Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

The two girls' hair was flying everywhere.

This is why the Straw Hat crew is basically immune to Conqueror's Haki.

Experiencing this kind of momentum on the ship every day has tempered my will to an extremely strong level.

"We should be careful in our future encounters with Im regarding his abilities."

During a brief lull in their fight, Luffy took the opportunity to tell Kuzan about his dream battle with Im.

The text focuses on the magical energy that can change shape at will, as well as the powerful weapons.

"From your description, it sounds like the Homitz in Big Mom's hands." Kuzan immediately made the connection to the former Four Emperors.

Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit can imbue inorganic matter with souls, creating Homies capable of autonomous action and combat.

Those Homites possess human-like intelligence and reaction speed, can execute fairly complex commands, and because they are creations of souls, ordinary physical attacks have limited effect on them.

Luffy nodded. "That's pretty much the feeling, but it's much more troublesome than Homitz."

The demonic energy seemed to have its own consciousness, but it was completely under Im's control and could transform into various weapon forms in an instant.

"Sometimes it turns into a giant hand to grab me, sometimes it turns into thousands of sharp spikes to attack me from all directions at the same time, and sometimes it turns into a heavy shield to block my attacks."

He recalled the details of his dream and couldn't help but complain.

Not only can it transform into a giant and change its form, but its attacks can also bend.

It's very similar to the attack methods of the Nika Fruit.

Thinking of this, Luffy couldn't help but glance at the black sword at his waist, his lips twitching slightly. "And besides, it seems that Im has quite a few top-tier weapons like these."

When they start fighting, they're throwing money around like it's free.

"Hey, that's a Supreme Grade Sword!" Zoro, who had been practicing his swordsmanship alone on the side, couldn't help but speak up. "There are only twelve such famous swords in the world. Does that mean all of Im's weapons are like that?"

Hawkeye Mihawk possesses Yoru, one of the world's strongest swords, a Supreme Grade Sword that every swordsman dreams of.

When you say that people can sell these wholesale, Zoro finds it hard to accept.

Luffy shrugged helplessly. "More or less. From what I understand, those weapons should belong to the First and Second World periods, passed down from the twenty kings who established the World Government."

He sensed it during the battle.

Each knife seems to possess a special effect.

Since joining the Straw Hat crew, Kuzan's mind has been forced to absorb all sorts of new information and concepts, but what Luffy said this time still gave him a strong shock.

"Hey, wait a minute, those weapons you're talking about... aren't they...?"

Kuzan suddenly remembered.

Eight hundred years ago, nineteen kings from different countries gathered together to form a world government and jointly manage the world.

As a symbol of the alliance's formation and proof of their oath, the nineteen kings planted their respective weapons around the Void Throne, deep within the city of Pangaea in Mary Geoise.

That was an oath of equality, symbolizing that there was no hierarchy among the twenty nations, that they were all equal and would advance and retreat together.

As it turns out, it was indeed a lie. With Im's existence, the World Government has never been equal; it was just a trick to deceive the world.

Luffy said, "And the weapon Im uses is the weapon of those kings."

Chaos Sword, Void Sword, Heavenly Punishment Sword, Holy Fate Spear, Vengeful Demon Sword, Wrath Sword, Muramasa, Xing Tian...

Every time Luffy uttered a name, Zoro's eyes shone even brighter.

"Ah, that's really interesting."

Zoro couldn't wait any longer. "So, after surpassing Mihawk, there are even higher peaks waiting for me to climb?"

A weapon of supreme grade, passed down from twenty kings.

For a swordsman, the very existence of such a goal is meaningful.

Kuzan could only smile helplessly at this.

As expected, there was nothing they were afraid of.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Luffy and Kuzan clashed again, their fists and ice spears colliding in mid-air, creating a visible shockwave that caused the sea to churn.

He grinned, "There are more and more enemies now; it's become a war to the death."

It's not just the Navy, but also the CP organization, and those forces affiliated with the World Government.

The so-called Pirate King is the freest person on the sea.

He is also the person whose death would make the whole world happiest.

All pirates covet that throne, and everyone who wants to become the Pirate King will take him as their target, stepping over his corpse to reach the top.

In a sense, the title of Pirate King is the most dangerous title in the entire world.

Because you're standing the highest, everyone will try to pull you down.

Therefore, Luffy never dares to slack off.

Before setting sail, he naively thought that as long as he adventured steadily, traveled happily with his companions, and finally reached Laugh Tale to find the One Piece, he could become the Pirate King.

At that time, he did not understand what the words "Pirate King" meant, nor did he understand why so many brilliant and talented people ultimately fell on the road to that throne.

But after experiencing more and more things, he understood.

Naïveness can be deadly.

It not only kills itself, but also its companions.

If you're not strong enough, you can't protect anything.

So we need to keep working hard!

......

Before we knew it, a week had passed since the incident on Egghead Island.

The situation here, however, appears calm and peaceful.

Everything is as usual.

Not everyone can withstand Luffy's intense training regimen.

Who can stand getting up at 1 a.m.?

Kuzan finally understood why Luffy was so incredibly strong, with training intensity far exceeding that of Vice Admiral Garp.

From the lookout tower, Luffy looked up at the sea and said, "The scenery here is really nice. No wonder you're always here."

The Thousand Sunny cut through the azure waves, leaving a long white trail in its wake.

Seagulls would occasionally fly by.

Carrot, who was doing abdominal crunches with Luffy here, had gone up and down countless times and was so tired that she didn't even have the strength to speak.

Luffy took out a carrot and placed it in front of Carrot, saying, "Come on, you can't just give up like this."

"Luffy, you're so mean!" Carrot shouted.

But for the sake of a bite to eat, especially her favorite carrot, Carrot could only continue with tears in her eyes.

"Luffy, doesn't your heart hurt? What if I put a piece of meat in front of you?" Carrot, who had finally gotten a bite of the carrot, quickly gnawed it away in dissatisfaction.

Luffy, however, maintained a very principled demeanor, saying, "I will not be tempted."

As soon as he finished speaking, the aroma of sea salt and roasted meat wafted over.

Sanji and Frye were preparing lunch in the kitchen, the air filled with an enticing aroma.

Carrot grabbed Luffy's clothes, "Hey, you promised you wouldn't be tempted."

Luffy retorted stubbornly, "I've been training for so long, can't I enjoy myself a bit?"

His figure was already in the training area at one o'clock in the morning.

First, there were 10,000 push-ups to warm up, followed by 500 sets of core burst training, and then training with Zoro, Kuzan, Sanji, and Hancock in turns to clash with Conqueror's Haki.

The first to be affected were several key combatants.

Sure enough, Luffy had just come down from the lookout tower when he saw Zoro leaning against the mast. "Wait for me for five minutes!"

Zoro's expression froze. "Can't you take a day off?"

He had already fought once early this morning, and now his muscles were sore all over. The best thing to do in the afternoon was to have a couple of drinks with Kuzan and the others.

Wine is best served chilled!

Looking at Luffy's retreating figure, Zoro looked utterly exhausted.

As for why it's five minutes?

Because that guy only eats for five minutes, sure enough, as Sanji's voice came from behind, Luffy had already stuffed his mouth full and ran out like a hamster.

"Here we go!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly.

Zoro had accepted it, but his utterly dejected expression betrayed his exhaustion.

Even if it's just one hour of intense combat training for each person, it can still make you feel tired.

But Luffy is like a monster who doesn't feel tired at all.

"If you ask me, Zoro, you should have been a little faster with that last strike."

The two were already standing in the center of the training area.

Luffy was radiating steam, his straw hat hanging on his back, revealing his smug, punchable face.

“Drawing the sword... is already the fastest I can do.”

Zoro gritted his teeth and cursed, but still placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"So it really is here."

Kuzan arrived unnoticed, carrying two jugs of wine, a hint of helplessness on his face.

"So you don't have time?" He picked up the wine and was about to leave.

"Hey, you take my place, then I'll have some time." Zoro blocked Kuzan's retreat with a single strike.

"Back at Marine Headquarters, Admiral Aokiji's reputation wasn't earned through hard work, it was earned through laziness," Kuzan said listlessly.