Arceus' Pirate Journey

All his medical skills came from Guleva's selfless teaching. Chopper, who had been immersed in medical research, chose to come here as soon as he completed the task to inform them of the good news.

And he wasn't the only one who was reunited.

It was noon in Wano Country, and Zoro was taking a nap in the corner. Two years of sailing life had made him develop a habit. Even though he didn't have to guard the ship at night, he could not fall asleep until almost dawn.

It was clearly noon, but Zoro felt a chill.

The hair on his arms stood up instinctively, and Zoro, who had been snoring just now, opened his eyes in an instant. Without thinking, he swung the blade to the side in a muscle instinctive manner.

At the same time, a long sword burning with purple soul flames blocked Zoro's slash.

"Kuina? Why are you here?"

Although both are Azure Blade Demons, Misu and Kuina have completely different performances. It is obvious that this is not the first time that Zoro has fought with Kuina.

Since it is a resurrected undead, the long sword is now a part of Kuina, truly realizing the unity of man and sword.

Kuina usually travels back and forth between the underworld and the human world from time to time to hone her swordsmanship. After learning that Hawkeye and Zoro are serving as sparring partners here, the frequency of her appearances here has increased dramatically.

But this time, Kuina's behavior was very strange. The purple mask covered her face and the voice she made was unusually cold.

"Roronoa Zoro, your life has come to an end. Your life in this world has ended."

"What strange things are you talking about?"

"I wanted to take you away in your sleep, but I didn't expect you to be so perceptive."

"Hey, hey, are you serious?!"

Feeling the increasing power from the blade, Zoro seemed to have figured something out in his mind.

"Is this what you are going to do in Huangquan?"

Zoro knew that Kuina had been working for Yomi during this period, but he didn't expect that she was doing the work of the God of Death.

"It's you who came. But am I really going to die so young? This is really unacceptable."

Zoro knew that death would come to him sooner or later, but he was not afraid. He just felt that the remaining time was too short to accomplish his goal.

However, even if it was Kuina who came, he had no intention of surrendering himself. He jumped back to escape from Kuina's attack range, and Zoro assumed the three-sword style posture again.

"Come on, let me see you now"

"Hahaha Zoro, you're quite amusing like this. Did you actually take this seriously?"

With a burst of laughter, Kuina put away her mask and weapon, and raised her hands in surrender.

"What on earth do you mean??"

"It's just a joke. I do work for Huang Quan now, but there is no such position as an executioner. At most, I guide lost souls to the kingdom of the dead. And that is the job of the Night Demon. It has nothing to do with me."

"You really have a bad taste."

Chapter 1443 Pokémon Fantasy Carnival

"Have you also been affected by your ability? I never noticed that you had this kind of personality before."

Kuina put away her weapon, but Zoro resumed his three-sword stance. Since he was just joking, it was time to get down to business. The competition in swordsmanship has never diminished.

Adults don’t have as much free time as children, and they can’t accumulate more than two thousand competitions, but the total number of competitions they have had during this period has reached 2300.

The battle situation has also changed from Kuina's one-sided crushing of Zoro in the past to the evenly matched wins and losses today. It can be said that Zoro has become accustomed to it.

"Your focus before wasn't on me, right? How do you know that this isn't my original character?"

Abilities affect the personality of the user to a certain extent. This is not absolute, but there are many examples. Even those who have obtained power granted by Arceus sometimes show this behavior.

Zoro didn't know whether Kuina was considered a person with special abilities, but he still had that feeling.

"According to the classification of attributes, I am a ghost type. Isn't it normal for an "evil ghost" to have a bad personality? But I'm not here to compete with you this time. I want to ask you if you are interested in participating in the competition."

"Competition? What competition? A sword fighting competition?"

"No, it should be considered a New Year's celebration. Do you remember what day it is today?"

"Today is already December 1525. Time flies."

The Holy Calendar is the official calendar used today, but it is not a currency. Although the Haiyuan calendar is no longer used in official documents, it is still circulated among the people and used together with the new calendar.

"It is the 36th year of the Holy Calendar, and it is time to change our habits. The situation this year is very special. The fleet of the Hundred Beasts has already sailed to the sea of ​​stars, and that lord no longer directly interferes in ordinary affairs after the order has been basically stabilized.

The members of the church and the alliance planned a celebration to show that the current situation is getting better and better. I am here to find my teammates, you can just treat it as a New Year's celebration."

Different islands have their own customs. The most common way is to hold banquets, bonfires, delicious food, and strong liquor. This is a common means of celebration on the sea.

Today's alliance has truly connected the world into a whole, so an event similar to the "Spring Festival Gala" was born. This is the first time it has been officially planned, so most of the players involved are internal personnel, which makes it easier to arrange.

If all goes well, a larger event will be held next year.

"I see. So you want to go play too?"

“This is not a game, but a formal competition. However, this is at most an internal test, so there are no luxurious prizes, but the experience will be wonderful.”

"What are the specific rules for the competition? It looks like you've already prepared for it, so I have no reason to refuse."

There was no reason for Zoro to refuse such a small matter. If an acquaintance came to him, he would probably get the same answer.

"I don't know what the projects are, they are confidential. The only thing I've revealed now is the composition of the participants. Since this is an internal test, the participating teams will be led by people with Pokémon-related abilities."

This item is considered to be in the scope of internal testing. After all, those who meet this requirement are either members of the Hundred Beasts or members of the church. As for who they choose to be teammates, that is their freedom.

"The team members include a Pokémon of any attribute, a non-ability user, and a capability user. The four-person team will participate in an unknown competition at a specific venue to compete for first place."

"So, are you a Pokémon, or a Pokémon user?"

Zoro's nerves are sometimes very sharp and he can grasp the key points in strange places. At least now he has discovered the blind spots in his cognition.

I can be sure that I am a person without abilities...

"You just thought that my personality was affected by my ability, but now you are denying what you said? It seems that your mind has become a little unclear.

My situation is special, but I am still a special human being, so I am the captain. Is that clear enough?"

To be more specific, this competition even involves divisions. Guina is considered a player sent from the Huangquan division. However, there is no point in saying this publicly. It does not represent anything, and there is no point in mentioning it.

"No problem. It looks like I'm just an ordinary human in this team. What about the other teammates? Do you have any idea about the ability users and Pokémon?

Even if you don’t know what to compete in, you still have to get familiar with your teammates. I do have a few familiar Pokémon in this gym, and they are pretty strong.”

Not to mention being a sparring partner, even if they were just sandbags for a few years, they would have developed feelings for each other, so it wouldn't be difficult for Zoro to contact one or two green onion soldiers.

"Onion Ranger? Sounds good, but you don't have to worry about Pokémon. My colleagues will join me. You have to worry about the ability users yourself. I've been dead for too long and don't know any ability users."

Devil fruits are rare in the East China Sea, and even Kuina doesn't have any familiar users with these abilities.

"It would be best if you can find one. If not, you will have to wait for random assignment. By the way, first let me introduce you to another teammate, my colleague Darkmoon."

The air nearby twisted, and a black ghost appeared beside Kuina, with a single eye on its gray head and its body seemed to be covered with a special cloth.

There is a golden disc on the top of its head, which is the antenna of the Night Stalker. Through it, it can receive the radio waves from the underworld and get instructions from Darkrai.

Their lower body has a special tail like the Ghost's, but their body has mouth and eye-like markings, and those mouth-like markings can actually open. In a way, they are similar to Gengar, with endless space on their stomachs.

“Lord Darkrai asked it to join us in the competition. It doesn’t like to talk much, and its usual mission is to bring wandering souls back to the underworld.

However, ghost-type Pokémon are close to ghosts, so they have the upper hand in most situations, so they are quite reliable partners.”

"Hey, wait, are you saying that the work of guiding the dead has nothing to do with you? Then how can it be your colleague?"

"Zoro, have you trained your brain into the sword? The operation of Huangquan is a very complicated matter, but you probably can't understand it. You can experience it yourself in a few decades.

I belong to the error correction and execution team, responsible for dealing with those unlucky people who have strayed into the underworld."

With systematic management, Huangquan is essentially stable, and the spread will not occur again. The problem usually lies in the work of the Night Demon.

It will come to the side of a person who is about to die and lead his soul to the underworld. Occasionally, it will mistakenly take away the soul of a person whose life span has not yet ended.

And Kuina is responsible for the aftermath of this.

Since this is an entertainment competition, some people are not eligible to participate. Otherwise, Darkrai may have to participate himself.

As long as it is a competition mode, the desire to win exists, especially the representative teams of some regions have a very strong desire to win.

There has to be an upper limit to the strength of the contestants, otherwise it will turn into a New Year's Eve brawl, which would be interesting. In addition to Darkrai, there are many more Pokémon and humans on the banned list.

"I see. Anyway, leave the ability user to me. As long as I don't get lost, I will definitely be here on time."

"Zoro, you can just call the other party to come over. The higher-ups will reimburse the travel expenses. If you go to pick him up, I think I can give up my rights."

Talent is a very metaphysical thing, and it can even mutate over time, and in past competitions, Kuina clearly realized how terrifying Zoro's lost talent had become.

This talent of his has gradually changed from a single passive skill to an aura skill. If he rides on the back of certain animals, the animal will also be affected. It remains to be seen whether it will develop further in the future.

"Protest! Sister Misu, I want to protest. Why can't you let me participate? I've even prepared the team!"

Time began to pass, and everyone who received the message was preparing their own team. Yamato was no exception. However, after she prepared the list, she received some not-so-nice responses.

"Ms. Yamato, there's nothing I can do. Your strength is too great. If I let you participate, I might as well give you the prize directly. Besides, the composition of your team..."

Pokémon the Movie: Metagross

Power User: Nico Robin

Normal People: Shirley

Whether they are mermaids or fur tribes, as long as they have not eaten the fruit, they are considered ordinary people, so Shirley also meets the requirements.

One is a supercomputing type Pokémon, an external brain that excels at intelligence reconnaissance and analysis, plus a mermaid who can still skillfully use divination even though she has stopped doing so in recent years.

This team has made its purpose clear, leaving the thinking to others, while Yamato will be responsible for the physical part.

In a sense, this is a rather unsolvable lineup. After all, no matter what the event, when a contestant's ability exceeds the extreme value, the balance will be broken.

"So, Ms. Yamato, in order for the event to proceed smoothly, you should come to the judges' seat and wait. There are many people who have the same experience as you."

The purpose of this celebration is to avoid pure fighting competitions as much as possible, but it is not realistic to avoid all armed conflicts in this form of competition, so after banning some supermodel contestants, a special panel of judges is needed.

Those banned members just happened to become members of the refereeing team.

As he spoke, Misu handed Yamato a list. Shanks and Kuzan's names were all on the list. For this celebration, they were both special guests and referees of the tournament.

“Ms. Yamato, this celebration is not just an ordinary New Year’s Festival. It is also to show God that the times have taken a big step forward and a harmonious life is coming.

Although the rules have been restricted as much as possible, this event still has some characteristics of a royal performance, and you don’t want the master to be disappointed, right?”

"I understand. I will be a good referee, but it's still boring not being able to participate. Is there a position for a level boss? Let me join in."

"If there is, I will inform you, but there is no such plan at the moment. The specific steps are still being planned. Please wait patiently."

Misu handed over another new booklet. The words "Pokémon Fantasy Carnival" were clearly written on the cover, and most of the links had been planned. The only thing left was the competition between these teams.

At the end of the 36th year of the Holy Calendar, the first large-scale celebration for Pokémon and humans around the world was held on the sea. This event was considered by many historians to be a day of great change in world culture, and gradually evolved into one of the special championship events.

But when this carnival was first held, many people had an obsession with victory.

"Rami, the team sent by the church is now in your hands. I cannot tell you the specific content, after all, that would be cheating. I hope everything goes well for you."

"I will try my best, Sister."

Rami and Flame Horse left the church together, and then headed towards the stadium with Luo and another person. A total of 25 teams had arrived at the designated locations and were ready, waiting for unknown challenges.

On islands around the world, celebrations to welcome the New Year have begun one after another.

"Thank you, Charmander, you've been a great help."

In Kuri, at Kentaro's home, Charmander used its tail flame to light the fireworks in other people's hands. As people waved their arms, the firework sticks drew various patterns in the air.

The streets were crowded with people, and the public notice screens in China were showing the summary and changes of the past year, while also warming up for the subsequent "Carnival".

The Pokémon Center is still running as usual. Even on days like this, they can't relax. In front of the bed by the window, an old man sits up with the help of the nurse.

"Grandpa, you will be able to be discharged from the hospital in three days. Congratulations in advance on your recovery."

"Thank you for taking care of me. Thank you, little one. It seems that you have brought me a lot of good luck."

The old man was holding an egg-like Pokémon in his hand, which waved its arms as the old man stroked it. It was a Togepi, a special Pokémon that was generally regarded as a mascot.

On the street outside, the noisy atmosphere almost covered up the sound of the instruments, but on the crowded street, the crowd automatically dispersed to make way, and accompanied by the rhythmic drumbeats, a green dragon head appeared in people's field of vision.

The people below were swinging their wooden poles vigorously, and the yellow rings in the green scales shone in the night.

The dragon head kept tumbling in the air, as if chasing its own shadow.

The sharp screams hit the audience's eardrums like thunder, making people feel their ears vibrate slightly.

The custom that has only appeared in Wano Country in recent years is to pray for peace and wish for a better new year through dragon dancing. However, here, the dancing dragon is in the shape of Rayquaza, which has been certified by the church.