Paper fruit among pirates

Chapter 15 Nami joins the grim future
"Let's go,"

After Luffy's fight was over, Roman immediately dealt with his opponent with three punches and two kicks.Then he greeted Nami to leave, and helped the other party to pick up the pocket containing the treasure of the Bucky Pirates, making the orange-haired girl smile on the surface, and on the inside....

For the sake of money, it seems that I have to continue with the other party's 'virtual and arrogant'.

Soon, the three came to the town pier.In addition to the ships belonging to the Bucky Pirates, there is also a merchant ship that is slowly approaching.

"Hey?"

"Sauron, you are actually able to drive the ship here," Roman looked at the green-haired three swordsmen standing on the bow and touched his chin. "It seems that I misunderstood you, your sailing skills..."

"Do not,"

Sauron on the opposite side pointed back with his thumb.

"It wasn't me who drove the boat, it was these three guys."

"Master Zoro..."

"Look, the port has arrived."

"Can...can you let me go?"

The three blue-nosed... pirates nodded and bowed to Zoro, who was standing on the bow. After getting the other party's approval, they immediately jumped off the merchant ship with a plop.

Isn't this... the three unlucky bastards who passed by when they came?

Forget it, it's safe to meet anyway.So:
Without waiting for the merchant ship to dock, Roman directly carried the treasure pocket in one hand and Nami in the other.In the voice of the girl's 'hey hey', he first made a squatting and jumping action.Then:
Bang!
Immediately afterwards, a ring-shaped ripple exploded on the ground, the masonry burst and the earthquake fainted.On the pier where he stood, there were only two 'footprints' with cracks spreading in all directions!
The figures of Roman and Nami had long since disappeared. Like boulders thrown by a trebuchet, they crossed a long arc and flew towards the merchant ship!It landed on the deck with a bang, causing the entire merchant ship to tremble suddenly.

"Hey, hey, hey—?!"

After landing, the girl named Nami has not recovered from this 'quick' way of moving, and a pair of long palms have already caught on the side of the boat!Then the next second:
"rubber-"

brush--

"Rocket!"

A figure with a straw hat flew over the merchant ship with a bang, and after a few flips, it also landed on the deck.

"Hahaha, Zoro, you are too slow."

"We not only found the navigator, but also beat up a guy named Bucky and his pirate group by the way~~"

"Oh, really."

However, Zoro, who had three knives hanging from his waist, was concerned about another problem.

"Is the enemy strong? Are there any swordsmen?"

"Um...isn't that strong?" Luffy thought about it again, "I didn't see the swordsman, but there is an acrobat..."

That's fine.

The man named Zoro lost interest immediately, leaning on the side of the boat and closing his eyes.

"Come on, Nami."

Roman patted the orange-haired girl kindly on the shoulder, almost making Nami, who had just experienced a 'air flight', soft to the deck.

"The boat will be handed over to you to drive later."

Finally, I can free up my hands to continue to develop the fruit ability!Instead of sailing a day to do it...
"Roman, I'm hungry~~"

?

"Didn't you eat at the Bucky Pirates just now?"

Don't think I didn't see it, Nami clearly fed you...
"I just had a fight, and my stomach is already empty~~"

Facing Luffy who was paralyzed on the ground, he looked at Nami who was consciously driving the boat, and:
"Huh? Want me to cook—"

"Need not!"

Zoro's cooking skills...that is, the level of eating undead, Roman felt that for the sake of his own stomach, it was better to do it himself.

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merchant ship restaurant,

chew, chew

"So, we have to recruit a chef right away!"

"Hey? Roman, are you not cooking yet?"

The frightened Luffy was so frightened that all the pieces of meat in his hands fell on the plate, and the whole person threw himself on Roman and wailed.

"No, Roman, you cook so deliciously, I've never eaten something so delicious..."

"Don't wipe your tears and snot on me!"

While pushing Luffy away in disgust, Roman rubbed his temples.

"I'm curious about what you've eaten before, is it rubbish..."

"My cooking skills are mediocre at best, and I have to make time to exercise and develop fruit abilities. By the way - I want to ask you a question,"

Facing the serious-faced Roman, Luffy could only sit back and nibble on the meat, even Zoro and Nami sat upright.

"You guys, do you really want to go to the Great Route?!"

For a moment, the three people present all looked serious, and then:

"I heard that there are many master swordsmen on the Great Route," said Zoro with a warlike expression on his face. "If I want to become the number one swordsman in the world, then there is one person I must defeat!"

"There are so many pirates on the Great Route, as long as I...we steal their treasure..." This is Nami, who looks like a 'fortune fan', "then I will be able to collect [-] million soon Bailey..."

"Roman, what are you talking about?"

And Luffy pressed the straw hat, and it was rare that he did not play tricks.

"I'm the man who wants to become the Pirate King!"

"If I don't enter the great route, and I don't find one piece, how can I be the Pirate King?"

really,

Roman nodded and suddenly asked a question.

"You guys, do you think I'm strong?"

Ah this...
"Very strong."

Zoro was the first to nod his head, and his face was full of fighting intent.

"It's a pity that you don't need a sword, otherwise I really want to have a test with you."

"Of course you are strong Roman, we all know that..."

"You are wrong, Luffy."

Roman interrupted Luffy's words with a wave of his hand, and looked around seriously for a week.

"I'm weak--very weak!"

what? !

"Strength and weakness have always been a concept only in comparison."

"Like a frog in a well, it is 'strong' to small fish and shrimp."

"But to the world outside the well, how strong can a frog be? It's just 'weak'."

"what do you mean,"

Sauron with short green hair cracked the corners of his mouth, revealing his white teeth, his eyes glowed like a knife, and he looked like a beast!
"'We' are all weak?"

"Yes."

Roman nodded without hesitation, and continued.

"As we all know, the danger of pirates can be seen from the bounty."

"Although the bounty is not exactly equal to strength, the pirates with higher bounty are generally stronger in strength." Roman looked around for a week, "I said so, do you have any opinion?"

nod x3
After all, the three present are all people who deal with pirates, and they have a thorough understanding of the relationship between bounty and strength.Although there are some fluctuations, a pirate with a bounty of 1000 million will never be an opponent of 2000 million!

"In my estimation, with the exception of the few of us... Nami, the bounty should be at the level of 2000-3000 million."

Amid Nami's 'why me except' murmurs, Roman threw a 'bombshell'.

"And on the great route, there are many pirates with a bounty of over [-] million!"

Quiet--

"So you may not have a clear understanding,"

"Sauron."

Roman first looked at the three swordsman with short green hair.

"Can you cut through steel with a sword?"

Facing Zoro who shook his head, Roman tapped the table with his fingers.

"On the great route, a swordsman who can cut through steel is like a crucian carp crossing a river!"

? !
"And even if it can cut through steel, it's only at the level of 5000 million bounties."

strength--!
! ! ?

"Nami, for the wealth of the pirates on the great route... To put it simply, I know that several pirates have their own 'country'."

The implication is that the girl's so-called '[-] million' target, in front of those pirates whose wealth is calculated by 'country', is as ridiculous as the peasants imagine the emperor to eat two steamed buns at a meal!
wealth--!
"Finally, Luffy."

Roman ignored the other two, who had been shocked and motionless, and looked at the boy in the straw hat.

"If you target One Piece, your opponent is a big pirate with a bounty of hundreds of millions, billions, or even billions!"

"Each of them has tens of thousands of people under his command, and his strength can break through mountains and seas, and destroy the country alone! With the strength of a few of us of 3000 million, it is not uncommon for us to be killed by others with a single look."

Absolute difference——!
dead-

After half a sound,

"I...I want to get off the boat..."

Nami, who was about to cry, went limp, feeling that she needed to 'crawl' to move.

"Hahaha, it's too late! Nami, just be our navigator honestly."

Facing Roman who was laughing, Nami, whose soul was split open by the horror described by the other party, lay on the table crying and mourning.

"You can still laugh?"

"According to what you said, don't we die when we go to the great route!"

"Yeah, in theory."

Facing Nami's questioning, Roman spread his hands and pointed to the side.

"But, do you see how they are ready to back down?"

"Hehehe, Roman."

Zoro, who was full of fighting spirit in his eyes, subconsciously caressed the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"You mean, we are all frogs in the well?"

"However, when I think that there are so many powerful swordsmen in the world, I tremble with excitement!"

"As long as I can defeat them, isn't I one step closer to the throne of the world's number one swordsman?"

"That's right!"

Luffy on the other side also grinned, but there was no fear on his face, and he still had his signature hearty smile.

"It's because there are so many powerful rivals that it's meaningful to find one piece! The title of One Piece, I, Luffy, is set!!!"

Sure enough, even if you knew the difficulty of the great route in advance, you would never back down...

"Then, let me explain to you the powerful enemies that you may encounter in the future."

"Lest you die in confusion that day~~"

Although the words are not forgiving, the smile on Roman's face is obvious:

enjoying the moment.

(End of this chapter)