Of course, Roy was not the kind of fool who had power and refused to use it. If the World Government's Five Elders and Imu really insisted on courting death, he would not mind rewarding each of them with a planet-busting blast.
As for the Devil Fruits Roy was not interested in, they could be used to train subordinates.
In any case, with the Time-Time Fruit in hand, once Roy cleared the One Piece world, he could simply head one hundred years into the future. By then, those subordinates would have long since turned to ashes, and he could reclaim the Devil Fruits all the same.
The flow of time was calculated according to the amount of time the author himself spent inside the anime world. Even if Roy traveled one hundred years through the One Piece world, the actual time he himself consumed would only be the five seconds spent making the jump. In that case, the time flow would be settled according to those five seconds.
Then, if he really treated the One Piece world like a game, he naturally had to choose a faction.
The pirate world could basically be roughly divided into two major factions: pirates and the Marines.
Between them were all kinds of underworld forces, gangs, bounty hunters, and other factions, a chaotic mix of every sort.
Since this was the world of One Piece, then naturally, he had to become a pirate.
As for the Marines, sorry, but the Marines belonged to the World Government, and those people in the World Government really were not worthy of giving Roy orders from above.
Besides, he would also have to protect those nobles and Celestial Dragons. Just thinking about it made Roy unable to accept it.
The world of pirates was basically one where strength reigned supreme. If you were powerful, people would naturally respect you. There were not so many roundabout schemes, which happened to suit Roy's tastes perfectly.
To become a pirate and form a pirate crew, one only needed to fulfill the following conditions: a pirate crew name, companions, a Jolly Roger, and a pirate ship.
Once those conditions were met, one could set sail and become a pirate.
The pirate ship, the pirate crew name, and things like that could be thought about later. What he had to do now was collect Devil Fruits first and see whether he could meet some like-minded companions while collecting them.
Moreover, there was no need to be too anxious even about the Devil Fruits. In the end, they would all belong to him anyway. Rather than flying around everywhere looking for them alone, it would be better to establish a force in the future and mobilize his subordinates to search for them.
He could see whether there was any Devil Fruit with a copying ability, then copy the radar a few times and hand the copies to his subordinates to search. That way, he could save both time and effort.
Besides, the One Piece world had all kinds of extremely interesting islands. If he did not travel around and enjoy the sights properly, the trip would have been wasted.
No sooner said than done. After using his Space Ring to store all the Devil Fruits, Roy vanished from that place in a flash.
However, since the current year was 1502, there was one person he could carefully consider, someone who could become his companion.
...
East Blue, Syrup Village.
On a cliff near the coast at the edge of the island, Yasopp sat cross-legged on the ground, propping up his chin with one hand as he stared blankly at the sea.
This was his daily routine. Aside from chopping firewood and hunting to support his household, he would sit here alone and gaze into the distance.
First, he gazed into the distance from here to train his eyesight. Second, he truly loved the sea and yearned for that magnificent life of adventure upon the ocean.
Although, when he was young, he had relied on his sniping skills to gain a certain degree of fame among the nearby islands, that was not what he wanted.
Originally, when he was even younger, he had planned to go out to sea alone. In the end, however, he met his current wife, Banchina. Now Banchina was pregnant as well, so what else could he do?
He could only stay here obediently. After all, he absolutely could not leave while his wife was pregnant. That was the most basic responsibility he had as a husband.
Although he hid those thoughts deep inside, the fact that he came here every day to gaze at the sea still revealed what was on his mind.
After his daily gazing session ended, Yasopp stood up, patted the dust off his body, and prepared to go home.
Today, Banchina had bought his favorite rum and was waiting for him.
Then he discovered that someone was smiling at him, and that person had probably already been standing there for quite a while.
Impossible!
That was the first thought that surfaced in Yasopp's mind.
Seven or eight years ago, when he was competing with someone in sniping skill, he felt that he had awakened a strange power. This power was extremely peculiar. It made his five senses sharper, allowing him to sense the presence of living beings around him, changes in emotion, and even predict and avoid danger…
After nearly six or seven years of continuous study, he felt that he had already trained this power to a very high level.
At the very least, he could sense even a single ant appearing beside him.
Yet this man had appeared before him, and Yasopp had not noticed him in the slightest. Even now, when he used that power, he felt as though the other party was not there at all, as if he were nothing but air.
That made Yasopp extremely curious.
Yes, only curious. If this man had wanted to harm him just now, Yasopp probably would not have been able to notice it at all.
Besides, there was still some distance between them. Even if there was danger, Yasopp was confident that with his movement skills and sniping ability, he could get away.
In addition to Ki sensing, Roy also possessed the ability to conceal his Ki. Once he hid himself, even the high-tech scouters from Frieza's universe would be unable to detect him.
"Hello, sir. May I ask if this is Syrup Village?" Roy looked at Yasopp with a smile.
"Yeah, this is the place." Yasopp also folded his arms across his chest and became slightly interested in Roy.
"That's good. I'm looking for a man named Yasopp. I heard he's an extremely outstanding sniper. I wonder if you know him, sir?"
Roy revealed a smile almost identical to Pariston's and began setting his scheme in motion.
Just by looking at the other man's face, which resembled Usopp's very closely, Roy had already guessed his identity.
"You want to find Yasopp? What do you want with him?" Yasopp remained calm on the surface, but inwardly, he was startled. This person wanted to find him?
Could it be that he was the same as those snipers from the past who had come after hearing of his reputation and wanted to challenge him?
But from the way he looked, he did not seem like someone who used guns. Yasopp quietly sized Roy up and reached that conclusion.
(End of Chapter)
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