Free Web NovelChapter 714: 714 Kobe and I Combined for 83 Points
Full of doubts, Sherwin walked out of the inn and came to the pier where the Dodo Advance was docked, and then he saw a large number of pirate ships appearing on the distant sea, surrounding Trans in an aggressive stance.
Sherwin took a distant glance and didn’t see any particularly familiar pirate flags.
So...
How did these guys get here? How did they dare to come over?
The Hunter was completely puzzled by this.
In fact, if Sherwin opened the dynamic map in the hunter handbook, he would find that the position of Trans, compared to their starting point, was not only closer to the Red Line, but also closer to the Calm Belt, almost at the very edge of the Grand Line.
And if he were a little more careful, he would also find that in the process of heading to Trans, the route they chose along the way was basically the direction pointed by the most unstable of the three needles on the Log Pose.
In other words, Torrance was not only in a remote location, but the route to Trans was inherently not a preferred choice for navigators, which was also the main reason why the people on the island completely didn’t know Sherwin and the News Bird rarely came here.
Yet now a large number of pirates inexplicably and simultaneously appeared in Trans...
There was absolutely no need to doubt, they had followed Sherwin all the way here.
As for why these pirates dared to tail a "Fifth Emperor" like Sherwin, and even make a big fuss about putting up a fight with him, the reason was a bit more complicated. freёwebnoѵel.com
First of all, it was still related to Vegapunk, or rather, related to Sherwin "trouble magnet" attribute where major events would happen wherever he went.
In the case of failing to snatch Vegapunk, those pirates, besides turning their attention to other scientists, were also paying attention to Sherwin movements.
At that time, they didn’t have the idea of wanting to snatch technology and the like from Sherwin yet, but were just thinking that in case Sherwin discovered some other good stuff, they could follow behind and get a share of the spoils.
As for the World Government side, they had long since regarded the Felyne Investigation Team as an object that must be focused on.
It was just that ever since Sherwin and his group killed a large number of Celestial Dragons in Mariejois, the Dodo Advance was either going up to the sky or entering the sea, and their movements were too unpredictable, so whether it was the pirates or the World Government, their surveillance of Sherwin had actually not been executed very well.
But it just so happened that when Klee Meow and the others started their treasure hunting game, the Dodo Advance, which originally had ghost-like movements, suddenly turned around and around within a fixed sea area, looking like it was searching for something, instantly attracting those people attention over.
By the time Sherwin and his group left with their front feet, pirates and CP agents stepped onto that nameless small island with their back feet, and discovered the ruins inside the mountain cave.
Although they couldn’t understand those crooked and twisted characters on the ruins, they all knew that Sherwin had found good stuff again, so, a batch of relatively bold pirates began to quietly tail Sherwin and his group.
If things only went up to this point, it would actually just be a group of bold and heaven-daring pirates wanting to follow behind Sherwin to see if they could pick up some scraps or something, but at this time, the World Government began to exert its power.
Under the instigation of the undercover agents planted by the CP organization within the pirate groups, the mentality of these pirates, as well as a portion of pirates who hadn’t joined before, gradually began to change...
After all, what their "subordinates" said was right—how could the benefits of "picking up leftovers" ever compare to the wealth gained from directly "stealing the livelihood"?
As for the reason these pirates were convinced, besides the perpetual arrogance and greed inherent to their kind, it actually had to do with the battle at Egghead Island.
During that battle at Egghead Island, three of the five Emperors of the Sea appeared, yet Sherwin, the "instigator," was nowhere to be seen. Therefore, the Hunter was surely an Emperor of the Sea in name only.
However, it was a different story for those who had participated in the battle at Egghead Island. If they hadn’t run into the immortal Gorosei, they would have been on the verge of defeating the three Marine Admirals back then!
This "achieving a combined score of 83 points alongside Kobe" type of record made it incredibly easy for these already arrogant pirates to be incited by the CP agents.
Of course, it wasn’t that there were no slightly cleverer pirates among them, but their cleverness manifested in wanting other pirates to spearhead the attack while they sat back to reap the spoils.
In essence, they still believed that such a massive pirate alliance could defeat Sherwin, this Emperor of the Sea who was "in name only."
Furthermore, to get even more pirates involved, the CP agents went so far as to use unconventional methods, such as Devil Fruit abilities and drug stimulation.
The reason the World Government targeted Sherwin so aggressively was not because they already knew about the existence of the Vampire Fruit.
Although this Mythical Zoan fruit, capable of restoring youth, was indeed worth such an effort by the high-ranking officials of the World Government, in reality, it didn’t matter if that treasure was a Poneglyph, an Ancient Weapon, or just ordinary gold and silver.
The World Government had already made up its mind to use this opportunity to stir up a conflict between Sherwin and the pirates.
First, and most importantly, having deduced that "Little Girl" was related to Dyna Stones, they wanted to deplete the "stock" in Sherwin hands as much as possible.
If Sherwin, a madman who dared to slaughter Celestial Dragons, were to drop a few more onto Mary Geoise one day, things would be disastrous.
It was just a pity they didn’t know that with Suika Meow Density Fruit around, the consumption of Dyna Stones was practically negligible. More crucially, as Klee Meow completed the assimilation of the "Mother Flame," and with the little Ragdoll yet another breakthrough in explosives technology, the power of "Little Girl" already surpassed the one dropped on Wano, even without using Dyna Stones.
And the second reason was similar to why Sherwin intended to target Imu the World Government also wanted to force out more of Sherwin trump cards.
Leaving aside the various technologies obtained from Vegapunk, that group of Felynes constantly popping up out of nowhere, along with their endless stream of methods, was already enough to give the World Government a massive headache.
Worse still, the strength and abilities of several Felynes remained a complete mystery to the World Government.
In addition to this, there was a third reason...
Considering how much trouble Sherwin had caused them during this period, even if it was purely to vent their frustration, the World Government wanted to teach him a lesson.
Sherwin did not know that the true instigator of this matter was the World Government. He was only slightly surprised for a moment before quickly regaining his composure.
After all, there were simply too many short-sighted fools in the pirate world. Truth be told, if that guy Luffy didn’t have the protagonist aura, he would actually be a short-sighted guy too, but once swapped into the protagonist role, it became a hot-blooded royal road plot.
Therefore, being besieged by pirates once again didn’t seem like anything to be surprised about.
And...
"With so many pirates, it the perfect time to test how effective your Conqueror Haki actually is, Sasha."
Standing on the pier of Torrance Town, Sherwin placed his hands under Sasha Meow armpits and held her up high facing the pirate fleet, just like the baboon Rafiki lifting young Simba in "The Lion King."
