One Piece Gunslinger

"Hey, what a naughty brat! The dragon is grooming him to be its successor," Haku said, puzzled. Why were these two, one big and one small, always at odds?

"Hmph, just don't let him crash into us in the end, or I'll make him regret it."

“I said, he’s still a child, why are you taking it so seriously?” Haku said helplessly.

"No matter what, I'm still a child. I'm going to teach him a lesson today!"

Chapter 117 Judo

Although Li Ang kept saying he would teach Sabo a lesson, everyone knew it was just a strategist's joke.

Since Li Ang joined, many jokes that had never been heard before have come out of Li Ang's mouth. They are much more interesting than ordinary jokes, and many of them have even become widely circulated among the revolutionary army.

As Li Ang himself said, sometimes he seems like a child. He can say many things that make people laugh and cry, something that even many children can't match.

"I say, how do you manage to be so happy every day?" Fujitora asked, looking at Leon who was resting on the ground. "I've never seen anyone live like you, uh..."

Perhaps even Fujitora couldn't find the words to describe Li Ang's current state. Haku, standing to the side, thought for a moment and said, "Carefree?"

Li Ang stood up and said helplessly, "That's because your spiritual and cultural development is too backward. But that's true. Most people have to face the four oppressions of the Celestial Dragons, the World Government, pirates, and local nobles every day. Only those who hide in remote areas have a bit of peace and tranquility. Who has the leisure to think about those things?"

"Well, you can drag the Celestial Dragons and the World Government into every problem. I'm really impressed." Fujitora said helplessly, "I don't know what else you could be if you didn't join the Revolutionary Army."

“What do you mean by ‘pulling upwards’?” Li Ang said with dissatisfaction. “It’s clearly because the whole world is in trouble that a series of messy complications have occurred. The cause of all these problems must be the Celestial Dragons.”

"Fine, fine, I can't argue with you. You're right, but it's just that always giving the same answer is getting a bit boring."

"Wow, if I don't blame the World Government, who else can I blame? Cthulhu?"

"And who is CEO K..."

"Don't worry about the details. Just pin the blame on the World Government."

With Li Ang's witty remarks, the deck was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

"Hey, by the way," Li Ang chuckled for a while before asking, "I've heard that Fishman Karate is a martial art that allows you to control water flow to a certain extent. Why have I never seen you use this martial art?"

Actually, Li Ang had wanted to ask this question for a long time. Back when he was reading comics on Earth, he often saw Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, use Fish-Man Karate to create water streams. How come he's been with Haku for so long now, and he's never seen Haku use that ability?

“Fishman karate cannot control water flow,” Haku explained. “You may have misunderstood before. Among our fishman race, the martial art that can control water flow is fishman jujitsu.”

"???"

Seeing that Li Ang still looked confused, Haku continued to explain: "Both Fishman Jujutsu and Fishman Karate originated from Fishman Island. Only Fishman Karate focuses on controlling water flow to strike enemies. The biggest difference between them is that Jujutsu is more gentle and doesn't directly confront the enemy, which is why it focuses on controlling water flow."

Karate, on the other hand, is more forceful and emphasizes utilizing the powerful physique of fish-men. That's why we use the number of tiles to represent its power. For example, my full-power straight punch can shatter four thousand tiles, so my punch is a four-thousand-tile straight punch.

"Huh? Besides Fishman Karate, is there Fishman Jujutsu?" Li Ang continued to ask, "I've never seen it used before."

Haku shook his head and said, "My fishman jutsu is not very good either. Although I can create water flow by striking, the power is very low, so I hardly ever use it."

At this point, Haku reluctantly performed Fishman Jujutsu in front of everyone. He could indeed create some water flow, but compared to Fishman Karate, it felt soft and weak, lacking any real power.

"Don't think that just because my Fishman Judo isn't good, it's weak." Haku explained after stopping his attack: "Although Fishman Judo isn't as forceful as Fishman Karate, and its power is expressed by the number of tiles, there's actually a hidden force in this water. Even the small stream of water I just hit could easily break an ordinary person's neck."

After Haku's explanation, everyone understood the difference.

However, as if remembering something, Haku continued, "But there are exceptions."

“An exception?” Li Ang asked, puzzled. “What exception?”

“If you master both to the extreme and can integrate them, then Fishman Karate can also create water-like movements, just like Fishman Jujutsu,” Haku explained.

"Oh?" Li Ang asked, "So, Jinbe, the knight of the sea, has reached that level?"

Haku nodded: "That's right, Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, is my good friend. He's also the second fishman I've ever met who can reach this level. He's incorporated the essence of fishman jujitsu into his fishman karate, and the two complement each other to create even more powerful moves. It's truly terrifying."

"So Jinbe, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, is actually a friend of Haku. I must meet him sometime," Fujitora said, squinting.

Li Ang, however, didn't take it seriously and said with a smirk, "Don't worry, Fujitora, we're going to cause trouble. Not to mention Jinbe, the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Four Emperors might be dealing with each other frequently in the future."

"Huh? By the way, you said Jinbe was the second, so who was the first?"

Haku replied matter-of-factly, "Of course it's the Fish-Man hero, Fisher Tiger. You haven't never heard of him, have you? Jinbe's Sun Pirates were taken over from him."

Well, how could Jack not have heard of this legendary figure who climbed the Red Line with his bare hands? He was Jinbe's boss before, and only passed the captaincy to Jinbe after his death.

"Damn, now that I think about it, does that mean I have nowhere to learn that kind of fishman jujitsu that can control water flow?" Li Ang complained. "It's supposed to be incredibly powerful for dealing with ability users."

“Indeed, because ability users are afraid of water, a large flood can render them unable to fight,” Haku said. “Unfortunately, I myself am not skilled enough to teach them anything in this area. The other fishmen who are proficient in fishman jutsu all stay on Fishman Island, and I am not very familiar with them. I guess they are unwilling to come to our Revolutionary Army to suffer.”

Li Ang was eager to learn the Fishman Jujutsu, a method that allowed him to control water flow to deal with Devil Fruit users, since he was, and would remain for a long time, in a stage where he did not possess Armament Haki.

Facing ability users, especially Logia-type users, is generally very difficult, leaving one with no choice but to pull out Seastone bullets. However, these Seastone bullets are ridiculously expensive; a single Butterfly Seastone bullet costs ten thousand, enough to buy two first-aid sprays.

However, since he couldn't learn it for the time being, Li Ang had no choice but to give up and wait for another opportunity.

Chapter 118 Chaotic Magnet Island

Just as everyone was discussing the merfolk's martial arts, the white Baldigo gradually appeared before them.

"It's been a long time, it feels like I'm finally back," Li Ang said with emotion upon seeing White Earth Island.

“Yes,” Haku chimed in. “I remember when we first left the island, someone said that a small team and a light, nimble boat would be enough, since we weren’t going to war. Now that I think about it…”

After being reminded by Haku, Li Ang actually remembered that such a thing had happened. And now, thinking back on his past actions, he realized he had made a terrible mistake.

"Well, don't worry about the details." Thinking of this, Li Ang quickly shook his head and said, "Who could have imagined that I would just come out to find someone and end up causing this whole series of events? It's unbelievable."

"What? It's all because you were being stubborn and insisted on taking over the Kingdom of Yutakana yourself. When we came back, you specifically told us to refuse the dragon's reinforcements. Aren't you afraid of getting killed in the end?"

Li Ang was displeased after hearing this: "What do you mean I'm being stubborn? I'm not an iron-headed fool. It's just that if Long had brought people with him, it would have been even more difficult to handle. At that time, the only thing we could do was to deal with it from the inside."

"Yes, yes, you're right."

……

"Hahaha. I, Hu... no, I, Li Ang, am back again."

Upon stepping onto this white earth, Li Ang's first action was to stretch out his hands and joyfully shout to the sky.

however……

"Why is nobody here?" After posing on the shore for more than ten seconds, Li Ang found that no one was there to greet him and asked in confusion, "Where is everyone? Shouldn't there be a lot of people here to welcome our triumphant return at this time?"

At this moment, Fujitora disembarked, calmly sensed the surroundings, and said, "It's strange, there are only a dozen or so people on this island right now."

Li Ang's heart skipped a beat, and his expression changed drastically as he said, "Could something have happened as soon as I got back?"

Seeing Li Ang's tense expression, Haku was also a little worried: "Yeah, I hope nothing goes wrong. There are only a dozen or so people left now, it seems they've all come out."

However, Li Ang's expression changed again, becoming somewhat dejected: "My vacation, I wanted to rest for a few days after I came back. Please don't tell me I have to work again. Waaah."

"Oh, so you were worried about your vacation!"

Li Ang's outburst and tantrums somewhat eased the gloom in everyone's hearts, and also brought back the dozen or so people who had stayed on the island.

"Chief of Staff, great news! The Chief of Staff is back!" The newcomer shouted excitedly as soon as he saw Li Ang, rushing towards him.

"Tell me quickly, what's the situation now? Where are the others? Why are there so few people left on the island?" Li Ang hurried forward and asked the soldier after he had caught his breath.

"Reporting to the Chief of Staff. Everyone else has gone to Luanci Island."

"What?! Chaotic Magnet Island?!" Before Leon could react, Haku was already shocked. "Why would they go there?"

"Wait a minute." Now it was Li Ang's turn to be confused, the outsider. "What kind of place is Luanci Island? Why are you so shocked by this news?"

"Oh dear, this Chaotic Magnet Island is an isolated island with no human presence. It is still like a primeval forest, with a large number of large and ferocious beasts."

Upon hearing this, Fujitora shook his head and said, "Aren't they just some poisonous insects and ferocious beasts? Although I don't know what Dragon is doing there with his people, there's no need to be so alarmed. With the strength of the Revolutionary Army and Dragon, dealing with these minor troubles would be a piece of cake."

“Yes, yes,” Li Ang said with a puzzled look. “If it’s just a primeval forest, then there are plenty of islands like that in the world, all sorts of strange and wonderful places.”

"Hey, let me finish," Haku said, seeing that the two of them really didn't know anything. He continued, "This Chaotic Magnetic Island gets its name from the fact that the magnetic field on the island and in the surrounding area is disordered. Anything related to magnetic fields will become ineffective on that island."

This includes many nautical devices such as the logging pointer, and even biomagnetic fields are not spared, so Den Den Mushi (snail telephone snails) are useless in that place.

Moreover, the nearby ocean currents are highly variable, with turbulent undercurrents and whirlpools appearing frequently. At best, a ship might be swept away by the current and crash into the rocks; at worst, it might encounter a powerful whirlpool, which could tear the ship to pieces.

There have been many instances before where ships strayed into the area and never emerged again; of those who did, less than one in ten survived.

“Wow, this sounds pretty impressive, kind of like the Bermuda Triangle,” Li Ang said. “But didn’t you say that only one in ten people could get out? This level of difficulty might be manageable for ordinary people, but it’s not enough to stump a dragon.”

"Don't interrupt me, I haven't finished yet," Haku snapped, though he didn't know what Bermuda was.

"I know that these problems are not problems in the eyes of some strong people. There is a way to solve every problem. Just like the Bloodsail Mercenary Group. They spent a lot of time and energy to figure out the patterns of the ocean currents and reefs around Chaotic Magnet Island, and could even predict when the whirlpool would appear."

Then, they spent a lot of money hiring researchers to develop a device that could make Den Den Mushi (snail phone) resistant to abnormal magnetic fields, allowing it to communicate with the outside world normally inside. And also…

"Wait a minute, the more I listen, the more something seems off. So, the organization called the Bloodsail Mercenary Group has already used Chaotic Magnet Island as its base."

"What does it mean to use it as a base? The infamous Bloodsail Mercenaries have their headquarters on this Chaotic Magnet Island. They have already established a military base there. Combined with the complex ocean currents and chaotic magnetic field around Chaotic Magnet Island, it is known as the most difficult mercenary base to conquer on the Grand Line, even more difficult than conquering Germa 66's mobile maritime kingdom."

Upon hearing this, Li Ang immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and asked the soldier next to him, "Did Long tell you what he was going to do before he left?"

"The leader said he had to deal with Bloodsail and left a few of us to explain to the chief of staff when he returned."

Li Ang said with dissatisfaction, "Damn, such a big thing, and Dragon didn't even tell me before doing it all by himself." Garp, Dragon, and Luffy are all the same in this generation; they just do what they say they'll do.

"It's just like what you said to the dragon when you decided to take over the Kingdom of Yutakana. You two are equally bad."

Chapter 119 The Holiday is Gone

"Ahem, don't worry about the details." Li Ang chuckled. "I was wondering why you hadn't messaged me for so long. I hadn't been able to contact you on my way back. Turns out you couldn't send messages near Luanci Island."

"So, Dragon's trip to Chaotic Magnet Island is tantamount to starting a war with the Bloodsail Mercenaries," Haku said worriedly.

"So how strong is this Bloodsail Legion?"

“Very strong!” Haku said. “They have several thousand soldiers, many of whom are veterans who have survived multiple wars. They are experienced soldiers. Moreover, the entire army is well-equipped. Apart from the large sum earned from building the base, almost all the money they earn from missions is spent on weapons and equipment. You could say that this group is the elite of the elite.”

Hearing Haku's explanation, Leon became somewhat unsettled and continued to press, "Then who are the leaders and officers? How strong are they?"

"There's very little information about the strength of the higher-ups. All we know is that there are two leaders who jointly govern this legion. They're named Brandon and Ford. Perhaps only the World Government has detailed information about them," Haku said, shaking his head. "It's said that everyone who witnessed their power has died, which is why the outside world knows so little."

"Wow, is it really that scary?" Li Ang said, feigning surprise. "This trip is definitely going to be a bit dangerous."

"But why would Dragon go after the Bloodsail Mercenary Group? It doesn't make sense," Fujitora asked, puzzled.

This question stumped Haku: "Yeah, Dragon never mentioned this before. Why is he suddenly thinking of provoking the Bloodsail Mercenaries? This is clearly not in the interests of our Revolutionary Army right now."

The person who had come to greet them earlier finally had a chance to speak. After hearing Fujitora and Haku's questions, he began to explain, "I know why."