Gunslinger Van Kous

The sea was very calm, and seagulls flew left and right in the sky, their cooing sounds echoing continuously.

"Is that Gaya Island?" Baccarat exclaimed as she spotted the island in the distance. Looking at the Log Pose in her hand, she frowned slightly. "Is the Log Pose broken? It's tilting a little upwards."

"Hahaha, the thing you should trust most at sea is the Log Pose. It records the magnetic field between islands and indicates the direction. If it points upwards, it means there is an island in the sky," Teach laughed.

"How is that possible? There's an island in the sky?" Baccarat exclaimed in surprise. Hearing Teach's words, Wallace, who was exercising, Gari, and Pito, who was eating, all turned to look at him.

"The ocean is vast and boundless; nothing is impossible there. The legendary Sky Island certainly exists. Since there's such a rumor, it means someone has been there. There's no smoke without fire." Seeing their curiosity, Teach smiled and said, "Four hundred years ago, there was a Golden Land on Gaya Island."

"Isn't this fake? The legend of the Golden Land?" Wallace asked Teach. He was very familiar with the story of the current big liar Noland, but he didn't expect Teach to tell him that the Golden Land really existed.

"Hahaha, the Golden Land certainly exists! Four hundred years ago, a massive Knock Up Stream appeared in this sea area, sweeping most of Gaya Island ten thousand meters into the air." Teach laughed as he told them about the Sky Island, his eyes narrowing slightly. "In other words, the Golden Land is located on the Sky Island."

"Really? Should we go take a look?" Baccarat asked curiously.

Teach shook his head. "Forget it, let's wait a few years. When we return from the Four Seas and go to Sky Island, we won't even have a decent ship. Ships like this can't withstand the impact of the Knock Up Stream." Teach's ship is considered relatively advanced. To withstand the impact of the Knock Up Stream, it needs to be modified like the Straw Hat Pirates did.

Since that's been said, the others had no choice but to give up.

Wallace continued his training for the day. More than ten days had passed since he left Kakara Island, and almost a month had passed since he left Sabaody Archipelago.

Wallace has integrated into the ship, but it must be admitted that he is the weakest on board. He thought he could rank third, not to mention Teach, and he didn't think he could beat Gargart. He challenged Pido, but was easily defeated and tricked by Pido.

Finally Wallace challenged Baccarat, a non-combatant member of the ship. Although Baccarat was no match for him, he was also helpless against Baccarat. Baccarat's ability were too strong, and his attacks could not hit Baccarat no matter what. During the battle, accidents often occurred, such as falling down or getting cramps. After many challenges, he finally had to admit that he was the weakest person on the ship.

Teach devised a special training plan for Wallace, which included daily physical training, practice of the Marine Six Styles, daily combat training, and battles with Gari to enhance his combat experience.

Wallace, determined to become stronger, persevered with these training sessions every day and completed them all. Of course, as the weakest member of the ship, he also had to clean the deck every day.

Suddenly, Teach slightly raised his head and looked in the direction of Gaya Island, followed by Pito, and then Gari; they all sensed something.

Immediately afterwards, a white figure descended from the sky, and a seagull's figure fell from the side of the ship into the sea.

This was just the beginning; a short while later, another seagull fell from the sky.

At this moment, Teach and his crew also discovered that these pirates were all killed instantly by bullets, indicating that a gunman was using these seagulls to practice his marksmanship.

The bullet came from the direction of Gaya Island. From here, you can only see a small part of Gaya Island. At such a distance, who is such a skilled shooter?

Teach's Observation Haki quickly expanded to cover an area large enough to encompass Gaya Island, accurately pinpointing the direction from which the bullets came and the location of the gunman. He couldn't help but smile.

Meanwhile, on the other side, on the roof of a house on Gaya Island, a man wearing a black cloak, an eyepatch over his right eye, and a monocle over his left eye, with a somewhat long face, possessed exceptional eyesight and spotted Teach looking in his direction with a smile on his face.

Van Kos was taken aback and frowned. He had a premonition that he had been discovered, and he believed his premonition was correct.

"That's fate!" Teach said, somewhat curious, as he left the room he was in.

The ship slowly docked, Teach and his crew disembarked. Pirate ships were moored in the harbor, just like on Kakara Island. Gaya Island was also a pirate island.

The island appears peaceful and tranquil, with many ordinary people selling goods, fruits, and vegetables in the streets and alleys, as well as taverns and restaurants. If one did not know the details of this island, a first-time visitor might not even realize that it is a pirate island.

The inhabitants of these islands are actually pirates, but many pirates have settled on these islands over the years.

They found a restaurant, a window seat, where they could see the view outside through the glass.

Although the cook on the ship made good food, ever since the day Gari killed the sailors he had recruited with him, he had been living in constant fear, afraid that he would be next, walking out of one hell only to arrive at another. That was probably his thought.

Finally, seven days ago, he couldn't hold on any longer and committed suicide, leaving Teach speechless. They hadn't even thought of doing anything, and this chef had scared himself to death.

Fortunately, there was still food on board, and Wallace could cook some simple dishes.

However, compared to what that chef made, it was really not that great. This time on the island, they were going to have a proper meal.

On the street, Van Kos kept looking around, searching for any trace of the people on the ship.

When he arrived at the harbor, Teach and his crew had already docked and disembarked, so Van Kos searched Teach them along the streets.

Van Kos is a believer in fate. While practicing shooting, he saw Teach at sea, and Teach also spotted him. He trusted his intuition, believing it might be a sign from fate, so he decided to find them and get closer to that person, Teach.

The more this was the case, the more anticipated he became. His eyes kept darting around, looking at both sides of the street. As a gunman, he naturally possessed great patience, but now, he felt a slight tension in his heart.

"Hey! Kid, you're blocking my way." A pirate stood in front of Van Kos, with many other pirates behind him. They had been walking in the middle of the road all along, and the pirates around them had all made way for them; they really enjoyed that feeling.

However, to their surprise, a hothead stood in their way.

"Oh, sorry then, you can go ahead." Van Kos said casually, glancing at them before walking to the side of the road.

He recognized the pirate crew, the Fat Cat Pirates. Standing at the front was the captain of the Fat Cat Pirates, Fat Cat White, with a bounty of 30 million. He was also a Devil Fruit user, a big fat man, but somewhat short, only about 1.7 meters tall, and his entire body was horizontally long.

He didn't want to cause trouble, because he had other things to do right now.

However, things didn't always go as he wished. The gunman spoke in a flat tone, his body was over three meters tall, and he looked down at the Fat Cat White without any fear or apprehension. White felt that this gunman was looking down on him.

Fat Cat White's biggest insecurity is his height. If anyone dares to bring up his height, he will teach them a lesson.

Van Kos's posture directly enraged Fat Cat White. "You bastard, how dare you look down on me? I'll beat you to a pulp!" Fat Cat White pointed at Van Kos and cursed.

One can imagine that at this moment, Van Kos was filled with questions: When did I ever look down on you? Even if I did, it was only in my mind, how did you figure that out?

He quickly realized that the Fat Cat White hated people who mocked his height. He looked down at the man, who only reached his waist. This man was looking for trouble.

Thinking of this, Van Kos unconsciously placed his hand on his waist, where a long gun, his beloved Colt, was hanging. At the same time, a long wooden box was hanging on his back, seemingly containing something.

After learning of White's plan, Van Kos made his move. He was a gunman, and while he was not weak in direct combat, he was prone to getting into trouble. And Van Cos hated trouble and wouldn't give others any chance.

"Bang!" Van Kos raised his gun, aimed, and fired in one fluid motion. The others didn't even see Van Kos's movements before the bullet was already out. He was aiming at Fat Cat White's head, wanting to blow it off with one shot.

It all happened so fast. The onlookers, and even the members of the Fat Cat Pirates, hadn't expected the gunman to be so decisive. White instinctively sensed danger, but his body couldn't react. How could he possibly dodge at such close range?

Fat Cat White's head exploded in everyone's eyes. Fat Cat White was actually alive. Although Fat Cat White's strength was weak, he was at least Devil Fruit user. The Devil Fruit he ate was the Cat-Cat Fruit. Although it was unknown what kind of cat it was, he still possessed the reflexes of a cat.

Fat Cat White turned his head slightly to the side, avoiding his fatal wound—his brain. However, he paid a heavy price. The bullet pierced his eye socket, entered his brain, and grazed the side of his brain. He almost died.

Fat Cat White collapsed to the ground in agony, instinctively transforming into his beast form. He needed the amplification of his abilities and that powerful regenerative power.

White in his beast form was a fat, yellow-furred cat. Pido couldn't help but drop the biscuits in Pito hand. Seeing the fat man in his beast form, her body trembled slightly.

They could naturally see what was happening on the street. They were more than 30 meters away, and Kos hadn't found them yet. He was just a little short; if he had been a little later, he would have found them.

Teach's gaze fell on the gunman. He was very familiar with him. The clothes and the appearance were different from the one he remembered. This hat was black and protruded forward, like it had horns.

Moreover, the companion he remembered was only about three years old; how could it possibly be him?

What impressed Teach even more was his marksmanship; such a rate of fire was difficult for him to keep up with his eyes and required the aid of Observation Haki.

"What? How dare you?" The Fat Cat Pirates were shocked to see the gunman attack them directly. Shouldn't they have been the ones to strike first? Seeing their captain lying on the ground and Van Kos's cold gaze, their bodies trembled involuntarily.

Seeing that the Fat Cat White was still alive, Kos didn't hesitate and fired another shot. How could White, still in pain, possibly block this shot? "Bang!" White's head was pierced through the forehead by this shot, and his body changed from beast form back to human form, back to its original appearance, but he was a fat man.

The bloody holes in his right eye and between his eyebrows were clearly visible. This pirate, who was considered powerful on Gaya Island, died just like that, killed by two shots from Kos.

They had initially intended to rush forward and kill the gunman, but how could they dare now? Didn't they see their captain was dead?

The pirate at the front couldn't help but take two steps back. This step back was like stirring up a hornet's nest. One by one, the pirates behind him retreated, then turned and ran away. In no time, they were far away and disappeared without a trace.

The onlookers around also dispersed one by one; they didn't want to provoke this powerful gunman.

This incident lasted only a short time, but its impact was enormous, and it quickly spread throughout the island inhabited by pirates.

Van Kos, carrying his Colt rifle, continued walking forward. He had only gone a few steps when he spotted Teach and his group in the restaurant.

As he entered the restaurant, the other customers saw him and, having naturally been paying attention to what had just happened, all ran out of the restaurant in fright. Soon, only Teach and his Teach remained.

Van Curt looked at Teach and the others, or more precisely, at Teach, and slowly walked up to Teach. "Tap tap!" The crisp sound of footsteps rang out, and Teach looked at Kos with a slight smile on his face as he walked forward.

Suddenly, Kos made his move, firing a bullet at Teach's gun in an instant.

The powerful auras of Pito and Gari, who were sitting in their seats, suddenly erupted. The next moment, they appeared on either side of Kos, their double-edged daggers and sharp Cat Claws pressed against his neck, as if they would decapitate Kos at any moment.

Kos was startled, not expecting these two to be so strong, but his strong heart quickly calmed him down, and he fixed his gaze on Teach in front of him.

Teach was completely unharmed. Sometime during the night, he stretched out his fingers, seemingly pinching something between them—a bullet, the one fired by Kos.

Seeing this, Kos couldn't help but smile, looked at Teach, put down the spear in his hand, and lowered his head.

"Fate has led me here; will it allow me to see into the more distant future?" Kos asked, looking into Teach's eyes.

"Hahaha, welcome to the team! The future is always in our hands!" Teach laughed heartily as he watched Kos's defection, the genius gunslinger opening his arms as if embracing the world.