The Paper Fruit Among the Pirates

"Let's go,"

After Luffy's fight ended, Roman immediately dealt with his opponent with three punches and two kicks. Then he greeted Nami to leave, and even helped her pick up the bag containing the treasure of Bucky Pirates as a "gentleman", making the orange-haired girl smile on the surface, but in her heart....

For the sake of money, it seems that I have to continue to "falsify" with the other party.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the town pier. In addition to the ships belonging to the Bucky Pirates docked here, there is also a merchant ship that is slowly approaching.

"Hey?"

"Sauron, you were able to drive the boat here," Roman looked at the green-haired swordsman standing at the bow, and touched his chin. "It seems that I misunderstood you, your sailing skills..."

"Do not,"

Sauron on the opposite side pointed his thumb back.

"It's not me who drives the boat, it's these three guys."

"Master Zoro..."

"Look, the port is here."

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

The three bruised and swollen... pirates nodded and bowed to Sauron who was standing at the bow of the ship. After getting the approval of the other party, they immediately jumped off the merchant ship without hesitation.

Isn't this... the three unlucky people who fell into the water that passed by when they came here?

Forget it, it's safe to converge anyway. So:

Before the merchant ship docked, Roman directly carried the treasure pocket in one hand and Nami in the other. In the girl's voice of "Hey Hey", he first made a squatting and jumping movement. Then:

Boom!

Immediately afterwards, a ring-shaped ripple exploded close to the ground, and the masonry exploded for a while, and the earthquake was faint. Where he stood on the pier, there were only two 'footprints' that spread cracks in all directions!

The figures of Roman and Nami had long since disappeared, and they flew towards the merchant ship in a long arc like boulders thrown by a trebuchet! 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 hadn't recovered from this 'quick' way of moving, a pair of long palms were already grasping the side of the boat! Then the next second:

"rubber-"

brush--

"Rocket!"

A figure wearing a straw hat flew over the merchant ship with a snap, and landed on the deck after a few somersaults.

"Hahahaha, Sauron, you came too slowly."

"Not only did we find the navigator, but we also beat up a guy named Bucky and his pirate group~~"

"Oh, really."

But Zoro, with three knives hanging from his waist, was concerned with another matter.

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

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

That's fine.

The man named Sauron immediately lost interest and leaned against the side of the boat with his eyes closed.

"Come on, Nami."

Roman patted the orange-haired girl's shoulder affectionately, almost letting Nami, who had just experienced a 'flying in the air', fall softly on the deck.

"The ship will be handed over to you to drive in the future."

I can finally free up my hands to continue developing fruit abilities! Instead of sailing in a day to do...

"Roman, I'm hungry~~"

?

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

Don't think I didn't see it, Nami clearly fed you...

"I just had a fight, my stomach is already empty~~"

Facing Luffy who was paralyzed on the ground, he looked at Nami who was driving the boat consciously, and:

"Huh? Want me to cook—"

"Need not!"

Sauron's culinary skills are at the level of invincibility. Roman thinks that for the sake of his own stomach, it's better to do it himself.

———————

merchant ship dining room,

chew, chew...

"So, we must recruit a chef immediately!"

"Hey? Roman, aren't you cooking?"

The frightened Luffy was so frightened that all the pieces of meat in his hand fell on the plate, and he threw himself on Roman and howled.

"No, Roman, your cooking is so delicious, I have never eaten such delicious food..."

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

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

"I'm curious what you ate before, could it be garbage..."

"My cooking skills are mediocre at best, and I still have to spare time to practice and develop fruit abilities. By the way—I want to ask you a question,"

Facing Roman with a serious face, Luffy could only sit back and eat the meat with his mouth curled up. 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," Sauron said with a fighting spirit, "If I want to become the number one swordsman in the world, there is one person I must defeat!"

"There are so many pirates on the Great Line, as long as I...we steal their treasures..." This is Nami who looks like a 'money fan', "Then I will soon be able to collect 100 million Bailey..."

"Roman, what are you talking about?"

And Luffy pressed the straw hat, and it was rare that he didn't play tricks.

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

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

really,

Roman nodded and suddenly asked a question.

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

Ah this...

"Very strong."

Sauron was the first to nod, and at the same time his face was full of fighting spirit.

"It's a pity you don't use a sword, otherwise I really want to compete with you."

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

"You're wrong, Luffy."

Roman waved his hand to interrupt Luffy's words, and looked around seriously for a week.

"I'm weak,—very weak!"

What? !

"Strength and weakness have always been a concept of comparison."

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

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

"what do you mean,"

Sauron with short green hair opened the corner of his mouth, revealing his white teeth, and his eyes shone like a knife, like a wild 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 completely equal to the strength, the higher the bounty, the stronger the pirate's strength." Roman looked around, "I mean, do you have any objections?"

Nodding 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 10 million will never be an opponent of 20 million!

"In my estimation, except for the few of us here... Nami, the bounty should be at the level of 20-30 million."

Amidst Nami's muttering of "Why am I excluded", Roman threw a "blockbuster".

"On the great route, pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million abound!"

Quiet--

"In this way, you may not have a clear understanding,"

"Sauron."

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

"Can you cut through steel with your sword?"

Facing Sauron who shook his head, Roman tapped his fingers on the table.

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

? !

"And even if you can cut the steel, it's only at the level of 50 million rewards."

strength--!

! ! ?

"Nami, regarding the wealth of the pirates on the Great Line... To put it simply, I know that several pirate groups have their own 'countries'."

The implication is that the girl's so-called goal of '100 million' is as ridiculous as peasants imagining the emperor eating two steamed buns for a meal in front of those pirates whose wealth is calculated by 'country'!

wealth--!

"Finally, Luffy."

Roman ignored the other two who were already motionless in shock, and looked at the boy in the straw hat.

"If you take One Piece as your goal, your opponent will be 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 our strength of 30 million, it is not uncommon for us to be killed by others with a single look."

Absolute gap——!

Dead silence——

After half a sound,

"I...I want to disembark..."

Nami, who was about to cry, felt weak all over, and felt that she needed to 'crawl' to move.

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

Facing the laughing Roman, Nami, whose soul was torn apart by the terrifying future described by the other party, lay on the table in mourning.

"You can still laugh?"

"According to what you said, aren't we going to the great route to die!"

"Yes, in theory it is."

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

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

"Hehehe, Roman."

Sauron, whose eyes were full of fighting spirit, subconsciously caressed the hilt of his waist.

"You mean, we're all frogs in a 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, won't I be one step closer to becoming the number one swordsman in the world?"

"That's right!"

On the other side, Luffy also grinned. There was no trace of fear on his face, but his signature hearty smile was still there.

"It is because there are so many powerful enemies competing that it is meaningful to find one piece! The title of One Piece, I, Luffy, is determined!!!"

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 you may encounter in the future."

"Lest you die in a daze that day~~"

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

enjoying the moment.