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

The Crimson Devil Banquet Hall.

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle"

The massive, layered mountain of flesh, resembling Michelin tires, let out a deep, muffled laugh, its red beard trembling like octopus tentacles.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Rocks."

“It’s alright, we were just planning to take a vacation and get some rest, and your place is pretty good.” Locke grinned.

“Gulululu, since you also think this place is good, why don’t you stay here permanently?” Redbeard Eric suggested directly.

“Hahaha, Redbeard, do you want to be my partner too?” Rocks retorted.

"no no no"

The red-bearded man shook his head. "Your Rocks Legion has merged into my Scarlet Devil Legion. To show my loyalty, you've chosen one of each of the four mountain ranges in the PvP region to become my fifth, sixth, and seventh Demon Generals. How about that? Pretty tempting, right?"

"what!!!"

"They become demon generals right from the start! They're above us ordinary officers, what makes them so special?!"

The ordinary officers of the Red Devils were all taken aback and expressed their dissatisfaction one after another.

"Shut up, are you questioning the captain's decision?"

A sharp female voice rang out from beside the red-bearded man, silencing the noisy banquet hall.

Only then did Luo Chuan finally notice that there were two other people standing beside Redbeard Eric, who had been completely hidden by his large stomach.

What surprised Luo Chuan even more was that these two people were actually 'acquaintances'.

Black Charcoal Cicada!

A Paramecia-type user of the Imitation Fruit.

Black Charcoal Cicada Ball!

A Paramecia-type Barrier-Barrier Fruit user.

They are all descendants of the Kurozumi family, one of the five great families of Wano Country.

Because the Kozuki family had no successor for a long time, the Kurozumi family daimyo harbored rebellious intentions, but unfortunately the coup ultimately failed.

Since then, Kurozumi has become a taboo in Wano Country; once discovered, death awaits them.

Many members of the Kurotan clan couldn't bear it and fled overseas; Kurotan Muchan and Kurotan Chanmaru were among them.

Later, they returned to Wano Country and became supporters of Orochi, helping him ascend to the position of Shogun of Wano Country.

Luo Chuan vaguely remembered that the old woman with the ability to imitate the fruit, Kurozumi, had once transformed the face of the Golden Lion.

Therefore, it's only natural that they would end up in the same team.

"Have you made up your mind? Rocks, join forces with me. If we join forces, that bastard in the New World will be nothing to fear, and the entire Great Sea Route will be ours!" Redbeard said passionately.

However, Rocks simply shook his head calmly and said, "I regret to inform you, Redbeard, that the blood flowing in my veins does not permit me to be someone else's vassal, but..."

"But what?" Redbeard asked.

“There’s something we’ve both thought of. Just as you want to recruit us, there are people I want in your team,” Lockes grinned.

Beside him, Shiki the Golden Lion was suddenly startled, never expecting that Rocks would actually do it for real.

"Oh? Who do you want?" The red-bearded man narrowed his eyes slightly.

“I really like this guy, Shiki, and there’s also…” At this point, Lockston paused and said, “What was Newgate’s name again?”

“Barkin! Barkin Gomstus!” Luo Chuan said.

“Yes, yes, yes, Bakkin, since it’s Newgate who has his eye on him, as the captain, I naturally have to fight for him,” Rocks said.

“Oh, Shiki and Bakkin.” Redbeard Eric exuded a dangerous aura. “So, Rocks, how do you plan to take them away? By force?”

"No, no, no, I would never do something so tasteless."

Lockes waved his hand and continued, "Since it's a crew looting incident, it's best to decide it with a Davy backfight."

"Davy, back fight! Davy Jones' game!"

Eric the Redbeard raised an eyebrow in surprise; he hadn't played this game with anyone in a long time.

“That’s good. As long as it’s a Davy backfight, and you want us to join, it’s simple. Just beat us in the Davy backfight. Similarly, if we win, Shiki and Bakkin will unconditionally join my team. It’s fair and just,” Rocks said.

“That sounds really good.” Redbeard nodded.

Although the Golden Lion is one of the Four Demon Generals in the Scarlet Devil Band, his foundation is still weak, and he has not made any significant contributions.

As for the Barking Gombmstusi, she's just an extra, nothing special. Giving her to someone else wouldn't cause the team much loss.

On the contrary, the three people opposite.

Rocks was a ruthless man who had even killed an admiral.

First mate Lei Shen Luo Chuan's thunderous abilities are terrifyingly powerful.

Even the lowest bounty, Newgate, is nearly 1.4 billion, possessing earth-shattering power and unlimited potential.

The addition of any one of the three will be a major boost to the Red Devils.

Most importantly, his Red Devils team is full of talented people.

In contrast, there were only two or three kittens and puppies on the other side.

In this game, I have the advantage and there's absolutely no chance of losing.

"Gurgle, alright, I accept this Davy back fight." Redbeard Eric grinned. "So, Rocks, how do you guys want to play?"

Before Lockes could speak, a loud boom echoed from one corner of the island.

"That direction... is it Horror Paradise?" Luo Chuan's eyebrows twitched.

Thinking that Newgate hadn't come home all night, could it be that he hadn't eaten, but... something had happened to him?

But even the zombies created by Frankenstein's freak of science were not as strong as Moria in later generations, so they could never have threatened the young Whitebeard.

"Report!!!"

A seaman came running quickly.

"Captain, it's Lord Frankenstein! Lord Frankenstein's resurrected colossal giant is causing chaos!"

Upon hearing this, Kaito Kaito from the Crimson Devil Group burst forth from the banquet hall and stood on the high point.

Even from a great distance, you can still clearly see a huge creature causing a ruckus on the island.

Roughly estimated, its size is definitely over 150 meters.

“How is this possible… How could there be such a giant in this world? Even the king of Elbaf, the ancient giant race, was not this big!” Rocks exclaimed in surprise, recalling the Giant King he had met at the World Conference a year ago.

"Hehehe, the rumors are true! This must be the Paramecia-type Inflate-Inflate Fruit user that Captain Redbeard defeated. It is said that his ability has awakened, and even after his death, his body has not returned to its original state, remaining in the form of a colossus." Shiki the Golden Lion revealed this unknown past.

Just as Xing Suo was sighing, the giant who had been making a ruckus suddenly leaned back as if he had been hit by some kind of heavy blow, and his huge body crashed to the ground.

"what!!!"

"What happened?"

"What happened? Which bastard from somewhere managed to knock that big guy down?!"

The Red Devil team was once again greatly surprised.

Bruburuburu~

The officers' phones rang one after another.

"Intruders!"

"Invaders have appeared on the island!"

"The intruder is Gol D. Roger, the man with a bounty of 500 million!"

……

Chapter 48 Luo Chuan and Roger

Octopus Mountain Range, a horror paradise.

The earth trembled violently, as if a colossal giant, over a hundred meters tall, was walking.

Each step left a huge, deep footprint on the ground.

Wherever it goes, all things retreat.

"Wow, what a huge giant!"

Roger, who was trying to capture Cerberus and the unicorn, was stunned by this scene.

Roger only came to his senses when the giant's foot stomped down on him.

Roger, rolling two and a half times on the ground, narrowly avoided the Titans' war trampling.

"Hey, big guy, can't you watch where you're going? You almost stepped on me!" Roger yelled in annoyance.

"Who is calling me?"

The colossal giant looked around suspiciously, but saw no one, and almost stepped on Roger again.

"Kula la la la, whatever, give me the wine, I want to drink!"

As the colossal giant spoke, he casually lifted his foot and walked out of the park.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Roger, disregarding his anger at almost being stepped on, was completely stunned.

"Why does that giant remind me of Newgate? Oh well, I'll just keep catching my rare beasts."

Roger shook his head, then decided to continue looking for the unicorn. After looking around, he realized that the rare beasts had somehow ended up on the giant's body, serving as his toy ornaments.

"Ah, I've found you! Don't even think about escaping!" Roger gave chase and eventually arrived at a town winery in the adjacent mountains.

"Ugh, is that guy an idiot? What ordinary person would want us as partners?!" The unicorn zombie collapsed.

"Woof, we're zombies! He probably thinks we're the real thing!" Cerberus barked.

"Speaking of which, who exactly is that guy? He looks kind of familiar?"

"Wait a moment... I think I saw him in the newspaper, he... he... it seems to be Roger Trader F..."

"Yes, it's Gol D. Roger, the man with a bounty of 500 million. No... an intruder! He's an intruder! Report him immediately!"

Upon receiving the report from the zombies, the town's Red Devil Gang immediately reported to their superiors.

Meanwhile, the drunken Colossus began to act out, causing widespread destruction.

"Give me that much, big guy!"

Seeing the panicked orc civilians, Roger couldn't help but intervene.

Ara-Mitama!!!

The powerful shockwave of the slashing attack, imbued with immense Armament Haki, sent the Colossal Titan's head snapping back, before it crashed to the ground with a deafening roar.

……

The Crimson Devil Banquet Hall.

"The intruder is Roger Haifei!"

"Gol D. Roger, the man with a bounty of 500 million!"

"We keep to ourselves, so what's his purpose in coming here?"

"Whether it was intentional or accidental, once you're here, you're not leaving!"

The Red Devils wrote a letter and then wrote a letter. The general manager was furious and filled with anger.

"It really is Roger..." Luo Chuan's mouth dropped open.

Unexpectedly, this trip to Octopus Island brought me to see so many familiar faces; it was truly a gathering of heroes.

Furthermore, Roger has already arrived, so how far can Garp be?

Today's Octopus Island may be a preview of the future God Valley!

Just as Luo Chuan was pondering, the big-bellied red-bearded man not far away suddenly grinned, as if he had thought of a good idea.