One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

The lightning stopped in front of a cell, and Barrett and the prisoner inside stared at each other in astonishment.

Do you know where the entrance to the third floor is?

"How did this kid get out?"

"Why isn't he wearing prison clothes? Did he sneak out from somewhere?"

The noisy chatter annoyed Barrett.

With a glare, his still immature Conqueror's Haki burst forth from his body!

"Answer me, you criminals!"

Barrett, with a stern face, used his arms to unleash a massive thunder dragon at the attracted monsters, coordinating with his elemental power.

Not long after the dragon's roar sounded, those ferocious monsters spewed black smoke and fell backward.

"Conqueror's Haki!?"

"Hey kid, who are you?!"

Barrett had assumed that no one could withstand Conqueror's Haki, since this was only the second level.

He turned his head and glanced at the cell from which the sound came.

"None of your business, I don't have time to waste here."

"that,"

Suddenly, a hand reached out from the cell and pointed to the key hanging on the jailer's body not far away.

"Give me that, and I'll tell you where the entrance to the third floor is."

Barrett picked up the key and walked to the cell.

Do you know what the consequences will be if you lie to me?

"Jie Jie Jie~"

"I will keep my promise. That place is a secret entrance that only I know about."

Barrett frowned slightly, clicked his tongue in annoyance, and tossed the key away.

squeak---!

The moment the cell doors opened, the howls of monsters echoed again from afar.

"You wait here for me for ten seconds. If you dare to leave, I'll kill you."

Before the burly man who had just stepped out of the room could reply, Barrett vanished in a flash of lightning.

Ten seconds later, Barrett returned as promised, his clothes spotless.

“I am Weeks, Weeks Hall.”

Barrett looked up at the man who was much taller than him, and his lips curled down.

"You're too tall. If you stand that tall and talk to me, I'll amputate your leg."

Weeks did not back down because of Barrett's words; instead, he threw his head back and laughed heartily.

"I love your personality, kid. You'll definitely be something special when you grow up!"

"Come on, I'll take you to the entrance to the third floor. I know this place like the back of my hand!"

Following the burly man, we navigated the winding stairwell, finally stopping at a corner filled with a foul stench.

Who are you?

Barrett ignored the snoring sphinx on the other side and looked at his temporary partner with a serious expression.

To him, that seemingly terrifying monster was no different from trash.

On the contrary, the man in front of me...

“Me? I used to be a scientist here.”

Weeks touched his bald head, his thick lips parted, and a hint of helplessness flashed in his not-so-large eyes.

"You know this place."

Weeks twisted his feet on the ground a few times. "There are jailer beasts here, right?"

Jailer Beast?

Barrett suddenly remembered the humanoid zebra he had encountered not long ago.

"That thing is my masterpiece, no, strictly speaking, it's not entirely my work."

Weeks shook his head.

"Mino's jailer beasts, they are the strongest and most inhuman jailers."

"Before I was imprisoned, the project I was in charge of was actually researching Zoan-type Devil Fruits."

"Those humanoid monsters you encountered—the Minotaur, the Mino Koala, the Mino Rhinoceros, and the Mino Zebra—are actually all Devil Fruit users."

"He's just a failed ability user who failed to awaken his powers."

Awakening failed?

Seemingly noticing Barrett's surprise, Weeks let out a long sigh.

"The Zoan type is the most special type of Devil Fruit, unlike the Paramecia and Logia types."

"This type of Devil Fruit is the easiest to awaken, but it comes at the cost of failure."

"Zoan-type Devil Fruits possess souls. When they awaken, they often need to defeat their opponent. If they fail, their bodies will be taken over and dominated by the Devil Fruit, turning them into inhuman monsters."

"The reason I'm locked up here is because my experiment failed."

"The warden here is trying to mass-produce more controllable, high-quality Mino guards, and for that, they paid a lot of money to bring me here."

"But after learning the truth, I refused their request."

A smile returned to Weeks' face.

"But I don't regret it. They wanted me to create a drug that accelerates the awakening of Zoan-type Devil Fruits. How could such a thing possibly exist!"

"Even if I could actually manufacture it, I wouldn't hand it over to that bastard!"

"That bastard plans to use that drug to accelerate the awakening of Zoan-type Devil Fruits, and then disrupt their awakening at the final crucial stage, thereby creating an even more perfect army of jailers!"

he~tui!

He spat viciously to the side, then raised his head, looking smug.

"I told him I quit, and then I was locked up for 5 years."

A golden question mark floated above Barrett's head.

Is this something to be proud of?

"You look so burly, but I didn't expect you to be all show and no substance."

"Hey? Bro, don't say that."

As he followed Barrett around the corner, Weeks rubbed his hands together, a fawning smile on his face.

"You must have a powerful force behind you, right? Not long ago, I heard a commotion, and I also heard Conqueror's Haki that was even stronger than yours!"

"How about letting me join? I have nowhere to go right now, and going out would only lead to my death."

"I'm telling you..."

Sizzle--!

Before the Sphinx could awaken, the rampaging lightning had already struck it.

Ow! ! !

The screams lasted for a full half minute. When the lightning subsided, Barrett stood atop the Sphinx's head.

"Hey, stand up. You can understand me, right?"

The Sphinx lay sprawled on the ground, its eyes swirling with mosquito coil-like patterns.

After waiting patiently for several minutes, and as the Sphinx shook its head and got up, Barrett asked again.

It also comes with Conqueror's Haki and lightning therapy.

"Awooooo~!!"

“Very good, from now on you are my pet, Barrett.”

Barrett was very satisfied with the reaction of the Sphinx beneath his feet.

The teacher has meat-peeling, and now he has a Sphinx!

All I need to do next is ask my teacher to help me find a suitable Devil Fruit, and then I can become a stylish man just like my teacher!

"Wex, where's the entrance?"

"Hahaha, looks like I'm late, kid, get out of the way!"

As the crisis loomed, the Sphinx instinctively leaped upwards.

The next moment, the heavy cannon strike blasted through the ground.

Before the smoke and dust had cleared, Lox grinned and jumped down to the lower level.

"Did you think lying in ambush here would work?"

"To me, an ambush is nothing more than a hastening your demise!"

"Once I smash through this damn prison, those five old bastards and their good master will know the consequences of what they did two years ago!"

Chapter 101 The Trail of Ash

"An accelerated awakening experiment for Zoan-type Devil Fruits?"

At the gap between the second and third floors, Hana Hanafuda looked at Weeks, who was about the same height as her.

"Boss Ross might be interested in your situation. Come with us first. As for your future..."

"I'll ask the boss after we get out."

Weeks chuckled and nodded: "No problem, I have some achievements in the field of Zoan-type Devil Fruit research."

"Regarding the experiment I just mentioned, while I can't create a drug to accelerate awakening, I can create a drug to enhance the power of Zoan-type Devil Fruit users."

"Although there are some side effects, it is still countless times better than becoming a jailer beast."

Hana Hanafuda gave Weeks a deep look: "Barrett, come here."

"Here, take this. We accidentally found the control room on the second floor earlier."

Barrett took the distribution map and waited for Hana Hanafuda to explain the subsequent plans.

“I know how to get there. Just go straight to the fourth floor. Mr. Tom is locked up there.”

A red light flashed in Hana Hanafuda's eyes as she used her Observation Haki to lock onto the powerful auras she had encountered with Rocks on the third floor.

"We'll stay on the third floor and clear the way for you. Don't go to the fifth floor. Our goal is just to rescue Mr. Tom."

Barrett nodded to indicate that he understood, and then asked what Lockes was going to do.

“We can’t control Lockes, and we don’t need to. Boss Ross knows what’s going on here, and he’ll take care of everything.”

"Teacher? I understand."

Barrett put away the distribution map and patted the Sphinx's head.

"Big guy, let's go, let's go to the fourth floor to pick someone up!"

……

December of the year 1487 in the Haiyuan calendar—

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