Bang!
Bang! Bang!
Bang bang bang bang bang...
The large three-masted galleon docked at the pier of a small island.
As soon as they disembarked, a powerful aura erupted from Karl's body.
A golden dome, visible only to those who had mastered Haki, quickly enveloped the entire pier.
All those with murderous intent, whether pirates or bounty hunters, suddenly rolled their eyes back and collapsed to the ground as if they had been struck on the back of the head.
"Wh... what happened?!"
"The guests, they've fainted?!"
"Is... is that the legendary mermaid? She's huge!"
"Blond hair, blue eyes, knight's armor, could that person be..."
"Hey, hey... is this for real? Why would such a big shot appear here?!"
"..."
Karl, who knew exactly how stupid the fools in the first half of the Grand Line could be.
To prevent Shirahoshi, who had just entered the world above the sea, from immediately witnessing human malice, and also not wanting to kill in front of the young girl for the time being, Karl could only use his Conqueror's Haki to knock out all those with murderous or malicious intent.
A large crowd falling to the ground quickly caused a commotion at the pier.
But there were also many people whose attention was drawn to Karl's group.
Some were amazed by Shirahoshi's race and size, while others recognized the identities of Karl's group and showed expressions of terror.
Karl's group paid no attention to this.
Robin and Nojiko stayed on the ship to look after Shirahoshi, while Karl, Nami, and Yamato went to resupply food and fresh water.
More than an hour later.
Giant barrels of liquor, as if they had escaped the pull of gravity, flew back in a neat line from a distance.
A short while later, the three of them also returned to the ship.
Controlling the barrels to fly into the ship's cargo hold, Nami sailed the galleon away from the Sabaody Archipelago.
And then...
The news that one of the overlords of the seas, Dragon Knight Karl, had appeared at the Sabaody Archipelago quickly spread from the pier on that small island.
And at an extremely fast speed, it spread throughout the entire Sabaody Archipelago, and even to the neighboring Marine Headquarters.
Hearing that Karl had appeared at the Sabaody Archipelago, Sengoku's heart instinctively tightened.
Then, upon learning that the other party had left the Sabaody Archipelago, Sengoku finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He was afraid that Karl would stay at the Sabaody Archipelago, which would then attract the attention of Mary Geoise, leading the Celestial Dragons and the Five Elders to demand that he dispatch troops to subjugate Karl.
To be honest...
As the Fleet Admiral, Sengoku would rather send people to subjugate Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, or even Red-Haired Shanks, than to dispatch troops to subjugate overlords of the seas like Karl and Whitebeard.
One-on-one was fine; an Admiral could handle it.
They might not win, but they wouldn't lose; even if they were to lose, they could easily escape.
But to use a human wave tactic against the strongest Paramecia and the strongest Logia was simply suicidal.
The Buster Call was the greatest lesson!
Through the Buster Call and the World Economic Journal's picture of Karl defeating Kaido, Sengoku fully understood just how powerful the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, which had not appeared for several generations and had gradually become a legend, truly was.
So, after learning that Karl's group had left, Sengoku not only breathed a sigh of relief but also pretended he hadn't heard the news.
Karl was obviously unaware that his return to the first half of the Grand Line would make Sengoku so nervous.
If he had known, Karl would definitely not have left so quickly.
Just as Sengoku was wary of Karl, Karl was also full of wariness towards Marine Headquarters, which was why he hadn't stayed at the Sabaody Archipelago for a while.
The world considered him an overlord of the seas!
But only Karl knew that he was still a little bit away from being a true overlord of the seas.
In terms of overall strength, besides the other overlords, there were several in the Marines who surpassed him.
Not just the highest fighting force, the three Admirals, but also the two legends, Garp and Sengoku, who were on the level of the Four Emperors.
The former's strength was unfathomable; he was a Marine hero with a legendary record of achievements, despite not having fought many times in the original story.
The latter was a user of all three types of Haki, as well as the user of the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Daibutsu, an ultimate being who had reached the pinnacle of mind, technique, and body.
If in the last era, Garp chased Roger all over the world and was his rival, then Sengoku was Whitebeard's rival.
His shockwaves could stand up to Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
To avoid a joint attack from Garp and an Admiral, or Sengoku and an Admiral, or even the strongest shield of Mary Geoise and an Admiral, Karl chose to temporarily retreat, preparing to level up before returning.
That's right, level up!
The reason he brought Yamato on this adventure, besides fulfilling his promise... was mainly for Karl to complete his third evolution, allowing his strength to reach the level of a true overlord of the seas.
Originally, Karl had a "let nature take its course" attitude towards his third evolution.
But now, he had accomplished one of his four great dreams ahead of schedule.
He possessed a mobile territory and had become an existence like an overlord of the seas.
Karl's every move, like the meeting between Shanks and Whitebeard, would easily attract the attention of the New World and even the Marines.
There was only a little over a year left until the start of the main storyline.
When the true child of destiny set sail, this Great Pirate Era, which had been going on for nearly twenty years, would become chaotic.
Whether to prevent the schemes of pirates, the Marines, and Mary Geoise, or to fulfill his own dreams, Karl needed to increase his strength.
And so...
For the next two months.
Karl's group set off from the Sabaody Archipelago, first passing through the Florian Triangle, taking Shirahoshi, Yamato, and Nojiko to see Water 7, which they had been to before, then Long Ring Long Land, Jaya, the sky island 10,000 meters above, and the super-large island of Alabasta.
Seeing these unique islands for the first time, Shirahoshi's bright blue eyes sparkled with a dazzling golden light, just like Yamato's when she first set out on her adventure.
When the time reached the end of December, Sea Circle Calendar 1518.
Having almost completed one of the routes in the first half of the Grand Line, Karl's group chose to change routes at Alabasta and went to the Boin Archipelago, where Karl had completed his second evolution.
"Let's part ways here for now..."
Looking at Nami and the other girls, Karl stared at Yamato and said, "I'm going to train on this island for a while. Yamato, you're responsible for protecting Nami."
"Next, you can continue to adventure in the first half of the Grand Line, or go play in the Four Seas."
"But remember, if you encounter a powerful enemy, Nami, immediately fly everyone into the sky. Don't get caught up in a fight."
"After I finish my training, I will contact you with a Den Den Mushi."
After giving his instructions, Karl gave Nami a look, then transformed into a bolt of lightning and disappeared from the girls' sight.
Nami, who knew about this training, then explained it to Yamato.
A dozen or so minutes later, the large three-masted galleon floated up and flew high into the sky.
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