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

Whitebeard and Roger walked side by side toward the crowd, and immediately both sides began to cheer and stir things up.

"Captain Roger, Reid is going to spar with Marco. Hehehe."

Sambel, holding a piece of roasted meat he'd already taken a bite of, shouted excitedly with a wide grin.

"Yeah, Captain, I haven't seen Brother Reid in a fight yet. This is the perfect chance to watch and learn. Hahahaha!"

Dong Gino couldn't be happier. He actually didn't know much about the newly joined Reid, so this was a perfect chance to witness his skills firsthand.

"Hahahaha, yeah, we arrived late, but now we get to see what happens when Reid goes up against Marco."

After laughing, Peterm gave Reid a cheering gesture. "Brother Reid, don't let down the prestige of the Roger Pirates!"

"Don't worry," Reid said seriously, his expression calm and confident, displaying the demeanor of a king unfazed by any challenge. "Do you know who I am? Just the mention of my name, Reid, is enough to make Marine Headquarters sink, shake the World Government to its core, and send the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise running the other way when they see me."

Upon hearing that, everyone froze for a second, then collectively fell into speechless silence. They'd never heard anyone speak so arrogantly before.

Bucky had a worshipful expression on his face, his eyes practically glowing gold.

"Wow! As expected of Brother Reid! This shameless—no, I mean, earth-shattering declaration could only come from someone like him!"

"Amazing! I didn't expect Reid to have such grand ambition. I want to learn from him and become someone who changes the world too!"

Shanks clenched his fists, clearly moved by Reid's words. There was a spark of hope and anticipation in his eyes.

"Brother Reid, I believe in your strength. Otherwise, why would the World Government claim your value is equal to the One Piece itself? That just proves how afraid they are of you."

Yutou, holding a tankard of booze, grinned and chimed in with conviction, praising Reid to the skies.

"Hahahahahahaha!"

Everyone on Roger's side burst out laughing with wide eyes. Whether it was true or not didn't matter — all of it was meant to hype up Reid and boost their morale.

"Hahaha, hahahaha!"

Roger himself laughed heartily with his hands on his waist. In all his 53 years, he'd heard his crew brag countless times — but compared to Reid, they were nothing.

"Interesting," said Yao with his hands in his pockets, a defiant smirk appearing on his usually cold face.

"Hehehehe~ Reid's words aren't bad at all. Only by striking fear into the World Government can things be truly fun," Yamon added with a smile of admiration.

Meanwhile, members of the Whitebeard Pirates looked visibly displeased, their expressions a mix of awkwardness and irritation at Reid's bold boasting.

Roger turned his head and grinned at Whitebeard, saying, "Hey~ Whitebeard, Reid may be a rookie, but if Marco ends up losing to him, now that would be interesting. Hahaha."

Whitebeard slammed his Murakumogiri into the ground and glared at Roger with furrowed brows and a stern face.

"Roger, Marco is the 1st Division Commander of our crew, and his bounty is several times higher than Reid's. You'd better worry about your guy instead — he might get one-shotted."

"Father's right! Marco is second only to Dad. He can easily defeat Reid!"

Spitdo Kyru gave a confident smile, raising his knight's spear high into the air, his stance full of defiance.

"Hahaha! Hahaha, Hahaha"

Whitebeard laughed heartily and boldly declared, "Let's begin. In the end, everything will be decided by the actual results."

"Don't worry, Pops. I'll make sure to experience Reid's skills properly."

"Marco, make sure to give Reid some proper guidance, hahaha."

Water Buffalo Atmos was incredibly exciting. Laughing heartily, he lifted a large bowl and drank all the wine in one gulp.

"Brother Reid, let's head over to that open space."

"Alright."

The two walked over to the open area. Marco gave a confident, carefree smile and, in the blink of an eye, transformed into his human-beast phoenix form. A pair of enormous wings enveloped in blue flames unfurled from his back.

"Hehe~ Reid, go ahead and transform. Let's see if it's really like the newspapers say—that you can take the form of Sengoku's Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit: Great Buddha model."

Everyone except a few from the Roger Pirates stared at Reid without blinking.

"There are so many people here today. I have to go all out and put on a good show. I'm sure Roger and the others will support me if they hear it," Reid thought to himself.

With that decision made, Reid slicked his hair back with one hand.

"Hahaha, alright then. I'll reluctantly grant your request. I just hope you don't go blind from the brilliance of my transformation."

"Hahaha! Well said, Brother Reid! Let Marco witness your mighty form!"

Yutou quickly chimed in while the mood was hot—after all, this was a perfect chance to put the Whitebeard Pirates in their place.

"Hmph, so Reid has this side to him too. He's always seemed rather steady, but it looks like he enjoys this kind of energy. This'll be a great way to see how far his training has come. Marco is a powerful opponent, after all."

Rayleigh grinned at the thought. If Reid could show solid strength, it would be a personal source of pride for him.

"Marco, watch closely—this is my Great Buddha form!"

As the thought of transforming crossed Reid's mind, his body immediately began to change. A golden light engulfed him, bursting forth in a dazzling display as he grew taller and larger.

As the glow faded a bit, even though the spectators were all renowned pirates, they were left dumbfounded. It was the first time they'd seen anyone possess a Devil Fruit ability identical to Sengoku's.

"Wow… I didn't expect the newspaper to be telling the truth! That's so cool!"

Thatch shouted excitedly, his eyes sparkling.

"Hey, Thatch, don't go cheering for the enemy!"

"Oh—right, my bad, Vista."

Thatch waved awkwardly in apology with squinted eyes.

Teach stood with his mouth agape, his expression slowly shifting into one of greed and frenzy.

"Zehahahaha! Zehahahaha! It really is the same Devil Fruit ability as Sengoku's! No matter what, I have to uncover Reid's secret. Who knows where to even find the Darkness Fruit? Rather than live a mediocre life in the Whitebeard Pirates, I might as well take a gamble."

Teach's attention was fully locked onto Reid. He didn't notice that Roger was silently watching him.

"This guy Teach… his eyes are different from the others. That's the gaze of greed," Roger thought, observing calmly, a trace of suspicion in his mind.

"Could it be that, when I used Observation Haki before, Teach intentionally thought of something else to hide his real intentions? If that's the case, then this guy's ambition is enormous."

Roger frowned. He was the Pirate King, after all—was he really being schemed against by some rookie?

"Maybe I'm overthinking it… Forget it. I'll talk to Whitebeard about it after Reid and Marco finish their match. Without Haki or a Devil Fruit, Teach shouldn't be able to stir up much trouble anyway."

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