Chapter 66
Up to this point, all four Road Poneglyphs had been collected.
The other informational Poneglyphs, such as those containing information about the Ancient Weapons, had also been fully gathered.
They had visited Alabasta a long time ago, so they already knew about the Ancient Weapon Pluton.
Therefore, Victor approached Oden and asked him to make an extra rubbing of the Poneglyph—he wanted to keep it for himself.
Oden readily agreed—it was just a small effort.
Immediately after, Oden began crafting the Eternal Pose based on the information from the four Road Poneglyphs.
Victor stored one away, and the other was handed to Roger.
Roger, of course, noticed Victor's actions, but he didn't make a big deal out of it.
First, he could no longer defeat Victor. Second, he trusted Victor.
Over all these years, Roger knew Victor's character and conduct inside and out—including through his Voice of All Things ability.
This was the power to hear what others heard.
However, Roger no longer allowed anyone else to make Eternal Poses. He also planned to leave all these historical texts on the final island.
And just at that moment, Buggy suddenly fell ill.
"Captain—Buggy is sick."
Shanks ran over shouting to Roger.
"Oh? Call Crocus—we'll go take a look."
Roger immediately found Crocus and went to see what was wrong with Buggy.
"He has a fever, but it's nothing serious. He just needs rest for a while. After recuperating, he'll be fine."
Crocus gave the diagnosis and instructions.
"Buggy—what's wrong with you? Don't worry, I'll stay behind to take care of you."
Shanks looked at Buggy lying on the bed and said excitedly.
"Are you really going to stay behind to take care of Buggy, Shanks?"
Roger looked at Shanks and asked softly.
"Yes—he's my partner. I'm going to stay and take care of him."
Shanks said firmly.
"Good—very good. Hahaha."
Roger laughed very satisfied.
Next, they continued sailing toward the final island.
The Roger Pirates' final voyage.
Although the New World's climate was harsh and unpredictable, with unknown dangers everywhere—in front of the Roger Pirates, none of it was a problem.
The voyage went very smoothly. Without any incidents, Roger, Victor, and the others finally set foot on the final island.
"Hahaha—so this is the final island. I see. Looks like we came too early. Hahaha."
After learning everything, Roger burst into loud laughter.
Everyone understood what Captain Roger meant.
Victor said nothing—he simply sank several Gluttonous Giant Mouths underground.
"Alright. Since that's the case, we should leave this place too."
"I'll leave these historical texts here for future generations who reach this place.
From now on, this place will be called Laugh Tale."
"Hahaha—board the ship! Raise sails! Set off!"
After finishing everything, Roger shouted loudly with a big laugh.
Victor looked at the heroic Roger and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Worthy of Roger.
Afterward, Roger decided to disband the Roger Pirates.
Everyone knew the reason, so no one objected—they simply watched Roger with emotion.
"My partners—live well from now on. Hahaha."
After Roger finished speaking, he laughed loudly and strode away.
"Alright—everyone, go wherever you want."
"You can return to your hometowns and live carefree lives."
"Or you can continue adventuring on the seas and pursue your own maritime ambitions."
Victor looked at the surrounding partners and said.
Now, the only one left who could still lead the remaining members was Victor.
With overwhelming strength and the qualifications of a captain.
However, since Captain Roger had disbanded the pirate crew, Victor had no intention of forcing anyone to stay.
Especially those like Rayleigh who deeply respected Roger's will.
"Hahaha—Victor kid, you've really grown up. Not bad, not bad. We'll meet again someday."
Rayleigh walked over, patted Victor's shoulder, and said with a smile.
Then he became the second to disembark.
"Victor kid—if you have the chance in the future, come to Elbaf and drink with me. Hahaha."
Jabba was the second to leave the ship.
Then the original Roger Pirates members—except Shanks and Buggy—disembarked one by one.
The remaining original Plant Scholars crew members stayed put.
But soon, Shanks and Buggy had a quarrel and left together.
However, Shanks had Rayleigh watching over him—no need to worry.
Buggy didn't need Victor's concern either.
Victor watched them and shook his head—he no longer paid attention to them.
"Heracles, Crocus, and the rest of you—what do you say? Any thoughts?"
Victor looked at the partners on the scene—all the original crew.
"Captain—I want to follow you."
Beli was the first to speak. His thoughts were simple—wherever Victor went, he went.
"Victor—we've all decided to follow you. What do you think?"
Heracles looked at Victor and said.
"Captain—after spending so much time together, I don't want to part with everyone either."
Crocus also nodded and said.
"Yeah, Captain—we all want to follow you."
Declan, Nora, and the twin doctors all wanted to continue following Victor.
"Thank you all for your trust. Here's what we'll do—I'll give you two years. Two years from today, gather in Loguetown in the East Blue."
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"During these two years, I suggest you go home, get married, have a son, and pass on your legacy."
Victor looked at everyone and said.
"Yes, Captain."
Although the others didn't fully understand, they listened.
"Heracles—here's a Devil Fruit for you."
Victor called out to Heracles and then took out the Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu (Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Azure Dragon).
"Hm? What fruit is this?"
Heracles didn't refuse right away—he first asked what fruit it was.
"This is the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon—a super-rare Devil Fruit I snatched during the God Valley war."
"I think this fruit suits you perfectly. It can enhance your physique, allow flight, and the Azure Dragon itself can breathe dragon fire."
"It's an all-around Devil Fruit. It will greatly increase your strength."
Victor explained slowly.
"Good—then I'll eat it."
Heracles knew Victor would never give him something useless, but he hadn't expected this Devil Fruit to be so powerful.
Heracles completely trusted Victor.
So he took it and swallowed it in one gulp.
After all, he had seen Victor do the same thing.
But he still couldn't help gagging a few times.
Soon, the moment the Devil Fruit was consumed, his physique underwent earth-shaking changes.
Heracles was already a dual-advanced Haki powerhouse and a master of physical techniques.
Now with the Azure Dragon Fruit's enhancement, his strength was infinitely close to Navy Admiral level.
If Heracles later mastered the fruit ability and underwent systematic training, he would definitely reach Admiral-level strength.
"Hey, Heracles—how does it feel?"
Victor looked at the stunned Heracles and asked curiously.
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