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

The goal is... a new world!!!

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At this very moment.

New World, Angel Island.

A huge six-winged angel statue stands in the center of the island.

The magnificent, pristine white Temple of Angels was filled with officials.

The King of Angels, with his long platinum blonde hair and brown skin, sat on his throne in the great hall, one hand resting on his temple.

On the next step were three nature-based divine messengers, second only to the King of Angels.

Below the divine messenger were the twelve divine generals, led by Raphael, but only eleven of them were present.

Below that are the junior officers of the Angelic Order, as well as some of their subordinates, the Sea Clan.

"Bring the person up," the Vulcan said.

Soon, several raggedly dressed sea monsters...

"They are..."

Someone recognized these disheveled sea creatures as the group that had traveled to Fishman Island.

How did it turn out like this?

"Dead! Dead! Everyone is dead!"

"Monster...don't come any closer, you monster!"

"How could such a monster exist in this world..."

"Loxley F, terrifying... he's absolutely terrifying!"

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Swept away by the octopus current, the pirate, who had miraculously returned to the New World alive, muttered incoherently.

Even if they are still alive, their spirits have completely collapsed.

However, their few words were enough for the angels to guess part of the situation.

"Yes, unsurprisingly, all of our companions who went to Fishman Island have perished, including one of our Heavenly Generals!" said Raphael, the First Heavenly General, with a heavy heart.

"what!"

Damn it!

"Who did this? Who is so audacious!"

The angels were all furious.

"Loxbury F".

The user of the Memory-Memory Fruit slapped the crazed sea monster's pouch, extracting their chaotic memories.

Upon seeing the octopus tentacles that stirred up the heavens and earth, everyone present couldn't help but gasp.

"Gentlemen, prepare yourselves, war is coming!" the Ice God Envoy declared.

"But there is no need to fear, for the glory of the King of Angels will always protect you!" said the God of the Forest.

Upon hearing this, Hai Tao in the main hall became as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

"King of Angels!"

"King of Angels!"

"King of Angels!"

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New World, Navy G1 Branch Base.

"Mr. Kong"

"Air Force General"

Brigadier General Sengoku and Colonel Tsuru arrived at the base commander's office.

As the Navy's No. 1 base, the base commander of the G1 branch has always been an admiral, the Navy's highest combat power.

The previous base commander, an admiral, was killed by Rocks at the World Government Summit. The current base commander is his successor, Admiral Kong, Steelbone of the Navy!

Since succeeding as a general, Kong has been busy with matters of the new world, which is why he did not appear in previous major events.

"Sengoku, Kotsuru, you should both know the purpose of this operation, right?" said General Kongku.

"Understood!" The two nodded.

"Remember, the other side is the overlord of the new world. This time, the main focus is on investigation. Do not act rashly," Steel Bone Sky solemnly warned.

"Don't worry, Mr. Sora, as long as that idiot Garp doesn't participate in the operation, nothing will go wrong," Sengoku readily agreed.

That's true!

General Kong nodded in approval.

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"Ahei! Ahei! Ahei!"

At the bow of the dog-headed warship, Commodore Garp sneezed three times in a row.

"Mad, that bastard Roger is nagging me from behind again. Go full throttle and catch up with him!"

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Chapter 100: Toki Amatsuki! Momonosuke must die!

Glug~ Glug~

Dozens of buoyancy tanks were attached to the hull of the Fury-coated ship, allowing it to rise steadily to the surface.

Nine thousand meters, eight thousand meters... All around was quiet, and all that could be seen was pitch black darkness.

Having had previous diving experiences, most of the people on the ship were still reminiscing about their leisurely vacation on Fishman Island, including Rocks.

"Hey, Captain, did you hear anything?" Luo Chuan suddenly asked.

“Sound? What sound?” Lockes asked, startled.

“It’s the sound of someone talking,” Luo Chuan said.

Both Roger the Straw Hat and Luffy the Straw Hat overheard the Sea Kings' conversation on their way from Fish-Man Island to the New World.

Luo Chuan had just perked up his ears, but he couldn't hear anything, so he wanted to know if Lockes could hear him.

“Hahaha, don’t be ridiculous. In this deep sea, besides us, who else can speak? Fish?” Rocks laughed.

Clearly, he didn't hear anything either.

"It seems we are not the ones destined for this fate." Luo Chuan shrugged.

"What?" Lox looked at Luo Chuan with a puzzled expression.

"Everyone"

Just then, Miss Bakkin spoke up.

"The Fishman Island holiday is over, so let's not dwell on it anymore. If we really miss it, we can come back next time, but right now we should probably focus on other things."

On deck, Miss Baggins unfolds a new world chart.

"If nothing unexpected happens, once we reach the New World, we'll face off against the local tyrant, Angel Merchant F. In this head-to-head battle, intelligence is crucial. This information is based on what the Red Devil Gang gathered earlier..."

The Scarlet Devil and the Angels were arch-rivals at sea in the old days.

Redbeard retreated to Paradise after being defeated in his battle with the angels.

Over the years, Redbeard has been dreaming of a counterattack, so the Red Devil intelligence department has been collecting a lot of information about the Angels.

Half of the current members of the Rocks Group are former members of the Scarlet Devil Group, including several people from the intelligence department.

Since the conflict with the Angel Fleet on Fishman Island, Miss Bakin has been working with several people from the previous intelligence department to compile information about the Angel Fleet.

"Angel's Gift F's core force consists of sixteen people. First is Michael, codenamed the King of Angels, named after the angels in the Bible, who enjoys countless followers in the New World... There are rumors that he is the true messenger of God!"

"Below the King of Angels are the three messengers of the gods, who are said to have inherited the divine power of the gods of fire, ice, and forest. However, I don't think it's that mysterious. They are most likely users of the Devil Fruit!"

"A Logia-type Devil Fruit user like Luo Chuan's Rumble-Rumble Fruit?" The young white-bearded Newgate took over the conversation.

“Bingo~ Newgate is so smart~” Miss Bakkin exclaimed, giving the young white-bearded man a flirtatious wink.

“Since they’re all nature-based, then I’ll take care of all three of them,” Luo Chuan said enthusiastically.

Natural-style smoky fruit!

Natural frozen fruit!

Natural Forest Fruits!

No skill should be overlooked.

“Luo Chuan, don’t eat all by yourself, you have to leave some for me too,” Newgate protested.

"Heh heh heh, Newgate, why do you have so many opinions? Our first mate can do whatever he wants!" Skeeter said obsequiously.

"Shiki, you bastard..." Luo Chuan looked at Shiki suspiciously, feeling that he had taken the wrong medicine lately.

He still preferred Shiki's previous unruly self and needed to get him back to his old ways.

"If the three divine messengers don't give it to us, then this King of Angels..."

“Hehehe, Newgate, the King of Angels is mine.” Before Newgate could finish speaking, Lox quickly chimed in.

“Hey Newgate, don’t worry. Besides the Angel King and the Three Divine Messengers, the Angelic Order also has the Twelve Heavenly Generals. You can have a great time fighting.” Miss Bakkin reassured him.

Upon hearing this, Newgate snorted but did not protest further.

"The Angelic Legion is not to be underestimated. In addition to the three divine messengers and the twelve heavenly generals, there are other officers of various ranks and their fleets... The thirty-four ships that invaded Fishman Island were not all of them. Conservatively estimated, the Angelic Legion has more than 50,000 members."

Ta-da!

Upon hearing this, the logistics personnel of the Lockes Regiment on the deck couldn't help but gasp.

"Five, five, five... fifty thousand people!" The second brown bear stared wide-eyed as if he had seen a ghost.

"Fifty thousand men have been assigned to us, which means... each of us has to fight at least two hundred men..." The Black Bear leader was also shocked.

Compared to the opponent's massive size of 50,000 people, their mere 200 people are simply not enough.

"Hahaha, what's there to panic about? I'm going to take on ten thousand of them," Rocks said domineeringly.

“Then I’ll fight 20,000 people,” Newgate retorted.

“If I could gather those 50,000 people together, I could wipe them all out in one go,” Shiki shouted.

"Big Bear, I think I see a little cow flying in the sky?" the second brown bear said憨憨地.

"That's because someone blew the cow up to the sky, making it stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun!" the Black Bear Boss said seriously.

"Hey, don't you believe me? If those 50,000 people were on an island, I could just move a similar island over there, smash it down, and that would solve the problem," Shiki said anxiously.

“Then move in first,” Newgate sneered.

"Alright, alright, enough of this small talk."

Miss Barkin claps her hands.

“Ski, it’s unrealistic for them to gather 50,000 people in one place. Besides Angel Island, their main base, the Angels have nine other important islands scattered throughout the New World, among which…”

Miss Baggins pointed to the sea chart and gave a detailed introduction to the territories under the command of the Angels.

Rather than facing 50,000 enemies with only 200 men, it's better to adopt guerrilla warfare tactics.

They fought their way through island by island, gradually dismantling the angels' forces, while simultaneously recruiting soldiers and horses along the way to sustain their fighting capacity.