"Nightmare, bring up my current Status Panel."
Name: Roy
Age: 16
Devil Fruit Ability: lv13 (Beginner: Hypnosis, Dream Stealing, Dream Control) (Intermediate: Reflection, Illusion, Dream Domain) (Advanced: Manifestation, Creation, Dream Realm)
Physique: lv12 (Strength lv12, Speed lv12, Defense lv10, Recovery lv10)
Body Technique: Swordsmanship lv14 (Master Swordsman), Geppo lv10, Shave lv10, Tekkai lv5, Paper Drawing lv5, Shigan lv3, Tempest Kick lv3
Observation Haki: lv13 (Five Senses Enhancement, Sixth Sense, impulsiveness)
Armament Haki: lv10
Conqueror's Haki: lv8
Combat power rating: Cannot be evaluated
"What the hell is 'unable to evaluate'?" Roy was initially quite satisfied, but his face darkened when he saw the last line. He had wanted to figure out roughly what level his strength was at in order to better handle the upcoming battles.
"Master, your abilities are too balanced, and it's difficult to find a comparable template in the database." Nightmare's tone carried a hint of helplessness. As the first dream creature, it possessed a powerful learning ability and its own emotions.
Roy thought about it again and realized that it seemed to be true. Most strong people follow the path of specialization, and very few people can be all-rounders. After all, in many cases, being all-rounder means being incapable of everything, which means mediocrity.
If all abilities are at the first stage, then one is naturally mediocre. But if someone like Roy has four abilities at the third stage, then he can definitely be called all-rounder. You must understand that developing any one ability to the third stage opens up a completely different world, allowing one to hold their own on the high seas.
Take Doflamingo, for example. His Devil Fruit Ability has definitely reached the fourth stage of Awakening, but his other abilities are at most at the second or third stage. Otherwise, if the absolute difference in strength is too great, no matter how much Roy schemes, it will be useless.
Although he didn't get the answer he wanted, Roy thought that his current combat strength was barely enough to fight against a strongman who had entered the fourth stage. If he faced Doflamingo again, even if he was no match for him, Roy was fully confident that he could escape unscathed.
"Hmm? They've already arrived? They really are Godspeed in war. But they've come at the right time. I also want to see how much of a gap there is between my current strength and that of a true peak expert." Roy was strolling above the castle, quickly spotted the visitors in the distance. Although they were still some distance away, given the speed of the naval warships, they would arrive in no time.
Roy took out the clothes he had prepared beforehand from the Fantasy Kingdom, put them on, and walked step by step to the snow in front of the castle.
"Captain, your health..." Jin was a little excited. If Roy's health could be restored, their fleet's strength would undoubtedly rise to another level, making them a true great pirate.
"Well, I'm in better shape than ever before. Have you prepared everything I asked you to do before?" Roy twisted his neck and asked casually.
"Hehe, we've planted explosives all over the island. If those bastards dare to come ashore, I guarantee we'll blow Drum Island to smithereens. These are bombs specially developed by Judge; a bomb the size of a fingernail can easily blow up a small mountain." Jin's face was flushed. Judging from his excited appearance, could it be that he Awakening the attribute of a bomb maniac?
"It's too late to evacuate. I just saw the Navy preparing to land." Roy quickly dismissed his unrealistic idea; he didn't want to completely provoke the Navy. If he did, he might face a terrifying lineup of Fleet Admiral, Three Admirals, and thirteen Vice Admiral next time—well, maybe even the Revolutionary Army would have to join them.
"Is that so? That's a real shame. But with this trump card, let's see how these navy guys fight us." Jin was a little disappointed, but he quickly cheered up again.
Roy also sighed, realizing the importance of intelligence. If it weren't for Drake, the undercover agent, he might have been caught off guard today.
"Summon all troops, assemble, and prepare for battle," Roy ordered, striding down the mountain.
Watching Roy's figure gradually turn into a black dot and finally disappear into the wind and snow, Kureha leaned against the door, drinking plum wine. "That's why I said that these hot-blooded young brats are good at causing trouble. They've only just entered the Grand Line and are already facing a strong encirclement and suppression by the Navy. This kind of treatment is very rare."
"Doctor Kureha, what is the Navy? Why are they here to capture Brother Roy?" In Chopper's mind, Roy, who avenged him, was undoubtedly a great person.
"Because he's a pirate, the Navy doesn't need any reason to arrest pirates on the high seas; it's only natural. But this kid is no pushover either. I don't know where he got the information, but he's even aware of the Marine Headquarters' movements. Although I don't know what preparations he's made, judging from his fearless attitude, the Navy might suffer a big loss this time. He's truly a formidable kid."
"Vice Admiral Doberman, a large fleet has been spotted along the coastline, suspected to be ships of the Phantom Sword Pirates. It seems they are still stranded on Drum Island."
According to seniority, it shouldn't have been Doberman to give orders, but Garp wasn't the type to be in charge, so he was content to be a high-ranking enforcer. This suited Doberman perfectly; otherwise, he would have been quite reluctant to take orders from that senile old man.
"Very good, proceed at full speed and activate Operation One."
In fact, if it weren't for the old man Garp, he would have ordered the artillery to bombard the area long ago. As for whether civilians would be accidentally injured, he didn't care at all. He could just blame the damage on the pirates.
The five thousand soldiers on the warship were all elite naval personnel, and they obeyed orders without question, quickly completing the order for the entire fleet to land.
Three Vice Admiral led the way, followed by a hundred officers of general rank and colonel rank, who were the backbone of this battle. Behind them were five thousand soldiers, all battle-hardened warriors. Even if their individual strength was not up to par, their combined strength was enough to pose a threat to many high-end combat forces.
Such a massive display of power was bound to attract attention. Many civilians, witnessing this scene, felt their legs go weak and dared not approach, with some even turning and fleeing. Due to Wapol's numerous misdeeds, the official authorities had long lost their authority in the eyes of the residents of Drum Island, becoming no different from pirates.
"How foolish! The Navy represents Absolute Justice. These people are so afraid; they might be colluding with pirates." Onigumo was very dissatisfied with this and even prepared to draw his gun to punish those who tried to escape.
"Stop it, they're just a bunch of pathetic people." Garp had attended the Reverie before, so he knew exactly what a brutal piece of trash the Drum Island King, who had "stole the show" at the last Reverie, was. One could only imagine the kind of oppression the people under his rule would suffer.
However, he was, after all, a member of the Navy, and no matter how unhappy he was, he couldn't possibly take action against the king of Affiliated Nation of a World Government".
That's why he was so angry when he heard that the Sengoku Buster Call. The people here had already suffered too much, and it would be too tragic if the Buster Call were to happen to them as well.