See You Again, Roger! This Is My Turf!

In the silent depths of the sea, the small submarine moved slowly forward.

Is that Fish-Man Island?

Abel gazed in amazement through the porthole at the bow of the submarine at the vast island in the deep sea.

"It's spectacular, isn't it?"

Dylan still seemed lost in memories. "When I first came here, I was just as stunned."

"Why is there light?!"

Moria, too, could not contain his astonishment. "Isn't this the ocean floor, ten thousand meters deep?"

It's more than 10,000 meters!

Roa looked up, barely able to see the top of the enormous cave.

Fish-Man Island is roughly divided into two parts: the upper part, surrounded by small bubbles, is the royal residence Dragon Palace, while the lower part, surrounded by large bubbles, is the main island of Fish-Man Island.

Fish-Man Island, capable of housing a full five million inhabitants, is certainly not small, with a diameter far exceeding five kilometers. So, how big would the spherical bubble capable of containing this island, or even one significantly larger than Fish-Man Island, be? What would its diameter be?

If Fish-Man Island is really only 10,000 meters below the surface, then the combined height of just the two giant bubbles would already be close to that number.

The top of the enormous cave is even higher; you can't just dig a few meters up and you'll reach Mary Geoise, can you?

Therefore, the only reasonable possibility is that the cave entrances on both sides of the Red Line are indeed only 10,000 meters below the sea surface, but the caves actually slope downwards and become larger as you go deeper, reaching their maximum depth and width at Fish-Man Island.

"It's the Eve Tree!"

Dylan clarified for Moria that although he didn't have a deep relationship with the others under Roa's command, it didn't mean they had to make the atmosphere tense.

"A legendary tree comparable to Adam Tree! Growing directly above Fish-Man Island on the Red Line, the Eve Tree possesses a special ability: it can transmit light to the deep sea."

"I see."

Moria nodded slowly.

Besides becoming stronger faster, following Roa has another benefit: you can really broaden your horizons!

"Boss! There's a building below!"

Judge, who was steering the boat, suddenly spoke.

Roa walked to his side, and on the screens in front of Judge were images of the submarine's surroundings and top and bottom.

The screen displaying the view below shows a rather large complex of buildings situated on the seabed.

"This is incredible, a complex built on the seabed?"

Judge clicked his tongue in amazement, "Fish-Man Island has a group of very skilled craftsmen! Constructing in such a deep sea is no easy feat!"

It should be Fish-Man District, right?

Roa thought, at this point in time, it was still the orphanage on Fish-Man Island.

However, due to mismanagement, it later became Paradise for bad boys.

"Boss! What's that?!"

Judge suddenly exclaimed again, "A ship? Is it a ship? Such a big ship?"

Doflamingo and Bege, peering out of the starboard porthole, exclaimed in surprise, "It's huge! It's practically an island!"

On one side of the Fish-Man District below, a colossal creature lies dormant.

At first glance, one might mistake it for a mountain peak.

But upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that it is actually a ship! The ram at the bow is clearly visible, and even more striking is the mast in the center of the large ship, which resembles a pillar reaching to the sky.

"There's actually something like that?"

Dylan was suddenly startled.

I didn't see this thing when I last visited Fish-Man Island!

Roa walked to the porthole and quietly gazed at the ship.

The Ark of Promise, Noah.

It's really big; it's said to be half the size of Fish-Man Island.

However, even such a colossal creature appears insignificant within this cave.

Sure enough, the depth here is a bit exaggerated.

"Let's go, it's nothing important."

Roa casually said, "Judge, head straight towards that bubble."

He couldn't be bothered to go through the main gate to Fish-Man Island; he'd just go straight to the Dragon Palace to find the king.

Speaking of which, Neptune should still be a prince now, and it's unknown who the current king of the Ryugu Kingdom is.

"Yes, Boss!"

Judge responded loudly.

So the submarine sped forward, heading towards the Dragon Palace!

That is, at this moment, on a rooftop of the building below.

A red-skinned Fish-Man frowned deeply, gazing up at the ship above.

"Brother Tai, it's just a human ship, what's there to worry about?"

Behind him, a blue-skinned, somewhat overweight Fish-Man boy asked with some confusion, "Every day, many ships travel between the New World and Paradise via Fish-Man Island."

"No! Jinbe! No!"

The red-skinned Fish-Man suddenly turned his head to look in the direction the ship had traveled. "That ship is different! It's not heading towards the gate!"

Its target is the Dragon Palace!

Jinbe!

The red-skinned Fish-Man's expression immediately changed. "Quickly, call for help! Something's about to go wrong!"

"Yes, Brother Tai!"

Without any hesitation, the Fish-Man named Jinbe flipped over and shot off into the water like an arrow.

Meanwhile, on Roa's side...

The submarine is gradually approaching the Dragon Palace, located above Fish-Man Island.

But suddenly.

"Um?"

Roa was suddenly startled, and he abruptly looked down.

All the eyes could see was, of course, the cold floor.

However, his Observation Haki had already detected familiar auras emanating from the seabed below.

"Ha! What a coincidence! Judge, turn around—never mind, I'll do it myself!"

Two horns grew on Roa's forehead.

The ocean currents suddenly became turbulent, and an invisible hand made of seawater abruptly grabbed the submarine. The powerful force instantly turned the steel beast and propelled it rapidly downwards.

Wow!

Judge was thrown to the ground almost instantly. "Boss! That was too rough!"

Below, there was a coral jungle, with countless large corals covering the seabed and stretching to who knows where.

Some parts of this jungle are encased in giant bubbles, but many more are directly exposed to the deep sea.

Let's rewind a few minutes to the largest bubble.

Are the writings on the stone really just ancient graffiti?

A massive, almost excessively muscular male mermaid tilted his head and rode on the back of a giant whale, flying through bubbles.

There is no water inside the bubble. The reason whales can fly is because they have a large bubble ring wrapped around their bodies, which provides buoyancy and allows them to swim in the air.

"That's a treasure left to us by people from the past, Neptune!"

Beside the giant mermaid, Roger laughed heartily, "It's just that we've never been able to find the key to open the treasure chest!"

"So you mean you've found the key?"

Prince Neptune of the Ryugu Kingdom, a 39-year-old unmarried man, spoke with some surprise.

Roger didn't answer immediately, but smiled and turned around. Behind him, the white-haired woman, carefully protected by his companions, looked at him as if they were telepathically connected, and gave him a gentle smile.

"I know who has the key."

Roger's smile at that moment became extremely jarring in Neptune's eyes.

I think you just want to hold their hand tighter.

Neptune said somewhat sarcastically, "A pirate thinking about settling down and starting a family is far too greedy."

"Hahaha! This is what fate is all about, my friend!"

Roger laughed heartily, "When it appears, you'll immediately realize that all your worries and anxieties are utterly insignificant!"

"It's hard to believe you could say something like that."

Neptune was quite surprised. "Oh, how complicated. It's a pity I've never been in love."

"There will definitely be that one person."

Roger comforted his old friend.

He and Neptune had indeed been friends for over twenty years, having known each other since his first visit to Fish-Man Island, when Neptune was just a young lad.

"Arrive!"

That was the end of the romance topic. Neptune patted the whale's head, and the giant whale slowly descended.

Below is a clearing in the middle of a coral reef, where two stones sit quietly, one of them red.

"Finally!"

Behind them, Olvia, whose belly was gradually growing larger, had ripples of excitement in her eyes.

A piece of intelligence Poneglyph! A piece of Road Poneglyph!

But that's exactly the instant the whale landed on the ground.

"Um?"

Roger suddenly looked up.

Two seconds later, Rayleigh and Gaban also looked up in surprise.

"No way? What a coincidence!"

Gaban's small sunglasses slipped off his nose because his eyes were too wide open.

Roger?

Rayleigh suddenly turned around and looked at Roger.

Roger?

Olvia also looked at her lover, but unlike Rayleigh, who was seeking her opinion, she was completely clueless about the situation.

"Our Cupid has arrived!"

Roger narrowed his eyes and could already see, outside the bubble, a strange metal ship that was rapidly turning and approaching them.

Cupid?

Olvia was taken aback.

"Of course, this Cupid is only likable on the outside."

Gaban casually pulled an axe from behind his back.

"Hey! What's that?!"

The other members of Roger Pirates had also noticed the ship hurtling towards the giant bubble at breakneck speed.

"Boat?"

Buggy with the Red Nose suddenly cried out, "Captain! A ship has crashed into us!"

"Idiot, the ship isn't important!"

Gaban's lips gradually curled into a smile. "The important thing is the people on the ship!"

"Slowed down!"

Wearing Straw Hat, Shanks, with his red hair, spoke softly.

The submarine, which was already very close to the giant bubble, suddenly slowed down. In the end, only a small section of its protrusion entered the bubble before the submarine came to a stop.

"What?"

Neptune was suddenly stunned.

He'd seen ships that could navigate underwater before, but how did this one maintain its buoyancy? Wasn't the propeller at the stern?

"That is?"

Rayleigh frowned as well.

Something is pulling the ship.

At that moment, the tip of the submarine suddenly emitted a purple light, and then formed a passage.

The next instant, a figure flew down from the passage.

"Hey! Roger! It's been a year!"

The ferocious tiger-man, flapping its jet-black wings, roared and charged down.

"Roa!"

Roger smiled and said, "It seems we really are destined to meet!"

His right hand was already gripping the hilt of his beloved sword, Ace. "Come on, kid!"

It's a common practice in the martial arts world!

Crack!

A dazzling burst of black lightning shot out from the slowly drawn, Black Blade.

"Is the welcoming ceremony about to begin?"

Roa laughed and drew his twin swords from his waist. Thunder and flames, gale and frost, combined with the shockwave of the Hasshoken, as well as Haki and Blood Qi, all the power was integrated and extended into a huge two-colored blade.

At the same time, Roa was also clad in flame armor.

It is simply a product of an extremely miniaturized version of the Flame Warrior God.

"Flame Painted Body - Tiger Devour - Five Realms Annihilation!"

The massive twin blades crashed down.

The mere ripples of air were enough to make the coral below tremble violently.

"Hahaha! What an amazing young man!"

Roger laughed loudly and stomped his right foot heavily on the ground, causing the earth to shatter. The World's Strongest pirate had finally swung his sword.

"Divine Departure!"

Roger's jet-black blade looked as thin as a toothpick compared to Roa's twin blades.

However, this toothpick instantly caused Roa's massive twin swords to vibrate violently.

Without even touching them, the Haki from a distance suppressed the massive twin swords with absolute power.

Then.

Boom!!

Amidst the massive explosion, Roa tumbled to his feet, then staggered backward as he flew.

He slowly let out a sigh of relief.

It's incredibly strong! In terms of sheer power, it's even stronger than the Sengoku!

The storm of flames, lightning, and frost generated by the explosion was instantly torn apart by a sword and an axe. Rayleigh and Gaban stood behind Roger, calmly offering their captain their support.

Their movements were so swift that the fight between Roa and Roger posed no threat whatsoever to the enormous and fragile bubble.

"That idiot! How dare he provoke the captain!"

Seeing Roa defeated by Roger, Red Nose Buggy instantly became excited and started gesticulating wildly, "I thought he was so powerful! Captain, hurry up and take him down!"

"Buggy."

Shanks said somewhat helplessly, "Haven't you realized yet? A year ago, Roa didn't have the strength to fight the captain at all."

Now, although they appear disheveled, they are by no means completely powerless to fight back!

"Hey!"

Buggy's voice stopped abruptly, as if someone had suddenly grabbed his throat.

It seems that's really the case!

This kid has become so much stronger than he was a year ago!

"What a monster!"

Gaban couldn't help but sincerely praise, "How old is he?"

Charlotte Linlin and Kaido are nothing compared to this brat; they're not even worthy of carrying his shoes.

Not to mention ordinary people like them, who were still playing in the mud at the same age.

But.

"We were still too hasty."

Rayleigh adjusted his glasses. "His time has not yet come."

"Hahaha! If this is all you've got, Roa..."

Roger laughed heartily, his black blade pointing directly at Roa in the sky, "You won't be leaving so easily today!"

Even though it's his Cupid, he still has to fight.

"Are you sure, Roger?"

At this moment, Roa opened his arms wide, laughing as if embracing the ocean, and asked, "Are you sure you can defeat me here?"

Almost instantly, Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban's expressions all turned extremely serious.

"Huh? What are you bragging about!"

Buggy instantly switched back to his bullying mode, pointing at Roa and yelling, "You think you can beat the captain, huh?"

"Fool!"

Shanks, sweat beading on his forehead, pointed upwards, "Up there!"

Above?

Buggy instinctively looked up.

Then, in the next instant, he suddenly froze.

Above, in the deep sea beyond the bubble, enormous dragons formed by the currents of water coiled and hung outside the bubble, their fully-fledged heads looking down as if they were about to pounce and tear everyone apart at any moment.

In the center of these water dragons, a colossal ice giant, wielding a greatsword of solid ice, stood alone. With a single strike, it could tear the bubble apart, causing deep-sea water to rush down.

"Babble!!"

Buggy's face turned deathly pale as he screamed, "Is it that guy's ability? Can Devil Fruit really do this?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong! It was my fault!"

He quickly said, "Brother Roa! Please don't act rashly!"

Not content with apologizing himself, he hurriedly shouted at Roger, "Captain, don't be so rude! Apologize to the other side right now!"

Perhaps Buggy's words had an effect, because Roger shook his head helplessly, "That's some ridiculous power! A Devil Fruit user can control seawater, that's just too unfair!"

"Disasters are everywhere,"

Roa laughed and said, "The deep sea is, of course, my home turf too!"

"So, Roger, do you want to fight me here?"

"I admit, you are stronger right now!"

Roger chuckled and raised his hands. "Don't mess around, Roa, I surrender!"

"In that case,"

Roa's lips curled into a smile. "Roger, tell me everything about how to use the Conqueror's Coating's technique, how Observation Haki Future Sight, and what the principle behind 'Observation Haki Killer' is!"

Although Roger verbally surrendered, if he were to make any unreasonable demands, he would probably start fighting desperately the next second.

This is just right.

Roger was taken aback, then couldn't help but chuckle, "You little rascal, you're really eager to learn!"