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

After reading the news, Raleigh breathed a sigh of relief.

At least I don't have to worry about being chopped up by that little girl Gion anymore.

I couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the Mad Blade Pirates of Nisugi and Itsuki; they handled things very efficiently.

Actually, Raleigh didn't know what was written in the newspaper at first.

He just wanted an excuse to get Gion to temporarily stop killing him.

After Gion vents her anger, she can easily distract herself by doing something productive.

Just now, Raleigh thought for a long time but couldn't come up with anything that could just interrupt Gion.

The timely arrival of the newsbird made Raleigh very happy.

He triumphantly handed the newspaper to Gion, who was still furious.

"Look, Gion, this is good news."

After her outburst of anger, Gion had calmed down considerably.

He took the newspaper from Raleigh and began to read it carefully.

She was immediately drawn to the newspaper's headline and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

"This...isn't this from the Kingdom of Totnes? What a coincidence."

"Who knows? Maybe the Mad Blade Pirates just happened to be passing by."

Raleigh said with a smug look on his face.

He was very satisfied with his arrangements.

The essence of slacking off is being able to solve problems by relying on the strength of others without putting in any effort yourself.

When it comes to slacking off, Raleigh is a true master.

If they can use others to achieve their goals, they will never touch anything themselves.

Gion looked suspiciously at the smug-looking Raleigh, feeling that he was definitely involved in this matter.

"Are you sure you didn't do it?"

Upon hearing this, Raleigh's mind raced, and he declared righteously:

"Gion, what are you thinking? Didn't the newspapers say it was the Mad Blade Pirates who did this? I have nothing to do with them."

"Furthermore, naval regulations stipulate that colluding with pirates is a serious crime, punishable by imprisonment in Impel Down. However, if it involves colluding with pirates to kill nobles of member states of the World Government, that would be a capital offense."

"I cherish my life very much, and I will never let it be threatened in the slightest."

Gion gave a soft hum.

"As a Marine, sometimes I'm not as righteous as pirates, which is ridiculous."

Raleigh countered:

"This matter cannot be viewed from the perspective of the Navy and pirates. There are good people among pirates and bad people among the Navy. But overall, there are very few good people among pirates. On the other hand, the majority of Navy members are people who uphold justice."

"We cannot arbitrarily judge a person as a good person just because they did one good deed."

"Pirates are pirates, we must resolutely fight them!"

Hmph, the things I assign must be done beautifully.

But this matter cannot be discovered by the World Government and the Navy leadership, otherwise it will be very difficult for me.

Only by resolutely striking down these pirates can I clear myself of suspicion to the greatest extent possible.

Luo Li thought to himself with a smug satisfaction.

"I'm sorry, Raleigh. I'm very sorry for what I did."

Gion suddenly put away her sword and bowed deeply to Raleigh in apology.

Gion was in the wrong in the first place, and after she vented her anger, she slowly began to feel guilty towards Raleigh.

"I apologize for my irrationality just now. If you can forgive me, I am willing to offer some compensation or do something within my power."

Raleigh carefully examined the beauty before him. Having just exercised, her fair face was flushed, like a ripe peach.

However, with Gaga standing nearby, Raleigh didn't want to provoke another person into going crazy.

"Alright, I'll forgive your impetuousness for the sake of our friendship, but you have to fix my sun lounger, otherwise I'll have nowhere to lie down."

"it is good."

Gion breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, when she saw Raleigh looking at her body, Gion was thinking about how she should refuse if Raleigh made an unreasonable request.

Now it seems that Raleigh is an honest man, unlike Caj.

Gion walked over to the sun chair that had just been split in two and began to study how to restore it to its original state.

The little girl that Raleigh picked up last night has now regained consciousness and is standing blankly on the deck railing, gazing in the direction of her hometown.

Raleigh glanced at her and walked over.

"I haven't asked your name yet?"

The little girl gripped the tattered flag tightly in her hand, then wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said firmly:

"My name is Bello Betty."

Raleigh placed his large hand on Bello Betty's head and said softly:

"Alright, Bello Betty. I'm Navy Captain Christine Raleigh, you can call me Brother Raleigh. I'm giving you two choices now."

"First, you can join the Navy and become my subordinate. From now on, I will carefully teach you combat skills and how to utilize the Encouragement Fruit's abilities."

"Secondly, I'll find a place where I can leave you enough money to live on for several years. It'll be far from these sordid things, and as long as you work hard, you'll definitely be able to live a peaceful life."

Bello Betty shed tears again, choking back sobs as she said:

"Brother Raleigh, I don't want to see my loved ones die in front of my children anymore. I don't want anything like what happened in Povo Village to happen again. Please help me become stronger, please!"

After listening to the little girl's story, Raleigh nodded.

Most of the Navy members were victims of pirate invasions, while most of the Revolutionary Army members were pitiful people who had been oppressed by the World Government or its member states.

Such things will be resolved someday.

Raleigh doesn't believe in fate, nor does he think that a single Nika Fruit can change everything.

Joy Boy failed 800 years ago, which shows that results do not represent everything.

Rather than placing his hopes for changing the world on Sakazuki, Monkey D. Dragon, and Monkey D. Luffy, he preferred to forge a fourth path himself.

Having experienced the baptism of the revolution, and possessing knowledge of subsequent historical developments and a cheat code, Raleigh doesn't believe he can't overthrow that corrupt regime.

"Alright, Bello Beatty, you've been approved to join the Navy. I believe in you; you can definitely achieve your goals."

For a child who is only five or six years old, it is incredible that he was able to wave the flag so hard that he collapsed from exhaustion.

Raleigh had no doubt about her willpower; she showed far more strength than other children her age.

Although the price of this growth is painful and extremely heavy.

After the Totnes Kingdom incident, Futsugi and Itsuki were on the ship celebrating their accomplishment of a major event that had shaken the East China Sea.

"Captain, Captain! Your bounty has increased to a whopping 130 million Berries!"

A warrior with a large beard shouted excitedly while holding a wanted poster.

Because they don't rob civilians, their bounty has remained at seven million. Even though they are powerful, they haven't attracted much attention from the Navy because they haven't done many bad things.

Now they have openly killed nobles from member states of the World Government, challenging the authority of the World Government.

Therefore, the World Government directly offered a bounty of 123 million to Nisugi and Kazuki.

"Hahaha, well done! This bounty is the only one of its kind in the East China Sea!"

"My men, let's ride this wave and set sail for the Grand Line!"

"Let's go!"