Become a Legend Quietly! Pluto Rayleigh!

As the major world powers stirred due to the mutiny at Marine Headquarters, a large warship slowly departed the port of Marineford, cutting through the waves towards the Sabaody Archipelago.

On the warship's deck, Akira stood at the forefront, clad in the Marine Headquarters Marshal's coat, with the Three Admirals behind him, each lost in their own thoughts.

Gion maintained a step's distance from Akira, her hand resting on her sword hilt as the sea breeze ruffled her coat. Beneath her calm exterior, her heart pounded with tension.

This was understandable, of course.

Although the Holy Land had compromised, and even Imu, who hid behind the scenes, had agreed to meet Akira, it didn't mean they were sincere. If the Holy Land broke their word, an unprecedented fierce battle would surely ensue.

"Don't be nervous~"

As if sensing Gion's thoughts, Akira suddenly broke the silence on deck, saying with a relaxed air, "Even if the Holy Land goes back on their word, they won't be able to keep us. More importantly, the current situation doesn't allow them to break their word. Now, not only us, but even every move the Holy Land makes is tightening the nerves of the informants lurking in the shadows."

Hearing this, Gion secretly shook her head and smiled.

From the day she met Akira, he had always seemed like a boy next door to her. Even though she knew Akira had improved rapidly over the years and would surely achieve great things in the future, she never imagined that one day she would be comforted by him like a little girl needing reassurance.

She was indeed a bit nervous, but not afraid!

However, despite being much older than Akira, his sudden "Don't be nervous" warmed her heart.

Unknowingly, the boy who once followed her to practice swordsmanship had become a towering tree, one that brought so much peace of mind.

Since Marine Headquarters wasn't far from the Sabaody Archipelago, the islands soon came into view.

The warship didn't head for the Navy base located on the Sabaody Archipelago but sailed directly towards the port leading to the Holy Land.

As the warship approached the port, the Sabaody Archipelago, outwardly calm, was suddenly filled with undercurrents. Intelligence personnel from various factions lurking there were alerted and were secretly observing the large warship arriving from Marine Headquarters.

In Sabaody Archipelago, Sector 13, in front of Shakky's Rip-off Bar, the owner Shakky, with a cigarette in one hand and binoculars in the other, peered through the trees at the large warship sailing on the sea, her gaze following its movement.

When she saw the young figure standing on the deck between the Three Admirals and Gion, even she, the former supreme empress of Amazon Lily, couldn't help but sigh, "To possess such astonishing courage at such a young age, this coming era will be his era."

As she spoke, Shakky suddenly turned her head to look at an old man standing not far from her.

"Spirited and unstoppable!"

The old man beside Shakky narrowed his eyes, using his powerful vision to take in every figure on the warship. He praised without reservation, "He surpasses even the one who invited me to set sail and turn this world upside down back then."

Silvers Rayleigh, former Vice-Captain of the Roger Pirates, codenamed Pluto, known as the right-hand man of the Pirate King, a top powerhouse of the old era.

After the Roger Pirates disbanded, Rayleigh, carrying a mysterious mission, stayed on the Sabaody Archipelago as a coating craftsman. To better hide his identity, he frequented the casinos on the Sabaody Archipelago, sometimes even pawning himself to human trafficking groups, who would then sell him to slave auctions.

"Oh?"

Suddenly, a glint flashed in Rayleigh's eyes, and his gaze shifted from the young figure standing at the bow of the ship to the three old men sitting in a circle on the deck. "Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr?"

Shakky exhaled a ring of smoke and chuckled, shaking her head. "The three highest combat powers of Marine Headquarters, plus the veterans Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr appearing together. Such a formidable lineup would make even the Holy Land think twice."

Hearing this, Rayleigh's eyes lit up, and he declared, "I'm going to join the fun!"

Before his words even fell, he flickered and vanished into the woods near the bar, disappearing from sight.

When he reappeared, he was already by the port leading to the Holy Land.

At this moment, a considerable number of Navy soldiers stationed on the Sabaody Archipelago had gathered at the port. Led by Vice Admirals Strawberry and Bastille, over a hundred Navy soldiers stood in two neat rows, their demeanor orderly and their eyes fervent.

Due to the arrival of the warship from Marine Headquarters, merchant ships traveling to and from this port, supplying the Holy Land with various goods, all moved aside, gathering on the sea outside the port. The merchants on all the ships stood on their respective decks, all craning their necks to watch the warship slowly docking.

As the warship docked, Strawberry and Bastille, who had been waiting at the port, immediately straightened up.

Gion and the Three Admirals jumped off the deck at the first opportunity. Gion stood alone on the left, while the Three Admirals stood opposite her, awaiting Akira's descent from the warship.

However, Akira, who had been standing on the deck moments before, had now disappeared.

Rayleigh, standing in an inconspicuous corner in the distance, did not pay attention to the Three Admirals and Vice Admiral Gion disembarking from the warship. Instead, he calmly released his Observation Haki, covering a radius of a hundred feet.

Through his Observation Haki, he captured all the intelligence personnel lurking nearby, their hushed whispers reaching his ears word for word.

"Three Headquarters Admirals, plus the former Marshal Sengoku and the hero Garp. Akira is about to confront the Holy Land!"

"Akira has confronted them, but the Holy Land seems to have compromised, otherwise Akira and his group wouldn't have appeared like this, but would have led the entire Navy to attack the Holy Land."

"Where is he? Where is Akira? He was on the deck just now, how did he disappear in the blink of an eye!"

"Now is not the time to worry about where he is, but what will happen when he takes the Three Admirals, along with veterans Sengoku and Zephyr, to the Holy Land!"

"What else could happen? The Holy Land compromises, and Akira secures greater rights for the Navy!"

"There's another possibility: the Holy Land lowers their stance first, lures Akira and his group to the Holy Land, and then eliminates them in one fell swoop?"

"Are you serious? Not to mention that the entire Navy is now under Akira's control, and the Revolutionary Army's five armies, who received this intelligence earlier than us, have simultaneously mobilized. If the Holy Land dares to go back on its word at this time, they will face an unprecedented storm of revolution!"

Sensing these irrelevant topics from the informants through his Observation Haki, Rayleigh shook his head to himself, then retracted his Haki and looked up at the warship's deck.

Meanwhile, inside the warship's cabin, Akira emerged from the restroom, took the handkerchief handed to him by a waiting soldier, and wiped his hands. He said decisively, "Let's go."

With that, Akira strode out of the cabin.

Huh?

As soon as he stepped onto the deck, a hint of surprise flashed in Akira's eyes. He then subtly turned his head towards Rayleigh's direction on the shore.

Just then, Rayleigh also happened to retract his Observation Haki and look towards the warship.

When he saw Akira, who had just emerged from the cabin and stood on the deck, suddenly turn his head towards his location, his heart skipped a beat.

From Akira's reaction and the look in his eyes, it wasn't hard to tell that he had been exposed.

If he were just an ordinary coating craftsman, being exposed wouldn't be a big deal.

The problem was that he had completely hidden his presence after arriving here, and with the leaves providing cover, let alone Akira on the warship, even the two informants lurking ten meters to his right had not discovered his existence!

Yet, Akira looked up at him the moment he stepped out of the cabin, which was enough to show that Akira had discovered him long ago.

As expected, just as Rayleigh's heart trembled, a faint voice suddenly echoed in his mind, "Since you're retired, don't stir up trouble anymore. Quietly become a legend, Pluto Rayleigh!"

!!!!

The sudden voice made it impossible for Rayleigh to remain calm any longer, his face contorted in shock as he widened his eyes.

Clearly, Akira not only found him but also knew his true identity!?