Chapter 340 Shanks: I’m in so much pain I don’t want to live! (Chapter 1) (Ch 340)

East China Sea, Gothic Island.
This is an ordinary little island in the East China Sea with an ordinary town on it, also called Gothic Town.
At this time, in a pub in this small town.
Shanks is sitting here alone.
There was a bottle of wine on the table in front of him and a knife hanging on his waist. He looked ordinary and did not attract anyone’s attention.
He was holding a wanted poster in his hand, and the picture on it was a clown with a big red nose.
That’s right, this photo is the bounty on Buggy the Joker.
However, as a crew member of the former Pirate King, even if he is a trainee, the bounty is shockingly low, only 3 million berries.
There are two reasons for this. The first reason is that Buggy is very good at hiding himself. After all, he has been in and out of the Grand Line and the New World several times, and even has been to Sky Island.
But after the Roger Pirates disbanded, he completely abandoned his former identity and never mentioned his identity as a former member of the Pirate King’s crew to anyone.
After the execution in Rogue Town, he never left the East China Sea again. He lived a low-key life as a small pirate in the East China Sea, with a few big and small cats in his hands.
Because he is particularly keen on finding treasures and he is a low-key person, there is nothing special in the East China Sea.
So far, Buggy hasn’t done anything special, and the bounty is very low.
Most people just think of him as a small fry.
On the other hand, it is also because Buggy’s strength is really weak. Unlike Shanks, who is also a trainee crew member but has a lot of power, his strength has not increased at all over the years.
On the contrary, because it has been hiding in the East China Sea, its strength has declined a lot.
Shanks has been in the East China Sea for a while, and has always wanted to find the unfortunate kid Buggy and renew their old relationship with him.
But unfortunately, with so many naval bases in the East China Sea, they couldn’t catch this cunning guy Bucky.
Shanks was all alone, so it was naturally difficult for him to find Buggy’s whereabouts.
So until now, Shanks still has not been able to meet his good friend.
“Damn it! Wasn’t it said that this guy was in Gothic Town? Where on earth did he go?” Shanks took another look at the bounty order, complained helplessly, and then put the bounty order away.
However, compared to Buggy, at least in terms of bounty, Shanks seems to be a little weaker, because he has not been bountied yet.
When he was on Roger’s ship, he was just an apprentice crew member, a minion, and there was no bounty on his head.
After the disbanding of the Roger Pirate Group and Roger’s death, Shanks caused quite a bit of trouble. For example, he fought a great battle against the navy with O’Hara in the West Sea and followed Orgrim.
Later, Mihawk often caused trouble for him, and the two of them had several swordsman battles on the sea that shocked the world. Even Orgrim, Whitebeard and others paid attention to these battles.
But the problem is… Although Shanks says that he wants to continue being a pirate, he has not yet formed his own pirate group and does not even have subordinates.
The Navy looked at the situation, observed it again, and investigated it.
I found that this guy was unusually honest, except for the time in O’Hara in the West Sea when he was forced by that bastard Orgrim to have a fight with the navy!
They neither robbed nor caused trouble, nor did they actively attack the navy.
It’s just a little stealing occasionally to make ends meet.
Besides, he was alone and posed no threat, so I just didn’t bother to pay attention to him and pretended he didn’t exist.
He was not even defined as a pirate, but was instead classified as a ‘civilian expert with unclear intentions’.
To put it simply, it’s like Bartholomew Kuma before the pirate flag was hoisted, or Fujitora’s smile.
I guess if it continues like this, as long as Shanks doesn’t cause trouble himself, the navy won’t have any intention of targeting him.
The sea is already chaotic enough, so if you can avoid adding more trouble, do so.
After all, this guy is still very strong.
Feeling a little bored, Shanks casually opened the bottle of wine on the table and poured himself a glass of wine.
At this moment, the door of the tavern was suddenly pushed open, and a cool autumn breeze blew in.
Several big men who were drinking felt a chill all over their bodies. They turned around and looked at him, cursing, as if they were about to get angry.
As a result, when he turned around, he saw a man with a gaze like an eagle, wearing a proper aristocratic suit and a top hat, with a black sword on his back. He was standing at the door of the tavern, looking into the tavern with a very cold expression.
In just a moment, everyone recognized this guy, and their anger immediately subsided.
Hawkeye Dracule Mihawk is a senior officer of the Warhammer Pirates, one of the four most powerful pirate groups in the world, with a bounty of 770 million berries.
It is estimated that the bounty of all the famous pirates in the entire East China Sea combined is not as high as his.
This guy is also very famous in the East China Sea. Although he is a senior cadre of the Warhammer Pirates, he hardly ever acts in the New World. Instead, he often appears in the East China Sea.
Many people swallowed their saliva. They never expected that such a ruthless person would appear in this remote tavern.
Although intimidated by Mihawk’s name, many people are not particularly afraid, mainly because Mihawk has a rare good reputation among pirates.
He would not take the initiative to do something cruel and evil without any reason.
His greatest notoriety is that he likes to fight with all kinds of swordsmen in the world, regardless of the occasion.
Most of his crimes were destroying towns during duels.
Therefore, as long as you don’t offend him, he won’t kill people casually unless he is extremely bored.
Over the past few years, Mihawk has defeated almost all the famous swordsmen in the world. Except for those guys who have lived in seclusion, there is almost no one in the sea who can be his opponent in the way of the sword.
Except Shanks…
But Mihawk has never lost to Shanks in kendo. In most cases, the two of them ended in a draw, and in a few cases, the fights ended in a bad mood.
Because it’s unclear who’s going to win, Mihawk is particularly interested in Shanks.
And now, due to his continuous accumulation over the years, he has also gained the reputation of “the world’s greatest swordsman”.
His strength may not be the strongest, and there are still many people on the sea who are stronger than him, but in the way of the sword, he is almost at the top!
In the past, Mihawk had a sharp aura about him that would sting people when they just stood there and didn’t say anything.
But now, he no longer has that special aura. If he wasn’t so recognizable, with so many halos around him and so handsome, he would look like just an ordinary guy like Shanks.
He glanced at the crowd in the tavern, then stopped at a corner. A smile appeared on his originally stern face.
“Shanks…you are here after all.” Mihawk called softly.
Shanks is a loner, and it is difficult for him to find Buggy in the East China Sea.
But Mihawk is very powerful. Even though he is running around alone on the sea, in fact, the Warhammer Pirates are standing behind him.
With the resources of the Warhammer Pirates, it is certain that they can find someone in the East China Sea, especially since top intelligence forces such as Happy Street have recently been incorporated into the Warhammer Pirates system.
It is even more convenient to do this kind of thing. After all, this bastard Shanks is also a romantic figure. His Happy Street business is all over the world, including in the East China Sea, and he has been there many times.
Unlike Mihawk’s happiness, Shanks felt a toothache when he saw Mihawk’s figure.
After all, you are a senior official under Orgrim. There are so many things going on in the New World, but you don’t care about them. Why are you chasing after a small nobody like me every day?
Is this person sick?
Seeing Mihawk striding towards him, Shanks looked at him helplessly and said, “Mihawk, don’t you feel sorry for Orgrim?”
Mihawk walked to Shanks’ table, pulled out a chair, and sat down very naturally. Then he unceremoniously picked up the glass of wine that Shanks had just poured for him without even having a sip.
After taking two sips to moisten his throat, Mihawk frowned slightly and said, “It’s really hard to drink…”
“I can’t compare to your wealthy family. My life is very hard. It’s good to have a drink…” Shanks said somewhat unhappily.
“Why am I sorry to Orgrim?” Mihawk suddenly asked.
Shanks’ face twitched, and then continued: “You spend his money every day and wander around all day, don’t you feel ashamed? If you have time to trouble me, why not return to the New World and help him do more things…”
“I don’t agree with what you said. My improvement in strength means the improvement of the Warhammer Pirates’ strength, which is beneficial to the entire Warhammer Pirates. So it is reasonable for me to travel outside, hone my strength, and seek sparring with you. Therefore, I don’t feel sorry for Orgrim.” Mihawk said very naturally.
Shanks looked at him, opened his mouth, and finally said weakly: “I have been a pirate for more than ten years, and I have never seen such a shameless person!”
For a moment, Shanks even thought that he might as well join the Warhammer Pirates. Look at them, they are so damn free!
Mihawk is a guy who just has a name, runs around the world, and has a lot of money to spend. It is said that he doesn’t even need to pay to go to Happy Street, and he is a senior member. He can even call these actions “honing his strength”. In fact, isn’t he just getting Orgrim for free?
If that’s the case, I think I can do it too!
Huh? Strange, why do I feel so envious?
“You’ve been a pirate for more than ten years and you’ve never been wanted… I really don’t know how to evaluate your pirate career.” Mihawk said with a smile.
This sentence is very heartbreaking!
Shanks’ face turned bitter, and he picked up a wine glass and poured himself a glass of wine.
After taking two quick gulps, he continued helplessly, “I feel that if you hadn’t been chasing me all the time, I would have at least found five companions by now, formed a relatively strong pirate group, and would be in a small town, holding a banquet with singing and dancing, spending the looted treasures… instead of hiding from you while searching for that bastard Buggy, and not even finding a companion.”
“Maybe, but I think this kind of thing is very much a matter of fate… It probably has nothing to do with me.” Mihawk shook his head and said very seriously.
“You…” Shanks felt like he was about to spit out a mouthful of blood.
After forcibly suppressing his anger and calming himself down, Shanks said, “What are you going to do this time? Are you going to fight again?”
“Of course, I learned a lot from the last battle, and it seems that I have made progress during this period. It’s a good opportunity for me to come to you to verify it.” Mihawk nodded without hesitation.
Shanks felt like he was just an experience bag. Mihawk was that bastard. Every time he found him, he would have a big fight with him.
After the fight, he would turn around and leave, disappearing for three or two months, but you could always find him in strange places and then the fight would start again.
The cycle repeated itself, causing Shanks excruciating pain.
Although he felt that his strength was increasing rapidly during this process, but… it was very passive!
It was as if he was being raped and he was powerless to resist, so he could only hypnotize himself and silently enjoy the feeling.
There are benefits, but it makes me feel unhappy!
But unfortunately, he couldn’t avoid Mihawk, and couldn’t afford to offend the Warhammer Pirates.
It’s so sad, Captain Roger!
Shanks took another sip of wine in pain. Mihawk didn’t think much about it. In his opinion, this was a win-win situation for both parties. He could also feel that Shanks’ strength was improving rapidly like his own.
So he should be very happy, right?
I am also helping others…
“It’s better to do it today than to wait for a day. I think today’s weather is nice, which is a good day for a duel…” Mihawk challenged Shanks to a duel without waiting for him to speak.
But before he could finish his words, the Den Den Mushi on his body suddenly rang.
Mihawk frowned slightly, took it out and saw that it was a call from the Warhammer Pirates, so he looked at Shanks and said, “Don’t move here, I’m going to buy two oranges…”
Shanks???
If you want to answer the Den Den Mushi, just answer it. Why buy oranges?
I know you are just making an excuse, but why do I feel like you are taking advantage of me?