Chapter 90: Searching for Territory
Even the other two dominant pirate crews had started making offers. As long as Golden Lion Shiki joined their ranks, he would immediately become an officer. With a bit more growth, he could even contend for the highest officer position.
"I will never submit! I am the Golden Lion, the one who has awakened Conqueror's Haki!"
Shiki unleashed his Haki wildly on the beach, making Skaredo feel dizzy and uncomfortable.
After venting his frustrations, Shiki felt even more aggrieved. One failure had caused the reputation of the Flying Pirates to plummet so much that they could no longer attract strong recruits in the New World.
If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have provoked the Rocks Pirates. He had a good hand but played it terribly. The name of the Flying Pirates could have still attracted many recruits, but now? Nothing. Why hadn't he just focused on steady growth?
Shiki wanted to slap himself. Why had he lost his temper and provoked that mad dog Rocks? Now Rocks was fixated on seizing his Float-Float Fruit ability.
Was he really going to crawl back to the Grand Line and recruit pirates who didn't even know Haki? That wouldn't change anything. The next time they returned to the New World, they would still be weaklings, easily crushed!
Should he personally train a group of rookies in Haki? But that would take too much time. Where would he even find recruits with strong talent? He had no way of knowing who had true potential!
Frustrated and unable to find a solution, Shiki decided to take Skaredo to a nearby island—to plunder some food and seize another pirate ship.
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"Captain Brook, are there really Sky Islands in the New World?"