One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 22 If you intend to be an enemy of the world, please take us with you!

The Grand Line, in the waters south of Masterport.

On an unnamed deserted island, a new small fishing village is being built.

Surprisingly, the villagers were mostly elderly, weak, sick, or disabled, with injuries or disabilities.

And they are the only young labor force in the new village.

At this moment, Alan was walking in the small forest outside the village with a short axe in his hand—his three sliced ​​clones followed closely behind.

His face was still a little pale, but his eyes shone with anticipation for a new life.

He has already built a basic place for his grandfather and fellow villagers to live, and the few remaining small boats can also be used as fishing boats—although the village is short of labor now, their years of experience as fishermen are enough for them to survive.

Ordinary people like them in this world always possess such strong vitality—even with only a glimmer of light, they can tenaciously survive.

"It seems you're doing well."

But just as he was preparing to find suitable timber, the sudden sound made his heart skip a beat.

"who!?"

He gripped the axe handle tightly, and his clones almost immediately turned to look in the direction from which the sound came.

But the next moment, the wariness in his eyes turned into surprise.

At that moment, a man wearing a long robe and a rooster mask was sitting with his legs crossed on a boulder not far from him.

And naturally—Alan could not forget that mask.

"Lord Rooster, what brings you here!?"

He exclaimed in surprise.

"That's a question you're asking—didn't you tell me the coordinates of this island?"

The Rooster chuckled and said, "It's really a wonder you found this place; none of the nearby nautical charts record this kind of small, deserted island."

"Yes, only our village knows about this island. The island where our village used to live was to the north, and we would occasionally stop here when we went out to sea to fish."

Alan said softly.

Yes.

Nameless islands like these are too small to be developed, have no resources, no supplies, and are utterly worthless.

Countries like the Kingdom of Nismair have no interest in documenting it, and pirates and the navy have no interest in it either. No normal ships would dock here.

Only these penniless coastal fishermen would know that such an island exists.

"yes."

The Rooster nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Then, he looked at Alan and said, "You did a great job with the thing I asked you before. You've done me a lot of help."

He had noticed that Alan's face was slightly pale.

The reason is not hard to guess—in order to fulfill the request of the Rooster, he sacrificed a fragment of his own body and perished with the merchant ship of the Kingdom of Nismair.

In addition, there is currently another clone inside Impel Down.

And it's important to know that, although not all.

However, when the clone dies, the original body will suffer some damage, and the original body can also sense some of the pain suffered by the clone.

"No, I only made a small contribution."

But at that moment, Alan shook his head.

His eyes shone brightly at that moment: "On the contrary, Lord Rooster, the deeds you have performed are truly incredible!"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, the Rooster was taken aback and exclaimed in surprise, "Do you know what I did?"

"Ok!"

Alan nodded vigorously: "On the way to this island with my grandfather and the others, I arranged a slice of myself on each of the two islands along the way."

He scratched his head: "I originally planned this to give them advance warning in case someone came after us, but I never expected to hear about your situation by chance."

His expression showed extreme excitement.

Clearly, after what had happened, he had long harbored deep hatred for the Kingdom of Nismael, the Navy, and even the World Government.

Therefore, when he learned that the Rooster had stolen the Heavenly Gold from the Kingdom of Nismair, he felt only joy and excitement.

Only after seeing the headline on the front page of the newspaper did he truly realize that his initial opinion of the Rooster was not even accurate enough.

The opponent was not just an ordinary strongman, but a top-tier strongman who could easily defeat naval commanders and generals. He had seen the photos in the newspapers, and the devastation of the four naval bases and the Arathi Great Forest, which had almost completely changed the landscape, left him speechless with shock.

"I see."

Upon hearing this, the Rooster nodded.

But at this moment, Roy, behind the mask, couldn't help but sigh again—this kid named Alan is really smart and cautious enough.

"By the way, sir, what brings you here this time?"

At that moment, Alan asked curiously.

"It's nothing, I just came to check on your situation, and by the way."

As the rooster spoke, it pointed to the ground beneath its feet.

It was only at this moment that Alan noticed—beneath the boulder where the rooster sat—that there were several packages. However, because the color of the packages was similar to that of the stone, and because he was too surprised earlier, he hadn't noticed them for a moment.

"This contains food, water, tools, medical supplies, and some essential survival materials."

The Rooster chuckled and said, "I think you should be able to use it."

Alan was also stunned after hearing this.

Then, a look of surprise naturally flashed in his eyes.

"Thank you, Lord Rooster. I really don't know how to thank you enough."

Upon hearing this, the Rooster waved its hand.

Even someone as immature as Big Mom knows that 'there is also justice in the world of pirates,' so Roy is no exception.

Moreover, after what happened last time, he understood Alan's personality and considered him trustworthy.

But it was precisely at this moment.
"That...Lord Rooster"

Alan hesitated, appearing very unsure.

Then, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, could you... could you stay for a while?"

".Um?"

Upon hearing this, the Rooster looked at him with some confusion.

Alan blurted out, "If I could, I... I'd also like to join the Twelve Constellations!"

"But I know I'm not qualified, because I'm weak, so I want to become stronger!"

"I'll do anything to become stronger!"

In his eyes, there was a firmness and determination that should not exist at his age.

The Rooster looked into his eyes and understood his thoughts: "Because of your sister?"

Of course, he hadn't forgotten Alan's sister, 'Kori,' a girl who had been bought by the Celestial Dragons.

"Ok!"

Alan nodded firmly and clenched his fist.

“I have asked Uncle Mandy to take care of my grandfather for me. He is a good man. I must go to the Sabaody Archipelago to find Keli.”

"But I'm too weak."

His fingernails were almost embedded in his flesh.

Yes—even after eating a Devil Fruit and gaining abilities, he was still too weak.

He knew very well that saving his sister was absolutely impossible with his strength.

So he wanted to become stronger, at any cost.

"Sure enough."

Upon hearing this, the Rooster was not surprised.

Behind the mask, Roy was lost in thought.

He eventually concluded that it actually seemed to work.

Alan is a trustworthy person, and as a user of the Slice-Slice Fruit, he certainly has considerable potential.

As a member of the Navy himself, Roy naturally knew that the Navy and the World Government were currently pursuing Rooster with great fervor.

So even without Alan, he planned to have Youji find a place to temporarily avoid the limelight and not show itself for a while—although it was just a clone, the loss would be irreversible.

This small island perfectly suited his need to 'avoid the limelight'.

And most importantly
"The Sabaody Archipelago's population auction house, huh? Sounds like a lot of money."

Having pondered this in his heart, Roy naturally made his own judgment.

"I can stay here and teach you how to train."

"As for joining the organization—if you become strong enough, I can apply for you."

"but."

He looked at Alan, his words carrying a calm and discerning tone.

"Are you really sure it's okay? I'm a wanted criminal—if you side with me, you'll be going against the world!"

Upon hearing this, Alan smiled.

"I've already asked everyone about this."

As he spoke, he gripped the axe even tighter.

He could not forget the scene of the slaves wailing on the small boat on the night he left Masterport.

He could not forget what the villagers said about the inhuman abuse he suffered as a slave.

The pain of losing loved ones, broken limbs, the smell of blood, the girls' cries.
They could not forget any of it, and would never forget it.

“We are just ordinary people. We don’t have the power to change anything, nor can we take revenge.”

He looked at the Rooster.

"But Lord Rooster—everyone is willing to believe in you. If you intend to fight against the world, please be sure to take us with you."

(End of this chapter)