Chapter 235: Heading to Jaya Island

After giving Bullet a fierce pep talk, Adrian lost interest in staying within the East Blue region.

After all, the present is not the future.

If it were Windmill Village a few years later, with Ace, Sabo, and Luffy all present, Adrian would be quite interested in training these future protagonists of the seas, enjoying the thrill of playing with their destinies.

But at this stage, Windmill Village had nothing to offer.

Even Makino, who is rumored to be Shanks wife was still just a little kid.

Although Adrian was tempted to have a showdown with Bullet and possibly gain some skills or Expertise from him, he was also worried about over-stimulating the guy. This could lead the seemingly cold and ruthless but actually very prideful big guy to escape with Ace from the Goa Kingdom or even the East Blue altogether…

If that happens, it will lead to confrontation between Bullet and Garp which Adrian didn't want to happen.

But, if the wife ran off with the kid, what could the old bachelor Garp do? Making fun of him wouldn't be as satisfying!

...

A few days later.

In the calm, Calm Belt, a figure swiftly darted through the white clouds high in the sky. {You really don't need the ship.}

Below, on the shimmering sea, sea kings poked their heads out, looking up at the strange "big bird" in the sky with curious, human-like eyes. {He should be so small that you all shouldn't notice. Not like he will actually increase his size to just let you see…}

This "big bird" was, of course, Adrian, who had left the East Blue.

After leaving the Windmill Village, Adrian maintained full speed flight, crossing the Calm Belt to reach the first half of the Grand Line.

Previously, during his voyage in the Paradise stage, Adrian had not visited Sky Island. So, he now planned to take a look now since he heard of something similar.

He also didn't know the exact location of Sky Island, he knew the general path to it.

That was Jaya Island!

Over 800 years ago, Jaya Island was originally a uniquely shaped island resembling a skull.

However, about 400 years ago, due to the nearby giant knock-up stream, the upper part of Jaya Island was blasted 10,000 meters into the sky, forming part of Sky Island.

The remaining part of Jaya Island, due to its unique terrain and location, gradually evolved into an island exclusively for pirates, even forming a town teeming with pirates.

Jaya Island.

Boom!

In broad daylight, a skinny man wearing a brown short-sleeved cloth shirt, with a skull pattern on his shoulder, was thrown out of a tavern at high speed.

The huge black shoe print on the man's chest clearly indicated he had been kicked out of the tavern!

Unfortunately, this kicked-out man collided with a passing blond guy.

Caught off guard, the blond guy and the skinny man fell to the ground, rolling into a nearby weapon stall.

"Are you looking to die?!"

The furious blond guy stood up, grabbed the skinny man by the collar, and lifted a sharp dagger he had just picked up from the ground.

Before a response could be given, the dagger slashed across the man's throat.

Shhh—

A gush of crimson blood spurted from the skinny man's slit throat, quickly splattering onto the blond guy, dyeing his clothes red.

The pungent smell of blood spread rapidly.

The blond guy nonchalantly threw the skinny man's body to the ground, spitting on it.

"It's your bad luck!!"

He then tossed the dagger aside, squatted down, and began rummaging through the skinny man's pockets for his "spoils."

At that moment, a burly, muscular man with wild black hair emerged from the tavern, stepping towards them with loud exclamations from the onlookers.

"It's the 31.1 million berry bounty, Barsaka!"

"Did someone provoke him?"

"That blond guy is in for it!"

Barsaka, grinning viciously, strode forward, grabbing the blond guy's head and lifting him into the air.

"Are you trying to steal my spoils, trash?"

In the next moment, Barsaka's hand tightened.

Crack, crack—

The chilling sound of bones breaking came from Barsaka's grip. The blond guy's body twitched in midair, then went limp as life left him.

Barsaka threw the bleeding corpse to the ground, glaring fiercely at the surrounding crowd.

"Hey, customer, could you settle your bill before you start being a brute?"

A helpless voice interrupted Barsaka's actions. It was the owner of the weapon stall speaking.

Plain-looking, dressed in a deep purple robe, with a long wild sword at his waist.

"Those two are dead, and I can't ask them for money, so you'll have to pay!"

"Do you know who I am?" Barsaka's rage flared, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at the stall owner. "I am—"

Shing—

A barely audible slicing sound, a flash of white light, and a thin red line appeared on Barsaka's neck.

He looked at the stall owner in disbelief, raising his hand to his neck, but the blood continued to flow through his fingers.

Barsaka's legs gave out, and he knelt, lifeless.

"I should have done it faster."

The weapon stall owner stepped forward, picked up the dagger the blond guy had used, and slowly cut off Barsaka's head.

"Though 30 million berries… it's still a head worth taking!"

He casually wrapped Barsaka's head in a cloth and shouted towards the tavern, "Terry! Come out and clean up!"

After shouting, the unknown weapon stall owner vanished, leaving behind three corpses.

The surrounding onlookers exchanged glances, knowingly approaching to scavenge the remains from Barsaka, the blond guy, and the skinny man, seeking what the big shot had overlooked.

Soon, another round of conflicts erupted.

Fists flew, blades clashed, and once again, life-and-death battles ensued.

This was the daily life in Jaya Island.

Fights and brawls were common, and killing was a usual occurrence.

This was truly a gathering place for pirates!

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