From the Wandenreich's escape to One Piece

Chapter 110 Harald

As we parted, a gentle breeze blew along the coast.

Ginny's eyes reddened slightly, and the bear waved silently. Shanks and Shamrock initially tried to remain calm, but as the small boat truly left the pier and the familiar church and loved ones gradually shrank, they couldn't help but tear up. Yet, they stubbornly turned their backs and rowed the boat vigorously.

"Don't worry, I'll bring them back to see you when I have time."

After saying goodbye, Beltz took the two men and officially set sail.

Since he was already waiting for news from Litoto, he wasn't in a hurry; he was just waiting no matter where he was.

As for how Litoto should send a message to Alberu after finding him, that's simple.

The Grim Reapers possess various strange spells, known as "Kido," and the Quincy, who correspond to them, naturally have their own spells, known as "Holy Chant."

Holy chants contain many different spells, among which one is the ability to send messages.

Litoto is a genius. Not only did she quickly hone her abilities to an extremely high level after obtaining the Holy Script, but even before becoming a Sternritter, her various basic abilities were the strongest.

Among the girl group members, she is stronger than the others in every aspect.

Sacred chants are no exception.

Especially since there are only two Quincy in this world, it wouldn't be difficult for Ritoto to locate Beltz.

Although it might take a few days to send the message, it's relatively fast.

So he decided to first travel from the South China Sea to the Grand Line, and then go to the Sky Island to get the treasure.

This was also Beltz's first real foray into the sea.

Previously, they either flew in the sky or rode on Shiki's ship.

Now, he's on a small boat with only three people, two of whom are still little kids.

Overall, he was quite comfortable, since it was the two kids rowing the boat anyway.

He lay in bed, comfortably enjoying the moonlight.

While time is indeed of the essence, it's also important not to keep yourself constantly on edge, as this can overwhelm your brain. Therefore, it's essential to take appropriate breaks.

Two weeks have passed in the blink of an eye. It's no wonder that this was the era of small pirates before the Great Pirate Era. There weren't that many pirates in this era.

So far, we've only encountered one group of pirates, and those pirates were incredibly weak.

Roger's dying shout sent people sailing like mad, causing the number of pirates to increase dramatically and shifting the balance of power between the navy and the pirates.

In the past, pirates would always run away when they saw the Marines, even Whitebeard was no exception.

But in the Great Pirate Era, the Marines treat the Four Emperors like their own fathers, standing at attention obediently. Even if the Four Emperors kill their people, they cannot retaliate without orders from Marine Headquarters.

That's why people say that even with tens of millions of people in the navy, it's hard to find many with Conqueror's Haki. It would be strange if such a large group could have Conqueror's Haki.

"Captain! Look!"

Just as Beltz was enjoying a sunbath, Shanks' excited voice rang out. Holding up a newspaper, he said, "Look, it seems Shiki got into a fight with the Navy!"

Now that they were at sea, Beltz asked the two men to call him captain.

As for the name of their pirate crew—

That's the Star Pirates!

"That idiot—"

Beltz took the newspaper and glanced at it, discovering that it reported Shiki had attacked one of the World Government's laboratories and engaged in a major battle with the Navy stationed there.

The entire navy was killed, and the researchers and various research facilities in the laboratory were taken away by Shiki.

In fact, Shiki does need various scientists now, because he needs to develop a huge energy source for Hades to move around.

But how can such forced plunder make people willingly give you the opportunity to study it?

These scientists were respected figures in the World Government before, but under Shiki, they became inferior research slaves. This contrast is hard to accept, isn't it?

However, in general, he probably attacked the World Government in order to find the Lunaria.

However, this came at the cost of Shiki's bounty increasing significantly, prompting the Navy to launch a large-scale manhunt.

After all, this is still the era of small-time pirates, and the Navy is the strongest force on the seas. They will not allow Shiki to challenge their authority.

Hmm—it seems the Giant King is also helping the Navy now. If Shiki gets besieged by the Giant King, Garp, Sengoku, and the like, he'll be in big trouble.

Of course, that's not the case.

After all, Shiki's abilities are what they are. Even if Roger Whitebeard were added to the mix, let alone these three, Shiki could still escape.

The Float-Float Fruit is too awful; when it comes to flying, it's even more disgusting than the Azure Dragon.

After all, Beltz's size when he flies and transforms into a blue dragon is undeniable; if he tries to run away, he'll be a huge target.

Shiki can not only fly, but he can even control the seawater, which is really abnormal.

So although it is said that domineering spirit determines everything, and only domineering spirit can be above everything, domineering spirit alone is not enough.

Just as Beltz was about to put down the newspaper, he saw a piece of news that really caught his attention.

"Um?"

Beltz frowned slightly, and a serious look appeared in his eyes.

Shanks, handing the newspaper to Beltz, noticed his puzzled expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Harald has gone to the Holy Land."

"Who is Harald?" The red-haired brothers looked at each other, indicating that they had never heard of the name.

"Of course you haven't heard of him," Beltz said, glancing at the two of them. "He's a very troublesome person."

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It seems that it was his words, brought by Litoto, that changed history.

Although he hadn't seen the later parts of the Valley of the Gods' memories, he could guess that Harald probably wouldn't enter the Holy Land so soon.

But because he had Litoto say that they were preparing to win over the Giant Kingdom, the World Government became somewhat cautious.

They desperately needed fighting power, so they recruited the Giant King earlier.

Loki hasn't even grown up yet.

This is indeed partly due to Litoto, but it cannot be entirely attributed to her.

Even earlier, after learning of the existence of the Great Kingdom, the World Government believed that a great war was about to begin.

So they continued to absorb combat power.

Even before the Great Pirate Era arrived, they had already begun conscripting soldiers.

The same was true of their efforts to win over Harald. Their original plan was to spend more than a decade wearing down Harald's temperament and taming him into the Celestial Dragons' sharpest sword.

But because of the existence of the Great Kingdom, they changed their minds.

It was originally said that Harald would become a Shallow Sea Knight in two years, and then a Deep Sea Knight when the time came.

In that case, Elbaf should be under their control.

This was a chain reaction caused by what Beltz had done.

In other words, history does not necessarily unfold according to the script of a comic book; any small action can potentially change history.

For example, if Shiki has trapped Kozuki Oden in Wano Country, then Roger may never meet someone who can decipher the ancient script, and thus will be unable to find the One Piece.

However, history, besides its inertia, also has a certain corrective force, so no one can predict what will happen in the future.

But at least for now, history has changed dramatically.

Firstly, Harald became a God Knight twenty years earlier than expected, so the time it would take for him to become a Deep Sea Knight would also be significantly earlier.

So in Elbaf, once Harald turns to the dark side, will the younger Loki still be able to stop him?

If Loki cannot stop Harald, then Elbaf could fall entirely into Im's hands, significantly enhancing the World Government's fighting power.

Harald could fight Rocks for three hundred rounds, not to mention obtaining the Deep Sea Mark, which greatly increased his power and gave him immortality. Just thinking about it is terrifying.

If that's the case, then————

We cannot let the world government succeed like this.

After putting away the newspaper, Beltz looked out at the endless sea in the distance.

"Raise the sails, set sail!"

He might need to find an opportunity to tell Harald the truth about the World Government.

But to his surprise, the opportunity to meet Harald came so quickly.

Another half month later, they passed through many countries and islands, and finally crossed the Reverse Mountain and arrived at the Grand Line.

Once they reached the Grand Line, the number of pirates along the way increased dramatically!

Previously, they would only encounter one group of pirates every two weeks, but after arriving on the Grand Line, they were attacked by three groups of pirates in just one week.

This time was no different. In a thick fog, a huge pirate ship approached them, and several pirates jumped off and attacked Beltz without saying a word.

Beltz didn't even lift a finger; instead, he used spirit threads to control Shanks and Natsume Locke, and the two of them defeated the pirates with a single move.

This move is called Chaotic Puppet Manipulation. It was originally intended to allow him to fight even after being severely injured, but Beltz thought that since he could forcibly control his own body, why couldn't he control others?

It's like controlling a puppet.

"Incredible! I can actually be this good?" Shanks exclaimed in amazement after defeating a tall pirate. "Because under the captain's control, we can do all sorts of things that we couldn't do before." Natsume Locke took out a piece of paper and wiped the bloodstains off his clothes.

"They're just a bunch of small-time pirates, don't get too cocky."

Beltz withdrew the spirit threads; he had been controlling the two in battle to let them experience the dangers of combat.

However, just as he retracted the silk thread, he sensed a powerful and domineering aura emanating from the vicinity!

So strong!

What powerful and domineering aura!

Beltz was shocked. He found that the power of this domineering aura reminded him of the scene when God Valley unleashed his Conqueror's Haki!

Even Shiki doesn't possess such powerful Conqueror's Haki yet!

He immediately became serious, while the pirates on the opposite ship were puzzled by the lack of movement below.

They wouldn't normally even consider such a small boat, but they still sent a few men down to see if they could rob any treasure.

"Hey, boss! It seems like all the guys we sent down have been taken out!"

What?

A fat man walked over with some suspicion, looking at the scene on the small boat below, and couldn't help but angrily say, "What a bunch of useless idiots! They can't even handle one person and two children!"

He drew his knife and was about to jump down, but just as he was about to leap, something terrible happened!

boom!

A massive sword descended from the sky!

This greatsword was even larger than their ship, like justice descending from the sky, instantly splitting their ship in two!

"Oh!"

The pirates on the ship were thrown off the ship, and some were even directly cut by the huge sword and died instantly!

The captain of the pirate ship also fell off and into the sea!

But the greatsword didn't keep slashing; instead—

Clang!

With a crisp sound, the greatsword stopped two meters above the sea surface.

Ok?

Harald looked down in surprise, feeling a tremendous force blocking his attack.

He looked down and realized that there was actually another ship below.

There were only three people on the boat: a man and two children.

He quickly sheathed his sword and said, "I'm so sorry, I didn't see you!"

He didn't think these three people were pirates. After all, how could there be three people who set sail as pirates?

Compared to pirates, this seems more like a fisherman taking his son out to sea to fish.

After all, that boat was so simple that there wasn't even any food on board!

Because Beltz's shadow could hold things, they didn't actually put any food on the ship.

Shanks and Shamrock were both startled, after all, that greatsword had almost cleaved their ship in two.

Fortunately, Beltz intervened at the crucial moment, creating a black sword that directly blocked Harald's attack!

Harald is very powerful, but he didn't even use his Haki in that sword strike just now, and Beltz could easily block it.

"Harald?"

Looking at the unusually tall giant, Beltz's heart stirred.

The giant's body was so large, much taller than that of ordinary giants, that he immediately guessed that the man was Harald.

good chance.

Beltz jumped, soaring directly into the air.

Harald was startled again.

What's wrong with this man?

How can you stand in the air?

Do you know me?

Harald asked, "I am from the ship Locks." Beltz said there was nothing wrong with saying that.

Shiki was a crew member on the Rocks, and now that he's considered a crew member on Shiki's ship, he is a crew member on the Rocks.

"Rocks!"

Harald was startled when he suddenly heard the name of his deceased best friend, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.

But he quickly regained his composure and said in a deep voice, "You're a pirate too?"

"I suppose so, but I just want to tell you something, something Rocks was unable to tell you before he died—the truth of this world!"