One Piece: Starting as the First Mate of the Lothar Pirates

Now that things have come to this, he's in a bind and has no choice but to do it anyway.

“Come on!” Captain Banner strode forward.

Unlike his underestimating younger brother, he immediately transformed, displaying his strongest form.

Its original height of just over two meters suddenly increased dramatically in the wind, quickly surpassing ten meters.

Its sharp fangs and claws grew rapidly, and even its skin turned green...

In no time, Captain Banner transformed into a ferocious monster with a blue face and fangs.

What kind of ability is this?

Luo Chuan was stunned.

The Hulk?!

As it turns out, Captain Banner did not actually turn into the Hulk.

Because the real Hulk wouldn't be unable to withstand even one strike from Rocks.

With a deafening roar, Captain Banner, who had transformed into a green troll, was struck directly by Rocks' hammer-like sword technique.

One hit, KO!

There were no surprises.

Brothers, sea, fish, thorns, easy, no, male, eye, eye, open, pry, lazy, forgive.

Indeed, I shouldn't have accepted this Davy Back Fight in the first place.

Now look what happened, two defeats in a row, it's like losing both wife and army.

Just as the bloody smoke was rising, Lox spoke up: "It seems we've won this round too. Now, what I'm going to take from you is..."

Locke's gaze swept across the crowd.

Gudong~

Glug glug~

A line of text appears to be a jumbled collection of characters and phrases, possibly from different sources. A direct translation isn't meaningful without context.

I felt a mix of fear and anticipation.

Being chosen by Rocks speaks volumes about one's abilities.

Furthermore, joining the Rocks gang with Newgate seems to offer a more promising future.

However, to everyone's surprise, Rocks did not choose any of them.

His finger suddenly changed direction, pointing towards the seagulls anchored on the shore.

“What I’m going to take away is your ship!” Rocks grinned.

Without a boat, it's impossible to move an inch on this vast ocean.

Their previously captured sea vessel crashed during their voyage, which is why they are now stranded on this deserted island.

It's rare for a sucker to come knocking on their door, so naturally they won't miss out.

"What did you say?!"

Hearing Lockes' words, the brothers, who had been in a state of shock, finally came to their senses, and each of them was extremely excited.

"You...you...you want to take our ship?"

"We've given you our boat, so what are we going to do now?"

"Are you kidding me? There was no indication beforehand that this was possible!"

……

Shut up!!!

Rocks roared, his powerful aura instantly silencing the noisy crowd.

“My actions are entirely in accordance with the rules of the game Davy Back Fight. If anyone objects, I can send them to the bottom of the sea right now to ask Davy Jones.”

Under the overwhelming aura of Locke, the crew of Yixie were all silenced and dared not even breathe loudly. In the end, they had no choice but to slink away and carry their luggage off the ship.

If they had been any slower, they probably wouldn't have even had a chance to exchange these small gifts.

Only after watching their own ship disappear into the distance did the brothers dare to utter a sound.

"Damn it, what a bunch of robbers!"

"They did it on purpose, deliberately using the gold Armstrong cannons to lure us over, their goal being to seize our ship!"

"It's all because the captain and his crew were too irrational. If they hadn't engaged in combat from the beginning, none of this would have happened..."

"And Newgate, what a heartless man, just standing by and watching... If you're a brother, you should help him!"

The pirates, who usually called each other brothers, were now cursing and blaming each other.

After hearing the complaints, Newgate, who was saying goodbye to his "brothers," simply sighed deeply.

"Hahaha, Newgate, don't worry, with me, you don't need to worry about being abandoned by the captain like before, because no matter how strong you are, I will be stronger than you!" Rocks laughed loudly.

“Shut up, Rocks. Just because I’m on your ship doesn’t mean I’m your subordinate!” Newgate said bluntly.

“Hahaha, what an awkward man, Newgate, but I like him.” Lox didn’t care about Newgate’s attitude at all. “Men, prepare a feast to celebrate Newgate’s joining the party!”

"Oh—!!!" The black bear leader and the brown bear second leader responded in unison.

"Looks like I'm in for some more work." Luo Chuan shook his head, picked up two gold lure rods from the deck, and dipped them into the sea.

Sizzle~

The once calm sea was now boiling like a frying pan.

Before long, one sea fish after another floated to the surface, belly up, including a large sea beast.

Two lure fishing rods yielded a mountain of fish, prompting a netizen, Zhan Huang, to relocate his residence.

That night.

The celebration party for Whitebeard's arrival was held as scheduled.

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, the young Whitebeard Newgate was completely liberated, breaking with the past and embracing a new journey.

"Newgate, what's the point of just drinking? Let's play a drinking game!" Luo Chuan, who was also quite drunk, called out.

"What is rock-paper-scissors? I don't know how to play." Newgate shook his head.

"It's okay, I'll teach you." Luo Chuan patted his chest.

Newgate, who had just learned the rules of the finger-guessing game, was naturally no match for Luo Chuan, an expert, and was quickly defeated, needing to drink.

Just then, a pleasant mechanical notification sound rang in Luo Chuan's ears.

[Congratulations, host, on defeating the Tremor-Tremor Fruit user! The Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit has been successfully acquired.]

Luo Chuan: "???"

I defeated Newgate?

When did this happen?

How come I didn't know?

Luo Chuan was completely dumbfounded and stood there stunned for a moment.

After a long while, seeing the extra Tremor Fruit in the Devil Fruit bar, he finally realized that this was not an illusion.

So, winning a game of rock-paper-scissors counts as a victory!

The condition for including Devil Fruits is 'victory', and it is not limited to victory by force.

The condition can be met by winning a contest against someone with the ability; there are no restrictions on the type of contest.

"This is really..."

Wonderful!

……

Chapter 18 Tom, the Master Craftsman of the Fishman Ship

The fruit is trembling!

The strongest Paramecia-type!

It is an ultimate fruit of world-destroying power!

It wasn't just Rocks who wanted a young Whitebeard to join him; Luo Chuan also really wanted Newgate on board.

Because in this way, he can get closer to Zhenzhen's god-level ability, and given time, he will eventually have the opportunity to acquire it.

However, even Luo Chuan did not expect that the inclusion of the Tremor Fruit would come so suddenly and easily.

It's so easy to get it over with just a few drinks and a game of rock-paper-scissors; it couldn't be more wonderful.

Even though Luo Chuan now possesses the god-level Rumble-Rumble Fruit power, his chances of winning a real fight against Newgate are still slim.

"Luo Chuan, what are you grinning about? I've already got it, keep going!" Newgate urged, unconvinced.

"Haha, sure, I'll keep you company tonight!" Luo Chuan readily agreed.

As expected, Newgate started winning the drinking game and got Luo Chuan completely drunk.

However, Luo Chuan was quite happy about it. His new partner had given him a big gift as soon as he arrived, so he naturally couldn't be sloppy and had to provide the emotional value he was entitled to.

……

……

The next day.

Luo Chuan, as always, occupied the prominent position at the bow of the ship, holding his breath and concentrating intently.

"Right now."

At a certain moment, Luo Chuan suddenly opened his eyes, and two bolts of lightning flashed deep within them.

He took a gold coin out of his pocket, held it between his fingers, and suddenly thrust it out.

"A Certain Scientific Railgun!!!"

Boom!

A dazzling beam of lightning shot out, creating a white shockwave on the calm sea.

"It's almost done." A smile curved Luo Chuan's lips.

All those gold coins I earned over the past few months haven't been wasted.

“That’s an amazing move. If you had used it in yesterday’s battle, Ghana… Anyway, I’m still grateful that you went easy on him,” Newgate said.

Although the Brotherhood chose to abandon him, they were still partners, and Newgate wouldn't hold a grudge.

“The Dave back fight was just a battle to win people; there’s no need for it to escalate to the point of death,” Luo Chuan waved his hand.

The key to the game of stealing people is to steal the other team's members. If you accidentally kill someone and steal a crew member who is your friend, it will be difficult for you to get along well on the same ship, and you may even develop into enemies.

Therefore, the crawling side participating in the Dave back fight will more or less restrain themselves, stopping short of a true life-or-death struggle.

Newgate: "I have a question."

Luo Chuan: "Ask."

“I just noticed that your move costs one gold coin each time you use it. Can’t you use other metal coins instead?” Newgate asked.

“Of course, it works. Regular coins have a similar effect.” Luo Chuan nodded.

"Then why..."

“Rich and willful!” Luo Chuan pointed to the treasures piled on the deck.

Newgate: "..."

What you said makes so much sense, I'm speechless.

Even Newgate, who wasn't interested in treasure, was stunned by the wealth of the Lox Legion yesterday.

"Where did you guys get so much gold?" Newgate asked with a sigh.