Chapter 9: (English) That “type” of pirate

(Eng)

The next morning

-Oh rooster.- Robin was leisurely enjoying the sun and doing research when she called Bartolomeo over.- Is she the only one driving the ship?

'Yes, it's just me. Do you think these mafia gang know what it means to steer the wheel?' Jo shook her head in frustration. She had tried to teach them how to read log poses and navigate the ship according to the weather, and only the two biggest drunkard on the ship knew what they were doing. So most of the time Jo was the one driving.

-Yes, Robin-senpai. Jo is the experienced helmsman of Going Luffy- Bartolomeo's eyes sparkled in a heart shape.- Jo is the smartest person on the ship....

On this side, Jo also did not pay attention to Bartolomeo's omission. He had always been like that, even though he was a notorious mafia guy in the past, after falling for Luffy, he really wanted to become that "type" of pirate like Luffy. But because of his horrifying past, he was put on the list of pirates who most needed to disappear. And while he was building his fame, people still mistakenly thought that the mafia wanted to expand its territory instead of changing his profession to become a pirate. So even though they had been traveling on Going Luffy for nearly two years, the public only learned about the Barto Club gang after they were blamed for some horrible events. From then on, Bartolomeo received a huge bounty on his head for the crime of killing civilians. It's because of Eustass "Captain" Kid. Thanks to that event, Jo received another pearl, the 8th pearl.

A year ago.

While the Straw Hats were spliting up for two years, the Barto Club pirates started rampaging through the New World. With Jo's intervention, most of the crew's food was taken from other pirate ships roaming the New World like a piece main gang, but when they landed on any island, those idiots instantly attempt to make everyone becomes a fan of the Straw Hats. Jo also worked quite hard for her gang to complete the journey according to the story line. When the ship docked at Mystoria island, the gang realized that all the island's residents had evacuated, and there were also traces of pirates causing trouble.

Bartolomeo also dropped his joking attitude and ordered his subordinates to scout out the situation, then quickly followed Jo. In a few houses near the port, there were still signs of people living nearby. Based on the spoilage of the food, the villagers had probably only been attacked within the past week or so. Suddenly, Jo realized something unusual, all around here were scattered pieces of iron metal, they had nothing to do with each other and were scattered mostly in the village. Jo noticed that it seemed like this pirate crew was not easy to deal with.

'Citizens, where are they hiding? We have to get them off this island, away from that captain.' The one came to Jo's mind was him, Eutass Kid. Jo's disadvantage was that in the outside world, One Piece was still in the Whole Cake arc and the details about the rookie supernova were just like grains of sand in the arc Sabaody archipelago. Jo was able to bring the Barto Club to the New World because of the knowledge she accumulated both in the series and in navigation in this world. She avoided the notorious pirate gangs to avoid causality as much as possible. Facing this supernova even if they triggered an all out attack, it would be difficult to win, not to mention Jo had almost no information about him.

-You lad, you want to save the villagers, right?- At this moment, Bartolomeo surprised Jo.- I think Luffy-senpai will do the same. Besides, if we save the villagers, maybe they will all join the Straw Hats fan club. Ehehehehahahahaha.

'What is it?' Jo chuckled. Bartolomeo changed quite a bit. The two met in Mock Town, a lawless city with more pirates than civilians. Jo only came here to get reports about the Donquixote gang, but unexpectedly met Bartolomeo and his comrades coming to recruit members.

Because Bartolomeo was a character who appeared in the New World and only appeared in arc Dressrosa, Jo did not have a strong impression of this character. At this time, the Barto Club gang had not yet been formed, they were still acting pirates, walking around Mock Town. Accompanying Jo was a new reporter of the New Grand Line, originally from the North Sea. He heard the story of Noland's lie and went to meet Cricket, but unexpectedly a group of pirates beat a hell out of him. Jo did not hesitate to help, and using quick tactics, she successfully got her friend out of there. At the same time, Bartolomeo observed and followed to recruit Jo. Although joining the pirate crew was just a stepping stone to finding a way back, the idiot somehow dispelled the troubles along the way.

Fortunately for them, the villagers were all hiding in the caves on the mountain so there were almost no casualties. The Kid pirates, after rampaging at a bar in the port town, went to sweep the village. Luckily, most of citizens had been evacuated in advance. The Barto Club pirates, under the guidance of Bartolomeo and the undercover supervisor, Jo, helped everyone rebuild the village. Of course, with the street thugs and the mischievous captain, everyone had quite a few quarrels and Bartolomeo was teased by the villagers as "The Cannibal". (According to Japanese culture, that's a way to mock, the reason is also because when using his ability, his hands will clasp together as if provoking. This action is like raising a middle finger. .)

After all, the reason the Kid pirates ran away was because this was the hometown of a naval lieutenant. It seemed his family had used den den mushi to call for help and was discovered by Killer. So they instantly led his troops to escape. At this time, the Barto Club gang had to get up and run away from the navy warships that were called in. And then, Bartolomeo's bounty also increased significantly, causing his corrupt attitude to appear all over the newspapers.

'So that idiot captain also counts as "that type of pirate", right?' Jo looked boredly at the pearl that had just appeared, and that was the 8th pearl in the journey, and also the one that took the longest to get.

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