One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 2 Nott Rhodes
"This is the Old Gun Tavern, right?"

Rhodes pushed the door and walked into the pub, a hint of surprise flashed across his face. He stepped out and looked carefully at the doorplate hanging outside, then walked in again with a suspicious look on his face.

"I thought I was in a library, why is the pub so quiet!"

Putting aside his doubts, Rhodes walked to the bar.

"Boss, give me two glasses of the best beer!"

"Please wait."

As Rhodes communicated with the boss, various sounds slowly rang out in the tavern, and things seemed to be returning to normal.

But everyone's eyes drifted towards the corner of the wall, and even their drinking movements became much more elegant, and their speech was somewhat restrained.

The group of Victor, the Black Bear, who had been in the limelight recently, had just become dead bears. They didn't want to be shot in the head for disturbing the red-haired handsome boy.

"Let's pay together later!"

Taking the beer handed by the boss, Rod waved his hand casually and walked straight to the corner.

In the corner, there was a circle of empty tables centered around the red-haired handsome boy. Even though there were already several groups of people crowded into the tavern hall, no one sat down at the empty tables over there.

As Rhodes approached, the noise in the tavern gradually became lower, and almost everyone's eyes followed Rhodes. Gradually, it seemed that only Rhodes' footsteps were left in the entire tavern, and his every step seemed to step on their hearts.

As Rhode walked up to the red-haired handsome boy and pulled out a chair to sit down, everyone's heart was in their throat.

Boom!
That was the sound of wine glasses being placed on the table, and also the sound of everyone's hearts beating violently.

As the red-haired handsome boy raised his eyes slightly, everyone in the tavern felt as if an invisible hand had covered their mouths, and they couldn't even breathe.

"Long time no see, Neru!"

Pushing a glass of beer in front of the young man with long red hair, Naylu, Rod showed a hint of joy on his face.

"Yes!"

Nelu closed the book in his hand and put it aside, picked up the beer that Rod handed to him, and the two of them clinked glasses lightly.

It turns out they know each other!

Now that I've started drinking, I probably won't read anymore.

Everyone in the tavern breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and the atmosphere gradually recovered and soon became lively again.

"It seems you are ready, right?"

"It's just seasickness. I've been floating on the sea for the past few months and I've completely overcome it!"

"After we return to Feiyan Island and join them, we will raise our flag on the sea."

Rod finished the beer in his glass in one gulp, feeling very proud.

Nott Rod, a time traveler, an orphan, is 19 years old this year. He grew up with his younger brother Neru, who is also an orphan, but it is unknown whether they are related by blood.

This is an extremely dangerous world, with pirates running rampant and slaughtering villages and exterminating entire clans at will.

The original body was most likely a victim of the Great Pirate Era. After traveling through time, Rod did not inherit the memory of his predecessor, but naturally mastered some basic language skills. The only thing he remembered was his own name - Nott Rod, which did not change much from his previous life, and the name of another child in his arms - Neylu.

However, he was only a three or four-year-old child, and he didn't remember much in his head, and it might not be as important as the information Rhode learned in his previous life. In his previous life, Rhode could only be considered a fan of Yun Hai, and the information he got about One Piece after the war was obtained through short videos, but that did not affect his understanding of the degree of danger in this world.

This is a world where a single strong man can destroy a country. Each of the monsters standing on the top of the ocean has the power to easily destroy a country, and can even permanently change the natural environment with their own strength.

Fortunately, he came with two golden fingers when he traveled through time. One is [Knight Never Dies with Bare Hands], which allows him to fully control the weapon he holds and master the skills of using it; the other is [What doesn't kill me makes me stronger], which he prefers to call [Sit-ups]. No matter whether he is under extreme pressure or injured and on the verge of death, his body will become stronger after recovery.

With these two golden fingers, he helped Nelu through the initial difficult period of the journey.

In the past ten years, Rhodes has witnessed the chaos and darkness of this world. Even behind the seemingly prosperous and peaceful towns, there is deep darkness.

Pirates will arrive unexpectedly and plunder the wealth accumulated by the people through hard work; the wealthy and unkind nobles and those in power will quietly seize a large amount of wealth and enjoy a luxurious life, while letting the people struggle with the burden of life; it is not uncommon for the navy to plunder in the name of justice.

Not to mention the so-called "descendants of God" at the top of the food chain - the Celestial Dragons! They enjoy the world's supplies, have all the privileges, and plunder the world's wealth.

This was a world where people ate each other, and Rhode didn't want to be the one being eaten. He also didn't believe that anyone was born noble and deserved to enjoy all kinds of privileges.

He only believed that kings, princes, generals and ministers were all born with different species!
However, he has no intention of changing the world, nor does he want to devote his rare second life to the cause of liberating the world. He just wants to enjoy his life in this fantasy world.

In this world where great power belongs to oneself and the strong can destroy the world, he only believes that fists are power!

He wants to turn the world upside down, smash all the rules and regulations that bind him, and become the person with the biggest fist!
Unfortunately, after 50 meters out to sea, he found that his stomach was upset because he was seasick...

I could have swum across the island years ago, but I didn't expect to get seasick.

However, after wandering alone on the sea for several months, Rhodes has completely overcome this problem.

"The next ship to Feiyan Island will be in three days."

Nalu took a sip of the wine in the glass, took out a notebook from his side and handed it to Rhodes.

“Here are some of the more noteworthy people I’ve compiled. There may be something that interests you among them.”

Rhodes took the notebook handed over by Nelu and opened it. What caught his eyes were lines of neat handwriting. Some of the words were even accompanied by pictures.

"Has this person already gone to sea..."

Rhodes paused slightly while flipping through his notes, muttering to himself.

"Tyrant, Bartholomew Bear!"

"I seem to have heard the tide of the times..."

After calming down his turbulent emotions, Rhodes continued to look through the intelligence information compiled by Nelu.

“Eh——this person”

Rhodes paused slightly, and Nelu glanced at the information Rhodes was reading.

"She seems to be active around here recently."

The door of the tavern was pushed open again, and a tall woman with a purple high ponytail walked in. She was wearing an orange tight sportswear that outlined her seductive curves. Her wheat-colored skin made her look sporty, and her pair of yellow vertical pupils added a bit of wildness to her.

"Catwoman Nia!"

(End of this chapter)