Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

In the waters of Beihai, the flag of justice flies high.

"Report: Pirates have been spotted on a small island off the coast ahead."

The messenger reported loudly from the watchtower, while Raleigh, lying on the sun lounger, looked utterly dejected.

"Colonel Cleveland, are there really that many pirates in the North Blue?"

Cleveland, standing to the side, also looked somewhat embarrassed. Just two days ago, when he picked up Raleigh, he had boasted that North Sea had undergone significant changes under Lieutenant General Sakazuki's leadership.

As a result, in less than two days, they had already encountered four waves of pirates.

"Um, Lord Raleigh, it's probably because this area hasn't been completely cleared out by the Navy yet..."

Cleveland's voice grew softer and softer, and his head bowed lower and lower.

There's no way around it; facts speak louder than words.

Faced with the fact that four waves of pirates swept through the country in two days, claiming that one's governance was excellent is like slapping oneself in the face.

"Alright, let's arrest a few of the ringleaders and find out what the reason is."

"Rayle said lazily."

Kakei and Gion, standing to the side, were exceptionally excited. Their recent progress had been remarkably rapid, far surpassing their training at headquarters.

Kake and Gion have now mastered the Six Powers of the Navy that Raleigh taught them, and Kake has also learned Armament Haki.

Although it's not yet enough to be used skillfully in combat, it's a first step.

Gion progressed even faster, mastering the flying slash and officially entering the realm of a swordsman.

Furthermore, she repeatedly used paper drawing in the face of life and death, and successfully mastered Observation Haki.

The two of them are now close to reaching the level of generals.

"Raleigh, we're going now."

Eager to continue their breakthrough, the two charged directly towards the group of pirates using Moonwalk.

"Okay, be careful."

Raleigh waved his hand dismissively, saying he couldn't be bothered to help.

[Slacking off on the battlefield earns you +200 slacking-off points]

[Ding! Your "slacking off" points have reached 10,000. Do you wish to start the lucky draw?]

"lottery."

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have drawn the Great Grade Sword - Mikazuki Munechika. Do you wish to extract it?]

Raleigh sat up abruptly from the sun lounger, quite surprised.

In the previous few lotteries, aside from the domineering items, all that he got were useless things, leaving Raleigh speechless.

But the prize in this lottery is particularly amazing—it's a famous sword.

"extract."

A flash of white light appeared, and a beautifully crafted katana appeared in Raleigh's hand.

That is to say, everyone's attention is focused on the pirate crew in front, and no one is paying attention to Raleigh.

Otherwise, they would be extremely surprised by Raleigh's ability to create things out of thin air.

Raleigh gripped the katana and slowly drew the blade.

The blade is gleaming and has a blade length of 80cm, which is the standard length for a katana.

The blade's significant curve makes it very easy to chop, and its wide base narrows sharply towards the tip.

This unique structure, also known as "Ta-Zhang-Qiang," is a distinctive sword-making design from the Heian period.

In addition, the blade pattern is also very different from other knives.

Other blade patterns are mostly common designs such as double-flowered T-shaped patterns, random blades, alternating patterns, and straight blades.

The pattern on this Mikazuki Munechika sword is called the "Mikazuki (New Moon)" pattern, and it also has two parallel "double blades".

Sunlight shone on the blade, casting dazzling rays of light.

Raleigh couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:

"As expected of one of the legendary Five Swords of the World, it is hailed as the most beautiful of the Five Swords of the World."

This Mikazuki Munechika has received much praise, the highest of which is "a masterpiece among masterpieces".

Although it doesn't have the mythical aura of the Dojigiri Yasutsuna that Raleigh gave to the flying squirrel, the fact that this sword is ranked ahead of Dojigiri Yasutsuna based solely on its design and sharpness speaks volumes.

Legend has it that a general who was skilled in swordsmanship once possessed this skill. Because of his exceptional swordsmanship, he was given the title of "Sword Master General".

This is precisely why Mikazuki Munechika was not just a good sword like Dojigiri Yasutsuna.

This sword is ranked among the twenty-one Great Grade Swords, and it is a famous sword with the absolute potential to challenge the twelfth Great Grade Sword.

"Such a beautiful knife, I must learn some swordsmanship."

"Hey, let's just slack off for now. The more we slack off, the more we'll learn."

Raleigh originally wanted to try out Mikazuki Munechika, but then he remembered that he wasn't very skilled at swordsmanship.

Instead of wildly hacking around with this knife, it's better to wait until you draw a sword-related skill later.

Otherwise, if Gion, who loves her sword, saw this, she might become as enraged as Zoro. (When Luffy was wielding a famous sword and using a pistol, Zoro was so angry he almost chopped Luffy down.)

Besides, it would be such a waste to take such a beautiful sword out and use it for random hacking.

After hanging Mikazuki Munechika beside him, Law used his Observation Haki to sense the battlefield situation and then stopped paying attention.

[Slacking off on the battlefield earns you +200 slacking-off points]

Kakei and Gion have already entered a rampage mode. Two elite colonels dealing with a group of pirates worth less than ten million Berries is naturally a piece of cake.

Before long, the battlefield had calmed down.

When the warship approached, most of the pirates had already been dealt with by Kake and Gion. Only one pirate, who looked like a captain, was tied up with ropes and kneeling on the ground.

"Major Gion and Major Kake are simply too strong."

"I've never seen such a powerful major before. I bet they'll be promoted to lieutenant colonel soon, right?"

The sailors on deck were all amazed.

They weren't without experience; after all, they had once fought alongside Sakazuki against a major pirate crew in the North Blue.

However, apart from Sakazuki, he rarely saw any young naval experts.

They also believed that no one could compare to Sakazuki, and anyone whose strength could approach Sakazuki's was a rare genius.

"Lord Raleigh, the pirate crew has been wiped out. Lieutenant Commander Gion and Lieutenant Commander Kake have captured their captain."

Cleveland walked over and said softly.

There's nothing he can do; his status on the ship is too low right now.

In terms of military rank, he was higher than Gion and Kakei, but in terms of strength, he couldn't beat either of them.

Moreover, he knew that for young headquarters majors like Gion and Kake, the rank of major was just the beginning.

After gaining experience across the country, one can easily be promoted to the rank of general after returning to headquarters in a few years; the rank of major is just a transitional step.

So he didn't have much to compare himself to. Besides the two of them, the only other person was Raleigh, whose military rank and position were higher than his and whose strength was unknown.

According to Cleveland's speculation, Raleigh's strength far surpasses that of Gion and Kake.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain why two arrogant, genius majors from headquarters behaved as obediently as students in front of a general from all corners of the world.

Well, of course, most of the girls in Gion act more like little girls in front of Raleigh.