Rayleigh looked over at those words. A young figure was slowly approaching from the other end of the street.
It was none other than Lott!
There were also two figures beside Lott.
One had red hair, an empty left sleeve fluttering slightly in the wind, and a claw scar over his left eye.
The other stood a towering 6.6 meters tall, with a striking white mustache shaped like a crescent moon beneath his nose.
Rayleigh was no stranger to either of them. They were Shanks and Whitebeard!
Lott had sensed Rayleigh's presence as soon as he entered Peach Spring's waters.
So he had come to meet them.
When Whitebeard and Shanks heard that Rayleigh had landed at Peach Spring, they had come along with Lott to welcome him.
Rayleigh laughed. "Haha, Lott, my boy, this old man is here to keep his promise."
Back when Lott visited the Sabaody Archipelago, he had told Lott that if he could successfully rescue Ace...
He would lend Lott a hand when Lott took action.
Watching the live broadcast of the Paramount War, he knew that Lott had successfully rescued Ace.
So he could not go back on his word.
There was another important reason, of course, but he was too embarrassed to say it.
Shanks called out to Rayleigh, "Vice-captain, long time no see."
Rayleigh turned toward Shanks, curiosity on his face. "Shanks, long time no see. What are you doing here?"
He thought it was perfectly normal for Whitebeard to be in Peach Spring. After all, the two pirate crews had fought on the same side at Marineford.
Ace was the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division Commander, as well as Lott's disciple.
It was only natural for them to return to Peach Spring together for a victory banquet after the war.
Shanks, however,