Captain Crisis, I'm Screwed! (Please Keep Reading)

Captain Crisis, I'm Screwed! (Please Keep Reading)

Slice of Life Byakuya: [The Rumble-Rumble Fruit would be perfect. We even know its exact location. Come to think of it, there shouldn't be a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user in your era, right? So it must have reincarnated after its previous user died?]

There was still some time before Enel's era.

If a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user still existed, then the fruit was destined not to reach Birka for the time being.

Pirate Byakuya: [There isn't one at the moment. I have to go to Birka, or I'll definitely die at God Valley!]

No matter how uncertain he was, if he did not go, he would definitely die at God Valley in the end.

Zombie Byakuya: [God Valley really is dangerous. The Knights of God, Roger, Garp, and the Rocks Pirates will all be there. Later on, it seems God Valley was split in half by the fighting, right? Silver Axe, Captain John, and the others all died, and one half of God Valley eventually became Thriller Bark? I don't want you to still be alive decades later as a zombie!]

God Valley itself was extremely dangerous. Silver Axe and Captain John had both died there.

Decades later, Moria found one half of God Valley and discovered those corpses on it, then used them to build his zombie army.

Hokage Byakuya: [Can't you just not go? What exactly is your situation with Rocks right now?]

Everyone seemed to know only that he was in the Rocks Pirates. As for his exact circumstances, no one really understood them.

Pirate Byakuya: [Let me put it simply. The Rocks Pirates are more like a large pirate fleet, similar to the Straw Hat Grand Fleet in later generations. Rocks has his own pirate crew, while everyone else joined midway through. Golden Lion, Whitebeard, and Big Mom are all like that. I'm pretty much the same. Although I'm only as strong as a rear admiral, I joined relatively early, so I have my own division!]

Slice of Life Byakuya: [Holy crap, Rocks is pretty generous with you. You got a division with only rear admiral-level strength!]

Bai Ye had essentially invested in Rocks. When the Rocks Pirates had just begun preparing to make their move, he led his own pirate crew and joined them immediately.

The main issue was that the timeline was awkward. Back then, he did not have a Golden Finger, so he needed someone powerful to rely on.

The Marines' survival conditions were terrible in this era, and Bai Ye had no desire to become the Celestial Dragons' dog. Naturally, he rejected the Marines right away.

After all, he was a transmigrator. If all he wanted was stability, he could have gone to the Four Seas and become a deadweight Marine. But he was unwilling to settle for that.

And the Revolutionary Army did not exist yet, so his only option was to become a pirate.

Among the pirates, only two forces were worth joining at present: the Roger Pirates and the Rocks Pirates.

After being defeated by Rocks once, the Roger Pirates had left the New World and started roaming around the Four Seas. It was clearly not easy for Bai Ye to find them.

The Rocks Pirates, meanwhile, had always occupied Hachinosu Island in the New World. So Bai Ye gritted his teeth and decided to join them.

Pirate Byakuya: [When you join a startup team, even if you aren't that strong, the boss will still give you a decent position. I'm probably like Burgess by Blackbeard's side, except I have more potential than him. Actually, I was only at colonel-level strength in the beginning. I only got this strong after training with Rocks during this period!]

The key to Bai Ye's rapid rise in strength was his training under Rocks.

He had become a division captain not only because Rocks favored him, but also because he had risen from colonel-level to rear admiral-level in just one week. Even afterward, his strength continued to improve rapidly, allowing Rocks to see his potential.

On top of that, Bai Ye had been the first person to answer his call, so Rocks naturally took greater care of him.

Hokage Byakuya: [So, is your pirate crew complete now?]

He was curious. If everyone had assembled, then God Valley should be approaching, right?

Pirate Byakuya: [Not yet. Kaido hasn't arrived. Whitebeard is currently the First Division captain, Golden Lion is the Second Division captain, and Charlotte Linlin is the Third Division captain. I'm the Fourth Division captain, Ochoku leads the Fifth Division, Captain John leads the Sixth Division, and Silver Axe leads the Seventh Division.]

There were seven divisions in total, along with affiliated pirates scattered among them. The framework of the Rocks Pirates had essentially taken shape.

Even if Kaido joined later, he would not become a division captain. Rocks had already said that there would only ever be seven captains, and that would never change.

Yokai Byakuya: [Isn't that great? Even if you're the weakest of the seven captains, it still sounds pretty good!]

These were the Rocks Pirates!

They were probably the strongest pirate crew of this era. Even Roger and the others had needed to join forces with other factions to destroy the Rocks Pirates. Even then, so many of them had escaped.

After those people escaped, three became future Four Emperors, while two became legendary pirates who stood alongside Roger. The Rocks Pirates could truly be called overflowing with talent.

Pirate Byakuya: [That's what I fucking thought at first too, but Rocks gave us one month and said he'd hold a captain's challenge afterward. Whoever wins gets to be captain. I'm screwed!]

Damn it!

At first, he had wanted to coast by, but now he felt that there was no way he could.

There was going to be a captain's challenge, and with his level of strength, everyone would definitely have their eyes on him.

People probably would not dare challenge Whitebeard and the others. Even among Ochoku's group, there would not be many challengers. Most of them would come after him.

That was why Bai Ye was so desperate to find the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Slice of Life Byakuya: [Then you really are miserable. But you can awaken your Mangekyo!]

Pirate Byakuya: [I can awaken the Mangekyo, but my stamina can't keep up. And I feel that the Rumble-Rumble Fruit would give me the biggest boost right now. So no matter what, I can't just sit around and wait to die. This month or so is probably the time Rocks is giving me. If I don't make it, he won't show any regard for our past ties!]

Rocks had been guiding his training this whole time. Once he failed, Rocks probably would no longer guide him afterward.

So Bai Ye could not just sit around and wait to die. In the pirate world, teachers were extremely important. Take Teacher Kaido, for example—one swing of his club taught Luffy a new ability.

"Hey! Bai Ye, I've been looking for you forever. Come drink with us!"

Just as Bai Ye was talking in the Chat Group, Captain John grabbed him and looked ready to drag him off to a banquet. "Quit worrying about training, kid. I heard Rocks had Whitebeard bring back a talented little brat!"