I'm a big pirate, and you said I just went out to sea?

Chapter 74 A Trap? A Plot? I Will Charge Forward Undeterred!

"This is a trap!"

The first to speak was Lox, with sharp eyes and still messy black hair, but a year and a half had passed since he first met Munger.

After a year and a half of growth, Rocks was no longer the naive newbie pirate he once was. As a pirate with a bounty of 50 million Berries and who had mastered Haki, Rocks D. Xebec's name was quite well-known in the New World.

A new member of the White Wolf Pirates!
A supernova with a bounty of 50 million Berries on his first attempt!
Son of an ominous sign!

Even Lox, who had just set sail a year ago, did not expect that he could grow to this level in just one year.

All of this is thanks to the man in front of me.

Knowles Munger.

Captain of the White Wolf Pirates.

His captain was also the target he most wanted to surpass!
So Lox knew very well.

The navy was there to wait for them and deliver the news that Elbaf was under attack.

They wanted the White Wolf Pirates to come to their rescue.

And there is no doubt about it.

The naval invasion of Elbaf is likely over.

The Navy will not allow the Giant King and the White Wolf to join forces.

The navy's operation was a time-delay strategy: destroy Elbaf before Munger arrived, so that when Munger arrived, he would be facing a well-rested navy.

Can you win?
impossible!

Even if Lox had great confidence in Munger, he wouldn't believe that Munger could face two or even three opponents of equal caliber head-on.

This time, they didn't even have the original crew members of the White Wolf Pirates to help them.

Now turn back to the Sphinx.

This is tantamount to automatically giving up Elbaf.

How to do?
Even Rocks felt suffocated when faced with retaliation from the Navy and pressure from the World Government.

The White Wolf Pirates only have one Monger.

However, the Navy and the World Government can field many powerful individuals whose strength is comparable to that of Monger.

Even the maritime overlords can't do it?
In Rocks' view, Munger, who was able to defeat two admirals, was already the undisputed overlord of this sea.

But then.

The world government once again conveyed this message to them with an absolutely tough stance.

They weren't targeting the White Wolf Pirates; they just didn't want to waste their energy.

If they continue to provoke...

Then Elbaf will be their fate.

What about the world's strongest country?

They are like ants that can be crushed at will in the eyes of world governments.

What about the maritime hegemon?

They're all useless cowards who wouldn't even dare to make a move!

The air grew heavy.

All the crew members remained silent, as they were merely temporary passengers hitchhiking, and Amezuki Toki didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

until--

“Hahahahahaha!!!”

Monger laughed, accompanied by a deep and unfathomable Conqueror's Haki. Even without anyone else colliding with him, the terrifying aura still pierced through the clouds in the sky, and black and red lightning shot up from the entire island.

Monger's short white hair moved wildly without wind, and he looked like a bloodthirsty wolf.

"A trap? So what if it's a trap!"

Even Lox knew this, so how could Munger not know it?

He wanted to choose too. But did the world government give him a choice?
Rocks hadn't awakened Conqueror's Haki yet, so he didn't know. So-called Haki is a person's spirit. There are some things you can back down from, but there are some things you can't back down from.

Then you will never make any progress in your life!

That's right, Monger has a system. Even if his Conqueror's Haki can't improve any further, as long as he has time to continuously improve his cell activity and his talent, he might one day even develop a special physique like Charlotte Linlin.

But even if that day really comes...

Today's retreat, today's decision, will still be a thorn in his side!

Before he obtained the system, he had fought against the World Government for most of his life. Does that mean that after obtaining the system, his courage is not as good as it was before he obtained the system?
He was no longer the old man who couldn't even wield a sword and would be terrified of any great pirate.

He has already reached the level of a general.

Peak physical strength, peak dominance!
Why should he be afraid, why should he back down, why should he be timid?
"I am—the White Wolf, Monger!!!"

Monger exuded a bloodthirsty aura, which even made Lox and the others standing to the side feel suffocated. It was only at this moment that Amatsuki Toki seemed to be seeing Monger for the first time.

Munger's ferocity, Munger's arrogance.

Perhaps, she initially thought that Munger was a good person.

Is it wrong?

But in the next instant, she saw Monger, who was releasing such a terrifying aura, place his hand on Lipriy's head, and a gentle expression appeared on the face of the mad wolf, as if everything she had seen before was an illusion.

"Besides, that's the hometown of my most important crew member!"

How could I possibly ignore it?

Seeing this, Tengetsu understood that Munger was only showing his ferocity to his enemies.

She reserved her gentleness for the people she cared about.

For the first time, Tian Yue felt her heart race. In her twenties, she had never seen a man like this before, who had captivated her attention.

However, this gentleness was not meant for him.

"captain!!"

Upon hearing Monger's words, Lipley finally couldn't hold back and rushed towards Monger, then burst into tears.

She had been holding it in.

Because she didn't want to put pressure on Munger, she knew how critical the situation was in Elbaf, but she also knew that if Munger really went to Elbaf, he would be in grave danger.

But that's her hometown!

She grew up in the place where she was born and raised!

Her friends and family are all there, how could she possibly abandon them?
So she really didn't know what to do.

Lipley hated her current weakness so much; if only she had tried harder, if only she had trained as hard as Rocks and Newgate.

Would things be different then?
"Okay, okay, trust me, I never do anything I'm not sure I can do."

Monger ruffled Lipriy's hair.

"Ok!"

Nodding emphatically, trusting Monger, Liprit finally stopped crying and smiled.

"Where are you two?"

Munger looked at Lox and Newgate.

"The upcoming battle may be very dangerous. You can disembark here. This battle is not for you to get involved in."

"Please make sure you take me with you!"

Before Lockes could speak, Newgate solemnly called out from the side.

"Captain Monger, have you forgotten that you said you would become my family? If I encounter difficulties, Captain, will you abandon me?"

"of course not!"

Meeting Newgate's gaze, Munger said with certainty.

"No matter who it is, as long as they are my crew member, I will never abandon them. If I abandon this crew member today, I will abandon another crew member tomorrow. If I am willing to abandon even my crew members, then what right do I have to be the captain of the White Wolf Pirates?"

(End of this chapter)