Big brother, I want to become the strongest pirate in the world!

Although he never intended to fight to the bitter end, Kazan discovered a weakness in himself during this insignificant and brief exchange.

That means if you lose two strikes, you'll lose most of your fighting strength.

"However, it would be fine to just grab any iron rod like Vergo did. With its armor and steel construction, it should be quite durable."

Kazan rolled up his sleeves and looked at his arms, which had turned red, and was somewhat lost in thought.

I just started to feel like I was doing a little bit better, but now I feel like I'm still not good enough.

"Sigh, I really want to go into seclusion for a hundred or eighty years... I should find Robin quickly and then hide away to cultivate."

We can already see the warships hidden inside a cave at sea.

"elder brother!"

"Let's set off and continue towards the next island."

"Ah."

……

The monotony and length of time at sea made Kazan feel as if he had returned to his previous life, where he stayed at home every day.

All day long, besides making Sugar cry, scolding Bon Clay, and educating Monet about his dangerous ideas, there was nothing else to do.

Every three to five days at sea, you can see passing ships, with merchant ships making up the largest proportion.

It can only be said that Beihai truly deserves to be called the richest sea area in the world.

However, perhaps because there were many merchant ships, there were also quite a few gangs and pirates who went out to sea to rob, which kept Bon Clay and Monet from getting bored.

During their journey, Kazan and his companions encountered Don Quixote's forces quite often.

During this period, Bellamy repeatedly attacked the henchmen of the Don Quixote family.

Of course, Bellamy asked Kazan for his opinion before taking action. Kazan simply told him to do it himself and didn't say anything else. Bellamy was Kazan's designated little brother, so Kazan wouldn't object to such a small matter.

If he only targets the henchmen of the Donquixote Family, not to mention Doflamingo, even the executives won't care. So Kazan lets Bellamy cause trouble, which also helps improve his strength. If he can't beat the great pirates at sea, he can only fight these land thugs.

"It's already...winter..."

Kazan, shirtless, stood at the stern of the ship practicing his swordsmanship, his body a dark silver color and constantly radiating heat.

Snowflakes drifted gently down from the sky, and as soon as they approached Kazan's body, they evaporated without a trace.

Not far away sat Monet, holding Sugar and watching him practice. The weather didn't seem to bother Monet much.

As for Little Sugar, sleeping with Kazan, such a big heater, nearby made her sleep very soundly.

"Time flies, it's been almost a year since my brother took me away."

"Hey! What do you mean by 'I took you away'? Don't make it sound so consensual."

"Humph!"

Monet chuckled and snorted, sipping his unchanging papaya milk.

This stuff doesn't taste good; Monet didn't like it.

However, Kazan liked her drinking it, and Monet also hoped that she could have a domineering figure in the future to make Kazan completely infatuated, so she insisted on drinking papaya milk.

This stuff is quite effective.

At the age of twelve, Monet's chest was already showing some signs of development, so you can imagine that her figure would definitely be amazing in the future.

"It will be 1505 in two or three months."

"Yeah, bro."

After meditating for a while, Kazan stopped what he was doing, took a fresh newspaper from Monet, and murmured as he looked at the time on it.

Nico Robin, the "Devil's Child," has been spotted in a small village in a remote corner of the West Blue.

"That idiot must have been too trusting, so he got betrayed."

Kazan stroked the small figure in the newspaper in his hand. In the anime, similar things happened quite often during Robin's days of running away.

But it's okay, it won't happen soon.

“Mr. Kazan! We’ve reached the last island in the Calm Belt, but… it seems something big is happening here.”

"How to say?"

"There are many ships moored on the shore, mostly belonging to well-known gangs and pirate crews in the North Sea. There must be something here that attracts them."

"Oh, then I'll just steal it."

Kazan wrapped himself in a furry coat and walked to the bow of the ship, gazing at the scene on the island.

At present, it just looks like ordinary liveliness, and nothing major has happened.

"Oh dear, there are always these bad apples everywhere."

Bon Clay stood beside Kazan, looking at the pirate flag flying on a certain ship—it was none other than the Donquixote Family's emblem.

"This is probably our last event in Beihai, so let's all go all out and cause a huge ruckus."

"Xiao Feng and Monet, you two are responsible for taking what these pirates and gangsters want."

"Bellamy, take Sugar and go collect supplies. Make sure you have enough, because we'll probably be drifting in the Calm Belt for quite some time."

Kazan thought back to the long journey he spent in the Calm Belt with Bon Clay when they came to the North Sea, and it was so long ago that he almost let the sword spirit hidden in the Ghost Hand go mad.

"Understood! Leave it to me."

"Mr. Kazan, I will definitely complete the task you assigned me!"

Seeing his underlings heading in two directions, Kazan put on his hooded cloak and followed Bellamy's group.

Not only are Bon Clay and Monet physically powerful, but they also possess the ability to fly, so they shouldn't encounter any problems in this small world.

As for Bellamy, he's just collecting supplies and shouldn't encounter any danger.

With the addition of the sugar-containing Menmen Fruit, the problem is even less significant.

However, Kazan always felt that Sugar would try to cause trouble as soon as she was out of his sight, and Bellamy probably wouldn't be able to handle it, so he was worried and decided to secretly follow them and keep an eye on them.

Anyway, Kazan himself had nothing better to do.

……

The westernmost edge of the sea closest to the doldrums.

Inside the warehouse of a naval warship, a hand suddenly grew out of the ceiling, with an eye in its palm, secretly looking around.

After confirming that no one was around, the hand on the ceiling dispersed into translucent petals and slowly disappeared. Then, another hand grew out of the door, this time with an ear in its palm, pressed against the door frame to listen to the sounds outside.

Two more minutes passed.

A dirty little girl crawled out of a box.

"Brother, I've come to find you."

Robin held a newspaper from a few months ago, looking at the figure in the picture, his eyes now only showing a slightly dim starlight.

Chapter 029 The Two's Carelessness

"Monet-chan... this number is too large. If we are surrounded and attacked, we will also be in trouble."

"Second brother, you're not a Logia type, so dealing with them is indeed a bit troublesome... I'll go down and clear the area to distract them, and you can steal that Devil Fruit at the crucial moment."

"Yeah, be careful, Monet-chan. Even if it's a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, you can't be careless. There might be some weird Devil Fruit user among them."

"Don't worry, I can finally do something for you, brother. I'll do whatever it takes to get that Devil Fruit."

Bon Clay and Monet stood atop the town's tower, gazing indifferently at the vast crowd below.

From an unknown nobody to a renowned pirate, he's really gone all out. It seems the Donquixote Family has even sent a special unit.

This is the first time that the troops personally led by Corazon have appeared so openly in front of the public.

Monet glanced at the man standing in a corner with interest a few more times; she remembered that he was the guy who had fought with her brother for a while last time.

"Although I didn't find out what kind of Devil Fruit it was, judging from Don Quixote's grand display... it probably isn't some common stuff. But why is that guy so far away from the Don Quixote family?"

Funke also noticed Don Quixote's troops and Vergo standing alone on the other side.

"There's definitely a secret involved, but it's none of our business, so let's ignore it."

Monet didn't care what Vergo's purpose was; all she wanted now was to get that mysterious Devil Fruit and then make a quick getaway.

The two waited patiently for another fifteen minutes, and just as Monet was about to lose his temper, the crowd began to stir.

"It's here!"

"I heard it's a really amazing Devil Fruit!"

"Since Doflamingo didn't show up, then... this Devil Fruit is mine!!!"

"Hmph, Doflamingo's legend ended long ago. Even if he comes, I'm not afraid."

……

Monet looked at the noisy crowd below, chuckled dismissively, and then looked at the person who appeared holding a Devil Fruit.

"Second brother, that big guy... doesn't he look familiar?"

"Huh? That... isn't that the fake transvestite from Don Quixote's family?! Damn it, it's him again!"

"So, this is Don Quixote's family stirring up trouble again? What exactly are they up to...?"

Monet's emerald eyes glanced at Pica, who was clutching a Devil Fruit, then at the Heart Army led by Corazon, who was drawing everyone's attention, and finally at Vergo, who was crouching.

She really couldn't understand what was going on.

"Kill them!!"

"Snatch that Devil Fruit!"

"Get out of here! That's a member of the Don Quixote family, there's something wrong here!"

"Tsk... Let's see, maybe there'll be a chance."

……

"Monet-chan, I'll go and get ready now."