One Piece: Start by Saving Roger, I Was Invited to Join the Crew

With the Sea Kings pulling the ships, their speed increased by many times over. After all, every ship was a sailing ship, which relied on sa

With the Sea Kings pulling the ships, their speed increased by many times over.

After all, every ship was a sailing ship, which relied on sails and wind to move. If the wind was weak or blowing in the wrong direction, their speed would drop significantly.

Namur stood on the deck, eyes closed, feeling the sea breeze on her face. "What incredible speed."

"Hmph, that Rayleigh sure is good at catching Sea Kings," said Rakuyo with a slightly sour expression, clearly a bit annoyed.

"He's got some clever ideas. Looks like Roger's crew has done this more than a few times," Curiel commented, adjusting his goggles. The ship's speed made the wind whip past them fiercely.

"Damn seawater. Why does eating a Devil Fruit mean you can't swim?" Jozu grumbled, clearly frustrated that Roger's crew had once again stolen the spotlight.

"Rayleigh… I have to admit, I admire the guy. Last time he blocked my Crane Claw with just one finger," Marco said, arms crossed. Despite his words, he was clearly still a bit bitter—after all, they were from a rival crew.

"Hahahahahaha… Rayleigh's Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki are both top-tier. Just like Roger, the guy doesn't even need a Devil Fruit," Whitebeard laughed.

"Old man…"

"Don't worry about it, Marco. You all need to play to your own strengths. Devil Fruit powers can always be developed further. Combine them with Haki, and that's when you become truly unbeatable."

"I understand, Pops." Marco smiled again, encouraged.

…

"Hahahaha, Rayleigh, we're flying now!"

Nozdon laughed heartily, then turned and grinned at Reid. "Reid, don't worry. Sea Kings are insanely fast. We'll definitely beat the Marines there."

"Let's hope so."

"Those clueless Marines… Last time, even Garp and Sengoku couldn't stop us. And now with the Whitebeard Pirates joining us? They'd never guess we're heading to Ohara too."

"Sambell's right—we can't let them escape this time," Nozdon added, a sharp, expectant look in his eyes.

Roger's eyes glinted with a rare fierceness, and he smiled. "Hahaha, now this is getting interesting. If we clean them up early, it might save us a lot of trouble in the future."

Rouge, cradling a baby in her arms, spoke gently, "Roger, be careful out there."

"Don't worry, Rouge. Garp isn't coming. The ones who are—I'm not concerned."

"That's right, Lady Rouge. You've got all of us too. This time, we'll make sure none of them get away," Mire Pine said with a booming laugh, stroking his thick beard.

"Roger really is a pirate after all... And the Marines are just the Celestial Dragons' lapdogs. No wonder he wants them all gone."

Reid felt a sudden clarity. He had been thinking too highly of Roger all this time.

"But still," he thought, "compared to the Celestial Dragons, Roger is way better. At least he doesn't harm innocent people."

Nearby, Jaba could feel the blood rushing through his veins. He placed both hands on the twin axes at his waist.

"Roger, after we finish things in Ohara and Wano, it'll be time to stir up this sea. We should finally take on those Celestial Dragons."

"Jaba wants to take down the Celestial Dragons... So Roger had this plan years ago," Reid thought to himself, glancing at Jaba, who was now grinning broadly.

Rayleigh, grinning too, added with confidence, "Heh, we've got 20 years ahead of us—might as well make something of it."

Reid suddenly perked up. "Taking out the Celestial Dragons? Perfect. I've hated them for a long time."

"Reid, I'll make sure you get your fill," Roger grinned, clearly approving of his enthusiasm.

"Roger-nii, I'm all in. The Celestial Dragons are nothing but trash."

"Heh, can't wait to fight side by side. I'm fired up already!" Yanlong said, cracking his knuckles with a grin.

"Hehehehehehe, count me in—Yamon's ready!"

"And me, Yaoyi!"

"Don't forget me, Buggy!"

"And me, Shanks!"

At the mention of taking down the Celestial Dragons, everyone joined in.

Roger narrowed his eyes and looked at Shanks. Then he turned to everyone else and said, "Twenty years… This trip to Wano is just in time. I'm worried Kaido might try to delay everything."

"Yeah, Kaido's no joke," Rayleigh nodded.

Roger laughed again. "By the way, Reid—you said before that we only need to get Nico Robin out, right?"

"Actually, I've been thinking. If possible, we should also bring Professor Clover and Robin's mother, Nico Olvia with us."

"Oh? Professor Clover... Right, I remember him. A real scholar," Roger said, stroking his chin in thought.

"Man, your memory's terrible," Rayleigh sighed. "Before we met Oden, we relied on Ohara's scholars to help decode ancient texts."

"Hey! Roger, Rayleigh! You knew about Ohara all along and only now you're saying something?!"

Reid felt truly speechless. These guys were way too slow to share crucial information.

"Reid, I never said I didn't know about Ohara," Rayleigh replied with a grin. "I was just surprised your friend happened to be there too."

Reid sighed. "Hah… alright, fair enough."

"Hahaha, we'll just bring them all with us when we go!" Roger laughed, though inwardly, his mind was already thinking—

"Sengoku... this fate…"

"You were the one who gave the order, weren't you?"

Roger stared into the distance, thinking silently about the difficult revolution that lay ahead in the future.

...

Time passed minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had gone by.

"Look! That's Ohara Island up ahead!" Dorinco shouted, pointing excitedly toward the horizon.

A smile appeared on Reid's face. "We've finally arrived. This is great. Judging by the vegetation on the island, the Navy hasn't shown up yet."

"Haha! It's all thanks to those Sea Kings that we got here early—truly the overlords of the sea," Pankuro said, grinning happily.

"Tch, sea overlords my foot. They still got easily handled by Mr. Rayleigh," Buggy said smugly, throwing in a wave of flattery.

"Hey, Buggy, you've been sucking up to Rayleigh a lot lately. Got some kind of scheme in mind?"

Shanks chimed in with a jab.

"Shanks! Don't project your own habits onto me! I'm genuinely full of respect for Mr. Rayleigh!" Buggy bared his teeth and swung his fists indignantly.

"Haha, thank you for the compliment," Rayleigh replied with a wide grin.

"Hahaha! Did you hear that, Shanks? Mr. Rayleigh said it himself!"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone burst into loud laughter. With Shanks and Buggy around, leaving them behind on the ship would've made things too dull.

While the group joked and chatted, the ships had already come ashore.

Members from both crews disembarked one after another.

"Roger," Whitebeard called out as he approached.

"Looks like we beat the Marines here," Roger replied with a grin.

"Do you have a plan?" Whitebeard asked.

Roger turned to Reid and said, "You know this situation best—why don't you take the lead?"

Reid understood why Roger deferred to him—he already knew what was going to happen.

"Alright, here's what we'll do," Reid said. "First, we find Nico Robin and her mother. Then we get Dr. Clover. After that, we'll go into the library—that big tree over there. I've been meaning to check it out."

He had already thought this through back on the ship. With his god-level illustrated encyclopedia system, he figured he could instantly collect the knowledge from the books with a single glance. Even if the library were destroyed by the Navy, he wouldn't lose anything.

"Ah, the Tree of Knowledge," Rayleigh remarked with raised brows. That massive tree wasn't ordinary—it held priceless historical records from around the world, all gathered and preserved over countless years.

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