I agreed to win with Roger, but the guy I met was too young Chapter 031

Roger squatted on the deck, watching Rhett skillfully change Shanks’ diaper,

Suddenly, he burst into laughter, “Kuhahaha! Speaking of which, Rhett, you weren’t this much trouble when you boarded the ship at three years old!”

Rhett tied the diaper without looking up, “Nonsense, I was a transmigrator back then. My body was three, but my mind was over twenty, okay?”

Rayleigh’s hand, which was brewing tea, suddenly paused. A cold glint flashed across his spectacles. “Now that I think about it, it was suspicious. How could a three-year-old child sneak my hidden liquor in the middle of the night?”

“And only pick the most expensive ones,” Jabba added through gritted teeth, “The rum I saved up half a year’s worth of Berries to buy!”

Rhett picked up Shanks, the baby happily pulling at his hair.

He said expressionlessly, “That’s called appreciation. Besides, didn’t you know I wasn’t an ordinary child when you picked me up from that deserted island?”

Roger laughed even louder, “Indeed!”

Shanks let out a small yawn in Rhett’s arms, drooling all over Rhett’s shoulder.

Rhett looked at Shanks, gently patting the baby’s back. “See, this is what a normal child should be like.”

Rayleigh slowly took a sip of tea. “So you admit you pretended to be cute to get on the ship back then?”

“What do you mean ‘pretended to be cute’? The Roger Pirates would have capsized sooner or later without me.” Rhett stuffed the sleeping Shanks into Roger’s arms. “Now it’s your turn to experience the joy of raising a real child, dear Captain.”

Roger fumbled to catch Shanks.

Rhett’s Observation Haki swept over, and he saw an oak barrel bobbing with the waves.

Rhett’s Observation Haki was the first to sense it. “Wait… there’s a… in the barrel.”

It was truly a fated encounter. Rhett fished it out.

Roger laughed heartily, “It’s not another baby, is it?”

The wooden barrel hit the ship with a thump, and the lid suddenly popped open. A red-nosed baby sat inside, holding a half-eaten carrot, happily waving at them.

“Another one?!” Jabba’s jaw almost dropped to the deck.

The baby saw everyone and excitedly babbled “Ah ah,” his red nose shining in the sun. He clumsily tried to climb out of the barrel but tumbled headfirst into Rhett’s freshly hung diapers.

Rayleigh’s spectacles slid to the tip of his nose. “This…?”

Roger was already laughing and holding up the red-nosed baby. “Kuhahaha! Look at his nose! How cute!”

Shanks seemed to sense something and suddenly woke up in Roger’s arms. The moment the two babies’ eyes met—

“Wah!” Shanks excitedly reached out to grab Buggy’s red nose.

“Ah!” Buggy unceremoniously bit Shanks’ finger.

“Hey, hey, hey, what are you two doing? Little friends should love each other.”

Rhett quickly separated them, and Shanks and Buggy began to wail.

Rayleigh rubbed his forehead. “Great, buy one get one free. I’m starting to miss Rhett when he was little.”

Rhett held one baby in each hand and suddenly revealed a devilish smile. “Captain, I suddenly have a brilliant idea…”

Roger curiously leaned closer. “Hmm? Little Rhett, what’s your great idea? Tell me quickly.”

“Since you like taking care of children so much—” Rhett shoved both babies into Roger’s arms at the same time. “I’ll leave these two to you!”

“Wait! I haven’t—” Roger fumbled to catch the two squirming little ones. Shanks’ drool and Buggy’s snot instantly smeared all over his face.

Rayleigh silently retreated three steps. “Who told you to be the captain? Some responsibilities have to be borne. They are all your future crewmates.”

Jabba had already climbed over the railing. “I’m going to check the bottom of the ship for damage!”

Roger saw his crew abandoning him, but he wasn’t sad. He turned around and held Buggy and Shanks high. “Who cares! Kuhahaha! From today onwards, you two are our Roger Pirates’ apprentice crewmates!”

Shanks and Buggy seemed to understand.

Buggy’s red nose twitched, and he suddenly sneezed, a snot bubble landing squarely on Roger’s face.

“Hey, hey! This brat is even harder to handle than Shanks!” Roger frantically wiped his face.

Seeing this, Shanks immediately imitated him with a “Pfft,” but his technique wasn’t good enough, only spraying Roger with drool.

These two little rivals started so early. The future Yonko Red-Haired Shanks, the future new Yonko Clown Emperor Buggy. He had watched them grow up. His future influence would be beyond imagination, hahaha.

“You two little rascals!” Roger feigned anger, but couldn’t hide the smile in his eyes. “Looks like I’ll have to teach you what captain’s authority is ahead of time!”

As he spoke, he reached out to tickle the two babies, but Buggy grabbed his beard, and Shanks took the opportunity to climb onto his head.

“Ow, ow, ow! Let go, you brats!”

The deck immediately turned into a mess. Rayleigh watched the scene, shaking his head helplessly. “It’s certainly lively now.”

Jabba had somehow climbed back, holding two bottles of wine. “Come on, come on, I bet Buggy learns to walk first! The stake is a bottle of rum!”

“I bet Shanks! Shanks is already starting to talk, so Shanks will definitely learn to walk first.” Another crewmate immediately chimed in.

Rhett leisurely joined the bet. “I bet they’ll learn to steal liquor first, after all, crewmates are like their captain.”

“Hey! You heartless bunch! Come help!” Roger’s cry for help was drowned out by the laughter of the crowd.

Some time passed like this.

“Hey, Shanks, look over there—” Rhett quietly pointed to Rayleigh, who was taking a nap, then shoved a bottle of ink into Shanks’ hand. The baby blinked his big eyes and wobbled towards the first mate…

Five minutes later, Rayleigh’s face had a perfect “pirate flag” doodle, and the culprit was innocently sucking his thumb.

“Rhett!” Rayleigh’s roar echoed throughout the ship.

Rhett, hiding on the mast, trembled from suppressing his laughter, completely unaware that Buggy had climbed behind him at some point. The baby’s red nose twitched, and he suddenly burst into tears with a “Wah!”

“What’s wrong, what’s wrong?” Roger rushed over at the sound, just in time to see Rhett frantically trying to coax the child.

“Kuhahaha! Karma!” Roger laughed, slapping his thigh.

Rhett gritted his teeth. “This brat is definitely faking it! He was just smiling at me!”

No sooner had he spoken than Buggy suddenly stopped crying, made a face at Rhett,

The deck immediately erupted in thunderous laughter. Even the usually serious Rayleigh couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth, going to get a towel with ink still on his face.