Carrying Hachi, Rayleigh pushed open the door to his "home" on Island 13, where he had not returned in half a year, and called out loudly.
"Wow, Old Lei! You're back already!"
"You're back too, Luffy."
Inside, Shakuyaku stood behind the counter with her usual cigarette between her lips, wiping a plate. She looked at Rayleigh in surprise.
"I thought the wedding would keep you a while longer. Everything settled?"
Shakuyaku put down the plate and leaned against the counter as she spoke casually.
"Yeah, I didn't really do much. Those youngsters handled everything. Haha!"
"Hachi's hurt. Let's lay him down first."
Rayleigh spoke with a smile.
"Sure, leave him to me. By the way, that fellow's been waiting here for ages. Three bottles of liquor, 300,000 Beli total. I put it on your tab."
Shakuyaku came over and took Hachi off Rayleigh's back, pointing toward another man at the counter as she spoke casually.
Rayleigh followed her finger and saw a white-haired man sitting with his back to them, two empty glasses beside him.
A wry smile appeared on Rayleigh's face as he addressed him.
"So you're here! And you've stuck me with a 300,000-Beli bill, you rascal!"
The man did not turn around. He simply drained the last half glass of liquor, snapped his fingers, and called to Shakuyaku.
"Shakuyaku, another glass."
"Hey! That's enough! I can't afford to buy you liquor that expensive!"
Before Shakuyaku could move, Rayleigh hurried over and pressed his hand down on the man's empty glass, speaking helplessly.
"Hey, I'm just collecting a little interest. You drank far more than this at my place over the past six months."
The white-haired man shook his head with a smile, then turned to face Rayleigh.
"You rascal."
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"Mr. Barn?"
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