West blue Sea, the azure sea.
A golden silhouette raced near the water's surface, incredibly fast, with the shock wave making the water part before it.
This person was Shiki, who hadn't been at sea for a long time.
Perhaps it was because the knives had been sharpened too much over the last few years, and O'Hara could only engage in farming, so the two knives had become rusty and useless, or perhaps it was because of his first voyage at sea.
Shiki was like a wild beast released from a cage, and the moment the brothers set sail, his fangs were visible.
With the advantage of height provided by the flying apple.
The brothers, like eagles soaring in the sky, could easily spot prey in the sea.
This was not wrong.
After just a month at sea, Shiki had already sent more than a dozen pirates to the ocean floor.
Slowly, some people started calling Shiki: the Golden Lion! The roaring golden lion at sea!
Of course, there might be other pirates whom Shiki spared.
In the words of his brother Kazan:
— Expanding ambitions requires strong patience to restrain it, and this balance of checks and balances is called courage!
So, if pirates politely and with a smile offer treasures.
You might receive forgiveness from the brothers .
At that moment, Shiki directed his gaze at a passing ship, decisively descended from the sky, and prepared to start his daily routine of plundering.
And on the other side.
Kazan, on a high-flying airship, did not share Shiki's excitement.
In his spare time, he preferred reading, did not take away Shiki's opportunities for displays, and usually did not participate in the plundering.
In reality, he is lazy.
Shiki's character is untamable and belongs to the wild school, while Kazan is more restrained, but he is definitely not good-natured, being ruthless and even much better than Shiki.
At this moment, Kazan is studying the panel after having allocated points.
The journey from O'Hara.
Kazan's sense of satisfaction exploded directly, and various new records soared.
Moreover, with the vast collection of rare books from the Tree of knowledge , he is massively increasing his experience value after daily reading.
Under the surface, his strength has reached a qualitative leap.
After several years of reading books, Kazan initially entered the ranks of the Great Swordsman!
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Owner: Kazan
Swordsmanship: LV75
Physique: LV75
Observation haki: lv53 — trait branch 1: prediction of the future (1Sec).
Armament haki: LV53 — trait branch 1: Ryuo (current sakura).
Conqueror's haki: lv53
Flying Apple: lv53
Luck: 79
Carrying Space: 100 cubic meters
Experience: 0
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Looking at the panel, Kazan nodded with satisfaction.
Swordsmanship forms the basis of his combat skills, while physique is the source of his explosive strength and endurance, so whenever he has the opportunity, he prioritizes increasing experience in these two areas.
As for omnipotence and the fruit ability, he has also adopted a one-to-one model.
Kazan feels that any shortcoming can turn into a weakness and indirectly lead to a fatal injury!
Therefore, he prioritizes improving physique and swordsmanship, while evenly distributing the remaining points to gradually become the ideal all-around warrior.
"It's a pity!"
"As the level increases, the need for experience grows too."
After checking the panel, Kazan flew out of the hull and observed the situation at sea from a bird's-eye view.
No surprises.
The golden silhouette had already finished the looting and started flying into the sky.
Under Kazan's guidance, Shiki became acquainted with haki early on, and today his colors of observation and armament can be used skillfully, as for the color of Conqueror's , there are no signs of awakening yet.
But there's no rush.
Charlotte Linlin killed the Giant, awakening the color of Conqueror's at five years old, Doflamingo while being executed, awakened the color of Conqueror's at seven years old, Charlotte Katakuri saw his sister being bullied, awakening the color of Conqueror's at ten years old, Monkey D. Luffy saw Ace about to be executed at Marineford, awakening the color of Conqueror's at seventeen years old.
Various examples prove this....
Awakening the color of Conqueror's requires an opportunity, and strength has nothing to do with the timing of the awakening!
Kazan has every reason to believe that Shiki, as a legendary pirate of the past, also possesses the color of Conqueror's.
It's just that the time hasn't come yet.
Looking at Shiki, who was gradually approaching.
Kazan also immediately formulated the next plan — to head into the Grand Line.
Geomagnetism, celestial phenomena, currents, and flows of the Grand Line are all chaotic, making it difficult to confirm one's location, let alone find an island. Only the Log Pose and the Eternal Pose are reliable.
Therefore, it's especially important to prepare materials and equipment and gather intelligence.
Materials aren't a concern; they can be bought for money, and after purchase, they can be immediately stored in the carry space.
100 cubic meters!
Half the size of a classroom!
As for intelligence, Kazan plans to head to Suramu at the Reverse Mountain entry to gather it. Suramu is a flourishing city, and its status in the West blue is similar to Rogue Town's in the East Sea — a critical supply point on the trade route.
Regarding the direction for gathering intelligence:
There are four main points:
First: news about a famous sword! Without a renowned blade, how can one be called the greatest swordsman without a famous blade?
Second: building a pirate ship! This is the simplest point for Kazan, who has already devised a plan — first head to a deserted island to gather gold, then go to Water 7 to build it!
Third: a Devil Fruit! Sailing isn't a task for two people; the brothers can't do everything themselves. It's necessary to recruit a crew, but given the varying combat potential of individuals, to enhance the team's upper limit, a stock of Devil Fruit is also a point Kazan must pay attention to!
Fourth: pure gold! Every settler has essentially died once, and Kazan naturally seeks "immortality" and "eternity." In the pirate world he knows about life extension, there's the superhuman surgical fruitfulness, the phantom beast type vampire fruitfulness, and the rest is pure gold!
"If you encounter something, plan for it!"
When Kazan's plan was finished, Shiki landed on the deck with several new katanas at his waist and held a wooden box.
Throwing the box to the ground, a few worthless old items flew out of it.
Shiki muttered to himself constantly, seeming not very satisfied with this loot, and complained, "Brother, this gang is poor, and the people are old-fashioned. Even with a good mood, you can't kill people. brother, I didn't get enough enjoyment!"
"But this group of samurai from the Land of Wano, with their swords, looks good…"
Shiki pulled the most well-preserved sword he had just taken from his waist.
With a light flick of his finger, the knife floated in front of Kazan.
"Brother, this is for you."
Originally, the brothers' swords were so bad that they had been taken from pirates and marines, with rusty blades found everywhere on the street.
Kazan unceremoniously took the sword, but at that moment something in the wooden box caught his attention.
An Eternal Pose!
Kazan had read about "poses" in O'Hara, so he immediately recognized it as an Eternal Pose.
"Shiki, did you just say they're from the Land of Wano?"
"Yes, the homeland of my teacher in Tolst fencing is also in the Land of Wano, so I asked a few questions while I was packing them up, and this group of samurai said they are from the shimotsuki family in the Land of Wano. It seems they also came to the Western Sea to visit relatives, what's up?"
Kazan couldn't help but laugh, "Then what's your teacher's name?"
Shiki: "shimotsuki Hyo, didn't you always know that…"Shiki froze halfway through his words: "... Damn!"
Boy!
This group of people came to the Western Sea from the Land of Wano to visit relatives, and their surname is Shimotsuki !
What a twist!
Unknowingly, he had actually robbed his teacher!
Shiki still had a conscience, and at this moment, he couldn't help but feel his heart race, relieved that he didn't kill the group of samurai. Otherwise, if those people from the Shimotsuki family were deeply offended, they might go to Talsto City to complain to the teacher, saying they were robbed by an eighteen-year-old blonde.
How embarrassing!
Fortunately, he didn't mention his home.
A signature blonde?
There's a brother to take the blame, no worries!
If not for Kazan's frequent demands for Shiki to control his temper at all times and hone his spirit.
This time...
Shiki might indeed have eliminated the teacher's family!
After all, that group of strange and old-fashioned samurai are truly detestable!
"The people are fine." Kazan looked at the Eternal Pose, on which were engraved the words Land of Wano, coordinates, and more, and immediately decided: "Since we have the Eternal Pose for the Land of Wano, then the next stop is the Land of Wano!"
"Land of Wano!!!"
Upon hearing this, Shiki's eyes lit up.
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