The growth rate of the Roger Pirates certainly wasn't as explosive as that of the protagonist's crew, the Straw Hat Pirates.
After all, when the Roger Pirates first entered the Grand Line, Roger was already 25 years old, whereas Straw Hat Luffy had already become one of the Four Emperors by the age of 19.
There's simply no comparison!
Forty-four years before the main storyline, while the Rocks Pirates were occupying Beehive Island and intimidating the New World, the Roger Pirates were still pursuing the world-renowned Kuja Pirates while being chased by "Iron Fist" Garp.
A ship full of perverts.
They had almost completely forgotten their dream of setting out to sea and turning the whole world upside down.
Later, the supreme great succubus Shakky left the Kuja Pirates and went to Beehive Island to open the Rip-off Bar.
Forty years ago, the Roger Pirates actually charged straight onto the Rocks Pirates' territory, Beehive Island, and defeated countless pirates.
At that time, the Roger Pirates' strength had nearly reached its peak, and they were bold enough to cause trouble right in the face of the Rocks Pirates; they were certainly daring.
This also indirectly demonstrated the raw power of the Roger Pirates.
But in this era, Fang Huo wanted to see just how strong the Roger Pirates were while they were still wandering and adventuring in Grand Line Paradise.
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As the Sword of Xebec safely crossed the Red Line and entered Grand Line Paradise.
Intelligence regarding the Roger Pirates flowed continuously into Fang Huo's hands through the Underworld.
"wahaha! To wipe out a Affiliated Kingdom's royal army for the sake of one crew member... this Roger is quite interesting."
Rocks laughed out loud as he read some news about Roger.
The current "Gold" Roger had already gained new titles like "Evil Spirit" and "Devil."
Perhaps this was one of the reasons why Bullet would be known as the "Demon Heir" in the future.
The powerful and young Bullet was once considered Roger's successor, capable of fighting "evenly" with Silvers Rayleigh at the age of 17.
Whether Rayleigh was holding back or not was unknown.
At the very least, the outside world and Buggy both thought Bullet was incredibly strong.
"The Roger Pirates are very famous in Grand Line Paradise. Countless rookie pirates have become their fans, thinking they're very loyal and have guts."
"If a Captain wiped out a country for me, I'd admire someone like that too."
Newgate and Bolo Gram were also very interested in the Roger Pirates.
Especially after learning that the Roger Pirates had at least three people with the potential for Haoshoku.
Aside from the Rocks Pirates, no other crew in the entire world could boast such a lineup.
After all, kings do not meet!
One ship can hardly accommodate two kings!
Generally, those who awaken Haoshoku will not submit to other kings; they choose to develop their own forces and become Captains and bosses themselves.
A pirate crew like the Rocks Pirates, with multiple King Executives, was unprecedented in history.
"Rocks, have you thought about how to suppress Roger?"
"He's from the D Clan just like you; he's stubborn and doesn't fear death."
"He might not join even if he's beaten to death."
Fang Huo smiled faintly and picked up intelligence on the other members of the Roger Pirates.
Combatants like Spencer and Langram had already been recruited; they were all Cadres with immense potential.
Like Straw Hat Luffy, Roger possessed the intuition to distinguish between good and bad intentions, as well as the Observation Haki to hear the Voice of All Things, allowing him to perhaps sense the will and potential of others.
Willpower like Zoro's desire to become the world's greatest swordsman, Nami's dream of drawing a world map, Sanji's dream of finding the All Blue... once targeted by "scoundrels" like Roger and Luffy, these single-minded Captains would shamelessly recruit people onto their ships.
They use that infectious smile and pure heart to pull people aboard.
Dracule Mihawk once said that Straw Hat Luffy even possesses the unique charm to turn enemies into allies.
This is even more terrifying than Conqueror's Haki.
Fang Huo felt that this was the divine aura of the Sun God Nika, as well as the protagonist's plot armor.
In this world of destiny and prophecy, the rise of the commoner does exist, but the protagonist is always the Sun God Nika, who can counter the ultimate boss, Imu.
When the Sun God Nika is the specific weapon against Imu, fatalism and lineage are already set in stone.
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"wahaha! Don't I still have you?"
"With my strength and your Talk-no-Jutsu, we're invincible!"
"In short, I'll do the fighting, and you'll do the talking."
After returning the two children to Stussy and Shimotsuki Furiko, Rocks began imagining the plan to have the Roger Pirates join.
Having five King Executives now, he had already made history!
Once he had eight King Executives, he could create an era unprecedented and unrepeatable!
Destiny is on his side!
The title of King of the World is up for grabs, and this era belongs to him!
The Davy Clan will fulfill the ancient covenant and reclaim the throne of the King of the World.
That despicable traitor and oath-breaker, Imu, should be sunk into the sea and suffer the punishment of eternal submersion.
"People who value their comrades have very obvious weaknesses, okay?"
Bolo Gram looked at the news and shrugged; he knew the Roger Pirates would definitely be easily manipulated by Vice Captain Fang Huo.
Back then, didn't he also join the Rocks Pirates obediently for the sake of the Bolo Pirates' crew?
No matter how firm and powerful Roger's Haoshoku was, once his crew was held hostage, he wouldn't be able to stand tall.
Of course, if Rocks and Fang Huo wanted to gain a high-potential Cadre, they couldn't be too despicable and had to try to recruit the Roger Pirates reasonably.
After all, Rocks didn't want to end up with a broken Haoshoku user.
"Since you have so much confidence in me, I'll try my best to convince Roger with my Kotoamatsukuchi."
Fang Huo smiled gently. As long as he played along with Roger's dream of turning the world upside down, and then took them to see the Celestial Dragons' Native Purge Competition...
It would be an easy catch!
If Roger didn't want to truly join, an alliance would also work.
When making a public announcement, they could just list the Roger Pirates as being under the Rocks Pirates' banner.
This way, even if Roger found out, he could only fume in impotent rage, and it wouldn't affect his will or beliefs.
"Beat them into submission first, then talk them over. I'm familiar with this process."
Rocks grinned; anyway, he would leave the troublesome matters to Fang Huo while he focused on being powerful.
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Meanwhile, on a certain island in Grand Line Paradise.
As more and more crew members received new bounties, the Roger Pirates found another excuse to hold a banquet, and the whole ship was filled with joy.
They didn't yet know that the world's strongest pirate crew was on its way to find them.
Their thrilling life of free adventure was about to come to an end.
"Those bastards from the Rocks Pirates, how did their bounties skyrocket so fast?!"
Jabra looked at his own new wanted poster and those of the Rocks Pirates, his voice full of indignation.
His bounty had just barely passed 100 million, yet that rookie Redfield had already soared to 1 billion Berries.
It's just some lousy Haoshoku; he had it too!
It's just that it only works intermittently!
It was precisely that thrilling battle to save their comrades by destroying a Affiliated Kingdom that caused both Rayleigh and Jabra to awaken their Conqueror's Haki.
Their simultaneous outburst during that perilous moment successfully saved their comrades from a fatal blow.
However, even Captain Roger himself was currently only at a mediocre level with Haoshoku, so they could only slowly figure out how to use it.
Perhaps they would only encounter more training methods for the Three Types of Haki once they entered the New World.
This was also a key reason why the Gold-Silver-Copper trio's strength could grow together and advance side-by-side, allowing one pirate crew to possess three kings.
They were true comrades who shared life and death, not the kind with a clear superior-subordinate relationship.