One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

"Long time no see, Roger. You still look as energetic as ever."

"I don't want to say it's been a long time, you ghost!"

Even so, Roger still chose to sit next to Rocks and snatched the newspaper.

[#Victor Rose! A miracle born in an ideal world!]

[#WorldDestroyerBondyWaldConfirmedDead! The Wald Pirates Arrive at the Grand Line's Finale!]

"That's really an exaggeration. But is this madman really dead?"

Rocks glanced at the photo of Roger's fingers.

"He's dead. His body was taken away by his brother."

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant."

Roger gestured wildly: "What I'm trying to say is, didn't Ross go to the underworld to bring his soul back?"

"That guy is really strong!"

Rocks shook his head, his words carrying a hidden meaning: "Ross doesn't need someone who could lose control at any moment, and not everyone is worth taking such a big risk for him."

risk?

Roger narrowed his eyes slightly upon noticing the key words.

“Rayleigh, Jabba, want a drink? Ross can treat.”

While Roger was pondering, Rocks shamelessly used Ross's bill to treat everyone.

"Forget about Rayleigh, he doesn't have to pay for drinks here."

Jabba took the axe from his back, found a seat, and asked Shakky for a glass of undiluted wine.

"Put it on Rocks's tab. That guy has no use for Berries. My Berries are still waiting to help the ladies of Fishman Island."

Out of respect for Rayleigh, Shakky served the Roger Pirates only pure rum.

"The news of your landing on the island should have already reached Ross. Now the ghost of Basta is present in every port and landing spot."

Roger snapped out of his thoughts and asked about the fish-men he had seen on the beach.

"Oh, that's the reinforcements Ross brought in."

Shakky stubbed out her cigarette, stood on tiptoe, and gave Rayleigh a sweet kiss.

"The Utopia and Fishman Island are about to form a formal alliance. Those fishmen are the vanguard force left here. When the time is right, this place will soon become the fishmen's second home."

"It's a safer place than Fishman Island."

Time flew by as they chatted, and when the doorbell rang again, Ross led Olvia into the bar.

"Shawn, we're here!"

Olvia burst into the bar full of energy and hugged Shaki.

Ross sat in the empty seat next to Roger, smiling and greeting the members of Roger's pirate crew.

“I know what you’re trying to say. Didn’t I bring Olvia with me?”

When Roger and the others turned their gazes toward her, Olvia playfully stuck out her little tongue.

“I have a historical text of a road sign for Fishman Island here, but only one-third of it has been translated. I can show it to you now if you need it.”

"One-third?" Roger frowned slightly.

"This progress is already quite good. Do you think those ancient characters that look like chicken claws are easy to translate?"

Ross patted Roger on the shoulder in an annoyed tone.

"You just have to be patient until I find more historical documents."

Roger rubbed his messy black hair: "If I had known this would happen, I should have gone to Elbaf on my way back!"

"I heard that there are historical texts from very early times there."

"Hey Ross, you're definitely doing this on purpose! Why didn't you say so when we were contacting each other before?!"

"Don't talk nonsense, Roger. That time you were afraid I would change my mind and hurriedly hung up the phone!"

Ross pushed Roger's face away.

"No matter how I tried to contact you after that, you wouldn't answer your Den Den Mushi, and now you have the nerve to blame me."

"And do you think you're Lox? You think you can just go to Harald and get it to you?"

"You low-level pirate, don't you even know how much face you have?"

"What did you say?! You're the low-level pirate!"

The sounds of fighting erupted, and Lockes pointed towards the door with a look of disgust.

"Go outside and fight! Didn't you see the dust falling into my glass?!"

"You come in here too, you bastard who's just watching the show!"

Roger reached out and pulled Rocks into the fighting ranks.

“Roger is right!” Ross exclaimed excitedly. “If it weren’t for your slacking off, Rocks, we would have already translated the Poneglyphs!”

"You two bastards..."

Rocks joined the fight, swinging his fist.

Half an hour later, the three men, their faces bruised and swollen, sat obediently at the bar.

"The Roger Pirates have failed again. I plan to go back to the East Blue to rest for a while."

Roger's sausage lips twitched incessantly as he spoke.

"Do you want to come with me?"

"Next year is a rare year for music festivals in Aregia, and I'll probably spend the whole year there on vacation."

Eregina?

Ross, who was using the Returning Essence to reduce swelling and heal his wounds, suddenly remembered the information about the Demon King.

Totemjika, the music demon.

A legendary super monster from ancient times.

"We will go if we have the chance."

The matter I promised Morgans hasn't been settled yet. After I finish that matter, I'll also look for Alice's whereabouts in the Kingdom of Lulusia.

It's not too late to go to the East China Sea again when I have time.

Perhaps that music demon king will be a key material needed for a certain Zanpakuto.

Speaking of which...

Roger took the ice pack and thanked Olvia with a smile.

"Why didn't you call on the giants to help this time?"

"Lox, aren't you good friends with the king there?"

Lox remained silent as he drank, offering no reply.

"He didn't even come when Rocks died three years ago, how can you expect him to come now?"

Ross chuckled a few times, his tone mocking.

"According to Lox, Harald is the king of the clan, and he is not a king who can easily decide whose side to support."

"But if you ask me, what's the point of having a friend if they can't stand by me?"

"Besides, we are not heinous villains."

Rayleigh couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing this:

"You're the most dangerous pirate in the world right now, and you still have the nerve to say that, Ross."

"This nickname comes from the Celestial Dragons I killed. They were afraid of me, so they wanted me to stand against everyone."

Rose clinked glasses with Roger, who was standing next to him, and after drinking his ale in one gulp, a ring of foamy mustache appeared on his upper lip.

"Anyway, I prefer drinking with Neptune; at least he dared to take such a big risk to come here and help me."

"As for those giants who are closest but remain on the sidelines."

"They can only become business partners of Utopia."

Chapter 171 Paramecia-type Gold-Gold Fruit

It's late at night—

[Near Ross Church, cemetery]

cluck cluck~~

An owl stood on a stone tablet at the entrance to the cemetery, gazing into the darkness not far away, seemingly hoping that a squirrel or field mouse, or some other prey, would pass by.

Tap... Click... Click...

The sound of footsteps breaking branches drew near, and the startled owl flapped its wings and flew away.

The moon wasn't very bright tonight; a thin crescent hung quietly in the sky, accompanied by a few dark clouds.

Ross walked past many tombstones to the deepest part of the cemetery.

"I knew you'd be here."

Hana Hana, drunk, barely managed to open her eyes.

"I brought you some wine, as well as some peanuts and dried anchovies."

After setting down the wine and food, Ross took out incense from the paper package, lit it, and placed it in front of the tombstones one by one.

“This is a tradition from my hometown. Although it’s not a day for worship now, it doesn’t matter, since this isn’t my hometown.”

"There won't be any elders who nag me."

After bowing respectfully a few times, Ross walked to Hana's side.

"Can their family members be found?"

Hanahaha bit open the bottle cork and shook his head before drinking.

"Like me, we are both orphans who have never met our parents, cluck~cluck~~"

Seeing this, Ross could only sigh and turn to leave.

"I don't want to advise you to grieve in moderation; I don't think that's appropriate for you."

"so……"

"Let our enemies grieve in the future."

Hana Hanafuda leaned against a different tombstone, this time with an orange wine jug hanging on it.

"The boss is right, Bell. If you can hear me, hurry up and become a Buddha."

"Perhaps when you arrive in the sky, you will be able to witness this scene."

cluck cluck~~

The owl perched on a nearby railing joint, its right talon clutching a mouse that had stopped struggling.

……

November, 1488 (Haiyuan Calendar).

Ross chose to spend this New Year in church.

Although Kuma and Ginny were absent, the Roger Pirates were present, making the celebration quite lively.

Blu-ray Blu-ray Blu-ray~~

Kacha--

"Uncle, Happy New Year!"

As soon as the Den Den Mushi was connected, Ginny's voice came through first.