After celebrating my sister’s fourteenth birthday.
There was basically nothing special happening during the rest of the time.
During this time, the Coles family went to the Rogue Town Square together to watch a rare circus performance, and then they rarely went out.
Coles' fifteen-day vacation was gradually coming to an end, and there were only a few days left before he set off for the Grand Line.
…
"Stand up."
Coles gave the summons.
In the empty room, a large black shadow immediately appeared, and five A-level shadow soldiers appeared. They were:
Lanros, Connorco, Remus, Alger, and Hekasa.
The strongest A-level shadow soldier, Shadow Dragon, is on the open space outside.
"King!" Five A-level shadow soldiers spoke respectfully, waiting for orders.
Coles' blue eyes were like the deep sea, quietly sizing up the five shadow soldiers in front of him.
Lanros: Wearing black armor, a long sword on his waist, and a red cloak on his back, he is good at swordsmanship. His swordsmanship level has reached the level of a swordsman and he can make flying slashes.
Konak: He is tall, has a black afro hairstyle, wears chains made of shadows, and possesses the nature-type swamp fruit.
Lams: He has a ferocious face, a row of sharp teeth in his mouth, a strong body, wears a plaid shirt, and is the user of the Animal-type Alligator Fruit ability.
Original bounty: 200 million Baileys.
Alger: He is of medium build, with messy short hair and a small scar on his forehead. He was born in the West Sea and is good at spearmanship, earning the name "Strange Spear".
Original bounty: 150 million Baileys.
Hekasa: She is wearing a black police uniform made of shadows, has a curvy figure, a pistol and a long sword on her waist, and is a female swordsman whose swordsmanship has reached the level of a swordsman.
Original bounty: 180 million.
The combat effectiveness of these five A-level shadow soldiers is quite good, basically comparable to that of ordinary navy rear admirals.
Of course, they are not very strong, except for the rear admiral like Coles who possesses double domineering and is nearly developed in all aspects.
One-on-one, Coles could easily defeat these shadow soldiers.
But if it was a siege, with Coles' current strength, although he would win in the end, he would definitely suffer serious injuries.
If these five shadow soldiers set out to sea to form a pirate group now, it would definitely become a huge trouble that would cause headaches for the navy.
After all, this is equivalent to five pirate supernovas. In the first half of the Grand Line, it is rare for a pirate group to be able to gather such a force.
Among these five, except Lanlos and Alger, the other three A-level shadow soldiers were killed by Coles himself.
The shadow power dissipated, and the five shadow soldiers in front of him also disappeared.
Coles closed his eyes.
Started to fall into long thinking.
…
On the last day of the journey to the Grand Line, Coles first came to his father's room.
His father's room is more complicated than his. In addition to the soft big bed, there is also a huge storage wardrobe, shoe rack, bookshelf, desk, etc.
Numerous but not cluttered.
Ronald asked, "Are you leaving today? Do you want to prepare something?"
"No need, there is everything on the Chabaoti Archipelago." Coles shook his head.
Ronald had a worried look on his face and warned, "Be careful when you are stationed there as a major general. I heard that this is a must-go route for pirates and it is very dangerous."
"Father, don't worry. The Sabaody Archipelago is near the Navy Headquarters. With the strong forces of the headquarters, there will be no danger. But I am quite worried about my family..."
Coles stretched out his right hand and held his father Ronald's broad hand, the shadow power in his hand surging with black light.
The next moment.
On the back of Ronald's hand, a pitch-black mysterious mark suddenly appeared, some in the shape of a ring, and some in the shape of a spiked star.
The mysterious black mark only appeared for a second and then disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared.
"This is… "
Ronald was suddenly confused. He felt as if something had changed in him, but he couldn't tell what it was.
This black mark is the fruit ability developed by Coles, and its name is "empowerment".
Coles let go of Ronald's hand and replied, "Father, you also know that I am a devil fruit user. This is the ability I passed on to you. Now you have some of my power.
I have attached a shadow soldier named Alger to this mark of yours. From now on, you only need to say its name and add the three words "stand up" to summon it.
It is a very strong shadow soldier. If you encounter danger, you can summon it to solve the problem and ensure your own safety."
After understanding his son's explanation, Ronald looked a little bit incredulous.
Is there such a magical power in the world
Ronald tried to speak: "Alger, stand up."
Just a moment.
Next to Ronald, the power of shadow surged, and a black figure with messy short hair and several flintlock rifles on his waist appeared.
Ronald was not unfamiliar with Shadow Soldiers. After all, he had seen Coles use them many times before.
But he still couldn't believe that he would be able to summon shadow soldiers one day.
Ronald looked at Alger, who was very imposing, and then looked at Coles, and asked again, "Can I really control this guy?"
Coles nodded.
The ability of "empowerment" means that he gives a part of the power of shadow authority to other people, and the recipient can obtain his additional right to summon shadow soldiers.
Shadow Soldiers are controlled by the Empowered and cannot resist the Empowered.
But the first controller of the Shadow Soldiers is still Coles, the owner of the fruit ability, and the enabler only has the control power granted by him.
Moreover, the Enabler can only summon the shadow soldiers bestowed by Coles. The Enabler cannot control the shadow power, let alone make the dead become shadow soldiers.
This ability is equivalent to an upgraded version of "Designated Shadow Summoning Location", but it is simpler and allows the owner to summon it.
At the same time, the shadow soldiers summoned by the Enabler are linked to the Enabler's mental power, and will not be unable to be summoned just because Coles is unconscious, so they are safer.
Unless Coles takes back the power or dies, the empowerer will no longer be able to summon designated shadow soldiers.
Of course, the shadow soldiers attached to the enablers will still occupy the positions of Coles' shadow soldiers, which is equivalent to Coles temporarily lending his power to these enablers.
Ronald asked, "Will this reduce your strength a lot?"
Coles patted his father's shoulder and chuckled, "My strength has surpassed these shadow soldiers. Besides, I have six shadow soldiers of this level. Two less will not have any impact."
These A-level shadow soldiers have little impact on Coles' strength, so leaving two to protect his family is the best measure.
After empowering his father, Coles turned around to ensure his sister's safety.
…
Inside the practice room with a piano.
Vilshia looked at the disappearing black mark on the back of her hand and asked in surprise, "Brother, can I summon the knight of Lanlos later?"
Coles replied.
"Well, besides Lanros, there are twelve shadow knights."
Originally, Coles wanted to give Hekasa, an A-level shadow soldier, to his sister. After all, they were both women. However, he killed Hekasa himself, so he always had a little worry.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Coles decided to keep two A-level shadow soldiers, Alger and Lanlos.
Wei Ershiya asked curiously: "Brother, will these shadow soldiers disappear?"
The dim light of the setting sun shone in through the window, making people feel warm and peaceful, Coles sat next to the piano, gently rubbing his sister's head with his hand, and lied.
"If one day, the Shadow Soldiers can no longer be summoned, it means that my brother has fallen asleep, and it will take a very long time for him to wake up..."