Pirates: The system is not activated until you are a hundred years old

Chapter 3 System Changes

"Grandpa Ron, Grandpa Ron, whose story are we telling today?" Looking at Ron's happy face, a child asked.

"Tell me the story of Mr. Garp's battle with Roger, the Pirate King!" A child suggested. The child clenched his fists and looked excited: "Mr. Garp can chase the legendary Roger, the Pirate King, all over the sea. It's really awesome. Cool, from now on I will become a powerful navy like Mr. Garp! Punish evil and promote good!"

"Hmph, what's the point of being a navy? If you want to go to sea, you must become a pirate! From now on, like Brother Ace, I will become a great pirate and become the freest man on the sea!"

"With your small body, you still want to go to sea and become a pirate? You haven't even learned to swim yet!"

The words fell, causing other children around to laugh.

The child blushed instantly and argued: "Who said you can't be a pirate if you can't swim! Huh, just wait. Sooner or later, like Brother Ace, I will become a big pirate like Shanks and Whitebeard. !”

"Why don't Grandpa Ron tell some stories about the Whitebeard Pirates? The strongest man in the world, his story must be very cool!"

"Why is the story of the Whitebeard Pirates so cool?" Listening to the children discussing pirates, Ron, who was once a vice admiral of the navy, was not angry, but asked with a smile.

Whitebeard Edward Newgate.

What a nostalgic name.

At that time, when he heard this name for the first time, the guy was just a teenager.

Now, they have become old people on the sea.

He is about to be buried. Time is not forgiving.

"Hehe, that's because Brother Ace joined the Whitebeard Pirates not long ago and became the captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates. I heard that Brother Ace refused the title of King Shichibukai before! That is King Shichibukai, the great pirate recognized by the World Government!"

"Less than a year after going to sea, there is already a bounty of more than 5 million. Brother Ace is really cool!"

"A man who can be recognized by Brother Ace must be a very charming guy!"

Talking about Ace's deeds, the faces of several older boys were full of longing, wishing they could grow up to be seventeen or eighteen years old now and throw themselves into the embrace of the sea.

Seeing this, Ron didn't say much.

As a boy, it's a good thing to have some admiration.

In this world, which boy does not yearn for the free sea when he was a boy?

It's just that when most people grow up, most of them will end up becoming ordinary beings because they are busy making a living.

Even if you stick to your ideals and go to sea to become a navy or a pirate, in the end only those geniuses with outstanding talents will be able to stand out.

The ocean is too big, and there are too few people who are qualified to leave a few strokes in history.

As for Ace, who is worshiped by several little guys.

The bloodline of Pirate King Roger, my mother is also a member of the D clan, and she awakened her domineering haki at the age of ten.

In the world view of Neon Kingdom based on bloodline theory, can he be one of the ordinary beings?
That brat actually dared to sneak out to sea and become a pirate behind his back.

If he hadn't been nearly a hundred years old and his physical strength was far less than before, not to mention that boy is now the captain of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates, even if he became the leader of the Whitebeard Pirates, Ron would still appoint that boy. Taste the iron fist full of love from his great grandfather.

As for Edward Newgate Whitebeard.

The emperor of the sea entrenched in the new world?
The strongest man in the world?
To Ron, Whitebeard was not that legendary.

After all, he has personally created several legends in this world.

"You all want to hear the story of Whitebeard?"

"Uh-huh!"

Almost all the children nodded in anticipation.

"In this case..." Ron took out the shiny dry tobacco pole hanging from the plate at his waist, stuffed the old tobacco leaves given to him by the old village chief into the jade pipe, struck a match and lit it, and then... He took two puffs.

Slowly exhaling a puff of smoke, he continued: "Then let me tell you the story of the Rocks Pirates."

"The Rocks Pirates?"

The children were all stunned and confused.

"Grandpa Ron, weren't you talking about the story of Whitebeard? Why did you suddenly talk about the Rocks Pirates?"

"Yes, yes, I have never heard of the Rocks Pirates..."

After hearing Ron's story about the Rocks Pirates, several children looked obviously disappointed.

Especially the one who said before that he wanted to be a great pirate like Ace, pouted his lips.

Ron said calmly: "You don't know this, don't underestimate the Rocks Pirates. Their captain Rocks is very powerful. Before Whitebeard founded his own pirate group, , they are just crew members of the Rocks Pirates."

"The Rocks Pirates are so powerful? Even Whitebeard is just a crew member..."

When the children heard this, the disappointment on their faces disappeared instantly, replaced by deep anticipation.

Seeing the changes in the children's expressions, Ron began to talk.

"Things about the Rocks Pirates should start more than 50 years ago. At that time, Kaido was still a little kid and Whitebeard was just a newcomer..."

Although he was telling stories to children, at the same time, this was Ron recalling his own experiences.

I have to say that Ron is really good at telling stories. With just a few sentences, the children can be immersed in it.

Not long after, apart from the waves lapping on the beach and the occasional chirping of seagulls, the only sound left on the seaside of Windmill Village was the sound of Ron telling stories.

The children were quiet listeners, and everyone kept their eyes on Ron as he talked, for fear of missing any details.

The old man didn't notice that while he was telling the story, deep in his mind, on the illusory panel that he had paid no attention to, the progress bar that had not moved for decades suddenly jumped.

The number above jumps directly from 98.9% to 99%.

……

Time passed slowly.

Before you know it, the sun hanging high in the sky has dropped to the top of the sea level.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, this article about the encounter between the Rocks Pirates and the Navy warship finally came to an end.

While the children were still immersed in the story, Ron stood up and stretched comfortably.

After twisting his slightly sore waist, a handful of old bones suddenly crackled like fried beans.

"It seems that it's really not okay to refuse to accept it..."

Although he had exercised his body to be extremely strong when he was young, even now that he is almost a hundred years old, his physical strength has not declined significantly.

But he had only been sitting all afternoon today when he felt soreness in his back.

You know, when Ron was young, let alone sitting for an entire afternoon, even if he exercised for three days and three nights in a row, his face would not turn red or he would be out of breath, let alone suffer from backache like now.

"It's nice to be young..."

Looking at the group of young and energetic children in front of him, Ron couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

(End of this chapter)