*A Year Later*
Time passes by and it's been a little over a year since then, not really much changed, Kaidou and me still fought each other, LinLin was already several months pregnant again and soon enough would be heading back home to give birth, Newgate and me have started to get along and actually had a rather good relationship.
People don't try to kill me as often to take my spot in the main crew, though it does happen sometimes so I have to put some of those that try in there place.
Most of my crew had reached there 3 ascension if they weren't already at that point before, most being somewhere in lvl 70-90's where as I have already reached around the 150's in level, so this time I have spent with The Rocks Pirates has definitely made me stronger, though it's getting harder and harder to level up as only fighting Rear Admirals, Vice Admirals and if I could Admirals would increase my strength any farther in strength.
"Young Master, are you sure you want to stick with them? If what you said is true then why don't we go into the future and join those major fights that happen in a few years to keep getting stronger?" Archer asked, as after all the crews strength still will keep going up but mine won't as much.
But if I jumped into the future where Major Quests happen in this world that give large amounts of Xp and SP, and other random rewards, a few are….
Quest: God Valley- Be there when it all falls apart.
Quest: Four Yonko of the New World- become one of the Four Yonko in the years after God Valley incident
Quest: Great Yonko Alliance- Try to get the Majority of the Yonko to form an alliance again before the two year time skip in the canon
Quest: WhiteBeard- have friendly relationships with WhiteBeard before God Valley (Completed) (Rewards not claimed)
Quest: Big Ma- Have friendly relationship with Charlotte LinLin before God Valley (Completed) (Rewards not Claimed)
Quest: Kaidou- have a friendly rivalry with Kaidou before God Valley
Quest: The World Truth- Along with Rocks, learn to understand the Ancient Texts of the World
I can go on with all the other quests but most of those quests are locked since none of those people I currently born yet to complete those missions.
Though from over the year I've been here both WhiteBeard and LinLin started to look at me like a little brother to them since I've helped them out and they have helped me out during my time with them.
Really the only two things I should work on would be somehow getting on better terms with Kaidou, and learning how to read the Ancient texts that the government doesn't want us to read, and I know which of the two would be easier to do but both would take time to do.
"No Archer, there are still quests I can do, for now I'll go have some spars with Kaidou, and see if Rocks would be willing to teach me a thing or two about the ancient texts." I shake my head as I get up from the pile of gold deep in the ship I was laying around in, Columbus was with me as he tends to sleep in here when we're not doing anything since he loves gold and money.
"As you wish young master." Archer says with a bow as he pushes up his glasses before taking his leave.
Soon after I got up and left heading back to the deck before getting off ship and going back into Hachinosu.
Mandricardo
Lvl 152
67,000/153,000xp
'Give me the rewards for WhiteBeard and Big Ma' I say to the system
Quest: WhiteBeard Complete!
Rewards: 7500xp/Sp, unofficial WhiteBeard Pirate member, Gura Gura No Mi near Immunity
Quest: Big Ma Complete!
Rewards: 6500xp/Sp, unofficial Big Ma Pirates Member, (un)official Charlotte Family Member, Soru Soru No Mi near immunity
Lvl 152
81,000/153,000xp
"Hmmm, so I'm nearly immune to there devil fruits now, based on the description, only if I'm weakened or let them will there devil fruits actually hurt me." I say looking at the rewards.
Though the (un)official Charlotte Family member was a bit weird at first, then again LinLin does have many beautiful daughters way down the line, plus with me doing my time jumping down the time line later on, any of her kids that are younger than me will definitely be older than me later on so I'm in the clear if I go after any of them, well besides the ones in there teenage years around the cannon time as I will still probably be a bit older than them.
Thinking all of that I headed to the giant skull at the center of the island that was our main base since Hachinosu was our island after all.
After walking around for a bit and seeing everyone was doing there own thing, WhiteBeard and Kaidou were training, LinlLin on the roof sunbathing with her pregnant belly in full view, John and Shiki in the bar drinking and Silver and Wang maintaining there weapons.
Seeing this I went to Rocks study finding him as he was reading several documents and mumbling to himself.
Although as soon as I stepped inside, I saw him pull a dagger out of his coat and chucked it right at my head as I caught it between my fingers before throwing it at a picture of me on my wanted poster that had everyone in his crews prominent bounty's on the wall.
Wanted
Dead or Alive
'Bloody Kid' Mandricardo
75,000,000$
Leader of the Storm Pirates and one of the main crew members of the Rock Pirates, the youngest of the group at the age of 13(11), know for theft, grand larceny, murder, pillaging, and causing the deaths of many high ranking Marines along with his Crew, caution is advised when spotted, immediately get in contact with Marines to deal with him.
There were also more about my crew individually but talking them all out would take awhile so I decided not to.
"Oh, it's just you kid, thought it was someone trying to kill me again." Rocks says before going back to looking at his book.
"Doubt it, you knew it was me but you still it anyway smiley." I shake my head as I take a seat in his study.
"Heh, so what do I owe the pleasure of your visit, usually your off doing other things to add to your money horde, so what you need?"
"What would I have to give you to teach me how to read the ancient texts around the world?" I say as I cut to the chase.
"?…. You want to learn how to read those things? I mean sure I can but I'll tell you my fee isn't cheap, then again I know you can afford it." I says with his big toothy grin on his face.
"Sure I'll pay, but you do know how to read it don't you?" I questioned because it was never explained how good he was at understanding the ancient texts.
"Hmmm well I won't say I'm a master at it, but I can say that I understand most of the letters and a good portion of the words you can find around the world, though I am improving so over time I'll be able to teach you more and more." He said while stroking his chin but then he looked back me rather seriously.
"Though why would you want to know this info as well? I have my reasons that everyone already knows about, what about you?" We all know that he wants to be the one who sits upon the Empty Throne in Mary Genoise and become the true ruler of the world, but he wants to know my reasons.
"Heh, I want to find some of the ancient weapons one day, and I know the ancient texts are the only ones that could point the way to them, and when I get it I'm planning on destroying the Red Line and connecting the world altogether as one." I said giving my explanation, destroy reverse mountain and both the 4 seas and paradise connecting with the new world, if not that later on I could find some islands within the calm belt and make pathways that way for people to have easier access into the New World, I might do the same thing in Paradise later on as well in the mean time.
"Really now?…. Alright you goal has me moderately interested, stick around and I'll teach you what I know."
And that was the beginning of learning the truth of this world whether the world wanted me to or not.
(A/N some of you might say that's low for his bounty, but remember this is over 40 years prior to the events of the story, money was worth more back then compared to it is during the cannon, if around the cannon time his bounty would be anywhere between 500,000,000 to 750,000,000$)