Starting as a Roger Pirates Apprentice

Chapter 585: Chapter 585: Blackbeard Invades Daughter Island, Orin’s Affair

At a time when the world was in turmoil, the Navy’s forces had also arrived at Amazon Lily, preparing to capture the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock.

At the same time, another person had set his sights on this place—the newly crowned Yonko of the sea, Blackbeard Teach.

"Hey, hey, hey!!! Captain, are we really going to make a move on that Empress?"

"She’s a Shichibukai, you understand that, right?"

Catarina Devon casually knocked down a Navy soldier and asked Blackbeard beside her.

But Teach, whose body was wrapped in bandages, seemed not to hear her at all. He still clasped his hands in front of him, laughing with extreme confidence.

"Zehahahahahaha!!!"

"Relax. I’ve already gotten the news. That man doesn’t have time to deal with these ’Shichibukai’ anymore. Mihawk and Crocodile were both attacked by the Navy, yet nothing happened to them..."

"In other words, the so-called Shichibukai have already lost their king!!!"

"The Love-Love Fruit is a rare treasure. Let our Blackbeard Pirates claim it..."

"The Pirate Empress... such a beautiful head—cut it off and keep it as a collection piece..."

Ever since the battle against Sadgeo, the Blackbeard Pirates had also suffered heavy losses and were in urgent need of new combat power.

Combining Kuzan’s guidance with his own analysis of the recent news, Blackbeard decided to seize the mechanism-related Devil Fruit, the Love-Love Fruit, to strengthen his crew’s overall power.

However, he hadn’t expected the Navy to appear here as well.

With a casual punch, the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit shattered the ground, swallowing up all the Navy soldiers.

"Captain Teach!!!"

As a wave of flames swept in, a minor member of the Blackbeard Pirates collapsed to the ground, screaming in agony.

"Hey, hey, you’ve got to be kidding me? Defeated by a brat..."

But as he spoke, Blackbeard suddenly felt something was off, because the child rushing toward him looked strange.

"Brown skin, white hair, burning flames and wings..."

"Is this some Navy trick?!!!"

Facing the question, the aloof S-Hawk raised his cross-shaped greatsword and, unusually, gave a reply.

"Both, I guess..."

Perhaps something engraved deep in his genes had not been completely erased. Whenever he heard the name Orin, S-Hawk always had a strange illusion.

He would regard the other party as the highest-level commander while also feeling an urge to do something for him... like cleaning up his messes.

The Seraphim were not rigid living weapons that merely executed orders, nor were they comparable to mass-produced Pacifistas.

They were truly independent individuals who could think and judge, though they still acted under the influence of instinctive programming.

Their mission target, Hancock, was considered half an ally in their judgment, yet they were still required to capture her, which created a certain contradiction.

Now that Blackbeard had appeared, it conveniently allowed them to shift the focus of their attacks.

"Damn it..."

Using an Armament Haki–coated arm to barely block S-Hawk’s slash, Blackbeard’s expression turned ugly.

"Weren’t we told Orin had already broken with the World Government? Why are the World Government’s Pacifistas still obeying orders?!"

As the battle continued, they gradually moved closer to the interior of Amazon Lily.

...

Inside Amazon Lily, the person everyone was paying attention to—Empress Hancock—was currently speaking into a Den Den Mushi with hearts in her eyes and a shy expression.

"Orin-sama~ When will I be able to see you again~"

"Hancock, sorry. I might not have much time recently. But soon. I had the Seagull transport a large mirror over to you—you should have received it already, right?"

On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, Orin was holding a banquet at the Buggy Pirates’ base on Karai Bari Island. After receiving Hancock’s call, he finally remembered this matter.

It couldn’t be helped...

He was just that kind of free man, never bound by women.

Even if the other party was the most beautiful woman in the world, at most she could make Orin take a few extra glances.

After all, he was a man who could resist Shakky’s charm.

"I’ll come back through that mirror from time to time. Make sure you keep an eye on it~"

Actually, Amazon Lily didn’t lack other mirrors. With the ability of the Mirror-Mirror Fruit that Black Gun had eaten, Orin could enter the mirror world and travel between different mirrors.

But the problem was...

There were simply too many mirrors in the world.

Not to mention the countless varieties of man-made mirrors—almost every household had at least one. It was like searching through an ocean.

So Orin had selected several specific large mirrors to make them easier to find and travel through.

"Yes!!!"

"I’ve already moved the mirror into my room. I can see it anytime~"

The mirror was positioned directly facing the bed. If Orin wanted, he could see a scene that would make ninety-nine percent of the men in the pirate world burst into nosebleeds.

Just then, a booming sound came from the outskirts of Amazon Lily.

"BOOM—!!!"

A huge emerald-green blade of light flashed past, slicing off a massive chunk of Amazon Lily’s iconic mountain, which began collapsing to one side.

"What happened?"

Orin raised an eyebrow and asked.

"It seems... like intruders."

"Then go take a look."

As the sounds of fighting drew closer, Hancock could no longer sit still. Covering the Den Den Mushi’s mouth with one hand, the face that had been incomparably gentle moments ago was now filled with anger and frost.

"What’s going on!!!"

"Why would this happen right when I’m talking with Orin-sama on the phone..."

What Hancock didn’t notice, however, was that the Den Den Mushi’s antennae were extendable. Her sharp-tongued, furious expression was still clearly seen by Orin, perfectly imitated by the snail.

...

At the banquet of the Buggy crew, Orin was sitting at the table gnawing on a chicken leg when a beautiful woman with long black hair and a graceful figure sat down beside him.

Smiling, she raised her glass and toasted him.

"Orin-sama, come to think of it, this isn’t the first time we’ve met~"

The beauty was quite attractive—even among the many beauties of the pirate world, she could easily stand out.

But Orin showed little interest.

"...So it’s Alvida."

Although she was very beautiful now, whenever Orin saw her, he still thought of her original fat appearance. He simply couldn’t muster any interest.

However, Hancock—who had just shifted from an angry expression back to a gentle one—suddenly noticed the female voice coming from the other side of the Den Den Mushi.

Her expression changed instantly.

Especially when the Den Den Mushi imitated that woman’s appearance—it was clearly a rather good-looking woman.

Hancock was immediately shocked. Her face turned pale, and she covered her mouth with both hands in disbelief.

"Th-This... could it be..."

"An affair?!!!"