After the warship carrying Garp left, Roy boarded the small wooden boat Garp had given him and departed from the uninhabited island, preparing to officially begin his life as a traveler.
On the sea!
Roy leaned against the bow of the small wooden boat, checking the nautical chart of East Blue to decide on his next travel check-in location.
Since the System’s requirement was for him to check in at famous places from the One Piece manga, after scanning the nautical chart, Roy locked his check-in location onto Cocoyasi Village!
Cocoyasi Village was the hometown of Nami, the navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates in the world of One Piece.
This village had originally been a beautiful and peaceful village, but in the manga, because of the arrival of the Arlong Pirates, it was occupied by them and placed under brutal rule.
“At this point, Nami hasn’t become a member of Luffy’s Straw Hat Pirates yet.
Once I reach Cocoyasi Village, I should be able to meet Nami, right?”
Roy reached this conclusion based on the current time in the One Piece world, Sea Circle Calendar year 1515, which was five years before Luffy set out to sea.
Although he had decided to go to Cocoyasi Village for a travel check-in, his current small boat did not have enough supplies to support a voyage to the still rather distant Cocoyasi Village.
Therefore, Roy planned to first make a trip to nearby Loguetown, purchase some supplies, and then set off for Cocoyasi Village.
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Some time later, in Loguetown’s square.
Roy prepared to go to a clothing store to buy several sets of clothes to change into.
However, just as Roy was heading to the clothing store, a commotion suddenly broke out ahead.
“Damn it!
He actually dared to kill someone in Loguetown!
Catch him!”
In the chaotic area, a group of Marines was chasing after a bald man holding a blade, with a scar across his face.
This man was the mountain bandit leader from Ward Island, Bennett Lister, who had a bounty of five million berries!
The sudden commotion caused pedestrians on the street to flee one after another.
Ordinary people did not want to be dragged into it, lest they lose their lives by accident.
After all, one side was the World Government’s armed law-enforcement force, while the other was a vicious criminal.
Only Roy did not care much about this kind of commotion.
With his current strength, he no longer feared trouble of this level.
If the bald man being pursued by the Marines provoked him, Roy would simply kill him directly.
“Young man up ahead, get out of the way!
A Marine soldier, panting heavily, hurriedly warned Roy after seeing Bennett Lister charging toward his position.
“Leave quickly!
Don’t let the mountain bandit catch you!”
Bennett Lister, the fleeing mountain bandit, also saw Roy directly ahead.
A savage look flashed across his face.
“As long as I catch this brat and use him as a hostage, I’ll be able to completely shake off these damned Marines…”
With that thought, he said nothing further and sped up, aiming straight at Roy ahead.
“Not good!
He might be planning to use that young man as a hostage!”
The Marines chasing from behind also noticed Bennett Lister’s intention, and their expressions felt his expression shift changing.
“Hmph.
You’re only realizing now that I’m going to take this brat hostage?
Too late!”
Bennett Lister drew the longsword at his waist, preparing to first stab a wound into the brat’s abdomen so the Marines would fear harming the hostage and would no longer dare to open fire.
Watching the mountain bandit charge toward him, Roy felt rather helpless.
Why were the thought processes of mountain bandits and pirates exactly the same?
Did he really look that easy to bully?
Everyone wanted to capture him as a hostage.
Roy remained expressionless.
His fingertip moved slightly as he prepared to instantly kill this blind mountain bandit.
However, at that moment…
Something unexpected happened!
A cylindrical cloud of smoke descended from the sky and struck the bald man on the head.
Thick white smoke slowly spread outward.
Immediately afterward, a white-haired man smoking a cigar materialized from within the smoke and grabbed Bennett Lister by the neck with his right hand.
The cigar-biting man was Smoker, currently a Marine colonel stationed in Loguetown.
He had been serving as the Loguetown branch colonel for less than half a year.
“This guy… White Hunter Smoker?”
Roy recognized at a glance that the Marine before him, who had taken down the bald mountain bandit, was Smoker from the original story.
“Are you all right?”
While holding Bennett Lister by the neck, Smoker turned his head and looked at Roy as he asked.
“I’m fine.”
Roy shook his head and lowered the right hand he had raised, which had been about to attack.
Since Smoker had subdued this mountain bandit…
Then there was nothing for him to do here.
“Brat, what’s wrong with you?
Were you scared stupid?
You didn’t even know to run?”
“If Colonel Smoker hadn’t arrived in time, you would have been taken hostage by this mountain bandit leader!
Do you know how dangerous that was!?”
The Marine soldiers who rushed over were panting heavily, speaking between breaths as they lectured Roy.
He had warned him several times just now, but this brat had not known to run away.
He seemed to have been scared stupid, standing there expressionlessly in place.
If Colonel Smoker had not appeared, this brat would probably have been in danger!
Hearing the Marine soldier’s complaints toward him, Roy felt his expression shift frowning.
But because what this Marine said was, in truth, also out of concern for Roy…
Roy did not argue with him.
He merely gave a soft hum, then continued toward the clothing store to purchase clothes.
“What the hell?
He didn’t even thank Colonel Smoker…”
Looking at Roy’s departing back, the Marine soldier muttered in dissatisfaction.
“Shut up!”
However, at that moment, Smoker suddenly spoke and rebuked him.
The Marine soldier was frightened and immediately did not dare to speak anymore.
Smoker’s firm face revealed a trace of solemnity and vigilance.
“That guy just now is very dangerous!!”
From Roy…
Smoker had smelled the scent of danger!
And it was extremely strong!