"Hehehe~ He probably isn't one of us Minks. I've never seen him before. Of course, it's also possible he was separated from the tribe and ended up wandering outside."
Pekoms carefully looked Chopper over, then spoke.
Roy also chose the right moment to say, "Chopper really isn't a Mink. He's only a reindeer who ate the Human-Human Fruit."
"The Human-Human Fruit? There's actually that kind of Zoan-type Devil Fruit?"
"Tch, tch. If a human ate that fruit, wouldn't they get no ability at all except becoming unable to swim?"
"Looks like Devil Fruits really can't be eaten casually."
Hearing everyone only discuss the Human-Human Fruit and not care about the blue-nosed monster that he was, Chopper's originally uneasy heart immediately settled down.
"Chopper, from now on, you'll follow Kuma. His medical unit has many extremely outstanding doctors. Use the intelligence granted by the Human-Human Fruit and study medicine properly under them."
Roy found a place for Chopper. The future Rumble Ball could not be buried like this.
"Can I?"
Chopper looked at the man who looked like a bear, dressed like a bear, and even had the name Kuma, only to discover that the other party was also staring at him.
He could not help but gulp, then took small steps over to Kuma.
After comparing their heights, he very wisely transformed into his human form.
"Please take care of me."
Kuma gently extended his broad palm.
"P-please take care of me."
The two of them clasped hands.
"As for Shiryu's identity and strength, I'm sure all of you are already clear on them. I intend to have him serve as the captain of our Sixteenth Division."
Roy began shifting the topic onto Shiryu.
"We'll follow the captain's arrangement!"
"Good. I have nothing else. If any of you have anything you want to say, or any questions you want to ask, then ask away!"
After Roy finished speaking, the scene began to stir, and Burgess was the first to jump out.
"Weehahahaha! Captain! When are we going to start making our move against the Marines and the World Government? I've been sick of those Celestial Dragons for a long time!"
As soon as Burgess spoke, the entire hall instantly fell silent. Everyone looked eagerly at Roy.
In their hearts, several of them were all looking forward to fighting the World Government.
"Make a move against the World Government? That day will come sooner or later, but not now," Roy said.
"The strength of you people has not yet reached the point where you can match them. You must understand that the World Government has existed for more than eight hundred years. Its foundation is extremely deep. Former Marine admirals, former prison wardens and head jailers, former Marine fleet admirals, former Commanders-in-Chief, former leaders of the various Cipher Pol organizations, and so on and so forth. Do you think you can handle them?"
Burgess opened his mouth, then fell silent in embarrassment.
"Moreover, although we have suppressed the other overlords in the New World, we have not truly ruled the New World yet. It is still not time to go to war with the World Government."
Seeing that some of the people present had lowered their heads slightly, Roy thought for a moment, then encouraged them. "However, we will eventually face the World Government. They will not allow us to challenge their authority. When that time comes, we will definitely crush them."
As he spoke, Roy raised his head.
"Do not forget that you still have me. In this world, no one is my opponent!"
"…"
Everyone's mouths opened slightly as they looked at the figure seated on the main seat. Their eyes unconsciously grew moist.
"Yes! Captain Roy!"
In the year 1509 of the Sea Circle Calendar, aside from rumors leaking out that the Thunder Emperor had invaded Impel Down, which the World Government desperately denied, the only other development was that the Thunder God Pirates had gained one more division commander. Nothing major happened otherwise.
Except, that was, for a certain red-haired pirate crew with a straw hat officially stationing themselves in Foosha Village, preparing to head toward the Grand Line and the New World once again.
Red-Hair had an old friendship with Mihawk, which showed that he had once spent some time making his way through the Grand Line. Afterward, he had returned to the Four Blues to recruit companions.
After experiencing Roy's encouragement, the Thunder God Pirates once again threw themselves into training with tremendous enthusiasm.
Now, aside from the great medical nation of Drum Island from before, the Thunder God Pirates, who had taken in the doctors exiled by the Doctor Hunt back then, had instantly become a second medical sanctuary for doctors.
Especially with Roy strongly supporting medicine, the number of famous doctors on Raijin Island could be said to be increasing day by day.
Later, because there were too many people coming and going on the island, Tamago specifically asked Issho to properly expand the entire island.
Queen spent his days researching different kinds of mochi red-bean soup together with Hagens, while Gin, Jack, Pekoms, and the others often sparred together because they were all Ancient Zoans.
King, on the other hand, got along very well with Jinbe. In certain aspects, the two of them were highly compatible.
After the meeting ended, most of the people left. Only one person remained.
"Zehahahahaha! Captain, it's been a long time since I last saw you~"
Teach laughed as he walked over.
Roy glanced at him, knew what he wanted to say, and without saying much, directly took the Dark-Dark Fruit from his space ring.
"Uh…!"
Looking at the Devil Fruit that had suddenly appeared in Roy's hand, Blackbeard directly choked on the words he had wanted to say but had not yet had time to speak.
After his initial shock, the astonishment in Teach's eyes rapidly faded, replaced by dense greed and desire.
I knew it. As long as I stayed with the Thunder God Pirates, I would definitely encounter the Dark-Dark Fruit!
When he subconsciously reached out to take the fruit, Roy flipped his hand again, and the Dark-Dark Fruit vanished once more.
"Captain, what… do you mean by this?"
Clarity quickly returned to Teach's eyes. He licked his lips and asked in a hoarse voice.
At this moment, his heart was violently pounding. The Dark-Dark Fruit he had longed for over several decades had suddenly appeared before his eyes without the slightest warning.
This made it truly difficult for him to calm himself.
With Teach's mind, he very quickly understood. Roy taking out the Dark-Dark Fruit in front of him definitely meant there was some kind of condition.
Therefore, he did not probe either. He went straight to the point and said, "Tell me, Captain. What do you want me to do?"
(End of Chapter)
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