As for the other auras around him, Xia Chen didn't care about their thoughts.
As long as they don't mess with him like Kid did, he won't kill them all out of boredom.
Kid's audacity stemmed from his recklessness. If, two years later, after undergoing trials by both Red Hair and Kaido, he believed he possessed some strength and dared to provoke Xia Chen, it might be somewhat understandable.
But even two years later, his final fate was to be instantly killed by Red Hair's Divine Departure, let alone his current encounter with Xia Chen.
Some time after Xia Chen's figure disappeared from the scene, several figures emerged from the shadows.
The group first glanced at Kid, who lay lifeless in the distance, then turned their gazes toward the direction Xia Chen had left, their expressions extremely grave.
After a long pause, a man wearing a beanie with a speckled pattern spoke:
"Is this the Rex Lapis Xia Chen? Such power from just one punch!"
"Not only did it kill Eustass Kid outright, but even Killer later simply tried to stop Kid's body, couldn't withstand the impact and ultimately couldn't escape his fate!"
"Is this... the strength of the world's number one player?"
Indeed, the person speaking at this moment was Trafalgar Law, and the figures around him were the other members of the Supernovas 11 from the original story.
After Luo finished speaking, no one around him uttered a sound, and a quiet atmosphere descended upon them.
It's not that they don't want to say something, but that they genuinely don't know what to say.
They had witnessed everything that happened from a distance, and even from that distance, Xia Chen's punch sent a chill down their spines.
Before this, they could never have imagined that there were such powerful humans in the world!
Although they had seen the first part of the Paramount War in the Visual Den Den Mushi, the last thing they saw was that giant Heaven-Pillar! After that, they couldn't see anything else.
They were already amazed by Xia Chen's strength at the time, but what they saw on screen was different from what they saw in reality!
They were amazed by Xia Chen's strength, but they didn't think they were much weaker than him!
That's what they thought, at least until today, but after today...
Sorry, just ignore them!
For a time, these pirates all re-evaluated their own strength and went through a period of "cowardice" after entering the New World.
Of course, that's a story for another time...
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Some time later, Xia Chen arrived at the Shakky's Rip-off Bar and, without hesitation, pushed open the door and went inside.
As soon as he entered, Xia Chen Xia Chen felt two pairs of eyes focused on him. He looked at one of the old men, a slight smile playing on his lips, and then walked over to him.
After sitting down next to the old man, Xia Chen said to the woman behind the bar, "Boss, give me your best drink!"
"Oh, right, get him a cup too!" Xia Chen pointed to the old man next to him.
"Good!"
The woman nodded, then turned and went to mix drinks.
At this moment, the old man beside him also spoke up, his tone filled with doubt.
" Xia Chen?"
"It's me!" Xia Chen nodded and said, "Nice to meet you, Pluton... Rayleigh!"
Rayleigh did not show any shock upon hearing Xia Chen's words. Although he had retired, he had not hidden his identity.
So knowing him isn't that strange, but he has many doubts in his mind now.
for example...
"You're still alive? The news said that after a fierce battle, you successfully killed the Five Elders, but you also suffered life-threatening injuries and soon perished in a combined attack from Aokiji and Kizaru!"
"But looking at your rosy complexion now, you don't seem to be injured at all!"
Rayleigh looked at Xia Chen and asked calmly.
Hearing this, Xia Chen shrugged and said, "You said you saw it on the news, news, news, something interesting!"
Is yesterday's news still fresh today? So it's not unusual for it to make some mistakes.
Rayleigh:...
After Xia Chen said that, Rayleigh was speechless for a moment.
This was the first time he'd ever heard news interpreted this way, but... it seemed to make sense?
While Xia Chen and Rayleigh were talking, Shakky placed two glasses of wine in front of them.
Rayleigh didn't stand on ceremony, picking up his glass and taking a half-gulp before saying, "So, it seems you were the one who unleashed Conqueror's Haki on the island earlier!"
"That's right, my Conqueror's Haki suddenly leveled up as soon as I arrived on this island, so I tested its effects!"
Rayleigh was speechless once again. To be honest, he also wanted something like that sudden turn of events!
"So... you didn't just come here to chat with me, did you?"
Rayleigh didn't believe Xia Chen was simply bored and wanted to chat. He and Xia Chen had never met before; they were complete strangers. At most, they only knew each other's names.
However, Rayleigh still had a good impression of Xia Chen, for no other reason than that Xia Chen saved Ace's life!
He only learned that Ace was Roger's son right before his execution; he had no idea that Roger had another son still alive!
"That's right, I do have something to ask you for a favor!" Xia Chen replied calmly.
"Hmm? You need my help? With your abilities, you actually need my assistance?" Rayleigh, somewhat puzzled.
"Strength isn't everything! While strength is undoubtedly the most important thing in this world, there are always things that strength can't solve!"
For example... laziness!
That's right, Xia Chen was simply too lazy to teach Luffy and the others. He didn't want to spend the next six months with those jerks every day, so he came to Rayleigh for help!
Although Rayleigh's teaching skills have been criticized by countless One Piece fans, he does have some real skills!
Of course, I can't compare to the top-notch teacher, Teacher Kaido, but... it's good enough!
"Lazy? What does that mean?" Rayleigh was a little confused.
Isn't the causal relationship between laziness and ability reversed? Shouldn't it be that laziness prevents the improvement of ability?
Before he could continue thinking, Xia Chen said again, "Actually, I just want you to help me teach some people, for about six months!"
"Of course, I won't let you come for nothing. I can give you a considerable amount of Beli!"
Xia Chen blinked and said to Rayleigh, and judging from his expression, anyone who didn't know better would think the two of them were doing something shady.