章節 137: Chapter 136: The Drink
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"Hahaha, my Conqueror's Haki was shattered, this is the first time that's ever happened!"
Just as Ian was about to chuckle, Red-Haired Shanks, standing in front of him, suddenly burst into laughter. The almost palpable tension that was about to erupt eased instantly!
Shanks showed no heaviness after his Conqueror's Haki was broken; instead, he said with a relaxed expression, "Care for a drink?"
Hearing Shanks's words, everyone present, including Whitebeard and the members of both crews, looked puzzled.
"A drink?"
This guy is really carefree. One moment he seemed ready to fight, and the next he suddenly comes up with such a suggestion, quite amusing!
The others seemed accustomed to Shanks's laid-back nature and didn't show any strange expressions. They chuckled and shook their heads.
The atmosphere immediately relaxed a lot. In fact, although Shanks appeared carefree, he still couldn't calm down inside, not because his Conqueror's Haki was shattered by Ian.
But because in Ian's aura earlier, besides sensing dominance and conceit, Shanks also felt a faint sense of loneliness.
That kind of loneliness, Shanks had only felt from Dracule Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman, and it wasn't as intense as what he sensed from Ian!
Mihawk stood at the pinnacle of all swordsmen, so he had a sense of loneliness. But Ian... from his sudden rise to prominence to now, it's been only about two years. Where does this loneliness come from?!
This was clearly a loneliness that comes from standing above the world. And seeing that Ian is only about twenty years old, his Conqueror's Haki can be explained, and his immense strength can be understood, but this faint loneliness made Shanks somewhat puzzled!
The more he thought about it, the less sense it made. Shanks kept shaking his head inwardly, becoming more and more confused. Without continuing to ponder, he sat down directly on the deck.
"This is wine brewed from the water of my hometown. I've traveled all over the seas and haven't found a better drink!" Red-Haired Shanks poured a full cup of wine in front of him, then casually tossed the large wine jug to Ian.
Ian glanced at the wine jug Shanks threw over, shook his head slightly, then suddenly reached out his finger and made a flicking motion in the air. Two more wine cups appeared in front of Tashigi and Kozuki Hiyori, and the wine in the jug was suddenly attracted by some force, flying out and hovering in mid-air before falling into the cups!
The crystal-clear liquid shimmered under the sunlight. Even the well-traveled members of the Red Hair Pirates couldn't help but marvel at this scene. When Shanks saw Ian flick his finger and make the wine hover in the air, his eyes sparkled, revealing a hint of amazement!
"Oh, this is the first time I've seen such a scene. Your ability should be a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, right? You've developed such capabilities, but it's not surprising. After all, Devils also belong to the sky and can obscure the sun!"
"Is that so? The Gravity Fruit, and the Float-Float Fruit, these Paramecia-type Devil Fruit abilities, surely you've encountered their users?" Ian said to Shanks with a faint smile.
"I've heard of the Gravity Fruit. As for the other... I have indeed seen It!" Shanks gulped down the wine, his eyes flashing with reminiscence and regret. The Float-Float Fruit is the ability of the Golden Lion. He once sailed on the ship of Pirate King Roger, so of course he had seen the Golden Lion!
The Gravity-Gravity Fruit is the ability of Fujitora, who in the original story became an Admiral through the World Military Draft but is now made a Warlord of the Sea by Ian.
Seeing Shanks's look of regret, it seems he had met Fujitora before. Combined with the Sabaody Archipelago incident, it's confirmed that they knew each other. Perhaps both Roger and Shanks wanted to recruit Fujitora onto their ship but were rejected!
"Yes, the Float-Float Fruit belongs to the Golden Lion, and the Gravity-Gravity Fruit is Fujitora's. I didn't expect he would agree to become a Warlord of the Sea. And that idiot Buggy also agreed!"
"Gurararara, not bad indeed. The two brats from Roger's ship have both grown up. One is reigning over the New World as one of the Yonko, and the other is a Warlord of the Sea. Quite remarkable!"
"By the way, kid, I've always had a question. A man like you losing an arm in the East Blue is surprising to anyone. What kind of enemy cut it off?"
Whitebeard suddenly asked. Shanks clenched his empty sleeve with his right hand, a smile appearing on his face as he said, "I bet it on the new era!"
"As long as you don't regret it!"
"To be honest, because that kid is so much like Captain Roger, I mistook him. But now someone else has taken up the mantle of the new era, which is fine since he's also someone who seems promising!"
Shanks suddenly burst into unrestrained laughter, confirming some of Ian's speculations. A carefree person like him is indeed like this!
"Ahahaha, life is full of twists and turns. So what brings you here this time?"
Whitebeard asked. No king can leave their territory without reason. Although Wano Country isn't within Whitebeard's territory, it belonged to Kaido of the Beasts. Now, Yonko have gathered!
Plus a Warlord of the Sea, this...
"Nothing much. When I was on Roger's ship, I received a lot of care from Oden. Both emotionally and logically, I should come to see. But it seems I'm a bit late and couldn't help. Though it seems my help wasn't needed anyway!"
Red-Haired Shanks glanced unnoticed at Ian, who was calmly drinking. However, before Shanks could continue, a girl's surprised exclamation suddenly sounded from behind Ian, it was Hiyori!
"You... you... are you Red Taro?"
'Pfft'
Hearing Hiyori's way of addressing Shanks, Whitebeard and the others almost spat out their wine!
Red Taro?
This nickname really doesn't match the dominant Red Hair! Shanks looked suspiciously at everyone's reactions, then turned his gaze to Hiyori.
"You are...?"
"I'm Hiyori!"
Hiyori gracefully stepped out from behind Ian, making a proper bow and smile. Realizing that this dominant red-haired man was indeed the Shanks from before, Hiyori no longer felt afraid of him; instead, she felt nostalgic!
Besides Red Hair, there's another red-nosed person whom Hiyori misses dearly. After all, when on Roger's ship, that big red nose was one of her toys. This is also why Shanks didn't get angry.
This nickname was something even Whitebeard and others didn't know; it belonged only to those two children!
"Ah, you're really Oden's daughter, little Hiyori?" Finally realizing, Shanks couldn't help but exclaim in shock. "What's going on?"
"Why did the captain suddenly shout?"
"Vice Cap Benn, what's the situation?" Hearing Shanks suddenly shout on the Moby Dick, the officers like Yasopp and Lucky Roux, couldn't help but call out anxiously. "Nothing much for now!"
Sitting atop the mast, the Red Hair Pirates' Vice captain, Benn Beckman, waved his hand, signaling them not to make a fuss!
At this moment,
On the deck of the Moby Dick!
Upon learning that the familiar young girl was indeed Oden's daughter, Hiyori, the face of the Four Emperors Red-Haired Shanks showed uncontrollable joy!
"It's been many years; little Hiyori has grown up and looks just like Lady Toki. I should have recognized you earlier!" Red-Haired Shanks sighed.
"Red Taro, you've changed a lot too; I didn't recognize you at first!" Hiyori smiled sweetly.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Hiyori returned to sit behind Ian. Seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Shanks's eyes, but he didn't say anything more, apparently understanding something!
"This wine is not bad!" After tasting some of Shanks's wine again, Ian nodded slightly.
Then he smiled and pointed at the wine hovering in the air. What no one noticed was that a trace of blue flame appeared at his fingertip in that instant, slowly merging into each person's wine!
"Try this!"
Buzz!!
The wine moved without wind, as if a strange energy was attracted, continuously infusing into it, making the crystal-clear liquid take on a dreamy luster!
"Oh?!" Seeing this peculiar scene, Red-Haired Shanks and Whitebeard's eyes lit up. Without any hesitation, they took a sip!
Just that sip immediately made Shanks's eyes shine. After carefully feeling it, he showed a hint of amazement. Even Whitebeard was inexplicably shocked because he felt his originally battered body was rapidly repairing. Although he couldn't return to his peak state!
But it was repairing his severe injuries left from countless battles, different from Marco's regeneration flames, which could only heal some parts. This acted directly on the soul and then wrapped toward the body!
"This wine... What did you just do?"
The two spoke almost simultaneously. Shanks even felt that if there were enough of this, repairing his missing arm wouldn't be a problem. The same went for Whitebeard!
"Nothing much. I just added some of my own soul. You should know Big Mom's ability, right? She can extract and share others' souls. I can do that too!"
"And among my powers, I also have the ability of super-speed regeneration!" Ian smiled slightly.
Just now, he indeed used the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit to share his own soul. But he couldn't do more, as it consumed his template fusion rate, though it only decreased slightly!
"Soul? Yes, it does have a rich vitality... Is this also why you've grown so rapidly? But why haven't you turned into an idiot like Charlotte Linlin? It seems you're proceeding slowly, step by step!"
"This kind of mindset is even more scary, not losing yourself in the acquisition of power!"
Hearing Shanks's response, Ian even felt a bit embarrassed, unwilling to reveal that he was "cheating," and without any consequences!
"If you can defeat me, I'll make a few more jugs for you, like creating Homies. But this also consumes my soul; I can't do too much. At least it's more than enough to restore your broken arm!"
Ian said indifferently, looking at Shanks.
Shanks's mouth slightly curved up, a glint flashing in his eyes as he said, "Although I don't want to fight, since you're interested, I'll oblige!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Conqueror's Haki slightly surged from Shanks again. Although it didn't burst forth, it surrounded him, his aura awe-inspiring!
he didn't expect that within a few months, Ian had gone to sea again and shocked the world, defeating Warlords of the Sea like Crocodile and Doflamingo, then entering the New World and defeating Four Emperors Big Mom and Kaido of the Beasts, carrying this invincible momentum!
Shanks's battle intent grew even stronger!
Seeing this scene, the officers of the Red Hair Pirates present took a deep breath, their gazes solemn!
In fact, everyone present knew that Shanks was one of the Four Emperors, and Ian had defeated two of the Four Emperors. This battle was unavoidable for either of them!
Shanks, as one of the Four Emperors reigning over the New World, couldn't choose to avoid battle in such circumstances; otherwise, he wouldn't be worthy of the title of Emperor!
Looking at Ian, who was calm, and Red-Haired Shanks, who was smiling lightly, the others present all showed serious expressions. "When they start fighting later, who do you think will win?"
An officer of the Red Hair Pirates whispered, and members of the Whitebeard Pirates were also discussing!
"Although that guy killed Kaido of the Beasts and Charlotte Linlin, he did it together with Whitebeard. That doesn't proves he is stronger than Whitebeard's; also Kaido and Big Mom... are ranked behind among the Four Emperors!" Someone else said solemnly.
Their battle process hadn't been transmitted to the sea due to Wano Country's geographical reasons, so most people didn't know the specifics!
In Impel Down, there were four Admiral-level people, so Kaido had to escape. But Ian's battle with Big Mom was at the edge of Whole Cake Island, so there were Den Den Mushi recording images, known to the world!
Based on this, after analysis by countless forces, they believed that Ian should be a high-attack, low-defense type. His attack power was even stronger than Whitebeard's; even Kaido of the Beasts couldn't withstand his attacks. As for the Black-Winged Devil's defense, many thought it shouldn't be that great!
As for those elemental abilities like fire, wind, sand, snow, thunder, Shanks could use Busoshoku Haki to defend against them, not a cause for concern!
On this sea, the one with the strongest defense is undoubtedly Kaido of the Beasts. The strongest attack is publicly recognized as Whitebeard Edward Newgate. The one with the most bizarre and dangerous abilities is Big Mom!
The most agile is undoubtedly Red-Haired Shanks, and his strength is relatively balanced!
"That's right, and Captain swordsmanship is also very strong. I'm just worried he might hold back later. But that guy killed Kaido; he can't be that weak. Captain will definitely go all out, he should have a greater chance of winning!"
Several officers of the Red Hair Pirates discussed, while the Vice Captain of the Red Hair Pirates, Benn Beckman, reputed to be the smartest man in the world, remained silent, lowering his head in contemplation.
"It's finally about to begin..."
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