Buena Festa stood firmly before Gawain, looking directly into those eyes that could freeze one's soul, her tone resolute:
"Let's make a deal. I can give you the Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit in exchange for Barrett's life!"

"This guy……"

"We will become the strongest in the world!"

Gawain paused slightly, looking at the slender Buena Festa before him, his eyes revealing genuine admiration:
"It takes a good will to be able to stand before me."

Gao Wen had some recollection of the man in front of him.

In the original timeline, it was this person who teamed up with Barrett to plan the Pirate Expo.

Using the permanent pointer pointing to Laugh Tale as bait, they brought together a host of forces, including the Worst Generation, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Revolutionary Army, the Navy, and the CP organization.

They attempted to use this opportunity to ignite a world-shaking war, but ultimately lost to the Straw Hat crew due to various factors.

But in this process, besides Barrett's overwhelming combat power, what is equally noteworthy is the man's ability to stir up trouble.

Another useful person!
Gawain's combat strength has now reached a bottleneck, but his power is expanding rapidly.

In terms of combat, the Knights of the Round Table, led by Chloekin, are basically sufficient.

Moreover, in a year or two at most, Zoro, Sanji, Law, and other promising talents will develop into several powerful warriors at the level of Emperors.

By then, Gawain's military strength will be excessively abundant.

Therefore, what Gao Wen needs at this moment are talents in other areas.

Buena Festa may not be good at much else, but he excels at creating drama and attracting worldwide attention!

I want this person!
Gao Wen had already made up his mind. He pointed to the ruins around him and a strange smile appeared on his lips.

"These losses are probably not enough to be covered by just one Devil Fruit."

"You started this trouble and ruined my place. If you don't give me an explanation, I won't be able to keep the public in line!"

Buena Festa's heart skipped a beat; he inexplicably realized something was wrong, but with a knife to his throat, he had no choice.

"What do you want in return for letting him go?!"

Gawain pointed at Buena Festa, then at Barrett, and said:

"After all, I'm not some kind of demon, so I'll just work to pay off my debts."

“You will labor until you die in Britannias until you have earned enough money to pay the compensation for this port!”

Buena Festa opened his mouth, but couldn't find a single word to refute it.

Looking at Gawain's face was like seeing something indescribable.

This guy is definitely a demon!

Absolutely!
……

The other end.

Seeing that the battle was over, Sabo quietly turned around, preparing to slip away, but Gawain's voice suddenly rang out behind him.

"Hey revolutionary soldier over there, remember to obey the laws in Britannias!"

Sabo shuddered and turned to look at Gawain, only to see a portal slowly closing.

Fujitora, who had been standing shoulder to shoulder with him just moments before, was now standing behind Gawain, waving at him.

"Ghana~"

"Saab!"

(End of this chapter)