Pirates: Trainer on the Straw Hat Ship.

Chapter 416 A General (asking for monthly ticket~)

"Impossible! How can your power be so strong!?"

In the sky, Barrett controlled the steel behemoth with a broken arm and roared like crazy.

Unconvinced, he swung his only remaining arm and hit Luffy in front of him again.

but……

"useless!"

boom! ! !
The gigantic Luffy turned his palm into a sword and slashed it quickly at the joint of the steel beast, directly cutting off the only remaining arm of the beast.

The arm like a mountain ridge smashed onto the island, instantly raising a large cloud of smoke and fog.

But no matter how thick the dust and fog were, it couldn't cover up Barrett's expression of disbelief and shock at that moment.

"Your abilities are indeed very powerful!"

At this moment, Luffy suddenly spoke, his sharp gaze seemed to penetrate the thick steel shell and directly look into Barrett's eyes.

"But……"

"You lack something that can really make you stronger!!!"

"I...can't feel your faith at all!!!"

Peng! ! !
A deep pit suddenly appeared in the hard ground.

Luffy, even in his gigantic state, still used a shaving technique, and his body suddenly appeared behind Barrett as if he had teleported.

next moment……

A simple yet swift punch was thrown out, piercing through Barrett's proud armor like a tornado, and knocking him out of the body of the steel behemoth.

"puff……"

In an instant, Barrett's eyes rolled up, revealing the whites of his eyes, and he fell into a coma for a short time.

His body unconsciously spurted out a large amount of blood, and no one knew how many bones in his body were broken.

The huge steel monster also collapsed and fell into countless debris.

"It has ended."

Looking at Barrett's figure crashing into the earth like a meteor, Luffy shook his head in disappointment.

Obviously, he was not very satisfied with his opponent this time.

Barrett's strength level does not allow him to practice in a basic form like Helding, nor does it allow him to use his full strength and have a hearty battle.

All I can say is that just as Chihong said, this was just a relaxing and adjustment activity for their boring training.

……

……

“Is it…just like that?!”

at the same time.

The pirates on the island looked at Barrett who was easily defeated by Luffy, and they were all stunned with their eyes wide open.

It’s hard to believe that the terrifying monster just now was defeated so easily.

But the next second, their eyes were focused on the air again.

As the steel behemoth was defeated, a dilapidated treasure chest fell from the sky along with broken soil and suddenly opened in mid-air.

A crystal-like eternal pointer then appeared in everyone's sight.

"That is……"

Instantly, all the pirates' eyes were involuntarily focused on the Eternal Pointer that was said to lead to the final island, Raftan Road.

As pirates who risk their lives on the sea, even if they have just experienced a battle that makes them feel desperate, it still cannot erase their inner ambitions!

But the next moment...

A huge hand directly caught the Eternal Pointer, and with a clasp of the hand, it disappeared from everyone's sight.

After receiving the Eternal Hand, Luffy immediately withdrew from the combat state.

The body gradually returned to its normal state.

"Four Emperors Luffy has obtained the Eternal Pointer of the Final Island!"

At this time, a voice came from the crowd.

Then, the discussions that came one after another suddenly became like the chirping of noisy sparrows.

"With his strength, there should be no one in this world who can take the Eternal Pointer from him, right!?"

"Hehe... He even defeated a monster like Barrett easily. The World Government has no way to deal with the Straw Hat Pirates..."

"Unless the other three Four Emperors unite, who else in this world can stop the rise of the Straw Hat Pirates!?"

"The four emperors are incompatible with each other, how can they unite together!?"

"Doesn't that mean...he's going to become the new Pirate King soon!"

"Not necessarily! After all, there can only be one Pirate King in this world... They may not unite to fight against the Straw Hat Pirates."

"However, no matter what, the Straw Hat Pirates are the closest to that location right now!!!"

In an instant, countless pirates cast complex glances of awe and fascination at Luffy who landed on the wreckage of the steel behemoth.

They have already seen how powerful the Straw Hat Pirates are.

The success of the Straw Hat Pirates is just around the corner!
If they can establish a relationship with the Straw Hat Pirates at this time, then is it possible for them to become subordinates of the Pirate King! ?
After witnessing the strength of the world's top powers, many pirates have felt despair, and some are even ready to give up being pirates.

And if they could join the Straw Hat team, perhaps this would be the only motivation for them to continue!

at the same time.

From the distant sky, there was another roar like the roar of a wild beast.

Everyone's attention was suddenly drawn to the noise and their eyes turned over.

Soon they saw a strange creature with a weird body wrestling with another horrible monster emitting blood high in the sky!

They quickly recognized that the creature with a strange posture was the vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Red!
Although they don't know what the ability of Red's fruit is, the fact that Red can transform into a strange creature to fight is no longer a secret on the sea.

After all, he is a pirate with a bounty of 35 billion.

Even if he rarely shows up in public, the new world will never forget such a great god as him.

And everyone quickly recognized the identity of the blood monster.

After all, the only one who can fight with the vice-captain of the Straw Hat Pirates is naturally the legendary pirate Redfield who appeared with Barrett before!

It was just because the previous battle between Barrett and Luffy was so huge that no one noticed the battle here.

But when they noticed the battlefield here, everyone showed an expected look at the same time.

The monster, with the aura of blood all around it, also burst out with a power that was enough to shock everyone.

But with Red's various instant teleportation, telekinesis control, mental hypnosis, and various strange Pokémon moves and props...

None of the blood monster's attacks could land on Chihong.

on the other hand……

Every time that Chihong roars, he can almost cross the long river of time and hit Redfield directly.

After several rounds, even though Redfield was very strong and had his body strengthened by the vampire fruit, he still looked tired.

Redfield, who felt tortured and insulted, stared at Chihong with his bloodshot eyes. But the next second, he asked viciously:

"Barrett has already failed! Why didn't that brat come to support you!?"

"Are you looking down on me?!"

"Hehe... Do you think you still have any hope of turning the tables? Senior Redfield!"

"Damn it!" A light of blood flashed in Redfield's eyes, but his mind was looking around quickly.

His strength should not be limited to this.

If he could be allowed to absorb more blood, the power he would unleash would definitely be more than this!

If he could absorb all the pirates present, his power would even exceed Barrett's ideal final form!
but……

Redfield's eyes narrowed, and a hint of helplessness flashed across his face.

Although the kid opposite him has average aura and physical fitness, he possesses an observation Haki that is no less than his, or even stronger than his!
Every time he can accurately predict his own action plan, and then completely intercept his own behavior of devouring blood.

Due to his influence, there is no target nearby for him to absorb.

This also made Redfield anticipate his own ending.

Why has this world become like this!?
Have I really been eliminated by the times? !

I have clearly resisted the aging brought by time, but I still can't fight against fate! ?

Unconsciously, Redfield's original strong fighting spirit had begun to fade.

And just then...

"Is it too late to fight anymore?"

Chihong, who possesses the power of waves and can easily see through people's hearts, suddenly smiled.

Hearing this, Redfield was not surprised. Instead, he raised his head and chuckled:

"As expected! You also possess the same Observation Haki as me!"

"Can you tell me why you, who also sees the darkness in people's hearts, still choose to trust others and even be inferior to them!?"

"With your abilities and means, if you want to do it, you shouldn't lose to that kid wearing the same straw hat as Roger, right!?"

"Maybe it's because I'm luckier than you and have met a group of like-minded partners!"

Chihong did not reveal to Redfield the fact that he had just obtained the power of wave guidance.

Because he could clearly sense that Redfield at this moment had already vaguely regarded him as one of his kind.

It just so happened that they already had a strong demand for vampire fruits.

If we could take this opportunity to recruit Redfield into the Straw Hat Pirates, we could save ourselves a lot of trouble.

not to mention……

The Straw Hat Pirates themselves have a deep connection with Redfield.

"Like-minded partners?!" Redfield laughed bitterly, "Maybe I will never understand your thoughts in this lifetime."

Because he saw so much darkness in human nature in his childhood, it is difficult for him to open his heart to others.

"Why not give yourself a chance!?"

At this moment, Chihong's voice came again.

"Chance!?"

Redfield looked up in confusion, but was surprised to see that Chihong had actually retreated directly from the phantom beast state, revealing his true form, and said to him with a smile:

"Senior Redfield, are you interested in joining the Straw Hat Pirates?!"

"Join...you guys!?"

Redfield looked up in surprise.

Even though he had the ability to see through people's minds, he was caught off guard by Chihong's sudden invitation.

They were clearly enemies the moment before, so how come they invited me to be their partner the next second?

Redfield opened his mouth slightly, just about to refuse subconsciously.

But Chi Hong suddenly raised her hand to interrupt him, and continued with a smile:
"Don't be too quick to refuse, Senior Redfield."

"Didn't you just ask me why I wasn't defeated by the darkness of human nature!?"

"Don't you want to know the answer to this question!?"

"Join us, become one of us, and you will soon understand!"

"This..." Redfield was speechless for a moment.

To be honest, because he could feel that Chihong was able to see through people's hearts just like himself, he was really moved by Chihong's words.

This caused his heart to actually feel a little moved.

"Oh, right!"

Without waiting for Redfield to answer, Chihong pursued the victory.

Snapped!
With the sound of a snap of fingers, two figures suddenly appeared on both sides of Chihong's body, and were suspended in the air by his telekinesis.

One of the figures was naturally Luffy, the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates.

He had just obtained the Eternal Pointer of the Final Island, but was told by Chihong Qianli not to damage it. Now he is worried.

Even though his ambition has changed from being the Pirate King to exploring the starry sky, he doesn't want to become the Pirate King by relying on this kind of thing.

Fortunately, at this time, Red directly picked up the Eternal Pointer in his hand, smiled and patted Luffy on the shoulder:

"Don't worry. If the Final Island could really be recorded by the Eternal Pointer, no one would have been able to find him for so many years."

"This eternal pointer is probably a fake!"

As he spoke, Red threw the Eternal Pointer with one hand and sent it to Usopp's hand for him to keep.

Then he turned his gaze and looked at another companion who was teleported to his side—Brooke, who had turned into a pile of bones!
Chihong smiled calmly.

"Brook, you should still have an impression of this senior Redfield in front of you, right!?"

"This..." Brook hesitated slightly, the soul fire in his mind suddenly jumped for a moment, and then he suddenly realized:
"Redfield, could he be..."

"That's right!!!"

Without waiting for Brook to finish, Red spoke directly, then looked at Redfield who was already in a daze.

Obviously, at this moment he also recognized Brook's identity.

Although when we meet again, everything has changed, the young man has become an old man, and the lighthouse of life has long since turned into a pile of dry bones...

But Redfield recognized Brook's identity instantly.

"You...you are...Mr. Brook!?"

"You...you've already died once?!"

Redfield said, choking back tears.

"I'm really sorry to meet you in this state." Brook took off the gentleman's hat on his head and responded with emotion.

In an instant, the tense atmosphere of battle disappeared.

Instead, it is filled with sad nostalgia and endless recollection.

(End of this chapter)