Looking at the other party’s nickname, it was clear he was a fan of Gol D.
Roger from One Piece.
But since this was just a chat group, Kaelin didn’t bother catering to him.
In the online world, everyone is a giant.
With a keyboard in hand, you own the world.
Who cares if you’re the group owner or not?
If things don’t work out, I’ll just leave the group at worst.
Kaelin thought for two seconds, then quickly started typing on his phone.
“Roger is a heinous man.
He has no sense of responsibility, does whatever he pleases, and ignores the consequences.
If you ask me, he deserved his death.
But he even managed to die in style—starting this age of bullshit piracy right before he died and dragging the whole world into misery.
Tens of thousands of civilians have been harmed by pirates.
A person like him is a cancer while alive, and even in death, he continues to cause endless harm.”
After Kaelin’s words, the entire group fell silent.
Kaelin didn’t know the identity of the group owner, but everyone else did—the only person whose identity had been revealed was the group owner, Roger.
The newcomer had just joined and immediately blasted Roger without holding back.
For a moment, everyone was both amused and worried that Roger might lose his temper and kick the newcomer out on the spot.
There were only five of them in total.
Including the newcomer Kaelin, that made six.
Since everyone lived in different eras, they basically had no shared interests, nor did they know each other’s identities.
Still, it was quite comfortable to chat casually and pass the time when bored.
Especially for some of them who lived in rather oppressive environments, the appearance of this chat group was like an oasis in the desert.
As long as their personal safety wasn’t threatened, they were happy to maintain this strange group friendship—and even hoped the circle would grow bigger.
Just as they were wondering whether to step in and smooth things over, Roger, who had just been roasted, replied.
I Am One Piece: “Why do you say that?”
Although Roger had initially been a little angry at Kaelin’s comments, he wasn’t a petty person.
Since Kaelin had judged him like that, he wanted to hear the reasoning behind it.
If Kaelin couldn’t back it up, then don’t blame him for using his authority as the group owner.
Didn’t explode in anger?
… Kaelin was a bit surprised.
He had seen plenty of crazy fans online—once you touched their idol, they instantly turned into nine-headed hellhounds, ready to flame you from every direction.
Kaelin had thought that if this guy wanted to argue, he’d gladly go all in.
But since the other party was being reasonable, he was willing to debate properly.
Kaelin quickly replied.
“Needless to say, no matter what his reputation is, Roger was a pirate when he was alive.
He didn’t engage in normal production work, so where did his living expenses come from?
Robbing civilians.
In short, his resources came from civilians.
He’s no different from other pirates—just a blood-sucking parasite feeding on the people.”
“If he was merely a blood-sucking parasite before his death, then his damage to the world was still limited.
But his final declaration before dying spread that harm across the entire world.”
“He’s like a reproducing pest.
Before dying, he gave birth to countless ‘larvae’ like himself.
These massive numbers of pests spread across the world, continuing to drain the blood and lives of ordinary people, destroying countless families.
He is the greatest evil—the root of it all.”
Kaelin’s words resonated with the others.
Aside from Roger himself, who had died before the Great Age of Pirates truly unfolded, everyone else had experienced that era firsthand.
After Roger shouted, “Find my great treasure,” the entire ocean was thrown into chaos.
Countless ambitious individuals set sail one after another, committing crimes wherever they went—and in the end, all of it was traced back to Roger, the one who started this era.
That period was a nightmare for ordinary civilians.
Although, through their interactions, they had come to understand that Roger wasn’t inherently a bad person, a powerful and “willful” individual like him inevitably brought greater harm to the world.
Kaelin continued:
“Although I don’t know Roger’s true intention for starting the Great Age of Pirates, I can guess a bit.
He wanted countless pirates to follow the same path he took, and to eventually bring the truth of the great treasure into the light.
That treasure is likely connected to the lost history.”
“But so what?
Even if that lost history is uncovered, what then?
Can it overthrow the World Government?
Roger himself probably knew it couldn’t—otherwise, he would have revealed everything long ago.
So his real goal was likely to leave behind successors, people who would inherit his will and turn the world upside down.”
“But what kind of joke is that?
Leaving the fate of the world in the hands of a bunch of pirates—a group of selfish and irresponsible people.
Just look at what those pirates did after going to sea: burning, killing, looting, committing every kind of evil.
Roger was like this, and so are they.
None of them have any sense of responsibility.”
“Roger, a man without responsibility, messed up the world and then died—hoping that future generations would somehow make it better.
That’s ridiculous.
If you don’t have the awareness and responsibility to improve the world, then at least don’t make it worse.
Because the people living in this world are real human beings!”