I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 226, Section 225: Rebirth and Awakening!
A hint of helplessness flickered in his eyes. Am I getting old? No, no, no, I'm not even fifty yet, I'm still very young.

Looking at Runti and the two boys, she couldn't help but sigh:
"Young people these days are really something else."

As she said this, her eyes unconsciously fell on Messer in the distance.

At the same time, sensing the displeased gaze, Messer looked up and his eyes met Hanafza's.

A smile played at the corners of his lips.

Hanafza's face darkened, then he looked at Runti, his eyes gleaming with joy. "As expected of my daughter, so capable!"
"Runrun, do you want to leave here with your father? You're so strong, let's go together and help Kaido become the Pirate King?"
Just like Roger.

Runti rolled her eyes at him speechlessly, raised her chin and snorted softly, then sat down next to Messer without turning her head.

She had barely sat down when her lips trembled, and she grabbed Moses's arm, sobbing and crying out:
"Waaaaah. Mercer, my body hurts so much, my whole body hurts. That bastard Daddy hit me so hard."

Mercer almost burst out laughing. He charged in fiercely during the fight, turning into a berserker, but now he's pretending to be innocent and cute afterwards.

Page One, who was standing to the side, moved aside, blinking as he ate his meat and watched the show. He realized that the only safe place in the house was next to Moses.

Messer blinked and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Runti, you're really pitiful. Hurry up and eat some meat, it's delicious."

He then handed over the grilled meat he hadn't eaten yet.

Runti took it with a helpless expression and started eating it in big bites.

Ace and Sabo came over, plopped down opposite them, and started eating the grilled meat.

Ace looked at Mather and smiled smugly: "The three of us took only one day to defeat the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Aren't we awesome?

Upon hearing this, Crocodile's expression darkened. He looked at Hanafza, who was approaching with a sour face, and said sarcastically:

"You're really something, you've completely embarrassed us."

Hanafza nodded calmly, then sneered and looked at him disdainfully, saying:

“We’re family, what are you, an outsider, barking about here for?”
"You talk like you're so great. If you're so capable, try defeating all three of them together by yourself."

Crocodile's lips twitched, and his gaze unconsciously drifted to the three guys in their direction. After a few seconds of silence, he said:
"If I kill them, I won't be able to leave here."

That's a clever way of putting it.

Ace and Sabo fell silent. Even if they joined forces, they couldn't defeat Crocodile, a Logia-type Devil Fruit user.

Runti glanced at him and pursed her lips. She wasn't stupid. She wasn't confident she could take down the nature-type being known as a natural disaster.

Even with Ace and Sabo added, they could only hold out a little longer at most.

However, since he didn't dare kill himself anyway, he immediately decided to fire a small shot:
"Heh! I may not be able to beat him now, but I might be able to later. That old bastard is my father. If you dare to mock him again, I, Da Runti, will remember this grudge."

I, Runti, am very protective of my own, even of my stinky old man.

Thinking to himself, Runti looked at him with ill intent.

Crocodile's face darkened, and his lips twitched.

Hanafza glanced at Runti with a subtle expression. "How dare you? So brave!" Then, her eyes twitched as she saw Runti clinging to that guy's arm.

Oh! So they have powerful connections.

Pshaw, you think you're so great? I've got connections too.

Mercer glanced at Runti with a subtle expression. Seeing Mercer looking at her, the girl winked and grinned, saying:
"You won't just stand by and watch outsiders bully me, will you?"

Moses shook his head and said calmly:

"will not."

As soon as she finished speaking, Runti looked at Crocodile with a smug expression.

Crocodile chuckled dismissively, while Hanafza, looking annoyed, picked up the roasted meat and began to eat it in large bites.

He swallowed a mouthful of meat to suppress his dissatisfaction, then looked at Peggy with expectant eyes:

"Xiao Pei, do you want to come with me?"

Peggy glanced at Runti secretly, then quickly shook her head and said, "I don't want to. I want to stay with my older sister and brother. I won't go with you."

Hanafza looked helpless; in the end, he only glanced at his children.

In addition, a gift was given.

Thinking about this, I felt distressed.

But then he looked at Mather and said with a grin, "Kid, do you know that Kaido has been secretly sending people to look for you?"

I heard that he gets drunk and goes around saying that his godson kidnapped his precious daughter.

He himself often flies all over the ocean looking for you.

Jin even threatened to break your legs.

Mercer raised an eyebrow and a smile appeared on his lips: "Did Jhin really say that?"
If I ever run into him in the future, I'll definitely have to spend a lot of time with him.

"Are not you afraid?"

As soon as he said it, he burst out laughing. This kid in front of him was no pushover.

Bru bru bru!

Just then, the Den Den Mushi on his body rang. Moses picked it up, looked at it, and answered:
"Wow! How strange!"

A slight smile curved at the corners of his mouth.

"I heard you're also in the Western Sea area now. Where are you?"

"You haven't left the West Sea yet? Didn't Uta say two months ago that you were ready to leave?"

On a deserted island, Shanks rubbed his head, his face pale, his lips twitching, and looked at Uta beside him with a speechless expression:
Why do you tell that kid everything?

Uta stuck out her tongue upon hearing this, her little face flushed, and she snorted in dissatisfaction at the strong smell of alcohol emanating from him.

“You bunch of drunkards, you ignore everyone once you start drinking. Uta was bored, so he went to play with Messer and the others, and before long, word got out. Shanks, if you’re not happy about this, then I won’t say it again.”

Shanks rubbed his temples, a helpless smile on his face, and waved his hands repeatedly, begging for mercy.
“I have no complaints. Uta is a good girl. She knows what she should and shouldn’t say. I was wrong, okay?”

Uta's lips curled into a smile, and he chuckled happily.

"Then I forgive you."

At this moment, Shanks looked with displeasure at a cold and arrogant man a few meters away:
"Mihawk, what kind of look is that? You're looking down on me, aren't you? Looks like you didn't drink enough yesterday. Come on, let's keep drinking."

As he spoke, he began to roll up his sleeves.

Mercer listened to the voice on the other end of the line, speechless, and interrupted directly:

"Hey, hey, hey, you called me, but now you're ignoring me? Get to the point, or I'm hanging up."

Shanks glared at Mihawk and said helplessly:
"It was Mihawk who came to spar with me. We've been playing together for a few months, and during a casual chat, I learned that you're also a great swordsman."

You should know his obsessive personality with knives. That's why he contacted me when he found out you were here.

Tell me, where are you right now?

Moses raised an eyebrow:
"Coming here to fight? Sure, sure! I have a few friends here too. I'm in Ohara. When can you guys come over?"

Shanks called out to Snake, who was not far away:
How far is Ohara from us?

"It's to our southeast, and it would take about two days to get there if we went at full speed."

Snake shouted, rubbing his head.

Shanks chuckled as he spoke into the Den Den Mushi:

"See you in Ohara in two days. It's been almost three years since we last met in real life. I'm going to have a good look at your strength this time."

Moses' lips curled up, and he chuckled softly:

"As luck would have it, I'd also like to see what you're capable of now."

"That's settled then, I'll wait for you."

"See you there, wait for me."

Click!

Hang up bug.

Messer laughed, and Erii looked at him with surprise and delight.

"Brother, is Uta coming over?"

Yes. She will come.

Moses nodded and smiled.

"Is Hawkeye coming too?"

Crocodile said with a slight frown.

Hanafza raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing on his lips. "Last time it was just the few of us together. Are we going to get together again this time?"

I remember that after the last incident, the Five Elders questioned us about why we had gathered in such a large group.

They're very sensitive.

Moses's lips curled into a smile. "The Five Elders," he said, looking at Hanafza.

"Jinbe the knight of the sea is busy and can't get away. Does anyone have the contact information for that zombie man and the flamingo? Let's call them over and have some fun."

"It would be really interesting to have the Seven Warlords of the Sea team up for a group activity."

Mercer laughed, a strange glint in his eyes, as if he harbored ill intentions.

Hanafza curled his lip. "That stinky bat Moria is hiding in the Thriller Bark, he definitely won't come out. Is Flamingo talking about that clown? I don't know him."

Crocodile also shook his head and chuckled, "I'm not familiar with them."

Then, with a playful tone, she said, "Why don't you mention that arrogant woman, Boa Hancock?" Moses replied calmly, "Hancock will be here in a few days, barring any unforeseen circumstances."

Surprise flashed in their eyes. Would that arrogant woman come too?
In other words, they have a relationship that is not known to anyone.

He also clearly knows that Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea, is currently unable to leave. Suddenly, it comes to mind that this guy seems to have an extraordinary relationship with each of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

The two looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

As Mercer watched Ace eat without caring about anything else, a slight smile appeared on her lips. At that moment, Ace suddenly shivered and quickly looked around.

His gaze then turned to Moses:

"I always feel like you have ill intentions. Is it just my imagination?"

Mercer nodded and said, "It's an illusion."

We finished a barbecue meal.

Everyone returned to their respective boats to rest.

Moon stars are rare.

In the lookout room at the top of the mainmast, I leaned against the windowsill, enjoying the sea breeze.

Moses looked at the Devil Fruit in his hand, an A-rank Paste Fruit, and plundered it.

[Merit Points +50000]

Mercer opened the light screen panel with his mind and looked at the merit points section. Not counting the two points he got from daily check-in, now, with the 50000 points he plundered from Totemjika, he has once again broken through 100,000 merit points.

Well, it's worth mentioning that after absorbing the "Devil's Heir" gift, the daily "check-in" merit has returned to one point.

He focused his mind on the Gifts section, looking at the "Regeneration" gift that had manifested after the injection of Angel 2.

As their strength grows and their bodies become more and more special, their own regenerative abilities are starting to lag behind.

Because the gift of regeneration has not been truly manifested, it is already somewhat unable to keep up with its current special body.

At the center of the "small world," a "sphere of light" emerged. Ten thousand merits were consumed, and a massive amount of merits surged into the body, beginning to enhance and evolve this "regeneration" gift ability.

Moses felt a slight stirring in his heart, and gray mist spread from his body, engulfing him and bringing him into the "small world".

Above his head was a "sphere of light," from which gray mist gathered into a cloud, and Mercer sat cross-legged on it.

Dramatic changes began to occur within the body, and a unique frequency fluctuation started to appear. The spiritual vision perceived that this frequency fluctuation within the body was becoming increasingly complex and profound, and the body of all things interacted and circulated with this frequency fluctuation.

As time slowly passed, this gift of regeneration became more and more perfect.

[EX-level (Conceptual) Blessing: Super-Rapid Regeneration] (Can be learned and improved automatically)

[Blessing Effect: Grants the user a concept-level flesh and blood regeneration ability.]

[Gift Evaluation: Human? Do I even qualify?!]

After his abilities were fully enhanced, Moses did not leave this state of training.

There's a very peculiar feeling about it; it's not the kind of ability that comes from personal experience and history.

This gift of super-rapid regeneration possesses an incredibly sophisticated conceptual fluctuation.

In his recent spiritual perception, Mercer clearly sensed the convergence, weaving, and evolution of the concept of hyper-regeneration.

An idea formed in his mind, and the gray mist condensed into spear shapes. With a series of sharp, piercing sounds, more than a dozen spears viciously pierced through him.

In the blink of an eye, Moses' body became tattered and riddled with spears.

At the same time, the super-fast regeneration began to take effect rapidly, but because of the spears piercing through his body, his body could not fully repair itself.

Ignoring the excruciating pain emanating from his body, his spiritual vision and the Body of All Things operated at full power amidst the rapid depletion of his physical energy. The concept of super-fast regeneration also became incredibly active within his body.

Moses weaves the concept of "super-speed regeneration" with the inspiration in his heart.

The next moment, a pool of azure water spirit not far away was swallowed by the gray mist and transformed into surging energy, replenishing Mercer's consumption.

The "sphere of light" above his head emitted a hazy glow, and Mercer seized upon that spark of inspiration.

Having fully experienced the process of weaving the concept of ultra-fast regeneration, I found that bringing the concept together was not as difficult as I had imagined.

As his internal energy dwindled, the gray mist that permeated Mercer's body dissipated, and his flesh and blood began to regenerate. The newly formed, fine granulation tissue rapidly wove together and healed the wounds.

At the same time, a mysterious, vibrant point of light floated up in front of them.

Concept: Ultra-fast regeneration.

With a thought, a brand new concept was once again integrated into the origin of the "small world".

A unique frequency fluctuation appeared in the small world, and a unique frequency flowed within Messer's body, allowing the world to grow even further.

Even the diameter of the small world was expanding at a visible rate.

With the integration of the previous dragon transformation concept, the small world expanded by two hundred meters in diameter. At this moment, a thought suddenly occurred to him.

The small world has a diameter of 900 meters.

It's not small anymore.

With the improvement of the small world, Messer received a unique feedback once again, and his own transformation became even more mysterious.

At this moment, looking at the super-fast regeneration gift within his body, a resolute look appeared in Moses' eyes, and gray mist spread within his body.

The newly acquired "Super-Rapid Regeneration" was devoured and refined into a unique essence during the conceptual-level absorption process.

An unparalleled pain surged through his entire body, every part of him cracking and crumbling. However, a special conceptual fluctuation descended upon him, circulating within his body.

The breakdowns that occurred both inside and outside the body are visibly healing themselves.

As the body's energy was depleted, the body recovered from that weakness.

The super-fast regeneration is very useful, but it does consume a lot of energy.

However, by experiencing one's own body, one can gain insight into the application of the concept of super-fast regeneration.

With a slight smile, Mercer said, "As expected, this concept of super-fast regeneration power allows me to adjust the scale and control the regeneration efficiency myself."

"Hmm? No, this brutal stripping away of the grace causes even deeper damage."

Mercer frowned, sensing deeper cracks appearing within his physical and spiritual bodies as he continued to use the concept of super-fast regeneration.

The concept of accelerated regeneration is still in effect; it represents a kind of damage that exists at the level of the very origin of life.

His expression turned serious as he sensed that although the cracks were healing, the process was very slow.

"It seems this kind of bug-exploiting boost can't be used too often. Luckily, I didn't discover it last time!"

Mercer looked somewhat relieved; if he had used it without restraint, who knows if his body would have collapsed in the end.

But I also breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the essence gathering within his body, Mercer poured it into the Forging Gift, which had been upgraded to A- grade.

With eyes closed, he sensed the enhancement bestowed upon him, comprehended various unique forging techniques, integrated them into one, and broke through to another level, giving birth to a unique conceptual fluctuation.

Mercer quietly sensed and comprehended all these changes, "Awakening?"

[EX-level (Conceptual) Blessing: Awakening] (Can grow independently through comprehension)

[Blessing Effect: All things possess their unique life fluctuations. By tracing their pathways and gathering their spiritual essence, one can imbue the forged being with growth characteristics.]

[Gift Evaluation: Extraordinary, transforming the mundane into the miraculous!]

Savor the uniqueness of Qiling.

Moses thought to himself, "Indeed, the end of science often lies in metaphysics. The next step in weapon forging is indeed the forging of beings with life."

The gray mist spread out, and the cold dew appeared in front of me from within my body. It had always been in a special state of fusion with me and was now undergoing a powerful cleansing and refining process within my body.

I've decided to play with this walnut myself.

Black knives are really cool.

It's very impressive to bring it out.

Is it a spiritual awakening?
Holding the blade and hilt of the Cold Dew sword in both hands, I realized it was a masterpiece I had forged myself, but it still needed a few more steps.

Instinctively, one understands how to do it.

Flames roared up, tempering the cold dew and activating the weapon's inner spirit. The domineering aura and the power of spiritual awakening interacted, circulating within the sword's body.

In a unique way, one sorts out the pathways and adjusts one's spirituality, and time slowly flows by.

Gradually, a special frequency of activity began to emerge on the cold dew. Mercer's eyes flickered slightly, and as the activity was completed, the awakening ended.

The Cold Dew season resonates with its own rhythm.

It can sense a unique frequency fluctuation belonging to life.

Is it a spirit similar to a ship spirit now?

Mercer nodded slightly. As for how to grow?
As the user's domineering aura or vitality is tempered.

Do we grow together as a life connection?

It does have some characteristics of a demon sword.

Therefore, weapons are instruments of violence, tools of killing. No matter what kind of weapon it is, it will eventually turn into a demonic weapon.

The Death Gun appeared before him, and Moses sighed.
"I'm not energetic enough, I'll do it tomorrow. Right now, I desperately need some kind of complete and thorough nourishment."

Let's go to a massage parlor.

Mercer retrieved his two weapons, a portal to the gray mist vortex appeared, and he stepped out into the lookout room.

He jumped out of the window and plunged into the sea with a splash. The gray mist swallowed the seawater and refined the water essence, providing comprehensive health benefits to his body.

Enveloped in gray mist, he transformed into a dragon, his chest rising and falling slowly as he relaxed.

(End of this chapter)