"I, Captain Roger of the Roger Pirates, Gol D. Roger, hereby officially announce that the Roger Pirates are officially disbanded!”
"Cough, cough, cough!"
As soon as Roger finished speaking, he suddenly coughed violently. His face instantly turned pale. He removed his hand that was covering his mouth. The blood in his palm was so shocking!
"Captain!"
"Roger!"
“........”
Seeing this, the people who were sitting at the side could not sit still anymore. They surrounded Roger and looked at him worriedly. Roger, on the other hand, smiled bitterly and waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.
Although everyone was very worried about Roger, seeing the determination in Roger's eyes, they didn't say anything else. They turned around and sat back in their seats.
"Captain, your condition has worsened again?”Chu Han frowned and asked with concern.
Chu Han had seen such a scene on Roger many times during his three months of escape. He did not know if it was because of the battle with Karp and the Sengoku Kingdom that worsened his condition. In the beginning, Roger only coughed once every three days, and he rarely coughed up blood.
However, since the last battle, Roger's condition seemed to have worsened. He coughed almost every day, and coughing up blood was a common occurrence. He had lost a lot of weight, like an aging lion. His mighty appearance could not hide the fact that he was about to die.
" Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just a little cough." Roger shook his head and smiled.
"Captain, why don't we ask Dr. Cronus to take a look at you?" Shanks said anxiously."Sorry to trouble you, Uncle Kurokas. Help the captain back to rest first."
However, to Shanks 'surprise, as the ship's doctor on One Piece's ship, Culocas did not move. Instead, he looked at Shanks with a bitter smile and said,""I'm sorry, Shanks. Although I'd like to hear your advice, Roger has already given the order that I'm not allowed to interfere before this meeting is over. I can't just ignore the captain's orders, right?"
"But, but!" Shanks was anxious. He wanted to say something but could not find a reason. He could only look at Riley, hoping that he would speak. But before Riley could speak, Roger began to speak.
" Alright, Shanks, you don't have to be like this. I know my body. Although it looks very serious, I won't die for a while." Roger laughed heartily.
"Besides, we're here to discuss disbanding the pirates. You guys keep focusing on my body. Are you mistaken?"
The dining room fell silent. No one answered Roger's question. They were all silent. The sad expression on their faces was no longer concealed, and the atmosphere became dead silent.
Seeing this, Chu Han frowned slightly. He knew that staying silent was not a solution, so he took the initiative to speak."Uncle Kurokas, how is the captain's body? You should tell me."
Kurokas sighed and said,"Roger's body is beyond cure. I estimate that he only has about half a year left."
"What is it? Half a year!"
"That's right, how can it be only half a year? Uncle Culokas, are you mistaken?”
Everyone cried out in surprise, their faces filled with disbelief. Although Roger was coughing blood, he still looked very powerful and majestic. Not long ago, he could even fight with the navy general, Sengoku. Now, they were told that Roger only had half a year to live. No one would believe it.
" Although I wish I was wrong, it's the truth. Half a year is the best estimate. If his condition worsened, the captain might not even last half a year." Kurokas shook his head and sighed.
"How did this happen?" Shanks exclaimed in disbelief. He sat down as if he had lost all his strength.
"Is there no way?”Chu Han frowned slightly, and a glint flashed across his eyes. No one knew what he was thinking.
Kurokas shook his head helplessly, indicating that there was nothing he could do.
Seeing this, everyone fell silent again. They lowered their heads and their expressions were gloomy. Shanks and Baki could not help but sob softly.
"Hahaha!"
At this moment, Roger's heroic voice sounded again, breaking the depressing atmosphere.
" Why do you all look so sad? I'm not dead yet. It's not too late to cry when I'm dead." Roger laughed and touched Shanks 'straw hat."Alright, Shanks, as a man, you can't show such a sissy expression. Besides, you're wearing my straw hat, and you're the man who threatened to surpass me!”
"If you're a man, no matter how difficult it is, you should face it with a smile, right?”
"Keke is…" Shanks looked sad and hesitated. Then, he seemed to have thought of something and stopped talking about it."Captain, have you really decided to disband the pirates? Why?”
"Because I'm the Pirate King!”Roger laughed heartily." Whether it's the great sea route or the four seas, I've already conquered them all. As a pirate, I've already reached the top. I have no regrets!”
"But you are different. You are still young and have a long way to go. Your future achievements may surpass mine, so I can't drag you down. You should be free to pursue your dreams!”
"But," Shanks said with a sorrowful expression,"I don't know.""But, isn't it good to let us accompany you for the last time? Why did they have to disband the pirate group at this time?”
"Alright, Shanks," Riley suddenly said seriously,"Roger is the captain. As crew members, we should support his every decision. You,"
Roger waved his hand and interrupted Riley. He turned to Shanks and smiled."Shanks, this isn't a matter of accompanying me or not. So what if you spend the rest of your time with me? Are you going to watch my illness worsen day by day, my body becoming emaciated, and eventually die of illness in bed?”
"Shanks, I'm the king! One Piece King! How could there be such a cowardly way to die? Therefore, in the following days, I have to choose my own life!”
Looking at the heroic Roger, everyone was silent. At this moment, they all understood, including Chu Han.
This was the real Roger!
A true pirate, a pirate king who had pursued the dream of freedom all his life. He was a lion, a goshawk, and he was free. He could freely decide his own fate, even if it meant death!
In the near future, he would die with a smile under the attention of the whole world. He would use his blood to start an era of freedom and lead people to pursue their dreams.
That era was called the Great Voyage Era!
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