Author's note: Some content was added to the previous chapter. You can go back and take a look. Left on June 28.
"What?!"
Roger cried out in shock. These bastards were animals. He had not even been away from the ship for half a day, and his home had already been robbed. Who could endure that?
Seeing Roger's face turn instantly livid, Golden Lion immediately put on a wronged expression, spread both hands, and spoke with deliberate innocence. "Hey, Rayleigh, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I picked up these treasure chests on the road."
"Bullshit, Shiki! Do you really take me for an idiot?" Roger cursed.
"Jihahahaha!" Golden Lion sneered. "Who cares whether you believe it or not, idiot?"
"Return our things."
Roger and Rayleigh spoke almost in unison.
Their movements were strangely synchronized as well. Both placed their hands on their sword hilts and lowered their bodies slightly, taking stances that showed they could draw and attack at any moment. The meaning was clear. If Shiki would not return them, they would have to take them back by force.
Swish!
At that moment, Linlin returned riding the thundercloud Zeus.
Dozens of treasure chests were piled on the thundercloud, and she was also carrying a bulging sack.
As she drew closer, Linlin finally saw the situation below. Golden Lion was hovering in the air, while Roger and Rayleigh stood on the ground with their swords drawn and ready for battle.
"What a damn joke..." The corner of Linlin's eye twitched slightly, and she muttered under her breath, "The final obstacle... was actually camping at home."
Then she instructed Zeus, "Speed up. We'll be safe once we rush back to the ship."
"Yes, Mama!"
The thundercloud suddenly accelerated and dove toward the Saber of Xebec.
"You bastards!" The moment Roger drew his blade, he leapt toward Linlin in midair and shouted, "Return our things!"
Rayleigh was no slower. Almost at the same instant, he drew his sword and leapt toward Golden Lion.
"Shiki, help block him for me! Once I put the things down, I'll come back to help you!" Linlin shouted without turning her head.
"Screw you," Golden Lion cursed. "Why don't you block them first? I'll come back to help you after I put mine away!"
Neither of them wanted to be the one to take the blade for the other.
Golden Lion, dragging his string of floating treasure chests, rushed madly toward the Saber of Xebec.
Boom!
A huge sound exploded, and the aftershock spread outward.
Almost at the same time, Ron, Rocks, and the others rushed out of different cabins.
"What's going on?" Ron's gaze fell on the Saber of Xebec. Seeing Roger and Rayleigh fighting Golden Lion and Linlin, he froze for a second. Then the corner of his mouth slowly rose. "They're... fighting? Good. Fighting is good."
"Wh-What happened?" Annika also trotted out of the auxiliary ship's cabin. But because the aftershock made the ship rock violently, she could only support herself with one hand on the doorframe.
Ron did not explain. He instantly entered Nine-Tails Mode. A golden chakra cloak covered his body, and a chakra arm extended from his shoulder, grabbing Annika's waist. Then he leapt and landed on the deck of the Saber of Xebec.
At this moment, the atmosphere aboard the Saber of Xebec was tense.
Rocks and the others stood in a line at the entrance of the ship hall, their gazes fixed on the two groups ahead.
The battle that had been on the verge of erupting temporarily stopped because Rocks and the others had appeared.
Ron landed near the door with Annika, standing at the edge of the crowd as he swept his gaze over the confrontation with interest.
"Hey."
Rocks cursed irritably, "Are you bastards trying to destroy my ship?"
"Rocks, I want my things back. That's not a problem, right? As long as they return them, we'll leave immediately."
Golden Lion, floating in the air, spread both hands and sneered. "Idiot Roger, what stupid nonsense are you talking about? These are obviously our things."
Linlin stood on the thundercloud with her hands on her hips, firmly on Golden Lion's side. "Exactly, lion-head. Once we steal something, how could we return it? Do you think we're playing house?"
"Wahahahaha!" Rocks suddenly laughed loudly. "So, did you hear that? What kind of pirate returns what they stole?"
Roger was left speechless by this series of statements. Of course he understood pirate logic. Once something was stolen, it belonged to the thief.
The reason he had attacked earlier was simply that he wanted to take back whatever he could.
"Forget it." Roger slowly sheathed his blade, the sword sliding into its scabbard with a heavy click. "I'll admit defeat this time, Rocks."
Facing the entire Rocks Pirates head-on right now was not a wise choice for the Roger Pirates.
Tap, tap, tap.
At that moment, Kaido stepped forward with his kanabo on his shoulder and said, "Rocks, they came all the way to our doorstep to fight. No matter what, we can't let it end like this, right?"
Ron had been worrying that the fight might not happen. Hearing Kaido's words, his eyes immediately brightened.
This brat had delivered the perfect divine assist!
"That makes sense." Ron also stepped forward, cleared his throat, and raised his voice slightly. "If we let this go, then in the future, even passing dogs will shit on the Saber of Xebec before leaving."
"Right, Ron! You're completely right!" Kaido nodded in firm agreement. "So, Rocks, let's fight!"
"Yes, let's fight!" Ron followed up immediately, his voice deliberately impassioned.
Golden Lion and Linlin turned at the same time and stared at Kaido and Ron in disbelief. What are you two idiots doing? You don't even need to fight. Are you just unable to resist making the show bigger?
Ron ignored their gazes and continued raising his voice. "For the name of the Rocks Pirates!"
Kaido immediately followed. "Right! For the name of the Rocks Pirates!"
Ron grew even more passionate. "I, Ron, am willing to brave fire and water for the Rocks Pirates!"
Kaido's voice suddenly caught. He turned to Ron in shock, his eyes saying: seriously? You're going that far? I... I'm not actually that willing to brave fire and water.
Then Rocks lightly kicked Ron and Kaido in the backside, one each.
The force was not heavy, but the two staggered forward at the same time.
"You two idiots. What slogans are you shouting?" Rocks complained, then walked between them to the front.
Afterward, his gaze fell on Roger and Rayleigh, and he spoke again. "However... those two are right. This place is not somewhere people can come and go whenever they want."
Roger and Rayleigh's expressions stiffened at the same time.
"Roger!" Rayleigh suddenly shouted.
"I know!"
The two turned almost simultaneously. Their figures leapt up and rushed toward the island.
"Wahahahaha!" Rocks laughed and also leapt up, chasing after them.
For Ron, this was an excellent chance to test his new abilities, so he did not hesitate at all and immediately chased after them.
"Hey, hey, hey, Ron!" Kaido's voice followed from behind, urgent and excited. "Lend me some power to play with!"