[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki":3,"chapter-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-430":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","If You Don't Try Hard, How Can I Become Pirate King?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2340414,4574,"Chapter 430: I? Gao Wen? Nika?","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-430",430,"\u003Cp>Only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd’s frenzied questioning of the events unfolding could not alter the fate drawing near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Luffy, whose eyes had already closed, slowly opened them, Akin’s steps halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him stood Luffy, utterly transformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His short shirt had turned pure white, his black hair had turned white, dancing like flames in the air, white flame-clouds resting upon his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the mark of a Zoan user’s awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akin recognized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Luffy before him—he did not recognize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not merely his appearance that had changed, but something deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just as the captain said, your ability was never the Gum-Gum Fruit—it’s the Zoan-type: Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Beast-type, Nika Form!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you now?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that a Zoan Fruit harbored another will was no secret to Akin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Keluo had spoken before his awakening of sensing another will within the Scythe-Scythe Fruit, and Gao Wen had mentioned it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The awakening of a Zoan user is a clash between two wills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the host consumes the Fruit, they fully master its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Fruit consumes the host, the result is a pitiful creature like the prison guard beasts of Impel Down—losing the self, reduced to a beast driven only by instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Luffy before him was unlike Keluo, who fully consumed the Fruit’s will and achieved unity of body and spirit, or the mindless guard beasts of Impel Down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Akin sensed this, which is why he asked that question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spectators in the stands, even the contestants on the stage, wore expressions of utter confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy’s resurrection had already been bizarre enough; now Akin’s question cast a shadow over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What puzzled them further was that Luffy actually placed a hand on his chin and began to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena fell silent for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy suddenly raised his head, eyes bright, smiling with radiant, infectious warmth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Monkey D. Luffy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The man who will become Pirate King!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these words landed, Luffy’s smile at that moment was broadcast across the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Sabaody Archipelago, half-drunk Lei Li lifted his head, watching the awakened Luffy on screen, his drunkenness gone, replaced by an indescribable feeling:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s white. It’s white!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nika!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment, far away in Elbaf, Jia Ba also saw this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Lei Li, he collapsed onto the deck and roared with laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puh—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across thousands of miles of ocean, countless colossal Sea Kings surfaced simultaneously, standing like mountains rising from the sea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing pirate ships stood frozen; their captains on deck believed they were witnessing the end of the world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest easy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They are cheering for the coming liberation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The laughter startled the Sea Kings surging from the water, causing them to instinctively flee—yet when they heard the familiar drumbeat, they could not help but turn back toward the ship!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mission etched into their genes—no, a promise, a covenant—drove them to find that figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human life lasts but a fleeting century; giants live for centuries, a longevity most humans dream of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even the giants’ lifespan pales beside the Sea Kings, whose lives stretch into millennia—measured in millions of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Im and the blessed among the Celestial Dragons, only these colossal beasts still dwelling in the deep sea remember Nika.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colossal Sea Kings lingering near the Giant Kingdom, still waiting for Nika’s return, are the best proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The promise long forgotten by humans—even by the D—these beings, who have lived since eight hundred years ago, still remember clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Umm—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Drum of Freedom echoed across the sea, the elephant lord bearing the Furry Kingdom halted, raising its trunk in a long cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if rejoicing that its eight-hundred-year sentence was about to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Dressrosa, hiding from Caesar’s pursuit, Kozuki Momonosuke suddenly clapped his hands over his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For he had once again heard the voice he had heard countless times in dreams—and this time, it was unmistakably clear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young master, what’s wrong?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kin’emon rushed forward, lifting the writhing Momonosuke, his eyes filled with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Kozuki Oden’s death, Momonosuke, as the sole inheritor of his bloodline, became Wano’s only hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kin’emon held this as truth, and protecting Momonosuke became his mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you hear it? The drumbeat from afar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kanzaburo looked around in confusion; all he heard was the sound of pursuing enemies closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three fled again, barely shaking off their pursuers, finally catching their breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There definitely is—I heard it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Momonosuke’s face appeared a seriousness utterly unlike his age:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In Britannias! In Britannias!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kin’emon paused, startled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Britannias is over five thousand nautical miles away. Even if that nation were erased, the sound couldn’t reach here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There definitely is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We must go to Britannias! If you go, then Wano’s future—the hope of opening the country—lies there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Momonosuke broke free from Kin’emon’s arms, staggered to his feet, and gazed toward the distant horizon—the direction of Britannias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kin’emon stood frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After years of protecting Momonosuke, this was the first time he saw Oden’s shadow in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right or wrong, even if only to honor Momonosuke’s conviction now, they must go to Britannias.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if anyone in this world could help him defeat Kaido and restore Wano, besides the World Government, only the one in Britannias could!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knight Gao Wen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man may be the strongest existence since the World Government’s founding eight hundred years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Kaido, who now dominates Wano and forces both Big Mom and Oden’s remnants to retreat, would be no match for that man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deep sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fishman Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene from two years ago—colossal Sea Kings surrounding the entire Ryugu Kingdom—repeated itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive bodies cast shadows over Fishman Island, engulfing it entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky darkened at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryugu Kingdom descended into chaos; countless passing pirates caused disturbances at the harbor, and countless fishmen fled in panic through the streets, seeking even a sliver of survival against the impending destruction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neptune hurried to find Bai Xing, only to discover she had already lost consciousness; it took several minutes before she slowly awoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The voice—the voice of liberation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In… Britannias!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neptune’s heart leapt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind flashed back to the scene two years ago—Gao Wen suppressing colossal Sea Kings alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such power was already worthy of being sung as myth.\u003C\u002Fp>",1064,"2026-06-20T23:03:54.258Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","734ae62b7c45ad5064bf02de102a55b04fa3a1a39d1f33ef269b05cb83a77686","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-431","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-429",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]