The most courageous pirate hunter

It's a bit awkward.

"Great, I'll protect you from now on."

Mansherry was in a particularly good mood, and her silly, goofy demeanor made Hermes quite disgusted.

Burgess kept a straight face, but his heart was pounding.

"As a gift, you can eat this thing!"

Hermes took the Power-Power Fruit from a box and tossed it to Burgess, a decision he had hesitated over for quite some time.

After much deliberation, I finally decided to give it to Burgess.

Anyway, he has no use for keeping it except to sell it for money.

As for whether it would be like throwing good money after bad, or even losing everything, Hermes didn't care. At most, it would just be a waste of time to send Bages to his death.

Hermes certainly possessed that much courage and confidence.

At that moment, Burgess instinctively caught the Power-Power Fruit, but was completely bewildered by the strange, spiraling patterns on its surface. He was utterly baffled.

Chapter 72 [Something just doesn't feel right]

"This is a Devil Fruit? For me?"

Burgess stared blankly, looking utterly bewildered.

My temporary agreement to work for this man is just a temporary measure. He'll definitely run away when he gets the chance. It's really difficult to deal with him using a Devil Fruit right from the start!

"You're lucky. This Devil Fruit was sponsored by someone else, and I haven't even had a chance to enjoy it yet."

"Paramecia-type Power-Power Fruit, which can enhance one's own strength. It is a very powerful fruit and is very suitable for your fighting style."

Hermes sprinkled on the seasoning, his tone still relaxed.

Don't tell me yet.

This Devil Fruit is quite suitable for Burgess. With the help of this Devil Fruit, Burgess's fighting power will definitely increase dramatically, and his achievements will certainly be much higher than in the future.

Little did anyone know that after Burgess became a member of the Blackbeard Pirates, he would eat this Paramecia-type Strength-Strength Fruit. Due to Hermes's influence, it had now fallen into his hands several years earlier than expected.

It seemed like it was destined.

"Is it really for me?"

Burgess still couldn't quite believe it.

He only boarded the ship after everything was laid out clearly, with zero trust between the two parties. Is this really a good approach?

Just as the man said, this Devil Fruit suited him perfectly, and its power was simple and brutal, making it an even greater asset when combined with his fighting style.

If it were him, he would definitely sell the person rather than give them to a newcomer who had just joined the ship. After all, they had a very unpleasant experience before. Wouldn't he be afraid that the newcomer would hold a grudge?

"This little gift is definitely for you."

Seeing that Bages was still somewhat doubtful about life, Hermes reaffirmed.

Mansherry looked at Bages as if he were an idiot. Just like his appearance, he was all brawn and no brains and didn't seem very smart.

I've already told him I'd given it to him, but I still have to double-check several times.

rare.

Burgess was silent for a moment, then took a deep look at Hermes' back, and then silently began to eat the Power-Power Fruit, but soon after, a sound of gagging could be heard.

That taste probably wasn't very good.

Next, Burgess got used to the Power-Power Fruit, just as Hermes finished grilling the food.

"Want some?"

Two adults and one child sat together, the barbecue on the table emitting a wonderful aroma, and an unidentified animal leg was grilling on the rack next to them.

Hermes took a wine barrel the size of a fingernail from a miniature box next to him and placed it next to Bages. It instantly grew to two meters tall, startling Bages.

"Hahaha, didn't expect that, did you? Hermes is also a power user. He didn't even need to use any abilities to defeat you."

Mansherry, clutching her sweet and sour juice, vigorously rubbed salt into Bages' wound.

"Hahaha~"

Bages chuckled dryly, then picked up the barrel and gulped down several mouthfuls.

The man before him was even more powerful than he had imagined.

In addition, there may be some issues with intelligence.

Little did they know that Hermes's method of winning people's hearts, though seemingly casual and hasty, often had unexpected effects. Apart from black-hearted maggots like Blackbeard, most people were quite susceptible to this approach.

There is a sense of trust that one would die for a true friend.

to be honest.

Hermes was confident enough that even if Bages became a traitor, he could take back everything that had been given to him. That's the mindset of a true strongman.

The idea of ​​observing someone for a period of time to see their loyalty is nothing more than cowardice and a lack of self-confidence. He, on the other hand, has such courage that he either doesn't use people he doubts or doesn't doubt people he uses. That's called personal charisma.

People who can comprehend his level of understanding are extremely rare.

Those who understand, understand; those who don't, can only accept mediocrity.

Hermes never believed in the human heart; he only believed in power.

From Bages' perspective, this person is very generous, trusts him completely from the start, and is someone he can follow; at least he's not the kind of unscrupulous, enslaving leader.

We can observe and wait and see.

Next three days.

The Death Ship sailed on the vast, uncharted sea without encountering any pirate ships or merchant vessels.

Thanks to the addition of Burgess to the ship, the loneliness and boredom are not as bad as when there was only Hermes and Mansherry at the beginning. At least now there is Burgess to spar with.

Bang bang bang bang! ! !

Early in the morning.

Hermes, shirtless, stepped into the iron block and stood on the bow of the ship, while Bages used Hermes as a punching bag, pounding him back and forth.

Both of them were cultivating.

"Boss, are you sure you want to continue? You've already coughed up blood several times!"

Bages's eye twitched. In the past three days, he had witnessed what monsters and masochists were like, making him too embarrassed to continue, even though he knew Hermes was cultivating.

"No big deal, you'll get used to it after a while!"

Seeing the blood all over the ground, Hermes waved his hand, indicating that it was not a big deal.

The most effective way to train in Iron Body, Armament Haki, and Life Return is to get beaten up, especially since Mansherry is there for every injury.

Of course.

Hermes wasn't entirely without cunning. On the surface, he spared Burgess's life, gave him a Devil Fruit, and even taught him the Six Powers yesterday, seemingly showing complete trust.

Actually, I still had some leeway in my mind.

He couldn't afford to be caught off guard, and he didn't even fully trust Mansherry.

"Weihaha."

"Fine!"

"Then I'll continue!"

Although Burgess couldn't understand it, this allowed him to better practice his boxing and the Power-Power Fruit he had just acquired. With the power of the Devil Fruit, his strength increased dramatically.

If he could kill a tiger with one punch at the beginning, with the power of the Power-Power Fruit, he can now kill five tigers. Once his strength is further developed, killing ten, thirty, fifty, or even a hundred tigers will not be a dream.

He really liked this Devil Fruit.

Pure power, full of a sense of grounding.

Just as the man said, his attacks didn't need to be fancy; they only needed a simple, straightforward punch. If one punch wasn't enough, then two or three punches would do. His attacks were full of domineering power.

ten minutes later.

Click!

"B...BOSS, it looks like you have a broken rib!"

Bages looked at Hermes' slightly sunken side, which was covered in bruises and steaming hot air. His whole body was covered in these bruises.

They were all hammered into submission by him.

His punches weren't ordinary punches; they were enhanced with Armament Haki and the power of the Power-Power Fruit. You could tell from Hermes's vomiting of blood and broken ribs that he was just barely holding on.

"Just a single rib."

Hermes remained calm and collected, immersed in the state of life restoration, controlling his ribs to reconnect, which would allow him to hold on for a while longer.

"continue."

Bages hesitated.