Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

"Where are we going next?" Gion asked curiously after Raleigh left the island of Apayedo. "Let's go explore Angel Island first, and then have some local specialties."

Raleigh touched his stomach, feeling a little hungry.

"The war between the Sky Island inhabitants and the Mountain Dwellers has been going on for 400 years, so a little longer won't make a difference."

I don't think the god of the Sky Island has placed all his hopes on us.

After all, if he were to place all his hopes on us, he would definitely treat us to a big meal.

Hahahahaha

Raleigh let out a hearty laugh.

Raleigh wouldn't care about something with such a small reward; he was more interested in finding Enel. As for his original plan to find Shandora's gold, that was already done.

After he arrived here, he used his Observation Haki to detect the gold underground.

Everything in Shandora is buried underground, and it will never disappear for no reason unless there are special circumstances.

On the contrary, it's Enel who seems to have disappeared ever since Raleigh got involved in the major events of One Piece.

It has influenced the course of history in other events.

Just as a butterfly flapping its wings can cause a tornado thousands of kilometers away.

Raleigh wasn't sure if some of his actions would affect the lives of the characters in the original storyline.

Although Skypiea looks no different from the original story, if Enel leaves Skypiea, finding him will be extremely difficult. If he finds the Ark Maxim and the way to the Infinite Continent beforehand, he will have to leave Earth.

Raleigh and Gion spent the whole afternoon exploring Angel Island and finally found a restaurant that looked quite unique.

This is the most famous restaurant on Skypiea—Marcelles Restaurant.

Restaurants named after their owners are usually those that are very confident in their culinary skills; the style of such restaurants is simple yet carries a touch of artistry.

Judging from the tables, chairs, benches, and murals on the walls, the restaurant owner is definitely a man with a great appreciation for art.

Waiters in suits moved gracefully between tables, striving to provide each guest with the restaurant's high-end service.

Almost the instant Raleigh and Gion stepped into the restaurant, a waiter in a very clean suit came to greet them.

"Hello sir, do you have an appointment?"

The waiter smiled warmly at Rowley.

"No, we didn't make an appointment."

Raleigh answered truthfully.

"Okay, sir, if you'd like to sit there, we'll do our best to accommodate your needs."

Upon hearing Raleigh's reply, the waiter's expression remained unchanged, as if the idea that "the customer is always right" was deeply ingrained in their minds.

"Rayle, I'd like to sit by the window."

Gion looked towards the window seat in the restaurant and liked it very much.

"No problem, ma'am. That seat isn't reserved, so you can sit there if you like."

The waiter answered with a smile as always.

Raleigh wasn't particular about where he ate; in his eyes, the only standard for a restaurant was whether it was good or bad.

As for the so-called services, they are still optional extras.

Gion took Raleigh's arm and led her to the window.

On the way to the restaurant,

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Some of them look like businessmen, while others look like government officials.

Before Raleigh arrived, they were whispering and discussing the changes on the Sky Island and the situation in the outside world.

The various resource exchanges and communications between the Sky Island and the outside world were finalized in their casual conversation.

What may seem like a casual occasion and a joke to others can indeed influence the situation within the Sky Island.

But when Raleigh walked over, they all subconsciously stopped talking and what they were doing, and looked up at the two people whose arms were intertwined.

The once lively restaurant suddenly became quiet, only gradually warming up again after Raleigh and Gion walked over. A rather obese businessman was whispering to a sharp-looking middle-aged man opposite him:

"Brian, who were those young people from the past? Why do I feel like everyone in the restaurant is wary of their identities?"

The middle-aged man, Brian, glanced discreetly at Raleigh and Gion's retreating figures.

Then, lowering his voice, he whispered:

The two men who just passed by were naval officers. The man, I heard, was the previous North Sea Admiral, and he's returning to headquarters to receive his lieutenant general rank.

That female naval officer is no ordinary person either; it's said she has connections with high-ranking officers at headquarters.

Actually, Raleigh wasn't wearing his conspicuous navy uniform and cloak today.

However, for an important figure like him, even before the naval warships docked at Port Angels, various organizations were already collecting naval intelligence and distributing his portrait.

Some long-established organizations know very well who they can mess with and who they can't.

Therefore, when faced with the unknown, they always seek information as soon as possible.

However, having his identity exposed also has some advantages for Raleigh.

This reduces the number of mindless henchmen causing trouble. Gion's beauty is truly captivating; in the short time I've been there, at least three or four guys have fallen for her.

However, before they could get up, their companions pulled them back, whispered something in their ears, and then, pale-faced, patted their chests.

They seemed to be relieved that they had escaped a disaster.

Raleigh, do you think they're pirates?

As soon as Gion sat down, she saw several people dressed in very strange ways.

Raleigh picked up the chilled rum on the table, drank it all in one gulp, sipped it, and glanced at it afterward.

"Huh? What's this guy?"

The group of pirates who appeared on the sky island were just traveling enthusiasts and had not committed any heinous crimes.

The man in the lead is Elliot Sari, the captain of the Black Cat Pirates.

He is a user of the Zoan-type Devil Fruit, specifically the Cat-Cat Fruit.

He was a very slender-looking young man.

He was dressed in a well-tailored suit and holding his favorite dried fish.

Back when Raleigh was a naval branch captain in the East China Sea, he had dealt with them before.

Since they had not committed any crimes at the time, the Navy did not issue any arrest warrants for them.

So Raleigh let them go, but confiscated their pirate flag.

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out below.

"Bang!"

A large, obese figure flew out and rushed straight toward Elliott Surrey.

Seeing this, Elliott Surrey quickly dropped the dried fish in his hand and chose to dodge with all his might.

boom!

The flying figure crashed into the opposite stall in front of everyone's eyes, smashing everything on it.

"Oh dear, I almost got attacked as soon as I arrived at the Sky Island. What a waste of my dried fish!"

Elliott Surrey sounded very remorseful, but his expression was unusually relaxed, as if he didn't take the matter to heart.

His crew laughed heartily.

"You're something else, Sari. You always get a warm welcome in unfamiliar surroundings."

"Last time we were on another island, as soon as we landed, someone gave you a big bottle, hahahahaha."

Hearing the surrounding crew members' teasing, Sari blushed slightly, then changed the subject, saying:

"Hey, what's the big deal? Last time in Bika, you guys got hacked to pieces by a little boy."

"If they hadn't refrained from killing me, it's questionable whether any of you would still be able to speak to me right now."

The crew members of the Black Cat Pirates immediately became unhappy and quickly said;

His Devil Fruit ability is just too overpowered; it's not like we haven't encountered pirates with Devil Fruit abilities before.

"But I've never seen a pirate with such overpowered abilities before. They were all stunned by bolts of lightning before they even saw anyone."

"Besides, we were knocked unconscious by the attack. How much stronger are you than us?"

"Anyway, when we woke up, your once jet-black and glossy hair had already been chopped into charcoal."

Raleigh listened quietly to the conversation among the pirates downstairs from the restaurant upstairs.

In fact, he was very interested.

From their conversation, Raleigh guessed that the little boy they were talking about was Enel.

Only Enel's abilities and Devil Fruit could achieve this effect.

A bolt of lightning struck without anyone being seen.

Enel possesses the Observation Haki talent that can cover the entire island, as well as the Logia-type Devil Fruit, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

For Raleigh, this was relatively good news, as it at least proved that Enel was still in his hometown of Birka in the near future.

Noticing Raleigh's unusual behavior, Gion leaned over and asked;

"Do you know those pirates?"

"And I could sense that they were very interested in what they were saying."

Luo Liyi glanced at Gion across the street. No wonder people say that a woman's sixth sense is the most terrifying.

Having spent so much time with Raleigh, Gion is now acutely aware of any unusual movements Raleigh makes.

They were a group of pirates I had seen in the East Blue before.

"Simply put, they mainly traveled in the East China Sea at that time and never plundered civilians."

At the time, within the territory of Branch 133, we discovered they were flying their pirate flag, but the Navy did not have a warrant for their arrest.

"So after we confiscated their pirate flag, we could only watch them leave in style."

However, their pirate crew is just a small pirate crew; they're nothing in my eyes.

What really interests me is what they're talking about: a Devil Fruit user in Bica.

"If I'm not mistaken, judging from their route, they should be users of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, a top-tier Logia-type Devil Fruit."

"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit?"

Gion covered her mouth to prevent her voice from being too loud and being heard by others in the restaurant.

As a member of the Navy Headquarters with outstanding reputation, Gion was personally taught by the senior members around her from a young age.

Identifying Devil Fruits is naturally of paramount importance. For the more famous Devil Fruits, the Marine Headquarters keeps detailed records of their shape, appearance, and abilities.

This is to prevent us from not recognizing Devil Fruits in the future, or to find a way to deal with Devil Fruit users when we encounter them.

Logia-type Devil Fruits are the most powerful type of Devil Fruit.

The owner needs almost no training to possess combat power far exceeding that of others of the same level.

Furthermore, Logia-type Devil Fruits have the characteristic of allowing the body to become elemental in the early stages.

This destined Logia-type Devil Fruits to be virtually invincible throughout the world.

Currently, the Navy only knows of three top-tier Logia-type Devil Fruits.

These are Sakazuki's Magma-Magma Fruit, Borsalino's Glint-Glint Fruit, and Kuzan's Ice-Ice Fruit.

Although Raleigh's Devil Fruit is also a Logia-type Hurricane Fruit, he never even considered reporting it to headquarters. Even during the battle against Bondiworld, Raleigh avoided using his Devil Fruit abilities whenever possible.

Such a talented person must join the Navy; otherwise, if he becomes a pirate, he will cause extremely serious damage to the world.

Raleigh said to Gion in a very serious tone.

"Uh-huh.

.

Gion swallowed the food in her mouth and turned to speak.

A week later, Aihe's car had disappeared to a remote corner of Beihai.

This is Enel's hometown, Bika.

Before even setting foot on the island, the people on the ship felt an ancient aura emanating from it. It looked completely different from other islands in the White Sea, giving the entire island a very ancient feel. Perhaps it was because the young people on the island had all left, leaving only a group of elderly people.

The warship quickly docked at the shore under the command of the soldiers, and Tuttle looked at the surrounding buildings and found them increasingly familiar.

"Lord Raleigh, the buildings here seem somewhat similar to the Golden City described in our ancestral notebook?"

Tuttle wasn't entirely sure, but he swore that many elements of the buildings on the island had been recorded in his ancestors' notebooks.

"Shandora, the land of gold."

Raleigh said nonchalantly, "Hey, that shouldn't be possible. Shandora is Jaya Island, which was on the Grand Line thousands of years ago. How could it possibly have any connection with this place?"

Raleigh glanced at Tuttle and said, "Nothing in this world ever exists in isolation, just like the inhabitants of the Sky Island and the Shandians, who have wings."

"Alright, our goal is to find the user with the special Devil Fruit ability first."

"Let's wait until we find Shandora before we address these historical questions."