One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

“It’s me, Bastard…”

"Huh? Join forces? What nonsense are you spouting? I'm..."

The reply from the Den Den Mushi was drowned out by the strong wind blowing into the house.

A ray of sunlight streamed into the room, illuminating Wang Zhi's distorted face, which was contorted with a strange, chuckling laugh.

"I'm willing to split the treasure left by Rocks with you."

……

In March of the 1485th year of the Maritime Calendar, a small island on the edge of the sea area where Beehive Island is located...

Sphinx Island

The one-eyed manta ray landed on the beach, transformed into a stream of light, rushed into the scabbard, and condensed into the dark red hilt of the Minashizuki sword.

"Newgate, I've arrived."

At this moment, the Den Den Mushi in Ross's palm wore a crescent-shaped white beard.

"I'm in a village on this island. Just come over here. I remember bringing you here before, right?"

"I see."

After putting away the Den Den Mushi, Ross smiled and explained to Olvia, who was looking around beside him:

"This is Sphinx Island in the New World, the hometown of Whitebeard. I have a fairly good relationship with him, and I helped him protect this place before because of certain things."

“Morgans, I advise you to forget about this intelligence.”

Morgans, who was scribbling in his notebook, was puzzled and asked why.

"Newgate is petty."

Ross took the still-sleeping Shanks and gestured for Bear, Ginny, and the others to go ahead and explore.

"If he finds out that you have leaked information about this place, he will hunt you down to the ends of the earth for the rest of his life."

"Believe me, you don't want to see that kind of future."

Morgans immediately put away his notebook and laughed heartily:

"How could I possibly do such a thing? But what are you planning to do here?"

"Shall we invite Whitebeard to come to Beehive Island?"

"I remember he's a Tremor-Tremor Man who ate the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, aren't you afraid he'll destroy that island?"

"He won't get involved in my conflict with Wang Zhi."

Ross spoke frankly, "I only came here because of his request for contact. It seems that his men were ambushed by Shiki and are probably dying by now."

"Speaking of which, the reason he contacted me was..."

Ross glanced sideways at the seagull spirit following on his left and said irritably:

"It's all your doing! You bastard, you're the one who opened up Kaido's mind. That kid made a fortune by using my healing abilities and sold that information to Newgate!"

"Is that so? Haha~ Let bygones be bygones. Don't worry about these details. At worst, I'll give you half of the profits."

Faced with Morgans, who seemed utterly shameless, Ross could only shake his head helplessly.

There will be many areas for future cooperation, so he wouldn't get angry with the other party over trivial matters.

During their casual conversation, Ross and his group quickly entered the forest, crossed a stream, passed through a cave hidden behind a waterfall, and finally stopped at the entrance of a village that resembled a paradise.

"You've finally arrived! Come with me!"

This brat...

Looking at the boy who was standing still with a tuft of blond hair on his head, Ross felt that he looked very familiar.

"I'm Marco, my dad's dying, please hurry!"

Chapter 17 Even in the world of pirates, there is a code of honor, Ross!

Following the impatient Marco, the group walked quickly, and soon stopped under a huge banyan tree.

"We can catch up later. I've already sent someone to prepare the wine!"

Upon meeting, the young and strong white-bearded man waved to Ross.

The two walked around the banyan tree and into the wooden house at the back.

"If it weren't for Gram's serious injury, I would still be adventuring somewhere else right now."

"That bastard Shiki..."

"Polo Gram, a pirate who followed Lao Tzu after the God Valley Incident."

Edward Newgate stood by the bed, his expression a mixture of anxiety and urgency.

This was the first time Ross had ever seen such an expression on Newgate's face.

In previous years, he was mostly confident and arrogant, with an indifferent expression.

Even when facing the demonized Lox in God Valley, he at most only showed a solemn expression.

"I bought information about you from Kaido..."

Ross sat on the edge of the bed, and his right hand, which was placed on Poirot's chest, glowed with an echo of green light.

Seeing the granulation tissue sprouting from the wound and beginning to flare wildly, Edward Newgate quickly shut his mouth, while also glaring at the others who wanted to speak.

Chest, severed arm, shattered knees...

With each wound healed, Ross's expression grew more serious.

Half an hour later, the light from the return path temporarily stopped.

Ross gestured for the others to leave the room first.

"Newgate, is it okay if I destroy this house?"

Although he didn't know what Ross was planning to do, Whitebeard waved his hand, knowing that his comrades' lives were more important than anything else.

“As long as Gram survives, you can cut down this tree.”

"That's good. Come out now, Minashizuki."

The enormous body of the one-eyed manta ray instantly burst the wooden house.

Under Whitebeard's shocked gaze, Nikushizuki opened his gaping maw and swallowed Boro Gram whole with a flick of his tongue.

"You bastard!!"

"Calm down, Newgate, this is Flesh Droplet's special ability."

Ross took a step to the left, unleashing a burst of Conqueror's Haki, and just in time stopped Whitebeard from attacking in anger.

(①~): Chewing

A few minutes later, the meat-eating creature opened its mouth again, spitting a large puddle of human saliva onto the lawn.

(①·3): Pshaw~~

"This is……"

Whitebeard looked dazed; everything happening before him was truly beyond his comprehension.

[Current resonance level: 53%]

Ross glanced at the resonance level of the fleshy shizuku, then turned his attention back to what was in front of him.

"It can only repair existing tissue, at least for now."

Pointing to the severed arm of the unconscious man, Ross explained:

"I suggest you carefully consider whether you want to continue sailing with him. After losing an arm, it is questionable how much fighting ability he can still have."

“Even if his specialty is kicking, the missing arm will affect his balance in a fight.”

"Dad!!"

Seeing Marco hugging Poirot and exclaiming in surprise, Newgate let out a long breath, his expression turning from gloomy to cheerful.

"Gurala la la~~"

"That's his own business, Ross!"

"If he still wants to continue sailing and adventuring, I will never advise him to give up his dream."

"If he wants to stay, then he can stay in my hometown and retire!"

As the giant ray transformed back into a katana, Newgate's smile suddenly took on a more playful tone.

"But you've really been hiding a lot of things, kid. Conqueror's Haki, swordsmanship, what else don't I know?"

"And what's the deal with these two knives?"

Before Ross could answer, Newgate stroked his beard and fell into reminiscence.

"On the day of the God Valley incident, I used the force of being slashed by Rocks to get out of the battlefield."

"When I left on the Polo Pirates' ship, I think I saw you rushing towards the center of the battlefield."

"Ross, is it really true, as the outside world says, that Rocks' death is the key to your liberation?"

"Well, who knows about that? One whale falls and all things are born. I'm just one of the beneficiaries."

Ross did not explain his own secret; for him, the initial release of the flesh-drop was the greatest explanation he could offer.

What does it matter to him what others speculate? Let them guess.

If they could guess the truth, Ross would drink rum upside down through his nostrils.

"Dad!!"

"Dad, we've brought the wine over. Are we having a banquet?"

The shouts of a child from afar interrupted their conversation, and Ross looked over.

"They're all little devils I picked up along the way."

Newgate explained aptly: "War orphans, refugees from countries conquered by pirates..."

"Joz, Sachi, put the wine in front. We'll start the feast after Gram wakes up!"

"You brats, hurry up and prepare the barbecue and other dishes. Ross is my guest, and more importantly, he's Gram's savior. Prepare it with the utmost enthusiasm!"

"Yes, Dad!!" the kids responded in unison.

"Take them with you..."

Ross initially thought that bringing them along would be a burden, but then he suddenly remembered Newgate's strength.

Even an elderly Newgate could easily defeat Akainu, and young Whitebeard...

"It's nothing, but you'd better be careful. The real monster hasn't appeared yet."

Newgate caught the two bottles of wine that Satchel threw to him, handed one to Ross, and then beckoned him to a quiet, secluded corner.

"I heard Roger tell me about what happened that day. Rocks died at the hands of those undead monsters, right?"

"What's going on with that group of people, the Knights of God?"

Just then, the Zanpakuto workshop that had been hidden away appeared, and Rocks sat at the door eavesdropping.

"Why do you think I would know those things... Never mind, I'll tell you some information that I do know."

"Do you know about Deepsea Covenant, Newgate?"

After taking several gulps of the wine, Ross glanced at the label on the bottle and looked disgusted.

"Damn it, the wine you served was this year's newest vintage!?"

"It's good enough that we have something to drink. You know I've spent all my money on this village."

Whitebeard curled his lip, "Don't change the subject, tell me about the Deep Sea Contract."

"The so-called deep-sea contract is divided into three levels: shallow sea, deep sea, and deep sea..."

Ross subconsciously lowered his voice and began to talk about the anime information he had seen before he transmigrated.

He said everything else he could, except for the existence of Im himself.