Inviting Tianqi to Be the Captain
"I never expected this young man to be so powerful. Even Sengoku wasn't a match for him. Where did this guy come from?" Rayleigh was also shocked as he watched Sengoku being sent flying. He knew Sengoku's strength; he was one of the top admirals, but now...
"I never expected the gap to be so huge, but I will never give up, for the sake of justice in my heart!" Sengoku roared as the golden Buddha, which was over ten meters tall, charged towards Tianqi once again.
"Tianqi, let's leave here first. If we continue to drag this out, the navy's reinforcements will only increase!" the black-haired girl whispered, tugging at Tianqi's sleeve.
Standing fifty meters in the air, one could clearly see more than a dozen warships on the sea. The Sabaody Archipelago was not far from the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, nor was it particularly far from the naval headquarters. Such a major event had occurred in the Sabaody Archipelago, and even Sengoku, as the top admiral of the headquarters, had not been able to resolve it for so long. Naturally, there would be a lot of reinforcements coming to the scene.
Upon hearing this Tianqi, through the long-range vision of his Byakugan, also discovered that a large number of warships were heading this way to provide support. Looking at the Sengoku charging below, Tianqi was also disdainful. Human wave tactics were meaningless to him, but it was indeed pointless to keep wasting time with these small fry.
"Okay! Let's go!" Tianqi nodded, controlling Susanoo's third hand to grab Rayleigh behind him, and its fourth hand to grab Shanks who was fighting. Then, the two front hands of Susanoo condensed into a fifty-meter-long sword, which ended the lives of more than a hundred marines with one strike. Immediately afterwards Susanoo swayed its hundred-meter-long body and rushed towards the sea.
"Uchiha Tianqi, don't even think about escaping!" Sengoku shouted as he watched the giant head towards the sea, ready to give chase.
"Escape? You're dreaming. You ants don't even give me the will to fight. If the World Government really wants to take action against me, let the Five Elders do it. Fighting you is a waste of my time!" Tianqi didn't turn around, but his words still reached Sengoku's ears.
"Ant? Damn it!" Sengoku was furious when he heard Tianqi call him an ant. Since he joined the Sengoku, no one had ever called him an ant. He immediately shook the dozen or so golden Buddhas and tried to chase after them, but he Susanoo huge, and each step it took covered tens of meters. The golden Buddhas' short legs couldn't keep up with it at all.
"Hahaha... This is so satisfying! I've been annoyed with Admiral Sengoku for a long time, and this time the old guy is probably furious!" Susanoo said excitedly, held in Shanks's hand, while Rayleigh was speechless.
"Tianqi, my ship is on that island west of the Sabaody Archipelago, currently undergoing coating. My next target is Fishman Island. Using that route, we can enter the latter half of the Grand Line. I have another crew member there; let's go directly there and board my ship to leave!" Shanks said, looking up at Tianqi. He hadn't forgotten that he had a companion.
The Grand Line is a vast ocean with little land. Even Tianqi would have a headache without ships, after all, humans are too insignificant in the face of nature. Tianqi did not refuse Shanks' suggestion.
Knowing that the ship was on the western island, Tianqi's Susanoo sprouted wings on its back and took off, flying towards the western island.
"Wow, it can fly! This is so convenient, hahaha..." Shanks, flying in the air, was excited again.
The three girls clung tightly to Tianqi's clothes, terrified they would fall and die from flying so high. Rayleigh nodded, saying that this ability to fly alone was enough to give the Navy a headache.
"What?! Such a huge creature can fly!" Sengoku, who had caught up, was also incredibly surprised as he watched the giant slowly disappear into the sky. Regardless of Uchiha Tianqi's strength, just this ability to fly would make it difficult to catch him in the future.
Looking at his subordinates, who were completely powerless to stop him, Sengoku sighed slightly. After Uchiha Tianqi emergence, he would definitely become the Navy's most troublesome enemy.
The Susanoo flew quickly, soon arrived at the island to the west. After reaching the vicinity of their destination, Tianqi released the Susanoo walked towards the ship that was being coated on the shore.
"Yo Shanks, you're back! Hurry, hurry, our ship is all coated and ready to set sail!" Beckman, with long hair and a gun at his waist, said coolly.
This Beckman would later become the vice-captain of the Red-Haired Pirate Crew. However, the Red-Haired Pirate Crew had not yet been formed and only had two crew members, so he addressed Shanks by his first name instead of "captain."
"Beckman, come here, let me introduce you. This is Rayleigh, my former vice-captain of the Roger Pirate Crew. And this big brother is Uchiha Tianqi. Don't underestimate him, he just beat Buddha Sengoku to the point of vomiting blood!" Shanks introduced to himself.
Upon hearing Shanks' words, and combining them with the information he had just received that a large number of warships had arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago, he guessed that it was the work of the people in front of him. Beckman looked dumbfounded, glancing at Rayleigh and then at Tianqi. These two guys were ruthless.
Pluto Rayleigh, the vice-captain of Pirate King Roger's ship, is a true legendary pirate. No pirate is unaware of his name. As for Tianqi, although I hadn't heard of him before, someone who could make Sengoku cough up blood is definitely a legendary figure.
"Y-you... Hello, my name is Ben Beckman, you can just call me Beckman!" Beckman, recovering from his shock, quickly greeted the two. Although he usually liked to act cool, he really couldn't keep up the act in front of these two.
"Hahaha... Shanks, your companion is quite interesting. But I've been out long enough today, and if I don't go home soon, your Aunt Xia will be angry again, so I'll say goodbye!" Rayleigh then looked at Tianqi and said, "Young man, I believe your name will soon resound throughout the entire sea. I hope that when I see you again, you will already be a legendary pirate. Goodbye!"
After saying that, Rayleigh left immediately, coming and going in a hurry, leaving everyone with only his back view.
"Oh, if only everyone were as carefree as First Mate Rayleigh!" Shanks shook his head, watching Rayleigh's retreating figure. Then he looked at Tianqi and said, "Brother Tianqi, you seem to be all alone. How about becoming my companion? If you're interested, I can make you my captain!"
"Shanks..." Beckman was also surprised to hear this. He knew Shanks' ideals, but now he wanted someone else to be the captain, which puzzled him.
"Beckman, you're not going to say anything more. It's precisely because of my ideals that I chose Brother Tianqi, and I believe in his character and strength. Only he has the ability to do whatever he wants. We're still not qualified!" Shanks interrupted Beckman.
"Well, alright..." Knowing that no one could change Shanks's mind, Beckman chose to accept it. Since Shanks believed that this person had the ability to be captain, then he definitely did.
"Well, Brother Tianqi, if it were you, you could definitely lead us to conquer the latter half of the Grand Line. You're the captain if you're willing!" Shanks said calmly to Tianqi.
The three girls looked at Tianqi with anticipation. If Tianqi really formed Pirate Crew, they would definitely join him. With this man's great strength, he would surely be able to carve out his own territory in the latter half of the Grand Line.
"Alright! Then I'll be the leader this time and lead you to do what you want to do!" Tianqi looked at Shanks and the other two, then at the three girls beside him, and he agreed.
Tianqi also wanted to try exploring the mysterious and unknown ocean. Firstly, he could learn about this world; secondly, he could hone his skills; and thirdly, he wouldn't be alone with companions.
Shanks smiled when he heard Tianqi agree, and Beckman breathed a sigh of relief. With Tianqi's addition, their Pirate Crew could finally be formed.
There were originally only two people on the ship, so forming Pirate Crew would have been pointless because the number of people was too small. But now it's different. With Tianqi and the three girls rescued at the auction, the minimum number of people needed to form Pirate Crew has been met.