Arceus' Pirate Journey

So the Perfumed Serpent left the battlefield first, leaving only this warship to engage in boarding combat with the Shadow Fox. No matter how sophisticated the phantom was, it was still just an phantom. In order to make it more realistic, most of this battle was real, and it was also a test for new recruits like Victarion.

"Be careful, that guy's ability can confuse people. Trust your own senses more than your vision and hearing."

The Navy has a certain understanding of Olga's abilities, but it is not a comprehensive understanding. Currently, they believe that as long as Olga is unable to split herself in battle, her abilities will not affect other people.

Gumil believed that he and Hancock could still fight against Olga. The vice admirals of the Navy Headquarters were the backbone of the Navy, and even the civilian generals had some military power.

In order to prevent accidents, he also reminded Hancock, but this was not out of comradeship. He was afraid that an accident would cause Hancock to regard him as an enemy.

However, he didn't know that this matter was actually a big drama. He had been involved from the very beginning. They had no idea about the relationship between the Nine Snakes and the Hundred Beasts.

Chapter 442 The young man's path is both wide and narrow

Boom! Boom!

The sudden bombardment from the side caught Victarion off guard. He hated these unexpected events.

"What happened to that ship?"

Battles between the navy and pirates were not uncommon, and if it was another warship attacking them, Victarion would not find it strange, it was a case of the navy supporting friendly forces, which was normal.

But now it was the warship that was being attacked, and the pirate ship that appeared had a flag that I had never heard of before, which was very strange.

Under normal circumstances, other pirate groups would choose to stay away when they see the navy fighting other pirate groups, for fear of getting into trouble. There are only a few pirates who dare to actively attack the navy, and even if they do, they mostly attack escort ships.

Because the things that need to be escorted by the navy are usually of high value, only the huge profits can make them take risks, but today such an abnormal situation happened.

None of the beasts could figure out the situation, let alone Gumil. Although the ship was fully loaded with naval soldiers in order to deal with emergencies, no ship led by a senior official under the Emperor of the Sea would be afraid of a single warship.

Unless it's full of weird people, like the retired Sengoku, Tsuru and Fujitora.

The battle at this point can only be described as a balance, and Gumir has no time to spare. If it weren't for the smooth implementation of the Seven Warlords of the Sea plan, Olga would have been able to keep him here.

He himself was unable to free his hands, and his adjutant was entangled by Yin Lisabeth. The remaining navy did not have much advantage in the battle. Usually, the navy had the upper hand in artillery battles against pirates. With the backing of the World Government, their weapons and equipment were much stronger than those of the pirates.

The advantage in firepower is the most important thing for ordinary soldiers in battle, but they can't gain any advantage against the Hundred Beasts based in Wano Country. At this time, the pirates who appear behind the scenes have a great impact on the battle situation.

Olga was not happy to see this group of pirates suddenly appearing, because that was not what she had arranged.

According to the script, she would evacuate directly after the battle. She had no interest in Gumir's life at all. To be more precise, Gumir could not have any problems.

His identity was the messenger of the Seven Warlords of the Sea's letters, and he died at the meeting place with the Nine Snakes Pirates, which inevitably makes people feel that it was a conspiracy.

The vice admirals of the headquarters and G branch are the backbone of the navy. The death and injury of such officers will cause great damage to the reputation of the navy, and the chain reaction it will trigger will not be easy to deal with.

However, this is not the main problem. She can control the casualties in the battle. Apart from her and Yin Lisabeth, no one else has the ability to cause fatal injuries to a vice admiral. The biggest problem is that the sudden intrusion of these outsiders can easily disrupt existing plans.

A dark purple energy spread out from under Olga's feet, spreading like a tide, gradually enveloping the entire surface of the warship. Even the Shadow Fox and Sasaki's ship that had just approached were affected by her.

"The Phantom Territory."

The black and purple energy was extremely illusory. After spreading out, it suddenly disappeared. But after that, all the navy on the warship stopped their actions.

"Everyone stop it!"

Olga then called her men to a halt and ordered, "Yin Lisa, the pirates have been captured. Take your men and drive the ship to the sea area I told you about before."

Olga placed her right hand on her temple. Her brain was performing large-scale calculations at this moment. The phantoms were generated by her thoughts. The more she understood something, the more real the phantoms would be.

As her strength grew, the distance over which she could control her phantom became wider, and the position marked on the nautical chart was the maximum distance at which her phantom could last.

Normally she simulates more inanimate objects or environments, as such phantoms are the most reliable.

However, the more people are involved in the phantom, the easier it is to reveal flaws. It is not difficult to confuse the enemy and make them kill each other on the battlefield. It is enough to simulate attack scenes such as swinging swords.

This scene of retreat after defeat was more complicated. She couldn't move to maintain such a realistic scene, so she had to leave these things to others.

"Understood. I'll get back to you as soon as possible."

Yin Lisabai knew that if this illusion lasted too long it would easily reveal a flaw, so she immediately spread her wing membrane and glided to the side.

"Hancock, this illusion will last for a while, so be careful then."

"Don't worry, Sister Olga, I know how to handle this."

"Well, I leave it to you. See you next time."

She then returned to the Shadow Fox, and after Sasaki's ship was driven to a place where Gumir would definitely not see it, she also led her men away.

When she left, Gumir and others returned to reality from the constraints of the illusion.

He didn't have too many doubts. After all, Akainu and Tsuru failed to keep Olga, and he didn't think he had the ability to do so. However, in the fake battle he saw, Hancock embodied the value of a Shichibukai, and that fighting power was indeed worthy of this position.

Hancock then had almost no response to Gumil's words and behaved extremely arrogantly. She knew that the more she said, the more loopholes there would be, and maintaining this situation would be the best outcome.

Anyway, she has already left such an extremely arrogant personality in the Navy, so it is not abnormal to continue to do so.

On the other side, on Sasaki's ship, Sasaki and others were confused. Their previous impression was that they were attacking the navy, but in the blink of an eye they came to this unfamiliar sea area, with guns pointed at their heads by the people of Baishou.

"Say, who sent you?"

"No one assigned us, we volunteered to help."

Looking at Olga who asked questions, Sasaki did not panic. Although he only liked Kaido, he also knew the people around Kaido.

"Huh? Volunteering to help?"

"Yes, joining the Beasts has always been my dream. My name is Sasaki, and I'm a pirate who just went out to sea this year..."

"I'm not interested in your identity. You almost ruined my plan. Do you think anyone can join?"

He should be thankful that it was Olga who came to do this, now the most easy-going one among the big bosses of the Beasts Pirates. If it was Jin or Quinn, or even Shayna, they would have sunk their ship without saying a word.

There are so many new people who want to join the Beasts. According to a certain world, Sasaki's self-assertion has already led to his death. But just as Olga was thinking about how to deal with these people, the word "slate" appeared in her ears.

"You mean the slate?"

"Yes, I found the stone tablet that Lord Kaido needed."

Chapter 443: The Navy's Fig Leaf, Sasaki's Request

Looking at the stone slab on the Sasaki ship, Olga realized that the situation was different. According to the familiar tradition, Olga punched the stone slab, basically concluding that it was the real thing.

"What a lucky boy..."

"Yes, Lord Arceus's things were found by a newcomer."

Looking at the stone slab, several people behind Olga began to whisper. After all, this was the greatest achievement within the Beasts. Except for some special military exploits, nothing else could be compared with this.

With this achievement here, the previous incident that almost ruined their plans can be put behind them. After all, the final outcome of the Seven Warlords of the Sea was not affected, but this slate is real.

"This is the gift I prepared for Lord Kaido. It is also my token of loyalty. Is this enough?"

"No problem, this is enough for you to join the Hundred Beasts, and you can also get great rewards. Come with me."

Because of the stone slab, Olga also changed her itinerary and prepared to return to Onigashima early, which also caused Sasaki to be blacklisted by some people.

Olga was going to stay for a while, and Hancock even invited her to visit the Nine Snakes. Although the Nine Snakes were also xenophobic, Hancock was now in power, and Guloliosa would not refute her on such a small matter.

Originally, the Nine Snakes were celebrating on their ship because they had obtained the position of Shichibukai, which meant that the Nine Snakes had an additional umbrella of protection.

With her status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Calm Belt, and Hancock's current strength, Amazon Lily is basically in an absolutely safe state in the first half of the Grand Line.

But when Olga called, Hancock's face darkened.

"Hancock, what's wrong with you?"

"Granny, do you recognize this flag?"

"This flag... Let me think about it, it seems to be this year's newcomer, "Mansha Sasaki", with a bounty of 8800 million berries. What's the matter?"

"Nothing, I just remember him. By the way, mother-in-law, you are always well-informed, right?"

As soon as Guloliosa heard this, she felt something was wrong. Less than half a month after Hancock returned to Amazon Lily, she began to complain about her nagging, and it was almost impossible for her to use honorifics.

"What are you going to do?"

"Nothing, I just want to ask you, Grandma, whether you have seen a kind of hexagonal stone that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom since you left Amazon Lily."

She had lived on Onigashima for three years, so of course she had heard of this kind of thing. A passerby pirate like Sasaki could make such a big fuss with this, so she felt that she could do the same.

"No...No, I have never seen such a thing."

"Tsk, what a waste of time, let's go back home!"

"Yes, Lady Snake!"

Hancock demonstrated what it means to change one's face at the speed of light, and directly returned to Amazon Lily with the Nine Snakes' pirates.

Olga is still on the way back to Wano with Sasaki, and some people in the Navy headquarters are not calm. In the Marshal's office, looking at the information Sora handed him, Sennai's heart is very complicated.

Responses came from the pirates one after another, including Hancock who took the initiative to ask for the location, and Gekko Moriah and Djordje Mihawk who were invited by the government.

The information sent back by Gumir has confirmed Hancock's identity as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Although she is unruly, her strength is sufficient.

Moria simply didn't refuse, and he readily agreed to the Shichibukai's invitation from the world government. Even though the house is becoming more and more abandoned, he still has endless hatred for Kaido.

However, he was able to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea thanks to Kaido. The World Government did not assess his strength, but he got this position only because of his battle record with Kaido.

Sengoku didn't care about these two people. Hancock, who was going out to sea for the first time, and Moria, who had been silent for a long time, were not enough to shake him, but the last Mihawk was different.

"Brother Kong, this guy has attacked many of his colleagues! Can he, who is known as the Navy Hunter, also become a Shichibukai?!"

Hancock’s debut uses other pirates, Moriah is a past record, but Hawkeye is the skeleton of the navy, and the term navy hunter is no joke.

"If guys like this can be called Shichibukai, then where is our reputation?"

"This is the decision of the Five Elders. They have reached an agreement with that guy. From now on, the title of Navy Hunter will be hidden. There will only be Hawkeye - Joracol Mihawk."

Kong said the above decision, which is also a fig leaf left by the world government to the navy. The navy is a violent institution, but it is not the only violent institution of the world government. The decisions they make will not consider the feelings of the navy.

This is true whether it is Hawkeye's selection or Byakuji's selection in the original timeline. In the eyes of those people, the former admiral who has devoted his entire life to the navy is not worth mentioning at all.

Even the erasure of the title of Navy Hunter was the result obtained after Sora argued for it.

"......"

"Zhan Guo, you have to understand that today's navy is no longer the original navy."

At first, the navy was just a tool of the world government, but with the development of time, although the nature of this tool has not changed, there are more and more navies with personalities, and sometimes the choices of some navies are even contrary to those of the world government.

The current navy has a certain degree of independence, but this independence is still within the tolerance of the World Government.

"I see..."

"When you sit in my position, you will understand that the position of Admiral is not easy to hold."

The opposition within the navy did not have any effect. Even though some people withdrew from the navy because of this, Djordje Mihawk still became a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea with the reputation of the great swordsman Hawkeye.

In the newspapers of the next day, the names of Gekko Moriah, Pirate Queen Boa Hancock, and Hawkeye Jurakol Mihawk once again occupied the front page.

After sailing for a while, Olga also brought Sasaki and others to Onigashima.

Generally, new members who have just joined are not qualified to come here, but Sasaki, who brought back the stone slab, is an exception. He even got the opportunity to meet the emperor as an exception.

"Lord Arceus, I have brought the people and your things as well."

"Very good, Sasaki, right? You did a great job. According to the rules we set, you are worthy of the reward..."

"Wait, Lord Arceus."

Sasaki interrupted Arceus. After all, he brought a stone tablet, so he didn't care about such trivial matters.

"what?"

"I want to be received by Lord Kaido, and I hope to receive a reward from him even more."

After all, he is an outsider and doesn't know the real situation within the Beasts Pirates. He is also an avid fan of Kaido. Compared to Arceus, the apparent second-in-command, he wants to meet Kaido more.

Chapter 444: Smart, but not much

Sasaki insisted on wanting to meet Kaido. For him, this was just a fan meeting. He would be hard to be satisfied if he couldn't meet the real Kaido.

Although there is nothing wrong with the fanatical worship of Kaido in the Beasts Pirates, his attitude is bound to displease some people. For example, Sayina's first impression of Sasaki has become very bad.

Originally, she had a good impression of Sasaki for bringing back the stone slab, but this attitude had consumed all her impression points.

In the end, Sasaki's request was met. Kaido ended his training early, completed the handover with Arceus, and came here.

"Is that you? What do you want? Can you tell me now?"

"Yes, Lord Kaido, I want to join the Beasts Pirates. Please let me follow you!"