On the sea, almost all the pirates fell into the ocean as their ships broke apart. Those who were lucky enough to survive stared in terror at Uya's back on the shore.
Stomping on and destroying a large sailboat is simply a joke!
On the shore, Uya ignored the shipwrecks and the surviving pirates at sea. Instead, he looked at Rayleigh and smiled slightly, saying, "You should have already received the money for the coating. So, what happens to this ship shouldn't be your concern anymore, after all... you're a pirate."
"Ha ha ha ha."
Upon hearing Uya's words, Dark King Rayleigh burst into laughter.
At this moment, Ain, who was standing next to Uya, finally reacted and looked at the unremarkable old man in front of her with a shocked expression.
"You are... Pluton, Rayleigh!"
"How is this possible! The vice-captain of the Roger Pirates is actually..."
Ain was filled with shock. Dark King Rayleigh was the vice-captain of Roger Pirates, and as far as she knew, all of Pirate King's crew members should have been executed at the same time as Pirate King Roger was executed.
But Dark King Rayleigh, is alive and well, right under the Navy's nose, in the Sabaody Archipelago near the Marine Headquarters!
Ain couldn't help but doubt whether the Dark King Rayleigh in front of her was real or fake, but judging from Uya's attitude, this Dark King Rayleigh should be real!
"Haha, little girl, I'm just an old man who wants to enjoy my retirement now. Don't call me by my name casually, it'll cause trouble..."
Despite facing Ain and Uya, Dark King Rayleigh showed no sign of tension. Instead, he stood there relaxed, a smile on his face.
Sailing the high seas, accompanying Roger to conquer the Grand Line, becoming the vice-captain of the Pirate King, and then living in seclusion on Sabaody Archipelago for decades, Dark King Rayleigh is indeed now a decrepit old man.
Ain looked at Rayleigh and couldn't help but reveal a hint of hostility, after all, she was a Marine and Dark King Rayleigh was a pirate.
Uya stood there calmly, showing no hostility. Even though he was now a Marine, whether he was a Marine or a pirate meant nothing to Uya.
Uya didn't care about any of that.
"Well then, would you like to have a drink, Uya- kun?"
Rayleigh smiled at Uya. He wouldn't have extended such an invitation to any other Marine, but Uya was different.
Rayleigh had been keeping an eye on Uya ever since Uya defeated the Big Mom Pirates. As he followed him closely, he discovered that Uya was an extremely capricious person.
They'll do whatever comes to mind. They're currently in the Navy, but it's not impossible for them to take on the World Government the next moment.
Therefore, even though Uya's current identity is that of a Marine, Rayleigh understands that this identity is meaningless and cannot restrict Uya from doing anything.
Do you have any good wine here?
Uya did not refuse, but instead gave Rayleigh a faint smile. In fact, Uya still had some questions for Rayleigh, such as ONE PIECE and the history of the Void Century.
Although Uya's thirst for knowledge has faded considerably now, Uya still has some interest in these secrets because he once pondered them deeply in those distant memories.
"Certainly."
Upon hearing Uya's words, Rayleigh, who had initially been slightly tense, immediately relaxed completely. After chuckling, he picked up his coating tools and turned to leave.
Uya also stepped forward. Seeing this, Ain could only shake his head helplessly, giving up the idea of fighting Dark King Rayleigh, and followed Uya.
The group quickly left the shore and entered the Sabaody Archipelago.
Ain had been here before, so she wasn't particularly impressed by the scenery. On the contrary, Uya was quite interested in looking at the various bubbles.
The existence of Fish-Man Island is also inextricably linked to these bubbles, or rather, to the Yarukiman Mangrove that make up the island. Without the Sabaody Archipelago, the scenery of Fish-Man Island would not be what it is today.
Therefore, if we want to move the entire Fish-Man Island, we also need to move the Sabaody Archipelago, which consists of these Yarukiman Mangrove, along with it.
As they walked, a commotion suddenly arose from the street ahead.
It was a wide street, bustling with people, but in the next instant, everyone stopped and knelt down.
Whether they were pirates, local residents, or even merchants from all over the world, despite some of them showing extreme dissatisfaction, they all made way for them and knelt down.
At the end of the street, several people with bubbles on their heads walked over amidst the kneeling worship of countless people, as if they were gods descending to earth.
World Nobles, Celestial Dragons!
"They're World Nobles. We've run into them." Rayleigh watched this scene, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
"It's them..."
Ain was clearly familiar with the Celestial Dragons, and his gaze shifted slightly.
Uya casually swept his gaze across the street, taking in the entire scene clearly. Then, he gave Rayleigh a meaningful look.
Although the Sabaody Archipelago is the Celestial Dragons ' backyard, you can't always run into Celestial Dragons. To bump into them so coincidentally, especially with Rayleigh leading the way—is it really just a coincidence?
However, Rayleigh's expression remained unchanged as he was being stared at by Uya, making it impossible to tell whether he was doing it on purpose or not; it might really be a coincidence.
Three Celestial Dragons walked over amidst the kneeling of countless people, and one of them happened to spot Uya Ain, Rayleigh, and the other two standing in the alley.
Neither Uya Ain nor Rayleigh knelt down; they stood there conspicuously.
Just as the Celestial Dragons frowned, somewhat annoyed, he caught sight of Ain's naval uniform.
It turns out they were from the navy.
The Celestial Dragons shook his head and continued walking forward.
For the Celestial Dragons, the Navy is essentially their bodyguards and subordinates; their status is ultimately higher than that of slaves and ordinary people on the street.
Uya, who once hated the Celestial Dragons intensely, chuckled at the sight. Even as a god in the Hokage world, he had never flaunted himself like this, making everyone kneel before him.
These Celestial Dragons are really something...
Just as the first Celestial Dragons walked past, the second Celestial Dragons also came along, but unexpectedly, this Celestial Dragons suddenly stopped in front of Ain.
After glancing at Ain, the Celestial Dragons suddenly wore an arrogant expression and said, "You, come with me. I want you to be my wife."
His tone was commanding and brooked no refusal, yet the expressions of those kneeling on the ground and the servants following behind him remained unchanged, as if they were already used to it.
The atmosphere in the room seemed to freeze for a moment.
Ain was clearly taken aback when this Celestial Dragons suddenly uttered such a statement, and he froze in place.
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat eerie.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
A burst of laughter broke the eerie atmosphere.
Rayleigh had been watching the Celestial Dragons walk by indifferently, but when he saw the Celestial Dragons utter such a sentence, he was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Rayleigh's laughter left the Celestial Dragons somewhat bewildered.
In the past, when he took a liking to someone and reclaimed the holy land, there was usually a lot of crying and shouting. This is the first time he has encountered someone laughing.
"Hey, what are you laughing at!"