One Piece: The Strongest Trait System novel Chapter 179

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Chapter 179: [179] : [BONUS] - Landing! Sky Sovereign Rowen! The Under-Beaten Supernovas!

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The Going Merry, under Nami’s command, approached Sabaody Archipelago.

The archipelago was currently bustling with an extraordinary level of noise and activity.

It was time for Sabaody’s annual ’special event’: The collective gathering of the pirate super rookies—the ’Supernovas’ with bounties exceeding 100 million Beri—who had just completed their journey through the first half of the Grand Line.

Every year at this time, Sabaody Archipelago was far from peaceful.

Though the arriving Supernovas wouldn’t escalate conflicts to the point of drawing Marine HQ’s intervention, clashes between them were incredibly frequent.

The pirates who made it here had survived the culling process of the Grand Line’s first half—in terms of both strength and ambition, they were the cream of the crop of their pirate generation.

Mutual conflict was inevitable.

Eustass Kid, bounty 315 million Beri—and Scratchmen Apoo, bounty 198 million Beri, had already come to blows over a mutual dislike.

Urouge, the ’Mad Monk’, bounty 108 million Beri, had clashed with Killer, second-in-command of the Kid Pirates and also a Supernova with a 162 million Beri bounty. Their fight was broken up by another Supernova, X Drake, with a bounty of 222 million Beri—

—Capone ’Gang’ Bege, bounty 138 million Beri, disgusted by the crude table manners of Jewelry Bonney, bounty 140 million Beri—ordered his subordinates to "Take care of her" in a restaurant...

And the entire Sabaody Archipelago, with the collective arrival of these Supernovas, had descended into chaos.

Other pirates and islanders steered clear of these infamous rookies with bounties over 100 million.

But soon, this chaos was put on pause...

A LEGENDARY PIRATE SHIP WAS APPROACHING!!

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"It’s... It’s the Going Merry! SKY SOVEREIGN ROWEN IS HERE!

"The new Emperor of the Sea is gracing Sabaody Archipelago!"

"GET THE HELL OUT, QUICK! That’s the World’s Most Dangerous Man!"

"The man who defeated a Marine HQ Admiral—IS HERE!"

"The man with the 3,988,900,000 Beri bounty..."

The moment the Merry docked at Sabaody, the entire island erupted.

The Going Merry, as the vessel of the new Emperor of the Sea, Sky Sovereign Rowen, had already become a legendary pirate ship. Though it had been heavily modified, its distinctive Jolly Roger and iconic sheep figurehead remained unchanged.

The residents of Sabaody and the pirates gathered here recognized the legendary ship instantly.

Pirates and islanders began to flee frantically.

The news that Sky Sovereign Rowen was approaching Sabaody had already reached the residents and pirates here.

After all, to enter the New World, Sabaody was a mandatory stop—And Rowen’s arrival time was actually predictable.

From the entrance of the Grand Line, regardless of which of the seven magnetic routes one chose, the total travel time to Sabaody was roughly the same.

This was why the Supernovas always arrived around the same time each year.

As for pirates who couldn’t reach Sabaody at the fastest possible speed according to their Log Pose??

That proved they weren’t worthy of being called Supernovas!

If you couldn’t even conquer the first half of the Grand Line at top speed, you’d be nothing but fodder in the New World—

—The first half of the Grand Line was, after all, called ’Paradise’ by New World pirates. Only those who conquered it at maximum speed were truly qualified to enter the New World!

And as the most dazzling super great pirate of this generation, Rowen naturally attracted the most attention.

Compared to other places, the residents of Sabaody were even more aware of just how terrifying this man was!

This was the man who defeated TWO Marine HQ Admirals!

Sabaody Archipelago was the Celestial Dragons’ personal playground; they often came here for amusement. And the most terrifying thing about the Celestial Dragons was that harming one would immediately summon a Marine HQ Admiral!

And the incident that shocked the entire world, the Mariejois incident—where he used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out countless Celestial Dragons—was orchestrated by Rowen himself—

Even under World Government orders, the Celestial Dragons were now forbidden from even coming to Sabaody Archipelago!

Facing such a reckless, ’World’s Most Dangerous Man’—even the World Government didn’t want the Celestial Dragons directly exposed to him!

Because this man would REALLY kill Celestial Dragons!

If a Celestial Dragon were publicly killed, the situation would become incredibly messy... The law that harming a Celestial Dragon summoned an Admiral was completely meaningless before this man!

Facing this terrifying man, what could they do but flee?!

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Swish!

Several cards were drawn and placed in the air by a man.

—Basil Hawkins, user of the Straw-Straw Fruit, bounty 249 million Beri.

"A truly extraordinary figure has arrived—" Hawkins murmured, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"Mr. Hawkins. We should leave this place... That’s Sky Sovereign Rowen! The World’s Strongest Devil Fruit User—If he takes an interest in your Devil Fruit..." The members of the Hawkins Pirates pleaded nervously, their foreheads also slick with cold sweat.

They were crewmates of Basil Hawkins. Upon arriving at Sabaody, others had steered clear of them, respecting their power.

But that depended on who you compared them to!

They were just a Supernova crew, one of the super rookies of this generation.

Sky Sovereign Rowen—had already been crowned with the title of ’The Strongest’!

A title acknowledged by the World Government and Marine HQ... On these seas, in terms of Devil Fruits, no one was stronger than him!

The power of Devil Fruits was frightening—as members of Hawkins’s crew, they knew this well. Their captain, with his powerful Devil Fruit, became a great pirate with a bounty over 200 million.

One Devil Fruit made their captain so strong...

But that man could use an unlimited number of Devil Fruits—and was acknowledged as the Strongest user. They couldn’t even imagine how powerful he must be!

They could be certain—Rowen was a super great pirate on the same level as the Four Emperors who reigned over the New World.

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