In the first half of the Grand Line, the Parrot battleship belonging to the Rocks Pirates was sailing quickly on the sea with the wind.
Tired of the long barbecue life, Eredar drove the boat at high speed in order to reach the destination quickly.
In the duel arena after the cabin was converted, Rocks and Barrett are competing and fighting.
The figures of the two kept intersecting and flashing, and the dark fists and long swords kept colliding.
The sounds of swords and fists colliding were punctuated by the sound of metal clashing.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, Rocks and Barrett both retreated at the same time.
“Hoo, hoo, hoo!”
Barrett and Rocks were both breathing heavily.
In this competition, Rocks still won with a slight advantage.
“Hu… ... ... ”
After taking a long breath, Barrett sat down on the ground, picked up the wine that had been prepared long ago and started drinking it in big gulps.
"Gudong, gudong, ha..."
Putting the empty bottle of wine aside, Barrett supported himself with his hands on the ground and looked at Rocks.
"Rocks, I lost again this time. You are really strong. I always lose. From childhood to now, I have only defeated you a few times."
Although Barrett lost more than he won every time he competed with Rocks, he was not dissatisfied.
From childhood to adulthood, when he first joined the army, Rocks was already a veteran.
After taking him through countless life-and-death battles, he has already accepted Rocks as the boss from the bottom of his heart.
Rocks chuckled, sat on the ground, put his sword into the scabbard and put it aside, and took a sip of water.
"After all, I am also getting stronger. Besides, isn't it normal for you to lose to me?"
Hearing Rocks' slightly joking words, Barrett laughed indifferently, then stood up and walked towards the ring.
"We've had enough rest, let's continue!"
“Ding ding ding ding… ”
Just as the two were preparing for another competition, the warning bell on the ship rang.
Hearing the bell, Rocks and Barrett quickly ran towards the plywood.
"Hahaha, we finally met our enemy! We can have a good fight now!"
Barrett was very excited. He had been sailing for so long and had not encountered any pirates. Just floating on the sea was extremely boring for him who was used to fighting.
Soon, Rocks and Barrett came to the deck and ran to Erida and Sasaki.
"What happened?"
Rocks walked up to Ereda and asked.
Erida didn't say anything, but just pointed ahead and asked Rocks to go and see for himself.
Rocks walked to the bow curiously and looked at the huge and luxurious-looking warship only two hundred meters away.
When he saw the pirate flag flying on the battleship and the man at the stern with long golden hair, glasses, a long scar on his left eye, and an invisible domineering aura, Rocks already knew what kind of guy they had encountered.
"Roger's pirate group actually met them here, and was discovered by them. Is that blond man the famous Pluto Rayleigh?"
After being at sea for a month, Rocks kept an eye on the sea all the time and did not miss any issue of the newspaper.
There are latest reports about the three most famous pirates on the sea almost every day.
So even though he had never seen them in person, Rocks recognized them.
Barrett walked to Rocks' side, looked at Rocks' slightly solemn expression, and looked at the blond man curiously.
"What's wrong, Rocks? Those guys are pirates, right? Whose flag is that pirate flag?"
As a militant on the ship and someone who had been accustomed to following Rocks' lead since childhood, he didn't pay much attention to those things and never read newspapers. Therefore, he didn't recognize the meaning of the pirate flag, nor did he know the man with long golden hair.
Hearing Rocks' question, Rocks spoke to him briefly.
"That's the Roger Pirates. That man is Pluto Rayleigh. He's very strong."
Hearing Rocks' answer, Barrett was not afraid at all, but laughed excitedly instead.
"Hahaha! Pluto? Very strong? That's perfect! I've been holding it in for a long time!"
Barrett laughed loudly, then jumped with all his strength and directly crossed a distance of twenty meters. He clenched his fists tightly, his muscles bulged, and a dark domineering aura quickly covered his fists.
"Pluto Rayleigh! Take my punch!"
Rayleigh looked at Barrett rushing towards him with a smile on his face, without any sign of nervousness.
When the lookout on the ship informed that a pirate ship was approaching rapidly from behind, Rayleigh came to the stern alone.
He wanted to see which blind pirate dared to attack Roger's pirate group.
However, when he arrived at the stern and saw the other party's pirate flag that he didn't recognize at all, Rayleigh knew that it must be another group of newcomers who had just set out to sea.
As for such newcomers, Rayleigh thought that as long as they didn't provoke him, he would just let them go. If they did provoke him, he would just sink them to the bottom of the sea.
However, when he saw Rocks, Rayleigh was suddenly surprised.
He didn't expect that the kid who looked like a teenager was actually the captain of the ship, and seemed to be quite capable. He immediately became interested.
When he saw Barrett, he became even more interested.
As a famous strong man on the sea, Rayleigh can easily sense the strength of Rocks and Barrett.
Seeing Barrett laughing and rushing towards him without any fear, Rayleigh smiled.
Smiling, he drew out the long sword from his waist, covered with a strong aura of armed color.
"Buzz!"
The moment Barrett's fist touched Rayleigh's sword, a violent force suddenly erupted, and an invisible air wave spread instantly, blowing the cloak behind Rayleigh, making a rustling sound.
Barrett looked at his full-strength attack in disbelief as it was blocked by the opponent's sword. However, what followed was incomparable excitement.
“Hahaha! As expected of Rocks, you’re so strong that you can easily block my attack! However, the battle has just begun!”
"Buzz"
As Barrett finished speaking, a violent domineering aura erupted and hit Rayleigh.
At the moment when Barrett unleashed his domineering aura, Rayleigh was also extremely shocked.
He didn't expect that this kid whom he had just met not only had such good strength at such a young age, but also possessed a one-in-a-million domineering aura of domineering.
This is truly a talent that could make even him marvel.
However, no matter how amazed he was, Rayleigh would not show any mercy.
"Little boy, you have great talent. At your age, you have such strength. If you train hard, you will have a place in this ocean in the future."
Rayleigh laughed, his eyes full of admiration, and then punched Barrett.
Barrett was surprised to see that Rayleigh was not affected by his domineering aura at all, and then he threw a punch to meet Rayleigh's fist.
"boom!"
The fists collided, and terrifying power came out from Rayleigh's fist and rushed towards Barrett.
“Woo!”
With a muffled groan, Barrett was knocked backwards by the opponent's punch.
"call out"
Seeing Barrett flying backwards and about to fall into the sea, an invisible gravity suddenly appeared on his body and brought him back to the deck steadily.
Barrett wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and walked to Rocks, his eyes full of excitement.
"Rocks, that guy is really strong! I couldn't even block a single blow from him! What an exciting guy!"
Rocks glanced at Barrett.
"When I read the comics before, didn't it say that Barrett could fight Rayleigh on equal terms when he was fifteen? Now he is only fifteen years old, how come he was killed in one punch?"
But this was just a thought in his mind, and Rocks didn't have the EQ to say it out loud.
Rocks took a step forward and looked at Rayleigh calmly.
"Hey, kid, you're new here, right? You really surprised me. Are you going out to sea as a pirate at such a young age?"
Rayleigh looked at Rocks and said with a laugh.
Rocks was slightly moved by what Rayleigh said.
He heard something different in Rayleigh's words.
"Yes, I'm Rocks, that's Barrett, we're new to the sea. It's an honor to meet the famous Roger Pirates here."
Rocks responded to Rayleigh in a calm and unwavering tone.
"Hahaha, what a nice young man. Now that you've met him, do you want to give it a try?"
Rayleigh waved at Rocks slightly provocatively.
"Oh, let's give it a try!"
After saying that, Rocks leaped lightly into the air, holding his sword in reverse.
"Gravity Blade. Tiger Thrust!"
A purple halo flickered, and as Rocks swung his sword down, he turned into a ferocious purple tiger and rushed towards Rayleigh.
Looking at Rocks' attack, Rayleigh laughed and instantly drew out the sword from his waist.
“Good job!”