One Piece: New Century Hextech Warriors

In the Western Sea, in a cave that no instrument can detect—

"Is it possible to reach a settlement?"

The pirate leader, whose physique closely resembled that of the Mima clan, knelt on the ground, his enormous stomach trembling with fear.

Sith looked at him coldly.

"At this very moment? You must be joking."

He had just arrived in the West Sea when he encountered a passenger ship that had been robbed by pirates. Following the clues provided by the victims, he tracked them all the way here and wiped out the pirates' lair.

boom.

Sith's finger gun gave him a real eye-opener.

【+30000】

The pleasant notification from the system cheered him up a little.

At this moment, his men came to report:

"Colonel Sith, they've all been questioned. They've never seen Colonel Tina's ship, let alone the ghost ship."

Sith nodded, indicating that he understood.

After his subordinates left, Sith frowned as he gazed at the waves of the Western Sea.

"Tina, where have you gone?"

Upon receiving news of Tina's disappearance, he immediately led his warships to the West Sea to search for clues, which was also the purpose of dealing with that group of pirates earlier.

Tina was investigating the ghost ship that attacked the ships in the North Sea, but for some reason she suddenly ran to the West Sea and then disappeared with the entire crew.

Tina wasn't the only one to encounter such an accident; recently, five ships, including both merchant and passenger vessels, have been attacked in the West Sea.

Each time the navy arrived at the scene, they found only wreckage and corpses on the ships. Only one cargo ship had a survivor, but he had gone mad and could only repeat one sentence over and over again:

"I saw it with my own eyes, it was definitely a ghost!"

Sith strongly suspects that Tina's disappearance is also related to this so-called "ghost ship".

He naturally didn't believe in ghosts; it was probably the work of some Devil Fruit user. But Tina was no weakling; how could there be a Devil Fruit user in the West Blue who could make her disappear?

Speaking of the West Sea, it is also home to countless immortals, such as Brook, Moonlight Moria, Carpenter Becky, and San Juan Wolf.

Of course, the most famous place here is the forbidden island—

Ohara!

Back then, Ohara was a mecca for scholars worldwide. Dr. Clover even assembled the "Historical Texts" exploration fleet to travel around the world to study historical truths. That vibrant scene of life and flourishing diversity is still vivid in my mind.

Then came the devastating news from the archaeological community.

As Sith was recalling the information about the Western Sea, a timid voice suddenly came from beside him:

"Um... sir, are you looking for the ghost ship?"

Sith was taken aback, only to see that it was a white-haired girl.

The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old. She was wearing a tattered cook's dress, her skin was as black as charcoal, her hair was messy, and her appearance was completely unremarkable. No wonder Sith hadn't noticed her earlier.

Seeing Sith looking at her, the girl nervously took two steps back, lowered her head, and whispered:

"I...I'm Emilia, and I was a cook who was captured by these pirates. Thank you for rescuing me."

"I think I just heard you're looking for a ghost ship? I know a clue!"

Emilia's eyes sparkled; she seemed very excited.

Sith gently squeezed her hand and asked softly:

"Don't be afraid, Emilia. My name is Uriel Sith, and I am indeed looking for the ghost ship. If you know anything, please tell me."

"Whether the information is useful or not, I will pay you!"

Emilia breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Sith was very gentle, and then told him about her experience.

Emilia was originally a passenger on a cruise ship, on vacation with her parents. However, one night not long ago, the ship was suddenly attacked. Emilia jumped into the sea to escape and drifted on the sea for a long time while clinging to a piece of wood, until she was captured by the pirates.

Because she was good at cooking, she was kept on as a cook, and she didn't suffer much hardship. She has been there for more than half a month.

"I didn't see clearly at the time, I only know that a ship suddenly rushed over, and many ghosts emerged from it and went on a killing spree. My parents are dead!"

She covered her face and cried loudly, her thin body convulsing uncontrollably.

Sith patted her on the shoulder, offered a few words of comfort, and then asked:

"Emilia, after those ghost ships killed people, did you see where they went?"

Emilia wiped away her tears, her eyes filled with resentment.

"I saw it clearly, the ghost ship was heading towards Ohara!"

Sith raised an eyebrow; this answer was completely unexpected.

Emilia said through gritted teeth:

"I am from the West Sea. Ever since Ohara was destroyed by the Navy, there have been rumors of ghost ships at sea from time to time. Many people say that this is the vengeful spirit of Ohara trying to take revenge on the living."

"But I'm more inclined to believe another theory: that remnants of Ohara formed a pirate crew and have been harassing this area ever since!"

Seeing Emilia's indignant expression, Sith didn't say anything.

Over the years, the World Government has tried its best to smear Ohara, and Robin, the "Devil Child" with a bounty of 7900 million, is even more feared. It is normal for ordinary people in the West Blue to hate Ohara because they do not know the truth.

Emilia sniffed and clenched her fist, saying:

"Colonel Sith, O'Hara is hard to find, but I'm familiar with the Western Sea and can guide you to the ghost ship!"

Sith expressed his understanding:

"Want to avenge your parents?"

Emilia nodded emphatically:

"Whether it's a ghost or a pirate disguised as one, I want to find out!"

Sith clapped his hands.

"Okay, I'll take you aboard now."

He walked toward the warship, Emilia following behind him, muttering to herself:

"Colonel, the bad guys are likely hiding on Ohara Island. You can go there and investigate. Maybe you can wipe out these villains and restore peace to the West Sea."

Sith gave a noncommittal "hmm" and led Emilia to his room.

"My room is quite big, you can stay here for now."

Sith squinted and smiled.

"Huh? Aren't there any other rooms on the ship?!"

Emilia was completely baffled. Who would bring a strange girl to their room to stay?

Sith said seriously:

"Yes, there is, but outsiders have to pay to stay in the rooms on my ship. It costs 10 Berries per night."

"Can you afford it?"

Emilia bit her lip. She worked as a cook for the pirates without pay, so where would she get the money?

She secretly thought the naval captain was too stingy; it wasn't a cruise ship, why would you pay for accommodation on board?

But she had no other choice.

"Well... then I'll trouble you."

Emilia had no choice but to bite the bullet and go inside.

Fortunately, Sith's room was indeed big enough, with two beds, so it wouldn't be a problem for her to sleep in one.

Sith didn't pay much attention to her. Having just fought with the pirates, he went to the bathroom to shower and change his clothes.

I'll also try my luck with drawing some runes.

The LV3 [Professional Assassin] skill was indeed useful. He killed dozens of pirates, instantly earning millions of Berries. Combined with the little he had left, it was just enough for one more gacha pull.

【Surging Killing Intent (Silver): Gain a slight speed boost when moving towards enemies with low health】

[Speed ​​Demon (Silver): Gains a slight speed boost when hitting an enemy]

【Adding Fuel to the Fire (Gold): The attack can continuously burn the enemy for 5 minutes and inflict a state of rage on them】