"Captain, a large number of pirate ships have been spotted ahead! Judging from the flags... it should be the Flying Pirates!" the lookout, Golan, shouted loudly towards the deck.
"The Flying Pirates? Shiki, the Golden Lion?" Fang Yi was stunned and looked at Roger.
Since Shiki, the Golden Lion, destroyed Devil's Island, his Flying Fleet led by the Flying Pirates has entered a period of rapid development and become a force that even the Navy dare not ignore.
Shiki and Roger, these two rivals, always had a love - hate dynamic. After Roger surrendered himself, Shiki broke into the Navy Headquarters alone because he simply didn't believe that Roger could be caught by the Navy.
However, from Fang Yi's current perspective, there weren't many intersections between the Roger Pirates and the Flying Pirates.
Because the Roger Pirates were trying to avoid the Navy's pursuit, it wasn't a good idea to change direction at this time. Moreover, Roger's plan was to remind the other side that Garp of the Navy was behind them and tell them to run away quickly.
"Jiehahaha! Isn't this Roger!" After the two sides got closer, Shiki, the Golden Lion, holding a cigar in his mouth, stood on the bow of the ship and shouted towards Roger with a big laugh.
"Shiki..." Roger looked at Shiki, grinned, and said, "I advise you to turn around quickly!"
"Huh?" Shiki, the Golden Lion, was taken aback. He thought Roger would say something else, but he didn't expect such a puzzling remark.
"Garp of the Navy is coming this way!" Roger pointed his thumb in the direction behind him and said with a smile, "I held him up for a while just now. He should be on his way here. So you'd better change your course!"
In his opinion, if the Flying Pirates continued to move forward, they were bound to encounter Garp who was chasing after them. Then, a big battle between the two sides would be inevitable. It'd be better to tell Shiki, the Golden Lion, right now so he can leave quickly.
As soon as Roger finished speaking, the shadow of a warship appeared on the horizon behind him, seemingly proving that he wasn't lying.
"Garp!" Shiki, the Golden Lion, squinted his eyes and looked at the distant warship, as if recalling something. After a while, he finally said, "Roger, let's team up and take that guy out. How about it?"
"I refuse!" Roger blurted out without even thinking.
"Why?" Shiki asked in confusion, "As long as we take out Garp, the rest of the Navy won't be a threat. Then we can dominate this ocean and even rule the world!"
"Shiki! I'm not interested in ruling the world!" Roger said seriously, "My dream... is to become the Pirate King!"
"The Pirate King?" Shiki was stunned for a moment, then burst into crazy laughter and said to Roger, "Hahaha! Roger, seriously! Do you still believe that legend?"
"Shiki, our ideas are different, so we can't work together!" Roger wasn't angry because of Shiki's mockery.
"Roger! Are you serious? As long as we rule the world, not to mention the Pirate King, we'll be the kings of this world!" Shiki stopped smiling, looked at Roger, and said.
At first, Shiki, the Golden Lion, thought Roger was lying to reject him. But looking at Roger's expression, it didn't seem like he was lying. Instead, Shiki became even more puzzled.
The so - called One Piece. Over the years, countless pirates had searched for it on the sea, but there had never been any reports of anyone finding it. So, Shiki simply didn't believe in it.
Watching the Oro Jackson sail straight away, Shiki, the Golden Lion, fell into deep thought. He quite admired Roger, who had strength no weaker than his. So, he believed that as long as they joined forces, the world would be theirs for the taking.
Due to Shiki's stubbornness, he didn't change his course after Roger's warning. As a result, he directly ran into Garp. A great battle ensued between the two sides, and both suffered heavy losses. As for the Roger Pirates, they had left long ago and didn't seem to intend to play the role of the fisherman waiting to profit from the fight between the other two.
Only Barrett was a bit reluctant. It was not easy to meet a powerful opponent, and he really wanted to have a go at Garp.
During his time on the ship, Barrett didn't have a good time.
Since he was betrayed, he no longer trusted his companions. He believed that only when one was strong on their own could they be truly powerful. So - called companions were just things that could be abandoned.
However, during his time on the Oro Jackson, everyone, whether it was Fang Yi, Shanks, Rayleigh, or Roger, showed absolute trust in their companions. This threw Barrett into confusion. He felt his heart start to waver and was no longer as firm as before.
"Hey... What are you doing, Buggy?" One day, Fang Yi, who had just finished his training and was about to go back to his room to take a shower, saw Buggy sneaking around and didn't know what he was up to.
"Nothing... Nothing at all!" Buggy looked extremely guilty, which immediately made Fang Yi suspicious. If this guy wasn't up to something bad, he definitely wouldn't act like this.
"Are you planning to play some prank?" Fang Yi asked, looking at Buggy suspiciously.
"How could that be? Do I look like that kind of person?" Buggy immediately jumped up and shouted.
Fang Yi naturally knew that Buggy wasn't the type to play silly pranks. Whatever made him act so cautiously must be related to treasure. So, Fang Yi was just trying to bluff him.
"What are you holding in your hand?" Sure enough, when Buggy was refuting, the thing he was hiding behind his back was exposed and was instantly spotted by Fang Yi.
"Shh~~Shh!" Seeing this, Buggy knew he couldn't hide it anymore. So, he secretly pulled Fang Yi to a corner and then handed the treasure map in his hand to Fang Yi.
"Another treasure map? Buggy, where on earth do you get so many treasure maps?" Seeing that it was indeed another treasure map, Fang Yi was immediately speechless.
"I'm different from you guys. My dream is to own the largest and most treasures in the world!" Buggy snatched the treasure map back from Fang Yi's hand and said with a look of longing.
"And then what? Bury them somewhere and create new treasure maps? Eventually, let them become something for other pirates to fight over?" Fang Yi asked helplessly.
Buggy was stunned. He had never thought about these things. He just wanted a great deal of treasures. As for what to do after obtaining so many treasures...
Looking at the dazed Buggy, Fang Yi shook his head and turned towards the room. This Buggy guy is really a weirdo.
When Fang Yi came out, Buggy had disappeared. After thinking it over, since he had nothing else to do, he took out a magical fishing bait from his backpack and planned to see if he could catch anything.
Every time Fang Yi used the magical fishing bait, most of the time, Seamars would appear. Occasionally, Sea King would show up. Only in very rare cases, some strange things would appear.
But today was very strange. After casting the bait for a long time, nothing showed up. The sea was unusually calm, but Fang Yi felt a faint sense of unease, just like the calm before a storm, which made him feel a little scared.
Just then, Roger, who was resting in the cabin, suddenly opened his eyes and stood up right away.
"What's wrong, Roger!" Rayleigh, who was beside him, was startled and asked in surprise.
"Something's not right... I feel that something's off. It seems that something... has set its sights on us!" Roger looked around and walked towards the net while speaking. He felt a strange sensation.
When Roger walked onto the deck with a solemn face, he found the surroundings calm and nothing seemed to be happening.
"Captain..." Seeing Roger come out of the cabin with a serious look on his face, Fang Yi knew that his feeling was right. It seemed that today's fishing bait was definitely going to bring out something big.
"Little Yi, what's going on?" Seeing Fang Yi looking anxious, Rayleigh, who came out after Roger, asked with a smile.
"I just used the magical fishing bait, but I didn't catch anything. Then I felt a faint sense of unease!" At this time, Fang Yi didn't dare to hide anything and quickly told what had happened.
"The magical fishing bait?" When the others heard this, they all looked at each other.
They naturally knew about the magical fishing bait made by Fang Yi. Even Roger had used it several times. However, in their view, such a thing could at most attract small - sized Sea King and shouldn't be enough to make Roger sense danger.
"Something is approaching!" Rayleigh and Roger's expressions changed at the same time. They looked towards the stern of the ship and said in unison.
"Boom~~~"
Just then, not far from the stern of the Oro Jackson, there was a sudden loud noise. A huge goldfish's head emerged from the sea. It seemed to have set its sights on the Oro Jackson.
"It... it... it's an Island - Devouring Goldfish!! Run!" After seeing the creature, Rayleigh immediately recognized the Seamars behind them as the legendary Island - Devouring Goldfish.
Legend has it that there is a huge Seamars that survives by eating islands, and its prototype is the Island - Devouring Goldfish behind them.
Of course, this kind of goldfish couldn't really survive by eating small islands. But its huge size and the mouth that could open wide enough to swallow a small island told the world that this gigantic Seamars was invincible.
"What... what kind of Monster is this?"
Such a huge commotion naturally caught everyone's attention. But when they saw the massive Gin fish's head, their legs nearly gave out from fear.
"Captain, this thing was lured here by my bait. Let me take the bait and lead it away! Otherwise, the ship will be eaten by it!" Even though Fang Yi was scared out of his wits right then, since this incident was caused by him, he had to step forward.
"Cut the crap! Right now, focus on getting out of here as fast as you can!" Roger didn't accept Fang Yi's proposal. Instead, he started mobilizing the crew to run away as fast as possible. They didn't even have the slightest intention of taking on a Monster of this caliber.
However, the gigantic Island - Devouring Goldfish had been attracted by the bait, and wouldn't leave easily. So, as the crew watched in despair, the Island - Devouring Goldfish slowly opened its mouth.