Grand Line, Oro Jackson of the Roger Pirates.
Looking at the purple slash that was like a tiger pouncing at him, Rayleigh laughed, instantly drew the long sword from his waist, and swung the sword towards Rocks's slash.
"Buzz"
Without any fancy changes, the pure white slash directly hit Rocks' attack.
"Squeak"
"Boom"
In an instant, Rocks' attack was shattered by the white slash from Rayleigh, and the remaining power flew towards Rocks in mid-air.
"A flying slash! As expected of the Pirate King's deputy, the man known as Pluto Rayleigh, who can slash like this with just a casual strike."
Rocks looked at the flying blow calmly, swung his sword horizontally, took a defensive stance, and prepared to take Rayleigh's blow head-on.
Looking at Rocks' actions, Rayleigh couldn't help but admire Rocks' courage.
"Little devil, you have quite a bit of courage. Are you actually going to take my blow head-on to experience the difference in strength?"
"Buzz!"
"Woo"
As soon as Rocks was touched by Rayleigh's slash, he groaned.
I really didn't expect that Rayleigh's casual attack would still be so aggressive after shattering my attack.
"ah!"
With a roar, the muscles in Rocks' arms bulged, and a burst of force suddenly broke out, and he vigorously knocked away Rayleigh's blow.
"boom"
The slash flew up to the sky and then exploded, strangling and shattering all the clouds in the sky.
Rayleigh looked at Rocks' performance, and the admiration in his eyes became even stronger.
"Hahaha! Good job, kid!"
After praising him, Rayleigh sheathed the sword in his hand and stopped preparing for the next attack.
Seeing Rayleigh put away his sword, Rocks, who returned to the deck panting, also put away his sword and no longer prepared to attack.
Rayleigh looked at Rocks and suddenly invited him.
"Hey, kid, why don't you come to our boat? We're having a party right now."
Rocks was a little surprised to receive Rayleigh's sudden invitation, but he did not refuse.
"Okay, it's a good opportunity to see what the famous Roger Pirates look like."
After saying that, Rocks called to Erida to bring the boat over, and then he and Barrett Sasaki boarded the boat first.
Rayleigh walked over to Rocks and Barrett with a smile, and kept looking at them both.
"Hey, Rayleigh, you're really strong!"
Barrett grinned and looked at Rayleigh and spoke directly.
"But it's only fun if I defeat a guy like you!"
Feeling Barrett's rising fighting spirit, Rayleigh laughed a few times and then patted Barrett's shoulder.
"Young man, please stop being so impulsive and enjoy the banquet first."
With a smile and a joke, Rayleigh turned around and led them towards the banquet venue.
"Hahaha! Rayleigh, guys, welcome our guests!"
When Roger saw Rayleigh coming with Rocks and other three people, he immediately waved to Rayleigh with a smile. His cheeks were red because he had drunk too much. He shouted to his companions and cheered to welcome Rocks and other three people.
"Wow, I didn't expect the guests this time to be so young. What's more, there are two little kids! Hahahaha!"
Jabba stood up, put his arm around Dollinger's shoulders and laughed, teasing Rocks and Barrett, and while speaking, he did not forget to pour wine into his mouth.
"That's right, such a little kid actually went out to sea as a pirate, how courageous of him!"
Dollinger, also drunk, teased with a red face.
Spencer was holding a bottle of rum in his hand, leaning against the boat pole, with his calves slightly bent, looking at Rocks with a smile.
"Oh, you are such a handsome boy. How about having a drink with me, the handsome big brother? After all, you and I are both handsome guys."
"Tsk, stop being so narcissistic, Spencer. I'm obviously the most handsome man on this ship!"
Hearing Spencer's words, a tall man wearing an infantry cap clenched his fists, made a strong gesture, and said unconvincedly.
"Hahaha, Golan, you're the one who should be less narcissistic!"
The entire Roger Pirates' group was filled with laughter, and they laughed at their companions from time to time.
Sasaki followed Rocks, looking at the members of Roger's pirate group, and exclaimed in amazement from time to time.
"Hahaha, this is incredible. I can actually meet so many big shots today. They are worthy of being the Roger Pirates. They all look so strong!"
Just as Sasaki was constantly marveling at the sight, a tall man who looked like a fishman walked up to Sasaki and lifted him up.
"Hey, you're a fishman? I didn't expect to meet a fellow fishman in a rookie pirate group!"
Sasaki was also surprised when he was suddenly discovered by someone else, but when he thought that this was the Roger Pirates, he didn't care anymore.
Turning his head to look at the man who was hugging him, Sasaki's mouth full of sharp teeth revealed a smile.
"Ah, I am half-merman, the descendant of a human and a merman. It's an honor to meet you here, Senior Sambare!"
After hearing Sasaki's brief introduction of himself, Sangbel looked at Sasaki with some surprise.
"Half-merfic? You are actually the offspring of humans and merfolk! This is really surprising! Come on, tell me your story!"
Having said that, he pulled Sasaki aside and started drinking and chatting with him.
On the other side, Erida, who was the last one to board the ship, was chatting and drinking with a crew member of Roger's pirate group.
"Wow, I didn't expect that the once famous super rookie, Golden Ring Ereda, would actually join a pirate group founded by two little brats. This is really rare."
Colonel Mulian clinked glasses with Erida with a smile, then looked at Erida with some curiosity.
He really couldn't understand how a super rookie like Erida, who was famous at the time, could suddenly join a pirate group founded by two little kids.
Although the whole team was wiped out because of that woman Charlotte Lingling, in his understanding, a man like him would never give up on himself just because of a failure.
Listening to Colonel Mulian's slightly teasing and doubtful tone, Erida didn't care about anything. He took a sip of wine and looked up at the sky.
"Well, there's nothing strange about that. Just like you, you were once a captain in the navy, but now you've become a corrupted captain and a pirate."
He laughed and joked, then looked at Rocks.
"I see a unique temperament in Rocks, a quality that makes people believe in him without even realizing it, and he and Barrett both have great potential. I'm very curious and want to see where they can go in the end."
Erida told Colonel Mulian her reasons.
After hearing Erida's answer, Colonel Mullen also looked at Rocks who was surrounded by Shanks and Buggy.
"What a special temperament, huh? It seems that he is a brat like Shanks, full of the future."
He chuckled in his heart, then ignored Rocks and started drinking with Erida.
Rocks, who was surrounded by Shanks and Buggy, was already getting a little impatient.
"Hey! Little brat, now that you're on the ship of our Roger Pirates, you have to know the rules! I'm Buggy, you can call me Boss Buggy, and give me all your treasures!"
Buggy, who has a funny clown red nose, spoke to Rocks in a very cocky manner.
"Hey! Buggy! I'm not a new member of our pirate group. I'm a guest. Please be polite!"
The red-haired boy immediately yelled at Buggy.
Perhaps because he was unhappy with Shanks' tone, Buggy suddenly became unhappy as well.
"Damn it Shanks! Don't talk to me in that tone!"
"Bucky! You are the one who shouldn't talk to guests like that!"
"Damn it! You wanna fight, Shanks!"
"You are, Bucky!"
After saying that, without paying any attention to Rocks, the two started fighting directly, and they kept spitting at each other.