He's a pirate, but also a Pokémon Master.

Van Ace nodded solemnly: "No problem."

"There's one more thing," Guxin said, stroking Gengar's back spikes. "I had a purpose in having Enke reveal his identity today."

"As you've seen, this world is terrible. If I want to reach the top quickly, there's one identity that's crucial to me."

At this point, Gu Xin said, word by word:

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

The Seven Warlords of the Sea is a very special status.

Essentially, it was a product of the navy's incompetence.

Due to the rampant crimes on the high seas, the World Government, seeking stability, created this identity to appease pirates.

Aside from being forced to accept summons by the World Government and paying a certain amount to the government, the Seven Warlords of the Sea are free to act independently, completely free from government interference, and possess the right to legally plunder.

He set his sights on this position not for the purpose of legally robbing others, but for the imminent war at Marineford!

Two years later, the Navy Headquarters will publicly execute Ace, the son of the Pirate King, and the Whitebeard Pirates will go to rescue him.

Such an event could very well give birth to a Pokémon, and if you can take the opportunity to harvest Whitebeard's experience points, it will definitely be a huge gain!

Through experimentation, he has determined the mechanism of experience values.

As long as a Pokémon is involved in the battle, you can still gain experience points even if the enemy is not defeated by a Pokémon in the end.

In other words, as long as he just coasts through the Marineford War, throws a couple of skills at Whitebeard, he can sit back and reap the experience points.

Even the experience points of the Four Emperors, even the elderly Whitebeard, should not be underestimated.

If given the chance, he could even imitate Blackbeard and steal the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!

There's no better deal in the world.

Clearly, if he wanted to participate in the Marineford War in a legitimate way, the position of Shichibukai would be the most suitable.

There are two conditions for becoming a Shichibukai:

First, its strength is sufficient.

Second, it has a sufficiently high reputation.

He can gradually meet the first condition, and his strength is steadily improving.

The second condition... of course, it's impossible to actually challenge one of the Four Emperors to a duel; if you die, where will you go to seek justice?

Tonight's events might only slightly increase his fame, far from enough to make him a Shichibukai.

All seven seats are occupied.

Therefore, the fastest way is to find a Shichibukai, defeat him, and then take over his vacant position.

Today, he defeated the officers of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and a Marine Rear Admiral, but this did not make Gushin blindly arrogant. He knew that it was not safe to challenge the Seven Warlords of the Sea now.

Even those like Moria who are clearly at a disadvantage among the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Therefore, he needs to travel to more places to breed Pokémon and accumulate strength.

Fortunately, there are still two years left. As long as he can become a Shichibukai before the Marineford War, it's not too urgent.

The Seven Warlords of the Sea... No wonder he's the captain!

Van Augur nodded solemnly, a burning light flashing in his eyes: "I understand!"

He will follow Guxin to the death, just as he promised, and then... watch him ascend to the supreme position!

In order to better assist the "King" he values, he has to work even harder, otherwise he has no face to stand behind Guxin.

After calculating, Guxin discovered that tonight's harvest was truly astonishing.

First and foremost, there's the money—a whopping three or four hundred million Berries.

Secondly, the huge amount of experience points and the newly bred Gengar give him three incredibly powerful A-rank Pokémon.

Finally, it was also confirmed that Gengar has the ability to steal Devil Fruits, successfully obtaining the Clear-Clear Fruit and having Van Augur eat it.

"Treasure Island" truly lives up to its name, at least for him.

With the money, he could buy the premium boat recommended by Barry.

He planned to leave Water City and head to his next destination immediately.

Moria is in the Devil's Triangle right next door, and since I killed his favorite general, he might come after me any day.

As for the conditions for Water Seven's development, we'll have to wait and continue them later; there's no escaping it.

It's best to avoid the limelight for now, and he's already chosen his next destination: Drum Island, famous for its medical facilities!

……

Several days later, when newspapers spread the story around the world, people were astonished to learn of this bizarre and absurd event.

Rear Admiral Mars, who was at the height of his power in the Navy, colluded with the officers of Gecko Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, to set a trap and kill many innocent civilians.

Finally, a man named "Guxin" stepped in and defeated the two.

However, the World Government and the Navy do not acknowledge this, claiming that the heinous Gushin and his accomplices murdered the entire island's inhabitants, including the hero Mars.

Unsurprisingly, Guxin's name became memorable to many.

The Devil's Triangle.

This place is shrouded in mist, which never dissipates, and countless ships are lost here every year, never to see the light of day again.

On an extraordinarily large sailing ship, a colossal castle made of massive stones stands, eerie and dark.

The castle's outer walls are mottled and faded, entwined with eerie dark plant roots, like a prison inhabited by demons.

Inside the castle, in the brightly lit hall, the tall, eerily handsome Moria slammed the newspaper onto the table, his face contorted with rage:

"Are you kidding me!"

"Absa...Absarom! How could he just die like that!"

The newspaper was reporting on the "Treasure Island" incident that night.

After leaving that night, Enke immediately went to his cousin Morganz and told him what had happened. Upon hearing this, Morganz immediately decided to publish the news in a prominent place in the newspaper.

Interesting news is a rare find, and there aren't many sensational stories to publish on the high seas every day.

We finally caught one, so we must publicize it extensively.

As it turned out, he was right; the news went viral, and Moria was furious.

As Moria roared, the shadow behind him seemed to come alive, baring its fangs and claws on the dark red wall.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, he knew in his heart that it was very likely true... His capable assistant had been missing for more than half a month.

"Hehehehe...Gushin, is that it? I'm absolutely going to kill you!" Moria roared, looking like a madman. "I'm going to extract your shadow and turn your corpse into a zombie!"

The next moment, Gu Xin's photo on the newspaper was torn to shreds by the shadow.

……

Alabasta, Baroque Works.

In his luxurious office, Claude Crookdal, a cigar dangling from his lips, glanced disdainfully at the latest newspaper on his desk:

"Tch, a rising pirate star? He's just a greenhorn!"

"That piece of trash Moria is getting worse with age! He recruited useless subordinates, and now he's getting taken down by some nobody!"

"They've really disgraced the title of Shichibukai!"

Crocodile snorted coldly, showing great contempt for Moria.

If it were one of his subordinates, they certainly wouldn't be defeated by some "Guxin"!

Being a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea alongside Moria is truly shameful.

Crocodile didn't take the news seriously, made a few sarcastic remarks, and then focused his attention back on his own plans.

Moria was too petty; all that fuss was just to lure some people to the island and then create a zombie army.

How pathetic!

Unlike him... he's planning for an entire country!

He has put in countless efforts to rule this country, and once he succeeds, he will have the opportunity to obtain the legendary ancient weapon, [Pluto]!

At that time, neither Moriah nor Whitebeard will be able to submit to him!

The new era belongs to him!