Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

Boss Shiki, it seems the Roger Pirates disagree with us. They say they don't want to rule the world, but rather want to adventure freely.

A henchman in a black suit walked over, holding up a Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter).

"What? How dare he!"

Shiki's blond hair, like a lion's mane, flew wildly, indicating that he was in a very bad mood.

He stared intently at the underling who was reporting to him and asked, "Where is Roger's pirate crew now? I'm going to find them and give them one last chance. If they refuse me to my face, I'll tear them to pieces."

Conqueror's Haki erupted from Shiki's body, causing all the pirates who had survived to kneel on the ground, submitting to Shiki's Haki.

However, a few pirates, overwhelmed by the terrifying pressure, couldn't help but utter something they shouldn't have.

The golden lion suddenly turned his head, his gloomy eyes scanning the group of people.

"Hehehehe, there are actually people who harbor resentment towards me? This is truly amusing."

"Boss, we—"

Before the few pirates kneeling on the ground could beg for mercy, a golden sword beam shot out from the Golden Lion's left hand.

In an instant, it appeared in front of the pirates, and the sharp and domineering sword light tore through the pirates' physical defenses, cutting their clothes and weapons into shreds.

The sword light, after piercing through the pirate's body, continued to slash downwards until it barely shattered the floating island before stopping.

The golden lion laughed triumphantly:

Roger, everything I don't possess, I will destroy.

"The Sea of ​​Adwall is the burial ground I've chosen for you!"

Meanwhile, Roger's pirate crew was unaware that they were being targeted.

They were still enjoying the trip.

Captain Roger, let's fight!

A tall, muscular young man warmly invited Roger to a fight.

He was Douglas Barrett, known as the Devil's Heir.

A powerful individual born in a land of endless war, possessing the power of a fusion fruit.

He initially joined the Roger Pirates because Roger was strong enough.

However, as Roger's health deteriorates, the time he has to fight Douglas Barrett is becoming increasingly limited.

Barrett, let Roger rest a bit more. If you're bored, I'll fight you.

A swordsman with perfectly colored hair and an elegant posture walked up.

Rayleigh, later known as the Pirate King's left hand,

This name represents a legend.

However, Barrett's interest in Rayleigh was not in him when he met him.

Because back when Rayleigh replaced Luo Jie in the previous match, Barrett had already essentially tied with Rayleigh.

Therefore, the fight between the two of them is meaningless.

But Roger was different; Roger's strength was enough to overwhelm Douglas Barrett.

This is why Douglas Barrett, despite possessing immense strength, willingly stayed on Roger's ship in order to defeat Roger and become the world's strongest man.

"Barrett is at it again. He can't beat the captain, so why does he insist on fighting?"

Bucky expressed his complete incomprehension.

Furthermore, he couldn't empathize with Barrett's mindset of constantly striving to become stronger.

In his view, the purpose of being a pirate is to find all kinds of treasures.

Having enough strength to protect oneself is sufficient; overwhelming strength is unnecessary.

Contrary to his view, the equally young Shanks said with a look of longing:

Barrett is really amazing. He's already on par with Rayleigh in such a short time.

"When will I be able to reach Barrett's level?"

Young Shanks yearned to become strong, just as Barrett aspired to be the strongest in the world.

He also wanted Roger's free and unrestrained approach to finding meaning on his journey.

Shanks, instead of going chain forging, why don't you come treasure hunting with me? I recently got a few treasure maps, want to go dig them up and see?

Bucky pulled out several old, worn-out maps from his pocket. Based on his two and a half years in the business, these maps were definitely top-notch.

It would have been a win for Buggy if he hadn't gotten his hands on it, unless the Roger Pirates had stopped in the Wardwall Sea.

Bucky might have already slipped out to secretly dig for treasure. Roger, having come to his senses, looked at the somewhat disappointed Barrett and comforted him.

"I'm sorry, Barrett, the doctor said recently that I can't do strenuous exercise, but once I feel better in a while, we can have a match."

The more important thing now is that the guy actually contacted me and said he wanted to join forces with us.

"I knew I wasn't wrong about this guy; he still shares the same ambition as Rocks—to rule the world."

Rayleigh, who had overheard the conversation, also came over and said, "Back in God Valley, the Rocks Pirates had Shiki, Edward Newgate, and Charlotte Linlin under their command."

Back when they were all together, they were like a scattered pile of sand, easily crushed by our combined forces with the Navy. Ultimately, Rocks, the captain of the Rocks Pirates, perished in God Valley.

Could Shiki really think he's much stronger than Rocks? He's not as violent as the Rocks Pirates right now.

To be honest, Rayleigh wasn't particularly afraid of Shiki, because the Roger Pirates were now full of strong members.

Even Shiki couldn't boast in front of the Roger Pirates.

"Yes, we're fine as we are now, looking for treasure and then exploring."

Bucky's words amused everyone.

Bucky's right! It's just the Golden Lion! If he comes to arrest people, we have to give him a real shock!

Jabba, the Pirate King's right-hand man, also came out of the cabin at this moment and said to Buggy,

We'll be going ashore soon. We'll stay there for three days to get sufficient supplies before leaving.

With Roger's words, the crew members seemed to have found their leader, and everyone took the initiative to do what they were supposed to do.

One day later, in Marshal Marineford's office.

Why is Shiki the Golden Lion going to find Roger? When did they get together?

Karp slammed his fist on the table.

The other tables had never received such treatment, so it cracked.

Looking at the table, ravaged and cracked under Garp's hands, Kong felt a pang of pain in his heart.

After all, this was a top-quality timber mill that he had finally found. There weren't many desks like this in the whole world; most of this material was used for ship hulls.

"Garp, just say what you want, but whatever you do, don't touch my things again."

"Otherwise, I'll show you why my nickname is Steelbone!"

After hearing what Kong said, Karp sat obediently on the sofa.

"Dongdong—"

"Go in!"

Wearing a neat navy uniform and a navy justice cloak, Raleigh appeared in everyone's sight.

"Marshal Kong, I heard you were looking for me?"

Luo Li, who had just entered Yuan Shi's office, took the initiative to greet Yuan Shi.

However, upon closer inspection, it became clear that Kong Yuanshi was not the only person in the office.

With General Sengoku, Lieutenant General Garp, General Zephyr, and Staff Officer He all here, if nothing unexpected happens, Raleigh guesses that there must be something unusual somewhere in this world.

"Rayle, I'm sorry your vacation has been canceled. There's an urgent mission coming up."

Once everyone had arrived, Master Kongyuan stopped keeping everyone in suspense.

Instead, it directly explained the current problem.

The target of this mission is one person; our task is to capture him and deliver him to Impel Down.

I will send his information to you immediately.

No sooner had Marshal Kong finished speaking than his secretary from the next office brought over several documents about him.

Raleigh opened the intelligence report, looked at its contents, and couldn't help but sigh.

"So it was Shiki the Golden Lion."

Sengoku adjusted his glasses, then pointed to a spot on the intelligence report and nautical chart.

This is the Wardwall Sea, where our forces are relatively weak; therefore, we need to explore this area ourselves.

However, I might not be able to go on this mission, so Garp will have to lead the team.

Raleigh hadn't made any particular connection to the place name Wardwall, but upon hearing it, his mind suddenly went blank—if he remembered correctly, the Roger Pirates had fought a massive battle against Shiki in the Wardwall Sea.

Because of this incident, the Golden Lion Pirates were severely damaged, and Golden Lion himself suffered the pain of having the ship's rudder stuck in his head.

In contrast, Roger and his crew, after defeating the Golden Lion, made great strides on their journey.

That's why Raleigh was so surprised when he saw the Wardwall Sea.

After glancing at the intelligence report, Crane pondered for a moment and said, "

"Admiral Kong, if I remember correctly, the Roger Pirates were also in this Wardwall Sea, right?"

"Did the Roger Pirates and the Golden Lion Pirates agree to something, and why did they meet in the Wardwall Sea?"

After hearing what Tsuru said, Garp shook his head and said:

"No one in this world knows Roger better than I do; he won't make any deals with the Golden Lion."

Because he is an extremely proud and domineering person, and his dream wasn't to rule the world, otherwise he wouldn't have helped us in God Valley.

Garp's words made all the Marines present nod in agreement.

The Roger Pirates still had a very good impression on them, not just because the Roger Pirates rarely robbed civilians.

Furthermore, because the Roger Pirates joined and sided with the Navy during the God Valley Incident a few years ago, the Navy was able to easily take down Rocks.

It was because of this incident that the World Government appointed Garp as a naval hero.

Therefore, from then on, whether it was Garp or other marines, anyone who had experienced this battle held a good impression of the Roger Pirates. Raleigh was naturally very clear about the issue. He knew that Roger and Shiki would not reach an agreement and that an unprecedented battle would take place in the Wardwall Sea.

However, since headquarters has given orders, it's perfectly acceptable to participate in something like this.

They say there's almost no risk and the returns are very high.

If you manage to capture one of them after Roger and Shiki's epic battle, you'll have completed your mission.

"In that case, let's pack our things and prepare to depart. This mission will be led by Lieutenant General Garp as commander-in-chief, with Lieutenant General Raleigh as his deputy. All operations will be conducted under Lieutenant General Garp's command."

After finalizing the personnel, the Navy's preparations proceeded very quickly.

In just over two hours, all the necessary supplies were loaded onto the ship.

"Off to the Wardwall Sea!"

Time flies, and three days have passed.

On the sea somewhere in the Wardwall Sea, a large, gold-red ship was sailing, with a large beard on the pirate flag flying on board.

This is the ship of the Roger Pirates, the Golden Jackson.

Damn it, what on earth is Shiki trying to do?

A few days ago, Shiki called Roger's crew again to inquire about the alliance.

As expected, Shiki was rejected by the Roger Pirates once again.

After that, Shiki never contacted the Roger Pirates again, because he flew his floating island to the Grand Line.

Roger and his crew also received the information; after all, as top-tier pirates, each of them had their own intelligence channels.

They never imagined that Golden Lion would be so eager for Roger's pirate crew.

After being rejected over the phone, he even came in person. If it were for other reasons, Roger might have agreed.

However, Shiki the Golden Lion, this madman, was no less insane than Rocks.

Roger didn't want to personally train another Rocks, and he believed that finding D was more important. The reason why the Roger Pirates' ship sailed so fast on the sea was also to avoid the Golden Lion Pirates' attack.

Captain, a large number of ships have been spotted ahead!

Captain, we have also spotted a large number of ships to our right rear.

"Captain, there are several ships to our left rear as well."

In an instant, a flood of intelligence swept over Roger.

Roger was not alarmed by the arrival of this information; instead, he drew his sword, Ace, from his waist.

He pointed his sword directly at the largest pirate ship ahead and shouted:

"That's the Golden Lion's flagship. If the battle really breaks out, we must sink it as soon as possible."

Roger's high spirits made his subordinates seem very effective, whether it was Rayleigh, the battle maniac Glass Barrett, or trainees like Shanks and Buggy.

Upon hearing Roger's words, they all drew their swords, their expressions turning fanatical.

If we're talking about normal people here, the only normal one would probably be Liu Shan, who was trembling with fear.

"Shanks, are you out of your mind? You know, the Golden Lion's Flying Pirates are a massive pirate crew with 100,000 members! Sending us to fight them is practically suicide!"

Bucky couldn't understand his best friend's actions at all, so Shanks turned to him and said:

"It's okay, Bucky. Just stay on the sidelines and attack when the fight starts."

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