Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me

The Rocks of the past was, and the Rocks of today is too...

No, this Rocks seems even more arrogant than that Rocks, daring to call himself a god...

"Just take it as a compliment."

Unable to figure out Rayleigh's intentions, Rocks didn't care; he wasn't intimidated by him.

"Then I'll trouble you, venerable elder, to save my friend," said Locke.

"Small things."

Rayleigh walked slowly to Olivera.

He grabbed Olivera's slave collar with his right hand, his high-level Armament Haki flashing as he examined the collar's structure.

Then, with a flick of his hand, he threw the slave's collar away.

With a loud bang, the slave collar exploded several meters away, the blast wave sweeping back...

"His domineering presence, seemingly effortless, is truly remarkable. He's the right-hand man of Jie Hai, no ordinary man."

Lockes couldn't help but admire it.

This effortless disdain for high-level Armament Haki is something that [the author] still cannot achieve...

Rayleigh chuckled: "Please find a better way to praise me, that will make me feel like I'm still a young man."

“That old man Whitebeard is still the ‘world’s strongest.’ You’re not much older than him. If you want, you could have a place as the emperor of the sea.”

Rocks could sense the immense power hidden within Rayleigh.

Despite his seemingly old age, his body possessed a power akin to a volcanic eruption.

If Rayleigh wanted to, he could still fight a Yonko right now...

"That's giving me too much credit."

Rayleigh waved his hand.

He knows his own situation best; at his current level, he's no match for those four sea emperors.

Rayleigh said to Rocks, "It's fate that we met. Would you like to come to my house for a visit?"

Rocks was surprised: "I killed two Celestial Dragons, aren't you afraid of getting involved with me and causing you trouble?"

"Of course I'm afraid. This old guy is retired and doesn't want to get involved in this kind of thing."

Rayleigh smiled, then his smile faded, and he sighed, "However, there are some things I need to inquire about. If I don't find out, they'll keep bothering me..."

Actually, encountering the Blackwing Demon here was just an accident.

He heard the commotion on his way home after finishing a coating job.

Out of curiosity, I came over to take a look and ended up seeing Rocks.

Because of some things, he wanted to have a good talk with Rocks...

Locus: "..."

Has the truth come out?

It seems that Rayleigh knows about Hachi, but I didn't expect him to come looking for me.

However, Lockes was not at all guilty and nodded, saying, "Since it is an invitation from a senior, and you saved my friend's life, I can't very well refuse."

"I'm rather curious, what could the deputy of the prestigious Roger Trader F have to do with me?"

"Then please come this way."

Rayleigh didn't say much, and then began to lead the way.

Knowing full well what was going on, Lockes asked, "No need for that. Where do you live? Point me in the right direction."

"Uh..."

Rayleigh had no idea what Rocks was up to.

However, she still revealed her address: "Knock on Bamboo Bar on Island Thirteen."

"The Knock-on-the-Bamboo Bar on Island Thirteen, right? Then there's no problem."

Rocks' "Space Release" can move within the area covered by Observation Haki.

Island No. 13 is not far away; you can get there in one go.

As his senses expanded, Lockes detected another familiar aura and said to Rayleigh, "Please wait a moment, senior, I'm bringing a friend over."

*Sizzle!*

Rocks grabbed the invisible space with his right hand and tore it open, creating a dark spatial rift.

Then his left hand reached out, as if he had grabbed something.

With a strong tug, a slender girl with fiery red hair was pulled out...

"Hey, hey hey hey?"

A gasp escaped Leilia's lips.

I was running perfectly fine... how did a hand suddenly appear out of thin air?

She was dragged into a pitch-black space without any resistance...

Leilia was ready for battle, but upon seeing the people here, she paused, "Lord Rocks? And my brother? You guys..."

What's going on?

Wasn't my brother captured by the Celestial Dragons?

She hid in the Sabaody Archipelago to rescue her brother, and after learning the news, she immediately headed towards Island 18.

I want to rescue my brother...

result……

How come my brother is with Lord Rocks?

"Lelia?"

Olivera was somewhat stunned when she saw her sister.

What kind of ability is this? It pulled Lelia here with just one tug?

Rocks explained to Leilia, "We happened to be on the Sabaody Archipelago, and after encountering Olivera, we rescued him, and then..."

"Is that so?"

After hearing the general outline of what had happened, Leilia burst into tears of joy and bowed repeatedly to Lox, saying, "Thank you so much, Lord Lox, thank you for saving my brother!"

Seeing a certain part of Lelia swaying with her movements, Nami felt a wave of dizziness. She gritted her teeth and muttered under her breath, annoyed, "Stealing cat, another stealing cat!"

Her only impression of Leilia was that she was a philanderer!

What kind of kind person would stare at Xiao Luo like that for so long?

It's almost stringy!

Even she found it hard to resist the look in that beautiful woman's eyes, let alone a teenager like Xiao Luo...

Nami felt the pressure!

"We can reminisce later, let's not keep the seniors waiting..."

Rocks smiled at Leilia.

Then, using Observation Haki, he locked onto the Knock-on Bar on Island Thirteen, and his right hand tore through space once more...

While maintaining the "emptiness", Lox said to Kuina and the others, "Kuina, you go first. Leilia, you support your brother. I'll have Little Yi treat him later."

"Ah."

Kuina nodded and, together with Nami and Robin, entered the spatial rift.

"Thank you, Lord Lox."

Leilia helped the injured Olivera up and also entered the spatial rift...

"Spatial abilities, a unique characteristic of Phantom Beasts? Truly remarkable..."

Rayleigh looked at the spatial rift and exclaimed, "Right now, I might not be a match for you, the fifth Emperor of the Sea..."

"That's a bit too modest, Senior Rayleigh."

"Hahaha."

Rayleigh glanced at Rocks, smiled, and then followed him into the spatial rift.

Watching Rayleigh step into the spatial rift, Rocks let out a sigh of relief: "I hope he doesn't do anything that will upset me, Rayleigh-senpai..."

As soon as Lox stepped out of the spatial rift, he heard a woman's voice:

"Oh dear, I thought they were some vengeful sailors, but they seem to be guests, and... quite a few at that..."

"..."

Lockes looked over upon hearing the sound.

This is a woman with short hair and a very elegant demeanor.

She sat behind the bar, legs crossed, a thin cigarette dangling from her lips, looking at the unexpected "uninvited guest" with slight surprise...

Rocks was no stranger to this man.

The other party is Shakky, the former emperor of Amazon Lily, the former captain of the Kuja Pirates F, and a legendary beauty!

In a past life, someone said that One Piece was Shakky's panties, well... after a series of events including Kex and the Four Gods.

No matter how outlandish the speculation, Rocks remained skeptical...

Rocks politely apologized to Shakky, "I'm so sorry I didn't let you know beforehand, Ms. Shakky."

"We came at the invitation of our senior, Rayleigh."

"I like polite guests."

Xia Qi stubbed out her cigarette and smiled at everyone present, "What would you like to drink, esteemed guests? Since you are Old Lei's guests, there's no charge."

"Orange juice it is," said Lox.

"Everyone?"

"Ah."

"He is exceptionally good-looking, highly capable, polite, and considerate."

Shakky winked at Lox: "I really like you, bro. If I were a few decades younger, I might have dumped Ray and chosen you instead."

Nami: "..."

isn't it?

Is Xiao Luo really that charming?

She doesn't deny that Xiao Luo is very beautiful and has a great temperament, but how could a woman she just met "confess" to Rocks?

Rayleigh: "..."

He, "Old Lei," is still around.

Is this really okay?

Rocks smiled and said, "It's truly an honor to be spoken to like that by the former world's most beautiful woman..."

Nami: "!!!"

This elegant lady was actually once the world's most beautiful woman?

Is that really that exaggerated?

Robin's eyes flashed, clearly having gleaned Xia Qi's identity from the few words they exchanged...

Kuina remained as aloof as ever, but she did glance at Shakky once more.

"Young man, you know a lot of things. It seems your name is no coincidence."

"However, I never had the title of 'World's Most Beautiful Woman'."

Shakky raised an eyebrow: "Back then, there were quite a few who could rival me, but none as good as the current 'Empress' Boa Hancock."