Ozz gradually blended into this era.After all, in the later age after Rocks had already passed away, kings and emperors of every kind began popping up one after another.
But the sea right now belonged to Rocks.
Rocks was the very synonym of pirates.
Naturally, Ozz also received a ship from the Rocks Pirates.
And since Ozz rarely participated in group activities, he would occasionally take a few Rocks Pirates underlings out to sea, wandering around like a street punk.
On one peaceful day,
"Internship experience: one of the highest-ranking officers of the Rocks Pirates..."
A tall young man with long black hair lay on his deck chair, holding a small notebook and scribbling in it.
Perhaps Ozz really was too bored. From time to time, he would write things down, such as his own experiences, including Oden, Zeff, and so on.
This was already a common hobby shared by many pirates on the sea.
In other words, a logbook.
Aside from being a captain in the Rocks Pirates, there were also things like being a member of the Pirate King's crew, a famous instructor in the Marine officers' training camp, and an external honorary member of the God's Knights...
For the last item on his resume, Ozz frowned and thought about it for a moment before crossing it out with his pen.
Originally, having his name listed under the God's Knights was not a big deal. He could even mess around as a Celestial Dragon for a couple of days, just for fun.
But now, what had that so-called divine order become?
God's Knights? No.
God's Boys' Club? Yes.
It was the kind of thing Big Bro Rocks could kick down one at a time. As the next overlord meant to inherit the era after him, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Ozz to write that down?
This kind of roadside trash was better left unwritten.
Just as Ozz was thinking whether he had missed anything else, a burst of hurried footsteps came running over.
A flash passed through Ozz's eyes. He already knew what the man was going to say.
"Fighter Geek, no need to get so excited."
He unhurriedly put the logbook away in his coat and sat up straight.
Geek, however, looked furious and indignant.
"Captain Ozz! We found traces of the Roger Pirates!"
"This is a great opportunity!"
Geek's nature as an "Ozz fanatic" seemed to be something he was born with. After being shocked by Ozz's overwhelming strength, he held Ozz in extremely high regard.
But despite the news reports and the bounty issued by the Marines, there were still many people who doubted whether such a man truly had the strength to match the captains as the rumors claimed.
After all, there were too few images and experiences of Ozz in circulation.
In Geek's eyes, Captain Ozz was a man who could defeat the other captains at such a young age. In the future, he would at least reach Captain Rocks's level.
So he always scoffed at those doubts.
Especially when people compared Ozz to Roger. That made him inexplicably furious.
A guy like Roger could be considered a monster in front of Captain Ozz?
"..."
Looking at Geek, who seemed even more anxious than himself, Ozz felt a little helpless.
Did he really have to bring him along to find Roger for a duel?
Could it be that the old man's resentment toward Roger had already started from this era?
The ship slowly sailed forward, arriving at the waters where Roger had reportedly appeared.
However, they did not find Roger.
Instead, they came across a rather familiar ship.
It was a pirate ship pulled by two giant snakes, with women walking all over the deck.
"Oh? The Kuja Pirates."
Ozz leaned his arm against the side of the ship, looking curiously at the Kuja Pirates from decades ago.
Many of the women on board looked familiar to him. They were women from his auntie generation, so to speak.
Yet right now, they were all young and beautiful.
The moment some of the underlings saw the beauties aboard the ship, their eyes turned into hearts and they collapsed onto the deck.
Ozz could only sigh helplessly.
Among the Kuja Pirates, the current empress, Gloriosa, who would later become Elder Nyon, was now displaying her beautiful figure.
She had not yet left the Kuja Pirates and was still the empress of Amazon Lily.
"Is that the Rocks Pirates?"
She saw Ozz's ship. Naturally, she also saw the tall, relaxed figure looking in their direction.
"That's Ozz, the newly appointed captain of the Rocks Pirates who has been rising to fame recently!"
One of the crew members recognized Ozz and observed him through a telescope.
But when she saw that he could even sense her gaze and smiled back at her, she instantly felt as if her heart had been struck.
Her eyes turned into hearts, and she collapsed on the spot.
The other Kuja crew members immediately gathered around her in concern, while Gloriosa's face filled with curiosity.
So that was the man who had defeated her beloved Roger and been given the name of a monster?
She also looked toward the slowly approaching Rocks Pirates ship and saw that handsome face framed by long black hair.
"So handsome!"
Her face immediately flushed red, and she looked somewhat shy.
It was like an iron law.
Aside from the special case of Shakky, every captain of the Kuja Pirates would eventually become hopelessly lovestruck.
...
By the time the Roger Pirates arrived, it was already an hour later.
At that moment, they also discovered the Rocks Pirates ship, which was currently docked beside the Kuja Pirates ship.
"Not good! It's the Rocks Pirates!"
A young Rayleigh was holding a telescope, and his expression changed instantly.
"What? Is that bastard Rocks here?"
The still-young, impulsive, and not particularly bright Roger stood at the bow and roared.
He would never allow Rocks to lay a hand on Shakky!
The future strongest man in the world, a young Scopper Gaban, looked somewhat confused and said,
"It doesn't seem to be their main ship..."
As long as Rocks himself had not come, the Roger Pirates would not feel too pressured.
But as they approached the two ships and met Geek and the other underlings aboard the Rocks Pirates ship, two figures walked out of the cabin of the Kuja Pirates ship one after another.
"What do you think? If it's those guys on Hachinosu, they'll definitely welcome your arrival."
"A pirate's life needs a bit of relaxation and enjoyment too, doesn't it?"
Ozz had a faint smile on his lips. There were no hearts in his eyes.
As the incubus of the sea, Ozz believed he had a very good grasp of the thoughts and patterns of both men and women.
The empresses of the Kuja Pirates always seemed to fall for those who did not worship their beauty.
Just like how Roger was not infatuated with Gloriosa, Rayleigh never had hearts in his eyes for Shakky, and in the original timeline, Luffy was not petrified by Hancock's beauty.
As for Shakky, getting to know and spend time with this calm, interesting man had put her in a rather good mood.
Looking at the handsome face of the young Ozz, she smiled knowingly.
"I'll think about it, Ozz-san."
And just as they walked out of the cabin, Ozz received the deathly stares of a whole crowd of people from the Great Age of Repression.
At the same time, there came the sound of countless hearts shattering.
"Shakky... Shakky actually came out of a room with a man!"
"No!"
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