From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 7 I took the blame, so I have to collect Thatch's bounty too! ?

In the town's tavern, Bane was sitting at a table, reading a newspaper with great interest.

He originally thought that he would be illiterate here, but unexpectedly, he was able to read the words here, as if he had a text converter in his brain.

After asking around in the tavern, he now knew where he was.

In the East China Sea, the waters of Siye Island under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Oikot are not too far from the East China Sea 153 Naval Branch Base, so the surrounding sea environment is relatively stable.

In fact, the East China Sea itself, as a benchmark set by the world's governments, has always been called the 'Sea of Peace'. Compared with other sea areas, its security environment is quite excellent, even in the current era of great pirates.

After all, there is always a navy boss in this sea area who likes to come back to fry fish from time to time, and there is also a navy natural science colonel stationed at the mouth of the East China Sea. Who can stand these new pirates who have just gone to sea?

The newspaper in his hand also marked the current time and what had happened during this period.

It is now July 1519 in the Haiyuan calendar, which did not surprise Bane.

After all, when he first observed this world, he happened to see Teach kill Thatch, seize the Dark-Dark Fruit, and prepare to start his own journey as one of the Four Emperors.

According to the original timeline of the story, Teach escaped from the Whitebeard Pirates that night and traveled around the world. For example, during his escape at the beginning of his business, he went to the West Sea and recruited Lafitte, who was a sheriff somewhere in the West Sea at the time. Later, he went to a fighting tournament in the Grand Line and recruited the fighter Bugles. Later, he also recruited Poison Q and Van Occa and officially established the Blackbeard Pirates.

After establishing the Blackbeard Pirates, he went to Drum Island to cause some trouble.

This must have taken at least a year, right? So Bane made a guess based on this and estimated that the current time period should be about a year before the Straw Hat Boy went out to sea.

Now it seems that this is indeed the case. After all, the Straw Hat should have officially set sail in May 1520. (This book uses 5 as the anchor point)

In addition, the newspaper also published some recent events, such as dancing powder leaking out of the capital of the Kingdom of Alabasta, and the pirate Cavendish entering the New World and becoming a highly-anticipated newcomer.

But none of this matters. What matters is that Bane saw a portrait of himself on the last page of the newspaper, and the portrait was also marked with some information.

"The murderer who killed the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Fourth Division, whose name and age are unknown, is offered a reward of 500 million berries by the Whitebeard Pirates, dead or alive."

"No, this pirate blatantly published the bounty in the newspaper. Is that reasonable? What is the world government doing?" Bane looked at the mark and complained with great dissatisfaction.

And when the hell did I kill Thatch?

Without thinking too much, Bane knew that it must be that bastard Teach who had put the crime of killing Thatch on himself!
As for this matter, Bane currently has no room for rebuttal. The reason is very simple. The weak have no say. He is not qualified to explain anything to Whitebeard and others, and no one will listen.

"Fortunately, the gate is opened in the East China Sea this time. The people from the Whitebeard Pirates will not be able to catch up for a while, and the weaklings in the East China Sea... uh... should not be a threat to me, right?" Bane thought about it again and felt that he was still quite lucky.

If this were still in the New World, a place full of powerful people armed with Haki, I would probably be caught and handed over to Whitebeard as soon as I showed my head, right?
He swept these chaotic thoughts out of his mind. Now was not the time to think about them. In Bane's opinion, the current priority should be to find a way to improve his own strength.

In the world of pirates, besides devil fruits, there are still many things worth trying and learning.

For example, Kendo, Six Styles, Haki, etc.

Although the East China Sea is relatively safe, it is also not easy to acquire new powers. For example, the power of Haki, I guess you can't find a place to learn it even if you search the entire East China Sea, and the same is probably true for the Six Styles.

There are indeed opportunities in kendo. In Shimotsuki Village in the East China Sea, Koshiro opened a kendo field and recruited disciples. Basically, as long as you pay the money, you can learn. Of course, as for how much you can learn, that depends on your own ability.

"Oh? That's not right!" Ben was stunned for a moment when he thought of this, and pondered: "Based on Koshiro's family background, he might have mastered the knowledge of domineering? But he just didn't show it in the East China Sea?"

This is not impossible. Koshiro himself is not a native of East China Sea. His family migrated from Wano Country, a country located in the New World that is rich in samurai. These samurai are basically very proficient in Haki.

Moreover, Koshiro is also a good friend of the current rebel leader and revolutionary army leader Dragon. The fact that these two can become friends further proves that Koshiro is not as simple as his identity as a kendo gym owner.

Thinking of this, Bane felt that it was necessary for him to go to Shimotsuki Village to meet Mr. Koshiro.

This is not a difficult task. Bane had already inquired about it on the way to the tavern. Because the East China Sea has been peaceful for a long time, the development of industries such as shipping is still very good. The port here has commercial ships going to various places in the East China Sea every day. As long as you buy a ticket, you can go to Frost Moon Village.

So, the question now is how to make money!
The boat ticket was fine, but he had to prepare some gifts to meet Koshiro, right? Besides that, he had to pay for the tuition, right? Koshiro was not related to him, so you wanted to learn skills without paying?
And how do you solve your own food and drink expenses during this period?

He did make some preparations before coming here and brought with him two gold bracelets hidden at home. After all, the currencies here are not interchangeable, but gold is indeed a hard currency. Moreover, according to some intelligence from the empire, it seems that gold is a hard currency in many other worlds, so he could find a chance to prepare more.

However, these two bracelets are not a long-term solution. According to the original plan, Bane was going to borrow some money from some local gangsters. If they didn't lend him the money, he would beat them up and force them to borrow the money. But now, he feels that he has a new choice.

Standing up, he walked to the table next to him, put his arm around the shoulder of a man who was bragging, and said, "Brother, I want to ask you something. Do you know how much the bounty of Thatch, the captain of the Fourth Division of the Whitebeard Pirates, is?"

This guy was bragging to his friends at the same table about how he had caught a big fish not long ago. He was interrupted and was naturally unhappy. So he looked at Ben with a somewhat impatient tone and said, "Where are you from? Why are you asking this? And don't put your arm around me."

Perhaps it was because Bane's question just now involved Thatch, or perhaps it was because the murder of the Whitebeard Pirates captain has been a hot topic in recent days. In any case, after seeing Bane's face clearly, this guy suddenly froze there.

"Of course I ask this question because I want to collect the bounty," Bane said with a kind smile.

Are you kidding? Teach made him take such a big blame, and the Whitebeard Pirates even offered a reward of five billion Baileys and hunted him all over the world, making him suffer such a great injustice for nothing.

Then it would be reasonable for Bane to collect Thatch's bounty, right?
"You are the person in the portrait!?" the man said in horror.

"Keep your voice down. I'm a very low-key person." Bane pressed the guy's shoulder hard.

Soon, Bane found out the situation clearly. Thatch's bounty was 153 million berries, and this island was under the jurisdiction of the rd Navy Branch Base. If anyone wanted to exchange the bounty, they could go to them.

But at the same time, this place is not too far from Rogue Town. The 153rd Naval Branch may not be able to afford million Baileys in one go, but the naval base in Rogue Town has a colonel in charge, so it should be able to afford it.

Moreover, if Bane remembered correctly, this 153rd Marine Branch seemed to be the territory of that axe master, Monka. This guy was greedy by nature. Although Bane was not afraid of him, there was no need for him to cause trouble. First he offended the Whitebeard Pirates, and then offended the Navy. There was no need for this.

In comparison, Colonel Smoker of Rogue Town is more trustworthy. Therefore, after some consideration, Bane decided that he should go to Rogue Town to exchange money.

What? Without Thatch's head in hand, how can we prove that he killed Thatch?
Are you kidding? His face is now posted all over the world by the Whitebeard Pirates. It’s the best evidence!

(End of this chapter)