One Piece: I wield thunder and lightning

"Captain, we've arrived at Hachinosu."

Nicholas, who was dozing off, was awakened by the loud voice of Westad.

"We've arrived, huh."

"Mmm."

Nicholas, having received a definite reply, also stood up and stretched his body. Instantly, he became sharp and alert. Showing weakness in Hachinosu was always the worst option. Skirmishes among pirates frequently occurred here. If you showed cowardice, you'd either end up dead or fish food.

This place gathered the most lawless individuals on the entire sea. Even someone like Nicholas could end up in a fight here. After all, there were always some reckless individuals who wanted to step on the bodies of established figures to climb the ranks. Of course, this was also the quickest way to make a name for oneself on the seas.

"You all, hoist the flag for me and bring the ship closer!"

With Nicholas's command, a flag was raised, and the entire ship began to move towards the harbor of the island.

This was the stronghold of the sea hegemon, Rocks.

On the shore, hundreds of pirate ships of various shapes had gathered, and fierce and arrogant pirates constantly disembarked from their ships.

In almost every newly arrived pirate group, there were dozens of young people, excited or arrogant, constantly surveying their surroundings.

Their eyes revealed various emotions.

There was anticipation...

There was anxiety...

There was ambition...

There was madness...

But there was no fear.

And without exception, all these people were here to join Rocks, to become a member of the Sabre of Xebek.

Although Rocks had strong subordinates like Golden Lion, Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, Captain John, and others, the relationship between the two sides was more like that of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet. While they were nominally subordinates, both sides had their own influence. They usually operated separately and only gathered for major actions or events like today.

However, these pirates full of ambition or dreams probably couldn't imagine that for the powerful pirates on the island, today was a performance full of blood and revelry.

And to please them with death and blood were these lovely fellows dreaming of making a name for themselves on the seas.

"That guy is so arrogant, where is he from?"

Some sharp-eyed pirates quickly noticed Nicholas and his group landing and curiously asked their companions.

"Damn it, keep your voice down, do you want to die!? If you want to die, don't bring us along."

The pirate beside him, following his gaze to Nicholas, hurriedly covered his mouth, his expression one of fear.

"Cough, are you trying to suffocate me? Is there a need to be so nervous? He's just a kid."

After the pirate with his hand over his mouth forcefully removed his companion's hand, he greedily breathed in the air.

"That guy is the captain of the seventh team of the Rocks Pirates. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the pirate who spoke earlier also looked frightened. After all, on this island, killing was commonplace. A figure like the team captain could easily kill them. Not to mention the team captain to whom their pirate group belonged; even their own captain probably wouldn't stand up for them.