Departure, Calm Belt
The battle with Shanks lasted a whole day, from morning till night.
As the moon rose in the east, and its soft light bathed the entire sea, Shanks suddenly stepped back, creating distance and waving his hands repeatedly.
Let's stop here!
"That's it?"
Sirius flicked the blood off his fists and looked at Shanks with some surprise. "Shanks, are you one of those people who looks tough but isn't actually very strong?"
Red-Haired smiled wryly, "If you're willing, I can fight with you for another five days and five nights, but the food supplies on my ship are really running low."
Sirius paused for a moment, then remembered that the food he had been eating seemed to be something Jack had taken from the Red-Forth.
Good grief, I'm basically eating other people's food, hitting other people's people, and then having to be taught a lesson.
That's a bit of a bully.
"It's alright," he said. "I can just share some with you when I'm on the ship."
Actually, everyone is not lacking in food, since there are all Sea King everywhere in the sea, and pirates with slightly better Observation Haki can easily hunt them.
Water is the most important thing.
That's enough for now.
Shanks smiled. "Continuing like this will probably not lead to anything."
Sirius raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"In any case, let's have a banquet!"
The Red-Haired laughed loudly.
In short, what do you mean by "in short"? You should at least explain yourself clearly first.
But in any case, the banquet resumed.
This time, however, there wasn't the crazy drinking contest that happened last night.
The main reason is that the alcohol has indeed been almost completely consumed.
"Huh? Sirius hasn't learned it yet?"
Yamato gnawed on a piece of pork rib, and said with some surprise.
"Doesn't that mean we got beaten up for nothing all day?" Ulti with a hint of schadenfreude.
"It's alright, Sirius!"
Yamato shouted, "Your words will definitely be correct! You'll definitely be able to learn them!"
Such dry praise didn't even make Sirius lift his eyelids. He said, "It's not entirely without merit."
"I'm starting to feel it."
I feel that my control over the Haki has become stronger.
He had noticed it during his previous clash with Red-Haired.
The two men have slightly different kinds of Haki.
His was dead, while the Red-Haired one was alive.
"What you need next is not just simple practice, Sirius."
The riddle teller grinned and leaned closer. "What you need is a transcendence of willpower amidst crisis."
Sirius's lips twitched. "Could you explain it more clearly?"
"You probably need a fierce battle right now, hahaha," the Red-Haired man laughed. "That's what Captain Roger said back then."
Intense battle?
The problem is, where can we find one now? Are there any like that in Beihai?
"Okay, let's not think about unhappy things anymore, friend!"
Red-Haired Shanks hugged Sirius tightly. "The new match has begun!"
"Oh?"
Sirius his eyebrows.
"Let's settle this once and for all Sirius!"
Ahead, Raki-Lu slowly stood up, holding a ham in his hand, like a knight raising his lance, pointing it at Sirius. His expression was solemn, as if the knight was about to launch a charge.
"The rules are the same as last night! But this time, we're competing on who can eat the most!"
The background noise is the cheers of pirates.
"Hahahaha! Don't even think about escaping Sirius!"
Red-Haired grabbed Sirius's arm from behind and laughed heartily, "The time to avenge this defeat has come!"
"Oh?"
Sirius grinned. "Interesting. Let me show you what it means to court death!"
"Shanks! Do we have enough food?"
Seeing this, Jack asked Beckman, who was sitting next to him, with curiosity, "Is your pirate crew always like this?"
Beckman's lips curled slightly as he took a deep drag of his cigarette, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said leisurely, "Isn't it fine?"
Jack chuckled softly.
Indeed, it's quite good.
That night, the Red-Haired Pirates' last food reserves were ultimately lost.
The next day, it was time to part ways.
"Happy times always pass too quickly; it's time to say goodbye."
Red-Haired stood on the railing of the Red-Foss and said with a smile.
Sirius stood on the railing of the Sirius. "We'll meet again. Let's continue the banquet then."
Red-Haired laughed heartily, "Then I'll be looking forward to your return from the four seas."
"It won't be long."
Sirius, "I'll be waiting for you to challenge me again."
"Hahaha, then let's forget about it."
Red-Haired laughed heartily, "Next time we'll have a proper chat, and use your adventure stories as appetizers."
"OK."
In short--
"Bye now."
The two ships passed each other, slowly pulling away in two completely different directions.
Sirius did not turn around.
He simply smiled and gazed into the distance.
"Hmm, I wonder when I'll be able to see them again?"
Yamato, standing next to him, looked very downcast.
There's no need to be sentimental.
Sirius smiled and said, "Ahead on the vast sea, countless friends await us to meet."
The Red-Fos.
"What an interesting bunch."
Yasopp laughed heartily, "I really look forward to our next meeting."
"When they return to the New World, perhaps this sea will have a new emperor," Beckman chuckled as he lit a cigarette.
"Wouldn't that be troublesome?"
"Isn't everyone at sea saying the captain is Emperor Candidate? Doesn't that mean Sirius will compete with the captain for the remaining throne?"
"The throne? That's completely irrelevant."
Red-Haired gazed at the distant sea, a faint smile playing on his lips. "I'm just happy that another interesting person like him has appeared among the pirates."
"The era that Captain Roger has been waiting for may truly be not far off!"
Luffy, keep it up!
A very formidable competitor has emerged!
After parting ways with the Red-Haired Pirates, the Sirius continued along its planned route.
After spending several more days resupplying on an island, they continued their journey.
Then, we arrived at a very special sea area.
"Big brother! The wind has stopped!"
"We've reached the Calm Belt!" Page One exclaimed.
"The Calm Belt? What are those?"
Ulti asked in surprise.
"Sister, didn't Uncle Queen teach us that?"
Page One felt helpless about her older sister's lack of education and skills.
"The so-called Calm Belt is a special sea area that separates the four seas from the Grand Line. There are no sea breezes, no ocean currents, and the weather doesn't change here."
"No sea breeze? That's terrible!"
Ulti was greatly astonished, "How will that ship move forward?"
"I think this is a good idea; we'll consider it later."
Sirius, "There is something else that needs to be addressed more urgently."
Boom boom boom boom!
The sea, which had been Flower Capital before, suddenly became turbulent.
One after another, enormous monsters burst out of the water, instantly surrounding the Sirius.
One by one, enormous heads turned around, Sirius and the others instantly found themselves in the Giant Beast Forest.
"Wow, that's amazing!"
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