May 21, 1498, Haiyuan calendar, sunny.
Grand Line, Oro Jackson of the Roger Pirates.
A month has passed since Rayleigh instructed Rocks and Barrett that day.
After the banquet that day, Rayleigh, on behalf of Roger, formally invited Rocks and Barrett to join Roger's pirate group.
At first Rocks refused, but after Rayleigh explained the reason, Rocks considered it for a night and agreed to Roger.
After all, what Roger said was right. The sea is indeed too dangerous now. Moreover, considering that by joining Roger's pirate group, he can constantly learn from the powerful man Rayleigh and improve his own strength, so after discussing with Sasaki Erreda and others, Rocks joined Roger's pirate group.
Therefore, Rocks and Barrett became trainee crew members of Roger's Pirates, and Sasaki and Erida also became fighters of Roger's Pirates.
In the empty bow of the Oro Jackson, Rocks was sitting on the deck bored, watching the fight between Shanks and Buggy.
"Asshole Shanks! I prepared the bait, but you stole it. Damn it!"
After saying that, he did not forget to punch Shanks in the right eye.
"Damn it! Buggy, I just borrowed it, and you're fighting with me just because of this!"
At this time, Shanks, who had dark circles under his eyes, punched back, and Buggy's red nose immediately became even redder.
Buggy covered his nose and looked at Shanks with tears in his eyes.
"Damn it! Shanks, I hate this tone of voice the most! Also, don't hit me in the nose!"
Rocks yawned as he watched the two of them fighting like little kids, punching and kicking each other.
"You two have such a good relationship."
Rocks suddenly said with emotion.
“Who has a good relationship with him?!”*2
The two of them responded in unison, then started a brat fight again.
"... ... ... "
Perhaps because he had been watching for too long and felt a little bored, Rocks picked up the bait and fishing rod that Bucky had prepared on the ground and went directly to the bow of the boat to prepare for fishing.
As the only four trainee crew members on the ship, Rocks, Barrett, Shanks and Buggy lived in the same cabin, so they had become familiar with each other.
"Hey! Rocks bastard! That's my bait and fishing rod!"
In the exercise room in the cabin, Barrett was lifting weights hard.
As a staunch muscularist, Barrett will not miss any time to make his muscles bigger.
“Hoo, 3369.3370.3371… … ..Hoo! 4000!”
"Bang!"
Barrett dropped the huge barbell of the pistol to the ground.
The huge weight hit the ground, causing a loud bang.
"Huh, today's training plan is complete. It's time to go find Rayleigh for a good sparring session!"
Barrett took the towel and wiped the sweat off his face, then stood up and prepared to find Rayleigh.
At this time, Rayleigh was hiding in Roger's captain's room, drinking with a look of despair on his face and looking at the sea.
Roger looked at Rayleigh, laughed, walked to him and patted him on the shoulder.
"Brother, don't be so hopeless. Barrett should have finished his training and is looking for you now."
Rayleigh's hands trembled when he heard Roger's words.
Ever since Rocks and Barrett joined the Roger Pirates, Rayleigh's previous leisurely days came to an end.
Starting from the second day after they joined, every morning after training, the muscular kid Barrett would come to cause trouble for them, under the pretext of asking him for instruction, but in fact he just wanted a fight.
And in the afternoon, that little brat Rocks would come to him relentlessly to practice swordsmanship.
Because of their efforts, the two little kids, Shanks and Buggy, were also motivated.
Perhaps out of competition or unwillingness to accept the result, the originally lazy Shanks and Buggy actually came over to cause trouble for him every night.
Thinking about the life in the past month, Rayleigh felt a little disappointed.
"Roger, you bastard! Shanks is obviously your apprentice, you better teach him well!"
He roared at Roger, and then the door of Roger's captain's room was opened.
"Hey, Rayleigh, so you were hiding here! Well, hurry up and go! Fight with me! Hahahaha!"
After saying that, he pulled Rayleigh out of the room without further ado.
"Hahahaha, Rayleigh, teach our young crew members well!"
Roger waved at Rayleigh with a smile, looking heartless.
At the observation deck, Sasaki was looking at the shadow of the island ahead through a telescope.
"An island has been found ahead! An island has been found ahead!"
When Sasaki saw the outline of the island, he suddenly shouted excitedly towards the bottom.
No one would not be excited if they suddenly saw an island or land after drifting on the sea for so long.
Hearing Sasaki's shout, the entire Roger Pirate Group burst into cheers.
"Oh!!!! We finally found an island!"
"Great! I can go out and have some fun again. It's been over a month and I've been feeling really pent up!"
"Hahaha! That's right, good wine, good food, and those beautiful girls! It's really exciting!"
Hearing the cheers of his companions on the boat, Rocks also stopped fishing.
Looking up at the vague outline of the island in the distance, Rocks was also somewhat expectant.
Shanks and Buggy also stopped fighting and ran to the bow of the ship to look at the island ahead.
"We finally found an island! I wonder what kind of island it is! I'm really looking forward to it!"
Shanks looked at the outline of the island looming in front of him with great anticipation and said with a smile.
Hearing this, Bucky glanced at him with disdain.
"Humph, it must be an island with countless treasures buried!"
"No, it must be an island full of strange and interesting things!"
"Hmph, I think it's an island full of treasures!"
Looking at the two people who were arguing for no apparent reason again, Rocks rubbed his head in pain.
"You two, are you annoying? Can't this be an island full of fun and treasures?"
“… ... ... .”
For a moment, the bow was filled with silence.
"????"
Rocks looked at Shanks and Buggy who suddenly fell silent and looked at him in surprise.
"You're right! Rocks, that's right. That must be an island full of fun and treasures!"
"That's right! You are so smart, Rocks!"
Rocks looked at the two guys who suddenly became extremely excited with a frown on his face, and he really didn't know how to complain about them.
"Are you sick?!"
Cursing under his breath, Rocks walked towards the cabin to get his equipment and prepare to land on the island.
Ignoring Rocks who left, Shanks and Buggy were still cheering.
"Bucky, come explore with me then!"
"No, I want to go find treasure!"
"Hey! Didn't you say you would go on an adventure with me?!"
"Who said I wanted to go on an adventure with you, you bastard Shanks!"
"No way! Bucky! We clearly agreed on this!"