Chapter 36 Encounter, the collision between the Pirate King and the Navy King! (Two in one)
Ripples push ripples, and waves overlap waves.
On the boundless sea, the Oro Jackson slowly passed by, leaving a trail of white water.
On the ship, the Roger Pirates' crew gathered on the deck, where food and wine were laid out. As the glasses clinked, a group of people embraced each other's shoulders and sang loudly. The jubilant atmosphere made the previously tranquil sea area unusually lively.
This is the pirates' banquet.
"Captain Roger, this time, we got the original text of Zou's signpost history, plus the one obtained from Fishman Island."
"We now have two pieces of historical text of the road signs."
"Two more pieces and we'll be able to reach the final island!"
"Congratulations, Captain!"
On the deck, Langram raised his glass and congratulated Captain Roger, his face filled with excitement. Legend has it that the final island holds endless treasures, the dream of all pirates.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"It's too early to congratulate you, Langram."
"When Lingling left the Rocks Pirates, she took the historical text from Rocks. Although I snatched the rubbing from her, it was blurred by the sea water."
"This time, I plan to have Oden translate it directly."
"However, it's not that easy to snatch something from Lingling!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Roger laughed, raised the bottle in his hand, gestured to Langram, and drank the entire bottle in one gulp.
After drinking the wine, Roger's smile faded. Although the crew members were celebrating happily, Roger didn't seem to be in a good mood. Only when other crew members toasted him would Roger respond with a smile.
"What's wrong, Roger?"
Silvers Rayleigh, who was drinking beside Roger, noticed Roger's low mood and asked in a low voice. Rayleigh was Roger's first mate when he went to sea. Everyone else called Roger "Captain", but only Rayleigh would affectionately call Roger by his name.
"We already know the whereabouts of the remaining two historical texts on the road signs. It's only a matter of time before we get them."
"Except for the one in Linlin's hand, the last signpost to the main text of history is in Oden's hometown, Wano Country."
"But there is one thing that I have always been concerned about."
"I learned from Oden that the historical text was created by the ancestors of the Kozuki clan in Wano Country—an indelible stone tablet."
"There are two types of stone tablets. One type records the route leading to the final island and is called the Red Signpost Historical Text."
"There's another type that records a blank 100 years of history—the information history text. There are 26 of these."
"I've collected 18 pieces of historical text. I want to explore the history of that lost century! I want to know why the World Government erased that period of history."
"There is a shocking secret hidden here. Only by collecting all the historical texts can we reveal the secrets."
"However, the whereabouts of the remaining eight pieces of historical information are still unknown."
"Rayleigh, time is running out!"
Roger and Rayleigh spoke in low voices, a hint of urgency evident in Roger's words. He wasn't entirely satisfied with the current progress in collecting historical texts.
Roger already knew that he had a terminal illness and that he didn't have much time left. Before his death, Roger couldn't help but want to explore the truth of history, fulfill his dream of traveling around the world, and go to the final island.
Now, his dream of traveling around the world has almost come true. The only thing he has left is the final island, which he has yet to climb. And, of the 100 years of history that were erased by the World Government, he has only uncovered a small part.
The history he had just glimpsed was enough to shock Roger. Even a man as knowledgeable as him could be horrified by the buried history.
“.”
"Don't overthink it, Roger."
“Finish the task at hand first, and worry about the next task later.”
"Perhaps, as we take action, we'll find news about other historical texts."
Rayleigh was silent for a moment, then said with relief.
Everyone knew about Roger's illness, but no one except Rayleigh would comfort him. Roger had always been indifferent to his own life, pursuing an unfinished dream!
"Captain Roger, why do you look so unhappy?"
"Let me show you a special skill, cheer you up~"
While Roger and Rayleigh were talking, a red-nosed boy about 12 or 13 years old noticed Roger's mood, put down his cup, walked across the crowd, came to Roger, and said with a smile.
Without waiting for Roger to speak, he took out five apples from the table and threw them in a circle for Roger.
"Stupid Bucky!"
"Captain Roger doesn't want to see your poor performance. Stop blocking the captain from drinking and eating."
At this moment, a boy with short red hair suddenly jumped out from behind Bucky and kicked him on the butt. The defenseless Bucky fell flat on his face.
The apples hit Bucky's head one by one and rolled to the side.
Roger stared in astonishment at Bucky, who had collapsed in front of him, and then slowly stood up. He suddenly pointed at Bucky and burst into laughter, "Hey! Bucky, you're bleeding from your nose!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Buggy sat on the floor, touched his nose with his hand, saw the bright red blood, turned his head to look at the culprit, and leaped up from the ground in anger, rushing towards the red-haired boy:
"asshole!!!"
"Shanks, I'm going to kill you!"
Shanks saw Buggy's rage and dodged Buggy's "hungry tiger pounce" with laughter. Then, as Buggy angrily chased him, he began to run wildly on the ship, laughing and jokingly saying:
"Bucky, you're running too slow."
"You can't catch up with me like this, hahahaha!"
Everyone on the boat watched Buggy and Shanks playing around, and the atmosphere of the banquet became more cheerful. Roger was also affected by the mood of the crew members, no longer thinking about the bad things, and joined the banquet with a smile.
Just as the crew of Roger's pirate group was immersed in the happy atmosphere of the banquet, Roger and Rayleigh at the table paused at the same time, looked at each other, and saw some surprise in each other's eyes.
After a while, Roger and Rayleigh stood up, walked to the bow of the ship, and looked out at the sea in the distance.
"An old friend has arrived. What a perfect time to come! We're having a party right now!"
Roger looked at the empty sea and suddenly smiled. Their movements also attracted the attention of the other crew members. They walked over to Roger and Rayleigh and looked in their direction, but saw nothing.
"Captain, what are you and Uncle Rayleigh looking at?"
At this moment, Buggy and Shanks, who were playing, also stopped. They squeezed next to Rayleigh and Roger, looked at the sea and asked curiously.
“Haha, here it comes!”
Just as Roger was speaking, a mast suddenly appeared on the empty sea. After a long time, a naval flag appeared in the sight of the crew members of Roger's pirate ship.
"Navy!!!" Shanks and Buggy exclaimed in unison when they saw the flag in the distance.
Not long after, a dog-headed warship appeared in the sight of Roger's pirate group, and Shanks and Buggy couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Hero Garp's ship!!!"
The navy hero, Vice Admiral Garp, was no stranger to the crew of Roger's pirate group. They had fought Garp dozens of times, but each time they had managed to escape from his clutches.
Shanks and Buggy were both very impressed by Garp, and the reason was very simple.
“Buzz!!!!!”
Suddenly, Roger, who was standing at the bow, widened his eyes slightly, and a terrifying aura emanated from his body, pressing towards the warship in the distance.
Domineering and powerful!
Without any warning, waves arose on the calm sea.
On the Dog-Headed warship, Garp stood at the bow. Behind him, Aokiji, Bogart, and Tsugumi Yoshiichi stood together, all looking at the Oro Jackson in the distance with serious expressions.
Suddenly, a terrifying aura, like a substance, crossed the sea and rushed towards the few people. At this moment, even the air became heavy.
“Bang!”
Suddenly, fine cracks inexplicably appeared on the wooden railings at the bow.
On the deck of the warship, the crew members on lookout could not withstand such pressure at all. Their eyes turned white and they collapsed to the ground. The same situation also happened in the engine room.
The dog-head warship, which was moving rapidly forward, suddenly stopped.
Roger's domineering aura actually successfully affected the navy on the warship a thousand meters away.
At the bow, standing behind Garp, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi bent slightly, his right hand instinctively grasping the hilt of his sword. He was like a ferocious beast, ready to attack at any moment.
“Hahaha, not bad!”
“I actually managed to endure it!”
"Yuichirō, soon you will be able to see the true powerhouses of the sea."
Garp turned his head slightly and saw that Yoriichi Tsugakuni was still standing there. He chuckled and said, then flew and stood on the dog head of the warship.
Through the transparent world, Yoshiichi Tsugikuni observed that at this time, the muscles all over Garp's body began to move, his feet were staggered in a bow stance, his right fist was clenched, and the domineering aura was concentrated on Garp's fist. Dense black thunder suddenly appeared out of thin air, making a terrifying "crackling" sound.
"Roger, I came to say hello to you!"
Garp grinned and punched fiercely!
A dense black thunder suddenly erupted in front of Garp, shooting out in all directions. The Armament Haki that had originally gathered in Garp's fist suddenly left his body the moment he swung his fist, spraying towards the Oro Jackson in the distance.
Ji Guoyuan's pupils shrank upon seeing this scene. He had never heard before that domineering aura could actually leave the body, and not even need to be attached to an object?!
Isn't this Haki supposed to strengthen the body and weapons' defense and attack? And it can even leave the body and become a physical attack?!
"boom!!"
Suddenly, a muffled sound was heard in the air, and the terrifying domineering aura rushed straight towards the pirate ship in the distance.
At this time, Roger on the Oro Jackson also noticed Garp's attack. He quickly drew his long sword from his waist and flew directly to the bow of the Oro Jackson. With a low shout, he swung the sword towards the warship:
"God avoid!!"
A black crescent-shaped slash wrapped in dense black lightning appeared in front of Roger's blade and blasted directly towards the domineering fist wind coming from Garp.
“Buzz!!!”
Garp and Roger collided with each other in the middle of the ocean like tangible dominance, and a buzzing sound suddenly sounded in the air.
On the sea where the attacks met, the sea surface within a radius of hundreds of meters sank. Directly above, the clouds were cut in half at this moment, and a deep blue ribbon suddenly appeared in the center of the snow-white clouds.
In an instant, huge waves inexplicably arose on the sea, rushing towards the Dog-Head Warship and the Oro Jackson respectively.
"Wow--" The waves hit the two boats, sending them both a hundred meters away.
"That Garp guy found me again!"
"Malmu~The party is over!"
"We're going to start—running away!"
After neutralizing Garp's attack with a divine dodge, Roger jumped back onto the deck, raised the long sword in his hand, and quickly gave orders.
The aftermath of Roger and Garp's attacks has not yet dissipated, and the wind and waves on the sea are very strong. Now is the best chance to escape!
As for fighting the navy led by Garp? Roger had never really thought about defeating Garp head-on.
He was very pressed for time and had no time to get entangled with Karp.
Moreover, Roger was very clear about Garp's strength. If the two of them fought, it would be endless. Regardless of the outcome, time would definitely be wasted.
Roger could not accept such a loss.
"I don't have time to waste on the navy. I need to make the most of my time and live!"
Roger's goal is the historical text, to travel around the world, and to reach the final island, not the navy.
With the help of the wind and waves, the Oro Jackson quickly started and quickly sailed away from the sea. Although the Oro Jackson was a sailing ship, it was the masterpiece of Tom, the most outstanding shipbuilder in the Water City. Its power was in no way inferior to that of the navy's warships.
In the blink of an eye, the Oro Jackson had sailed a hundred meters and was about to disappear from the sight of the dog-head warship.
On the Dog-Head warship, Garp looked at the rapidly departing Oro Jackson, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face. He casually tore off the cloak of justice that was draped over him, and actually jumped off the warship without saying a word.
"Boom!!!!" After a while, a muffled sound suddenly came from the bottom of the sea.
"Wow~~~~~~" The next second, a huge wave actually rose from under the dog-head warship, lifting the dog-head warship up dozens of meters. The terrifying wave was still rising after lifting the warship.
"Boom!!!!" After another muffled sound, the huge waves rising horizontally seemed to be pushed by someone.
The dog-headed warship rushed rapidly towards the Oro Jackson in the distance.
"!!!!" At this time, Tsugikuni Yoriichi held the railing of the warship tightly with both hands to prevent himself from being thrown out of the warship. At the same time, Yoriichi's face was full of astonishment, and he could hardly believe what Garp had done.
His observation Haki clearly sensed that after Garp jumped into the sea, he dived more than ten meters, and then punched the bottom of the ship. The terrifying wave that had just risen was caused by Garp. After doing this, Garp quickly surfaced and punched the huge wave again, "winding up" the wave!
This incredible operation was performed by Garp with just his two fists!
At this time, Garp had already returned to the ship by moonwalking, holding the railing with one hand, and roared at the navy with a big laugh:
"Hold on tight!"
"We are going to go!!!"
The huge waves carried the warship and rushed towards the Oro Jackson rapidly.
Roger and others, who had already escaped for some distance, also noticed the strange phenomenon in the distance.
"WHAT!!!!"
"That warship. What. What?"
Buggy's jaw dropped as he watched the warships approaching rapidly on the waves in the distance, and he stammered in surprise. The other crew members on Roger's ship also looked at the rapidly approaching waves and warships with astonishment.
Even Roger opened his mouth slightly, covered his head and exclaimed:
"This guy Garp is really messing around!"
"It's really a waste of talent for such a person to join the navy"
(End of this chapter)
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