Red-Hair Meets Red-Hair

Shakuyaku choked on her words. Back when she had run a bar on Hachinosu, she really had been rather unscrupulous, coming up with new ways every day to swindle the pirates on the island out of their money. Not only back then—even now, with her bar on the Sabaody Archipelago, she had retained that same style of fleecing people!

But she had not said all that so Oak could dredge up old scores. She had been trying to invoke their past connection. Seeing the topic veer off course, she spoke bluntly.

"Our Rayleigh is already old. His arms and legs are old too; he can't withstand you young people tossing him around. He was in the wrong this time as well. He shouldn't have interfered in the grudge between you and Garp. I'll apologize on his behalf here!"

"As for what you said about Roger and the others targeting Kaido back then, Kaido was the one who caused trouble for Roger and Rayleigh first. Roger and the others had no choice but to act. Afterward, Newgate even went to Roger and the others over it, and Kaido later got some payback too. He did not truly suffer any great loss. So, for the sake of the little connection we once had, give me some face this time. Let today's matter end here, and don't hold it against our Rayleigh. How about it?"

After speaking, Shakuyaku stared intensely at Oak. At the same time, she kept her hand pressed over the hand Rayleigh was about to use to draw his sword, giving him a look that made the strength in his hand loosen involuntarily.

Oak raised an eyebrow after hearing her.

So Newgate had stood up for little brother Kaido back then too!

No wonder little brother Kaido had been so