IW: Chapter 179 - "Who do you think I am? Get the ship closer!"
"Have you decided where you want to go next?"
Since he had the Pure Gold locator, the most important thing now was to get the Pure Gold. As for Bullet, although he had joined his pirate crew, he was still a ticking time bomb for now.
He probably only obeyed Bai Ye now. If he were to come into contact with Captain John and others, it might cause unnecessary trouble.
"You're not going out to sea?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Bullet's eyes, then he continued, "I need to rest for a while, I'll stay here."
The fight with Bai Ye had already shattered all the bones in his body.
If it weren't for the protection of Haki, he felt that Bai Ye's last punch might have directly killed him.
"That works too."
If Bullet chose to stay here, Bai Ye would naturally be happy to see it.
He actually wished Bullet would stay here.
After arranging Bullet here, Bai Ye immediately found Tengetsu Toki. Seeing that she had fainted, he secretly thought to himself, "Poor child," as she had been knocked unconscious by Conqueror's Haki once again.
"Wake up."
Bai Ye patted Tengetsu Toki's cheek, but seeing no signs of her waking up, he felt a bit helpless.
It seemed she still needed to train hard. Although Tengetsu Toki's Devil Fruit ability leaned towards support, the ability was one thing, and her body was another. At the very least, she shouldn't be so frail.
He could only carry Tengetsu Toki. Anyway, it wasn't the first time.
After leaving Kamui Space, Bai Ye immediately took out the Pure Gold detector, similar to the radar in Dragon Ball.
On this detector, there was a blinking dot and a direction, indicating the current location of the Pure Gold. However, this dot was constantly moving.
It seemed the lantern fish that swallowed the island was constantly moving, and finding it did not seem to be a simple matter.
"Damn it, if it's really like this, how the hell am I supposed to find it?!"
He could go into the sea because he had used the Devil Fruit side effect removal scroll before, so he no longer had any side effects.
However, the deep-sea pressure was no joke; if he wasn't careful, he could die.
Moreover, this fish was still constantly moving. Through this detector, Bai Ye roughly knew that this lantern fish should be in the first half of the Grand Line.
"Lord Bai Ye?"
Just as Bai Ye was thinking about what to do next, Tengetsu Toki's voice murmured in his ear.
She was awake, then looked at Bai Ye with a resentful gaze. Clearly, she hadn't forgotten what had just happened.
She had been knocked unconscious by Bai Ye's Conqueror's Haki again.
"Sorry, I thought it wouldn't affect you from that far away."
Looking at her resentful gaze, Bai Ye awkwardly coughed lightly and then explained.
"It's okay, just let me know in advance next time."
She's really gentle!
A hint of surprise flashed in Bai Ye's eyes, which instantly made all the explanations he had prepared unnecessary.
He somehow felt like he was treating Tengetsu Toki unfairly.
"Where is that guy?"
Tengetsu Toki didn't dwell on the issue and instead looked at Bai Ye's side. The person who had challenged Bai Ye earlier was no longer there.
Had he already left?
"Did Lord Bai Ye lose?"
"No, that guy is lying down right now. It's over. We need to find something. Once we find it, we can pretty much go back."
"What?"
Tengetsu Toki asked curiously, feeling a bit reluctant.
These days, accompanying Bai Ye to see the sea, she also discovered the vast charm of the ocean.
She couldn't imagine what it would be like after Wano Country opened its borders in the future. She was full of anticipation for the future.
Although she still wanted to continue adventuring, since Bai Ye said so, Tengetsu Toki naturally wouldn't refuse. She was just a little curious about the thing Bai Ye said he needed to find.
Speaking of which, was Bai Ye also choosing to leave Wano Country for this reason?
"Pure Gold, something that can grant eternal youth."
"Does such a thing really exist?"
Tengetsu Toki's eyes lit up. No woman could refuse such a temptation.
Even she herself was the same. Although she could travel through time to the future, she couldn't stop herself from naturally aging.
And something like the Pure Gold that Bai Ye mentioned, did it really exist in this world?
"Yes, I came out this time specifically to find it."
The initial goal wasn't this, but it became so later.
And according to this lantern fish's locator,
Bai Ye found that the dot seemed to be moving towards him.
Is Buggy's Haoshoku luck starting to work?
He always felt that Buggy's Haoshoku luck was more mystical than previous rewards, but also much more powerful.
After all, relying on this luck, Buggy directly became a Shichibukai, built a successful company, and then directly leaped to become a Four Emperors.
One can only say, it's truly Buggy!
"Lord Bai Ye, is this what they call an adventure?"
Searching for Pure Gold was like searching for treasure.
This also made Tengetsu Toki realize that she was currently adventuring with Bai Ye.
This was something she had never experienced. After growing up, ever since she ate the Time Fruit, Tengetsu Toki realized her mission and continuously traveled through the time tunnel, only to find the right time.
Although centuries had passed, she was still the age of a young girl now.
She was still very interested in adventure.
"You could say that. Let's follow the locator first."
Bai Ye looked at the location on the locator. It was in the deep sea, so to get there, they would need a coated ship.
Pirate Bai Ye: [Can you get me a submarine? I'm going to get the Pure Gold!]
The fish was in the deep sea, so a submarine would definitely be much better.
He wasn't afraid of seawater, but Tengetsu Toki was. He could throw her into Kamui Space, but seeing the sparkling light in Tengetsu Toki's eyes, she clearly didn't want to be left behind by Bai Ye. She wanted to go on an adventure with Bai Ye.
Plus, the previous incident with Haoshoku had left Bai Ye feeling a bit guilty towards Tengetsu Toki.
So, after thinking about it, Bai Ye decided to get a submarine from another world.
Nichijou Bai Ye: [Wait a moment, I'll ask Gin to get me one!]
They were in their honeymoon phase, so he wasn't worried that Gin wouldn't give him a submarine.
Although it was absurd, Gin couldn't understand Bai Ye's sea, land, and air operations. Gin even once thought Bai Ye wanted to start a war more insane than his own.
If he were given a sea, land, and air strike group, he could probably directly wipe out small countries.
Although he didn't understand and was greatly shocked, Gin still managed to get Bai Ye a military submarine.
On the other side, Shuichi Akai fell into deep thought after learning about Gin's recent purchases.
Nichijou Bai Ye: [Wait a moment, it will be delivered soon!]
Pirate Bai Ye: [OK!]
After waiting three days, the submarine was finally delivered.
Bullet, who had been recuperating in Kamui Space, was now bandaged and looking curiously at the submarine in front of him.
He had seen submarines before, but this was his first time seeing one like this.
Its complexity far exceeded those he had encountered before, and it could dive much deeper. Moreover, with its precise controls and underwater missiles, this thing was far more powerful than anything he had seen before.
"Where did you get this submarine? Even the World Government doesn't have anything as powerful as yours, do they?"
Bullet was touching and familiarizing himself with the instruments.
He was like someone born to operate weapons. Although it was his first time using such a submarine, he quickly knew what to do. Controlling the submarine to dive was much simpler than he had imagined.
"Very good. From now on, you'll be in charge of military engineering."
Bai Ye always felt that some people's skill points in the pirate world were a bit skewed.
However, having someone who could quickly familiarize themselves with things was simply a blessing.
He didn't want to teach those idiots like Kaido. He could imagine if it were Kaido and his group, he really didn't know if he could teach them.
"You have this kind of stuff too?"
"There's even more fun stuff."
Not currently, but there will be in the future.
"Alright, let me take a look later." Bullet didn't refuse. These things held a fatal attraction for him. As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something and looked at Bai Ye, asking, "Where are we going, Captain?"
"Deep sea, follow the radar's location."
Bai Ye pointed to the marker on the Pure Gold radar, and Bullet merely glanced at it, then showed some surprise.
More high-tech. It seemed to be a locator. This guy really had many secrets.
Bullet thought to himself, but he didn't take it to heart. For him, none of this mattered. He joined this pirate crew not for technology, but to defeat Bai Ye.
"Lord Bai Ye, that seems to be getting closer to us!"
Tengetsu Toki observed the cursor above. It was getting closer and closer to them, seemingly heading straight for them.
"No, it's still some distance from us. It will probably take a long time to dive. Treasure? We are all Devil Fruit users, so we can't get it, can we?"
Bullet observed the position of the cursor and roughly estimated the distance between them. They were already in the deep sea.
The three of them simply couldn't get this treasure. Three Devil Fruit users, no less.
"Who said that?"
"Is there someone else on this submarine?"
Bullet was a bit surprised. His Observation Haki didn't detect a fourth person. Could it be an Observation Haki master?
That didn't make sense.
If there was, why didn't they come out?
Bullet controlled the submarine to dive while watching the increasingly closer cursor. In this deep sea, nothing could be seen, but Observation Haki could sense a massive Sea King approaching.
And
As it approached, the deep sea seemed to be illuminated.
Lantern fish!!
"Bullet, control the submarine. I'm going out."
"Oh, wait. You're going out?!"
Bullet's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Bai Ye. Even Tengetsu Toki quickly pulled Bai Ye back.
Are you kidding me?!
Isn't entering the deep sea as a Devil Fruit user just asking to die?
"I'm not afraid of seawater."
Bai Ye looked seriously at the two of them, then, under their stunned gazes, directly left the submarine.
Through the submarine, Bullet's Observation Haki could sense Bai Ye rushing towards the lantern fish, which instantly made him freeze.
So he really could do it?
Then he wasn't a Devil Fruit user!?
In an instant, Bullet was utterly bewildered.
In front of him, the lantern fish was rushing towards Bai Ye, and behind it, something seemed to be chasing it.
"Perfect timing."
Bai Ye felt the pressure on his body. For a moment, he felt a great pressure on his chest.
But he quickly adapted to the pressure of the seabed. Covering his whole body with Armament Haki, he punched directly at the lantern fish.
He originally just wanted to take the Pure Gold back, but now he changed his mind. He wanted to take the lantern fish with him. The characteristic of lantern fish was that they would swallow all glowing things, and this could help him find more treasures.
"Even the sea trembled. To be able to deliver such a powerful punch even underwater, the gap between me and him seems to have widened again!"
Bullet inside the submarine felt the unstable cabin, and his heart was also shocked.
A Devil Fruit user being able to be underwater had already shocked him greatly, but he never expected that he could still deliver such a powerful punch underwater. The seabed was a completely different concept from land!
And that lantern fish was only punched once, its eyes rolled back, and then it fainted.
Damn it!
When did such an awesome guy appear in the sea!
"Pure Gold acquisition complete!"
Bai Ye absorbed the lantern fish, along with some seawater, into Kamui Space, and then prepared to leave.
Just as he was about to leave, a surprised voice entered his ears: "Lord Bai Ye?!"
"Lilia?"
The mermaid he saved on Sabaody Archipelago, had he encountered her again?
"Lord Bai Ye, it's me!"
Lilia's small face was flushed as she looked at Bai Ye, then excitedly asked, "Lord Bai Ye, I've grown up. Can you take me with you?"
She was very happy on Fish-Man Island, but she hoped even more to adventure with Bai Ye.
Bai Ye had refused her once on Sabaody Archipelago.
And after that refusal, she was more or less disappointed. After returning, she had always been looking forward to meeting Bai Ye again.
Now that she had seen him, she naturally wouldn't give up this opportunity.
"Yes."
When he refused Lilia back then, on one hand, he didn't want to bring along someone who would get fat and ruin his fantasy of mermaids. On the other hand, he was in the Rocks Pirates at that time and couldn't possibly bring Lilia along. So, after some consideration, Bai Ye chose to refuse.
But now, Bai Ye had no reason to refuse Lilia's joining.
"So, you just invite people so casually?"
Bullet looked at the mermaid in front of him and complained. He didn't expect Bai Ye to bring back a mermaid after one trip out. He then looked at Tengetsu Toki beside him, and Bullet hesitated to speak.
He wanted to remind Bai Ye not to get too caught up in beauty.
Otherwise, his strength would definitely be affected. He didn't want his opponent's strength to weaken due to issues of beauty.
But he didn't know what reason he should use to stop him.
Isn't going out to sea as a pirate for these very things?
Who is as pure as him, solely pursuing power?
"Inviting people isn't about who is useful or stronger. I don't care if they're powerful or not, because no one is as powerful as me!"
"…"
Although his words were arrogant, Bullet couldn't find a reason to refute them.
Bai Ye planned to contact the two people inside the lantern fish later. After finishing things here, Bai Ye took the three of them back to Wano Country.
And upon returning, he saw Kaido and the little girl hiding behind Kaido.
You've had a daughter all these years you've been out at sea!?
Kaido, you're really disloyal!
Although he probably guessed that Kaido's daughter was born during these years, seeing her this time was truly unexpected.
And not only Yamato, but the Three Calamities were also found by Kaido. However, the current "Ship King" still seemed to be a child, completely lacking the imposing presence he had when he appeared in the anime. After all, back then, he dared to lean his ship against Sengoku, Tsuru, and Fujitora!
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