One Piece: We already have the Four Gods, so my Six Paths Sage is reasonable, right?

Ron stared at Lockes as he walked away. The wind brushed his forehead, ruffling a few strands of his slightly disheveled black hair, but it couldn't dispel the burning passion that had quietly ignited in his eyes.

Perhaps... fate wouldn't allow me to develop peacefully!

Since that's the case... then let's cut through the thorns with our swords, irrigate the soil with our blood, and carve out a bloody path on this thorny road!

Suddenly, Ron's lips slowly curled up into a smile, and then he took a step and followed without hesitation.

Meanwhile, Lox, who was walking ahead, seemed to have noticed the figure following him behind, and burst into laughter without stopping.

"Hahahahaha..."

"My name is Rocks D. Gibbek. You can call me Captain or Boss. Of course, if you don't like either, you can just call me by my name, 'Rocks'."

"My name is Ron."

"I've got it, Ron." Rocks turned half his face to the side, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes. "From now on, you'll be the second apprentice crew member of my Rocks Pirates."

"Second place?"

"Hmm. The guy in front of you is called Kaido; he's a very promising young man."

"Don't you care about my strength?" Ron asked, changing the subject, mainly because joining the Rocks Pirates had been too easy.

"Hahaha~, I've always been good at judging people."

Whether it was with Roger or with himself, he didn't see any fear in Ron's eyes. Generally, a guy with such a mindset wouldn't be too bad.

"Where are we going next?" Ron asked about the itinerary.

"Now that we've finished our business, it's time to head back," Lockes replied.

He came on this trip for Roger, but things didn't go as planned. Roger refused to cooperate no matter what, and in the end, Rocks didn't force him, since they were on different paths.

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At the island port, the wind and clouds surged, with dark clouds rolling across the sky and the sea crashing with waves that burst into white foam.

A magnificent ship lay quietly by the dock.

Throughout the ship, some sitting, some standing, some lying down, were groups of unruly figures.

The pirate flag is embroidered with black fangs tearing through the sky, and as the flag flutters, the sound of it rustling is like the beating of war drums.

This is the most luxurious, outrageous, and terrifying pirate lineup in history.

Edward Newgate, the Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors and a future "strongest man".

Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, is considered the "strongest creature" with a future.

Charlotte Linlin is one of the future "Four Emperors".

There's also the legendary pirate "Golden Lion" Shiki.

...wait...wait...

One by one, names that could keep the Navy Headquarters up all night were scattered casually on the same deck.

"Rocks hasn't come back yet. Could he have been killed by Roger?" Wang Zhi leaned against the ship's railing, his rough hands gripping a roasted lamb leg that smelled delicious. He tore off a large piece of meat with one bite, and with his left hand, he picked up a bottle of fine wine and gulped down a mouthful of strong liquor.

"Hehehehe!" Upon hearing this, the golden lion on the mast roared to the sky. "Since that's the case, then I, Shiki, will reluctantly take on the role of a member of the Rocks Pirates. From now on, you will all have to call me Captain."

Lingling sat on the other side of the ship's railing, holding a piece of fruit cake in her hand. As she picked up a piece of fruit and put it in her mouth, she muttered, "Stop daydreaming, Shiki! If Rocks really dies, it'll be my turn to take over."

"Hehe~~~" Stussy leaned against the shadow of the cabin door, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Whoever wants to be captain can be captain, but Locke's property belongs to me, Stussy."

"You? Stussy? What a joke! Rocks and I are like brothers, his estate should rightfully be mine." Captain John retorted. In his eyes, whoever wanted to be captain could be captain, but anyone who tried to take his treasure would face his wrath.

On the deck, Kaido sat cross-legged against the wall, a huge spiked club beside him. In front of him was a plate of steamed buns, which he stuffed into his mouth with relish, inwardly grumbling, "These guys are really bored out of their minds."

Kaido's goal is simple: he knows that with his current strength, he can't gain any benefits on this "villain's" ship. Therefore, he has been searching for a Devil Fruit that can make him stronger.

His thoughts became even stronger after seeing Whitebeard use the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Whitebeard sat on the deck, enjoying the sea breeze and occasionally sipping his wine. He neither participated in nor was interested in their discussion; in fact, he was... somewhat annoyed. What were these guys thinking all day? What kind of crew member would wish for their captain to die every day?

No...it seems...that makes sense too.

After all, no one on the ship regarded Rocks as the "boss" in the true sense; he was just a "partner" who was powerful and generous enough.

They were merely villains temporarily sharing the same boat.

Silver Axe, leaning on the ship's railing, saw two figures approaching in the distance and slowly spoke, "Stop daydreaming, everyone, Rocks is back."

The crowd didn't react much to this. They had only talked about it a few times before, and no one thought that Rocks would be defeated by Roger.

As Lox drew closer, they also saw Ron following behind and were all looking him over at the same time.

"Hey, Rocks, is that guy following you someone you won back on Roger's ship?" Linlin licked the cream off her fingers and asked with a smile.

In the world of One Piece, there is a game called Davy Back Fight, which is a game of various competitions between pirate crews, and also a cruel game of stealing each other's crewmates and flags.

In Davy Back Fight, the losing crew member chosen by the winning team must immediately become the captain's subordinate.

Many of the crew members on the Rocks Pirates were won back by Rocks.

"No." Rocks waved his hand and chuckled, "This is a brat that Roger rejected because of his bad reputation, but... I, Rocks, don't mind."

"Too bad a reputation?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.