Chapter 8

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Chapter 8

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Max has officially killed all of the crew members as he sees Crock's head flying off his body. He killed the people that had saved him from starvation, but Max isn't someone who would return a favor. He would kill the person who saved him if it benefited him. 

No such thing as karma exists in the world, just because someone does something bad, it doesn't mean that bad thing would happen to that person. Max understands this clearly, so he sees no reason to repay favors if they don't benefit him. And the crew who saved him is just a loose end if he let them live.

'Have to look out for number one.' Thinks Max, number one being himself. As he takes a small boat, a compass, and a map. Looks through it and sees that as expected of someone careful like Amelia. She had mapped all of the areas where the marine bases in North Blue were and the places where marine presence was heavy.

Immediately Alex's mind goes on some ambitious thoughts of domination. But he immediately squashed that down. He is in no position to even think of those… yet. He needs to ensure his own survival first, even as his mind wanders into him just spending the rest of his life in a normal place. That thought is squashed even faster, he is in a fantasy world, he isn't going to waste his life by being normal. He wants to see how it feels to crush mountains beneath his fist… and many… many more things.

As he rows away and sets sail, his mind wanders. Coby could achieve such amazing results in just months, he had three years to achieve even more. Knowing that as long as he works hard he will get power, because, while he would trade his Zoan Devil Fruit for a Logia any day. He also isn't given the worst fruit. He has seen what a Zoan's advantages are, better regeneration of both stamina and injuries. While at the same time allowing him to grow faster and at a higher limit. 

Plus there is the possibility of Awakening, but because that is unlikely to happen in just three years. Max plans to get his hands on the Rumble Ball, which would help him tremendously.

Max had to shake his head once more, he mustn't get too confused by stretching himself too far. He must divide his bigger problems into many small ones, that way they become easier to solve. He was in North Blue, and to even reach the Drum Kingdom is only a dream to the current him. So he must have a clear plan available to him, while also leaving room for improvisation. He knows that the enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect one. 

His mind wonders at his possible futures, while he rows. The boat that he is in is small, but that is only compared to the other ships. This boat has a room, windows, and even a small storage room under the deck. It was a perfect one-man boat that Max could handle.

Brubeck Island is the place where the biggest Marine Base in the North Blue was. And that is where Max plans to go and start his journey toward the top, because whether in this life or the previous one… he wouldn't settle for small things. He wants to be someone strong now.

'Hmmm… Rubeck Island…' The name sounded familiar to Max, but he couldn't remember everything from the show. Even if he liked One Piece, he can't remember miscellaneous things about North Blue, but he does remember that the Germa Kingdom resides here.

But he doesn't plan to interact with the crazy guys there. Not even Sanji's sister, she was a cold-blooded killer, and Max knows that since he isn't Sanji, she wouldn't mind caving in his skull if her father ordered her.

But Max isn't interested in her either, he wants to get stronger. He is no fool and let his lust influence his decision, humans as an intelligent species has long since been able to control their lust. So Max can do the same.

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It took him a day and a half to reach Rubeck Island, it was a nice place that seemed like an island with a lot of mountains which served as a natural defense against enemies. The Marine Base was in the middle of the mountain formation which surrounds the island.

'Quite the nice place.' Ponders Max as he sees the small towns around the island shores.

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In the end, he lands in a forest nearby the town and he just takes a chest off his ship and decides to sink the rest of the ship. 

He didn't want a train on him at all. The big chest is filled with treasure that Max got from Amelia's ship. He plans to barry it right here, this looks like a good place and he can remember it easily. He doesn't necessarily mind if it gets stolen, but he doesn't want the money to go to waste either.

Who knows when he might need it in the future as some kind of bribe or something like that. Max doesn't necessarily mind corruption, as long as he can use it then he is okay with it.

He doesn't mind indirectly working for the World Government either. He doesn't care about what the World Nobles do, that is like caring for a person half a world away. He will gladly work for them since it is better for him also.

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Marine Captain Pegasus of North Blue main Marine branch. A relatively muscular man with tan skin and long gray hair tied in a ponytail.

His job is easy even as the man with the higher marine authority in North Blue. This is all so because of Germa 66 a kingdom/mercenary group. 

Judge Vinsmoke, the man who wanted to rule North Blue. Pegasus didn't mind the man's ambition at all. As that also made his job easier, any war going around Pegasus would never interfere because Germa 66 would. Any strong criminal? The  Germa 66 will take care of that too since the Vinsmoke Family wants to build a good image with the people.

'Life truly is good right now.' Contemplated Pegasus, he felt like he was already retired at only age forty-three. He is not crippled and has never had any heavy injury in his life. He truly felt like he was blessed by the world. 

Knock, knock, knock…

That is when he hears a knock on the door.

"Come in." Says Pegasus, a smile on his face as he can recognize the familiar knock on the door.

A man in a marine uniform comes and in and he puts a paper with names on the desk. Pegasus looked at it and it was a list of names. 

"These are the names of the recruits this month. A total of thirty of them." Explains the marine who brought the list.

Pegasus nods, this has already become something normal to him by now. "Okay, Eric, then go and call the recruits. I am treating all of them to a drink tonight."

The marine now identified as Eric nods. "Yes sir." And then he walks out of the office.

Pegasus always did this every month, he would go and drink with the recruits as that would create a sense of belonging to the base within them. It would also make them feel special.

'This is all for my leisurely life.' Thinks Pegasus, his parents gave him a grand name. But he never planned to be anything big, he knows that the nail that sticks out most will be hammered down. 

He doesn't want that end for himself, North Blue has been relatively quiet ever since Dofflamingo left for the Grand Line, and Pegasus plans to keep it that way. He must ensure that his leisure life with no worry in the world continues.

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While at the same time, Max who had just gone and put his name for registration hours ago got his uniform and pondered. 'I will have to create some big waves in North Blue if I want to be noticed.'

He needs to shine here, and one can only do so by inciting chaos and using chaos as a ladder. Only then he can put himself into the place he plans to go to next… Marine Headquarters…