One Piece Quest Fruit - Chapter 59

Pirates and the navy battle in a way where soldiers face soldiers, and generals face generals, making the battlefield a deadlock.

Although the island’s residents are helping the pirates, they are not directly involved in the fighting. Some residents are assisting with the rescue and treatment of the pirates.

Eust quickly understands the situation by questioning the residents, who have different attitudes. He gets a clear picture of what’s happening.

It turns out the pirate crew fighting the navy is called the Blackbeard Pirates, led by Captain Blackbeard Andrew, who used to be a resident of Anis Island.

The conflict arose because the navy deliberately allowed other pirate crews to plunder the residents of Anis Island. The navy then attacked these pirate crews to reclaim the stolen goods, supplies, and other items, keeping the so-called spoils for themselves.

The navy could have easily eliminated the pirate crews in advance, preventing any loss of life and property on Anis Island. However, to gain these “spoils,” they let the pirates attack Anis Island.

Everyone is aware of the Navy’s scheme. The so-called “spoils” are supposedly obtained through battle, and the residents of Anis Island not only can’t reclaim their possessions but also have to provide additional supplies and goods to this navy, which acts like their savior.

Some smart individuals realized that the navy could have easily destroyed the weakened pirate crew but deliberately let them go, planning to “harm” another island’s residents.

At this point, the Blackbeard Pirates return to Anis Island. Given the sight of pirates, a battle with the navy is almost inevitable.

Especially after hearing about the navy’s actions, Blackbeard is enraged. Most of the core members of the Blackbeard Pirates are from Anis Island.

Some relatives of subordinates died in previous pirate attacks, and the navy still acted superior, aiming to eliminate the Blackbeard Pirates, leading to the intense battle.

Fighting for their survival and revenge, the battle is fierce, with pirates and navy soldiers falling every moment.

This navy crew, capable of defeating and deliberately chasing a pirate crew for “spoil harvesting,” undoubtedly has considerable strength.

Even though some injured members of the Blackbeard Pirates, aided by the island’s residents, rejoin the battle, the disadvantage for the Blackbeard Pirates becomes apparent.

Eust faces a choice: whether to help the Blackbeard Pirates against this navy crew.

After some thought, Eust decides to assist the Blackbeard Pirates. He doesn’t know much about them, but since the island residents are willing to help them, their character should be decent.

However, Eust’s intervention is somewhat risky. He plans to venture out as a pirate hunter, but if this act gets exposed, he might be wanted, leaving him with no other path but piracy.

Reality can be harsh. The lucky navy survivors, the residents of Anis Island, or even the pirates of the Blackbeard crew could reveal Eust’s actions to the navy base, leading to a bounty on him.

Nevertheless, Eust follows his heart and decides to act. Seeing injustice, he steps up. Despite the potential bounty, he won’t go against his will. Since he’s in the pirate world and dreams of free adventure, there’s no need to make things difficult for himself.

Once he decides to act, Eust doesn’t delay. As the strongest member of his crew, Sunny still hasn’t had a chance to show her skills. She’s tasked with protecting Lila and is reserved as a backup.

Eust observes that both sides’ “generals” strength is similar to his own. Helping Blackbeard Andrew should quickly secure victory, leading to a cleanup operation.

At Eust’s current strength, ordinary pirates or navy soldiers are easily swept aside. As long as there isn’t heavy gunfire, guerrilla tactics can handle a dozen or so normal people.

Eust won’t show mercy to the navy. Although there may be true justice among them, once they followed orders that sacrificed the island’s residents’ lives and property, they became executioners.

Eust charges into the battlefield, taking down one or even two opponents with each strike. After quickly dispatching several obstructing foes, he nears the fight between Blackbeard and the navy officer.

The navy officer is just a nominal major whose strength is equivalent to a pirate with a bounty of a couple of million, well within Eust’s capacity.

Approaching the battle scene, Eust sees that Blackbeard Andrew’s strength is somewhat weaker than the Major’s, explaining why he hadn’t heard of the Blackbeard Pirates.

The Blackbeard Pirates probably don’t raid islands often. Although Blackbeard is stronger than the defeated Green Wolf, who had an 800,000 bounty, Blackbeard didn’t receive such a reward, even with 30 to 40 subordinates.

Eust doesn’t have the villain’s habit of talking much. Using his newly acquired skill, he stealthily attacks the navy major, the so-called “savior” who exploits the island’s residents.

The major, whose name is unknown, is successfully ambushed by Eust. Whether he survives is uncertain, but he couldn’t avoid Blackbeard Andrew’s subsequent attack and is definitely dead.

You might wonder how the major, who fought Blackbeard for so long, could fall so easily. Well, that’s how it is. In sword fights, sometimes it’s a single fatal blow.

Eust’s successful ambush doesn’t mean he’s vastly stronger. Failing to defend against a similarly skilled opponent’s ambush in a close fight can lead to instant defeat.

Due to their similar strengths, the major could fight Blackbeard for a long time. Blackbeard’s speed wasn’t on par, and he had a strong attack but weak defense.

The major used guerrilla tactics, slowly suppressing Blackbeard and causing some injuries. Without Eust’s intervention, Blackbeard’s defeat was certain. However, if Blackbeard wanted to escape, the major likely couldn’t stop him.

It’s uncertain if Blackbeard would abandon his companions and hometown to save himself.

At this moment, Blackbeard stares blankly at his dead opponent, just like his opponent, unaware of Eust’s arrival.

Previously, Eust couldn’t guarantee a successful ambush. After learning from Shano, he gained a new “skill” suitable for ambushes.

Eust can greatly conceal his presence for a few seconds, perfect for ambushes in the chaos of battle.

This ability allowed “Stealthy” Eust to successfully ambush his first test subject.

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