"Hey, hey, hey! What's going on?!"
"The idiots are gathering and making a racket!!"
The commotion among the pirates finally caught Rocks' attention.
To prevent a challenge from someone arriving on the island, Rocks gathered everyone and headed towards the center of the chaos.
"Everyone from the Rocks Pirates—!! This is bad!!"
"No matter what, please don't get angry! Mr. Rocks, it was us who acted on our own accord!!"
"No matter what! Please let that person stay on the island..."
With the arrival of Rocks and his group, the pirates automatically cleared a path, revealing the building they had been hiding behind, which had been constructed in a single day.
[Shakky's Rip-Off Bar]
A sign with this name hung above the building's entrance. Rocks was slightly stunned when he saw it.
"What is this?"
*Click!*
The saloon doors of the bar were pushed open, and out walked an exquisitely beautiful woman wearing an ultra-short dress, a pinafore over it, and combing her hair back with both hands.
She gave a gentle smile to Rocks and his group who were directly opposite the entrance.
"I'm so happy! Welcome! You're the first customers. Would you like a drink?"
"An angel!!!"
In an instant, not just the pirates surrounding the bar, but the entire Rocks Pirates crew—except for York, including even Whitebeard—had their hearts leap out of their chests in the shape of a heart.
York stood in the crowd, looking at Shakky dressed as a barmaid. Although he was also moved, his expression remained relatively calm, though he couldn't help but greedily lick his lips.
After all, in his previous life, he had seen all kinds of beautiful women on the internet—real-life, 2D, 3D, and even various abstract beauties. His aesthetic threshold had long been raised.
Plus, Gloriosa, whose beauty was only a notch below Shakky's, was now at his beck and call, allowing him to practice his resistance to such charms.
However, Shakky was, after all, the world's number one beauty by natural standards. Compared to Hancock, whose title relied somewhat on her Devil Fruit ability, Shakky was indeed more deserving.
Just then, a sharp pain suddenly came from the soft flesh of York's waist.
He withdrew his gaze from Shakky and turned his head to the side.
Gloriosa was puffing out her cheeks in anger, her fingers pinching the soft flesh of his waist hard.
York smiled faintly, pulled her into his embrace, and gently kissed her forehead.
Then he whispered in her ear: "I'm very greedy! Not only will I keep an eye on what's in the pot, but I won't let go of what's already in the bowl either!"
Gloriosa huffed lightly, released her hand, and stopped sulking.
She had actually been mentally prepared for something like this today.
With York's Devil Fruit ability, it was impossible for him to have only one woman.
York had also told her this plainly.
The reason she was acting this way now was nothing more than jealousy at play, coupled with a desire to occupy a larger place in York's heart.
...
At Shakky's invitation, Rocks became the first customer of [Shakky's Rip-Off Bar].
"What a wonderful smell~~ this tavern!!"
Rocks, the strongest pirate whose fame terrified the world, was no different from any ordinary man at this moment.
He looked around the bar with wonder, joy, and infatuation, wishing he could lick the entire tavern clean.
York followed the others into the bar after Rocks, frowning slightly at Rocks' behavior.
"Rocks! Restrain yourself! Don't make yourself look like a small fry!"
However, Rocks pretended not to hear.
"Mmm~ I can't open it~"
Shakky, who had already gone behind the counter, took out a bottle of liquor and pretended to be too weak to open it.
Seeing this, John was the first to pounce.
"Let me help you!!"
"Wait! I can do it too!"
For a moment, the entire tavern was in chaos. A fight almost broke out over helping Shakky open a bottle.
"Could you please not fight? This tavern was built with great difficulty~~"
Shakky said with a smile, and Golden Lion, John, Wang Zhi, and the others instantly stood still, putting their arms around each other's shoulders.
"We absolutely won't fight! We are good friends! Ehehehehe..."
York sat down on a sofa in the bar with Gloriosa in his arms. He chuckled as he watched the group being completely wrapped around Shakky's finger.
"How repressed. Let me help you make your dreams come true!"
With that, holy white light bloomed from his body, instantly filling the entire tavern space.
"Mmph~"
All the guys fawning over Shakky groaned at the same time, uncontrollably hunching their backs.
"York!!! You bastard!!!"
Furious roars like those of wild beasts erupted. This group of people truly wanted to tear York apart on the spot.
"Hahahahaha..."
York laughed heartily while holding Gloriosa.
"Every one of you, acting like some innocent young boys here!"
"If you like her, plunder her! We are pirates!!"
"Courting a woman in the proper way is not what we should be doing!!"
"York!!!"
Rocks suddenly let out a furious roar.
He was not affected by York's ability, but at this moment, he glared at York with exceptionally serious eyes.
"I'm warning you! You are not to use your ability on Shakky!!"
"Unless Shakky genuinely likes you!"
York retracted his fruit ability and smiled at Rocks.
"In other words, as long as I use proper means to win Shakky over, you won't make a move on me?"
Rocks nodded slightly, then turned to the other members of the pirate crew in the tavern and announced loudly:
"I declare!"
"From now on! Shakky is the treasure of Hachinosu!!"
"Each of us has the right to peacefully pursue Shakky!"
"But who Shakky falls for in the end will be her decision alone!!"
"Ooooh!!"
"Agreed!!"
"I agree!!"
Rocks' declaration immediately won the unanimous approval of the entire pirate crew.
This was because all of them knew.
If they were to compete using unconventional means, they would never be able to win against York and Rocks.
The former had his fruit ability, and the latter was simply too strong for anyone to beat.
York didn't join in the cheering with the others.
His eyes narrowed slightly, because just now, he seemed to have heard a remarkable phrase.
The treasure of Hachinosu?!
Could that be referring to Shakky?
Before York transmigrated, the manga plot had just finished the Egghead Island arc, so he didn't have very detailed information about the Rocks era.
But he knew at least one thing.
The catalyst for the God Valley Incident seemed to be the Celestial Dragons sending people to steal the treasure of Hachinosu!
*Could this mean... that in the future, Shakky might be kidnapped and stolen away by people sent by the Celestial Dragons?*