One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 218 Shi Ji’s death
"Mom, is Dad going to be okay?"

"It's okay, it will be okay. Your father is an admiral of the navy, a man of integrity. He won't fall down in a place like this."

Shirley tried to comfort her child, but the more she spoke, the more worried she sounded, and it was obvious that she was unsure of what to do.

She had no idea about the battles between strong men. For one thing, her father would not allow her to become a marine on the combat side and always placed her in logistics.

Secondly, Zefa protected her very well, and she was unaware of other people's murderous intentions and approaches. She was like a woman who couldn't be more ordinary.

But if you don’t know the strength, don’t you also know the reputation?

A pirate's bounty more or less reflects his true strength, and Shiki the Golden Lion is a transcendent existence who is among the top five in bounty among the entire pirate group.

He is a strong man who can directly compete with the admirals and even the marshals of the Navy Headquarters.

What's more, they are now fighting against each other under unfavorable conditions of time and place. She only hopes that her husband can come back safely without any missing limbs.

"I want to go out and look for Walter, can I?"

"No... No! Your father will protect little Walter. He and your Uncle Ross are good friends."

Shirley gritted her teeth and rejected Ze Ping's request, saying in a very worried tone that she really didn't want anything to happen to that cute and smart child.

But she and Ze Ping did not have much fighting power. The shouts and yells on the deck had already reached here, which showed how brutal the fight was. Once a few pirates took advantage of the opportunity, they, mother and son, would likely be on the verge of death again.

Never... Never let Zefa worry!
She could only hope that Zefa had settled Walter properly, otherwise she would not dare to face Ross with Zefa.

"My awesome mother, there's such a big commotion up there right now, which proves that our warship is still very safe. If only one or two pirates slip down, I can handle it!"

"That won't work! I won't let you out no matter what!"

In the white safe house, Shirley hugged Ze Ping tightly, and tears of fear and worry fell on Ze Ping's small shoulders.

Seeing this, Ze Ping wanted to push his mother's arms away and run out to check on Walter's safety. It was very simple. After eating the devil fruit, he could easily knock down his mother's fragile body.

However, a mysterious force called "emotion" stopped his behavior, and his strong concern for his friend's life still drove him to break free from his mother's control.

Family or friendship?

At this moment, Ozawa Ping was faced with a difficult decision for the first time.

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"Run! They are monsters. We can't defeat them!"

"Abandon ship! I don't want to be a pirate anymore, please let me go!"

"Boss Golden Lion, help! All the brothers are dead!"

The battle lasted for a day and a night. Although the number of pirates was much larger than that of the navy, they were nothing more than a group of small fry seeking death due to their absolute strength.

Sakaski put away his Armament Haki, held a huge cigar in his mouth, and his injured eye had been urgently bandaged, making him look extremely fierce.

After he threw the dead body of the last cadre into the sea, he watched the battle on the Upside-Down Mountain in the distance.

If it wasn't for the purpose of training the marines on the ship, the three of them would have used their fruit abilities to eliminate all the pirates on the warship that had already escaped the adverse current and returned to the normal sea surface.

"Kill them all, Long. There's no need to leave these scum to harm the East China Sea."

"This... never mind. I'll listen to you."

Long looked at Sakaski and wanted to persuade him. Now all the pirates on the warship had been cleared out, and those who abandoned the ship and went into the sea were just cowardly fugitives.

Is it really necessary to be so absolute?

But, although he felt a little uncomfortable, he still followed Sakaski's instructions and killed the fugitives.

After all, there is no difference between my own attack and Sakaski's, it's just that my ability will be more efficient.

Why didn't you look for Borsalino? He was gone, along with Zefa, who was hiding on the warship to escort the convoy.

"You will understand later, Long. Teacher Ross didn't teach you this lesson because you have to learn the truth of rooting out the trouble on your own, especially for people like us."

Soldiers, and GMs.

After saying this, Sakaski ignored Long. He could tell from Long's attitude that Teacher Ross had never taught him the principle of cutting the grass at its roots.

Especially when doing such a dangerous business.

However, this truth can only be deeply understood if you are in it. You will never care about it if it is just talked about.

The wind was raging, and wind blades beheaded the pirates who were swimming and escaping on the sea, and the surrounding sea surface was dyed red with blood.

The fighting along the way dyed the entire waterway red, and a long bright red tail was raised on the sea.

Sakaski looked into the distance, expecting Shiki's death.

It would be better if... I could kill him with my own hands.

He clenched his fists, his desire for power reaching its peak. If he could kill this legendary pirate with his own hands, the world would surely be peaceful for a long time, right?

He longed to firmly engrave the few legendary pirates who were still alive in his mind on his kill list, and put a half-check mark behind Shiki.

"It's not easy to kill a strong man. Physical strength, domineering, fruit and... swordsmanship! I have to practice them all and reach the peak, so that I can clear this sea!"

After saying this, Sakaski turned his gaze towards the direction of Pangu City on the Red Earth Continent.

He will never forget what happened in his childhood. After the pirates, the next ones will be the Celestial Dragons!

If Rocks can declare war on the World Government, why can't I?
Teacher Ross once said: Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers all born with different species?
...............

Time passed quickly. The battle between strong men is often calculated in days. In the blink of an eye, the battle between Shiki and Garp lasted for two days.

"Garp, you shouldn't consume your energy so drastically before a real fight. This is why you will die in my hands!"

Suspended in the air, Shi Ji was covered in blood, his clothes were so messy that they were almost unusable, and his long golden hair was cut unevenly.

His voice was upright and arrogant. He pointed his sword at Garp with one hand and laughed wildly:
"Hahahaha! Roger, wait and conquer the world with me!"

"You're dreaming, Shiki. Roger won't go along with someone like you!"

Garp's condition was even more tragic than Shiki's. The bloody head was only a minor injury, but several cuts on his body from sharp blades left almost fatal scars, and blood was oozing from his neck, which was enough to prove that he was almost beheaded by Shiki.

He stood on the rock, panting. Even though he seemed to be about to die, he still maintained his calm demeanor and even gave Shiqi a mocking smile.

"Hmph, we're all pirates, how can we go along with each other? Without further ado, prepare to die, Garp, Lion Chikiriyani!" Shiki ignored Garp's ridicule and raised the two swords in his hands to prepare to end the battle.

However, just as he swung his sword, his exhausted observation Haki was ultimately unable to capture the two figures waiting for an opportunity to move.

"Wrist force collapses mountains and cracks the earth!"

"Cloud-Cloud Fruit Awakening Birdcage!"

A purple-haired figure appeared behind Shiki, and his powerful arms, as black as ink, smashed towards the back of the opponent's head without reservation.

Seeing that Ski was slacking off, Ross also did not hold back and started with the awakening of the fruit. Countless white clouds were created out of thin air in an instant, and finally turned into a bird that covered the battlefield.

The bird cage is strung together by strands of black cloud threads. As long as Ross thinks about it, he can cover any part of the bird cage with the armed color!
"Ahem!"

Shiki was hit hard on the back of his head, and flew forward with his eyes white, then slammed headfirst into the wall of the birdcage, which was instantly dyed with the color of armed forces.

"Fist Bone Galaxy Impact!"

"Tian Cong Yun Sword!"

Zephyr held back, watching Rose and Garp appear and look at each other in tacit understanding, then he attacked Ski who had a brief blackout.

A long sword made of cloud appeared in Ross's hand, and it was extremely sharp after being covered with the armament color.

"boom!"

Garp first punched through Shiki's chest and held a living heart in his hand.

"Pfft!"

On the other side, Ross followed closely behind, and after confirming that Garp was willing to take the blame, he pierced Ski's head with a sharp blade, and red and white blood scattered all over the ground.

But even so, Shiqi's strong body still did not die immediately. Instead, he unconsciously swung his swords twice before he completely died.

From then on, the great pirate Shiki the Golden Lion - died!
"You two are really ruthless. How are we going to write the report when we get back?"

Zephyr walked over slowly and helped the almost seriously injured Garp to sit down on the spot, not even caring about the blood all over his body.

He didn't want to kill Shiki, but rather sent him to a large underwater prison.

But since both Ross and Cap had the same idea, he didn't have much objection. Ever since his wife and children were attacked, under the influence of Ross, his original ideas had changed.

"I was ready to persuade you to kill him, but I didn't expect it to be so easy. Garp, what do you think?"

Ross casually threw away the cloud sword that had lost its armor color, stuck it into Shiqi's neck, and sat on the ground.

He had already made plans to take the blame and kill Shiki, but all his plans were annihilated after an eye contact with Garp.

"I can't joke about your family. Golden Lion must give an explanation."

It was rare for Karp to speak without laughing, but instead express his thoughts in a dull voice.

If the scene were changed and he and Shiqi were to have a one-on-one PK in the sea, he would not want to kill Shiqi in the end. It would be more likely that he would be directly imprisoned in a huge underwater prison.

But this time it won't work. Zephyr and Ross's families were all nearly killed on their ship. Ski's attack was too sudden. Even if it could be resolved in the end, he still had to give an explanation to his two few friends.

The best way to explain this is to let Shiqi die.

But Garp didn't expect that Ross also wanted to kill Ski. He didn't know for what purpose. It was probably because Walter was on his ship at the time.

Family is Ross's Achilles' heel, and Capman knows this well.

Zefa's love for his family has now reached a pathological level, and after suffering the pain of almost losing him, he has actually become more extreme than Ross.

Cap's ability to read people's expressions is also unique. He knows very well what Zephyr is capable of now, even though his appearance is the same as before.

In this way, he finally made up his mind to execute Shi Ji.

"Then you have to take the blame, Karp. Come to Cloud Island when you have time. I just got a map recently and I think you might be interested."

Ross was very satisfied with Cap's handling and reasons, so he took the initiative to pass all the blame to him.

Garp thought for a moment, then nodded and smiled:

"Who cares? I'm a naval hero. Even if Brother Kong finds out, he'll just scold me!"

"What are you two talking about? Why can't I understand?"

Zephyr felt that there was a secret between Rose and Garp, but he didn't think of exploring it. After all, the two had known each other for a long time and were quite familiar with each other.

There is no doubt that after I move to Cloud Island, Ross will tell me if he is willing.

"It's nothing, just a small matter. We can't let Garp suffer alone, right?"

Ross smiled and said that he had already prepared for Yatuo to issue a bounty for the Floating Fruit in the dark world, and it had to be quick!
Money is not a problem. As long as I get the Float-Float Fruit, even the World Government will not be able to interfere with me!
No! There are also the superhuman Door-Door Fruit and the Mirror Fruit. These two are also bad species that can threaten his nest. He must find an opportunity to control them all!
Ross did not intend to let anyone eat the other two fruits. Instead, he planned to wrap them in clouds and bury them 10,000 meters under the sea.

It would be best to use a whole layer of steel plates and sea floor slabs to hold it down, so that it can't escape! Then catch two giant sea kings and throw them nearby to guard them, so that these two fruits will never see the light of day!

As for the Floating Fruit, it is not needed because the ability it can provide is a necessity, while doors and mirrors are not necessary.

Walter has been researching the cloud airship project and has also participated in it. The greatest functions of these two fruits are enough to be replaced.

"Ugh~!"

A flash of light came to the three people, but after a moment, the sound of vomiting was heard. Borsalino had never expected that several people could be talking and laughing next to the corpse.

He had just finished a cup of tea and couldn't stand the stimulation!

"Reporting to Mr. Garp, Mr. Ross and Mr. Zephyr, Sakaski and Dragon have killed all the pirates, not a single one is left, and are now cleaning the deck.

Should we drive all the way to Cloud Island or go to Rogue Town for repairs and supplies first?"

Roge Town is one of the islands closest to Upside Down Mountain and is the perfect place for a temporary rest.

Garp and Zephyr all looked at Ross and asked him questions, after all, he was the owner of Cloud Island.

If he doesn't mind, it wouldn't be unacceptable to drive all the way to Yun Island, but the smell of blood on the warship is too strong now.

It's like a pair of smelly socks that have been pickled for two or three years. No matter how many times you wash it, you can't get rid of the bad smell.

"Just go to Cloud Island, it's the same."

(End of this chapter)