NOVEL NEXT Chapter 39: Aftermaths
Many days past by, but the topic of Joshua's killing the top commander is still hot and after doing so West sea has never retain back its former calm. Numerous things took place that caused the somewhat calm sea to be very lively and tuberlent. The pirates who were hiding have jumped out maddeningly with their behaviours supressed for an amount of time. There was no hestitaion as they mercilessly started there killing all about.
Flesh and blood reeked the land as many villages, islands were slaughtered, the crime rate in the West sea has risen to about 2 times because of such actions. Which caused the branch navies stationed here, to be repeatedly sent out to suppress the pirates. However it did stop there, as several bases were attacked by pirates alliances which caused the navy to suffer heavy loses.
The one or so commodores that were also stationed here, couldn't even completely suppress the riot as more pirate have become more unscrupulous as they massacred countries and overthrew kings.
Such actions shook the West sea.
Many ordinary persons have lived in fear and died in despair in because of the pirates actions, even though the navy tried to suppress the sitiuation it had minimum effect. Which caused many confidence in the navy to falter and the its prestige to take a heavy blow and the cause of all of this was because Colman was killed. They were beaten to a corner by him and there mentallity his not so good. So now he has fallen, there supressed desired have bloom and blossed which caused the navy to unable to react and take measures for such situations.
Therefore, chaos has ushered on the West sea but such things will only last for a period. As a fleet with 2 or 3 commodores was sent there to handle the situation and now the sea is now somewhat calm because of this.
As for Joshua who proprietor for all of this was busy doing something fruitful to better himself on Shipyard island.
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In a somewhat worn out building, there were several comwebs that could probably be noticed in small sections of the room. There moved the slim figure of Joshua has he flashes back and forth in different fighting stands around the four sandbags. The four bags were hung across the room in a parallel order and from time to time they would sway at moderate speed seeming like they were being hit by some force.
Joshua figure flashed at one of the bags as he planted a kick which had on sea stone to its side. He wasn't finish as he twisted his body in and landed another foot strike, he then flickered away as he came to centre of the floor surrounded by the bags in a low posture. He swang around his right foot before him on the ground gently as he flicked sideways continuously in a 360 position in the air until he came infront of the bag and kicked it again.
Joshua stayed on air as he repeatedly kicked it with both feet, then through a punch at it. When the hand which had on sea stone was about to land he disappeared, a black light flashed in his eyes as he appeared at the bag that was at the top right position of the room and throw his fist at it with all his might.
whoooo...
A sight fluctuation of wind rang out as his fist hit the bag. "Haa...haaa....haaaa," he panted heavily as he stood in the same position without moving immdiately. Sweat frequently ran down from his paled face as he continued to pant. He then slowly removed his hand from the bag and weakly trode over to the nearby chair. Joshua hurriedly removed the sea stones from his hands and feet which made his face regain a little bit of colour. Then took up a white towel off the chair top and wiped his face.
After killing Colman, Joshua has been training constantly in this building he rented out for a period of time. Repeated sweat drenched his clothes as he trains right through the day, doing thousands of seat ups, push ups squats etc . There are times he would use the sea stones to train with, as just shown.
"Its really tiring," Joshua said as he looks on the sea stones, its not easy to train with them cause after a period of time he will fall into a weak state. But that didn't stop him as he continues to push himself to the limit. 'Time wastes on no man,' and even though this is a sayiing in the old world. Joshua has to use all the time he has wisely to train and temper himself cause he will face more powerful foes in the future and he who has been given a second chance at life would not want to die mid way without accomplishind his goals.
So only through blood sweat and tears can he grow stronger to aleast have the strength of self presevation in this world. H got up and walked to the window and slightly looked through it, the sky looked bleaked and the movements of the persons on the island seemed dull and desolate.
The war was over but many bodies were still on the ground even though some of them were cleaned up. Rain fell repeatedly thoughout this period, which caused many to weep in grief and sorrow and also at the same help to wash away the stained blood the land.
Many persons were like lifeless beings as they passed through the town with a slugglish state their expressions were gray and their former hardworking, jubilant selfs were dead. The once busy and lively island has became a place of walking corspes full of hopelessness and despair. The war was over but the aftermath hit them again which made them feel more aggrieved.
However, even so not everyone was like that, as many still got up ,worked together and tried to rebuild places, burn bodies and wash the earth that was tainted by blood which made a little spark such dark period. Joshua who was washing looked of everything indifferently without the slghtest emotion in his eyes. The island has been like this since he used his wil and erased the black flames but he didn't care at all.
After both crew members met up with him, they all went out to find a shipwright to build there ship. Many were still not affected by the flame intent and finding a descent ship wright was hard and was not easy cause many should have already died under the flame intent. But even so there was no need for him to to do too much talking, for as when the person saw who came to up to him was full of fear and he did not dare to reject Joshua's request.
Joshua's was never paying attention to his state cause even if he did reject, Joshua would not mind adding more fuel to the fire. He not like Luffy who goes around saving people everywhere he goes, he has never thought of himself as a good person. So therefore what he needs to get done to fulfill his ambitions he will do it without batting an eye and they can only blame themselves for being weak to be in this state.
Now with that being said Joshua left both Laffitte and Guzen to keeps tabs on the building of the ship while he went out to train himself. Which now leads back to the currnt situation.
"Now I just need to wait until the ship is finish then to the grandline, I go," Joshua eyes flashed as he moved away from the window and went back to training.