One Piece, I will gather the faith

The short three days passed quickly. After a short stay, Hawkeye once again boarded his boat and left alone.

However, this time, his destination was not to chase the Creek Pirates, but to really go back to his castle that belonged to him alone.

As for why?

Because he and Lake had an agreement.

They agreed that they would have a real competition in three months.

Although he was not interested, Lake's tone, eyes and expression when he made the agreement seemed to convey a signal that he would not be a match at all.

If it was someone else, Hawkeye would definitely be dismissive and not take it to heart, just treating it as a funny performance of a jumping clown.

However, if it was Lake, the situation would be completely different. This was a mutual appreciation between the strong.

He believed that Lake must have some kind of confidence.

Therefore, he agreed and chose to go back directly. He wanted to go back to practice in seclusion. He hoped to go to a higher level under the pressure of this competition.

Finally, he reminded Lake that he took it seriously and would not hold back.

After getting Lake's equally serious answer, he smiled.

He was extremely looking forward to the battle three months later. The long-lost fighting spirit broke out again. He didn't remember that he hadn't felt this kind of pressure for a long time.

...

"Captain, this young man from the East China Sea has often appeared on the front page of the World News recently. He is really popular." Bajies pointed at Lake in the newspaper and said to Blackbeard.

"Thief hahahaha..."

Blackbeard laughed wildly in his signature style and moved his eyes to the newspaper in Bajies' hand.

However, not long after, his face became serious.

"The Creation God Cult? God's Priest Winks Lake? Hawkeye's special visit? What's going on?" With a series of doubts, Blackbeard looked at Bajies.

"Captain, this might be a strong man that we have overlooked. Although he has been staying in the weakest East China Sea and has not gone to the Grand Line, you should still take a closer look at his deeds."

Afterwards, after Bajies opened the newspaper, the brief description of Lake appeared in front of everyone.

Soon, everyone had finished reading it, and then, their expressions were different.

"It's amazing that he can get Hawkeye's recognition at such a young age. Hawkeye is a loner, arrogant, and proud guy!" Blackbeard said in a deep voice.

"Captain, he is the world's number one swordsman. It's normal for him to be a little loner!" Bajies said disapprovingly.

"That's right, that guy does have such capital." Blackbeard pursed his lips.

"This guy seems to have great ambitions, but I don't know why the World Government didn't take action against him. The stability of the four seas is what they have been trying to maintain." Van Oka looked at the newspaper and said with some doubts.

"It seems that his strength is real, which makes the navy afraid to act rashly. Otherwise, the World Government would have taken action long ago. Isn't it easy to accuse someone of a crime?" Blackbeard said.

"Should we learn from this guy and develop our power in the four seas?" Van Oka thought about it and asked Blackbeard. It was true that what Blackbeard had done before was a taboo for the pirate ship.

"The four seas are full of weaklings. What's the use of having more? We are pirates. The Grand Line is where the strong pirates should stay." Barges obviously disagreed.

"Thief hahahaha... Van, Barges is right. We can't imitate what this guy did at all," Blackbeard said.

"I guess this guy should have a special devil fruit related to faith, otherwise his actions would be unreasonable. Could it be that he really wanted to spread God's faith and kindness?"

"The captain is right. People are selfish. How could there be such a saint who protects others without asking for anything in return?" Barges nodded in agreement.

"Then are we going to recycle this devil fruit?" Van Oka asked seriously.

"Hahahahahahaha..."

"Then let's go and see what kind of fruit it is. It's so powerful, I think it should be a mythical beast, or the powerful ability of the original form of the gods."

At this point, Blackbeard couldn't help licking his mouth, and his heart was extremely eager at this time.

Then, after determining the destination, the four of them paddled the simple raft directly to the Calm Belt.

It seems that this is going to cross the Calm Belt directly to the East China Sea.

Perhaps, this is the correct way for the strong people in this world to travel between the Great Channel and the Four Seas. As for the Sea Kings, what are they to the real strong people?

...

Similarly, in the GreatThe forces in the Grand Line and the New World are carefully examining this news.

If it was the previous competition between Garp, these pirates would have thought that Garp was just playing around, or that it was a conspiracy of the Navy.

However, Hawkeye's recognition or endorsement made them realize that Lake might really be that strong.

However, Lake, who was far away in the East China Sea, did not have any conflict of interest with them, so for a while these pirates just remembered this character and did not take any action.

After all, no matter how powerful he was, it had nothing to do with them.

However, none of the guys who made a name for themselves were fools. Judging from what Lake did, it was obviously not tolerated by the World Government.

They believed that it was inevitable that Lake would eventually enter the Grand Line.

Therefore, they remembered this character because there was a potential possibility of conflict in the future. Otherwise, they would definitely not be bored and remember people and things that had nothing to do with them.

And Lake, who was far away in the East China Sea, once again had a peaceful life, practicing without being disturbed.

After obeying his orders, the Creek Pirates recruited troops and horses, obviously intending to restore their previous scale.

He also knew that it would be dangerous to engage in large-scale looting in the East China Sea.

But Lake's order was in an irresistible tone, which made him even more afraid.

Now, he is no longer a little pirate in the East China Sea who knows nothing. It seems that the concept of domineering has opened his eyes all of a sudden, and the situation has changed dramatically.

Lake was able to throw this powerful force cultivation method that only circulated in the circle of strong people to him so easily without reservation, and such courage and confidence also convinced him.

In addition, he had been rampant in the East China Sea for many years before, and now he is stronger, and he is more lucky in his heart.

However, he still chose to attack cautiously. According to his usual style, he was divided into many detachments, appearing and disappearing in various countries, looting crazily.

It seems that seeing that the Creek Pirates were not hit by Lake, many uneasy elements also investigated the reason.

They knew that the Creation God Church would only protect true believers, so they all surfaced again and began to learn from the Creek Pirates.

And Lake was still waiting for things to ferment, waiting for the moment that everyone was looking forward to, and he thought that the training of young people would take more time.

The naval power in the East China Sea was already weak, and there were not enough people. Now the more frequent pirate robberies made Smoker exhausted.

He was confused. Why did the pirate power suddenly explode? Wasn't it calm before?

He always felt that something was wrong. There was really a huge contrast between the things.

Obviously, he certainly couldn't think that this was Lake fanning the flames and preparing for the spread of the faith of God throughout the East China Sea.