One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

Kilo fell into deep thought as he read the newspaper in his hand.

After he regained consciousness, in order to catch up on the various events that occurred during his coma, he consulted most of the newspapers from recent years.

Therefore, he obtained a lot of valuable intelligence.

The system of the Seven Warlords of the Sea has begun to take shape and has started to be implemented.

Moria and Crocodile's names were prominently featured.

As the current Seven Warlords of the Sea, they share a similar experience: they all suffered a crushing defeat.

Moria suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Kaido, losing almost all of his trusted crew members.

Crocodile, on the other hand, suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Whitebeard, paying the price with the loss of his left hand.

However, the fact that they were able to survive against such legendary pirates is enough to demonstrate that these two were extremely powerful.

Therefore, they were invited by the World Government to become the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who were authorized to commit acts of aggression.

As he muttered those two familiar names, Kiro's eyes gradually lit up, and he was eager to fight them.

After hesitating for a moment, he fixed his gaze on the headline photo in the latest issue of the newspaper.

He was a stern-looking man wearing a black fur coat, with a cigar in his mouth and a horizontal scar on his face.

The most striking feature is the enormous golden hook that replaces the left hand; its gleaming tip sends chills down one's spine.

The huge headline below boldly reads:

"The great hero who captures pirates—the Shichibukai, 'Crocodile' Crocodile!"

Although Crocodile lost to Luffy in the original story, Kiro still felt that something was off.

The Sand-Sand Fruit, with its devastating power, was actually restrained and elementalized by mere blood, and thus defeated?

This claim is somewhat absurd, and Kilo is skeptical of it.

In his view, this was very likely a plot device.

After all, even Enel, whose Devil Fruit power was godlike, lost to Luffy, who was just starting out.

Furthermore, if Kiro remembers correctly, Crocodile and Barrett have fought several times to a draw.

Who is Barrett?

That was the main villain in the movie! A member of the Roger Pirates!

His strength was so great that his companions called him a monster, and his true level probably surpassed that of a Marine Admiral.

Crocodile was once able to go toe-to-toe with Barrett, so its prestige is self-evident.

Although he suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Whitebeard, lost his left arm, and was demoralized, there is no doubt that he absolutely deserves the title of Shichibukai.

If I can defeat him, I'm sure I'll gain a lot of points!

Although Moria was also a powerful Shichibukai, he was somewhat inferior to Crocodile.

Not only was he defeated by the Straw Hat crew on the eve of the Marineford War, but he was also removed from the Seven Warlords of the Sea after the war due to insufficient strength.

Given Kiro's current strength, even if he defeats Moria, he probably won't gain many points.

After taking a deep breath, Kiro decided to go find Crocodile.

According to newspaper reports, Crocodile, who is known as the "hero," is currently resting on St. Tin Island.

Kilo's eyes narrowed when he saw the name of the island.

Saint-Denis Island is rich in resources and densely populated, and is also home to a well-known superpower.

Its name is the Kingdom of Alabasta!

That's right, it's the country that Crocodile intended to overthrow and secretly controlled in the original work.

If Luffy hadn't intervened in time, disrupting this plan that had been in the works for years and defeating Crocodile, the Alabasta Kingdom would probably have already fallen into Crocodile's hands.

"Crocodile, are you already plotting to establish the Kingdom of Alabasta?"

Kiro frowned, somewhat surprised, as he read the positive reports about Crocodile in the newspaper.

Unexpectedly, Crocodile's plan to seize power had already begun to take shape.

A moment later, he put down the newspaper, and his brow relaxed.

"Whatever, since I have the address, it'll be convenient for me to go find him."

After rummaging through his pockets for a moment, Kiro raised an eyebrow and found the Log Pose for Saint Tin Island among the many Log Pose.

Fortunately, I was well-prepared before setting off and took some log pointers from the Revolutionary Army headquarters, otherwise I might have gotten lost on this vast ocean.

Getting lost on the Grand Line, where the weather is unpredictable, can be a deadly danger!

As Kilo changed wind direction, the small boat slowly straightened its bow and sped forward in the direction of the record pointer, leaving a white trail on the vast sea.

……

Somewhere on the sea, in the first half of the Grand Line.

A huge, bluish-white warship slowly sailed across the vast sea.

It did not fly a flag representing the navy; on the contrary, a flag representing the world government flew at the top of its mast.

All the approaching pirate ships, upon seeing the flag on the warship, turned around in terror and scattered in all directions.

This was because it was a warship directly under the World Government!

Compared to naval warships, the World Government's warships are more dangerous.

Compared to naval warships, they often take more aggressive measures against ordinary pirates.

For example, they could send out powerful warriors to sink the entire pirate ship, leaving no survivors.

Therefore, upon seeing a World Government warship, all pirates would flee in terror, fearing they would be targeted and perish at sea in the next second.

Meanwhile, in the command center of this warship, an angry voice loudly vented its fury:

"Are you all just sitting around doing nothing?"

"Six whole years, and you couldn't find a single person?!"

Spandain grabbed Kiro's arrest warrant and berated his subordinates with a grim expression.

"This is Lord Charles's order; if it doesn't satisfy him..."

His tone was chilling, and the meaning behind it sent shivers down the spines of his subordinates.

"Use your entire intelligence network immediately to locate Kilo!"

"yes!"

The subordinates breathed a sigh of relief, nodded in agreement, and quickly left the room.

Spandam took a deep breath to calm himself, stared intently at Kiro's wanted poster, and sighed.

Six years ago, after Kilo disrupted a link in the slave transport chain, Saint Charles ordered himself to deal with Kilo.

Spandam, eager for a promotion, naturally agreed.

Who would have thought that in just a few months, Kiro's strength would grow rapidly, and he even defeated the famous Navy Vice Admiral, Borsalino!

After the battle with Borsalino, Kiro disappeared without a trace, with only rumors circulating that he had joined the Revolutionary Army.

Even with Spandam using the entire CP9 intelligence network to search for him, he was unable to locate Kilo.

Therefore, during those six years, faced with Charles Saint's repeated urging, he had no choice but to smile apologetically and promise to complete the task.

However, there is currently no information whatsoever about Kilo, not even their approximate location.

Spandam was quite annoyed by this and wished he could slap himself.

Why did they agree to resolve the issue with Kilo back then?

If Charles loses patience, his position as commander-in-chief of CP9 will likely be over.

"Kilo...where are you?"

Looking at Kiro on the wanted poster, Spandam tightened his fingers and crumpled the bounty into a ball.

"Hmph! Just don't let me find you!"

He scratched his head in frustration, his gaze icy.

If he can find and resolve the issue with Kilo, he can keep his current position and is very likely to get a promotion and a raise.

After all, this was an order from a Celestial Dragon, whose word could determine his promotion or demotion.

As for how to solve the Kilo problem?

Spandam glanced at the pure white Den Den Mushi beside him, a hint of confidence in his eyes.

After learning that Kiro's strength was comparable to that of a Marine Admiral, Charlos Saint specially transferred two unfathomably powerful CP0 members to Spandam to deal with Kiro.

As soon as Spandam dials the Den Den Mushi, the two CP0 agents will arrive in a short time.

CP0 is an organization directly under the Celestial Dragons, known as "the Celestial Dragons' strongest shield," and is the world's strongest intelligence agency.

If Kiro really shows up, these two CP0 members will send him to his doom!

Spandam looked annoyed, glanced at the chart, and gave an order to the door:

"Let's head to Saint Tin Island first, find the Alabasta Kingdom, and replenish the ship's resources!"