The Situation as They Departed

Teach underestimated these musicians, thinking it would take a long time. After all, some musicians spend years creating each classic piece of music.

However, with Teach's melody and ideas in place, the musicians quickly began to refine and supplement the entire piece.

And this song, "He's a Pirate," is increasingly evoking that familiar feeling from my memories.

After all, they are world-renowned musicians. Teach didn't know how they composed the piece, but the progress was very fast. After immersing himself in it, he became somewhat obsessed and barely rested, staying up all night to perfect the entire piece.

Even if someone tries to stop you, it won't work.

During these days, Teach was not idle either. He spent time with many musicians and was also influenced by them, which improved his understanding of music.

A burst of inspiration led me to write down two classic pieces of music that I particularly love, "The Down" (Overture of the Undead) and the most powerful one, "Victory."

After "He's a Pirate," two more songs were created. They had no doubt that such a masterpiece could be written without formal music training. It was only natural that they would study with so many musicians after gaining some understanding of music.

Instead, they looked at Teach with a burning gaze, convinced that Teach was a musical genius. Although his foundation was still somewhat weak, they were ashamed of their own abilities in music composition.

Teach accepted it without a second thought.

With a deeper understanding of music and the sounds produced by various instruments, the two pieces can be completed much faster.

Because in Teach's mind, there was already a complete piece of music, and he understood what music would be played at each stage, and what instruments would be playing it.

Teach, on the other hand, is no longer as anxious. This confidence comes from his improved strength, and he rarely feels that sense of crisis anymore. There are not many people he can be wary of.

In addition to his daily training, Teach also took time to study music and play the piano, finding a rare moment of peace in his heart.

It effectively relieved mental stress and made Teach feel relaxed.

This relaxation and the nourishment of music seemed to have transformed Teach's soul, greatly enhancing his Observation Haki, both in terms of its macroscopic scope and its microscopic depth.

Teach took Teach a full month to perfect the three pieces of music.

On the Lucky Goddess, there is a flag with black as the main color and dark blue as the accessory, which also bears the emblem of the Night Pirates.

This is a piano that Teach specially commissioned for himself. The overall design perfectly matches his dark style, using only the finest materials and the most skilled craftsmen.

This was naturally no problem for Teach. Money was no object, and Teach now had the title of "Honorary Composer" of the Venus Music Association. Although he wasn't particularly outstanding in other areas, Teach was unanimously recognized by these musicians for his composing skills, even though he was a pirate.

They also look forward to Teach creating even better music, and when that happens, they will provide Teach with the improvements free of charge.

During this month, not only did Teach undergo a transformation in his mind and body, but the musicians also experienced a transformation, opening a door to a New World and seemingly elevating their styles. While perfecting Teach's music, they discovered many musical combinations and new approaches, which sparked their inspiration.

The siren's song alone in "Victory" amazed them all.

Because of this connection, even the most skilled piano makers were willing to build a piano for Teach by hand.

Teach is playing "The Down," or "Dawn," but Teach prefers to call it "The Overture of the Undead."

All around, crew members gathered, listening to Teach play a piano version of the "Overture of the Undead".

Now that all three pieces of music have been completed, Teach's musical studies have come to an end, and a new journey is about to begin. Especially in the piano, Teach has made rapid progress. After all, her physical abilities are there, and with her powerful Observation Haki, her piano playing skills can be described as superb.

Even List couldn't help but marvel at Teach's progress.

The Night Pirates have stayed in Venus for a full month, and now it's time to set sail again.

When they left, few musicians came to say goodbye. They were now immersed in Teach's scores, studying Teach music, and what they had learned was enough to revolutionize the music world.

After all, they are music from two different worlds. They have similarities, but many of them also break with tradition, bringing people a very special feeling and enjoyment.

However, it's not time for these pieces of music to be released yet. There was an agreement between the two parties, and although these pieces of music were perfected by them, they were written by Teach.

So they can be played in private, but not in formal occasions. Teach certainly hopes that his own pirate crew will perform these pieces for the first time in this world, a world-renowned debut.

They readily agreed to the request, and of course, Teach had also promised them that he would invite them to attend that world-renowned debut show.

And Teach, when he writes new music, will ask them to help refine it.

Of course, Teach would ask them for help; Teach was no match for these world-class musicians in terms of musical talent.

The fact that the Night Pirates stayed in Venus for a full month was even reported by the World Economic News Report. Morgans couldn't help but personally write a note about it. With his intelligence, he could naturally find out that Teach had been awarded the title of "Honorary Composer" by the Venus Music Association. Teach had written music that was recognized by the world's top musicians.

This world has all sorts of methods, but due to the excellent secrecy measures, some information has still been leaked, including fragments of music and the name of a song written by Teach, "He's a Pirate." In this Great Pirate Era, this has aroused the curiosity of many people.

Now that they are setting sail again, they will surely attract a lot of attention. They also know some information: it seems that the Night Pirates have gained another musician, a musical genius who once perished for some reason and has now returned.

Franz List, born into a musical family, is physically frail, but he became a high-ranking member of the Night Pirates as soon as he joined. His Devil Fruit ability is very mysterious, but it is related to the spirit and soul.

Teach had to admire Morgans' intelligence; he even guessed this, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

The Night Pirates sailed the seas, List struggled to train. His body was too weak; he could only train for half an hour at a time, then rest for an hour before starting his second training session.

But this is much better than at the beginning. A month ago, after List joined the Night Pirates, List had already begun training.

At that time, Teach could only train him for ten minutes before he felt weak and aching all over, and he could only train once a day.

List's fragility surprised Teach, but based on his condition, Teach devised a training plan for him, combined with the dietary supplement method of "just eat more," and the learning of Life Return. With List's immense mental strength and Teach's guidance, he had a unique advantage in learning Life Return.

Once he learns the Life Return, List's physical growth will accelerate significantly, allowing him to become stronger rapidly.

List persevered through this training; he had had enough of his frail body, and had endured boundless darkness and despair—the shattering of his dreams and the threat of death.

Now that there is hope, how could List give up? He would not give up. He was very grateful to Teach for seeing the problem and helping him solve Teach.

If he trains on his own, it might not even be effective; he might end up with injuries all over his body, or even shorten his lifespan and die prematurely.

Teach saw his limits and devised the most suitable training plan for him, along with dietary adjustments.

Despite List's weak physique and the fact that his training seemed extremely difficult, they could easily defeat List with a single punch.

However, they were extremely wary of List, even more so than many of their cadres.

Putting aside the fact that List learned the Life Return in less than a month, a technique many of them had not mastered, he gave them a rude awakening as soon as they boarded the ship.

That terrifying mental power made them feel as if they were in hell, and they collapsed without even the ability to resist.

In terms of mental attacks, List far surpasses Teach's Conqueror's Conqueror's Haki, which possesses powerful mental attack capabilities.

This is different from intimidation; this is genuine psychological damage, downright devastating.

List is only twenty years old now. He ran away from home for four years, and when he ate the Devil Fruit, he was only nine years old. The side effects of his power began to appear when he was eleven.

List once saw his ability as a hope for solving his physical problems, so he never gave up on developing his Devil Fruit.

As a musician, Liszt possessed a unique talent for developing this talent. Through years of experience, from despair to hope, List abilities have made tremendous breakthroughs.

Teach's understanding of List's abilities is that, over the years, List's development of his Devil Fruit abilities has reached a very deep level, or rather, he has reached the edge of Awakening. In a few years, or even less, he will be able to Awakening.

Therefore, List's strength is still among the top in the entire Night Pirates, ranking in the top three after Teach and Rediat.

Such powerful mental strength is virtually irresistible; few people can withstand it, as they have very few means to resist mental attacks.

List's arrival not only added a musician to the Night Pirates, but also greatly enhanced the overall strength of the Night Pirates.

Next, in addition to improving his physical strength, List also needed to train his combat abilities, something he had never experienced before.

However, given his strength, there are very few people in the entire West Blue who can pose a threat to him. He can hone this skill after just a few battles.

After leaving Venus, the Night Pirates resumed their journey in the West Blue.

Soon, three years had passed since the Night Pirates were founded. The Night Pirates operated very discreetly, accumulating their strength. Apart from sailing on the sea for the first few months, they disappeared from sight for more than half a year.

Teach found a Beast Island and led his crew on a brutal training Beast Island there.

The rise of various pirates on the high seas, the Navy's suppression of the seas, and the emergence of many well-known and powerful figures.

The competition among the Great Pirate in the New World is extremely fierce. Marines die, disappear, or are defeated, while new pirates rise and take their place.

Many powerful figures rose to prominence, including Ares, Half-Demon known as the "Fierce God," who single-handedly fought Kaido of the Beasts's monster, battling for six days and six nights before being defeated. His body then fell into the sea and mysteriously disappeared.

His subordinate Sarika was a powerful monster who defeated "Queen of Plague" Queen, one of Kaido's subordinates, but was eventually stopped by Kaido's newest member, "King of Flames" King.

Ares, known as the "Fierce God," is infamous on the high seas. He has challenged many powerful figures, including some from the navy, and has been captured twice, but was eventually rescued each time.

It has been discovered that the White Bird Pirates rescued "Fierce God"Ares multiple times, and there is a strange relationship between "Ares"Fierce God and the White Bird Pirates.

Basically, no one can kill Ares, nor can anyone keep Ares alive. Even if he is Seastone Handcuffs, Ares' strength is enough to break the Seastone Handcuffs.

During this period, Ares and Sarika's identities were also revealed: they were both monsters, monsters who had eaten the Zoan Human- Human-Human Fruit.

This news shocked the entire world; everyone was stunned by it.

Through a vast intelligence network, someone discovered what abilities Ares and Sarika had consumed.

Following this lead, they finally found the place where the two Devil Fruit disappeared, because there were traces of their existence there.

And anything that has ever existed in this world will eventually be found; this is unavoidable. The final buyer of these two Devil Fruit was naturally revealed to be "Dark Emperor" Teach, the current captain of the dominant Night Pirates, who was a member of the Whitebeard Pirates at that time.

This intelligence was undoubtedly a major earthquake for the entire world, causing a sense of horror and fear of "Dark Emperor" Teach.