"Hm? You know me?"
Rayleigh looked a little surprised.
Then he heard Xie Wen deliberately provoke him. "I am a Bounty Hunter too, after all, aren't I? The Wanted Poster for you, the Pirate King's first mate, has never been withdrawn."
"Hahahahaha!" After a moment's surprise, Rayleigh burst out laughing. "Are all young people this bold nowadays?"
"Apparently, I managed to make an enemy of you without meaning to. Even if I wanted to run now, you wouldn't let me, would you?" Xie Wen shrugged, putting on a helpless look. "That said, I don't remember killing any Pirates connected to you, or any members of the Roger Pirates."
"Hachi had nothing to do with Roger. He simply saved my life when he was a child," Rayleigh explained calmly to Xie Wen.
At the same time, a terrifying pressure descended on Xie Wen...
"Mm, just what I'd expect from the Pirate King's first mate. This is probably the strongest Conqueror's Haki I've ever encountered." Xie Wen gave Rayleigh very high praise, but his utterly unconcerned expression made it sound rather sarcastic.
In truth, Xie Wen wasn't being sarcastic at all. He was simply stating the facts.
Garp's Conqueror's Haki was powerful too, but his Armament Haki was even stronger. In terms of sheer oppressive force, Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki was a little more formidable.
Of course, it was also possible that Garp hadn't gone all out during their sparring match...
And Rayleigh probably wasn't going all out now either, because although this Conqueror's Haki was strong, it wasn't that strong.
Compared to the "draconic pressure" of the Monster Hunter world, it was probably just barely at Elder Dragon level.
"Unfortunately, Conqueror's Haki doesn't work on me." Xie Wen showed Rayleigh his pearly whites.
"Someone who could defeat a Shichibukai really wouldn't be