Gol D. Roger

"Huh? Isn't this Buggy? Long time no see! Where's Shanks? Have you guys separated already?"

Roger's lingering soul sighed at the reunion with familiar faces, then looked westward, trying to find another person.

"Captain Roger... Shanks and I are no longer comrades..."

Buggy gritted his teeth, tears streaming down his face.

Regardless of whether the person in front of him favored that bastard, this figure was someone he had dreamed of seeing countless days and nights.

His "father".

"Hahaha~ I knew it... You and Shanks seem like you were born to clash, maybe it's a memory from your bloodline? But you're also good friends..."

Roger seemed to have anticipated this. The figure slowly floated down, grinning with a set of big white teeth, as if to pat Roger's head, but could only let it pass.

"This is Pirate King..."

The Straw Hat Pirates crew were all stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

Being able to see important figures from the old era, spanning more than twenty years, was something they never expected.

"I didn't want to say this... but since you arrived before Shanks, it might be fate. I wonder what he will choose..."

"Buggy, you are the son of Rocks, while Shanks is a descendant of the Celestial Dragons."

Roger spoke calmly, revealing a secret that had never been told to him before.

Although they seemed to be at odds, they were actually rare and close friends. Roger didn't want the hatred from their ancestors to continue.

"I'm... the son of that Rocks? That bastard is Celestial Dragons!"

Buggy was also stunned.

Rocks was a super figure who had already dominated the New World before I was even born, and he was also an extremely evil person who was eliminated by Captain Roger and many other forces.

But thinking about it this way, it seems that everything makes sense: why would the king give him such a large amount of treasure?

Because he asked a question while he was running away?

Not only that, but also because he is the only bloodline left in the world by the former captain!

What shocked him even more was that Shanks was actually the most hated Celestial Dragons in the world!

"Shanks is different from the other Celestial Dragons!"

Luffy frowned, defending his friend.

"It's normal to find it hard to believe. Bloodlines are not something that people can decide, but we can decide what kind of person we become and what kind of life we live."

Roger didn't pay much attention to these things, otherwise he wouldn't have adopted Shanks and Buggy.

"Um... maybe it's a bit impolite to ask, but what exactly is One Pirate King?!"

Usopp spoke, his body trembling.

He had now arrived at the Laugh Tale, but had not seen what he had imagined, leaving him somewhat dazed.

"Isn't it precious to find companions who are willing to stay by your side and overcome all obstacles to get here?"

Roger glanced sideways and spoke, his beard seeming to be joking with everyone.

"That makes sense... hehehehe~"

Luffy sat down on the ground, touching the straw Straw Hat on his head and grinning foolishly.

He never cared about treasures or anything like that; he only pursued the elusive title of "Pirate King."

From a young age, he felt that if he could become the Pirate King, he might be able to achieve it:

Let nobles and such disappear, and let tragedies like those in the Kingdom of Goa never happen again.

Now it seems that this must be the epic battle that Joy Boy was talking about.

"Really, they've already fooled us."

Zoro and Sanji smiled helplessly, but they also felt that this was the Luffy, their captain.

"Shanks succeeded..."

Roger smiled with satisfaction upon seeing the Straw Hat on Luffy's head.

While he was alive, he had high hopes for Shanks, but since he chose a newcomer, there must have been a reason for it.

"Found it! Here it is!"

At this moment, Nami, who was about to give up after hearing Roger's words, angrily threw down her shovel and actually dug up something glittering with gold.

She suddenly felt as if she had unleashed boundless power, and she kept digging.

Dazzling treasures were revealed one after another.

"Of course! For brave warriors who dare to forge ahead, there must be appropriate rewards."

Roger laughed like a troublemaker who had been caught, and his body began to gradually become blurry.

At this moment, his gaze fell upon Cifer:

"An unprecedentedly powerful aura... My birth was truly ill-timed! Hahahaha~"

In his soul form, he had a natural fear of Cifer that he could not suppress no matter what.

Just from this point alone, one can understand that the other party is definitely someone who has reached the pinnacle of the world, and is stronger than oneself!

At this moment, Roger felt a pang of regret for being born at the wrong time.

If they had been born a few hundred years earlier, in the era of Joy Boy, they might have been able to work together to bring down the mastermind behind the scenes.

Or, if I lived thirty years later, in the same era as such an unparalleled powerhouse, whether as an enemy or a friend, it would surely be a wonderful thing.

Unfortunately, there's no time left.

"The pace of the times keeps repeating itself; you die, but you are also constantly being reborn."

Cifer spoke up, responding to his self-deprecating humor.

The times cannot stand still; we are variables in the world, but we are not permanent.

Even if the war of liberation had not succeeded, or even if it had succeeded, the will of the Party would not have been extinguished.

"Hahaha~ Perhaps... Buggy, the Split-Split Fruit was once Rocks' power. It's fate that it came to you!"

Roger laughed and looked again at the intern he was worried about.

"Captain Roger..."

Buggy choked up, a man who was almost ten years old, but he was sobbing uncontrollably.

After saying this, Roger's remnant soul became almost transparent, and he was prepared to disappear completely.

"Uncle! You're Ace's father, right? Is there anything you want to say to Ace? Because he's your son... he's suffered so much!"

Surprisingly, Luffy didn't bombard Roger with questions. Instead, he anxiously brought up his older brother and even became a little fierce towards Roger.

He knew that Ace disliked Roger very much, but Roger was still Ace's father, and he wanted to help his older brother resolve his inner conflict.

"Ace... so he's a boy. You must have had a tough time, Rouge..."

Roger smiled, but unlike before, this smile carried a hint of bitterness.

"It would be great if I could see him, but I don't have time... Please tell him for me."

Just live the life you've chosen, and don't leave any regrets in a man's life!

I'm not a good father, so I'm sorry... and I love you!

Roger's lips curled up, and his eyes seemed to flicker slightly. As a man, he had never said the word "love" to anyone, not even Rouge.

But even at this moment when her soul was about to perish, she wanted to show her heart to her son, whom she had never met.

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure turned into a wisp of white smoke and vanished in the air. The glint in the corner of his eye dripped onto the ground and was quickly covered by dust, as if it had never existed.