I Promised to Win with Roger… But I Was Just a Kid

In the early morning, the sun shines on the deck, and the cries of seagulls and the sound of waves are intertwined. Rhett lies on the deck with his arms and legs spread out, turning over like a salted fish, mumbling, "Five more minutes of sleep..."

"Bang!"

A foot stepped mercilessly on his stomach.

"Get up and train, kid." Rayleigh pushed up his glasses.

Rhett held his stomach and wailed, "Old man Rayleigh! You treated me so well yesterday. It's all your fault that I didn't get up to exercise now. You treated me so well yesterday."

"Oh?" Rayleigh raised his eyebrows. "I didn't realize that you have such a good recovery ability. Come on, maybe you can really save the world at the age of four." As he said that, he clenched his fists and his knuckles crackled.

Rhett gritted his teeth and jumped up instantly: "I'm up! You said Ang-!!, I'm getting excited."

—

After the training, Rhett slumped on the deck like a dried salted fish. Roger came over, squatted beside him, and asked with a smile "How is it? Are you tired?"

Rhett rolled his eyes. "Captain, what do you think? You two took turns to tormenting me. I suspect you just have too much free time."

Roger laughed loudly "How could it be! We are training the future pirates! Only if you have strength can you travel on the sea, kid."

"Training?" Rhett's mouth twitched, "You are clearly playing a bullying game!"

"Bullying game?" Roger tilted his head. "What is that?"

"..." Rhett sighed, "Never mind, I can't explain it to you."

Rhett feels like he's really pretentious sometimes. As a one-on-one coach for the world's top pirate group and a member who is under a lot of pressure, Rhett doesn't feel tired, but physical fatigue accumulates and it's really uncomfortable.

Don't think about these things. He is still young and has plenty of time to become stronger. This is a passionate manga.

Rhett doesn't have any more plots. These are all bloody plots.

Shake off the wild thoughts in your head.

Rhett likes to find something to do when he has nothing to do.

"Hey, Brother Gaban, let's have a fight!" Rhett was at the stern with his hands in his pockets, his black hair was messy in the sea breeze, and his red eyes were shining with eagerness.

Rhett thought to himself "Uncle Gaban, please give up the position of captain's left hand. Today I, Rhett, am going to usurp the throne. Today I will challenge the left hand position and become the Pirate King tomorrow. Hahahahahahahahaha"

Gaban was wiping his double axes. He looked up and grinned, "Kid, are you sure? You're so young and have a bounty of three million. I won't show mercy just because you're a kid."

"I couldn't ask for more!" Rhett raised his lips, "It's a good opportunity to try out my new moves!"

Roger sat cross-legged on the mast and shouted excitedly, "Kuhahaha! Do you want to bet on Rayleigh? Who do you think will win?"

Rayleigh pushed up his glasses. "Let's go with 30/70. Rhett flies seven times in three minutes."

"Then I bet on Gaban!" Roger threw a peanut into his mouth with a smile.

"Hey! Roger Rayleigh, what do you mean?" Rhett got angry "I was trained by you guys, isn't it shameful that I can't beat you?"

"No, it's your business if you're not good at cooking. It has nothing to do with me." Roger was smiling and was obviously teasing Rhett.

Gaban stood up, "Are you ready, kid?"

——Music! (Battle begins)

Rhett took the initiative and waved his hands "Mist Realm·Silent Cage!"

Thick fog instantly enveloped the entire ship, and visibility dropped to zero. Gaban's figure was completely swallowed by the white fog, and even the sound of his footsteps was absorbed by the fog, making it terrifyingly silent.

"Interfering with vision and hearing?" Gaban stood still, narrowing his eyes slightly. "Good tactics, but useless against veterans."

He leaned forward suddenly, crossed his fists and waved -

"clang!"

There was a loud bang of metal collision, and Rhett's wooden sword with armament color attached was accurately blocked!

"What…?!" Rhett's pupils shrank and he quickly jumped back to create some distance, "How did you see through that?!"

Gaban grinned "Intuition."

"Tsk, Observation Haki?" Rhett gritted his teeth, "No, you didn't use Haki seriously at all!"

"Hahaha! I've been on the sea for so many years, and it's not just Haki that I rely on!" Gaban laughed, and suddenly rushed over, with the axe blade breaking through the air and slashing down!

Rhett hastily elementalized, the mist dispersing and condensing, narrowly avoiding it.

"Don't hide, kid!" Gaban continued his attack, slashing with his fists like a storm, forcing Rhett to retreat again and again.

"Mist Hidden Mirage!" Rhett shouted, and seven clones suddenly emerged from the mist and rushed towards Gaban from different directions.

Gaban paused his axe and looked around "Illusion?"

"Guess which one is real!" Seven Rhett spoke at the same time, their voices overlapping and echoing.

Gaban snorted coldly, suddenly closed his eyes, and moved his ears slightly——

"Third one from the left!"

"Bang!"

The back of the axe hit the entity hard, Rhett groaned and flew backwards, and all the illusions disappeared.

"Shit! How did you find out?!" Rhett covered his shoulder and climbed up "You old man, you don't want to act anymore, right?"

Gaban shook his arms and smiled, "The fog can interfere with vision, but your breathing rhythm can't be fooled. It's you who's out for a breath, and there's nothing I can do about it."

"It would be tricky if you could hide your breathing and heartbeat."

Rhett gritted his teeth "…Then try this trick again!"

"Mist Erosion·Acid Mist Field!"

Gaban's skin immediately felt a slight burning sensation as it came into contact with the mist.

"Corrosion?" Gaban frowned and quickly covered his arm with Armament Haki. "Kid, that's a pretty shady move of yours."

"No one cares about trick on the battlefield!" Rhett grinned and suddenly put his hands together, "Mist Explosion·High Pressure Cutting!"

"Swish!"

The mist instantly compressed into countless hair-thin blades, which swept towards Gaban from all directions!

Gaban's eyes shone, he picked up the double axes at his waist and roared: "Crazy Axe·Dragon Slash!"

"boom--!"

The violent axe wind exploded with him as the center, shattering all the mist blades!

The fog on the deck was completely blown away and the sun shone again.

Rhett gasped and knelt on one knee "…Is this even possible?!"

Gaban came over with an axe on his shoulder and rubbed his head with his hand "Not bad, you almost got hit."

Rhett slumped on the ground, curling his lips "In the end, I still lost miserably. At least I had two more moves..."

"Hahaha! Don't lose heart!" Roger jumped down and hugged them both, "Gaban is a monster who can fight with Rayleigh. It's amazing that you can force him to take up a weapon!"

Of course Rhett was not frustrated. It was normal for him to lose. He just wanted to see what he still lacked.

This fight exposed Rhett's fundamental problem he had no powerful offensive tools.

He had no way to completely block his breath now, and his lethality was not enough to fight beyond the limit. If he didn't find a stronger poison or a more corrosive one,

Rhett is now very strong in group battle but very weak in one-on-one. If someone's Armament Haki and Observation Haki are far superior to him, Rhett will just glare at him.

At lunchtime, Gaban caught some fish from the sea, cleaned them expertly, and grilled them over the fire.

Rhett leaned over and stared at the fish eagerly "Brother Gaban, you are really good at cooking!"

None of the three people on the boat can cook. Roasting is the limit.

Gaban grinned, "Of course. If I didn't know how to cook when I was drifting on the sea, I would have starved to death."

Roger came over after smelling the aroma and reached out to grab the fish "Kuhahaha! Let me taste it first!"

"Pah!" Gaban knocked his chopsticks on his hand. "It's not cooked yet, why are you in such a hurry?"

Roger retracted his hand aggrievedly "Gaban, you have changed. You were not like this before..."

Gaban rolled his eyes. "Come on, we've only known each other for two days."

Rhett was laughing at the side, but was picked up by Roger "What are you laughing at, kid? Go and get the wine from the warehouse!"

Rhett struggled "I'm only four years old! You asked me to get the wine? Aren't you supposed to be taking care of kids!"

Rayleigh calmly added "What law do pirates need?"

—

At night, the four of them sat on the deck, with the bright starry sky above their heads.

Roger raised the bottle and shouted drunkenly: "To freedom! To adventure! Cheers!"

"Cheers!" Gaban and Rayleigh clinked their glasses with a smile.

Rhett hugged the juice glass and muttered "A bunch of drunks..."

Roger hugged him and asked drunkenly, "Kid, what is your dream?"

Rhett thought about it and grinned "I want to be the person in this world who can go wherever I want, and they have to give me face wherever I go!"

Roger was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter and rubbed his head vigorously "Good! Ambitious!"