One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

"Olvia-chan~ You beat the sun! You're even prettier than the sun~"

"Hmm~!"

"Don't say anything nonsense right now, you're already out of your mind!"

The man grinned nonchalantly, and Olvia's flushed face became one of his last memories.

Finally, Ross turned his head and looked at Newgate, who was sitting on a boulder not far away, observing him.

“Newgate, I lost. Lox was right, you’re a monster.”

"Get some rest, you idiot."

She raised her hand, letting her sons clean her wounds.

Whitebeard, who hadn't fought in a long time, looked quite relaxed.

"It was a good battle. This is my hometown, no enemies will come. Rest assured."

Ross said nothing more, closed his eyes, and fell into a complete coma.

"I'll help him heal his wounds!"

Just as Kuma was about to use the power of the Paw-Paw Fruit, Whitebeard stopped him.

"Scars are a man's badges of honor; don't use the power of a Devil Fruit to help him!"

"A man always has a thorny path he can only walk alone. He has to walk that path himself, and he can't stop even if he's covered in wounds!"

"Otherwise, how could he become the King of the World?"

"But..." Xiong hesitated, looking at the man covered in wounds.

“Little Bear, the old man with the white beard is right!”

Ginny skillfully smoothed things over, smiling and saying:

"Uncle Ross isn't such a fragile person, you little bear, you should have faith in him!"

“Ginny is right.”

Ivankov borrowed some alcohol-soaked gauze from the Whitebeard Pirates, then knelt down and carefully cleaned the rubble and dust from Ross's wound.

"Uncle Ross's dream is a great dream, a super dream that I wouldn't even dare to dream of!"

“How could he possibly collapse in a place like this? Bear, come help us, it’s the only thing we can do right now.”

"Yes! I will be extra careful!"

Watching the three kids get busy, Newgate turned his head toward the sunrise, a smile curving his lips in the same way his white beard curved.

“Newgate,”

A drunken Gram staggered over and sat down in a pile of rubble half a meter away.

"You enjoyed this fight, didn't you? I can tell."

“Shut up, Gram, don’t say discouraging things.”

Newgate, sensing what his partner was about to say, interrupted him.

"As long as I am alive, and as long as you are still on Whitebeard's ship, you will never have to worry about the future."

"I have a white beard! Gurlah gurlah~~~"

Gram glanced at his severed arm instinctively and sighed with melancholy.

I closed my eyes and faced the sunrise, as if trying to use the sun's warmth to evaporate the moisture under my eyelids.

His left hand gripped the edge of his severed arm tightly, and a low growl filled with resentment drifted away on the wind.

"Damn it..."

……

Hours later, the sun rose to its zenith in the east and then set in the west from the center of the sky.

Inside the cabin, Ross, awakened by the noise, fluttered his eyelids and slowly opened them.

'You're awake.'

The Zanpakuto workshop appeared before him instantly, and Ross rubbed his head as he got up.

"How long has it been?"

'It's almost dusk, and you've slept all day.'

Locke sat at the workshop entrance and yawned.

'You are still quite a distance from the ocean's peak power.'

'Newgate's current power is probably enough to fight Harald, but his ambition is poor, which means his Conqueror's Haki can never reach its strongest level.'

'You're different, Ross.'

"Your ambition is the same as mine. As long as you survive, surpassing me is only a matter of time."

Ross stared blankly, his eyes vacant.

It took him several minutes to slowly come to his senses, and the first thing he did was check Kenpachi's mark.

Bleach: Mark of the Gods - Retsu Unohana

[Current resonance level: 59%]

【Mark Effect (Gold)】

[Bleach Mark: Kenpachi Zaraki]

[Current resonance level: 29%]

【Imprint Effect (Bronze)】

Has Unohana Retsu's mark increased?

Ross seemed to be deep in thought.

He did not use the Minced Meat in this battle, relying entirely on the Nosara (a type of weapon) to fight.

It's no surprise that Wild Sun's resonance level has increased so much, after all, his opponent is Whitebeard, who is known as the strongest man in the world in the original work.

Sister Hua's knife...

Is it because they have something in common?

If he had used dual swords in last night's battle, perhaps Sister Hua's mark would have been enhanced even more?

After pondering for a long time without success, Ross simply put his mind at ease, picked up the two swords from the bedside, and held them in his arms, intending to digest some of the spoils of last night's battle.

Close your eyes and enter the state of sword meditation.

……

[Outside the wooden house]

"The historical text?"

Newgate waved his hand dismissively: "I'm not interested in that kind of thing. I won't rule this ocean."

"Pirates are free. If the purpose of traveling is to rule the seas, then I'm not going to be a pirate!"

“Miss Olvia, Newgate is a very stubborn fellow.”

Gram, who was nearby, handed over a coconut that he had already opened.

Olvia accepted it: "Thank you."

"What he wanted most was not rule, nor power, nor a superior status."

Graham found a place to sit down and grinned:

"What he wants is the most common, but also the most expensive and rarest."

"What this guy wants is family! Didn't expect that, did you?"

"The greatest thing that the great pirates who came from the Rocks Pirates wanted most was family, but that's exactly why we've all gathered here."

Gram unbuttoned his shirt, pointed to the tattoo on his back, and looked proud.

"This is the Whitebeard Pirates, the most unique pirate crew on the high seas!"

"We set sail to find and protect our families; this is the most powerful force on this ocean!"

"The bond between us, the Whitebeard Pirates, will resound through the heavens!!"

Olvia scanned the faces of the many radiant members of the White Team.

Seeing the happy smiles on those innocent faces, the unspoken words were transformed into smiles.

"They're a great pirate crew, so let's toast to the Whitebeard Pirates."

Holding up the coconut in her hand, Olvia called out in a sweet voice:

"I wish the Whitebeard Pirates all the best, and I wish our journey a smooth one!"

Cheers!

Chapter 21 The True Power of Beast Intuition

That night---

As Ross left the world of swords and Zen, all he heard was silence and the chirping of insects.

From dusk to late at night.

In the world of Sword Zen, Rocks helps review last night's battle, pointing out what he's missing—

More brutal battles, more intense fighting, and more insane training.

'To become the strongest, there is no shortcut; only endless battles and rigorous training will suffice.'

After saying this, Rocks completely disregarded Ross's still not fully recovered energy and launched an attack.

'Remember the feeling of being attacked with your very soul; this instinct will propel you to your strongest!'

When Ross returned to reality after leaving his mental world, the weariness in his eyes not only did not lessen, but became even more pronounced.

"Ha~~~"

Yawning, Ross got out of bed and left the cabin. Under the night sky, he stretched lazily.

"Ross, I haven't had a chance to thank you for saving my life."

While still stretching, Ross moved his right hand and caught the thrown bottle precisely.

"If there's anything I can do to help in the future, just let me know. There are no ungrateful guys in the Whitebeard Pirates."

“Polo Gram, Marco’s father.”

After introducing himself, Graham patted the grass beside him, gesturing for Ross to sit down.

"Yesterday's battle was great. I haven't seen Newgate look so comfortable in a long time."

Yesterday's battle?

Ross smiled and shook his head modestly: "I still have a long way to go, but I have indeed learned a lot."

He lost last night's battle.

That battle lasted from before midnight until dawn.

In the end, he wasn't the only one caught up in the passion; Newgate was too.

The two went from initial probing to going all out.

Especially after taking several punches from Newgate and being forced into a critically injured state.

Normally, Rose's first consideration would be a strategic retreat, or to go back to the underworld to heal and then fight a third round.

But sunbathing outdoors is different.

In that situation, the only thing Ross was thinking about was—

How to kill enemies more efficiently.

The attack frequency is getting faster and faster, and the number of times you can block and dodge is getting fewer and fewer.