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

Chapter 408 Barrett: I'm still too young

"Yet another... monster with extraordinary potential!"

"They are both young and show signs of becoming legends. No, they are only one step away from becoming legends themselves!"

"Gawain has actually gathered so many young, yet incredibly promising young talents under his command!"

Is this a monster concentration camp?

"How did you do it?!"

Barrett was shocked, but his movements were as fast as lightning. He threw a punch with his medium-sized bullet, knocking Sanji back again.

The flowing purple substance quickly filled the gap in the medium-sized bullet.

Despite its massive size and sturdy armor, the medium-sized bullet still exudes an extremely powerful sense of oppression, even after being breached repeatedly, though it no longer possesses the invincible aura it had before.

Faced with an attack by most of the elite Knights of the Round Table, Barrett felt the pressure for the first time.

Any one of these individuals, taken individually, would be qualified to be the second-in-command or even the vice-commander of a Yonko-level pirate crew. Even those other than Gin, who has already reached the Yonko level, are very close to it.

But what truly shocked Barrett was the fearless look in these people's eyes.

"What a bunch of crazy guys!"

Even so, Barrett said this with a smile on his face.

Unlike being in Roger's pirate crew, where one had to constantly suppress one's true nature and even felt a strange sense of loneliness.

Everyone standing around him at this moment was one of his own kind!
A bloodthirsty, warlike monster that craves to be the strongest!

"Come!"

"Fight me to your heart's content!"

boom--!
The medium-sized bullet has moved.

Barrett changed his defensive stance and faced the Knights of the Round Table head-on.

The arms, exceeding thirty meters in length, left afterimages in the air, spreading out like a vast, overwhelming force towards the distance.

Even the mere airflow generated by a fist stirred up a gust of wind and whipped up dust.

The group of people standing side by side were swallowed up in an instant, but in the next instant, they burst out from the dust and smoke and attacked Barrett with their respective abilities!

boom!
boom!
boom!
……

Within the valley, the earth cracked continuously, and flames, slashes, shattered rocks, and flowing blackish-purple matter erupted wildly, changing the color of the world in an instant!

At this moment, the only one who could stand calmly to the side was Chloe.

He gazed at the battle escalating in the valley and couldn't help but sigh.
"No wonder he's a monster on par with Rayleigh, the King of Darkness."

"He faced a lower-level legend alone, along with several Gold Limit fighters, yet he still managed to handle the situation with ease, and even subtly gained the upper hand."

"but."

"This battle is like the final exam after two years of training!"

"Really..."

"Even I'm getting a little itchy to try it out!"

After some hesitation, Klose ultimately did not go on the field.

Barrett's combat strength is roughly between mid-to-high-level Legendary. Against a lower-level Legendary and four Gold-level Extremes, he can barely maintain a balance.

If someone close to the mid-level of legend were added to the mix, the balance of the battle would instantly tip, and the battle in the valley lasted for three days and three nights.

Three days later.

late at night.

Until Akin collapsed from exhaustion, Barrett was the only one still standing in the valley.

He was covered in blood and his steps were unsteady, clearly indicating that he was nearing his physical limit.

But those eyes grew ever brighter, frighteningly bright, amidst the continuous battles.

"Looks like I'm the one who'll be standing until the very end!"

The sound landed.

Barrett felt a sudden darkness before his eyes and collapsed to the ground, his body completely drained of strength.

At that very moment, Barrett heard Zoro's voice.

"Next time... I'll beat you to a pulp!"

"No, I'm the one who's going to defeat that guy!"

Sanji, not to be outdone, struggled to sit up, his eyes filled with boundless fighting spirit.

The same applies to Zoro, Law, Bevel, and Arkin.

The crushing defeat did not dampen their confidence; on the contrary, it honed their sharpness and made them even more radiant!
These guys...

It cannot be defeated!
Barrett suddenly had this feeling.

No matter how many times they fail, they will get back up until they achieve their goal.

How similar!
It's like seeing a younger version of yourself in a mirror!
Barrett closed his eyes, a slight smile playing on his hard lips:
"Then you need to hurry."

"I will leave this place after I defeat that man."

A burst of laughter suddenly erupted from all around.

As Barrett was still puzzled, Kro descended from the sky and stood beside him, a strange smile playing on his lips:

"Then you'd better hurry, Gawain won't wait for you here."

"By the way, what do you think is Gawain's strongest skill?"

Barrett blurted out:

"Power, overwhelming power!"

Barrett's voice was filled with admiration.

He had also seen countless supreme warriors who roamed the seas, from Roger and Whitebeard to Red Earl and Golden Lion. In other eras, they all had the potential to become kings.

But no one had ever given him the same overwhelming sense of pressure that Gawain possessed, as if he were a monster from another dimension.

"wrong!"

Kro shook his head, denying Barrett's guess, his eyes revealing an undisguised astonishment:
"It's the growth rate."

"He went from having nothing to where he is today in just three years."

“Three years ago, when I first met him, we were both at the Bronze level, but now he has reached the ceiling of Legend and has begun to think about how to cross the insurmountable barrier between humans and gods.”

"but……"

"Mastering Haki in a few months, being able to see through the Navy's Six Powers with a single glance, and even being able to use Big Mom's Mighty Kingdom with just one glance."

"Do you really think you can catch up with Gao Wen?"

Barrett paused for a moment.

For some reason, my previously restless and uneasy heart calmed down at this moment.

Does an insurmountable goal equate to a journey that never ends?

Barrett suddenly recalled his last challenge to Roger, only to be told that Roger was seriously ill and would not live much longer.

His first reaction at that moment was not anger, but panic.

The foothold they had just found, the sense of belonging they had just established, all collapsed with Roger's fall.

It was at that moment that Barrett felt fear and an indescribable emptiness for the first time in his life.

When the goal you've been chasing finally falls, who else can you challenge?
Only everything that Roger once conquered!
But how can one surpass Roger by following in his footsteps?

There was silence for a long time.

Barrett's expression relaxed, his breathing became even and steady, and the corners of his mouth slightly turned up.

It seems like a smile but not a smile.

"A goal that can never be surpassed, a journey that can never be ended, means that there is always a road ahead."

"Isn't that great?!"

Kro was slightly taken aback, his gaze falling on Barrett.

The moonlight shone down, illuminating Barrett's massive body, making his usually cold and hard face appear somewhat gentle.

While Kro was lost in thought, Barrett had already struggled to his feet, turned and walked away into the distance, muttering to himself:

"Take tomorrow off, and the day after tomorrow..."

"continue!"

With that, Barrett took a step forward, but at that moment a slightly puzzled voice reached his ears.

"rest?!"

"What rest?!"

"How can such a thing be allowed to exist on the path to becoming stronger?!"

“Barrett…are you being so careless?!” Barrett’s steps suddenly stopped.

After three days of fierce fighting, even his body was nearing its limit.

Continuing to persist under such circumstances is not only meaningless, but will also damage the foundation, leave hidden wounds, and even affect lifespan.

He practiced diligently, but it was all precisely calculated, just hitting the limits of this body.

With each step forward, you gradually push your physical abilities to new heights.

This is the correct way to practice.

But what did he hear?
The Knights of the Round Table still need to train?!

He knew his own body well, and he knew even more that the injuries suffered by Kro and the others were only more severe than his own.

Even a superhuman body would need a long time to recover from this level of exertion; being able to stand up the next day would be a good thing.

practice?

Nonsense!

Barrett shook his head, and out of admiration for everyone, couldn't help but offer a reminder:
“You have earned my approval and have performed well enough, even better than I expected.”

"There's no need to say things like that to show your toughness."

After saying that, Barrett turned and walked away into the distance, disappearing from sight in a few breaths, leaving the Knights of the Round Table looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Ok?"

"Any questions?"

Zoro looked completely bewildered.
"No matter how painful the training, isn't it perfectly normal to recover the next day?!"

"Isn't this common sense?!"

Luo reached out and touched his chin:

"Perhaps he has been imprisoned in Impel Down for more than 20 years, and his cognition has become out of touch with society."

"fine."

"Once he cultivates with us, he will understand in time."

Zoro nodded slightly:

"makes sense."

……

far away.

Chopper and Bepo unloaded their burdens and served a medicinal soup to everyone in the valley.

Kro looked down at the dark brown medicine, his brows furrowing slightly, but he still pinched his nose and drank it down.

This soup, carefully prepared by Chopper, may not taste great, but its effects are undeniable. It eliminates fatigue and speeds up the recovery of physical strength.

As they drank bowl after bowl of herbal soup, the group, who had been nearly exhausted from the battle, regained some of their strength.

Apart from Bevel, who had patrol duties the next day, and Sanji, who had to prepare food for everyone, the others found a spot and fell asleep immediately.

Not long after.

Then, a snoring sound came from all around.

Since we have to cultivate early tomorrow morning, what could be more efficient than sleeping in the cultivation grounds?

What? You say the floor is hard and exposed to wind and rain?
Comrade, your ideological awareness is insufficient!
Kro glanced at everyone, then at the potion pot in Bepo's hand, which was still half full, and said:

"Bepo, send one over to Barrett."

Bepo was startled, and his face showed reluctance:

“Mr. Clooney, I…”

"Um?!"

"I'm sorry, I understand."

"Ah."

……

……

……

The bright moon hangs high.

When Barrett returned to Camelot, only a few streetlights were still on.

Most residents were already asleep, except for the guards on night watch who passed by on the street every few minutes.

The streetlights cast a dim yellow light.

The light shone on Barrett, as if by magic, dissipating much of her cold and hard demeanor.

At that very moment, a hurried sound came from behind Barrett.

"Mr. Barrett!"

"Wait a minute!"

Before the person even arrived, the heavy sound of footsteps could already be heard.

Barrett turned around and saw Bepo, a tall man dressed in orange overalls with the Gawain Pirates' flag printed on his chest.

Bepo stood up straight, looking somewhat reserved.
“Mr. Barrett, this is what Kro asked me to give you.”

"It's a medicinal soup prepared by Jobat, which can speed up the body's recovery and reduce the hidden injuries left by cultivation."

Barrett glanced at Bepo, then at the medicine in the latter's hand, nodded, and reached out to take it.

Just as I was about to say thank you, I looked up and realized that Bepo had already fled as if he were running away, disappearing at the end of the street in the blink of an eye.

"They even prepared something like this?!"

Barrett uncorked the medicine bottle, sniffed, and smelled a strong herbal aroma. He took a small sip.

It has a bitter taste at first, mixed with various strange herbal flavors. The taste is not pleasant, but it is a genuine tonic that is beneficial and harmless to the body.

Inexplicable.

Barrett recalled the strange expressions on Zoro's and the others' faces earlier, as if he were the one who was acting strangely.

Can they really do that?!
Barrett wavered slightly. He looked down at the medicine pot in his hand and couldn't help but shake his head.

"This kind of thing can only be used as a supplement."

"It can alleviate physical fatigue to some extent, but it can never make people ignore three days and three nights of fierce fighting and start cultivating again the next day with full energy."

Barrett strode forward, but the strange looks from Zoro and the others kept flashing through his mind. He frowned slightly, but in the end, he couldn't help himself.

"never mind."

"We'll know once we go take a look tomorrow."

After a night.

Barrett dragged his tired body and forced himself to get up.

After three days of fierce fighting, even he was struggling to keep up and needed cultivation and food to recover quickly.

"Even my physical body could barely hold on."

"They absolutely cannot!"

Even so, Barrett still chose to return to the training ground from the previous night to take a look, only to find it in ruins, with no sign of Gawain and his group.

He immediately breathed a sigh of relief:
"As expected, that was just empty talk to make himself look like he was working hard in his cultivation."

"No matter how strong an individual's will is, it cannot defy objective laws."

"When you're hungry, you need to eat; when you're tired, you need to sleep; after a major battle, you need enough rest to make up for the body's deficiencies."

"This is what humanity is all about!"

boom!
Not far away, amidst the endless peaks, a sudden roar resounded.

Barrett gazed into the distance.

All he could see were countless towering peaks, but among those peaks, there were several figures that he felt were very familiar with, constantly colliding with each other!
He even saw mountain peaks being shaken and toppled.

The ground beneath our feet trembled from time to time, a sound caused by an extremely strong impact!

"No way?!"

Barrett was filled with doubt and unease, and quickly walked towards the distant mountains.

soon.

A wide-open platform surrounded by mountains came into view before Barrett.

Apart from Crow and Beville, who had missions to fulfill, the rest of the Knights of the Round Table gathered here for arduous training.

Even Smoker, who wasn't part of the Knights of the Round Table, was sparring with Bepo and Chopper.

(End of this chapter)