【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

"This." Qi pointed to a small island near the Grand Route on the map. "There is a very famous town on this island called 'Rogue Town', also known as the town of beginning and end."

"What place is that?" Luffy asked confusedly.

"It's where the Pirate King was born and where he finally died." Qi replied.

"It's the town where the Pirate King was executed, right?" Nami looked at Luffy who was in deep thought and asked, "Are you going?"

"Well, I'm going. I want to see where he was executed!" Luffy said with a smile.

“We also need to stock up some supplies for entering the Grand Line in this town,” Qi said with a smile.

"I need to replenish some fresh fruits and vegetables." Sanji said with a smile.

"And meat!!" Luffy added.

"I need a sword. As a three-sword master, I can't bring only one sword to the Grand Line!" Zoro said, touching the hilt of the Wado Ichimonji tied around his waist.

"I also need to collect some equipment!" Usopp said with a smile, his hands on his hips.

"Okay, let's go to Rogue Town!" Luffy shouted happily.

"okay!"

......

On an island, two alcoholics were suffering from a hangover, and someone's arrival changed everything.

"It's Hawkeye!!" A pirate was watching Hawkeye get off his boat and jump onto the shore. He screamed and ran towards the officers who were resting on the island.

"Camping on an island like this... this guy is really leisurely." Hawkeye complained expressionlessly.

"Hmm? It's Hawkeye." Shanks said as he looked at Hawkeye standing in front of him, "But I'm not in the mood to fight you today."

"What's the point of talking about a duel with a one-armed man like you?" Hawkeye said unhappily, and then he unfolded the bounty order he had been holding in his hand. "I met a group of interesting pirates, which reminded me of the interesting little boy you always told me about."

"Luffy!!" Shanks took the wanted warrant from Hawkeye, looked at the boy with a huge smile on his face in the photo, and smiled happily, "Are you here? Luffy."

Shanks jumped down from his seat and shouted happily, "Everyone! Let's get drunk!!"

"Want to drink more? Aren't you feeling uncomfortable due to a hangover just now?" Lazi Lu said with a smile.

"How can we not drink on such a happy day!" Shanks laughed and poured wine into Hawkeye's glass. "Hawkeye, you should have a sip too, come on, come on!"

The corner of Hawkeye's mouth twitched. Is this man in front of him never going to change?

……

On another island

A man in a green cloak with inexplicable lines on his face left his base and stood at the edge of the island, silently looking at the first wanted warrant belonging to his son in his hand. He felt inexplicable pride, anger, fear and worry in his heart.

He was proud because it seemed that his son was doing what he liked, and the old man respected his choice. Luffy still became a pirate, but he knew that his son was strong and could fight against authority.

Angry because he tried his best to give his child a normal and stable life, but he still became a pirate, which destined him to be in danger frequently in the future.

It is natural to be afraid and worried. He just knows more and knows what the outside world is like. He has already lost one child, so naturally he will be more worried about another one. He doesn't want Luffy to repeat the same mistake.

But he also felt a little happy, because his son was a pirate, so he would know more information about his son, he would see his adventurous steps in the newspaper, and he would be able to observe him on his son's next adventure island, which would not attract more attention from the enemy. After all, paying attention to a new potential pirate was just to collect information.

Long put away the wanted poster in his hand. His next stop should be there. A whirlwind wrapped around him, and his figure disappeared in the blink of an eye.

......

On the Moby Dick, the Whitebeard Pirates were sitting tiredly. On the deck and on the railings, people were lying or crouching everywhere. They drank too much at the party last night and it was too late. Many of them had severe hangovers. They didn't wake up until noon.

Ace staggered towards the railing, leaned on it, stretched his upper body out of it, and began to vomit into the sea below. After finally emptying his stomach, he turned around, slid down onto the deck with his back against the railing, and casually grabbed the clothes of a person next to him to wipe his mouth.

Ace shook his head, trying to clear his confused mind and remember why he was hungover last night. Ah, damn Marco dared to challenge me to a drinking contest, I must have won last night.

Ace looked at the white-bearded crew member who had been standing in front of him blankly, and asked with a firm look, "I must have won the game last night, right!"

"Huh?" Ace stared at the crew member for a while and realized that he was still hungover and had not yet sobered up, so he turned and walked towards the captain of the third squad, Joz, who was sleeping on the deck on the other side.

"Hey, Joz! Wake up!" Ace kicked the big guy sleeping on the deck, but it didn't help, so Ace kicked Joz harder until a diamond-covered arm swung at him, and he stopped kicking. Ace grinned "You're up, mind telling me who won the drinking contest yesterday?"

"Ace, I was also having a drinking contest with Bailey last night, so you can ask someone else..." Joz said before rolling over and continuing to snore.

Ace scratched his head a little embarrassedly as he looked at Joz who continued to sleep, then turned around and looked around, trying to find anyone else who had woken up. He really needed to know who won the game last night so that he could get the money from those who bet on Marco to win.

Ace looked around as he walked, noticing that Lucci and Thatch, who usually accompanied him, were not on deck, as they should have left for the mysterious island that Thatch had discovered.

Ace picked up his hat that had fallen on the deck, and as he put it on his head, a sleepy voice sounded from behind him.

"If you want to know the result, why don't you ask the person you are competing against?"

"Hey, Marco!" Ace turned and looked at the person behind him with a surprised expression on his face. "Do you know who won?"

"You've never beaten me in a drinking contest before." Marco said calmly as he walked towards the restaurant. "Why would this be an exception?"

"What?" Ace blinked in confusion, his confused head trying to digest Marco's words. After a moment, he grabbed his hair in horror and shouted, "How could I lose? I thought I would definitely win this time!" He put down all the money he had in his hand for his victory, "3 million Baileys"!

"Hey, Marco! This can't be true!" Ace shouted in disbelief at Marco's back.