I'm a big pirate, and you said I just went out to sea?

Chapter 205 Rising Stars
"So, you kidnapped a twelve-year-old girl?"

At the temporary base of the White Wolf Pirates in the Sabaody Archipelago, Lily, Ripley, and the other women looked at Monger, who had taken Shakky home, with expressions of utter contempt.

Even Tian Yueshi couldn't help but advise, "Xia Qi is still young. Even if you really want to, husband, at least wait another five or six years."

"Why are you saying that even about Shi?"

Looking at his wives, who were practically labeling him a "lolicon," Munger had to explain his thoughts again.

"I just brought this girl here for sightseeing. I'll return her in a few days. Although she's still young, I think she has the potential to become the captain of the Kuja Pirates and the next emperor of Amazon Lily."

“Education should start from a young age. If she, as the next emperor, yearns for the outside world, she can promote reforms in Amazon Lily, and my current efforts will be rewarded a hundredfold in the future.”

"At that time, I will be able to acquire Amazon Lily without losing a single soldier!"

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Although it seems unlikely that Amazon Lily would easily reveal the secret of taming sea serpents, it might not be a problem if Amazon Lily's warriors were allowed to control the sea serpents themselves.

As for forcibly conquering Amazon Lily, Monger has never even considered such a thing. If he did that, how would he be any different from the World Government?
"But everyone at Amazon really admires Uncle Monger, so if you invited them, they definitely wouldn't refuse."

Xia Qi suddenly poked her head out and said.

"Am I so famous?"

"certainly!!!"

Xia Qi exclaimed, "Because you are the most handsome, strongest, and most accomplished man we have ever met, Uncle!"

Monger never imagined that among those willing to go to sea as pirates, nine out of ten are good-looking, and the remaining one is at best only of average appearance.

Most pirates don't care about appearance but rather about presence. Is it because they don't care about appearance? Wrong. It's because if you give a score out of 100, most pirates wouldn't even get a passing 60 in terms of appearance.

Just as men are attracted to beautiful women, women are also attracted to handsome men. A man who is handsome, strong, and whose achievements exceed everyone's imagination can fascinate even the female warriors of Amazon Lily.

"Isn't the Amazon Lily a land of women?"

"I heard that all the women up there are beautiful."

"Tsk, tsk."

Hearing a group of women making sarcastic remarks nearby, Munger shrugged helplessly.

"Whether you believe it or not, I have no interest in those female warriors of the Kuja Pirates. You know the Kuja Pirates, right? All the beauties of Amazon Lily have gathered there."

"Not even Her Majesty Gloriaosa?"

Although he knew that the little girl in front of him was digging a hole for him, Monger still nodded.

“That’s right, I have no interest in that woman named Gloriaosa.”

He wasn't interested in Stusi at first, but now Stusi is making sarcastic remarks on the sidelines.
Anyway, he neither takes the initiative nor refuses.

However, whether it was his imagination or not, after he finished speaking, the little girl seemed to walk more lightly.

Zhmonger thought it was an illusion because even his Observation Haki didn't seem to detect much of a change.

A week has passed in the blink of an eye.

During this week, the World Government and the Navy exercised extreme restraint, not even sending any intelligence agents to investigate Monger's actions, leaving only a minimal number of soldiers to maintain order in the Sabaody Archipelago.

Although Monger was in the Sabaody Archipelago, he kept an eye on the situation in Mary Geoise. He had promised to keep an eye on the World Government’s powerful figures for Rocks, so he couldn’t let them get away easily.

If the Five Elders really do disappear, then Munger wouldn't mind going to Mary Geoise again for another try.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Monge is surrounded by women now.

Lingling already possesses the strength of an Admiral, and although Lipri is slightly less so, with the help of Lily and Tsuru, they are not incapable of fighting against ordinary Admiral-level powerhouses.

In addition, there's Munger around.

As long as the number of top-tier experts in Mary Geoise is below a certain level, Monger will be happy to test Im's true colors before the final battle.

However, there has been no news from Mary Geoise as of this week.

But the news had already arrived.

A week ago, the Rocks Pirates invaded Osgu Island in the South Blue and engaged in a major battle with the Marines stationed there. After destroying half of the island, they disappeared without a trace.

Even if Monger wasn't there, he knew that the World Government's reports were definitely exaggerated. For example, Saturn, one of the Five Elders, was on Osgoo Island, but the newspapers didn't even mention it.

However, Munger knew why Lox had been defeated.

[Admiral Sora, along with Marine Supernova Garp and Sengoku, defeats Rocks, a powerful lieutenant under the White King Monger. The Marines usher in a new dawn!]

With the addition of Saturn, and the gradual growth of Sengoku and Garp, there is indeed a chance to defeat Rocks, who is not yet at his peak.

While Rocks is strong now, taking on two opponents at once won't be so easy.

In addition, his crew members had not yet matured.

"Should we ask Newgate to help out?"

The fact that the World Government was willing to wage war against Rocks to protect the scientists in Baltimore shows that there is definitely something they value on Osgoo Island.

"Garp, Sengoku?"

At this moment, Crane appeared behind Monger and, upon seeing the two people featured in the newspaper, a hint of nostalgia appeared in her eyes.

"He, do you know them?" Munger asked knowingly.

"Ah."

Crane nodded.

"They're people I met at the Naval Academy. They're two idiots, newbies who keep talking about catching the world's most powerful pirate."

"and then?"

"Then I joined in too."

"Pfft, hahaha—"

Upon hearing He's words, Munger burst into laughter, looking at He with a somewhat mocking expression.

"So how did you catch it?"

"Humph~"

Crane gave a soft snort, but instead of moving, he walked around Monger and reached down with his hand.

Although she recognized Sengoku and Garp, Tsuru, who had been a member of the White Wolf Pirates for so many years, had extremely vague memories of her time at the Naval Academy.

For the sake of justice in their hearts, they once said they would capture Monger.

But later the crane understood.

Capturing Mongols is not justice. Although Mongols is a lecherous old man, his actions are the true justice.

What is justice?

Justice is about enabling ordinary people to live better lives!
For this, she was willing to make a small sacrifice.

At first it was a sacrifice, but as time went by, Crane felt herself slowly becoming addicted. If she could find happiness in her heart while satisfying her body, how could it be called a sacrifice?

No, it's still a sacrifice.

Now, however, the sacrifice has become something that, after each one, Tsuru must try hard to regain her senses, break free from those warm arms, and remind herself that she wasn't there to enjoy herself, but to sacrifice herself. Then, Tsuru began to take charge of the White Wolf Pirates' paperwork.

The previous work was originally handled by Tenzuki Toki.

However, with the addition of many member countries, Tianyue's workload suddenly increased, to the point that Lily and Mengge were often pulled away to review documents.

But now that the crane is here, Munger is freed once again!
"Could it be that Joy Boy was betrayed in this way eight hundred years ago?"

The price of being a hands-off manager is that if Toki and Tsuru intentionally conceal information, then Munger will not be able to obtain the true information in a timely manner.

But the thought only flashed through his mind, and Monger chose to give them his trust.

If you can't even trust the person you know best in your own bed, then what's the point of overthrowing a world government? You might as well just find a place to retire.

at the same time.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!"

On an unnamed island in the South China Sea, Lockes, while enduring the pain of applying medicine, cursed loudly: "You brat, you have no sportsmanship! How dare you ambush me! If it weren't for my old man's sake, I would have killed you on the spot!"

Rocks cursed and stretched out his foot to kick Roger on the other side.

"Who knew you were on our side?"

Roger didn't tolerate Rocks' insults at all.

"I thought you'd captured Rayleigh!"

"You brat, have you ever seen someone who's been arrested be able to move around freely?"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, the people around them rushed over to break them up.

"Never mind, our opponent this time is indeed difficult to deal with."

"Yeah, even without this kid, we might not have been able to beat that group of sailors."

"Didn't that kid end up helping us in the end?"

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On the other side, Rayleigh was also stopping Roger.

"You idiot, lie still and don't forget where you are!"

Rayleigh watched as Roger rolled his eyes.

Right now, there are only the two of them in the entire Roger Pirates, and everyone around them is from the Rocks Pirates. If a fight breaks out, they won't even be able to escape.

"Humph!"

Knowing he was in the wrong, Roger simply snorted and remained silent.

He had been on Osgoo Island for several months and had just seized the opportunity to find a small boat to escape when, unexpectedly, the Rocks attacked the island.

Roger was still somewhat aware of his current strength. Last time, he, Rayleigh, and Jabba couldn't withstand a single blow from Rocks. Even though he had become much stronger in the past few months, defeating Rocks was still extremely difficult.

So he originally wanted to watch Rocks and the Navy fight like dogs.

He was eating melon seeds on the side.

Who knew he would see Rayleigh on Rocks' ship.

He was now in a bad mood.

The first mate has been arrested. If he, as the captain, remains indifferent, what's the point of sailing? He should just go back to his hometown in the East China Sea and become a fisherman.

So, seeing that Rocks was locked in a fierce battle with two top-tier fighters, Roger seized the opportunity and decisively launched a sneak attack on Rocks.

One is the Five Elders, who possess an immortal body.

One is Kong, who has been a general for seven or eight years and has experienced many tough battles, both big and small, and whose strength has improved significantly compared to his initial level.

Rocks was already at a disadvantage against two opponents.

Roger's sneak attack immediately exposed Rocks' weakness. Although he was not defeated on the spot, he was seriously injured by Saturn and Sora.

After Roger made his move, Rayleigh discovered Roger's presence and quickly told him the truth.

With Rocks injured, the Rocks Pirates were doomed. Roger, true to his word, decisively chose to stay behind and cover their retreat.

With youthful courage, Rocks mustered his strength and injured Kong. Roger then withstood Rocks' attack, rescued Rocks, and escaped by diving underwater with him.

Thus, news of the Rocks Pirates' defeat and retreat to Osgrove Island came about.

If Roger hadn't ultimately paid the price for his mistakes and risked his life to save himself, given Rocks' temperament, even if Monger's words didn't work, he would have made Roger pay the price for his stupidity.

"Alright, stop arguing. I promised the old man I'd get the scientists back from that island. I can't bear the shame of leaving like this!"

Rocks sat cross-legged on the ground.

Monger agreed to help him contain the World Government's main force, and in fact, he did just that. In the end, only two of the enemy's top-tier fighters appeared on Osgu Island, a number that was just right for him.

But he still lost.

Although it was because of Roger, the fact that Roger could interfere with him at his current level means that Roger wasn't strong enough.

"Lox, don't you think our initial strategy was wrong?"

Barolorik's voice rang out from the side.

"Our goal is to rescue those scientists, not to fight the Navy. Even if we have to fight, it will be after we have achieved our objective!"

The price of the offensive was facing an impenetrable defense line from the Navy and the World Government. Initially, they were held back by Saturn and two new Navy recruits, fighting for a day and a night, and were eventually delayed until Navy Admiral Sora arrived.

"Who knew that old geezer would be so hard to kill?"

The other side didn't engage him in direct combat at first, but instead used the scientists on Baltimore Island as hostages, which hampered his actions.

However, the fact that Lockes did not refute Baroric's words also meant that he agreed with Baroric's statement, but he was too embarrassed to admit it.

Barrorick then looked at Roger and Riley.

"The leader of the Roger Pirates, you came from that island, you should know the situation on that island very well, right?"

"So what?"

"We need your help to lead the way for another strategic battle."

Why should I help?

Roger hadn't finished speaking when Rayleigh covered his mouth, leaving him only able to make muffled noises.

"no problem!"

Rayleigh directly agreed to Barolorick's cooperation invitation on behalf of his captain.

In his view, it's best to avoid conflict with the Rocks Pirates if possible. If he's lucky, he might be able to make peace with them after this operation.
They are still too weak to face the second strongest pirate crew on this sea.

However, Rayleigh soon realized that his idea was impossible to realize.

the next day.

The two seriously wounded soldiers started fighting again over a latrine.

(End of this chapter)