The Calm Belt

"The case of missing children on multiple islands has led to clues seemingly pointing to Axe Island. The World Government has intervened in the investigation, with Marine Vice Admiral assisting..."

Sig finally saw the news about Axe Island in the newspaper three days ago.

The news report didn't mention the Sun Pirates or the Fish-Man; it only said that the World Government had discovered clues to the missing children case, and hadn't even confirmed that the Giant Axe Pirates were responsible.

However, Sig it was no coincidence that some of the crimes on Axe Island were exposed at this time.

Sig mentally organized his thoughts...

Fisher Tiger Yamato Jinbe definitely managed to stir up something in Aix, but they probably didn't succeed completely—otherwise, with a large number of slaves escaping, the World Government wouldn't have been able to suppress such a big news story without the determination and effort to clean up the Celestial Dragons' mess.

Although the Giant Axe Pirates are Shichibukai, they are no match for the Celestial Dragons in the eyes of the World Government.

However, the reports are still ambiguous, only hinting at early signs and suggesting that intervention has already occurred...

If the situation on Axe Island continues to deteriorate, the World Government may very well abandon Silver Axe, allowing them to not only escape unscathed but also claim the credit for themselves.

If Silver Axe can suppress the situation, the World Government can simply say that "it was all a misunderstanding."

The report described the naval vice Vice Admiral as "suspected codename Vice Admiral," without specifying his identity. Clearly, this veteran officer did not want to provoke the navy with this kind of reporting.

However, he was definitely not an ordinary Vice Admiral...

Firstly, it would certainly demonstrate the importance attached to it. Secondly... Sig deduced in his mind that whether this Vice Admiral would take the opportunity to eliminate the Giant Axe Pirates or join forces with them to destroy the Sun Pirates would probably depend on the situation!

A Vice Admiral with a code name... or rather, a "Admiral Candidate" would undoubtedly have the strength to allow him to move around freely.

As for the fact that the Sun Pirates were not mentioned in the report, Sig thought it was definitely good news—if Fisher Tiger and his crew had already been captured, or if the Sun Pirates had been destroyed, there would be no investigation into Axe Island, and it would definitely be prominently stated that "the Fish-Man Race villains who abducted legal slaves have been brought to justice."

August 18, 1506.

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I finally saw news about Axe Island in the newspaper three days ago, but I still don't know how long it will take to get there.

August 21, 1506.

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His training has fully recovered to its previous level. He can maintain Armament Haki for extended periods without noticing any effects from his injuries, indicating a complete recovery.

August 27, 1506.

We encountered a storm today and didn't have time to cultivate, but we managed to barely keep the boat afloat.

August 31, 1506

Dangerous! After drifting off course due to yesterday's storm, we accidentally entered the Calm Belt today...

When I woke up in the morning, I found the sail hanging dry and motionless on the mast, which gave me a fright!

A sound seemed to come from the sea, and looking out at the distant horizon, large shadows could be seen slowly drifting by.

The once familiar sea was now shrouded in a terrifying silence.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but praying to the sea seems to calm this fear.

Although the Tyrant Path, with a few more upgrades, should allow me to communicate with Sea King, and the Sequence 3 "Sea King" can even control marine life, it only brings me fear right now.

I immediately paddled away, praying silently to the sea. I didn't dare leave the small boat, but instead stretched my hand into the water, using the power of Fish-Man Karate to control the waves. This small boat would probably be no different from a toothpick in front of Sea King in the Calm Belt zone, but it gave me a sense of security.

Perhaps it was good luck, or perhaps it was the Seastone on my wrist that acted as a deceptive force, but during my brief stay, I didn't actually encounter the colossal Sea King of the Calm Belt.

September 3, 1506.

I've been at sea alone for over twenty days, and today my little boat finally gave way and fell apart... Luckily, my diary is written in the "prison" incident log, so I don't have to worry about it getting lost.

Fortunately, at least it didn't break down in the Calm Belt!

Based on the location indicated by the Vivre Card, Axe Island should be located near the Calm Belt.

At the edge of the Calm Belt, the number of Sea King was significantly greater. I tried to move further away from the Calm Belt and circled around a bit. The ordinary Sea King were alright, but the Sea King in the Calm Belt, even just seeing their shadowy figures in the deep sea, gave me a great sense of unease.

September 9, 1506.

This is the second time I've seen Sea King directly today; it looks like a combination of a crab and a lobster.

Perhaps due to the size difference, these smaller Sea King don't exude any sense of "intimidation" at all; at most, their sheer size might give one a slight chill upon first sight.

Thinking back, the "sounds" I heard in the Calm Belt seemed to be telling me something, but I couldn't understand them. However, the small Sea King I encountered outside the Calm Belt just felt like wild beasts.

Moreover, even if a small Sea King targets me, I wouldn't be afraid of a one-on-one battle in the sea!

It's been five days since I started swimming, and I've finally spotted a boat! And it's even...!

After five days of sailing, Sig saw a ship, and... it was a ship flying a giant axe and skull flag!

Seeing the skull and crossbones flag with the long-handled axe in the background, Sig was overjoyed—he knew this wasn't just a chance encounter with a ship, but rather... that they were really close to Axe Island and that the Giant Axe Pirates' ship was already active.

Judging from the two long, sharp horns at the bow, Sig was certain that the ship in front of him was the "Devil's Horn," the sixth ship of the Giant Axe Pirates, which was also the usual ship of the sixth leader, "Black Wing" Davo.

Sig approached directly from the seabed, then clung to the hull. As darkness fell, Sig, who had been keeping his eyes closed, finally seemed to realize something and swam into the deeper, darker ocean.

Soon after, a Sea King with bull horns chased after Sig and swam towards the surface of the sea. It soon spotted the ship on the surface as well!

This bull-horned Sea King wasn't very large, "only" a little over three hundred meters long, several times longer than the Devil's Horn...

Davo, who was resting in the Captain, suddenly opened his eyes, revealing rectangular pupils.

Seeing Davo emerge from the captain's Captain, the helmsman and lookout on watch still seemed somewhat puzzled, but Davo had already given the order, "Ring the bell and prepare for battle!"

A 300-meter- Sea King is nothing to Davo, but he still has to be careful not to let it damage the ship.

Especially now that there are "guests" on board, if the situation isn't handled well and the other party underestimates the Giant Axe Pirates, Master will definitely hang his head on the Tree of Sighs.

As Davo walked towards the side of the boat, his legs gradually lengthened, his body slightly hunched, and most notably, two horns sprouted from his head, while a pair of bat wings spread from his back...