Orochimaru's veins bulged as he looked at Roger, what was he even saying? Although he didn't like that great genius, he couldn't let him cuckold Roger. Though he wouldn't mind if it were the other way around.
"Stop!!! Your wife didn't remarry! She just died!!!"
Roger was stunned for a moment, then reacted, crying like a child.
"My Rouge... boo hoo hoo."
"Shut up!"
Orochimaru roared at Roger. Why was this guy so much like a giant Luffy?
Roger looked at Orochimaru with a resentful expression.
"You're not a very cute child. After all, I am your father."
"Aish..." Now Orochimaru felt that the Blue Star people's curses were very useful... He wanted to curse someone.
Orochimaru tried to calm himself down, rubbing his temples.
"First of all, I am not your son," Orochimaru said seriously.
"Aren't you Ace's younger brother?" Roger asked, puzzled.
"Yes, that's right..." Orochimaru replied helplessly.
"Then you count as my son," Roger said, as if it were obvious.
Orochimaru was so angry he laughed. By his logic, did he also have to call Whitebeard and Dragon 'Dad'?
"If you insist on saying that, then when you see Garp, remember to call him 'Dad'," Orochimaru looked at Roger with a half-smile.
Roger instantly showed a look of disgust, his mouth wide open. "Why should I?"
"I was adopted by Garp, and Garp is my and Ace's Grandfather."
Orochimaru looked at the disgusted Roger with a strange expression.
He turned and pushed Bartolomeo, who had been petrified since Roger's revival... Such a lack of courage.
Bartolomeo was petrified because he suddenly realized that Senior Orochimaru's model was not what he had imagined at all. Not only had he completely misunderstood, but he had also given the person the smallest jie bao... What to do... Will he be found out?
At this moment, Roger's face was full of shock.
Garp? Grandfather?
He always treated him as a brother, and he actually wanted to be his father?
Oh no, he already was! Roger took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, but when he looked at Orochimaru, his face was still a bit distorted.
"Hey... Kid... Tell me what happened after I died," Roger said.
Orochimaru, who had expected this, immediately pushed Bartolomeo in front of Roger.
"Please, Barto," Orochimaru said.
Bartolomeo accepted the request and began to tell Roger what happened after his execution.
"After you died, because of your last words, the Great Pirate Era began, and countless people went out to sea to find One Piece... blah blah blah."
During the narration, Bartolomeo focused on describing the Straw Hat's legendary deeds. He gesticulated with his hands and feet, pointing to the content on the newspaper, and excitedly said:
"So, Senior Luffy will definitely become the new Pirate King! You, the former Pirate King, can retire!"
"Is that so... Is that so..."
Roger listened to Bartolomeo's narration, excitedly slapping his thigh, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
"The New World... Monkey D. Luffy... Is he..."
Roger turned to look at Orochimaru, his tone questioning.
Orochimaru sighed softly and slowly said,
"That's right, he is Garp's biological Grandson, and also my older brother, and Ace's younger brother.
He was abducted by Red-Haired Shanks from your ship and became a pirate."
Bartolomeo looked at Orochimaru with an excited face, secretly rejoicing in his heart: So Senior Orochimaru and Senior Luffy have such a relationship! This is truly first-hand exclusive information! It seems I am the luckiest fan.
Roger looked at Luffy's iconic straw hat and couldn't help but sigh.
Did Shanks give up? He wanted to ask about Shanks' recent situation.
But seeing Orochimaru's face, which clearly read "Don't touch me."
Roger's mouth couldn't help but twitch. Shanks must have done something to make Orochimaru dislike him.
"So, you resurrected me just to help you save Ace?" Roger asked.
"No, just to let you out for a walk and attract some firepower.
After all, after you died, Ace felt that he was the bloodline of a devil, an existence hated by the world. He even felt that he shouldn't be alive.
But if you were resurrected, you would be the one hated, so he could be at ease being Whitebeard's son."
Orochimaru stretched, looked at the time, and felt it was almost time to prepare to leave.
"Do you have any more questions? If not, you can go back.
When the Marineford War begins, I will summon you again.
When it's over, you can choose to die again, or you can choose to find Rayleigh and grow old together. Maybe you can even have a second spring."
Orochimaru said carelessly.
Roger was silent. So resurrecting him really was just to ask him if he wanted to be resurrected.
"Okay... Then how do I go back?"
"Just close your eyes..." As Roger closed his eyes, Orochimaru formed a hand seal, deprived Roger of his consciousness, and then prepared to put the coffin away, so he could just summon him next time.
After Roger disappeared, Bartolomeo, who had returned to his model form, rushed over.
"Senior Orochimaru! I suddenly remembered that a part was installed incorrectly, and I plan to replace it. I think the original one is better."
"Oh, then go change it. I'll be leaving when you're done," Orochimaru said.
Bartolomeo nodded vigorously. He knew that Senior Orochimaru was going to Marine Headquarters to save Fire Fist Ace, but he couldn't help at all right now.
He secretly made up his mind to train hard! And then go to sea! He hoped that one day he could become useful to Senior Luffy!
Soon, Bartolomeo changed the jie bao back, but this time his attitude was completely different, after all, this was Senior Orochimaru's elder.
Thinking of Roger's upcoming appearance at the Marineford War, and not wanting to embarrass Senior Orochimaru, he even gave him a Captain's outfit.
In the hot spring inn, a group of younger brothers cried profusely, reluctant to part. They didn't know when they would see their idol again.
Bartolomeo returned the coffin to Orochimaru, and was surprised to see it disappear directly into the ground (actually the summoning space).
"Senior Orochimaru... This is the log pose... I've already had Grandma plan the fastest route for you.
Our village's Grandma knows the most. You shouldn't need a ship. This place is very close to the Red Line, you can completely fly over, and you'll reach Marineford very quickly."
"Good..." Orochimaru threw a mini necklace of Luffy to Bartolomeo, and also a Haki training manual.
"This is something I made before, it's for you. Luffy should arrive at Dressrosa in two years. Let's meet in the New World. I think Luffy will really like you."
Orochimaru spread his wings, and with the Earth Release's Light-Heavy Rock Technique, he instantly disappeared from everyone's sight.
A group of people shed tears of emotion, watching Orochimaru disappear into the distance.
"Senior Orochimaru is indeed super cool... Most importantly, he's even better looking than on the bounty poster!"
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