One Piece: I, a scum of the navy, became an admiral Chapter 264

“Damn it, how can I meet a Marine Admiral in the East Blue? This is too much of an appetite killer!”

Lucky Roux, a corpulent man wearing small sunglasses, picked up a piece of meat and bit into it heartily.

The current situation felt like the final bosses of two different dungeons appearing simultaneously in a newbie village.

“Most importantly, I feel like my Observation Haki is completely unusable…” A crew member said, somewhat panicked.

Benn Beckman stroked his chin, as if he had thought of something, and his expression became exceptionally solemn.

A terrifying answer appeared in his mind—the ultimate application of Observation Haki, “Observation Kill”!

Although he didn’t think Allen could master such a technique at such a young age, only this answer could explain everything.

Due to Allen’s presence, the Red-Haired Pirates had no mind for drinking or eating meat. They all stared at Allen with grave expressions.

Allen noticed the pirates’ vigilance and subtly scanned the crowd.

“Red-Haired, your crew really doesn’t have many simple ones.”

Allen’s gaze swept over them, and he saw that all their basic stats were between 200 and 300. This meant that any one of them would possess the strength of a Vice Admiral or higher.

Especially Benn Beckman, Shanks’s first mate, whose stats had already exceeded 300.

Then, Allen’s gaze settled on Shanks, and his health bar and stats also appeared before Allen.

[Health: 15412/15412

Constitution: 354.12

Strength: 352.07

Agility: 353.16]

One must know that Shanks was only around 27 or 28 years old at this time, yet he possessed Admiral-level combat power based on his own strength. He was indeed exceptionally gifted.

Moreover, Allen could clearly feel that the Conqueror’s Haki emanating from him had reached its peak.

“I heard Hawkeye mention you. He said you are a very strong swordsman, even capable of surpassing him!”

Shanks’s expression was solemn and wary. He glanced out of the corner of his eye at the exquisite small wooden box on the bar counter.

‘It’s too abnormal for a Marine Admiral to appear here. Could this Allen guy be sent by the World Government?’

And inside that wooden box was the “Paramecia-type Gomu Gomu no Mi,” which was also the “Zoan-type Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika, the Sun God.”

It turned out that the reason Shanks came to the East Blue was to snatch this Devil Fruit from a CP 9 escort. Now, their appearance in Foosha Village was merely for a temporary rest.

Allen naturally followed Shanks’s gaze, immediately understood, and then slowly said:

“Don’t worry, I didn’t come for this Devil Fruit.”

Hearing Allen’s words, Shanks couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. He truly didn’t want to conflict with Allen.

Because he felt a faint, lingering threat from Allen, a feeling similar to when he faced his captain, Roger. This made Shanks feel somewhat unreal.

Although his identity was special, even high-ranking Marines should not be aware of it.

Just as Shanks let out a sigh of relief, Allen smiled and continued:

“However, as a righteous Marine, I naturally cannot stand by and do nothing when I encounter pirates.”

“Then what do you want?” A hint of apprehension flashed in Shanks’s eyes.

The more he met Allen’s gaze, the more apparent that faint, lingering feeling became.

“It’s simple. When I encounter pirates, I just need to make a move… So, let’s just decide a winner!”

Allen’s eyes sparkled with a hint of fighting spirit, and he said it in an understated manner.

Alright!

It wasn’t Allen’s dispensable “justice”; it was simply because Allen was coveting Shanks’s rewards.

Before him was a future “Yonko,” an Admiral-level swordsman, whom he had never battled before.

Since he had come to his doorstep, it would be a waste not to fight.

Currently, only the first defeat or kill yielded rich rewards. Continuously grinding for rewards was less appealing than sleeping with his wife.

Upon hearing this, the members of the Red-Haired Pirates all stood up, glaring angrily.

They could ignore the insult to their captain earlier because their captain wouldn’t care about such trivial matters.

But now, their captain was in danger, so they naturally needed to step forward.

Shanks, however, glanced at his crew and subtly shook his head, signaling them.

“Everyone, don’t be nervous. Since Admiral Allen wants to test me, I naturally won’t refuse!”

Shanks didn’t sense any killing intent from Allen, so he naturally believed that the other party genuinely just wanted to decide a winner.

Even if Allen wanted to kill him, even if everyone attacked together, even if they won in the end, it would be a Pyrrhic victory.

“Uncle Allen, don’t fight! Shanks is my friend, he hasn’t done anything bad, he’s a good person!”

Luffy quickly came before Allen, trying to stop them from fighting.

Allen merely smiled faintly and ruffled Luffy’s head.

“I’m a Marine, he’s a pirate. I don’t need to know if he’s a good person!”

Allen: I just need to know what kind of rewards he’ll drop!

Shanks also smiled casually and said, “That’s right, Luffy, we are from different factions!”

With that, both figures flashed and disappeared from the bar.

The members of the Red-Haired Pirates also quickly followed them out…

On the other side.

Higuma, covered in dirt, led his brothers down a forest path.

They had originally planned to buy liquor at the bar, but they unexpectedly encountered a Marine officer.

Now, they hadn’t bought any liquor, had no money, and their pride had been completely shattered. It was a complete humiliation.

“Boss, we have to get revenge for this!” A mountain bandit subordinate slowly approached.

Higuma “thwacked” the subordinate on the head with a punch and yelled:

“How are we going to get revenge? He’s a Marine Admiral! A hundred of me wouldn’t even be able to beat him!!”

“∑(っ°Д°;)っ Ah! That hurts!!”

The mountain bandit subordinate exclaimed, quickly covering the large bump on his head.

With a few tears in his eyes, he endured the pain and said:

“Who said we’re going after the Marines… Aren’t there a bunch of ‘cowardly’ pirates in the bar?”

“You mean…” A smile appeared on Higuma’s lips.

Since he couldn’t beat Allen and couldn’t harm the residents of Foosha Village, weren’t those pirates just a bunch of “good-for-nothings”?!

“Mountain Bandit King” Higuma could easily handle them, right?!

Meanwhile, on a small island far from Foosha Village.

Sword glints wildly intertwined on the island, and two figures moved and collided like ghosts.

The seawater seemed to be torn apart by an invisible giant hand, with a bottomless chasm splitting in the middle.

Before the seawater could recede, the shockwave transformed into a ring of air currents that shot into the sky, and dozens of meters high waves exploded outward from the two figures.

Shanks clenched his jaw, and a few beads of sweat couldn’t help but seep from his forehead. He gripped his famous sword, “Gryphon,” tightly.

“Every slash is so heavy!!” Shanks muttered.

Allen brought his sword down heavily, a hint of a smile on his lips.

“As long as I don’t use Conqueror’s Haki, you shouldn’t die, right?!”

Shanks’s pupils sharply contracted, and he couldn’t help but exclaim.

“How did you know…”