After hearing those words from Buggy, Rayleigh's expression turned strange.
Then he gave another wry smile.
It had been a long time since he had last spent time with Buggy and Shanks.
Those little apprentices really had changed.
"Then would the ship of this era be willing to carry this old man one last time?!"
The smile on Rayleigh's lips widened, and he even seemed a few years younger.
Even Uchiha Kazama cast an admiring glance at the carefree Rayleigh.
Of course. How could the man who had served as the Pirate King's first mate possibly be a fool?!
"Boss Rayleigh!"
"If you want to come, of course I won't refuse!"
Buggy grew excited.
Naturally, he was delighted to have Rayleigh's support.
"Then this old man will come along with you!"
With that, Rayleigh walked straight to an open spot nearby and sat down.
As time passed, the group arrived at Cloud Port in Mary Geoise atop the Red Line.
They disembarked without a care in the world.
They even ignored the Marine guards stationed there.
As for the Celestial Dragons' own guards, they too ignored the group after spotting the Marine vice admirals and admirals among them.
Their pride would never allow them to approach and salute Marine officers who nominally outranked them.
And so the group entered Mary Geoise without meeting any resistance.
Their destination was naturally the place where the Five Elders resided.
Meanwhile, out on the seas of the New World.
A vast number of pirates had gathered in a stretch of sea that appeared on no map.
Countless powerful pirate crews were there, including the Four Emperors and several of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
The Four Emperors: the Whitebeard Pirates, the Red Hair Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, and the Big Mom Pirates.