Arceus' Pirate Journey

Looking at Aaron who was sleeping, Tiger did not wake him up, but quietly left here. He did not want to disturb Aaron's sleep.

At the same time, on the Red Earth Continent, Tai Zuoluo also made a new decision.

"Okay, so this year's team building location is... here!"

"Really? Mr. Tezulo, can we really go here?!"

Looking at the destination designated by Tezulo, An seemed very excited. Not only An, but also Xinduoli and Stella showed interest, because the island Tezulo pointed to was Elegia, also known as the Kingdom of Music.

O'Hara is a holy place for archaeology, while Elegia is a holy place for music. He plans to take advantage of this team-building activity to take the artists to study vocal music.

"Of course, pack up and leave right away."

Chapter 583: Uta, Luffy, and Heracross

As an all-round developing film and television department of Hundred Beasts Fruit, music has become their biggest weakness. With the joining of Xin Duoli, she took the lead in dance.

In the field of film and television, there are Tai Zuo Luo and Stella, and An also has great abilities in hosting and post-production, but the only thing they don't have is a singer who can be proud of.

It’s not that they can’t sing, but compared to their respective strengths, music has become their weak point. Now Tai Zuo Luo plans to take them for further studies together.

The same is true for himself. His childhood dream of performing on a big stage has come true, but he also hopes to sing more beautiful music.

"Get ready to go. Oh, Tanaka, bring the new guy from the security department with you. He seems to have some skills."

In addition to the people recruited by Taizuolo himself, Baishou Fruit also has its own headhunting company, searching for suitable talents within its business scope. This security department was newly established after he obtained the Golden-Gold Fruit.

In the past, security issues were handed over to the Beasts Pirates, but after Doflamingo recognized his identity last time, he realized that he had to bring more special talents with him when he went out.

The people he could take out had naturally passed the assessment and were no longer ordinary employees. The person he recruited this time was named Dais, a sturdy man with a golden beard, and his Armament Haki training was pretty good.

But this is not the reason why he was chosen. Bakara's Lucky Fruit and Tanaka's Pierce-Pierce Fruit were recruited by him because of their special features. Armament Haki is not common, but it is not very difficult to find someone who can use Armament Haki in the New World.

The reason why Dais was selected is that his body is very strange. Simply put, he is a severe masochist. His feeling of pain is different from that of ordinary people. He doesn't know what pain is at all. On the contrary, the more painful the attack causes, the more excited he becomes, and he may even experience a strong sense of pleasure.

Pain is the body's warning of crisis. Not feeling pain means that in many cases he can display combat skills different from ordinary people, so he was included in the special training list.

Now that Arceus' power has been restored more and more perfectly, the reward mechanism has become more systematic. Under the premise of lottery, the prize pool will also be planned to a certain extent according to the merits and individuals.

Some of these special people are given the most suitable skills by Arceus, such as Bakara and Finger Wave, which is a perfect example. Every year, those with special talents will be compiled into a list and sent to Onigashima.

If it fits, Des is the perfect fit for the “return punch.”

Thanks to the huge trade system, the people from the Hundred Beasts Fruit didn't even need any special arrangements to set sail, and after everyone had packed up, Tezulo took them on a merchant ship passing by Elegia.

At the same time, in the East China Sea, Goa Kingdom, and Windmill Village, boys and girls are having their own competitions.

The boy is seven years old and is none other than Monkey D. Luffy.

The girl's hair is half red and half white. Her name is Uta, the adopted daughter of Red Hair Shanks.

After snatching the Rubber Fruit from Foz-Fo, Shanks' pirate group used Windmill Village as their base and temporarily stationed here. Even when they set sail, they never crossed the Red Earth Continent and only operated in the East China Sea, the South China Sea, and the first half of the Grand Line.

Unlike Buggy who was still unknown, Shanks already had considerable fame at this time.

Uta is his adopted daughter. Seven years ago, after the battle with other pirates, Shanks found the surviving Uta in their box. When he saw her as a child, Shanks thought of himself as a child, so he adopted this girl.

Children still need a playmate of the same age. After arriving in Windmill Village, Uta quickly became friends with the boy of similar age, and various forms of competition began to emerge between the two.

Who can row faster? Who can eat fried chicken faster? In less than a year, the two competed 182 times, and both insisted that they won 182 times.

Today, they decided on a new way of competing, which is to catch rhinoceros beetles and see who catches the bigger one.

"Okay, right here. You catch it over there and I'll catch it over here. We'll meet here in two hours."

A dividing line was drawn on the ground, and Luffy pointed to the mountains and forests on both sides to determine the range for the two to capture.

"Don't be too proud to lose this time. I will definitely catch the biggest rhinoceros beetle."

"I'm not unable to lose, I clearly won a long time ago!" Luffy refuted Uta's words, but while he was speaking, Uta had already run into the woods.

"Damn it, I got fooled again!"

Realizing it later, he turned around and ran into his own hunting ground, starting the 183rd race between the two.

......

"Humph, Luffy, that idiot, how could he possibly catch the rhinoceros beetle with such a big commotion?"

Even if the two of them acted separately, Uta could still sense what Luffy was doing. Because of his recklessness, the flocks of birds in the woods were startled and flew out, and the rhinoceros beetle was probably scared away long ago.

"Huh, it's about here. Where does this wind come from~"

A melodious tune was sung softly from her mouth. Her goal was to become the singer of the Red Hair Pirates. It was because of Uta's existence that Luffy believed that being a musician on a pirate ship was a very important profession.

Unlike the chaos on Luffy's side, under the influence of Uta's singing, the small animals around her did not run away. Instead, they were attracted to her, and even butterflies landed on her fingertips.

"Rhinoceros beetle, rhinoceros beetle, where are you, come out quickly..."

Uta continued to sing her song softly, searching for the rhinoceros beetle with her eyes, but she seemed to have forgotten that in addition to ordinary small animals, there were also fierce beasts in this forest. A wild boar soon appeared in front of her.

Wild boars are not like domestic pigs. They are extremely dangerous beasts in the mountains and forests. When Uta saw the sudden appearance of the wild boar, he couldn't help but stop humming the tune and his body froze in place.

But the wild boar didn't think so much. Looking at the "two-legged beast" that broke into its territory, it thought it was threatened and charged directly towards the other party.

"what!

"

Screaming would not have any effect, but it was one of the residual reactions of the human body when encountering a crisis. However, nothing happened next. When Uta opened her eyes again, she saw a rhinoceros beetle almost as tall as herself standing in front of her.

“Hurrah!”

The huge horn blocked the wild boar's charge, and as its body began to exert force, the wild boar was directly knocked away.

The rhinoceros beetle in this form is naturally Hercules. The reason it stood out is because it was attracted by Uta's singing, so it chose to protect her.

Chapter 584: The First Pokémon Battle in Pirate History

Some time has passed since the implementation of the Heracross release plan, and Heracross has begun to enter other waters to start his new life.

It took Gyarados in the sea many years to find a stone slab, so Arceus was not in a hurry. Instead, he asked Hercules and others to develop their own tribe first and expand the search manpower.

This Heracross appeared here for this reason. Most Heracrosses prefer peace and rarely fight.

But they are not incapable of fighting. There is extremely terrifying power hidden in their bodies. Once they make the choice to fight, they will show a fighting ability that is completely different from their appearance.

This Heracross was attracted by Uta's singing, so it did this.

Arceus is very friendly to humans, and most of the Pokémon he created are the same. As long as others do not actively attack them, they will not harm humans, and in most cases they will protect humans like this.

Ordinary wild boars are naturally no match for Heracross and disappear without a trace after being hit by its horns.

"Hey."

After dealing with the wild boar in front of him, Heracross turned to look at Uta and stretched out his arm to her, trying to pull her up from the ground.

"What a big rhinoceros beetle... Do you like listening to my singing?"

"Hehe! Hehehe."

Heracross nodded and showed off his muscles.

"You mean... let me continue singing and you will protect me?"

Without the power of Evergreen, she couldn't understand the specific meaning of Heracross, but she could understand it almost accurately through his body language.

This is the magic of Pokémon. When facing people who share the same thoughts, they can express their feelings through that mysterious power.

“Hurrah!”

Seeing that Uta understood what he meant, Hercules simply sat on the ground. Reality is not a game. Each Hercules has a different size.

When it stood up, Uta was just at the base of its horn, and as it sat cross-legged on the ground, Uta was just level with the tip of Heracross's horn.

Seeing that the audience was ready, Uta also started her new singing. She is a singer who cares a lot about the emotions of her fans, so she naturally took good care of this new fan.

She had given up her plan to look for rhinoceros beetles. In her opinion, there would be no rhinoceros beetle bigger than this one.

After a few songs, Uta also began to "abduct" Heracross.

"Rhinoceros Beetle, how about you come with me? I can sing for you every day."

Although he could not understand what the rhinoceros beetle said, Uta understood that this rhinoceros beetle could accurately understand human language.

"Hehe..."

After pondering for a moment, Heracross shook his head and then began to gesture.

"You want to find something? That's even better. Come with me on Shanks' ship. Shanks will take us to explore various places, so you can find what you want along the way."

"Hehe?"

After listening to the scene described by Uta, Heracross seemed to think it was a good deal and finally agreed to Uta's invitation.

"Then we are friends. Let's go. Help me win the 183rd game first!"

After saying that, he took Heracross's hand and ran towards the gathering place. However, Heracross seemed to think that Uta was running too slowly, so he used his horns to push her onto his back, then flapped his insect wings and flew in the direction Uta pointed.

.....

On the other hand, Luffy's experience was completely different from Uta's. While Uta and Heracross were waiting at the agreed place, Luffy was holding a lot of wild fruits and tempting something.

"Please, I'll give you all of this, just follow me."

In front of him was also a Heracross. The Heracrosses were released in batches at the beginning. The appearance of one here meant that there was already a group of Heracrosses nearby, so Luffy also encountered one.

However, unlike Heracross who had already agreed to Uta and was attracted by the singing, the Heracross in front of Luffy was obviously a foodie. He only reluctantly accepted this "servant" after Luffy "offered" a large amount of fruits.

These Heracrosses have different personalities. The one that Uta meets likes music and is easy-going, while the one that Luffy meets is a slightly arrogant glutton.

As for why Luffy took out food to lure the other party, in his eyes, the rhinoceros beetle is a special existence that can be equated with the Pirate King, and having such a rhinoceros beetle is simply his biggest dream.

Under Luffy's constant begging and the temptation of food, this Heracross reluctantly agreed to the other party's request and found a fixed feeder.

Its behavior did not violate Arceus's requirements. After all, Arceus' order was to settle down in one place first, and having a stable keeper was also a good choice.

Due to different reasons, two Heracrosses released from different batches met unexpectedly.

"Hello?"

“Hurrah!”

Heracross communicated in his own language, and Uta and Luffy started a new round of quarrel over this.

"My rhinoceros beetle is bigger! Its horn is longer!"

"Mine is obviously bigger, its head is taller than yours!"

Neither Uta nor Luffy wanted to admit defeat. As it was getting dark, they decided to go back and let Shanks be their referee.

......

"Really? Where did you find two rhinoceros beetles this big?"

Looking at the topic of the argument between Luffy and Uta, Shanks scratched his head helplessly. He seldom participated in the competitions between the two children. Once the children's own competitions were interfered with by adults, the results would be distorted, so the final results were decided by themselves.

"It's in the mountains behind, Shanks. I promised to bring it on board. Let's take it on adventures together in the future."

"Okay, I'll just be your new friend."

"Eh?! Why? I want to get on the ship too! Shanks! Take me with you!"

Luffy was very excited that Shanks agreed to let Hercules get on board. He hugged Shanks' legs and said that he also wanted to get on board. However, Shanks finally did not agree. The meanings of a boy and a rhinoceros beetle are completely different.

After the quarrel, the issue finally came back to whose rhinoceros beetle was bigger.

"I heard that some rhinoceros beetles will determine their status through duels. They should be the same species, right?"

Jesus Bu on the side gave his suggestions, and Luffy and Uta also looked at their own Heracross.

"Hey."

"Hey."

Neither of the two Heracrosses objected, but instead wanted to have a competition. Although Heracrosses have an easy-going personality, there are also conflicts among the same species. What's more, they had previously made promises to Luffy and Uta to help each other win.

So they took their positions and began their duel, a battle of epoch-making significance in the world of pirates.

Chapter 585: Elegia, the Land of Music

Pokémon battles have become the norm in the Pokémon world, and competition between trainers is even more common, but this is the world of pirates, and most of the Pokémon created by Arceus get along very well with each other.