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

In the South China Sea, there is an island called Potmadecdok.

This place is sparsely populated, an isolated island off the main shipping route. There are no rare local specialties on the island, and even pirates are unwilling to come here to rob.

But today, something that had never happened before happened.

One after another, dilapidated boats were moored on the shore of the island, carrying groups of people dressed in tattered clothes and with haggard faces.

The only difference was that each of them had an angry expression on their face and a pair of bloodshot eyes filled with resentment.

They were the flames of revenge, determined to exterminate that man's descendants. To this end, they left the island they had almost never left in their lives, braving hardships and dangers, and traveled thousands of miles to this isolated island in the South China Sea.

One of the younger men was the leader. He took out a map from his pocket and compared it with the various terrain features on the island.

One place, two places, three places—

The map slipped silently from his hand, and tears dripped from his eyes onto the deck.

"Now is not the time to cry."

He wiped away his tears and shouted to the people behind him;

"This is where that beast's offspring are!"

Rapid breathing filled the air, their eyes grew brighter, and their expressions became increasingly terrifying.

"God has finally opened his eyes!"

"Damn butcher, you didn't expect that, did you!"

"Charge! Charge in and kill them!!!!"

"How can such demonic blood be allowed to live in this world?!"

The crazed people of the Darons Kingdom had only one thought in their minds: to kill the descendants of the Pirate King Roger.

The swarm of Avengers startled the island's inhabitants.

A child of about ten years old rushed into the village chief's house and shouted:

"Grandpa Village Chief, the pirates are here! The pirates are here!"

They couldn't distinguish between pirates and civilians; all they knew was that the people who came had unusually frightening expressions on their faces and were carrying weapons.

"What? Pirates!"

The elderly village chief was also startled. Their village hadn't been visited by pirates for a very long time, so why were there so many pirates today?

He hurriedly rang the large bell in his house to warn the villagers.

"Are pirates here?"

"The village chief rang the bell; something must have happened."

"Grab your weapons and come with me to the village chief's house."

The strong young men on the island picked up their weapons and rushed to the village chief's house.

During their journey, they inevitably encountered long lines of people from the Kingdom of Darons.

To their surprise, the people of the Kingdom of Darons didn't even glance at them, and walked past them with their weapons in hand.

In the tense atmosphere, they dared not make any rash moves.

They didn't dare speak until the people of the Kingdom of Darons disappeared at the end of the street:

"Are these the pirates the village chief was talking about?"

"What pirates? They could never be pirates. There are no pirates dressed in rags and carrying wooden sticks."

"Besides, I didn't see a single young pirate; they were all old, weak, sick, or disabled."

The people on the island looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

Where are they going?

I see that they are heading in that big mountain.

"Hey, could it be that the couple living in the mountains got into some trouble?"

The people living on the island naturally know that a couple lives on that big mountain; the man is very charismatic, and the woman is very gentle.

However, it's unclear what happened to the man, as he hasn't returned for a long time.

Everyone on the island knew that the woman was pregnant.

"Hey, wanna go check out the commotion?"

One of the busybodies on the island spoke up.

Several people nearby glanced at him strangely, rolled their eyes, and said;

"You go ahead if you want, I don't like joining in the fun."

"Exactly, exactly! It's obvious that the guy got into some trouble outside, and they've come knocking on our door."

Sensing there was no danger, the villagers dispersed, leaving only a few idle people to follow the crowd in Daron to watch the spectacle.

In the dense jungle, Roger cleared a flat piece of land halfway up the mountain and built a villa and several acres of farmland there.

While looking out from the balcony, Rouge suddenly saw a dense crowd of people at the foot of the mountain.

She felt extremely uneasy.

She knew the people on the island wouldn't just barge into her home without a reason.

Then there's only one answer left.

Pirates!

Those people were very likely vicious pirates, and Rouge's face turned pale with fear.

She took a deep breath and decided to leave the villa before the pirates discovered her. The maid who was originally taking care of her rushed in. Before she could speak, Rouge interrupted her.

"Octaville, I know a group of pirates is coming towards us. Now is not the time to talk, let's run!"

Rouge made a quick decision, and with Octavia's help, she retreated towards the back mountain, clutching her already visibly pregnant belly.

Shortly after they left, the angry people of the Kingdom of Darons also arrived at the villa!

They flung open the villa's door and frantically searched every corner of the villa for Rouge.

There's no kitchen! There's no second bedroom! There's no study!

There's no master bedroom!

They gathered in the villa's living room and smashed all the furniture around them.

Not long after, the original leader emerged from the master bedroom, holding an old-fashioned photograph, and roared at the crowd:

"Look what I found, everyone!"

"This is a photo of the butcher and his wife!"

The photo shows Roger and Rouge together.

At this moment, this photo undoubtedly solidified people's belief in finding Rouge.

"I've noticed that too."

An elderly man dressed in tattered clothes shouted from the balcony:

"There's half a cup of leftover hot tea here; she couldn't have gone too far!!!"

The old man shouted, holding up the cup in his hand, and then slammed the cup heavily to the ground.

"There are footprints near the back door; it's very likely that woman's!"

Soon, the people of the Kingdom of Darons made a new discovery: they found footprints winding their way into the jungle along the path from the back door.

""middle!"

She definitely didn't go far!!

How far can a pregnant woman run?

"Children of the devil should not live in this world!"

Blinded by hatred, the people ran wildly down the road, convinced they would catch Roger's wife and kill her!

Before long, the fleeing citizens of the Kingdom of Darons spotted Rouge and Octavia.

There they are!

"Quickly, grab them! We can't let them get away!"

"The opportunity for revenge is right in front of us, we can't let them get away!"

Rouge was pregnant after all, and besides, she and Octavia were essentially untrained women, so there was no way they could outrun the Avengers of the Kingdom of Darons.

Despair welled up in their hearts. Soon, a group of disheveled, demon-like people appeared less than fifty meters behind them.

Rumble!

A dazzling sword light suddenly appeared in the sky.

Following the direction Rouge fled, it cut across the middle of the road, smashing all the trees and rocks within its range.

A crack more than one meter wide and more than three meters deep appeared before the people of the Kingdom of Darons.

The people of the Kingdom of Darons, who were at the forefront, blocked their companions behind them. They didn't know what had happened, but their hateful eyes were still fixed on Rouge.

Soon, a figure landed on the other side of the crack in the sky.

It was none other than Rayleigh, the Hades who had long since disappeared from the world's sight. At this moment, he held his famous sword in his right hand and faced thousands of Daron's men alone.

Please, sir, go back now.

Now that I'm here, your goal will naturally not be achieved.

I don't want to kill anymore, but those who cross the line—die!

Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki surged forth, crashing down on the people of the Darons Kingdom like a raging flood.

Ordinary people were naturally no match for Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki and could only fall one after another.

However, the people of Daron did not yield. The fallen were quickly evacuated, while the remaining people who had not yet moved forward stood at the forefront once again.

Rayleigh couldn't help but feel a slight flutter in his heart.

There are only a few ways to counter Conqueror's Haki: either you also possess Conqueror's Haki, or you have an extremely firm belief that allows you to directly resist it.

These people, dressed in worn-out clothes, naturally lacked Conqueror's Haki, but the burning flames of revenge within them provided them with another means to combat it.

However, they could only guarantee that they wouldn't faint. As for crossing that chasm, they couldn't. If looks could kill, Rayleigh and Rouge on the other side of the chasm would have been riddled with holes by their hateful gazes.

At this moment, in the Ark Maxim in the sky, Raleigh and Sakazuki looked down at Rayleigh below.

In order to conceal their presence, they had to elevate the Ark Maxim to an extremely high position in the sky.

At this moment, he is observing the dynamics below using the telescope invented by Vegapunk.

"Ha, as expected, Rayleigh, the Hades."

Sakazuki's words contained murderous intent.

"Hmph, I thought I could resolve this before he noticed, but it's fine if he does, I'll take care of him too."

Raleigh snorted coldly; he didn't care whether Raleigh actually showed up or not.

For him, even if Rayleigh appeared, it wouldn't affect his plans at all; one or two more wouldn't make a difference anyway.

"Should I go and deal with him?"

Sakazuki gestured and asked.

Raleigh shook his head and said:

"Rayle is mine, Brother Sakazuki. I have some personal grudges with Rayleigh, and I have a scar from him on my body."

Raleigh is a very vengeful person.

Roger had left scars on his body, so after Roger was executed, Raleigh removed his head and placed it on top of the mound of heads.

They also released information about Roger's offspring to the public.

Now that Rayleigh has appeared, we naturally can't let him live any longer.

Moreover, Rayleigh is involved with the future sun god Joy Boy, so killing him might bring unexpected benefits.

I went to Sakazuki's place to help me hold the line and prepare to fight off that person who shouldn't have appeared.

After Sakazuki nodded, Raleigh leaped into the air, plunging downwards from a height of ten thousand meters.

After a brief period of chaos, a middle-aged man wearing a crown, with graying hair and a haggard face, stepped out from the crowd and stood resolutely at the front.

You must be the legendary pirate, Rayleigh.

Rayleigh looked at the crowned man, unsure of his identity, and could only ask:

"Are you the king?"

The King of the Kingdom of Darons nodded and said,

Yes, I am the King of the Kingdom of Darons.

If you have no recollection of our kingdom, do you then recall the five thousand soldiers slaughtered by Gol D. Roger on Kogure Island?

Upon hearing this, Rayleigh's memory was instantly brought back; of course he remembered.

No one will forget the five thousand soldiers they killed with their own hands.

Rayleigh had nothing to say about this, and after a moment of silence, he spoke in unison;

I'm very sorry.

Roger was indeed wrong in that matter, and I apologize to you on his behalf.

But the child is innocent; he didn't participate in any crimes. Besides, Roger had already been executed by the Navy, and his head was even cut off and kept as a collectible.

The King of Darons nodded:

It seems you're determined to stop us today?

It's ridiculous of me to try and gain sympathy from a traitor. If I haven't forgotten, you were also involved in that massacre.

Although you apologized, you haven't taken any concrete action. You don't even realize that what you did was wrong, do you?

You always feel that the strong rule this world, and that no matter how many ants you crush, they are still ants. So you feel no psychological pressure after slaughtering five thousand soldiers, and you even forget about it.

"But we're here today to tell you that even a large number of ants can kill a god!"

The King of Darons removed his crown and tossed it to the attendant behind him, saying:

"I came here today with no intention of leaving alive."

After my death, the eldest prince will temporarily assume the role of king.

My final royal decree is this: whoever can take the head of Roger's son shall succeed to the throne of the Kingdom of Daron!

The king, having removed his magnificent robes, revealed a body that was not particularly strong.

With unwavering determination, he crossed the crack with indomitable courage.

He appeared before Rayleigh.

He no longer cared; the moment Rayleigh appeared, he already knew he couldn't achieve his goal.

To answer to his people, he chose not to hesitate to offer his head to Rayleigh's blade.

If he dies, then from this day forward, everyone in Daron, including bounty hunters and others interested in the throne, will hunt down Roger's son.

"Let's do it, pirates!"

The King of Darons stood before Rayleigh and spoke calmly.

Rayleigh gripped his famous sword tightly, and Matsunami also gripped it tightly, closing his eyes as well.

boom!

Rayleigh unleashed his Conqueror's Haki once more, blasting it at the crowd in front of him.

"Long time no see, Hades Rayleigh!!!"

A faint tone cast a shadow over Rayleigh's heart, followed by a dazzling light that instantly sent him flying.