Chapter 39: Roelki's Propaganda!
Seeing the eager eyes around him, Roelki couldn't help but feel a surge of pride.
After all, he was the only official crew mber here personally acknowledged by Lu Yu.
Even better—he'd been gifted a Devil Fruit by the captain himself.
"You know, I started off as a nobody. Just a small-ti pirate with a bounty of barely over 10 million," Roelki began, puffing out his chest.
"Now? I've got a Devil Fruit. I don't know what my current bounty is, but it's gotta be way higher than before."
He grinned smugly. "And this fruit? Given to by the captain."
"Damn, I'm jealous!"
"When's the captain gonna hand us a Devil Fruit?"
"Are you kidding? You think Devil Fruits grow on trees or sothing?"
"Still... are all the higher-ups Devil Fruit users?"
"Don't think so. I've seen the captain dive straight into the water."
The group broke into a low, excited chatter, everyone throwing out questions and guesses, envy clear on their faces.
Roelki, standing off to the side, wore a proud smirk.
"Ahem!" he cleared his throat dramatically.
The noise died instantly. All eyes turned to him.
"You guys ever find it odd?" he asked, lowering his voice for dramatic effect.
"The strength of our captain... the strength of the other full-ti crew mbers... they don't match a rookie pirate crew."
The others nodded slowly.
"Yeah, the Dragon Hunter Pirates feel way too elite to be a new crew."
"Their strength is beyond anything I've ever seen."
Roelki grinned. They were taking the bait.
"You know Najenda, right? The new First Division captain? Its Called Night Raid."
"And the Second Division captain, Chrollo, is called Phantom Troupe."
"You think the captain just handed those nas out randomly?"
That hit the curiosity button hard. The handyn stared at him, practically shaking with suspense.
"Boss Roelki, co on! Just tell us already!"
"Damn, I'm dying to know. Is our crew hiding so kind of insane backstory?!"
"Boss, spill it!"
Roelki pretended to hesitate, then finally leaned in, voice low.
"I've got a theory—our Dragon Hunter Pirates used to be one of the top pirate crews in the world."
Gasps rippled through the crowd.
"Sothing must've happened. A major event. They disbanded... laid low for years. But now, the captain's making a coback. He's regrouping."
He pointed around.
"Look at all of you. Each of you had your own pirate crew once, right? And now you're just handyn."
A few heads dropped in frustration.
"I had a bounty of 18 million... now I'm scrubbing floors."
"Sa. I was worth 17 million. Now I do laundry."
"Join the club."
They sounded defeated, but Roelki's voice turned sharp.
"That's because you haven't earned the right to be full crew yet!"
"I started just like you—cleaning, carrying supplies. A nobody."
"But the captain saw my potential. Gave a Devil Fruit. Promoted ."
He paused, letting the mont sink in.
"You all have a chance. Every last one of you can make it. But you've gotta earn it. Get stronger. Prove yourself."
"Think about it. If my level is the bare minimum to beco an official mber... what does that say about the standard of our crew?"
"That ans..." soone muttered, eyes wide, "...we're not even qualified to be trainees."
Roelki nodded. "Exactly. Which tells you just how strong this pirate crew really is."
"But why did they disband in the first place?"
"That doesn't matter," Roelki shrugged. "What matters is that we're back—and this ti, we're going all the way to the top!"
Excitent bubbled up in the crowd like a wave.
"Damn, this is huge!"
"Just thinking about it gives goosebumps!"
"Even as handyn... we're part of this."
They weren't just nobodies anymore. They were soldiers in the making—future elite mbers of a crew on the rise.
Their captain wasn't just so upstart. He was a man who once ruled the seas—and now he was gathering his strength again, aiming to conquer the world once more.
Even the Navy Vice Admirals were nothing to him.
The atmosphere shifted. No one complained about being a handyman anymore.
They were fired up—determined. With ti, effort, and loyalty, any of them could rise through the ranks.
Maybe even beco a cadre one day.
Stand at the top of the world. Look down from the peak.
And damn, that felt like a dream worth chasing.
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At that mont, Lu Yu was lying on a lounge chair on the deck, towel over his face, still catching his breath from a long training session.
Ding!
Congratulations, host. Your reputation has spread far and wide. Reputation 100.
Ding!
Reputation 200.
Lu Yu blinked in surprise.
What the hell? He hadn't even done anything major lately—just trained in peace.
How was his reputation skyrocketing?
So even staying put and training is boosting it?
That was good news. No slacking off from now on.
After all, reputation points were the fastest route to power.
The mont he had that thought, his fatigue vanished. He sat up, eyes sharp again.
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"Ugh..."
A flutter of wings caught everyone's attention. A news bird descended from the sky.
Roelki spotted it and quickly stepped forward—it was his job to collect the daily paper.
He handed over a few coins, grabbed the rolled-up newspaper, and opened it.
What he saw made his breath hitch.
Right there on the front page: Lu Yu, confidently holding his long sword, Tsukuyomi standing just behind him.
A full-blown bounty poster.
Roelki's eyes widened as he read the figure beneath it.
"One hundred million... Berries?" he whispered.
His hands trembled slightly.
Even though he'd just been boasting about Lu Yu's legendary past, seeing it in print—official, undeniable—was a different feeling.
It hadn't even been that long since the Dragon Hunter Pirates were ford. Yet Lu Yu's bounty had already rocketed to 100 million.
And not just him—Najenda and Aka had also jumped to 70 or 80 million Berries.
That kind of growth wasn't normal. There had to be history behind them.
There was no way they were nobodies before this.
Roelki clutched the paper, eyes burning with conviction.
This crew... Lu Yu...
They were going to the top.
And he'd be right there with them.
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