First We Fight When We Meet, Roger vs. Rono (1)

"Reporting... Reporting to Captain Rocks, Vice Captain Rono!"

"The Roger Pirates have appeared in Hachinosu!"

As Rocks was discussing the next operation with the seven executives.

A member of the Rocks Pirates responsible for lookout rushed over to report.

"The Roger Pirates? That famous Pirate Crew!"

"There are only ten crew members so far, but the total Bounty is already a whopping 10 billion Beli!"

"Vice Captain Rayleigh Bounty 1.478 billion Beli, and third mate Spark Gaban Bounty 1.322 billion Beli!"

"Gol D. Roger! Bounty 2.925 billion Beli! Slightly higher than Captain Whitebeard!"

Some of the intelligence experts present spoke up.

The Roger Pirates are also one of the most talked-about Pirate Crew recently.

The entire team follows an elite route, currently consisting of only ten people, yet their Bounty exceeds 10 billion Beli!

Captain Roger's Bounty was even higher than that of Captain Whitebeard!

While bounties don't necessarily reflect skill, they can certainly reveal some things!

This guy named Roger might not be any weaker than Captain Whitebeard!

"Oh? What's that famous Pirate doing here?"

"Could this guy also be here to join the Rocks Pirates?"

Golden Lion, Silver Axe, Ochoku, and the others were also taken aback upon hearing this.

Since News King fully reported on the Golden City Incident.

In recent days, many famous Pirate have arrived in Hachinosu Rocks Pirates.

However, this is the first Great Pirate with Bounty exceeding 2 billion!

If that's the case, then the Rocks Pirates will have another formidable Division Commander!

Even Whitebeard, who was usually indifferent to everything in the Rocks Pirates, became interested at this moment.

Whitebeard had also heard of Roger's name. Unlike most Pirate, Roger valued his crewmates very much.

Roger Pirates once destroyed the army of a country simply because one of his crew members was spoken ill of.

Whitebeard actually admires guys like that.

"Oh? Roger? He's come to Hachinosu?" Rono was also taken aback when he heard this.

After he and Roger parted ways in the East Blue, they never saw each other again.

Furthermore, if Rono remembers correctly, Roger teamed up with Garp in the original story to defeat the Rocks Pirates at God Valley.

Rono was even prepared to consider Roger his enemy.

What is he doing in Hachinosu at this time?

"Rono, if I remember correctly, you and Roger are old acquaintances, aren't you?"

Rocks looked at Rono and said.

When Rono first hijacked the Heavenly Tribute, there was another person who appeared in the newspaper along with Rono.

That was Roger.

Furthermore, Roger was apparently mistaken by the Navy for one of Rono's crew members at that time.

"That's right, I met him when I first went to sea, and he helped me a lot back then."

"We are very good friends."

Rono saw no need to hide anything and told the truth.

"Perfect. If they reach the shore, don't stop them; just bring them over."

Rocks gave his men a meaningful instruction.

Roger was also a gifted fellow.

His crew members were also quite formidable.

Rocks also considered recruiting Roger Pirates.

Now that Roger and Rono are friends, we can take advantage of that relationship.

If we could recruit a large Pirate Crew with Bounty exceeding 10 billion...

The odds of winning the Battle of God Valley have undoubtedly increased even further!

"If you're trying to win them over, you'd better forget about it."

"Roger isn't the type to be subservient to others; he must have another purpose for coming here."

Rono saw through Rocks's thoughts and gave him a reminder.

And Roger could very well be the one who killed you.

Rono didn't say that aloud.

Meanwhile, the Roger Pirates landed on Hachinosu.

"Captain Roger, right? Captain Rocks, Vice Captain Rono has ordered me to lead you there."

Roger was greeted by someone as soon as he landed.

Roger and his crew then followed the Pirate leader deeper into Hachinosu.

"This is the Rocks Pirates' headquarters, Hachinosu!"

"As expected of the World's Strongest Pirate Crew, I saw at least three Pirate with bounties exceeding 500 million in the blink of an eye!"

"Pirate over 100 million are treated like it's free money here."

Upon reaching Hachinosu, the Roger Pirates looked around in amazement, like country bumpkins visiting the city.

The World's Strongest Pirate Crew!

Here, Pirate with bounties exceeding 100 million are everywhere!

There are quite a few Great Pirate with a bounty of 500 million, and yet they can only manage to become ordinary officers.

The Division Commander of the Rocks Pirates all have bounties exceeding 1.5 billion!

Compared to the Rocks Pirates, the Roger Pirates, with only ten members and a total bounty of 10 billion, are indeed paltry.

"Haha, the Rocks Pirates indeed very powerful!"

"It's quite remarkable that Rono could overshadow that Monster Whitebeard and Golden Lion here and become the Vice Captain."

Even Roger was shocked by the Rocks Pirates' lineup!

Soon, Roger and his crew met with the highest-ranking Rocks Pirates.

Captain Rocks, Vice Captain Rono, and Division Commander Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Charlotte, and others were all present.

"Is this the highest-ranking officer of the Rocks Pirates?"

"Each of them exudes an aura like Monster."

"Even the lowest bounty is higher than our Vice Captain's."

The members of Roger Pirates sighed inwardly.

To suppress such a terrifying group of Monster.

Captain Rocks and Vice Captain Rono are incredibly powerful.

"This is Gol D. Roger!"

"His aura is in no way inferior to Whitebeard's or Golden Lion's!"

"He's even on par with Vice Captain Rono."

"Vice Captain Rayleigh, and that third-in-command Gaban, those two are just as imposing as Silver Axe, Ochoku, and Captain John!"

The Roger Pirates were sizing up the Rocks Pirates.

The members of the Rocks Pirates were also observing the Roger Pirates.

Both sides were secretly surprised, but outwardly they maintained a very imposing demeanor.

"Haha, Rono, it's been so long! It's been a long time!"

Roger spotted Rono immediately and greeted Rono with a hearty laugh.

"Yes, this is the first time we've met since we parted ways! What brings you to Hachinosu?"

Rono responded to Roger with a smile.

Back when I first met Roger.

After learning of his exceptional talent, the other party decided to train him to help him improve his strength.

He was the first benefactor I encountered on my voyage.

Rono will never forget this feeling.

"I've come to tell you something very important!"

Roger approached Rono, his aura surging.

"Put everything else aside for now. It's been so long since we last met. You haven't grown at all, have you?"

Rono smiled and casually drew his Supreme Grade Sword, the First Generation Kitetsu!

"Hahaha, I think it's you who hasn't improved at all!"

Roger laughed heartily and drew his Famous Sword Ace!

The two swords clashed instantly, unleashing a terrifying shockwave!