Pirate: I'm about to do something big!

The East Sea, a remote coastline of the Goa Kingdom.

The windmill village is located near a small island.

Alyosha's fleet anchored here, and a group of trainee marines on board were setting up a temporary camp under the guidance of veterans.

Lieutenant Commander Smoker, the Smoker, with a cigar dangling from his lips, gazed at the coast of the Goa Kingdom not far away, his face full of doubt.

"Why does Ran have to start recruiting from the East China Sea?"

"Tina heard from Smoker that the East Sea is your and Ran's hometown."

"To be precise, my hometown is Loguetown."

Smoker corrected them, and Alyosha's voice came from behind them.

"But Loguetown is in the East China Sea, so it really is Smoker and my hometown."

Smoker and Tina turned around and were also stunned by Alyosha's appearance.

Alyosha was wearing a white overcoat over a loose black casual outfit, and loose black trousers.

She had loose, brown, layered hair parted in a 3/7 ratio, wore black-rimmed glasses, and carried a wooden sword at her waist.

Wearing slippers, with a classic, gentle smile.

If one were not familiar with Alyosha, one would only see him as a gentle and approachable young teacher upon seeing him in this appearance.

"What kind of outfit is this?" Smoker looked like he'd seen a ghost. Why did Alyosha look like a completely different person just because he changed his clothes?

"Tina doesn't dislike this outfit; she likes it very much."

When Smoker saw Tina's flushed cheeks, he felt a chill and distanced himself from her.

Alyosha ignored Tina's infatuated expression and simply asked them what they thought of his outfit, "How do I look? Do I look like a teacher?"

Smoker nodded in agreement. As a man of the sea, he had to admit that Alyosha Ran was no less attractive than himself.

"By the way, why are you dressed like this? Aren't we here to recruit students? Why didn't we contact the Goa Kingdom directly, instead of stopping here in this little fishing village?"

"Because Windmill Village is Mr. Garp's hometown, and Mr. Garp hasn't been back for a long time. Before I set off, he told me that people from his hometown wrote to me, saying that there were two energetic kids in the village with great potential, but they always wanted to become pirates. So Mr. Garp asked me to guide these two kids back to the right path if I could. I haven't been back to the East Blue for a long time either, so I chose to start from here."

Upon hearing this, Smoker clicked his tongue in disdain.

"Tch, just two brats who've been seduced by the idea of ​​freedom through pirates. Be careful they don't leave disappointed."

At this moment, the sentry responsible for scouting the nearby sea area came to report.

"Report! A pirate ship has been spotted off the coast of Windmill Village. Judging from the flag, it is the Red-Haired Pirates' flagship, the Red Voss!"

The sentry's voice was loud. When he heard that the Red-Haired Pirates' ship was anchored on the coast of Windmill Village, Smoker choked on his cigar, and the marines who were setting up a temporary camp nearby were also startled.

As marines at the Marine Headquarters, they are familiar with the famous pirate crews on the high seas, especially in the "New World" region, the latter half of the Grand Line.

The Red-Haired Pirates are one of them.

The Red-Haired Pirates, led by Captain Shanks, were formerly members of the crew of Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King.

After Roger surrendered and was publicly executed in Loguetown, Shanks formed his own pirate crew on the high seas.

Compared to the large fleets of the three Sea Emperors of the New World—Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido—Shanks' pirate crew has a different composition.

They follow an elite route, meaning that all core members, including Captain Shanks, are on a main ship, managing multiple subordinate pirate crews.

This means that even if the Navy launches an attack, as long as they don't find the Red-Haired Pirates' core ship, the Red-Haired Pirates, capturing any number of affiliated pirate crews won't count as a blow to the Red-Haired Pirates.

Unlike the other three Sea Emperors, they all have core members managing their pirate crews.

Because of the fame that Shanks, along with his core crew and affiliated pirate crew, has made in the New World, he is regarded by both pirates and the Navy as the future fourth Emperor of the Sea in the New World.

"Damn it! Why is Shanks, the Red-Haired Shanks, showing up in a nobody like Windmill Village?!"

Smoker picked up his "Ten-Handed Sword," a unique weapon made of Seastone, which is derived from the sea and can counter Devil Fruit users, looking as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

"Save your breath, Smoker. According to Vice Admiral Tsuru's intelligence, none of Shanks' core members are Devil Fruit users, so this thing of yours won't be of much use. But isn't this getting interesting? Why is Shanks' flagship in a small fishing village like Windmill Village? Let me go check it out."

Alyosha signaled to Smoker not to be so tense and also let the marines continue building the camp.

Seeing Alyosha's actions, Smoker quickly realized what was going on.

"Are you planning to go to the windmill village by yourself?"

"No, there's still one more person here."

Following Alyosha's pointing finger, Smoker also saw Arlong, the Sawtooth Shark Man, who had been imprisoned on the warship, being escorted off the ship by two marines and having his shackles removed.

"Why is this guy still here?"

"Hey, Navy! Get this straight, you're the ones who didn't take me off the ship. Do you think I'd be happy staying on your human navy's warship?!"

Upon hearing Smoker's questioning remarks, Aaron opened his fanged mouth and began to spew insults at Smoker, striking a pose as if he were about to fight him. However, he did not take any action, because Alyosha was standing beside him, watching him with a smile.

"Didn't I tell you? He's useful to me. See, he's come in handy now."

"Are you taking him to the windmill village?"

"Yes, as a traveling teacher, it's quite reasonable to have a merman bodyguard by my side. Arlong the Merman, I don't think you'll refuse my invitation, will you?"

Alyosha smiled as he watched the menacing fishman Arlong, who wisely shut his mouth.

He believed that fishmen were supreme, but that didn't mean he was stupid. The other party was a monster who could easily defeat his captain, the fishman Tiger. Although he didn't know what the other party wanted him to do, he would do it as long as it wasn't to kill him.

He can still distinguish between courting death and recklessly courting death.

"Very good, it seems you do indeed abide by the rule that the strong rule the sea. Then follow me."

The fishman Arlong reluctantly stood behind Alyosha as a bodyguard, and Alyosha also called over his adjutant.

"First Mate Dolph, from now on you, Smoker, and Tina will be in charge of this area. Train where needed, set up camp where needed, but don't disturb the nearby villagers, understand?"

"Yes, Captain!"

Dor responded loudly.

Alyosha waved to Arlong, the fishman behind him, signaling him to follow, and together they came to the shore.

Aron glanced at the small boat moored on the beach and its reins, then at Alyosha beside him, his clenched fists trembling.

"You want me to tow your boat?"

"Is there a problem? The sea is ruled by the strong. Shouldn't I, as the strong, have the absolute right to enslave you, the weak?"

Alyosha smiled as he looked at Arlong, the fishman so close to him, and could clearly feel the intense emotional fluctuations and the rapid rise in Arlong's body temperature.

"Why don't you choose to accept my enslavement first, and then bite through the reins and escape at sea? You are a fish-man born of the sea, a shark-like fish-man at that. Biting through the reins will make you much faster than a ship in the sea. Why don't you give it a try?"

Alyosha's suggestion was tempting, but Arlong, with his wisdom, made his choice. "You cunning human, trying to give me a reason to kill you? Fine, I'll pull you!"

On the sea, Alyosha sat in a small boat without sails or oars, enjoying the sea breeze.

Meanwhile, in front of the small boat, the fishman Arlong was using his racial advantage, gripping the reins tied to the bow with both hands, pulling Alyosha's small boat at the speed of a motorboat.

As it turns out, while you're enjoying the peace and quiet of life, there are indeed people braving the storms for you.

The distance of several dozen nautical miles was covered in just half an hour, guided by the fishman, Ah Long.

Alyosha patted Aaron's broad arm and praised, "As expected of a fish-man who claims to be ten times stronger than humans by nature, such speed is truly amazing. Thanks!"

Arlong the fishman was at a loss for words after Alyosha's praise, because he couldn't tell from Alyosha's tone and expression whether the other was being sarcastic or sincere.

He was even more confused when he saw Alyosha walk towards the windmill village without looking back.

He wanted to retaliate with a sarcastic retort, he wanted to run away, but in the end, the fishman Arlong forced an ugly smile and strode after him.

"Hey, Navy, you don't think this is my full power, do you? Your beat-up wooden ship can withstand my full acceleration!"

"Okay, okay, next time remember to remind me to step on your back directly, so I can experience the racial advantage that you claim to have, that you fishman are ten times stronger than humans."

Windmill Village, party bar.

This is the only tavern in Windmill Village, and the tavern owner, Makino, is an intelligent, gentle, and beautiful woman.

On ordinary days, villagers would come to support the tavern's business, and occasionally they would also receive guests returning from long voyages.

However, since last winter, a ship returning from a long voyage has been anchored at the port of Windmill Village. The captain is a handsome man with red hair, three scars on his left eye, and wearing a straw hat.

He would bring his crew to the party tavern every few days to support the proprietress, Makino, and they would also often help out in the village. Over time, the villagers came to accept these guests from the far sea.

The windmill village, which rarely sees outsiders, has become lively because of this group of sailors.

Captain Shanks tirelessly tells every villager who yearns for adventure at sea his stories of seafaring adventures in the tavern; he always has a new story to tell.

Among these listeners, a ten-year-old boy named Luffy was the most fond of Shanks' story of becoming a pirate and always clamored to join Shanks' pirate crew.

However, Shanks and his crew teased him, saying that he should learn to swim first, since a landlubber can't be a pirate.

To show his determination to learn to swim, Luffy cut his left eye socket with a knife, leaving a scar. Then, his determination was shattered.

Because he stole the Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, the Gum-Gum Fruit, brought by Shanks, he became a Devil Fruit user rejected by the sea, a rubber man, and could no longer learn to swim.

The above is Alyosha's recollection of the very beginning of One Piece when he stepped into Windmill Village.

Of course, he knew that the Devil Fruit Luffy ate was a Paramecia type, but in the Wano Country arc, without any foreshadowing, it suddenly became the fruit eaten by Nika, the sun god who once brought harmony to all races of the world, eight hundred years ago.

Zoan-type Devil Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Sun God Nika Fruit.

Alyosha really didn't want to recall how disgusted he felt when he saw this scene. "You're not going to act anymore, huh? Is this how you draw it? You're forcing yourself to do something you don't have!"

But none of this concerns Alyosha at this moment.

He was currently only thinking about what exactly was going on in the year 1532 of the Haiyuan calendar.

When watching One Piece before, some fans compiled a complete timeline based on the development of events. Luffy ate the Devil Fruit and met Shanks in the Sea Calendar 1512, and set sail in the Sea Calendar 1520.

Later, Oda, the author himself, came forward and overturned the timeline compiled by fans, even moving it forward by almost twenty years.

In this newly released approximate timeline, many events that occurred before Luffy, the chosen one, set sail actually happened in the same year, but it's unclear which occurred first and which lasted.

So a situation might arise where Luffy meets Ace first, and then meets Shanks, because Shanks' purpose in coming to Windmill Village is to visit Ace, the posthumous son of former captain Roger, so how could he possibly be there for Luffy?

Then, during his acquaintance with Shanks, Luffy ate a Devil Fruit and became a rubber man. Shanks lost an arm, handed his straw hat to Luffy, entrusted him with his dream, and set sail again.

Later, Luffy met Sabo through Ace, and the three became sworn brothers. Then, Sabo was bombarded by the Celestial Dragons at sea and was seriously injured, fell into a coma, and lost his memory. Luffy and Ace thought he was dead, and then made a vow that even for the sake of the dead Sabo, they would go to sea and become pirates.

These events are very likely to happen within a year, so it seems these three guys are quite busy.

Alyosha couldn't help but laugh out loud at the scenario he had imagined.

According to what he learned from the villagers of Windmill Village, Shanks only arrived in Windmill Village last winter, which means that this is just the beginning of Luffy eating the Devil Fruit.

Wouldn't that mean that setting sail ten years later would become setting sail seven years later?

You know Ace, but not Sabo?

Oh well, we're already here, so who cares? As long as the events match up, that's fine.

Alyosha couldn't figure it out, so he just started making things up. As long as the events matched, he didn't care which year it was. As he walked towards the party tavern, he saw a group of people coming from the opposite direction. The leader was a guy with a braid, a stubble on his face, and a fierce look. Behind him were a bunch of henchmen wearing headscarves.

When he saw the fishman Arlong standing behind Alyosha, he subconsciously avoided Alyosha.

He spat after he had walked a distance away, cursing that he smelled fishy.

Arlong the fishman bared his teeth and was about to turn back to kill these arrogant guys when Alyosha stopped him.

"What's the rush? Have a drink and relax first."

After saying that, he pushed open the door of the party bar and saw the mess inside. Shanks, with his red hair, was pulling the child's cheek in front of him in a panic, stretching it to an exaggerated angle.

"Luffy, do you know that anyone who eats this Devil Fruit will turn into a rubbery creature that can never swim again..."

Shanks was interrupted by Alyosha as he entered before he could finish speaking.

"Hello, do you have any alcohol left? If not, could you please provide me with a meal? I just got back from the sea and I'm really hungry!"

Alyosha's voice was gentle, yet everyone in the tavern could hear it and looked at the strange pair of Alyosha and the fishman Arlong behind him.

Alyosha, with a gentle smile on his face, politely greeted Shanks, who was reprimanding Luffy.