Celestial Dragon

"I was actually recognized. What a failure."

Sirius sighed, somewhat annoyed, and sat down next to Rayleigh, deactivating Seimei Kikan and reverting to his original appearance. "I thought my disguise was quite impressive."

"Hahaha, I've always had a good eye. Shakky, bring me a bottle of wine. Black Wolf is treating today," Rayleigh laughed heartily at the woman behind the counter.

"It's actually that famous Black Wolf!"

A woman named Shakky smiled and handed over two bottles of wine, saying, "It's an honor to have you here."

Sirius chuckled softly.

The senior's lover is also Old Senior on the sea. More than 30 years ago, he was a pirate who roamed the seas, but unfortunately, he later met Garp.

Rayleigh took two bottles of wine from Shakky, placing one in front of Sirius. The Pirate King's right-hand man chuckled.

"Men of your caliber are rare on the high seas; it's not hard to guess."

Sirius nodded knowingly, opened the bottle, and said, "I see."

I almost forgot, Rayleigh's Observation Haki is somewhat similar to mine; both are adept at observing the strength of auras.

He could even distinguish the aura of all the ferocious beasts on the entire island in an instant.

That's not surprising.

Not to brag, but there are only about a dozen people on the high seas with my level of strength. Excluding the Navy and the Pirate Emperor, it wouldn't be difficult to confirm my identity.

"So, Brother Black Wolf?"

Rayleigh tilted his head back and took a swig of his drink, then turned back with a smile. "Ready to head to the New World now?"

"This might be a good opportunity."

Shakky leaned leisurely against the bar, smiling as she said, "Last year's New World saw both Kaido and Whitebeard suffer huge losses, and they haven't recovered yet."

"If we were to head to the New World now, it would indeed be a good time to contend for supremacy."

Last year's New World War was extremely fierce, with the Beasts Pirates suffering heavy losses from the Whitebeard Pirates due to the defection of Sirius and others.

However, the Whitebeard Pirates were subsequently defeated by Kaido and Charlotte Big Mom, with both sides suffering heavy losses.

Only the Charlotte Family fared somewhat better.

"No, no,"

Sirius waved his hand, "I have no plans to return to the New World; I'm just passing through."

"Just passing by?" Rayleigh put the bottle on the bar, somewhat surprised.

"We're heading to the South Blue next!"

Yamato sat next to Sirius, practically leaning over the bar to talk to Sirius and Rayleigh. She grinned and said, "We've only just finished exploring the North Blue and East Blue; it's not time to explore the Grand Line yet!"

"I see,"

Rayleigh smirked. "Was it during your world tour?"

"That's wonderful."

Shakky looked at Sirius and Yamato with a smile, no one knew what she was thinking.

"Kindness,"

Yamato and said, "This has been our dream since we were little! It's also a promise we made to Oden!"

Rayleigh paused slightly, "Oden..."

"Oh right, Oden was also your partner, Uncle Rayleigh!" Yamato suddenly remembered this.

That's right.

Rayleigh turned around and looked at Hiyori, who was standing quietly behind him. "Is that Hiyori? You and your mother really look alike."

Hiyori walked over, also deeply moved. Although she was very young then, she still had some memories of the two older men holding her and laughing with her.

"Uncle Rayleigh."

Then came the usual segment reminiscing about Kozuki Oden.

"... I see."

Rayleigh took off his glasses and wiped the tears from his eyes with his index finger and thumb. "How could something like that have happened in Wano Country back then? Oden was such an idiot."

If we had risked our lives to seek their help at sea, how could things have turned out this way?

Hiyori paused for a moment, then said, "Because Father always envisioned an ending where no one gets hurt."

Rayleigh sighed.

Where in the world could you find such a good thing?

"Because Father and the Orochi are too cunning,"

Yamato shook his head, "Oden was very naive."

"But,"

Rayleigh looked at Sirius and the other man, "Did Oden give you his two swords? I remember they were his most cherished possessions."

"Because it's Sirius and me!"

Yamato said smugly, "We're very good friends with Oden! Oden even wrote a book for Sirius!"

"Oh? Could it be his logbook?" Rayleigh raised an eyebrow. "That guy recorded all his voyages."

"No."

Yamato shook his head. "It's all written in some incomprehensible language."

Rayleigh paused for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be—"

Sirius nodded. "That's right, about Ancient Text."

This was the first time he had talked about the book with anyone else.

Although Yamato knew this, her academically weak nature made her completely uninterested in the book.

"I see."

Rayleigh's lips curled into a smile as he gulped down several mouthfuls of liquor. "That stuff is really useful."

"Yes, yes, that's what Sirius said too,"

Yamato nodded repeatedly. "Sirius said that if you want to see all the sights in the world and hold banquets on all the islands, that's a must!"

"..."

Rayleigh looked at Sirius, silently observing him.

Then.

"Hahahaha! This is truly an amazing dream!"

Rayleigh burst into laughter.

"What's so great about it?" Ulti pouted. "It's super shabby, okay?"

"Elder sister!"

Page One glared angrily at her older sister.

"It's rare to see young people like you."

Shakky smiled and said, "If you want to hold a banquet, you can do it today, with a 90% discount!"

"Huh? Only a 10% discount?" Yamato was greatly surprised. "Sirius will bankrupt us!"

"Am I just a good-for-nothing in your eyes?" Sirius couldn't help but tug at her cheek.

"Because it's Sirius!"

Rayleigh replied, "It's alright, it's alright, it's just cost price."

So, exactly how much of a markup did this store inflate?

Jack's lips twitched.

Then, the banquet began.

The next day, at area 60 of the Sabaody Archipelago, at the government-controlled port, the entire port had been cleared out.

Although it was still early, a large number of naval soldiers were already quietly waiting here.

They waited for over an hour, until the sun was high in the sky, before a luxurious ship slowly sailed in from the horizon and finally docked in the harbor.

Immediately afterwards, the hull split open, and a wide staircase descended.

A group of government agents in black suits rushed down the stairs and blocked the way for the navy personnel.

Then, at the end of the stairs, a figure appeared.

Or rather, two paths.

A figure dressed in a long white robe, with a glass dome resembling a fishbowl on his head, rode on the back of a burly man with a blank expression, slowly descending the steps.

The guy wearing the glass dome was very fat, but fortunately the strong man carrying him had blue skin and was a powerful Fish-Man, so he was able to carry him steadily down.

At the same moment, all the sailors knelt down in unison.

"Welcome, Saint Elsope, to the Sabaody Archipelago!"

The Celestial Dragon have arrived.