If Sengoku doesn't pull back his net soon, I'll become the Pirate King!

Chapter 358 Xiao's Chief Instructor

[West Sea, south of Ohara Island, the Kingdom of Ilucia]

One day after the Mary Geoise fog disaster—

The Kingdom of Ilucia, a member state of the World Government, has a king named Shunda Lucas who is one of the few nobles allowed to participate in the World Circle Conference.

But for the ordinary people of this country—

The ever-increasing taxes were already suffocating them, and in recent years, dissenting voices had emerged in the kingdom's darkness.

Freedom, equality————

These sounds hidden in the darkness sounded just like the whispers of the devil.

People began to yearn for that idealized life, and then—

Xiao appeared.

Tap tap tap [Abandoned Noble Manor]

Suddenly, the sound of boots clattering on bricks echoed in the empty courtyard.

The crow perched on the withered old tree suddenly opened its eyes.

A piercing squawking sound shattered the darkness.

"A crow, huh?

Beneath the black cloak, Bazel shook his head, feeling somewhat dizzy.

The night before, after reprimanding Shamrock, he parted ways with Ashi and the others.

After instructing Kuma to send Toki and Shamrock back to Wano Country in three days, Bazel used Toki's Time-Time Fruit to travel to Ohara in the West Blue one day later.

However, the landing location was somewhat unsatisfactory.

Despite having ample stamina and having only been in the time-traveling realm for a relatively short period, but—

"The Kingdom of Ilucia, what kind of place is this?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the raven that had flown over Bazel's head suddenly transformed into a sword of soot.

"The Sword of Ash!!"

puff~

The sword successfully pierced through, but the original target vanished as a blur.

Behind the withered old tree, on the wall, a figure bathed in moonlight suddenly appeared.

Just as he was about to throw a punch, Bazel suddenly stopped.

"Those robes look familiar, black with red clouds. You're one of Dragon's men, aren't you?"

behind!?

Suddenly, the crow hiding in the tree branch changed its expression drastically.

Ignoring the possibility of a second attack, it disintegrated into countless coal dust particles that flew into the sky.

Haha~

Countless soot crows scattered around, and only after realizing that the enemy had no intention of pursuing them did they slowly coalesce into a human shape in the sky.

"Who are you? Why are you here?!"

"I should be the one saying that."

Bazel remained hidden in his black robe, his left hand, holding the Den Den Mushi, protruding from the robe.

Blu-ray Blu-ray Blu-ray~~

"Akatsuki shouldn't be appearing at this time. Why are you standing under the moonlight?"

"Xiao's army captain."

"Who are you?!"

The coal ash crows gathered and deformed, eventually coalescing into the original appearance of the crows.

Snap—

The Den Den Mushi (transmitter) was connected at that very moment.

"Dorag, it's me. I've arrived at the Western Sea."

The Den Den Mushi looked surprised: "So fast? The West Sea is still in the calm before the storm."

"Those great pirates are strange; they managed to restrain themselves from making a move."

"Drag!?"

A crow in the sky cried out, "Wait! What's going on? Why do you have Dorrag's contact information?!"

"Dorag,"

The crow clearly sensed that the mysterious person under the cloak looked up at it.

"I think I said that it's not time for Akatsuki to make his appearance yet."

Dragon on the other end of the Den Den Mushi recognized the crow's voice. "I didn't expect you to encounter a crow. It seems you've already arrived in the Kingdom of Ilucia."

"I was the one who told him to stay there. The Whitebeard Pirates' ship arrived at the port of the Kingdom of Ilucia at dusk this day."

"Crow is an intelligence agent I sent there. His abilities are perfect for tracking. No one will pay attention to a few black crows perched on a branch."

After hearing what Dragon said, Bazel did not give him any face just because Raven was present.

"Are you out of your mind? A crow is a crow, and a seagull is a seagull. Have you ever seen a crow fly across the ocean?"

The Den Den Mushi was stunned, seemingly not having considered this.

"It's true that crows can forage on the beach, but Dragon, have you ever seen a crow fly all the way from the Calm Belt into the Inland Sea and keep circling around a pirate ship?"

The Den Den Mushi was speechless for a few moments, then gave a somewhat awkward smile.

Hahaha~~

"I've forgotten about it."

Bazel glanced at the crow, who was staring blankly with wide eyes, and said, "Truly, a cowardly soldier is a cowardly one, and a cowardly general leads to a whole brood of cowards."

"Hey kid, don't go too far. Let's just let this go. Can you throw away that tongue you fished out of the ditch?"

"Ha! I can't even say a few words to you now? If it weren't for me, you'd be eating dirt somewhere right now."

"Bullshit! I could have easily built a revolutionary army even without your secret manual!"

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Watching the black-robed man and Dragon argue below, Raven felt that the image of Dragon's mysterious wisdom in his mind was rapidly collapsing.

A few minutes later, the Den Den Mushi stopped, panting heavily. Judging from its bloodshot eyes, it probably had a lot of pent-up frustration inside.

"crow!"

"Drag, who exactly is this guy, and why did he suddenly appear at Akatsuki's secret base?"

Finally getting a chance to interject, the crow quickly quelled the question that was puzzling him most.

"This guy is the founder of Xiao, whom you've all been curious about."

"The author of that secret manual, Xiao's head instructor, is one of our own."

Head Instructor!!

Within Xiao, there is a very mysterious head instructor. No one knows his identity, nor has anyone seen what he looks like.

But every time Xiao encounters a major crisis, Dragon would dial that mysterious number.

Now that I think about it carefully—

The crow suddenly realized that the man's voice sounded very familiar.

"You...you're not!"

"Are you the head instructor?"

Seeing the bald young man's drastic change in attitude, Bazel asked the head instructor what he meant.

"Didn't you know? At first, this was just what we internal staff called you. Later, when the Commander-in-Chief found out, he simply explained that you were a very important and close friend of his."

"Moreover, it is a guiding light on the road to dawn —"

While explaining the origin of the title "Chief Instructor," Crow also became certain of one thing.

The chief instructor is definitely not an insider of Akatsuki, nor is he an ally of Akatsuki!

Otherwise, there's absolutely no way the other party wouldn't have heard of the "head instructor."

As it spoke, the crow landed on the ground and put away the body that the fruit had transformed into.

"—That's how it is. Are you here because of the grand banquet?"

"crow,"

Before Bazel could speak, Dragon took over the conversation from the Den Den Mushi.

Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Commander-in-Chief."

"Bah, cough, why are you in the Kingdom of Ilucia? That place is a member state of the World Government, and it's not too far from Ohara."

"I used the power of the Time Fruit to travel to the West Sea one day later."

Bazel first explained why he was able to fly from the New World to the Western Sea.

"As for why she appeared here, it's naturally because the ability user is a bit unreliable. She can only determine the time, not the specific landing point after the time travel."

she?

The Den Den Mushi's eyes darted around. "Oh, it's that girl. I've heard Monkey mention her; she seems to be a great helpmate."

"Do you need me to have the crow stay and help you?"

Bazel didn't speak, and unusually hung up the Den Den Mushi, turning around to look behind him.

"A remarkable man has arrived, Raven."

"yes!"

The crow assumed a defensive stance, just about to utter the passionate words, "I will fight alongside you to the very end."

"Leave here. He's not someone you can fight."

"Yes, I can—wait, what?"

A thick fog suddenly descended upon the world. Bazel shouted angrily, "Go! Get out of here as fast as you can! Don't you realize you've been exposed?!"

"Don't get in my way. My fog will conceal your departure. Leave this place and go where you belong!!"

"But Chief Instructor, you—" The crow hesitated, frozen in place.

"Leave here. This is the last time I'll say it."

"Yes, Chief Instructor!"

Three minutes after the crows dispersed into soot and left, a tall figure appeared in the increasingly thick fog.

Bazel removed his hood; his scent might fool others, but it certainly wouldn't fool Edward Newgate.

"Gurala la la————"

"Sashiburida, Bazel!"

A dazzling blade of light, imbued with domineering power, slashed horizontally.

"Cloud Tiger".

The mist suddenly twisted and deformed, and a sudden repulsive force clashed with the flying slash.

A few breaths later, the repulsive force was broken through, and Bazel raised his hand to pinch the slash that only had a little bit of power left, crushing it with his five fingers.

"Edward, I don't want to say things like 'long time no see' to you."

The long naginata, Murakumogiri, sliced ​​through the smoke, revealing the burly man behind it.

Edward Newgate, taking advantage of his height, looked down at the man not far away, his downcast eyes carrying a hint of amusement.

"I heard that the Beasts Pirates are still in the seas further away, and the newspapers have even reported that they landed in the West Blue."

Bazel caught the newspaper that the white-bearded man threw at him.

[#The Beasts Pirates Officially Land in the West Blue! Their First Battle: The Beast Army from the New World!]

"Shouldn't you be on the ship? What are you doing in the kingdom where I'm docked?"

Looking at the photo of "another Bazel" standing side by side with Kaido, Bazel casually rolled up the newspaper and stuffed it into his back pocket.

"Does this matter, Edward?"

"I'm a pirate. Do pirates need to ask another pirate where they want to go?"

"Gurarara~! You're right."

With a light kick to the end of the Murakumogiri, he gripped the hilt with both hands, and with the force of the vibration, a circular aura wrapped around the blade.

"But I'm Whitebeard, so just answer my questions obediently, kid!!"

Bazel gasped for breath; he couldn't dodge this strike!

With lightning speed, his left hand plunged into the clouds, and the remaining nine serpent spirits from his sleeve shot out together.

"Beast King Cloud Tiger!"

"Airquake!"

A shockwave, hundreds of meters high, slashed towards Bazel.

Bazel held his breath, his eyes fixed on the impending attack.

He couldn't dodge this attack; he could sense that Whitebeard's Observation Haki had completely locked onto him.

If I were to retreat at this moment—

It will definitely be destroyed by the enemy's second charged shock attack.

Buzz—click click click!!

The vibrating slash collided with an inexplicable force from a distance.

One second, the slash broke through that force and advanced half a step, the next second it was repelled by that mysterious force.

Not far away, a white-bearded man, his left hand gripping the vibrating aura, squinted his eyes.

"Is this force—a repulsive force?"

Instead of launching a follow-up attack at this moment, Whitebeard waited until the first round of attacks was neutralized before throwing a punch.

"come over!"

As she watched the man's palm aim at her, an irresistible, powerful force pulled her body in the next moment.

The white-bearded man roared and slammed his fist into the ground.

"earthquake!!"

Boom! ...

The ground collapsed, and the billowing dust and huge boulders obscured Bazel's view.

"Tsk, old fox."

Seeing the cracks spreading beneath his feet, Bazel stopped and quickly retreated.

The red light in the retina flashes at a specific frequency.

suddenly!

A sharp aura sensed rapidly approaching.

Instead of retaliating, Bazell looked to his left.

A thick, powerful arm, entwined with an imposing aura, pierced through the mist and reached for his head.

At the same time, the sharp aura directly in front revealed its true form.

It was Murakumogiri that was projected by the white-bearded man!

"Kid, I have some questions for you."

The white-bearded man's eyes flashed with a fierce light. "I know you won't cooperate, so I'll have no choice but to defeat you and then use pirate tactics to make you cooperate obediently!"

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