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

The next moment.

Shanks swiftly spun his body around, delivering another ferocious slash!

The overwhelmingly powerful swordplay wave ruthlessly slammed into the back of Charlotte Daifuku, tearing open a massive wound while heavily blasting his massive, sturdy physique forward.

And the landing spot was precisely the position where Adrian was standing at that moment!

The already heavily injured Charlotte Daifuku crashed heavily onto the battered arena.

Before he could even snap out of the lightning-fast battle, he abruptly discovered that a figure had materialized in front of him out of nowhere.

Propping himself up on his arms and struggling to raise his head, Charlotte Daifuku's pupils reflected a familiar appearance.

"White Gho—"

Dream Ghost: Sleeping Curse.

A moment later, the Minister of Beans, who had fallen into a state of deep unconsciousness, followed in his younger brother's footsteps and was taken into the Impenetrable Fortress, transformed into experimental material awaiting slaughter.

"Pretty fast, right?"

Shanks walked over with a smug look on his face.

Defeating Charlotte Daifuku—a "novice monster" with considerable Devil Fruit abilities and swordplay strength—evidently put Shanks in a much more excited state of mind.

"I hope your luck for the rest of the time remains on an upward trend like it is now."

Adrian smiled and patted Shanks on the shoulder.

"Otherwise, you're going to owe me three Devil Fruits."

[322. Chapter 300 - Shanks: Oh! I've Been Hit!]

Inside the Impenetrable Fortress.

The familiar Devil Fruit reincarnation laboratory room.

The yellow and blue Charlotte brothers were both inflicted with Dream Ghost: Sleeping Curse, sinking into a state of deep unconsciousness without the slightest hint of waking awareness, casually placed in the corner of the room like two meat-pigs awaiting slaughter.

Beside these two tall, burly men, a fully complete assortment of various fruits had been arranged.