Arceus’ Pirate Journey

“Yamato, watch closely. This is how you use the kanabo. Thunder… Bagua!”

On the roof of Onigashima, Kaido swung his kanabo towards the target made by Arceus using vines. Hassaikai was surrounded by lightning and Haki, as the target in front of him shattered under the attack.

“Why are you teaching her this technique now?”

“This is the foundation. Most of my techniques have evolved from Thunder Bagua. I can use it without Haki, with the support of Armament Haki, or even by incorporating it with Conqueror’s Haki. Though I have only recently begun to grasp the concept of incorporating Conqueror’s Haki into my attacks.”

Kaido had initially learned Thunder Bagua from Rocks and knew it was a highly difficult technique. He had just touched the threshold.

“Haki and other things can be learned later, but her constitution already meets the minimum requirements. Yamato, raise your hand a bit higher and widen your stance. That way, you can generate more power.”

Arceus couldn’t interfere with Kaido’s teaching. Their fighting styles were different. Although Arceus had various elemental attacks, close combat was Kaido’s primary method, but he was different and didn’t need to engage in close combat.

With multiple skills at his disposal, Arceus was an ultimate powerhouse with infinite firepower. There was nothing that couldn’t be dealt with a single Judgment attack, and if needed, he could send another one.

Although powerful, Arceus’ fighting style couldn’t be replicated. At most, one could draw inspiration in certain aspects.

However, Arceus still intervened in some of Kaido’s teaching methods. For example, when Kaido believed that Yamato should personally experience the power of Thunder Bagua, Arceus strongly opposed it, even if Kaido believed he could control the power.

After a month, battle reports from the four teams started to come in.

“The situation on King’s side is fine. He has already taken over the first island. Queen is the same, only Olga’s progress is slowest because she’s too concerned about casualties.”

“Zeraora encountered a tough opponent, but there are no major issues. Setsuna suffered minor injuries.”

“Overall, they have achieved great results, and the casualties are within acceptable limits. They haven’t encountered any particularly challenging opponents.”

Shayna put away the reports. This was the intelligence they had sent back. After ten years of development, Beasts Pirates were no longer the same as when they first set sail with just one small ship. They were now a formidable force. In the seas, where now a vacancy had appeared, their influence was growing.

“Very good. Proceed with the planned operation.”

Meanwhile, in the waters near Wano Country, a pirate ship appeared. The main sail displayed a skull with an evil grin.

The top of the skull was adorned with decorations resembling horns, and flame patterns ran on both sides. At the back, instead of the traditional crossed bones, there were bat wings. This was the ship of the Gecko Pirates.

On the deck stood a tall man with extremely pale skin, a pair of small horns on his head. He was dressed in a black trench coat and his head was adorned with purple hair.

This was Gecko Moria, the captain of this ship, the Gecko Pirates, with a bounty of 320 million Berries. He was undoubtedly the Super Rookie of this year.

At this time, he was still the captain of the Gecko Pirates, and his terrifying triple-masted ship had not yet appeared. His pirate ship was just slightly larger than an ordinary one.

Over a year ago, witnessing Roger’s execution had stimulated something within Moria. Instead of returning to the West Blue where he came from, he directly entered Grand Line and established his own Gecko Pirates in the same year.

After more than a year of effort, Moria and his crew passed through Fishman Island and finally arrived in the New World.

Not long ago, Gecko Pirates had just fought a fierce battle with the pirates of the New World and emerged victorious. This further strengthened the confidence of the crew.

“Moria, you will become the Pirate King, right!”

“Call him Captain. When will you remember that?”

“Kishishishi, it doesn’t matter. You can call me whatever you want. But he’s right, I will definitely become the Pirate King!”

Watching his noisy companions, Moria exuded a high-spirited demeanor. At this moment, he was filled with confidence.

Suddenly, the ship shook violently, causing many people on board to fall down.

“Hey, hey! Nord, can’t you steer the ship properly?”

“If you can do better, why don’t you give it a try? We seem to have been caught in some ocean currents. The currents in the New World are too complicated!”

This was the waters outside Wano Country, where dangerous currents intertwined. There was only one safe route to reach Wano Country, and a slight misstep could result in the ship running aground. Even Whitebeard’s ship had suffered heavy damage here in the past.

“Nord, is everything alright?”

“It’s a bit troublesome, but we’ll manage. Leave it to me, Captain Moria.”

“Well, I trust you. You’re the best navigator I’ve ever seen.”

Under his expertise, the Gecko Pirates’ ship successfully navigated through the currents and also encountered the enormous carp, a specialty of Wano Country. Although Arceus had modified several Magikarp, there were still many normal giant carps in this area.

After experiencing twists and turns, they surprisingly managed to successfully rush up the waterfall of Wano Country.

“Captain Moria! There’s an island above the waterfall!”

When the people on the ship stood up again, they saw the main island of Wano Country before them. Wano Country has two waterfalls, and the one at Mogura Port was steeper, making it almost impossible to ascend from there. So they had come up from the other side.

Due to the obstructed view, they did not see Onigashima.

“This is the charm of the Grand Line. Besides Fishman Island, which is 10,000 meters below, there’s actually also an island here. Let’s go, everyone!”

“Oh!”

At this moment, Kaido was not on Onigashima. He and Yamato were on the snowy plains of the Ringo region. Arceus mentioned the idea of incorporating education through enjoyment, allowing children to willingly embrace learning. Kaido thought it made sense, so he brought them here.

“Father, why are we here?”

“Of course, we’re here to have a snowball fight.”

“A snowball fight? Really?”

“Of course, it’s true. It’s just that the rules of this game are a bit different from what you’re used to.” Saying that, Kaido had Yamato, Maria and Jack stand in the middle of the snowfield, then bent down and grabbed a handful of snow.

With a firm grip, a solid snowball appeared in his hand.

“Watch closely, all of you!”

Saying that, he threw the snowball, and Yamato heard a burst of air rushing past her ears. When she and the others turned around, they saw that a small tree with thickness of a wrist had been broken.

“Game time, thirty minutes. You can hide or block if you want, or, of course, you can try to attack me. In any case, give it your all to survive!”

Under the pressure, the loose snowflakes became harder, and coupled with Kaido’s own strength, the three little ones had to quickly begin to dodge.

“Help! I don’t want to play anymore, Father, this isn’t fun!”

“No, Yamato. There are still 29 minutes left. The game has just begun!”