Chapter 122
How dare they disturb me? They've already earned their death.
Boom!
The sea surface suddenly exploded, and a head, almost as big as the warship, rose proudly from beneath the surface.
It has a bull-like shape, but below its head is a huge and slender body covered with thick scales.
"It's huge!!"
Binz was so terrified just looking up at this behemoth that his tongue practically flew out. "Naito, do something!"
Naito leaped into the air in an instant, his right leg Coating something and swinging it with Haki.
"Tempest Kick - Black Flash."
A bolt of black Inazuma shot out instantly, like a pitch-black spear of judgment, piercing directly through the giant beast's neck.
"Hold head high!!"
The behemoth roared in agony, its body tilting backward and crashing heavily onto the sea, creating wave after wave of giant waves.
As blood spread across the sea surface, the giant beast desperately swam towards the deep sea.
It wanted to escape.
Sea Kings possess intelligence comparable to humans; knowing they will be killed, they will naturally want to escape.
Um?
Does it possess wisdom that is no less than that of humankind?
Naito's lips curled into a smile.
Oh, Moses Roy.
Then, let's drift into a dream.
Silently.
The Sea Kings that was fleeing towards the seabed suddenly went limp, then rose to the surface, floating on the sea like a corpse amidst the surging seawater.
"Oh!! Long live Rear Admiral Naito!!"
As Naito landed on the ship's side, the marines cheered.
"Well done, Naito! I knew you could do it! As expected of my superior, you took down such a huge Sea Kings in one strike!"
Binz looked quite proud of himself.
"He doesn't seem to be dead yet?"
Ain observed the now quiet behemoth, its body still rising and falling slowly.
"It doesn't matter,"
Naito said calmly, "Keep going."
The Sea Kings are highly intelligent, but their thoughts are very simple, and they really don't have much of a tenacious willpower.
Then why would we need a Sea King?
Sea Kings army? I could take on that too.
Chapter 87 Fishpond Game, Elbaf
In a vast, empty ocean.
Naito floated in the sky, silently looking down at the giant beast in the sea below, its body writhing in agony.
"You should be able to understand me, so answer now: will you continue to endure the torture, or will you submit?"
"Hold head high!"
The behemoth let out a painful and high-pitched roar, its huge head raised, and tears slid down its enormous eyes, as if it were pleading.
"Then accept it."
Naito tapped his finger lightly.
The behemoth immediately felt the excruciating pain that had torn its entire body disappear, replaced by a ball of light floating in front of it.
Without any hesitation, the enormous Sea Kings swallowed the ball of light whole.
It was as simple as I expected.
Although he was highly intelligent, he was practically a blank slate, so naturally he lacked any so-called tenacity or unyielding spirit.
Since Sea Kings probably don't have much desire, Naito didn't grant this behemoth too much authority.
It cannot even enter the Dream World on its own; you just have to pull it into the Dream World when you need it.
But Naito emphasized strengthening the "communication" authority, and after that, Naito was also able to understand what this guy was saying.
But.
Naito slowly let out a sigh of relief.
The mental burden is immense; it's like turning ten thousand people into Hub in one go.
But this thing seems to only count as a Hub.
In terms of actual combat power, a Sea Kings is definitely superior to ten thousand ordinary people, but for Naito, it seems to be a case of losing more than he gains.
Right now, the priority is definitely to recruit humans. We'll expand the Sea Kings army on a large scale once our abilities evolve. Anyway, these guys won't be of much use in the short term, and there's no large-scale war to fight right now.
"Owner..."
Naito was already able to understand what the Sea Kings was saying.
It wasn't that they suddenly understood the foreign language, but rather that they communicated on a spiritual level, limited to this behemoth that had become the Hub; they still couldn't understand it when facing other Sea Kings.
Unless one can Awakening the ability to Voice of All Things.
Naito felt he should have this aptitude, after all, the basic setting of this body was that it had full Haki aptitude, and as long as Voice of All Things was related to Haki, then there was no reason for him not to have it.
Anyway, now we can finally have a proper chat with this guy.
Before long, on the deck of the warship, which was struggling through the Calm Belt, Naito, who was remotely controlling his body to do strength training, regained his spirit.
He asked the Sea Kings many questions.
For example, the lifespan of Sea Kings is estimated to be at least several thousand years.
For example, Sea Kings not only have their own language, but also a special way of long-distance communication, enough to communicate over a large area of the ocean. However, because Sea Kings are not social creatures, they are generally ignored by Sea Kings.
For example, there are different levels among the Sea Kings. In addition to ordinary Sea Kings like that giant beast, there are also guardians who specifically protect the king. It is said that each guardian has lived for thousands of years and lives in the deepest part of the sea.
For example, the king of the Sea Kings has been revived.
And most importantly...
Naito asked it which it would obey if its commands conflicted with those of its king.
Without any hesitation, the behemoth replied, "The King's command is absolute; no Sea Kings can defy the King's command."
Well, that's not surprising. Besides, it's not like I can't use the secondary privileges, and it won't be difficult to take over Shirahoshi anyway.
Before long, the massive warship had sailed out of the Calm Belt and officially entered the East Blue Sea.
Not only Ain and Binz, but Naito was also visiting the Four Blues for the first time.
The biggest difference between this sea and the Grand Line is probably that this sea is much more rule-bound.
Normal weather, normal ocean currents, normal magnetic field.
Because everything seemed so normal, it made the group from the Grand Line appear somewhat abnormal.
Log Pose and Eternal Pose were useless in this area; the ship's navigators had to rely on old-fashioned charts and compasses. Just to confirm their bearings and the next course, the ship's navigators were busy for quite some time.
Fortunately, it was a professional assigned to Naito by Professor Zephyr, and the flight path was quickly determined, bringing them very close to their first Affiliated Nation.
The second day after entering the East Blue.
As Naito was exercising on deck as usual, the lookout on the mast suddenly exclaimed, "Rear Admiral Naito! Large number of ships spotted to your right!"
"Oh?"
Naito stopped punching. "A lot?"
"Yes, there were about twenty ships!"
The lookout, peering through binoculars at the distant convoy, exclaimed, "We've spotted them! They're approaching—wait!"
The lookout's voice suddenly rose, "Rear Admiral Naito! It's a gang of pirates! Those ships are all pirate ships!"
"Pirate ship?"
Binz's eyes widened immediately. "Are you kidding me? A pirate crew of over twenty ships! Even in the New World, you rarely see a pirate fleet of this size! This is the East Blue!"
"Calm down, Binz."
Ain stood at the bow, gazing at the ships stretching to the horizon. "The pirates are heading straight for us. Are you still going to desert us?"
"Who would know how!"
Binz retorted angrily.
Ain's aggression is really too much, isn't it? I haven't even said anything yet.
More than twenty ships?
Naito narrowed his eyes slightly.
In the weakest part of the East Blue, there must be only one pirate crew with a pirate fleet of this size.
"Rear Admiral Naito, it's confirmed, that's the Krieg Pirates!"
The lookout's voice rang out again, "The largest pirate crew in the East Blue, with over 2,500 members and 25 ships under its command. Captain Don Krieg has a bounty of 11 million Beli."
"Eleven million?"
Binz was stunned. "A fleet of twenty-five ships, and the captain's bounty is only ten million?"
I thought he was some tough guy, but he's just a nobody.
I've never dealt with pirates with such low bounties before.
Is this the standard for the East Blue?
Ain sighed inexplicably.
That's really true.
Naito raised an eyebrow.
The original story features Don Krieg, the overlord of the East Blue who survived his way to the New World's Hachinosu, and the legendary figure, Gin, the protagonist of "Where Did Gin Go?".
"Ain, Binz,"
Naito slowly said, "It's up to you."
"Us?"