"Ah~ I can't stand it anymore, these guys are too noisy."
"Newgate, settle the bill!!"
"Put it on Rocks' tab."
Whitebeard couldn't stand the chattering Roger Pirates and left the bar directly.
Rocks and Roger continued headbutting and threatening each other, but in the end, neither made a move.
The Roger Pirates sat down in the bar as they wished. Shakky first called over the pirates working for her for free, delivering drinks and food to the Roger Pirates, then quietly approached Roger and asked softly: "Roger, where is Rayleigh?"
Roger's eyes turned into complete heart shapes as he looked at Shakky. Hearing this, he suddenly froze, and the memory of his conversation with Rayleigh in the captain's quarters struck him again.
Roger pretended nothing happened.
"Oh~ I did call him, but he said he suddenly felt unwell and stayed on the ship to sleep."
Shakky turned away slightly depressed, sighing lightly and puffing out her cheeks.
Clearly, Rayleigh's avoidance hurt her. She had clearly given him the note back then.
On the other side, York gently patted Gloriosa's pert bottom.
"That's the Roger you've been thinking about. He's here now, aren't you going over?"
Gloriosa glared at York unhappily, "You bad guy! You just love playing these games!"
Then she raised her hand and called out to Roger.
"Hey! Roger! Long time no see! I miss you so much~!"
However, Roger either didn't hear or pretended not to hear, his attention completely focused on Shakky as she turned to leave.
Seeing this, a trace of dimness flashed in Gloriosa's eyes.
Although she had now completely taken York's shape, a sliver of lingering thought for Roger still remained in her heart.
Yet... this man still showed absolutely no interest in her.
"Roger!!"
The angry Gloriosa suddenly shouted loudly, her voice overpowering all the noise in the bar.
Roger turned his head impatiently.
"What are you yelling at me for! Gloriosa!"
"I like you!" Gloriosa declared loudly: "Now I'm under York's ability control! I want you to save me!!"
"Huh? You say you're controlled?!"
Roger looked at Gloriosa sitting beside York, her waist embraced by him.
"Aren't you two all lovey-dovey and doing just fine?!"
"If you were really controlled, shed a tear for me right now!"
Gloriosa felt wronged inwardly, and tears actually welled up in her eyes.
Roger's face stiffened, and Gaban immediately started jeering beside him.
"Oh dear~ You made her cry, Roger, you're so evil!"
"Get lost! I was just joking!"
Roger roared angrily at Gaban, but when he turned back to look at Gloriosa again, his expression became serious.
"I don't like you, Gloriosa. The only woman I like is Shakky!"
"This won't change because of whether you're pitiful or not!"
"And besides... don't think I don't know about you and York! You've been his woman for a long time!!"
Gloriosa's continuously falling tears instantly stopped. She snorted coldly in displeasure.
"Yeah! You useless simp! The man I love most now is York! I have no feelings left for you!!"
With that, Gloriosa burrowed into York's embrace, lifted her head, and kissed his cheek, leaving a lipstick mark.
York smiled calmly and held Gloriosa.
Today's events finally put a conclusive end to Gloriosa's past romance.
From now on, Gloriosa would completely belong to him; there would be no room left in her heart for any other man!
However...
While Gloriosa's knot was resolved, the grudge between York and Roger had been forged.
"Roger!!"
York spoke up, calling out to the man who would become the Pirate King in the future.
"Before you leave this island, let's find a place to fight!"
"You made my woman cry! I can't have no reaction to this!"
Roger pursed his lips in displeasure.
"You bastard! Don't twist logic! I'm the victim here!"
York smiled in response: "That's how this world works! Reasoning isn't our pirate way! Swords in hand are!!"
"Hmph! Fine then, come at me! Be careful you can't even take one of my strikes!!"
"If you can do it... I'm looking forward to it!"
The challenge between the two drew the attention of everyone in the bar.
Compared to the headbutting with Rocks, this seemed like it would truly be a fight to the death.
John, Wang Zhi, Silver Axe (formerly Xiong, who had gained the title Silver Axe), and others all showed anticipation in their eyes.
As the second youngest member of the entire Rocks Pirates, York's strength had always been growing.
However, he had always resolved almost all battles relying solely on his fruit's basic ability, making it hard to gauge his true strength.
Now there was finally an opportunity; they all wanted to know just how strong York had become.
Especially Wang Zhi, whose eyes flickered; he wanted to know even more.
Because this would determine the success or failure of a certain plan of his!
After dealing with York, Roger acted as if nothing happened and turned to greet Charlotte Linlin and the others.
"Where's Newgate?! I want to drink with him!!"
"He already left, Mamamama hahaha... said you guys were too noisy."
Roger pouted. Why was everyone making things difficult for him one after another?
Suddenly, *thud.*
Shakky, who had been sulking alone by the counter, suddenly collapsed to the ground.
"Whoa—! Shakky collapsed!!"
"Lady Shakky!!"
The entire bar instantly fell into chaos.
Countless pirates working for free in the bar surrounded Shakky, their eyes full of expectation and eagerness.
"I want to serve her... I want to serve her..."
"Get lost!!"
Gloriosa roared angrily, shoving all the surrounding pirates aside.
"No men allowed to approach!!"
She helped the fallen Shakky up.
With Shakky's physical condition, falling like this was no big deal, but...
"It's lovesickness..."
Gloriosa's expression turned serious. She had once suffered from this illness because of Roger.
Clearly, the reason Shakky was like this was because Rayleigh hadn't appeared.
"Damn it, one after another, men are either simp rocks or cowards! All a bunch of useless trash!"
Gloriosa cursed angrily, lumping in all the male pirates except York.
But at this moment, everyone was concerned about Shakky and didn't care what Gloriosa was cursing about.
She swept Shakky up into a princess carry and headed towards the stairs to the back of the bar.
"I'll take Shakky upstairs to rest! You bastards, no men allowed up except women!!"
York watched Gloriosa carry Shakky away and disappear, then turned and left the bar, heading towards the coast where the Roger Pirates had hidden their ship.
Before fighting Roger, he felt it necessary to have a round with Rayleigh first.