"Brother, am I very selfish? For my own ambition, I've put you and many comrades into life-or-death danger."
After Nox left, World looked at Bin Jack, who was sitting on his shoulder, with an expressionless face and asked.
World had not yet been betrayed by his comrades, so he trusted his comrades and his older brother very much.
His ambition had always been to destroy the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
But now, hearing Nox's words, he also realized something he had always been unwilling to face: in the process of achieving his ambition, he would bring such a huge crisis to the comrades around him.
"World, you have to believe in yourself. Although Nox's words make sense, some things can be avoided. It's not that easy for the World Government to retaliate against us."
"For example, here in the New World, the World Government cannot launch a large-scale encirclement and suppression against us, because the territory of the Flying Pirates and the Limitless Pirates is in the front part of the New World. They will not allow the World Government to enter the New World."
"Also, we can prepare food and various resources on the islands in the Calm Belt in advance. If the World Government really wants to deal with us, we will hide in the Calm Belt for refuge."
Bin Jack said.
"Brother, you are right. If we can't beat them, we can hide. There's no need to go head-to-head with the World Government. If we can't beat them head-on, we'll use underhanded tactics!"
Bin Jack's words restored World's confidence!
"However, Nox's words also make a lot of sense. Even if the power of Explosive Rock is strong, the threat is not very great for many top powerhouses who can see the future."
"Once we have to use Explosive Rock, it must be done secretly and quickly, so that even if the enemy can see the future, they won't have time to react."
Bin Jack continued.
"Brother, don't worry. I will further develop my More-More Fruit. While increasing the power of Explosive Rock, I will also increase the speed at which Explosive Rock is thrown!"
"As long as the throwing speed is fast enough, the detonation is fast enough, and the power is strong enough, even a top powerhouse who can see the future won't be able to dodge it."
"Once hit, even a top powerhouse can be blown to death!"
World said confidently.
His current development of the More-More Fruit can only enhance one ability at a time, not two simultaneously.
For example, after increasing the speed of a bullet, he cannot simultaneously increase the bullet's power; he can only choose one of the two.
But he believes that with his continuous development, he will definitely be able to use two enhancement powers at the same time in the future.
"World, I believe you can do it."
"Now let's prepare for the future, to deal with the possible encirclement and suppression by the World Government."
Bin Jack had always played the role of the man behind World. He did all the planning, and World only needed to provide the military force.
"How is it, Yumaz? Can those three Cloud-Cloud Homies be monitored now?"
After returning to the Limitless Pirates, Nox came to Yumaz's laboratory. He didn't want any accidents to happen.
"Captain, don't worry. Everything is under our surveillance. The three Homies are currently in World's territory, and there have been no changes."
Yumaz said.
"That's good. Once the location of these three Homies leaves World's territory, tell me immediately."
Nox breathed a sigh of relief, saying that the Explosive Rock in World's hands was truly an unstable bomb.
"Yes, Captain!"
Yumaz also knew that Nox was very concerned about this matter, so he would definitely find someone to monitor the location of these three Cloud-Cloud Homies.
After confirming that the location was okay, Nox left here and returned to Oni Island in Wano Country to continue cultivating.
Time flew by, and three years passed in a flash. The time came to Sea Calendar 1497.
In these two years, perhaps World had a sudden realization because of Nox's words, or perhaps something else happened.
Having the Cloud-Cloud Homies and the ability to drop Explosive Rock from high altitude, he actually managed to restrain himself and didn't go looking for trouble with the Marine and the World Government.
In these two years, the most active were undoubtedly the Flying Pirates and the Roger Pirates.
Since the failure of the last encirclement and suppression of the Roger Pirates, while rapidly restoring the strength of his pirate group, Golden Lion also continuously trained his subordinates to help them grow faster. He himself also frequently came to spar with Nox, hoping to enhance his own strength through this.
Nox did not refuse this. After his strength increased, he also wanted to find someone to spar with.
In two years, the Flying Pirates went to trouble the Roger Pirates twice in total.
The first time, the Flying Pirates clearly suppressed the Roger Pirates, and Golden Lion also suppressed Roger, but he couldn't defeat Roger.
The second time, Roger, due to illness, was defeated by Golden Lion, but in the end, Rayleigh and Gaban both took action and saved Roger, also allowing the Roger Pirates to escape.
Since then, Golden Lion learned from somewhere that Roger was suffering from a terminal illness and did not have long to live.
And it was from the time the Roger Pirates were defeated that Golden Lion could no longer find any trace of the Roger Pirates. They seemed to have disappeared from the Sea.
When the Roger Pirates appeared again, it was not in the New World, but in the Four Seas.
The news of the Roger Pirates disappearing from the New World and then appearing in the Four Seas quickly spread. There were even special people who went to investigate and learned a huge piece of news: the Roger Pirates had found the legendary Raftel and successfully achieved the feat of circumnavigating the World!
"The Roger Pirates' ship, the Oro Jackson, doesn't have the latest power system and is still driven by sails. How did they get back to the Four Seas from the New World?"
"The Raftel was actually found by the Roger Pirates. Legend has it that on that island, there are countless treasures and great secrets. Did the Roger Pirates obtain all of this?"
"The Roger Pirates are the only pirate group to conquer the Grand Line. Can Roger be called the Pirate King?"
"Pirate King, the king among pirates, he conquered the Grand Line!"
"..."
Immediately after, reports about the Roger Pirates were constantly being released. The news about Roger becoming king spread wider and wider, and Roger's claim to kingship was recognized by many people!
Flying Pirates:
"Captain, news about Roger has been found. They have left the New World and gone to the Four Seas area."
"At the same time, there's news about Roger being the Pirate King, but I think that Roger is not worthy of being called the Pirate King. Only you, Captain, are worthy of this title!"
Reinhardt said as he handed the newspaper to Golden Lion.
"Gyahahaha, Roger, so you found the Raftel. No wonder I couldn't find any trace of you in the New World!"
"It's not easy to become the Pirate King. Without the recognition of our Flying Pirates, no one can become the Pirate King!"
Golden Lion laughed wildly.
"Captain, the Roger Pirates found the legendary Raftel. Could the Ancient Weapon we want be on the Raftel?"
Reinhardt guessed.
"That's possible. To find the Raftel, it seems you have to collect those Road poneglyphs like the Roger Pirates did before you can find it."
"However, the Roger Pirates must have a Log Pose for the Raftel. As long as we snatch it, we can find the Raftel!"
Golden Lion's eyes suddenly lit up.
In this World, among the places where Ancient Weapons might exist, the probability of it being the Raftel is undeniably very high.
After all, no one had found the Raftel for so many years, and Roger himself possessed the secret of the Ancient Weapons. Therefore, it's very likely that he found the Raftel to look for the Ancient Weapons!
Thinking this way, Golden Lion seemed to understand everything.
"Immediately send people to the Four Seas to inquire about the Roger Pirates' news. Don't think you can hide from our Flying Pirates by hiding in the Four Seas!"
Golden Lion laughed.
Limitless Pirates:
"Husband, regarding the news of Roger becoming the Pirate King, should we suppress it?"
Shakky asked while peeling a grape and putting it to Nox's mouth.
"No need. In fact, we should fan the flames for Roger and solidify his title as Pirate King, making his influence as great as possible."
Nox shook his head and said.
A Pirate King who is about to die, the greater his fame, the more benefits there are for him.
A dead Pirate King is a good Pirate King.
"Husband, I think only you are worthy of this title of Pirate King!"
Shakky also learned to use pillow talk.
"Good girl, stop messing around!"
"This kind of title is irrelevant to me, and that guy Roger is about to die. According to my understanding of him, that guy won't die silently from illness. He will definitely make a world-shaking move and then die heroically."
"Although I don't know what kind of suicidal action he will take, I have a feeling that this will be beneficial to us."
Nox rubbed Shakky's beautiful hair and said.
"Then I understand. I'll immediately have people step up the publicity so that everyone in the World knows that Roger has become the Pirate King."
Shakky nodded and said.
Now the Law Net controlled by Shakky has spread all over the World, and its intelligence capabilities are much stronger than Morgans'.
Even the World Government's CP intelligence network cannot compare to Shakky's Law Net.
Of course, this is only in terms of intelligence. If the strength of the CP0 Chief is included, Shakky is still inferior.
As Shakky gave the order, the news of Roger becoming the Pirate King spread like wildfire. Almost sixty percent of the people in the entire World already knew about this matter.
Many pieces of news even became more and more exaggerated. For example, the Roger Pirates controlled thirty percent of the World's wealth. For example, there were invincible Devil Fruits on the Raftel. For example, the Roger Pirates had infighting and eventually disintegrated because of the many Devil Fruits, treasures, and powerful technology on the Raftel!
In short, the more it spread, the greater Roger's reputation as Pirate King became, so much so that most people in the World knew about Roger becoming king.
Holy Land Mary Geoise:
"I didn't expect that the Raftel, Laugh Tale, which hadn't appeared for so many years, was found by the Roger Pirates. We should have fully eliminated the Roger Pirates back then, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to find that island!"
Scientific Defense Warrior God Saturn Saint said.
"It's too late to say anything now. Let's quickly increase the intensity of the pursuit. We must capture the Roger Pirates no matter what, and we cannot let them spread the information about that island. Otherwise, this would be a very big blow to our World Government!"
Peter Saint, God of Agriculture.
"Even if that matter happened hundreds of years ago, once it's revealed, those guys hidden in the dark will seize this opportunity to attack our World Government, which could shake the foundation of our World Government's rule."
"Send out both CP0 and the Army. Also, we will be ready to go to battle at any time. And, have the Marine participate in this operation as well. The Four Seas are our territory. We must find the whereabouts of the Roger Pirates and capture all of them!"
Finance War God Nasujuro Saint said.
As the Gorosei gave the order, the vast machinery of the entire World Government began to operate, and countless spies poured into the Four Seas.
Meanwhile, the main characters, the entire Roger Pirates, were currently having a feast on an island.
However, even though they were having a feast, their faces showed no joy. Instead, they were all filled with sorrow, and some even had tears streaming down their eyes.
"Hahahaha, everyone, you should be happy. Our Roger Pirates have conquered the Grand Line and fulfilled our long-held dream. Now that the dream is fulfilled, this feast should be held happily!"
After the feast, Roger laughed heartily as he looked at the group of companions who were by his side.
"Wuwuwuwu, Captain, I don't want to leave you. The Roger Pirates are my home, and you're driving me away!"
Buggy hugged Roger's leg, crying loudly with snot and tears. Shanks next to him didn't cry out loud, but tears kept falling and couldn't be stopped.
"Hahahahaha, Buggy, you've grown up. You can't be a crybaby like before!"
Roger rubbed Buggy's head and said with a smile.
"My dear companions, I am very happy that you accompanied me on this journey!"
"Now that my dream is fulfilled, I have no regrets in life."
"Therefore, the Roger Pirates should also disband!"
"My life is almost over here, but your lives shouldn't always accompany me. You still have the rest of your paths to walk!"
Roger still had his standard smile on his face as he said these most cruel words.
The pirate group that had been established for decades was now disbanded with this sentence from Roger!
"Roger, and everyone, the Roger Pirates have disbanded, and I should go too. I wish you all a smooth life from now on!"
Rayleigh wiped away the tears from his eyes and was the first to get off the ship.
He had known for a long time that this day was destined to come when Roger fell ill, and he was mentally prepared.