Don't Provoke That Guy

At the Sabaody Archipelago, Shakuyaku's Rip-off Bar,

Rayleigh sat at the bar, gently swirling a glass as he leisurely drank the fine liquor Shakuyaku had mixed for him. Behind the counter, Shakuyaku was reading intelligence delivered that day. Her expression shifted repeatedly before finally turning into a sigh.

"No wonder the Navy and the Government have been making such big moves lately, even dispatching large numbers of surveillance ships to the territories of those Four Emperors in the New World!"

Looking at the man in the photograph, she finally understood the recent string of actions by the Navy and the World Government. That baleful star was still alive, and he had reappeared on the seas.

The report stated that Vice Admiral Tsuru had brought her son ashore on Jaya Island. A beautiful curve tugged at Shakuyaku's lips. Back in Rocks's era, among all those beauties, aside from Tsuru, she had been the only one who had not gone astray.

"I imagine it'll be quite interesting!"

Just imagining Oak's expression when he saw Tsuru and Tsuru's son made Shakuyaku want to laugh.

"What is it?"

Noticing something was off with her, Rayleigh looked over curiously.

"See for yourself."

Shakuyaku pushed the report toward Rayleigh.

"That guy is actually alive!"

Rayleigh was quite surprised after reading the report. He remembered Oak. They had dealt with each other at God Valley, and Oak had been a truly terrifying man. Roger's assessment of him had been that if this man had not died, the entire balance of the seas would have been completely different.

So he carefully read through the report. By the time he finished it, Shakuyaku behind the bar had suddenly turned solemn.

"Rayleigh!"

Shakuyaku called his name with great seriousness.

"I know that all of you former Roger Pirates members carry