Marco's gaze fell to the deck. "Pops did too, eh? His final fuck you to the World Government. He all but outright said Ace's kid brother was going to be the one to find it too. And if he had said that, it'd have been that much harder on the kid." The Will of the D, Marshall, Ace, ugh...
It's too much and Marco shakes his head, trying to clear the thoughts cluttering it. "A lot of people, like Ace, thought Pops and Roger were just enemies. But that wasn't it really. They were friends. Roger really shook up the world though. Even more than Pops in some ways. It's almost funny in a way. He left a lot of mess of things. When he told all the pirates to go looking for One Piece, a new breed of pirates were born. Ruthless fucks who would sooner kill for a berri as look at you. Pops was friends with King Neptune, the leader of Fishman Island, where Nam-chan's from, and when we went back there it was... terrible." He closes his eyes for a little bit and softly shakes his head again with a sigh. "Nay, I can't really blame it on Roger though. The tenryuubito provide a market, and dumbass pirates will do what they do."
He clenches his jaw, despite the steady stream of words, "That's why I still hate most rookies I suppose. None of them know what piracy used to be. They're changing the meaning of the word and they don't even know the basics." A small growl and he sighs. "But Silvers, Roger's first mate, Rayleigh, he keeps an eye around Sabaody for the fishmen and mermaid children who go up to Sabaody to look at the amusement park and trees there. It's dangerous because of all the pirates and slavers, but have you ever met a kid who wasn't a little reckless?" Another wry grin and he runs a hand through his hair.
"That's how Pops came to be known as the strongest man in the world. We put the islands we could keep safe under our flag's protection and no one dared cross him." He bites his tongue with a sudden surge of frustration almost akin to guilt. And who was going to protect them now?
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It's too much and Marco shakes his head, trying to clear the thoughts cluttering it. "A lot of people, like Ace, thought Pops and Roger were just enemies. But that wasn't it really. They were friends. Roger really shook up the world though. Even more than Pops in some ways. It's almost funny in a way. He left a lot of mess of things. When he told all the pirates to go looking for One Piece, a new breed of pirates were born. Ruthless fucks who would sooner kill for a berri as look at you. Pops was friends with King Neptune, the leader of Fishman Island, where Nam-chan's from, and when we went back there it was... terrible." He closes his eyes for a little bit and softly shakes his head again with a sigh. "Nay, I can't really blame it on Roger though. The tenryuubito provide a market, and dumbass pirates will do what they do."
He clenches his jaw, despite the steady stream of words, "That's why I still hate most rookies I suppose. None of them know what piracy used to be. They're changing the meaning of the word and they don't even know the basics." A small growl and he sighs. "But Silvers, Roger's first mate, Rayleigh, he keeps an eye around Sabaody for the fishmen and mermaid children who go up to Sabaody to look at the amusement park and trees there. It's dangerous because of all the pirates and slavers, but have you ever met a kid who wasn't a little reckless?" Another wry grin and he runs a hand through his hair.
"That's how Pops came to be known as the strongest man in the world. We put the islands we could keep safe under our flag's protection and no one dared cross him." He bites his tongue with a sudden surge of frustration almost akin to guilt. And who was going to protect them now?