The old man face expression condensed a little and his eyes sharpened even more, despite this fact, his behavioural pattern did not change.
"Cough ...me a strong man, I think your mis-,"
"There is no need to deny it," Joshua instantly interrupting the old man.
"After all, your observation haki almost cover the whole island," he added as he moved his tan pawn to an incline position and knocked over the dark brown pawn.
The reason why he really came onto the island, is because he sensed a strong spiritual aura which almost spreads right over the island. Despite the fact that almost one-third going up to two-thirds of the island was destroyed, the island itsself is still very huge. The exact diameter can't be different but its way above the size of an hectare.
Furthermore, for someone who can have their observation haki scattered like that without anyone taking noticing. This is a feat of someone with strong power and good grasp of observation haki. But who would have thought such a individual was an old man who sat one corner of a building. Who seems deep in his old age, may carry a crotch, who can also die in the passing of each breath.
Although, he just sits here, totally forgotten by the world around, this old man was bascially watching everything that was taking place on the island. With that said, he even knew Joshua was approaching him from the beginning. After all, only those on his level or high can able to sense such fluctuations in the air.
The wind again calmly rushed through the surroundings, anywhere it passed, it would cool that area where the sun's continuous heat energy would touch. An ant which was crawling on the ground was rised right up in the swirling winds, as the moment of silence over took the two beings. The trees motion softly in there ever rooted themselves while the different coloured birds feed on the nectar on the nearby flowers.
The old man was still in a bent position sat their with a still dark expression on his face. He slowly rised his bent back and leaned back in the wooden chair, followed by such actions he also rised his head. Instead, of a nice cloudy blue sky, what greeted him, was a old zinc which had many grey sliver colour one part of it. Then at another section was burnt brown colour which also mixed with cream, brown tan and many others.
What Joshua said has indeed pass over his ears, what did he day in response, nothing. He just looked up on the old zinc which had many small insects moving along as the winds timely went their way. He then sighed, moved the previous knight to where a tan rooks stood, placed it down and said,
"Isn't the ocean free."
There was no denying it and but there was also no accepting it, the old man just plainly made a statement. But his tone seemed a bit different as if it was rose with a slight vigor of life.
"That is indeed true,"
Joshua nodded as he moved a crown which represents the queen, straight along the left diagonal postion of him. Where he moved it, the knight which had just taken down Joshua's rooks was now replaced by the queen.
What the old man said was indeed true, the ocean is a free stated place. After all, many who travel on these waters, otherwise from accomplishing their goals. They also want to embrace the sense of freedom of what these oceans have to offer. Therefore, everywhere the 'wind takes him', the old man can even venture to the ends of the world. So that right there is a very keen point he has just stated, cause where he goes its not up to Joshua or matter of fact noone can decide that on.
"Cough...cough.., you asking this old man at lot of questions like this is sort of interrogation. I would also like to ask you something as well" the old man said as he made his move.
"Go ahead," Joshua calmy replied.
"Why are you on travelling on these waters," the old man covered his mouth as he continue to cough.
"You and I both well aware of such reasons already," Joshua replied as he swept his eyes over the game.
There was need to to directly say, even though Joshua's name was washed away by the rivers of time. The old man knew that he was a pirate, he can afterall sense everything what is going on right around him. Therefore, he can pick up on information, actions that happens all about.
"Even so, is there any specific goal of yours ," the old man asked as he glided his rooks which was on the right end of the table, three boxes up.
"To stand on top," Joshua answered in a casual tone.
"Thats a very difficult task," the eyes of the old man flashed. His gaze on Joshua became a bit more frequent and his looks have also become more deep.
The old man might not clearly specify what 'top' he is talking but the only depicted that 'top' to be the same ranks as the th Four Emperors. Wanting to reach high is no where near easy, its extremely diffiucult, its to the point where persons have stopped tried or even submit under their will.
Because they are many horrible powers at sea and such a statement is being exaggerated because the task has surpassed diffcult. You not only have the navy which will be running after you, you will also have pirates trodding at you from behind and there is also the four emeperors themselves. They are the rulers of the new worlds, this is a place where the navy have limited assess to, a place where even they themselves have to move with extreme caution any time they enter.
In addition to the dreadful power they wield, the army under them adds up to more than tens of thousands of power persons. All who have have lived and battled through many new world events and can all themselves veteran of the sea. Even though they are the rulers of the sea, they are a few who go against the them and for one to do such thing they must be a strong group of indiviuals.
But this is not all, cause there is the climate of the new world which changes which each time you breathe and the amount who have fell under such natural forces have reach an uncountable height. So the pressure terribly huge cause saying and doing such thing is two total different things.
Joshua also knew that as well, however there was no down cast behaviour to his spirt, his expression still remained as calm as water. This made the old man's eyes flash with a little but more light.
"Why is a powerful person like you, still unknown," Joshua asked he did not expressed his thoughts on this matter but changed the subject a little. Now the tables have turned to the side of the old man.
Seeing Joshua did not go in depth in this, the old man asked no further.
"What do you mean,"
His moved his bishop to a left down slant direction and take out one of Joshua's remaining pawn.
"It seems you got powerful in your old age but you still did not not make yourself known," Joshua said as he moved his queen in a straight line taking out the old man's pawn. There was no need to guess if he was a navy he would be at the head quarters, if he were a pirate, the navy would be hunting him down and by the looks of it he is not a bounty hunter. Since he is not either none of them , noone knowns of him as he is still unknown.
"Who knows,"
"Let say that, when you live in the cracks, you remain in the cracks," a faint blue light flickered through his left eye as he smiled lightly.
A thin line of black light moved through Joshua eyes at at a fast speed. What the old man means by that Joshua does not know, many speculations can be derived from such statement. Could be that he lived in a very harsh and poor environment and even though he got strong he did not better himself or did something good with his life. But as said, who knows.. Since he did not delve into further information likewise him Joshua did not ask.
Then the game continued and it has reached a 'white hot' stage and just as the game reahed this point so the sun continues to heat up the earth.
"Have you ever thought of travelling the world," Joshua asked as he removed the dark brown queen off the table.
"This,"
The old man momentarily paused again, his eyes enlarged a little. The question caught him a little off guard because he has really never thought of this.
"You may not have experienced anything fun in your earlier days but you can catch some thriller in the these ending days,"
"How about it old man..,"
"Join my crew and let your last days by the most memorable ones."
Right when Joshua talked, the winds which carried many dust particles and leaves violently moved by, shaking the trees, shrubs and tall grass hardly.
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T6 Navy base..
Second floor-
"A report has just came in that, the classified dead Chaos and his crew are currently on the island," a man who had a black afro hair said in a light tone. The light winds which just came in the room blew the navy coat which was on his shoulder. Rear admiral Afro.
"Unexpectantly he did not die after such time period, his luck is quite good," said a peach round head persons who was eating a chicken leg. The many pieces of meat continue fall on the slant table repeatedly which each bit of it. Rear admiral Ezan.
"Should we report it to the Hq, after all it was lieutenant general Odamo who was assigned over this pirate," sitting with a long sword in his lap the one who had half his mouth burnt off said with shrinked eyes. Rear admiral Grin.
When Grin said that the other two individuals who were around the triangle table went into silence. It was really Odamo who precided over this pirate group but after a period of time he dropped it, as Joshua and others were listed under the group of dead. Now such persons has appeared after two years, its only right that they report it to Hq so he can solve this.
But where does that put their faces, even though lieutenant general and rear admiral rank has a big gap in power. With the three power of theirs combine together, they can tackle a lieutanant general power for sometime. Therefore they will be able to wrestle with a pirate of that level until back up arrives.
"How about we deal with them ourselves," Izan eyes flashed as he said.
With such statement the other twos eyes also flashed. They have not opposed to his remark, which means that they are on an agreeable standard with such statement.