One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

At this moment, Olvia was wearing a special swimsuit and a rabbit ear headdress.

Her perfectly rounded thighs were encased in 60D black stockings, with no gap between her legs.

Perhaps because she was too shy, the girl's exposed shoulder and neck skin was the same as her cheeks.

It exudes an alluring pink hue.

"How could this be? It's perfect! Come on, let's go to the room and take a closer look at this outfit!"

Chapter 134 The Young Soldiers and Dreamland

[A nation where war never ends, deep within Wolfsburg]

Barrett sat on the throne, resting his cheek on one hand.

The fine hair on its face had not completely disappeared, but the ferocious aura it exuded was in no way inferior to that of an adult.

"Merlin, how is the situation?"

Near the foot of the throne, Merlin looked helpless.

"The people strongly oppose your reform plan; they believe that the youth corps should not be disbanded."

"Those little devils who returned to their homes aren't doing too well either."

"Perhaps due to their inability to adapt to peaceful life, most of them suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder."

“Some kids have even been kicked out of their homes by their parents. If you don’t find a way to intervene, a new terrorist organization may be formed.”

After listening to Merlin's report, Barrett understood.

"The fact that you said that means some fool couldn't hold back and made a move, right? Is it some nobleman?"

Merlin nodded: "It was indeed the nobles who made their move in secret. They sent people to recruit former members of the youth army who had developed post-traumatic stress disorder."

"Judging from their appearance, it seems they intend to overthrow your rule."

"Overthrow my rule?"

Barrett chuckled dismissively.

Those nobles thought they had done something perfect, but little did they know that he had overheard their conversation perfectly.

"It's alright, do you know the Bull Warrior Bar outside Wolfsburg?"

Merlin was taken aback at first, then nodded in agreement.

“Go to the kitchen in that place; the deputy leader of the new terrorist organization you mentioned works there.”

"Send him to see me, and he will follow the path I led you along."

Merlin was suspicious, but outwardly agreed.

"So this is what it feels like when a teacher is in complete control?"

Barrett got up and walked to the window, watching Merlin's retreating figure as he walked out of the castle, a hint of dazedness and intoxication flashing in his eyes.

"You can't escape my grasp. You are all my pawns, Barrett's pawns. None of you will escape!"

"Since you want to play, let me play with you properly."

Just then, thick dark clouds drifted in from the horizon.

The rumbling thunder was hidden deep within the clouds.

"In the face of absolute power, no conspiracy can hide!"

……

Dusk, several hours later—

【Bull Warrior Bar】

Merlin looked up at the picture of the muscular man in the store's photo and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"We've come full circle and ended up back at the base. This is really... sigh."

After glancing at the crowd on either side and making sure no one was paying attention to him, Merlin walked into the alley next door where garbage was piled up.

Tap the wall lightly a few times.

After waiting patiently for half a minute, Merlin approached the wall and imitated a bird call.

A brick was removed from the wall, revealing a pair of wary eyes underneath.

"Merlin?"

"It's me. Open the door. I've come with new orders."

"..."

After a while, the wall suddenly opened inwards, and Merlin looked around again before stepping inside.

"Has your kitchen been exposed...?"

Boom~~

The increasingly dark sky suddenly brightened, illuminating the streets and the earth.

When the light brought by the thunder faded, the boy's figure on the rooftop also disappeared.

[Bull Warrior Bar, Kitchen]

"Here, this is the person you're looking for."

The person leading the way was a middle-aged woman wearing an apron and gloves.

“He was picked up by the captain a few days ago, right next to the trash can.”

Merlin nodded and walked straight toward the young man.

"What does the new emperor's lackey want from me?"

The young man had his head down, concentrating intently on washing the dishes, as if he were doing something very important.

"Sorry, I don't want to join you, and I don't want to get involved in your affairs."

"Right now, all I want is to save up enough pesos to go to sea and then leave this place."

Merlin leaned against the cabinet: "Really? But I heard you joined that new youth army founded by that nobleman?"

The young man paused while washing the dishes, but quickly resumed his work.

“Everyone who is invited to the talk is considered a member. If what you say is true, that new youth army has at least 1 members.”

The plates stacked together made a crisp sound.

"What if Lord Barrett could grant your request?"

The young man suddenly raised his head, revealing a face covered in scars.

"What I meant was that Lord Barrett can grant you this request, although you may not know his background."

Merlin crouched down and took out a bounty poster that was full of "4"s.

"This is his teacher, the great pirate Ross, who is also the owner of Miracle Island."

“If you are willing to obey, Lord Barrett can contact his teacher and send a ship to pick you up.”

"Or you can wait patiently for a while until things here are temporarily resolved, and then you can soon follow Lord Barrett to that dream island."

The young man snatched the reward notice, and the foam from his gloves quickly soaked through the paper.

"44 billion Berries...that's a really scary bounty."

"I'll do it. Take me to see your Lord Barrett!"

Merlin gave a subtle nod to the middle-aged woman washing dishes nearby, then left with the young man.

"I won't let you down. Oh, right, I forgot to ask your name."

"Me? Just an unknown nobody."

The young man shook the numbers on his collar.

"Just call me 11. I am the eleventh bullet of former General Douglas."

……

"The eleventh bullet?"

At the top of Douglas Castle, Barrett looked up at the thunderclouds not far above.

"I didn't expect you to be my former colleague. I vaguely remember your face."

"I remember you seemed very afraid of dying; you always hid in the back during every charge."

The young man grinned and said, "That's why I've lived to be 17, Barrett."

“I am different from you. I do not crave honors or that damned Order of Douglas.”

"I just want to survive and then leave this place."

Barrett let out a long breath towards the sky.

"To live on, what a noble dream. Alright, I'll grant your request. Tell me the name of that nobleman."

“Knight of the Wesley family, he is a close friend of General Douglas, the young general you killed recently.”

The young man walked up to Barrett, but unlike the boy, he didn't look up at the sky; instead, he looked down at the street below.

"As for the new Youth Army, do you know about Dreamland?"

Dreamland?

The first answer that came to Barrett's mind was his teacher's ideal world.

"A drug that can suppress post-traumatic stress disorder, allowing those guys to sleep more soundly and also making them more excited."

"Medicine?" Barrett asked, puzzled.

"That's right, it's medicine."

The young man, who claimed to be the eleventh bullet, nodded with a smile:

"A stimulant and hallucinogenic drug that, once taken, cannot be stopped. At the beginning of last year, this drug suddenly became popular in the military."

"Especially the youth army, those little devils who have just stepped onto the battlefield can receive one before each battle."

"The general's mobilization officer also said that those who perform exceptionally well will be given the position of drug administrator."

"That's why the young General Douglas was able to win one battle after another."

“Barrett, if you saw that group of lunatics fighting, you’d know how terrifying drugs can be.”

Recalling everything he had witnessed, a hint of fear flashed in Eleven's eyes.

Barrett, who had been observing the young man, noticed this anomaly.

"What about the side effects?"

After a long silence, Shi Yi said, "Life."

"After consuming Dreamland, they will develop an invincible illusion that they are omnipotent and invulnerable, and their strength will be greatly enhanced."

Even if he is cut in two, he can ignore the pain with his extremely excited spirit and take a few people down with him before he dies.

"They died before the effects of the drug wore off completely, ending their tragic lives."

Barrett's expression was as gloomy as the dark clouds in the sky.

“I’ve seen it, Barrett. There was a kid who ate three of those in one go. Do you know how many people he killed before he died?”

"Ten, a full ten adult soldiers!"

Shiyi raised her head, closed her eyes, and let the falling raindrops hit her face.

"Teen soldiers really are the best kind of consumables~"

"In just five years, they will be able to go to the battlefield and then make a name for themselves with the help of Dreamland."

“This place is no different from hell, Barrett.”

"Back then, at least we had time to talk about the future and dreams, but what about them?"

“I saw their future when they unknowingly took that pill.”