The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

"Uh……"

Upon hearing the word "doctor," Roger's fury instantly subsided, and he smiled apologetically as he smoothed out the wrinkles on Crocus's collar.

This is the tower keeper they met at Twin Capes after crossing Upside Down Mountain; he is a very skilled doctor.

It could suppress Roger's terminal illness, allowing him to live a little longer.

"Ah!"

Once the wrinkles on his collar were smoothed out, Crocus snorted and gave another stern warning with a sour face.

"If you don't want to die soon from this illness, you'd better quit drinking, not even a whiff!"

"Yes... I understand." Roger nodded obediently, looking as aggrieved as a child.

He endured it all in order to defeat that guy John and become the Pirate King!

"Hahaha! It's rare to see Roger listen to people like that!"

"Quick, quick, get the camera out. I want to take a picture to remember this moment and send it to my son."

"You bunch of bastards, don't go too far!"

Just as the pirates on the ship were gleefully watching Roger suffer a setback, a serious voice drew everyone's attention.

"Hey, look at the island!"

Upon hearing this, everyone on the ship turned their gazes toward the island. The scene that came into view made them frown and their expressions become extremely solemn.

The entire island was riddled with potholes and ravaged. The ground, the walls of town buildings, and all sorts of other places were covered with a layer of scarlet flesh.

The strong smell of blood lingered for a long time.

"What kind of devastating battle took place here?!"

"No, this should be a one-sided massacre!"

Rayleigh noticed the clue, jumped off the deck, rushed to a crater, and knelt down to examine it closely.

In front of the huge crater was a smaller round pit, filled with countless tiny dots, which quickly reminded him of a weapon.

It was left behind when the spiked club was used to strike this spot.

"Roger, it's the Eight Precepts!"

Rayleigh stood up and stated his prediction.

"It was left behind by Kaido. We were lucky; we were on the same route as John's group."

After crossing the Upside-Down Mountain, the record pointer will randomly point in one of seven directions based on the strength of the magnetic field received from the next island. These seven directions represent seven different routes, all of which can lead to the Red Line continent on the other side.

This means that if they hadn't been on the same route from the beginning, the Roger Pirates would have only been able to encounter John's crew at the Sabaody Archipelago, beneath the Red Line, if they wanted to meet.

Now that they're on the same route, they can catch up and have a final battle with John and his crew in the first half of the Grand Line!

"Then what are we waiting for, my men, let's set sail!"

Roger immediately perked up and urged the crew to pull up the anchor they had just lowered.

In the midst of this excitement, Rayleigh, standing on the island, shook his head, pouring cold water on the enthusiasm:

"We don't have a permanent pointer to the next island; we can only set sail once the pointer has stored the magnetic force to the next island."

"Huh? You bastard!"

Roger was so angry that he couldn't help but cough again.

Startled, the ship's doctor, Crocus, rushed into the cabin to prepare Roger's dose of medicine for the day.

Rayleigh couldn't bear to see Roger's anxious and distressed appearance, and repeatedly comforted him:

"Roger, don't worry. This is the bounty hunters' lair. We can search the island and maybe find the permanent pointer to the next island."

"Even if we can't find them, it doesn't matter. John and his group simply can't have arrived in Laugh Tale before us!"

Upon hearing the last sentence, Roger immediately remembered it.

Yes!

Apart from the "landmark" in the Sea Forest of Fishman Island, they hid the other three "landmarks" in the same way.

John and his crew must get past them before they can reach the "Final Island"!

"Hahahaha!"

After figuring it out, Roger felt refreshed and laughed heartily.

John, you bastard, hiding the "road sign"—now you're getting your comeuppance!

Furthermore, he left gifts at the location where those three "road signs" were kept. When that bastard John finds the place, his expression will definitely be quite something!

……

"Ancient Island" Small Garden

This is an island comparable in size to a small to medium-sized kingdom. It is called "Little Garden" because it is as small as a garden to the creatures on the island.

John and his crew originally intended to head straight for the Sabaody Archipelago, but while passing through here, they suddenly had a craving for dinosaur meat.

Therefore, the ship made a temporary stop for resupply.

Towering tree ferns and giant ferns layer upon layer, their canopies so dense that only sparse, golden sunlight filters through. The massive figures of Triceratops and Brachiosaurus roam freely in the forest, their deep roars echoing through the valley.

In the center of the island, two continuous "grayish-white stone mountains" stand out abruptly in front of the active volcano. These are not natural rock formations, but rather the skeletons of two giant sea monsters that have been dead for many years.

At that moment, beneath one of the giant mountains of bones, Eurydice looked on in bewilderment at John, who was frantically digging.

What are you doing?

Even if you want to dig something up, why not just use your Devil Fruit ability? Why do you have to use a shovel?

John continued digging, then looked up and grinned mischievously.

"Of course, it's to bury Captain John's treasure and leave it to the right person in the future."

"Oh?"

Olbia's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested.

"Can I pose the riddle?"

“Give me a kiss, and I’ll let you ask me a question.” John tilted his head and offered his face.

Olbia's smile froze instantly, and she wished she could slap John's smug, stinky face.

But the idea of ​​creating riddles to solve the buried treasure was so appealing to her, as if she could already foresee the anxious look on the faces of pirates and explorers as they racked their brains to find the treasure.

Olbia carefully looked around to make sure no one was nearby before leaning forward and gently touching John's cheek with her pink lips.

Touch and then leave.

"Now, can I pose the riddle?"

Chapter 207 The Bet

"You pay."

The warmth on his cheeks quickly dissipated, and John, still unsatisfied, pouted and continued digging.

A hole dug by hand with a shovel is the only one that has meaning!

Eurydice took out a blank roll of parchment from her backpack and wandered around, observing and writing down the riddles based on the geographical environment and the current situation.

Before long, Eurythias returned and stopped John, who was preparing to bury the gold.

"Change the location and bury the gold over there."

As she spoke, she raised her index finger and pointed to the center of the two mountains of bones.

Upon hearing this, John raised an eyebrow, took the parchment from Euryale's other hand, unfolded it, and examined it closely.

The first thing that catches the eye is a picture of an island, similar in appearance to the "small garden" seen on the sea.

Below the picture are these two sentences:

"The two kings faced each other, their teeth forming the boundary; the one on the left drank strong wine, the one on the right sharpened his battle axe."

"When the wind pierces the eye sockets and the fire illuminates the chest, when the two intersect, wealth will be forever preserved."

Uh……

John fell into deep thought, trying to figure out where Eurythias wanted to bury the treasure.

"The two kings...this place could possibly be connected to them..."

John looked up and gazed at the enormous mountains of bones on either side—sea kings!

“Using the two rows of huge fangs of the sea king skeleton as parallel lines, draw a dividing line in the space between them. The treasure is not in the left bone, nor in the right bone, but in the area between the two skeletons.”

It also happens to be in the direction Eurythia pointed.

"And the wind pierces through the eye sockets..."

"It should be the confluence point where the long wind of the valley passes through the eye sockets of the sea king skeletons on the left and right sides."

"But the wind is invisible to the naked eye and cannot pinpoint the exact location. The key point is the second half of the sentence, 'the fire illuminates the chest'."

But where did the fire come from?

Both Dorry and Brogy have gone out hunting and haven't lit a campfire yet. Even if they did, judging from the locations of the ashes left from the previous fires, their positions would be completely random and not fixed at all.

It cannot be used as a basis.

Do you need me to tell you the answer directly?

Seeing John deep in thought, Olbia leaned forward and teased him with a smile.

"Call me 'sister,' and I'll tell you the story."

"presumptuous!"

Feeling insulted, John was furious and glared at the vile woman.

That's utterly arrogant!

"Let's make a bet. If I solve the puzzle within an hour, you'll grant me one request."