Chapter 1 Seventeen years later in

the year 1498 of the Sea Circle Calendar, the words left by the Pirate King Gol D. Roger before his execution in Rogue Town officially opened the Great Pirate Era. In the following twenty years, countless people set sail, trying to find the great treasure and conquer this sea.

For power, wealth, fame, dreams, or other unspeakable reasons.

Unfortunately, no one has been able to find the great treasure again in the past twenty years. When they went out to sea, they were full of confidence, singing Binx's wine with their companions, and had infinite expectations for the future.

The final result is that most of them are destroyed due to natural disasters or man-made disasters, and die in some unknown corner in the first half of the Grand Line, adding another chip to the horror stories of the Grand Line.

The South China Sea was already full of rampant black forces and constant fighting, and the start of the Great Pirate Era led to chaos, or rather, there was no order at all, with robbery, arson, murder and all kinds of crimes being carried out unscrupulously in this area of ​​the sea.

However, Fit Island is an exception. No one dares to cause trouble here.

This small island is not large in area and does not have rich mineral resources. The people are simple and honest, and the islanders make a living by brewing wine.

It is an ordinary and common island among the many islands in the South China Sea.

From such an ordinary island emerged a kind and powerful man, former Vice Admiral Cheng Xi.

Whether it's her strange and fantastic abilities, her powerful strength to break thousands of troops with one sword, or her ability to get along with everyone on the sea, her kind and beautiful personality, everyone is curious about her.

It's a pity that this rising naval star died young when he was drowned at sea while trying to save others during a mission.

After a brief sensation, the newspapers gradually calmed down. When a person dies, it is like a light going out. All the love, hate, and grudges that were once related to her, as beautiful as flowers, the noise and quarrels, gradually dissipated with the wind and were buried by time.

All that remains is a cenotaph on the island of Fethiye and her relatives and friends who occasionally visit her every year.

Vice Admiral Cheng Xi's relatives and friends are not ordinary people. The Admiral of the Navy, Vice Admiral Tsuru, Black Arm Zephyr, the Four Emperors, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the Pirate Empress, etc. These big figures who can shake the New World upside down individually, will take time out every year to come to this ordinary island in the South China Sea to give her a bouquet of flowers, chat about family matters, and recall the scenes when they were together.

Naturally, no one would be allowed to cause trouble at her resting place.

The pirates and black forces in the South China Sea dare not mess with these big guys.

After all, if you encounter the navy, at most you will be caught and imprisoned in Impel Prison. If you encounter those bad-tempered pirates, death may only be the lightest punishment.

Therefore, Fit Island is one of the few peaceful islands in the South China Sea, where people silently abide by this treaty without explicit regulations.

The islanders of Feite Island all like Cheng Xi very much. She protected her hometown during her lifetime, and even after her death, her relatives and friends guarded the island for her.

In an unknown and remote mountain, a black-and-white photo of a girl with a slight smile was hung on a flat stone tablet. Only her name "seikei" was engraved on it, and nothing else was written.

Large patches of bright red camellia flowers bloomed wildly, all over the mountains and fields, as bright as fire, colorful and beautiful, just as bright and beautiful as her first half of life.

Hancock left the tomb, leaving only a bunch of colorful flowers as a trace of her presence.

Halfway through her walk, she saw the man coming towards her.

He was wearing a burgundy coat, a black top hat, a long sword on his back, a basket full of items in his hand, and most importantly, a pair of eagle-like sharp eyes.

Mihawk?

Hancock snorted almost imperceptibly. The proud empress didn't bother to have any impression of this colleague who was also one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Sensing Hancock's disdain, Mihawk glanced at her briefly and continued on his way, not wanting to have any contact with her.

The two of them passed each other like this.

Walking to the grave and looking at Cheng Xi's vivid face on the tombstone, Mihawk curled up the corners of his mouth unconsciously, thinking of the scene when he used to fight with her with swords.

He placed the basket of rice balls, juice, and some other snacks on the table.

Inserting a small candle on the cake decorated with cherries and mangoes and lighting the flame, these actions, which he once described as childish, are now done very skillfully by him.

"Cheng Xi, happy birthday," he said.

The tone is light.

The sound was hidden in the wind, carrying with it a sense of sadness and longing for the world.

…

The sky is clear blue, like a piece of bright blue satin, shining brightly. The silvery white waves on the sea bring a little coolness.

The cargo ship from Fit Island has returned, and the workers are busy coming and going at the dock, moving goods.

On a sea surface where no one was paying attention, a girl fell from the sky. It was obvious that she was still a little confused and did not react for a while. She fell straight onto the sea surface, splashing large pieces of violent waves.

"Pah, pah!" Cheng Xi put the troublesome long hair behind his ears and spat out the sea water in his mouth with confusion in his eyes.

"Aren't I already dead?" She murmured to herself in confusion. Her body was soaked in the sea water, and feeling the buoyancy of the sea, Cheng Xi frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable.

Ever since she ate the devil fruit, she would feel weak and powerless whenever she touched sea water. It has been a long time since she last soaked in the sea like this.

After swimming to the shore and climbing up, Cheng Xi stood on the beach and looked at his reflection in the sea.

His skin was very white, his nose was straight, his bones were thin, his features were strong, and there was a stubborn and cold feeling between his eyebrows. His long, thick black hair was wet on his face and was dripping down, making him look a little disheveled.

It's an appearance that is totally inconsistent with her personality.

He stretched out his hands, and his palms were covered with thick calluses from long-term sword practice.

On her right wrist was a bracelet woven from red thread, with a few copper coins, gold and silver ornaments and beads of other materials strung on it.

Behind her is the familiar backpack and her sword "Kuai Xue".

"Is this... my own body?" Cheng Xi gently stroked his cheek, trembling slightly.

Eleven years ago, Cheng Xi traveled to this world.

Before traveling through time, she worked two shifts in modern society. Officially, she was an archivist in the archives, doing classification and registration and preserving of archives, commonly known as a civil servant. The job was leisurely and of course the salary was also leisurely, with a monthly salary of 3,500 yuan.

Privately, he is a talisman master who cooperates with a special government department and specializes in dealing with various supernatural events. He is mainly responsible for catching monsters, ghosts and zombies. He is very busy, but the salary and benefits are great, including a house, a car and a nanny.

During a mission, she was accidentally ambushed by the enemy and fell into the sea. When she woke up, she traveled to the Fette Island in this world and became a ten-year-old girl.

Later, she joined the navy and was promoted from a third-class soldier to the youngest vice admiral. At that time, she and her colleagues were the most promising candidates for promotion to admiral. Many people even secretly placed bets on who among them would become the admiral. Cheng Xi also secretly placed a few bets, but she bet that her good friend Kuzan would become the admiral.

Because she quit.

At the beginning, the atmosphere in the Marine Headquarters was really good. She also liked elders like Vice Admiral Tsuru, Garp, and Zephyr. She thought she got along well with her colleagues. Although Salino and Kuzan often slacked off, Sakaski really deserved the title of workplace king, and he would really do anything when there was something going on!

Later, everything changed, and the contradictions hidden deep inside gradually emerged.

Cheng Xi really couldn't understand those people's blind obedience to the Celestial Dragons and the often stupid operations of the CP organization.

Blast into O'Hara was her last psychological defense.

At that moment she suddenly felt that the so-called "justice" and maintenance of order by the Navy were nothing more than toys of the Celestial Dragons in Mary Joaillerie.

She submitted her resignation letter, originally thinking of quitting after completing her last mission, living in seclusion in the Chabaoli Archipelago, hiring a few shop assistants, opening a small restaurant, and starting a leisurely retirement life.

If there is a pill of regret in the world, she will force herself to take it, and then shout out: Don't set a flag casually!

Sure enough, this became her last mission.

Because she is crazy.

Cheng Xi still remembers the last scene before he lost consciousness. The wounds of all sizes on his body dyed the sea blood red. The blood had dried up, and the wounds had become numb from being soaked in sea water. He had no strength left in his body, and finally he closed his eyes exhausted.

And now, she has returned to the body she had before the time travel!

Cheng Xi slightly bent his knuckles, still a little incredulous.

She wrung out her wet hair, pulled out the Kuaixue, which flashed a sharp cold light, practiced a sword technique she was familiar with, and then sheathed the sword, feeling a little more at ease.

Oh, there is a resurrection card!

Before he could recover from the joy of revival, his stomach suddenly made a gurgling sound and Cheng Xi reflexively covered his stomach with his hands.

I'm so hungry.

Walking along the soft beach, she looked at the buildings on both sides, trying to find a shop to go in and eat.

It's so strange. Counting the time, it's only been less than a year since I last went back to Feite Island. How come there seems to be such a drastic change compared to before?

If it weren't for the giant wooden sign with the word "fate" still standing at the mouth of the sea, she probably wouldn't have recognized the island.

As he walked along the street, he saw many unfamiliar faces. Finally, at the door of a bar, he saw an old lady with whom he had some acquaintance before. Cheng Xi raised his arm and waved at her, and greeted her with a smile: "Good afternoon, Grandma Gina."

The old lady replied casually: "Good afternoon, Cheng Xi."

Then, she seemed to realize something, and stood there, her hand on the crutch shaking constantly, and her whole body stiff.

"Cheng... Cheng... Cheng Xi, ghost!" she trembled, and her few remaining teeth kept chattering. "Grandma has never done anything wrong to you, but please don't come to me..."

Cheng Xi did not hear the grandma's prayer. After greeting her, he went straight into the pub.

Looking up, I saw that the store was doing booming business, and the seats inside were basically full. Judging from their wild attire, they should be pirates heading out to sea to explore the Grand Line, or they might be sea swindlers and black forces wandering around.

The moment she opened the door, the noise in the house stopped, and countless eyes, either inquiring or scrutinizing, fell on her. When they saw that the person entering the store seemed to be just a weak girl, everyone looked away and continued to talk about their dreams with their companions.

The waiter in the store came over and took her to a vacant seat.

The waitress was a very pretty girl, who seemed to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, with two sweet dimples. She smiled and asked her what she needed to order.

"I want a bowl of curry beef noodles, two egg yolk rice balls, and a glass of lemonade."

"Are you sure you want lemonade?" the waiter asked uncertainly.

Most of the customers who come to this pub like to order various spirits with ice cubes. This is the first time someone wants lemonade.

"Yeah." Cheng Xi replied to her.

"By the way, is your store newly opened?" Cheng Xi asked casually.

"No, sir, our store has a history of thirteen years." The waiter replied her, and then pointed to the photos on the wall, "These are photos of our boss and various bigwigs over the past thirteen years."

How is it possible to have a history of thirteen years! ? This store clearly didn’t exist the last time I came back!

Maybe it was made up to create the gimmick of an old store, but it can only fool outsiders. Who among the locals on this island would believe it? ?

She looked at the row of photos of bosses and bigwigs on the wall.

Well, I don’t know any of them.

etc! ?

She looked at the photo in the middle that was specially listed. It was a photo of the store owner with a somewhat honest face and a red-haired man.

The red-haired man had a well-proportioned body, wore a white shirt, a black cape, flip-flops, and a lazy attitude.

Why does he look a bit like the intern on Roger's ship?

She pointed at the photo and asked, "Who is that red-haired man?"

The waiter's face became proud: "That's a photo of our boss and the young Four Emperors Shanks at the time."

What Four Emperors? What Shanks? What does all this mean?

After she traveled through time, she was still a little unfamiliar with the language here. She had always thought that Shanks was his name, but she didn't expect it was his family's inherited surname.

Is it called Big Shanks or Little Shanks like in the West?

Cheng Xi just felt that his CPU was about to burn out.

"What does the Four Emperors mean?" Cheng Xi asked.

She was really puzzled. Why did this sea produce so many strange titles every day?

"Pfft, how can there be someone who doesn't even know the Four Emperors? Must he be from the countryside?" A spirited young man with blue hair sitting behind Cheng Xi laughed.

"Go prepare the dishes first." Cheng Xi said to the waiter.

"Okay, please wait a moment." The waiter left his seat and prepared to ask the kitchen to prepare the food.

Then she turned around, with a smile on her face and said sincerely in her eyes: "Then may I ask this... handsome guy, can you tell me what the Four Emperors mean?"

The blue-haired man's mood obviously improved when she asked him so sincerely, so he patiently explained to her: "The Four Emperors refers to the four extremely powerful pirate groups that dominate the sea like emperors in the second half of the Grand Line."

"Do you know what the Grand Line means?" asked the blue-haired man.

Cheng Xi: "I know this, the second half of the Grand Line, the New World."

"They are the Whitebeard Pirates led by Whitebeard Edward Newgate, and the members include..."

Bluehair's description was very detailed, but Cheng Xi's whole attention was attracted by the calendar on Bluehair's desk.

June 18, 1517 in the Haiyuan calendar.

Cheng Xi opened her mouth slowly and asked, "Young man, is this year the 1517th year of the Haiyuan calendar?"

If she remembered correctly, the day she went on the mission was... June 18th of the 1500th year of the Haiyuan calendar!

"Yes, what's wrong?" The blue-haired boy originally thought that the beauty in front of him was just a country bumpkin from the village, but now it seems that she also has some mental problems.

After hearing his words, Cheng Xi's pupils trembled slightly.

I traveled through time to seventeen years later?

Cheng Xi was a little bit unbelieving at first, but he soon felt relieved.

I have a resurrection card, so traveling to more than ten years later shouldn't be a big problem! ?

It seems that there is no such thing as the Shanks family, and the person in the photo should be Shanks himself.

Cheng Xi sighed in his heart, this kid is really amazing, after more than ten years on the sea, he is now on the same level as Whitebeard.

At this time, the waiter brought the food, and Cheng Xi continued to eat while listening to the blue-haired boy telling her about what had happened on the sea over the years.

He became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally told Cheng Xi his dream directly.

Cheng Xi shoveled the last spoonful of beef noodles into his mouth and asked, "Do you also want to find Raftel and become the Pirate King?"

The blue-haired man nodded, "Yeah."

Kidd, who was drinking with the crew not far away, stopped what he was doing when he heard the word "Raftel."

He wanted to hear how the woman in front of him described the word "Pirate King". Kidd claimed that he would never show mercy to women. If she showed a mocking expression, he would kill her directly.

However, Cheng Xi's reaction remained calm. He took a sip of lemonade and said, "Then do your best."

"But..." She changed the subject, and Kidd and Blue Hair stared at him closely.

"Roger is very strong. To be honest, with your current strength, let alone the New World, even a major admiral from the Navy Headquarters can beat eight hundred people in your regiment."

She continued to explain: "You have to believe that I am not laughing at you, but telling the truth."

A heartbreaking fact.

Cheng Xi: "Young man, are you domineering?"

Lanmao was a little confused: "What is domineering?"

"It's a kind of potential ability that people are born with. It is divided into three types, which are..."

Now it was Cheng Xi who was giving the young man some scientific advice.

Hearing Cheng Xi's words, Kidd found it interesting and sneered. Kira on the side asked him: "Kid, what are you laughing at?"

"Kira, don't you think she is interesting? It seems that she believes that someone can find Raftel's treasure and become the new Pirate King."

A bad idea arose in his mind: "Let's tie her to the Victoria Punk and take her to find Raftel."

"Captain..." The zombie Hit next to him said weakly, "Do you really want to rob her? Do you want to reconsider it?"

He said this not because Hit was kind and pleaded for her.

It was just that Hitt felt that he was a little afraid of her!

From the moment Cheng Xi walked in, he felt a little uncomfortable. After Cheng Xi sat next to them, Xit felt even more uncomfortable and trembling all over. He was uneasy and had a feeling that he was going to die in the next second.

Somehow, the little zombie felt that this woman was born to be his nemesis.

"Hit, have you forgotten that we are pirates?" Kidd drank the liquor in the glass, and the metal bracelet made a tinkling sound due to his large movements.

Pirates will get their hands on treasure they like, whether by robbing or kidnapping.

Cheng Xi was unaware of the dark thoughts in his mind. She finished all the food on the table, looked at the young man who was lying on the table with his head down and obviously out of energy, raised her hand and shouted, "Waiter, check out." "

Oh, okay." The girl walked to her side. "The lemonade is a gift to you, a bowl of curry beef noodles, and two rice balls, a total of 900 Baileys."

Cheng Xi skillfully unzipped his backpack. The phone inside was soaked in water and then hit a reef, so the screen was cracked and should be broken and unusable.

Fortunately, she has the habit of carrying banknotes when she goes out, otherwise it would be really embarrassing.

Wait, that's not right!

Cheng Xi looked at the red hundred-yuan bill in his wallet, raised his head, and asked the waiter in a low voice, "Do you accept RMB here?"