aircannonsinc Chapter 132 A Strange Power, Overbearing Aura!
Chapter 132 A Strange Power, Overbearing Aura!
Chapter 132 A Strange Power, Overbearing Aura!
"After conquering the Grand Line, Roger became the Pirate King, right?"
"Yes."
Rayleigh nodded and said, "After that, Roger was known to the world as... the Pirate King!!"
At this moment, a look of reminiscence appeared in Rayleigh's eyes, as if he were seeing his former comrades again.
This caused the corners of his mouth to gradually turn up.
"The title of Pirate King! That's so prestigious!!" Pappag exclaimed.
"This title may seem prestigious to the world, but it means nothing to a dying man."
"Because of that terminal illness?"
"Yes," Rayleigh said, "but Roger was still very happy."
Even though he was terminally ill, it didn't affect him too much; he still enjoyed every day as a pirate!
"What an open-minded person..."
west Yan sighed.
"yes."
Most people, upon learning they have a terminal illness, would probably spend the rest of their lives in the shadows, but this person... well, no wonder he's the Pirate King, right?
"Yes, he is a very open-minded person," Rayleigh nodded.
That's probably why their captain was able to become the Pirate King.
After placing his wine glass on the table, Rayleigh continued, "Shortly after that, the captain announced the disbandment of the pirate crew."
"And so, one by one, the crew members began to leave to do what they wanted."
"Even I don't know where they are now or what they are doing."
"It's probably to prevent the navy from causing trouble," west Yan said.
"Yes."
Rayleigh nodded and said, "After all... we are all members of the Roger Pirates."
If the Navy discovers that they are the Pirate King's crew, then... they will definitely pounce on them like madmen.
That was true at least back then.
So to avoid this situation from happening, they agreed not to find out each other's location or what the other was doing.
This is...good for everyone.
"Yes, I understand."
"And then?" Usopp asked. "Even if Roger had a terminal illness, he wouldn't necessarily turn himself in."
The others also looked puzzled; they simply couldn't connect the terminal illness with the surrender.
"He didn't tell me the final reason," Ridley said. "He only said this to me as he left."
He said: "Brother, I will not die."
"And so, he left and went to surrender to the Navy."
"In order to demonstrate its strength, the Navy publicly executed Roger in Loguetown to suppress the arrogance of the pirates."
"But... Roger's words actually ushered in the Great Pirate Era!"
Upon hearing Rayleigh's words, that phrase came to mind for Luffy and the others.
(Want my treasure? Take whatever you want!)
(Go find it! I left everything there!)
It was because of Gol D. Roger's words that so many young people set sail to pursue their dreams.
"I feel like I've heard something incredible..."
"Hearing the person involved say it felt like a completely different story."
"If that's the case, then this so-called Age of Exploration was entirely started by Roger..." west Yan said.
He figured it out: Roger turned himself in just for that moment.
But... why would the other party do this?
Roger's move was clearly intended to get more people out to sea, as if... he wanted others to discover something.
Could it be that One Piece?
"I can't answer that question," Rayleigh said. "After all... Roger is dead."
"As for the Great Pirate Era you mentioned..."
Lei Li paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "Only those who live in this era can create this era."
"That being said, Roger's words are like a key."
Hearing west Yan's words, Rayleigh smiled and glanced at him, saying, "Is that what you think?"
"Yes," west Yan nodded.
Why?
"Because he is the Pirate King, because he has the One Piece."
Regardless of Roger's motives for doing this, it is an open secret that he possesses a treasure.
As a result, the other party died, and the treasure became ownerless. Who wouldn't be tempted if they found it?
It can be said that the other party has perfectly grasped the weaknesses of human nature!
It's likely that Roger capitalized on this to usher in the Age of Exploration.
After thinking for a moment, west Yan said, "I have a feeling that he has a special purpose in doing this."
Either they want people to discover something, or... this is just a prank.
west Yan thought about it carefully and felt that the latter probability was not low.
After all... a dying person is capable of anything.
"Maybe..."
Rayleigh nodded and didn't bring up the matter again.
"No matter what, I will become the Pirate King," Luffy said.
Seeing Luffy's serious expression, Rayleigh smiled.
"Your straw hat... suits you very well," Rayleigh said. "It's a hat only a real man deserves!"
"Shanks has good taste."
"Huh?"
"Does this guy know Shanks?!"
Luffy looked at Rayleigh with surprise, clearly not expecting to meet someone who knew Shanks here.
"Of course I know him," Raleigh laughed. "He's an apprentice on our ship."
"So Shanks was once on the Pirate King's ship?!" Luffy exclaimed in shock as he looked at Rayleigh.
The man who led him down the path of piracy... was actually a member of the Pirate King's crew?!
This surprised him greatly.
"Yes," Rayleigh said.
Shanks...
"We met here once, about ten years ago," Ridley said. "That kid was very happy to tell me about you."
At that moment, Shanks' words resurfaced in Rayleigh's mind.
(Mr. Rayleigh, there's a kid in the East Blue who said the exact same thing as the captain, that line... he wanted to become the Pirate King.)
Rayleigh even asked Shanks why his arm had disappeared, and Shanks replied that he had bet his arm on the new era.
"A new era, huh...?"
Seeing Luffy's great joy at hearing news of Shanks, Rayleigh smiled as well.
"Uncle, where's Shanks?"
"Of course, it's in the New World," Rayleigh chuckled. "I think he'd be very much looking forward to meeting you too."
"Haha, I will definitely go to the New World to find him!" Luffy laughed loudly.
As they spoke, Luffy took off his hat, smiling as he looked at the hat that held special significance for him.
Once he finds Shanks, he will return the hat to him; it was their agreement!
"By the way, have you seen Bucky in the East China Sea?" Rayleigh asked. "He's also an apprentice on our ship."
"Bucky?"
"Who is that?"
Chopper and Merry looked at each other, completely bewildered; they had never heard of this person before.
"Buggy the Clown, don't you know him?" Rayleigh asked in surprise. "I thought he was quite famous in the East Blue." "Ah, that clown."
Luffy put his hat back on and nodded, saying, "We've met before; we've fought a few times."
"Really? That's quite a coincidence, hahaha."
Rayleigh burst out laughing. He never expected that Buggy would run into Luffy. He wondered if Luffy had figured out the meaning behind the straw hat.
"Oh, right, ninja guy..."
"Just call me Xiyan, Uncle Rayleigh," Xiyan said.
"Alright, Xiyan." Rayleigh looked at Xiyan and said, "Are you from Wano Country?"
Hearing Rayleigh's words, west Yan gave a helpless look and said, "Why is it this question again..."
"Oh?"
"Have many people asked this question?"
"There are quite a few indeed."
Grandma Kokoro asked, Admiral Aokiji asked, Luffy's grandfather asked, Moria asked... all these people were very curious about whether he was from Wano Country.
But he had no idea that Wano Country was there!
"Looks like a lot of people are curious about your identity, hahaha," Rayleigh laughed.
He figured those people probably thought similarly to him.
"But unfortunately, I'm not from Wano Country," Xiyan said, spreading his hands. "I'm just an ordinary ninja, and I have absolutely no connection with Wano Country."
"I see..." Rayleigh nodded.
Now that we have the correct answer, there is no need to dwell on this matter any longer.
"So you're a Devil Fruit user?" Shakky asked curiously.
"No, that's not it," west Yan shook his head and said.
"Isn't that right...?"
"You're not a Devil Fruit user?" Rayleigh looked at Xiyan in surprise and said, "Then how did you use your Water Release technique?"
"Water Release Technique?"
"Yeah, on my way back, I ran into some bounty hunters who were beaten up pretty badly," Rayleigh explained. "From what they said, they were attacked by the Straw Hat crew's ninja using Water Release ninjutsu. I think that must have been you."
Rayleigh said the last sentence while looking at Xiyan.
"Ah, if I'm not mistaken, it's me." west Yan nodded and said, "We have indeed encountered quite a few bounty hunters along the way."
"They even know water-style techniques?"
Xia Qi looked at west Yan in surprise and said, "You can manipulate seawater?"
"Yes."
Xia Qi:
After receiving an affirmative answer, Xia Qi fell into deep thought.
This ability to manipulate the sea is terrifying; no wonder west Yan received such a high bounty the first time he was offered a reward.
"Aren't you an information broker?" west Yan asked Xia Qi, looking at her with suspicion. "Don't you know about this kind of thing?"
He never hid the fact that he knew water-style techniques along the way, so could it be that the other party hadn't received any information about it?
"It's only been a few days since you became famous?" Xia Qi said helplessly, "I am an information broker, that's true."
But it's not omniscient or omnipotent either.
The other party has only been famous for a short time, so even if she wanted to buy information, she would have to wait a while before she could get her hands on it.
Of course, there is another possibility.
That is, the World Government and the Navy intentionally blocked some of each other's intelligence, which is one of the reasons why she couldn't get the inside information.
"Yes, that's true."
west Yan nodded in understanding. Thinking about it carefully, it had indeed only been a few days since they received the bounty order.
"In short, my ability doesn't rely on a Devil Fruit to activate," west Yan said, looking at Rayleigh.
"Instead, I rely on my own strength."
"The inheritance of bloodline...?"
Rayleigh, with his extensive experience and knowledge, immediately recognized the key point.
"More or less."
"Bloodline...?"
Xia Qi thought for a moment and said, "Little west Yan, I think you should pay more attention to the World Government. Those guys will definitely be very interested in you."
As someone who survived from the previous era, Shakky knew very well how corrupt the World Government was.
Once the World Government learns of this kid's special abilities, they will definitely send people to capture him.
After all... the power to manipulate the sea without relying on a Devil Fruit is extremely strong, and its allure to the World Government is definitely not small!
"Oh, you mean this? They've already contacted me about it."
"Have you looked for it?"
Shakky was taken aback; the World Government was indeed moving faster than she had imagined.
"The World Government sent Kuma to find me around the time we encountered Gecko Moria," Xiyan said.
Upon hearing this, Rayleigh and Shakky exchanged a glance, their thoughts being quite similar.
I actually ran into that guy...
If that's the case, then the Straw Hat Pirates have already defeated the Seven Warlords of the Sea?
As expected of them...
But how did they escape from Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea?
"That wretched bear! How dare he steal my crewmate!" Luffy exclaimed angrily. "Next time we meet, I'm going to beat him to a pulp!"
"next time?"
"Yeah, Luffy didn't get to fight Kuma," west Yan said.
"That guy probably just asked you a few questions and then left, right?" Xia Qi said.
Kuma is the Shichibukai who listens to the World Government the most, yet he didn't take action to take the person away directly?
Is this an order from the World Government?
When did the World Government become so easy to talk to?
"It's not that simple," west Yan shook his head and said, "After Luffy defeated Moria, that guy suddenly appeared on the battlefield and asked me if I wanted to become a Shichibukai."
"After I refused, they attacked us. That fight... was really dangerous."
Recalling that battle, west Yan felt a pang of sadness.
If Moria hadn't intervened, it's hard to say whether they would have been able to escape that time.
After all... he didn't have much chakra left at that time.
"You rejected the Seven Warlords of the Sea...?" Shakky smiled. "It seems you understand the World Government's purpose in doing this."
"Of course, I'm not stupid." west Yan waved his hand and said, "Besides, I don't care about things like the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
I'm not interested either.
He's going on adventures with Luffy, how could he possibly become a dog for the World Government?
What's more, the other party is eyeing my abilities!
Once you go with them, you'll be used as a guinea pig 100% of the time.
"So this is how you escaped?"
"Ah, Moria has woken up and seems much more energetic," west Yan said. "It was because of him that we were able to successfully leave the Devil's Triangle sails."
"Someone you defeated would actually help you?"
"yes."
Xia Qi frowned upon hearing this. Why was that?
Could it be that after Xiao Mengqi beat up the other person, he suddenly became more perceptive?
That's why I chose to help the Straw Hat Pirates...
Or perhaps, because of Moria's defeat, the World Government issued a kill order against him, which led to his fight with Kuma, allowing the Straw Hat Pirates to escape.
"It seems that guy chose to help us because he's resolved his inner conflict," west Yan said.
Speaking of which, do you know Kaido?
"Of course I know, who doesn't know Kaido?" Shakky said helplessly, "He's one of the Four Emperors of the New World."
"The Four Emperors?"
"You don't know?" Xia Qi was somewhat surprised. This kid didn't even know about the Four Emperors?
"have no idea."
Xia Qi: —
For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
"Moria said he was once defeated by Kaido," west Yan said, stroking his chin. "So, he was defeated by that so-called Yonko?"
"Yes, I've heard about that." Shakky nodded and said, "That's probably why he was able to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea."
"And what you mean by resolving inner conflicts... is probably this."
Moria's dealings with zombies in the Devil's Triangle were no secret to someone like her.
In summary: This is a person who has lost his spirit.
Such a person probably can't even muster any domineering aura.
And now... this man has actually resolved his inner conflict... that's truly unexpected.
"Maybe," west Yan said. "Anyway, after the other party woke up, they started fighting with the bear, and we seized the opportunity to leave."
"I wonder how that guy is doing."
"Who won between the two of them?"
Usopp and Chopper were curious; they wanted to know the outcome of the battle between the two Shichibukai.
"I haven't received any information from Moria," Shakky said after a moment's thought. "Perhaps... he died in that battle."
At least so far, she has not received any intelligence from Moria.
Hearing Xia Qi's words, west Yan's expression was somewhat complicated.
Is that guy... dead?
"Of course, this is just speculation," Xia Qi added. "We'll have to wait and see to know for sure."
west Yan nodded without saying anything.
"If he were alive... you would have one more competitor."
"If Luffy could defeat him the first time, he can defeat him the second time," west Yan said, waving his hand.
"He's not good enough to compete with us for One Piece."
"That's right, we can just beat him up again!" Luffy laughed loudly.
Although that person is not bad, he won't hold back if the other party wants to compete with him for the title of Pirate King.
Xia Qi nodded upon hearing this, and said nothing more.
"onep iece...."
Usopp suddenly said, as if he had just remembered something, "Oh right, Uncle Rayleigh, do you know OnePiece?"
"e, right?"
"Yes, I know."
"That onep i ece? What exactly is it...?"
"Usopp!"
Before Usopp could finish speaking, he was interrupted by an angry Luffy.
"Luffy?"
"I don't want to know where Onepiece is, or what's inside it!" Luffy roared. "Even though nobody knows, we've all risked our lives to go to sea!"
"If I hear anything from this old man, I'll quit being a pirate!"
"I don't want to go through boring adventures!!"
Usopp was stunned to see Luffy's anger; he hadn't expected that his words would make Luffy so agitated.
However, he soon realized that he had indeed asked a question he shouldn't have.
"Sorry, sorry, I was too talkative," Usopp quickly said. "Uncle, please don't tell anyone, I have a disease that kills me as soon as I hear 'onep i ece?'"
Rayleigh glanced at Luffy and a smile appeared on his face. This kid is indeed not bad.
"Can you do it?" Rayleigh asked. "The Grand Line is far beyond your imagination, and the enemies are far more powerful than you can imagine. Can you rule this sea?"
Looking at Rayleigh, who was smiling at him, Luffy suddenly laughed and said, "I never thought about ruling anything..."
"The freest person on this vast ocean is the Pirate King!"
Rayleigh froze for a moment; in that instant, he seemed to see the shadow of his own captain.
"Is that so...?"
"Hehe, I understand."
Maybe this kid really can do things that they can't.
Rayleigh glanced at the reactions of the Straw Hat Pirates and smiled happily.
Shakky watched this scene with a smile, clearly happy for Rayleigh.
"Here, drink more."
Seeing Xia Qi thoughtfully bring him a bottle of good wine, Lei Li nodded, picked it up, and took a big gulp.
Today... I really received some very good news!
After putting down the empty bottle, Rayleigh stood up and said, "Alright, I'm going to get the coating applied now."
"The sooner we get your boat ready, the sooner you can go to Fishman Island."
"How much money do you need?"
"You're Xiao Ba's friends, so of course I won't take your money," Rayleigh said, waving his hand.
"How long will it take?"
"The coating process will take at least three days."
"Three days?!" Luffy exclaimed in surprise, "Why has it taken so long?"
Three days is too long...
"This is the shortest possible time," Rayleigh explained. "It's also for your safety."
We cannot be careless.
"All right."
"Where is your ship?"
"Tree number 41".
"Okay, I understand." Rayleigh nodded and said, "However, I am a wanted criminal after all, so to avoid some unnecessary trouble, we need to move the ship to another location."
"Enjoy your time on the island, and come find me in three days."
After saying that, Rayleigh glanced at Shakky and said, "Shakky, do you still have that stuff? Give them some." "Yes, we do."
"What is it?" Usopp asked curiously.
"Life Card"
Xia Qi took out Rayleigh's Vivre Card, gave half of it to west Yan, and said, "With this Vivre Card, you can find Rayleigh."
As they spoke, Xia Qi demonstrated the uses of the Life Card to the group, explaining to them what it was.
"Life Card...."
west Yan picked it up curiously and then said, "This is really interesting."
As he spoke, west Yan tore off a piece for each of Luffy and the others, and told them to keep it safe.
"Alright, I have to get to work." Rayleigh said as he walked to the back, "See you in three days."
"profound!"
"Let's go to the amusement park then."
"OK!"
"Can...can I do it too?" Kemi asked expectantly.
"Of course!"
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Kemi immediately broke into a happy smile. Seeing this, Papagu sighed; it seemed he couldn't stop Kemi.
Watching the group excitedly run off, west Yan said irritably, "Idiots, aren't you going to leave Nami and the others behind?!"
"Huh?!"
The group froze, almost forgetting about that.
"Alright, you guys go ahead. I'll go back with Uncle Rayleigh to find them," west Yan said, waving his hand.
"west Yan, aren't you going to the amusement park?" Mei Li asked.
"I'm not interested in that."
Amusement parks and the like are only of interest to guys like Luffy and his crew; he's not really interested.
"Alright, then it's up to you!" Luffy shouted.
"I understand," west Yan said. "But you guys need to be careful, you know? Do you remember what's here?"
"If anything goes wrong, remember to call me."
Don't worry!
Watching his companions leave without looking back, west Yan felt a little helpless. These guys really had a lot of fun in them. "They're really reliable, little Xi Yan~" Xia Qi laughed.
"Some things just have to be done by someone."
After putting the Life Card in his pocket, west Yan seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, right, when I encountered the bear, it used a very special kind of energy."
"Do you know what that is?"
As he spoke, west Yan gestured with his hand and said, "It's something that can be used for defense. It can be attached to the surface of the body. Both Xiong and Moria have used it."
"Moria has one too..." Shakky murmured.
If you put it that way, the other person's morale really did recover.
"Is that what you mean?" Rayleigh glanced at Xiyan and raised his hand.
As he spoke, he enveloped his palms in an aura of dominance.
Upon activating his Sharingan, west Yan immediately detected the special energy in his opponent's hand.
"That's right, that's it!" west Yan said, "What exactly is this?"
"This thing is called domineering aura!"
"Domineering?"
"That's right, Haki!" Rayleigh said. "This is a kind of energy that the strong in the New World must master."
Specifically designed to deal with ability users.
This ocean is vast, and you'll encounter all sorts of powerful individuals. Without strong domineering aura, there's simply no way to deal with them.
"It can actually deal with ability users?!" west Yan immediately showed interest and asked, "Can I learn it?"
"able!"