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I want to ask what I should do if I am spotted by the Four Emperors Big Mom Charlotte Linlin on the first day of my time travel and she wants to take me to bed? Waiting online, it’s urgent.

Roy, who had just traveled to the world of One Piece, was horrified to find that he had become a prisoner and was also spotted by Charlotte Linlin. Fortunately, he managed to escape with his extraordinary wisdom (morality shattered the earth), and also inherited the ability of the clone fruit of his predecessor. With the memory of his previous life, Roy redefined what a clone is to the world. From then on, a group of inexplicable people suddenly appeared in the peaceful world of One Piece:

Mike Kay is a training maniac who likes to wear green tights and aspires to become the strongest navy.

Wielding a black and white greatsword, Kazuto Kiritani competes with Hawkeye and Red Hair for the title of the world’s most powerful swordsman.

He chases after Kaido, the King of Beasts, and beats him up every day, and competes with Whitebeard for the title of Saitama, the world’s most powerful bald boss.

Lelouch Lamperouge is known as the smartest man in the world and the man who founded the strongest pirate group in history.

And… wait.

Harald Roy: Yes, that’s right, these people are my clones.


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Chapter 1: What should I do if I am spotted by Charlotte Lingling right after I cross over?
In the year 1480 of the Sea Circle Calendar, the Etruscan Sea in the New World.
On the calm sea, the air was filled with smoke and the rumbling sound of artillery fire continued to ring out amid the surging waves of the sea. A pirate ship with a pirate flag flying and many damaged parts of its hull was desperately fleeing on the blue sea. On the other side, a huge pirate ship full of pink and childishness was leisurely chasing behind. From time to time, from the muzzles on both sides of the hull, fist-sized solid shells accompanied by the roar of artillery fire rushed through the air under the impact of the gunpowder explosion, blasting sky-high waves on the sea.
Bang!
Just as a cannonball drew an arc through the air along its trajectory and was about to hit the fleeing pirate ship in front, a figure suddenly jumped out of the air. It was a three-meter-tall muscular man with a full beard and a pirate captain’s hat, holding a machete. A sharp sword energy flashed, and there was a loud bang. The cannonball that was about to fall in the air was instantly split in half by the sword energy.
“Damn Rocks Pirates, damn Sherlock Linlin, they want to make me surrender, it’s absolutely impossible~!”
In mid-air, the bearded man shot down the shell and stomped his feet in the air several times, as if there was something invisible under his feet. His figure flashed and he returned to the deck at the stern in an instant, saying with resentment on his face.
“Mmmm~! Mmmm, just surrender, Patrick, you can’t escape~!”
On the bow of a large pink pirate ship in the distance, a nine-meter-tall woman wearing a red captain’s coat, a pirate hat, a huge figure, pink wavy hair, and a beautiful face was gazing at the fleeing pirate ship in front of her with a smile on her face. Her smiling face was filled with undisguised greed and cruelty. On her left and right sides floated a ball of fire and a thundercloud with anthropomorphic faces. At this time, the two anthropomorphic flames and thunderclouds had the same playful smiles on their faces as their owner, as if a hunting wild cat was playing with a mouse under its feet.
“Don’t underestimate me. I’m Patrick, the ‘Bloody Swordsman’ with a bounty of 450 million berries. Don’t even think about making me surrender~!”
Patrick, with a full beard and a burly figure, seemed to be getting more and more angry. He raised the bloody sword in his hand and said fearlessly: “You, the Rocks Pirates, are wantonly expanding your power in the New World, subjugating other pirates, and trying to control the entire New World. Your ambition is too big. The World Government and the Navy will never sit idly by. Charlotte Linlin, don’t be too proud. Sooner or later, you and the Rocks Pirates will be completely destroyed by the World Government~!”
“Really? If that day really comes, it will be so interesting~!”
Charlotte Lingling did not show any anger at Patrick’s curse. She just flickered her eyes and murmured with an inexplicable meaning, “What a pity! I really want to invite you to be my companion~!”
As she spoke, Charlotte Lingling suddenly burst into laughter, her pink curly hair swaying, and her face revealed undisguised malice: “When faced with such a tough guy, there’s nothing we can do even if we kill him, right, Zeus, Prometheus?”
The fireballs and thunderclouds floating on both sides echoed in unison: “Yes, Mom, it’s all because of this guy who doesn’t know what’s good for him. Let’s kill him~!”
“Well, well, well! Yes, I invited him sincerely, so you have no reason to blame me, Rocks…Captain Gibek~!!”
“Napoleon~!”
At Charlotte Linlin’s command, the pink pirate hat on her head suddenly opened its eyes and turned into a large sword with a black background and pattern, which stayed in the air. Charlotte Linlin stretched lazily, then grasped the hilt of the sword, aimed at the pirate ship a hundred meters away in the sea, and made a slashing motion.
“Elbaf’s Heist – The Kingdom of Wei~!”
Along with Charlotte Lingling’s voice that suddenly turned cold, a giant sword energy shock wave like a meteor blasted out in an instant, crossing the sea with an irresistible momentum, accompanied by rolling waves, and arrived in an instant in the unbelievable and terrified eyes of Patrick and his men in the distance.
Boom~!!
With a roar that resounded through the sky, a huge gap suddenly appeared on the upper part of the pirate ship hundreds of meters away, in the area covered by the giant sword energy shock wave, right in the middle of the upper part of the hull of the multi-masted triangular sailing ship, running through the entire hull.
From the stern to the bow, from the deck to the mast and the sail, and Patrick, who used the same old trick again, jumping into the air and pulling out a knife to try to resist the attack, together with the other pirates on the deck, were like a pencil drawing covering the entire sheet of paper that had been ruthlessly erased with an eraser. After the terrifying sword energy shock wave swept over, everything disappeared in an instant, leaving only a few pirates standing on the edges of both sides of the deck. In the aftermath of the huge sword energy impact, those who were lucky enough to survive stared blankly at everything in front of them, their mouths wide open, their faces dull, and they had completely lost the will to resist.
A long and brutal chase between pirates came to an abrupt end simply because one of the pirates suddenly lost interest and did not want to continue playing. This was undoubtedly a tragedy for Patrick, who had a firm will. Even though he knew he could not win, he never thought of surrendering, let alone giving up resistance. Even at the last moment of his life, he still drew his weapon fearlessly and tried desperately to resist.
However, given the huge gap in strength, all of Patrick’s efforts seemed so insignificant. Just a random blow from his opponent destroyed everything he had.
This sea is so cruel, the strong survive and the weak die, especially in the battles between pirates, the winner takes all, fame, wealth, life, everything will be plundered by the victor. Sometimes, even death is a kind of mercy.
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“Guys, it’s time to collect the spoils. Take all the valuables off the ship~!”
“Yes, Mom~!”
?When the two pirate ships came close together, Charlotte Linlin just jumped, and her huge but well-proportioned figure stood on the deck as a winner. The pirates who had survived the ship by chance had already knelt on the deck, with uncontrollable fear and flattering smiles on their faces to express their submission.
However, facing the pirates kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy at her feet, Charlotte Linlin did not even bother to say anything. She just waved her hand casually, and streams of transparent white objects emerged from the pirates’ bodies and continuously gathered in her hands. In just a blink of an eye, all the pirates kneeling on the deck and begging for mercy had pale faces and dilated pupils, and lost their lives in extreme fear.
After dealing with the remaining pirates on the ship, under the command of Charlotte Linlin, one by one, the Homies soldiers created by the power of the fruit boarded the pirate ship with spears and swords in hand and walked into the cabin in neat steps. After a while, they looted boxes of valuable gold, jewelry, Bailey and other items on the ship and moved them to their own ship. Even food, wine and other daily necessities were not spared.
Charlotte Lingling looked at everything with a smile, picked up a beautiful gem necklace and started playing with it, making a “ma-ma-ma” laugh from time to time, feeling very happy. At this moment, suddenly, several Homies soldiers came out of the cabin carrying a huge iron cage and reported loudly: “Mom, look, there is a survivor here~!”
The person locked in the iron cage was a black-haired boy wearing a white shirt, with a thin body, fair skin, and a handsome face. The boy had a terrified look on his face, grabbing the iron cage with both hands, and looking around helplessly with a pair of black and white eyes. When he saw the giant figure of Charlotte Linling standing on the deck, he trembled all over and was so scared that his body could not stop shaking.
In contrast to the obviously frightened black-haired boy, Charlotte Lingling, who was admiring the trophy in her hand, was suddenly stunned when she looked up and saw the black-haired boy. She let the jewel necklace in her hand fall onto the deck without noticing it, and stared at the black-haired boy who was trapped in the iron cage and looked quite embarrassed.
A small face as white and smooth as an egg, eyes deeper and darker than gems, rosy lips, and a tall and straight nose, all outline the image of a handsome and elegant young man.
Snap~!
The black-haired boy was imprisoned in a sturdy iron cage that was thinner than a piece of paper in Charlotte Lingling’s hands. She tore the iron bars apart with just a casual pull. Then she reached into the iron cage, grabbed the boy out of the cage, and looked at him carefully in front of her eyes, as if she was appreciating some beautiful work of art. The more she looked at him, the more she liked him. “What’s your name, kid?”
She was held in the hands of a nine-meter-tall behemoth and played with. Her one-and-seven-meter figure looked like a large figurine in front of this female giant, with one hand covering most of her body, leaving only her head and feet exposed.
The black-haired boy was a little overwhelmed. He was so nervous that he couldn’t speak. He said tremblingly: “Ha… Harald Ro… Roy!”
“Harald Roy, well, well, what a nice name!”
The black-haired boy had only one thought in his mind: “Fuck… It’s over~!!”
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Chapter 2: The first step to please a rich woman is to conquer her stomach (old version)
Question: What should I do if I am spotted by a powerful, curvy, and beautiful rich woman on the first day I travel through the world of One Piece?
Hmm, there is such a good thing? Ahem, normally, this should be considered a good thing…right?
That’s right, Roy is a time traveler. In his previous life, he was just an ordinary college student. He didn’t get electrocuted or have a car accident. He just got drunk at a class reunion. When he woke up the next day, he found that he had inexplicably traveled to the body of a 15-year-old black-haired boy named Harald Roy. What’s even more tragic is that after receiving the memories of his original body, Roy found that he had traveled to the dangerous and chaotic world of One Piece, and his identity after traveling was a slave imprisoned in an iron cage, imprisoned at the bottom of the dark, cold and damp cabin.
Thinking of his experiences over the past few days, Roy couldn’t help but feel like crying. It was too miserable. On the first day of his time travel, he found himself a slave who was about to be sold. Before Roy could figure out how to escape, the Patrick Pirates who imprisoned him were killed, and then an even more terrifying existence appeared in front of him.
One of the future pirate emperors, owning hundreds of islands, with tens of thousands of pirates under her command, and recognized as the top of the world, the Four Emperors Charlotte Linlin, affectionately called “Auntie” by countless people. A five-year-old who can kill a black bear with a slap, and pull the giant hero’s beard to flip him to the ground and seriously injure him, a terrifying monster with titles such as natural destroyer and steel balloon.
Although Charlotte Lingling was still very young at this time, wearing a pirate hat, a captain’s coat, long pink curly hair, thick lipstick and lavender eye shadow, tall figure, and unexpectedly beautiful appearance, it was completely different from the image of the fat, bloated and ferocious old woman in the future.
But Roy recognized her at first sight. There was no way, that huge body of nearly nine meters was too rare among humans. Even in the world of One Piece where people’s bodies were generally different from ordinary people, it was difficult to find such a tall woman. Add to that the pair of Homies, Thunder Cloud Zeus and Fireball Prometheus floating in the air, created by the Soul Fruit, it was hard not to recognize them.
No one knew how devastated Roy was when Charlotte Lingling held him in her hands and played with him like a toy, and how desperate her face was when Charlotte Lingling held him in her arms and slept together on the huge bed at night.
Charlotte Linlin, the Four Emperors who had 43 husbands and 85 children, fell in love with me and wanted to have me in bed with her. What should I do? Should I resist or obey? Can anyone help me answer this question? I’m waiting online. It’s urgent~!
Fortunately, the thing Roy was most worried about did not happen. Perhaps it was because of the huge difference in their body sizes, or because Roy’s body was too fragile to withstand the abuse, Charlotte Lingling did not do anything unbearable to Roy. She just held him in her arms and slept with him.
Although he was terrified the whole night and dared not fall asleep, for fear that Charlotte Lingling would accidentally turn over or smack him into a pile of meat, Roy was safe and sound in the end and survived by chance.
Afterwards, Roy decided to actively save himself. He decisively sacrificed his moral integrity, turned into a dog and fawned on Charlotte Linling, trying to please her. He used his memories of his past life to make some novel and interesting delicacies, and successfully pleased Charlotte Linling.
Charlotte Lingling, who was already fond of Roy because of his handsome appearance with a hint of childishness, doted on him even more. She not only gave Roy the right to enter and leave the ship freely, but also gave him an independent room and more autonomy.
“Roy, Roy… My dear little Roy, where are you~?”
“Here I come, Mom~!”
New World, Etruscan Sea, Queen Anthem, in a huge room, Harald Roy, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, brought a stool from somewhere, stepped on it, and opened the door on tiptoe. Then he moved the stool away, turned around and pushed a huge cart full of desserts and pastries into the room with great effort.
“Mom, today’s breakfast is here. This crystal ice cream and crabapple osmanthus cake are specialties from my hometown. Would you like to try them and see how they taste~?”
“Well, well, it’s another day full of anticipation. You recommended a different dessert every day these past two days, and each one was delicious. Little Roy, I really like you more and more~!”
In the huge and spacious room, there is a big bed full of pink. The surrounding dressing table, mirror, bedside slippers and carpet are all in sizes that match Charlotte Lingling’s huge figure. The moment Harald walked into the room, he was like a dwarf in a fairy tale coming into the world of giants. Everything seemed particularly huge.
Charlotte Lingling sat on the bed, looking expectantly at Harald as he walked in step by step with a trolley full of desserts and pastries. Looking at Harald’s handsome face, and then at the trolley full of desserts that were newly made and exquisitely made, emitting an enticing sweet aroma, Charlotte Lingling’s face became more and more expectant. Before the trolley was pushed to the bed, she couldn’t wait to reach out and grab the crystal clear pastries that were like works of art, and stuffed them into her mouth without hesitation.
Instantly, Charlotte Lingling held her chin with both hands and exclaimed in ecstasy: “Mmm, delicious… What a wonderful day~!”
Seeing the satisfied expression on Charlotte Lingling’s face, Roy breathed a sigh of relief and showed a gentle smile on his face: “As long as you are satisfied, I will leave first. Today’s training task has not been completed yet. You can always tell me if there is anything~!”
Charlotte Lingling looked at Roy, then at the tempting pastries in the cart, with a look of reluctance in her eyes. After a slight hesitation, she sighed and said with regret: “Well, you go down first, and remember to exercise well, your body is still too weak~!”
Harald Roy left the room respectfully with a gentle smile, closed the door, and walked slowly in the spacious corridor. He greeted the patrolling Homies soldiers along the way. After returning to his room and carefully checking every corner of the room to make sure there were no Homies sneaking in or surveillance Den Den Mushi, Roy finally breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the bed exhausted, saying with a look of relief, “Great, another day of successful survival~!”
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Chapter 3: The Fruit of the Clone, the Beginning of the Road to Power (Old Version)
After returning to his own room, Roy lay on the bed to rest for a few minutes to relax his tense nerves, and then began to prepare for today’s exercise task.
Roy came to the middle of the room and stood firmly. Then, with a thought, his body suddenly began to split. A phantom separated from Roy and then gradually became real. In just a blink of an eye, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in the room.
Black hair and black eyes, slender body, delicate and tender appearance. Looking at the familiar figure in front of him, before Roy could speak, the man who split from Roy in the room and looked exactly like him smiled bitterly, his face as if he was dead: “You don’t have to say it, I understand, I understand it all, one hundred push-ups, one hundred sit-ups, one hundred squats, 10 kilometers of long-distance running, right? Can’t I do it~?”
As he said that, the other Roy lay on the ground, supported himself with his hands, and did push-ups with a huff. Seeing the reluctant expression on the other’s face, Roy scratched the back of his head awkwardly and said comfortingly, “Don’t be like this. As the saying goes, only those who have endured hardships can become superior people. You also understand the truth. According to our current situation, it is not an exaggeration to say that we are in a precarious situation. Although we have temporarily gained a stable environment by pleasing Charlotte Lingling, who knows how long it can last?”
“If you are not far away, you will have worries. You also know that woman Charlotte Lingling. Not only is she extremely powerful, she is also extremely cruel and moody. She also has severe bulimia. Once she gets sick, she will not recognize her relatives and will destroy everything. With our small bodies, if we accidentally anger her, we will be beaten into a pulp in a minute… So, although it is a bit hard, you have to understand me, right?”
“Can you please shut up? You always do this every time I come out. We are the same person. Do you think it’s fun to keep talking nonsense like this?”
Roy was lying on the ground doing push-ups over and over again, sweating profusely. After hearing the constant persuasion from the people around him, he complained impatiently, “Why is it that every time it is me, your clone, who is working hard while you just stand aside and watch the fun~!”
Roy explained with an apologetic smile: “I am trying to develop my fruit ability. If I practice with my clone at the same time, how can I be sure that the method of using the clone to train is effective? Besides, although you are working hard now, after I take you back, won’t I still have to bear the memory of your training and the fatigue accumulated in your body?”
“Nonsense, long-term torture and momentary pain, how can the two be the same?”
After doing a hundred push-ups, the clone Roy stood up and stretched his sore arms. Then he put his hands behind his back and started doing squats again. “It’s been a few days, but I don’t think there’s any effect at all.”
Roy had a calm expression: “Try a few more times. I’m free anyway. It would be best if I could receive the training effect of the clone. Even if I can’t, I can just think of it as training my Devil Fruit ability… Do your best, and I’ll create another clone to accompany you later~!”
Clone Roy: “……”
“Get lost!”
Roy did what he said. After creating another clone to join the training team, he ignored the two people’s resentful eyes and walked aside, ready to continue to explore and develop the ability of the clone fruit.
Roy looked serious and focused. A phantom slowly emerged and then slowly condensed into shape. After a while, a new clone was created. Roy looked at it carefully, then dispersed the clone and condensed a new one… He repeated this seemingly useless and boring action again and again until his physical strength was completely exhausted.
The world of One Piece is a world full of killing, violence, chaos and disorder. It is also a world that belongs to the strong. In this world, as long as you are strong enough, you can do whatever you want, fame, wealth, status… get everything you want. But for the weak, it is very difficult to even survive. The oppression of the world’s nobles, the Celestial Dragons, the exploitation of the kingdom’s nobles, the plundering of pirates… each of them is an unbearable yoke for ordinary civilians.
As a time traveler with memories of his past life, Roy is well aware of the importance of practicing and becoming stronger. If he wants to survive in this dangerous world of One Piece, working hard to become stronger is the only and best way.
Fortunately, as a time traveler, although he had a bad start, Roy also has his own special ability, which is the superhuman clone fruit ability inherited from his original body… That’s right, the original owner of this body not only has a fair and beautiful appearance, which is amazing, so that he was favored by the beautiful rich woman Charlotte Lingling, but also a devil fruit user. While Roy inherited part of the original body’s memory, he also gained the original body’s fruit ability.
When Roy first learned that he possessed the power of a devil fruit, he was very excited. After all, this was a true superpower. Not to mention the ordinary world of his previous life, even in the world of One Piece, the devil fruit was what countless people dreamed of and it was the most precious and rare treasure in the sea.
There are hundreds of millions of people in the entire One Piece world, but less than one in ten thousand are lucky enough to obtain the power of a Devil Fruit. Each Devil Fruit, even the most common type, is worth more than 100 million Beli, which shows how precious Devil Fruits are in this world.
After knowing that he possessed the power of the devil fruit, Roy excitedly began to experiment with the power of the devil fruit. After a few days of experimentation, Roy finally had a basic understanding of the power of the fruit he mastered.
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Chapter 4 Redefining what is a clone (old version)
The clone fruit, as the name suggests, is the ability to separate the body into a clone. The clone has independent consciousness, and its appearance, personality, memory, and physical abilities are comparable to the original body. The disadvantage is that the body is too fragile. Once slightly injured, it will instantly dissipate like a punctured balloon.
In addition, whether creating a clone or maintaining the existence of a clone requires the consumption of physical strength. With each additional clone, the physical strength consumed will increase exponentially. If the physical strength is exhausted, all clones will dissipate on their own.
After creating a new clone, the clone can be reintegrated into the original body as long as there is physical contact between the clone and the original body. At the same time, the clone can also obtain the memories and feelings of the clone when it is outside.
In general, compared to the natural and animal-type mythical beasts and superhuman-type fruit abilities such as the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and the Gravity Fruit, which can directly give the eater powerful power, the performance of the Clone Fruit is not outstanding. After all, the strength of the clone depends entirely on the user’s own strength, and Roy is a weakling… Uh, this doesn’t seem to be a problem with the fruit ability, but a problem with Roy?
Of course, the main problem was that the clone would dissipate if it was injured, which seriously weakened the role of the clone fruit in battle. Even if Roy became stronger in the future, the clone’s defense was too low and it would fall apart at the touch of the enemy, making it difficult to play a role.
However, even with all the flaws, as the only power he can currently control, Roy can only pin all his hopes of becoming stronger on the ability of his own fruit, and spares no effort to develop the various abilities of the clone fruit.
With inspiration from various novels, movies, and animations in his previous life, Roy had too many ideas to try in the development of the Clone Fruit. In just a few days, Roy basically figured out the general abilities and defects of the Clone Fruit, and developed it in three directions based on the ability of the Clone Fruit itself.
The first is to prolong the existence of the clone as much as possible, so that the clone can last longer. Every time before Roy rests, he will create the most clones, and then keep these clones in existence until his physical strength is completely exhausted and his body can no longer bear it and he faints. This is also one of Roy’s goals. He uses the physical consumption characteristics of the clone to consume his physical energy to the maximum extent without harming his body, so as to exercise his physical ability.
The second development direction is to try to use the clone to practice, and then recycle the clone to receive the results of the clone’s practice. Obviously, this is the inspiration Roy got from Naruto’s Shadow Clone Technique. In the original work, Uzumaki Naruto used the shadow clone to practice wind attribute chakra and fairy arts. The effect is amazing. It takes an ordinary jonin ten years to develop attribute chakra, but it took only one week to do it. Jiraiya spent half his life but still couldn’t figure out the fairy art of Myoboku Mountain. Naruto practiced it to perfection in less than a month.
With such efficiency, how could Roy not be envious? Unfortunately, although it was only a few days, Roy’s idea of ​​using the clone to practice was not completely ineffective, but it was not very effective. Anyway, Roy did not feel any significant increase in his physical strength.
Of course, it is also possible that Roy’s training method is wrong. After all, no matter in his previous life or his original body, he is just an ordinary person. He does not have the training methods of three-color domineering, six styles of navy, swordsmanship and other martial arts, and he has no teacher to guide him. Roy can only learn the training method of Saitama in One Punch Man. As for the effect… After all, not everyone is called Saitama, and not everyone has the opportunity to become a bald boss.
The third direction of Roy’s development of the clone fruit is to try to change the appearance and consciousness of the clone.
For the user, the power of the devil fruit is like suddenly having an extra pair of hands or an organ in the body. It becomes a part of the body. The power of the fruit is like an instinct. There is no need to understand it. It can be used as long as the mind moves.
For Roy, the clone fruit is more like a fixed program. With just one command, he can easily copy his body shape, appearance, and memory to create a clone. However, Roy wants more than that. Compared with the rigid and dull fool-style operation, he wants to create clones that are exactly the same as his own in personality and appearance.
Roy wanted to perform more detailed operations. For example, when creating a new clone, he could try to change the clone’s appearance, making the clone’s nose higher, hair longer, and body shorter. Or he could try to change the clone’s memory and give it a new consciousness and personality. After all, who stipulated that the clone’s appearance and personality must be exactly the same as the original?
Roy knew very well that he was just an ordinary person in his previous life, and the talents of this body after traveling through time were also very ordinary. He was not a genius with extraordinary talents, and he did not have superhuman perseverance or firm belief. With his ordinary body, relying on such trivial training methods as doing 100 squats, 100 push-ups, and 10-kilometer long-distance running every day, it was almost impossible for him to become a strong person like Charlotte Lingling.
But if you can control the consciousness of the clone, actively give it a personality, and set it to have dreams, pursuits, a strong will, and hard work, will the clone have the opportunity to become a strong person through hard practice? Can you also become a strong person with tenacious perseverance and hard work in disguise by receiving everything from the clone?
Dreams are beautiful, but the road is tortuous. Compared to the simple and crude copy and paste, and the use of fruit abilities as instinctively, when Roy actively wants to control the fruit ability and tries to change the appearance and personality of the clone, it seems difficult. This is almost beyond the ability of the clone fruit to change or even reprogram the original fixed program.
However, this was the only way Roy had thought of to become a strong man after traveling to this world for such a long time, so he would not give up easily. Once, twice, a hundred times, a thousand times… When Roy repeatedly condensed and created clones hundreds and thousands of times, and tried again and again to actively control the fruit ability and change the appearance of the clones, Roy was surprised to find that he was not doing useless work. After countless repeated attempts, the appearance of the clones he condensed and created seemed to have really changed. The eyebrows seemed to have become… a little thicker~?
Chapter 5: The Despised “Beast” Kaido (Old Version)
Time passed little by little as Roy got familiar with the ability of his clone fruit and continued to try his best to please Charlotte Linlin. Soon, a few days passed, and after sailing on the sea for almost a week, the Queen’s Anthem finally reached its destination, an island with a huge skull-shaped building and a desert oasis style.
When the pirate ship Queen Anthem sailed into the port, Roy, who followed Charlotte Linlin onto the island, looked at the yellow-brown skull carved out of the entire mountain standing in the middle of the island in the distance. He felt inexplicably familiar with the scene in front of him. After thinking about it carefully, isn’t this the island where the Blackbeard Pirates, one of the New Four Emperors, are stationed decades later, the Beehive Island ‘Hatchinos’, known as the pirate paradise?
Of course, the owner of this Pirate Island at this time was not Marshall D. Teach, who founded the Blackbeard Pirates. It was even a question whether this big man who would stir up the world in the future was born during this period of time.
The current owner of this island is the Rocks Pirates, captain Rocks D. Gibeck, an ambitious man who dreams of ruling the world and becoming the king of the world. Under his control, the Rocks Pirates have expanded their power over the years, conquered countless pirates, and occupied most of the New World. They even provoked the World Government several times and captured several islands under the jurisdiction of the World Government.
The Rocks Pirates are so powerful, in addition to Captain Rocks, their crew members are also full of strong men, including ‘Whitebeard’ Edward Newgate, ‘Big Mom’ Charlotte Linlin, ‘Hundred Beasts’ Kaido, ‘Golden Lion’ Shiki, these powerful pirates who have left a great reputation in the future and are truly at the top of the ocean, are now members of the Rocks Pirates.
It can be said that this era belongs to the Rocks Pirates, and Captain Rocks D. Zibek is the undisputed protagonist of this era. Under his brilliance, even Roger, the future Pirate King who opened the Great Pirate Era, seems to be eclipsed.
As the headquarters of the Rocks Pirates, all the residents of this Beehive Island are pirates. Walking on the wide streets, every pirate has a ferocious expression and murderous intent on his face. The sounds of fighting and screaming can be heard everywhere, as if to these pirates, they are not companions of the Rocks Pirates, but hostile enemies.
“Well, well, little Roy, you must stay close to me and don’t leave my side. Even though those pirates outside are just a bunch of trash, they are still a bit dangerous for you~!”
Seeing the pirates around him with ferocious faces and fighting at the slightest disagreement, Roy took a quick look and followed Charlotte Linlin closely, not daring to leave. There was no other way, because Roy was young and weak. The pirates stationed on this Beehive Island were all elites in the Rocks Pirates, and Roy was no match for any of them.
Fortunately, Charlotte Linlin, known as the natural destroyer, was strong enough, and her status in the Rocks Pirates was far superior to that of the small pirates around her. On the wide street, Charlotte Linlin swaggered in the middle of the road. When the ferocious-looking pirates on the street saw Charlotte Linlin, they were instantly terrified, as if they had encountered some prehistoric beast. They hid far away and did not dare to approach her at all.
Charlotte Lingling obviously enjoyed the fear of the people around her. She showed a satisfied smile on her face and walked leisurely on the street with her huge and slender legs. Influenced by Charlotte Lingling, Roy followed behind her and enjoyed the dodging and fearful eyes of the people around him. He also became arrogant unconsciously when walking. It felt like a fox borrowing the power of a tiger.
This was the first time in Roy’s life that he felt the joy of being a strong man. Unfortunately, what these people were really afraid of was Charlotte Linling, who possessed the power to dominate everything and vented her strength without restraint, rather than himself, who looked even smaller against the backdrop of her huge figure.
Roy followed Charlotte Lingling all the way, enjoying the fearful looks around him. After a while, he arrived in front of the skull-shaped building in the middle of the island. He walked into the gate and was greeted by a burly young man with black hair, a pair of long horns like bull horns on his head, and tight leather pants.
Seeing the person coming, Charlotte Linlin’s face immediately showed a happy expression: “Hey, Kaido, long time no see, did you hear that I’m back and come to greet me specially?”
The burly black-haired young man snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: “You came back too late. Golden Lion Shi Ji, Wang Zhi, John and the others have already returned. It’s just Patrick. Why did you delay for so long?”
“Well, well, are you blaming me? Kaido, it’s a pity, I have always regarded you as my own brother.”
Charlotte Lingling walked forward and patted the black-haired burly young man on the shoulder in a friendly manner, but her words were full of contempt: “What a pity! If you were stronger, maybe I would be willing to explain it to you.”
“Hmph, let’s go, everyone is here, we’re just waiting for you~!”
Hearing Charlotte Linlin’s words, Kaido’s forehead was instantly bulging with veins, and a trace of anger was clearly revealed on his face. He snorted coldly and turned around, unwilling to look at that face full of smiles but seemingly full of sarcasm. Although he was angry at Charlotte Linlin’s contempt for him, Kaido finally endured it. There was no other way. He was not as strong as others, and it was useless to be angry.
At this time, Kaido was not yet the man who would become one of the Four Emperors together with Charlotte Linlin forty years later and was known as the “strongest creature in the world”. He was just 19 years old and was just a young man who had just been promoted from a trainee crew member to a cadre in the Rocks Pirates. He was not comparable to Charlotte Linlin, a core cadre whose strength was second only to Captain Rocks, in terms of strength or status.
Chapter 6 The Coming War (Old Version)
“By the way, what’s wrong with this kid next to you? He’s too weak. This kind of guy is not qualified to join our Rocks Pirates~!”
Hearing Kaido talking about him, Roy quickly forced out a gentle but polite smile on his face, trying to show his kindness to the burly young man with bull horns in front of him. Even when he heard the other party belittling him, he just stood behind Charlotte Linlin obediently and did not open his mouth to refute. From the short time he set foot on Beehive Island, Roy could clearly feel the atmosphere on the island where the strong are respected and the hierarchy is clear.
Even though Charlotte Linlin doesn’t take Kaido seriously at all, in terms of strength and talent, he is also a monster. Born into the demon tribe, Kaido became the strongest warrior of the ‘Woka Kingdom’ at the age of ten. At the age of fifteen, he was noticed by Captain Rocks and joined the Rocks Pirates as a trainee pirate. Now, at the age of nineteen, he has already been awarded the title of cadre just like Charlotte Linlin. In Kaido’s eyes, people like himself don’t even have the qualifications to talk to him.
Although he had Charlotte Linlin’s support, Roy had no intention of provoking Kaido. If a conflict really broke out, even if Charlotte Linlin was willing to stand up for herself, she would probably waste the goodwill she had accumulated with great difficulty by selling out her integrity, flattering him, and being humble.
Besides, what’s wrong with being belittled? Can’t people say anything about your lack of strength? Look, Kaido was also looked down upon by Charlotte Linlin. Look what he said? In the world of One Piece where the strong prey on the weak, if you don’t have strength, you have no dignity. Roy has already recognized this.
“Well, well, this is my most beloved baby, please don’t scare him~!”
Charlotte Linlin followed Kaido and said with a smile, “After this party, I will take little Roy back to Cake Island. He is not suitable to stay on this Beehive Island.”
Obviously, Charlotte Lingling was also very clear that it was a very dangerous thing to put an ordinary person like Roy on Beehive Island, a place full of pirates and filled with naked jungle law.
“By the way, why did Rocks rush us back this time?”
“Be more respectful, you should call him Captain Rocks~!”
Kaido glanced at Charlotte Linlin with dissatisfaction, hesitated for a moment, and explained: “Captain Rocks’s personal action to encircle and suppress the Roger Pirates failed this time… Gol D. Roger, I saw with my own eyes that in the battle with Captain Rocks, that man used the same power as the captain.”
Hearing Kaidou’s words, Charlotte Linlin’s face suddenly became serious: “You mean… Overlord Haki Entanglement?”
Thinking of the overwhelming power Rocks had once displayed, Charlotte Linling was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly burst into laughter: “Well, well, this sounds really interesting, Kaido, the power possessed by the man you have always admired the most is not unique in the world. Now that there is a second person who has mastered the same power as him, can Rocks still be as powerful and invincible as before?”
Kaido’s face was grim, with an inexplicable desire in his eyes, as if he was explaining, or perhaps convincing himself; “Even if Roger mastered the Conqueror’s Haki, he is still no match for the captain. If it weren’t for the fact that their pirate ship was too weird, there would be no chance of escape.”
“So, Rocks called us back in such a hurry just to celebrate his failure in suppressing Roger’s pirate group?”
Looking at Charlotte Linlin’s gloating expression, Kaido curled his lips and didn’t say much. Charlotte Linlin’s dissatisfaction with Captain Rocks has been a long time ago, and she has never bothered to hide it.
It can only be said that being able to establish such a powerful Rocks Pirates and recruit so many powerful people has caused a headache for the World Government. Rocks Zebek’s mind and magnanimity are indeed extraordinary. As long as his orders are not violated, he will never care even if his subordinates are disobedient.
“Captain Rocks called everyone back this time, probably to prepare for the upcoming war.”
Kaido’s face was a little solemn: “According to the intelligence, the Navy Headquarters has been mobilizing troops to the New World on a large scale recently… The World Government’s tolerance for us has reached its limit, and war is inevitable~!”
“You, the Rocks Pirates, are wantonly expanding your power in the New World, subjugating other pirates in an attempt to control the entire New World. Your ambition is too big. The World Government and the Navy will never sit idly by. Charlotte Linlin, don’t be too proud. Sooner or later, you and the Rocks Pirates will be completely destroyed by the World Government~!”
In a trance, she seemed to hear Patrick’s dying cry again. Charlotte Lingling showed a mocking smile on her face: “You got it right?… Ridiculous, even outsiders know that this day will come sooner or later… I can’t wait~!”
“Let’s go, Kaido. Let me see how that ambitious man is going to deal with the crusade from the World Government.”
Chapter 7: Future Pirate Emperors (Old Version)
On the Beehive Island, inside the skull building, there is a banquet hall that can accommodate thousands of people. The entire banquet hall is divided into three layers in a fan shape according to the arrangement of tables and chairs. Each layer is far apart, and in the middle is a straight aisle that extends from the innermost part of the hall to the door.
At this time, the hall was already full of pirates, and the tables were filled with all kinds of delicious food and fine wine. Everyone sat together, talking and playing with each other. The hall was filled with shouts, noises, and the sound of wine glasses colliding. When the door opened, Roy followed Charlotte Linlin and Kaido into the hall, and what came into his eyes was such a lively and noisy scene.
“Hey, Lady Charlotte Lingling, you’re finally back~!”
“Haha, now all the leaders of the Rocks Pirates are here~!”
“It looks like we’re going to have a big fight~!”
Seeing Charlotte Linlin’s figure, there were suddenly voices of enthusiastic greetings around. Charlotte Linlin and Kaido ignored the pirates around them, walked through the outer layer of the hall, walked along the middle aisle to the innermost layer deep in the hall, and then sat down in the first vacant seat on the right, while Kaido quietly sat at the edge of the right hand side.
After looking at the layout around him, Roy did not find another seat to sit down, but stood silently beside Charlotte Lingling, picked up the wine jar on the table and poured wine into Charlotte Lingling’s glass. Roy had a clear understanding of himself. On this Beehive Island ruled by pirates, he was just a pendant on Charlotte Lingling. He would go wherever she went and would never leave her.
While pouring the wine, Roy secretly looked up and took in the surroundings. From the clear layout of the banquet hall, one can see the difference in status and the clear hierarchy between the members of the Rocks Pirates. In the three-story banquet hall, the ordinary elite pirates sat on the outermost layer, with the largest number of people. The people sitting in the middle layer were obviously of higher status and should be the backbone members of the Rocks Pirates. The people sitting in the innermost layer of the hall were obviously the core cadres of the Rocks Pirates like Charlotte Linlin. There were only about twenty people in total, and each person had a separate seat, separated by the middle passage on the left and right sides, and arranged in order along the aisle.
Obviously, even if they are all cadres of the Rocks Pirates, there are obvious differences in status and identity. From left to right, the closer you sit, the higher your status in the Rocks Pirates, and Kaido sits at the far right… Roy couldn’t help but laugh in his heart. Sure enough, this man who would be called “the strongest creature in the world” and the strongest in single combat in the future, is now just a younger brother in the Rocks Pirates.
What Roy never expected was that Charlotte Linlin actually sat in the first seat on the right. According to the height of the seats, this should be the second most important seat in the Rocks Pirates. The only person in front of her was the man sitting opposite her, in the first seat on the left side of the hall. He was a man with blond hair and a crescent-shaped white beard on his face. He was Edward Newgate, the “Whitebeard” who later had the title of “the strongest in the world.”
Sitting below Whitebeard, in the third place was a man who also had golden curly hair like a mad lion’s sideburns and two katana hanging from his waist. He was none other than the legendary captain of the Flying Pirates, Shiki, also known as the ‘Golden Lion’ pirate admiral. Further down, on the left and right sides of the seats sat Silver Axe, Captain John, Wang Zhi, Bartholomew Roberts and a number of other pirates who had made a great name for themselves on the sea.
Surrounded by chairs on both sides, there is a high platform from the door to the end of the deepest part of the hall. A stone-carved, quaint chair stands on the platform, close to the wall behind. A man with a hooked nose, hair standing up like needles, a wanton smile on his face, red eyes, and an ambitious look sits alone on the chair, looking down at everyone like a king looking down on his subjects.
Obviously, this man with a hooked nose, hair standing up like needles, and a face full of unbridled arrogance is the owner of this Beehive Island, Captain Rocks D. Gibeck of the Rocks Pirates.
Looking at Ski who was sitting next to Whitebeard, Roy couldn’t help but feel a little surprised. You know, in the future, this man in front of him would be as famous as Pirate King Roger and ‘Whitebeard’ Edward Newgate. But at this moment, his status in the Rocks Pirates seemed to be even lower than Charlotte Linlin?
In Roy’s impression, although she is also a pirate emperor entrenched in the New World, “Big Mom” ​​Charlotte Linlin is undoubtedly the bottom of the Four Emperors. She has an indestructible body like a steel balloon and unparalleled terrifying strength, but her mind is as childish as a child, moody, willful, and will lose her mind if she is angered. She also suffers from severe “bulimia”. Once an attack occurs, she will not recognize her relatives and will destroy everything.
Her actual combat power fluctuated, and her battle record was even more horrible. Judging from her battle record alone, it was no exaggeration to call her the shame of the Four Emperors. Roy could never have imagined that the young version of Charlotte Linlin was actually above the “Golden Lion” Shiki in terms of strength and status.
But if you think about it carefully, it doesn’t seem strange. It is only the 1480th year of the Sea Circle Calendar. There are still nearly twenty years before Roger becomes the Pirate King and opens the Great Pirate Era. It is also forty years before Charlotte Linlin becomes the bloated and obese “Auntie” of the Four Emperors in the future.
Although Golden Lion, who was only in his thirties at this time, had reached his physical peak, his attainments in swordsmanship, his mastery of domineering, and the development of fruit abilities were definitely not as good as his own in twenty years.
Charlotte Linling is just the opposite. The biggest reliance of Charlotte Linling in becoming one of the Four Emperors in the future has always been her indestructible physique, a natural monster. Her mastery of swordsmanship and domineering is actually very average. At this time, Charlotte Linling is only 28 years old and at the peak of her physical condition. Whether it is physical flexibility, reaction speed, or mental wisdom, she is obviously superior in all aspects compared to the bloated, obese, irritable and quick-tempered “Auntie” of the Four Emperors in the future.
Thinking of Charlotte Linlin’s performance during this period of time, Roy couldn’t help but feel relieved. He was wrong. Comparing the shame of the Four Emperors who had been a stay-at-home girl for decades and had never done anything serious except giving birth to children, with the Golden Lion Shiki who was as famous as the Pirate King Roger at his peak, it was natural to feel that it was unreasonable that Charlotte Linlin was stronger than Shiki.
The fact is that Charlotte Linlin, who is at the peak of her life and is younger, more rational, wiser and more forbearing than the Four Emperors ‘Big Mom’ in Roy’s previous life’s memory, may be far stronger than he imagined.
Chapter 8 Conflict (Old Version)
“Hahahahahahaha, Lingling, you’re finally back.”
Just as Roy was secretly observing everyone and thinking to himself, he saw the hook-nosed man on the podium with a wanton smile on his face burst into laughter and greeted Charlotte Lingling, “The guy standing next to you is your newly chosen husband? Hahahaha, Lingling, I have to say, your vision in choosing a husband this time is finally like that of a normal woman~!”
Charlotte Lingling glared at Rocks on the platform with dissatisfaction, then looked at Roy who was obediently pouring wine for him, with undisguised love and obsession on her face, and boasted: “This is the most satisfying trophy I got this time at sea. How about it, isn’t it beautiful?”
Come on, is beautiful only used to describe men? Feeling the gazes of the people around him, Roy, who was displayed like a commodity by Charlotte Linling, raised his head with an awkward but polite smile on his face, then lowered his head instantly, holding the wine jar in his arms, trying to comfort himself in his heart, even Kaido could sit in the most marginal seat, he was nothing, thirty years east, thirty years west, sooner or later I will be stronger than everyone here, let everyone be in awe of me.
I was eighteen that year… Pah, fifteen that year, standing like an ant. Today you are ignoring me, tomorrow I will make you all out of reach. Roy, who had done a series of psychological preparations in his heart, calmed down instantly, and stood by with a clear conscience and continued to be a pendant.
At this time, the Golden Lion Shiki, who was sitting in the second seat on the left side of the platform, sneered and questioned Charlotte Lingling, “I asked you to recruit the Bloody Swordsman Patrick, but you only brought back a useless brat. How come, with your strength, you can’t even catch a mere Patrick?”
Charlotte Lingling didn’t even raise her eyes. She picked up the wine glass on the table and took a sip slowly. Then, she said in a nonchalant tone: “Patrick? Oh, that guy, I invited him sincerely, but he refused to come, so I killed him~!”
“Hahahahaha, Patrick had a lot of potential, it’s such a pity that he died like this~!”
On the high platform, Captain Rocks D. Gibeck, whose hair stood up like needles, laughed wildly again when he heard this. “But since he’s already dead, there’s nothing we can do about it. We can only blame him for not knowing how to appreciate it~!”
“Hmph~!”
Seeing that Captain Rocks didn’t care at all about Charlotte Lingling’s failure in this sea mission and failing to recruit Patrick, Golden Lion Shiki snorted coldly and said with malicious tone: “Sent her to recruit those famous pirates on the sea, and she failed every time. Who knows if this woman did it on purpose?”
Charlotte Lingling was not a good-tempered person. Facing Shi Ji’s repeated provocations, her face suddenly turned ugly. She said in a gloomy tone: “It’s not your turn to teach me how to do things. Even the captain didn’t say anything, what qualifications do you have to interrupt?”
“What did you say?”
Charlotte Lingling sneered: “Why, you want to fight me because you’re not convinced? No problem, I don’t mind teaching you a lesson~!”
Hearing what Charlotte Lingling said, Shiki the Golden Lion almost laughed out of anger. He slammed the table and said angrily, “Go ahead and hit me. Do you think I’m afraid of you~!”
As for Charlotte Linlin, Shiki the Golden Lion has been unhappy with her for a long time. As a man as arrogant and domineering as a lion, it is already uncomfortable enough for him to be forced to be inferior to Captain Rocks on a daily basis. Who would have thought that his position in the Rocks Pirates is even worse than that of a mere woman.
But the monster Charlotte Linlin is really powerful. Her body, as tough as a steel balloon, is a nightmare for any enemy. In terms of strength, Golden Lion Shiki was no match for her before. If they really fought, it would be difficult for him to even hurt her.
But times have changed. After years of training, he has gained the powerful ability of the Light-Float Fruit and the ability to fly. He has even broken through to the level of a great swordsman in swordsmanship. Shiki the Golden Lion believes that he is no longer the same person he used to be. Even Captain Rocks D. Gibeck is no longer as unattainable and invincible as he used to be, not to mention Charlotte Linlin. In terms of strength, he will never lose to her.
“Well, take advantage of this opportunity today to show me how much your strength has improved over the years~!”
Shiki the Golden Lion and Charlotte Linlin stood up at the same time, glaring at each other without giving in. The fierce aura on their bodies spread to the entire hall like an ancient ferocious beast. Fortunately, those sitting around were all core cadres of the pirate group, Locke. In the collision of the two people’s powerful auras, they still ate the food calmly and watched the show with interest, without being affected at all.
“Brother Shiqi, are you planning to challenge Charlotte Linling?”
“Haha, if a fight really breaks out, Charlotte Lingling will definitely be stronger. No one can hurt that monster except the Captain and Edward Newgate~!”
“That’s hard to say. If Shiki the Golden Lion dares to challenge Charlotte Lingling, he will definitely win.”
“Shiki the Golden Lion has become more and more powerful in recent years.”
Chapter 9: Rocks’ Decision (Old Version)
As for the conflict between Shiki the Golden Lion and Charlotte Linlin, Silver Axe, Captain John, Wang Zhi and other leaders of the Rocks Pirates had no intention of dissuading them. Instead, they all joined in the fun. Only Whitebeard, who was sitting at the top seat on the left, said nothing, as if he saw nothing. He just sat there eating and drinking quietly, which seemed a bit out of tune with the lively atmosphere around them. He seemed very silent.
“That’s enough~!!”
Just as the atmosphere between Shiki the Golden Lion and Charlotte Linlin was getting more and more terrifying and about to fight, a slightly angry voice suddenly interrupted the confrontation between the two. On the high platform, a black fog filled the air, and the darkness like a black hole slowly spread to the surroundings, as if it could swallow everything, and even the light could not help but dim. Against this ominous darkness, Captain Rocks D. Gibeck had a gloomy face and asked calmly: “I remember saying that it is forbidden to fight between the cadres of the Rocks Pirates. Shiki, Linlin, are you going to disobey my order?”
Seeing Rocks sitting on the podium getting angry, Golden Lion Shiki and Charlotte Lingling looked at each other, snorted coldly, and sat back in their seats. However, no one noticed that a smile appeared at the corners of their mouths at the same time, and then disappeared in an instant, with an indignant expression on their faces.
Seeing that the two had finally calmed down and stopped confronting each other, Captain Rocks withdrew his warning look and said with a serious expression: “That’s right. We are companions who rely on each other. It’s okay to have some disputes occasionally, but we must never hurt each other.”
As he spoke, Rocks smiled again: “Well, now that Lingling is back and everyone is here, let’s discuss the next steps.”
“According to intelligence, the Navy Headquarters has been drawing a large number of elite troops from all over the world. The Navy Marshal Cyborg and two admirals, including elite vice admirals Sengoku and Garp, have all been stationed in the New World. The purpose is self-evident. Apart from our Rocks Pirates, there is no other force in the New World that can make the Navy Headquarters make such a big move.”
“What do you mean, Captain?”
No one present was surprised by the action of the Navy Headquarters. In the past few years, the Rocks Pirates have expanded rapidly and occupied most of the territory of the New World. In particular, Captain Rocks learned the practice of the world’s nobles, the Celestial Dragons, to collect Heavenly Gold from the allied countries. He no longer condones his men to plunder as he did in the past, but instead controls the countries and towns within his sphere of influence, and has them pay protection fees to the pirate group on a fixed basis every year.
This steady and long-term approach allowed the Rocks Pirates to have a steady supply of wealth and resources. In just a few years, they built a pirate group with tens of thousands of pirates and a huge pirate fleet, an unprecedented super pirate group. It is unknown whether there will be successors, but with the limited historical knowledge of pirates, it is unheard of. No one has ever heard of a pirate group with such a large scale and power.
In addition, Captain Rocks is ambitious and has sent his pirates to attack member countries and naval bases many times. Naturally, the World Government has long regarded the Rocks Pirates as a thorn in its side and has been eager to get rid of them as soon as possible.
However, due to the powerful force of the Rocks Pirates, the World Government and the Navy Headquarters have failed in several plans to attack the Rocks Pirates, which has allowed them to continue to grow in the New World. Now, seeing that the Rocks Pirates are expanding and almost taking over the entire New World, which has seriously threatened the rule of the World Government, they have finally become intolerable and are determined to have the Navy Headquarters go all out to destroy the Rocks Pirates at all costs, no matter how great the price.
This is a war that has been destined for a long time. Whether the Rocks Pirates can continue to fight depends on whether they can withstand the expedition of the Navy Headquarters this time. Everyone present is very confident about this. There is no other way. The current Rocks Pirates are too strong. Not counting the captain Rocks D. Gibeck, who is recognized as the strongest and invincible in the world, his cadres are led by Edward Newgate, Charlotte Linlin, and Shiki the Golden Lion. Each of them has the strength that is not inferior to the admiral of the navy. In addition, there are more than 20 core cadres with a great reputation on the sea, and a pirate fleet formed by tens of thousands of pirates under their command. Even if compared with the four sea emperors decades later, this lineup is unique. No wonder everyone is full of confidence and does not think they will lose at all.
Not to mention the others, even Captain Rocks was already inflated. Facing the all-out attack from the Navy Headquarters, he didn’t care at all. Instead, he laughed arrogantly, “Thief, hahahahaha, since the Navy wants a war, let’s grant their wish. While the Navy has just entered the New World and has not yet established a firm foothold, I have decided to take the initiative to attack. While the Navy has just entered the New World and has not yet established a firm foothold, I will completely drive out the Navy’s forces from the New World by robbing all the naval bases stationed in the New World.”
“Haha, you are worthy of being the captain, you said it very well~!”
“That’s what we should do~!”
“I’ve been annoyed with those guys in the navy for a long time. This time I can finally have a big fight~!”
All the officers present had no objection to Rocks’ decision. The Rocks Pirates had been rampant and unscrupulous in the New World over the years and had long been accustomed to it. How could they be afraid of fighting the navy? On the contrary, after hearing Rocks’ decision, all the pirate officers present were ready to go, their faces full of excitement, and they looked like they couldn’t wait to have a big fight.
Chapter 10 Cake Island (Old Version)
As soon as the banquet was over, Charlotte Lingling took Roy away from Beehive Island. Although they had decided to go to war with the navy, they did not do it right away. There was still a lot of work to do before that. Not only did they have to gather manpower, but they also had to prepare ships, weapons, ammunition, food, medicines, and other supplies in advance. Before that, Charlotte Lingling took Roy back to their home.
A few days later, in the New World, Cake Island, an island famous for its delicious food and pastries, it was also the nest chosen by Charlotte Lingling. In order to ensure their safety, she left her children with her previous husbands on Cake Island and arranged special people to guard and protect them.
At this time, in front of a castle far away from the town on Cake Island, a dozen children with strange appearances stood neatly on the lawn, waiting to be received by their mother. Among them, the one standing in the front was Charlotte Perospero, the eldest child of Charlotte Linlin, who was only ten years old at the moment. Behind him was the leader of the future three dessert generals, the second son Katakuri and his two brothers Daifuku and Owen, who were only eight years old. In addition, there were the eldest daughter Charlotte Compert, the second daughter Mond, the third daughter Armand, Yaxiu, Efire and more than a dozen other children. Some children did not show up because they were too young.
It has to be said that when it comes to having children, ‘Big Aunt’ Charlotte Linlin is definitely the strongest in the One Piece world. Thinking about the fact that she has a total of eighty-five children, not counting those who died in infancy, and forty-three husbands, Roy couldn’t help but feel a little frightened, because, if nothing unexpected happens, he might become one of those forty-three husbands in the near future, and make an indelible contribution to the growth and development of Charlotte’s family.
It was obvious that Charlotte Lingling attached great importance to her children. She greeted every child warmly, and then lowered her status and played with the children for a long time with a gentle face. Then she introduced the short and fat man with a beak-like nose standing next to her, “Bread, this child is Harald Roy. I ask you to take care of him while I’m away.”
Seeing Roy, who looked handsome and outstanding among the strange-looking children around him, the man called Long Bread understood instantly and assured happily: “Leave it to me, rest assured. I will raise this child to be plump and white like your other children~!”
“Mmmm, mmm~!”
Charlotte Lingling laughed happily and caressed the head of her eldest son Perospero affectionately: “Spero, Katakuri, little Roy will live with you for a while, you are not allowed to bully him, do you hear me?”
As expected of Charlotte Linlin’s child, Katakuri is only eight years old now, but he is already more than two meters tall. He holds a trident that is as tall as he is, and says with a serious expression, “Don’t worry, Mom, I will take good care of him and won’t let him get hurt~!”
On the side, Perospero licked the lollipop in his hand, squinted at Roy, and asked with disgust: “Mom, is this the new husband you chose? He looks so weak, far worse than the previous ones~!”
Charlotte Lingling also looked regretful: “Yes, little Roy is too thin and weak, he must exercise well~!”
Roy was a little upset, but he still put on a happy expression on his face: “Don’t worry, Mom, I will work hard to make myself stronger~!”
Hearing Roy’s words, Charlotte Lingling nodded with satisfaction, then said a few words to Long Bread, and stared at Roy greedily for a long time, until Roy broke out in a cold sweat. Then, with a look of regret on her face, she reluctantly boarded the boat and left Cake Island.
“No, I have to put my escape plan in mind. Charlotte Lingling’s desire for me is getting stronger and stronger. Who knows when she will lose control and force me to do that? Then I will be completely finished~!”
Although there is an old saying that goes, young people don’t know the good of rich women and mistakenly take girls as treasures, but Roy said that he really can’t afford a rich woman like Charlotte Linlin. Fortunately, according to Roy’s memory of his previous life, the impending war between the Rocks Pirates and the Navy Headquarters will not end in a short time. Moreover, if nothing unexpected happens, it is in this unprecedented war that Vice Admiral Garp and the Roger Pirates will join forces to defeat the arrogant Rocks Pirates. Captain Rocks is defeated and the entire pirate group is completely destroyed.
The rest of the members who managed to escape also broke up, and in the next decade or so, they each formed a new pirate group and became active on the sea again.
According to the time calculation, the war between the Rocks Pirates and the Navy will last at least half a year. During this period, as a core cadre of the pirate group, Charlotte Linlin obviously has no time and energy to do other things. Thinking of this, Roy immediately made up his mind to use this precious time to practice hard, gain the strength to at least protect himself, and then find a way to escape from Cake Island before Charlotte Linlin comes back.
Fortunately, up to now, Roy has never exposed his devil fruit ability in front of outsiders. Relying on the power of the clone fruit, Roy is still confident in escaping from Cake Island. In fact, if it were not for his weak strength, it would be difficult for him to ensure his own safety after leaving Charlotte Linlin. Roy would have found a way to escape as early as when he was on Beehive Island.
Chapter 11: The Joy of Being Supported by a Rich Woman (Old Version)
Although he had always secretly called Charlotte Lingling a rich woman, Roy had never really seen her wealthy side until he came to Cake Island. Charlotte Lingling provided her children with a huge castle that was as luxuriously decorated as a royal palace. There were more than a dozen children, and each child had an independent room. There were special servants to take care of the children’s daily life, and a whole team of chefs was responsible for providing delicious food every day.
In addition, there are teachers in the castle who teach children to read and write, and practice various martial arts. In addition to Long Bread, Charlotte Linling’s most trusted and relied upon subordinate, there is also a team of thousands of Homies chess soldiers made of soul fruits who patrol every corner of the castle every day to protect the safety of the castle.
Of course, these are not the key points. The most important thing is that in the deepest part of the castle, there is a treasure room filled with all kinds of gold and silver treasures. All of Charlotte Linling’s children can take these treasures from the treasure room at will and spend them in the town on Cake Island.
Fortunately, as one of the backup husbands personally selected by Charlotte Lingling, Roy enjoyed the same treatment as her children after being placed in the castle. The luxurious castle is comparable to the palace, with beautiful maids serving daily food and clothing, a team of top chefs carefully preparing various delicacies, and gold and silver treasures that fill the entire room and can be used at will… If you don’t consider the threat from Charlotte Lingling, life in such a castle is as beautiful as heaven.
Perospero, Daifuku, Owen and others seemed very indifferent to Roy, their nominal adoptive father who was only a few years older than them. Except for Katakuri who honestly followed his mother’s instructions and occasionally paid attention to him, worried that he might be in danger, the others basically chose to ignore him. Sometimes, when they were in a good mood, they would even mock Roy.
There was no way, no one knew how many husbands Roy had been to Charlotte Linlin. In the eyes of Perospero, Katakuri and others, these cheap adoptive fathers were consumables. After existing for a period of time and contributing to the development and growth of the Charlotte family, they would quickly disappear from everyone’s sight and never appear again. In other words, Roy was too young, too weak, and too outstanding in appearance, and did not quite meet Charlotte Linlin’s previous standards for selecting husbands, which surprised Katakuri and others. Apart from that, Roy was no different from a stranger in their eyes.
“Children, today we are going to talk about how to judge the weather at sea by the changes in the clouds…”
Charlotte Lingling really spared no effort in the cultivation of her children. She invested a lot of energy in both life and study, and arranged various professional teachers for them, including but not limited to learning etiquette, culture, history, geography, navigation, meteorology, music and other knowledge, as well as learning how to exercise the body, imparting combat experience, teaching various martial arts, swordsmanship, domineering, fighting, etc.
It’s a pity that the guardians chosen by Charlotte Linling to take care of these children are really unqualified. Except for daily diet, Long Bread, who is the head chef in charge of all the chefs in the castle, has ensured that all the children are fat and white, but he basically adopts a laissez-faire education for the children. As long as the children are fine and their lives are not in danger, they can do whatever they want and there are no restrictions on them.
After Charlotte Linlin left, the only person who could control these children, the bread-bread, let them do whatever they wanted. The oldest children, such as Perospero, Daifuku, Owen, Compte, and Mond, who were only ten years old, did not understand the importance of learning and training, and had no intention of learning. Even Katakuri, who seemed to have the most stable personality, rarely listened to the teachers’ lectures, and most of the time he took his younger brothers and sisters to play in the town.
Anyway, as the child of Charlotte Linlin, with monster blood flowing in his body, the physiques of Perospero, Katakuri and the other three brothers are also monster-level. Even at the age of eight or nine, they are stronger than most people on Cake Island with their naturally strong bodies. Only when his beloved sister is hurt because of his negligence in the future, Katakuri will truly realize the importance of strength and want to become a being feared by everyone, and embark on the path of becoming the leader of the three dessert generals and the highest masterpiece of the Charlotte family.
Perospero, Katakuri and others did not know how to appreciate the arrangements that Charlotte Linlin made to educate her children. Roy, who enjoyed the same treatment as these children, naturally enjoyed them without hesitation.
During the time he was on Cake Island, he studied cultural courses every morning, and in the afternoon, he trained his body and learned how to fight under the professional guidance of the instructor. With an urgent desire to become stronger, Roy eagerly learned all kinds of knowledge and turned it into nutrients for his own growth.
After returning to his room every day, Roy would use the power of the clone fruit to create all the clones, study and train together, and then take them back to absorb the clones’ memories and experiences. With the help of the clones, in just less than three months, he mastered a lot of knowledge about navigation, meteorology and geography, and his own physique and strength were significantly improved.
Chapter 12: Cultivation (Old Version)
It must be said that although the clones created by Roy were not very useful in combat due to their own limitations and low defense, they were very helpful in learning various knowledge and skills. It was like turning on a cheat. The efficiency of learning and mastering these knowledge was terrifyingly high. When Roy created five clones to read the same book, and then took the clones back into his body and received their memories and experiences, he could almost remember the entire book completely, as if he suddenly had the ability to remember everything he saw.
This effect is not as simple as the sum of the learning abilities of the five clones. It is like drawing a line at different positions on a piece of white paper with a pencil, and drawing five times in a row at the same position. The former leaves a mark that can be easily erased with an eraser, but the latter is so strong that the pencil will directly scratch the paper and carve the mark deeply into it. Even if you wipe it again, it will leave an obvious mark.
Roy received the memories and experiences of his clone just like continuously carving on the same spot on a piece of white paper. Every time he received, a deep mark would be left on the same spot in his mind until the memories were completely imprinted in his mind and would never be forgotten.
Even Roy didn’t expect that using clones to learn would be so effective. Before, Roy had always wanted to use clones to exercise and enhance his physical strength. After all, in the world of One Piece, if you want to become stronger, a strong body is the most important thing. Whether it is domineering or fruit ability, you can only become stronger by relying on your own foundation. It’s a pity that he failed.
But who would have thought that after putting aside unrealistic fantasies, besides relying on his own physical fitness to practice hard, whether it is learning and mastering various knowledge, practicing martial arts, learning fighting skills and swordsmanship, with the help of the clones, the progress is so fast that it is rapid. Not to mention, after Roy gritted his teeth and insisted on working hard to exercise his body every day, as his physical strength and physical strength increased, the ability of the clone fruit would become stronger, and he could create more clones, and the efficiency of learning and practicing would be further improved.
This is a bit unreasonable. It’s fine to cheat and open the experience accelerator during normal training to double the experience points, but with the update of the version, the plug-in is even strengthened. This, this… is simply too cool~!!
In this way, Roy was completely immersed in the joy of cultivation. This feeling of being able to feel the feedback of cultivation at all times and the obvious increase in strength every day made Roy never tired of it. Even when it was the most tiring and difficult, running dozens of kilometers with weights every day to exercise his body, he could grit his teeth and persevere, feeling the pain and happiness.
While Roy was staying peacefully on Cake Island, immersed in his training, on the other side, the sea gradually became turbulent. Under the order of Captain Rocks, the Rocks Pirates took the initiative to attack and set off wars in various parts of the New World. For a time, the sea was turbulent. The cadres of the Rocks Pirates, Edward Newgate, Shiki the Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, Captain John and other strong men attacked on their own, fighting with the navy on the sea almost every day, and the fighting was fierce.
Due to the strength of the Rocks Pirates, even though the Marine Headquarters had already dispatched a large number of elite troops to be stationed in the New World in advance, they were still caught off guard and fell into disadvantage in repeated battles with the pirates. This also greatly annoyed the top leaders of the World Government. Not only did they send their secret intelligence agencies to participate in the war, they also ordered the Marine Headquarters to dispatch more elite troops into the New World. With the full help of the World Government, the Navy finally reversed the situation, regained the initiative in the battle, and barely curbed the expansion of the Rocks Pirates in the New World.
In June of the 1481st year of the Sea Calendar, the battle between the Navy Headquarters and the Rocks Pirates became increasingly fierce, and many towns and countries were turned into seas of fire and ruins. After more than half a year of fighting, both the Navy and the Rocks Pirates suffered heavy losses. Fortunately for the Navy, the World Government was behind them, and the lost warships, weapons, and ammunition could be replenished immediately, and the loss of personnel could be compensated by the Navy from the naval bases scattered across the four seas and the Grand Line.
The Rocks Pirates were in a miserable situation. Although they occupied most of the New World and were able to collect tributes from the islands under their control, no matter how much they exploited them, the losses of the destroyed pirate ships and personnel would be difficult to replenish in a short period of time.
Seeing that the Rocks Pirates were gradually losing ground in the war, Captain Rocks finally couldn’t sit still anymore.
New World, Neurud Sea.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the clouds were rolling. The sea looked particularly dark under the gloomy clouds. The howling hurricane swept the sea, raising waves, as if there was an angry monster hidden in the sea, stirring the sea water into turbulence and chaos. On a warship that was surging in the waves, Admiral Black Ape, one of the only two admirals in the navy, had a solemn expression, and his mood was like the dark and thick clouds above, full of depression and bitterness.
“Thief hahahaha, I finally found you. Admiral Black Ape, your navy has caused me a lot of trouble during this period~!~!”
On the other side, on the pirate ship that was confronting the navy warship, Rocks D. Gibek, with his hooked nose and arrogant face, laughed loudly. He looked at Admiral Black Ape as if he was looking at prey caught in a trap, his eyes were full of joy and naked murderous intent: “Since you have been caught by me, then… are you ready to die?”
“I’ve really met a troublesome opponent~!”
On the huge warship, Admiral Black Ape, wearing a navy cloak and with a stern and resolute face, took a deep breath, as if to vent some emotion. Then his face changed, and with a resolute look, he ordered the navy beside him: “I will try my best to delay the enemy for a while, you take this opportunity to retreat immediately!”
The adjutant beside him was shocked: “What…what are you going to do in this case?”
Black Ape said in a relaxed tone: “Don’t worry, I am the admiral of the Navy Headquarters. It is not so easy for a mere pirate to take my life. After you evacuate safely, I will find a chance to leave~!”
After saying that, without waiting for his men to reply, Black Ape looked at Rocks in the distance with a serious expression and shouted, “Come on, Rocks Jibek, let me see what you can do~!”
On the pirate ship, Rocks slowly drew out the sword from his waist, with a cold smile on his face, and said slowly: “As you wish~!”
Chapter 13: The Battle That Shocked the World (Old Version)
As the words fell, a hint of darkness climbed up along the handle of the narrow blade that was flashing with sharp cold light, and instantly covered the entire blade, rendering it into a pitch-black sharp blade. Then, an inexplicably powerful aura instantly enveloped the blade, and terrifying power condensed in the blade. Even the space seemed unable to withstand this powerful force, and the crackling electric light kept flashing.
“Black Dragon God~!”
As Rocks swung his sword, a terrifying sword energy came in an instant, cutting through the sea in the blink of an eye and appearing in front of General Black Ape. The huge sword energy enveloped the entire warship, making it impossible to dodge. Facing the oncoming huge slash, General Black Ape’s body swelled instantly, and countless black hairs with a metallic luster continued to emerge from all parts of his body, covering his entire body.
Just as he turned around, a black giant ape over 20 meters long, with muscles all over its body, like cast iron, slapped its chest and roared in front of everyone. The Animal Devil Fruit Ancient Middle Titan Fruit, the Animal Devil Fruit is the Devil Fruit that has the greatest physical improvement among the three Devil Fruits, and the Ancient Middle-Ancient Titan Fruit is also rare among the many Animal Devil Fruits. The improvement of physical fitness is several times that of ordinary Animal Devil Fruits.
The Black Ape General transformed into a huge Titan ape, then opened his fang-filled mouth and roared, suddenly jumped into the air, clenched his fists, and waved his arms covered with black hair like a spear that could pierce everything, and took the initiative to meet the huge blow from Rocks.
Boom~!
With a loud bang, a horrifying shock wave swept around in an instant. The sea roared wildly, rolling up waves tens of meters high. Under this powerful impact that seemed to be able to shake the entire ocean, the huge and sturdy warship appeared particularly fragile, struggling hard in the constantly rolling tsunami, and was in danger of capsizing at any time.
As soon as the black giant ape’s iron fist covered with black hair came into contact with the huge slash swung by Rocks, it caused a terrifying impact like a meteorite hitting the ground. After a brief stalemate of two seconds, the black giant ape roared violently, exerting all his strength, the veins on his arms bulged, and the muscles that were already bulging like small hills became even more swollen. The iron fist like a spear, with a terrifying force that seemed to be able to tear everything apart, suddenly cut off the sword energy in half, whizzed past both sides of the warship, and left two narrow cracks that spread for thousands of meters on the sea.
“Not bad, you are worthy of being the admiral of the navy~!”
Seeing the black ape blocking his attack, Rocks D. Jibek chuckled, not caring at all. Then he raised his left hand and aimed it at the black giant ape in the distance. Black mist filled his palm, spinning like a whirlpool. A powerful suction force instantly enveloped the giant ape, pulling it towards Rocks like a magnet.
Feeling the sudden strong pulling force on his body, his body flew uncontrollably towards Rocks. Admiral Black Ape’s face suddenly changed, and he stomped on the air with his feet. Amid a series of sonic booms, he not only resisted the uncontrollable suction force coming from his body, but also kept his huge body weighing hundreds of tons in the air.
However, before the Black Ape could relax, Rocks leaped up from a distance, also stepping on the air, and rushed over here quickly. As he moved, black mist in his left hand was spinning, and the powerful suction force like a black hole still enveloped Admiral Black Ape. Under the restraint of this powerful force, even Admiral Black Ape, who was proficient in the Moon Step, one of the Six Styles of the Navy, found it very difficult to move flexibly in the air, and could only watch Rocks approach.
Seeing that he couldn’t dodge, the Black Ape General narrowed his eyes and shrunk greatly, from an ancient Titan ape of more than 20 meters in size to a 5-meter-tall human-beast with a human body, but still retaining the appearance of a Titan ape. Then he gathered his domineering power in his right hand and punched Rocks fiercely. Facing the attack of the Black Ape General, Rocks didn’t care at all. He easily blocked the opponent’s attack with a knife in his right hand, and continued to grab the Black Ape with his left hand wrapped in black energy.
At the moment when Rocks’ left hand touched the shoulder of the Black Ape General, the Black Ape General’s face suddenly became horrified, and the giant ape hair and tail covering his body instantly dissipated like ice and snow, revealing his human figure. Without the blessing of the devil fruit ability, the Black Ape General’s physical strength was greatly reduced. His right hand, which was originally able to compete with Rocks, could no longer hold on. Rocks broke through the defense with his sword and slashed him hard, leaving a narrow wound on his chest.
“Is this the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, the most evil Devil Fruit? As expected, just as the intelligence showed, as long as the opponent grabs the body, the Devil Fruit ability in the body will be sealed.”
Seeing the blood flowing from the wound on his chest, Black Ape just frowned, and the blood stopped flowing instantly. The granulation tissue on the wound on his chest seemed to have life and entangled with each other and contracted. In just a blink of an eye, a narrow wound contracted and healed by itself, leaving only a shallow thin line. Looking at the captain of the Rocks Pirate Ship who made a huge commotion in the New World and threatened the World Government, Admiral Black Ape was full of vigilance. Unlike ordinary people who can only hone themselves, as a fruit ability user, when gaining powerful abilities, they usually spend a lot of time and energy on developing fruit abilities. After years of training and use, the devil fruit ability has long become a part of the body. If the fruit ability on the body is suddenly lost, even Black Ape, who is a navy admiral, will be weakened by half in an instant.
As a fruit power user, if he wants to fight Rocks who has the Dark Dark Fruit, he must be careful not to be touched by him at any time. However, as an animal-type fruit power user, Admiral Black Ape is a strong man who is proficient in physical skills and armed color domineering. The battle is mainly based on close combat with the enemy. It is very difficult to avoid physical contact with the enemy~!
“How can there be such a terrifying ability as the Dark-Dark Fruit in this world.~!”
Although he had already anticipated that he might not be a match for Rocks, he did not expect the gap to be so huge. As the strongest admiral of the navy, standing at the top of the world, Black Ape was never afraid of any enemy in terms of strength.
But the problem is that the Dark-Dark Fruit has too severe a restraint on the fruit ability user. It can control the fruit ability user, attract the opponent from a distance, and make the opponent temporarily lose the ability. The most terrifying thing is that after the ability user dies, the Dark-Dark Fruit can also take away the opponent’s fruit ability. This is like a natural enemy to devil fruit users, especially animal-type ability users.
Not to mention, even if we put aside the ability of the Dark-Dark Fruit, Rocks D. Zibek, who has mastered the Conqueror’s Haki Entanglement and whose swordsmanship is comparable to that of a great swordsman, still stands at the top of the world and is the most terrifying opponent.
“Perhaps, I will really die here today.”
Looking at Rocks with an arrogant smile on his face, General Black Ape still had a fierce fighting spirit on his face and was not afraid at all, but he inexplicably had a bad premonition in his heart.
Chapter 14: The Decision of the Five Elders (Old Version)
A few years ago, the news that the Sky Navy Admiral ‘Black Ape’ fought with the captain of the Rocks Pirates, Rocks D. Zibek, in the Neurud Sea in the New World and was unfortunately killed in the battle spread throughout the ocean in an instant along with the latest issue of the newspaper.
All of a sudden, countless people around the world fell into panic. The Admiral, as the highest combat force of the Navy Headquarters, has always been a powerful and invincible existence under the World Government’s unremitting propaganda. It is a symbol of suppressing evil and protecting peace. Especially in the navy, the title of Admiral has unparalleled prestige and is the spiritual belief in the hearts of countless navy.
Because of this, the World Government has always been very strict in selecting the admirals of the Navy Headquarters. In many cases, it would rather leave the position of admiral vacant than let unqualified people take the position of admiral. Take for example the current Navy. Because the former Admiral Steel Sora was promoted to the position of Navy Marshal, no suitable replacement has been found for many years. According to convention, there should be three admirals, but there are only two.
Now, one of the only two remaining admirals of the navy, ‘Black Ape’, has died in battle, and the blow to the navy is unimaginable.
The New World, which originally relied on the support of the World Government to continuously obtain supplies and manpower replenishment, and gradually gained the upper hand in the war with the Rocks Pirates, but after learning that Admiral Black Ape had died in battle, the navy’s morale suddenly plummeted. They were beaten badly by the Rocks Pirates’ fleet and suffered setbacks everywhere. They had to shrink their defenses, and the island that they had fought so hard to win fell back into the hands of the Rocks Pirates.
Fortunately, in recent years, many powerful navies have emerged in the headquarters of the Navy. The new generation of navy headed by Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr and others have already grown up and become the new pillars of the navy. Especially Sengoku and Garp, although they have not yet been promoted to admirals, they are only slightly lacking in achievements and have already possessed strength that is not inferior to that of the admirals of the navy.
With the support of these powerful new generation navies, although they suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Rocks Pirates, they still held on to various naval branches in the first half of the New World and were not completely driven out of the New World by the Rocks Pirates.
At the top of the Red Earth Continent, the holy land of Marijoa.
“The navy is a bunch of rubbish. It has taken such a long time for them to get rid of the Rocks Pirates. Now, even the admiral of the navy has been killed. This is a disgrace to the World Government~!”
In the Hall of Power, Shepard ten Pitts, one of the Five Elders who holds the highest power in the World Government, a blond man wearing a crimson suit and with a scar on his chest, said angrily, “As the navy that executes ‘absolute justice’ on the sea on behalf of the World Government, being forced into such a mess by a bunch of lowly pirates is a huge blow to the prestige of the World Government. I propose that we mobilize the elites of the CP intelligence agency and work together with the Navy Headquarters to eliminate the Rocks Pirates at all costs~!”
“I agree. The chaos caused by the Rocks Pirates is big enough. We must destroy them as soon as possible and restore peace to the sea~!”
One of the Five Elders, Izambaron V. Nasujuro, who was sitting on the sofa, wearing a moon-white Taoist robe and holding a samurai sword in his hand, said in a deep voice: “Rocks D. Jibek, the devil fruit power that this man possesses is too dangerous. If he continues to indulge, the threat to the World Government will become greater and greater. He must be eliminated as soon as possible. If necessary, we can also join forces with the pirates who are hostile to the Rocks Pirates~!”
Thinking of the Dark-Dark Fruit’s ability to deprive the fruit’s ability holder of its Devil Fruit at will and then grant terrible abilities to others, the faces of the five elders present were somewhat solemn. As the most magical existence in the One Piece world, they who hold the highest power of the World Government know better than anyone how much trouble the strong people created by the Devil Fruit have added to the rule of the World Government. Devil Fruits are strong and weak. A powerful Devil Fruit can easily transform an ordinary person into a monster with powerful power, causing chaos in a sea area and posing a huge threat to nearby countries and towns.
In this world of One Piece, which is already full of exploitation and oppression, once someone suddenly gains power, it is easy to undermine local stability and order, and use power to seek wealth and status to satisfy their own desires.
In a sense, Devil Fruits are the biggest source of unrest in this world. Unfortunately, the birth of Devil Fruits is full of disorder. Even though the World Government has been working hard to collect Devil Fruits, these Devil Fruits that are hard to find will rot on their own after being stored for decades, and then reappear somewhere in the world, and cannot be restricted at all.
With the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit possessed by Rocks D. Zebek, it is easy to form a powerful army of fruit ability users. This is why the Rocks Pirates have rapidly expanded in just a few years and become so powerful that even the World Government cannot contain them.
Thinking of the threat of the Dark-Dark Fruit, the other Five Elders present couldn’t help but nod in agreement after considering the radical proposal of Nasujuro Seina to join forces with the pirates.
“I agree~!”
“I agree too.~!”
“Contacting the pirates can only be done in secret. The navy must not know about it. Otherwise, it will cause a lot of trouble~!”
“Then let CP0 send someone to carry out the mission~!”
“It’s the only way…”
Chapter 15: Rocks’ Ambition (Old Version)
Just as the Five Elders were discussing how to deal with the Rocks Pirates, on the other side, in the New World, on Beehive Island.
In order to celebrate the victory over the navy, after holding a grand banquet, Rocks D. Gibeck summoned all the cadres of the Rocks Pirates to begin discussing the next battle plan~!
“What, invading the Valley of Gods?”
Upon hearing Captain Rocks’ plan, Golden Lion Shiki, Captain John, Silver Axe, Wang Zhi and other cadres were all shocked, and even Whitebeard Edward Newgate couldn’t help but frown.
As we all know, there are only two ways to enter the New World from the first half of the Grand Line. One is to start from the Sabaody Islands, dive into the deep sea of ​​Fishman Island 10,000 meters below the sea after coating the sailboat, and then pass through the underwater tunnel of Fishman Island to enter the New World. The other way is to start from the Holy Land of Marijoa and enter the New World along the Red Earth Continent.
The entrance and exit from the Red Earth Continent to the New World is the Valley of the Gods. Of course, this is not the point of the problem. The point is that as the most important hub for the Red Earth Continent to enter and exit the New World, the Valley of the Gods has always been the direct territory of the world’s nobles, the Celestial Dragons, where a large number of Celestial Dragons live and a powerful army is stationed.
Once the Rocks Pirates capture the Valley of the Gods, the fate of the Celestial Dragons living in the Valley of the Gods is self-evident. They can also follow the Red Earth Continent and directly attack Mary Joaquin, the holy land of the World Government’s ruling core… Obviously, this is what Rocks D. Zibek planned~!
Thinking of this, Captain John, Wang Zhi and others took a deep breath. They were going to fight to the death with the World Government. As a world government that had ruled the world for eight hundred years, no one knew how strong it was. Anyway, the navy that was exposed on the surface and had influence throughout the four seas and the entire Grand Route was enough to shock the entire ocean.
Over the years, apart from the Rocks Pirates, which were strong enough to compete with the Navy, no one had ever heard of any other force that could resist the millions of Navy. No matter how powerful a kingdom was, it would vanish in the face of the Navy’s Demon Slayer Order, and the entire kingdom would be destroyed. No matter how famous and powerful a pirate was, facing the pursuit of the Navy, he could only choose to hide and flee in embarrassment.
As for how much power the World Government has hidden besides the Navy, no one knows, and no one has ever forced the World Government to use these resources. In this world, the World Government is the undisputed ruler of this sea, and no force can shake the foundation of the World Government’s rule. If they follow Rocks’ plan, they, the Rocks Pirates, may have a chance to see the hidden power of the World Government.
“Hahahahaha, don’t worry, I have already planned it.”
After not seeing each other for a long time, Rocks D. Jibek had a scar on his face. It was the mark left on him by Admiral Black Ape when he fought with all his might. “Newgate, Shiki, Wang Zhi, the three of you lead your pirates to hold back the navy stationed in the New World. The rest of you will attack the Island of Gods with me. The World Government will never think that we dare to do this. With deliberate actions, the guards of the Holy Land Marijoa will not be able to withstand our attack without any preparation~!”
“As long as we destroy the holy land of Marijoa, the world government will fall into chaos and fall apart. At that time, no one will be able to stop us~!”
At this point, Rocks D. Gibeck waved his hands, his eyes burning, and tried his best to tell everyone about the beauty of the future: “We will overthrow the rule of the World Government, establish a world ruled by pirates, and become the king of the world~!”
Although the future Rocks outlined was beautiful, and the people below also gave him face and agreed, hesitancy could still be seen from their not-so-enthusiastic reactions. After all, it was an existence that had ruled the world for 800 years, with more than 170 member countries and distributed in various seas around the world, countless naval branches and millions of navy.
It goes without saying that overthrowing the rule of the world government is definitely not as easy as Rocks said.
Rocks D. Gibeck had no other choice. The war with the navy in the past year had profoundly proved that it was unrealistic for the Rocks Pirates to compete with the navy supported by the World Government in terms of strength and consumption. In less than a year, not counting the loss of various materials and property, more than half of the tens of thousands of pirates under the Rocks Pirates had been killed, while the navy had a steady supply of reinforcements, and the number of people and ships had not decreased at all.
If Rocks hadn’t personally stepped in and killed the Navy Admiral ‘Black Ape’, the situation would have collapsed and the Navy would have attacked their lair.
There is no way. After all, this is not the great pirate era started by Roger decades later, when countless people set sail and the number of pirates was comparable to locusts. In that era, the number of pirates was so large that the World Government was helpless and had to establish the Seven Warlords of the Sea system to use pirates to check and balance pirates. In that glorious and brilliant era for pirates, the four sea emperors entrenched in the New World, except for the elite Red Hair Pirates with the smallest number of people, any one of them could pull out an army of tens of thousands of pirates.
In today’s era, the number of members in the Rocks Pirates has broken historical records, making them a unique existence in this ocean.
Except for the Rocks Pirates, the other pirates still continue to survive by plundering passing merchant ships and towns. The number of 1,800 people is already quite remarkable.
If they continue to fight the navy like this, it will only be a matter of time before the Rocks Pirates are completely wiped out. Without the support of tens of thousands of pirates, Rocks D. Gibeck’s ambition to conquer the world will be a luxury with only a few dozen officers. Therefore, the only way Rocks can think of is to attack the holy land of Marijoa through the Valley of the Gods.
Even if the holy land of Marijoa cannot be completely destroyed, as many Celestial Dragons and government officials as possible must be killed to plunge the World Government into chaos.
Chapter 16 Simon’s Regret (Old Version)
New World, Cake Island.
In the back mountain, two men holding swords were fighting fiercely. As their figures moved, sparks flew and the sound of weapons colliding continued.
After a long while, the two men finally stopped fighting. One of the middle-aged men with a full beard said with emotion: “I never thought that you were so talented in swordsmanship. It has only been a short time, but you can fight me on equal terms. After a while, I am afraid that even I will not be your opponent~!”
Roy sheathed the sword in his hand and said modestly to the compliment of the bearded middle-aged man, “The reason why I can improve so quickly is because of your good teaching, Mr. Simon. Moreover, if you hadn’t given in, I would have been defeated long ago and would not have been able to hold on until now~!”
“No, the only difference between you and me is physical fitness. As for swordsmanship, I have nothing to teach you~!”
Looking at the handsome Roy in front of him, Simon’s eyes were full of regret. What a talented young man! In his life, he had never seen anyone who could make such rapid progress in the comprehension and learning of swordsmanship. In just over half a year, it seemed as if he had practiced hard for more than ten years. The basics of swordsmanship were all integrated into his bones and became the instinct of the body.
This is not something that can be done easily. Swordsmanship is not as simple as just swinging a sword around with strength. To become a qualified swordsman, one must practice diligently, practice thousands of times, hone the moves and techniques to the extreme, and turn them into the body’s instinct. Only in this way can one fully control the sword in his hand, hit wherever he points, and ensure that each blow hits the same spot.
Roy’s progress in this area is simply terrifying. In the beginning, he was obviously just a beginner and couldn’t even hold a knife steadily. When he was taught sword skills, he used them crookedly and his body twisted and deformed uncontrollably. But after just one night, he could use the moves taught to him that day in a very good manner and with standard movements. After a few more days of practice, he was able to master them proficiently.
Simon had never seen or heard of such a bizarre speed of improvement. In the past six months, Roy had almost mastered all of his moves and sword techniques, and was not weak at all in actual combat. He was definitely a powerful swordsman. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that this handsome boy in front of him, who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, was just a beginner in kendo who had studied for less than half a year.
It’s a pity that compared to his incredible talent in swordsmanship, Roy’s physical growth is somewhat disappointing. After nearly a year of hard training, although his physical strength has increased several times compared to the beginning, he is still far behind Perospero, Katakuri, Daifuku, Owen and other children who study with him.
Possessing the blood of the monster Charlotte Linlin, people like Perospero, even though the oldest is only ten years old, have strength far beyond that of ordinary adults. Among them, Katakuri, who has the most talent, has physical strength more than ten times that of an ordinary person.
In the world of One Piece, physical strength is the foundation of everything. Without a strong enough body, swordsmanship, physical skills, and domineering are just empty shells. Even the devil fruit requires the user to have sufficient physical strength to exert its powerful power. Without physical talent, no matter how high Roy’s attainments in swordsmanship are or how deep his understanding of skills is, he will never be able to achieve much in swordsmanship.
Simon has a deep understanding of this. He was once a powerful swordsman who dreamed of becoming the world’s greatest swordsman. In order to realize his dream, he abandoned his family, mustered up the courage to set sail, traveled around the sea, challenged other swordsmen, learned swordsmanship from various schools, and eventually became a famous swordsman in the West Sea. However, just when he thought he had reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship and was full of ambition to embark on the Grand Line to challenge stronger opponents, reality came and gave him a cruel blow.
A swordsman who was famous in the Grand Line swung a sword in the air, not only cutting off the sailboat Simon was riding, but also shattering his dream of becoming the world’s greatest swordsman, making him realize for the first time in his life the disparity in strength between people. Soon after, Simon, who had become somewhat discouraged, met Charlotte Linlin again, a woman with a body of steel who was called a monster by the world.
When Simon saw that Charlotte Lingling relied on brute force alone, a terrifying sword energy rushed straight into the sky and tore the entire sky apart, he was completely stunned. At that moment, his outlook on life was completely overturned. Is this the strength to stand at the top of the world? Splitting the sky with a sword, is this something a human can do? Moreover, it is not based on profound swordsmanship attainments, but only brute force. Can you do all this? Then what is the meaning of my hard work in practicing swordsmanship for so many years?
At that moment, Simon truly realized how far away he was from the real world.
From then on, Simon, with his heart broken, was completely desperate. He buried his dreams in the deepest part of his heart and followed Charlotte Linling to Cake Island, becoming the swordsmanship teacher of all the children there. Simon also learned what talent was from these children with monster blood. Unfortunately, these children obviously had the physical talent that Simon desired most, but under the protection of Charlotte Linling, they lived a carefree life and did not realize the importance of strength. They just played every day. No one was willing to study seriously with Simon, and they squandered their talents willfully.
Chapter 17: Vision Determines Destiny (Old Version)
After years of living in a daze on Cake Island, Simon met Harald Roy, a handsome young man who was a hundred times better than him in swordsmanship, but just as ordinary as him. He thought that the other party would be like him in the future, unable to achieve greater success in swordsmanship due to the limitation of his own talent, and eventually become a mediocre ordinary person, who could only hide in the corner and admire the dazzling light emitted by others.
Whenever Simon thought of the look he gave Roy, he couldn’t help but feel heartache and regret.
Looking at Simon’s eyes full of pity and pain, Roy felt uncomfortable all over and couldn’t help asking, “Teacher Simon, do you have anything to say to me?”
Just say whatever you want to say. What does it mean that you, a middle-aged man with a full beard, keep looking at me like a lover? It makes me feel very insecure. I always feel like my precious chrysanthemum is threatened.
Simon opened his mouth and looked at Roy with a tangled face. He thought again and again, and finally took a deep breath and said in an encouraging tone: “You… Roy, work hard to strengthen your physical fitness. I believe that with your talent, sooner or later you will become a great swordsman with a reputation that resounds throughout the sea.”
In the end, Simon couldn’t bear to hit Roy. In Simon’s eyes, Roy was just like he used to be, full of hope for the future. He had no idea how cruel the reality was to ordinary people like them with mediocre talents.
“Thank you for your concern. I will continue to work hard and will never let you down~!”
Seeing Simon’s hesitation, Roy felt bad for him. In fact, Roy knew what Simon meant, but he didn’t know what to do in the short term because he was too weak to use his swordsmanship.
Although the Clone Fruit is really cool when practicing, it has no effect on physical training, and Roy can only rely on his own efforts.
But physically, Roy really doesn’t have much talent. Well, it’s not quite right to say that. To be precise, because of the time travel, Roy’s willpower is indeed slightly weaker than the people in the One Piece world. When exercising, he cannot rely on perseverance to break through his physical limits again and again and improve his physical fitness quickly.
You know, physical exercise is always very boring and painful. People who have done physical training know very well that when the human body feels exhausted after long-term exercise, as if it has reached its limit, it has not really reached its limit. This is just an illusion transmitted to the brain by the body’s self-protection mechanism. When you continue to exercise with enough perseverance and grit your teeth to get through a period of painful fatigue, you will feel as if you have broken through some kind of limit, and your body will suddenly become much more relaxed.
After breaking through this limit again and again, until the body is completely exhausted and even the fingers can hardly move, as if the whole person will faint at any time, at this time, the body has truly reached its limit. The so-called breaking through the body’s limit means that after the body has reached the limit, it can still control the body with amazing willpower to continue exercising until it exceeds the physical limit. Of course, this kind of thing beyond common sense is definitely not something that normal people can do.
In previous lives, if one was not a professional athlete, without the guidance of a professional doctor, and without a proper diet to supplement nutrition, this kind of training method that pushes the body to the limit would not only not make one stronger, but would cause irreparable damage to the body and could easily make one disabled.
Of course, in the world of One Piece, people’s physical potential far exceeds that of their previous lives, and their physical endurance and self-recovery abilities are incomparable to those of their previous lives. As long as one’s willpower is strong enough, no matter how much one destroys one’s body, as long as one replenishes food in time, one can recover quickly. The so-called physical limit seems to be non-existent for people in this world.
For example, Coby in the original anime was an ordinary man who was captured and worked as a handyman on a pirate ship. He was short and fat. After being taken away by Garp and undergoing the devilish and hard training of the navy headquarters, in less than a year, he grew taller, his face became more handsome, and his strength was transformed. He became much stronger and even learned one of the six styles of the navy, shaving. The whole person changed so much that even the Straw Hat Pirates in the original work couldn’t help but be surprised when they saw him.
Unfortunately, Roy was just an ordinary person in his previous life. He did not have a bond with the protagonist Luffy, nor did he have the dream of becoming a navy admiral. Although he worked hard in training under the potential threat of Charlotte Linlin, he did not have the strong willpower like Coby, who achieved extraordinary growth through repeated training beyond his limits. After a year of hard training, he was able to increase his original physical strength several times, which was the best Roy could do.
Although his improvement in strength was somewhat unsatisfactory, Roy did not feel too disappointed. Physical strength only determines the upper limit of strength, and superb skills can make up for the lack of strength to a certain extent. In terms of physical strength alone, he may not even be able to beat the sergeant of the Marine Headquarters, but if his excellent swordsmanship is taken into account, Roy feels that he can be comparable to the major of the Marine Headquarters. If the devil fruit power is added, even the lieutenant colonel of the Marine Headquarters can fight. The ability of the clone fruit is indeed difficult to exert except for its powerful combat power when the user is weak, but as Roy’s strength increases, the help of the clone fruit in combat will also increase exponentially.
You know, it’s only been a year and he has made such progress. Roy is already very satisfied. As for the future, he is not a native like Simon, with limited knowledge. He has memories of his past life, plus the endless mysteries hidden in the world of One Piece. Roy believes that sooner or later he will be able to solve the problem of physical talent that limits his growth.
Chapter 18: Katakuri in Trouble (Old Version)
On the way back to the castle, a rustling sound of footsteps was heard in the dense bushes. Roy’s face changed, and he couldn’t help but reveal a bitter smile. He said helplessly: “Sure enough, I knew that every time I left the castle, you would follow me. Is it necessary to follow me so closely, Katakuri~!”
As Roy finished speaking, Katakuri, with stitches on both sides of his cheeks, cracked mouth, and jagged teeth, walked out from behind a big tree. He said expressionlessly, “I promised mom that I would always watch over you and not let you get hurt. A man must keep his promises~!”
“But there’s no need to follow so closely. Besides, what kind of danger can we encounter when we practice with Teacher Simon~?”
Looking at Katakuri’s serious expression, Roy couldn’t help feeling tired. To say he was unhappy, it was because he cared about him out of kindness and was afraid that he would encounter danger after leaving the castle. But to say he was happy, since Roy came to Cake Island, as soon as he left the castle, Katakuri would follow him wherever he went, never leaving him.
Even after nearly a year of training, Roy’s strength has improved rapidly and he already has the ability to protect himself and no longer needs protection from others, but Katakuri still follows him around like a follower, and nothing you say to him is of any use, which only highlights his persistence and seriousness.
This is an obedient and honest child.
Roy was full of emotion, he really had no way to deal with Katakuri. He had said words of persuasion more than once or twice, and tried every possible way to get rid of the other party’s entanglement, but unfortunately, it was all useless. Every time he left the castle, Katakuri would follow him stubbornly. In order to keep Roy from out of his sight, Katakuri even stopped accompanying his younger brothers and sisters to play in town as before, and even gave up his favorite donuts.
And he did all this just because of Charlotte Lingling’s casual advice.
Fortunately, Katakuri’s actions were not all bad for Roy. Although he was always being monitored and had no freedom, and it was inconvenient for him to do anything, on the other hand, Katakuri did protect Roy for a long time. It was because of his protection that when Roy first came to Cake Island, he was not bullied by Charlotte Linling and other children, and he could leave the castle without worrying about danger and move freely around the island.
Although he is only eight years old, Katakuri, who possesses the monster blood of Charlotte Linlin, is already the overlord of this Cake Island. No matter whether it is the ruffians in the island town or the ferocious beasts in the mountains, Katakuri dares to rush up with his trident and fight them without any fear, and the result is often Katakuri’s victory.
Looking at the serious Katakuri in front of him, Roy shook his head. Never mind. If he wants to follow him, then let him. He is used to it anyway. “Let’s go. It’s been a while since we went to town. It’s been a while since you’ve eaten the donuts in Oubey’s dessert shop. I’ll treat you today. Eat to your heart’s content~!”
Hearing Roy say this, Katakuri’s eyes suddenly lit up, and then he glanced at Roy with contempt, “What kind of guests are you treating? Do you have money? Your money is all from the treasure room in the castle. It’s all my mother’s money.”
“Wait for me, I have some personal matters to deal with first.”
Before he had taken two steps, Roy suddenly covered his stomach with a look of pain on his face. After telling Katakuri something, he quickly trotted to the bushes nearby. After a while, he heard the sound of running water in the bushes. After solving his personal problems, Roy walked out of the bushes with a relieved look on his face, patted Katakuri’s shoulder with a smile on his face, and led the way towards the town.
“By the way, let’s compete again after we get back. Once I defeat you, you won’t have to follow me anymore. To be honest, I’m not a criminal. It’s really annoying for me to have you following me like this every day~!”
Katakuri crossed his arms in front of his chest, with a look of disdain on his face: “Don’t you realize the reality? No matter how many times you come, you can’t beat me~!”
After the two figures left, after a while, another figure slowly walked out from the bushes that Roy had left before, looked around, and then quickly left and disappeared into the dense woods.
As the home specially chosen by Charlotte Lingling, Cake Island is best known in the New World for making all kinds of delicious desserts and pastries.
The busy streets of the town are full of cake shops of all sizes. The air is filled with a sweet scent. Following the direction of the scent, the cake shops on the street are filled with a variety of cakes. Katakuri, who inherited Charlotte Lingling’s bloodline and is also a fanatic of sweets, looks at the various desserts that exude tempting scents. His eyes light up instantly, and his mouth can’t help but drool. Chocolate cake, mousse, donuts, tiramisu, vanilla ice cream… These delicious cakes are like tempting demons, constantly tempting Katakuri to eat them.
Seeing Katakuri’s eyes shining and his mouth watering, Roy couldn’t help but smile and said, “No need to look, let’s go. It’s my treat today, so eat as much as you want.”
Hearing Roy’s words, Katakuri ran to his favorite Oubey Cake Shop on the street without saying anything: “Boss, give me fifty donuts~!”
Katakuri is a crazy dessert lover, especially obsessed with donuts. He likes them to such an extent that the wounds on both sides of Katakuri’s cheeks were stitched with thread, not because he was cut by the enemy in battle, but because he was too obsessed with eating donuts before, and unconsciously forced the huge donut into his mouth, breaking his mouth.
“Hmm, hmm…”
Katakuri lay on the sofa in the cake shop, opened his mouth as wide as possible, and put the whole donut into his mouth in one bite, feeling the explosion of the donut covered with cream and chocolate in his taste buds. His face showed a happy expression, his head shook slightly, and his eyes were full of intoxication. Roy leaned against the wall, folded his hands, and looked amused at all this. He comforted him and said, “Come on, eat slowly, don’t be in a hurry. Anyway, there is nothing to do today. It doesn’t matter if you stay here until dark. I will always be with you.”
…….
Chapter 19: Black-haired boy (old version)
Cake Island is located in the second half of the New World. It is the heartland of the territory occupied by the Rocks Pirates. Naturally, there will be no pirates here. Many merchant ships dock at the port every day to transport supplies needed for life to Cake Island.
At this time, on the bustling and noisy dock, a young boy with black hair and black eyes and a slightly immature face stood on the dock, looking at the passing ships. Whenever a sailboat docked at the dock, the black-haired boy would walk up and ask carefully.
“Uncle, where is this ship from?”
“Oh, we are from Kamalpa Island, delivering food to Cake Island. Brother, do you want to buy food? The Jade Heart Pearl Rice from Kamalpa Island is very famous. It is not only soft, sticky and sweet, but also looks as crystal clear as jade. It is perfect for making cakes…”
“Big brother, where is your ship going?”
“It’s none of your business, get out of here, if you keep talking nonsense I’ll beat you up~!”
Click.
A small piece of gold fell to the ground, making a crisp sound when it hit the ground.
“Ahem, we are going to the Kingdom of Brino to purchase local wine. The Kingdom of Brino is a summer island, hot and humid all year round, with plenty of sunshine. The wine produced there is the most fragrant.”
“Sir, where are you going?”
“Why are you asking that?”
“Hey, you see I’m getting older, and my family is planning to let me go out to sea, so I thought I’d do some research to get some idea of ​​what’s going on.”
Soon, the black-haired boy approached all the sailboats docked at the pier and inquired carefully. It was not known whether he got the information he wanted. The boy looked relaxed, put his hands behind his back, and left the pier leisurely.
On the main street of the town, in the Oubey cake shop.
Roy sat on the chair, supporting his chin with his left hand, stirring the black tea in the cup from time to time, and looking at the street scenery outside the window boredly. Next to him, a two-meter-long square table was piled with various cakes, among which donuts were the most numerous, stacked up layer by layer to form a small mountain.
Katakuri lay comfortably on the sofa with a dazed look in his eyes. He was obviously in a state of ecstasy. His mind was full of sweet and delicious donuts. He had long forgotten Roy who was waiting beside him.
Roy was obviously underestimating Katakuri’s love for desserts and his amazing appetite. It had been nearly an hour since they entered this Ouba cake shop, and Katakuri’s mouth was like a bottomless pit. He kept wolfing down all kinds of pastries and was very particular about the way they ate. Katakuri did not like to eat them bite by bite, but instead puffed up his cheeks and chin on both sides like a toad, and opened his mouth to a weird and exaggerated extent, swallowing the huge donut as a whole, then closing his eyes and chewing the food in his mouth with an intoxicated look on his face.
Faced with such a horrible eating habit, Roy completely lost his appetite and could only sit aside bored, secretly wondering if there was an alternate dimension in this guy’s stomach, otherwise how could he hold so many things.
Of course, this is just a joke. There is only one explanation for why Katakuri can eat more food than a whole person. His stomach’s digestive ability is very terrifying. All the food will be quickly converted into the energy needed by the body as soon as it enters the stomach, leaving only a pile of indescribable residue.
Just as Roy was sitting beside Katakuri, bored, waiting for Katakuri to enjoy the food, suddenly, a boy with black hair and black eyes walked down the street. When passing by the window of Oubey’s Cake Shop, he looked at Roy. The black-haired boy blinked, then crossed the street without stopping and disappeared into the alley at the corner.
Just after the black-haired boy left, Roy stood up and said to Katakuri, “I’m going to the bathroom~!”
At this moment, Katakuri’s mind was full of delicious donuts, so he couldn’t hear what Roy said. Seeing that Katakuri seemed to be addicted to the dessert, Roy was too lazy to find any excuses. He just said something perfunctory and turned to leave the Cake Island.
In a hidden alley at the corner of the street, the black-haired boy had already been waiting there. After Roy appeared, the black-haired boy raised his hand and put it on his shoulder. Then his whole body turned into liquid and quietly merged into Roy’s body along his shoulder in an instant.
Roy frowned, leaned against the wall, shook his head to relieve the dizziness caused by the large amount of memories pouring into his mind, then turned and left the alley, and returned to Oubey Cake Shop a short while later. At this time, Katakuri was still happily enjoying the delicious donuts one by one, and his belly was as swollen as a pregnant woman in her tenth month.
In fact, when Katakuri was enjoying desserts and forgetting himself, Roy could easily get rid of him and do what he wanted, but he never did that. Trust is like a building block. Once one of the blocks is taken out, it will collapse completely. Maybe Roy can take advantage of Katakuri’s enthusiasm for desserts to get rid of him, but it will definitely make his favorability towards him reach the freezing point.
Moreover, with Katakuri’s purely serious character, once Roy chooses to do this, Katakuri would definitely rather endure his love for donuts than give him the same opportunity again in the future. Moreover, he would also suspect Roy’s ulterior motives and question the purpose of his doing so.
Chapter 20: Fight (Old Version)
The next day, on the lawn in front of the Charlotte Family Castle, Roy and Katakuri stood on both sides of the lawn, looking at each other with serious expressions. Around them, Pero, Dafuku, Owen and others who had already received the news swarmed over, ready to watch the upcoming battle.
“How boring! Roy is overestimating his own abilities and challenging Katakuri again~!”
“Yeah, this pretty boy is no match for Katakuri brother~!”
“You guys tell me, how long can Roy last this time~!”
“I guess no more than three minutes~!”
“Hmph, I don’t think I can last even a minute~!”
“You bunch of idiots, haven’t you noticed that every time Roy challenges Katakuri, the battle lasts longer and longer? He lasted only five minutes last month, and he will definitely last longer this time.”
Katakuri is not the oldest of all Charlotte Linling’s children, but he is recognized by everyone as the one with the highest physical talent and the strongest strength. Because of this, Katakuri has a high status among his brothers and sisters.
Ignoring everyone’s comments, Roy drew his weapon, held the hilt with both hands, and said seriously: “Don’t hold back, I want to see how big the gap is between you and me~!”
Seeing that Roy was ready, Katakuri also drew out the trident he always carried with him and said seriously: “Come on, I won’t show mercy~!”
Katakuri, who has spent the longest time with Roy, has some recognition of him. In the beginning, his body was weaker than that of an ordinary person and he couldn’t even block a casual move from him. Later, he practiced hard and his strength improved rapidly. He could not only take on his attacks but even fight back. The fight was very evenly matched. Katakuri witnessed with his own eyes the process of Roy becoming stronger bit by bit.
In terms of strength alone, Roy is stronger than most of his brothers and sisters. Of course, Roy is already an adult, almost 16 years old, while his brothers and sisters are only 10 years old at the oldest. They only play every day and have no intention of practicing. This comparison itself is meaningless. Roy is not interested in arguing with a group of children, but the sad thing is that in reality he can’t even beat an eight-year-old child.
After confirming that both sides were ready for battle, Roy put his hands on the hilt of the sword, pointed the tip of the sword at Katakuri, and then thrust his body forward in an instant: “Ichisatsu·Iai Slash~!”
Facing the oncoming cold blade, Katakuri reacted quickly and promptly held the trident in front of him to block Roy’s attack. Feeling the unshakable power transmitted from the blade like a mountain, Roy looked somewhat helpless. The slender and sharp sword retreated with the help of inertia, flashing a bright light in the air, and slashed at Katakuri again quickly and fiercely.
This time, Katakuri was no longer polite. He swung the trident in his hand vigorously, and it collided with the katana in Roy’s hand. In just a moment, Roy couldn’t control himself and flew backwards. He held the katana tightly in his hand to barely prevent the weapon from falling out. Then he took the opportunity to roll on the ground and avoided Katakuri’s pursuit.
Roy stood up quickly, holding up his sword and looking at Katakuri cautiously, moving his fingers slightly to relieve the numbness in his palm caused by the huge collision. He did not launch an attack. Seeing this, Katakuri did not take the initiative to attack, but asked with a serious expression: “What’s the matter? Is this all?”
“Humph, it’s still too early. I won’t give up so easily~!”
Although he refused to give in, Roy couldn’t help but secretly groan in his heart. Sure enough, it was like this again. He had clearly used his rapid speed and unique force-generating technique to maximize the power of the slash, but it was still easily blocked by Katakuri. As for the opponent’s subsequent counterattack, he didn’t dare to take it head-on. As soon as he made contact, he would be blown away by the terrifying force.
After nearly a year of training, Roy’s strength is not weak at this time. He can lift more than 500 kilograms of stone with both hands. In terms of strength, he is stronger than the strongest weightlifter in his previous life. If converted into the Dao power value of the One Piece world, it should be between 40 and 60. However, Katakuri, who is only eight years old, has a Dao power value of at least 200. There is a difference of about four or five times in strength between them.
Of course, the Dao Power value is only for reference and cannot explain the strength of both sides. For example, Roy can use the swordsmanship and force techniques learned from Simon to multiply his strength, but compared with Katakuri, the gap is still huge. Because of the difference in strength, Roy dared not to confront Katakuri’s trident attack. Every time they fought, he was able to remove the opponent’s strength and ensure that the weapon in his hand was not shaken away, which was already considered a superb swordsmanship.
“Come again, Ichisuru-ryu: Moon Shadow~!”
After a while, when the soreness in his hands finally eased, Roy did not give up, and swung the long sword in his hand quickly, leaving several afterimages of the sword light in the air, and at the same time covered Katakuri’s whole body. Katakuri was only eight years old at this time, and he did not know any of the observation Haki or the armament Haki. Facing this real and fake attack, he could not distinguish the real from the fake for a while.
But Katakuri is no pushover. He simply rolled his eyes, and the trident in his hand created a sharp whirlwind and danced quickly. He didn’t care whether it was real or fake, and just blocked it all.
Chapter 21: Surrender (Old Version)
Ding ding ding ding~!
A series of metal collision sounds continued to ring out on the lawn. Roy’s moves were as fast as lightning, and countless sword lights were like dense raindrops. Katakuri swung the trident in his hand quickly. With his superb reaction and explosive power, although he was temporarily suppressed and unable to fight back, he also defended flawlessly.
For a moment, the scene became tense, with the two men fighting back and forth in an extremely fierce manner.
Even if Katakuri is very powerful, he is still a mortal. He has neither mastered Haki nor the ability of the Mochi-Mochi Fruit, which can transform into a glutinous rice ball. He will also be injured and bleed if he is cut by someone. In theory, Roy is not completely without a chance of winning. It’s a pity that as the leader of the three dessert generals in the future, Katakuri is indeed gifted and can pin the protagonist Luffy to the ground and beat him up.
Although he was only eight years old at the time, he was not only powerful, but also had superhuman vision and reaction speed. No matter how fast Roy’s attack was, or how dazzling the sword light was, Katakuri remained calm and resisted them one by one. Roy’s instant and swift attack seemed fierce and fierce, making people overwhelmed, but it consumed a huge amount of physical strength and was destined to be unsustainable.
Sure enough, after a while, Roy, who had been unable to attack for a long time and had to stop due to severe physical exhaustion, had a pale face and sweat all over his body. Katakuri, who was forced to defend by Roy’s continuous and fierce moves, saw this and was in a panic. He waved the trident in his hand, and took advantage of the gap when Roy stopped. The hard and heavy trident was like a hammer, stirring up a whirlwind and smashing down on the opponent with force.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Roy dodged the first blow, and the trident, infused with powerful force, smashed hard on the grass under his feet, creating a deep pit on the ground, with grass and dirt flying everywhere. Before Roy could recover, the second attack came again. Roy had no time to dodge, so he could only turn the weapon in his hand into a shield and hold it up with both hands. Then, Katakuri hit him like a baseball and sent him flying.
The third time, Roy’s hands were covered in blood due to the huge force, and he couldn’t even hold the weapon steadily. He could only weakly hold the sword in front of him and made a final struggle. Then, of course, the trident fell in front of him and knocked the weapon out of his hand, and it stayed steadily above Roy’s forehead.
Roy stared blankly at the trident that was hovering above his head and almost smashed him into a pulp. He looked a little frightened. After a few seconds, he finally came to his senses and unconsciously showed a bitter smile on his face: “I lost~!”
“Great, Katakuri-sama wins again~!”
“Sure enough, this man is no match for Katakuri~!”
“A guy who overestimates his own abilities…”
The moment Roy admitted defeat, Daifuku, Owen and others who were watching the battle could not help but cheer and quickly ran over to surround Katakuri, celebrating loudly while mocking Roy. Except for Katakuri, these people did not have much contact with Roy, and they were full of contempt for this cheap adoptive father who was captured by Charlotte Linlin from outside.
If Katakuri had not followed Charlotte Linlin’s instructions and stayed by Roy’s side to stop everyone’s evil deeds, Perospero and others would have joined forces to bully him and ravaged him countless times. How could Roy be able to live such a comfortable life like he is now?
So, even though he follows him around like a follower every day, causing a lot of trouble for Roy who is looking for an opportunity to escape from the cake, Roy does not hate him. Instead, he is very grateful to Katakuri.
“Haha, even though I’ve already predicted the ending, I still feel a little unwilling. After so much effort, I still can’t even beat an eight-year-old child… There shouldn’t be a time traveler worse than me~!”
Ignoring the provocation of Perospero and others, Roy raised his arms and looked at his hands that were already stained with blood. He looked a little lost, then stood up, picked up the weapon that fell not far away, turned around and quietly left the scene, leaving only a lonely figure to everyone.
On the other side, Katakuri, who was accepting the admiration and compliments of his brothers and sisters and enjoying the joy of victory, saw Roy leaving and subconsciously touched his cheek with his right hand. There, a shallow blood mark suddenly appeared without his knowledge…
Late at night, everyone fell into a deep sleep and the castle was very quiet. Only the chess soldiers were still sticking to their posts. In the dark night, they silently patrolled around the castle, guarding the safety of everyone.
In a room on the third floor of the castle.
Roy sat in a chair by the window, reading the newspaper in the dim light. The headline at the top of the newspaper was the news that the captain of the Rocks Pirates killed the admiral Black Ape, and the Navy Headquarters was forced to shrink its defenses and retreat.
Chapter 22: Countdown to Escape (Old Version)
Thinking of the ambitious and arrogant man he met on Beehive Island, Roy was surprised: “He actually killed the admiral of the Navy Headquarters. Is Rocks so strong?”
In Roy’s impression, the admirals of the Navy Headquarters, as the highest combat force in the navy who suppress the sea and execute “absolute justice” on behalf of the World Government, are undoubtedly at the same level as the Four Emperors who will dominate the New World in the future. Whether it is the old generation of navy Sengoku, Garp, or Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu, the three top natural fruit ability users, they are all top powerhouses in the world of One Piece. Even if there is a difference in strength between them, it will take fierce battles for several days and nights to determine the winner.
Rocks D. Zibek, no matter how powerful he is, is at most on par with the future Pirate King Roger in his prime, and Whitebeard Edward Newgate. It is not difficult to defeat the admirals of the navy, but as for killing them…can’t they just run away if they can’t beat him, or are the admirals of the navy of this era promoted through the backdoor and are not very powerful?
Roy didn’t know that Rocks D. Zibek was the previous owner of the Dark-Dark Fruit, otherwise he wouldn’t have been so surprised. The Dark-Dark Fruit is known as the most vicious devil fruit in history, and its restraint on ability users is even more severe than that of seastone, not to mention that Rocks himself is the strongest person of this era. The Dark-Dark Fruit can attract ability users through the air, and can temporarily make them lose their abilities by touching them with hands. As long as the fruit user encounters Rocks alone, it will be difficult for them to escape.
This is also the reason why many people are unwilling to eat devil fruits. Although it can give the user various powerful abilities, it also brings fatal weaknesses. They are afraid of sea water, afraid of seastone, and are restrained by the Dark-Dark Fruit. Some fruit abilities themselves have various defects.
There is no such thing as having the best of both worlds in this world. If you gain something, you will lose something. Compared with the various incredible and even miraculous abilities that the devil fruit can bring, some shortcomings are nothing.
Looking at the news in the newspaper, Roy felt an inexplicable sense of urgency. Although the Rocks Pirates had the upper hand in the battle with the Navy and looked very arrogant, Roy knew very well that the Navy was much more powerful than that. Unlike the Rocks Pirates who were restricted to the New World, the Navy’s influence spread across the four seas and the entire Grand Line. Even in the war with the Rocks Pirates, only part of the troops and the elite of the Navy Headquarters were mobilized, and most of the Navy was still stationed around the world.
Not to mention, the Navy is supported by the World Government. With more than 170 member countries, the World Government occupies most of the world’s oceans. It is impossible to say that there are no hidden strong men and forces. Let alone the CP intelligence organization under the World Government, it should not be a problem to pull out a dozen lieutenant general-level members. As for whether there are any hidden admiral-level strong men among them, no one knows.
According to the original timeline, the once powerful Rocks Pirates should have been defeated by the Navy and Roger Pirates in this year and completely destroyed. We just don’t know the exact time. Now it is August 1481, and there are only 4 months left before the destruction of the Rocks Pirates. After that, Charlotte Linlin, who escaped the war by chance, will return to Cake Island and start her own business to establish the Big Mam Pirates.
“That is to say, I only have less than four months left. If I don’t find a chance to escape from Cake Island before then, I’m afraid I will really have to stay here and become the husband of that woman Charlotte Lingling~!”
Although he always said that he liked to live off rich women, it was just a joke. Roy didn’t want anything to really happen between him and Charlotte Lingling. Although Charlotte Lingling in the Rocks era was less than 30 years old, still very young, with a good figure, curvy figure, beautiful face, flaming red lips, heroic spirit, and powerful strength, she was the strongest person standing at the top of the world, and she was also very rich. She had her own island, a gorgeous castle, and gold and silver treasures that filled the entire room… Well, if it really doesn’t work, it doesn’t seem impossible to just obey her, right?
In the past year, Charlotte Lingling has come back several times. As Roy’s strength gradually increased and his body became stronger and stronger, Charlotte Lingling’s gaze towards him became more and more scorching, and sometimes she even drooled unconsciously at the corners of her mouth, which frightened Roy so much that he trembled, fearing that she would not be able to hold back and forcibly drag him into a small room to do something unspeakable.
Thinking of this, Roy shuddered and shook his head vigorously to erase the horrible picture in his mind. As expected, I still have to run away as soon as possible. I am a man of integrity and I am not the kind of person who will give in to weakness~!
Although a rich woman is nice, a woman like Charlotte Lingling, who is nine meters tall, treats her husband as a consumable, more casually than changing clothes, has a moody personality, and has a brutal personality that will deprive others of their souls at any time, is not a suitable choice for being soft.
As for the way to escape, Roy had already planned it. Roy himself was a little transparent type in the castle. Except for Katakuri, few people would pay attention to him. When the time came, he just needed to find an excuse to leave the castle, and then replace himself with his clone in the middle of the journey. He would go to the merchant ship that had been selected in advance at the port and go out to sea with the real body. By the time everyone discovered that he had left, it would be too late to stop him.
The only obstacle in this plan is Katakuri, who is stubborn and follows him wherever he goes and keeps a close eye on him. Fortunately, Roy has been hiding his devil fruit ability strictly since he traveled to this world and has never exposed it to outsiders. With the magic of the clone fruit, it is not difficult for Roy to find a chance to get rid of Katakuri’s sight.
Chapter 23 The Storm is Coming (Old Version)
Time passed, and two months went by in a blink of an eye.
During these two months, Roy seemed no different from usual. He learned cultural knowledge about navigation, meteorology, geography, etc. every morning. In the afternoon, he learned martial arts and swordsmanship, exercised and improved his body. When he was bored, he would wander around the town. However, he secretly began to prepare for the plan to escape from Cake Island.
Gathering intelligence, designing escape routes, preparing supplies in advance… Roy has a lot to do. Even with the help of the clone fruit, there is no guarantee that everything will be foolproof. Once an accident occurs and the escape plan fails, an extremely tragic future will be waiting for him.
In the castle, apart from Katakuri, the biggest threat to Roy is Long Bread, a short and fat man less than 1.3 meters tall, who is also the real manager arranged by Charlotte Linlin to guard the castle.
Don’t be fooled by this guy who is only three inches tall, short and fat, but he has a very high level of experience. He knew Charlotte Linling since she was a child, and he also guided Charlotte Linling to go to sea with him to become pirates. It can be said that the reason why Charlotte Linling, who was once young, simple and kind, has become such a moody, ferocious and brutal person today is all thanks to the long bread.
The most important thing is that this guy is very strong. In the original anime, he once used his superb swordsmanship to cut the huge cake castle into countless pieces, turning them into real cakes and cream. It can be seen that Long Bread’s strength is not simple. Not only is he superb in swordsmanship, he is also a rare user of the Chi Chi Fruit ability. In terms of strength, he is much stronger than the young Katakuri at that time.
If Roy could hold out against Katakuri for a short time with his superb swordsmanship, and if he used the hidden power of the clone fruit, he might have a chance of winning. But if he faced a long bread, he would have no chance of winning.
Fortunately, perhaps because of his age, the most favorite thing for Long Bread nowadays is to stay in the kitchen and study various delicacies with other chefs. Most of the time, he cannot be found in the castle. As long as he does not reveal his intention to escape, he should not alarm the other party.
Just when Roy was planning to escape from Cake Island, on the other side, the sea was surging. Because of the actions of the Rocks Pirates, a war that was destined to shock the whole world gradually began.
Red Earth Continent, Holy Land Marijoa.
“What did you say? The Rocks Pirates are out in full force, preparing to attack God’s Valley?”
In the Hall of Power, Topman Vulchuli, one of the Five Elders and the highest authority in the World Government, stood up suddenly, his face full of shock. On his raised hand, a Den Den Mushi with a strange human face continued to speak: “Yes, according to the information passed on by our undercover agents lurking in the Rocks Pirates during this period, Rocks had already made a plan to attack the Valley of the Gods a long time ago, and now he is ready and on his way to the Valley of the Gods.”
“Damn it~!”
“That guy, how dare he~!”
“The Navy is a bunch of rubbish. We asked them to closely monitor the Rocks Pirates’ every move, but they didn’t even notice something so important. If it weren’t for the undercover agent from the CP Intelligence Organization who infiltrated and passed on the information, we would have been kept in the dark until the Rocks Pirates came knocking on our door~!”
Upon hearing this unexpected news, not only Saint Topman Vochuli, but also several other Five Elder Stars were furious. As the Valley of the Gods is the most important strategic location for the New World to enter and exit the Red Earth Continent, Rocks’ purpose is self-evident. He must be planning to attack the holy land of Marijoa through the Valley of the Gods.
The holy land of Marijoa is the headquarters of the World Government. Not only does it house almost all the Celestial Dragons, but also a large number of government officials and their families. Once Marijoa is destroyed, it will definitely deal a fatal blow to the World Government and seriously shake the World Government’s rule.
Of course, the World Government would not neglect such an important place. Not only did they arrange a large number of soldiers and guards in Marijoa, but they also had an army of 100,000 soldiers stationed in the Red Earth Continent all year round. Of course, this so-called army of 100,000 soldiers sounds impressive, but in fact, it is very insignificant. In the original timeline, it was killed by the “Lonely Red” Barrorick Redfield through the entire Red Earth Continent, and even the Navy Marshal Steel Bone Kong who came to support it was exhausted, and was finally picked up by Garp and arrested and imprisoned in Impel Down.
Unlike the lonely and solitary Baroque Redfield, Rocks has gathered a large number of powerful monsters under his efforts. The threat is many times greater than that of the lone Red. With the powerful strength of the members of the Rocks Pirates, even the most confident Five Elders dare not guarantee that the guards of the Holy Land Marijoa can stop their attack.
Chapter 24 Raid (Old Version)
Compared to the plan of the Rocks Pirates to come out in full force and launch a surprise attack on the Valley of the Gods, what made the Five Elders even more angry was the other party’s vigorous ambition hidden under this plan, which seemed to want to devour the entire world.
You know, all along, the only force fighting against the Rocks Pirates in the New World was the Navy, and the World Government only silently provided support behind the scenes and did not stand in the open.
Just dealing with a navy with influence all over the world is already a very difficult task. With the foundation and reputation of the World Government ruling the world for nearly 800 years, under normal circumstances, no one would want to provoke such a behemoth. But Rocks D. Zibek did just that. If the other party did not want to overthrow the rule of the World Government, why would he do this? How dare he do this?
It can only be said that everyone underestimated the ambition of Rocks D. Jibek. This man wanted more than just to occupy the waters of the New World. He also wanted to rule the world and become the king of the world.
Thinking of the consequences of the destruction of the holy land of Marijoa, Topman Wachuri and others couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat, took out their Den Den Mushi, and hurriedly began to deploy tasks and send troops to support the Valley of the Gods.
“Notify the defenders of the Valley of the Gods to prepare in advance and protect the Celestial Dragons living in the valley to evacuate quickly.”
“Contact the navy and have those useless guys mobilize all their forces to rush over to support us as quickly as possible.”
“The Rocks Pirates are already on their way. It is too late to order the navy to go out now. I propose that the entire Knights of God who protect the Celestial Dragons go out to the Valley of the Gods.”
“Second~!”
“I remember that the celestial dragons living in the Valley of Gods seem to be from the Fegalandu clan. Their clan leader, the Ancient Saint Fegalandu Green, is quite powerful. If we let him stay and guard the place, we should be able to buy some time.”
Suddenly, one of the Five Elders, Zeigolucia Satan, who was wearing a black suit, had white curly hair, and a fluffy white beard, asked, “What did the person who contacted Roger’s pirate group say?”
Hearing this, Marcus Maz, the Five Elders in charge of controlling intelligence, looked a little hesitant: “At this time, I’m afraid these pirates can’t be trusted. What if Roger and the Rocks Pirates join forces? That would be terrible.”
“At a time like this, every extra person we add will increase our chances of winning!”
“Hmph, Rocks D. Gibeck has always considered the Roger Pirates a threat and has chased them on the sea many times. The two sides have long been enemies and will fight to the death. If you pass the news to the Roger Pirates, they will not let go of this opportunity~!”
Just as the Five Elders were congratulating themselves for having the foresight to send an intelligence organization in advance to obtain intelligence, and were actively dispatching troops to support God Valley, what they could never have imagined was that the Rocks Pirates’ actions were much faster than they thought.
New World, the entrance and exit to the Red Earth Continent, the Valley of Gods.
The guards stationed there had just received orders from the Holy Land of Marijoa. Tens of thousands of troops were urgently gathering, distributing weapons and ammunition, and establishing a defense line. The celestial dragons living in the Valley of the Gods were still in the process of evacuating, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
At some point, the sky suddenly became dark, and a dark cloud slowly floated over the Valley of Gods, blocking the sun and shrouding everyone in shadow.
“What’s this”
At this time, a curious soldier raised his head, and then suddenly widened his eyes, as if he had seen something incredible, and couldn’t help but exclaimed. At the soldier’s reminder, the people nearby raised their heads, then widened their eyes, and fell into a collective daze.
Just above, in the place covered by clouds, a huge pirate fleet quietly appeared in front of everyone. Dozens of huge pirate ships were floating in the air thousands of meters high, as if covering the entire sky. The picture was so shocking and unreal that everyone couldn’t help but feel shocked, their brains went blank, their eyes were dull, and they didn’t know what to do.
It was not until these pirate ships were descending at a steady pace, getting closer and closer to the ground, that someone finally reacted and let out a shrill roar.
“Enemy attack~!”
Under this hoarse roar, the dazed soldiers finally woke up from the shock and hurriedly pushed out their artillery, preparing to launch a counterattack.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
While the pirate fleet consisting of dozens of pirate ships overhead had not yet landed on the ground, hundreds of shells had already whizzed through the air and flew past. However, before these shells hit the target, an endless darkness suddenly emerged in the air, and in the blink of an eye all the pirate ships were enveloped in darkness. Hundreds of shells were like moths to a flame, and without causing a ripple, they were all swallowed up by the endless darkness.
All the pirate ships fell to the ground. On the frontmost pitch-black pirate ship, Rocks D. Gibeck, with his hair standing up and a wanton and ostentatious look on his face, stood on the bow. Looking at the soldiers who were lined up densely and staring at him nervously, he laughed wildly: “Hahahaha, the carnival is about to begin, do you want to join?”
Before anyone could react, an endless stream of darkness that seemed to be able to swallow everything emerged from his body, rushing forward like a tide, swallowing up everything in front of him.
Chapter 25 Accident (Old Version)
This storm caused by the Rocks Pirates affects the fate of countless people. No matter what the outcome, it is bound to have a profound impact on the world.
But for Roy, everything that happened outside had nothing to do with him. At this moment, he only cared about how to escape from Cake Island.
With Roy’s ability of the Clone Fruit, it was never difficult for him to leave Cake Island. He was just in case, so he was so nervous. After all, there was only one chance to leave. If something unexpected happened and the ability of the Clone Fruit was exposed, Katakuri, Long Bread and others would definitely imprison Roy and wait for Charlotte Linlin to come back and deal with him.
After packing his bags, preparing clothes, medicines, food and other items in advance, and stealing a large amount of treasure from the treasure room in the castle, Roy began his escape plan.
The plan was simple. It was to find an opportunity to replace the original with a clone when no one was paying attention. The clone would then continue to move around on Cake Island with Roy’s original habits until it disappeared. Roy himself would hide his face, take the package he had prepared long ago, go to the port, board the agreed merchant ship, and leave Cake Island. By the time Katakuri and others discovered the problem, Roy had already disappeared.
Although the plan is simple, it is very feasible to implement. It can only be said that the power of the devil fruit is too magical. It is so magical that it can create an avatar that is exactly the same as the original in appearance, memory, and habits, and has self-awareness. Using the avatar to replace the original, outsiders can’t detect it at all.
Unless the ability of the Clone Fruit is exposed, it would be easy for Roy to leave Cake Island without being noticed.
However, what Roy never expected was that even though he had made various preparations in advance and simulated the escape plan countless times in his mind, an accident would occur in the first step.
It was a sunny morning, the weather was clear and the birds were chirping in the trees.
Roy made an excuse to leave the castle and wander around the town, and Katakuri followed him silently as usual. As planned, Roy exchanged identities with his clone in an empty toilet, then carried the bag he had prepared in advance and headed to the port with a relaxed and happy mood.
On the other side, the clone Roy, who had just come out of the toilet, was about to take Katakuri to continue strolling on the street to buy time for the original to escape. When a few naughty children on the roadside were shooting birds on the tree with a slingshot, a stone was shot off the right direction. By coincidence, without Roy noticing, the clone hit the forehead squarely. The children had limited strength, and the stone they shot had little power. It just scratched the epidermis and left a very shallow blood mark on the forehead. The injury was very minor, the kind that would heal automatically if they went to the hospital too late.
But even this minor injury with only some redness and swelling and slight bloodstains on the skin was an unbearable blow to the clone.
As mentioned before, the biggest flaw of Roy’s clone is that its ability to withstand blows is too weak. It is so weak that if it receives even the slightest damage, it will dissipate like a popped balloon.
So, when the clone Roy was hit by a sudden stone, he didn’t understand what was going on. He just touched the blood on his forehead with a confused look on his face. Then, Katakuri, who was standing next to him, turned into a puff of smoke with a stunned look on his face and doubted his life, and disappeared from everyone’s sight.
Katakuri: “…”
After experiencing the initial surprise, confusion, excitement and panic, Katakuri, who had been calm and intelligent since childhood, quickly guessed the truth of the matter. Then, with a face full of anger, he ran to the street without saying a word and looked around. Soon he saw at the end of the street, a figure with a bag on his back, a hat on his head, and a cloak wrapped around his body, wrapping himself tightly, was sneaking around to leave the street.
“Harald Roy, stop right there!”
Although the man carrying the package at the end of the street hid himself very well, Katakuri still recognized the other person’s identity at a glance when he saw the familiar figure.
On the other side, Roy knew nothing about this sudden accident. He was walking on the street with a package on his back, whistling, and a happy face. Suddenly, he heard Katakuri’s angry shout behind him.
Turning around, Roy looked confused as he saw Katakuri, who was chasing him with murderous intent on his face. What was going on? I just exchanged identities with my clone and haven’t even left the street yet, but I’m exposed?
Unless the clone is reintegrated into the body, Roy cannot accept the clone’s memory and naturally will not know about the previous accident. It is useless to worry about what went wrong. What Roy has to do now is to turn around and run away immediately. He must not be caught. Otherwise, he will stay on Cake Island and wait for Charlotte Lingling to come back and become her husband.
Carrying a heavy package, it was obvious that he could not outrun Katakuri. Roy decisively untied the package tied to his body and threw it on the side of the road. Then he swung his legs as fast as he could and ran towards the port with all his might.
Looking at the package thrown on the roadside, which was spread out to reveal the clothes, food, sealed drinks and a lot of golden gold, Katakuri gnashed his teeth and his face became more and more ferocious. He thought about how he had taken care of Roy in the past year because of his mother Charlotte Lingling’s instructions, and how he enjoyed the same treatment as himself and others in the castle. The more Katakuri thought about it, the angrier he became. The more he thought about it, the more upset he became. We treated you so well, and your mother valued you so much, and you actually wanted to escape. How dare you escape?
It would be fine if he just wanted to escape, but before leaving he actually stole so much money with a shameless face. Is this something a human can do?
Chapter 26 Doubts (Old Version)
Thinking of this, Katakuri exerted force with his feet, and the huge force leaned on the ground, crushing the hard stone pavement. His body was like an arrow shot from a bow, creating a whirlwind and quickly approaching Roy.
Obviously, with Roy’s speed, even if he threw away the cumbersome package, he still couldn’t outrun Katakuri. Seeing Katakuri getting closer and closer to him, he simply stopped running, turned around, drew the katana at his waist, and watched Katakuri gradually catching up with a vigilant face. He said with a lucky tone: “If I say that everything that happened just now was just an accident and I didn’t mean to run away, do you believe it?”
Katakuri looked at Roy expressionlessly. In addition to anger, his eyes also showed a hint of confusion: “Why are you running away?”
Roy was silent, not knowing what to say. To be honest, ever since he met Charlotte Lingling, although she had always coveted his beauty, she treated Roy very well.
Just rescuing him from the cage of Patrick Pirates was a great favor to Roy. It was a life-saving favor, and no matter how he was repaid, it was not enough. She never concealed her love for him. Whether in life or in her attitude towards him, Charlotte Linlin was very kind, and she did not show the kind of mood swings and cruel behavior that she would take people’s lives at will when facing outsiders.
Worried that it would be too dangerous to keep Roy by her side during the upcoming battle with the navy, Charlotte Linlin made a special trip to place Roy in her own nest and asked Katakuri and Long Bread to take care of him.
After arriving at Cake Island, although some people, led by Perospero, always looked down on Roy and would mock him from time to time, they never really made things difficult for Roy for Katakuri’s sake. Roy also always enjoyed the same treatment as Charlotte Linlin’s children, living in a luxurious castle, with special servants to take care of his daily life, enjoying the best food, and having special teachers to teach him all kinds of knowledge. This treatment was not inferior to those extravagant nobles.
In addition, during the days on the island, no one had ever restricted Roy’s freedom. Whether he was going to the back mountain, the beach, or to the town, he had no problems and no one had ever interfered. Even though Katakuri had been following Roy, it was not to restrict or monitor him, but because he was really worried that Roy would be in danger, so he stayed by his side to protect him.
It’s just that Katakuri’s character is too pure, or stubborn. Even after Roy became stronger and no longer as weak as when he first came, and had the ability to protect himself, he still didn’t change his attitude, which made him a little annoying. But perhaps it was Katakuri’s persistent and pure personality that made him the leader of the three generals in the future, and a powerful person at the level of vice-emperor second only to the four emperors and admirals in this world.
It was precisely because Roy was treated so well that no one ever thought he would run away, so when this scene really happened before his eyes, Katakuri acted so unbelievable.
Facing Katakuri’s questioning, Roy was somewhat speechless, because he couldn’t say that the reason he ran away was because he didn’t want to be Charlotte Linlin’s husband and was afraid of doing something unspeakable with her. In fact, if it weren’t for Charlotte Linlin’s threat, Roy wouldn’t want to escape from Cake Island and face this extremely dangerous world of One Piece alone, which is full of blood and killing.
On Cake Island, there is food and drink, and you enjoy the best treatment in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. With the protection of Charlotte Linlin, you don’t have to worry about encountering danger. When the other party leaves the Rocks Pirates in the future and starts his own business and establishes the “Big Mam” Pirates, you will become a veteran of the pirate group and grow with the pirate group. Then, you will become one of the most powerful pirate forces in the New World. Before meeting the protagonist King Luffy, you can at least enjoy yourself for forty years, and maybe you will have the opportunity to become a minister of something, garrison alone on a certain island, and be a happy island owner. Isn’t such a life good? Why do you want to go out to sea and fight for yourself?
Are you kidding? Roy doesn’t want to be the Pirate King, nor does he have the ambition to become the king of the world. He works hard to become stronger just to survive and to make his life better. As long as he stays on Cake Island, these wishes can be easily fulfilled. Only a fool would want to leave.
Well, that is, provided that Charlotte Lingling hadn’t always wanted Roy to be her husband and do unspeakable things with him.
Chapter 27: Exposing the Cards (Old Version)
As time travelers, Roy and Katakuri have fundamentally different positions and concepts. In Katakuri’s heart, Charlotte Linlin is undoubtedly the best mother in the world. It is Roy’s honor to be liked by her. He should be grateful for it and show a happy look.
But for Roy, everything else was fine, but he couldn’t accept being forced to be Charlotte Lingling’s husband. When he thought of Charlotte Lingling’s giant, nine-meter-tall figure, compared to his own 1.7-meter-tall figure, Roy couldn’t imagine what the picture would be like if the two were combined.
Not to mention, Charlotte Lingling’s attitude towards her previous husbands is really hard to describe. Thinking of the dozens of her husbands who were abandoned one by one and whose fate was unknown, Roy didn’t think his fate would be much better than these people.
Because he understood Charlotte Linlin’s character and knew the consequences of staying, Roy had been thinking about how to escape from Cake Island. But in the final analysis, Charlotte Linlin’s family had never treated Roy unfairly, and they only had kindness and no hatred towards him. Therefore, when facing Katakuri’s questioning, Roy still felt guilty and speechless.
After thinking for a while, Roy said solemnly: “Katakuri, I will never forget the care the Charlotte family has given me. No matter what, I will find a way to repay this kindness in the future. But now, I have a reason to leave. For the sake of our past friendship, please don’t stop me, okay?”
“Hmph, save these words for when you go to explain them to your mother~!”
Katakuri clenched the trident in his hand, his face solemn: “I have only one responsibility, and that is to capture you and hand you over to your mothers for disposal~!”
Shit, what’s the difference between that and letting me die directly?
Hearing Katakuri’s words, Roy couldn’t help but curse in his heart. According to the description of the original anime, as the only woman among the Four Emperors, Charlotte Linlin is notoriously narrow-minded. Once someone angers her, she will be very angry and will do everything she can to retaliate. In the original work, if the desserts were not delivered on time, Charlotte Linlin would send out the army to destroy the country that supplied the desserts.
After the Straw Hat Pirates, led by Luffy, caused a scene at the tea party and escaped from Cake Island, the completely enraged Charlotte Linlin no longer cared about her own territory. She summoned all her men and went out to sea to hunt them down personally, determined to kill the Straw Hat Pirates at all costs, and chased them all the way from the Banko Sea to the Beasts Pirates’ base in Wano Country, and did not give up.
It vividly portrays the image of a narrow-minded and vindictive person.
Given Charlotte Lingling’s personality, when she knew that Roy wanted to escape from Cake Island and betray her, would she choose to let him go because of her love for him?
Haha, this question doesn’t need to be answered at all. Roy will never entrust his life and death to Charlotte Lingling.
“So, there’s nothing to discuss?”
Katakuri did not answer, but said calmly: “I’ll say it again, put down your weapons, follow me back obediently, and wait for mom’s disposal. Since you treated me to donuts in the past, I will plead with mom for you~!”
“Forget about begging for mercy, just take me back~!”
Seeing that Roy was determined to fight to the death, Katakuri frowned: “You should have remembered that you are no match for me. Resistance is meaningless~!”
Feeling the focused eyes around him, and looking at Katakuri who was holding the trident with a childish face, Roy looked a little embarrassed. It would have been okay in the castle before, but on the busy street, in front of so many people, admitting that he couldn’t even beat an eight-year-old child was too embarrassing.
Fortunately, the children of the Charlotte family played in the town every day and were very famous among the residents. Almost everyone knew Katakuri and knew that this child with traces of sutures on both sides of the corners of his mouth was very powerful. The idle, trouble-making hooligans and drunken men in the town were no match for him.
“Yes, I am no match for you if I am alone, but what if there is more than one person…”
As Roy finished speaking, a stream of water seemed to emerge from his body, fell beside him and condensed into another identical Roy. Then, two, three… In just a blink of an eye, seven Roys appeared and surrounded Katakuri.
“This is?”
Seeing the sudden change in front of him, Katakuri’s face was a little serious: “Is this your devil fruit ability, an ability that can create clones?”
“Humph, I never thought you could hide so deeply for such a long time, and no one ever discovered that you are actually a fruit ability user~!”
Although he was a little scared by the seven clones of Roy at first, thinking of the previous clone Roy who was blown up by a stone and thus exposed his identity, Katakuri calmed down immediately and sneered: “Don’t think I don’t know, your clones look powerful, but they are just for show. In a real fight, their bodies are as fragile as tofu and will break at the slightest touch~!”
Roy said calmly: “In other words, as long as you don’t get touched, it’ll be fine. These clones are exactly the same as me in terms of strength, speed, reaction ability, and skills. One or two would be fine, but there are seven clones here. Even you would find it difficult to deal with them~!”
Katakuri looked a little unhappy: “Can you try?”
Chapter 28: Caught in the act (Old Version)
Roy sighed and clenched his weapon. There was no other way. It seemed that he couldn’t scare him, so he had to take action. There must be many spies of the Charlotte family in the town. If the stalemate continued, when the castle received the news and rushed over with a large number of reinforcements, it would be too late to run away~!
“Brother Katakuri, what are you doing here with this pretty boy?”
Just when Roy couldn’t help but prepare to take action, a childish voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the two’s actions. A little girl with purple hair and a red nose came in with difficulty from the crowd of onlookers on her short legs, looking at the two people confronting each other on the field with a look of surprise.
Katakuri, who had been calm, was shocked when he saw the purple-haired little Lolita suddenly appear. He quickly explained, “Brulee, be careful not to get close to Roy. This guy wants to escape from Cake Island. Go back to the castle and inform others of this news.”
Hearing Katakuri’s words, the purple-haired little loli blinked her eyes in a daze, then finally reacted, looked at Roy in surprise, turned around, and prepared to squeeze out from the crowd around her.
“Hey, can you leave now?”
Before Brulee left, three of the seven clones who were originally confronting Katakuri suddenly changed direction and looked at Brulee. Katakuri saw this and asked nervously, “Roy, what do you want to do to my sister?”
Katakuri stepped hard almost subconsciously, creating a crack on the ground. He passed through the air like a phantom and instantly appeared in front of Brulee, protecting her firmly behind him and looking at Roy with a vigilant face. At the same time, Roy’s clones also surrounded Katakuri and Brulee again, surrounding them and not letting them leave alone.
“For Brulee’s safety, I think you won’t stop me anymore, right, Katakuri?”
Hearing the threat in Roy’s words, Katakuri’s face turned pale, his eyes filled with anger and murderous intent: “How despicable, you actually threatened me with Brulee~!”
“Well, this is indeed shameful. Believe me, if there is any other way, I would not want to do this~!”
Roy looked apologetic: “I still say that, I never thought of becoming your enemy, I just wanted to leave. I will never forget the kindness of the Charlotte family to me~!”
Roy was not afraid of fighting Katakuri. Before, without revealing his devil fruit ability, he was indeed no match for the other party. But if the devil fruit ability was taken into account, the situation would be different. No matter how talented Katakuri was, he was just an eight-year-old child. His body was still flesh and blood. Although Roy’s clone had weaker defense, his physical strength was not weaker than the original body. If he chopped Katakuri with a knife, he would still be injured and bleed.
However, defeating Katakuri would definitely take a lot of time, and what Roy lacks most at this moment is time.
“Sorry, I have to go first. As long as you don’t do anything, I won’t hurt little Brulee~!”
Leaving Katakuri an apologetic look, Roy turned around and left quickly, leaving Katakuri standing there, his face full of anger, but helpless. He could only carefully protect Brulee behind him, worried that Roy’s clones would suddenly attack them. It was not until a long time later that Perospero and others in the castle finally received the news and arrived with a large number of chess soldiers. The seven clones of Roy surrounding Katakuri turned into a cloud of smoke and dissipated in the air.
Although it was delayed for a long time, fortunately the merchant ship that Roy had agreed to meet did not leave. When Roy arrived at the port, a three-masted sailing ship that was fifty meters long and nearly ten meters wide was docked safely at the dock, waiting for his arrival.
Walking on the dock, the busy porters and sailors in the past had disappeared for some reason. The huge port was empty. Only Roy’s crisp footsteps echoed over the dock. The surroundings seemed particularly quiet.
Looking at the empty docks around him, Roy, who had already made some guesses in his mind, had a bitter expression on his face. He continued to walk forward at a leisurely pace. When Roy came to the three-masted sailboat docked at the dock and saw two figures standing in front of the sailboat quietly waiting for him, he finally couldn’t help but reveal a bitter smile on his face.
There were two figures standing in front of the sailboat. One of them was a slightly fat middle-aged man with a sly smile on his face. This was Lawrence, the head of the merchant ship who had originally agreed with Roy to take him out to sea. For this, Roy paid a large amount of treasure in advance and promised to pay the same amount of treasure after taking him to the destination.
Standing next to the merchant ship’s leader was a short, fat man less than one meter tall, with two leaf-like beards hanging from the corners of his mouth. He wore a pink button-down shirt and a white apron, a purple chef’s hat on his head, and a rapier hanging from his waist. This man was the bagel that Charlotte Lingling had entrusted to guard the old nest.
At this time, Long Bread was stroking his mustache and looking at Roy with a little pride on his face: “Boy, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time~!”
“Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. There was a small accident with our plan. We were discovered by Katakuri, and it took us a while to get rid of him~!”
The moment he saw the baguette, Roy’s hope was completely shattered. He simply stopped struggling and asked with a frustrated look on his face, “I was hiding it very well. How did you find out?”
“What do you mean by hiding well? Do you mean hiding in your room alone every night, using the power of the devil fruit to create a dozen clones to practice, or do you often change your appearance and identity and go to the port to inquire about the news of merchant ships going out to sea?”
Chapter 29: Long Bread (Old Version)
After hearing what Long Bread said, Roy finally realized that it was not that his escape plan had a flaw, but that his every move had been under surveillance since he arrived at Cake Island: “So, how did you do it? I checked every corner of the room carefully every day, and I didn’t find the Den Den Mushi used for monitoring and the Homies injected with souls.”
Long Bread smiled slightly, “Yes, you are indeed very cautious. You actually check the room carefully every day without any trouble. However, there is one thing you may not know. Lingling has injected a lot of soul power into the entire castle. The castle we live in is a super-large Homies. Everyone in the castle is under the surveillance of the castle Homies, which naturally includes the things you do every day hiding in the room.”
Roy was completely stunned when he heard what Long Bread said. Roy had always been aware of the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit. It could inject soul power into various objects and create Homies with consciousness and the ability to move freely.
In the original anime, Charlotte Linlin used the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit to not only create an army of fearless Homies, but also used her own soul fragments to create two special Homies that were in some sense more powerful than the natural-type Devil Fruit abilities, the thundercloud ‘Zeus’ and the fireball ‘Prometheus’, who could use lightning and fire to attack like the natural-type Homies, and had no physical form. In other words, their essence was lightning and fire, and they could not be restrained by the armament color domineering.
But Roy never thought that Charlotte Lingling could actually turn the entire castle into Homies. Putting aside the question of whether it could be done, how much soul power would be needed to build such a huge building? Before doing such a thing, didn’t she consider the cost-effectiveness?
In this way, Roy finally figured out something that had always puzzled him. As the person Charlotte Lingling trusted the most, she entrusted all her children to Long Bread for care. However, Long Bread had always let these children go their own way, not caring about them and behaving extremely irresponsibly, as if he didn’t worry at all that these children would be in danger.
It turned out that the real reason was that the castle they lived in was a Homies that was infused with soul power and had its own consciousness. With the Homies in the castle protecting these children, they could report anything that happened to Long Bread at any time. Naturally, they didn’t have to follow these children around like a nanny every day and look after them carefully.
“Okay, I understand now. What about Mr. Lawrence next to you? You two seem to be very close. He shouldn’t be threatened, right?”
Long Bread patted the thigh of the slightly fat middle-aged man next to him and said with a smile: “Do you think this Cake Island allows outsiders to enter and exit freely? If some pirates or other forces take the opportunity to sneak in and hurt Perospero, Katakuri and others, how can I explain to Lingling~!”
“so?”
“That’s right. All the ships and personnel that enter and leave this port every day are from the Charlotte family. All the daily necessities consumed by Cake Island every month are purchased and transported by our people.”
Long Bread said with a smile on his face: “Your devil fruit is very interesting. It can create clones of various appearances and come to the port to gather information under different identities. It’s a pity that all strangers who appear at the port will be recorded by special people and sent to monitor them at all times~!”
“I understand~!”
After hearing what Long Bread said, Roy breathed a sigh of relief. I had always been complacent about what I had done, thinking that I was careful and cautious enough to hide the fact that I had the power of the devil fruit very well. I also often used my clones to survey the terrain in towns and ports and gather various intelligence. As a result, my every move turned out to be under surveillance by others.
Maybe in the eyes of Long Bread, his behavior is as funny and ridiculous as a clown.
After figuring out everything, Roy didn’t have anything else to ask. He said with a look of despair, “Tell me, what are you going to do with me? Are you going to capture me like Katakuri did and hand me over to Charlotte Linlin, or are you going to kill me right here~?”
Seeing that Roy was not resisting and was willing to surrender, Long Bread was a little curious: “Why, you don’t want to try to resist?”
Roy shook his head and said self-deprecatingly: “No need, I won’t do such an unreasonable thing~!”
According to the description of the original anime, Charlotte Linlin met Long Bread when she was six years old, and went out to sea with him and became a pirate. The two have known each other for more than 20 years, and have been together in the sea, and then joined the Rocks Pirates together. Could such a man be weak? Could she possibly escape from him?
Just think about it and you will know that it is impossible.
“To be honest, I really admire you. You are so young, but you are so calm and courageous. Even at this moment, you can still face everything so calmly. If a kid like you is not dead, I am afraid that sooner or later, you will be able to make a career on the sea~!”
Long Bread shook his head and sighed, “Let’s go, come back with me. Lingling has a bad temper. Even I dare not provoke her. I’d better hand you over to her and wait for her to come back and deal with you~!”
Roy held out his hands: “Do you need to cuff me?”
Long Bread glanced at him sideways, then put his hands behind his back and walked slowly in front: “No need, I still have this confidence~!”
“What a boldness…”
Before Roy could finish his words, he saw hundreds of chess soldiers coming out from various hidden corners of the port, standing in a neat and uniform pattern behind Roy, holding spears in their hands, and hundreds of eyes staring at him, the meaning was self-evident.
Roy: “…”
Chapter 30: An Ominous Premonition (Old Version)
Under the escort of hundreds of chess soldiers and baguettes, Roy did not do anything and followed them back to the castle. At the same time, other members of the Charlotte family, Perospero, Dafu, Owen, the eldest daughter Charlotte Comperte, the second daughter Monde and others gathered together to discuss how to deal with Roy who was captured.
“Harald Roy, you damned fellow…”
In the castle hall, Katakuri glared at Roy, obviously still holding a grudge against this guy for using Brulee to threaten him.
“Don’t be so angry. I was just scaring you on the street before. I’m not so despicable as to actually hurt an innocent little girl~!”
Roy smiled. Although he was a captive, he was very calm. He said calmly, “Besides, you always look so cold, but you are actually warm-hearted. In fact, you care about your family more than anyone else. Otherwise, I would not have the chance to threaten you~!”
Hearing Roy’s words, Brulee turned around, grabbed the corner of Katakuri’s clothes with both hands, and looked at him with her bright eyes. Feeling the dependent gaze of his sister, Katakuri’s face turned red, and the anger on his face disappeared, instead there was a bit of embarrassment and shyness.
“Cry cry cry cry~!”
On the side, Perospero was holding a lollipop in his mouth, making a strange laugh. Katakuri was always calm and composed, and had a high prestige among his brothers and sisters. This made Perospero, the eldest son of the Charlotte family, very unhappy. Now seeing Katakuri being defeated by Roy, he couldn’t help but laugh with gloating.
“What should we do with this pretty boy? Should we just break his legs so that he won’t find a chance to escape next time~!”
“I think it’s okay. This guy is too insidious. No one has discovered that he is a devil fruit user for such a long time. It doesn’t feel safe to lock him up in a cell like this~!”
Hearing Perospero’s suggestion, Comperte, the eldest daughter of the Charlotte family, nodded in agreement, and then the other children of the Charlotte family began to express their opinions.
“I think it would be better to just chop off his legs and put an end to it all~!”
“No, this pretty boy is the man that mom likes. What if mom gets angry?”
“Then lock up all his hands and feet~!”
“This guy is a fruit ability user. I remember there seemed to be a pair of seastone handcuffs in the cell. Put them on him~~!”
On the other side of the hall, Long Bread ignored everyone’s comments and just stood there with his arms folded across his chest, stroking his chin and thinking silently: “Strange, I always feel like there’s something wrong. Am I overlooking something?”
All the way back to the castle from the port, Long Bread had a bad feeling, as if something was wrong, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.
Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Long Bread raised his head abruptly and looked at the black-haired boy standing in the middle of the hall, his hands and feet tied tightly with chains, but with an inexplicable smile on his face: “Speaking of which, from the time he was caught at the port until now, this little guy’s performance is a little too calm, isn’t it?”
At first, Long Mianbao thought Roy was calm and steady and admired him very much. But until now, Perospero and others were discussing how to deal with him in front of Roy, and some even suggested cruel things like cutting off his hands and feet. However, Roy still looked calm and composed, as if he didn’t care at all. This mentality was a bit too good.
You know, no matter how you look at it, Roy’s attempt to escape from Cake Island is a naked betrayal to the Charlotte family. Doesn’t this kid worry about his own safety or fear at all? Or does he think that even if he made such an unforgivable mistake, Charlotte Lingling would still choose to forgive him because of her love for him?
If that was the case, then he was too naive. Based on what Long Bread had known about Charlotte Lingling over the years, she hated betrayal the most. Not to mention the little devil in front of him, even if it was his companion who had followed her for many years, if he showed any sign of betrayal, Charlotte Lingling would kill him without hesitation.
Thinking of this, Long Mianbao tapped the ground with the rapier in his hand a few times, interrupting everyone’s discussion: “Okay, stop arguing. After all, this kid is Lingling’s chosen husband. It’s not your turn to decide how to deal with him. Imprison him first and wait for Lingling to come back~!”
After hearing what Long Bread said, Perospero and the others on the side finally stopped talking, but they continued to glare at Roy with angry eyes. As members of the Charlotte family, even though they always looked down on him, they couldn’t help but feel indignant about Roy’s behavior of wanting to escape and betray the family.
“Come on, follow me to the cell. You stay in the cell until Lingling comes back~!”
Roy raised his head and looked at the sky through the window of the hall. Then he took a deep breath and said sincerely, “I know I have made an irreparable mistake, and I don’t ask for your forgiveness. No matter how you deal with me, I am willing, because this is the punishment I deserve~!”
As he said this, Roy suddenly couldn’t help laughing: “Although I really want to say this, I’m afraid I can’t go to the cell with you~!”
Long Bread narrowed his eyes, with an inexplicable sense of foreboding in his heart: “What do you mean?”
“It means… well, logically speaking, it should be about time~!”
Chapter 31 Escape (Old Version)
Bulling! Bulling!
Just as Roy finished speaking, the sound of a Den Den Mushi suddenly rang out in the hall. Long Bread suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, and with a look of suspicion, he took out the Den Den Mushi from his arms. The Den Den Mushi, which looked like a snail, suddenly showed a panicked expression and shouted, “Oh no, Mr. Long Bread, not long ago, Harald Roy suddenly appeared at the port, knocked out Mr. Lawrence and everyone on the ship, and took Mr. Lawrence’s merchant ship out to sea. Before leaving, he also sank all other ships in the port~!”
“What? This is impossible~!”
Long Bread was incredulous. Harald Roy appeared at the port and robbed the merchant ship to go out to sea? What a joke, who is this person in front of me?
Roy smiled faintly, looked at the bread and said sincerely: “It was really lucky. If I hadn’t been so impulsive and cautious before entering the port, I’m afraid I would have been caught by you this time!”
“Thank you for your teaching, Mr. Long Bread. I’ve learned this lesson. I will be more careful in the future and will never look down on anyone~!”
After saying that, before the long bread, Katakuri, Perospero and others in the hall could react, Roy’s body exploded with a bang, and his body turned into a cloud of smoke and disappeared from everyone’s sight.
Crash~!
Only a bunch of tangled chains were left, falling to the ground with a harsh sound. Looking at the scene in front of them, Breadstick, Katakuri and others looked at each other, speechless for a long time.
On the blue sea, the weather is clear and cloudless. Several pure white seagulls are chasing each other in the sky, playing and making pleasant chirps. He Xi’s breeze blows past his ears, accompanied by the warm sunshine falling on his body, as if washing away the haze in his heart, making him feel extremely comfortable.
Ah, what a beautiful day.
Roy was lying on a deck chair on a 50-meter-long, 10-meter-wide medium-sized three-masted sailboat, drinking juice and closing his eyes to enjoy the warmth of the sun on his body. He felt as free and happy as the seagulls playing on the sea.
It has been almost a year since Roy crossed over to the world of One Piece. This is the first time that Roy feels how wonderful the breath of freedom is. When living on Cake Island, even though the treatment and material conditions he enjoys are comparable to those of aristocrats, he still feels depressed. The feeling of being dependent on others and having your life controlled by others at all times cannot be compensated by even the most affluent living conditions.
To be honest, luck played a big role in my escape from Cake Island this time.
Roy could never have imagined that Charlotte Lingling would be so crazy as to turn a castle into Homies, let alone that the Charlotte family had such a deep control over Cake Island. The entire Cake Island, from the town to the port, was almost everywhere filled with the influence of the Charlotte family. His every move on the island was under the surveillance of Long Bread.
If he had not suddenly had an impulse before entering the port and worried about accidents, and had not cautiously decided to let his clone go in first to investigate the situation, he would probably be really finished this time. Once he fell into the hands of the Charlotte family, the best outcome for him would be that Charlotte Linlin would use the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit to drain the soul in his body, and turn him into a dying, white-haired old man.
Whenever he thought of this, Roy couldn’t help but feel his heart beating wildly. He was frightened and broke into a cold sweat. He patted his chest and kept saying how lucky he was!
Fortunately, although the process was a little exciting, the result is always good. I escaped from Cake Island successfully. From then on, the sea is wide enough for fish to leap and the sky is high enough for birds to fly. This mysterious and dangerous world of pirates is destined to leave behind the legend of me, Harald Roy~!
Hahahaha~!
After fantasizing for a while, Roy took out a map from his arms, spread it out, looked at it carefully, and began to consider how to go next.
Successfully escaping from Cake Island was only a temporary victory. There were still many dangers and difficulties to face. Roy was not naive enough to think that Charlotte Linlin, with her narrow-minded and vindictive character, would let him go so easily after learning of his escape. Fortunately, during this period of time, Charlotte Linlin had not yet left the Rocks Pirates and established the Big Mom Pirates, so her power and influence were very limited.
If they want to find Roy’s whereabouts at sea, they can only rely on the power of the Rocks Pirates. However, the Rocks Pirates are currently caught in a war with the navy, and most of their forces have been mobilized. They cannot spare any extra manpower to search for Roy’s whereabouts in a short period of time.
In addition to the threat from Charlotte Linlin, there is another problem that must be faced, that is, with Roy’s current strength, it is too dangerous to venture into the new world full of dangers.
For safety reasons, it is best to find an opportunity to go to the vaster and safer seas. Find a peaceful island in the seas, develop quietly, and wait until your magical skills are fully developed and you have the ability to deal with various dangers on the sea, then set sail and embark on the road to the Great Route to start your own legendary adventure.
Chapter 32: Late Development Type of Clone Fruit (Old Version)
Roy’s strength at this time was mainly divided into three parts. One was that after nearly a year of hard training, he possessed strength and physique several times stronger than ordinary people. Of course, this level of strength, in the navy, was at most the level of a sergeant, slightly stronger than the lowest-ranking soldier, but also limited and nothing to be proud of.
In the world of One Piece, any fishman has arm strength ten times that of an ordinary person. Despite this, the fishmen living on Fishman Island have to hide from place to place, for fear of being discovered by humans and captured and sold as slaves to wealthy nobles and businessmen.
Compared with his slightly weak physical strength, Roy, under the guidance of his swordsmanship teacher Simon, used the power of the clone fruit to master swordsmanship comparable to that of ordinary people who practiced for more than ten or twenty years, which was much better. Roy’s swordsmanship at this time was roughly equivalent to the level of Roronoa Zoro when he was a pirate hunter in the East China Sea in the original work. He almost reached the peak of the swordsman. He was only one step away from realizing the breath of all things and reaching the level of a swordsman.
Of course, this is just a comparison of swordsmanship. In terms of strength, Roy is definitely far inferior to Zoro in the East China Sea period. You know, as one of the core combat forces of the original protagonist group, Zoro’s talent is also quite explosive. He possessed the power to defeat adults when he was a child. After joining the Straw Hat Pirates, he turned into a training maniac, staying in the room every day, holding a barbell weighing more than ten tons as exercise equipment.
With Roy’s strength, coupled with his exquisite swordsmanship, he can probably exert the strength of a lieutenant commander in the navy. He can’t be any stronger. Those who can serve as naval officers, in addition to their physical strength generally far exceeding Roy, are not weak in martial arts moves. Some of the elite in the navy can even master a few moves of the Navy Six Styles. Lieutenant commander in the navy sounds good, but in the world of One Piece, it is only slightly stronger than the small fish. In the navy system, a major can only be considered a mid-level combat force. According to the personnel configuration, any naval branch should be assigned a naval colonel, two lieutenant colonels and at least eight or more lieutenants in the navy. In the entire navy, there are even more than 100,000 naval officers at the level of colonels.
Of course, what is being said here is only Roy’s own strength, and the devil fruit is not included. As the most magical secret treasure in the world of One Piece, the devil fruit undoubtedly has a great blessing on the ability users.
Roy’s Clone Fruit is a late-stage devil fruit. Although it is a bit useless in the early stages, as Roy’s own strength gradually increases, the help brought by the Clone Fruit in battle becomes greater and greater.
With Roy’s current ability, he can create up to seven clones with exactly the same strength as his original body. If you ignore the fact that the clones’ defenses are too weak, like a blown-up balloon that disappears once it’s injured, it’s basically equivalent to Roy’s strength multiplied sevenfold. If the clones can cooperate better, and considering that two fists are no match for four hands in a battle, more people means more advantages, it’s not an exaggeration to say that Roy’s strength has increased tenfold. Even if he can’t beat a weaker naval colonel… well, even if he can’t beat him, it should still be no problem to just touch him and exchange a few moves.
This is also the power of the Devil Fruit. Whether it is the navy or pirates, why are most of the famous strong men on the sea Devil Fruit users?
Because compared to ordinary people, with the powerful and magical abilities of devil fruits, it is easier to produce strong people among many people with special abilities.
Of course, such a powerful fruit ability must have various limitations, and it is impossible to create unlimited clones. Otherwise, when Roy becomes stronger in the future and can create hundreds or thousands of clones, he will be invincible. It is impossible for such a devil fruit that goes against the will of heaven and completely destroys the balance to exist in this world.
As his strength increased and his ability to develop the fruit gradually deepened, the clone fruit brought Roy all kinds of surprises, but also exposed more shortcomings. In addition to low defense, in order to create a stronger clone, it requires more physical strength. This is why Roy was able to create five clones when he first crossed over, but has only been able to create seven so far.
It’s not that Roy can’t create more clones, but there are only seven clones that are as powerful as his original body. Moreover, maintaining the existence of these clones consumes a lot of physical strength, just like installing a water pump in the body, which will madly drain Roy’s physical strength.
If you want to fight with the help of a clone, you must defeat your opponent as quickly as possible, otherwise your physical strength will be quickly depleted.
But if Roy weakens the ability of the clone when creating it, he can create more clones.
It is equivalent to Roy creating clones. There are two modes. One is the elite route. The clone is the strongest. Except for the defense, its strength is equivalent to the original body, but the number is destined to be limited and can only be maintained in the single digit.
The other is to go the route of explosive troops, by reducing the power of the clones and reducing physical consumption, to create more clones. The lowest strength of the clone is based on the first clone created when Roy just crossed over, and its strength is not as good as that of an ordinary person.
With Roy’s current ability, he can create up to thirty clones based on the minimum basic strength. It is foreseeable that as Roy becomes stronger, he may even create hundreds or thousands of clones in the future. Of course, although the number of these clones is large, their combat effectiveness is questionable. The strength and weakness in the world of One Piece can never be made up by the number of people.
The basic clone’s physique is not even as good as that of an ordinary person, and its defense is as fragile as tofu. To a true strong person, it is worse than grass, and no matter how many there are, it poses no threat.
Chapter 33: Battle of the Valley of Gods (Old Version)
Just as Roy was holding the map and thinking about how to get to the four seas, unknowingly, the merchant ship under his feet had gradually sailed away from the sea area covered by the magnetic field of Cake Island.
Not long after the merchant ship left the sea area affected by the magnetic field of Cake Island, suddenly, the sky changed suddenly. The originally cloudless sky was suddenly covered by large dark clouds. Thunder like long snakes flashed in the clouds. Suddenly, gusts of wind blew up on the calm sea. The rolling waves rose and fell unsteadily, hitting the merchant ship and shaking it continuously. It seemed that a terrible storm was about to sweep in.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Roy, who was still immersed in the clear, sunny weather a minute ago, was stunned for a moment.
Although we already know that the magnetic field of the new world is disordered, the weather is extremely bad and unpredictable, but this change is too fast, it was calm one second, and turned into a storm the next second, without leaving any time for a change? The dark clouds in the sky, as thick as ink, appeared out of thin air, without taking time to gather, right~!
Before Roy could react, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and heavy rain poured down like the Milky Way… No, the density of the rain could no longer be considered rain. It was simply a waterfall, as if a river was hidden in the thick clouds, and countless rivers were pouring from the sky into the sea.
In the pouring rain… no, in the waterfall, Roy created more than a dozen clones and used the navigation knowledge he learned on Cake Island to gather the sails with great difficulty, trying to control the three-masted sailing ship under his feet to leave this turbulent sea. Unfortunately, it turned out that there was a clear difference between theory and practice.
Although he had mastered a lot of navigation knowledge by using the ability of clones when he was on Cake Island, it was obviously not easy to apply this knowledge in practice.
Even though Luo’s dozen clones were busy and frantic, the three-masted sailboat seemed to have its own opinions and kept spinning on the sea, completely out of control. Stimulated by the pouring rain and storm, the sea became more and more violent, with waves rising into the sky, sweeping and rolling, and soon forming a huge tsunami tens of meters high, pressing down on the three-masted sailboat below like a tidal wave.
Looking at the huge tsunami that was tens of meters high above his head and seemed to cover the entire sky, Roy’s face was filled with despair. All the clones busy on the deck disappeared, and they had obviously given up struggling. There was only one thought left in his mind: I’m tired, let’s destroy it quickly~!
Time goes back to a day ago. Just as Roy was planning to escape from Cake Island, on the other side, in the Valley of Gods, a shocking battle was about to come to an end.
The light of the setting sun sprinkled on the earth, reflecting the broken corpses and debris on the battlefield, forming a unique sunset landscape. The battlefield was rocky, and the valley that was originally lush with vegetation and clear rivers had long been reduced to ruins in this fierce battle.
Rocks D. Gibek stood on the broken ground, holding the weapon in his hand, looking at his companions around him, who either disappeared or fell to the ground covered in blood. A rare trace of confusion appeared on his face, which seemed to be always full of arrogance and confidence.
Opposite Rocks, a tall, muscular man with short hair, his face covered in blood but still standing straight, with a carefree look on his face, and a man wearing a straw hat and a mustache on his lips stood side by side with Rocks, confronting each other in the afterglow of the setting sun.
How did things get to this point?
Rocks was a little confused. Everything went smoothly at the beginning. He used the power of the Golden Lion Shiki’s Light Float Fruit to bring most of the pirates to attack the Valley of the Gods in a way that was beyond everyone’s expectations. Then he easily defeated the tens of thousands of troops stationed in the valley. Except for a Celestial Dragon named Figalando Green, who had some strength and added some trouble to them, no one was their opponent.
But just when everyone was about to kill the Celestial Dragon named Figalando Green, a group of CP Intelligence Agency agents hidden among the many pirates under the Rocks Pirates suddenly jumped out. Hundreds of CP Intelligence Agency members who were proficient in the Six Styles of the Navy and whose strength was at least a navy colonel and the strongest was close to an admiral, not only rescued the Celestial Dragon Figalando who was about to die, but also took advantage of everyone’s unpreparedness to cause a large number of casualties in the crowd, causing chaos within the Rocks Pirates.
The tens of thousands of pirates under the Rocks Pirates were originally gathered by Rocks through various threats and inducements. There are good and bad people in it. Rocks has no time to think about when these CP espionage agents lurked in the pirate group.
He ordered his men to act decisively, and after a bloody battle, they finally got rid of these troublesome agents, but it also wasted a lot of time, causing the Knights of God sent by the Holy Land Mary Joa to arrive at the Valley of God in time for support.
Chapter 34: God Valley Battle 2 (Old Version)
This sudden accident obviously disrupted Rocks’ plan. Although he had never heard of a force called “God’s Knights” within the World Government, he understood that if he wanted to realize his plan, enter the Red Earth Continent from the Valley of God and destroy the holy land of Marijoa, he must first deal with the reinforcements blocking the way.
As expected, a brutal war broke out again.
Fortunately, with Rocks’s painstaking efforts, the Rocks Pirates are indeed strong enough. Although the members of the Knights of God are also very powerful, their main purpose is to delay time and rescue the Celestial Dragons who have not had time to evacuate the valley, and their fighting will is not strong.
After rescuing all the Celestial Dragons who had managed to survive in the valley, the Knights of God, who had suffered heavy losses and most of their men killed or wounded, finally chose to retreat under the siege of the Rocks Pirates, with no intention of continuing to fight to the death with the Rocks Pirates.
However, before Rocks could breathe a sigh of relief, a new reinforcement arrived at the Valley of the Gods again. The navy that was supposed to be intercepted by Whitebeard Edward Newgate, Golden Lion, Wang Zhi and others broke through the blockade at some point. A large number of elite naval forces led by Vice Admiral Garp, Sengoku, and Black Arm Zephyr rushed to the battlefield and without saying a word, they launched a fierce battle with the Rocks Pirates.
Although these new generation of naval forces are young, they have a very strong will to fight, especially one of them named Garp, whose strength simply refreshed Rocks’ cognition. After Charlotte Linling, John and others successively restrained or led away other strong men in the navy, after a hard battle, the remaining navy were defeated one after another.
Only Vice Admiral Garp was left. He was like an indestructible iron ball. He was stubborn and was chopped away by Rocks’s sword with his Conqueror’s Haki. But he stood up again and again, waving his fists to continue fighting. He could not be completely knocked down. He blocked the Rocks Pirates’ advance with his own strength.
And his ability is also very simple, which is pure physical skills and the use of extreme armament hardening.
Rocks had never thought that the most basic hardening ability of Armament Haki, after being cultivated to the extreme, could actually exert such a great power. Not only could it harden the Haki entanglement that he was proud of, but his body defense was as strong as steel. In addition, Garp was not an ability user, and the Dark Dark Fruit did not work on him. For a while, even someone as strong as Rocks could not do anything to him.
What’s even more terrifying is that in repeated clashes with Rocks, Garp tried to learn from Rocks and gradually began to master some techniques of domineering color entanglement.
If it were just this, it would be fine. No matter how strong Garp is, he is still a human being. Humans will get hurt and tired. Rocks deserves to be known as the strongest man in the world. Even without the help of the Dark-Dark Fruit, he can still suppress Garp firmly. If the situation continues, when Garp’s physical injuries accumulate to the extreme, he will eventually not be able to hold on and fall down completely.
However, at this moment, an accident happened again and again. The Roger Pirates, who had always refused to accept the invitation to join the Rocks Pirates and had been hunted by Rocks many times, somehow came to the Valley of the Gods and joined forces with the Navy to besiege the Rocks Pirates.
Now, Rocks could no longer hold back. Accidents one after another not only disrupted all his plans, but also completely shattered his ambition to overthrow the World Government and become the king of the world.
Rocks was extremely angry and now he was completely insane. He was blinded by the rage in his mind and fought frantically with the enemies around him without any care. As time passed, there were fewer and fewer companions around him. When Rocks finally woke up, all the pirates of the Rocks Pirate Group had been wiped out. On the empty battlefield, he was the only one left without realizing it.
Looking blankly at the desolate battlefield around him, Rocks pressed the sword in his hand to the ground. His chest heaved violently, he breathed heavily, his forehead was covered with sweat, and his face showed unconcealable fatigue.
First came the army stationed in God’s Valley, then the agents of the CP intelligence agency lurking inside the pirate group, followed by the reinforcements led by the Knights of God sent by the holy land Marijoa, and then a large number of elite navy and the Roger Pirate Group… The war has continued to this day, and after one hard battle after another, even a strong man like Rocks D. Zibeck finally couldn’t help feeling a little tired, and most of his physical strength was consumed.
“Thief hahahahaha~!”
Looking at the only two remaining enemies standing in front of him, Rocks seemed to realize something and his usual wanton and ostentatious smile reappeared on his face: “What a pity, Roger, I didn’t expect a man like you would join forces with the navy~!”
“I can’t help it. You’re just too strong. I have to admit that I can’t defeat you with my own strength~!”
The man named Roger, wearing a straw hat, casually swung the sword in his hand, his mustache twitching, and a bright smile on his face: “Rocks D. Gibek, you have been chasing me for so long, this time, let’s put an end to it once and for all~!”
“Thief hahahaha, you are worthy of being the man I like. What a pity, if you are willing to join forces with me, we can definitely conquer the world~!”
In response to Rocks’ words, Roger just shook his head calmly, not moved at all: “I’m sorry, I just want to adventure freely on this sea, and I’m not interested in ruling the world at all~!”
At the side, Garp wiped the blood off his face, looked at Rocks and said, “Give up, Rocks, as long as I’m alive, your ambition will never succeed~!”
Chapter 35: The End of the War (Old Version)
Hearing Garp’s words, Rocks couldn’t help but burst out laughing: “Thief hahahaha, what a great look~!”
“Your name is Garp, right? I didn’t expect there would be someone like you in the navy. If you want to stop me, then try it if you can~!”
Rocks raised his hand and pulled out his beloved sword that was stuck in the ground. From the handle to the blade, it was completely black. He was full of fighting spirit, and the violent domineering aura emanated from his body, sweeping every corner of the battlefield like a hurricane, setting off a strong storm. On the other side, Garp and Roger, who were confronting Rocks, saw this and were not to be outdone. They also burst out with powerful domineering aura.
Obviously, all three of them possessed the domineering aura and possessed the qualities of a king that only one in millions of people in this world could possess.
The strong domineering auras collided with each other, and the friction between the air currents made a sound like thunder.
“Hahahaha, as long as people are still alive in this world, dreams will never end~!”
“Even if this plan fails, so what? Even if the Rocks Pirates are completely destroyed? After I defeat you two, I will return to the sea, recruit new pirates, accumulate strength, and then continue to march towards the throne of the King of the World~!”
The final battle finally began. Three figures collided with each other. The terrifying force rushed straight to the sky, tearing the thick clouds in the sky into two halves. Looking up, it seemed as if the entire sky was split open.
“God avoid~!”
“Fist bone impact~!”
After a day and night of fierce fighting, this tragic Battle of God Valley came to an end. In the end, with the joint efforts of the navy led by Garp and the Roger Pirates, the Rocks Pirates were completely destroyed and Captain Rocks D. Zibeck was killed in battle.
Among the Rocks Pirates, only a few people including Whitebeard Edward Newgate, Golden Lion Shiki, Charlotte Linlin, John, Wang Zhi, Silver Axe, and Bagingom Stussy managed to escape… Uh, after all this time, most of the core members of the Rocks Pirates ran away except Captain Rocks?
It can only be said that Rocks D. Jibek’s death was not unjust, he was simply framed by his own men. In this battle of God Valley, he was the only one fighting desperately from beginning to end, while the others were just paddling~!
Whitebeard was dissatisfied with this statement: Although he did not join the Rocks Pirates voluntarily, and Whitebeard was not interested in Rocks’ plan to rule the world, he really fought hard when carrying out the mission of intercepting the navy because they had been companions for so many years and Rocks had given him the powerful ability of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
He single-handedly stopped the Admiral of the Navy, Kong, and another admiral, and even dragged his serious injuries to beat the only remaining admiral to death. With this record, no one can say that he did not try his best. As for Sengoku, Garp and others who broke through the blockade and entered the Valley of the Gods, there was really no way. Not to mention Whitebeard at this time, even if he was called the strongest in the world in the future, he could not stop Sengoku, Garp, Kong, and four other admiral-level strongmen, as well as a slightly weaker Zephyr. What’s more, it was not himself who was responsible for stopping Garp and Sengoku, but Shiki the Golden Lion.
Charlotte Linlin: What do you mean by slacking off? Can you talk? Didn’t I stop the new generation of Navy Vice Admiral Zefa? Although he was a little weak and was easily pinned to the ground and beaten by me, you can only say that I didn’t try my best, but you can’t say that I slacked off. What, the future Navy Admiral Zefa has no face, right?
Besides, I haven’t settled accounts with Rocks yet because he took advantage of my youth and used his powerful strength to force me to join the Rocks Pirates. If I could beat him, I would have killed that bastard with Napoleon in my arms. It’s good enough that I can help contain the navy. Do you expect me to fight for him?
Shiki the Golden Lion: What do you mean by slacking off? I… well, I admit that I was slacking off, so what? I deliberately let in a large number of naval elites who broke into the Valley of the Gods. Although Rocks was kind to me and gave me the ability of the Light Devil Fruit, a real man cannot be depressed and inferior to others for a long time. Who doesn’t have a dream of ruling the world?
You, Rocks D. Jibek, overthrew the World Government and became the king of the world. What should I do? If you don’t die, when will I be able to stand up?
John, Wang Zhi, Silver Axe, etc.: “…”
After Garp and Roger teamed up to defeat Rocks D. Zebeck and completely destroyed the Rocks Pirates, in order to publicize the strength of the navy and cover up the fact of joining forces with pirates, the World Government erased the existence of the Roger Pirates afterwards, and publicized that in the Battle of God Valley, it was Garp who single-handedly stopped the ambitions of the Rocks Pirates. As a result, Garp became famous and was called the “Navy Hero”, becoming the spiritual belief in the hearts of countless navy~!
Chapter 36 Kaido’s Opportunity (Old Version)
After the Battle of God Valley, on an unnamed island.
Charlotte Linlin brought Kaido to this deserted island. Kaido was in a very bad state at this time, with blood all over his body and a deep fist mark on his chest. If Charlotte Linlin had not rescued him in time at the critical moment, he would have died in the tragic battle of God Valley.
Kaido’s injuries were too serious. Even with his strong physique as a demon, whether he could survive depended entirely on fate.
Looking at Kaido lying on the ground gasping for breath, with only half his life left, Charlotte Linlin chuckled and said, “How are you? Are you feeling okay? I finally saved you from the navy. If you die, my efforts will be in vain~!”
“Hmph, cough cough!”
Kaido was about to speak when a mouthful of blood suddenly rushed up his throat from his chest, causing him to cough uncontrollably and spit out large mouthfuls of blood: “It’s you who meddled in other people’s business. I didn’t ask you to save me~!”
“Don’t be ungrateful, Kaido. I just can’t bear to see you die so easily. After all, I have always regarded you as my own brother~!”
As she spoke, Charlotte Linlin took out a green fruit with spiral patterns like scales from her bosom. Looking at this green devil fruit, Kaido’s eyes suddenly shrank, and he couldn’t help but spit out blood again in excitement: “What is this?”
“Hehe, it looks familiar, right? That’s right, this is the Mythical Beast Species of the Fish-Fish Fruit, the Blue Dragon Form, which Rocks has carefully kept!
Hearing Charlotte Linlin admit that this was Rocks’ treasured devil fruit, Kaido couldn’t help but look at her strangely. You are the ones who are cruel. The captain just died, and you looted all the treasures hidden by others. No one would believe you if you said there was nothing wrong with it. No wonder I always feel that the Rocks Pirates were defeated inexplicably in this battle of God Valley. It turns out that you bastards all have ulterior motives and have long had different intentions. You didn’t fight seriously at all.
But could you have told me about this earlier? Damn, everyone is just slacking off, running faster than anyone else, and I’m the only honest person fighting on the battlefield, right? Bah, what a piece of shit~!
Kaido was still complaining in his heart when he heard Charlotte Linlin continue to say: “I had a hard time snatching this from Golden Lion and John. You got it for free~!”
As she spoke, Charlotte Linlin handed the devil fruit in her hand to Kaido’s mouth. Looking at the coveted Blue Dragon Fruit in front of him, Kaido’s eyes instantly became hot. He looked at Charlotte Linlin gratefully, and then immediately opened his mouth impatiently and took a big bite. After a while, Kaido’s chest suddenly heard a violent heartbeat, and his brown skin began to turn blue. Densely packed scales like fish scales appeared on the surface of his body. The deeply sunken fist mark on his chest also slowly recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In just a blink of an eye, Kaido’s serious injuries were mostly healed, pulling him back from the shadow of death. This is the power of the Azure Dragon Fruit. For ordinary people, injuries that are fatal are just minor injuries in front of the legendary mythical Azure Dragon, which has a powerful vitality and recovery ability that is a hundred times stronger than that of ordinary animals.
Among the three major categories of Devil Fruits, the natural type, which has elemental abilities and can control various energies in nature, is recognized as the strongest. Among the most common animal-type Devil Fruits, there is also an extremely rare type, which is considered by the world to be no less powerful than the natural type, or even stronger than the natural type. That is the animal-type Devil Fruit, the mythical beast type, which can transform into various mythical beasts or legendary characters.
The Blue Dragon form of the Fish-Fish Fruit of the Animal-type is the most powerful among the Animal-type Devil Fruits, which are even rarer than the Nature-type Devil Fruit. Even Rocks, who possesses the Dark-Dark Fruit and can plunder the power of others’ fruits at will, could not help but be greedy after getting the Blue Dragon Fruit. Even though he could not use it, he was reluctant to give it to his subordinates to strengthen the strength of the Rocks Pirates, but carefully kept it for himself.
This shows how precious this animal-type mythical beast Blue Dragon Fruit is. Charlotte Linlin is willing to give such a precious devil fruit to Kaido, which shows that she truly loves him.
Even Kaido himself was surprised. He completely forgot when his relationship with the other party became so good that he was willing to share a treasure as precious as the Blue Dragon Fruit with him.
Obviously, such a powerful devil fruit, if given to the right person, can create a top-level strongman. However, Charlotte Linlin really didn’t seem to care at all. Seeing Kaido’s injuries recovered, she nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: “Remember, you owe me a life. This is a lifetime favor. You must keep it firmly in your heart and never forget it~!”
Chapter 37 “If he’s alive, I want to see him in person; if he’s dead, I want to see his body” (Old version)
Kaido slowly stood up from the ground, touched the indestructible scales covering his body that seemed as strong as cast steel, and a smile appeared on his face. He had no intention of refutation of Charlotte Linlin’s words. No matter what the other party was thinking, she did save his life on the battlefield and gave him the precious Blue Dragon Fruit. This favor could not be settled with a simple thank you.
Let’s see what Charlotte Lingling wants him to do in the future. At worst, he can just return his life to her~!
Bru~! Bru~!
Just as Charlotte Linlin was still repeatedly asking Kaido to remember her kindness, she heard the call of Bulu Bulu from the Den Den Mushi on her body.
She took out a Den Den Mushi from her bosom and watched it mimic the shape of a loaf of bread. She looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. After a long while, Charlotte Lingling said impatiently, “Just tell me what’s going on. Don’t be so hesitant. Is there something wrong at home?”
On the other side, in the Charlotte family castle, Long Bread also knew that Roy’s escape could not be concealed. If he concealed it now, the problem would only become more serious when Charlotte Lingling came back and knew about it. So he simply told the whole story from beginning to end with a nervous mood~!
“What did you say? Harald Roy escaped from Cake Island? What are you doing, you old loser? Didn’t I tell you to keep a close eye on him? And this is what you did?”
On the nameless island, Charlotte Lingling’s face was filled with rage. Her beautiful face was distorted by extreme anger and looked particularly hideous. The terrifying aura emanated from her body uncontrollably, forming a powerful impact that spread in all directions, setting off hurricanes and sweeping away everything around.
Facing Charlotte Lingling’s accusation, Long Bread pursed his lips, he was really speechless. In the final analysis, he was indeed careless this time. He thought he had a firm control over Roy’s every move. With a cat-playing-mouse mentality, he set up an ambush at the port in advance, waiting for the other party to fall into the trap, and then stood up nonchalantly, easily captured Roy with an attitude that everything was under control, and admired the other party’s expression of despair and despair.
It was precisely because of his distracted mentality that he unconsciously overlooked the fact that Roy might use his clone to investigate the port situation before entering the port, which gave Roy a chance to escape.
After angrily cursing at Long Bread for a while, Charlotte Lingling gave a cold order: “Contact all ships and search outward from Cake Island. Find him at all costs. Little Roy is leaving Cake Island by boat for the first time. He is not familiar with the surrounding waters and can’t get far~!”
“In fact, I have already sent out ships and found the merchant ship that Harald Roy robbed~!”
Long Bread swallowed his saliva and said carefully, “But the ship seemed to have encountered a shipwreck. When our people found it, the merchant ship had been broken into pieces and scattered on the sea. The main hull was seriously damaged. Moreover, after searching the ship and the nearby sea, we did not find any trace of Harald Roy.”
“The other party may have sunk to the bottom of the sea… or he may have been rescued by a passing ship~!”
Charlotte Lingling gritted her teeth and said, “Investigate. Send people to thoroughly check all the ships passing by nearby, and then have people salvage the wreckage of the sunken ship from the bottom of the sea… No matter what, we must find Roy, alive or dead~!”
After saying this, without waiting for Long Bread to reply, the excited Charlotte Linling unconsciously clenched her right hand and crushed the Den Den Mushi in her palm into a pool of blurry meat paste.
Charlotte Lingling was very angry. She was angry that the man she liked dared to betray her, and she was also angry at the incompetence of the breadmaker, who couldn’t even keep an eye on one person~!
However, no matter how angry she was, the thing had already happened, and the other party had encountered a shipwreck and was likely buried in the sea, with even the body not being found. This made Charlotte Lingling feel upset, as if she was full of anger but had nowhere to vent~!
After Kaido ate the devil fruit and recovered from his injuries, Charlotte Linlin also parted ways with Kaido and returned to Cake Island.
Perhaps it was because of his fate, the Charlotte family sent people to salvage in the sea area where the merchant ship encountered a shipwreck for more than half a month, but found nothing. Instead, when they were inquiring about the situation on the nearby islands, they learned that there was indeed a merchant ship that appeared in the nearby waters shortly after Roy encountered a shipwreck, and rescued a tall, black-haired, black-eyed young man.
However, when Charlotte Lingling learned the news, it was already a month later. The merchant ship had long left the Charlotte family’s sphere of influence and disappeared completely. Apart from knowing that Harald Roy was lucky enough to survive, there was no other useful information and no trace of him could be found at all.
In desperation, Charlotte Linlin could only grab the bread again and beat him up to vent her frustration. Then she temporarily put Roy aside and began to take over the remaining forces of the Rocks Pirates, preparing to form the Big Mam Pirates that belonged to the Charlotte family.
Chapter 38: Heroes of the Sea in the New World (Old Version)
On the other hand, after the Battle of God Valley, those who managed to escape, such as Whitebeard Edward Newgate, Shiki the Golden Lion, John, Silver Axe and others, were also scattered on the sea. Like Charlotte Linlin, they began to divide up the remaining forces and territories after the demise of the Rocks Pirates, formed their own pirate groups, and then expanded their power in the New World.
In particular, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, in the Battle of God Valley, fought alone against the Navy Marshal Kong and the other remaining Navy Admiral. Not only did he not fall into a disadvantage, he also seriously injured Kong and beat the Navy’s highest combat power to death. The strength he demonstrated was simply horrifying.
After this battle, Whitebeard’s fame instantly spread across the sea, and his reputation among pirates was raised to a level that was almost as high as that of Rocks D. Zibek. The Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which could tear the sea apart, shatter the sky, and turn the world upside down, as if it could destroy the world, became an indelible nightmare in the hearts of countless navy soldiers!
After the news spread that Whitebeard was preparing to form a pirate group, countless pirates from the New World flocked to the group and were eager to join. The Whitebeard Pirate Group grew rapidly and soon occupied a large territory in the New World.
As for the Navy, they saw that the remnants of the Rocks Pirates who had survived by chance not only did not become silent and disappear after the demise of the Rocks Pirates, but instead were active in the New World, seizing territory on a large scale. Although they were unhappy, they could do nothing about these powerful and famous pirates for the time being.
Although the Navy became the winner of the battle of God Valley, it also paid a heavy price for it. The two admirals of the Navy, who were the most powerful forces in the Navy Headquarters, died in battle one after another, and a large number of Navy elites were sacrificed. This was undoubtedly an unprecedented heavy blow to the Navy. In a short period of time, there was no extra force to arrest and punish the remnants of the Rocks Pirates such as Whitebeard and Golden Lion. They could only watch these powerful pirates occupy and be active in the New World, and gradually grow stronger.
Soon after, in order to make up for the lack of naval combat power and restore its reputation among the people, the World Government promoted a large number of naval officers who performed well in the Battle of God Valley, and promoted Buddha Sengoku and Black Arm Zephyr, who were originally substitute admirals, to the new admirals. Originally, the World Government was going to promote Garp, who performed the most dazzlingly in this war, to the rank of admiral, to make up for the three naval officers.
As a result, they unexpectedly encountered a rejection by Garp himself. After sending personnel to negotiate with Garp many times without any results, the top leaders of the World Government had no choice but to give up and continue to maintain the status quo of only two admirals in the Navy Headquarters.
Time passed slowly, and soon, five years had passed.
During these five years, the Navy has been quietly licking its wounds and trying its best to restore its strength. In the New World, however, these years have been a turbulent time with many warlords fighting for supremacy. Countless powerful pirates are active on the sea, fighting each other endlessly, and performing wonderful legendary stories.
Among them, there are three most famous and powerful pirate groups in the New World, namely the ‘Roger Pirates’ led by Gol D. Roger, the ‘Whitebeard Pirates’ founded by Whitebeard Edward Newgate, and the ‘Flying Pirates’ founded by Shiki the Golden Lion.
Among them, Shiki the Golden Lion learned from the practices of his predecessor, Rocks D. Zibek, and recruited other pirates in the New World to form a large-scale pirate fleet. Later, relying on the power of the Light-Float Fruit, he was able to control the pirate fleet to soar into the sky and move freely around the world. His fame surpassed that of Roger and Whitebeard, and he became the most troublesome pirate for the World Government and the Navy after the Rocks Pirates.
In addition to Roger, Edward Newgate and Ski, the other remaining members of the Rocks Pirates, Captain John, Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, Kaido and others, as well as the powerful pirates who have poured into the New World in recent years, “World Destroyer” Bondy Wald, “Lone Red” Baroric Redfield and others, their performances are equally impressive.
Because of the active performance of these powerful pirates, the New World has become a flourishing and prosperous scene.
Compared to these pirates who are active and famous in the New World and even around the world, Charlotte Linlin, who was originally as powerful as Roger, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, Golden Lion Shiki and others, has been somewhat unknown in the past few years and has been very low-key. In addition to occupying more than a dozen nearby islands with Cake Island as the core and forming the World Ocean, she did not continue to expand her territory, but stayed in her own nest. No one knows what she is doing?
But this does not mean that Charlotte Linling is easy to mess with. Over the years, almost all forces that dared to challenge the Sea of ​​​​the Nations have been completely destroyed by her in the most domineering and brutal way, and buried in the sea. Relying on her unparalleled power, she has turned the Sea of ​​​​the Nations into a restricted area and become an existence that no one in the new world dares to provoke.
Chapter 39: Melbourne Town (Old Version)
In the year 1487 of the Haiyuan calendar, in the small town of Melbourne, Corsica Island in the northern part of the South China Sea.
In the early morning, the originally quiet and peaceful town was now filled with smoke and the rumbling sound of artillery fire continued to ring out. One after another, solid black shells fell in the town, accompanied by flames and explosions, destroying large areas of houses and buildings.
At the port near the town, a sailboat with a pirate flag was moored at the dock. On the pirate flag was a skull and a bloody axe. Fierce-looking pirates jumped off the ship, smirking, wielding machetes and rushing towards the town, hacking at anyone they saw along the way. Pedestrians on the street were hacked to the ground one after another. For a moment, it was like hell on earth. Even from a distance, one could still hear screams and cries coming from the streets.
On the pirate ship, a two-meter-tall, bald and muscular man holding a blood-red axe suddenly jumped off the ship. He landed on the ground with a dull sound, accompanied by dust all over the sky, and splashed dust all over the sky.
“My fellow men, come on! Take all the treasures of this town and kill all those who dare to resist~!”
Bloody Axe Boris, the captain of the Bloody Axe Pirates, has hundreds of pirates under his command and is offered a bounty of 27 million berries by the navy. He is a well-known and powerful pirate in this ocean.
In front of the Blood Axe Pirates, the town of Melbourne was like a delicate little girl who was bullied by a bully but was unable to resist. It seemed extremely weak. The captain didn’t even need to show up. Faced with hundreds of ferocious and cruel pirates, the few guards in the town didn’t even have the courage to resist. They fled in all directions like birds and beasts along with the other residents in the town.
In front of the town hall in the center of the town, the mayor, who was already over 70 years old and had gray hair, looked at the smoke above the town and the shouts and screams coming from the port. He grabbed the arm of the young man beside him and said anxiously, “Go and inform Lord Saitama that pirates are attacking the town. Ask him to drive these damn pirates away and protect the residents of the town~!”
The young man supported the mayor and consoled him, “I have sent someone to notify him. I believe Lord Saitama will be here soon. Don’t worry. Let’s find a safe place to hide first~!”
Hearing that the young man had sent someone to inform Saitama, the mayor’s trembling body immediately straightened up. His hands stopped shaking, his back stopped hunching, and the anxious and fearful expressions on his face disappeared. He raised his head and said righteously, “I’m not going anywhere. As the mayor of Melbourne, how can I escape alone when the town is in danger? I will organize guards to intercept the pirates and buy time for the people in the town to escape~!”
“Mr. Mayor, all the guards in this town ran away when the pirates attacked~!”
As the young man spoke, he suddenly leaned close to the mayor’s ear and whispered, “Besides, you also know that Lord Saitama likes to run around most of the time. Although we have sent people to look for him, we may not be able to find him immediately. Those brutal pirates in the port are getting closer and closer to here. I think it’s better for us to hide for a while~!”
Hearing the young man say this, the mayor’s body suddenly paused. What his subordinate said made sense. On weekdays, that stupid bald guy always liked to run around, calling it training. Who knows when he will be able to get here? What if he comes too late and causes this old man to be killed by pirates? Wouldn’t that be the end? No, my newly adopted beautiful goddaughter two days ago, I haven’t had time to cultivate feelings with her yet, she can’t die like this.
Thinking of this, the mayor’s straight back instantly bent again, hunched over, and said tremblingly: “I wanted to buy time for the residents of the town, but my body is not strong enough. Alas, you are right, we should find a place to hide first. I believe that Lord Saitama will be here soon to eliminate these damn pirates and rescue the people in the town~!”
Originally, the mayor wanted to say a few more words to express his helplessness in wanting to rescue the people but being unable to do so, but he heard shouting and screaming coming from the direction of the port getting closer and closer. He suddenly became panicked, and he pushed away the young man beside him. His two old legs moved so fast that he disappeared in a flash.
On the other side, in the town near the port, the Blood Axe Pirates were still wreaking havoc. After killing people wantonly in the streets at the beginning, and using death and blood to intimidate other residents of the town so that they would not dare to resist, these pirates did not continue killing, but broke into the houses in the town, drove out all the residents hiding in the rooms, and gathered in the open space on the street.
These pirates strictly follow the captain’s orders. If they encounter anyone who dares to resist or refuses to cooperate, they will not say a word but will just hack the person to death with a single blow.
Chapter 40 Bald Saitama’s First Appearance (Old Version)
Bloody Axe Boris swaggered onto the street, looking at the townspeople who were curled up in front of him and looking at him with fear, and he felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart that he controlled everyone’s fate.
“I believe many of you must have heard of my name. Yes, I am the pirate who has a bounty of 27 million berries offered by the Navy, ‘Blood Axe’ Boris. Now, I want you to go back to your house and find all the valuables in your house. I will send people to collect them door to door and conduct random inspections. If anyone is found to have hidden money and has not taken out all the money, the whole family will be killed~!~”
“We are only seeking wealth, not your lives, so I hope everyone will cooperate. For the sake of your family, your parents, children, and your wife’s lives, please do not do anything that will make me unhappy. Do you understand?”
Under Boris’s orders and the threat of hundreds of pirates with machetes, the townspeople gathered on the street returned home and began to search for money in their houses. Soon, all kinds of gold and silver utensils, jewelry, antique vases, and Baileys were found from every house in the town and gathered on the street, piling up like a hill.
Looking at the pile of gold and silver treasures in front of him, Boris couldn’t help but reveal a smug smile on his ferocious face. The Blood Axe Pirates only had a few hundred pirates, while the entire town of Melbourne had more than 10,000 people. If they were to go door to door to plunder money, it would take a long time. If the delay was too long, it would be troublesome for the naval branch stationed in the nearby waters to receive the news and rush to support.
It would be better to let these people take out the money from their homes as we do now. It will be much faster to plunder the money. As for whether some of them are dishonest and secretly hide part of the money when taking it, it doesn’t matter. We are pirates after all. As long as we feel that someone has taken out less money, we don’t need to search their homes for evidence. We can just kill them with one knife. I believe that after killing the chicken to scare the monkey and leaving dozens of lives on the roadside, naturally no one left will dare to do anything small.
Just as the Blood Axe Pirates were looting money in the town, a cloud of dust suddenly rose at the end of the street in the distance. As the dust moved closer, a bald young man wearing a white cloak, a khaki tight jacket, and red gloves ran towards this side at a rapid speed with an expressionless face.
“Who are you and what do you want?”
Seeing the bald young man with the same hairstyle as him but much thinner getting closer and closer, Blood Axe Boris inexplicably had an ominous premonition in his heart, and couldn’t help but nervously questioned loudly. The bald young man who was running over quickly seemed to have not heard him, and continued to run over with an expressionless face. After getting close to Boris, his already extremely fast speed suddenly doubled, and his figure flashed, and the whole person instantly appeared in front of him, “Ordinary punch~!”
Along with a dull voice, a fist with a red glove gradually came into view at a speed that seemed slow but was actually fast. Before Boris could react, the next second, a terrifying force hit his abdomen. The whole person flew backwards like a cannonball, and after crashing through three houses in succession, he stopped in front of a collapsed wall, fell to the ground, and spit out blood.
The bald young man silently retracted his fist and stood up straight. Only then people could finally see the man’s appearance. He was a young man who looked to be no more than 20 years old, with a slender figure, fair face, and delicate features. From his appearance alone, he was even quite handsome, but the smooth and shiny bald head and the khaki tight jacket completely ruined his temperament, making him look very funny~!
“Captain Boris~!”
“Damn it! How dare you take advantage of the captain’s inattention and launch a shameless sneak attack? How despicable!”
Seeing their captain being punched away by this inexplicable bald young man, the pirates who were responsible for guarding the town residents were shocked. They shouted to their captain and looked at him with fear. You know, their captain Boris was a pirate with a bounty of 27 million by the navy. When he was attacked by the navy, he was not inferior to the chief of the navy branch. But now he was punched away by this ordinary bald man and couldn’t get up for a long time.
How could such an exciting scene not make the pirates feel terrified? Although they were shouting loudly, their eyes were full of fear when they looked at the bald young man, and their whole bodies could not stop shaking.
Unlike the pirates who were so scared that they couldn’t even hold their knives steadily, the townspeople who were originally forced by the pirates to hand over all their money and property, when they saw the bald man appear, they seemed to have seen their savior. Their faces were immediately filled with joy and they couldn’t help but shouting excitedly.
“Haha, Lord Saitama is here, we are finally saved~!”
“You damned pirates, Lord Saitama will not let you go~!
“Wow, my husband died so tragically, Lord Saitama, you must help us avenge him~!”
Chapter 41: Boris Doubts About Life (Old Version)
“Ahem!”
In the collapsed ruins, after a long while, Blood Axe Boris finally recovered. He pushed away the men who wanted to support him, and felt his internal organs in his abdomen seemed to be shattered, and the severe pain was madly transmitted to his brain. He stood up tremblingly, looking at the man who looked ordinary in appearance but had amazing strength. He punched him and asked loudly: “Who are you?”
“My name is Saitama, and I’m a man who dreams of becoming the King of Heroes~!”
The bald young man who called himself Saitama still had no expression on his face, and even looked a little dull. He seemed to be reciting lines as he introduced himself mechanically. Although he was answering the questions, he always gave Boris a weird feeling, as if the other party was mocking him.
“You damned fellow, how dare you look down on me? Guys, come with me and kill him~!”
The bald young man’s slightly dull face seemed to have some special effect of attracting hatred. The more Boris looked at him, the more unhappy he became, and the more angry he became. He endured the severe pain in his abdomen, and after calling his men, he picked up his proud axe and strode towards the bald young man. Seeing that Boris actually took the initiative to attack the enemy, the pirates who had hesitated after hearing the order instantly became more morale-boosted. Hundreds of pirates raised their weapons high, shouted loudly, and followed their captain to charge towards Saitama.
“That damn bald guy must have attacked just now, otherwise how could the captain be defeated by him~!”
“Yeah, look at how confident the captain is. That guy is definitely no match for the captain~!”
“Go! Long live the captain!”
Like his subordinates, Bloody Axe Boris also felt that the reason Saitama was able to knock him away with one punch was only because he was careless for a moment and was ambushed by the opponent. Boris was still very confident in his own strength. After all, in these years, the Bloody Axe Pirates had been rampant in the nearby waters. Even the guards of the kingdom or the officers of the naval branch were helpless against him after the fight and could only watch him leave. In the past, small towns like Melbourne allowed him to do whatever he wanted and had no ability to resist at all.
The reputation of ‘Blood Axe’ Boris is well-known throughout the South China Sea. His reputation is loud enough to scare children so much that they dare not cry.
Long-term success has made Boris an arrogant person. Not to mention a mere bald young man who appeared out of nowhere, even if he met an admiral of the navy, or a legendary pirate like Roger or Whitebeard, Boris would dare to rush up with an axe and fight the other party. He is so confident.
However, it turned out that Boris had completely overestimated his own strength. Facing hundreds of pirates swarming over with machetes in hand, wanting to chop him into pieces, Saitama remained expressionless, showing no fear at all, and calmly faced them.
“Continuous normal punches~!”
There were no fancy moves or techniques, only the most common punch, retract, and then continue punching, which any child could do. But such a simple move seemed like an insurmountable mountain in the eyes of these pirates. No one, including Captain Boris, could catch Saitama’s seemingly random punch. He punched hundreds of times in a row, and his fist with a red glove created countless fist shadows in the air, one punch after another, like a bowling ball being knocked down. In just a blink of an eye, all the pirates were knocked out.
Among them, the captain, ‘Blood Axe’ Boris, received special attention from Saitama. Before the axe in his hand could fall, he was hit in the face by Saitama’s punch with a red glove. In an instant, all the teeth in his mouth were broken, his nose and cheeks were severely sunken, and his whole face was sunken in the middle, revealing a clear fist mark.
Boris, who had already been hit by Saitama’s punch and had been enduring the severe pain in his abdomen, was hit hard again. This time he could not hold on any longer. He felt a violent shock in his brain, as if his brains were shattered. The moment he was hit by Saitama, his eyes rolled back and he fainted.
The whole battle process was so fast that it was unbelievable. All I saw were countless pirates flying in the sky. After a while, the dark crowd of pirates was wiped out. In less than five minutes, Saitama ended this seemingly dangerous battle, leaving only pirates lying and wailing all over the street.
When the people in the surrounding towns saw Saitama defeat all the pirates, they couldn’t help but cry for joy. They hugged each other and cheered loudly.
“That’s great~!”
“As expected of you, Master Saitama! You are so amazing~!”
“A bunch of pirates are no match for Master Saitama~!”
“Long live Lord Saitama~!”
Chapter 42: Protecting the town is everyone’s responsibility. You actually accepted money? (Old version)
The messy streets were filled with laughter and joy for a while, almost everyone was celebrating the victory of the pirates and praising Saitama’s strength. Of course, some people complained about why Saitama didn’t arrive earlier so that so many people wouldn’t have to die, but these inappropriate words didn’t cause any waves at all and were quickly drowned out by the cheers. Neither the townspeople nor Saitama, who was standing on the street with a dull expression, cared.
Just like the policemen in Roy’s previous life who always arrived late after the battle, just as everyone worked together to tie up the pirates knocked down by Saitama and subdued them all, the mayor, who had been hiding somewhere before, finally came out from the corner. With the help of his men, he took trembling steps and trotted to Saitama’s side, complimenting him with a smile on his face: “You are worthy of being Saitama-sama, you are still so powerful. I knew that these damn pirates were no match for you. Fortunately, you arrived in time and saved our town again~!”
“I would like to express my deep gratitude to you on behalf of everyone in our town~!”
Looking at the old man beside him who was chattering nonsense, Saitama raised his head and scratched his cheek. His eyes were very confused and he had no idea what he was talking about.
Just when the old man wanted to say something more, he heard a magnetic voice suddenly coming from the side: “Stop talking nonsense, no matter how many nice words you say, the money you should pay cannot be reduced by a cent~!”
As the voice fell, the crowd gathered around automatically dispersed to both sides. A tall, handsome young man with black hair and black eyes and a petite girl who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with long golden hair and a delicate face walked side by side through the crowd.
“It’s Miss Nayako and her money-grubbing butler~!”
“Damn it, I’m going to be blackmailed for a large sum of money again~!”
“I can’t help it. Lord Saitama is the guard of the Esther family and only listens to Miss Nayako~!”
“Alas, Miss Nayako used to be such a kind-hearted child. This damn Harald Roy, that abominable vampire, is the one who corrupted Miss Nayako~!”
Seeing Roy and the girl with long golden hair appear, there was a burst of noisy discussions in the crowd, and the mayor’s face changed drastically, as if he had guessed what would happen next. He looked sad, his eyes full of reluctance and grief: “Ms. Nayako, Mr. Harald, you are here~!”
“This time we are all thanks to Lord Saitama, otherwise, our town would have been ruined by those damned pirates~!”
Before the mayor could continue to compliment him, Roy raised his hand and interrupted, “No need to say more. According to the old rules, each pirate gets 50,000 berries, and the pirate leader gets 1 million berries. In addition, in addition to the money they robbed from the town, the treasures left behind by the pirates and the bounty on Captain Boris also belong to us. There are 324 pirates here, including the captain, and they have to pay us a total of 17,150,000 berries. Take the money~!”
The girl with long golden hair next to her also spread out her white and tender hands and said with a smile on her face: “That’s right, take the money quickly,~!”
While Roy was talking to the blonde girl named Nyako, Saitama, who had been standing nearby with a dazed look on his face, silently walked over and stood behind Roy. The meaning was obvious: Roy had the final say on everything here.
Seeing Roy asking for money, the mayor was in a heavy mood, and his expression was even more miserable than when he saw the pirates attacking the town. He hunched over and trembled as he explained, “But this amount of money is too much. Our town has just been attacked, and we need to spend a lot of money to rebuild. We really can’t get so much money together at once. How about you give me some leniency?”
“Stop talking nonsense. Not a penny less. If you don’t prepare the money within three days, I will let Saitama strip you naked and hang you on the street lamp in the center of the town for everyone to see~!”
Roy had a cold face and turned a blind eye to the mayor’s pitiful plea. He was very familiar with the old man in front of him. Although he looked like he was about to be buried in the ground, he was definitely a person who had the final say in Melbourne Town. He had great prestige and power. Moreover, he was greedy and afraid of death. As the mayor, he had embezzled a lot of money from the town. When something happened in Nayako’s family, he also entangled with a group of rich people in the town, wanting to take advantage of Nayako’s young age to swallow up all her family’s property.
For such a bastard, no matter how pitiful the other party looks, Roy will not have the slightest mercy on him~!
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Chapter 43: The Greedy Nyako (Old Version)
Seeing the mayor begging in a low voice in front of Roy but being rejected, the people around him just stood by and watched silently. No one dared to step forward to dissuade him. Although it seemed a bit inappropriate that Roy wanted to charge for such a just act of defeating pirates and protecting the safety of the town, they had already gotten used to it over the years.
Anyway, if Roy needs money, he will only go to the mayor and the rich people in the town, and won’t go to ordinary people like them.
It’s not that no one has tried to kidnap Roy with moral justice, wanting them to develop the selfless spirit of “the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility” and to protect the town on a voluntary basis. As a result, Roy ordered Saitama to rush into the crowd on the spot, dragged out the person who spoke and beat him up. Those who tried to dissuade him were also dragged out and beaten up.
With Saitama’s powerful strength, even if everyone in the town joined forces, they were no match for him. For a while, those who advised Roy not to take the money were beaten in front of everyone, crying for their parents, and lay in bed for more than half a month. The mayor and the rich people in the town who instructed these people behind the scenes did not escape this disaster. One by one, they were dragged out of their mansions by Saitama, tied up and thrown on the tallest tower in the town.
Only after all the debts were paid off did Roy let Saitama let these people go.
Moral kidnapping? Haha, it doesn’t exist. The premise of moral kidnapping is that the other person has morals. When faced with someone who has no morals, even a 70-year-old man, the highly respected mayor was dragged out and beaten in front of everyone. He doesn’t care about his reputation at all. What can you do with him?
Seeing Roy’s stubborn look, the mayor looked at Saitama behind Roy with a resentful expression, and left slowly with the heartache of losing a large sum of money and deep resentment towards Saitama.
Alas, why do you just listen to that vampire Harald Roy? You don’t have any opinions of your own. Bah, no matter how strong you are, you are just a brainless idiot~!
The mayor felt that, with Saitama’s dull look and his poor brain, if it weren’t for the shrewd Roy intervening, he would have fooled Saitama long ago. By then, with such powerful subordinates around him, he could do whatever he wanted and no one could stop him.
What a pity, such a good fighter happens to be a guard of the Esther family, and is loyal to the only Nyako in the family. No one can persuade him~!
Having learned the painful lesson before, the mayor did not dare to delay. Without waiting for three days, he had his men carry a bag full of money to the Esther family manor that evening.
Looking at the bag full of money in front of her, the owner of the manor, Miss Nayako, laughed so hard that her eyes couldn’t open. While happily counting the money in the bag, she reminded Roy: “There is also the bounty on Blood Axe Boris. Don’t forget to ask him for it. That old man is very bad and might steal the bounty~!”
“I see, you talk too much nonsense~!”
Looking at the girl with long golden hair in front of him, holding the banknotes in her white and tender hands, counting them carefully one by one, looking like a money-grubber who couldn’t extricate herself from it, Roy helplessly covered his forehead, feeling a headache. I don’t know if it’s because of family inheritance. Nayako was born in a merchant family. She was rich since she was a child and never worried about money. Why is she so greedy for money~!
People in the town of Melbourne have always believed that Roy was the one who instigated Saitama to ask for compensation from the town every time he protected the town. Who would have thought that the real messenger behind the scenes was this blonde girl who had a delicate and lovely appearance but was obsessed with money like a dragon.
Thinking back to when the town was robbed by pirates, Roy initially asked Saitama to deal with the pirates who invaded the town out of compassion and the desire to reduce trouble. He had no intention of collecting any reward. Even the treasures and bounties left by the pirates were kept after the mayor cried and said they would be used to compensate the injured people and rebuild the town.
As a result, after returning to the manor that night, Nayako, who was only a 13-year-old little girl at the time, ran over with her short legs and yelled at Roy, accusing him of not handing over the treasures to the mayor, and even asking the mayor to pay them for protecting the town. She came up with various reasons to prove to Roy the legitimacy and necessity of the treasures belonging to them.
Chapter 44: Nayako’s Dream (Old Version)
Originally, Roy didn’t care about the money, but after being reminded by Nayako, he suddenly realized that there were indeed some problems with the way this matter was handled.
As the saying goes, “a little bit of rice is a favor, a big bit of rice is repaid with hatred.” If Saitama were to eliminate the pirates who invaded the town and protect the town without charging any compensation, he might be grateful to the townspeople, but they would also take Saitama’s act of protecting the town for granted.
The next time pirates come to attack the town, these people will naturally ask Saitama to continue to protect them. Once Saitama fails to do so, or does not do it well enough, those who are harmed by the pirates may turn around and blame him for not saving them in time, or even resent him.
Roy didn’t care about the money, but he couldn’t help but care that he had done good things but was blamed by others. He was not a saint, and he must not do such a thankless task~!
Besides, even if he wanted to ask for compensation, Roy would definitely ask the mayor and those wealthy people, and would never target ordinary people. After all, only poor people have a little money.
As for whether our beloved mayor, after being blackmailed… bah, after losing a large sum of money, will find a way to pass the money back to the people, that is none of Roy’s business.
After figuring things out, Roy asked Saitama to visit the mayor and the wealthy families in the town one by one that night. After a friendly and cordial exchange, he successfully got the reward he deserved from these wealthy people.
After a while, after counting the bills in the purse one by one and confirming that the amount was correct, Nayako nodded with satisfaction, turned around and approached Roy, hugged his arm and said, “These pirates are too rich, Roy, let’s go out to sea and become pirates too~!”
“Do you want to listen to what you are saying? Becoming a pirate just for a little money, how dare you think of that~!”
Roy pushed Nayako away with a frown on his face. He was completely speechless about this girl who was obsessed with money. She must be a devil, otherwise how could she say such vicious words. Yes, many pirates look very rich, spending money like water, wearing gold rings and gold necklaces, looking like wealthy people. But don’t you see where these people get their money from~!
Killing, burning and looting on the sea, and plundering the wealth accumulated by others for generations through violent means, this way of making money does make money quickly, but the problem is that it is immoral~!
Except for those few who claim to be pirates but are actually just taking adventures on the sea, most pirates live on the edge of a knife, with their hands stained with blood. The bad ones have smoke coming out of their heads and pus oozing from their feet~!
Of course, Roy himself is not a person with a high moral bottom line. He does not reject becoming a pirate. He may feel reluctant to rob ordinary civilians, but he has no pressure to rob wealthy nobles and wealthy businessmen. I am just a little speechless about Nayako, who is so obsessed with money at such a young age, has a distorted world view, and has no moral integrity. I really don’t know how this guy’s character was formed. He doesn’t even care about his face for money, right?
Seeing Roy’s disgusted look, Nayako didn’t care at all. She continued to stick to him shamelessly, hugged his arm, and begged with her little face up: “Oh, just promise me, it’s so boring to stay in this lifeless manor every day. I want to go out to sea. I want to be like those pirates, go on adventures everywhere, and see more scenery on the sea~!”
Roy flicked Nayako’s forehead with his hand in annoyance and said in a deep voice: “Don’t forget how your father died. Do you think it’s easy to go to sea? The sea is full of dangers. If you are not careful, you will be buried in the sea~!”
Hearing Roy mention his father, Nayako couldn’t help but feel a little depressed, but she still looked up and said stubbornly: “Anyway, I just want to go out to sea. Besides, we still have Saitama. Saitama is so powerful. With him protecting us, why should we worry about encountering any danger~!”
Roy glanced at Saitama who was silent beside him and shook his head: “Saitama’s strength is good, but he only performs well in the South China Sea. If he is really put on the Grand Line, there are countless people stronger than him. He is not good enough at all~!”
Seeing that Roy refused to agree no matter how much she begged, Nayako immediately got angry, and shook off Roy’s hand, rolled over on the ground, and kept making a noise: “I don’t care, I don’t care, I just want to go to sea, I want to have adventures, to find all the treasures in the world, if you don’t agree, I will run away from home and sneak out when you are not around~!”
“Stop it~!”
Roy glanced disdainfully at the shameless golden-haired girl who was lying on the ground and rolling around. He ignored her threats and said, “It’s so funny. You can’t even tell left from right when you go out of the door, and you ran away from home. If there is no one to lead the way for you, you may not even be able to leave the manor~!”
Chapter 45: Going out to sea? (Old version)
“But don’t you want to go out to sea and see more beautiful scenery? Are you willing to stay on this small island and live a mediocre life?”
Of course I don’t want to~!
Faced with Nyako’s questioning, Roy remained silent. Compared to Nyako, who had never left the small town of Melbourne and only got information about the outside world from books and newspapers and was full of fantasies about the sea, Roy, as a time traveler, knew better than her what kind of wonderful things the vast ocean outside held.
The entrance to the Grand Line is located at the intersection of the four seas, upstream, and directly hits the Upside-Down Mountain of the Red Earth Continent. In the ancient wild era, there is the Small Garden Island, where countless prehistoric giants live on the island. There is the Sky Island, which exists 10,000 meters above the sky and is surrounded by blue sky and white clouds, like a fairyland. There is the Fishman Island, which is hidden under the deep sea 10,000 meters deep and is known as the underwater paradise. In addition, there is the Winter Island with snow all year round, the Nine Snake Island, which is full of women, the Spring Queen City with spring all year round, and the Thunder God Island, which is full of thunder… And these are just the tip of the iceberg on this sea.
In this world where 90% of it is ocean and 9% of the remaining 10% are islands scattered all over the ocean, who would be willing to stay on an island all their lives and never leave? And who wouldn’t want to go out to sea to see the vast ocean and pursue their dreams?
Wealth, fame, power…everything people want in this world can be found on that vast ocean.
It can be said that going out to sea for adventure is a dream that fills the hearts of most people in the world of One Piece, but not everyone has the opportunity or the courage to set foot on the sea. And those who dare to venture into the Grand Line and try to conquer that sea need extraordinary courage.
The sea area called the Grand Line is more beautiful than anyone can imagine, but also more dangerous than anyone can imagine~!
Does Roy want to go out to sea?
Of course he thought about it. He finally had the chance to travel to the world of One Piece. If he didn’t see the wonders of this world and compete with the heroes on the sea, but instead stayed on a small island and lived his life in obscurity, Roy would never forgive himself.
But whenever Roy thought about the first time he sailed alone and encountered a tsunami, which almost cost him his life, he couldn’t help but develop a serious psychological trauma about going to sea.
As a low-key, introverted, cautious and steady person, Roy feels that it is okay to go out to sea for adventure, but one must learn from previous experiences and be fully prepared.
At the very least, you need to be strong enough to deal with all kinds of enemies you may encounter on the sea; you need to understand the climate patterns of the nearby waters to avoid tragic shipwrecks as soon as you go out to sea; you need to prepare a good and sturdy sailboat that can withstand the ravages of all kinds of storms and waves on the sea without easily falling apart and capsizing… Of course, the most important point is to have a navigator companion with extraordinary talent and rich sailing experience, who can predict all kinds of unpredictable weather changes on the sea in advance and can take everyone out of danger safely when encountering a storm at sea.
Only in this way can the dangers that may be encountered after going out to sea be reduced to a minimum. After all, Roy is not a second-generation official. He does not have a grandfather who is a vice admiral of the navy, a father who is the leader of the revolutionary army, or a teacher who is the right hand of the Pirate King. He does not have the aura of a protagonist who can turn danger into safety and be safe no matter how he commits death. It is understandable that he is a little cautious in doing things, right?
Thinking of this, Roy kicked Naiyako who was lying on the ground and said unhappily: “Okay, get up. You have no woman’s modesty at all. What a shame. I promise you, after a while, when there is a suitable opportunity and everything is ready, we will go out to sea.~!”
“real?”
Hearing Roy’s words, Nayako suddenly jumped up from the ground and said with a look of surprise on her face: “Great, hahahaha, my pitiful treasures buried in the sea, Miss Nayako is coming to find you~!”
Roy looked at Nayako with disdain, his eyes full of contempt. Sure enough, this uneducated and bad-tempered woman kept clamoring to go out to sea just to find treasure. No, with this woman’s twisted values ​​and shattered moral integrity, she would definitely become a pirate and snatch all the treasures she saw~!
Just as Roy was secretly complaining in his heart, on the other side, Nayako had already immersed herself in the fantasy of finding countless gold and silver treasures and burying herself completely in the treasure. She couldn’t wait to ask: “Roy, why do you have to wait a while? I can’t wait any longer. How about we go out to sea tomorrow~!”
Hearing what Nayako said, Roy rolled his eyes and said unhappily, “You think it’s easy. Without a boat, how can we go out to sea tomorrow? Also, should we prepare food, drinks, medicines, weapons and other supplies in advance? Should we recruit crew members and sailors to operate the ship? Without these people, are we going to have to rely on the two of us to sail the sailboat?”
“Oh, how long do we have to wait~?”
Seeing Nayako’s depressed expression, Roy sighed helplessly, stroked her hair, and comforted her: “Just wait, I will let you know when I have everything ready~!”
“During this time, you should stay at home and study the swordsmanship I teach you. Master the Armament Haki first~!”
As he spoke, Roy looked at Saitama beside him, with an inexplicable expression on his face: “Don’t worry, if nothing unexpected happens, the time for us to go to sea should come soon~!”
Chapter 46: Roy and Nayako’s ill-fated relationship (old version)
Five years ago, when Roy was escaping from Cake Island, he underestimated the strangeness and abnormality of the weather in the new world. As soon as the ship left the coverage of the magnetic field of Cake Island, it encountered a super storm and tsunami. The huge waves, tens of meters high and like a city wall, smashed the triangular sailboat Roy was riding into pieces in just an instant. Fortunately, Roy reacted quickly and hid himself in the emptied wine barrel in time, so he escaped by luck and did not die in the sea with the sailboat at the first time.
Just when Roy was trapped in the wine barrel and was dying because he had been floating on the sea for a long time without food or water, a passing merchant ship happened to pass by this sea area, saw the wine barrel floating on the sea, and rescued Roy.
The owner of this merchant ship is Nayako’s father, Esther Phillips.
Later, one was to repay Phillips for saving his life, and the other was to avoid being hunted by the Charlotte family. After a conversation, Roy accepted Phillips’ invitation and followed the merchant ship back to his hometown, the small town of Melbourne, Corsica Island in the north of the South China Sea. He became a guard at the Ester family manor.
It was at this time that Roy met Phillips’ daughter, Esther Nyako, a rich girl with a willful personality and extremely greedy for money.
Because Nayazi is the only child left to him by his beloved wife after her death, Phillips has doted on him since he was a child and would try his best to meet almost any reasonable or unreasonable requests. This also cultivated Nayazi’s willful and reckless character. His favorite thing to do on weekdays is to tease the maids and guards in the manor, and Roy naturally did not escape his clutches~!
At the beginning, Roy was patient with this ignorant little girl for the sake of his savior Phillips. However, after Phillips left the manor and went out to sea again, Nayako, who was no longer under control, became more and more aggressive, causing trouble for Roy every few days and taking pleasure in teasing him.
Roy couldn’t bear it anymore. He was furious and first knocked down all the guards in the manor who were responsible for protecting Nayako. Then he captured her and gave her a severe beating, completely defeating her arrogance.
After being severely beaten, Nayako, who had never been beaten before, was furious with Roy and felt very aggrieved. She wanted to take revenge but couldn’t beat him. She could only keep this hatred in her heart and wanted to wait for her father to come back and complain to him, so that her father would teach this hateful man a lesson and avenge her.
Unfortunately, accidents happen. Who would have thought that Mr. Philip, who had been doing business at sea for many years and had always been safe and sound, would be robbed by pirates on his way back to the South China Sea after delivering the goods to his employer. No one was spared and all were brutally killed by the pirates.
When the news of Phillips’ unfortunate death came back, the whole town of Melbourne was in an uproar. As the richest man in the town, the Esther family manor was left with only a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl named Nayako after losing its male owner. Not to mention seeking revenge on Roy, they couldn’t even protect themselves.
A helpless child who holds such a huge fortune in his hands will naturally be coveted by countless people.
The first person to attack Nayako was not an outsider, but the former steward of the manor. On a dark and windy night, he teamed up with the guards of the manor to loot all the treasures in the manor, and then fled, disappearing completely.
When the mayor of Melbourne town heard the news, he could no longer sit still, and hurriedly joined forces with some wealthy families in the town to force Nyako to hand over all the assets of the Esther family. Looking at the disgusting and greedy look in the mayor’s eyes, it seemed that he didn’t even want to let Nyako go, and wanted to take this sweet and lovely little Lolita home to train her in various ways and do some unspeakable things.
Just when a group of people led by the mayor came to the door and wanted to take advantage of Nyako’s young age and ignorance to seize the family property, Roy on the side finally couldn’t bear it anymore.
Although Nayako is unruly, willful, has a weird temper, bad character, is stupid and dumb, and has nothing good to offer except for her cute appearance, after all, this little girl is the only daughter left in the world by Esther Phillips. Since Phillips saved his life, Roy can’t just watch the mayor and his gang bully Phillips’ only orphan.
That night, dozens of masked men in black sneaked into the homes of the mayor and several wealthy families. After knocking down the guards, they dragged the mayor and several other wealthy families out and beat them up. They then ransacked the homes and took away all their money.
Chapter 47: Fruit Ability Awakening (Old Version)
Before the mayor could calm down his severe physical and mental trauma, a group of black-clad men carrying large and small bags of spoils just walked out of the street and met a bald young man wearing a khaki tights and a white cloak, claiming to be entrusted by Esther Philip to protect Nayako. After a fierce battle that attracted the attention of the entire town, the black-clad men were defeated and left in disgrace, leaving behind the stolen treasures. The bald young man, carrying large and small bags of spoils, walked leisurely into Esther Manor in front of everyone in the town and became a member of the manor.
Although he guessed that the men in black and the bald young man who called himself Saitama were in the same group, facing these large and powerful gangsters, the mayor, who was beaten up and lost a large amount of money, could only consider himself unlucky and swallow his anger. He could do nothing except hiding in the dark, crying silently and cursing viciously.
The next day, the mayor, who was wrapped in bandages like a dumpling, and several wealthy people came to Esther Manor obediently and respectfully returned all the property of the Esther family. The matter ended there.
Afterwards, Roy volunteered to become the steward of Esther Manor, responsible for controlling everything in the manor. Thus, he took over the magpie’s nest and successfully occupied Nyako’s property. He turned from an ordinary guard to the master of the house, and began to live with lolita, be supported by lolita, and even train lolita when he had nothing to do.
Soon, five years passed, and the greedy little girl who was once difficult, willful, bad, stupid, and useless except for her cuteness, became a willful, bad, stupid, and useless blonde girl. Roy also grew from a young and immature boy to a handsome young man in his twenties.
During these five years, Roy has been practicing in secret except for training the little loli when he has time.
Due to his lack of physical talent and perseverance, Roy’s progress in physical training has always been slow, so he focused his main energy on developing the ability of the Devil Fruit. It took him less than three years to develop the ability of the Clone Fruit to the level of awakening.
After the ability of the Clone Fruit was awakened, in addition to the increase in the number of clones and the sharp decrease in physical energy consumption, the biggest surprise for Roy was the ability to create a special clone with a physical body.
Unlike ordinary clones, which are like inflated balloons that burst with a poke and have low defense, the physical clone, as the name suggests, has a real body, exactly the same as a normal person, and does not require Roy to consume extra energy to maintain it, nor will it dissipate like a balloon if it is slightly injured.
The physical clone is just like an ordinary person. It can replenish its energy by eating and resting, and can move freely away from the main body. Unless it dies directly, it will not disappear even if it suffers serious injuries.
In short, the physical clone is like an extra body for Roy. Most importantly, the physical clone can become stronger through training, and can enhance its own strength through high-intensity physical training. The results of the physical clone’s training and strengthening will also be fed back to the main body after it merges with the main body.
After discovering that the physical clone could feed back the success of his cultivation to the original body, Roy was so excited!
What is a surprise? This is a surprise!
The ability that Roy had always dreamed of letting his clone possess actually came true after the fruit ability awakened!
It was difficult to describe in words how Roy felt after learning about the abilities of his physical clone. He was ecstatic, ambitious, confident, and carried away by success… For Roy, the physical clone’s abilities made up for his biggest flaw. He was no longer just proud of being a time traveler, believing that he would sooner or later find a way to make up for his lack of physical talent. His heart was no longer filled with empty fantasies and unreasonable expectations. Instead, he truly had the possibility of becoming a strong man and competing with top masters like Roger, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion.
At that moment, Roy was completely inflated, and he wanted to go out to sea immediately to fight with Roger, Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin and others to prove his strength to the world.
Fortunately, just when Roy was going crazy due to extreme excitement, Nyako on the side saw that the situation was not good and rushed up to hit Roy in the face with a big punch, which finally made him sober up and stopped shouting that he would punch the admirals of the navy and kick the four emperors of the New World~!
Chapter 48: The Magical Uses of Physical Clone (Old Version)
With the existence of the physical clone, Roy’s cultivation progress has changed from a rugged path to a wide avenue to heaven.
Of course, the seemingly perfect physical clone is not without flaws.
The biggest disadvantage of the physical clone is that the price to pay is too high, so high that even Roy feels heartbroken and cannot bear it.
Ordinary clones only need to consume physical strength. The most serious consequence is that the physical strength is exhausted and falls into a coma. As long as you have a good rest and eat a big meal to replenish your nutrition, you will be able to recover soon.
But the physical identity is different. If you want to split out a physical clone, you will not only consume a lot of physical strength, but most importantly, it will reduce your own physical fitness. You know, the so-called physical fitness is not just as simple as strength, but a comprehensive state of the body.
Even a slight decrease will have a huge impact on strength, speed, nerve reaction, muscle explosiveness, body strength, body recovery speed, physical strength, etc.
As the price of creating a physical clone, every time Roy creates a physical clone, it is equivalent to splitting his own physique in half and dividing it equally between the two bodies. Splitting the physique in half does not mean splitting the strength in half. Assuming Roy has a combat power of 1,000, after creating a physical clone, the combat power of Roy and the physical clone, whose physique is greatly weakened, is not evenly divided into 500, but no more than 100 combat power at most, and the strength has dropped by more than ten times.
If it were just this, it wouldn’t be a big deal. After all, Roy could still integrate the physical clone back into his body. At that time, the physical fitness allocated to the physical clone would naturally be compensated, and it would even become stronger than before because the clone became stronger.
But if the physical clone was killed in battle, Roy would permanently lose that part of his physical fitness, which meant that several years or even more than ten years of hard training would be wasted and he would have to start all over again.
For Roy, each physical clone is equivalent to an investment. The stronger Roy’s physique, the stronger the physical clone he creates, and the greater the capital invested. When the physical clone becomes stronger, it is equivalent to a surge in the invested stock. If the physical clone dies outside, it is equivalent to a stock liquidation, and there is no chance to cover the position, and all the investment will be lost.
Therefore, for Roy, every physical clone is extremely important, and he must try his best to ensure the safety of each physical clone. Otherwise, what will be lost is not only the growth of the physical clone itself, but also Roy will pay the price of having his physical fitness reduced.
When creating a physical clone, Roy has two options. One is to create a clone with the same memory as Roy. The advantage is that the clone has the same personality, memory, and thinking mode as Roy. The clone can handle things on his behalf and do things that are inconvenient for the original body to do. Even when encountering danger, the clone can take risks to ensure the safety of the original body. The disadvantage is that the clone will also have the shortcomings of Roy’s personality.
Another option is to create a physical clone with no memories, only physical instincts. Because it is a blank clone with only physical instincts and no memories, it naturally has no independent consciousness. All the actions of the clone can only be controlled and commanded by the original body. Only when the clone fills the gaps in memory through later experiences and learning, can it gradually develop an independent consciousness and personality.
Without Roy’s memory interference, there would naturally be no Roy’s complicated thoughts and character flaws. The physical clone that can only accept orders rigidly is undoubtedly the best training tool in the world. No matter how crazy or abnormal the training intensity is, the physical clone without consciousness can bear it without fear of pain or hardship. Then, the physical clone that has become stronger can be integrated back into the body, and the training results of the clone can be accepted, achieving the goal of becoming stronger easily.
One thing that needs to be specially explained is that no matter it is an ordinary clone or a physical clone, they are essentially the same person as Roy. The only difference is that an ordinary clone is like a skill, which is more illusory and has weak physical defense, while a physical clone is closer to the clone that people perceive in their minds and is more real.
Regardless of which clone it is, Roy has an absolute dominant position. As the main body, all the actions of the clone are completely controlled by Roy, and there is no possibility of violating the will of the main body. Roy can also decide to make the clone exist or disappear at will, and even replace the clone’s consciousness with his own consciousness, and control the body and carry out activities on behalf of the clone.
Only Roy himself has the power of the fruit and can create new clones, while clones do not have the power of the fruit. Even ordinary clones will be restrained by seastone and sea water. However, physical clones, because they have real bodies, will be completely fine even if they fall into the sea or are touched by seastone.
Chapter 49: The Provocative Boy in Black (Old Version)
So far, Roy has created three physical clones, but the price is that his own physical fitness has been evenly distributed to the clones three times in a row, so that his physical fitness is only one-eighth of the original, and it is still maintained at the level of five years ago, which is equivalent to no progress in the past five years. In fact, this is because Roy reintegrated the first physical clone he created, which had been cultivated in the outside world for a year, into his body, which largely compensated for the loss of physical fitness, so that he could barely maintain the level of five years ago. Otherwise, Roy’s physical ability would probably be weakened to the point where he is not even as good as a child.
Saitama is the first physical clone that Roy split out. Of course, the current Saitama is not the original one, but the 2.0 version of Saitama. In order to create the next two physical clones, the original version of the clone has been sacrificed by Roy.
Of course, the so-called Saitama is just Roy’s mischievous way of reminiscing about his past life. Apart from his clothes and appearance, he has nothing to do with the teacher Saitama in Roy’s memory of his previous life. Even his appearance is completely different except that they are both bald. As Roy’s clone, even if he has tried his best to change, the appearance of the clone Saitama is still 50% similar to the original.
The real reason why Roy dressed up his clone as Saitama was that he didn’t want to expose their relationship and let outsiders realize that the clone Saitama and Roy were actually the same person~!
If the clones were not significantly modified in appearance, it would be hard not to raise doubts about their relationship if two people with similar appearances were together for a long time. More importantly, Roy would definitely have more physical clones in the future. If there were only one or two, it could be said to be an accident, or Roy’s brothers and sisters, but how to explain the discovery of a bunch of people who looked inexplicably similar to Roy?
If the clone is not disguised, the relationship between Roy and his clone will sooner or later be completely exposed to the world.
Considering that he had promised Nyarko that he would go out to sea soon, Roy was now considering whether to sacrifice the 2.0 version of his clone Saitama in order to enhance his own strength. After all, his current physical ability was basically at the same level as when he escaped from Cake Island five years ago. Wouldn’t it be too risky to go out to sea with only such combat power?
After hesitating for a while, Roy finally gave up the idea. Unless Roy did not intend to continue using the physical clone to practice, even if he merged the clone Saitama, Roy would have to create a 3.0 version of Saitama again. By then, after Roy and the clone Saitama evenly distributed their physique, Roy’s original strength might be able to increase several times, but the clone Saitama’s strength would drop drastically. He should have had a combat power of 1,000, but after averaging his physique with the original, his combat power would only be 200 at most.
After nearly two years of hellish training, the physical foundation of the clone Saitama is almost comparable to the level of the CP9 agents in the original work, and can be called a little superman. With such combat power, let alone anything else, it is definitely more than enough to survive in the South China Sea, and even the first half of the Grand Line will not be a big problem. Having the clone Roy always by his side to protect him is much safer than increasing Roy’s own strength several times. Anyway, he can call back the clone Saitama at any time and obtain all the combat power of the clone. If he really encounters danger, it will not be too late to call back the clone.
Just as Roy was getting restless under Nayako’s pestering and planning to go out to sea, on the other side, in the South China Sea, in the Stro Sea, on the Island of Parva~!
On the busy street, people were coming and going, and the voices were noisy. A black-haired young man dressed in black with a black sword behind him walked to a tavern while looking at the bounty order in his hand and pushed open the door. The noisy noise and the sound of wine glasses clinking instantly reached his ears.
“Um, excuse me, is the captain of the Hisoka Pirates, ‘Sword Hunter’ Hisopoun, here?”
Hearing the question from the black-haired boy, everyone in the tavern stopped what they were doing and turned their heads in unison. After seeing that the person asking the question was a thin, childish-looking boy, the scene was quiet for a few seconds, and then a burst of laughter suddenly broke out in the tavern.
Amid the laughter of everyone, a man with short curly light purple hair, a hoarse voice, and a thin-bladed sword in his hand stood up from the crowd. He glanced at the black-haired boy arrogantly and said disdainfully, “I am Sisopun, kid, what do you want from me?”
The black-haired boy looked at the bounty in his hand, and then looked at the man with short light purple hair who claimed to be Xisopun: “The bounty is 32 million Baileys, short light purple hair, holding a thin-bladed sword,… That’s right, it should be you~!”
Chapter 50: Battle (Old Version)
The black-haired boy smiled shyly, casually pulled out the pitch-black sword from the hilt to the blade, and politely introduced himself: “Hello, my name is Kiritani Kazuto, and I’m a bounty hunter. I heard that you are good at using a sharp knife, and you can swing dozens of knives in a flash, just like pulling silk from a cocoon, and cut the enemy into pieces in an instant, so I came here specially to learn from you~!”
As he spoke, the young man in black scratched his head and said with an embarrassed look, “Excuse me, are you going to fight me one-on-one, or call your men to fight together? You’re welcome, it doesn’t matter to me~!”
Hearing what Kiritani Kazuto said, Sisopone was stunned for a moment, then he laughed hoarsely: “I didn’t expect that you are actually a bounty hunter…Hahahaha, kid, since you want to die, I’ll grant your wish~!”
The other pirates working in the tavern around them didn’t take Kiritani Kazuto’s words to heart at all. They just treated him as a clown and laughed and watched the joke from the side.
“Hey, this little brat, has his hair grown yet? How dare he challenge the captain~!”
“You really overestimate your own abilities~!”
“Another one looking for death~!”
“You are crazy about making money, the captain’s head is worth 32 million Baileys, it’s not that easy to get~!”
It’s no wonder these people looked down on the newcomer. It’s really that Kiritani Kazuto’s appearance is too deceptive. He looks no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, with a delicate face and a thin body. He is dressed in black, with a big sword on his back and a shy smile on his face. This seemingly weak appearance doesn’t make him look like a strong man at all. Instead, he looks more like a rookie who just ran away from home and thought he knew his place after learning a few sword techniques.
On the wide street, Sithops and Kiritani Kazuto stood opposite each other, staring at each other. Sithops licked the thin blade in his hand with an undisguised cruel smile on his face: “Are you ready, kid? I’m going to cut out all the flesh and blood from your body bit by bit, and let you die slowly while wailing in pain. Let everyone see that this is the end of those who dare to provoke me~!”
Although he could see that the black-haired boy was just a rookie who lacked experience and life experience, as a pirate known for his cruelty, Sisops did not intend to let him go so easily. If anyone dared to target him, Hisoka, and wanted to exchange for the bounty, he had to be prepared to pay the price with his life, even if it was a kid who hadn’t even grown all his hair yet.
In response to Sithops’s threat, Kiritani Kazuto just nodded and said calmly: “I want your bounty, and you want my life, that makes sense~!”
“One last reminder, are you really not going to let your men join you?”
“Hmph, you arrogant brat, go to hell~!”
Seeing that Kiritani Kazuto was not interested in his own life and was still provoking him even when he was about to die, Sithops was no longer interested in listening to his nonsense. He flashed and swung the thin blade in his hand in the air. At an extremely fast speed, the blade disappeared in an instant and turned into countless sharp slashes like thin threads, covering Kiritani Kazuto’s whole body.
“Secret Technique: Thousand Silk Slash~!”
The reason why Sithops is called “Knife Hunter” is that his attack is like a hunter dealing with prey. He will skin the enemy and cut his body into countless pieces.
Facing Sithops’s fierce attack that was so fast that even the blade could not be seen, Kiritani Kazuto had a calm expression, and his clear eyes instantly became sharp. The black sword in his hand was not to be outdone. With his super reflexes and keen insight, he either blocked or dodged, and under the sword attacks that kept pouring down like raindrops, he defended himself perfectly.
“How is that possible?”
Seeing that his attack didn’t work, Sithops was instantly shocked. How could this seemingly weak black-haired boy in front of him be so strong? You know, his special move is not so easy to take. Even those pirates with higher bounties and stronger strength than him would find it difficult to escape unscathed in the face of his extremely fast blade storm.
But this black-haired boy who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old took his attack without any injury and even looked very relaxed. How was this possible?
The fierce attack continued, but Kiritani Kazuto was not in a hurry to launch a counterattack. He just kept defending and watching Hisoka’s every move with focused eyes. Among the crowd watching the battle, the cadre of the Hisoka Pirates, the captain of the First Squadron, Ignat Woods, and his companions looked at each other in bewilderment. Captain Hisoka, should, perhaps, not lose, right~?
On the scene, it seemed that Sisops had been in the lead, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was only because Kiritani Kazuto had been on the passive defense and had not fought back. No matter how hard Sisops tried, he could not hurt him at all. The people around him seemed to be able to feel the anxiety and restlessness coming from Sisops.
After a while, the eyes of Kiritani Kazuto, who had been on the passive defense, suddenly lit up, revealing a look of sudden realization: “So that’s how it is. The reason why his sword is so fast is that he uses a special force-generating technique and the thinner blade in his hand than an ordinary sword to reduce air resistance to a minimum. This is how he can make such a lightning-fast attack that is invisible to the naked eye and almost silent~!”
Chapter 51: ‘Black Swordsman’ Kazuto Kiritani (Old Version)
“Let me see… this is how it should be done~!”
After another confrontation, Kiritani Kazuto suddenly stepped back, pulling away from his opponent’s attack, and then changed his posture, holding the black sword in a similar way to his opponent. Looking at the opponent’s familiar movements, Sithops gasped for breath, and suddenly a bad premonition rose in his heart: “This, could it be… How is it possible? He can’t do such a thing~!”
Before Sithops could comfort himself, on the other side, Kiritani Kazuto rushed up in an instant. With a slight roar, the black sword in his hand instantly disappeared in the air, turning into dozens of sharp slashes as thin as steel wires, emitting a dark light. Although facing his own special move, Sithops did not have the superior reflexes and keen insight of Kiritani Kazuto. In just a blink of an eye, a blood line suddenly appeared on Sithops’ face, shoulders, arms and other parts of the body. Bright red blood spurted out from the wound, soon dyeing half of Sithops’ body red.
Sisops’ eyes widened, he felt like he was in a dream, he couldn’t believe what was happening before his eyes. Just by taking a few glances, he actually learned the moves that he had painstakingly studied for many years and was so proud of?
“It’s an illusion. This is all an illusion. It’s just a dream. How can there be such an outrageous thing in the world~!”
On this side, Sisops was still doubting his life, while on the other side, Kiritani Kazuto looked at his hand and found that a redness and swelling had appeared on his wrist at some point, and he could vaguely feel a slight tingling sensation.
“It seems that although this special force-generating technique can increase the attack speed several times, it puts a great burden on the wrist, and it is difficult to control the power and angle of the attack.”
It seems that the reason why Sithops’s battles are so bloody and he always cuts the enemy’s body into countless pieces is not because he is cruel and perverted by nature, but because the attack speed of his special moves is too fast, which is completely beyond his control. He cannot accurately attack the enemy’s vital parts and can only inflict fatal damage to the enemy through high-frequency attacks and large-scale attacks.
That’s right, if Sithops could control his own moves and make full use of his extreme speed to kill the enemy instantly before the opponent has any time to react, then Sithops’ title would not be the bloody and cruel ‘Sword Hunter’, but ‘One-Sword Kill’ Sithops.
As he became more familiar with the moves, the dark sword light from the black sword in Tongya Kazuto’s hand gradually became thinner and thinner, and the number of sword lights increased from dozens at the beginning to hundreds. Countless sword lights were flying all over the sky, like gorgeous meteors. Sithops, who was already in a state of humiliation under Tongya Kazuto’s attack and suffered multiple injuries, could no longer hold on. In just a moment, his body was attacked by hundreds of attacks.
Sisops opened his mouth, wanting to admit defeat and beg for mercy, but it was too late. He just raised his hand, without even having the chance to say a word, his body shattered into pieces like a set of broken building blocks, scattered on the ground with indescribable objects and blood all over the floor. The scene looked extremely bloody~!
The crowd watching around couldn’t help but gasp when they saw the horrifying and bloody scene before them. They all turned pale with fear. Many people couldn’t bear the shock of the scene and felt severe physical discomfort. They quickly ran aside and vomited.
As the instigator, Kiritani Kazuto did not react to the tragic scene he caused. He just lowered his head as if nothing had happened, silently thinking whether there was anything that could be improved in the move just now: “No, this move looks fierce. It is fine to deal with people who are slightly weaker than me or to use it for sneak attacks, but if I face an opponent with equal or stronger strength, this difficult-to-control move is very likely to be caught by the opponent and cause a fatal threat~!”
After thinking for a while, Kiritani Kazuto finally came to his senses. He gently raised the black sword in his hand and accurately picked out the head of Hisoka from the pile of unknown objects under his feet. He then turned around and politely asked the pirates of the Hisoka Pirates beside him: “Are there any of you who want to avenge your captain?”
Everyone looked at the pile of unidentified objects left by Hisoka, and then looked at Kiritani Kazuto who was holding the human head with a polite look on his face. All the pirates, including Ignatwood, the second-in-command of Hisoka’s pirate group, took two steps back in unison and shook their heads like rattles, fearing that they would cause misunderstanding from the black-haired boy in front of them~!
“Very good, it seems there is no more~!”
Seeing this, Kiritani Kazuto said with satisfaction: “Since no one wants revenge, if you don’t mind, I’ll leave first~!”
Don’t mind, don’t mind, just do as you please, goodbye~!!
The pirates of the Hisoka Pirates took two steps back again, making way for them, with flattering smiles on their faces, almost waving handkerchiefs to bid farewell to Kiritani Kazuto. In the past, the Hisoka Pirates had seen people being chopped into pieces, but that was what their beloved captain did to his enemies. Although they were inevitably afraid sometimes, they were still full of pride and admiration for Captain Hisoka’s strength.
Chapter 52: Forming a Pirate Group? (Old Version)
It was not until this time when he met Kiritani Kazuto and their roles were reversed that Captain Hisoka suffered the same fate as his former enemy. Only then did the pirates in the Hisoka Pirates realize how horrible the impact of such bloody and cruel scenes was. It was simply too scary~!
Amid everyone’s enthusiastic farewell, Kiritani Kazuto walked at a leisurely pace and gradually disappeared at the end of the street.
Looking at the figure in black clothes leaving, the second-in-command of the Hisoka Pirates and the first squadron combat captain Ignat Woods finally breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, looking at the gradually disappearing back, Ignat Woods felt fear and terror, but at the same time, he couldn’t help but feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity in his heart, as if he had heard of it somewhere.
This shouldn’t be the case. Such a young and powerful swordsman could easily kill his captain, a famous pirate in the South China Sea who was offered a bounty of 32 million berries by the navy, without much effort. If you have seen this before, you can’t forget it~!
Just as Ignawoods was still thinking silently in his heart, his companion beside him seemed to have thought of something, and slapped his thigh fiercely, exclaiming: “Holding a black sword, wearing black clothes, I remember that guy named Kiritani Kazuto should be the one who has become famous in the South China Sea in the past year and challenged famous swordsmen everywhere on the sea, the legendary black swordsman~!”
“Hearing you say that, I also remembered that the Black Swordsman always wears black clothes and carries a black sword on his back. His favorite thing to do is to challenge those powerful swordsmen. He has only been in the industry for a year, but he has killed more than a dozen pirates with bounties of tens of millions in a row, becoming one of the most famous bounty hunters in the South China Sea… Everything is right, it’s him~!”
After hearing the reminder from his companions, Ignatwoods also remembered that he had often heard news about the Black Swordsman in the past year, but he did not expect that the rumored Black Swordsman would be so young.
As a famous bounty hunter on the sea, the Black Swordsman, who is a powerful existence with a bounty as a target, has always been the most vigilant target for these pirates. However, it is different from being rewarded by the World Government and having his head spread everywhere. For bounty hunters, even if they are powerful and famous, not many people have actually seen them. Most of them have only heard rumors about them. Many times, even if they see the real person, it is difficult to recognize the other party’s identity at the first time.
Thinking of this, Ignatwood could not help but mourn for his captain. If Sithopon recognized the identity of the Black Swordsman, even if he did not run away immediately, he would definitely not despise him because of his appearance. He might accept his advice before the battle and let his men fight side by side. After all, according to rumors, among the pirates killed by the Black Swordsman, there are many with bounties equal to his captain’s.
Just as everyone was still marveling at the strength and youth of Kiritani Kazuto and discussing his previous achievements, a pirate raised his head and glanced at him casually, with a look of horror on his face: “That black swordsman… he, he, why is he back again~!”
“What?”
Hearing this, everyone looked in the direction of the pirate’s finger in surprise, only to see that at the end of the street, Kazuto Kiritani, who should have left, had reappeared in front of everyone. He walked towards this side slowly and leisurely, muttering to himself as he walked, as if he was talking to someone, with an embarrassed expression on his face.
“Why did he come back? Did he forget something?”
“Isn’t it that he felt unsatisfied after killing the captain and wanted to kill us all together~!”
A pirate said with a sad face: “But, what’s the point of him killing us? We are not worth anything~!”
Brush~!
Everyone turned their heads and looked at Ignawoods. It seemed that, apart from Captain Sithopon, he was the most valuable among them. Feeling everyone’s gaze, Ignawoods’ face was covered with cold sweat, and his lips were trembling with fear: “It can’t be, I’m only offered a reward of 8 million Baileys. Is the legendary black swordsman so unsophisticated that he even cares about this little money?”
“You want me to form a pirate group and go out to sea? I have no experience in this kind of thing. This request is obviously making things difficult for me~!”
“What should I do? It’s such a headache. I should find a professional to consult~!”
While muttering to himself, Kiritani Kazuto walked in front of the crowd and asked awkwardly in the tense eyes of the pirates: “Um, you are all pirates, right? I have a question to ask you~!”
“If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us. We will answer all your questions~!”
All the pirates nodded in agreement, saying that they were all civilized people and that as long as you didn’t pull out the sword from your back, everything could be discussed~!
Chapter 53: How to Become a Pirate (Old Version)
Kiritani Kazuto scratched his head: “Well, if I want to form a pirate group and go out to sea, what should I do?”
“What, you want to form a pirate group?”
Seeing that Kiritani Kazuto didn’t want to exchange his head for a bounty, Ignatwood breathed a sigh of relief and asked in surprise, “Aren’t you a bounty hunter? Why do you suddenly want to go out to sea and become a pirate?”
Yes, I am a bounty hunter. Why would I want to become a pirate? What am I thinking? Why would I have such an outrageous idea? This doesn’t fit the personality of this body of mine.
“Anyway, for some unexplainable reasons, I now need to form a pirate group, but I have never done this before and have no experience, so I want to ask you for advice. You are all pirates, so you should know the procedures required to form a pirate group.~!”
Seeing that Kiritani Kazuto looked serious and didn’t seem to be joking, the pirates around looked at each other, with a look of helplessness on their faces, not knowing what to say.
Seeing this, Ignatwood hurriedly explained, “It’s actually very simple to form a pirate group. First, you need to prepare a pirate ship, then recruit enough crew members, including the helmsman, lookout, sailor, first mate, navigator, boatman, cook, doctor, combatants, gunners and other personnel who are responsible for controlling the ship. Then, hang up a special pirate flag, stock up on drinks, food and other supplies in advance, and you can go out to sea and become a free pirate~!”
That’s right, it’s that easy to become a pirate. Just find a ship, hang a pirate flag, and then you can set sail to become a glorious pirate. Even if you have never committed a crime or done anything bad, the navy will come to arrest you without asking any questions.
It can be seen that Ignatwood has a strong sense of identity. When talking about being a pirate, there is an obvious expression of pride on his face, and the other pirates around him also look proud of it~!
“Ah, what a hassle~!”
After listening to Ignatwood’s words, Kiritani Kazuto raised the item in his hand and complained, “I have the money to buy a pirate ship, but where should I recruit crew members? Most people probably won’t choose to become pirates~!”
Ignatwood said with some pride: “You are wrong. There are countless people in this world who want to go to sea. You only need to go to some taverns and more chaotic towns, take out a lot of money or have a good reputation, and you can easily recruit a lot of people who are willing to follow you~!”
Ignawoods hesitated and said cautiously, “Or, there is actually a simpler way.”
“What is the solution?”
Hearing this, Kazuto Kiriya’s eyes lit up instantly, and he looked straight at Ignawoods with a pair of clear eyes. For Kazuto Kiriya, it would be great if there was a simpler way to complete the task assigned by the deity.
Ignatwood looked at the head of the former captain being carried by Kiritani Kazuto, and suddenly blushed. He gritted his teeth and said tentatively: “We just happen to have a complete pirate team here, with a helmsman, a lookout, a navigator, and a shipwright. We have all the manpower. Now we are just short of a captain. How about you bear with it?”
Kiritani Kazuto’s eyes widened suddenly, and he leaned back in shock, looking at Ignatwood. My goodness, I just killed your captain, and you’re ready to change your boss. The captain is the enemy who killed your previous captain… Do you have to be so loyal? Where is your moral integrity and bottom line? You don’t care about your dignity at all, right~!
Not only Kiritani Kazuto, but even his companions were greatly surprised by Ignawood’s proposal. But after the shock, everyone’s eyes lit up. Thinking about it carefully, this idea seemed to be possible.
What is the most important factor to become a qualified pirate captain? It is strength. As long as you can lead them to rob more money on the sea and resist the pursuit of the navy, you are the best captain in their minds. As for other factors such as personality, brains, ability, and age, they are all unimportant~!
Compared with Kiritani and Hitoshi, who is stronger? Who is younger and more promising? Is there any need to say more?
As for the fact that Kiritani Kazuto had just killed the previous captain and then turned around and made him the new captain, isn’t this a bad practice?
To be honest, this is indeed a bit embarrassing. It takes a little mental preparation. Hesitating for two more minutes is the best respect for the former captain… Just kidding, most pirates live a life of hanging their heads on their pants, licking blood on the edge of a knife, going out in the wind and rain every day, and not knowing what they will lose. What is it for? Of course, it’s for money, for fame, and status. Is it for love and justice?
Can loyalty be eaten? Can it make them earn more money?
Among pirates, there are certainly many who value their companions and remain loyal to their captain, but there are even more who are fence-sitters. They will go whichever way the wind blows. Generally speaking, as long as the captain is killed, the remaining pirates will usually scatter like birds and beasts and run faster than anyone else. It is rare to hear that after a captain is killed, his subordinates will fight to the death to avenge him~!
At least, there are no such people among the pirates in the Hisoka Pirates.
It has to be said that facing Ignatwood’s proposal, Kiritani Kazuto was very tempted. Compared to setting up a new pirate group by himself, it would undoubtedly be much more convenient to directly accept a ready-made one. No matter what the level of the pirate group is, at least he has fulfilled the deity’s request.
Chapter 54: Black Sword Pirates (Old Version)
Kiritani Kazuto asked hesitantly, “Does everyone mind if I become your captain?”
“I don’t mind, absolutely not~!”
“Who dares to mind… Bah, what I mean is that it couldn’t be better if Lord Black Swordsman is willing to be our captain. I fully support it~!”
“Yes, I absolutely agree. I will kill anyone who disagrees~!”
“I firmly support Captain Kazuto Kiritani~!”
“Long live the Black Swordsman…”
“Okay, since everyone is so enthusiastic about recommending me, I won’t refuse~!”
One side wanted to form a pirate group, but ended up having nothing but a captain, while the other side had everything except a captain. The combination of the two was perfect as each got what they needed.
Kazuto Kiriya slapped his thigh and said seriously: “From now on, I am…what pirate group? Never mind, it doesn’t matter. From now on, we will be called the Black Sword Pirates, and I, Kazuto Kiriya, will be your captain. I will lead everyone to get rich together, achieve financial freedom as soon as possible, and let the name of the Black Sword Pirates resound throughout the sea~!”
“Okay, well said~!”
“As expected of you, Captain! That’s great!”
“It’s on fire~!”
“What does it mean to achieve financial freedom?”
“Who knows? Maybe it means that the money we stole is too much to spend in a lifetime~!”
Not long after, at the port of the small town, the pirate flag of the former Hisoka Pirates was torn down, and a pirate flag with a skull with short black hair and a black sword inserted diagonally on the skull was hung on the top of the pirate ship.
After killing the original captain, Kiritani Kazuto not only accepted the other party’s pirates, but also occupied the other party’s pirate ship. He stood on the deck, holding the black sword straight forward, and ordered loudly with a high-spirited look: “Men, Yang Fan, set off~!”
“Yes~!”
Under the command of Kazuto Kiritani, the pirate ship slowly left the port and headed for the unknown sea. Beside him, Ignat Woods, the former second-in-command of the Hisoka Pirates and the captain of the combat squad, stepped forward and asked, “Captain, where are we going?”
“I don’t know~!”
Kiritani Kazuto said as if it was a matter of course: “You guys can go wherever you want to go before. Do you still need to ask such a simple question?”
“……”
Ignawoods’ expression froze, and he said helplessly: “But, you are the captain now, and the direction of this pirate ship should be decided by you~!”
Kiritani Kazuto blinked innocently: “But, I don’t know where to go~!”
“Um, don’t you have anywhere you want to go?”
After being reminded by Ignawoods, Kiritani Kazuto suddenly said, “Come to think of it, I was planning to go to the Marine Branch to exchange for the bounty. Now that I’m a pirate, it shouldn’t be appropriate to drive a pirate ship to the Marine Branch~!”
“Now that I’m a pirate, can I still collect bounties from the navy like before?”
Ignawoods wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained, “It’s no problem to collect the bounty, but since we are pirates after all, it’s better to find a middleman to collect the bounty on our behalf.”
Then, Ignawoods said carefully: “If you really can’t think of where to go, why don’t you tell me what your goal is first, and I will help you analyze it. You want to form a pirate group, so you should have some special purpose, right?”
“If I say that I formed a pirate group because of someone else’s request and I have no purpose, would you believe me?”
Igna Woods: “…”
Kiritani Kazuto scratched his head. How should I know what my purpose is? The personality of this body of mine is to dream of becoming the world’s greatest swordsman, not a man who becomes the Pirate King. After being treated like this by my real body, it feels like my personality has collapsed~!
“Forget it, wait for me, I’ll ask someone first~!”
Ask someone? Who to ask? Ignawoods was confused. If he wanted to discuss with someone or report to someone, shouldn’t he take out Den Den Mushi? Why are you closing your eyes?
Ignoring his men’s questions, Kiritani Kazuto closed his eyes, and let his consciousness sink deep into his mind. Following the mysterious induction, he began to communicate with his original self who was thousands of miles away.
“Master, I have formed a pirate group. What should I do next?”
“How could it be so fast?”
Thousands of miles away in Corsica, in Ester Manor, Roy, who received the message from his clone, also closed his eyes and sent a message to his clone from the depths of his mind: “It’s been less than a day since I notified you. How did you form a pirate group so quickly?”
Kiritani Kazuto: “Hehe, it’s all coincidence, the process is not important. Anyway, I have already established a pirate group and set sail. What should I do next? The information you delivered before was incoherent. I don’t know what to do next.”
Roy: “Let’s do a few things first, and then we can come to Corsica after we make our pirate group famous.”
“Understood~!”
Chapter 55 Teachings (Old Version)
Kiritani Kazuto: “Are you preparing to go out to sea?”
Roy: “Yes, it has been silent for five years. The era of Rocks D. Gibeck is over. Roger, Whitebeard, and Shiki the Golden Lion have already started their legends as the three great pirates in the New World. I am at least a time traveler. How can I be willing to be worse than a supporting role and be a spectator forever? It’s time to announce our arrival to the world~!”
Kiritani Kazuto: “You are the master, so you have the final say. But you’d better take it easy. If we die, it will only be a waste of time and energy. The lost physical strength can be recovered after all. But if you die, we will all be finished~!”
Roy: “Don’t worry, I’m a very cautious person. If I encounter any danger in the future, I will definitely let your clones take over immediately~!”
Kiritani Kazuto: “…”
“Although this is true, why does it sound so unpleasant~!”
Roy: “It’s okay, you’ll get used to it later~!”
Haiyuan calendar year 1487, South China Sea.
In the past year, the famous bounty hunter in the South Sea, the “Black Swordsman” Kazuto Kiriya, who had risen to fame, had chosen to go out to sea and become a pirate. As soon as the news came out, all the forces in the South Sea were shocked. The Navy immediately announced the bounty for the Black Swordsman, and the first bounty reached 32 million berries, making Kazuto Kiriya a key threat target among pirates.
Soon after, the newly-formed Black Swordsman Kazuto Kiriya and his Black Sword Pirates committed several major crimes, including robbing merchant ships to Saint Ting Island, attacking the small town of Cabirus under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Cypress, robbing all the wealthy families in the town, and defeating the naval forces led by Colonel Carrons, the chief of the T16 Navy Branch in the South China Sea, who led three naval warships to attack them… In less than two months, they committed several major crimes in a row. This made the newly-formed Black Sword Pirates instantly famous in the South China Sea, and the bounty of Captain Black Swordsman Kazuto Kiriya soared from 32 million Baileys at the beginning to 48 million Baileys, making it one of the top five pirates in the South China Sea in terms of bounty.
The small town of Melbourne, Corsica Island in the northern part of the South China Sea.
In a training room in Esther Manor, Roy was instructing Nayako in swordsmanship.
“Hoo, hoo, watch out~!”
In an empty room, Nayako was wearing a white training suit, with her long blond hair tied up with a bandage. She held a sharp scabbard sword in both hands, sweating profusely. She kept attacking Roy, and the fierceness in her eyes made it clear that she was seeking revenge. Unfortunately, although Nayako was slightly stronger than Roy at the moment, in terms of swordsmanship and combat experience, Roy, who had reached the peak of the swordsmanship with the help of the clone fruit, was at least eight blocks ahead of her. No matter how fierce Nayako’s attack was, Roy could easily see through her attack route and dodge the girl’s attack by slightly turning his body.
“No, the movement is too slow. The intention of this move is too obvious. The sword force is too weak. Have you not eaten? You must be decisive, but don’t use up all your strength. At least keep 30% of your strength in your hands…”
“With your level, you still want to go out to sea as a pirate. Who gave you the courage?”
Faced with Roy’s teaching and sarcastic ridicule, Nyako was so angry that she gritted her teeth and her eyes were almost on fire. Unfortunately, Nyako was not a Saiyan. No matter how angry she was, the sword in her hand would not become stronger and could not hurt Roy at all.
Finally, after Roy easily neutralized her attack again and hit her backhand with the back of his sword, knocking the sword out of her hand, Nayako fell to the ground with a slump, yelled in anger, and said in self-destruction: “Damn it, I won’t practice anymore. No matter how much I practice, I can’t be your opponent. It’s really infuriating~!”
Seeing that Nayako was a little discouraged, Roy looked at the time and didn’t care about Nayako giving up training. He just said lightly: “Okay, let’s stop practicing swordsmanship today. Next, we will do physical training and practice with Saitama~!”
Hearing Roy’s words, Nayako seemed to have thought of something, and her body shuddered violently. She quickly forced a smile on her face and said flatteringly: “Forget it, I still prefer to practice with you~!”
Although practicing with Roy means having to endure his vicious attacks all the time, if you ignore the mental damage caused by Roy’s constant sarcasm, it is just more difficult. But Saitama is different. Saitama’s practice method is simply life-threatening, including 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer run around the manor.
It sounds like this amount of training is very ordinary, and any ordinary person with a strong body can do it, but the key is that Saitama did not just do it once, but took the above training amount as a set, and did one set after another, even while carrying a weight of 500 kilograms of iron blocks, and did it endlessly, as if he would never stop, until his body was exhausted and could no longer move.
This kind of extremely boring and tedious training method that makes people feel sore, numb, painful and tired all over, and is extremely destructive both physically and mentally, is simply not something that ordinary people can endure. After only training with Saitama a few times, Nyako developed a deep psychological trauma about this kind of training. Whenever she thought about it, she would unconsciously feel a dull pain all over her body.
Chapter 56: Armament Haki (Old Version)
Facing Nayako’s plea, Roy shook his head: “No, you are already resistant to sword training, and continuing the training will not have any effect.”
“But, Mr. Saitama is too abnormal. It’s so painful every time I practice with him. It’s worse than death~!”
Nayako slumped on the ground, sweat pouring out of her body, soaking her hair and sticking to her cheeks, making her feel even more uncomfortable. Nayako tucked her hair behind her ears and complained, “Why do I have to practice so hard? I can have you and Teacher Saitama to protect me~!”
Seeing the dissatisfaction on Nyako’s face, Roy smiled helplessly, raised his hand and put it on her head, rubbed it hard and said: “If you just want to stay on this island for the rest of your life and not go anywhere, then you don’t need to practice or become stronger. Saitama’s strength is enough to guarantee your safety. But if you want to go out to sea for adventure, you must become stronger than anyone else.”
“Everyone who sets out to sea will experience a wonderful and dangerous journey. This journey is full of unknowns. Accidents and dangers always come quietly when people are not paying attention. No one knows what will happen next, and no one can always protect you~!”
Roy looked at Nayako calmly: “Tell me, do you want to go out to sea, to see the vast world outside, to face unknown adventures, or do you want to stay in Corsica forever and live a carefree life~!”
Nayako’s eyes were firm, and she said without hesitation: “I want to go to sea, I want to go on adventures, I want to see more scenery on the sea, and most importantly, I want to find all the treasures in the world… Hey, why did you hit me~!”
“Shut up and go practice!”
Seeing Nyako covering her forehead with tears in her eyes, Roy was furious. This money-grubber must have been the reincarnation of a dragon in his previous life. It seems that he can’t change his greedy character in this life~!
Nayako quickly stood up from the ground, glared at Roy angrily, then turned and walked towards the door: “Humph, go if you want to. When I am stronger than you one day, I will definitely catch you and beat you up so that you can bully me all day long~!”
Roy glanced at her unhappily and said, “You are so impatient and lack perseverance. If you want to wait until the day you can beat me, you will probably have to wait until your next life~!
“By the way, don’t even think about running away. If you don’t go train with Saitama, don’t even think about having dinner tonight~!”
“I see, you’re so long-winded~!”
After Nayako left the room, Roy also started his training for the day.
Roy clenched his fist, then his eyes focused, and an invisible force emerged, surrounding his fist and gradually covering the entire fist. Roy raised his fist wrapped in the invisible force, walked to an upright iron plate in the room, swung his fist, and punched hard on the three-inch thick iron plate.
There was a sudden sound of metal colliding. Roy’s fist, which was originally just flesh and blood, became extremely hard in an instant after being covered by an invisible force, leaving a deep mark on the iron plate like steel.
Armament Haki, one of the three colors of Haki, is also the most widely used and practical one on the sea. Unlike Observation Haki, which can predict the opponent’s attack in advance, and Conqueror Haki, which can emit a shocking mental shock, Armament Haki’s ability is simple and crude, and can directly and significantly increase the user’s defense and attack power.
As early as on Cake Island, Roy learned how to practice Armament Haki and Observation Haki, but he had not mastered it due to his own lack of strength and time. It was not until he came to Corsica Island in the South China Sea and spent five years of hard training that he finally mastered the two types of Haki. He was able to use the hardening ability of Armament Haki to greatly increase his attack power.
In fact, it is not too difficult to cultivate Haki. As long as you master the method of cultivating Haki, theoretically, everyone can cultivate Haki. In the New World, even a random soldier may possess Haki. However, in the Four Seas where the sea is wider, the reason why there are so few people who have mastered Haki is mainly because the World Government, in order to facilitate its rule, has adopted a policy of keeping the people ignorant and strictly sealed off the information about Haki and Devil Fruits. As a result, there are very few people who possess Haki, and the Devil Fruit has become a legend on the sea. In some remote places, people who have taken the Devil Fruit are even regarded as monsters.
Chapter 57: The Path of a Swordsman (Old Version)
This is also one of the reasons why the number and level of strong people in the Four Seas, which is obviously more vast, seem so weak compared to the Grand Route. Once these people set foot on the Grand Route and head for the New World, their strength can often advance by leaps and bounds, and undergo earth-shaking changes.
After five years, Roy has mastered the Armament Haki and Observation Haki, and can skillfully use the two Haki to attack and dodge, but that’s all. After mastering the basic abilities of the two Haki, it becomes very difficult to continue practicing, improve the quantity and quality of Haki, and make Haki stronger.
No matter how hard Roy tried, no matter how much time he spent, his progress in Haki was minimal. The same situation also faced Roy’s swordsmanship and physical skills.
Once upon a time, by utilizing the fruit of the clone, he was able to have dozens of clones help him practice at the same time. With the added ability of practice experience, Roy’s progress in swordsmanship was rapid. In less than a year, he had learned all the moves and techniques of his swordsmanship instructor Simon and achieved extremely high attainments in swordsmanship.
But once swordsmanship reached a certain level, it became very difficult to make further progress. For five whole years, apart from letting the clones fight each other every day and putting swordsmanship moves into practice, his combat experience became richer, his eyesight and reaction ability became stronger, but there was basically no much improvement in swordsmanship.
This is also the limitation of the ability of the clone fruit. Although it can take advantage of receiving the clone’s memory and gaining the clone’s training experience, and improve the learning ability to a terrifying degree, no matter what moves and techniques can be mastered quickly, and reach a very high level in a short time, the help of the clone fruit for training is limited to learning ability, and cannot improve Roy’s comprehension and innovation ability.
Nor could he help Roy comprehend the breathing of all things and reach the level of a swordsman in swordsmanship.
To this day, except for his physical strength, which is still advancing by leaps and bounds with the help of the physical clone due to the awakening of the clone fruit, Roy’s practice in other aspects, whether swordsmanship or domineering, has stagnated. This is not because Roy lacks talent, but because both swordsmanship and domineering are a kind of combat skills. If you want to reach a higher level, practice alone is useless. Only by experiencing more opponents and fighting with the strong can you continue to improve.
Just like Armament Haki, if you want to improve the quality of Haki, it’s very simple. Just fight as much as you can. In countless collisions with more Haki masters, it will be like a piece of iron that has been tempered a thousand times. The originally loose Haki will be forged into something tighter and stronger, and the Haki will be tempered to a higher level.
This is why Roy wants to go out to sea now. When his cultivation is stagnant, if he doesn’t want to stay at this stage forever, unable to climb to a higher level and stand at the top of the world, he can only choose to go out to sea for adventure, leave the comfortable and easy environment, face the danger, and welcome the baptism of the sea storm. After countless battles with powerful enemies and countless life and death, he will become stronger.
Fortunately, Roy’s fruit ability has awakened, allowing his physical clone to accept the trials of the sea on his behalf, without having to face the test of life and death. Even if the death of the physical clone will bring great losses, it is ten thousand times better than losing his own life.
It’s funny to say that five years ago on Cake Island, Roy’s swordsmanship improved by leaps and bounds with the help of his clone ability, but he was limited by his physical strength. He had superb swordsmanship skills, but he couldn’t even beat Katakuri, who was only eight years old. Now, after the fruit ability awakened and he had a physical clone, Roy’s physical strength became his strong point, but it was his stagnant swordsmanship that dragged down his strength.
In the empty training room, Roy gathered his domineering energy in his hands and punched the upright iron plate again and again. After a while, countless fist marks were left on the hard iron plate. However, each of these fist marks looked about the same size. In fact, due to the excessive consumption of domineering energy, the attack power was weakened, and the marks on the iron plate became smaller and smaller.
Looking at the results of his training that seemed to be in vain after all his efforts, Roy sighed helplessly. Sure enough, there was no progress at all. It was hard not to be discouraged by such a situation where one worked hard but got no reward. Forget it, I’d better leave the training to the physical clones in the future. As the original body, I should stay in a safe place honestly, not cause trouble, and protect myself, which is the greatest help to the clones.
Chapter 58: Mike Kay (Old Version)
“From now on, I will focus on developing the power of the Clone Fruit, and leave everything else to the clones. Well, the training of Armament Haki will be left to Saitama, the training of swordsmanship will be left to Kiritani Kazuto, and the training of Taijutsu will be left to Mike Kay. As for Observation Haki… there is no rush for now. Right now, my physical condition is still too weak to separate a new physical clone. Let’s wait for a while before we talk about it.”
Roy was somewhat helpless. The power system in the One Piece world was very complicated, including physical skills, swordsmanship, three colors of domineering, and devil fruit abilities. If he wanted to become a top powerhouse standing at the top of the ocean without leaving any fatal flaws, he could not give up any of these abilities and each of them had to be practiced to the extreme.
What bothered Roy the most was the domineering aura that only appeared in one person in a million. This ability was innate, and it could not be acquired through training. Before awakening, no one could be sure whether a person had this one-in-a-million aptitude.
“Well, if it really doesn’t work, I’ll just train a physical clone who is in the late stage of Chuunibyou and clamors to become the king every day. I’ll see if I can use it to stimulate my own domineering aura~!”
You know, as a symbol of the qualifications of a king that only one in a million people possesses, Conqueror’s Haki can not only make enemies who are much weaker than itself faint in a large area with just its “spirit”, but also condense the emitted mental shock to an extreme level, entangle it on weapons or attacks, and greatly increase the destructive power of the attacks. This move, which can only be used by the possessor of Conqueror’s Haki, is so powerful that it is simply unimaginable. It has an almost overwhelming advantage over opponents who cannot be entangled with Conqueror’s Haki, and only those who truly stand at the top of the ocean can compete with it.
It would be a shame to give up on such a powerful ability without trying it out. , maybe it will be successfully awakened?
“Come to think of it, I haven’t paid attention to Mike Kay’s situation for a while. I don’t know how he is doing at the naval base now~!”
As Roy’s last physical clone, Mike Kay’s strength is naturally the weakest among the three clones, and is basically not much stronger than an ordinary person. However, Roy arranged him to become a navy officer in the naval branch, and he could go out to sea and fight pirates at any time. It can be said that among his three physical clones, Roy is most worried about Mike Kay~!
Thinking of this, Roy sank his mind into the deepest part of his mind, and through the mysterious connection between the clone and the original body, he prepared to find out what Mike Kay’s situation was like in recent times.
Naval Base T35 Branch.
T35 Branch is a naval base located in the northern part of the South China Sea. The person in charge of the base is Colonel Carlos, a naval elite dispatched from the Navy Headquarters. The entire base has a total of 2,000 soldiers and 14 warships. The base is stationed in Helburn.
At this time, on the base training ground, a man wearing a green tights, a bowl-cut hairdo and thick eyebrows was training hard on the base training ground.
“One thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, hold on, if you can’t finish two thousand pull-ups, punish yourself by doing three thousand squats~!”
Outside the parade ground, a group of navy men gathered together, pointing and talking at the man in green tights on the parade ground.
“Is Mike Kay practicing alone again?”
“Damn it, this guy is too ambitious. It’s hard enough to complete the training tasks assigned by the instructor on time every day, but this guy actually does extra training alone every time after the training. The intensity of the training is even higher than any of the daily training tasks~!”
“It’s no wonder this guy’s strength is improving so fast. He’s only been here for a few months, but his strength has surpassed most people in the base.”
“Why is he working so hard, not caring whether his body can handle it or not~?”
“It is said that his hometown was attacked by pirates and all the people in the village died, leaving only him. He chose to join the navy in order to seek revenge on the pirates.”
“Ah, I wanted to scold him. It’s all because of him training so hard every day, which made the instructors more and more strict with us. The daily training tasks have increased a lot. Now I am too embarrassed to scold him. He is such a poor man~!”
“Have you heard that Colonel Karkaros is very optimistic about Mike Kay and is planning to recommend him to the training camp of the Navy Headquarters for further training~!”
“Damn, he’s really rich then. I heard that the trainees who graduated from the Marine Headquarters training camp are at least school officers~!”
“Damn, I’m so envious…”
While everyone was talking, suddenly, Mike Kay, who was doing pull-ups on the horizontal bar in the training ground, loosened his hands and fell to the ground with a thud. The surrounding navy officers were not surprised when they saw this. Two people walked out of the crowd, skillfully lifted Mike Kay up, and sent him to the infirmary. The others continued to chat and play there, as if they were accustomed to the scene that happened before.
“Mike Kay fainted during training again~!”
“This has happened for the umpteenth time. It’s amazing that he can still persist~!”
“That’s normal. Don’t you see how much he trains? He does thousands of squats and runs dozens of kilometers. How can his body handle it?”
“No wonder even Lord Karkalos thinks so highly of him. I have to say, Mike Kay is a very determined guy. I have to admire him~!”
“Yes, if we had his perseverance, we would have become officers long ago, and we wouldn’t be just privates like we are now~!”
“I’m sorry, I’m a private first class, not the same level as a private second class like you~!”
“Fuck, you want to roll this too?”
Chapter 59: Naval Training Camp (Old Version)
Naval base, in the infirmary.
Upon learning that Mike Kay had fallen into a coma during training, Colonel Carlos, who had nothing else to do, came to visit him.
In the infirmary, Mike Kay had already woken up. A man wearing glasses and a white coat with sparse hair was helping him wrap a bandage on his arm. He said to a tall man with a scar on his face, “He’s fine. He just consumed too much energy and his body couldn’t bear it, so he fell into a short coma. In addition, he over-trained his arm and strained his muscles. He needs to rest for a few days~!”
“Okay, I got it~!”
After the doctor left, Karkalos looked at Mike Kay helplessly, and said with a look of disappointment: “Tell me how many times has this happened? I told you a long time ago that you can’t be impatient when it comes to training, you need to take your time, but you just didn’t listen. Now you have strained your arm muscles, I wonder how you can train again~!”
“Hehe~!”
Mike Kay touched his bowl cut sheepishly, revealing a mouthful of sparkling white teeth. He smiled heartily and said, “Thank you for your concern, Master Carlos. I’m fine. I’m in good health. I just strained a muscle in my arm. It won’t affect my training. I promised myself before that if I don’t complete 2,000 pull-ups, I will punish myself by doing 3,000 squats~!”
As he spoke, Mike Kay supported his exhausted body and prepared to get off the bed. Seeing this, Karkalos hurriedly stopped him. His steady and powerful hands pressed down on Mike Kay’s shoulders like a mountain, making him unable to move. “Alright, lie down and have a good rest. We can talk about cultivation tomorrow.”
“But I made a promise to myself. How can a man go back on his word!” Mike Kay defended himself.
Seeing Mike Kay struggling to continue practicing, Karkalos really couldn’t do anything about him. He could only persuade him earnestly: “I know you want revenge, but you really can’t be impatient about practicing. If you exercise without restraint like this, it’s easy to cripple your body. By then, you really won’t have any hope of avenging your family~!”
Carlos knew that with Mike Kay’s personality, everything else would be easy to deal with except cultivation, for which he would not listen to anyone. Unless he was tied up completely, no matter how much he was stopped, he would find a chance to sneak away to practice.
It has only been a few months since he joined the Navy, but his reputation as a workout maniac has spread throughout the entire naval base. Every day in his free time, you can always see Mike Kay on the training ground. He is like a masochist, madly destroying his body, and even often faints from exhaustion during high-intensity training, and then has to be carried to the infirmary.
Over the past few months, he almost treated the lounge in the infirmary as his own dormitory.
Facing Karkalos’s persuasion, Mike Kay smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I’m not stupid. I will always listen to the doctor’s instructions and will never do anything rash~!”
Hearing what Mike Kay said, Karkalos couldn’t help but nodded. That’s true. This guy is actually very smart in training. Just like this time, the doctor said that he had a strained arm muscle and needed to rest for a few days. He would definitely not do arm training in these days, but other training methods, such as squats, sit-ups, frog jumps, weighted running… I don’t know where he learned it from, anyway, this guy always thinks of some weird training methods, and he will never give up until he squeezes out all his physical strength every day~!
To be honest, even Karkalos from the Navy Headquarters couldn’t help but admire Mike Kay’s determination to become stronger and his perseverance in training.
Karkalos had never seen anyone as hard-working as him. Even the talented elites selected from countless navies around the world in the training camp of the Navy Headquarters could not compare with him in terms of the degree of effort and willpower in training.
Although Mike Kay is still very weak now, Karkalos believes that as long as a man like him does not die, sooner or later he will stand at the top of the navy and become someone that even he will look up to.
“I have good news for you. The place I applied for in the Navy Training Camp has been approved. The Navy Headquarters will send a special warship to pick you up at the base in a while~!”
“Really, that’s great~!”
Hearing Karkalos’ words, Mike Kay was overjoyed. Regardless of the severe pain from his injured arm, he grabbed Karkalos and thanked him loudly and excitedly: “Thank you so much, I will never forget this kindness~!”
Chapter 60: Nayako’s Envy (Old Version)
Karkaros couldn’t help but smile: “No need to be like this, I’m just optimistic about your future and don’t want a good seedling like you to go to waste because of lack of good training. I don’t need your thanks, just work hard when you get to the Marine training camp~!”
In fact, it was not easy for Karkaros to help Matt Guy get a place in the Navy Training Camp. Although in theory, as the commander of the T35 base of the Navy Branch, Colonel Karkaros was qualified to recommend outstanding talents to the Navy Headquarters to enter the Navy Training Camp. But in reality, as a Navy Training Camp that only trains the absolute elite, there are only a few hundred places for recruitment each year. On average, each Navy base is allocated less than one place. Only those who stand out from millions of Navy and have the most talent and potential will have the opportunity to be selected into the Navy Training Camp, and then after rigorous training, they will be trained to become the core force of the Navy.
With Might Guy’s age and strength, he actually didn’t meet the requirements to join the Marine Training Camp, but Karkaros was originally from the Marine Headquarters and had connections in the Navy. Even the Navy, which claims to uphold absolute justice, still values ​​interpersonal relationships. After repeatedly contacting former colleagues and superiors, introducing Might Guy’s situation, and paying a lot of favors, he finally secured an opportunity for him to join the Marine Training Camp.
Although it was a big price, in Carlos’s opinion, it was all worth it. With Might Guy’s perseverance and talent, he would definitely stand out from the Navy training camp soon after being carefully trained. As long as there were no accidents and he died halfway, it would be a sure thing for him to be promoted to the top of the Navy in the future. When Might Guy became a vice admiral or even a general in the Navy, Carlos’s efforts would be rewarded a hundredfold in the future.
Haiyuan calendar year 1488, Corsica Island in the South China Sea.
Early in the morning, in the open space of Esther Manor, Nayako and Roy were doing physical training with Saitama.
“Eighty-seven, eighty-eight, eighty-nine…”
Saitama was seen doing squats up and down at a very fast speed, and the whole person was like a human-shaped electric motor. He was so fast that he finished a hundred squats, a hundred push-ups, and a hundred sit-ups in almost two minutes. Then he stood up, lifted his khaki tight jacket, and his body turned into a whirlwind and ran away.
When Saitama ran around the manor for more than ten laps and returned to continue training, Nayako had just finished a hundred squats and was lying on the ground doing push-ups, while Roy next to her performed even worse and had not even finished a hundred squats.
Two hours later, after the morning exercise was completed, Saitama, who had completed ten sets of training, had already run to the woods behind the mountain and started his own training facing the steep mountain. And Nayako, who had finally completed three sets of training and was sweating profusely, needed to follow Roy to practice swordsmanship.
“That’s too much! I’m practicing hard here, but you can let your clone take over and hide away to drink tea and read the newspaper. It’s too unfair~!”
On the empty field, Nayako was holding a katana and was fighting fiercely with Roy. On the side, in front of a dining table with a parasol, another Roy was leaning on a chair, holding the latest newspaper delivered by the Newsbird in one hand, and holding a cup of tea in the other hand, sipping it leisurely. It was obvious that the one fighting fiercely with Nayako on the field was just a physical clone created by Roy.
Because his physique was only half of his original, his physical strength was greatly weakened, and he could no longer rely on his superb swordsmanship and combat experience to easily crush Nyako as before. The two fought back and forth, evenly matched. In fact, if Roy had not mastered the observation Haki, which allowed him to predict the opponent’s attack in advance, he would not be a match for Nyako with his current body.
Nayako held the sword in front of her body to block the attack of the clone Roy. She said with an envious expression on her face: “Roy, your fruit ability is too comfortable. Usually, you let the clone do everything. You just sit there and drink tea leisurely, and you can easily become stronger~!”
As she spoke, Nayako looked envious and jealous: “Damn, I also want to have your ability, so that I don’t have to practice hard every day~!”
Roy continued to look at the news in the newspaper, and without raising his head, he retorted: “Don’t dream, every devil fruit in this world is unique. If you want to have the same ability as me, wait until I die one day~!”
Moreover, the Clone Fruit was not as perfect as Nyako had imagined. If Roy had not developed the Clone Fruit to the level of awakening and possessed the ability to create a physical clone, he would probably still be worrying about how to enhance his physical abilities. How could he be as leisurely as he is now?
Chapter 61: Thunder Fruit and Yamata no Orochi Fruit (Old Version)
“Then when will you die?” Nayako asked expectantly after hearing this.
Hearing this, Roy raised his head, a vein bulged on his forehead, his face darkened, and he said in a bad tone: “Why, from your tone, it seems that you are looking forward to my early death?”
Seeing Roy’s bad expression, Nayako knew that she had spoken too quickly, so she smiled awkwardly and quickly said in a flattering way, “No, no, no, how could it be possible? I like Roy the most~!”
Roy also knew that Nayako was careless and often spoke without thinking, so he didn’t want to argue with her. He just said lightly: “Don’t fantasize. Even if I die one day, you won’t be able to inherit my clone fruit. Once the host dies, the devil fruit will automatically leave and be reborn randomly in a corner of the ocean. The chance of you being able to find it is very small. Instead of thinking about my fruit ability, it’s more realistic to think about whether you can find other devil fruits~!”
“Are other devil fruit abilities as powerful as your clone fruit?” Nyako asked curiously.
“It depends on your luck. Devil Fruit abilities can be good or bad. Some are useless, while others are even more powerful than my Clone Fruit~!”
As the most magical product in the world of One Piece, there are many Devil Fruits that are stronger and more perverted than Roy’s Clone Fruit. Not to mention the strongest natural-type and the rarest and most precious animal-type mythical beasts, even some powerful top-level fruits in the superhuman type, such as the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the Floaty Fruit, the Gravity Fruit, the Multiplication Fruit… None of these top-level Devil Fruits are weaker than Roy’s Clone Fruit.
There are also other devil fruits such as the Soul-Soul Fruit, Yomiuri Fruit, Luck Fruit, Childishness Fruit, Time Fruit, Surgery Fruit, and Life Fruit. Their abilities even involve the soul, immortality, time, and destiny, which are no longer the realm of mortals and are almost close to the realm of gods. It is difficult to judge the value of these heaven-defying devil fruits by simple strength.
It’s a pity that devil fruits are extremely rare and precious in the ocean. Each one can be worth hundreds of millions of berries at auction. Among the many devil fruits, the top devil fruits are even rarer. If you want to get a top-level devil fruit, in addition to requiring a huge force to gather information, you need to rely more on luck.
Fortunately, as a time traveler, Roy has the advantage of foresight and can obtain the whereabouts of some top-level devil fruits from the original anime. Although he is not sure that he can find them, compared to trying his luck all over the world, the probability of intercepting these devil fruits that appear in the original work is much greater~!
“Speaking of which, we should indeed make some plans for Nyako and find a way for her to obtain a powerful devil fruit. Otherwise, with just this idiot’s willpower and playful personality, she will never be able to become a strong person in her lifetime~!”
Considering that Esther Phillips once saved his life, Roy has done his best for Esther Nyako, the only daughter of Phillips left in this world. He has been taking good care of her for the past five years. Not only did he help her save the family property from the mayor and his gang, but he also prevented her from being driven out of the manor at a young age and becoming homeless, or even more miserably being sold to a noble family and becoming someone else’s forbidden fruit.
He is also responsible for teaching her to read and study, teaching her swordsmanship, and taking care of her daily life… It can be said that Roy has almost raised Nyako like his own daughter over the years, and they have already established a deep relationship with each other.
Even though this guy was courting death and often made him angry, for Nyako’s sake, Roy still wanted to help her find a top-level devil fruit to enhance her strength.
It’s just that each powerful devil fruit is hard to come by unless you are extremely lucky. Roy used his foresight to know the whereabouts of those devil fruits in advance, but because the timeline he traveled through was too early, many of them had not yet been born, so he didn’t know where to start looking for them~!
“Forget about the Flame-Flame Fruit, Dark-Dark Fruit, and Operation Fruit. Some of their original owners haven’t been born yet, so it’s impossible to steal them. But for the Thunder Fruit, although Enel is probably not born yet, if we try our luck in his hometown, Sky Island Bica, we might be able to find it in advance.”
“In addition, there is Kurozumi Orochi’s Animal-type Snake Snake Fruit, Mythical Beast Species, Yamata-no-Orochi form. According to the timeline of the original work, this devil fruit should eventually fall into the hands of Kurozumi Kurasaki and Kurozumi Chanmaru. Let’s see if we can snatch this devil fruit from them then~!”
Chapter 62 Another Pirate Attack (Old Version)
Kurozumi Kurasaki and Kurozumi Chanmaru were originally members of the Rocks Pirates. After the Rocks Pirates were destroyed, they returned to their hometown, Wano Country, and found Kurozumi Orochi. They gave him the mythical beast Yamata no Orochi fruit and helped Kurozumi Orochi become the general of Wano Country. If you want to find them, the best way is to go to Wano Country and wait for them.
But you have to act quickly, otherwise by the time Kurozumi Murasaki and the others find Kurozumi Orochi in Wano Country and give him the Devil Fruit, it will be too late to snatch it away.
The Thunder Fruit and the Yamata-no-Orochi Fruit are the two devil fruits that Roy thinks are most suitable for Nyaru. These two devil fruits are not only powerful, but most importantly, they have a particularly strong ability to save lives.
Among them, the characteristics of the Thunder Fruit can greatly enhance the observation Haki, increasing the range and intensity of the observation Haki to a terrifying level enough to cover the entire island. At the same time, it also has the ability to move like lightning and teleport. If Nyako gets this devil fruit, as long as she is not stupid and actively seeks death, almost no one on the sea can threaten her.
In comparison, the Yamata-no-Orochi Fruit is equally powerful. As the most precious and rare animal-type mythical beast species among Devil Fruits, the Yamata-no-Orochi Fruit not only gives the user powerful physical abilities and recovery abilities that far exceed ordinary animal-type and ancient species, it also possesses the powerful ability of the mythical Yamata-no-Orochi, which is almost immortal. Each of its eight heads is equivalent to a life. Unless all eight heads are chopped off at the same time, the user of the Yamata-no-Orochi Fruit will be immortal.
In terms of ability alone, the Yamata-no-Orochi Fruit is undoubtedly a powerful devil fruit that can rival Kaido’s Blue Dragon Fruit. It’s a pity that its user, Kurozumi Orochi, in the original work is such a waste, completely wasting this top-level devil fruit.
Just as Roy was practicing swordsmanship with his physical clone and Nyako, the familiar sound of gunfire was heard from the direction of the town port in the distance.
Nayako stopped what she was doing, listened attentively to the noise coming from afar, and said to Roy expectantly, “Another pirate is attacking the town. Should we go and help?”
Roy put down the teacup in his hand, shook his head, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: “No need, go pack your luggage, we are going to go out to sea this time~!”
When Nayako heard this, a surprised smile instantly appeared on her face, and she asked in disbelief: “Are you sure you are serious this time and not joking?”
Months ago, Roy had promised her that he would make preparations for going out to sea, and when everything was ready, he would take her with him. Nayako had been looking forward to this day.
But who knew that this wait would take nearly half a year. During this time, Nayako asked more than once when they could go out to sea, but Roy’s reply every time was “soon, soon”. But Nayako never saw Roy leave the manor in the past six months, so Nayako thought Roy was just perfunctory to her and didn’t really want to go out to sea~!
But who could have thought that just when Nayako was about to give up and wanted to wait for the day when Roy wasn’t paying attention so that she could secretly escape, Roy suddenly said that he wanted to go out to sea, and it was when the town of Melbourne was being attacked by pirates. It was really unexpected.
“Are you sure we really want to go out to sea this time? What kind of ship will we take? When did you prepare the ship?”
Out of distrust for Roy, Nayako pursed her lips and asked with a look of doubt. Roy rolled his eyes and said, “It’s up to you whether you believe it or not. Anyway, I have decided to go out to sea. If you don’t want to, you can stay on this island by yourself~!”
Nayako questioned: “But, we don’t even have a boat to go out to sea, how can we go out to sea?”
Roy raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the town’s port: “Who said there is no ship? Isn’t the ship that will take us out to sea already docked at the port?”
Hearing Roy say this, Nayako’s eyes widened in surprise~!
Melbourne town port.
A pirate ship with a skull painted on its flag and a large black sword slashed diagonally on its body was docked at the pier, continuously bombarding an uninhabited building in the distance. The rumbling explosions destroyed large areas of the buildings and also caused a great noise, which was loud enough for everyone on the island to hear.
Perhaps because they had experienced this several times and were somewhat accustomed to it, the people living in the town were familiar with running out of their homes, taking nothing with them, and fleeing madly in the direction away from the port.
Everyone knows that in Corsica, the town of Melbourne has a powerful guardian named Saitama. As long as the town is not persecuted by pirates for the first time and time is delayed until Lord Saitama arrives, the pirates who attack the town can be easily defeated and everyone’s life and property can be protected.
Although Saitama’s actions were not free and he charged a large sum of money as a reward every time, this money was always paid by the mayor and his wealthy families, and ordinary people like them did not need to care about it.
Chapter 63: Fight (Old Version)
If someone saw the pirate flag pattern hanging on the top of the pirate ship, they would be shocked to find that the pirate ship in front of them was none other than the Black Sword Pirates, which had risen rapidly in the South China Sea and gained great fame in the past six months.
On the deck of the pirate ship, Kazuto Kiritani, dressed in black and carrying a black sword on his back, looked at the town in the distance calmly. Beside him, Ignat Woods, the former second-in-command of the Hisoka Pirates and now the second-in-command of the Black Sword Pirates, asked carefully, “Captain, are we just going to keep firing cannonballs and prevent our pirates from attacking the town?”
“Based on past experience, if we can’t take control of the town in the first place, it will be very troublesome to rob it after everyone in the town finds a place to hide. If we stay on this island for too long, it will easily attract the attention of the navy~!”
Hearing Ignawoods’ words, Kiritani Kazuto shook his head and said nonchalantly: “It doesn’t matter, I didn’t intend to rob this town in the first place~!”
Ignawoods looked a little confused: “Then what are we doing here?”
“Looking for someone~!”
Ignat Woods scratched his head, feeling that the captain was inexplicably unfathomable today. “Who are you looking for? Do you want to send your men to the island to help look for them?”
Kiritani Kazuto smiled and said, “No need, he’s already here~!”
Ignawoods followed the direction where Kiritani Kazuto was looking and saw a khaki figure running towards him quickly on the street in the distance. As the person gradually approached, Ignawoods could see clearly that the person running towards him at a very fast speed like a whirlwind was a young man wearing a khaki tight jacket and a white cape, with a pair of red gloves on his hands and a shiny bald head.
Before everyone could react, a bald young man in a khaki uniform came running over from a distance. He slammed his feet on the ground, jumped straight up, and jumped more than ten meters into the air. He clenched his fists and rushed towards the bow with an expressionless face.
Upon seeing this, Kiritani Kazuto smiled, casually pulled out the black sword behind him, exerted a little force with his feet, and jumped into the air, not wanting to be outdone. Holding the black sword in his hand, he chopped down at the bald young man from top to bottom.
The red gloves and fists and the black sword collided with each other in mid-air, like Mars hitting the Earth. After only a second of stalemate, a horrific impact erupted from the collision between the two, knocking the bald young man in the khaki uniform and Kiritani Kazuto back at the same time and landing on the dock.
Obviously, in this fight, the strength displayed by the two men was almost equal. Well, because Kiritani Kazuto had the advantage of being in a high position, in terms of strength, the bald young man should be slightly stronger~!
“Hehe, after more than a year of experience on the sea, I have grown a lot. Let’s see who is stronger between the two of us~!”
Perhaps because the newcomer had the same identity as himself, Kiritani Kazuto’s delicate and tender face showed some anticipation, and he said excitedly: “Come on, Saitama, let’s have a good fight~!”
Saitama, with a bald head, said nothing, but raised his fist silently and rushed towards Kazuto Kiriya again. His fist with red gloves condensed a strong armed color domineering aura, exuding a terrifying aura. Unlike Kazuto Kiriya, Roy did not give Saitama his own memory when he created him. He was like a newborn baby. After two years of continuous training and instilling thoughts into him, Roy still lacked some personality and emotions.
Normally, he would just silently obey Roy’s orders, and even when facing Kiritani Kazuto, who was also Roy’s clone, he still didn’t show much emotional reaction.
The somewhat excited Kiritani Kazuto and the expressionless Saitama collided again. The fists and the black sword collided, causing waves all over the sky.
Both of them are Roy’s clones. Saitama specializes in physical skills and Haki. Apart from his straightforward fists, he has basically no other moves to speak of. He relies entirely on his extraordinary reaction speed and instinct to fight the enemy. However, Kazuto Kiriya is different. As a physical clone who has completely inherited the memory of the original except for his appearance, Kazuto Kiriya has the same swordsmanship skills as the original. In the two years since he became a pirate hunter on the sea, he has challenged famous swordsmen on the sea. In terms of combat experience and moves, Kazuto Kiriya is even better than Roy himself.
However, in terms of physique and physical strength, Kazuto Kiritani, who spent more time on understanding kendo, could not compare to Saitama, who had been training his body for many years.
One of the two men was a taijutsu expert with great strength and armament domineering, and the other was a swordsman with extremely sophisticated techniques. For a while, they were evenly matched. Either you smashed the boxes piled on the roadside with one punch, or I slashed out a ray of sword energy with my sword to cut off the standing wooden stakes.
Chapter 64: Defeat? (Old Version)
On the pirate ship, the pirates who had originally planned to go forward and fight with the captain, after seeing the two men fighting, decisively retracted their outstretched feet, and collectively stood on the side of the ship, consciously taking on the role of spectators.
“Do you think Captain Kiritani Kazuto can defeat that bald guy in khaki clothes?”
“I don’t know. Both of them are so strong and move so fast. It’s hard to tell who is stronger between them~!”
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen someone who can fight the captain on equal terms. The last time was when I was fighting the captain of the Black Panther Pirates, the one who has the ability to transform into a human body with a leopard’s head!”
“What do you think would happen if the captain lost the fight?”
“How is that possible? Shut up, the captain is the strongest~!”
Ignawoods raised his hand to stop everyone’s discussion and said comfortingly, “Don’t worry, judging from the situation, the captain and the bald guy in the khaki uniform should know each other. Nothing will happen~!”
It’s no wonder these pirates are so nervous. After all, everyone still remembers how Kazuto Kiriya, who was originally a bounty hunter, transformed himself and became their captain. If the old captain hadn’t lost the battle and been killed, they should still be a member of the Hisoka Pirates.
Of course, compared to the previous fierce and brutal Sithopon, Ignatwood and others still prefer the new captain, who is not only good-tempered and strong, but also doesn’t care much about things. He stays in his room all day long thinking about swordsmanship. Most of the things on the ship are handled by Ignatwood, the second-in-command. He doesn’t care much about treasures, and he will share most of the gains from each robbery with his subordinates.
As the saying goes, everything is afraid of comparison. Compared with the current captain, the former Sithopon, who had a bad temper, weak strength, cruel personality and insatiable greed, was instantly defeated without leaving any trace.
“You guys tell me, should we go up and help the captain~!”
It can be seen that everyone is really satisfied with the current captain. After witnessing the dangerous scene of the two fighting, he dared to make such a bold suggestion. Ignatwood looked at the pirate who made the suggestion strangely and stopped him, saying, “No need. The captain has said before that he wants to fight the bald guy one-on-one. No one is allowed to interfere~!”
Not only the pirates, but many townspeople hiding in the dark were also secretly observing the fight between Saitama and Kiritani Kazuto at the dock.
When they saw that this time, the guardian angel in their hearts did not easily solve all enemies with overwhelming force as in the past, but instead fought on equal terms with the pirate captain who attacked the town, they could not help but feel a little surprised. At the same time, after being surprised, they were terrified and began to pray for Saitama, fearing that he would be defeated and the town would be looted by the pirates.
On the surface, everyone seems to care about Saitama, but in fact, most people care more about their own safety. Everyone expects Saitama to defeat the pirates and protect the town as he did in the past, but no one has thought of standing up to help him.
Just when the battle between Kiritani and Saitama was fierce, he suddenly received an order from the real Roy in his mind. Kiritani smiled knowingly: “I see, it’s just acting, how difficult is that~!”
Originally, Kiritani Kazuto was confident that Roy could complete the order, and thought that the task would be easy to complete, but when he saw Saitama’s slightly dazed look, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. As a blank clone that was created only two years ago, Saitama’s mind has always been immature, and his eyes always look dull, giving people a feeling of stupidity in clarity.
But this double act directed by Roy himself is more challenging for Saitama, who has to pretend to be defeated, than for Kazuto Kiriya, who plays the winner. Can this guy handle such a difficult task? Kazuto Kiriya is very skeptical.
Soon, Kiritani Kazuto’s worries came true. When the two men’s fists collided with the black sword again, Saitama blinked, then suddenly retracted the power in his fist, allowing his opponent’s black sword to fall on him. Seeing this, Kiritani Kazuto was frightened and hurriedly tried to retract the power of the black sword, but it was too late. He could only watch the weapon in his hand hit Saitama’s chest, blasting him away. He flew more than ten meters in the air, then fell to the ground and continued to roll twice before stopping, leaving a long and narrow scar on his chest. The glaring blood kept oozing out of the wound like water, and in the blink of an eye it soaked most of his body.
Saitama was also amazing. Even though he was injured like this, he still didn’t forget Roy’s order. He stretched out his hand tremblingly, pointed at Kiritani Kazuto and said in an extremely exaggerated tone: “Ah, you are so amazing, I am no match for you, I give up~!”
After saying that, he put his hands down, Saitama looked around, as if observing if someone didn’t notice him, then closed his eyes tightly, pretending to be seriously injured and unconscious~!
A group of pirates: “……”
People in the town: “……”
Chapter 65: Angry Nyako (Old Version)
Faced with Saitama’s amazing move, Kiritani Kazuto was completely stunned. The black sword in his hand unconsciously pointed at Saitama, who was lying on the ground with his eyes closed. However, because he was using too much force, his eyelids kept twitching. He opened his mouth, but couldn’t utter a word for a long time.
Not only Kiritani Kazuto, who quietly came to the dock, but Roy, who was hiding in the dark like everyone else, was also shocked. He glared at Kiritani Kazuto unconsciously. I only asked you to act and pretend to be defeated. I didn’t ask you to really seriously injure anyone. No, I have to go out and take a look. If Saitama was really hacked to death by another clone, then I would really cry because of my stupidity. I can’t even find a suitable target for revenge. I can’t just hack the other clone to death. What’s the point of going out to sea? I should continue to stay on the island and practice hard for another ten or eight years to get my level back up first~!
“Teacher Saitama~!”
“Stop~!”
Before Roy could figure out how to deal with the scene in front of him, Nayako, who was hiding in the dark with him, saw Saitama being seriously injured by the enemy. She couldn’t help but screamed, jumped out from the corner without hesitation, and ran towards the direction where Saitama fell with a panicked face. Seeing this, Roy also shouted loudly, as if he was worried that Kiritani Kazuto would still attack Saitama who was seriously injured and fell to the ground. While shouting to stop him, he and Nayako quickly ran to Saitama’s side, and hurriedly stopped the bleeding and bandaged his wounds.
Fortunately, Kiritani Kazuto stopped at the last moment and took back most of the power of the black sword. Although Saitama’s injuries seemed serious, they were actually only on the surface and some muscles, without any injuries to the internal organs. As long as the bleeding was stopped in time, there would be basically no risk of death.
After a careful inspection, Roy was relieved to see that Saitama was not seriously injured. Then he turned around and glared at Kiritani Kazuto fiercely. It was too dangerous. I just asked you to act out a show. Who told you to hit him so hard~?
Kiritani Kazuto blinked, his expression was also very innocent. “My Lord, can you stop looking at me with those scary eyes? I am innocent too. We were fighting well, but who knew Saitama would suddenly take back his moves? I didn’t have time to stop. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame me for not explaining it clearly to him.”
Roy: No, I explained it clearly, it’s just that Saitama’s understanding ability is not good enough, or it’s possible that he can’t do such a difficult thing as pretending to be defeated, so he can only take real action and let you cut him~!
“Asshole, you dare to hurt Mr. Saitama, I won’t let you go~!”
Before Roy could figure out how to act next, seeing teacher Saitama, who had taken care of her for so many years and with whom she had a deep affection, being beaten seriously, Nyako’s eyes instantly turned red. Intense anger rushed straight to her brain. Without even thinking, she drew her knife and was about to go forward to fight with Kiritani Kazuto. Knowing that the clone would not hurt Nyako, Roy did not choose to stop her and let her rush towards Kiritani Kazuto regardless.
Forget it, it seems that Nyako and Saitama have a really good relationship. She is so angry that she has lost her mind, so just let her vent~!
With Nayako’s shallow swordsmanship, she couldn’t even defeat Roy, whose physical fitness had been greatly reduced due to the continuous creation of physical clones, let alone Kiritani Kazuto, who had been wandering on the sea for several years and whose strength had greatly increased.
I saw Kiritani Kazuto holding the hilt of the sword with one hand. No matter how fiercely Nyako, whose face was full of anger and whose fair and tender little face was flushed red, attacked him, he didn’t even move his feet at all. He just blocked all the attacks casually. While resisting Kiritani Kazuto, he could do two things at the same time and communicate with his original body in his heart.
“You haven’t told Nayako about our relationship with you yet?”
Roy: “I hid it from her before because she was too young and I was afraid she couldn’t keep the secret. As time went by, I couldn’t find a suitable opportunity to tell her, so I just kept it a secret until now~!”
“Thinking about it carefully, it’s better not to tell her. Just let Nyako think of me, Saitama, you, and the other clones as different people. Letting her know the relationship between us will not only do no good, but also increase the risk of being exposed~!”
Kiritani Kazuto: “The problem is that you can’t keep this a secret forever. If she finds out the truth, with Nayako’s personality, she’ll eat you alive~!”
Roy: “Let’s wait until Naya finds out. At most, I’ll let her beat me up to vent her anger. She can’t be so cruel as to kill me directly~!”
Kiritani Kazuto: “…Isn’t that possible?”
Roy has been taking care of Nyako since she was twelve years old and was still a little girl. After so many years together, they have long regarded each other as the closest person in the world. If Nyako knew that Roy had been hiding such an important secret as his physical clone from her, it goes without saying that she would be very sad, feel that she was not trusted, and feel betrayed~!
Roy had been hesitant about whether to tell Nyako the truth. Perhaps it was out of caution, or perhaps it was because as a time traveler, he was naturally insecure and instinctively unwilling to expose his weaknesses to anyone. In the end, Roy chose not to tell Nyako the truth.
Chapter 66: The Secret That Must Be Kept (Old Version)
The secret of the physical clone is too important to Roy. On the one hand, the physical clone is Roy’s greatest reliance in reaching the peak in the future. With the help of the physical clone, Roy’s growth rate will far exceed that of everyone else. When all the clones reach the peak of their respective fields and then all of them are taken back, you can imagine how terrifying Roy’s strength will be.
On the other hand, the physical clones were Roy’s biggest weakness. If outsiders knew the secret of the physical clones, it was obvious that these scattered clones would be targeted by the enemy, and every loss of a physical clone would be a huge loss to Roy. Those physical clones were like plug-ins that could automatically gain experience. It was really fun to use them, and the strength level increased faster than anyone else. But once the system officials found out and banned him, all Roy’s previous efforts would go to waste, and he would be completely defeated.
Even if Roy could muster up the courage to continue leveling up again after all his efforts of more than ten or twenty years had gone to waste, it would require the enemy to be willing to give him this opportunity.
Therefore, Roy had already made up his mind to keep this secret strictly. Even if he had to expose the secret of his physical clone, he would wait until the day when he stood on the top of the ocean and was not afraid of anyone. Before that, he would keep this secret as secret as possible. If it could not be kept secret, he would ensure that the person who knew the truth was trustworthy and would not tell this secret to more people~!
Kiritani Kazuto: “My Lord, what should we do with Nyako? It will be very troublesome if she keeps pestering us like this~!”
Roy: “Just knock the weapon out of her hand and teach her a lesson. Be careful not to really hurt her!”
Kiritani Kazuto: “Understood~!”
After getting the permission from the deity, facing Nyako’s entanglement, Kiritani Kazuto finally stopped holding back. When Nyako swung her knife at him again, Kiritani Kazuto turned his body to avoid the attack, and lightly tapped the black sword in his hand, accurately hitting Nyako’s wrist and knocking her weapon away. Then he turned around and kicked her, using a soft force to kick Nyako away, and she fell beside Roy and Saitama in embarrassment.
Rubbing her stomach with a painful expression, Nayako was still struggling to stand up and continue fighting, but Roy was quick to hold her shoulders and persuade her, “Stop it, can’t you see that the other party has been letting you go~!”
Nayako wanted to argue: “But Mr. Saitama was injured by him, I want to avenge Mr. Saitama~!”
“If you want revenge, you need to have the strength. You are just courting death~!”
“If you really want to avenge Saitama, then you should practice hard in the future and stop being lazy. If you have the strength to defeat the enemy, I will definitely not stop you~!”
Roy said angrily: “Besides, Saitama is not dead yet, he just lost too much blood. He will be fine after recuperating for a while. How can you avenge him~!”
After stopping Nayako, Roy stood up and looked at Kiritani Kazuto solemnly, ignoring the indignant look she gave him. “Thank you very much. If you hadn’t shown mercy, Nayako would have died countless times~!”
Seeing that the master was about to join him in a double act, Tong Guhe said in cooperation: “You’re welcome. It can be seen that this little girl is just too concerned about the guy I chopped before. She is a little too emotional. I don’t take it to heart~!”
“Who are the guys in yellow clothes lying on the ground?”
Before Roy could answer, Nayako’s eyes widened, with a fierce expression on her delicate and fair face, and she said hurriedly: “Teacher Saitama is our most important family member. You dare to beat him so badly, don’t think I will forgive you so easily~!”
Roy sighed imperceptibly in his heart. Nayako was still too young. She had never experienced the beatings of society. Facing an enemy far more powerful than herself, she could not judge the situation and temporarily lower her posture. Instead, she arrogantly provoked the other party. If she was really an enemy, facing this stupid woman who had only a pretty appearance but no self-awareness and overestimated her own capabilities, he would have captured her and ravaged her countless times, and then sold her to some wealthy noble to be kept as a pet~!
Fortunately, Kazuto Kiriya is Roy’s physical clone, and is essentially the same person as Roy. Like him, he has deep feelings for Nyako. Even though Nyako had an arrogant look on her face, Kazuto Kiriya was not angry. Instead, he apologized in a gentle voice: “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt the man named Saitama. It’s just that I haven’t met such an interesting opponent for a long time. I was a little too excited for a moment and didn’t stop in time. I hope you can forgive me~!”
Faced with Kiritani Kazuto’s sincere apology, Nayako could no longer sit still. She stood there looking at Kiritani Kazuto, then looked back at Roy, looking at a loss, with her bright big eyes full of confusion.
Chapter 67: Abnormal? (Old version)
Isn’t this guy a pirate? If he were a pirate, shouldn’t he be very ferocious and vicious?
It would have been fine if he had shown mercy in the fight before, but facing her accusations, not only was he not angry, he even apologized to her. Isn’t his temper a little too good?
Kiritani Kazuto’s reaction was so abnormal that even the simple-minded Nyako felt something was wrong. Not to mention Nyako, even the pirates on the pirate ship, who were lying on the side of the ship and watching silently, were very puzzled by their captain’s attitude. Although their captain had always had a good temper and was very polite to everyone, he was a hundred times better than the previous captain, but he was not so good that he would not get angry when provoked, but apologized instead~!
That woman was shouting like that. Even if you didn’t kill her outright, at least you should have caught her and given her a good lesson. What about an apology?
“Do you think the captain has a crush on that woman?”
“Well, it’s very likely. To be honest, that girl is really pretty, with long, golden hair, skin as white and tender as tofu, a delicate and cute face, and a petite body… Slurp, she’s my type~!”
“Bah, pervert…”
“Shut up, everyone~!”
Seeing that the topic of his men was becoming more and more dangerous, Ignat Woods on the deck quickly interrupted everyone’s speech and said, “Let’s go, the battle is over, let’s go down and ask the captain what to do next~!”
As he spoke, Ignatwood followed the example of Kiritani Kazuto and jumped down from the bow of the ship which was more than ten meters high, landing directly on the ground. The other pirates did not have such good skills. They bit their knives in their mouths, grabbed the ropes hanging on the side of the ship, and slid down to the ground one by one along the ropes like dumplings. Under the leadership of the second-in-command Ignatwood, they gathered behind Captain Kiritani Kazuto.
While Kiritani was talking to Tomo and Nyako, Ignataki leaned over to his ear and whispered, “Captain, if you like this blonde girl, we can tie her up on the ship~!”
Obviously, Ignawoods was influenced by the previous discussions of his pirates, and he also felt that his captain was interested in the cute girl with exquisite looks in front of him, so he was so friendly to her. Although his captain’s strength was abnormal, he was just a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old after all. It was completely understandable that the young boy Mu Ai had a good impression of the cute young girl~!
“Shut up~!”
Seeing that Nyako looked at Ignatous with a defensive look after hearing what he said, Kiritani Kazuto felt something was wrong and quickly interrupted Ignatous and explained, “Don’t talk nonsense. I am interested in that Saitama… Bah, I mean that Saitama is very powerful, and I want to bring him on board to be our companion~!”
Seeing that Ignawoods’ eyes looked at him gradually became weird after hearing his words, Kiritani Kazuto also realized that there was something wrong with the meaning of his words, and hurriedly changed his words to explain.
“Oh, so that’s how it is. Captain, you are really far-sighted!”
Hearing his captain say this, Ignatwood understood instantly. No wonder the captain’s attitude was so strange. It turned out that he had set his eyes on the man named Saitama. That’s right, that bald guy was so strong, not much worse than the captain. If he could be pulled on board, he would definitely become a reliable companion and greatly enhance the strength of the Black Sword Pirates.
After defeating the only bald Saitama who dared to resist on the island, the next step was naturally the most popular looting. The pirates standing behind Kiritani Kazuto were all ready to fight, with excited expressions on their faces, looking at the town of Melbourne not far away with malicious eyes, as if the girl was stripped naked and was about to be ravaged by them.
Although since following the new captain, Tongya and his people were not allowed to attack ordinary townspeople every time they robbed, and were only allowed to rob the wealthy tycoons, which made them feel a little unsatisfied, but these very few wealthy people usually occupied more than half of the wealth of a town, which was enough for them to make a fortune. Everyone was very satisfied with this and did not have too much dissatisfaction with the restrictions of their new captain~!
However, this time, the captain, Kiritani Kazuto, obviously had his own ideas. He did not, as he did in the past, wave his hand and call on his pirates to rush into the town and plunder after dealing with all the resisting enemies. Instead, he walked up to the bald Saitama who was lying on the ground, and started talking to the man who was squatting on the ground bandaging the wound of bald Saitama. The man looked to be in his twenties, had the same black hair and black eyes as his captain, but was more handsome than his captain.
After talking for a while, as if some kind of agreement was reached, the man who was so handsome that he made people jealous stood up, shook his body slightly, and as if by magic, a person who looked exactly like him separated from his body and walked quickly into the town.
Chapter 68 Conditions (Old Version)
Having been on the sea for so many years, Ignatwood has seen the world. After a moment of surprise, he quickly realized that the extremely handsome young man was a rare fruit ability user. In this sea, the only thing that can give people all kinds of magical powers is the most precious secret treasure on the sea, the devil fruit.
After the clone left, not long after, several people who were dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked very impressive came out of the town. The leader was a gray-haired old man who was over 70 years old. This man was the mayor of the town of Melbourne.
“What, you want 1 billion Baileys?”
At the beginning, when the mayor learned from Roy that Saitama was defeated and the pirate leader demanded to negotiate with the town’s leaders, he was reluctant to come out. But when Roy threatened to burn down the entire town if the pirates couldn’t find anyone, he was forced to come out of hiding and face the vicious pirates on the dock together with several other wealthy and powerful people in the town.
Originally, when he learned that the town was attacked by the Black Sword Pirates, which had become famous in the South China Sea in the past six months, the mayor had already decided to save his life and try his best to meet the other party’s demands no matter how harsh they were. However, when he heard that Kiritani Kazuto demanded 1 billion Baileys before they would let the town go, he could not help but exclaimed, and his whole old face turned pale in an instant.
“Sir, the amount you are asking for is too high. It’s not that our town is unwilling, but we simply can’t afford that much money~!”
The mayor guessed that these greedy pirates might ask for a huge sum of money, but he didn’t expect that their request would be so outrageous. Ten billion berries. Even if all the valuables in the homes of the people in the town were taken out, it would still not be enough to raise that much money~!
Kiritani glanced at the mayor and said nothing. He just lowered his head and silently wiped the black sword in his hand. Seeing that the captain had no intention of paying attention to him, Ignatowski, the second-in-command of the pirate group, took the initiative to stand up and threatened fiercely: “We have already made the request. Whether you can come up with the money is your problem. In one hour, if your town does not collect the money, we will burn your town to ashes. Do you understand~?”
“Of course, you can try to resist, but by then it won’t be a matter of money anymore~!”
Facing the threat of pirates, the mayor and several wealthy families looked at each other with bitterness on their faces, and unconsciously looked at Roy, Nyako and Saitama with help. Seeing this, Roy first pulled Nyako behind him, then quickly pointed at Saitama lying on the ground, and said innocently: “Don’t look at us like that, we have tried our best, you can see that even Saitama is no match for these pirates, let alone Nyako and I~!”
Hearing Roy’s words, the mayor and his companions had disappointment in their eyes that was hard to conceal. In the past few years, the town had been attacked by pirates several times, and it was Saitama who stepped forward to resolve them. In the past, no one, whether it was the people in the town or the brutal pirates who attacked the town at sea, could withstand Saitama’s seemingly ordinary punch.
In the shallow understanding of the mayor and others, Saitama is already the most powerful existence in their hearts. Unconsciously, they have already become dependent on Saitama. But now, even the most reliable Saitama has been seriously injured by the pirate leader. He fell to the ground covered in blood, and his life or death is unknown. The other people in the town have no room for resistance.
But what else could they do if they didn’t resist? Would they just let these brutal pirates burn the entire town to ruins, leaving all the people in the town homeless?
That is definitely not possible. Apart from anything else, the homes and family businesses of the mayor and these wealthy businessmen are almost all on this island. If they let the pirates burn the town to ashes, they themselves will instantly turn from rich people into penniless paupers~!
As for finding ways to raise money, haha, Corsica, where the town of Melbourne is located, is, after all, just an ordinary island among the countless islands in the South China Sea. The island is not big and can only accommodate an ordinary town. There are neither high-value specialties nor important transportation hubs on the island. It is a place with intensive commercial activities. Although it is not poor, it is not as rich as imagined.
Even if all the money of everyone in the town were added together, it would probably not be able to find 500 million. Moreover, it was impossible for them to convince the townspeople to take out all their money within two hours. They didn’t have that prestige!
If the pirates were asking for two or three hundred million, the mayor and several wealthy people on the island would take out most of their wealth and try to persuade the townspeople to chip in, and it might be possible to collect the money. But one billion, there is no way to collect it even if you kill them~!
It was not possible to resist, nor was it possible not to resist. He wanted to raise the money but could not. No matter what he did, it was wrong. Faced with this almost unsolvable problem, the mayor could not think of any solution for a while. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and felt like his head was going to split open.
Chapter 69 Conditions (II) (Old Version)
After thinking for a long time, he couldn’t come up with any good solution. The mayor could only lick his old face, fell to his knees on the ground, and kept begging Ignatwood, hoping that these greedy pirates would show mercy.
“Sir, please, it’s not that we don’t want to, we just can’t come up with that much money. Ten billion Baileys, even if we sell a few of us, we can’t get it together. Look, if you want to take a little less, we can get you two hundred million, no, how about three hundred million?”
“If it really doesn’t work, you can also send people to the town to search it yourself. You can take away all the valuables in the town. We only ask that you let us go. If you really burn the town, tens of thousands of people in the town will be homeless. Please be considerate of us~!”
Just as the mayor was begging desperately, perhaps moved by the mayor’s sincerity, Kiritani Kazuto, who had been wiping his weapon with his head down, raised his head and suddenly said, “Actually, it doesn’t matter if you can’t pay, as long as you can do me a favor~!”
Hearing that the pirate leader had softened his tone after his efforts, the mayor was instantly excited. He stood up from the ground and approached Kiritani Kazuto, saying flatteringly, “You tell me, no matter what you want, we will definitely satisfy you~!”
With a smile on his face, Kazuto Kiriya pointed at Roy, Nyako and Saitama lying on the ground and said, “As long as you can convince the three of them to join our Black Sword Pirates, I will let all the people in your town go~!”
Hearing what Kiritani Kazuto said, the mayor and his party were instantly overjoyed. They quickly turned their heads and looked at Roy and the other two with eyes full of expectation and pleading. Seeing this, Nayako scolded them angrily before they could even speak: “Don’t even think about it. This guy injured Teacher Saitama, it’s lucky that he didn’t settle the score with them. I’m not joining this shitty Black Sword Pirates~!”
“Nayako, stop talking nonsense~!”
Roy ignored Nayako’s struggle and forcibly covered her mouth. He then gave the mayor and his group a reassuring look, then looked at Kiritani Kazuto solemnly and said, “You mean what you said. As long as the three of us join the Black Sword Pirates, you will let the other people in the town go, and you won’t set fire to the town?”
Kiritani Kazuto said sincerely, “Of course, it’s only a mere 10 billion Baileys. Compared to this little money, I value talents more. With the three of you joining us, I believe our Black Sword Pirates will become even stronger~!”
“What about your men? Will they have any objection to you doing this?”
Nonsense, of course we have objections. That’s 10 billion Baileys. Even if the people in this town can only come up with half of it, it’s still a huge fortune. How could we be willing to give it up?
Facing the look in Kiritani Kazuto’s eyes, Ignawoods was startled and quickly forced a smile on his face and said, “We firmly support all the captain’s orders and will never have any objections. Don’t you think so~!”
“Whatever the captain says, we will obey!”
“That’s right, the captain is far-sighted, his decision must be right~!”
“The Captain is my second parent. I would be willing to die even if it means that~!”
Sometimes, people need to know themselves. If you have any opinions, just keep them in your heart. Don’t speak them out and make yourself unhappy. Are you kidding? They are pirates. They always listen to whoever has the bigger fist. When did they start to talk about democracy? As the captain of the Black Sword Pirates, the powerful Kazuto Kiriya is stronger than all the members of the entire pirate group combined. When does he need to consult others for his decisions and need everyone’s consent? Is everyone’s opinion so important?
“Hey, Roy, you’re not really going to agree to join the Black Sword Pirates, are you?”
Nayako moved Roy’s hand away from his mouth and asked with a look of resistance on her face.
Roy asked back, “What else? You’ve lived in this town for more than a decade. Are you really willing to let these pirates burn down the town?”
“We can resist. We can join forces to drive all these pirates away~!”
Seeing Nyako’s confident expression, Roy looked at her with an idiotic look on his face: “If you want to do it, you can do it yourself. Please don’t bring me with you. The man standing in front of you is the famous ‘Black Swordsman’ Kazuto Kiritani, who is famous on the sea and has a bounty of 56 million berries from the navy. Even Saitama is no match for him, let alone me~!”
Nayako patted Roy’s shoulder fiercely and said angrily: “Aren’t you a fruit ability user? Can’t you create many clones? Why are you so cowardly? How can you know you can’t win before the fight even starts~!”
“Come on, stop being so willful. This is your hometown. The people in this town have watched you grow up. How can you be so willful and ignore everyone’s life and death and leave them homeless~!”
Chapter 70 The Beginning of a Legend (Old Version)
Having said that, Roy, regardless of Nayako’s resistance, reached out his hand to cover her mouth again, then looked at Kiritani Kazuto with a serious face and said, “Okay, I promise you, as long as you promise not to harm the town and the people in the town, the three of us will join your Black Sword Pirates and go out to sea with you~!”
Before Kiritani and the others could react, the mayor, who had heard Roy’s words, ran over and grabbed his hand, saying excitedly, “Mr. Roy, I didn’t expect you to be so wise and righteous. Woohoo, I’m so moved. Don’t worry, I will tell the people in the town that it was you and Mr. Saitama who sacrificed yourselves to save everyone and keep the entire town safe~!”
The mayor and his companions also realized that the reason why the pirate leader dressed in black and holding a black sword made the impossible request of 1 billion Baileys was because he had his eyes on the powerful Saitama, Roy and the other two, and wanted to threaten them with the safety of the town, and force the three to join the Black Sword Pirates and become his subordinates.
The mayor couldn’t help but admire the pirate leader’s good vision. No one was more impressed than them about how powerful Saitama was, as he had been responsible for protecting the town all these years. If he hadn’t been defeated by the opposing pirate leader this time, the mayor would probably still think that Saitama was the strongest person in the world until today.
Roy, as the official steward and actual person in charge of Ester Manor, has never taken action in front of outsiders, but he is not a simple person. Especially since he showed the ability of the Clone Fruit in front of outsiders, the mayor knew that this man, who looks inconspicuous except for his outstanding appearance, is probably not much inferior to Saitama.
Five years ago, after Esther Phillips encountered pirates at sea and unfortunately died, the mayor originally wanted to unite everyone to divide up the Esther family’s property, but that night, the mayor and his party were attacked by a group of black-clothed and masked bandits. They were captured from their homes and beaten up, and then disappeared. The mayor was originally wondering where these people came from, but after Roy showed the ability of the clone fruit, the mayor understood that there were no black-clothed and masked bandits, they were all clones created by Roy’s fruit ability.
As for the last Esther Nyako, well, she is a little girl who knows nothing and has nothing to do except her good looks. I guess she is just a bonus, nothing much to say. Although Nyako is the owner of the Esther family in name, everyone has seen clearly over the years that the real person in charge of the Esther family has long become the butler Harald Roy.
“Mr. Roy, don’t worry. When I return, I will tell the people in this town about your sacrifices for everyone, so that everyone will always remember your greatness. You can go with peace of mind~!”
Looking at the mayor who was holding his hand, spitting out his mouth and looking excited, Roy couldn’t help but frown. Damn it, I just followed the Black Sword Pirates to become a pirate, why do I feel like I’m going to die soon after you say that~!
Although this scene was directed by Roy from beginning to end, his purpose was to leave the townspeople with a glorious image of a pirate who was forced to go out to sea to protect the safety of the town before leaving the island to go out to sea. But when it came to the mayor’s words, it always felt a little different~!
Roy felt that he seemed to have miscalculated. When performing this play, he should not have just called the mayor and a few wealthy and famous people in the town, but should have brought in all the people in the town and performed the play in front of everyone. This would better highlight the greatness of their efforts and sacrifices.
Otherwise, with the moral integrity of a man like the mayor, who knows how he will explain to everyone when he returns.
In fact, if it weren’t for Nyako, Roy wouldn’t have done such troublesome things and asked his clone Kiritani Kazuto to cooperate with him to act out such a drama. After all, this Corsica island, the small town of Melbourne is Nyako’s hometown after all. If he didn’t make any cover-up and just joined the Black Sword Pirates in front of everyone and became a notorious pirate, it goes without saying that Roy, Nyako and Saitama would definitely be despised by all the people in the town and their reputation in their hometown would plummet.
Roy and his clone Saitama don’t care, but what about Naoko? Unless she doesn’t plan to come back after going to sea, it is necessary for her to leave a good reputation in her hometown~!
Considering Nyako’s reputation, Roy directed this scene with his clone, Kiritani Kazuto. In this way, Roy, Nyako and the other two did not go out to sea to become pirates on their own initiative, but were forced to join them and become pirates under the threat of pirates in order to protect the town and everyone’s safety. In this way, after the people in the town learned the truth, they would not hate Roy and Nyako, but would be grateful to them for sacrificing themselves to save the town from the pirates.
Anyway, no matter what, the plan has been successfully implemented, and as for the results, only time can determine.
After negotiating with the mayor and several other wealthy and prestigious businessmen in the town to sell the Esther Manor and some other properties left on the island to them, Roy boarded the pirate ship with Nyako who strongly opposed and Saitama who had a bandage on his chest. Amid the farewell of all the people in the town of Melbourne, they set sail and began their adventure.