Whitebeard noticed the other man's little gesture and laughed, then barked at the officer beside him.
"Kid, go get me a few jars of good wine!"
"Yes, sir!"
The officer immediately turned and ran off.
"Ask away, Rayleigh!"
Whitebeard said with a smile.
"What exactly destroyed Mary Geoise?"
Rayleigh's eyes narrowed slightly as he asked in a low voice.
"Pluton!"
Whitebeard's voice was grave. Even now, the thought of the power unleashed by those countless black cannon barrels yesterday weighed heavily on him.
The might of an ancient weapon was truly terrifying.
"Pluton?!"
Rayleigh's pupils contracted. He had never expected that answer.
"Yes, Pluton, the very weapon that shares your epithet. You two really do have a connection!"
Whitebeard said with a laugh.
"Xia Le even got his hands on an ancient weapon that had been missing for eight hundred years."
Rayleigh shook his head and sighed.
"It's not just Pluton!"
"From what I gathered, that kid seems to know where Poseidon is, too."
Whitebeard sighed.
"Of the three ancient weapons—Uranus, Poseidon, and Pluton—he already has two?"
Rayleigh was shaken.
"I didn't expect it either."
"But with the Marines as vast as they are now, it's hardly surprising that they could obtain information on the ancient weapons!"
"Even if he told me where Laugh Tale was one day, I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest!"
Whitebeard said with a laugh.
"Really?"
Rayleigh looked a little dazed, but his expression soon turned serious.
"Then what exactly is Xia Le's goal?"
Whitebeard was about to answer when a flash of lightning appeared beside them, then took human form and sat down cross-legged.
"If you have questions, wouldn't it be better to ask me directly?"
The newcomer spoke with a smile, turning to look at Rayleigh.
"Rayleigh!"
Rayleigh's pupils abruptly contracted, and his