One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

Chapter 183: Bear and Ginny's Gift, the Zanpakuto Kyoka Suigetsu!?

Ten minutes later, outside the wooden house.

The entire snowfield was stained red with blood.

The blooming blood flower is just like the spider lily of the underworld, alluring yet dangerous.

Locus found a relatively clean patch of snow, used the bloodstains to wipe the blood off his body, and nervously approached the door.

Slowly push open the wooden door.

He feared it was all an illusion—that call, that familiar scent…

The wooden door opened completely, and just then, Alice staggered in, clutching her stomach.

Their eyes met, and after a long while, Rocks grinned and said:

“I’ve come to get you and Teach, Alice. I’ve crawled back from the underworld. That place can’t hold a husband and a father.”

"Welcome home, Gibeck, although this isn't the Lulucia we agreed upon."

Alice stepped forward and squeezed into Rocks' arms, as if she wanted to say something.

"I'm telling you, you two idiots!!!"

A wooden medicine jar suddenly flew by and hit Rocks on the head.

"If you want to be intimate, go to the pigsty outside and close the door for me!"

Rocks quickly scooped Alice up in his arms and carried her inside, then kicked the door shut.

But half a minute later, the door was knocked on again.

thump-thump---

"Moshi moshi~~ Excuse me, is this Rocks? I could sense your aura even from a distance, even though Hana Hanafuda and I were far apart."

The door opened again, and Ross caught the slipper that was thrown at him, then casually tossed out a bottle of liquor with the label no longer legible.

"It's been a long time, Kureha. Is this how you welcome an old friend?"

"You little brat... tsk."

Kureha caught the bottle that was thrown at her and put it aside, saying unhappily:

"Why are so many old friends visiting today? But kid, you should address me as Sister Kureha."

"Because you look so young, I always subconsciously treat you as someone my age."

Kureha, who was easily appeased, rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

"Do you two know each other?!"

Ross nodded and explained with a smile:

"Before the Rocks Pirates disbanded, I came to Paradise with everyone, but they were busy looting treasure, while I ended up on this island by accident."

"Because there are young ladies on the island~"

Nodding to Kureha, Ross continued, "So I spent quite a bit of time here."

Kureha's lips curled up slightly: "Even if you say that, don't expect me to tell you the secret to eternal youth."

"Oh, right~~"

Ross looked in the direction from which the sound came.

"Thank you so much for saving Gibeck."

Alice pulled a reluctant Rocks to bow and thank him.

“If it weren’t for you, our family might already be meeting in the afterlife. If you would allow it, I would like to have Teach and Perry recognize you as their godfather.”

"We can talk about that later; I personally don't care."

Ross looked at Lockes, whose face was full of displeasure.

"But Rocks doesn't seem too happy about it. Why does he look so unhappy?"

"Hey Ross, don't go too far, kid. I'm not..."

“Gibbek! This can’t be! Lord Ross is our family’s savior.”

Alice gently scolded, "Quickly put away that expression and thank your benefactor with the utmost sincerity."

"...Thank you so much for saving my life."

Ross was deeply moved as he watched Rocks bow again to express his gratitude.

"It's really not easy to see you sincerely thank me."

"Don't worry, I'll have Gibeck thank you every week from now on."

Alice patted Rocks on the lower back with a smile.

"Hey, right, Gibeck?"

Rocks glared at Ross with a hint of resentment: "No problem, I'll thank you every night at midnight from now on."

"Hmm, Mom?"

Awakened by the commotion of the group, Teach, whose fever had subsided, rubbed his eyes and got up.

She froze after seeing the man who had suddenly rushed in front of her.

"Mom, have we arrived at the underworld? Why do I see Dad?"

Rocks ruffled Teach's messy black hair, his smile growing even brighter.

"Teach, I'm back. I'm sorry you and Mom had to wander for so long."

Ross ignored the touching scene of father and son embracing and crying, and grabbed Olga, who was hiding behind him.

“This girl has also caught the South China Sea Emperor Fever. Let’s give her a special injection as well.”

Kureha, who had just dropped the syringe, was about to refuse.

Ross snapped his fingers, and Hanahana immediately pulled out a piece of gold the size of a human head from the chest where the treasure was stored.

"This is a small gift. Oh, I forgot to mention, the bottle of wine I bought earlier was an old wine that has been stored for a full twenty years."

"You're smart enough to know what's good for you, just you wait."

Olga, like a little adult, crossed her arms and said, "It's really touching. The family reunion almost made me cry."

Seeing Ross raise his fist beside her, she quickly covered her head and hid to the side.

"I already told you I'm very old, old enough to be your great-grandmother!"

"It's only because of the pure gold that my body has remained in this state. Can't you listen to what I'm saying?!"

"Oh, really? But to me you're still a kid."

Instant Step, Strike!

Aurora crouched down, clutching her head, her eyes brimming with tears. A bump the size of half her head was flashing red on her head.

"Damn it, I'll get my revenge someday, I absolutely will!"

Just as Olga was muttering to herself, the roof broke and heavy objects fell down.

"Strange, Uncle's life card should be pointing this way, Bear Cub, are you sure you didn't misplace it?"

"Ginny, my ability can only pinpoint a general direction... Ah, it's an old man!"

Looking at the bear and Ginny who had suddenly appeared, Ross felt no joy at the reunion; instead, he showed pity.

Just as Ginny and Bear were wondering what was going on, they were startled to find themselves shrouded in shadow.

"One or two, one or two..."

Kureha clenched her fists, her neck veins bulging, clearly on the verge of exploding.

Ginny broke out in a cold sweat and, in a moment of quick thinking, began to flatter him.

"Beautiful and gentle lady, may I ask how you take care of your skin?!"

Kureha narrowed her eyes slightly.

Wow, your skin is so firm and elastic!

Ginny looked at the witch with envy, as if she were seeing her idol.

"I wish my skin could be like yours. Sigh~ No matter how much I take care of it, I can't reach your level."

"Ahem."

Kureha coughed lightly, her face stern.

"Don't try to find out my secret to eternal youth, hey you."

The bear cub quickly straightened its back.

"Go and fix the roof. If it's still drafty in ten minutes, I'll throw you two into the pot of medicine."

Ginny quickly winked at the bear cub, signaling him to hurry up and get to work, while she kept circling around Kureha, asking her the secret to eternal youth.

Ten minutes later, Xiong, drenched in sweat, collapsed next to Ross.

“Uncle, it’s been a long time. When Ginny and I went to the Kingdom of Lulucia to look for you, the people there said they saw a flying manta ray leaving. I knew then that something must have happened to you.”

Ross handed over a teacup, gesturing for Xiong to take a sip of water first.

"Oh, right, the present!"

The bear took out a pink fruit with nine branches from its backpack, which looked like a banana.

[Zoan-type Inu Inu Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Nine-Tailed Fox form, special Zanpakuto Kyoka Suigetsu unlocked...]

"This is what Ginny and I found during our adventure in the South China Sea."

Chapter 184 A Fleeting Dream! The Legend of the Dark Sun God

[Famous Sword + Dark-Dark Fruit + Song-Song Fruit + Illusion-Illusion Fruit + Mythical Zoan Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit + Music Demon King = Mirror Flower, Water Moon]

[...Unable to produce.]

Ross gasped as he looked at the string of Devil Fruits.

Good heavens, as expected of Aizen Sousuke's sword, just collecting this whole string of Devil Fruits is a problem.

Music Demon King?

Ross tossed the Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit into the workshop, considering his upcoming trip to the East Blue.

Besides the Music Demon King, the Flame-Flame Fruit is also something we must find on this journey.

If he wasn't mistaken, that fruit might be one of the materials used to create Ryujin Jakka.

As for whether other Devil Fruits are needed...

We'll have to wait until he gets the Flame-Flame Fruit to find out.

"Thanks, Xiong. This fruit is very important to me."

Suppressing his thoughts, Ross patted the shoulder of the bear sitting next to him.

"But you've grown up too fast lately, haven't you? I remember you were only 13 years old..."

Ross gestured to a bear sitting as tall as himself, his eyes looking strange.

"Bear cubs aren't human."

After calming down the witch doctor, Ginny breathed a sigh of relief as she managed to escape.

"He seems to be from a very special race, but he wouldn't tell me when I asked him. Bear cub is such a stingy person."

“Rocks,”

Ross called over Lockes, pondered for a few seconds, and then asked a question.

What is the relationship between the David family and the Bakania family?

Lockes was taken aback, seemingly not expecting to hear such a question, or rather, that familiar name.

"Where did you learn about this race?"