One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

Barrett stared thoughtfully at the muscular beast that stood over six meters tall in front of him.

The intelligence was correct...

The materials used to create Dreamland likely contain veterinary stimulants and special animal bloodline factors.

During the three days of interrogation, he did not do nothing.

Using the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's incredible speed, he traveled to every corner of the land of the endless war.

Corpses transformed into orcs were found in some desolate cemeteries.

These corpses are just like Wesley Knight in front of me.

The only difference is in appearance.

"strength……"

Wesley Knight looked down at his beast-like hands, his heart filled with ecstasy.

"Is this the power of Dreamland...?"

"It seems you've begun to adapt to this power. Shall we try an attack?"

Just as Wesley Knight looked up, a thunder dragon flashed across the sky.

As the brief light faded, a pair of scarlet vertical pupils suddenly appeared in front of Barrett!

"Go to hell!"

Whoosh! Boom!

Seeing the enemy "completely powerless" in the face, Wesley Knight covered his face and laughed wildly.

"This is the power I've been looking for. I was wrong. I've been doing it wrong all along!"

"What I've been searching for has been right beside me all along!!"

"How are you doing? Have you gotten used to it? I've been deliberately suppressing my elemental powers to work with you."

The electric light that converged from all directions reassembled Barrett's body.

"Ah, thanks to you, I finally know which way to go."

"As payment for your help, I'll send you away from this hell."

Wesley Knight, the orc, teleported in front of the enemy again, raising his claws to strike.

Barrett's fist, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, struck first despite being behind.

"you……!?"

Wesley Knight, who was sent flying backward, felt no pain.

"impossible!!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

Wesley Knight, upon landing, showed signs of another breakdown.

"Yes! It must be because I haven't eaten enough in Dreamland. If I eat a little more, I'm sure I'll gain invincible power!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wesley Knight, who happened to be next to Dreamland, lay down and began to frantically devour the Dreamland that had been scattered all over the ground.

"Power, even more power is surging forth, hahaha!"

Looking at the monster that had grown to over ten meters tall, Barrett showed a look of disappointment.

"You're dead, you idiot."

"You've taken too much of that drug. Don't you realize it? Your body can't even groan."

Don't try to fool me!

Wesley Knight clenched his fist and then released it, before stomping his right foot hard on the ground.

It shot out like an arrow released from a bow.

"Successful!"

Seeing the enemy remain unresponsive, Wesley Knight was overjoyed.

His clenched right fist unleashed rings of air currents.

huh~~~

Barrett threw a punch, but remained standing in the same spot, without even activating his elemental transformation.

"This is……"

"No, no, no, no!!!"

Wesley Knight's right hand has somehow reverted to its original human form.

Its massive body spewed out streams of scalding, foul-smelling fumes.

"Come back, power! This is my power! You cannot take it away!"

As the smoke cleared, Barrett looked at the skeleton kneeling before him.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this is what the teacher was talking about—"

If one cannot control power, then one will become its slave.

"It seems that before improving physical strength, the cultivation of the soul cannot be neglected."

"But you probably won't hear that..."

huh~~

The gloom in the sky dissipated at this moment, and the first ray of sunlight appeared on the outskirts of the bamboo forest.

As a gentle breeze blew by, the skeleton turned to dust and disappeared.

"Boring. If I had known your soul was so fragile, I shouldn't have had any expectations."

Yawning as he returned to the courtyard, Barrett glanced at the little devils huddled in one of the rooms.

"Call me when Lance gets back. I need to get some rest after staying up for several nights, or I'll go bald when I get old."

After Barrett disappeared, a door suddenly opened somewhere.

The little girl with pigtails ran out of the room and looked up at the sun.

"Everyone, the sun is out!"

"Hurry up and take Lance's clothes out to air them out!"

"There's also a blanket and a pillow. Dad's going to get a really good night's sleep when he gets back today!"

One little devil after another ran out of the room.

Clothes, bedding, and meat that wasn't completely dried.

"The meat needs to be dried in the sun longer. Dad said he can take us away from here soon and live somewhere else."

"These dried meats will definitely come in handy then!"

……

Several days later, inside Wolfsburg, the sun hung high in the sky.

Perhaps it was the rare good weather, but the streets were filled with ordinary people drying their bedding and food.

"That Barrett kid caused quite a stir."

Ross walked down the street, accompanied by Dragon, who had been missing for several days.

"I didn't expect to see you here, Dragon. Is there any good news?"

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you, teacher."

Dorrag frowned, looking as if something was bothering him.

“I was discovered and fought a battle with Bondi Wald in the Graymist Kingdom.”

"Lost?" Ross asked.

Dragon nodded in agreement: "That man is very strong, especially the multiplication fruit he ate."

"Its speed is much faster than mine."

"But that was not the time for fighting. After exchanging blows with him several times, I took the initiative to withdraw."

"The situation in other kingdoms is not optimistic either. All the kings have been replaced, and the former slaves have been turned over and become masters."

"At least in the four kingdoms I've visited, do you know what the first thing slaves did after becoming kings?"

"What else can we do?"

Ross chuckled lightly, his smile dismissive.

"What most slaves lack most is not freedom; once they become masters, they will seek out slaves of their own."

"You're right."

Dorrag sighed several times.

"The first thing those slaves did after becoming kings was to turn the former nobles into their own slaves and then abuse them at will."

Do you have any solutions?

"Why not just make those lands subservient to the ideal world?"

Ross held up two fingers to the fruit vendor.

Two apples.

"Oh, it's you again, boss. It's been years since we last met."

"You're traveling alone this time? I remember last time your wife accompanied you, right?"

Ross was surprised that the boss still remembered him.

"Six thousand Berries, thank you for your patronage."

"Wait, how much did you say?!" Dragon stopped Ross from taking out his money.

"Because it is wartime now, prices will skyrocket."

After explaining on behalf of his boss, Ross took out six thousand Berries from his Dragon wallet to pay.

"You're treating, I'll pay. That's reasonable."

Ross took a bite of his apple and complained:

“If Barrett hadn’t contacted me and said that the man was dying, I wouldn’t have come here.”

This was the first time he had ever seen Barrett act so humbly.

Please, teacher, I don't want to see that man die in this obscure place.

"Once we leave Dragon, before you figure out how to move the island, let's go rescue that Super Soldier Number One."

Chapter 140 Death Always Comes a Step Behind Me

"Eleventh brother, has Father Lance not returned yet?"

"Yes, we haven't seen Dad for many days. Has something happened to him?"

Eleven looked at the group of little devils surrounding him with a headache.

"He is contacting ships that are willing to come to this place to pick you up. As you know, this is a country where war never ends, and very few ships are willing to come here."

“I saw him running around the port last night, but the captains he contacted through connections immediately refused as soon as they heard it was here.”

The kids looked at each other, feeling that something was off, but they couldn't quite put their finger on it.

"Don't worry, I heard from Barrett that a captain named Ross has already arrived at the island."

“He is a very strong man, and he certainly won’t refuse your father’s request.”

"Is that so..." the kids asked in unison.

"That's right, so you guys should hurry up and get ready, we might have to leave at any time."

After finally getting rid of the little devil, Eleven sighed.