Ochoku: This Time I'm in Big Trouble

The massive pirate ship cut through the sea, stirring up trails of snow-white waves, and began to leave the harbor.

At the same time, other pirate ships led by their respective captains set out.

On the deck.

Ochoku helplessly reached into his helmet, scratched his ear, and said, "Ares, can you take a break for a bit?"

"Don't you want to experience the life of a pirate sailing the seas?"

He leaned against the iron-clad railing, watching Ares bang on his body with a bored expression.

"I won't stop until I achieve my dream!" Ares replied expressionlessly.

After training in Body Arts with Whitebeard Newgate, he had gained a better understanding of his body.

He also tried to control and expand his muscles to resist the Impact of the iron bar when it struck his body.

Reducing the damage and pain the iron bar inflicted.

Continuous strikes.

The banging sounds made the surrounding pirates look at this monster in horror. Ares's story had already spread throughout Hachinosu Island.

But seeing such "ferocious" and "violent" training methods with their own eyes was still shocking and astonishing.

Many pirates were so frightened that cold sweat broke out on their faces, making them feel uncomfortable and uneasy.

Ochoku looked up at the clear blue sky, not sure whether he was talking to Ares or himself: "How many people are born to be pirates?"

"How many are destined to walk the path of pirates from birth?"

Then he lowered his head, looked at Ares, and smiled, "Ares, most of the people on the ship are pirates without relatives. When they became pirates, they all had their own dreams and pursuits."

"But there are too many temptations and too much danger on this sea."

"Countless people have gradually forgotten their original dreams..."

Ochoku gave a self-deprecating laugh, the smile on his face gradually widening, looking somewhat unruly and full of Haki: "As pirates without relatives, we must pursue our dreams without hesitation!"

"Do something earth-shattering and make a name for ourselves on the sea!"

"I hope you don't get lost on the road to pursuing your dreams!"

His words made many pirates on the scene look ashamed. They, who once harbored dreams, were now living a life of robbery, killing, and indulgence, passing their days in a numb and apathetic manner.

Ochoku didn't say these words unintentionally. Captain Rocks had assigned Ares to his command, so he naturally bore the task of teaching Ares how to become a pirate.

Ares usually trained, and this mission was a good opportunity to teach Ares.

Ares turned his head to look at Ochoku, his expression firm as he said, "I will keep going!"

The iron bar in his hand whistled as he hammered it against his body. Even his rock-solid muscles vibrated under the impact of the iron bar.

As his control over his body increased, and he deliberately used his muscles to weaken the force of the iron bar, he used a little more force than he had a few days ago.

"I hope so." Ochoku smiled noncommittally.

People are like ships at sea, always drifting off course unintentionally. Even the most skilled navigator needs to constantly use a compass, record the readings, and use the pointer to locate the direction, allowing the helmsman to control the rudder and adjust the course.

Only then can they ensure that the ship does not deviate from its course.

A little over a day later, the pirate ship successfully arrived at the first island.

Officially starting this mission journey, which was to collect--protection money!

This model gradually replaced the pirate mode of relying entirely on robbery for a living.

Rocks had established a huge pirate group organization, which also required huge wealth to maintain its rule and recruit soldiers to buy weapons, ships, cannons, guns, and the consumption of pirates.

All required a large amount of supplies and Belly.

After collecting protection money from one island, they headed non-stop to the next island.

As the supplies on the ship increased, the ship's sailing speed gradually slowed down.

It had now been twelve days since leaving Hachinosu Island.

Ochoku looked at the blue sky and the azure sea with nothing to do, and rubbed his forehead with a headache, muttering to himself in depression: "Maybe bringing Ares with me was a mistake..."

"Next time, I shouldn't bring him along except for combat matters."

The scenes that appeared in his mind were all of Ares eating like crazy. Nearly half of the food on the ship was consumed by Ares alone.

And most of the protection money was in the form of supplies, otherwise the supplies on the ship wouldn't have been enough for Ares to consume.

With his elbows resting on the railing, he glanced back at Ares, who was training on the deck regardless of the weather. Even in stormy weather, he was still training on the deck.

At that time.

Ochoku was really worried that his iron bar would attract lightning from the sky, making him feel frightened!

Fortunately, that didn't happen.

It would be troublesome if he was injured or killed by lightning.

Ochoku asked the navigator on the deck, "Hey, how long until we reach the next island?"

He was getting sick of the unchanging scenery on the sea.

"Almost there, should only be an hour or two." The navigator looked at the nautical chart in his hand, roughly estimating their current location.

An hour or two later.

Everyone could clearly see the island, and the pirates couldn't help but get excited and happy.

Suddenly.

A pirate on the mast's lookout shouted in horror, "Not good, a pirate ship is rushing towards us!"

He raised the telescope in his hand and looked at the pirate flag, his face turned pale, cold sweat couldn't stop flowing, and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "It's... it's the Byrnndi World Pirates!!!"

Hearing this name.

Ochoku's expression changed drastically in an instant, he drew the huge long sword from his waist, raised it high and shouted: "Everyone, prepare for battle!!"

"Helmsman, immediately change direction!!!"

"Gunners, load ammunition!!"

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On the deck, the pirates swept away their previous laziness, their faces were tense, even becoming fierce, and they began to get busy.

Ares also stopped training and walked to Ochoku's side and asked, "Ochoku, are these Byrnndi World Pirates very powerful?!"

"Of course, they are powerful!"

Ochoku stared nervously at the ship in the distance, still a black dot, and said in a heavy tone: "The captain of Byrnndi World is Byrnndi World, known as the World Destroyer, Bounty of 200 million Belly!!"

"It is an extremely famous and powerful pirate crew!"

He clenched the huge sword in his hand, his eyebrows furrowed together, "Do you know how World's title of World Destroyer came about?"

"Because whether it was the residents of towns, or the Marines' warships, or powerful pirates, they were all destroyed by this guy."

"That's how he got the title of World Destroyer."

"Looks like..."

"We're in big trouble this time!"