In the New World, in the first half of the sea, the pirate ship that Rocks is riding on is sailing smoothly on the sea.
Rocks sat at the bow, feeling the sea breeze, hanging the fish, and looking at the endless sea horizon in the distance.
"What a boring and peaceful day."
Rocks suddenly sighed.
Rocks was used to being surrounded by a group of friends making noise and noise, but suddenly he was left alone and he felt a little uncomfortable.
"Look, is there a person riding a bicycle in the sea ahead?"
Suddenly a pirate sailor howled loudly and pointed at a figure in the distance.
"Don't be ridiculous. How could someone ride a bicycle on the ocean? Are you drunk?"
A pirate looked in the direction of the sailor's finger without caring.
"Hey!!!! This must be fake!"
The unbelieving pirate widened his eyes, rubbed his eyes in disbelief and exclaimed.
"I'm really riding a bicycle on the sea! How did you do that?"
As more and more pirates exclaimed, the deck soon became extremely lively.
Rocks dropped his fishing rod and looked curiously at the figure in the distance.
"Isn't that guy Kuzan?"
With his excellent eyesight, Rocks could clearly see the face of the person riding a bicycle in the distance.
"As expected of a user of the Nature-type Ice Fruit, he's so cool even when he's out to sea."
Rocks chuckled.
"Pull the boat over."
"Yes! Captain Rocks!"
Hearing Rocks' order, the pirate sailors immediately responded excitedly and got busy.
They all wanted to see what kind of person could ride a bicycle on the sea.
After a while, the pirate ship turned and rushed towards the figure.
On the ice, Kuzan, riding a bicycle, looked lazily at the pirate ship sailing towards him quickly.
"Really? I'm just taking a vacation, but why do I always get into trouble?"
Kuzan rubbed his shoulders and stretched his body.
He was already prepared to give the pirate who disturbed his vacation a frozen meal.
It's just that...
"Hey, Kuzan, it's been a long time."
Hearing the sound, Kuzan stopped what he was doing and looked speechlessly at Rocks who was sitting at the bow of the pirate ship in the distance.
"Ah, la la, I was wondering who it was, it turns out it's you."
Kuzan rubbed his afro and said helplessly.
"Hey, how about coming on board for a couple of drinks?"
Rocks sat at the bow and invited Kuzan below with a smile.
He hadn't seen Kuzan for some time.
He has never given up on Lakuzan joining his pirate group.
It was a rare opportunity, and he didn't want to miss it.
"Don't be ridiculous, Rocks. You're a pirate, and I'm a marine. How could I possibly go on a pirate ship and drink with a pirate like you?"
Kuzan refused without hesitation.
He doesn't want to cause trouble for himself.
"Don't be so arrogant, Kuzan. No one in this sea area will see the two of us drinking. Come quickly, I have asked someone to prepare wine and food."
As he said that, Rocks used his ability without hesitation and directly brought Kuzan and his bicycle up.
“… ... ... .”
Kuzan looked at Rocks speechlessly and did not resist.
By the time he stood on the deck, some pirates had already placed the wine there.
"Don't just stand there like an idiot. Let's go."
Rocks smiled and walked first to the wine table on the deck.
Kuzan looked at Rocks and scratched his afro again.
After the two of them sat down, the pirates quickly came over with some meat and vegetables and placed them on the table.
Rocks picked up a bottle of wine and threw it to Kuzan.
"This is the wine I brewed myself, want to try it?"
After taking the wine, Kuzan opened the bottle cap directly.
A fragrant smell instantly rushed out of the bottle and entered Kuzan's nose.
“Good wine.”
Kuzan exclaimed in praise and then took a big sip.
"Ha... This wine is really spicy."
Kuzan sighed.
"Oh, this is the only kind of wine that men can drink."
Rocks poured himself a glass of wine and took a sip.
The deck suddenly became quiet, leaving only the sound of Kuzan and Rocks drinking.
After a long time, after finishing a bottle of wine, Kuzan turned the bottle over.
"Hey, Rocks, why are you here? And you're on such an ordinary pirate ship. This is not like you."
Kuzan looked at Rocks with a slightly serious expression, waiting for his reply.
After all, such a powerful pirate came to the first half of the New World in such a low-key manner. It was hard to imagine that anything good would happen to such a gathering place for weak pirates.
Rocks poured himself a glass of wine, chuckled and looked at Kuzan without saying anything.
After being stared at for a long time, Kuzan felt a little uncomfortable.
"Forget it. If you don't say anything, there's nothing I can do. No matter what, the New World is still your world of pirates."
In the end, Kuzan was the first to admit defeat.
There is nothing we can do. The situation is stronger than us.
"Oh, there's nothing to hide. I was just bored, so I came to the first half of the new world to relax."
"And you see, in order not to cause trouble, I deliberately boarded such an ordinary pirate ship."
Rocks chuckled and made up an excuse to explain.
Of course, whether Kuzan believed it or not was none of his business.
"By the way, as a vice admiral of the navy and the favorite student of old man Garp, why didn't you follow him to hunt down Roger and his gang, but instead rode a bicycle around in the New World?"
Hearing Rocks' words, Kuzan immediately held his forehead and sighed helplessly.
"Oh, I won't say any more. I feel tired after talking too much."
Thinking about the time he followed Garp in chasing Roger, Kuzan felt really tired.
With every pursuit, Garp would destroy his ship into pieces and make it completely unusable.
Every time he sat on an ice island he made and waited for the navy's rescue.
Thinking back to the way Sakaski, Borsalino and others looked at him, Kuzan felt like dying.
"Oh, by the way, Roger recently ran back to the first half of the Grand Line and lost his trace near Gaya Island."
"As a former crew member, do you know where they went?"
Kuzan suddenly thought of something and asked Rocks curiously.
"Oh? They lost their trace near Gaya Island. It seems they went there again."
After hearing Kuzan's words, Rocks immediately knew where Roger and the others had gone.
"Ah, it seems you do know. Could you please tell me?"
Kuzan looked at Rocks and asked curiously.
“Is there really an empty island above Gaya Island?”
Rocks chuckled as he looked at Kuzan, poured himself a glass of wine, and threw a bottle of wine to Kuzan.
"Want to know? Sure. But I have a request."
Kuzan took the bottle and opened the cap.
"What do you want?"
"What if I tell you, you'll leave the navy and join my pirate group?"
"Ah, forget it. I don't have any intention of becoming a pirate right now."
Kuzan decisively rejected Rocks' conditions.
He didn't want to give up his future in the navy to become a pirate.
He's not stupid.
As the sun sets, the afterglow of the sunset dyes the entire sky red, looking incredibly beautiful.
Rocks and Kuzan were both drunk.
Before we know it, the pleasant day is coming to an end.
A new day is coming.
At the same time, a huge white whale warship also arrived. (To be continued)