Starting with Kengan beating up the Pirate King

Chapter 30 The Powerful Fool

Rogge, town center.

In front of a building resembling a town hall lies Loguetown's most famous central square. This is the most bustling area in Loguetown, and it contains the town's iconic landmark—the execution platform!

Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, was executed by the Marines here, and it was here that the Great Pirate Era began. Because Gol D. Roger also set sail from Loguetown, the town is known as the 'Town of Beginnings and Ends'.

The explorers obtained this information as early as the first exploration, which is why Rogue Town was chosen as the leader's base.

Long Qi already knew this information; he had been to the execution platform many times before.

Standing at the edge of the square, he looked at Guan Yi with a puzzled expression: "What kind of world is there to see here?"

Guan Yi said, "When I arrived in Loguetown, I saw a group of pirates who were shouting that they wanted to visit the execution site of the Pirate King. They should be here soon."

Shortly after he finished speaking, a commotion arose from the east side of the square. A group of pirates, carrying knives and various weapons, brazenly stormed into the square.

"They're pirates..."

"here we go again!"

The residents of Rogge Town were already used to it, and they didn't panic too much. They just quickened their pace and moved away from the square.

The pirates paid no attention to the ordinary people and swarmed toward the execution platform.

"Boss, is this where One Piece started the Great Pirate Era?"

"Yes, hahaha, this is it! I saw that broadcast when I was little!"

The man in the lead was about thirty years old, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, standing with his hands on his hips below the execution platform like a Caribbean pirate, laughing heartily.

"Oh, One Piece—"

"Boss, do you want to climb up and see the view that the Pirate King once saw?"

"Idiot!" the man laughed and cursed. "That's the view he saw when he was executed, not something auspicious. I'm here just because there's something I want to do."

He cupped his hands around his mouth like a megaphone, took a deep breath, and roared, "Pirate King Gol D. Roger! I, Beto Evan, will set sail from this 'town of beginnings and ends' today, heading to the Grand Line to chase your treasure! The day I become the Pirate King, I will return and raise a toast to you before your execution platform!"

The echo reverberated.

The men's heroic spirit echoed in the square.

This was a vow he made when he watched execution broadcasts as a child, and now he has finally reached this point and fulfilled his childhood dream!

Grand Line, here I come!

That boldness was incredibly infectious. The underlings were all captivated by their leader's imposing presence, until the sound of a motorcycle interrupted them.

Smoker, shirtless and only bound by straps, was seen driving a large three-wheeled motorcycle with a gloomy expression towards the square.

Tashigi, her face bandaged, and the other marines were chasing after her: "Colonel Smoker! Your wounds haven't healed yet! Be careful!"

Smoker didn't even turn his head. Only when he drove past Guan Yi and Long Qi did he slightly turn his head. Guan Yi nodded to him in greeting. Smoker was taken aback and responded with a slight nod as well, completely unaware that Guan Yi was the person he had been longing for.

He immediately brought his motorcycle to a stop, his body transforming into smoke as he charged toward Beto Evan, who had just made the declaration.

After a fierce battle, as expected, the Evan Pirates, with a bounty of 750 million Berries, were completely wiped out!
The man, who had just been full of pride, had his face swollen from being slapped. He was bound and escorted back to the Marine branch, ending his dream of becoming the Pirate King.

Guan Yi and Long Qi watched the whole thing from the corner. Guan Yi turned to him and asked, "Team leader, what do you think of this Beto Evan?"

Long Qi replied without hesitation, "Foolish!"

This was utterly incomprehensible to him. This was a major town under the jurisdiction of the Navy. How could a pirate be so audacious? Just to shout at the Pirate King from below the execution platform?
Guan Yi then asked, "If there were a bunch of such foolish but powerful pirates on the Grand Line, how do you think you would plan to defeat them?"

Long Qi was taken aback and fell silent.

"Let's go, leader, let's go out to sea."

……

a few days later.

After several twists and turns and multiple transfers, Guan Yi and Long Qi arrived at the Goreham Sea in the East China Sea.

Almost no cargo ships travel across this sea, because the most famous pirate crew in the entire East Blue is stationed here—the Krieg Pirates!
Captain Krieg, with a bounty of 1700 million Berries, is known as the Admiral of the East Blue because he commands the largest pirate fleet in the East Blue, consisting of dozens of large pirate ships and thousands of followers!
When they rented a small sailboat and headed towards the Krieg Pirates' location, Long Qi already knew where Guan Yi intended to take him.

"Guan Yi, I know what you mean by the question you asked me a few days ago."

After entering the secret realm, Long Qi only did some physical training. After several days of wind and rain, he was pale and said, "The Navy Pirate Secret Realm is not a secret realm for strategic battles. The strong people here are likely to fight with strength. Even if you have a lot of tricks up your sleeve, you may still be defeated by a single punch from a strong person."

"That's why I hope you can cooperate with me! Through Vice-Leader Zhou's relay, I have a general idea of ​​your strength; it should have already surpassed the scope of a normal blue secret realm and reached the purple level. But there are definitely stronger pirates in the Grand Line, and you will need my help!"

On the horizon, the outlines of several pirate ships were gradually becoming visible. Long Qi's expression tightened: "Defeating the Krieg Pirates is currently the only way to obtain a white rune from the Navy's Pirate Secret Realm, but the blessing it bestows on the same 'achievement' diminishes with repeated explorations. Defeating them this time doesn't guarantee you'll get the rune..."

Of course, what I really want to say is, are you sure about this? At sea? Here? Fighting dozens of Krieg Pirates' ships simultaneously?!

Guan Yi didn't answer, but just rowed the boat on his own. Soon, the small boat was spotted by one of the Krieg Pirates' underlings. They had just raided an island and were having a banquet on the boat, quite drunk.

"Boss! Look..."

Is there a small boat over there?

"A ship? Hahaha, it really is!"

"There seem to be only two people on the ship. Are they the victims? Hahahaha... They've actually trespassed on our Krieg Pirates' territory!"

The pirates seemed to have found amusement, and the news spread like wildfire, eventually reaching Krieg.

Creek sailed on a huge three-deck sailing ship with a black panther on the bow and an hourglass on each side of a skull on the flag, representing the deadline for the death of the captured prey.

Upon hearing that a small boat had entered the territory, Creek led two officers to the bow of the third deck and looked out.

"Heh heh heh, they really are... reckless fools!" The man, clad in numerous weapons, exuded an air of dominance as he laughed loudly, "Jin, Baru, what do you think? Should we invite them to a banquet on our ship?"

Balufei chuckled: "Great idea!"

Ah Jin frowned slightly: "Boss, those two should have seen us, but they haven't slowed down and are still coming towards us."

"……Um?"

The next moment, they saw the man rowing at the bow of the sailboat drop the oars and fly into the air.

He leaped dozens of meters high, as if invisible stepping stones appeared in the air, supporting his steps and keeping him suspended in mid-air.

"...What's going on? An ability user?!"

"Boss, be careful!" Ghostly Ah Jin warned solemnly, "I'm afraid they're up to no good!"

'Is this the ability that Deputy Team Leader Zhou was talking about, the ability that seems to allow one to walk in the sky?'

On the small sailboat, Long Qi could clearly hear the whistling sounds in the air, looked up at Guan Yi, and then saw Guan Yi's right arm burst into flames.

He was stunned for a moment, then quickly became shocked.

"A Devil Fruit?! Guan Yi ate a Devil Fruit, and he didn't even use his full strength in the last battle?!"

He stared intently at Guan Yi, only to see Guan Yi raise his right hand forward, and a fireball gradually condensed above his palm, slowly falling as he turned his palm.

Guan Yi turned to the side and raised her leg.

Yanju! !
Flames swelled around him, as if coalescing into some kind of ferocious beast, emitting a deep roar! The moment Guan Yi kicked out with his right leg, his right leg was enveloped in jet-black Armament Haki, and the falling fireball burst forth with crimson light!

puff--

After striking the fireball mid-air, the air exploded with a deafening roar. Then, as if it were alive, the fireball spun and roared, leaving a trail of scorching air currents! In a mere instant, the fireball traversed two kilometers of ocean and arrived before Creek!

Krick barely had time to react. He instinctively pulled Baru in front of him, and before his face could even show horror, the fireball blasted him and Baru together!
His prized equipment was completely useless. As he was thrown backward, Krieg's consciousness gradually blurred. In his last moments, he only saw the fireball continue its relentless advance, piercing his ship and triggering a secondary explosion that engulfed the entire vessel in flames!

Why? What is this?!

Aren't I the strongest?!

"what……"

"Help!! Help me!"

"Run away!!"

The burning pirates screamed in agony, and some struggled to jump into the sea.

On a distant sailboat, watching Creek's large ship crumble in the sea of ​​fire, gradually leaving only a rolling, ever-expanding mushroom cloud of fire, Long Qi lost his composure and gripped the edge of the ship beside him tightly.

"This...this destructive power is definitely not at the level of a low-grade purple weapon. Destroying a ship in one strike is already at the level of a high-grade purple weapon!"

"How could someone acquire the combat power of the pinnacle of a secret realm within a year...?"

"No! No! The rating is wrong! The rating is wrong, right?! Guan Yi, the difficulty of this secret realm shouldn't be purple! It should be red, right?!"

"I understand what you mean! I underestimated the strength of the potential opponents, which could put the explorers in mortal danger!"

"I was wrong! I didn't think of that, I'm sorry! I will reassess all the plans..."

"No." Guan Yi landed back on the ship and grinned. "What I mean is, I think every secret realm has its own way of playing. In this secret realm, powerful idiots might be the mainstream."

I'm also thinking of going with the flow and making things straightforward. Hmm, I don't think you're really suited to be the leader. For the upcoming exploration of the secret realm, I'll take the lead, and you guys will provide support, okay?"

“…” Long Qi stood there, stunned.

(End of this chapter)