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

Adrian had to admit one thing first: most of the powerful people on these seas had signature laughs, and they were instantly recognizable.

For example:

Whitebeard went "Gurararara," Blackbeard went "Zehahaha," Doflamingo went "Fuffuffuffu," and Brook went "Yohohoho"...

One listen to those distinctive laughs was enough to tell who was who.

But "Jahahaha"?

Honestly, it sounded far too villainous. All kinds of crooks and monsters laughed like that.

Besides, Adrian had heard a laugh, not seen the words written out. How was he supposed to know who it belonged to?

But now...

Adrian no longer needed to figure it out.

The enormous island hurtling through the sky and dropping rapidly toward them had already revealed who was coming!

That savage, lion-like presence!

That terrifying Paramecia Devil Fruit, a power like a natural disaster!

It was the man who had escaped from Impel Down not long ago—

Golden Lion Shiki!

"What is this supposed to be?"

"Why is Golden Lion in the West Blue?"

Adrian frowned slightly as the island's shadow spread across the sea.

"Did we really run into him by chance?"

"Or is this one of those plots where the protagonist gets into trouble and an old master shows up to save him?"

"But I wasn't actually going to strangle Shanks, my Golden Leek!"

"I haven't even finished nurturing him!"

"And I've never heard of any connection between Shanks and Golden Lion Shiki! Back when Shanks took part in the Battle of Edd War, the Flying Pirates and the Roger Pirates were enemies!"

Through his Observation Haki, Adrian sensed an overwhelmingly powerful man with a lion-like presence atop the rapidly descending island.

Adrian formed his pale Spiritual Pressure Lightsaber once more. Jet-black Armament Haki slowly flowed into it, and an intangible force radiated from the blade, almost taking shape