In the year 1498 of the Sea Circle Calendar,
In the center of an uninhabited island, a shirtless man was alone.
His deep eyes were filled with contempt, his perfect face was full of seriousness, and his long black hair was casually tied behind his head.
Gently putting down a small hill, Ronan wiped the sweat from his forehead.
In order to train his control of strength, he has been throwing mountains recently.
The specific content is to throw a huge rock as big as a hill from one side of the island to the other side, then teleport to the other side of the island, catch it and throw it back.
Can't be close nor far,
And if the Armament Haki in your hand is not controlled well, the entire boulder will explode and you will have to start over.
In this way, Ronan tried to train himself to control his innate strange power and the Haki that was constantly changing with his growth and development.
The result did not disappoint him.
He truly felt the mastery and proficiency of his own strength.
Try again!
Wiping the sweat off his face, Ronan took a deep breath, his aura rising.
As the Conqueror's Haki continued to pour out, Ronan gathered his strength for a moment and assumed the charging stance of Fishman Karate: Karasouwa Seiken.
He learned this from his fellow shipmate, the merman Sambel.
As the mind continues to concentrate,
I saw that the domineering color field that was originally radiating everywhere began to slowly shrink.
The extremely strong domineering aura of the king now emitted bursts of black and red lightning, which then slowly wrapped around the fist.
In the end, it even turned into a black and red light of thunder.
Click, click, click…
Until it could no longer be compressed, Ronan finally completed the accumulation of power.
Throw a punch!
In the center of the deserted island, the largest and only remaining mountain was shattered into pieces by the terrifying black and red thunder.
A punch fell,
The originally vast mountain was now only left with a ten-meter-high pit!
What a great power this is!
Ronan smiled. The feeling was so good that his scalp was tingling. It was even more addictive than the pleasure of massage!
After several months of hard training, the Conqueror's Haki was finally mastered.
Ronan was in a good mood. The next training project was simple. He had to master and develop the ability of the Warp-Warp Fruit.
The training content is nothing more than combining teleportation ability with combat experience, and trying to teleport other objects, etc.
Only when he was exhausted would Ronan take a break to fish or read the newspaper.
These are also the hobbies he developed since childhood.
"Come to think of it, the time is almost up."
On the day of Captain Roger's execution,
There was no way he would be absent.
After finishing a day of training, Ronan was in high spirits because he had become a master, so he ate more than usual today.
While stuffing food into his mouth, Ronan was also looking through the recent news and looking for reports about Roger's pirate group.
Now that the captain has become the Pirate King, the bounty should be increased.
"Beru Beru Beru..."
Ronan was a little curious.
But the sudden sound of Den Den Mushi interrupted his thoughts.
It was Sammy calling.
…
Sabaody Archipelago,
Lawless Zone - Island No. 17.
In a bustling tavern, pirates from all corners of the world gathered here to brag, play cards, and gather intelligence...
As the gateway to the New World, the Sabaody Archipelago is often crowded with people of all kinds.
Newcomers to Paradise looking forward to entering a new world, human traffickers trying to fish in troubled waters, bounty hunters living on bounties...
Of course, there are also losers who were eliminated in the New World and tried to get points in low-end games.
Trebol and others who had their faith broken in the New World and came back to look for the king are typical examples of this.
Inside the tavern,
In a luxuriously decorated reception room, a tense confrontation is taking place.
In the guest seats, next to the strong man in golden armor, there was an ugly man in sunglasses holding a plum blossom cane, shaking his big snot and laughing shamelessly.
"Hehehe...Ms. Sammy, of course we're ready. It's just that the ship is still on the way. You shouldn't mind, right?"
"What? You took money to tell us that people haven't arrived yet?"
When the men beside Sammy heard this, they immediately felt it was ridiculous and couldn't help but question it.
Because most of the people who can do this kind of business are not good people, the rules of human trafficking in the underground world have always been that money is paid and goods are delivered.
As for Trebol's case, if I take the money first and the people come later, it's almost like farting.
In other words,
I'm robbing you openly, what can you do to me?
Sammy was able to expand his business. Before Ronan joined, it was impossible for him not to have his own thugs, but they were not visible to the public.
When faced with such a bullying guy, even Sammy, a businessman who is always good at hiding his emotions, couldn't help but feel a little angry, and immediately asked his men to surround the two men.
"If you can't see me, no one can take the money."
After all, she is the big sister and the boss. At least Sammy is still very imposing. Her beautiful phoenix eyes glare at the two people in front of her who have no reaction.
"Hehehe... Looks like Ms. Sammy is going to rob the thieves?"
Even though he was pointed at a gun, Trebol did not seem nervous at all, but just grinned.
That arrogant expression seemed to be saying, I've got you!
"You are the ones who are robbing each other!"
Sammy was so angry that his chest was surging. He was about to order his men to take action immediately, but he didn't expect that the other party had already taken the initiative.
Suddenly, the ground rolled and the entire reception room began to shake.
In the room, many of Sammy's thugs who looked ferocious could not even hold their sticks and pistols steady in the face of the sudden "earthquake".
He could only grab his companions in panic, but the result was that he and his companions fell to the ground together, and then were swallowed by the ground, leaving only his head outside to breathe.
Seeing his men suddenly sinking into the ground, Sammy was frightened and his face turned pale, but he quickly reacted.
"You are... Devil Fruit users?"
"Hehehe, I guessed it right, but unfortunately there is no reward!"
"Lord Sammy..."
At this moment, a woman in light clothing suddenly rushed in. Seeing the two parties already fighting, she was a little panicked.
Sammy looked at his men with an ugly expression, and had a bad feeling in his heart.
"What happened, Airi?"
The red-light district woman named Airi gritted her teeth and said with a tearful tone:
"A lot of pirates came to the neighborhood to cause trouble. The taverns, restaurants, and casinos were all attacked. We are no match for them!"
"Several responsible persons have been killed for resisting!"
After these words were spoken, Sammy's already panicked face turned even paler, and he immediately looked at Trebol who was smiling.
As soon as the conflict broke out, the industries under his control were attacked.
How could this be a coincidence?