Chapter 11: When legends fight

' What's up'- Thoughts

"What's up"- Speech

*What's up*- Sounds

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Roger Pirates, spent most of yesterday consuming alcohol. However, Pride and a few others didn't bother to drink.

Pride was someone who enjoyed the occasional drink in his former life. However, Roger had agreed to take him all the way to the East Blue. As such, he didn't want to be in a state where he had no self-control even before the journey had begun.

The other crew members who didn't drink had two reasons. One was that some of them really didn't like drinking. The other was that someone had to take the drunks back to the ship.

As Pride and the Roger pirates were on their way to the shore, he was in awe of the magnificence of their ship, the Oro Jackson.

The ship was made of wood, the treasure tree 'Adam'. It had a figurehead that resembled a pair of mermaids next to a cannon that pointed forward. The ship had three masts with red sails. On the foremast was a Jolly Roger. The sails are also patterned with vertical stripes. In the middle of the ship is a large dotted egg.

After boarding the ship behind them, Pride was assigned a room for the night.

Since Roger and his crew had been drinking and partying most of the day, almost everyone was pretty tired or drunk. As a result, they were off to bed right after boarding.

►The next morning◄

The next morning, the ship was still on Baterilla's shore.

The sun gleamed forth in all its magnificence. As if bathed in a bluish color, the sky was crystal clear. There was almost no breeze. The only sound was the murmur of the sea.

*knock*

*knock*

A member knocked twice before going into Pride's room. The latter was still in a deep sleep.

"Pride, wake up. Breakfast is ready. Even the captain and Rayleigh-san are already up, in spite of their alcohol intake. Come on, let's go." One of the members said as he shook him.

"Mhh, Taro. I'm already awake," said Pride, who slowly sat up while fumbling with his eyes.

Exactly. After spending most of the day in the pub, Pride was introduced to each crew member. Some, like Crocus, who will join the crew before the end of Roger's voyage, were naturally not present.

Soon everyone was in the kitchen, sitting around the dining table.

"RA-HAH and Pride, how did you sleep last night?" asked Roger, stuffing his mouth with food.

"Just like a baby. And once again, thanks to all of you for letting me ride with you to the East Blue."

"It's not worth mentioning," more than one of the members replied at the same time.

"Ah, by the way, where did you get your sword, Pride?"

"I got it in the Briss Kingdom."

"This is a mighty and beautiful sword. It is very pleased with you and is eager to accompany you on your way," Roger said with a grin.

'It goes without saying... he already has the voice of all things. His overall talent is really unbelievable.'

"His name is Tengoku no shikiri!" emphasized Pride, smiling.

"Ohh, The Heaven's Divider. A fitting name for this sword."

"It may not be equal to your sword yet, but in the years to come, I will succeed in raising it to the same level," Pride said, glancing at Roger's sword at his waist.

*hummmm*

Pride's sword vibrated in response.

"RA-HAH, I hope so."

The conversation went on until Rayleigh's voice broke through. "Guys, Garp and Sengoku are probably on our tail already. Get plenty of food rations and enough alcohol. After that, we'll set sail again."

Roger, Rayleigh, Gaban, and Pride stayed aboard the ship. They talked. The rest went out to purchase the desired goods.

►A few hours later◄

"Captain, Rayleigh-san. We got everything. We're ready for departure now."

But, of course, the Roger Pirates were not going to wait too long before they set off on their journey.

With every meter they passed, the townspeople and the little pirates rejoiced at their departure. After all, they did not have to live in fear and anxiety any longer.

"Head for the Reverse Mountain!" Roger shouted with his arm raised.

Traveling from Baterilla to Reverse Mountain was estimated to take about five days.

The crew had already been out at sea for a few hours. They were mostly killing time with singing, card games, and partying. And some of them also honed their skills.

Pride, however, was sitting in a corner. He was reflecting on his progress and travels over the past year.

*ding*

[Name: Pride]

[Age: 15 years old]

[The template "Shanks" extraction 31%]

[Abilities:]→ [Advanced Swordsman]:  In this stage, the swordsman is capable of cutting through objects that are thicker than the length of the sword, such as buildings or ships.

→Observations Haki: » beginner stage

→Armament Haki »beginner Stage

→Conqueror's Haki »beginner stage

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

[Devil Fruit]: Zushi Zushi no Mi, progress 27%]

[Abilities: ↓]

→gravity suppression

→gravity alleviation

→gravity repulsion

→gravity attraction

→gravity slash »Similar to a flying slash. However, during the physical impact, the touched subject will be under the influence of gravitational forces with the result of being squeezed.

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

'I have made more progress in one year with Shanks's template and the Devil Fruit than I have in the previous three years. Since I've been training under increased gravity, the speed of my progress is truly astounding. But the training became much more demanding.'

Out of habit, Pride refused to be idle for the remaining five days, so he began training.

He practiced sword slashes under increased gravity. Throughout the whole process, the same movement. Although it is usually a matter of ease, it is not so easy to perform under increased gravity.

"You seem to do a lot of training," Rayleigh said, watching Pride from the sidelines.

*breath in*

*breath out*

"We live in a world where weakness is an invitation to destruction. Unless you have strength, I'm afraid you'll get nowhere, Rayleigh."

"HAH-HA, that is true," Rayleigh replied, drawing his sword.

"Hmm?" Pride arched an eyebrow.

"I have nothing else to do. Do me a favor and attack me. I will practice with you all the way to the East Blue."

*boom*

With a smile on his face, Pride lunged forward with his sword. The latter easily dodged it and quickly began slashing at Pride.

Pride was immediately under pressure. But he could not prevent it. Yet not one of Rayleigh's sword strokes hit his body. Rayleigh's well-controlled attacks were most likely the reason for this.

Of course, Pride could have used his devil fruit, but Pride's opinion was that it was inappropriate.

Currently, Rayleigh is definitely at the master or even grandmaster stage in swordsmanship.

This is an excellent opportunity for Pride to hone his swordsmanship. Especially when it comes to someone like Rayleigh.

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Another four days went by without incident. Mostly unchanged was Pride's daily routine. He would wake up, have breakfast, as well as practice with Rayleigh for several hours each day.

He was always vastly inferior to Rayleigh. The power that Rayleigh used always remained constant. And compared to before, it was easier for Pride after the 4 days.

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He still had no chance. But he no longer lost immediately.

Since Pride had virtually no combat experience outside of a couple of bandits or weak pirates, it came in handy to have someone like Rayleigh as a sparring partner.

More hours went by, and the ship of the Roger Pirates was getting closer and closer to the Reverse Mountain.

However, there was another ship that appeared within their range. But it was far behind them.

"Captain, there is another ship visible, right behind us."

"RA-HAH, if they don't attack us, just ignore them."

A few hundred meters behind the Oro Jackson, another ship appeared. In terms of size, it was quite similar to the ship of the Roger pirates.

There seemed to be two men standing at the very front with their arms in their pockets. Their white coats blew in the breeze.

The person on the left was up to a whopping 2.87 meters in height. He had black hair of medium length, as well as a scar on his left eye.

The right person's height, however, was 2.78m. He appeared to have a black Afro, a goatee that was a little longer than usual and was wearing glasses.

Another person approached the two people in front.

"Vice Admiral Garp, Vice Admiral Sengoku! It is indeed the ship of the Roger Pirates that is ahead of us!" A member of the marine staff said.

Garp grinned at the answer.

"Sengoku, I'll go ahead. See ya there. BWAHAHAHA."

*boom*

Garp used Geppo, one of the rokushiki techniques, to leap into the air and advance with incredible speed.

►On the other side◄

"Captain! Someone is approaching at incredible speed!"

Roger replied with a grin. He looked at the approaching figure.

"BWAHAHAHA, Roger!!! This time you're not getting away!"

Roger jumped up as well. He was heading towards Garp. Probably he was able to create some kind of Geppo himself.

"RA-HAH, Garp! That's not the first time you've said that!"

Both Roger and Garp continued to move closer and closer to each other. Roger drew his sword, Ace!

Garp's fist turned to a shade of cyan.

They were a few meters apart.

„Final Departure!"

„Iron Fist!"

*boom*

Both were attacking at the same time. Looking closely, one might notice that neither touched the other.

Pride, watching the exchange from a distance, thought of only one thing! 'Advanced armament haki, emission!'

A loud explosion occurred. The sea in the immediate area went crazy. To the point that the surface within 50 meters completely disintegrated! There was nothing left. It was completely pulverized!

"BWAHAH, Roger," Garp grinned.

"Garp," the latter replied with a grin in return.

As the two of them gazed at each other, the Marine ship approached steadily.

Sengoku soon erupted with considerable momentum as well, heading toward Garp and Roger.

Rayleigh, a distant observer of the events, also accelerated toward them.

"Sengoku, you'll have to be content with me," Rayleigh said smiling.

"Rayleigh... you, like Roger, are an eminent danger that must be eliminated."

Knowing Rayleigh's strength, Sengoku didn't want to mess around, so he immediately transformed into his Buddha Devil Fruit's human-beast form.

Both came closer. Rayleigh drew his sword. It was probably one of the 21 Great Grade swords and attacked.

"Abyssal slash!"

Sengoku didn't hesitate either...

"Fist of enlightenment!"

*boom*

What happened with Roger and Garp happened again. Neither made contact, triggering an intense vibration burst.

The two ships, as well as the sea, began to churn back and forth at a tremendous speed.

The sky split into two. Filled with lightning that was descending, the said lightning was both discharged and spread over the whole area. One was blue. The other was yellow.

On the far left side of the field, Roger was standing in front of Garp...

Far to the right, Rayleigh faced Sengoku...

*boom*

*boom*

Complete devastation.

With each exchange, occurring every few seconds, large areas of the ocean disappeared completely. Faded into oblivion.

However, these were constantly re-filled by the surrounding water.

Shockwaves erupted repeatedly. They were caused by the exchange of two conqueror's haki users.

Both ships retreated for cover. Despite the distance, both felt the shockwaves generated by the fighting.

The fights went on for three hours straight. None of the participants emerged victorious.

They all got slightly injured, but nothing serious.

"RA-HAH, Garp, that was a lot of fun. But I don't have any more time to fool around with you. That's a technique I haven't perfected yet. But I know you will and can fend it off," Roger grinned.

Roger's eyes took on a crimson hue.

„Divine Departure!"

*cingcing*

Roger's sword erupted. A solid red and black beam, fifty meters long, swirled with lightning.

But it wasn't aimed at Garp. It was aimed at the Marine ship.

Garp's observations haki had detected the impending attack. He launched himself at full speed toward his ship.

Sengoku sensed this as well, and was unsure if they could withstand such an attack unharmed. He stopped his fight with Rayleigh and headed for the Marine ship as well.

"Rayleigh, come on. This will keep them occupied for a while. Let's get the hell out of here RA-HAH."

Roger and Rayleigh responded by returning to their ship at breakneck speed.

Roger screamed as soon as he got back.

"Activate it!"

Apparently, the Oro Jackson, like Luffy's, was able to temporarily accelerate considerably by using an engine. This allowed it to cover long distances in a short amount of time.

As the Roger Pirates' ship continued to advance, a huge detonation sounded in the distance.

*BOOOOOOM*

Using advanced armament haki, both Garp and Sengoku resisted Roger's attack. However, they were gradually pushed back until the aforementioned airblast took place.

Accompanied by a huge explosion, a gigantic shock wave rippled out. As a result, a huge cloud of smoke arose.

When the smoke cleared, only an area of about three hundred meters was visible. It was completely devoid of water.

As soon as the view was restored, two individuals could be seen. Both Garp and Sengoku managed to fend off the attack. However, they suffered some minor injuries.

"BWAHAHA, Roger, you've become stronger again. You can even coat your attacks with conqueror's haki, BWAHAHA."

"GAARP!, you don't have to praise the enemy for that! Come... Let's return to the headquarters. Unfortunately, we were not able to capture them today," Sengoku said as he slowly made his way toward the marine ship.

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