Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 161 Eight-Star Level, Armament Haki! (First update, please subscribe!)

"Long Ring Island? Okay, I understand..."

Storm held up the Den Den Mushi and spoke calmly.

"I will take Edward Weevil there as soon as possible."

After saying that.

Storm then hung up the Den Den Mushi immediately.

This year's naval recruit training camp has only just begun.

The naval warships, filled with elite recruits, have only just passed the waters around Enies Lobby.

Long Round Island is the next destination for the recruit training camp.

Storm recalled that last year's naval recruit training camp did not go through Long Round Island, but this year they did go to that island.

However, there's nothing to be surprised about.

The routes of naval recruit training camps are not fixed and change every year.

Storm's mind was filled with some intelligence about the Long Ring Island.

There seemed to be nothing on the island that would interest him, except that all the creatures were rather "long"...

In comparison.

It was Zefa's decision that concerned Storm more.

"Is it just a meeting?"

Storm shook his head, recalling what Zephyr had said earlier.

Although Zephyr has not yet made a final decision.

However, by saying "let's meet," he was practically indicating that he didn't intend to kill Edward Weevil.

The current Zephyr is not the "Z" of the future.

A pirate who slaughtered recruits at a training camp and cut off his own arm was unexpectedly invited by the World Government to become a legitimate great pirate—one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Completely disillusioned with the World Government and the Marine Headquarters, Zephyr led a group of disciples to break away from the Marines and form the "NEO Marines" with the intention of annihilating all pirates on the seas.

At that time, Zeff, or rather "Z", no longer adhered to "justice without killing," but rather a justice that was even more radical than Akainu's...

Akainu's "complete justice" is merely to kill all the trash pirates in front of him.

Z's justice is to try to detonate all the explosive rocks in the New World and completely destroy the pirates along with the New World!

The New World will be destroyed, and the Western and Northern Seas will naturally not escape its fate. The Red Earth will follow suit, and the entire world will suffer a great catastrophe as a result.

In other words.

Z's radicalism is at the level of wanting to destroy the world!

However, for the time being...

Zephyr is not "Z" yet; he is still just "Zeff," the admiral who "does not kill."

Even if Zephyr were to meet Edward Weevil, he probably wouldn't kill him...

"That doesn't seem absolute; it's more accurate to say the probability of killing Edward Weevil is extremely low..."

Storm stopped dwelling on the question of whether to "kill" or "not kill".

He has handed over the decision-making power to Zefa.

Whether Edward Weevil lives or dies depends entirely on Zephyr's decision.

Storm put away the Den Den Mushi and was about to control the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to fly down and take Edward Weevil away.

But when he glimpsed Buckingham Stussy, still lying dead in the wilderness like withered grass...

After a moment's thought, Storm rode the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to Buckingham Stussy's location first.

Edward Weebull was the executioner who slaughtered recruit training camps.

But the real culprit, the real "knife-wielder," was that old woman, Buckingham Stussy!

Storm flew to Buckingham Stussy's side, raising his right hand with the mindset of taking a chance.

The power of the Demon Ring was unleashed, enveloping Buckingham Stussy's corpse.

We found nothing.

"It's still too slow... Buckingham Stussy's Devil Fruit ability has completely disappeared."

When a Devil Fruit user dies, the power of their Devil Fruit leaves their body and is randomly reborn somewhere on the sea.

If you're lucky enough, this Devil Fruit might "regenerate on the spot," meaning its Devil Fruit power could attach to a nearby ordinary fruit and transform it into a completely new Devil Fruit.

However, in most cases, Devil Fruits will randomly regenerate in some unknown corner of the ocean.

Based on Storm's previous observations.

Buckingham Stussy's ability is the Zoan-type Bat Fruit.

Honestly...

This Devil Fruit was completely unremarkable in the Rocks Pirates, a crew known for its "talented individuals."

Storm even felt that the Bat-Bat Fruit was completely unworthy of someone who was a member of the Rocks Pirates!

Take a look at the other members of the Rocks Pirates.

Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Float-Float Fruit, Soul-Soul Fruit, Azure Dragon Fruit...

They are all top-tier Devil Fruits!

As it turned out, Buckingham Stussy possessed an ordinary Zoan-type Common species.

Its only advantage is probably that it can fly...

"Never mind, it's just a [Bat Fruit] after all."

Storm shook his head and then unleashed the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit, directly creating a clay coffin and placing Buckingham Stussy's corpse inside.

He planned to take Buckingham Stussy's body to Long Ring Island and hand her over to Zephyr.

Buckingham Stussy.

Edward Weebull.

The two culprits who carried out the "boot camp attack" three years ago.

Storm has captured them all.

Edward Weevil's fate is now in the hands of Zephyr's judgment...

Storm walked toward Edward Webull, lost in thought.

"Buckingham Stussy's ability is the Zoan-type Bat-Bat Fruit."

"But if I remember correctly, there is another 'upgraded fruit' on the high seas."

"That's the [Zoan-type, Bat-Bat Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Vampire Form]!"

"After the Marineford War, Patrick Redfield, the Lone Red, escaped Impel Down and then obtained the Mythical Zoan-type Vampire Fruit in the New World, regaining his youth and power."

"But the problem is, where is this [Mythical Zoan Type: Vampire Fruit] located again?"

……

A blue-eyed white dragon roams the sky.

Storm sat alone in the "Dragon's Head Cockpit," while Edward Weeble slept soundly in the "Dragon's Belly Cockpit" behind him, his loud snores completely undisturbed.

have to say.

Edward Weebull was not very intelligent, and his vigilance was also very low.

Despite being a powerful warrior who had mastered both Observation Haki and Armament Haki, he didn't even notice when someone carried him into the sky...

Storm withdrew his Observation Haki from the dragon's belly cabin behind him, and then accelerated at full speed.

[MoMo Fruit - 1000x Speed]!

Having learned from my previous experience using [1000x speed]...

This time, Storm used the power of the seven-star [Momo Fruit] with even greater ease.

When the Blue-Eyes White Dragon arrived at Long Ring Island, it was still very early.

The ships of Zephyr and the naval recruit training camp have not yet arrived.

The geographical conditions of Changhuan Island are very unique.

It is not a single "island," but rather a ring-shaped archipelago composed of ten islands of varying sizes.

Of the ten islands in Changhuan Island, some are very low-lying, while others are as tall and steep as mountain peaks.

Storm rode the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, flew around the long island, and finally stopped on a small island where there were no residents for the time being.

No matter what.

The person Storm is going to meet later is a naval admiral.

It's best to keep the meetings between the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the Navy Admirals private and not let outsiders discover them.

Long roundabout.

The blue-eyed white dragon lazily coiled up to one side.

Edward Weebull was still fast asleep, showing no sign of waking up.

Storm called Zefa again to confirm the other party's arrival time.

Followed by.

Storm then summoned the Star Trophy, which he had obtained by defeating Crocodile.

After some time, the "Six-Star Crocodile" has been promoted to "Seven-Star Crocodile".

Storm won a seven-star trophy, which he can use to improve his own strength.

Summoning his own Grand Prix from the void, Storm glanced at his ability panel and made his decision immediately.

Like a seven-star grand prize trophy surrounded by stars, he poured it into his Armament Haki.

The once illusory star that adorned the Armament Haki was now completely filled and filled.

[Armament Haki: ★★★★★★★★] (Eight-star rating)

Storm raised his right fist and clenched it lightly. Dark and heavy Armament Haki wrapped around his fist, gleaming with a cold and hard luster under the sunlight.

"Eight-star Armament Haki!"

"Both colors exude domineering power, reaching the eighth level in both!"

"Of the three [Physical] attributes, only [Speed] is still at seven stars!"

"The future is bright!"

Although Storm's speed is currently only seven stars.

However, he also possesses the seven-star [Momo Ring].

The maximum speed he can unleash far exceeds the level of a seven-star.

So let's round it up or down.

He is the perfect pentagram warrior!

"That's great!"

Storm immersed himself in the eighth-level Armament Haki, constantly familiarizing himself with this powerful force.

Time slips away, bit by bit.

Storm suddenly opened his eyes, a red light shining deep within his pupils.

His Observation Haki, with its extremely far-reaching range, sensed a powerful aura approaching.

Not long after.

Alone, Zefa, rowing his small boat, appeared on the shore of Long Ring Island.

After mooring the small boat on the shore, Zephyr, relying on his Observation Haki, rushed to Storm's location as fast as he could.

"Sashiburi da (long time no see), Zepha teacher."

Storm waved leisurely at Zefa, his gaze lingering for a moment on Zefa's empty right hand.

"Where's your... giant mechanical arm?"

"That was just a prototype; it was recently sent back to Punk Hazard for repairs."

Zefa gave a casual explanation, and then immediately asked.

"What about Edward Weebull?"

"Here you go!"

(End of this chapter)