The first half of the Grand Line, Gaya Island, Central Tavern.
"BOOM!"
With a loud bang, the originally noisy street became even more lively after the explosion.
"Hey, hey, it looks like there's something exciting to watch again."
"Isn't that Zach's tavern?"
"Yes, it was that bastard Zach. I never thought that one day he would have his tavern smashed."
"call out!"
Just as they were gloating over their misfortune, a figure flew out at an extremely fast speed and directly crashed into a large group of pirates who were watching.
"ah!"
"Asshole! Who is that?!"
For a moment, wailing was heard everywhere, and those who were knocked away by the figure all roared angrily and looked for the culprit.
"Ahem, ahem! Damn it, I got too impulsive!"
Just as those people were looking for the culprit, the figure quickly climbed up and staggered into a dark alley.
Red covered his chest, leaned against the wall, spat out a mouthful of blood, and gasped with difficulty.
The captain's coat was completely torn into pieces, leaving only some scraps of cloth, and the triangular captain's hat was gone.
Reid looked very embarrassed at this time.
"I didn't expect that besides that kid in military uniform, that blond military bastard was also incredibly strong. He almost killed me with just one strike!"
Reid said with difficulty, covering his slightly collapsed chest.
He had only intended to recruit the other party, but because he failed to control himself, he nearly lost his life. This made Red's heart full of regret.
"Damn it, it's still far away. No, I have to go to the Golden City, Sky Island, and find that batch of gold."
"Only if I have that large amount of gold can I build an invincible army with that huge wealth. Only then can I take revenge on that bastard BIG.MOM!"
Red muttered bitterly, then staggered away into the alley.
In the tavern, Rocks was still sitting at the bar drinking as if nothing had happened.
"BIG.MOM again? It seems that woman is quite hated."
Relying on his powerful observation Haki, Rocks clearly heard what Red said.
"Tsk, you're so weak that you can't even withstand a single blow."
Barrett snorted disdainfully and sat back down on the bar.
"Hey, boss, give me another bottle of rum."
Barrett shouted to Zack, the tavern owner not far away, then leaned against the bar and turned to look at Rocks.
"Hey, Rocks, when are we going to go and pick a fight with those powerful guys? For example, the guy named Kaido you mentioned?"
Barrett took Rocks' rum out of boredom and took a sip, then asked.
"Well, don't worry, Barrett. When we come back from Sky Island, we will leave the Roger Pirates and restore our Rocks Pirates. Then we will go and cause trouble for those guys."
Rocks casually comforted Barrett, and then took a sip of the rum that Barrett had drunk without disgust.
"Hey, kid, your name is Rocks?"
The tavern owner Zack walked up to Rocks and the other man with two bottles of rum and placed the two bottles in front of them.
In response to the boss's slightly surprised words, Rocks looked at the tavern owner calmly.
"Yes, my name is Rocks and his name is Barrett."
The tavern owner looked at Rocks carefully for a while, then suddenly burst into laughter.
"Haha, haha, I didn't expect your name to be Rocks. Little boy, did you know that there was once a pirate named Rocks in this sea?"
Tavern owner Zack looked at Rocks with twinkling eyes.
"Rocks D. Gibek. I've heard of that guy. He was once a great pirate who dominated the New World."
Hearing Rocks' answer, the tavern owner's eyes flickered even more.
"Little devil, since you know the name of that guy, how dare you go out into the sea under the name of Rocks?"
The tavern owner looked at Rocks with some surprise.
After all, since he has heard of Rocks' name, he should also know what happened to Rocks.
"Since my name is Rocks, why can't I travel the sea under my own name? Besides, I think I will definitely be better than that idiot in the future."
"Haha, little brat, you are so confident. Forget it, I don't care what your name is, just remember to pay for the gate of my tavern."
After the tavern owner finished speaking, he no longer paid any attention to Rocks and Barrett.
"Locks, that guy, what does that mean?"
Barrett looked at Rocks in confusion. He didn't quite understand what the tavern owner meant.
After following Rocks for so long, Barrett has become accustomed to relying on Rocks and doesn't like to use his brain anymore.
In his mind, he only needed to fight, and leave the thinking to Rocks.
"Nothing, don't worry about him. Well, we should go. Captain Roger and the others should be ready to go to Sky Island."
After saying that, Rocks stood up, threw down 10,000 Baileys in cash and left the tavern directly.
Barrett picked up the rum on the bar, drank it all in one gulp, then grinned and followed Rocks away.
Tavern owner Zack watched Rocks and Barrett leave and chuckled.
"What an interesting kid. You actually called Captain Rocks a fool. But since your name is also Rocks, I will look forward to your future achievements."
After saying that, Zack stopped paying attention to Rocks and continued to take care of business in his own store.
As for the cash on the bar, Zack was confident that no one would dare to steal his money.
At the port of Gaya Island, the members of Roger's pirate group, who had been having fun on the island for three days, have returned to the ship and are preparing to set sail.
"Hey, Rocks kid, I heard you made a big scene on Gaya Island."
When Golan saw Rocks and Barrett returning, he immediately started teasing them.
"Oh, I heard that too. I happened to be nearby at the time."
Xierka also echoed.
At that time, he was chatting about life with a giant panda sister not far away, and ended up seeing Rocks showing off.
"Don't mention it. Rocks was so handsome at that time that even a man like me was attracted to him."
Silka said jokingly.
He will never forget the giant panda sister who was so attracted to Rocks that she forgot everything else and her saliva flowed like a waterfall.
"Really? That's something I never thought of."
Rocks replied calmly and walked directly towards Roger.
"Tsk, this little brat Rocks is still so cold."
Xierka was speechless.
Ever since Rocks and Barrett came to Roger's Pirates, they have never been enthusiastic.
But that kid Barrett unexpectedly seems to get along well with everyone.
When Roger saw Rocks and Barrett coming back, he immediately ordered the crew to set sail.
Because Rocks and Barrett were the last ones to return to the ship.
"Captain Roger, are you ready to go to Sky Island?"
Rocks walked up to Roger and asked in a slightly calm tone.
"Hehehe, of course. I can't wait to go to Sky Island."
"Buzz!"
Just as Roger finished his words, a huge ocean current leaped out and rushed into the sky.