**42 years before Luffy set out to sea.**
**Sea Circle Calendar, 1478.**
**Hachinosu (Beehive Island), the Southern Port of the Town.**
The harbor was a forest of masts. A massive number of pirate crews, drawn by the fame of Rocks, had docked here.
A small sloop squeezed through the gaps between countless massive ships and docked as well. A handsome, sunny young man with flowing black hair stepped off the boat.
"Is this Hachinosu? It's quite lively."
The pirate in charge of managing the dock walked over immediately.
"Hey! Brat! Did you come here alone?"
"Yes."
"What a reckless fellow. What is your name?"
"Adolph D. York."
"Never heard of it!"
"I am here to join the Rocks Pirates!"
"Wahahaha! Daydreaming really is a specialty of brats!"
The pirate, who bore a striking resemblance to a mole, extended his thumb and pointed toward the interior of the island.
"See that rock mountain that looks like a fish? The Rocks Pirates are right there!"
"If you want to find them, go give it a try!"
"But I don't think you'll ever get to see them!"
"After all, you're just a brat! Wahahahaha!"
York looked in the direction the mole pirate was pointing.
In the center of the distant island stood a massive mountain. In his memory, it was supposed to be a skull-shaped rock mountain, but it didn't have the two eye sockets yet. The overall shape looked more like a stick-figure drawing of a fish.
He stepped past the mole pirate, reaching out to gently pat him on the arm.
"Thank you for telling me their location. Let me give you a good dream!"
The mole pirate's wild laughter came to an abrupt halt. His short, stout body collapsed to the ground, and the sound of snoring rose rapidly.
Immediately after, the expression on his face began to change. He grinned with a wretched, lecherous smile, as if he were having a spring dream.
The pirates on the town streets laughed loudly upon seeing this scene.
"Taken down by a brat? What a piece of trash! Hahaha!"
"You've got some moves, brat! Maybe you actually have a chance to see that person! Wahaha..."
York did not get angry; he simply returned their laughter with a smile.
"Thank you for your auspicious words."
The next second, a soft white light suddenly radiated from his body.
All the pirates illuminated by the light, regardless of gender, shook physically before bowing at the waist and collapsing to the ground.
The female pirates flushed red, unable to stand.
The male pirates simply rolled around on the ground, emitting strange "Hehehe" laughter.
"I'm giving you all a Happy Time!"
York added the second half of his sentence with a smile. He walked step by step through the fallen crowd, moving quickly toward the fish-shaped mountain in the center of the island.
Every pirate he encountered along the way, anyone touched by the Holy Light, fell to York's ability. There was not a single enemy who could withstand one round.
This continued until someone in the center of the island finally noticed something was wrong and sent a person to investigate.
The arrival was a towering figure, nearly seven meters tall, with thick, robust muscles all over his body. He had a pair of large horns on his head, and jet-black hair draped behind his back.
York took one look and recognized him immediately: it was Kaido in his youth.
"Did you do all of this?"
Kaido swept his gaze around, looking at the numerous pirates rolling on the streets and making strange noises, before questioning York, who had walked up to him.
"Aside from you and me, is there a third person standing here?"
York asked with a smile, though he was slightly surprised inwardly.
Under his Devil Fruit ability's "Universal Holy Light" mode, only fledglings who had never tasted meat—virgins—would remain unaffected.
He hadn't expected that Kaido, who had already joined the Rocks Pirates and knew Charlotte Linlin, hadn't been eaten yet.
"What a tasteless ability."
Kaido gave a light snort.
Although he hadn't tasted meat, he wasn't lacking in knowledge. He could roughly guess what York's ability was about just by looking at the pirates rolling on the ground.
He lowered the kanabō (iron club) from his shoulder, smashing a shallow pit into the ground as it landed. Kaido spoke in a deep voice:
"Although the ability is tasteless, the fact that you could walk here means you have the qualifications. Kid! State your name!"
"Adolph D. York!"
"York, is it? I am Kaido! Remember it! The name of the one who kills you today!!"
With a roar, Kaido lifted his kanabō and swung it violently toward York.
York calmly raised his left arm. Pitch-black aura wrapped around it, and with a loud clang, he directly blocked Kaido's downward smash.
His body was completely unharmed; only the ground beneath his feet cracked slightly.
"Not welcoming me? Or is this a test of my strength?"
"It is a test!" Kaido retracted his kanabō and replied, "If you can't even take one of my strikes, then no matter how bizarre your ability is, you are not qualified to join the Rocks Pirates!"
After saying this, Kaido looked at the pirates still rolling on the ground.
"You've achieved your goal. Put away your ability!"
"I can't take it back!" York replied with a smile. "Actually, there's no need to take it back."
"I didn't hurt them. I just gave them a Happy Time harmless to their bodies!"
"If you don't believe me, you can ask them afterward. If I had withdrawn the ability halfway, would they have felt pleasure or pain?"
Kaido frowned and said nothing more, turning around to lead the way for York.
Before long, the two arrived at the great hall inside the mountain.
The hall was huge, and there were many people.
However, York had no interest in getting to know them one by one.
Upon entering the hall, he spoke directly: "You tested my strength earlier, and now I want to test yours as well! The majestic Rocks Pirates shouldn't lack the guts for this, right?"
"Wohahaha!"
A heroic laugh rang out from the main seat of the hall. A man with a wild hairstyle, black and white mixed hair, and a tall, burly physique laughed and said, "Come on! Show me your power!"
York maintained his smile. He slowly brought his palms together in front of his chest. Holy Light bloomed fully from his body, making him look as solemn and majestic as a Buddha.
"Mmph~"
A muffled groan suddenly sounded in the hall.
A man with pale purple hair was the first to bend his waist.
Immediately following him was a man with a large chin smoking a cigar.
Then a man with sunglasses and a hat.
A man who looked very much like Urouge.
A massive Fishman who resembled a catfish.
A short man wearing noble formal wear.
A man with three layers of chin and a tongue forked like a snake.
A blonde man in a kimono with a pair of swords tucked into his sash.
And a pink-haired woman with a beautiful face and an alluring figure, standing 8.8 meters tall.
Under the illumination of the Holy Light released by York, all of them showed varying degrees of reaction.
York completely ignored those who had fallen victim to the technique, locking his gaze directly on the few targets who were completely unaffected by his ability.
Rocks, Whitebeard, Stussy, and Kaido, who had brought him in.
*To think that within the majestic Rocks Pirates, there are so many fledglings who haven't tasted meat!*
York sighed inwardly.
This truly is an era of great repression!
It is exactly why his Fruit ability is needed! To release the repression for everyone! To bring happiness!
Happy Time! Starting from Hachinosu