"An official pirate crew of the New World Alliance?"
Roger's lips moved in a low murmur. This choice seemed acceptable; on the surface, at least, they wouldn't be a direct subsidiary of Rocks.
An official pirate crew belonging to the entire New World Alliance... that seemed okay.
Most importantly, they could sail freely in the New World.
"A star pirate crew of the New World?"
Gabban's eyes lit up. He could already see himself becoming a superstar in the pirate world, a charismatic man with countless fans just like Gu Yue Fang Huo.
"Turn the world upside down?"
Rayleigh whispered softly, as if recalling the moment Roger had tricked him into going out to sea.
But after setting sail, their goal seemed to have slowly shifted from 'turning the world upside down' to 'the freest adventure' and 'circling the world'... Wait, Rayleigh was suddenly shocked. How did Fang Huo know about the conversation between him and Roger back then?
Thinking of the rumored Great Demon Venerable Gu Yue Fang Huo, who possessed the terrifying abilities of prophecy and stealing Devil Fruit powers...
Rayleigh's scalp tingled!
The Rocks Pirates had Rocks, a Captain with invincible combat power, and they also had Gu Yue Fang Huo, a Vice Captain with prophetic abilities.
They simply couldn't escape the encirclement and schemes of the Rocks Pirates.
Rayleigh looked at Roger. Roger seemed to have already accepted the choice of becoming an 'official pirate crew of the New World Alliance'.
Fortunately, it didn't seem to have affected Roger too much.
Just taking on the identity of an official pirate crew of the New World Alliance might actually make it easier for them to get by in the New World.
The other Cadres and crew members of the Roger Pirates began to ponder. Compared to being wiped out, becoming an official pirate crew of the New World Alliance didn't seem so bad.
Moreover, this identity came with great benefits.
Wouldn't they be able to walk tall in the New World?
One had to remember that they were currently only famous in Grand Line Paradise on the Grand Line; they still had no reputation in the New World.
Now, the Rocks Pirates were essentially handing them fame and benefits on a silver platter.
They were allowing them to jump from being a rookie pirate crew from Grand Line Paradise to becoming a star pirate crew of the New World.
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During Roger's brief, single-minded deliberation, the members of the Rocks Pirates one by one erupted with violent Conqueror's Haki and killing intent.
They were ready at any moment to completely annihilate the Roger Pirates right here.
"So strong!!"
Roger, Rayleigh, and Gabban had already thought Rocks and Fang Huo were terrifying enough.
They didn't expect that on the Flying Battleship, there were three other sources of Conqueror's Haki that were significantly stronger than their own.
Originally, Gabban was quite defiant toward the newcomer Redfield, but now he felt a strong sense of crisis from the man.
He really couldn't beat this newcomer Cadre.
Roger felt that his own Conqueror's Haki couldn't even compare to the weakest King Cadre of the Rocks Pirates.
If he refused again now, the Roger Pirates would be wiped out today.
Rayleigh also made his own judgment. Setting aside the long-famous Soul Empress Charlotte Linlin and Whitebeard Newgate, he couldn't even match the newcomer Redfield.
Redfield, this newcomer, hadn't entered Grand Line Paradise on the Grand Line much earlier than they had.
Yet, unexpectedly, after Redfield charged into the New World and joined the Rocks Pirates, his strength had skyrocketed so quickly.
He knew this was certainly because Redfield had received guidance from the Rocks Pirates.
On this sea, talent is very important, but teachers and enemies are also crucial.
Only the combination of talent and a powerful teacher can accelerate the growth of a genius.
Whereas independent pirates like them could only take their enemies as teachers.
If they succeeded in stealing techniques and could win the fight, they could continue sailing; if they couldn't, they would perish at sea and become another inhabitant of the pirates' graveyard.
Under the gaze of the Roger Pirates and the killing intent and Conqueror's Haki of the Rocks Pirates, Roger pressed down his straw hat, hiding his eyes in the shadows.
"Ahaha, becoming an official pirate crew of the New World Alliance seems pretty good."
"Does that mean we can eat for free in the nations of the New World Alliance?"
Roger suddenly looked up, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. His train of thought had suddenly veered in a direction that even Rayleigh and Fang Huo couldn't quite process.
Rayleigh had been worried that Roger would rather die than submit, and Fang Huo was still considering whether this would affect Roger's Conqueror's conviction.
As it turned out, this straw hat bastard was actually thinking about dining and dashing.
"If you're going to agree, just agree! Why were you acting all serious?!! I was almost ready to grab my axes and fight for my life!!"
Gabban threw his twin axes onto the deck, jumped up, and delivered a sharp blow to Roger's head.
Instantly, a large bump sprouted on the straw hat on Roger's head.
Other crew members even went up and gave Roger a few punches and kicks.
"Ouch!! It hurts!!"
Straw Hat Roger clutched his head and rolled around on the deck.
This strange atmosphere caused the Conqueror's Haki and killing intent on Whitebeard and Redfield to instantly dissipate.
Roger, the Captain, was actually being beaten by his own subordinates?
The veins on Rayleigh's forehead throbbed.
What a bunch of exhausting guys.
Fang Huo officially confirmed that Straw Hat Roger was the same type of Captain as Straw Hat Luffy.
When they were fooling around, things like Captain's dignity simply didn't exist!
Fang Huo remembered that in the future, the Roger Pirates would get into plenty of fights while pursuing the supreme great succubus Shakky.
Even the Captain, Roger, would be ganged up on by his crew; everyone shouted that there were no Captain's privileges in this matter and that they would all pursue Shakky fairly.
Rocks watched Roger being beaten by his subordinates and frowned slightly.
As a Captain, one could allow subordinates to challenge them, but how could they be beaten by them?
He would let every subordinate know what sword energy like a heavy artillery hammer felt like.
Meanwhile, Whitebeard Newgate saw a different way of interacting on the Roger Pirates' ship; this seemed to be the kind of 'companions' and 'family' he wanted.
A hint of shock appeared in Redfield's eyes. This was actually a pirate crew with complaints but no schemes, and no filthy thoughts.
He had actually encountered another adventure pirate crew with a pure atmosphere, just like that musical crew, the Rumbar Pirates.
This made Redfield drop the idea of teaching these arrogant pirates a lesson.
"Tsk, no Captain's dignity at all."
Charlotte Linlin looked at the bruised and swollen Roger with a face full of disdain. Her Fang Huo was still the most perfect!
"The fooling around ends here!"
"Roger, from now on, you are an official pirate crew of the New World Alliance."
"You will be like the Happo Navy of the Kano Country in the West Blue."
"Usually, you can go wherever you want. We will only notify you when there are special missions or commissions that require you."
Fang Huo's Conqueror's Haki erupted, stopping the Roger Pirates' 'beating of love' toward Roger.
"I understand..."
The bruised and swollen Straw Hat Roger looked just as pathetic as Straw Hat Luffy after a beating, but he still slowly raised his hand to respond to Fang Huo's words.
"Continuing to mess around in the Grand Line right now might be a bit dangerous. It just so happens I'm planning to take you to the West Blue to see the world and the cruelty of this reality!"
"Now, come directly back to the New World with us!"
Fang Huo immediately activated his gravity, throwing the dozen or so members of the Roger Pirates onto the Sword of Xebec and floating the Roger Pirates' ship into the Lost World.
Under the shocked gazes of the Roger Pirates, the Sword of Xebec accelerated and flew back toward the New World...