"What right do you have to look down on me?"
Kong Tai looked at the tall pirate in front of him and gently placed a hand on his shoulder.
*Bang!*
The tall pirate immediately fell to his knees on the ground.
"Hey! Qi Lige, what are you doing!"
A background pirate shouted at Qi Lige, the tall pirate in front of Kong Tai, "Aren't you going to take this guy down?"
Just then, all the pirates sensed something was wrong.
They saw Qi Lige kneeling before Kong Tai, his head tilted back, his eyes glazed over, and a stream of urine flowing from between his legs.
Then, he let out a scream of extreme terror and fainted.
No one knew what he had seen to be so frightened.
Kong Tai looked at Qi Lige, a flicker of disgust in his eyes.
"So unlucky."
This guy looked so brave, but he was actually so cowardly that he peed himself from his Conqueror's Haki.
He had just been testing the range of his Conqueror's Haki on this guy.
He hadn't expected that with just a hint of it, the guy would react like this.
"What did you do to Qi Lige?"
The pirates behind him, seeing Qi Lige collapse for no reason, shouted at Kong Tai in a menacing tone.
As if this would drive away the fear in their hearts.
This guy hadn't even attacked, just gently patted Qi Lige, and Qi Lige peed himself and fainted.
It was too terrifying!
Just then, with a "pop."
One of them couldn't help but directly fired at Kong Tai.
Seeing their comrades make a move, the remaining pirates roared in unison and charged at Kong Tai.
"Just fall already!"
Kong Tai decided he wasn't going to play with them anymore. If it weren't for teasing the boss here, he would have dealt with these pirates after finishing his drink.
He didn't even look at the bullet aimed at him. Under his control, his Conqueror's Haki instantly swept through the entire tavern, except for the old man.
And the bullet shot at him, with a "bang," hit his skin and stopped, as if it had hit a transparent wall, unable to advance an inch further.
Then, along with the pirates whose eyes rolled back, they all fell to the ground.
The boss had been watching Kong Tai ever since he uttered words similar to Roger's.
He was old and close to the grave, fearing nothing and no one, except that this era, started by Roger, might not have brave pirates to continue challenging the Grand Line.
But today, he saw it.
Looking at Kong Tai, he saw Roger from back then.
As Kong Tai sat back on his stool, the boss ripped off his hat, revealing sparse, light purple hair.
"You're truly boastful! To dare to say such things in this shop."
"I only said what was natural."
Kong Tai looked at the old man and chuckled.
"Haha! You don't think I'm joking, do you!"
"I never do such boring things!"
"Oh..."
"Is that so?"
Then the old man burst out laughing.
"Hehehehe! Kid, meeting a customer like you makes me feel like I can live a few more years."
"I thought I would never again see someone who would challenge that sea of madness like Roger!"
"Hmm! Is that so?"
Kong Tai took out his wine gourd and pushed it toward the boss.
"In that case, could you trouble the boss to fill this with your strongest liquor, and give me a discount!"
"Discount?"
The old man looked at the wine gourd in front of him, confused for a moment, then his expression turned stern.
"Kid, don't even think about it. Even if Roger came here, he'd pay full price. You're a hundred years too early for a discount!"
"Oh..."
Kong Tai slumped onto the bar counter as if all his energy had been drained.
He looked at the old man and muttered, "You seemed to admire me earlier, but it turns out it was all fake!"
He thought that by saying Roger's words and Luffy's words, he could get a discount on alcohol from this old man.
"Alright, kid, since today is such a happy occasion, I'll treat you to a drink!"
Saying that, he took out two wine glasses from behind the counter and poured two cups of wine.
He pushed one towards Kong Tai.
"What's wrong, kid? This is the best wine I have!"
The old man smiled.
"If it weren't for my good mood today, do you think you'd be able to drink it? Don't lie there, let's have a toast!"
As soon as Kong Tai heard it was good wine, the best wine, he immediately perked up.
He quickly reached for his wine glass, a smile spreading across his face.
He raised it and clinked glasses with the old man.
"To adventure, to the Grand Line."
The old man said loudly, "To Pirate King Roger."
"Cheers!"
"Hahahahaha..."
"Hehehehehe..."
Gulp, gulp...
...
On the road leading to the execution platform in the center of Logue Town Square.
Kong Tai, carrying a large wine jar on his back, walked forward with a flushed face.
"That old man was quite something!"
He staggered to the entrance of the square.
*Burp!*
Although the old man treated him to one drink, after that one drink, they unknowingly started a drinking competition.
As people age, they tend to talk endlessly when they drink. He heard many stories about Roger's past.
He looked up at the distant execution platform, a smile flashing in Kong Tai's eyes.
He never would have imagined that Roger as a child was practically a replica of Luffy, even more mischievous.
Truly worthy of being the owner of the same hat!
"Hmm!"
"Why is the red hair different?"
Kong Tai pondered, stroking his chin.
Indeed, was the hat the main character?
The red-haired guy was just a tool to pass down the hat, of course, it was different.
He shook his head, dispelling the random thoughts that suddenly popped into his mind, then looked up at the execution platform, lost in thought.
It was as if he was seeing the anime opening he had watched hundreds, thousands of times, right before his eyes.
"Gol D. Roger."
The scene before his death.
"You want my treasure? Then you can have it all! Go find it! I've put all my treasure there."
The final scene froze on his laughing face.
This guy had started the chaotic Great Pirate Era to ensure his dream could continue.
He was dead.
Kong Tai offered no further comment.
What he could think of was, could people truly give up their lives for a dream?
Although it was incredible, the answer was yes.
In this world, which appeared passionate but was actually very cruel.
It seemed everyone was striving for their big or small dreams.
Regardless of good or bad, right or wrong.
Kong Tai pulled down his wine gourd and took a long drink.
What did he care? Since he had arrived in this world, his legend would surely unfold in it.
"Hahahaha..."
Kong Tai laughed loudly, then instantly disappeared from his spot and appeared on the execution platform.
Turning to face the crowded square, his eyes gleamed with excitement.
"Whether it's the Four Emperors or the Marines."
"Whether it's the Celestial Dragons or some Imu."
"Wait, just wait. Wait for Lord Kong Tai to come and appreciate it all!"
Since he had come to this world, he would go and see every place he wanted to see, including the final island, "Laugh Tale," and the "One Piece."