Chapter 010: Roger is the Real "Che Guevara of Thieving"!
The waves were unbridled, and the sea breeze was refreshing.
"Liu Feng, didn't you say we were going to resurrect my wife?"
"Why did we run here?"
On the deck of the dilapidated warship, Roger, who was flustered and sweating profusely while manning the helm, shouted loudly to Liu Feng, who was sitting atop the mast.
While escaping the interception and pursuit by the Marines in Loguetown, this seized warship had already suffered quite a bit of cannon fire and was covered in scars.
Added to that were Roger's occasional fits of madness, where he recklessly vented his Haki. The already overwhelmed warship was half-scrapped. With every slap of a giant wave, it emitted creaking and groaning sounds, making Liu Feng's heart tremble.
He shook his head and looked down at the somewhat bewildered Roger, sighing inwardly that this guy was indeed unreliable.
Truly birds of a feather with Luffy; as for navigation skills, a random recruit from the Marines would probably be more reliable.
Fortunately, this was the East Blue, Roger's hometown; otherwise, the two of them would likely be spinning in circles forever.
"Your wife, Portgas D. Rouge, was someone you hooked up with on Baterilla in the South Blue, so to resurrect her, I must go to the South Blue."
Liu Feng explained slowly:
"But given the current state of our warship and your terrible navigation skills, let alone crossing the Grand Line to get to the South Blue, I'm afraid we won't even make it out of the East Blue."
"Besides, I also need supplies. The food on the ship is almost eaten."
At this point, he rolled his eyes.
Roger chuckled, not minding the criticism.
He knew his navigation skills were truly rotten, and his appetite was frighteningly large.
Otherwise, back when he first set sail with Rayleigh, he wouldn't have been scolded by the latter so many times.
"So your plan is to get a ship and money first?"
Roger scratched his head and asked.
"Where are we going to rob!?"
Rob?
Liu Feng was speechless.
"There are some things I don't need violence for. It's better for me to act as cautiously as possible right now."
"Your strength hasn't fully recovered. If we attract the attention of the World Government and the Marines, it will be trouble."
Roger touched his head, saying in confusion:
"Not rob? Have a ship? Have money? By working?"
He shook his head carelessly and said:
"As for working... working is impossible; it is impossible to work in this lifetime."
"I don't know how to do business. Only by robbing can I maintain a life like this..."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Feng was dumbfounded.
...That makes so much sense.
Is this the Grand Line version of "Che Guevara"?
He subconsciously covered his head.
Spending too much time with this goofball these past few days, he had really forgotten this bastard's true identity.
This was the most vicious criminal in the eyes of the World Government and the Marines, the Pirate King!
Don't forget, the real sea is not as glamorous as depicted by the procrastinating Oda.
Any great pirate who can make a name for themselves on this sea is a villain with hands stained with blood and lives, filled with wickedness.
Not to mention anything else, just this Roger, who looked "innocent and naive," once destroyed a country's army just because someone badmouthed his partner!
A country's army!
How many lives was that!?
No one knows.
In the end, a pirate is a pirate after all.
The better ones are travelers like Luffy, or like Rayleigh, who sells his body or hammers coating when he runs out of money.
The bad ones, like this unlucky uncle in front of him, fall directly into the demonic path.
Seeing Liu Feng's dull eyes, which even held a hint of admiration, Roger said:
"What's with that look?"
"I'm a pirate, isn't this normal?"
"I won't be like Whitebeard, playing the happy family while poor and starving every day. No money, yet raising a huge bunch of sons."
"Raising sons doesn't prevent old age..."
"That bastard Whitebeard got stabbed by a son, and then finished off by another son before he died."
"Look at how good I have it: give birth but don't raise, let others raise him."
"Hahahaha!! Whitebeard loved being a father!! Old White is indeed a great person!!"
In the end, he was complacent.
Liu Feng was completely shocked this time.
He really is "Che Guevara"!!
With such an uninhibited mindset, it seems this guy can joke about anything except his crewmates.
Liu Feng's mouth twitched as he said:
"Then don't you think inside a prison is also quite nice?"
Roger paused, thought about it seriously, and said:
"Now that you mention it, that seems right."
"I stayed in Impel Down for a while. Before the execution, everyone treated me incredibly well."
"The food was good, and the pirates inside all called me Boss."
"Inside the prison, everyone is talented, and they speak so nicely."
"—I super love it in there!"
Roger concluded happily.
Liu Feng:
"..."
"Old Ro, you know what?"
Roger:
"What?"
Liu Feng (serious face):
"You should go join the Revolutionary Army."