Chapter 301: Roger Pirates Civil War
Chapter 301: Roger Pirates Civil War
One by one, the others went up to draw lots.
Soon, the final match-ups were revealed.
"Rayleigh, I didn't expect it, the very first match is a Roger Pirates civil war."
Roger looked at the number one in his hand, then at the number sixteen in Rayleigh's hand, feeling speechless for a moment, followed by a surge of powerful fighting spirit.
Roger looked intently at Rayleigh, his expression turning serious.
"Don't waste a stage like this. Let's fight with everything we've got. It feels like it's been a long time since we had a serious battle."
The others turned their gazes towards their respective opponents.
Zoffy versus "Yuanhong", they were the second match.
Unexpectedly, the two great Superpower were also starting to clash.
However, Hades knew that Zoffy would not lose.
In terms of swordsmanship alone, the two might be evenly matched, perhaps Zoffy was even slightly weaker.
But with Three-Color Haki and a physique tempered over decades, Zoffy held the advantage.
This Swordsman from the Great Xia Kingdom would lose, not because he was inferior to Zoffy, but because he was too young.
The third match was Captain John versus "Hot Spring Ghost" Kirinji Tenshiro.
John glanced at the man with the strange hairstyle.
Although this "pompadour's" swordsmanship wasn't particularly strong, he still felt a hint of threat.
This indicated that in other aspects, this man was very strong.
However, he still had confidence in victory.
The fourth match was Genryusai Shigekuni versus "Five Peaks" Wang Zhi.
Unlike John, Wang Zhi stared deeply at this strong "Elder", feeling a strong threat.
He had to take it seriously, otherwise, he would lose.
Subsequently, his gaze shifted to a corner of the audience stands, where an Elder stood with his hands behind his back, a face full of wrinkles, nodding and smiling at him.
In an instant, his entire body shivered.
Time seemed to stand still, and his heart pounded rapidly.
He quickly adjusted himself, glanced at "Yuanhong", and then pretended as if nothing had happened.
The fifth match was Zoro versus Bylear.
The sixth match was Shiki versus Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
The seventh match was Redfield versus "Ghost Swordsman" Baron.
The eighth match was Hiei versus "Sword Control Style" Hiko Seijuro.
The first battle was a huge highlight, a civil war within the Roger Pirates.
At the same time, this battle would also resolve a question: just how strong was Rayleigh?
Some thought Rayleigh was evenly matched with Roger, while others believed Roger was stronger.
There were even some who thought Rayleigh's strength was even more terrifying.
"What bad luck, Captain, how did we end up facing each other right away?"
"Exactly, we were hoping both of you would make it into the Top 8, or even the semifinals."
The members of the Roger Pirates gathered together, muttering and sighing.
No matter who won, after this battle, only one seed would remain.
The two leaped onto the top of the wall, then jumped down into the Arena.
Former companions now stood opposite each other.
Both felt a peculiar sensation in their hearts.
They remembered the last time they fought was.
.
.
well, the last time.
Looking back over twenty years ago, shortly after they first went to sea, they often sparred to grow stronger.
They didn't know when exactly they stopped fighting each other.
Perhaps, it was after they met Garp.
"Achoo!"
On the other side, in the Marine Headquarters Conference Room, Garp sneezed several times in a row.
He had returned from the East Blue and planned to rest for another half a month before going back to the East Blue.
As for why he returned to Headquarters to rest, the current Garp did not want anyone to target his son.
At least until the East Blue became more stable, he wouldn't go back.
"Who's talking bad about me? It must be that Sengoku guy."
Garp scratched his nose, letting his good comrade-in-arms take the blame.
"Garp, you're the only one here who has fought Roger. How strong is he exactly?"
Kong looked at Garp and asked seriously.
The others also looked at Garp.
Because their previous target had always been the Rocks Pirates, they hadn't paid much attention to the Roger Pirates.
Sending Garp to pursue the Roger Pirates was initially intended to help Garp grow and avoid the slaughter against the Rocks Pirates, preventing him from being sacrificed in the war against the Rocks Pirates.
Now, the Roger Pirates' prestige had a tendency to overtake the Rocks Pirates, coupled with their powerful overall strength, they had to be given attention.
"Roger, huh? Initially, my strength had the advantage. By now, his strength is not much weaker than mine."
"Furthermore, on the Roger Pirates, not only are all members elites, but there are also Monster like Rayleigh and Gaban."
Speaking of the Roger Pirates, Garp didn't hide anything.
As he spoke, Garp still had absolute confidence in his own strength, believing that Roger was still a little bit behind him.
This did not reassure Kong and the others.
To think that the Roger Pirates, who were initially cornered and fleeing by Garp alone, had grown to such a degree.
And the overall strength of the Roger Pirates was simply too strong.
Now, they somewhat regretted not taking the Roger Pirates seriously sooner.
"Forget it, let's not worry about them for now. Just let them roam freely."
After thinking about it, Kong decided not to bother with the Roger Pirates.
They understood the Roger Pirates' style; they weren't the type of Pirates who would arbitrarily massacre people.
Even though Roger had the title of "Demon" and a past record of massacring a Kingdom.
That was merely an exception.
The Marines were also quite aware of the specific inside story of that incident.
For Pirates like Roger who valued their companions, as long as they weren't deliberately provoked, they were quite reasonable.
And given the current situation, they could only let it be and shift their focus to other Great Pirate.
Pirate Crews like the Roger Pirates, who had an adventurous spirit, wouldn't cause much trouble.
It was fine to leave them alone for a while and deal with them later when they had the time.
"Can those Swordsman be recruited?"
To enhance the Marines' combatant strength, Kong set his sights on these non-Pirate Swordsman.
Tsuru shook her head.
"The chances aren't high. Zoro and Zoffy belong to the Kronos Kingdom, they are Hades's people. Genryusai Shigekuni is the Master of the Genryu Dojo, and Kirinji Tenshiro is his Disciple."
"Yoriichi Tsugikuni has his own Dojo, and Hiko Seijuro is the same. Bylear has to guard his Kingdom; a Member Nation cannot possibly let people go."
"The remaining three might also have Faction behind them, and even if they don't, it's impossible for them to join the Marines."
They were all Strongman who had already grown up.
How could they possibly join the Marines and accept restraint?
There might have been a chance when they were young.
(end of chapter)