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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, doing 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, watch out! 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 it 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 clubs. I've never used a club before. There's a young man named Kaido in the Rocks Pirates who seems to be skilled with a spiked club. I feel like I could have a go at him!"

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

"Proficient with a longsword, like Whitebeard's Kumogiri? That's really interesting. I'll definitely borrow his sword to play with sometime!"

"The 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 a master craftsman 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 perfectly tailored for me!"

Roger danced with excitement, downing two bottles of cheap ale in quick succession, 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.

Before he could even speak,

Roger's loud laughter interrupted them: "Hahaha, in that case, we are adventurers!"

"Hunting unknown monsters, venturing into countless other worlds, and searching for exciting equipment and skills—aren't we the adventurers Shanks spoke of?"

The Lunaria imp stared wide-eyed.

He looked at Roger with a puzzled expression.

This is the Pirate King, the most renowned pirate on this sea. Is he really going to just casually discard his proud title like that?

"Kid, we're adventurers now, are you going to refuse?"

Rayleigh also burst into laughter.

They were not surprised by Roger's words at all, even though the title of Pirate King was something their pirate crew had worked very hard to obtain.

But nobody cared.

Like Roger, what they cared about was the adventure itself; the title of Pirate King was just a trivial thing they got along with during the adventure.

Just like cheap beer, you can drink it or throw it away.

One Piece

Aren't they the freest people on this vast ocean?

"Very well, I hereby declare the Roger Adventurer's Crew officially established, and pay homage to the great Master Shanks!"

No joke intended.

When Roger said this, he thought of Shanks's youthful face and tried to piece together what Shanks would look like now.

Maybe it's a middle-aged man with a scruffy beard like myself?

In any case,

He was proud and honored by the new era Shanks had ushered in, and genuinely happy for Shanks.

I hope we can meet again on our future journeys.

This ocean is vast, yet sometimes it feels small; given enough time, we will meet again someday.

When the time comes, I will definitely throw a grand banquet with that brat Shanks.

Sabaody Archipelago, naval base.

Because it is a necessary route to the New World, it attracts many pirates, merchants, and bounty hunters.

Human traffickers and people of various races who have been trafficked here are frequently visited by Celestial Dragons.

Therefore, the leader of this naval base is a lieutenant general with extensive combat experience.

"Breaking news: A pirate with the ability to control Conqueror's Haki has appeared near the Sabaody Archipelago!"

A naval soldier rushed into the office.

The vice admiral raised his eyelids, his face full of surprise and doubt, and asked, "Where did you get this information? Conqueror's Haki isn't something that comes out of nowhere. It must be a misconception."

As everyone knows,

The Conqueror's Haki is already an exceptional talent, one in a million, and to be able to cultivate it to the point of entanglement, one would probably have already become famous long ago.

Kaido of the Beasts, who has already been announced to have been killed by the [New Emperor] Straw Hat Pirates,

Scarlet Troll Whitebeard

Queen Lingling of Trant, who is currently in seclusion, is a master of Conqueror's Haki.

They are all well-known and respected figures. How could a pirate crew suddenly appear that can be shrouded in Conqueror's Haki but has been completely unknown?

"It's true. Several destroyed pirate crews have already been captured and salvaged."

"The captains are all great pirates with bounties of over 100 million. I saw it with my own eyes: a pirate dressed as the Pirate King Roger easily defeated them."

As soon as he finished speaking,

The vice admiral was initially taken aback, then sneered, "The Pirate King Roger, disguising himself as someone who has been dead for over ten years, what a childish thing to do."

"How could someone like that possibly possess Conqueror's Haki?"

Just as he was speaking,

The naval base began to tremble slightly as a soaring slash, wreathed in Conqueror's Haki, shaved off the entire roof of the naval base.

A domineering voice echoed.

"I heard from the slave traders that he paid you a lot of bribes. I am Roger, the adventurer, here to collect this ill-gotten gain!"

(End of this chapter)