Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me

Looking at the enormous whale over there, a look of nostalgia flashed in Lox's eyes.

When he watched this part of the story in his previous life, he was just a primary school student and was also moved by Raab's actions.

Seeing them in person now has stirred up some memories.

When Kuina saw the crisscrossing wounds on Lab's head, she couldn't help but ask, "What happened to the wounds on its head?"

Nami exclaimed, "It...it looks like it's charging this way!"

Yes, a collision did occur.

After letting out a cry, Laboo charged straight toward them.

Their target wasn't Rocks and his crew, but... the Red Line!

"I kept bumping into walls, so these marks were left..."

Rocks lightly touched the ground with his feet, his figure shot out, hovering in mid-air, and stared at Laboon who was heading straight for the red earth continent, his eyes wide!

'Boom!'

A vast and powerful Conqueror's Haki erupted from Rocks' body, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze at that moment.

The sea surface rippled slightly in response to this intangible grandeur...

Laboon, who was the first to be hit, immediately sensed the Conqueror's Haki. As if feeling a strong threat, his massive body suddenly stopped in place.

The enormous eye, comparable in size to a medium-sized sailboat, instantly locked onto Lockes, and it inexplicably felt a sense of fear towards this human...

"Waaaaah~~"

Rab opened his mouth and barked, the sound reverberating outwards, revealing his wariness and hesitation.

Its instinct to avoid danger and seek good fortune prevented it from continuing forward...

"Stop it, don't do this meaningless thing."

Lox knew that Laboon possessed human emotions and was not unintelligent, so he said to it, "If you die, you will never see the person you are waiting for again."

"Waaaaah~~"

Lab understood what Lox said and let out a cry that sounded like a question.

Can't find the person who's waiting?

What does this human know?

Rocks does not have the ability to "hear the voice of all things," but his special Observation Haki allows him to sense emotions.

We can glean the general meaning from Raab's emotions.

Then Lox said, "The person you are waiting for is still alive, but he has encountered some trouble and is therefore unable to come back to see you. He has not abandoned you."

"Waaaah!"

Raab's loud cry this time was filled with a mix of joy and tension.

Perhaps there was something unusual about Rocks, or perhaps it was because of Rocks's certain tone that Labs chose to believe him.

Rab fell silent.

Because of Lox's words, and also because of the sedative.

It didn't crash into the red earth; it just floated quietly on the sea, like a mountain of flesh stretching across the ocean...

'Snap!'

Suddenly, a hidden door opened on Rab's body.

An elderly man with petal-shaped hair, wearing round-framed glasses and a floral shirt appeared and stood on Rabbu's body.

His first glance fell on the three men, Lox and his companion, on the shore.

The focus was particularly on Lox: "Thank you for your help. If it weren't for you, Laboon would have gone to crash into the Red Ground again..."

This person is none other than himself.

Crocus is the lighthouse keeper of the Twin Capes lighthouse and also the ship's doctor for Roger Pirates F!

Crocus, who possesses Observation Haki, already knew that Rocks had made the move. His Conqueror's Haki intimidated Laboon, giving him time to be injected with a sedative.

This prevented Raab from getting injured again.

Of course, Crocus was surprised to find someone here who possessed Conqueror's Haki and was able to control it freely.

This is just the starting point of the great sea route...

Lox waved his hand dismissively, saying, "It's nothing."

Crocus recognized Rocks as soon as he saw him: "I remember you, the 'Black-haired Swordsman' who was first put up with a bounty of 130 million Berries."

"I didn't expect him to possess such a superior appearance; no wonder the Navy values ​​him so highly..."

Keeping watch over a lighthouse is very boring, and the newspaper is one of the few forms of entertainment he has to pass the time.

The incident in Rogge a few days ago caused quite a stir; it was hard for him not to know about it.

After a pause, Crocus changed the subject and began a detailed self-introduction: "Oh, by the way, my name is Crocus, I'm the lighthouse keeper at Twin Capes, I'm sixty-eight years old, my zodiac sign is Gemini, and my blood type is AB..."

Chapter 65 Don't ask! Just say you're a veteran!

"..."

Lox did not interrupt, but listened quietly.

Crocus was still going on and on about his self-introduction: "My birthday is June 4th, my favorite food is roasted king oysters, and the color of my underwear is red. Well, I'm wearing red underwear today..."

"Hey, is it really necessary to go into such detail?"

Nami's lips twitched. Was this old man out of his mind? She interrupted loudly, "Who cares what color underwear you're wearing today!"

"What an impolite little girl, I haven't even finished speaking yet."

Crocus glanced at Nami and shook his head: "You have to respect the elderly!"

Nami: "..."

I have this urge to hit someone!

Kuina glanced at the other person, her expression strange; this person inexplicably gave off an unreliable vibe...

Lockes smiled and greeted him politely, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Crocus."

“You are much more polite than this little girl.”

Crocus raised an eyebrow and said slowly, "Those guys in the Navy are probably covering up some truth again, aren't they? You don't look like a vicious person."

"Oh, no, that's not right either. Bucky's assessment of you is pretty much the same as what the newspapers say. You must be the culprit who forced Bucky to leave the East Blue, right?"

Crocus suddenly remembered Bucky, whom he had met two days ago.

Bucky poured out his grievances to him at the time, his words filled with resentment and indignation.

To describe it in one sentence...

The reason why Pakistan was forced to leave the East China Sea was all because of one person.

Although Bucky didn't reveal who the person was, he just complained to him about how wicked and terrifying that person was.

However, after Crocus saw the newspaper, he realized that the person Buggy was talking about might be the "Black-haired Swordsman" with a bounty of 130 million Berries...

"It has nothing to do with me."

Rocks remained calm, with an expression that said, "Who do you think I can command the Navy to hunt down? It's just that the Navy has misunderstood something."

He won't admit to anything without evidence!

Crocus: "..."

He has a good eye for people.

Although this kid isn't the kind of person who's utterly vicious, he's not exactly a good person either.

Bucky deserved his fate; he was framed by that scoundrel...

How do we know this?

Just look at the Navy's bounty poster for this kid; it doesn't even have a name, only the title "Black-haired Swordsman."

This is enough to show that the Navy doesn't know much about this kid either.

Such people are either unknown or prefer to hide themselves, unwilling to expose themselves, so finding someone to take the blame is perfectly reasonable...

The reason it's now wanted is probably because the Navy provoked the other side.

Crocus felt he had guessed the truth!

Crocus didn't dwell on it: "Let's just leave it at that..."

Whether Bucky was framed or not has nothing to do with this retired old guy...

This is a matter for the young people themselves.

Crocus smiled, narrowing his eyes: "But young man, won't you introduce yourself? I'm quite curious about you."

After thinking for a moment, Lox didn't hide anything and said his name: "Lox".

"Ok?"

Crocus was taken aback and asked again, "Rocks?"

"Yes, Rocks."

"Now I understand why the bounty poster only has a title and no name. It seems you also know the meaning of this name..."

Crocus gave Locus a deep look and slowly exhaled: "That's quite a name, but it also signifies danger, especially on this vast sea."

As a veteran, he naturally knew what the name meant.

No wonder the other party would hide themselves.

This name means danger!

Locke shrugged, his tone helpless: "I had no choice. My elders in the family insisted on giving me this name, so I had no choice but to accept it."

Crocus said, "It's just a name, it's not like you can't change it. I used to be called Icarus for a while, which was also to hide my identity."

"Are you also an entertainment angel?"

"what?"

"Isn't changing my name a sign that I'm scared? It's just a name, what's there to be afraid of?"

Instead of continuing his nonsense, Locke calmly said, "If I'm timid and hesitant because of a name, then I'm nothing special."

Looking out at the sea, Rocks grinned and said, "There's no one in this world who can make me change my name, and there's no danger I can't bear."

"Hahaha, what a grand gesture!"

Crocus laughed: "So your goal is to surpass 'Rocks'? Currently, only Roger has achieved that."

"Only by becoming a sea snail can one learn to be a shrew."

"I'm not interested in anything from the Hellenius, nor am I interested in surpassing the 'Rocks'."

Lox counted on his fingers and said calmly, "I just want to do what I want to do."

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ONE PIECE?

It was just a gimmick Roger used to lure others into finding the truth.

He wasn't really interested in that thing that made the ocean so chaotic.

Even if there are any, it's just curiosity about the "foreshadowing" that Oda has buried for many years.

He had absolutely no intention of making it a target for Locke; he had no interest whatsoever in being some kind of bullshit Heracles.

As for surpassing Rocks, that's utter nonsense.

He never considered "Lox" as his goal, he would never be Lox II, he was just himself!

"Only do what you want to do?"

Crocus paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is absolute freedom!"