People are pirates, start with a Nika fruit

The pirate group continued flying for another half month, and finally the iconic building of the Hive - the Skull Castle appeared in front of them.

"It's the Rocks Pirates who are back!"

"I heard that they defeated the World Government and the Navy this time. It's terrible!"

"It turns out that a pirate can really defeat the navy head-on. It's incredible!"

"I've decided! I'm going to join the Rocks Pirates! Even if I just start as a trainee crew member!"

…

Waves of exclamations rang out from the port, and the pirates' eyes were filled with admiration when they saw the pirate ship floating from afar.

In this world ruled by the World Government, a large number of pirates are captured by the navy every year and sent to Impel Down City.

No matter what, a thief is a thief. Most pirates will just run away when they encounter the navy, unable to fight against this behemoth.

The Rocks Pirates set a precedent and defeated the World Government and the Navy on a frontal battlefield. This was an event that had never happened in the history of pirates.

The fleet flew in the sky, bypassing the Skeleton Castle, just like an emperor inspecting his territory, accepting the cheers of the pirates.

At this moment, Rocks is the real king of the pirates.

boom--

As the main ship of the Rocks Pirates fell into the Bejik Port, the ships of the squadron and the large fleet also fell into the water one by one.

On the shore, John and Kaido led the remaining members of the Fourth Division and the Sixth Division, who had been waiting at the port for a long time.

When Rocks emerged from the main ship, the pirates chanted his name to honor the overlord of the new world.

"Hahahaha! Brothers, we are going home!"

Rocks looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, his emotion infecting everyone present, and everyone couldn't help but smile after hearing this.

Until now, many pirates participating in the war still feel like they are dreaming.

Now that I have returned to Beehive Island, my hanging heart has finally dropped.

After saying that, Locke led several division captains and senior executives off the main ship, waved his hand to everyone to take his team back, and then walked towards the Skeleton Castle on his own.

Halfway through, he suddenly stopped, turned back thoughtfully, and said to Faith:

"Faith, come to my place later. I have something I can tell you."

"Ah...ok, Captain Rocks."

When Faith heard Rocks calling him, he looked confused at first, but when he heard the next words, he instantly became serious.

Rocks once said that as long as he could surpass Whitebeard, he would tell him what happened back then.

But a whole year had passed, and Faith was not sure of defeating Whitebeard. The two fought many times, but in the end he was defeated.

There is no way, there is a lot of difference in physique, resulting in a huge disparity in strength. Although there is sun fire to make up for the damage, there is still a long way to go in terms of strength.

In the early stage, the battle was still indistinguishable, but after a few days of fighting, the gap became apparent.

Moreover, Faith noticed that after every battle with Whitebeard, the opponent's strength also increased rapidly.

This made him understand that he was not the only one in this world who was getting stronger. Monster-like strong men like Whitebeard and Golden Lion were also in a period of rapid improvement in strength.

Everyone is growing towards their own peak, it depends on who can reach it first.

In addition, because this war with the World Government took too much time, the matter of challenging Whitebeard was put on the back burner.

To Faith's expectation, Locks took the initiative to bring it up today, leaving him puzzled.

But it's good to know the truth about what happened earlier, so that you can find out more about your sister more easily.

Now that he has established a firm foothold in the Rocks Pirates and has the ability to protect himself, it is time to start the next plan.

After Rocks left, the members of the squad and the people from the large ship group packed up, began to disembark from the ship one after another, and walked towards their home bases.

After bidding farewell to Whitebeard and the Golden Lion, Faith also prepared to return with his team members.

A bunch of patients in Division 5 have almost recovered and can move around freely.

There are only one or two who are seriously injured, like Chicana, who still has a bandage on their head.

Faith would not tell her that this was arranged by Dr. Daisy.

Mainly for the sake of purity.

A group of boys and girls, mixed with a mummy, walked along the port avenue towards the fifth division in the distance.

Just when they were about to leave the port, everyone found a large group of people rushing ahead.

The left and right sides of this group of people are clearly distinguishable. The left side is very normal, just a group of ordinary pirates.

On the right were a group of tall, thick-looking men, all with bulging muscles. They were uniformly dressed in black leather trousers, with their bare upper bodies carrying two crossed belts, and they looked extremely formidable.

"Brother, are you in a group?"

Faith naturally knew that this was Kaido's team member, but he didn't expect that the other party was playing in such a fancy way. There were so many people there that he didn't even notice when they got off the boat just now.

After looking at it twice, I just felt it was irritating, so I directly led the team members to speed up and slowly surpassed this huge team.

Kaido, who was exchanging feelings with his aunt in front, suddenly turned his head and looked at Faith with a look of resentment.

Faith simply ignored this guy and walked forward without squinting.

Kaido was so angry at this move that he immediately threw Hachijie away, and he was about to touch Feisi, but luckily he was stopped by Big Mom.

"boring."

Seeing Kaido being stopped by his aunt, Faith shook his head slightly and quickened his pace.

Bertha, on the other hand, quietly followed Faith, turned sideways and made a "slightly" face towards Kaido, and then scampered towards Faith.

"Not polite!" Faith knocked Bertha's little head. The little girl couldn't help but roll her eyes and hid behind Mia.

"hateful!"

After seeing the Fifth Squadron leaving, Kaido fiercely shook off Big Mom's hand and couldn't help but mutter:

"Why are you stopping me!"

"Why bring shame on yourself?"

The aunt took a deep look at Kaido. She really regarded the boy as a younger brother, and then said:

"That guy has grown to a terrifying level. We are no match for him at all."

"And now is not the time! That bastard Rocks is obviously biased towards him. After you get the treasure, your strength will increase by leaps and bounds. Are you still afraid of that brat?"

Kaido wanted to say something more, but after seeing the sincere look in his aunt's eyes, he understood the priority of the matter and finally nodded.

A few hours later.

After Feisi settled the team members, he walked towards the Beehive Castle alone.

He understood that the answer to the secret that had puzzled him for so many years was about to be revealed.

I can't tell whether it's because I'm nervous or something else, but I just feel that the wind is particularly noisy today.

The sun sets in the west, stretching the young man's figure into a longer one.

Walking through the familiar training ground, smiling and nodding to several pirates who greeted him, he finally arrived at the top floor of the Skeleton Castle.

Dongdongdong——

After a few quick buckles, Faith pushed the door open and left.

What caught my eye was the familiar office, no different from usual.

However, on the bookshelf behind Rocks, there was an unknown long knife placed completely in black, and it was faintly exuding a hot aura.

"You're here, sit down."

Seeing Faith come in, Rocks took a sip of the steaming black tea and pointed to the sofa in front of him, gesturing for Faith to sit down.

Face was not polite, he directly raised the hem of his gray coat and sat down slowly.

The two of them sat facing each other like this, and time seemed to have frozen. For a moment, no one spoke, and the room fell into silence, leaving only the sound of Rox sipping black tea.

"How old are you?"

After a long time, Rocks spoke slowly. He put the teacup in his hand on the table, leaned back on the chair, and clasped his fingers on his legs. He didn't know what he was thinking.

"?"

Face was full of questions. He didn't expect why the other party suddenly asked this. After a short silence, he slowly answered: "Seventeen."

"Seventeen..."

Rocks chewed the number carefully, a look of reminiscence flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh:

"It's been seventeen years. It's been a long time. I didn't expect that child to have grown to this point."

Faith was shocked. He understood that the child Rocks was talking about was him, but he didn't know why he was so emotional.

"So, Captain Rocks, have you met me early on?"

I have been living on the sky island since I was a child, and I have clearly never seen Rocks. So the only possibility is that he saw me before he went to the sky island.

"I did meet you a long time ago, not long after you were born. If you have any questions, just ask. I can answer you three questions. In exchange, you need to do one thing for me."

Locks nodded slightly and continued: "Or you can wait until your strength exceeds that of Whitebeard, and it's not too late to ask me again. I will tell you everything by then."

Two choices were placed before Faith. One was to know the truth now, but at a certain price.

The other is to wait until he can defeat Whitebeard and understand everything unconditionally.

Faith glanced at Rocks with a somewhat surprised look. He was now a member of the Rocks Pirates. How could he help Rocks when he was working for him?

Unless it's something you don't want to do.

"Don't worry, I won't force anyone to do anything. This may be dangerous, but it will never violate your principles."

Locks seemed to have guessed what Faith was thinking and explained.

He knows that the other party has a set of rules for doing things, and he will definitely not violate them just because of his words.

"first question."

Faith made his own choice. To be honest, he was afraid that by the time he had the strength to defeat Whitebeard, Rocks would have sunk to the bottom of the sea with the Valley of Gods. Who would he ask then?

"Say." Rocks glanced at Faith appreciatively. This young man was smart enough, decisive enough, and his strength and character were both first-class.

Perhaps when he will abdicate, he may let the other party take his place.

In Rocks' view, it is certain that he will become the king of the world. Then he will no longer be a pirate captain, and Face is a good candidate to succeed him.

"What is the identity of the uncle who saved me?"

?The uncle on the empty island not only saved his life, but also left the Nika fruit to Faith. This was the basis for him to become stronger. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was reborn through kindness.

But how could something like the Nika Fruit fall into the hands of the other party, and how could it fall into his own hands in the end?

According to the records in the original work, all fantasy beast-type fruits have their own independent will and will choose the owner of the fruit. How could he obtain this fruit when he and Luffy were completely different from each other.

These questions have puzzled Faith for many years and left him puzzled.

Hearing Faith's question, the surprise in Rocks' eyes flashed away.

He originally thought that the other party would definitely ask about the Lunalia family, or about the secrets of the laboratory back then, but he didn't expect that he would ask about his old friends first.

"His name is Aluzad, he is the prince of the Lunalia clan and my best friend."

Speaking of his old friend, Rocks rarely showed a trace of sadness in his eyes.

"Aluzade... Lunalia... indeed!"

Thoughts were flowing in Faith's mind, and some things gradually became clear.

He recited silently twice again, kept the name of his benefactor in mind, and continued to ask:

"Second question, how did he die?"

"You want to help him take revenge?" Rocks showed a strange expression, as if he didn't expect

"Yes, that uncle is my savior, so naturally I want to help him get revenge."

Faith answered decisively, his eyes full of determination.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Rocks laughed, not that wild laugh, but with a hint of relief and a hint of helplessness.

"You want it, and so do I! But for so many years, I haven't been able to do it!"

Hearing Rocks' words, Faith's eyes froze as he seemed to have thought of something.

What kind of powerful opponent, even Rocks can't do anything, and he still can't take revenge.

unless……

He slowly asked: "World government?"

"That's right!"

Rocks seemed to have thought of something, and continued: "Back then, the three of us traveled together, gained some fame on the sea, and became a thorn in the eyes of the World Government. Aluzad was the most powerful among the three of us.

, not only can he control terrifying flames, he also has powerful swordsmanship, and his devil fruit abilities have also been developed to an extremely deep level."

After saying this, he took a deep look at Faith, and then said: "Just like you are now."

After hearing Rocks' words, Faith remained unconvinced and continued to listen to Rocks' story.

"At that time, a large number of members of the Alusad tribe suddenly began to disappear mysteriously. You also know that the Lunalia family has always been very cautious, fearing that they would be caught by the World Government, so the Alusad tribe has been keeping a low profile and hiding.

It’s also very hidden, but I just don’t know why this happens.”

"We have been investigating and accidentally discovered an underwater laboratory in a nearby country. We heard that cruel human experiments are being carried out inside. The research content is the capture of Devil Fruit abilities, the perfect correction of the human body's special energy, and... Lunalia

A family’s bloodline factor extraction and evolution experiments.”

"Those missing Lunalia tribe members were all captured and used as experimental subjects."

"So we planned to sneak into the laboratory and rescue the tribesmen who were captured in Aluzad, but who knew..."

"There is a traitor among us. That guy betrayed us and joined the World Government because of a legendary Devil Fruit."

Rocks' voice was a little sad, and he continued:

"When we entered the laboratory, we faced the navy's dragnet. All the Lunalia clan members were also dealt with. However, Aluzad and I were not weak at all, and we directly fought our way out.

, and successfully took away two things from the laboratory."

Having said this, Rocks paused for a moment, and finally looked at Faith with a strange look in his eyes, and said slowly: "And the only experimental subject who survived the bloodline evolution experiment, number 20408."