Grand Line Oro Jackson, in Roger's captain's cabin.
Rocks was looking at the weapon he had just obtained, An.
Roger lay lazily on the bench, looking at Rocks boredly and taking a sip of wine from time to time.
After a long time, Roger finished the rum in his hand and felt a little bored.
"Hurry, huh, Rocks boy, how about having a duel with me? I heard from Rayleigh that your strength has been improving a little slowly recently."
Roger burped and looked at Rocks with twinkling eyes.
Hearing Roger's words, Rocks became obviously interested.
However, seeing Roger's drunken appearance, Rocks lost interest again.
"Forget it, let's talk about it after you sober up."
Hearing Rocks' reply, Roger laughed and pulled out the sword Ace from the table.
"Hey, hey, Hiccup, Rocks boy, do you think I'm drunk? Even if I'm drunk, it's still easy to deal with a brat like you. Look at the sword!"
Roger grinned and swung his sword towards Rocks.
"Buzz"
A white slash instantly flew out from Roger's sword and slashed towards Rocks.
"Um?!"
Rocks didn't expect that Roger would actually attack as soon as he said so. He quickly held An Shu in front of his chest to block Roger's flying slash.
However, it was a bit hasty after all. Rocks groaned and flew directly out of the captain's room.
“Bang!”
With a slight thud, Rocks smashed the door of the captain's room and flew onto the deck.
"call out"
Rocks lightly tapped the deck with the sword in his hand, did a backflip and landed steadily on the deck, slid backward for a distance, and dispelled the force of Roger's attack.
“Hu… ... ... ”
Rocks took a deep breath, bowed slightly, and stared at Roger who was standing at the door of the captain's room.
"What a terrifying man. He has such power with just a casual blow. He is worthy of being the man who will become the Pirate King in the future."
Rocks looked at Roger and thought silently in his heart.
"Hey, Rocks boy, I didn't expect you to have such a hard time taking my casual attack. It seems you still have a long way to go!"
Roger laughed, raised his sword Ace, and took the lead in attacking Rocks.
Rocks was nervous and kept dodging left and right, and the sword in his hand kept colliding with Roger's sword.
Roger's powerful strength and sharp sword force forced Rocks to retreat step by step, and he looked very embarrassed for a while.
"Hey, kid, when you're fighting, you must stay focused and don't be distracted. The victory or defeat of a battle between masters often depends on that instant."
Roger continued to point out Rocks' shortcomings during his continuous attacks.
"Boy, what are you swinging your sword for?"
Roger chopped Rocks away with a sword, stood quietly there, and asked Rocks who was breathing rapidly.
"Why are you swinging your sword?"
Hearing Roger's question, Rocks was a little confused.
He initially picked up the long sword to fight in order to survive, and later it was for the last wishes of those young soldiers who died.
So what now? Ha!
As if he noticed that Rocks was a little confused, Roger took a step forward, and instantly rushed forward, launching another fierce attack on Rocks.
"Little boy, as a man on the sea, you must understand why you swing your sword."
"Swordsmanship without faith is meaningless and powerless."
"snort!"
Rocks snorted coldly and slashed his sword diagonally. The purple slash flew out instantly and went towards Roger.
"Hahaha, nice sword moves!"
Roger swung his sword with a smile, cutting Rocks' flying strike into pieces, and then continued to attack Rocks with all his strength.
"Roger, don't underestimate me. After all, I am the man destined to become the king of this world."
Rocks ducked to avoid Roger's attack and slashed with his sword.
The powerful force combined with the additional power of the gravity fruit instantly knocked Roger back several steps.
"King of the world? Hahaha! Boy, how can you become the king of the world?"
"Humph! I will continue to improve my strength, surpass you, and then find a group of powerful partners to form my own pirate group."
Before Rocks finished his words, he took the first step forward and rushed towards Roger.
The long sword in his hand was constantly waving, flickering in the moonlight.
"Oh? Surpass me? Even if you surpass me and find a group of powerful partners, it is not so easy to become the king of the world. After all, the world government is not as simple as you think!"
Roger dodged Rocks' attack easily and teased Rocks.
"Humph! That's my business."
Rocks snorted coldly, swung the sword in his hand more rapidly and attacked more fiercely.
Facing Rocks' increasingly fierce attack, Roger still managed to defeat him with one sword easily.
"Kid, if you want to become the king of the world, it's useless to just surpass me and find a group of powerful partners."
Roger swung his sword to block Rocks' attack, and said seriously about the weapon.
"I know. I will not repeat the failure of the last pirate overlord, Rocks D. Gibek."
Rocks chopped Roger in half with a sword, and the long sword in his hand was covered with a layer of black and red lightning. Then he chopped at Roger with all his strength.
"Oh? The entanglement of the Conqueror's Haki? Interesting. And I'm surprised that you know that guy Jibek."
Roger chuckled, and the long sword Ace in his hand was also covered with a layer of black and red lightning, and he went to meet Rocks' attack.
"Buzz!"
"boom!"
The two swords collided fiercely in the air.
The violent air wave exploded instantly, causing the entire Oro Jackson to shake wildly.
The wind and waves on the sea continued to surge, hitting the Oro Jackson.
"Card"
"boom"
With a cracking sound, Rocks' attack was instantly broken, his body flew backwards and hit the railing hard.
"Ahem..."
With a light cough, Rocks slowly got up from the ground.
"Alright, kid, that's all for today's instructions. If you want to surpass me, you're still a little short of making a choice."
Roger said something to Rocks with a smile, then walked towards the captain's room.
Standing quietly, Rocks watched Roger return to the captain's room.
"Hmph, you want me to face myself? But you underestimate me, Roger. I won't be like that guy Rocks D. Gibber, who gathers a bunch of rabble and dreams of challenging the World Government."
Rocks turned his back and looked at the dark sea level.
"If there is no sense of comradeship, it is useless even if there are more of us and we are strong. So, I can't become the second Rocks."
In the captain's room, Rayleigh came to Roger's room at some point and was sitting on the sofa drinking.
"Hey, Roger, is it over? How did it feel?"
Seeing Roger coming back, Rayleigh asked with a smile.
"Well, that brat is indeed very talented and ambitious. Just wait and see, Rayleigh, that brat will soon leave our Roger Pirates."
After hearing what Roger said, Rayleigh laughed and took a sip of wine.
"Really? It looks like that brat is about to achieve his goal."
He took another sip of wine and looked towards the dark sea.
"What a deep-minded kid, he actually used our Roger Pirates as a springboard."
"Hahaha, but isn't a kid like that very interesting?"