East China Sea.
A small two-masted sailing ship drifted on the sea.
Waves crashed against the ship's hull, and the sea wind howled, accompanied by rolling thunderclouds.
On the deck, Victoria, with her blonde hair wavy long, looked up at the sky, letting a few raindrops fall on her smooth, fair face. The water droplets slid down her cheeks, eventually sliding off the surging waves below before landing on the deck.
"It looks like a storm is about to break out."
She murmured to herself, then turned to the bald man at the helm and said, "Head towards nine o'clock, we need to get to Loguetown quickly!"
The bald man rolled his eyes, somewhat annoyed, and said, "I'm the captain, not the helmsman! Don't order me around!"
"Yes, yes, Captain, who among us do you think is suitable to be the helmsman of this 'Noah Pirates'?" Victoria said helplessly.
Besides the two of them, there were two other people on the ship.
One was a girl with curly twin tails, about sixteen or seventeen years old, with two katana at her waist, but the tall white hat on her head indicated her identity on the ship—a cook.
There was another, even younger boy, only eleven or twelve years old, with a pistol tucked at his waist, playing with his hair.
Noah glanced at them, finally sighed, and turned the rudder in a resentful direction. "Damn it, couldn't they have hired another helmsman?!"
The little boy said, “We’ve passed through so many towns, and you haven’t taken a liking to many experienced helmsmen. Of course, we haven’t either. And even if we had, they probably wouldn’t want to join us, Captain. We’re real pirates, and Victoria has a bounty of twenty million.”
"Don't make it sound so scary!"
Victoria closed her eyes and screamed, "I didn't want this either! How was I supposed to know I had a bounty on my head?!"
"What's with pirates not having bounties? Compared to them, I'm the captain, so why are you the one with a bounty on your head?" Noah was half envious and half resentful.
"Come on, don't give me that!"
Victoria gritted her teeth and said, "Didn't the Navy investigate this thoroughly? You're clearly the captain, so why is the bounty on me? And you're clearly the captain!"
"I want a bounty too!"
Noah, neck stiff, shouted, "Twenty million! No, I want thirty million for my debut, no more, no less, just thirty million! Monkey D. Luffy's debut bounty is also thirty million!"
The little boy thought for a moment and said, "I remember he died thirty years ago, at the hands of the then Fleet Admiral 'Golden Lion'. He was known as the man closest to becoming the Pirate King. Pirate King? Isn't that too ambitious? Even the Seven Warlords of the Sea have disappeared now."
Boom!
Just then, a muffled clap of thunder exploded in the sky, illuminating the entire ship.
"I don't care!"
Beneath the rumble of thunder came Noah's roar: "I'm going to be the Pirate King!"
"Yes, yes, that's because he's our captain. If everyone gets on this ship, then we're all pirates."
Victoria sighed helplessly and looked at the other two. "Seaja, go make some warm-up soup or something, it's going to pour rain soon. Mimir, if you have nothing to do, think about what we should do when we get to Loguetown."
The two nodded and turned to enter the cabin.
These two were companions they recruited during their travels in the East China Sea.
The woman's name is Xiya. She is a dual-wielding swordsman and a cook. Her dream is to become the woman of the world's greatest swordsman. She is very strong, but she has a screw loose.
There really are pitfalls.
First, she wants to find 'ALLblue'; second, she wants to become the world's greatest swordsman.
The former can be obtained through travel and adventure, but the latter can only be obtained through endless battles.
Nowadays, no adventurer dares to confront the Navy. Only pirates, those who hide on the high seas like rats, are the Navy's primary targets.
Only by becoming a pirate could she have the opportunity to fight against a large number of powerful individuals, especially the world's greatest swordsman, who was also a Marine.
Perfect timing! One wanted to be the Pirate King, and the other wanted to be the world's greatest swordsman. The two hit it off immediately, and Sea was invited to join the crew.
The little boy's name is Mimir; he is a sniper, a gunman, and a strategist.
The youngest son of a wealthy man on a small island, but rebellious by nature and disliked by the businessman. However, he is extremely intelligent, in fact, Victoria thinks he is very intelligent. Moreover, he is a very meticulous person. If they met at sea, Victoria feels that she might not be his match. But... he was simply invited onto Noah's ship.
This ship is still sponsored by someone else.
There are currently four people on their ship, all of whom are quite powerful. Otherwise, Victoria would really be thinking of running away.
Who made her bear the bounty first?
Boom!
Thunder rumbled again, the sky darkened, and a torrential downpour began. The surrounding waves surged violently in the storm, causing ships to rock violently and threatening to capsize at any moment.
"whispering sound!"
Victoria opened her right hand, and a radiance seemed to emanate from her fingertips. As she tightened her fingers, the swaying boat miraculously stabilized itself amidst the raging storm.
"This is so annoying!"
Her delicate shout rang out amidst the wind and rain.
...
After about half a day, the ship passed through the layer of dark clouds and arrived at the Clear Sky Domain.
"Finally out of that damn storm!"
Victoria slumped against the railing as if she had no strength left.
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