Chapter 558: Marshall D. Teach and the Dark-Dark Fruit
Sea Calendar 1498, March.
The prosperous Paros Island.
The Sky Arena remained exceptionally lively.
Every day, countless people followed the battles within the Sky Arena, especially the major clashes between star players.
"Ze ha ha ha! Took care of that opponent easily, another payday!"
"Lubock, you didn't forget to bet on me, right?"
With injuries on his body, amidst the cheers of the surrounding audience, Teach waved his arms and walked down the Arena, returning to a Luxury Suite through the player Passage.
He looked at Lubock, who was leaning on the sofa, and said excitedly.
At this moment, Lubock was looking at the scenery on Paros Island through the window.
"Of course not, I have great confidence in your strength, Teach."
Lubock had long, vibrant green hair.
He turned his head to look at Teach and said very confidently.
Although he had not undergone the systematic education of the Royal Military Academy.
He still had some experience.
How could any of his many older brothers not be monsters, especially the top-tier ones?
In comparison, wasn't Teach the same?
Naturally possessing a powerful physique, he had astonishing monstrous strength, and his vitality was particularly strong.
It didn't show much at first, but with continuous training and growth, Teach's talent gradually began to show.
This was enough for the young Teach to secure a place in the Sky Arena.
"Aren't you going for healing? This opponent wasn't easy either, right?"
Lubock was also paying attention to Teach's battle, but he watched through the Den Den Mushi inside the Luxury Suite.
"No need, these minor injuries are nothing. I'll be mostly recovered after a good night's sleep."
Teach waved his hand upon hearing this, somewhat dismissively.
"The medical fees at the Sky Arena aren't cheap."
"They charge points like crazy. I'd rather save them."
Seeing Teach like this, Lubock didn't say much more.
These injuries were indeed nothing to him.
He had also witnessed Teach's vitality.
Every time after a battle, after eating and waking up, he would be full of vitality again.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them had been on Paros Island for nearly ten years.
During this time, they had been living on Paros Island.
As a Fluff-Fluff Fruit User, Lubock easily found work at a tailor shop and became an apprentice there.
Weaving clothes using his ability was also an extremely effective form of training.
Coupled with Lubock's a bit of design talent, under the guidance of the tailor shop owner, he actually gained some reputation within a small Area of Paros Island.
Like Teach, at such a young age, he also had quite a bit of strength.
He helped people move some small goods at the Port for half price.
There were many children like him on Paros Island, but on such a prosperous Island, full of life, as long as they were willing to work hard, they wouldn't starve.
However, to live well, they also had to put in some effort.
The Sky Arena was undoubtedly the way to change their lives and destiny.
As long as they won the battle, they would get prize money, and they could also place bets.
In the first three years after arriving on Paros Island, although they didn't enter the Sky Arena to battle, they had already figured out the situation on the Island.
Having a goal gave them the motivation to move forward.
Working during the day, training at night.
Both of them did this.
How to train was not a secret on Paros Island, where martial arts culture was strong.
Especially basic training, they just followed others and learned.
Lubock exhibited outstanding tailoring talent with his ability.
Teach also became known to many people in the Port Area.
After all, with continuous moving goods, the weight Teach could move became greater and greater, and he had astonishing stamina at a young age.
In the second month after arriving at the Port, the total weight of goods Teach moved daily was completely comparable to that of adults.
By the second year, Teach alone was worth ten people.
By the fourth year, Teach alone was worth a hundred people.
During this process, Teach's potential was also developed, and his body and strength became stronger and stronger.
By the fourth year, the two of them had accumulated a certain amount of savings and began fighting inside the Sky Arena.
In a very short time, they adapted to the environment inside the Sky Arena and established themselves on the lower levels of the Sky Arena.
Of course, in the fourth and fifth years, they did not give up their original jobs.
It wasn't until the sixth year that they fully invested themselves into the Sky Arena.
Now, Teach is fifteen years old.
Due to living on Paros Island for many years, many people know him.
He also has considerable reputation on the Island and is a young star player in the Sky Arena, established on the fifteenth floor of the Sky Arena and advancing towards the sixteenth floor.
As for Lubock, although he doesn't have Teach's powerful talent.
On The Great Sea, he can also be ranked.
At the age of seventeen, coupled with years of development of his devil fruit, his current strength can be said to be significantly stronger than Teach's.
He is currently located on the sixteenth floor of the Sky Arena.
"Teach, next, you need to work hard."
Lubock's expression suddenly became serious and solemn.
"What's wrong? Lubock."
Teach's heart couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
He rarely saw Lubock like this.
"See for yourself, the Sky Arena has updated the collection inside the Treasury."
"That should be the devil fruit you want."
Lubock threw out a photo, and a purple devil fruit came into Teach's eye.
"Dark, Dark-Dark Fruit!"
Teach's pupil shrank abruptly, his heart was incredibly shocked, followed by excitement and greed.
In a short time, his face ran through various expressions.
"It seems I wasn't mistaken. Luck is on our side. The devil fruit you wanted has appeared just like that, no need to spend time searching."
"However, the points needed to obtain it are considerable. You must reach the peak of the Sky Arena before others obtain it, accumulate enough points to obtain it."
"I have calculated that based on the progress of others, some people only need three years at the fastest to accumulate enough points."
"So you only have three years, Teach. Not only to reach the peak, but also to accumulate points and challenge those strongmen with large amounts of points."
"You can't relax from now on. You need to constantly battle. Don't worry about injury issues. I'll save all my points for your healing."
Lubock's voice echoed in Teach's heart like a great drum.
Teach's heart became increasingly heavy, and his expression became increasingly unfriendly.
An invisible aura permeated the air.
Lubock, being close by, could clearly feel it.
With the appearance of the Dark-Dark Fruit, under heavy stress, Teach's Conqueror's Haki exhibited a hint of sharpness.
On the other side of the Sky Arena, on the seventeenth floor, in the secret hall, this place now completely belonged to Saga.
He opened his eyes.
"Huh? It's Lubock."
As the Guardian of the Sky Arena, Saga's vast, ocean-like psychic power almost enveloped half of Paros Island, constantly extending and infiltrating, controlling more Areas.
On this Island, there were few things he didn't know about.
Of course, he wouldn't deliberately observe others.
Teach's semi-awakening of Conqueror's Haki touched Saga's psychic power and attracted his attention.
Although Lubock left the Kronos Kingdom at a young age, Saga still had an impression of this younger brother of his.
Moreover, he had been paying some attention over the years.
However, Hades had never paid attention to the development of Lubock and Teach on Paros Island.
Providing an excellent growth environment was enough.
After thinking for a moment, Saga closed his eyes.
No need to interfere, Father naturally had his own plans.
(end of chapter)