Chapter 118: Arthur's decision to quit Roger's pirate group.

"Ah?" Teach was shocked: "Everyone wants him to die? Why?"

"You are such a news follower, don't you know the rumors? That guy and Barrett slaughtered the civilians of an entire country and were hated by the world."

"Turning a country? Him?" Teach stared at Arthur's back in disbelief.

Perhaps it's because the town where I live is relatively remote, so I have never heard of the various rumors about Arthur.

"In short, you can only understand people after you come into contact with them. You can't trust too much in the public opinion created by the government and the navy." Marco said.

Overall, Arthur left a good impression on him.

After some negotiations between Roger, Whitebeard and Oden.

Oden decided to join Roger's pirate group for a year to help him complete the task of deciphering the historical text.

The two ships stopped off the northern coast of the island.

After taking Kozuki Oden and his family aboard the Ol Jaxson, Whitebeard talked to Roger on the coast:

"Roger, if you want to go to the final island, I'll give you some advice."

After saying that, Whitebeard looked at Arthur who was napping behind Cooper.

"Advice? What's wrong, Whitebeard?" Roger smiled and covered his chin, speculating: "Are you jealous of me for becoming the world's number one pirate group?"

"There's a problem on your ship, Roger." Whitebeard whispered.

Arthur's keen hearing also caught these words.

Just as Roger was still in anticipation of his final voyage, Whitebeard's serious gaze at Arthur seemed to have some hidden meaning.

What the three of them just talked about was about the future and Roger's desire to use huge treasures and limited life to open up a new era.

And the Navy and the government have Arthur's life card.

Roger stared at Whitebeard and thought, then he understood what he meant.

The targeted look made Arthur open his eyes and look at the two of them.

Whitebeard's alert eyes seemed to have helped him figure out something.

Arthur stretched, got off Cooper's back and walked to Roger.

"What's wrong, Arthur?" Roger asked him, pretending not to care.

"Me." Arthur pointed at his ear. "Since I was a kid hunting wild game, my hearing and sense of smell are very sensitive. You are worried that I will bring danger to this trip, so I will tell you my opinion."

"Uh..." Whitebeard stood beside Roger in a daze, staring down at Arthur's calm face.

"No, Arthur..."

"My opinion is..." Arthur interrupted Roger's explanation: "Now that Kozuki Oden has joined the pirate group, another powerful general has been added to assist you in completing your final voyage."

"I just happen to have no interest in the so-called great secret treasure. I hereby announce my official withdrawal from the Roger Pirates."

The last time he announced his withdrawal, he was forcibly abducted by Roger and retained for two months.

At that time, Roger did not realize the seriousness of Arthur staying on the ship. Now he understood it from Whitebeard's reminder.

Now, Arthur just happened to not want to stay with Kozuki Oden, and took the opportunity of the new monster on board to leave Roger's pirate group.

Seeing Roger hesitate, Arthur continued:

"Some time ago, the World Government publicly announced that it would send troops to stop you. It's not the navy, Roger."

"And I have their identity in me, which gets in the way of what you ultimately want to accomplish."

It is so simple and clear.

Almost everyone understood what Arthur said.

It simply means that you are really a trouble.

In order to complete the final voyage, Roger thought for a while and decided: "I understand, Arthur, you can get off the ship at the next civilized island."

"I understand." Arthur smiled and agreed naturally, then returned to the deck of Roger's pirate group.

Rely on the mountain and the mountain will fall; rely on people and people will scatter.

Arthur now understands this truth very well.

It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on anyone.

Even if he continued in Roger's pirate group, he would only be protected for another year, and it is very likely that he would change history.

Arthur thought he might as well leave.

After the two pirate groups exchanged supplies, they said goodbye and set sail.

Several days later, the two groups separated in the waters near Ruskaina Island.

Two World Government warships slowly docked to investigate.

Arthur's life card guided them like a compass.

Once the Roger Pirates dock at an island for a long time.

The government will target you.

The vast sea.

Sunset.

At the end of the deck of the Roger Pirates, Arthur and Cooper were alone.

"Welcome Kozuki Oden and his family!"

"oh…!"

Listening quietly to the banquet and cheers held by Roger's pirate group for the new members.

"Cooper..." (Where are we going, Arthur)

"Continue to escape and wander around the world." From beginning to end, Arthur did not accept Roger's bondage.

From the beginning to the end, he has been using this pirate group to continuously improve his own strength.

"Is anyone there?" While everyone was immersed in the banquet, Mrs. Shi came to the stern alone to look for Arthur.

She came to the stern and found no one there.

She turned around and looked up, seeing the shadows of a man and an eagle, staring at her with sharp eyes.

"Your name is Arthur, right?" Mrs. Shi asked with a face full of cold sweat and swallowed her saliva.

"..." Arthur didn't say anything, just remained calm and stared at her.

"I'm sorry that our joining has caused you any inconvenience. Please forgive me. It seems that you don't like us as much as others do?"

When Lady Toki learned that Arthur was leaving because of Oden's joining, she came to apologize to Arthur.

At first sight, I was attracted by Arthur's aura and his cold and delicate facial features.

He stared at it intently, and even Leng Shen temporarily forgot his purpose.

Although there were three scratches under his left eye on that cold face, she was still attracted to Arthur.

"Cooper?" (Why do beautiful women look at you like this, Arthur? It's been the same since you were a kid.)

"I don't know. I'm not interested in her either. I have no feelings for her." Arthur responded to Cooper.

Madam Shi came back to her senses and said with an embarrassed smile: "Don't get me wrong... I'm already a married woman, hehe..."

"You don't have a husband, so I have no feelings for you, I even hate you."

"Kukuku...!" Cooper laughed when he heard it.

"Why? How did I offend you? I came here just to apologize to you!" Mrs. Shi couldn't understand why Arthur said that.

But still no emotion could be detected from him.

"Hmm..." Arthur thought about it and felt that he could tease Mrs. Shi appropriately.

Anyway, it's boring. I hate her too much because of Kozuki's family...

This is not good.

Arthur raised the corners of his lips: "I'm sorry, Mrs. Shi, I apologize for what I said just now, sometimes I..."

Arthur pointed to his head and said, "This is a bit too extreme."

Seeing Arthur's attitude change drastically, Mrs. Shi also breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, don't say that again."

"You are also very capable, Mrs. Shi." Arthur suddenly praised with a smile on his face.

"Why do you say that?"

"I almost killed your husband, but you were able to open up and talk to me calmly, and apologize. You are quite broad-minded."

Arthur said, staring at the woman with light green hair with a smile on his face.

"It's okay, Oden said he has recovered." Mrs. Tok had a smile on her face as if she had forgiven Arthur.

"Yes, he has a very strong physique, Mrs. Shi," Arthur continued.

"You are also amazing, being able to withstand someone with such a strong physique in that aspect."

"Huh!?" Mrs. Shi was startled and almost couldn't react to Arthur's words.

He looked at Arthur in surprise.

"Kozuki Oden is estimated to be more than three meters tall, right?" Arthur took this as a joke and began to tease her: "You look about the same height as me, how did you manage to stay like this?"

“What are you talking about…” Mrs. Shi’s face turned red.

I don't know how Arthur could calmly say these unbearable words.

Don’t you have any shame?

Arthur jumped onto the poop deck and looked around at her:

"The breath of the creature, she's pregnant again, right? That's really amazing."

"Do you know about Kozuki Oden's experience?"

"Do you know who he is?"

Arthur began to calculate the timeline, using the memories in his mind to tease Lady Kozuki Toki.

She should have been following Kozuki Oden for only a few years now.

You haven't returned to Wano Country yet, so you don't know about some of the things happening to Kozuki Oden, right?

Even if I knew it by then, as a mother of two children, I would have to accept it.

"No matter who he is, he is the benefactor who saved me." Mrs. Shi stared at Arthur who was circling around her with a vigilant look.

"He started playing with women when he was six years old. When he was in his teens, he robbed countless wives from Wano Country and used them as his toys, starting a harem chaos."

Mrs. Toki was shocked when she heard this, as she had never heard Kozuki Oden mention these things.

"You...are just him..." Arthur changed the subject and gave her a wicked smile:

"Your belly isn't even bulging yet. If you feel guilty about apologizing for him, why don't you dance for me?"

"I like to watch beautiful women dancing in front of me. This is one of my rare hobbies."

He is about to leave Roger's pirate group and his protection will soon expire.

Arthur doesn't know what will happen to him in the future, so he can only enjoy himself in the present.

When Mrs. Shi heard Arthur's request, she immediately forgot about his previous offense.

Staring at Arthur's smiling face, she agreed with a blush.

Seeing her blush, Arthur thought seriously:

"Is this some kind of illness? I was just humiliating her. How could a woman wearing a kimono have such a distorted worldview?"

Mrs. Shi agreed immediately: "Okay, I promise you for my husband."

"Okay!" Arthur jumped back to the eaves of the stern deck, leaned on Cooper and looked at Mrs. Shi.

Arthur felt inexplicably happy as he watched the slender and supple body begin to dance.

He didn't know why...

Obviously, when I was admiring the dancers in bars and pubs, I didn't feel anything at all.

"Am I a thief?" Arthur thought seriously, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

But when Arthur thought that Mrs. Shi was already in the form of someone else, he could only admire her dance.

Before I knew it, the night was approaching...

The Roger Pirates were drunk on the deck and fell into a deep sleep.

Kozuki Oden, who had a great time, staggered to the stern and found Tokimi-sama lying limply on the ground with a flushed face.

"What's going on? Why are you here?" Kozuki Oden saw this.

He hurriedly helped her up and held her in his arms, then looked at Arthur, who was sitting on the roof behind him with a satisfied smile on his face.

“I don’t know…I…” Mrs. Shi’s tone softened and her face turned as red as jade.

Out of curiosity, she used the superhuman ability of the Time Fruit to explore Arthur's future...