Ham's Secret

On a certain coast of Alabasta, Rogge's body had not yet recovered. After discussing it, Ham and the others decided not to dock near the city. Instead, they found a coast to stay at and planned to decide what to do after Rogge recovered.

They had no idea what was happening outside, nor did they know that Rogge's battle record had already made the Asura Pirates famous throughout the seas. Every one of them had become a wanted criminal.

"Bang!"

On the third day, everyone was resting on deck. Their spirits were low. Without Rogge, they seemed somewhat dispirited, each of them listless and lacking energy—except for Billy, who was still bouncing around without a care in the world.

Suddenly, a loud crash came from the cabin. One by one, they turned their heads toward it.

They hurried inside. From Ares's room came Rogge's loud shout.

"Couldn't you be more careful? You nearly destroyed the ship!" Ares shouted.

"Sorry. I thought I was still in the middle of a battle." Rogge lay among a pile of wood shavings and scraps of cloth, apologizing to Ares.

"Luckily, I reacted quickly. Otherwise, you would've killed me too." Ares patted his pounding heart.

"Looks like he's awake. You slept for two days." Ham walked in as he spoke.

"Two days? What about Crocodile?" Rogge froze for a moment before immediately asking Ham.

Ham spread his hands. "Neither of you won. He went down, and you went down too. I suppose it was a draw."

"A draw..." Rogge muttered blankly, lowering his head.

"Looks like the blow was too much. Can't you accept the result?" Cook asked doubtfully.

"Probably not." Jelly curled his lip.

Sure enough, a moment later, Rogge burst out laughing.

"Hahaha! Nice! It was a draw! I actually fought the Shichibukai