Across from him, listening to Brook's words, Gawain couldn't help but think that most people in the Pirate World lived such carefree lives and were incredibly lucky...
"If," he meant "if."
If Gawain is unaware of the Pirate King storyline and Brook's background, and therefore has no particular opinion about Brook.
Imagine Gawain hearing Brook's words; what would he think, and what would he do...?
Men, there are always a few things they can't communicate about, and they can't tolerate being offended.
On the one hand, there is power. Those who stand at the pinnacle of power will never relinquish it to others, a fact that history has profoundly proven.
On the other hand, of course, it's women!
Who would want their woman to be offended by another man?
Even people with certain unusual fetishes, however unusual they may be behind closed doors, would never tolerate such an offense to someone's face.
Of course, in certain special historical periods, men could not only tolerate women such as slaves, concubines, maids, and prostitutes, but also give them to each other as gifts.
Even in the most extraordinary times, no one would allow an outsider to offend their legal wife, right?
Therefore, the instant Brook finished speaking...
Not only was Hancock so shocked and enraged that she instantly unleashed her Conqueror's Haki.
Even Yi Xiao, who was cleaning up the mess in the distance, couldn't help but look over at Gawain!
Not only did he look, but at that moment, Yixiao directly raised his right hand in this direction!
A subject dies for his master's dishonor, and so does his mistress. No one can insult Gawain in front of Yi Xiao, no matter the method or who the person is. No one!!!
The next moment, Brook suddenly dropped to the ground, crushing the soil beneath him!
Brook's strength is certainly not bad, although he has lost his muscles and can no longer perform many powerful movements, and his swordsmanship has also declined.
But even though he's just a skeleton, with his gradually regaining memories and his swift rapier swordsmanship, he's not someone that ordinary people can easily defeat.
Most of Luffy's crew are constantly searching and moving forward on an unknown path.
Only Brook is on a path of reverting to his past to regain his memories and strength.
In short, even if Brook's strength was passable, he still couldn't withstand it for even a moment.
The next moment, cracks appeared in Brook's bones, and those cracks spread rapidly, almost crushing Brook into bone powder suitable for medicinal use!
Fortunately, in the next instant, Gawain gently raised his hand.
Thunder climbed over Brook's body, coating him with a simple black film, which barely allowed him to maintain his condition.
At the same time, Gawain's smile faded, and he spoke with a blank expression.
"With a smile, the punishment ends here."
After all, he is our target for this trip, and we must return Laboon's family to him no matter what.
As for this guy's boastful words..."
Gawain was silent for a moment, then knelt down in front of Brook.
He met Brook's resentful gaze, which seemed to want to say something but lacked even the strength to open his jaw.
Gawain shook his head and sighed.
"Hey, you rascal, maybe I can understand how you feel."
I don't know when it started, but you've been burdened with a body full of bones and lost everything a normal person should have.
If things continue like this, it's not a big deal if you develop some psychological problems.
But, hehe.
I don't want your question to affect anyone I know or have seen.
Even if it only affects their mood!
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain waved his right hand, and a smile that had been floating in the distant sky frowned, then reluctantly withdrew its own gravity.
With the extra pressure no longer on him, Brook finally managed to lift his skull slightly.
Meeting Gawain's indifferent gaze, he slightly moved his jaw and gave a wry smile.
"I understand. Well, I do know that joking about women's underwear is indeed a bit unfair to girls."
But this mouth of mine, yo ho ho ho.
In short, I apologize to that lady and will strive to restrain my words and actions in the future!
As soon as he finished speaking, Brook struggled to his feet. Supporting himself with his cracked bones, he bowed deeply to Hancock from a distance.
"I am truly sorry, madam, I was far too presumptuous."
I am...
Get out of my way!!!
Before Brook could finish speaking, Hancock could no longer hold back. She suddenly launched a flying kick and slammed it hard into Brook's ribs!
Click!
A series of cracking sounds rang out as Brook flew backwards, crashing through the forest, breaking trees, and finally landing on Moria's castle!
How long has it been since Hancock last heard someone sexually harass her in her ear?
Including the years she's spent on Amazon Lily, she hasn't had anything like this in a full ten years!
Even at sea, no one dares to easily harass her, Shichibukai and the infamous Snake Princess!
As for now, hmph, if it weren't for Laboon and Shirahoshi, Hancock would have kicked Brook into stone dust with that kick!
That's right, first use a beam of light to petrify him, then kick him into stone dust!!!
As for the distance, once it was embedded in the castle wall, Brook could no longer move.
He even fell off the wall due to inertia.
After landing, unsure if anyone could hear him, he kept muttering "milk, milk..."
It's not that he didn't want to shout more, it's just that his jawbone was so badly fractured that he couldn't speak!
Looking at Brook's condition from afar, Gawain narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Someone come here!"
He raised his right hand, just as he had done on the Dark Bird Ship.
Even though he hadn't brought any other subordinates with him, Perona on his shoulder quickly started thinking when she saw Gawain's actions.
"They're here! They're here!"
A moment later, Perona hurriedly tried to contact her zombie subordinates, but she forgot that the zombies had vanished without a trace!
Perona blinked, looking confused.
I seem unable to respond to Gawain's greeting, so will I get beaten up?
Meeting Perona's bewildered gaze, Gawain raised his hand and grabbed Perona by the neck.
"What are you confused about? I called you, didn't I?"
Gawain laughed as he casually tossed Perona forward.
"Find enough milk and soak Brook's skeleton in it."
Then, together with the recovered Brook and Gion, they went to see Laboon, who was staying at the beach.
Go!
After saying that, Gawain waved his hand to urge Perona on, and then nodded to Gion.
As for himself, he led Hancock and a blushing Shirahoshi back to Moria's castle.
After Gawain left, Gion looked at Perona and gently flicked the Konpira's sword.
"Prisoner, go quickly, or would you prefer me to do it myself?"
"Ah?
I see!
I'm going right away!!!
Faced with Gion's urging, Perona nodded and quickly flew over to scoop Brook up and take him to the island's kitchen.
Although the island doesn't have a lot of milk, there's enough to soak one person.
Because Moria was too tall, nearly eight meters.
One glass of milk would probably be enough for Brook.
Meanwhile, inside Moria's castle.
With a smile and a frown, he directed Moria's men, while also inspecting and taking stock of Moria's collection.
You won't believe it until you see it! Even if you can't see it, you'll still be shocked!
Just after Gawain had been resting in the castle for a while, Yixiao came looking for him carrying a unique knife.
Standing in front of Gawain, he handed him the knife and exclaimed in surprise.
"No one could have imagined that Moria's collection was so extensive!"
He didn't have much money or treasure; it's said that most of it was given to his subordinate Hogback, to maintain the biochemical laboratory.
Besides the treasure, the sheer number of corpses on this island was outrageous, including even the demon Oars and the swordsman Ryuma!
At this point, Yi Xiao patted the knife that had been handed to him.
"Captain, this is the sword of Ryuma, the great swordsman from the old days!"
That great swordsman once made a name for himself by slaying dragons. I thought that reputation was just an empty title, since most of the sub-dragons in the sea didn't seem to be very strong at all.
As for a real dragon, who has ever seen one? The Ryuma is, after all, a legend, and legends are bound to be exaggerated.
But after seeing Ryuma's sword, I've come to admire this legendary swordsman!
His sword was just like the legend described— Black Blade that had been thoroughly mastered and possessed extremely superior performance!
Among swordsmen who wield Black Blade, Mihawk is the only one on the high seas. In other words, Ryuma's strength is probably comparable to Mihawk's!
At this point, Yi Xiao paused for a moment, then continued thoughtfully.
"In other words, the Ryuma that Ryoma slew in the legend was definitely not the kind of insignificant subspecies of dragon that we have in mind!"
I can't help but think that the legend of Ryuma slaying the dragon might actually be that he single-handedly defeated a monster with the strength of Kaido... who had eaten Mythical Zoan that resembled a true dragon!
As soon as he finished speaking, Yi Xiao solemnly handed the knife in his hand to Gawain.
The moment Gawain received the long sword, he had to admit that this sword, which looked similar to the Rokumei Kotetsu, weighed almost two and a half times as much!
Gawain chuckled as he examined the knife in his hand.
"So, this is the sword of the swordsman Ryuma, the legendary treasure of Wano Country, Shusui."
"Yes, Captain."
"Very good!"
Upon receiving a response, Gawain stood up with interest, and then gripped the hilt of Shusui's knife for a moment.
After a moment, Gawain nodded in satisfaction and smiled.
"In just a moment, I was already able to feel the clarity of the Shusui. Even though this is not Black Blade that I forged myself, it has greatly enriched my Armament Haki!"
I even feel that if I were to swing this sword, I would hardly need to use Armament Haki to protect myself.
At the same time, not only will the sword energy I unleash be stronger than before, but the energy and mental effort I need to expend on my strikes will also be greatly reduced!
As soon as he finished speaking, Gawain used his Observation Haki to sense the distance, and then he suddenly drew his sword!
The instant Shusui's pitch-black blade was fully drawn, the sword energy pierced through the castle and rapidly expanded, engulfing everything it touched, until it tore apart the entire island and even ripped open several kilometers of sea before finally dissipating!
In the distance, on the road leading to the sea, Brook, who was being carried by Perona, suddenly raised his head!
He stared incredulously at the shooting sword energy.
Staring intently at the sword energy, Brook blurted out.
"Such a powerful strike! There's actually such a powerful swordsman on this island!"
Why have I never felt it?!
"Snort!"
As soon as Brook finished speaking, Gion couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
Gion spoke expressionlessly, watching Brook's skull shrank slightly.
"How can a summer insect understand ice? You, a withered skeleton trapped in this place for decades, even if you can appreciate the charm of the sword, how can you possibly understand its true essence?"
As she finished speaking, gazing at the ever-expanding sword energy in the distance, she couldn't help but reveal an extremely satisfied smile.
This is my disciple, this is my leader, this is my man!
This sword strike was almost the absolute limit of what he could achieve!
In the entire ocean, how many people can wield a sword powerful enough to cleave an island in two?
At this moment, the young man who used to groan and wail at his feet now possessed enough strength to stand beside him, and even slightly surpass him!
He truly is the man I chose!!!
In an instant, Gion could no longer contain her satisfaction and pride.
She said to Brook.
"The person who unleashed this sword strike is not the mysterious swordsman you're talking about."
This sword strike was delivered by Lord Gawain, whom you just witnessed!
"What?!!"
Upon hearing Gion's words, Brook opened his jaw in disbelief.
"How could that be? Isn't that person Devil Fruit User?"
That Devil Fruit that shoots out Inazuma with a series of crackling sounds seems to be the legendary Rumble-Rumble Fruit, which disappeared from the sea hundreds of years ago!
After obtaining such Devil Fruit, how could that lord still possess such outstanding swordsmanship?!
Speaking of which, Brook is lucky he doesn't have eyes, otherwise his eyeballs would probably be bulging out!
For someone as young as Gawain to possess considerable strength at such a young age using a Devil Fruit is already quite remarkable.
He actually possesses swordsmanship that is beyond his reach, enough to place him at the pinnacle of the world, while simultaneously utilizing his Devil Fruit powers???
"Such terrifying talent, this is truly... truly breathtaking!"
Even fifty years ago, before I became like this, I could hardly find anyone who could reach near the pinnacle on both paths!
"Oh!"
Upon hearing Brook's words, Gion a soft hum, then spoke with a blissful expression.
"It's not just two paths, it's bones!"
Gawain is not only a master swordsman, but also possesses an extraordinary Devil Fruit ability. He even has a physically robust physique and exceptional Haki cultivation!
Besides that, do you know anything else?
When you haven't appeared on the sea for a long time...
"My Gawain, he's long been recognized as the man with the strongest Conqueror's Haki on this sea!!!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Gion looked at Brook with pride.
As for Brook, he and Perona, who was carrying him, were stunned.
"The... the strongest Conqueror's Haki?!"
Perona couldn't help but murmur.
"So, he's the most Haki man on this vast ocean?"