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

"I've wanted to leave CP0 for ages! But they keep rejecting my retirement applications. If you don't mind, I can turn from good to evil... no, I mean from evil to good!"

Shu-Kit submitted his application to join.

Adrian glanced at him and shook his head.

"Too weak. Your Devil Fruit's useless. If you've got nothing else to offer, stay right there and wait to die."

Adrian didn't know this CP0 member at all. The man had never appeared in the original story; he was a native of this world.

Under those circumstances, Adrian couldn't trust him. How could he accept his surrender on the spot?

Besides, Adrian meant what he'd said.

This Iron Body fighter?

He was nothing worth looking at.

Everyone knew that putting your faith in Iron Body was a sure way to die!

Even if your name was Garp!

The Axe Emperor was no pushover.

At White Ghost's merciless contempt, the corners of Shu-Kit's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Too weak? His Devil Fruit was useless?

Unless they had some special ability,

ordinary pirates with bounties below three hundred million Beli couldn't even break through his defenses.

He'd lost count of the pirates with bounties between three and five hundred million he'd captured!

So what if White Ghost was impressive...

Recalling their fight just now, Shu-Kit nearly wept. The man really was that impressive!

Thanks to her colleague's unexpected interruption,

Stussy had completely calmed down.

She didn't know how White Ghost had suddenly arrived in the Pleasure District, but there was no denying her cover had been blown.

He had also defeated her decisively, leaving her his prisoner.

Under these circumstances,

White Ghost, who "hated the World Government with a passion," hadn't killed her for being a CP0 agent. Instead, he wanted to negotiate.

That was clearly a