Rocks and his companions finally returned to Qinghai from the sky island 10,000 meters in the air. They were all in a very good mood.
They leisurely squeezed into the small boat, playing cards, fishing and enjoying the air and sunshine of Qinghai.
"Hey! One against two, it's over! Hahahaha, I won again, give me the money!"
Erida excitedly asked Sasaki and Barrett for money.
Ever since Rocks taught the three of them how to play Landlord, the three of them became obviously addicted to playing cards.
Whenever they have free time, they get together to play cards.
It has been almost a week of boring sailing from returning to Qinghai to heading to the Seven Water Capital.
This week was completely calm. Not only did we not encounter any strong winds or rainstorms, we didn't even encounter any pirates looking for trouble.
This made everyone in the Rocks Pirates feel extremely bored.
And this boat is so small that there is not even a place to exercise...
Rocks sat alone at the stern of the boat, fishing leisurely.
As for why he didn't play Landlord with Barrett and the others, Rocks said that it would be meaningless for a bunch of noobs to win their money.
“Ah~”
Rocks yawned in boredom.
After fishing for half a day but not catching a single fish, Rocks said fishing was really boring.
"Um?"
Rocks suddenly discovered that a huge green warship slowly emerged from the sea surface, slowly appeared and sailed towards the small boat where he was.
"That looks like a navy warship! I'm speechless that I encountered the navy."
Rocks stared at the huge warship with boredom, indicating that he was not panicking at all.
Because this small boat did not fly any pirate flag.
Because they were all lazy and their drawing skills were so poor, Rocks didn't rush to draw the pirate flag and hang it up.
He planned to wait in Water Seven City, wait for his flagship to be built, and then ask a master painter to help him draw a pirate flag.
So, this small boat looks like a very ordinary fishing boat.
Although it is suspicious to encounter a small fishing boat in an area like the Grand Line, which is completely away from any islands.
Soon, the blue navy warship came next to the small fishing boat and quickly prepared to pass.
However, just as Rocks was about to watch the naval ship leave, he suddenly spotted a familiar face above the ship.
The man had a black afro, a slender figure, wore a pair of black frog glasses, and a black navy vest. He was also looking down at himself.
"Kuzan?"
"Locks!"
The two recognized each other almost at the same time.
"Stop the boat!"
Kuzan gave an order to the navy soldiers on the warship, then jumped off the warship and fell towards Rocks's boat.
Barrett, Ereda, Sasaki, and Eneel became alert after discovering the naval warship.
After all, they are pirates.
Although there is no pirate flag flying, who knows if the navy will suddenly attack us
"clatter"
Kuzan jumped onto the boat, causing it to sink slightly.
“Ah la la…”
Kuzan stood steadily on the deck and turned his head to glance at the people on the boat.
"Barrett, Erida, Sasaki, ugh, there's another brat I haven't seen yet. Rocks, have you left Roger's pirate group and are working on your own?"
Kuzan looked at Rocks curiously.
"That's right. I have left Roger's pirate group and returned to my own pirate group. How about it, Kuzan, have you thought about it? Do you want to come to my ship?"
Rocks answered Kuzan's question directly and invited him.
Hearing Rocks' invitation, Kuzan rubbed his afro in embarrassment.
"Please spare me, Brother Rocks. I don't want to leave the Navy yet. However, I didn't expect that you would leave Roger's Pirates and go it alone. This really surprises me."
Kuzan stared at Rocks, exhaled a stream of cold air from his mouth, and half of his body turned into cold ice.
Feeling the temperature around him drop by dozens of degrees in an instant, Rocks looked at Kuzan with a smile.
"What's up, Kuzan? Do you think that since I left Roger's Pirates, it's a good opportunity to capture me?"
Rocks showed no sign of being ready to take action, he just looked at Kuzan and asked with a smile.
However, although Rocks did not make any moves, Barrett, Erida, Sasaki, and even the little devil Enel were all looking at Kuzan with full vigilance, their eyes flashing with extremely dangerous light.
Feeling the extremely powerful aura of Barrett and others, Kuzan stared at Rocks for a while, then retracted his ability.
He gave up on attacking Rocks now. Kuzan was a little surprised by the momentum of Barrett and his men.
Except for Erida, Sasaki and Enel, whose aura was slightly weaker, he found that the aura exuded by Barrett made him feel that his strength was not weaker than Rocks at all.
This shocked him greatly.
Although Barrett was able to withstand a punch from Vice Admiral Garp the last time they met, Kuzan didn't think that Barrett was that strong.
Because although Barrett took Vice Admiral Garp's punch at that time, he was also seriously injured.
However, this time, after experiencing it personally, Kuzan completely took the Rocks Pirates seriously.
"Ah, I didn't expect that you can only be considered a rookie pirate group. But, I have to say, Rocks, the threat you pose is extremely huge."
Kuzan said to Rocks with his hands in his pockets. At this time, he had completely given up the idea of capturing Rocks.
After all, he didn't think that he could deal with the entire Rocks Pirates by himself.
Even Rocks alone could fight him on equal terms, not to mention Barrett who looked no weaker than him.
Feeling that Kuzan had put away his will to fight, Barrett and his companions also put away their momentum.
"Hey, Afro, I remember you. I witnessed the whole fight between you and Rocks last time. How about a fight with me? By the way, I'm Barrett! A member of the Rocks Pirates!"
Barrett grinned at Kuzan, clenched his fists, and looked ready to make a move.
Kuzan glanced at Barrett who was ready to make a move and raised his hands to show his surrender.
"Please spare me. I just happened to pass by today, but I have no interest in fighting with you."
"But, Rocks, since you've chosen to go it alone, I can't keep your information hidden any longer."
Kuzan looked at Rocks seriously and spoke in a low voice.
If it was Rocks who was just a trainee crew member in Roger's pirate group, there would be no need to pay much attention to him, because above his head was the monster Roger. The navy would only focus on Roger, Rayleigh, Jabba and other official crew members of Roger's pirate group.
Even though the Navy knew that Rocks had great potential, they had no other options, so they would not pay much attention to him.
However, things are different now. Rocks has chosen to go it alone, so the navy has nothing to worry about.
Because he lost the protection of Roger, Rayleigh and others.
As for the navy, for pirates who have no shelter but have great potential, the navy is very willing to strangle them in the cradle before they have fully grown up.
After hearing what Kuzan said, Rocks frowned slightly.
He doesn't want to expose himself so early. At least, he has to wait until he turns 17 before he is ready to step out in front of the public.
"Kuzan, I'm not exposed to the public right now. Can you wait a few years?"
Rocks drew out the sword An from his waist and looked at Kuzan with a twinkling gaze.
When Kuzan saw Rocks' actions, he showed no fear at all and a cold air emanated from his body.
"Ah, that won't do. If we wait a few years, with your talents, you will become a huge threat by then."
"So, there's nothing to talk about?"
"Nothing to discuss!"
"Buzz!"
As the two men finished speaking, Rocks and Kuzan attacked at the same time, and the endless cold air and Rocks' heavy gravity wave collided fiercely.