Seeing the man before him clearly, he realized it was the figure he had previously seen on the bounty poster.
The Captain of the Rocks Pirates, Rocks D.
Xebec.
“Then, the one who swung his sword at me just now must have been Golden Lion Shiki, right?” Allen looked behind Rocks.
He saw one familiar face after another passing before his eyes.
These people looked at Allen with varied expressions—some playful, some disdainful, some annoyed, and others admiring.
While Allen was observing these characters he was familiar with from his past life, the underlings who had heard Rocks’s order rushed past him towards the town.
“Roar!
Charge!
The treasure belongs to us!” Allen finally snapped back to reality, feeling a surge of anxious anger, but he was helpless.
Even in his prime, he might not have been able to stop all of them, let alone in his injured state.
Although the people rushing past were just small fry.
But could the small fry of the Rocks Pirates be compared to those of the Alpaca Pirates?
They were simply not on the same level; some of these underlings were not even weaker than Alpaca Sammo.
Thinking that the villagers who had once helped him would become souls under the blades of these pirates, and that the town where he had lived for seven years would be reduced to ruins…
Anger, unwillingness, and various other emotions flooded into Allen’s mind, and a terrifying dark energy spread outwards in all directions.
“This is my hometown!
You pieces of trash, stop right there!” A terrifying aura emanated from Allen.
The underlings who hadn’t run far yet fell to the ground one after another, unconscious.
“Anyone who wants to pass must step over my corpse!” Allen stared at Rocks with murderous intent.
Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and the others behind him revealed looks of surprise.
“Conqueror’s Haki?
Interesting.” Unfortunately, before Rocks could speak, Allen’s vision went black and he collapsed, falling unconscious.
“…The youngster just fell asleep!” “Mm…
ugh, where is this?” Waking up from his coma, Allen rubbed his aching body and looked around.
Wooden ceilings and walls came into view, and the chirping of birds occasionally heard from outside, along with the slight swaying beneath him, all indicated that this was a ship’s cabin.
“Damn it, wasn’t I fighting the Rocks Pirates?
How am I on a ship?” “Then, has Allen already been destroyed?” Allen thought anxiously as he sobered up.
Angry, Allen ignored the pain in his body and climbed up, wanting to walk out of the cabin to see his current situation.
Just as Allen had stood up, the cabin door suddenly opened.
Blinding sunlight shone on Allen as a massive figure walked in.
“Gurararara, awake, brat?
You’ve been asleep for two days.” The six-meter-tall middle-aged man looked at Allen.
Isn’t this Whitebeard?
Allen was surprised, then thought, “Then, is this on Rocks’s ship?” “What’s wrong?
Just woke up and can’t remember things?
You were quite impressive when you released your Haki at the Captain.” Watching Allen, who was standing there with changing expressions and not speaking, Whitebeard teased.
“Whitebeard Edward Newgate, my hometown…” Allen didn’t pay attention to his teasing and asked in return.
“Oh, you know me?
It seems my reputation is still quite loud.” “As for your hometown, rest assured, it wasn’t destroyed, but all the brewed honey wine was looted.
Hahaha.” Whitebeard knew what Allen wanted to ask.
Hearing that his hometown was safe, Allen was overjoyed, then asked Whitebeard in confusion, “Why did you spare Allen, and me?
Was it you who saved me?
Why?” “Save you?
I suppose so, but it was also your potential that sparked Rocks’s interest; otherwise, even if I had spoken up, it would have been useless.” “As for why, it would be too much of a pity for a man willing to sacrifice his life to protect what he cares about to die just like that.” Whitebeard answered, recalling the scene from before.
Two days ago, after Allen fell unconscious.
“What the hell, Captain, should I cut him down?” Seeing Allen unconscious, Shiki looked at Rocks, speechless.
Hearing this, Rocks looked at Allen with hesitation.
“Captain, you also saw that this kid has good potential.
How about we bring him onto the ship?” Seeing that Shiki wanted to kill Allen, Whitebeard stepped forward and said to Rocks.
Apparently, Allen’s refusal to take a single step back to protect the village had earned Whitebeard’s approval.
After thinking for a moment, Rocks agreed, “Then let’s listen to Newgate.
This kid is qualified to be my subordinate.” Just then, a group of villagers ran out of the town, some holding pots and pans in their hands, others holding brooms or mops.
“Pirates, don’t hurt Allen!
We can give you all our brewed wine.
This village doesn’t have much money, and I believe you wouldn’t look down on it.” Natsu stepped out from the crowd, his legs trembling as he spoke to Rocks.
Rocks and some of the officers looked annoyed, especially Charlotte Linlin, who was thinking about desserts.
“Are you pieces of trash bargaining with me?
If I kill you all, the wine will still be ours.
Besides, what I want is dessert.” Charlotte Linlin said to the crowd while carrying Napoleon, and after speaking, she prepared to take action and kill all the villagers.
“Dess..
desserts can also be given to you all.
You can take whatever you want, as long as you don’t hurt Allen and the villagers.” Natsu’s legs shook even more violently.
“Captain, as long as this village still exists, Allen won’t betray us.
There’s no need to wipe them all out.” Whitebeard looked at Linlin, who wanted to make a move, and since Rocks had no intention of stopping her, he made a suggestion to Rocks.
After hearing Whitebeard’s suggestion, Rocks thought for a moment and then had someone bring Allen onto the ship.
“Boys, go wake up the trash that passed out, then take the wine and let’s go.” “Mamamama, and the desserts, remember to bring them all.” Seeing that Rocks didn’t intend to attack the village, Charlotte Linlin instructed her team members.
“Where…
where are you taking Allen?” Seeing that the pirates were about to take Allen away, Natsu shouted anxiously.
“Hmm?” Shiki glared at Natsu with a fierce expression.
Natsu immediately dared not speak again, his legs trembling so fast they were a blur.
“Rest assured, they won’t hurt this kid.” Whitebeard said to Natsu.
“I see.
I still have to thank you, Brother Newgate.” After hearing Whitebeard finish recounting what happened after he fell unconscious, Allen thanked him.
Immediately thinking of the villagers’ actions, a warm current flowed through his heart.
“That’s not necessary.
If you want to thank someone, thank those villagers.” Whitebeard waved his hand casually.
“Grumble…
grumble…” An ill-timed sound came from Allen’s stomach.
Allen looked at his stomach, then scratched his head in embarrassment and asked, “Brother Newgate, do you have anything to eat?” “Gurararara, follow me, brat.” Whitebeard smiled knowingly.
After filling his stomach, Allen followed Whitebeard to the Captain’s quarters.
Golden Lion and Charlotte Linlin were also there, and Rocks was sitting in the main seat.
He didn’t see Silver Axe, Ochoku, John, or the others.
It seemed they hadn’t set sail with Rocks for this attack on the Marine branch.
“Brat, do you want to join my pirate crew?” Rocks asked, but his tone carried an air of unquestionability.
He figured that if he refused, he would likely be taken and thrown into the sea on the spot.
“Sure, I’ll join.
And thank you, Captain, for sparing Allen.” Allen replied.
“Hahahaha, kid, you’ve made a wise choice.
I will lead you all to become the kings of the world.” Rocks laughed arrogantly.