The Worst Fruit Among Pirates

"You're not good at this artillery,"

"Nonsense, it's obviously gunpowder that won't work... try this!"

In front of the warehouse under the bridge between docks No. [-] and No. [-], two boys were fiddling with dangerous weapons on a scrap pile.

Gladius likes to play cannons, and Flam likes to make cannons. The two are simply close friends and soon started playing together.The calm young man Bingshan couldn't help but sigh.

"That guy Fram doesn't know how to help..."

"Hahahaha, what does it matter? A man should do what he likes."

In the semi-open dock below the giant waterway, Mr. Tom, the burly fishman shipwright who was building the ship, laughed.

"And with the help of everyone in the Don Quixote family, the progress of the shipbuilding will not be delayed."

Regarding Mr. Tom's words, Bingshan had to nod and acknowledge.

Devil Fruit abilities, even if they are not used for fighting, are a dimensionality-reducing blow to ordinary people.

However, this world is too 'free', with a small fight every three days and a big fight every five days.Even users with 'food-type' Devil Fruit abilities have to work hard to develop in the direction of combat, otherwise they will die without knowing how.

Therefore, although the members of the Don Quixote family are not shipwrights, they have abilities that ordinary people do not have.

Pica can control rocks and easily build a dock of any shape; Pique can sneak into the dock or even anywhere in the hull; Jorah's art fruit can create various magical props; Dover's threads can lift various objects. kind of material···

In addition, the people present are all 'strong men', who can carry a few tons with ease, and can cut materials accurately to the millimeter level, which is more than enough for cutting.

It can be said that with the help of so many ability users, the speed of shipbuilding has increased by at least ten times!

In just a few days, the prototype of the ship had appeared.

And the 'fishing' Rossi:

Puleng~Puleng~~

Standing on the giant waterway between Dock No. [-] and Dock No. [-], Rossi looked up at the large number of newspaper birds flying in the sky. He narrowed his eyes and smelled something unusual in this huge number.

Is it...

"Bring me a newspaper."

Holding up a Bailey, he immediately attracted the attention of a newspaper bird.This smart bird landed, took out a newspaper from the cloth bag hanging on his body, and then prepared to give Rosie change——

? !

"Keep the change, please,"

brush,

As soon as the figure flashed, Rosie jumped down from the giant waterway and walked towards the family members gathered in 'Tom's Studio'.

"Everyone, we have breaking news."

"How explosive can it be?"

Torrebol, who was 'waxing' the material with mucus, turned around angrily. He, a dignified family leader and already 'famous' in the Grand Line, was actually doing carpentry work here...

"It can make the whole world tremble——"

Rosie raised the newspaper in her hand. The upper half of the page was filled with a black-haired man wearing a pirate skull cap, a crimson captain's coat, a mustache, and a domineering smile.

"Someone arrived at the Final Island, circled the world, and was crowned the Pirate King."

"One Piece: Gold Roger!" ! ! 》

"The King of the Sea Finally Conquers Everything?"The next step is...》

The headline of the newspaper, with bold and long text, crudely stated the theme of this issue of news.

"One Piece??!!"

"what--"

boom,

bang,

The people who were working loosened their hands, and all kinds of wood and alloy parts fell down, hitting many people's toes by the way.

"Ahhh~~"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Are you kidding? It's a fake newspaper, right?"

For a moment, everyone ignored the construction of more than half of the new ship, and all swarmed over. Even the burly shipwright Mr. Tom couldn't help but put down the tools in his hands.

Roger...you finally achieved your dream.

So, have you found the answer the 'world' is waiting for?

"show me,"

"No way, someone really became the 'Pirate King'..."

"Damn it, even if he is the king of pirates, he should be Dover——"

Rossi, who was surrounded by everyone, shook the newspaper in his hand and chose to read directly:

"As we all know, after Goldo Roger defeated the 'Golden Lion', he was only one step away from the throne of the Pirate King..."

"It is rumored that the Roger Pirates visited the 'Whitebeard Pirates', the 'BIGMOM Pirates', etc., and then sailed towards the end of the Grand Line..."

"Finally, today: The Roger Pirates returned triumphantly and successfully arrived at 'Lavdru'!"

"Our reporter interviewed many legendary pirates such as the Whitebeard Pirates and BIGMOM Pirates. They all expressed admiration and anger at Roger's coronation as Pirate King...but they did not deny it... "

"Cheer, the tyrant of the sea has finally appeared!!!"

"So, what will be the king's next move?"

"To make all the legendary pirates surrender, or to establish an unprecedented 'country', or... This newspaper will report the follow-up for everyone as soon as possible, please wait and see!"

···

"It's incredible, it's actually true..."

The newspaper also included photos and interviews of the 'Whitebeard Pirates', 'BIGMOM Pirates', etc. With the endorsement of these legendary pirates, the information that Roger Pirates will become the 'Pirate King' is already certain!

Even if 90.00% of the people in the world have never seen that 'Ralph Drew', or even heard of it before, it does not prevent most people from recognizing the fact that Roger is the 'Pirate King' .

Of course, there are those stubborn people who say, "As long as I didn't see him land on the Final Island, Roger is not the Pirate King." But that's just noise under the tide of the times.

"Rosie, Dover, our future plans..."

Torebol looked worried. Originally, the Don Quixote family was planning to establish a foothold on this route and then extend its influence to the new world.

While expanding the sphere of influence, while improving individual strength.

But now a 'Pirate King' suddenly appears, disrupting the family's plan.

Even if tomorrow this Roger entangles all the legendary pirates, flattens the naval headquarters, and attacks the Holy Land Mariejoia, Torrebol will not be surprised.

Rather, if it were him... or any ambitious pirate, he would do this!

"Don't panic,"

In response, Rossi handed the newspaper to Dover calmly.

"No matter what others do, no matter how the world changes: your own strength is the capital to gain a foothold!"

"As long as we are strong enough, the tide of the times will never overwhelm us. - If we are strong enough, it is not impossible to influence the times."

"So, we have to work harder."

···

Since meeting Rossi, everyone has been urged to exercise every day, and now it has become a habit.

And in addition to exercise, fighting against strong enemies will also greatly improve people: Diamanti, who ate the 'Golden Fruit', has mastered the 'Armed Haki', and Pika, Piqué and others have also gradually found it. Feeling domineering.

I believe it won’t be long before everyone in the Don Quixote family becomes domineering.

At that time, you will have the confidence to face all difficulties!

----

As countless 'newspaper birds' flew by, the whole world was boiling——

One Piece!

The once scattered pirates finally had a 'king', and countless pirates flocked towards the great route.I hope their 'king' can lead them to do great things:

Whether it's plundering the sea, going to war with the navy, attacking the world government, or even...

Pull down the 'Dragon Man' who has been unshakable for 800 years!

Not only the pirates, but also many countries are ready to take action.

A large number of 'generals', 'staff officers' and even 'kings' led their country's troops to sea and transformed into 'pirates', ready to overthrow the 'world nobles' who were pressing down on everyone!

At the same time, the names of 'World Economic News' and its president 'Big News' Morgans were also known.

In this shocking news feast, 'World Economic News' boldly interviewed legendary pirates such as 'Whitebeard' and 'Charlotte Lingling', adding pieces of evidence for the coronation of the Pirate King.

With this 'east wind', the circulation of 'World Economic News' soared, becoming a large and important newspaper on the sea!

Everyone is waiting for the next move of One Piece and the report of 'World Economic News'.

Excited, anxious, restless, looking forward to...

but:

Time passed day by day, and Roger, who had become the 'Pirate King', disappeared.The Roger Pirates also fell apart quietly, leaving countless people scratching their heads, but everyone believed:

As the 'overlord' of the entire sea, Roger must be planning some shocking action!

----

South China Sea,

Bateri La Island.

This is an ordinary island with scattered buildings.

Most of the people living here are mainly engaged in farming, fishing and hunting.Although the life was ordinary, fortunately it was still calm.

dong dong dong,

Amidst the rhythmic knocking on the door, a crisp voice came from an ordinary house.

"Hold on,"

ga,

The door was opened, and a woman with long pink hair, flowers on her head, freckles on her face, and a long skirt spoke apologetically while holding a spatula:

"Sorry, I was preparing dinner-?!"

The next second, the woman was stunned.

"Lujiu, I'm back..."

Snapped,

Before the man outside the door could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the woman who suddenly rushed forward and hugged him fiercely.

Facing the slender hands hugging him tightly, the world's number one pirate king raised his arms that could move mountains and seas. After hesitating several times:

Then he hugged the beauty in his arms and turned a thousand words into one sentence:

"sorry."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Roger"

"Roger, I thought I'd never see you again—"

Facing the woman crying on his chest, wearing a white shirt, brown trousers, black messy hair, and a mustache, the man who looked like an ordinary fisherman once again hugged his childhood sweetheart tightly.

"sorry."

Pirates, free pirates.

But except for those bachelors whose families have been ruined, behind every pirate there are worried relatives, and the longed-for lover... freedom also comes at a price.

Like a short poem from the mouth of a bard:

You are a hero and need ambition;

But what can you do to make up for the happiness you owe me?

Is love harder to forgive than hate -

"sorry,"

In the room, the man who had lost all his glory, reputation, and strength knelt down on one knee to the woman in front of him and asked for forgiveness for the third time.

Their former hometown was in the East China Sea, but it was a pity that it was destroyed because they could not pay the heavenly gold of the 'Celestial Dragons';

Later, the young man took the little girl to this peaceful island in the South China Sea to settle down, and he chose to go to sea.

This separation lasted more than ten years!

"No, Roger,"

"I never resented you."

The woman with long pink hair knelt down and ran her fingers across the face of the weathered man in front of her.

"You know, I have always liked you like this: brave, fearless, passionate; pursuing dreams, freedom, and partners; although you have not come back for so many years, I know that you have never changed, just as my heart has always loved you. Unchanged.”

Facing the gentle woman in front of him, the overlord of the sea showed his reluctance and struggle.

"But... I only have one year left to live."

? !

"Even so, I still love you."

Facing the woman's firm eyes, Roger finally smiled, and the two hugged each other tightly, saying nothing.

————PS: Regarding the relationship between Roger and Lujiu, I am the one who made nonsense.

After all... Roger, who is about to die, would just randomly find a woman from the D family to leave an offspring. More than 20 years older.