[{"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-77":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},2340061,4574,"Chapter 77: Faith","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-77",77,"\u003Cp>The chefs of the Haishangcantingbaladi  completely lost their composure, staring blankly for several seconds before someone finally screamed in terror:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the ship that had just stopped moving set sail again; Paddy, frustrated by the slow speed, even grabbed a shovel and sat at the edge of the deck, frantically sliding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by doing this could he avoid recalling what he had just witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who had originally intended to watch the outcome of the battle now retreated into the restaurant, huddling together with pale faces, unable to utter a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoro, having just regained his senses, stared at the two men in the arena, overwhelmed by an indescribable sense of defeat—but he only slumped for an instant before reigniting his determination:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does Captain Gao Wen hide such immense combat power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then the time I planned to challenge him must be postponed—five years? No, no, ten years… better safe than sorry, let’s say ten!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten years it is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoro gritted his teeth as he spoke these words, his eyes suddenly turning red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did he remember that from the very beginning, Gao Wen had never intended to return alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can I become the greatest swordsman in the world if you’re dead?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That slash was meant to kill me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Gao Wen formed this thought, not a trace of Jiaoxing  remained in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once wondered whether the Hawk-Eye might admire him as he admired Zoro, and thus hold back—after all, that script had already been played out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he saw that the Hawk-Eye’s view of him differed fundamentally from his view of Zoro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This just got a whole lot more interesting~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he realized this, Gao Wen slowly closed his eyes, his previously trembling body gradually calming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest rose and fell, his breathing steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the world around him fall silent, hearing only the breath of Kenseishō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the Hawk-Eye lowered his own blade and gazed at the young man, his eyes filled with unspoken admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you understood something?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting. It seems for the next few years—even decades—I won’t be too lonely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, Qiantishi  you survive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few breaths later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze blazing like fire, and said calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is the essence of Haki?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hawk-Eye’s lips curled into a faint smile as he replied calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Asking your opponent such a question during battle isn’t wise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But as a reward for entertaining me, I don’t mind giving you my answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some say Haki is willpower, others say it’s conviction, some say ambition or spirit—but to me, it’s just one word.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Faith.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or let me put it more plainly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you believe your next slash will hit me? Do you believe you can leave here alive? Do you believe your vows will surely come true?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he recall that from the very beginning of his attempts to cultivate Armament Haki, he had already prepared an escape route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t awaken it himself, he’d rely on his crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Donghai  failed, he’d go to the Grand Line, to the New World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the Hawk-Eye said, something born of conviction, spirit, will—or faith—was already doomed to elude you the moment you hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panels and techniques could be stacked through the system, but the missing fighting spirit could not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen suddenly clenched Kenseishō tightly, and in the next instant, the Hawk-Eye’s voice echoed in his ears:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, do you believe you can survive my next slash?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Faith!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen’s eyes erupted with brilliant light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, some latent power within him was truly awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A visible layer of black energy spiraled up his arm, wrapping around Kenseishō in his grip, turning its silver blade black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Armament Haki he had long sought but never attained!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a familiar system prompt echoed in Gao Wen’s mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Armament Haki Awakened! Current Level—LV-1!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen blinked in surprise, thinking to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not LV-0 like Observation Haki? Armament Haki awakens directly at LV-1? Is it because I awakened it myself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it—no need to dwell on minor details; I’ll have plenty of chances to verify later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In any case…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen raised his head and looked at the Hawk-Eye:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s begin the second round!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remarkable!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Hawk-Eye’s hand, the black blade hummed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze fixed on Kenseishō, now utterly black in Gao Wen’s grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Armament Haki in Gao Wen’s blade was still feeble, like a candle flame that a breeze could snuff out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still a thousand miles from turning Kenseishō into a true black blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gao Wen himself was glowing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A radiance worthy of reaching the summit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Hawk-Eye almost hesitated to kill Gao Wen here—but the man’s will left him no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is my respect for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strong one!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Hawk-Eye’s voice fell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the sun fully sank below the horizon, a full moon rose, casting silver light across the sky; the sea shimmered with countless fragments of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure moved in the next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black man, a black blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hawk-Eye shattered the deck beneath their feet with a single step; his long-hungry black blade howled forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even before the blade drew near, its extreme sharpness made Gao Wen’s skin sting; the skin beneath his clothes already bore a faint bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his eyes held not a trace of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Gao Wen had just realized something:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, burdened with a system, lacked not the means to reach the summit—but the awakening and faith to ascend it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Haki born of conviction—especially the one-in-a-million Conqueror’s Haki—is the other answer, beyond Mythical Zoan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kenseishō, sensing Gao Wen’s will, trembled in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, two black blades met for the first time that night, directly clashing in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blade to blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Force to force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colliding head-on…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The piercing clash sent out a shockwave as tangible as solid matter, pushing back the surrounding seawater and shattering the deck beneath them from the sheer force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last thing Gao Wen saw was a black blade slicing toward his neck…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his daze,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Wen faintly heard the system’s voice growing distant:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clarify your heart! Temper your will! Potential…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weather over the sea is always unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the sun set, the sky had been clear; now, the sea breeze carried a chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few breaths,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>thick clouds like lead gathered high above, thunder rumbled, lightning flashed, and heavy raindrops fell from the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It struck the floating fragments of a deck, washing the crimson blood into the sea, drawing schools of bloodthirsty sharks—yet they dared not approach, fearful of the man whose gaze was like an eagle’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is quite the dilemma you’ve left me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hawk-Eye gazed down at the young man lying before him, letting blood trickle from the grotesque wound on his chest; after a long hesitation, he pressed his blade against the youth’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, he could not bring himself to strike the killing blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget it. Let someone else give you this final lesson.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sometimes, in some battles, you must win—even if your opponent is far stronger than you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope you don’t lose too much before that day comes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Hawk-Eye turned to leave, but his steps suddenly halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssssh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spray of blood burst from Hawk-Eye’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head and saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His shoulder garment had been pierced at some unknown moment; exposed skin bore a clear, stark wound that now glared out at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1277,"2026-06-20T23:03:52.332Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","66a27743390538e4301fe4bf7178dfd38fd8161704f59d8ff08cac80d3ca4401","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-78","if-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-chapter-76",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fif-you-don-t-try-hard-how-can-i-become-pirate-ki-cover.jpg"]