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

Chapter 434 Me? Gawain? Nika?
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The crowd's almost frenzied questioning of what was happening could not ultimately change their impending fate.

The moment the straw hat-wielding man slowly opened his eyes, A-Jin's steps also stopped.

He turned around slowly.

What catches the eye is a straw hat whose appearance has changed drastically!
His short shirt turned pure white, his black hair turned white, and it danced in the air like flames, with pure white clouds of flames resting on the shoulders of his straw hat.

That's the sign of a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user awakening.

Akin recognized him.

But what he didn't recognize was the straw hat in front of him.

The other person's appearance has changed, but something deeper has changed as well.

"Just as the captain said, your ability was never the Gum-Gum Fruit, but rather a Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit-Mythical Zoan-Nika Mode!"

"but……"

"Who are you right now?!"

The fact that another will resides within a Zoan-type Devil Fruit is naturally no secret to Gin.

After all, before Kuro awakened, he had said that he had sensed another will within the Kamaitachi Fruit, and Gawain had also mentioned this.

The awakening of Zoan-type Devil Fruit users is a clash between two wills.

If the main body eats the fruit, it will have complete control over that power.

The fruit devours the original body, ultimately creating something like the Jailer Beast in Impel Down, losing its self and becoming a pathetic creature driven only by instinct.

However, the straw hat in front of him is different from the will that Kuro completely devoured in the fruit, thus achieving unity of mind and body, or the Jailer Beast that lost itself in Impel Down.

Akin sensed this, which is why he asked the question.

The audience and even the players in the stands all looked completely bewildered.

The fact that the straw hat came back to life was already extremely strange, and now Akin's question has cast an even darker shadow over the matter.

What puzzled them even more was that Straw Hat actually touched his chin with one hand and began to think with his head down.

There was silence for a long time.

Straw Hat suddenly raised his head, his eyes bright, his smile radiant and infectious.

"I'm……"

"Monkey D. Luffy!"

"He is the man who wants to become the Pirate King!"

……

As the sound fell to the ground, the straw hat's smiling face at that moment was broadcast to the whole world.

Half-drunk and half-awake in the Sabaody Archipelago, Rayleigh looked up at the straw hat in the scene, now fully awake. The drunkenness in his eyes vanished, replaced by an indescribable feeling:
"It's white, it's white!"

"Nika!"

At the same time, Jaba, who was thousands of miles away and had rushed back to Elbaf, also witnessed this scene.

Unlike Rayleigh, he lay directly on the deck and burst into laughter.

puff!
puff!
puff--!
On the vast ocean stretching for hundreds of miles, countless super-large sea kings emerged from the water at the same time, like mountains standing in the sea!

The passing pirate ship was completely dumbfounded, and the captain standing on the deck thought he was witnessing the end of the world!
"Peace of mind."

"They were simply cheering for the impending liberation!"

The laughter startled the sea kings that had leaped out of the water, causing them to instinctively flee. However, upon hearing the familiar drumbeats, they couldn't help but turn back and look at the ship!
A mission etched into their genes—no, a promise, a contract—driven them to find that figure.

Human lifespan is a mere hundred years, while giants live for hundreds of years, a lifespan that normal people dream of.

But even the lifespan of giants is far from comparable to that of sea kings, whose size is often thousands of meters, a lifespan that needs to be measured in tens of millions of years.

Aside from Im and those blessed beings among the Celestial Dragons, the only ones who still remember Nika's existence are these giant beasts that still exist in the deep sea!
The colossal sea kings surrounding the Giant Kingdom, still waiting for Nika's return, are the best example of this.

The promise, long forgotten by humanity and even D, is still clearly remembered only by those who have lived for eight hundred years.

Hmm—!
As the drums of freedom resounded across the sea, the elephant lord, carrying the furry principality, stopped in his tracks and neighed loudly.

They seemed to be rejoicing at the imminent end of their eight-hundred-year sentence.

While escaping Caesar's pursuit in Dressrosa, Momonosuke Kozuki suddenly covered his ears.

It was because he heard it once, the voice he had heard countless times in his dreams, and this time the voice was incredibly clear and distinct!
"Young Master, what's wrong?!"

Kin'emon rushed forward and picked up the aching Momonosuke, his eyes filled with concern.

After Kozuki Oden's death, Momonosuke, who inherited his bloodline, became the only hope for Wano Country.

Kin'emon held this belief in his heart and regarded protecting Momonosuke as his mission.

"Didn't you hear that? The sound of drums coming from afar!"

Kanjuro looked around blankly, the only sound he could hear was the roar of the pursuers coming from behind.

The three of them fled again before they barely managed to shake off their pursuers and had a moment to catch their breath.

"Nothing at all."

"Have!"

"It must be! I heard it!"

A seriousness that belied his age appeared on Momonosuke's face as he said:

"In Britannias! In Britannias!"

Kin'emon was slightly taken aback:
“Britannias is more than 5,000 nautical miles away from here. Even if that country were wiped out, its voice wouldn’t reach here.”

"Have!"

"Must have!"

"We're going to Britain, and you're going to Wano Country... The future of Wano Country, the hope for its opening, must lie there!"

Momonosuke broke free from Kin'emon's embrace, staggered to his feet, and gazed into the distance, in the direction of Britannias.

Kin'emon stood there, stunned for a moment.

Having protected Tonosuke for so long, this was the first time he had seen Oden's shadow in him.

Regardless of right or wrong, even if it's just for the sake of Momonosuke's determination at this moment, Britannias has to make the trip.

Moreover, if there is anyone in this world who can help me defeat Kaido and assist Wano Country in its restoration, besides the World Government, it is only the one from Britannias!

Knight Gawain!

This man might be the most powerful being in the eight hundred years since the establishment of the World Government.

Even Kaido, who now commands immense power in Wano Country and forces both Orochi and the remnants of Oden's faction to retreat, would never be a match for that man!
……

deep sea.

Fishman Island.

Two years ago, the scene of a colossal sea king surrounding the entire Ryugu Kingdom was recreated.

Enormous figures cast shadows from above, shadows long enough to engulf the entire Fishman Island.

The sky suddenly darkened.

The Dragon Palace Kingdom is in chaos. Countless passing pirates are causing trouble at the port where they set sail, and countless fish-men are fleeing in panic in the streets and alleys, just to find a glimmer of hope for survival in the face of possible destruction!
Neptune hurriedly found Shirahoshi, only to discover that she had already lost consciousness and slowly regained consciousness several minutes later.

"Father!"

"I heard!"

"That voice, the voice that brings liberation!"

"Just today!"

"Right here... in Britannias!"

Neptune's heart skipped a beat.

I couldn't help but recall the scene from two years ago when Gawain single-handedly suppressed a colossal sea king.

Such immense power was enough to be celebrated as a myth. And that man certainly deserved it!

"Knight Gawain?"

Bai Xing was taken aback, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she nodded, saying:
"definitely is!"

"Mr. Gawain has the power to calm people's hearts!"

……

……

……

Rewind to a few minutes ago.

Mariejoia.

The Five Elders sat in their office, quietly watching the projection screen show Straw Hat's heart being pierced by Kin, and him slowly falling down, his blood spreading into a glaring red on the ground behind him.

Nasujiro Sei said calmly:

"Is this the end for straw hats?!"

"So that fruit has disappeared again."

Maz Saint nodded:

"This is indeed good news for us. At least for the next few decades, no matter how turbulent this sea may be, it will ultimately be in our hands!"

Halfway through.

Maz Saint's voice suddenly became softer.

The straw hat, which had seemingly lost consciousness, suddenly stood up again in the arena.

Flame-like white hair, pure white clouds of fire swirling around her shoulders, a reassuring smile that inspires unconscious trust, and the drumbeats that symbolize freedom…

Everything awakened the nightmare that the Five Elders had almost forgotten!
"Nika!!!"

Satan's suppressed voice finally escaped his throat, and his eyes were almost crazed!
"quick!"

"Activate the Heavenly King immediately!"

"I'm going to wipe that guy out along with Britannias!"

The other four, unusually, did not object.

Even though Britannias is already this powerful, the Five Elders believe they would be the stronger party if they had the Ancient Weapons.

The presence of hundreds of member states grants the World Government virtually unlimited war potential; opposing the World Government is tantamount to opposing the entire world.

But Nika is different.

Many of them were replacements who did not experience that era or that brutal war.

But anyone who experienced that war will know the significance of the name Nika.

It is not just its own powerful strength, but also a huge force that has been forgotten by the world, but will be gradually awakened as long as Nika exists, and is enough to bring about change to this world!

It's important to understand that Im was able to win that war not because they were stronger than Nika, but because some of Nika's men betrayed them.

Otherwise, the world might not be ruled by the World Government today.

At that moment, the Five Elders went almost insane from stress and immediately dialed Im's Den Den Mushi.

……

Beehive Island.

The flames of war have completely engulfed this place. The giant skull that once stood in the center has now completely collapsed, and flames and the roars of demonic giants are everywhere!
The entire island seemed to have been struck by some kind of impact, almost torn to pieces.

The instigator of all this, besides the giant army led by Im, was Blackbeard, who was standing in front of Im at this moment, looking at his own hands with a dazed expression.

"As expected of the world's strongest man's power, such pure destructive force can easily trigger a tsunami that engulfs a country, surpassing the vast majority of Logia-type powers!"

"I have already achieved a fighting strength that rivals, or even surpasses, that of the Four Emperors!"

Blackbeard clenched his fists, his eyes gleaming with an undisguised ambition.

The Tremor-Tremor Fruit's compatibility with him was far better than Im had anticipated, almost reaching a level comparable to the Dark-Dark Fruit.

In a sense, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which originally belonged to Whitebeard, was chosen by Blackbeard, who had betrayed Whitebeard, after Whitebeard's death.

Isn't this a kind of irony?
But it is precisely because of this that Blackbeard became a freak with two Devil Fruit abilities, something that the World Government had never seen in eight hundred years.

Although he has not yet experienced actual combat, even by the most conservative assessment, Blackbeard already possesses the formidable power to face the Four Emperors.

Im, looking down at Blackbeard from his elevated position, questioned him:
"They let that guy escape?!"

"what."

Blackbeard waved his hand dismissively, seemingly unconcerned.

"After all, he is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user who has awakened Conqueror's Haki and whose combat power is comparable to that of an Admiral. Even if I were to take action, it would be quite difficult to capture him alive."

"Yeah……"

Im looked calmly at Blackbeard.

The surrounding demonic giants gathered together, and even just standing there motionless, they exuded an oppressive aura like a prehistoric beast!
"Hey Hey hey……"

Blackbeard glanced around, then turned and stared directly at Im:

"Don't look at me like that, after all, I have no intention of betraying you~"

"Im...sir!"

"Yeah?!"

Im's tone was indifferent:

"You can give it a try if you'd like."

Say it.

Im then turned and left with his group of demon giants.

Is Blackbeard strong?
Of course strong.

The combat power of the Four Emperors is something that no faction can ignore.

However, for Im, such power was merely a force worth taking seriously; it posed far from being a threat.

Aside from Nika eight hundred years ago, the only person in the world who could pose a threat to him was Gawain, who now reigns supreme in Britannias and subtly rivals the World Government.

Blackbeard remained silent for a long time, feeling the black wrinkles on the chest of the group, his expression uncertain, but in the end he still chose to follow.

He gradually suppressed the ambition that had grown ever stronger with power.

……

far away.

Im's Den Den Mushi rang, and when he answered, the Five Elders' panicked voices came through the receiver.

"Lord Im, Nika... Nika has awakened!"

"What did you say?!"

Im's expression changed drastically, his pupils even trembled, and a frenzied Conqueror's Haki spread outwards from him, instantly causing the surrounding earth to collapse.

Even the giant demons, whose size was often tens of meters, could only crawl on the ground.

But when Blackbeard saw this, his desires, which had just been suppressed, reignited, becoming more turbulent, more frenzied, and more concealed.

wait.

It's what he's best at.

He can wait until the world's strongest Whitebeard falls from grace, and naturally he can wait until another king retires.

This world ultimately belongs to us!

Blackbeard firmly believes this!
Even the world king who reigns high on the Void Throne has moments of losing his composure, just like any other ordinary person. In that case…

Why can't I be the one in that position?!
(End of this chapter)