Grand Line first half, Paradise.
On the deck of the internship ship, the sunshine is just right and the sea breeze is gentle.
Zoro was bare-chested, his green turban soaked with sweat, and he was using a huge anchor as a barbell to do weight-bearing squats. The sound of his heavy breathing was particularly clear on the deck.
On the other side, Ace and Sabo were engaged in battle and discussion, but their minds were obviously not on the discussion. Their eyes drifted to the distant sea level from time to time, as if they were expecting something.
Since leaving the North Sea and entering Grand Line, we have been sailing for almost a week. Not to mention the shadow of a pirate ship, we haven't even encountered a single merchant ship.
This is simply torture for a group of young people who are eager for battle and meritorious deeds.
"It's so boring--!"
Luffy was lying on the deck, with a piece of grass in his mouth and weakly shouting, "Not even a pirate! I want to eat meat, meat, meat, meat~!"
At this moment, his eyes caught a glimpse of a figure sitting cross-legged in the corner.
Basil·Hawkins.
Since being "captured" on the ship, Hawkins has become the most special being on the ship. He is neither a crew member nor a prisoner. Apart from eating and sleeping every day, he just sits in the corner alone and plays with his old pair of tarot cards.
Luffy's eyes lit up, and a carp jumped up from the ground, clattered to Hawkins, and sat down.
"Hey! Diviner! Don't you know how to tell fortunes?"
Hawkins didn't even raise his eyelids.
Luffy didn't care at all and poked his arm with his finger, "Quickly calculate for me, when will we encounter a pirate? It's best to be a very strong one!"
Hawkins slowly raised his head, looking at Luffy with his dead fish eyes that had not changed for thousands of years, and his voice was so calm that there was no wave.
"The probability that you will continue to disturb me is 100%."
"Oh! One hundred percent!" Luffy clenched his fists excitedly, "Does this mean it will be available soon? Great!"
Hawkins:"..."
He decided not to pay attention to this guy with an unusual brain circuit, lowered his head again, and looked at his cards.
But Luffy is no one who gives up so easily.
"Hey, let's do the math! Just once!"
"Do you want to pay me? I have no money, but I can give you half of my meat!"
"Your cards don't look fun, do you want to play mine?" Luffy said, wanting to take something out of his pocket.
Hawkins finally couldn't stand it anymore. He took a deep breath and put away the tarot cards.
"What do you want to divine?"
"Divining when there will be a fight!" Luffy said with a smile.
Hawkins's actions quickly attracted the attention of several people on the ship.
"Wow! Hawkins is going to perform magic?" Chopper ran over with his short legs, his eyes shining with curiosity.
"Idiot Chopper, that's called divination, and it's Future Sight's ability!" Usopp followed behind, showing a very understanding look, "Let me see, the great Captain Usopp wants to see if you are accurate!"
Franky also came over and put on the classic "SUPER" pose, with all the muscles in his body shining. "Oh! Are you trying to tell whether I will be the same SUPER today?!"
Surrounded by a group of people, Hawkins expressionlessly reshuffled the cards and spread them out on the deck skillfully.
He closed his eyes, slowly slid his fingers over the cards, and finally clicked on one of them.
Meanwhile, the deck chair area at the stern.
Akira is closing his eyes to relax, enjoying the grapes Hancock handed to his mouth.
Morgan walked over quickly holding a Den Den Mushi that was talking on the phone, looking a little weird.
"Lord Marshal."
He briefly reported the information just received from Holy Land.
"Oh? Are the old and new Celestial Dragons fighting?" Akira opened his eyes with a playful smile on his lips, "It seems Holy Land has been very lively recently."
"It's more than lively!" Morgan clenched his fists, his face full of excitement, "If my subordinates were here, it would definitely be more lively than now! We must let those guys who call themselves gods have a taste of what cruelty is!"
Akira smiled and was noncommittal.
At this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the other end of the deck.
"Death... mortality--100 percent!"
Everyone followed the sound.
I saw Hawkins staring at a tarot card in front of me, with cold sweat on his forehead.
On the card, there is an armored skeleton, riding a white horse, holding a flag, and at his feet are countless fallen corpses.
[Death]
"One hundred percent? What do you mean?" Luffy scratched his head, looking confused.
"Could it be that... we encountered a hundred enemies this time?" Chopper guessed.
"Idiot! The mortality rate is 100%, which means we will all die!" Usopp held his head, tears bursting out instantly, and his legs shook as if they were equipped with motors.
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Ace, Zoro, Sabo, and even Vinsmoke, who had been standing proudly aside, changed. Trafalgar Law also opened his eyes suddenly and looked at Hawkins.
"Are you kidding?" Sanji poked his head out of the kitchen with a look of disdain, "With Akira Marshal here, who can let us die?"
"That's right," Ichiji snorted coldly, "This kind of inferior divination can fool idiots."
Hawkins ignored everyone's comments, and he didn't believe it himself.
Although he only knew about Akira through newspapers before, ever since Navy Marshal came out of nowhere and swept Grand Line with overwhelming force, he understood that there was almost no strong person in this world who could threaten Akira.
Not to mention making the mortality rate of the entire ship reach an unprecedented 100%.
There must be a mistake somewhere!
Hawkins took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, quickly took back the tarot cards, reshuffled them, and performed divination again.
This time, his movements were more solemn and slower.
When he turned over the last card tremblingly, his pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a pinhead.
The result is exactly the same.
The mortality rate is still 100%!
This time, Hawkins no longer dared to be careless. He stood up from the ground and rushed to Akira, telling him the result of the divination.
"Your divination is absolutely inaccurate!" Before Akira could speak, Morgan on the side categorically denied, "Lord Marshal World's Strongest! In today's ocean, those who are qualified to be Lord Marshal's opponents are New World, the lingering Whitebeard, and Red-Haired Shanks!"
"However, even if the two of them join forces, they can't defeat Lord Marshal! Your 100% mortality rate is a joke!"
Akira Of course I don't believe it either.
His strength has long been the ceiling of this world. As long as he is on this ship, there cannot be any threat.
However, just in case, he slowly closed his eyes.
The ultimate Observation Haki centered on the training ship and spread silently in all directions, instantly covering the sea area of hundreds of miles in radius.
The sea was calm and cloudless.
But in the bottomless seabed, the situation is completely different.
Several unimaginably huge auras, like giant beasts in the deep sea, are converging towards the location of the training ship from different directions at an astonishing speed!
After catching these breaths, Akira frowned slightly.
There are just a few Giant Sea Kingss. Although their size is exaggerated, they are far from enough for Hawkinss to predict a 100% mortality rate.
Not to mention a few, even a hundred, he can easily handle it.
There must be other reasons for this.
With a trace of doubt, Akira opened his eyes and said calmly, "Everyone is ready to fight."
"There are a few big guys swimming over from below."
"Big guy?"
"Is it Sea King?!"
Upon hearing the order, the interns entered combat mode one after another, waiting only for Akira to give the order.
Only Usopp and Chopper were so scared that they hugged each other, their faces covered with tears and snot.
Just then!
Boom--!!!
The sea surface hundreds of meters away suddenly exploded without warning!
A huge black shadow covering the sky and the sun broke through the sea with a deafening roar, rolling up huge waves!
It was a sea snake Sea King that was indescribably huge!
Just the half of the body exposed above the sea is a thousand meters high. The huge head almost touches the clouds, and the shadow cast completely engulfs the entire training ship!
On the deck, all the interns raised their heads and stared blankly at the big guy Akira was talking about. There were different expressions on their faces. Some were shocked, while others were drooling with greed.
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