No kidding, even Rocks would have to offer me a cigarette.

Besides demonstrating to the people of the member states of the World Government the Navy's determination and resolve in pursuing serious criminals.

More importantly, it lets everyone know the level of danger this young rookie pirate possesses!

.....

A few days later~

Because the previous incident orchestrated by Rahu had severely damaged the World Government's reputation, the Marine Headquarters, under orders from the government, launched a large-scale purge of pirates in the four seas of the southeast, northwest, and southwest.

This was to demonstrate to the kings of the many member states of the world government that the power of government remains a powerful tool for maintaining world peace.

However, pirates around the world did not buy into the World Government and the Navy Headquarters' series of actions.

At this time, a series of rumors were already circulating among the various pirate crews affiliated with the Rocks Pirates within the Grand Line.

"Hey guys! Have you heard? Our Rocksea Group is getting a new executive joining us!!!"

"I heard that guy killed three Celestial Dragons on the island not long ago!!!"

"The Navy Headquarters set his bounty at 1.098 billion Berries, right? Even his nickname is 'Demon'! He's a terrifying rookie; even established officers don't necessarily have a bounty like that..."

"Speaking of which, did the Navy Headquarters not send any of its top combatants to cause trouble after killing a Celestial Dragon? Or is this new officer already capable of confronting a Navy Admiral one-on-one?"

"The killing of a Celestial Dragon was such a heinous act that it must have been orchestrated by a Marine Admiral. My second aunt's brother's sister's husband was there witnessing it! There were four Admirals from Marine Headquarters in total!!!"

"How is this possible? If the Navy really sent four admirals, how could the Celestial Dragons have been killed? If this is true, I'll eat this Den Den Mushi right now!"

"Tch, people's fundamental physical constitutions are different, okay?"

"Four admirals-level powerhouses did indeed arrive at Marine Headquarters, but they were quite late; the Celestial Dragons had already been wiped out before they arrived."

"What a terrifying rookie... His first bounty was a whopping 100 million Berries, and now, just two or three days later, it's skyrocketed tenfold to 1 billion Berries..."

"How can you compare the differences between people? The difference between a person and a dog is so much greater!"

Throughout the numerous islands and bars of the latter half of the Grand Line, wherever pirates exist, the legendary deeds of Rahu, this new pirate, are being discussed everywhere.

Whether they were seasoned pirates who had been obsessed with the game for a long time or newcomers who had just become pirates, they were all deeply shocked by what Rahu had done!

He caused two major incidents in just three days after appearing in public.

First, they seized the celestial gold transport ship that the member states of the World Government had handed over.

Before the government could even react, they went to an island inhabited by Celestial Dragons and, in front of a Marine Admiral, slaughtered three World Nobles...

This terrifying courage is something that all the pirates can be proud of.

In contrast to the discussions among these ordinary pirates...

At this moment, on a pirate ship called the Golden Jackson, a man wearing a captain's hat, with nose hairs even more exaggerated than his beard, was holding a brand-new newspaper and was already unable to contain his excitement.

"Hey Rayleigh! Did you see that? What an interesting era! Besides Rocks, there are actually people who are crazy enough to court death like this!"

"Shall we go and meet this newcomer together? What do you say?"

The man on the Golden Jackson pirate ship is not an ordinary pirate, but someone who will one day reach the final island of the world and become the universally recognized Pirate King.

Gol D. Roger!!!

However, at this moment, they have not yet completed their voyage; they are still on an adventurous journey, searching for Poneglyphs along the way.

Of course, even if Roger found all four Road Poneglyphs, he still wouldn't be able to become the Pirate King.

After all, above him stood Rocks D. Giebeck, known as the Lord of the Seas.

As long as Rocks lives, Gol D. Roger will never become the Pirate King.

"Stop talking nonsense, Roger! That Rahu whom the Navy called a demon is now a member of the Rocks Pirates' executive team!"

"We're not members of the Rocks Pirates, so going directly there would easily be seen as a provocation!"

At this moment, Rayleigh, who was drinking rum nearby, heard the single-minded captain say that he wanted to go to the Rocks Pirates' headquarters to find Rahu, this pirate alien, and have a showdown.

He choked so badly that he sprayed the refreshing drink he had just drunk all over the floor.

Who doesn't know that the Rocks Pirates are the absolute overlords of the entire Grand Line?

When they invited their captain Roger to join the Rocks Pirates, this guy refused without hesitation.

Now, the idea of ​​going to their headquarters to challenge their officers to a duel is nothing short of a blatant provocation.

"Hey, what are you doing, Rayleigh? We were just having a friendly spar, how can that be considered provocation?"

Roger completely dismissed Rayleigh's rebuttal, which only strengthened his resolve to go and challenge Rahu to a duel.

He really likes people who dare to mess around with the World Government!

This fearless personality is practically a carbon copy of Gol D. Roger.

After all, he started his journey from the East China Sea.

Even back in the Sabaody Archipelago, they openly slaughtered several Celestial Dragons before escaping to the latter half of the Grand Line.

If you want to become a legendary pirate, you can't really call yourself a great pirate if you don't have the lives of several Celestial Dragons, the world's nobles, on your hands.

After several minutes of heated argument.

In the end, Rayleigh and the rest of the crew couldn't go against Captain Roger's wishes.

Forced to change course, they headed towards Hatchinos Island, the base of the Rocks Pirates.

In contrast to Roger's excitement, Rayleigh was filled with unease.

As one of the few remaining strategists in the crew, he had to carefully consider their situation. What kind of commotion would the Roger Pirates cause after arriving at the Rocks Pirates' base?

After all, when the Rocks Pirates came to invite Roger, this guy just broke his arm!

"What a despicable guy! He must have burned down my house in the East Blue! Was his goal to trick me into joining his crew as a pirate?"

Rayleigh grumbled as he looked at Roger, who had snatched his wine bottle away.

He seriously suspected that his retirement life, which he was supposed to have, was interrupted by this Roger!

But it's no use saying anything now; he has already followed this man through countless hardships to reach the final stretch of the Grand Line.

If nothing unexpected happens, Rayleigh is also very much looking forward to being one of the people who witness history.

But who can predict history accurately?

Pirates like them might be singing and dancing today, and their heads might be falling off tomorrow.

After all, this is a dangerous era.

World government is not that simple.

...

In contrast to Rayleigh's depressed mood.

At this time, Rahu and Kaido, led by Whitebeard, had arrived at the Rocks Pirates' base on Hatchinos Island.

This is the headquarters area of ​​the Rocks Pirates, which is known to the world as being able to directly confront the World Government!

.......

Chapter 33 Golden Lion

As Whitebeard, a pirate officer with a very distinctive physique and appearance, stepped off the pirate ship, the scattered henchmen all stopped what they were doing and looked over.

"This is Edward Newgate, the Whitebeard Captain of the First Division of the Rocks Pirates! I heard from my neighbor that Captain Whitebeard went out this time on Captain Rocks' orders to invite that rookie pirate known as the 'Demon'!"

"Really? That rookie who's not even 18 yet, and has a bounty of 1 billion Berries, has joined our Rocks Pirates?"

"Gao! I see him! That guy next to Captain Whitebeard! He's Rahu, the demon the Marine Headquarters calls him!!!"

"I heard this newcomer is about to be promoted to a high-ranking officer in the Rocks Pirates, but I wonder if it's just a rumor..."

"This is absolutely not a rumor! With such strength and a direct blood feud with the World Government, Captain Rocks will definitely promote this newcomer to a leadership position, making an exception for him!"

"How terrifying! Does this mean the Rocks Pirates' crew will have to increase from six to seven officers? That means the World Government will be shouting about sanctions against us in the newspapers again!"

The more Luo Hou listened to the noisy discussion of the group of pirates, the more annoyed he felt.

These guys are just as gossipy as those forty or fifty-year-old aunties at the village entrance who have nothing better to do than complain about other people's chickens being too few or pigs being too many.

As they talked, this group of people even went so far as to start discussing the origins and identity of this newcomer, Luo Hou!

Seeing the little Karami talking with such relish, Rahu's originally black pupils instantly turned into a deep red, like blood!

Then, a dark red energy wave instantly spread outwards from where he was standing, reaching a radius of several hundred meters!

thump! thump! thump!

The sound, as if a heart was being strained and pounding rapidly, was transmitted to every pirate chatting and laughing around them.

The next moment, the pupils of these pirates, who were just chattering about Rahu's background, suddenly rolled upwards and turned into a murky white.

Even the corners of his mouth began to involuntarily produce rings of white foam, a bodily reaction.

It took less than three seconds.

Rahu unleashed his advanced Conqueror's Haki, instantly stunning all the thousands of pirates present.

Apart from a very few individuals with strong willpower who retained some semblance of consciousness, almost all of them were in a pitiful state.

After all, a high level of Conqueror's Haki is already a very strong state for these ordinary pirates!

If it's a Conqueror's Haki at its highest level, it could even shatter their consciousness, turning them into a completely demented state.

However, Rahu's purpose in coming here was ultimately to join the Rocks Pirates.

Teaching these reckless pirates a lesson is fine, but if it leads to widespread casualties, the consequences could be dire.

After all, he hasn't been approved to join the team yet.

"Gurarararararar, it's good to teach these brats a lesson. After all, it's time to establish authority for the newcomers~"

Whitebeard had no complaints about Law's actions in intimidating the smaller pirates; on the contrary, he was very supportive of Law.

Seeing that almost all the ordinary pirates had collapsed, Rahu withdrew his Conqueror's Haki.

Just then, Rahu suddenly saw two children, about eight or nine years old, standing directly in front of the group of pirates who were foaming at the mouth, actually withstanding his Conqueror's Haki attack.

“It’s so interesting~”

Luo Hou looked at the two children, whose demeanor seemed quite extraordinary, with some interest.