The Third Time-This Is the Current [Scholar] Advancement Task (Continued)

Adrian raised an eyebrow.

After completing Garp's challenge quest and gaining the Navy Iron Fist's True Damage Specialty,

he had planned to return to Paradise and continue his Wind Tamer Profession Upgrade Quest. He had put it off for far too long.

But while flying from the West Blue to the Grand Line,

he had caught a glimpse of a scene straight out of Legendary Departure on the sea below!

"Did you forget the first question I asked you?"

Adrian raised his right hand. Vast Spiritual Pressure gathered in his palm, forming a massive, pale Spiked Club as tall as a person.

"Kid, what kind of king did you say you were going to become?"

Gulp—

Shanks stared at the enormous Spiked Club that could flatten him with one blow and swallowed hard.

"I never said I was going to become the Pirate King!"

Shanks hurried to defend himself at the top of his lungs.

"I said I was going to finish what the Pirate King couldn't!"

"Is that so?"

Adrian swung the pale Spiked Club with effortless ease. The terrifying force spilling from it whipped the surrounding sea into towering waves.

"What could you possibly finish that Pirate King Roger couldn't?"

"Captain Roger wasn't a god," Shanks said. "Of course there were things he couldn't finish!"

Shanks had no intention of hiding his former identity.

Adrian narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Such as?"

Shanks faltered, racking his brain. "Such as... uh, getting married! Right! Captain Roger never had a wife!"

"Roger actually did have a wife, little pirate apprentice from Roger's ship."

Adrian dispersed the pale Spiked Club and lightly tapped the casing of the Lead-Gray Pocket Watch in his coat.

Faint ripples spread out, and the Nether Abyss appeared on the sea in an instant.

"Captain Roger had