Rayleigh's Apprehension

The moment the dream shattered, Roy knew something was wrong. Even he himself hadn't expected that the clash between the two Great Sword Masters would produce such terrifying power.

Rumble!

A terrifying torrent of energy surged wildly within this confined space, completely flattening not only the small bar but also the hilltop where it stood—or more accurately, turning it into nothingness in an instant.

Fortunately, Roy used his domain to enclose the surrounding area in time, preventing such a terrifying commotion from spreading. Otherwise, Admiral from headquarters would probably have arrived to deal with the situation immediately.

After all, in a sensitive region like the Sabaody Archipelago, the sudden clash between two top-tier combatants would put even the Marine Headquarters in a difficult position.

The remaining energy continues to rage, destroying every inch of land within the domain.

Although Crocodile the Sand and Enel are not as strong as Roy and Rayleigh, they are still top-tier fighters on the sea. Protecting everyone from the aftermath of their battle should not be a problem.

Roy had just landed on the ground and hadn't even had time to feel the joy of breaking through to the Great Sword Master when he sensed a murderous gaze behind him, almost tangible, making him feel a little uneasy.

"Brother Roy, it seems we have some accounts to settle!"

"Ahem, it's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!" Roy looked embarrassed, mainly because he had misjudged the Great Sword Master's strength.

"However, there is still a chance to save her in this situation." Roy ignored Shakky's unfriendly gaze and began to construct his previous memories in his dream.

Dream Domain · Reality Shift!

Before Rayleigh and Shakky's astonished and stunned eyes, the ruins, now filled with wreckage, were shrouded in a rainbow of light. When the light faded, what appeared before them was none other than the Rip-off Bar they had seen before, exactly as they remembered it.

When Roy turned his head to look, he was startled by Shakky Rayleigh's gaze, because the two of them looked somewhat like a certain thief in his memory, filled with the symbol "￥".

"Hehe, little brother Roy, can you use your powers to conjure up a lot of Beli?" Shakky rubbed her hands together, seemingly preparing to start her old trick of extorting money.

"Haha, Roy, I make hundreds of thousands per second. We fought for about two minutes just now. Just give me about 300 million Beli as a token." Rayleigh was already fantasizing about dominating the casino.

Faced with the sudden change in the two's style, Roy was speechless. Did they really think he was a human money-printing machine?

Well, he has to admit, he's done quite a bit of printing money.

However, even if you get a million berries per second, can you explain to me how you calculated 300 million Beli in two minutes?

However, in a sense, if one could exchange 300 million Beli for a lesson from Dark King Rayleigh, it would be a sure win. On the high seas, countless people would flock to it.

Thinking of this, Roy shook his head. For a human money-printing machine like him, wealth had long lost its meaning; it was just a number. In his previous life, he would have been a regretful Phantom Sword who didn't know his wife was beautiful, an ordinary pirate with nothing, but who made money on the side.

After a friendly "py" deal was made, the bar was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

"Roy, don't you really want to know what Onepiece is?"

Everyone stared expectantly at Roy, even Crocodile the Sand couldn't resist. For people of the Great Pirate Era, One Piece was undoubtedly the ultimate goal, the ultimate answer that countless people dreamed of.

"Let's forget about it." Roy pushed open the door and walked out without looking back. "This world has almost no secrets in my eyes. If even the final outcome is already known, then it would be too boring."

"Anyway, this is destined to be my era!"

Watching Roy's departing figure, Rayleigh couldn't help but sigh, "Looks like I really am getting old."

"I didn't expect you to think so highly of Roy? You're even willing to reveal the ultimate secret of the Grand Line." Shakky was somewhat surprised; Rayleigh hadn't even told her this ultimate secret.

"No, quite the opposite. It is precisely because I do not want him to become the Pirate Kings that I chose to tell him the final result."

Now, Shakky was even more surprised. "Why? Could it be the Demon Sword in his hand?"

"Haha, you're wrong. He's a hundred times more dangerous than that sword because I see the shadow of an old friend in him!"

Shakky didn't speak, but just looked at Rayleigh with curious eyes.

"In Roger's time, there were three men who were known as legends of the seas." Rayleigh's eyes showed a hint of reminiscence. "Among them, Roger yearned for freedom, Whitebeard was the most Haki, and Golden Lion represented ambition."

"A man may lie, but his sword will not lie." Rayleigh placed his nicked longsword on the round table in front of him and continued, "I have only ever felt that ambition to conquer the world and the desire to dominate the sea from his and Golden Lion's swordsmanship."

"However, what makes him even more terrifying than Golden Lion is that he knows how to be patient. If it were Golden Lion, he would never choose to become Shichibukai, a product of compromise. He has the courage to charge into the Marine Headquarters alone."

"As for Roy, his power has taken shape without anyone noticing. None of the people who came with him were weak. Especially the two at the front, their combat strength is terrifying. With your intelligence, you naturally wouldn't fail to recognize the previous Shichibukai, Crocodile. But the other unfamiliar face with long ears is perhaps even more terrifying than Crocodile. It can be said that his entire crew is the prototype of a Yonko."

"Now that you mention it, Brother Roy is indeed a terrifying figure. If that's the case, then why did you still enlighten him on the secrets of Great Sword Master?"

"Under those circumstances, his Sword Intent, which had been built up to its peak, was not only pushing himself to the limit, but also 'forcing' me. If I didn't accept his challenge, the final result might have been a fight to the death, and then the entire Sabaody Archipelago might have been destroyed."

There was one more thing Rayleigh didn't say: he didn't want to drag his old friend's descendants into the mire.

"Even you're not confident you can suppress him?" Shakky couldn't believe it. She knew that although the man beside her was no longer at his peak, he was still one of the top combatants on the high seas.

"It's hard to say." Rayleigh shook his head. "You know, the swordsmanship he has just shown is already only one step away from being Great Sword Master. His other abilities are even more unfathomable and hard to fathom. When he unleashes his full power, even if he is not as good as me, he should not be far off."

"He is truly a promising young man. It seems that his earlier statement that this era belongs to him was not just empty talk."

"Haha, let him be. I'm just an old man with one side of his body in a coffin. Even if he causes a huge uproar, it won't concern me much."

(P. S.: Um, I really can't type the symbol for Beli, so I'll just use the symbol for RMB.)