Chapter 242 Infinite Loop (Ch 242)

“According to my original speculation, the only thing in Alabasta that could attract the Golden Lion’s attention is probably the historical text that records Pluto.”
“That is to say, for some reason, he had learned about Alabasta’s intelligence in advance, and that’s why he chose to fight me there.”
“Although after the battle with me, Golden Lion’s old injury recurred and he chose to give up temporarily, it is not ruled out that he chose the latter because he got the information of the Operation Fruit and chose the latter between the Pluto design and the healing of his old injury.”
Gawain had not forgotten.
In the battle at the Rapeseed Harbor, the fighting power displayed by the Golden Lion was far superior to that when he faced the Straw Hats a few years later.
Arrogant and domineering attitude, the ability to control everything, coupled with extremely sharp swordsmanship.
After the three were combined, what finally stood before Gawain was a top overlord close to the level of the Four Emperors of the world.
It was also that battle that made Gawain realize that the Golden Lion was strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
The rudder embedded in his head eventually had a huge impact on his strength.
At that time, the Golden Lion had almost complete advantage and should have had the strength to capture Gawain alive, but it still had to choose to use a killing move.
The only reason could be that the high-intensity combat caused his old injuries to relapse or even worsen.
Eventually, in just a few years, his strength declined to the level when he fought the Straw Hats.
But now everything is different.
After healing the old wounds, even if he cannot recover to his prime, the Golden Lion who still sits firmly at the level of the Four Emperors, how strong will he be? !
How much domineering benefits can it bring to me? !
Gao Wen glanced at the system panel indifferently.
The domineering color that has reached the fourth level lies quietly in the skill column.
Not conspicuous.
But it is the only ability that Gawain currently possesses that can only be achieved through his own practice.
Simply practicing cannot develop an invincible will, let alone an invincible heart.
Apart from becoming more proficient in controlling his own domineering Haki, the little growth brought about by training can be almost ignored.
Only by constantly fighting with the strong, only by the clash of wills, only by constantly failing and then standing up to defeat the opponent in front of you, can you forge an invincible heart.
Then the domineering color relying on belief can become stronger.
Gawain knew this, and he had the courage to fight against the strong.
Even though he knew that what was waiting for him in the Seven Water Cities would inevitably be one battle after another, his opponents might be the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Navy, the Four Emperors, and even the monsters hidden under the water of the World Government.
There was no fear in his heart, or rather, Gawain was even looking forward to that moment.
but.
What Gawain knew even more clearly was that as a captain, he could no longer act on his own whim.
The priority task is not to join the melee and fight with the strong, but to find Lu Qi first.
hiss–!
Gao Wen took a deep breath and suppressed the throbbing in his heart.
He held down the restless Guan Shi Zheng Zong with one hand.
Then he lowered his eyes to look at Bepo lying on the deck, but what appeared in his mind was Luo’s face.
To be honest, he was greedy again.
As one of the evil generations who first appeared in the Sabaody Archipelago in the original work, Law is also the most versatile among them, and his potential is unquestionable.
After the Battle of Onigashima, Law teamed up with Kidd to defeat the Four Emperors Big Mom. Even though his fighting power is not as strong as the Four Emperors, he is still the strongest person under the Four Emperors.
And his cost-effectiveness as a crew member is no less than that of Chopper, who fights hundreds of millions of battles with a bounty of 500 Baileys and even works part-time as a ship’s doctor.
What’s more important is that Luo also uses a sword!
Once Law is recruited into the group, Gawain will be able to escape the predicament of having only Sauron as his inferior in swordsmanship.
“but.”
Gao Wen frowned slightly:
“As one of the three captains of the Worst Generation, Law has always had a clear goal and a planned action. He wants revenge first and then seize the One Piece.”
“It’s not so easy for such a proud person to bow his head.”
After some thought, Gawain still had no idea. He shook his head, put the question aside for the time being, and focused his attention on Bepo in front of him.
“This guy is lucky to meet us.”
“Chopper, I’ll leave him to you.”
“Yes, Captain!”
Chopper raised his little hoof and waved at Gawain with a serious expression:
“As a doctor, I will never watch a patient die in front of me… wuwuwuwu…”
Before he could finish his words, Gawain held his head and kneaded it for a while, and the people around him all smiled knowingly.
…
Time flies.
Two days later.
In the ward of the Raven, Bepo was still lying on the bed. All his wounds had been bandaged, and his broken arms and legs had been put back in place by Chopper.
now.
Even in his sleep, Bepo’s brows were tightly furrowed and his body was twisting restlessly.
“Xia Qi, Pei Jin, run away quickly. This is a trap. That guy, Golden Lion, is trying to silence us…
“Oh, and Luo…”
“Luo!”
After an exclamation.
Bepo sat up suddenly and opened his eyes.
Just when he thought that everything that had just happened was just a dream, he began to feel severe pain from the wounds on his body, and bright red blood was oozing out from under the bandages.
Only then did he realize that everything he had experienced was not a dream, and he was just lucky to have survived.
“That’s right, Luo.”
“We haven’t told him yet. We have all been deceived. It was Spandine, no, it was a trap set by the Golden Lion!”
Bebo looked anxious and didn’t care about his own body. He raised his hand to pull out the infusion tube and was about to get up.
But he just felt his body lose strength and then fell to the ground.
He crawled towards the ward door in the distance little by little. The severe pain from the torn wound could not stop Bepo from awakening.
It was because he was afraid that if he was a step slower, Luo would be killed by the Golden Lion.
“How can I stop!!!”
“Luo!”
As the wound tore open, a large amount of blood gushed out and Bepo gradually lost consciousness.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw a creature that looked like a civet cat appearing in front of him.
Beppo blurted out:
“Cat cat?!”
“It’s a reindeer, asshole!”
Chopper cursed loudly, jumped onto the bed, raised his hoof and pointed at Bepo. Just as he was about to continue attacking, he saw Bepo reluctantly sitting up, lowered his head and said apologetically:
“Excuse me, Doctor Reindeer, did you save me?!”
doctor–!
Hearing the familiar keywords, Chopper’s ears twitched, and he twisted his body, revealing an embarrassed smile:
“Do you think I will forgive you if you praise me?”
“asshole!”
Bepo was stunned for a moment. All he could hear was the word “bastard”. He instinctively lowered his head further, feeling extremely depressed.
“I’m sorry, Doctor Reindeer, I…”
He was about to continue speaking when Chopper, who was standing on the bed, twisted his body and interrupted him:
“Asshole, do you think I will forgive you if you praise me and call me by my race?!”
“I’m sorry, Doctor Reindeer, I…”
“Asshole, do you think I will forgive you if you praise me?!”
“I’m sorry, Doctor Reindeer, I…”
…
So far.
The two of them directly reached an infinite cycle, one kept apologizing, and the other kept saying one thing and doing another.
The two assistant doctors at the side kept twitching their mouths, thinking to themselves, why do I feel like these two guys have bigger mental problems? !
Is this really something a normal person can do?
No matter how outrageous it is, there must be a limit, right?!
“Calm down, both of you!”
“calm!”
Two of them took action and one of them covered one of their mouths, which barely ended Chopper and Bepo’s infinite cycle of abnormal state.
After calming down, Bebo thought about Luo and struggled to leave, but was forced back to the bed by two assistant doctors.
“Your body is too badly injured. Even with the physical fitness of the Fur Tribe, it will take at least a week to recover your mobility.”
“As a doctor, I can’t watch patients ignore their own physical conditions and behave recklessly in front of me.”
Chopper shook his head, his expression unusually serious, and then explained:
“We are at sea now.”
“Even if you leave this ward, there’s nowhere to go.”
“Captain… No, the commander once said that no matter what happens, we must do everything possible to survive.”
“Only by living can there be hope.”
Bepo was stunned for a moment, but stopped struggling. Instead, he stared at Chopper blankly.
When they were attacked on the floating island and separated from Pei Jin and Xia Qi, these two people said the same thing.
Alive.
Or there will be a chance to meet again.
Chopper breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Bepo calm down.
For doctors, uncooperative patients are sometimes a more difficult problem than the disease itself.
“That man named Luo is very important to you?!”
“It’s my partner!”
Bepo lowered his head and said in a depressed mood:
“We were attacked a few days ago, and all our companions were lost.”
“But I can’t do anything now!”
Chopper opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn’t know how to start.
While hesitating.
The door of the ward was pushed open again.
A well-proportioned man with handsome features and handsome eyebrows, wearing a navy vice admiral’s uniform, pushed the door open and walked in.
hiss–!
What a brave and extraordinary young general!
The two assistant doctors couldn’t help but give a thumbs up to their captain’s appearance in their hearts.
In the past, I just felt that my captain’s appearance was incompatible with people like me, but I didn’t know what the difference was.
But now when they saw Gawain in his military uniform, they suddenly understood.
It’s decent!
The smell of decency is overwhelming!
With this face and this military uniform, Gawain doesn’t need any other proof to be disguised as a sailor.
Go to that station.
The authentic navy doesn’t look like him, and that’s the authentic navy’s problem.
Gawain ignored the surprised looks of the others and spoke directly to Bepo:
“The only thing you can do for your companions now is to take good care of your own health.”
But his next words made Bepo’s heart skip a beat:
“I see a pirate flag logo on your clothes. Does that mean you are a group of pirates?!”
Bepo subconsciously turned his head to look at Gawain. It would have been fine if he hadn’t looked at him, but his breathing stopped immediately after he saw him.
This upright appearance, this upright posture, this handsome face…
Could this not be the navy?
No, if it’s not the Navy, then it can only be a Navy problem.
“Listen to my explanation!”
“We were forced to do this.”
In a hurry, Bepo blurted out everything he knew:
“It was that guy, Golden Lion, who threatened us with our lives. Luo Cai had no choice but to help him heal the old wound on his head.”
“We were also held hostage by that guy and had no choice but to board his ship.”
“Is that so…”
Gao Wen sighed, thinking to himself, “As expected.” But he pretended to be shocked.
“The legendary golden lion?!”
“If it’s true, the situation is serious. I must report it to the Navy Headquarters immediately and punish that guy!”
The voice fell and was heard by Clo who happened to come rushing over.
Clo rolled his eyes implicitly and couldn’t help but complain again in his heart.
It’s still the familiar formula, it’s still the familiar taste, this bastard is playing himself in the role of a navy man.
No.
The Navy suffered a huge loss by not recruiting him.
“Commodore Locke!”
“yes!”
“You are to report this matter to the Navy Headquarters and act as quickly as possible.”
“yes!”
Clo, who had just arrived and was conscripted, responded weakly, reluctantly cooperating with Gawain’s performance and secretly despising his behavior.
But no matter what, as long as we don’t fail in defeating the Black Cat Pirates again, we can just ask for help from the surrounding naval branches.
The hat trick that happened at Raven Harbor has almost become a psychological trauma for Clo.
After Clo left, Gawain turned his attention back to Bepo, feeling confused for a moment.
Things turned out to be roughly as Gao Wen had guessed.
Luo healed Golden Lion’s injuries, but it seems that the relationship between the two was most likely achieved under Golden Lion’s coercion.
“Ahem—!”
“Since you were forced, it’s understandable. When the navy deals with the Golden Lion, I can say a few good words for you.”
Gawain coughed twice, and his gaze on Bepo eased temporarily.
Killing him was of course impossible, but Gawain knew clearly that he was now playing the role of a navy, and he had no reason to let a pirate escape.
What’s more, Gao Wenhai was coveting Luo, so he had no reason to let Bebo leave.
“It’s not impossible for that guy to be rescued.”
Bepo’s ears trembled slightly:
“real?!”
“Of course it’s true. When you regain your mobility, stay on this ship and work to help that guy atone for his sins.”
“Koro and Pekin…”
Bepo was still worried about his companions. Gawain patted his shoulder and said:
“Not to mention the vast ocean, where are you going to find the golden lion? Even if you find it, are you really that guy’s opponent?!”
“You should have heard of it, right?!”
“The news that the Pluto blueprints existed in the Seven Waters City has caused the whole world to go crazy.”
“Given the character of the Golden Lion, he will definitely not miss it.”
Bepo nodded vigorously:
“That’s right. Luo said before that the next goal of the Golden Lion is to go to the Seven Water City and seize the Pluto design.”
“So he’s definitely going to go there.”
Gao Wen said calmly:
“And our destination is also the Seven Waters City, where you have a greater chance of reuniting with your companions.”
“I see.”
Beppo looked at Gawain, his eyes sparkling:
“Mr. Vice Admiral, you are different from other navy officers. You are a good person…”
“snort.”
Gao Wen chuckled:
“Heal your wounds first.”
…
A few days later.
Bepo barely regained his ability to move. The vitality of the Fur Tribe was far superior to that of humans. Injuries that would have killed an ordinary person were fully recovered in less than half a month for him.
He kept Gawain’s words in mind, and as soon as his wounds healed, he went to report to Nami, ready to atone for his companions with his actions.
But before Bepo could knock on the door of the navigator’s office, he saw a blond figure flying out from the door and landing directly on the wall.
“If you do that again, I’ll kill you!”