Game Merchants Starting from the Ninja World

They were already deeply shocked when they learned that Rayleigh was the vice-captain of the Roger Pirates.

Whose right-hand man is this, disguised as an old slave and infiltrating a slave ship?

Then came Roger's resurrection.

This was the second shock they received: the Pirate King, who had been dead for many years, was actually standing right in front of them.

Then came the third shock.

Compared to Big Mom, who ruled the Kingdom of Torrent, Kaido, the admiral of the Beast Pirates, and the imposing Whitebeard, the legendary Pirate King Roger seems a bit dim-witted.

Despite his graying hair, Rayleigh confidently declared, "You are no match for me now, Roger brat!"

"Are you serious, Rayleigh? I'm not sick right now."

Upon hearing this, Roger's lips curled into a smile.

His eyes blazed with fighting spirit.

Two minutes later,

Roger was bound hand and foot to the deck, thrashing about like a drowning fish.

"Old man Rayleigh, what's going on? Are you a monster? How could you even block my divine evasion?"

Roger felt a sense of existential unease.

He was in his prime, yet Rayleigh defeated him effortlessly, without even a hint of suspense.

As is well known, aside from Devil Fruit users, most martial arts masters experience a slight decrease in strength as they age.

Has Rayleigh been hiding his true strength all along?

You should have told me earlier!

If I had told you earlier, I would have let you be the Pirate King, and I would have been your right-hand man.

Rayleigh took out a Contract Fruit, held it to Roger's mouth, and said, "Eat this fruit, and you'll understand what's going on."

"Devil Fruit?"

Roger shook his head repeatedly, saying, "While I don't reject the power of Devil Fruits, I don't want to eat one. It would turn me into a landlubber who can't swim, and that wouldn't be free! Wait... something's not right."

He was halfway through his sentence when his eyes suddenly widened.

Keep a close eye on the fruits of the contract.

He possessed the ability to hear the voices of all things, yet he heard no sound from this fruit.

The so-called listening to the voice of all things

In the world of One Piece, it is an extremely domineering and abnormal ability.

Unlike spiritual power, it is more like a free soul that actively detaches from its body, extends its tentacles into the world, and has the ability to sense the emotions and soul content of any living being after resonating with their soul.

Even inanimate objects retain audible sounds over time.

But on this fruit,

Roger couldn't hear a single sound.

It's as if a power transcending the world created a fruit that has no connection with anything else, resulting in no sound remaining at all.

Roger was puzzled but greatly shocked, and asked, "Old man Rayleigh, where did you get this fruit?"

"Game Merchant".

Rayleigh briefly recounted what had happened since the appearance of the game merchant.

"Coming from another world, creating a game that allows you to hunt corruption in countless other worlds, freeing everyone from the shackles of fate, and granting any wish?"

Roger's face flushed red, and he clenched his fists.

He untied the rope binding him and looked at the contract fruit with anticipation.

Without hesitation, he swallowed it in one gulp.

"Idiot captain, it's like a Devil Fruit, you only need to take one bite. Are you trying to choke yourself to death?"

Chapter 264 Roger, the Hermit

After Roger ate the Contract Fruit, black text appeared in his field of vision.

【Contract Quest (1/5)】

Mission objective: Defeat the Shadow Pirates

Mission Reward: Firearms Mastery Lv.1

"What an amazing fruit! It even marks the location of my target?"

Roger's thinking was more profound than that of ordinary people.

Even someone with the ability to hear the sounds of everything cannot randomly lock onto a target on the vast ocean.

The game merchant Rayleigh mentioned is truly mysterious and unpredictable.

"The Shadow Pirates, I think I've heard of them. They're a group of guys who roam around the Sabaody Archipelago and do slave trading."

Upon hearing Roger's mission details, Rayleigh asked, "Do you need any help?"

Roger had just been resurrected, and he was worried that the other party had not yet adapted to the current state of the sea.

"unnecessary!"

Roger saw the target red dot appear in his field of vision and jumped into the sea to swim towards it.

A moment later, the clouds not far away suddenly exploded.

Roger returned to his clothes, soaking wet, with a flintlock pistol still in his hand.

"Rayleigh, be careful, I feel incredibly strong right now!"

He raised his arm, the dark barrel of the gun pointed at Ridley, and pulled the trigger.

boom.

The smell of gunpowder filled my nostrils.

Rayleigh caught the lead bullet steadily. Noticing something amiss, he examined the bullet closely and asked, "A passive skill related to pistol proficiency?"

He's among the top-tier players who have redeemed over 100,000 reward points.

Roger's newbie rewards are naturally clear.

It's nothing more than initial skills or basic equipment.

"That's right, it's truly eye-opening, it can actually increase the power of firearms."

Roger excitedly stroked the gun barrel.

For him, the strength boost brought by this Lv.1 level skill was very slight and could be almost ignored.

The reason for this excitement is that this is something entirely new that has never appeared in the world of One Piece before.

In just half a day,

Roger then completed all the contract tasks and became a new player.

"I'm proficient with short sticks. I've never used a club before. There's a young man named Kaido in the Rocks Pirates who seems to be good with spiked clubs. I feel like I could have a go at him now!"

Roger picked up a discarded wooden stick from the cabin and swung it back and forth on the deck.

"Proficient in longswords, like Whitebeard's Kumogiri? That's really interesting. I must borrow his sword to play with sometime!"

"Weapon Master's Seal?"

Roger held a badge-like ornament in his hand, with words appearing on it.

Once you have mastered all nine basic weapons, you can activate the badge's ability: "Crude Weapon Master".

When you master any weapon, your proficiency increases by 20 points.

"The game description says that it is a special piece of equipment from another world, crafted by master artisans specifically for solo players."

Roger squinted, carefully examining the chest, and felt very satisfied.

The most satisfying one is the mentioned freelance profession.

It has almost no main skills, all of them are passive abilities similar to [Mastery], and it can steal skills from any class, giving it a very free combat style.

"This is a career tailor-made for me!"

Roger danced with excitement, downing two bottles of cheap ale in a row, not even noticing the rusty taste.

Rayleigh stood to the side, simply smiling silently.

"By the way, Rayleigh, have you started to retire now?"

"Since the captain has been executed, I can only retire."

"Now that the captain is back, do you still want to come with me on this adventure?"

Roger looked at Rayleigh with a smile in his eyes.

This man was once his right-hand man, the soul of Roger's pirate crew, and the vice-captain who oversaw everything.

Things are wrong.

More than a decade has passed, and the former crew members have long since scattered. Kids like Shanks have even started their own factions, but some crew members are still waiting alone.

"Until death!"

Rayleigh laughed too.

He had no interest in venturing into the chaotic ocean alone, which was why he resurrected Roger.

Rayleigh turned his head, looking at the Lunaria brat with a hint of appreciation, and asked, "And you, kid, would you like to join us on an adventure?"

"I want to be an adventurer, not a pirate!"

The Lunarian imp, though somewhat tempted, still shook his head and refused.

Rayleigh looked regretful.