Crossover Anime: From DanMachi to Becoming a Garbage Scavenging Master

"Hey buddy, what would you like to drink?"

"Just use your shop's signboard."

Shaki took two glasses of orange juice from under the bar and placed them in front of Tengo and Alphia respectively. She then turned around and picked up a glass of wine and handed it to Nanami.

Tianxing's eye twitched slightly, and he lowered his voice, saying, "Don't let my current appearance fool you, I've actually lived for over a thousand years."

Xia Qi looked at his young face and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha, this young man is really good at joking."

Tianxing didn't explain further, but simply picked up the glass and took a sip. Hmm? This sweet and sour orange juice was surprisingly good.

"Shakky, I need information about this auction. The participating factions, the items being auctioned, the more detailed the better."

Shakky, a cigarette dangling from her lips, composed herself slightly, and her tone became more serious: "My fees are very high, you know, a million Berries!"

Without saying much, Tianxing took out a heavy cloth bag from the void and gently placed it on the table.

Xia Qi reached out and opened the bag, revealing several high-quality pearls that gleamed with a soft silver luster under the light. She didn't speak immediately, but instead rummaged through the bag briefly, as if checking something, before looking up with a hint of inquiry in her eyes.

"You're from Fishman Island? Do you know an octopus fishman named Hachi?"

"Is that the one who's always following Ah Long? He should still be in Fishman Street, right? We're not that close."

Xia Qi sighed softly, "I see... I wish I could invite him over for a drink someday. There are some things I've never had the chance to say to his face."

After saying that, she pushed the bag of pearls back.

"Thank you for the news. Consider this my treat."

She took out a thick ledger from under the bar, turned to a page, and pointed to it with her index finger.

"Among the participating forces, the one with publicly known intelligence is a fur trader from the first half of the Grand Line. He's most likely participating in this auction to make purchases for some important figure."

"In addition, there are two small pirate groups that have recently made a name for themselves on the Grand Line, and they will most likely come to join the fun as well. However, these groups shouldn't pose much of a problem for you."

She paused, then closed the ledger.

"What we really need to pay attention to is the forces behind this auction—"

"Recently, a gang from Beihai has come to Shambaud. They are quite powerful and extremely ruthless. If you run into them, it could cause you a lot of trouble."

The North Sea? That sea that has given birth to many mysterious and powerful figures. Many of the strongest characters in the world of One Piece came from there.

The Beihai gang at this time? Tianxing quickly reviewed the intelligence in his mind, but had no clue.

"What about the fruit?"

Shakky flicked her cigarette ash and continued, "Regarding the Devil Fruits, we've announced a total of four this time, three of which are ordinary Zoan-type."

"According to the information I have, these three are the Elephant-Elephant Fruit, the Wolf-Wolf Fruit, and the Snake-Snake Fruit."

"As for the information on the last one, it has not been made public. After all, the most valuable items at auctions are never revealed in advance."

"So, that one shouldn't be an ordinary Zoan-type Devil Fruit?"

She didn't answer immediately, but instead, like a proper bartender, slowly and methodically wiped the wine glass in her hand.

"As far as I know—" she lowered her voice, her gaze sweeping lightly between Tianxing and Alphia, "there should be a fruit that hasn't been revealed to the public in the warehouse."

She paused for a moment before adding:

"Paramecia type, Spring-Spring Fruit."

Tianxing's eyes narrowed slightly, sharpening. It seemed that the final piece of the intelligence puzzle had been completed since arriving in this world. Now, all he needed to do was proceed according to plan to return to the DanMachi world.

Just then, the bar door was pushed open.

The newcomer was a middle-aged man with graying hair, which hung down in a messy manner, as if he hadn't taken care of it in a long time. His clothes were also wrinkled and smelled faintly of alcohol, giving him an overall impression of nonchalant slovenliness.

"Xia Qi, I brought money for drinks this time."

"Hmph, off to some slave trader's hideout to freeload again, Rayleigh?"

The man had been speaking casually, but when he saw there were still customers in the shop, his expression became slightly more serious, and his tone became more formal: "Ah, you can't say that. They all donated money voluntarily."

He scratched his head and added, "But I didn't get any useful information this time either, sorry."

The air suddenly became quiet.

Tianxing and the others exchanged glances, and for a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat subtle.

Tianxing took another sip of orange juice, cleared his throat, and dropped a bombshell: "Hancock and the others are over there."

He raised his hand, his index finger pointing upwards, towards the area above the continent.

The bar fell silent for a moment.

Shakky slowly lowered the cigarette from her lips. Rayleigh didn't speak, and the slight languor on his face faded somewhat. The two exchanged a glance, but neither spoke.

Tianxing took in all of this and quickly began to make plans in his mind.

Speaking of which, Shakky was once a slave of the Celestial Dragons in her youth, and even became one of the prizes in the God Valley Celestial Dragons' game. It was during that period that Rayleigh successfully won her heart.

However... their concern for Hancock seems to be somewhat beyond expectations.

Could it be that there's some deeper relationship between them?

"Do you need any help?"

Rayleigh's eyes suddenly changed, sharpening like a blade. The next instant, an invisible yet heavy aura emanated from him, sweeping over Tianxing and the others—

However, the group remained motionless, as if the oppressive aura had never existed.

This sudden pressure displeased Nanami and Alphia. They simultaneously activated their Armament Haki, their auras subtly radiating outwards, carrying a hint of sharpness.

Rayleigh's gaze swept over the group.

He first glanced at Tianxing, whose aura was almost perfectly concealed, with hardly a trace leaking out, yet revealing an unusual quality. Then he looked at the two girls beside him; their Armament Haki had begun to solidify, but it was still at a very preliminary stage.

Rayleigh quickly looked away, his imposing aura dissipating as he reverted to his usual lazy demeanor.

"Sorry, I was just testing your strength."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the group of people.

"Although I don't know why you are not affected by my Conqueror's Haki, judging from the strength of your Armament Haki, you are probably not qualified."

"Rayleigh, I know you don't want to involve your old comrades, so you can't take action personally for the time being. But we're not planning to force our way in either; we just want to free the slaves."

Xia Qi seemed to suddenly remember something and added, "They probably have some connection with the Dragon King's Palace."

Rayleigh nodded slightly, a thoughtful look in his eyes. This plan did indeed seem to have a certain degree of feasibility.

He looked up at Tianxing and the others and asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Come be our sparring partners! What we lack is experience fighting against the true powerhouses on this vast ocean."