However, Wano Country is indeed a good place. Not only is it easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it also possesses important strategic resources such as Seastone.
Not to mention, there's also the ' Pluton ' warship, Three Ancient Weapons.
Rather than letting Kaido occupy it, I'd rather rule it myself. I won't be like Kaido, only knowing how to rule with oppressive power.
Five thousand years of wisdom from our ancestors— Roy really knows how to make the common people there behave.
"What's wrong, Roy! Is something strange?"
Seeing Roy staring at him blankly, Kozuki Oden reached out and touched his face in confusion.
"Hahaha!" Roy laughed awkwardly, quickly changing the subject.
"It's alright, it's alright, come on, let's have a drink!"
Roy raised his glass and clinked it against Oden's, cleverly concealing his earlier lapse in concentration.
After finishing his drinking contest, Kozuki Oden stood up, greeted Roy, and then turned to drink with Roger.
Roy believed that Kozuki Oden would definitely join Roger's crew, especially since he was Whitebeard's younger brother.
How embarrassing would it be if Kozuki Oden returned to Wano Country and found that he had occupied Oden's country?
"It seems we need to think this through more carefully!" Roy sighed inwardly.
The banquet went on until late at night, and everyone was slightly tipsy. The noise gradually subsided, and the little ones who hadn't been drinking took turns keeping watch.
Shanks and Buggy from the Roger Pirates, and Savi, Enel, and Pea from the Roy Pirates, are facing off against several boys of similar age from the Whitebeard Pirates.
Roy stood up and slowly walked to Pea and the others.
What are you guys doing?
"They've been keeping an eye on each other, so we can't let the Roy Pirates down!"
Savi said in a simple and honest way, then widened his eyes and put on a serious expression. Pea and Enel followed suit, also putting on serious expressions.
Roy found their expressions amusing and turned to look at the Whitebeard Pirates. One of them, a chubby little black boy, immediately caught Roy's attention.
Marshall D. Teach!
son of the world's overlord, Rocks
The future Four Emperors, the traitor Blackbeard.
Seeing that Roy was also paying attention to the chubby little black man, Buggy quietly walked up to Roy, tugged at Roy's sleeve, and gestured for Roy to lower his head.
"Hey! Roy, you noticed too, didn't you!"
"What?"
"That's the guy; he doesn't seem to have slept at all for the past three days!"
"Hey! That means we get double the training time!" Shanks said enviously as he leaned closer.
"No! I heard he's never slept since birth!"
Roy knew all this, of course; it was the Davy Clan, with their unique constitution that allowed them to consume three Devil Fruit.
However, it seems that in the world of One Piece, these members of the 'D' clan all possess some strange physical characteristics and have terrifyingly strong vitality.
"Hey! Teach, that monster's eyeing you!" The boy in the chef's uniform nudged Teach.
At this moment, Teach was already panicking. Just a moment ago, when Roy looked at him, it felt as if some force swept through his body and mind.
This made him feel as if his secret had been exposed.
"Yeah! This guy is a complete monster!"
Teach wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and echoed her sentiment.
Roy withdrew his gaze from Teach, told Pea and the others to continue their watch, and then turned and walked to a tree, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes to ponder.
"How interesting! Three hearts? That's why the Davy Clan can eat three Devil Fruit."
A slight smile appeared on Roy's lips.
"I really want to capture this Blackbeard and let Dr. Gracia study him properly."
"However, he hasn't defected to Blackbeard yet; he's still Whitebeard's 'son.' Given how much Whitebeard values his son, it would be very difficult to kidnap him."
"We can't possibly wait twenty years until Blackbeard defectes before we try to capture him!"
Thinking about this gave Roy a headache, and after pondering for a long time, he still couldn't come up with a good solution.
"Forget it, my strength hasn't reached its peak yet. My body is still growing rapidly, and my 'Mind-Mind' Fruit hasn't been fully developed to the Awakening. There's no need to use external forces yet."
I have plenty of time; we'll see how it goes then.
Could the most vicious Devil Fruit — the Logia Dark- Dark-Dark Fruit— appear earlier, luring Blackbeard to defect sooner?
"If all else fails, we'll try a fake one and see if that can seduce this ambitious guy."
"Marshall D. Teach, haha..."
After Roy figured things out, he leaned against the tree trunk and slowly fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Blackbeard, who was still facing off in the distance, felt a sudden unease for no reason and nervously rubbed his arms together.
the next day,
When Roy woke up, he saw Whitebeard, Roger, Kozuki Oden discussing something at the top of a huge tree.
Arguments frequently erupted, with the angry Whitebeard even cracking the air around him.
"It seems Oden is going to join Roger's crew."
Nothing has changed.
This seems like a good thing for Roy; Roger can still become the Pirate King and usher in the 'Great Pirate Era'.
Having mastered the plot, Roy will be able to develop things more effectively from here on out.
Sure enough, about half an hour later, Oden suddenly knelt before Whitebeard and said something.
An angry Whitebeard pounded the air with both hands, causing a series of booming sounds. Finally, after Oden's pleading, he had no choice but to agree.
The commotion caused by the Whitebeard also woke up those who were still asleep.
The members of Roy Pirates all moved closer to Roy.
"What's wrong with Whitebeard? Why is he so angry so early in the morning?" Bullet asked curiously, arms crossed.
"It's nothing! It's probably because Oden is going to join Roger Pirates."
"Let's just watch quietly!"
Sure enough, soon after, at Whitebeard's command, his sons assembled.
Without saying much to Roger and the others, the Whitebeard Pirates left directly.
As he passed Roy, Whitebeard gave Roy a slight nod as a greeting.
Watching the Moby Dick sail far away, Roger, having obtained the final crucial piece of the puzzle, excitedly announced Oden's joining the team.
This drew cheers from the members of Roger Pirates.
After arranging the departure details, Roger, seeing Roy and the others still there, strode up to Roy.
" Roy, thank you for telling me about Oden. Otherwise, I don't know when I would have reached the Laugh Tale."
"Haha! It's nothing. Getting Oden to join you is all thanks to you."
"Oh! Thank you anyway, but..."
"Kids, what are your plans next?"
Roger asked, his tone unusually serious.
Roy gazed at the distant horizon.
"Keep sailing, keep growing stronger. There are still many sights in this world we've never seen."