Half a day later~
" Admiral Kizaru, let's have a drink together again next time!"
Xia Chen stood at the entrance of the Shakky's Rip-off Bar and shouted at Kizaru's back.
Kizaru didn't reply, but his walking speed inexplicably increased.
At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind:
I must get reimbursed by Sengoku when I get back!
Xia Chen didn't know how Kizaru was feeling at that moment, but he knew he was in a very good mood!
Earning billions in Beli without lifting a finger—isn't that awesome?
However, the reason this is mentioned is because those imposters were rather audacious; of all people to impersonate, they had to impersonate them.
Any other pirate crew wouldn't have attracted Kizaru; at most, they'd just have Sentomaru come!
Alright, the show's over, and he's had his fill of drinks. He's going to explore Sabaody again; there are still so many interesting things he hasn't experienced on this island yet!
--
Two days passed quickly.
During these two days, the people on the ship mostly played on the Sabaody and purchased some supplies.
Nothing particularly noteworthy happened during that time; the two days passed peacefully.
At this moment, on a cape in the Sabaody Archipelago.
"Uncle Rayleigh, let's get ready to go!" Sanji said, looking at Rayleigh.
"Go ahead! I won't go on about being careful or anything like that, anyway, you guys are unlikely to get into any trouble, haha..."
"Of course nothing could happen! I'm going to be the Pirate King, how could I die before I even set foot in the New World?" Luffy said confidently, hands on his hips.
" Luffy, Sanji! Let's go!" Nami shouted from the ship to the two below.
"Alright, here we come!" Sanji said, turning around, then looked at Rayleigh again and said, "Uncle Rayleigh, thank you so much for the past six months! I'll get on the ship now!"
With that, Sanji turned around and leaped onto the ship, leaving Luffy and Rayleigh standing there.
Neither of them spoke, and they fell into silence. After a long while, Luffy suddenly smiled, then looked at Rayleigh and said solemnly:
"Uncle Rayleigh, I will definitely become the Pirate King!"
"Hahaha... I believe you!"
"Go, go conquer the New World!" Rayleigh said with a smile, his eyes filled with kindness as he looked at Luffy.
"Um!"
Luffy nodded vigorously, then turned and jumped onto the ship.
After a while, the Thousand Sunny slowly sailed away from the shore. Luffy looked at Rayleigh and shouted, "Goodbye, Uncle Rayleigh!"
Sanji and Usopp also watched Rayleigh wave goodbye loudly.
Zoro: " Rayleigh! Don't die before we meet again, or I'll have to come and chop you up again!"
"Um?"
Rayleigh was taken aback for a moment upon hearing Zoro's words, then suddenly laughed.
"Fine! I'll be waiting for the day you come back and chop me up!"
"Snort!"
Upon hearing this, Zoro smiled slightly, but the smile didn't last long, because several figures suddenly surrounded him.
" Zoro! Uncle Rayleigh has been doing his best for us for the past six months. It's not very nice of you to talk like that, is it?" Usopp slowly raised his arm, covering it with Armament Haki.
"Looks like you're asking for a kick again!" Sanji slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and said calmly.
"Although I have always loved peace, today I really have to let Zoro witness my sword intent from the underworld!" Brook slowly drew his sword.
Luffy clenched his fists, making a cracking sound.
"Hey! You guys..."
"Go! Hit him!"
Zoro was interrupted by Luffy before he could finish speaking, and then the four of them pounced on Zoro as if by unspoken agreement.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The Thousand Sunny sank into the sea amidst the sounds of fighting.
Rayleigh stood there for a long time, finally laughing and muttering, "A bunch of idiots, I hope they don't die in the New World!"
Having said that, Rayleigh slowly turned his head and walked away in a certain direction...
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The Grand Line, the Florian Triangle.
A sinister island ship has been wandering here for years; it is Moria's Thriller Bark.
Meanwhile, somewhere on the ship, Moria, one of the Shichibukai, was kneeling on one knee before a tombstone. Anyone who witnessed this scene would surely be astonished.
Moria knelt there silently, without making a sound, until movement began to emerge from the tombstone in front of him.
Suddenly, the tightly sealed tombstone began to shake, and then a huge stone slab slowly moved aside, revealing a pitch-black hole.
Stone steps lead downwards from the cave entrance.
"Tap tap tap!"
Light footsteps came from the cave, growing louder as time passed, and soon two figures appeared in front of Moria.
Upon seeing the man standing at the head of the table, Moria immediately lowered his head and respectfully said, "Master!"
"Um!"
The man is Rocks, oh no! Imu! (hereinafter referred to as Rocks )
After giving a soft "hmm," he said, "Get up! Let me introduce you to someone; from now on, you'll be colleagues!"
" Sabo, come here! Let's get acquainted!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a blond man with burn scars on his face slowly walked out from behind Rocks, looked at Moria, extended his palm, and said with a faint smile:
"Hello, I am Sabo, Chief of Staff the Revolutionary Army!"
"!!!"
Upon hearing this, Moria's face immediately showed disbelief, and he looked at Sabo, stammering:
" The Revolutionary Army... Chief of Staff?"
"Yes! That's right!" Sabo replied.
"Master, what is this?" Moria couldn't help but cast a curious glance at Rocks.
"As you can see, he's one of ours now! From now on, the two of you can share intelligence and such!"
"Okay, that's enough for us to get to know each other!"
After saying that Rocks turned to Sabo and said, "Go, Sabo, go back to the Revolutionary Army and continue to lie low. We'll let you know when there's an operation!"
"Yes, Master!"
Sabo responded in kind, then walked toward the edge of the island.
Watching Sabo's retreating figure, Moria couldn't help but ask curiously, "Master, what's going on?"
Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask!
"Yes!" Moria replied immediately.
"Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Nothing for now, but I'll let you know if anything comes up! Also, I won't be here for a while, so don't bother looking for me if anything comes up!"
"Yes!" Moria replied directly this time without saying anything more.
Rocks gazed intently at Sabo's retreating figure, muttering to himself, "It really took me a lot of effort to control you!"
"Could you one day become the key to my dealing with Joy Boy?"
"I'm kind of looking forward to it..."