One Piece: Lord of Calamity

Sea Calendar 1490.

Off the coast of the Land of Endless War.

A pirate ship slowly approached.

"Captain!"

The pirates on deck looked at the approaching coastline, sweat pouring down their foreheads. "Are we really going to land in this country?"

"Yeah, Captain,"

Another pirate said tremblingly. "All the pirates who've approached this country in the past few years have disappeared! Everyone says there are ghosts haunting the waters near this country!"

"Ghosts! Hmph! There are no ghosts in this world!"

The one-eyed pirate captain, with an eyepatch over his right eye, said aggressively. "There must be some secret in this country! I'll see what it's all about! Maybe it's some treasure!"

The pirates looked at each other.

What could they say to such a stubborn captain?

The pirate ship could only approach the island's coast.

It was remarkably smooth; no ghosts, monsters, or anything similar appeared to hinder their landing.

It wasn't until they actually stood on the country's coast that the pirates finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I told you, where would there be any ghosts!"

The one-eyed captain sneered. "It must be because this country is hiding something!"

"Let's go, let's see this country... Hm?"

Someone was coming.

On a small hill near the coast, a man dressed as a soldier stood there, looking at them through a telescope. As he watched, he also looked down, flipping through a stack of wanted posters in his hand.

"Careful!"

The one-eyed captain's voice rose. "Prepare for battle!"

"Is that the Blood Eye Pirates?"

The soldier took out a megaphone and shouted at the pirates. "Is your captain Perez the Fierce Eye, with a bounty of 160 million Berries?"

"That's me, alright!"

The one-eyed captain strode forward, yelling back. "Who are you people? Are those missing pirates from the past related to you?"

"Good that it's you."

The soldier nodded. "Then, good luck."

The next moment, from behind the hill, seven dark figures shot out, lunging towards the pirates on the coast like rabid dogs.

"What?"

Although he only had one eye, his alias was "Fierce Eye," so the one-eyed captain's vision was very sharp.

That's why he felt a genuine sense of dread at this moment.

The charging figures were indeed human!

But their postures were like beasts!

Their limbs were strangely uncoordinated, and one even ran on all fours like a wild dog.

Perez the Fierce Eye, a great pirate with a bounty of 160 million Berries, instinctively took a step back. "What in the—"

"Captain!"

At that moment, a pirate beside him screamed in terror, his hand trembling as he pointed at one of the charging figures. "Th-th-that guy is, Heavy Shield Mirak!"

The one-eyed captain's single eye instantly locked onto one of the seven assailants: the conspicuous strongman carrying a heavy shield!

Heavy Shield Mirak!

A great pirate with a bounty of 142 million, he had fought him two years ago!

No way!

Could it be!

He looked at the other figures.

The sight made his scalp tingle.

He recognized every one of them!

Every one of them was a great pirate with a considerable bounty!

This, this, what in the world was going on?

Screams and wails began to echo along the coast.

Raven—the headquarters of one of this nation's two warring factions.

This was the largest fortress in the country, boasting the largest population, the most factories, vast farmlands, and the highest quality black mist.

Currently, in a secluded manor on the edge of the fortress.

Roa leisurely lay on a lounge chair under a sunshade, his black mist rising and falling with each breath.

For six years, he hadn't eaten a single meal, hadn't drunk a single drop of water, and, well, hadn't used the restroom once.

"What a great place."

Roa leisurely repeated the phrase he had uttered countless times over the past six years. "If only the whole world were like this country."

But it couldn't be. Non-affiliated nations were one thing; most were struggling below the poverty line, a few were in utter misery, and only a very small number were peaceful and prosperous. The average purity of their black mist was naturally not low.

But the World Government's affiliated nations were different.

After all, with Marine protection, they were relatively much more affluent and peaceful.

Damn World Government, even if you're rotten to this extent, you're still protecting your citizens in your own way?

Imu! Five Elders! Don't let me find an opportunity! Kekekeke!

Chuckling to himself, Roa flipped through the newspaper.

"Oh! Has Uncle Zephyr already resigned as an Admiral? He's going to train heroes now,"

Roa looked at the biggest news recently, sighing. "What a shame, I wasn't by his side during his most painful time."

The new generation of Marines is about to emerge, and the forces of justice are about to expand.

No choice, the pirates' power had expanded too rapidly in recent years.

Although Captain Rocks was finished, the pirates of the New World had not become weaker.

The Rocks Pirates' executives had all established their own factions, and their power was rapidly expanding.

Even the most laid-back Uncle Whitebeard now had dozens of beloved sons.

And Golden Lion-senpai, a fundamentalist pirate who believed in human wave tactics, had massively recruited subordinates. The total strength of the Flying Pirates was already close to ten thousand.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Roa's interest in reading the newspaper was interrupted by a loud crash from nearby.

In the adjacent courtyard, a colossal mercury giant, over thirty meters tall, was swinging its enormous fist, swatting at the slender Dylan like a fly.

An invisible ripple wrapped around the giant mercury fist.

"I told you, Bullet, a massive physique often leads to sluggishness."

Dylan's figure flickered, easily dodging the attack.

The ground instantly shattered from the heavy punch, and the entire manor, no, the entire fortress, trembled!

Roa even felt the black mist become denser.

Dylan appeared with a flash behind the mercury giant, casually creating several holes in the giant's back.

But it was meaningless. Not everyone elementalized their body to take hits like Smoker. Bullet created a giant outer shell on his body, similar to Eren Yeager.

"I don't need you to teach me!"

Bullet snorted, and a large number of mercury fists emerged from the giant's back, slamming towards Dylan like tentacles.

The two fought quite vigorously.

Roa shook his head helplessly.

As the only one in the team who understood Haki, Dylan naturally became their Haki instructor as Roa and Bullet gradually grew older.

It was just that this kid, Bullet, wasn't very convinced.

After all, few people were willing to be taught by someone weaker than themselves.

"Lord Roa!"

A group of soldiers rushed into the courtyard, escorting a blood-soaked one-eyed man. "This is Perez the Fierce Eye, Captain of the Blood Eye Pirates!"

"Oh? Fierce Eye?"

Roa surprisingly examined the man. "Who was that again?"

"Perez the Fierce Eye, bounty of 160 million Berries,"

Dylan stopped his spar with Bullet and calmly walked over. Six years had passed, and Dylan, now forty-one, had more wrinkles around his eyes compared to six years ago.

"He's skilled in kicking techniques. It's said that with his sharp single eye, he can easily kick off a fly's wings!"

"Whoa, that's really impressive!"

Roa was genuinely surprised. "But why would he kick off a fly's wings? That's quite cruel."

Kind youths like him rarely harmed animals.

The severely injured Perez did not answer Roa's question. Looking at the elegantly dressed, extraordinarily handsome young man before him, his pupils dilated in shock, as if he had seen a ghost.

"You, you, why are you here! The remnant of the Rocks Pirates, the monster with a bounty of 1 billion! Black Tiger Roa!!"

"Okay, death penalty."

Roa directly activated his ability, letting the fear in Perez's heart transform into an abyss that completely consumed him.

Anyone who uses the nickname "Black Tiger Roa" deserves to die!

As long as I can beat them.

A lot had happened in these six years. One very important thing was that the Government, after realizing what Roa had done at God Valley, raised his bounty to 1 billion Berries.

Uncle Shiki's bounty was only a little over 2 billion, after all.

"Dylan,"

Looking at the news about the Flying Pirates conquering another island in the newspaper, Roa said thoughtfully, "Should we also start taking action?"

"Before that, Lord Roa,"

Dylan calmly said, "How should we handle this country? Their patience seems to have reached its limit."

"Yes,"

Roa sighed. "Even though we've tried our best not to interfere with them, allowing them to fight as fairly as possible, they're truly an ungrateful bunch."

Dylan remained silent.

"No choice, we have to protect ourselves too."

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