One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

Giant demon?

Ross chuckled lightly. Others might not know what was going on here, but surely he did.

"Drive in. Who do you think I am?"

Ross focused his gaze on the black mist, unleashing his Conqueror's Haki forward.

The crackling black and red lightning shot into the black mist, as if releasing some kind of signal.

"Boss, no! There are evil spirits in here!!"

The pirates who were nearby suddenly slid over, grabbed Ross's legs, and cried and begged for his help.

"If the enemy is the navy, we can handle them, but if it's a demon or god... we'll definitely be eaten!!!"

"Boss, Boss Ross, you can't just not believe the rumors! That giant demon must be absolutely terrifying!"

Ross ignored him and threw the pirate clinging to his leg behind him.

"Lower the sails and go full speed ahead. I'll show you the true face of the evil spirits."

……

Meanwhile, the Sabaody Archipelago—

The belated naval warships finally arrived in Sabaody.

Before the ship had come to a complete stop, Sengoku and Zephyr rushed out of the warship, using Moonwalk and Shave alternately, and sped towards Tree No. 1.

Outside the ruins of Tree No. 1, the stench of piled-up corpses assaulted the senses.

No one was willing to pay for cleaning up the bodies in the rubble, and given the suddenness of the incident, it took a long time for the doctors from the funeral parlor to arrive.

Those corpses were no longer of any use.

There was no need to clean up something that had no value, and the people from the Otsune Funeral Parlor left again shortly after arriving at the ruins.

Sengoku and Zephyr walked into the ruins with stern faces and found their destination in the middle of the street.

"Dead, Celestial Dragon."

Compared to Sengoku's grim expression, Zephyr seemed rather nonchalant.

His gaze swept across the surroundings.

The once bustling No. 1 tree is now deserted, with not even a bird to be seen, let alone a person.

"It's just that a Celestial Dragon died, Sengoku, don't be so angry."

Zefa crouched down, forcing himself to suppress his nausea, and examined the wounds teeming with maggots and flies.

"In previous years, many people died, but the World Government always managed to suppress it. This time will probably be the same."

One fatal blow, the wound was smooth.

"It was Ross who did it. I know the angle of his strike. Only he knows this kind of smooth sword technique that strikes vital points."

"It's not as simple as just the death of a Celestial Dragon, Zephyr."

Sengoku let out a long sigh and ordered the marines who followed behind to take away Thatcherz Garman's body.

"Ross's killing of the Celestial Dragons this time is probably a test of the World Government's bottom line."

“If we don’t respond, that guy will definitely push his luck.”

“More importantly, Garman Palace is owned by the Thatcherz family, Zepha, don’t tell me you don’t know what this family represents.”

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Kacha--

Sengoku picked up the Den Den Mushi and stepped out of the No. 1 Tree Block.

"Marshal Kong, we're late."

“Thatcherz Garman Palace is dead, and we will bring her body back as soon as possible.”

Chapter 68 Hana Huazha: Gan! Skeleton!

"Yes, I understand. This matter cannot be suppressed. There are quite a few eyewitnesses to Ross killing the Celestial Dragon."

Outside Tree No. 1, Sengoku breathed in the fresh air, but his brow remained furrowed.

“The response will probably require careful consideration. I suggest we first put pressure on the World Economic News through the World Government.”

"Change the Celestial Dragon's death to injury and increase the bounty of the great pirate Ross."

After a brief pause, Sengoku lowered his voice: "Regardless of the circumstances, the deaths of the Celestial Dragons are a dereliction of duty on our part. Minimizing the impact is what we should be doing at this stage."

"Yes, yes, I understand."

Kacha--

The Den Den Mushi ended, Sengoku let out a long sigh, and patted off the stench clinging to his body.

"Zeff, you will stay in the Sabaody Archipelago for the time being and take care of the pirates here."

Sengoku led his naval forces in a worried retreat.

"I'll take the body back to headquarters to oversee things. The Marshal is going to Pangu City, and we need a statement from the Five Elders."

Zefa nodded in response.

"General Zephyr!!"

"I am not an admiral yet; the World Government has not yet issued the documents regarding the approval of admirals."

After correcting the marine's address, Zephyr took the envelope handed to him by the marine.

"letter?"

“We found it in the clothes at Thatcherz Garman’s Palace, and it was signed that you personally checked it.”

"Okay, I understand. Go ahead and get busy. Gather the bodies together as soon as possible and burn them."

Zephyr frowned as he opened the envelope. Inside, a short message was written in black and white, signed—

Rose

[Zeff, I guessed that Marine Headquarters would definitely assign you and Sengoku to handle the Celestial Dragons' deaths. When you see this letter, it means I was right.]

I don't consider myself the murderer. Those slaves who died at the hands of the Celestial Dragons didn't even have intact bodies. In a way, I avenged them.

If you'd like, perhaps you can call me the messenger of justice next time we meet.

"What a joke!" Zephyr frowned and continued to examine the area.

[He who kills will be killed in return. Perhaps one day I too will die by someone's blade, but that's all in the future. Getting back to the point, the reason I left this letter—]

[In the year 1490 of the Sea Calendar, Zefa, if you need my help that year, please feel free to contact me.]

I can help you, but you need to make some preparations beforehand, such as finding a user with the Ice-Ice Fruit ability to freeze their body, and a reward that will satisfy me afterwards.

At least until I reach you, you can't let anyone really die. I don't have the ability to bring the dead back from the dead.

I will always look forward to the day you contact me first, General Zephyr.

Looking at the Den Den Mushi number left at the end, Zephyr tore the letter to shreds and casually threw it into a nearby puddle of sewage.

"What tricks are you up to now, Ross? You really are like a devil."

Looking at the torn pages of numbers floating in the puddle, Zefa inexplicably memorized the string of numbers before turning and leaving.

"I'm a Marine. How could a Marine make a deal with a pirate? Humph!"

……

[The Magical Triangle Ocean, Inside]

Wandering in the dark mist, Ross sat cross-legged atop the ram, his occasional bursts of Conqueror's Haki acting like bait to attract fish.

"Yo ho ho ho?~~ Yo ho~ Ho ho?~~"

"Yo ho ho ho?~~ Yo ho~ Ho ho?~~"

"Ghosts, ghosts and spirits are coming!!!"

The pirates on the Lizard were in complete chaos.

Barrett and Bucky even jumped onto the ram, their pale faces pressed close to Ross.

"Teacher, are there really ghosts?! Don't worry, I'll protect you closely!"

Compared to the stubborn Barrett, Bucky was more direct, pulling open Ross's shirt and crawling inside, trembling with fear.

Barrett glanced at Bucky with a hint of envy; if he could, he'd actually like to crawl in too…

If the enemy is a demon or something, there's no way you can defeat that kind of opponent!

Ross did not expose Barrett, but instead unleashed his Observation Haki, sweeping it towards the approaching black phantom.

Binks' Wine, this song had many cover versions before the time travel.

Uta's, Brook's, and other musicians'.

But personally, he still prefers Brooke's version.

Be bold when you should be bold, and be sad when you should be sad.

Whenever he hears it, he seems to see the rice paddies under the setting sun depicted in the song, and the lonely tombstones in the dark rainy night.

"We didn't get to see the evil spirits, but an interesting fellow has arrived first."

No sooner had the words been spoken than a dilapidated ship emerged from the black fog and silently sailed alongside the Lizard.

"Yo ho ho ho, it's~ a fresh human~"

ah! ! !

A piercing scream erupted from the Lizard Pirates crew, and Ross rubbed his ears.

"Bucky, Barrett, you two stop trembling by my side. I feel like I have an engine inside me."

"That guy isn't a ghost, and that ship isn't a ghost ship either. He's a Devil Fruit user."

Only the two little ones heard Ross's words; the pirates continued to run and bump into each other on the deck, exclaiming, "Ghost ship!"

Hana Hanafuda was drinking sake, but the sake kept spilling from the cup because her hand was trembling.

"Ha, ha ha ha, so you're a Devil Fruit user, huh? I, I... damn it!!"

"Skull!!!"

In a panic, Hana Hanaza instinctively swung her meteor hammer.

While the hammer was still in flight, Ross, who had arrived later, had already appeared on the enemy ship and kicked it away.

"Calm down, Hana Hanafuda."

Hana Hanafuda opened her arms and caught Bucky and Barrett, who had been left behind by Ross.

"Yo ho ho ho~ Nice to meet you, I am Brook, who is now just bones."

Ross glanced behind the skeleton, and only after confirming that there was still a shadow did he speak.

"The Kingdom of Esperia, which disappeared decades ago, I remember that the commander of the kingdom's guard was named the same as you."

The skeleton paused in its coffee-drinking motion, then resumed its previous action in an instant.

"Ah~ It really brings back memories. I never thought anyone would still remember that place."

Want to join us?

Ross, who was crouching by the boat, reached out his hand, a smile playing on his lips.

“I know where Princess Shuri is.”

bang~

The cup fell to the ground, spilling scalding hot coffee all over the floor, sending up plumes of steam.

"Boss Ross!!"

"Damn it, you skeleton, how dare you be so disrespectful to Boss Ross!!"

Ross maintained his outstretched hand gesture, seemingly oblivious to the cold, sharp blade before his Adam's apple.