"Rocks is probably going to go mad! Jihahahahaha!"
Golden Lion Shiki laughed gleefully. He really wanted to see Rocks angry.
"Hey, this island's been wrecked beyond recognition! Gurararara!"
Newgate had sported a white mustache from a young age, and the young, beautiful Stussy sat on his shoulder.
"Rocky Port actually took this much damage. Hopefully only rookie pirates died! I don't want to waste my time."
Wang Zhi stroked his beard and was just about to step ashore.
A swaying drunk beside him toppled over.
"John! You drunk!"
Silver Axe caught him squarely with his axe handle.
John looked up at Hachinosu. "Am I flying?"
"What a hopeless fellow!"
The snake coiled around Flame Flower, the empress of Amazon Lily, looked around curiously.
"Hahahahaha!"
That familiar laughter made all of Hachinosu tremble.
There was no rage, no anger.
His mood differed from his crew's.
Rocks, whose hair seemed to writhe like sea snakes, leaped onto the bow as soon as he appeared.
His height was not as freakish as his crew members', but the smile on his face held an unmistakable boldness.
"The perfect opportunity has arrived, hasn't it?"
Rocks's arrogance, unruliness, and disregard for convention made even Whitebeard frown.
True enough.
If their captain had not had such a personality.
Even with absolute strength and pirate games, he could never have remained standing.
"Those damned Holy Knights. Let's wipe them all out this time!"
"Pack your things and repair the ships!"
"We leave tomorrow! Let the Celestial Dragons' game go to the sea god!"
Rocks's eyes brimmed with ambition.
Since they had taken the Devil Fruits, he would take them back.
He would not just act, but go even further!
He would capture and slaughter all the Celestial Dragons participating in the game, including the Holy Knights!
The Celestial Dragons thought pirates were no different from before, nothing but scattered rabble.
The Five Elders thought it was merely a temporary outbreak of chaos.
But the masses living in this era knew.
This was the chaotic era of Rocks, King of the World!
"The captain's making another move. We're going to war head-on against the Celestial Dragons."
Kaido was still very young, only twenty-one.
Though Kaido's height was somewhat abnormal, he had been much the same at eight years old.
Even his spiked club was taller than other people. As the strongest rookie and an Apprentice Crew Member of the grand fleet.
Kaido was already a dazzling rising pirate star.
"Kaido!"
Charlotte Linlin's laugh was especially bright and carefree. To Kaido, she was an extremely dependable big sister.
"That Rocks always has his own goals. Don't let him fool you!"
"Everyone in this crew has ambitions. It's bound to fall apart sooner or later!"
Hearing Linlin's warning, Kaido nodded solemnly.
Kaido was angry too. After all, the Devil Fruit he had always wanted had also been taken.
The legendary pirates' gazes were all drawn to Rocks.
He spread his arms, as wild as ever.
"Starting now! We'll select a batch of combat crew members! Head for Hachinosu!"
"At noon tomorrow, anyone still standing at Rocky Port will come with us to God Valley!"
"There are countless treasures there, beautiful women, Celestial Dragons, and Devil Fruits!"
"Whatever you seize belongs to you! This is our pirate game!"
"If we win this battle, I'll become the ruler of the world! You'll be the creators of the New World!"
Rocks spoke with a natural infectious power.
His Conqueror's Haki could drive people wild through his words!
Rocks, King of the World, possessed the most terrifying power on the seas: bringing everyone together.
"Woohoo! Woohoo!"
"I'll be the final winner!"
The pirates cheered. They had come from all over the world, but from this moment on, they were a pack of lunatics driven by gain.
Whether they lived or died when the time came did not matter at all.
The journey from Hachinosu to God Valley would take several days, enough for them to recover.
Anyone who could distinguish themselves on Hachinosu and become a combat crew member could not possibly be normal!
This scene was likewise etched into Shane's eyes.
At the end of the beach, near Rocky Port.
Pirates swarmed like bees, raising their blades as though dancing with the devil.
Wearing a pitch-black cloak, Rocks looked at Shane's burning gaze.
"Boy, your eyes are full of ambition!"
"Don't fall too easily, or you'll never see the new era!"
The confidence in Rocks's voice, its infectious hold over human souls.
One monster after another followed behind Rocks.
They had long been famous, and had their own forces before joining the Rocks Pirates.
Even gathered on Hachinosu, they each retained their own ambitions.
Rocks knew what they wanted to do, but so what?
All they needed were shared interests!
"The victor will be King of the World!"
Shane's Demon Compass spun as a new fate awaited a choice.
Before he could turn around.
Someone thrust a blade at Shane's back.
At this moment, apart from shipwrights and porters, everyone standing in Rocky Port would be an opponent.
Any other pirate crew, however deranged, would never have done this.
But their captain was Rocks, and this was Rocky Port!
If you wanted to be lawless, you simply needed the strength to match.
This was where Shane had found himself upon arrival.
On Hachinosu, in Rocky Port.
The most primal madness and greed of pirates filled the air.
Shane had not chosen this place on the crew; the place had chosen Shane.
"Finger Pistol!"
He tilted forward, turned his hand, and jabbed a finger.
The ambusher fell and never rose again.
Standing on the corpse, Shane's gaze was vicious, without fear of killing, much less disgust.
His original body's memories held plenty of similar scenes.
A mechanical survival instinct made Shane attack again and again.
After the doubled enhancement and training with Finger Pistol.
Shane had already surpassed human limits. How could he be brought down easily?
"Kaido, that kid's about your age, isn't he? He's got some guts."
Linlin walked across the plank, blade in hand. No pirate dared give her a second look. They would die!
"He's about as tall as Katakuri."
The Katakuri Kaido mentioned was only ten that year.
Hachinosu had too many ambitious pirates, but only they stood at the summit.
"Katakuri? I wonder how he's doing."
Linlin had not looked after her children for a long time.
As Shane's stamina drained, the number of attackers surrounding him kept increasing.
When the fighting would stop was something he probably would not know until dawn.
[Fate Singularity activated. A new choice has been triggered.] [Choice 1: Stop killing and value harmony-Reward: start over, die beneath a flurry of blades.] [Choice 2: Stow away aboard a ship and leave Hachinosu, this gathering place of lunatics-Reward: Devil Fruit, Human-Human Fruit.] [Choice 3: Survive until dawn and board the deck bound for God Valley-Reward: Soru, one of the most practical Six Powers.]
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Fortunately, Shane still had some reason left, or he would certainly have chosen 1 out of habit.
By the time he was driven to the shore, Hachinosu's outer edge had no room left to stand.
Only after he had dealt with over a dozen people and used their corpses as a seat did anyone stop daring to approach Shane.
So hungry his head hurt, he took all their rations and ate them.
The sky went from darkness to dawn, and Rocky Port was packed with people.
That night.
Shane did not dare close his eyes. He could die at any moment if he did.
Early in the morning.
With the sea at his back, Shane cast a long silhouette in the morning light.
Skull Mountain had celebrated all night too. The party of the powerful in this pirate paradise only ended at dawn.
"Lads, get ready to set sail!"
"There's plenty of food and water aboard, and enough medicine and beds!"
"Get ready for your slaughter!"
Cheers rose one after another. A single night would not turn lunatics into normal people.
[Choice completed.]
Shane stood up, his exhausted body undergoing another transformation.
His first night here had been truly insane.
His speed, reactions, and explosive power had all been enhanced.
Soru became one of Shane's Rokushiki techniques, bringing him an even stronger physique and greater combat power.
The great ships were piled with enormous quantities of food and fine liquor.
The pirates who had survived the bloody battle cheered again.
Hachinosu's skull kept smiling all the while.
The beginning of the era's voyage into madness.
At this moment, everyone believed the Rocks Pirates could not be shaken.
Before long, people would believe the world had welcomed peace.
Little did they know.
The nightmare had never ended. Everything was only beginning.
Shane wolfed down bread, roast meat, and desserts.
He gulped wine like water.
Covered in bandages, some people began snoring before they had even finished eating.
As it turned out, the younger you were, the better you slept.
Before long.
Once his stomach was completely full, Shane leaned into a corner and fell asleep the instant his head touched down.
On the main ship's deck.
"Head chef, those fellows have all eaten their fill, haven't they?"
Rocks folded his arms. His life was about to reach its peak!
"Of course!"
Streusen looked particularly relaxed. Monsters were everywhere here, making even him seem ordinary.
In a corner of the cabin.
The Demon Compass was still spinning.
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