chsdbacks Chapter 83 The Hunt Begins
Chapter 83 The Hunt Begins
Golden Lion...
A user of the Float-Float Fruit, a legendary pirate who was once on par with Roger and Whitebeard, and also the first person to escape from Impel Down.
Following the era of Lox, the era of three major powers began.
Roger's dream was to reach the final island, Whitebeard's hobby was adopting sons, and only Golden Lion inherited Rocks's will, aiming to conquer the world.
In terms of individual combat strength, the three were roughly equal at the time.
But in terms of power, the Flying Pirates, which gather countless great pirates, could have taken Whitebeard's kindergarten eighteen times over and almost killed Roger's crew.
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The reason why the Golden Lion's entrepreneurial journey collapsed halfway was that he didn't check the weather forecast before going out.
After escaping from prison, in addition to his goal of destroying the East China Sea, he also wanted to find a reliable navigator.
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"Is that Golden Lion guy from the Flower Country?"
Allen's brow twitched, somewhat surprised by this.
Green Pepper reminisced for a moment, then said slowly, "It's hard to say... When I first learned about him, he had already seized the famous sword and set sail."
"Later I heard that he and Marlon, the boss of the West Blue gang, entered the New World and joined the crew of a great pirate."
"Back then, I hadn't gone to the New World yet, and I didn't know what had happened. When I heard that name again..."
"He's already a great pirate on par with Roger and Newgate!"
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"What a pity... why did a man like that disappear after escaping from prison?"
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Allen knew that Shiki's title during his time with the Rocks Pirates was "Yakuza".
The term "Yakuza" is roughly equivalent to the underworld.
Of all the places in the world, the underground society of the Western Sea is the most chaotic, with countless members of the Mafia, the underworld, and yakuza groups.
Even now, this remains true.
Many pirates from the West Blue are from the underworld. It seems that they set sail after unifying the underground society of a region, which has been a tradition of the leaders over the years.
That's how Capone was originally, and that's how Green Pepper was years ago.
It's a unique custom in the West Sea.
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Green Pepper's words served as a reminder to Allen.
The news of Shiki's escape from prison was public knowledge, and at that time, there were still many pirates in the New World waiting for their former leader to continue leading them.
But the Golden Lion dared not approach them.
Having lost both legs and with a ship's rudder stuck in his head, the Golden Lion, whose strength is far diminished, would dare to provoke those people...
Those guys aren't Golden Lion's allies.
They were just a temporary group assembled with the same goal, like the Rocks Pirates in the past.
Those people would be considered to have a conscience if they even apologized when they killed the Golden Lion, let alone helped him make a comeback.
In the world of pirates, righteousness is not something everyone possesses.
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Allen thought back carefully.
After escaping from prison, Golden Lion met with Whitebeard, and during that conversation, Golden Lion remarked that it was now Whitebeard's era.
Simply put, Shiki knew he had no chance of conquering the world; Roger was dead, and Whitebeard was the only man who could possibly achieve it.
If Whitebeard wanted to, Golden Lion would be willing to cooperate with him, or to put it bluntly... to be his second-in-command.
Whitebeard, of course, would not agree to Golden Lion's offer. He wasn't even interested in the treasures of the final land, let alone the boring world conquest.
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The Golden Lion reappeared about ten years later, after a certain research yielded results. He was eager to wreak havoc in the East China Sea and demonstrate his power of revenge to the world government.
At this point in time, he should still be flying in the sky on a floating island, researching some kind of substance with his deputy.
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While Allen was searching for famous swords, he learned a lot about them.
The famous swords "Sakura Ju" and "Kokuriku" wielded by Shiki are not among the Supreme Grade Swords. Although he was a great swordsman in his prime, he was unable to forge them into "black swords".
Even after the Golden Lion disappeared, these two swords also lost their status, falling from the 21st grade of Great Swords to the 52nd grade of Good Swords.
Weapon rankings are definitely closely related to the owners.
The most unique point in the records about Sakura Ju and Mu Ku...
These two famous swords are an identical pair.
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On the warship
After saying goodbye to the green peppers, Allen's thoughts were still on the topic they had just discussed.
Looking back...
Allen had heard a legend about the Flower Kingdom when he was a child.
Legend has it that countless years ago, a great calamity befell the Land of Flowers.
To deal with this disaster, the king spared no expense in hiring a master craftsman to forge two powerful and famous swords.
A swordsman from the Flower Country used two swords to avert disaster.
From then on, half of the Flower Kingdom was a frozen continent after the disaster, and the other half was a sea of flowers where spring lasted all year round.
This story can be considered a mythological explanation of the origin of the Flower Country's unique geography.
It is known that the Golden Lion's famous swords came from the royal collection and are very likely the two legendary swords.
and many more……
Cherry Blossom Ten... Wood Withered...
Could this story be true, and that people at the time named the two swords after the scenes on either side of the disaster dividing line?
So what was that great catastrophe? Did it happen during the blank century of history?
Does it refer to that massive war?!
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Allen knew that many legends were created as a way to pass on information when history could not be recorded.
Just like the legend of Nika...
The way to defeat the King of the World is hidden in the legends.
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Allen seemed to understand the Ohara scholars' persistence. The feeling that these clues, when connected, might lead to the solution to the mystery was indeed wonderful!
But Allen was more patient than they were.
Trying to seek the truth when you lack the ability is a pointless suicide.
At least one thing is certain...
Those two swords are definitely not simple!
If I could find the Golden Lion...
Do not!
Allen immediately stopped thinking about the danger.
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He had briefly considered how many conditions he would need to meet to defeat Professor Zephyr with his current strength.
The first thing to do is to take advantage of Professor Zefa's asthma attack.
Secondly, threatening him with someone he values caused him to become uneasy.
Only when Zefa is at his lowest point, both physically and mentally, and performs at 200% of his potential, is there any chance he could defeat a powerhouse of that caliber.
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Zephyr told Allen himself that he was far inferior to Garp of the same generation, and that his strength and wisdom were not as good as Sengoku's.
At the time, Sengoku was chasing Whitebeard, Garp was focused on Roger, and when Shiki caused trouble, only he, as a top admiral, could handle it.
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He would need to lead a large number of naval warships to contend with Golden Lion's Flying Pirates.
In every encounter, the Golden Lion retreated.
It wasn't that Zephyr defeated Shiki, but rather that Shiki didn't want to fight Zephyr, who was like a daredevil, to the death and chose to back down.
Zephyr once helplessly stated that he could only force the Golden Lion to retreat by risking his life, but he could not defeat him.
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Wang Luffy's performance in that special area doesn't count; even Im would get slapped twice if he went there.
If we were to encounter a Golden Lion now, we would have absolutely no chance of winning!
It seems...
Allen dialed a number.
Bulu Bulu Bulu——
The Den Den Mushi's eyes have turned into a pair of curved red eyes. With its pink flamingo color scheme and the Den Den Mushi's dramatic imitation, it's practically indistinguishable from a video call.
Clutching his throat, Allen used Hunt's voice, cold and aloof.
"How did that go?"
The Den Den Mushi grinned wickedly: "The hunting grounds are ready, we're just waiting for you..."
"This is...so interesting!!!"
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Click—
After hanging up the phone, Allen looked into the distance with a faint smile on his lips.
Who will it be this time, my lovely...?
prey!