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

"Rowley, we've got information. Douglas Barrett has appeared in the Kingdom of Westcareer."

Gion has taken over Enel's duties. Enel has now gone to headquarters and will spend three years under Zephyr's command. Meanwhile, his senior brother Miles has also come from the North Blue to headquarters for special training.

"Yes, let's head towards the Kingdom of West Kear."

Raleigh was still slacking off; he wasn't really interested in anything else these days.

The seeds of naval reform have been sown; all that remains is to wait for them to grow.

In these matters, haste makes waste.

All Raleigh could do was provide them with material support as they grew up, and offer them protection when necessary.

Douglas Barrett's strength far exceeds that of a Rear Admiral; based on his combat record, the headquarters has already classified him as a Vice Admiral-level pirate.

Gion looked at Barrett's information with unusual surprise.

Raleigh jerked the rod up, and the instant bending of the rod and the taut line indicated that he had hooked a big fish.

"Rayle, did you even listen to me?!"

Gion couldn't help but kick and questioned.

Raleigh said with a smile.

Of course I heard it, I just happened to be hooked a fish.

This Douglas Bullet is no ordinary man; he's considered one of the top combatants in Roger's crew, and his strength is said to be comparable to Rayleigh's.

However, I feel this message might have been deliberately leaked. Barrett isn't as strong as Rayleigh, though he's still at the vice admiral level.

If Barrett hadn't demonstrated such formidable strength, Raleigh wouldn't have bothered looking for him. Wouldn't it be much more enjoyable for him to slack off during this time?

The problem is that Barrett has already been released, and if he is left unchecked, he will inevitably cause harm to people around the world.

Raleigh knew that although the Navy had temporarily gained complete control over the pirates after the Great Battle,

But to be honest, this kind of complete suppression can't last long, because the Celestial Dragons won't allow it.

The more assertive the Navy appears, the greater the pressure the Celestial Dragons will exert on it.

The current Fleet Admiral Kong is a hawk, and under his leadership, both Sengoku and Garp have achieved significant results against pirates.

In particular, the two large-scale battles, the Battle of God Valley and the Battle of Fuya, achieved brilliant results.

The first time was when they defeated the invincible super pirate crew that controlled the New World and killed Rocks, the strongest pirate in the world.

The second time was when Edward Newgate, the Whitebeard, who was hailed as the strongest man in the world, was killed, and a large number of elite pirates were also killed.

With these two major events, Kong's position as naval commander-in-chief will be as secure as a rock.

It can only be said that the more outstanding Sora is, the more of a thorn in the side he becomes in the eyes of the Celestial Dragons.

All it takes is a nominal promotion, giving someone the empty title of Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies, and a person with the strength of a general can remain in Pangu City. In addition, although Zefa was not discouraged and lost confidence, he successfully stepped down from the front line.

Just like in the original story, Sengoku will be promoted to the new Fleet Admiral.

However, the Warring States period before he took office was completely different from the Warring States period after he took office.

Before taking office, Sengoku was a pillar of the hawks; wherever he appeared, all the naval soldiers would charge forward.

Even Sakazuki, known for his ruthless methods, held Sengoku, the hawkish leader, in high esteem.

However, it seems that no one has seen through this man known as the Great General of the Immortal Realm.

For some reason, after Sengoku became the Fleet Admiral...

In just 20 years, the navy went from victory to decline!

While Roger's role in initiating the Age of Exploration is undeniable, it's absurd that a Marine Admiral's methods for dealing with these pirates are inferior to those he used before taking office.

Of course, after Raleigh became a vice admiral, he gradually realized that the strength of the Navy was in the hands of the Celestial Dragons.

Even the most principled person will change their mind when they can't afford to eat.

Not all naval soldiers are saints; they're doing jobs that could cost them their lives, so they value their pay even more.

These issues severely constrained the development of the navy, which is why Raleigh was determined to build up the North Sea.

Now, the North Sea Mafia, under the attack of the Don Quixote Family, are either forced to submit or reduced to a pile of bones.

The Don Quixote family also made a fortune in the process.

Of course, Raleigh earned even more.

However, Raleigh didn't choose to pocket all the money; he had other ideas.

While in the North Sea, he carried out many underhanded schemes. These schemes required financial support, so the money Doflamingo stole was divided up before even leaving the North Sea. However, Doflamingo was unaware of this.

Now, soldiers at most naval bases in the North Sea know that the reason they can maintain high salaries is because of Raleigh.

Those born in Beihai with clean family backgrounds, strong faith, and good talent were secretly recruited into the organization founded by Raleigh.

There are actually quite a few of these organizations within the Navy.

However, they never considered overthrowing the Celestial Dragons' rule or using force to become the Fleet Admiral.

Their organization is relatively loose; most people form small circles simply because they know each other well and have similar personalities.

Putting everything else aside, Sakazuki has never been able to integrate into Sengoku Garp's circle.

However, Kuzan became part of that circle within a few years of joining the Navy.

Sakazuki was another leader of the hawks after Sengoku, and naturally he had many followers around him.

This includes, but is not limited to, Doberman, Jonathan, Steeles, and others.

What sets Raleigh's circle apart from theirs is that everyone who enters it reads Raleigh's treatise on revolution.

It is a fusion of the current state of the One Piece world and the wisdom of various mentors on Earth, created by Raleigh.

Frankly speaking, if the Five Elders were to learn even a sliver of information about this book, they would not hesitate to issue a Buster Call, or even activate their Celestial Dragons' secret weapon, Uranus.

Because the Five Elders are well aware of the destructive power of ideas.

Unfortunately, anyone who has read this book will naturally separate themselves from the aristocratic class that oppresses the people.

That's the greatest power of this book!

It is still in its initial stage, but it has already formed a small group of more than 100 elite naval personnel.

Raleigh plans to send Rat to the North Sea as admiral to ensure his continued influence there.

Given enough time, Raleigh believed that victory would be in their hands.

Although the navy is large in number, the number of its various branches is not actually that many.

Raleigh plans to try out the plan of one person per branch in the early stages. Later, as the number of people increases, he can train new navy personnel on a large scale in the North Sea. When the navy is full of his own people, it will not be so important who is the Grand Master in the navy.

Regardless of whether you are a Marine Division Commander or not, the actual command of the Navy is in Raleigh's hands.

It seemed like Raleigh was thinking about many things, but it was actually just a matter of a moment.

He still gripped the fishing rod firmly, battling the large fish in the sea.

puff.

The big fish in the sea was trying to break free of Raleigh's hook by jumping out of the water, but it encountered an old man.

Navy Type 6 - Flying Finger Gun.

The moment the big fish surfaced, Rory raised his free hand, a long, slender finger aimed at the fish that had jumped out of the water.

puff.

Blood splattered from the fish's head, and the fish, which had been struggling, instantly surfaced.

"Uh, is this still fishing?"

Gion held her head in her hands; she had never seen this kind of fishing before, and it had absolutely no fun to her.

Raleigh countered:

How is this not fishing? Nobody said you can't use a finger gun as a landing net.

Speechless at Raleigh's manipulation, Gion left Raleigh's location to make the most of her time for training.

She really wanted to complain about this, because she always saw Raleigh doing different things in different places, but she never saw him train hard.

However, Gion knew that Raleigh's strength was increasing every day, and that Raleigh a month ago was definitely no match for the current Raleigh.

Although Raleigh hadn't fought anyone in a long time, Sono still managed to deduce his strength.

He is very close to being a general.

With this kind of strength, even a true general wouldn't be easily defeated in a short time.

However, when he will reach the rank of general is something Gion cannot predict.

Rory happily scooped up the big fish he had already killed, quickly processed it, and grilled it on the grill next to him.

Two days later...

The navy warships have arrived in the Kingdom of Westcareer, and the sight there fills everyone on board with dread.

The sky here was incredibly dark, with thick layers of dark clouds gathering above, but surprisingly, there was no sign of rain.

The Kingdom of Westcareer seemed to be sparsely populated, with only a few pirate ships docked at the pier as evidence.

However, those pirate ships looked like they hadn't been touched for days, with no trace of pirate activity on the decks.

Such an apocalyptic scene made Raleigh seriously doubt whether there were any living people left in this country.

But now that we're here, Raleigh has to go and see what's on the island, no matter what it is.

Moreover, the Douglas Barrett that Raleigh is looking for is on this island.

"All soldiers, land on the island."

Under Raleigh's orders, the Navy moved all the pirate ships at the dock to the Deep Sea Burning Point, and their own warship took their place.

When Raleigh descended into the port, the country revealed its mysterious side to him.

Against the dim backdrop, the distant mountain peaks seemed to extend several strange, tentacle-like shadows. Rory curled his lip; seeing this mountain, his brain, which had been preoccupied with slacking off, finally remembered where he was.

The Kingdom of Sikear is famous for two things, to be precise.

One of them is the castle of Hawkeye Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman.

Another thing is that there is a group of strange gorillas here. They are good at imitating human actions, so the merchants gave them a name.

"Human Imitators!"

However, the deeper they went, the worse Raleigh's complexion became.

The town has been destroyed by pirates, and most of the residents have died in the town's streets.

Everywhere there are ruins from battles, but there's not much to find.

"Wait, why aren't there any pirate corpses here?"

Gion said, frowning.

It wasn't that she was making a fuss; she knew from the moment she entered the port that the pirates hadn't left the island.

But now there are only the household registrations of the local people in the town, not the registrations of the pirates, which is very strange.

Lord Raleigh, there is no trace of Barrett's actions here.

Several naval intelligence analysts walked over and said that Dorothy nodded without saying anything more.

In fact, he had already investigated the situation using his Observation Haki before they even entered the town.

What happened here has nothing to do with Barrett, because Barrett's attack methods are easily recognizable.

However, we can also analyze where these pirates went afterward based on the traces at the scene.

"Xi!"

A group of baboons dressed in armor and carrying long knives and clubs rushed into the town from outside. Upon seeing the body on the ground...

He grinned at Raleigh and his group.

If you ignore their faces, these baboons really do look very human.

Because they were dressed in military armor and carried uniform swords, they looked exactly like an army.

Luo Li tried to appear as harmless as possible, since he didn't want to kill the baboons so easily.

So far, the only group he has indiscriminately killed without distinguishing between good and bad is pirates.

Raleigh still held a certain degree of goodwill towards other groups. "Humans, leave this place."

Pirate e

"fighting-.

The lead baboon mumbled a few broken words, which Raleigh couldn't quite understand and could only guess at.

"You mean this place was attacked by pirates, so you fought them?"

Raleigh patiently inquired, and the lead baboon, whether it understood or not, simply nodded.

Then Raleigh added:

"Actually, you don't need to worry. We are from the Navy, and we are here specifically to capture pirates. If you know where those pirates are, we can help you eliminate them."

A hint of joy flashed in the baboon's eyes after hearing Raleigh's words.

Suddenly, something occurred to him, and his face turned terrified.

"people

"The devil is killing—."

Upon hearing the word, Raleigh quickly pieced it together in his mind, knowing he was close to the truth.

If I'm not mistaken, the devil the baboon is talking about should be Douglas Barrett.

Only he could possess such terrifying power, enough to instill fear in even these fearless baboons.

"It's okay, I came here specifically for him!"

"Just lead us there, and we'll take care of the rest."

Raleigh's confident demeanor emboldened the baboons, who, armed with long knives, led the way for Raleigh and his group.