[{"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-457":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},2340441,4574,"Chapter 457: The Four Directions Stir, the Final Battle Looms!","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-457",457,"\u003Cp>Crocodile did not respond, only lowered his eyes to gaze at the newspaper in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Daz Bonis could see, of course, escaped none of his eyes—he could even perceive the deeper machinations of the World Government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Crocodile also understood that these things would not escape Gao Wen’s notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back now at how that man rose to the pinnacle of the sea, standing equal to the Celestial Dragons, it becomes clear that every step was foreseen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very beginning, Gao Wen saw this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s next?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the World Government—or those at the apex of power—have moved, how will Gao Wen respond?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as for the mysterious force that destroyed the Cross Guild, do you have a solution?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile fell silent, pondering quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless possibilities, countless countermeasures flashed through his mind, yet he saw no path for Britannias to break the deadlock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World Government held the sole escape route, and with that mysterious force, they stood nearly invincible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the more this was true, the stronger Crocodile’s inexplicable premonition became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Britannias…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too quiet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quiet as if they had already foreseen this exact situation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Daz Bonis understood at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile had made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Crocodile spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our goal remains unchanged—we head for Britannias!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rather than board the World Government’s escape vessel and become Celestial Dragon slaves, forever broken,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d rather stake everything on Britannias!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m staking it on that man!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That guy possesses eyes beyond his age, beyond all others—he must already see this situation, which means…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He may already hold the key to breaking the deadlock!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Going to him now is the perfect moment to offer aid in his hour of need!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Crocodile scanned the faces around him, the cigar in his mouth glowing red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips split into a grin, the scar splitting his face in half adding to his ferocity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet only his eyes blazed with terrifying intensity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile casually tossed the newspaper into the sea and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The journey ahead will be harder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we cross this threshold, your dreams, your ideal lands, will all come true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we may also face utter ruin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Crocodile could finish, his words were drowned by the excited shouts of the crew!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter what you decide, we follow you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. 5 spoke with unwavering resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those gathered on deck felt the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this time, they had all sensed Crocodile’s change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who once suffered betrayal and saw comrades as mere tools now carried something indescribable within him since the Cross Guild’s fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning of “comrade” had changed for Crocodile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choosing to carry you—burdensome, not helpful—on his escape was proof enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, then as subordinates, fulfilling the captain’s expectations isn’t natural?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If once the ideal land had been but a mirage in the desert for those present, now it held the possibility of reality!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile leaned back against the mast, closed his eyes, and his smile widened, growing more distinct, until a dry, rasping laugh crawled from his throat again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha~ Ha~ Ha~ Ha~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The laugh sounded no different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet all present felt the searing heat within it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I lost Alabasta. I lost the Cross Guild. This time…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t lose again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That monster in Britannias won’t be without a solution!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The New World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea level rose, submerging most of the harbor, swallowing countless buildings, leaving only rooftops visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people of Whole Cake Island, having fled to higher ground, stared blankly at the scene, even forgetting fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea was silent, yet at this moment revealed its most awe-inspiring face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That silent power had swallowed half the harbor in barely a month—and still rose without pause!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oppression brought by this silence even startled Katakuri.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At this rate, in no more than three months, this island will be fully submerged, and nearby seas have already lost contact with countless islands—likely…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perospero stared at the report in his hand, his expression grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against Big Mom, against Kaido, even against the monster Britannias, defeat still allowed escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But against the silent power of the sea, only death awaited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We… have no time~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Katakuri!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katakuri stared silently at the newspaper in his hand, offering no reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not dissect the current situation as Crocodile did, peeling back layers to reveal the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he saw clearly was this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, his only possible choice was one—and one alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katakuri couldn’t help but turn back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His younger siblings, still children, played and laughed, barely lifting the oppressive atmosphere of the crude camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet on most faces, only confusion about the future was written.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before witnessing the sea level rise and swallow nearby islands, no one realized how immense and unstoppable the silent sea’s power could be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even titans like Roger—or Loq X, the warlord of the Divine Valley—could not resist such power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World Government’s Moon Ark was a poisoned hook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katakuri saw this clearly, yet it remained his only chance against this dire predicament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he grasp it?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katakuri knew this well—he had already resolved to stake everything for his siblings the moment he raised his trident against Big Mom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bitterness in his heart writhed like ten thousand parasitic worms gnawing at his organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grip on the trident turned his knuckles white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze stretched toward the endless sea ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Profound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying all, yet capable of swallowing all with unstoppable force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katakuri’s bitterness finally became a sigh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Perospero, we have no choice. Even if we know the Moon Ark is likely nothing but a poisoned bait, we must swallow it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will respond to their call under my title as a Warlord of the Sea…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brrrrr—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A frantic phone ring cut off Katakuri’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled a Den Den Mushi from his chest, answered—and Crocodile’s rasping voice came through at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you decided, Katakuri?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katakuri responded faintly, but his tone carried resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>",1012,"2026-06-20T23:03:54.258Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","41337b0268034cf0864935ef3b2f0165df8fdbaa2cad608730cffaf8639a14f1","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-458","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-456",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]