I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 149 148. Trading Devil Fruits!

"That's what it is."

The dinner table.

Messer told them what he had talked about with Shanks.

Yamato blinked and looked at Messer, "Does that mean I can beat them up starting tomorrow?"

Messer nodded, then shook his head: “There are opportunities to beat them up, but more often than not, you will be beaten up.

To be more precise, I will beat them up, and you will most likely be the ones getting beaten up."

After hearing what Messier said, Yamato's pretty face turned embarrassed.

Messer looked at her and laughed. "Of course, I'll give you a chance to beat up guys other than Shanks and Beckman. His other companions are pretty powerful too."

Runti smiled and said:

"Isn't it just a beating? I'm not afraid of them. If they want to beat me up, they'll have to break my defense first."

"Don't be careless, many of them are domineering."

Perona curled her lips: "Then I'll have to see if they can stop my ghosts."

Messer chuckled. Apart from Shanks and Beckman, the rest of their group was in big trouble.

"Well, I'm looking forward to your performance. Beat them up for me then."

Robin looked at Messer and said, "Our newspaper is now on track and we have published the first issue today.

But it’s only within the territory of the Kingdom of Goa.”

Mercer asked Xiang Robin, "Has it been released? How is it? Are many people watching it?"

Robin sighed, “Today is the official first day of opening, and we’re just giving it away for free.

We need more hot spots to sell, and the most attractive thing in this world is undoubtedly pirates.

We need professional paparazzi to follow us around and film it, so that it will be attractive."

Hearing this, Mercer curled his lips and smiled at Robin:
"How about the gimmick of 'Daily Life of Pirates from the Grand Line'?"

"You mean to ask Red-Haired Shanks and the others for the news? Will they agree?"

Robin was very clever and understood immediately. Mercer chuckled and said:
"I'll help him train his partners, so he'll have to pay me a salary. In the future, I'll also go out and collect interesting stories on the sea, which will be hot topics for our Global Times.

There are very few people in this world who can go to the sea. Our newspaper can allow them to appreciate the various scenery of the sea without leaving home. There will definitely be people who buy it then.

I can also forge famous swords and weapons and display them in newspapers, which will be a big hot topic.”

Robin smiled and nodded. She knew that these things would not be difficult for Mercer.

Chuckling, he took a bite of the vegetable salad and ate it in small bites. "Then you came over to help me practice. I feel like I can't neglect my own practice anymore."

"can."

Moses agreed without hesitation.

Everyone ate and chatted, and finished a delicious dinner.

……

The next day.

In the Korpo Mountains.

Beside the lake.

Messer and Robin, who had changed her makeup, took some photos of Shanks and the others with the camera-phone bug. After these bastards knew that their photos would be published in the newspapers, they shamelessly changed into new clothes.

Shanks looked at his friends playing and posing not far away, and the corners of his mouth twitched. Snap! The tiny camera phone bug's eyes flashed like a flash, freezing the scene.

Shanks: "That's enough. I agreed to cooperate with you, but you can't take pictures of everything, right?"

Messer smiled and said, "Don't worry, I promised you I wouldn't take pictures of Uta."

Shanks nodded. This was the bottom line. He didn't want his daughter to be exposed to the public at such a young age. It would not be good for her growth.

He hasn't decided yet whether to let Uta become a pirate or something else in the future. The girl is still young, so he has more time for her to think about it.

"Shanks? Why don't you want me to be photographed? Am I not also a member of the Red Hair Pirates?"

Uta sat on a rock nearby, puffing out his lips and supporting his cheeks, staring at Shanks and Mercer with an unhappy look on his face.

"Of course it's because you're not old enough. You know what? Even when I was a kid in the pirate group, I wasn't even in the newspapers."

Uta blinked. "Did Shanks also go on a pirate ship when he was a kid?" He had never heard him mention that. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Then tell me about your childhood and I will forgive you."

Shanks smiled and said:
"it is good."

"That was a long, long time ago. I was only one month old then."

Messier also started listening to the story. Surprisingly, this guy was quite good at telling stories and it sounded pretty good.

Soon, after hearing the story, Uta looked at Shanks with sparkling eyes: "So those stories you told me when I was a child were all your own personal experiences, amazing Shanks."

Shanks couldn't stop smiling at his daughter's admiring eyes. He then looked at Mercer beside him calmly, wanting to see if his expression was any different. But the next moment, his face froze.
"Don't you find it interesting?"

"It's interesting, it's really interesting, it broadens my horizons."

"Then why do you look so calm?"

"Otherwise, like this little girl, I'm looking at you with admiration. Are you a little kid? I'll also go to those places and have adventures in the future. Maybe I'll go to more places than you. So, there's no need for me to worship you."

Shanks' face froze, and he actually felt that what Messer said made some sense.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Seeing this, Uta glared at Messer angrily and said, "Are you bullying Shanks again?"

Moses ignored it.

Uta was so angry that she rushed over, yelling at Meser and waving her fists at him.

Bang!
A blow to the head to suppress it.

"Wow wow wow, Shanks, he hit me again, it hurts so much, wuwuwu."

Uta cried very sadly, with tears and snot streaming down her face.

Messer looked at Shanks, "Is this girl a crybaby? Never mind, I'm going to go over there and beat someone up."

After saying that, Messer turned and left. When Uta saw that Messer had actually left, she looked up at Shanks with tearful eyes, and her expression looked very aggrieved.

Shanks was helpless. That bastard Messer had created a mess that he had to clean up, but she was his precious daughter and he couldn't just ignore it.

"Uta, it's okay. How about I help you beat him up later?"

"Really? But didn't you and him draw yesterday? And you even told me he was very strong? He couldn't even beat you.

Forget it, I don’t want you to beat him up, I don’t want you to get hurt.”

The corners of Shanks' mouth rose slightly, she received the kindness of her precious daughter.

I couldn't help but purse the corners of my mouth.

"Don't worry, I didn't use my full strength yesterday. Just wait and see how I deal with him later."

Shanks chuckled.

Moses came to the others.

The photo shoot was over and Robin had returned to the castle to work.

Looking at these companions of Shanks.

The corners of his mouth curled up:
"Shanks told you yesterday, didn't he? From today on, I'm your instructor. Be prepared to die."

At this time, the little yellow-haired Jesus laughed: "Boy, I..."

Moses' eyes focused, and his body instantly moved from stillness. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of him without a sound.

Jesus Bu looked at the black shadow that appeared in front of him, his pupils suddenly shrinking, and the next second, bang! A whip kick instantly blossomed in his face.

"what!"

After a scream.

Jesus turned into a dark shadow.

Whoosh! It shot out backwards.

Stones were skipping on the lake not far away.

Moses's raised leg fell to the ground.

He looked at the rest of them with a smile and waved at Xiong Bao: "Baseball bat."

Xiong Bao in the crowd took something out of his mouth and threw it to Messier.

Catching it with his right hand, Moses looked at their angry faces and said with a smile:
"From now on, I am your instructor. Please call me Instructor Sir. Otherwise, that little yellow-haired boy will be your role model."

The fat boy Laki Lu, standing two meters away, had a scowl in his eyes. "Kid, you can talk, but why did you hit me?"

Moses smiled and looked around, seeing anger in their eyes.

"That's right. In that case, then all of you go ahead. Well, Beckman, you don't need to, since you're also an instructor."

Messer glanced at Beckman, whose lips twitched.

The next moment, a figure appeared in front of Lakilu and smashed a dark baseball bat on his head. Lakilu was startled and raised his arms above his head: "Arm yourself."

The baseball bat collided with his arm instantly, and a clang sounded from the collision of metal.

Messer took a deep breath and looked at the man in front of him, his surging Armament Haki gushing out and wrapping around the baseball bat.

A cherry-red halo appeared, and the next moment, shadows of sticks covered his entire body like a cloak.

Bang bang bang bang bang!
Muffled sounds appeared one after another.

After Messier smashed around, with the last hit, Lakilu flew backwards and fell heavily into the lake.

Mercer glanced sideways at the remaining people, and the next second, he rushed forward again.

Hong Xiang was shocked and yelled, "This kid is evil, let's attack him together."

Mercer suddenly appeared before him, smiled at him, and struck him on the forehead with a club. Bang! With a bang, Hong Xiang collapsed to the ground. Mercer volleyed the ball, sending Hong Xiang flying backwards.

At this time, the remaining Bendik Snake, Lime Jones, Gab, Benk Punch and the little monkey Mengshida all rushed up.

Messi's eyes were calm as he rushed forward with a baseball bat in his hand. The first two long-range shooters had been dealt with, and the remaining
Muffled sounds and screams came one after another.

A moment later, Messer leaned his baseball bat against the ground and looked at the two men lying on the ground, both wet and wet. "Now, what should you call me?"

The group of people looked at each other, and finally, under Moses' unfriendly gaze, not only did they not give in, but they became even more arrogant.

Moses smiled at this.

"You guys are alright, worthy of being Shanks's companions. Now, be prepared to die."

The group of people struggled one by one, holding their weapons and roaring as they rushed forward again.

Messer swung the baseball bat and started hitting him.

This is what Moses taught. If you can't kill them, then beat them to death. They are all adults, not Yamato and the others, so Moses will not show mercy.

But the quality of these people is really good.

The worst strength rating is C-level, and the strongest among these people, Lakilu, has C+ level strength.

Of course, in terms of actual combat power, these people are even stronger when they work together, causing considerable trouble to Messer.

He was also hit many times.

While beating them, Messer was also observing the "scenery" in another place, where Shanks and Beckman were beating Yamato, Runti, Ace, Sabo and others with a mixed duo.

The blow was equally severe.

It was like he and Moses were competing to see who was more powerful and who could persecute the other's companions more.

In response, Moser attacked more harshly, and waves of ghostly howls and wolves' howls echoed throughout the forest.

evening.

By the lake.

In front of a campfire.

Various wild animals were roasted over the fire.

The grilled meat is golden and shiny.

A rich aroma filled the air. Except for a few people including Messer Shanks, all the people sitting around the fire had bruises and wounds all over their bodies.

Taking a big bite of roast beef, Messer looked at Ace, whose face was swollen, and chuckled:
"Why is it so miserable?"

"What do you think?" Ace looked at Messer resentfully, chewed a piece of meat, and swallowed it. "That bastard was the one who took the best care of me. And he still talks about reciprocity."

Mercer nodded. "Very well, I will return the favor tomorrow."

"Be a human being, please. Look at what you've done to Lu and Bu?"

Shanks, who was standing opposite the campfire, pointed angrily at his companions at another campfire.

Ace looked over again and burst out laughing. The eight people opposite him were all swollen. There were no wounds on their bodies, but they were swollen. Everyone was about to become as fat as Lakilu.
Even the monkey had big bumps on its head and was still squeaking.

"Hahahaha, Mei, you're really awesome. It makes me laugh to death. Hahahahaha~"

Ya Dabao was lying on the ground kicking his legs and laughing, and Xiong Bao was laughing too, but his face was pulled and he hissed in pain.

Uta looked at the cute bear and crow and finally couldn't help asking:

"Messer, why can all your animals talk? Is there any way to do it? Can my little monkey talk too?"

As soon as the words came out, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Especially the little monkey squeaking, his eyes full of desire.

Seeing Uta start talking, Shanks took the opportunity to ask:

"Yes, Messer, do you have any ideas? Also, I noticed that Runti's weapon is also of the quality of a large sword. Do you know any famous swordsmiths? Could you recommend one to me?"

Mercer's eyes narrowed as he smiled, "Want to know?"

Shanks nodded, looking expectant.

Mercer: "I can teach your monkey to talk, and I can also make you a big sharp knife, but what will it cost you? You can't do it for free, right?"

At this time, Benckpunch, who was beside another fire, looked at Moses expectantly:

"What do you need? As long as you can help Mengshida regain the ability to speak, I will do anything you ask me to do."

The little monkey beside him also nodded hurriedly.

But Messer didn't look at him, but at Shanks.

Shanks nodded heavily, "Mengshida is my partner, just tell me if you need anything."

"Devil Fruit." Mercer smiled. "Any Devil Fruit, I'll help it learn to speak and help you reforge your weapon."

Shanks blinked:
"Do you want to eat? I noticed that besides you, Ace, and that red-haired girl named Eri, you're all espers. If everyone is espers, it would be very dangerous to be out in the ocean.

Yes, we got a devil fruit a few years ago. I don’t know the specific effects, but I can give it to you.”

Mercer laughed and reached out his hand. Shanks reached out and shook Mercer's hand.

"make a deal."

"Then I will give you the devil fruit tomorrow."

"Then starting tomorrow, I will help you forge your sword and speak for that monkey."

"Forging a sword? You."

Shanks looked at Messer in surprise, "Can you forge a large sword?"

"Nonsense, otherwise you would think that a big sharp sword would be scattered everywhere like garbage."

Moses rolled his eyes at him.

Shanks was very surprised.

After everything was discussed, everyone started playing again.

……

The next day, he got the devil fruit from Shanks.

Messier and Xiong Bao merged together, swallowed Mengshida and performed throat plastic surgery on him.

Then he began to feed him the medicine passed down in the "Manual of Raven Taming".

Messer took the time to reforge Shanks' weapon.

After asking him about his thoughts, Messier finally used some of the magnetic alloys he had collected before to forge him a weapon that could transmit domineering aura and convert it into electric current.

in the following time.

Everyone practices on Mount Korpo every day.

Keep fighting.

Two months later in the blink of an eye.

"Boom!"

The two figures collided with each other as fast as lightning.

Black and red electric currents splashed out in all directions.

The next moment, Shanks raised his hand and swung his sword.

"God avoids."

Dense black and red electric arcs wrapped around the blue and white electric sword slashed at Messi's chest through the air.

Boom!
A terrifying roar occurred.

Moses was chopped off and sent flying in an instant.

Bang bang bang.
The trunks of the trees were broken one by one by Moses' body.

Flying backwards.

The cold dew that Messer held in front of him was dancing with black and red arcs of electricity, and the same domineering aura was wrapped around it.

The armed color domineering condensed behind Messer suddenly burst out.

Boom! With a loud bang!
His body froze, and his feet stomped hard into the air.

"Papa! The sound rises and falls."

The figure stopped.

Falling from mid-air.

But at this moment, a figure with black and red electric arcs wrapped around his body suddenly appeared in front of him, and a shining cherry-red long sword suddenly appeared in his eyes.

Messer's eyes turned, and the next moment, a terrifying dark red high-temperature flame gushed out from his left hand.

Shanks hurriedly stopped and dodged the high temperature flames.

Mercer's eyes were focused, and the high-temperature flames gushing out of his left hand were instantly gathered with his thoughts and pressed on the cold dew in his right hand.

A blazing fire ignited on the cold dew, and black and red arcs of electricity were entangled in the flames.

With his feet exerting force, Messer came silently in front of Shanks and slowly swung the thunder and fire blade in his hand.

"Thunderfire Slash."

Seems slow but is actually fast!

Next second,
A violent explosion mixed with high temperature flames and thunder and lightning erupted.

boom! Boom!
The terrifying impact swept up the surrounding trees and collapsed the ground beneath the two men's feet.

Messer and Shanks each stepped back.

At this time, Shanks smiled and said:
"I'm leaving now. I've been here for two months, so it's time to go out and have some fun. We'll come back later and we can spar again."

"Aren't you leaving the East China Sea?"

Shanks smiled:

"The East China Sea is so big, I haven't had enough fun yet. When I have had enough fun, we will leave here.

This time I plan to play around for a while, about one or two months

Is there anything you want? If so, I can get it for you."

"No, if I want it, I'll go out and buy it myself."

(End of this chapter)