Pirate: My crew are all emperors?

"Come on, let's see who is the winner of this duel!"

The blade in Rocks' hand was dyed black. Facing this opponent who would be known as the 'Strongest Man' in the future, he did not dare to be careless and used his strongest move.

Dark Moon - Kill!

Swish!

This time, the half-moon sword energy was more concentrated than the last time he dealt with the dragon. Edward's face instantly became horrified, and he quickly grasped the machete with both hands and activated his Shock Fruit ability.

With the blessing of the fruit's ability, he slashed at the oncoming sword energy.

"Ahem, this power..."

Edward was surprised to find that the opponent's attack could actually absorb his own power. He only lasted less than three breaths before he had to choose to dodge, allowing the sword energy to land on the pirate ship behind him!

Click!

The pirates who were still cheering for Edward did not expect that innocent people would be affected. Although this blow did not completely cut off the ship, it also left a long and narrow gap. Seawater continued to pour into the gap, and the entire ship was damaged. Soon it sank to the bottom of the sea.

"Asshole! You actually sank my ship!"

The pirate captain, who was floating on the sea with a plank of wood, was furious. He thought his side would definitely win if Edward took action, but what kind of monster was that guy opposite him?

Locks looked at the momentum he had created and was equally surprised. He didn't expect it to be so much stronger than last time. The effect of those wines was good. I will definitely go to the Food Island again if I have the opportunity in the future!

"How is it, do you want to continue?"

Rocks pointed the tip of the knife at Edward, who was still in a daze. At this time, he was not able to shatter the space as easily as he would in the future.Now it's just a matter of adding some shock to his attacks.

Edward quickly came to his senses and silently clenched the weapon in his hand.

"Of course, I haven't fallen down yet!"

"That's right."

The two weapons collided again, and Edward found that his previously invincible fruit power was restrained for the first time, and the opponent's strength was also amazing. After several collisions, his hands had begun to tremble slightly, but when he looked at the other side, The guy looked red-faced and out of breath.

"It seems like the captain really hit the wall this time."

Edward is different from other pirates. He doesn't like treasure, but wants something more precious - family!

Although his companions on the ship were not considered family members in his opinion, he had thought about supporting this 'family' more than once in his heart.

But now it seems that I may not be able to solve it myself.

"Come again!"

Thinking of his companions behind him, Edward gritted his teeth and continued to fight with Rocks.

But Rocks's face didn't look excited at this time. Through these few fights, he discovered a shocking news, that is, the current Edward - is not domineering.

That's right, every time Edward fought in front of him, he relied on his own brute strength and fruit ability to attack together. But once Rocks used the Dark Fruit to offset the opponent's ability, Edward's strength was actually a little weaker than Rocks. .

Once again knocking the opponent back, Rocks looked at Edward who was already panting in front of him, frowned and asked:

"Aren't you domineering?"

"Domineering? What is that?"

Edward looked confused, which made Rocks even more convinced of his guess. Sure enough, this guy hasn't learned domineering yet.

Condensing the black mist on the blade, Rocks slowly explained:

"Haki is a move that the strong men on the sea know. Do you want to learn it? If you want to learn it, I can teach you, but... you have to become my crew member!"

"...Then forget it, I won't betray my companions!" Edward gritted his teeth, and then rejected Rocks' invitation.

"Didn't you agree before that you would become my crew member if you lost? Do you want to go back on your word?"

"Humph, I haven't lost yet!"

Edward clenched the handle of the knife again and swung it at Rocks with all his strength, but the latter just shook his head and sighed softly:

"People with domineering power and people without domineering power belong to two different classes. Even if I don't use the fruit power, I feel like I won't be weaker than this guy."

Is this Haki thing so resistant to Devil Fruits?Could it be that the devil fruits in the new world have become something that even dogs cannot eat?Then everyone is working hard to practice domineering?

With this thought in his mind, Locks looked at Edward, who was about to rush in front of him, and black mist appeared on the blade in his hand again.

"Since you said you haven't lost yet, then... fall down!"

This time, the Dark Moon Knife in Locks' hand became as black as ink, and the armed domineering force covered it with all his strength. Then he hit Edward's weapon hard, and the stalemate was only for a moment. Then, in Edward's shocked eyes, his The machete split into two, and continued to swing at his chest unabated.

puff-

Blood spattered, leaving a wound dozens of centimeters long on Edward's chest.

"you lose."

With these words behind him, Rocks put the knife into its sheath, walked to the fence, looked at the pirates below and said:

"Then, which one of you wants to continue fighting with me?"

The pirates huddled into the water one by one and did not dare to make a sound. Just now Rocks split their ship with his knife and it was already scary. Now even the strongest Edward on the ship has been defeated. None of them dares to continue jumping around. They can only Pretending not to hear anything, he relied on broken wooden boards to row towards the small boat that had been tied up near the pirate ship.

"It seems that the choice has been made."

Locks looked at the pirates who were leaving, then turned to look at Edward who fell on the ground. Although his cut was not deep, he still had to go to the island to find a doctor for treatment.

"It's really troublesome to not have a crew. In the past, it was barely enough to rely on the teacher's teachings for sailing. But if we enter the new world in the future, the climate there is unpredictable, so we still have to find a navigator."

No, not just the navigator, but all the crew members have to be found, including chefs, ship doctors, etc.Forget it about being a musician, that thing doesn't suit you, so don't let yourself, a tone-deaf guy, make others miserable.

After briefly bandaging the unconscious Edward's wound, Rocks drove the sailboat to the nearest island.

……

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Edward woke up leisurely and found himself lying in a strange room. The injury on his chest was still hurting faintly, but it was much less severe than before.

"I am..."

He turned to look out the window and found that he was on a familiar island. This was the same island where he and the captain had set sail before after replenishing supplies.

"Hey, you woke up so quickly. You have a good physique."

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Rocks walked into the ward with a plate of barbecue and a bottle of red wine. After putting the things in his hands on the table next to the window, he looked at Edward and said:

"How about it, have you considered becoming my crew member?"

"..."

Edward said nothing, just stared out the window in a daze. After a long time, he slowly said:

"The ship...did they leave after I fell?"

"Yes, when I found out that you lost to me, you boarded the boat and ran away without looking back. Looking at it, you thought I was cannibal."

Locks said half-jokingly, but Edward couldn't laugh at all, because to him, this was the same as being abandoned.

I just wanted a home that I could live in, but it turned out to be just a dream after all.