Chapter 21

"Hoo~~~"

"Hoo~~~"

In the cabin room, Locke was panting heavily, undergoing terrifying training.

"Little Prince." Esdeath sat on the sofa nearby and said with a smile, "Your training like this cannot fully release your potential, oh~~~"

As for why Esdeath is here?

Hmm!

How should I put it!

The 48 Teigu are equivalent to Locke's 48 treasures, and the Teigu users are equivalent to the spirits of the Teigu.

In other words.

Locke can summon the Teigu to his side anywhere if he wants to, and Esdeath is just a phantom right now.

After all!

Summoning is easy, but sending them back is troublesome.

So.

Esdeath's phantom came to Locke's side through the Teigu space where the Teigu exists. However! If Locke really encountered danger he could not solve, Esdeath's main body could also arrive in an instant.

"Hoo~~~"

Taking another long breath, Locke picked up the towel on the side to wipe off his sweat; the floor had already been soaked.

"This kind of training is the most suitable for me right now." Locke said very calmly, "Training is to become stronger. If I put myself in danger, it would be even more troublesome."

"The people of this sea are more dangerous than Danger Beasts." Locke wiped his sweat and asked, "Esdeath, how big do you feel the gap in strength is compared to a Navy Admiral?"

"The gap..."

"It's huge!"

Esdeath was not angry or unwilling; instead, she said with a smile, "I can only last for ten minutes at most! And that is if the opponent uses pure body technique. If they add Haki and Devil Fruit abilities, I am afraid I can only last for three minutes, or even two minutes~~~"

"Hmm!"

Locke nodded in understanding. According to his judgment, Esdeath's strength is probably at the level of a Vice Admiral. Combined with the ice power of Demon's Extract, she can probably reach the level of a top-tier Vice Admiral.

Of course.

Such strength is definitely not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Emperors and Admirals. For example, Queen of the Beasts Pirates in the original work, as a cadre and one of the three disasters, at the very least, he is at a level that can defeat a Vice Admiral.

And the result?!

Hehehe~~~

Facing Big Mom's rage, such strength is finished off in one strike. If both sides were to fight with their full stance, Queen would at most last for a while.

To put it bluntly.

The gap between the Emperor/Admiral level and below is simply too large. Unless it is the strength of people like Marco, King, Beckman, or Katakuri, who are at the level of Emperor's First Mates, otherwise, the gap is just too big.

"It seems! The gap in strength is still very obvious!" Locke said casually, "Esdeath, what do you plan to do next?"

"The problem with Noxas is just a small problem; a mere force of ten thousand people is nothing." Esdeath's eyes were sharp, and she said with an excited smile, "Of course, I have to work harder to become stronger!"

Locke did not find Esdeath's words strange.

After all!

Esdeath was once a Grand General commanding a million-strong army; does this mere ten thousand people need to be taken to heart? And! For Esdeath, she felt the motivation again. For Esdeath, she was once too strong, strong to the point of losing motivation, and for Esdeath, that was the most unfortunate thing.

She needs motivation, and now that she has seen stronger experts, the motivation that once disappeared has naturally appeared again.

"Alright, I'm going to rest."

Locke didn't care if Esdeath was watching him. After washing up, he lay on the bed and soon fell into a deep sleep.

However!