One Piece: How Can I Become King Of The Pirate If You Don’t Work Hard?

Gawain managed to steady himself, and when he looked down, he discovered that his knuckles had been torn apart by Hawk Eyes's tyrannical force, making them ooze with scarlet blood.

The surge of adrenaline made him unable to feel any obvious pain. 

The only thing he felt was his accelerating heartbeat and his fingers trembling with excitement.

It showed that he was unusually excited at this moment.

The opponent is too strong!

Stronger than he can imagine!

But the more this happened, the stronger Gawain's fighting spirit became, and this was even more true for the already bloodthirsty Guanze Masamune in his hand.

He also wanted to try whether he could use the enormous pressure brought by Hawk Eyes to verify whether the changes in Kuro could be replicated.

Now, Gawain's own combat power has been upgraded to Silver, and the upper limit of his own potential is only Silver.

In a few months, what happened to the Iron-level pirates will most likely happen to him.

Silver-level combat power is enough to dominate the East Blue, but it is still far from Gawain's own goal.

Since he is unwilling to let the Nyaban Brothers die, now is the best time to try to understand his true nature through fighting.

This is especially true when the opponent is Hawk Eyes!

Gawain tore off a piece of cloth from his clothes and wrapped Guanze Masamune tightly around his hand while his eyes became fierce: "Again!"

Accompanied by Gawain's loud shout.

The deck under his feet was immediately submerged by seawater. When he appeared, Gawain had already crossed a distance of dozens of meters and slashed at Hawk Eyes with his sword.

The airflow caused by the high speed alone made the coat on Hawk Eyes's shoulders dance wildly.

"It's getting faster!"

Hawk Eyes looked at the young man in front of him, and for the first time in a long time, he felt his body, his hands, and his sword becoming hotter with excitement!

"White Knight Gawain!"

"Not bad!"

Hawk Eyes slashed with his sword, and the blade landed on the point where Gawain's attack was the strongest, instantly repelling the latter.

While doing all this, the deck beneath Hawk Eyes's feet didn't even shake.

"Monster!"

Although Gawain had anticipated this, his lips still couldn't help but twitch, and the fire in his eyes became more and more intense.

Being number one in the world, he should be so overwhelmingly powerful!

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Gawain's attacks became more and more fierce.

The super-fast speed brought by the Pussyfoot Maneuver and the Flash Step allowed him to even walk on water easily.

He stepped heavily on the water to dissipate the force of Hawk Eyes's attack and, at the same time, accumulated strength in a wave of attack on Hawk Eyes again with Guanze Masamune in hand.

For a while, Gawain's offensive continued.

Like a whistling gale, driving the sword in his hand like a torrent!

Under such a fierce and rapid attack, anyone else would be beheaded by Gawain in an instant, but his opponent was, after all, the man known as the strongest swordsman in the world!

As Hawk Eyes understood Gawain's true ability, he gradually increased the strength in his hands, and the hand holding the sword could not help but make a creaking sound.

What he got in return was an even more powerful blow!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

...

The sound waves, as dense as the buzzing of bees and as deafening as the ringing of bells, spread in all directions in the air and even distorted the air visibly to the naked eye.

Everyone who remained on the deck frowned and covered their ears for a moment.

"Damn it!"

"What on earth just happened!"

Patty opened his eyes wide but could barely see a series of water columns exploding in the sea in the distance and faintly saw Hawk Eyes swing the black sword in his hand quickly, making a deafening sound as if it collided with something in the air.

The scene before them could only be described as something like gods fighting!

"Quick!"

"Let's peel off that extended deck and retreat!"

Zeff looked solemn as he gave orders to the chefs around him, and then everyone began to act belatedly.

That's right; the initial confrontation between these two monsters almost caused the ship to sink. Such destructive power was enough to tear the ship apart directly!

At the moment of life and death, the movements of the crowd were several times faster than usual, and the extended deck was peeled off in just a few seconds. 

The offshore restaurant Baratie quickly retreated to several hundred meters away.

Just when Carne thought he was barely safe, a flash of light passed by and cut off half of the hat on his head.

He immediately lay on the ground, curled up into a ball, and cursed in a trembling voice: "Monster!"

"A complete monster!"

Zeff glanced at him, took a deep breath of the tobacco in his mouth, and then turned his gaze to the battlefield in the distance.

His expression seemed calm, but his palms were already covered with sweat.

It was true that he had been to the Grand Line, but he had never even seen a monster like them, let alone a battle with one!

Sanji, who was standing next to him, was already stunned: "Is that bastard so strong?"

"Ah."

Zeff looked solemn: "It's been a long time since a monster like this appeared in the East Blue!"

"It's just that his opponent, after all, is the number one swordsman in the world!"

Far away, in the center of the battlefield.

Gawain continued to use the Pussyfoot Maneuver to launch thrusts, but Hawk Eyes constantly resolved them.

His legs became heavier during the battle, and finally… Bang!

The tip of Guanze Masamune was precisely placed on Yoru's blade.

Both of them stopped and stared at each other at this moment.

Gawain was sweating profusely and looked a little embarrassed. The cloth wrapped around his palm had been soaked with blood and had slipped onto the sword.

Looking at the calm and composed Hawk Eyes in front of him, Gawain couldn't help but exclaim in admiration: "It's so despairingly powerful!"

The thrust driven by Pussyfoot Maneuver was already his strongest combination skill, but up to now, he had not been able to leave even a single scratch on Hawk Eyes.

Even though Gawain was mentally prepared, he still felt suffocated.

"It seems that the distance between me and the strongest swordsman in the world is still too far!"

"The swordsman's will lies entirely in the sword."

Hawk Eyes calmly put away his sword, and his hawk-like eyes fell on Gawain as if he saw through everything: "I have clearly seen the difference between you and Zoro."

"If he is a rough jade that still needs to be polished, his essence is pure enough, and all he needs is time."

"Then you are a piece of gold full of impurities. You have begun to shine with your own light, but there are too many impurities in your body, and your value has been greatly reduced."

"So what you need now is to temper your beliefs through battle after battle and forge the sword in your heart!"

"Most of it..."

"It's a battle in which you will die if you don't win!"

After speaking, Hawk Eyes's expression changed, and he changed from holding the sword with one hand to holding it with both hands.

Anyone who has been exposed to swordsmanship knows that the biggest difference between holding a sword with both hands and with one hand is strength.

It's just a change in the way he holds the sword.

The sense of oppression that Hawk Eyes brought to Gawain increased several times or even dozens of times. Especially during the battle, the look in this man's eyes was really like a rumor; it made people tremble uncontrollably!

"Gawain!"

"Stay alive!"

After saying that, Hawk Eyes held the sword in both hands and slashed forward heavily.

The green flying slash flew out of his hand and rushed towards Gawain.

At this moment, the Observation-Haki that had just been upgraded to Level 3 sounded the alarm in Gawain's mind so wildly that he even felt a noticeable stinging pain on his skin!

In a desperate situation, Gawain barely turned sideways, letting Hawk Eyes's flying slash pass by his chest, and then...

Whoosh!

A huge crack extended all the way to the end of the sight, facing the setting sun, divided the sea into two parts visible to the naked eye.

From Gawain's perspective, he could even see the corals growing on the seabed, the starfish filtering food in the mud, and the fish stranded due to lack of water…

In his two lifetimes, Gawain had never had such a direct sight of what the seabed looked like.

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If this fanfic reaches the top 50 in Power Ranking, I'll publish 8 chapters (2 regular and 6 bonus).

Current Rank: 145

Power Stone: 195