One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

Luffy recognized Aaron, whom he had met twice before.

Then he recognized the knife hanging at Aaron's waist.

"You stole Zoro's sword!"

Luffy immediately flew into a rage, stretching out his arm to grab at Shusui.

Aaron simply watched with a smile, not in a hurry to make a move.

Zoro quickly stopped Luffy: "The crew is waiting on the ship, let's go quickly, or we won't be able to get away!"

Luffy said, "But that's your sword!"

Zoro: "Once we get to the New World, I'll just find another one! I don't need this one!"

Luffy glared at Aaron, as if he wanted to say something.

Zoro, worried, grabbed Luffy and ran forward.

The marines brought by Sentomaru, along with Kadakobo's subordinates, did not give up and went after Aaron.

A sword aura sliced ​​through the air, carving a trench in the ground that stretched out in front of the marines.

As the dust settled, Rayleigh stood on the other side of the ravine, sword in hand, and smiled, saying, "My disciple is setting sail today. I hope everyone will not hinder him."

"Rayleigh, the King of Hades!"

The marines were in a panic, and the closest marines were sweating profusely.

Rayleigh smiled and said, "I advise you not to cross it."

The marines swallowed hard, instinctively trying to back away.

"Rayleigh, the King of the Underworld, what a magnificent sight!"

Aaron parted the crowd, stepped forward, and stood opposite Rayleigh across the ditch in the ground.

"What? You're back in action again?"

Aaron smiled, his tone laced with sarcasm.

Rayleigh said, "Young marine, what you're saying makes this old man very uncomfortable."

Aaron said, "Since you've already gone into seclusion, why have you repeatedly come out to oppose the Marines? What's wrong? Are you tired of being alone?"

Rayleigh chuckled, "Once I've finished today's business, I probably won't be showing up in front of the Navy again."

Aaron shook his head: "Rayleigh, you can't just go into seclusion whenever you want, or cause trouble whenever you want. You've already shown your face, and you still want to live a peaceful life? You really don't take the Navy seriously at all."

Rayleigh smiled and said, "What? You want to try my knife?"

Aaron said, "That's right."

Rayleigh, brandishing his knife, chuckled, "To avoid accusations of bullying a brat, I'll give you three moves."

Aaron said, "I'll give you three moves; I won't bully an old man."

Rayleigh laughed and said, "If you let me win and I let you win, this fight won't break out."

Aaron slowly drew his sword, and as the blade was unsheathed, Conqueror's Haki wrapped around it.

Rayleigh's smile froze, slowly disappeared, and his expression became serious.

Aaron said slowly, "Are you sure you want me to have three more moves?"

Rayleigh held his sword horizontally, the blade instantly enveloped in Conqueror's Haki: "Don't judge a book by its cover. I underestimated you."

"Rayleigh, the Lord of the Underworld, come and fight!"

Aaron roared, and his figure moved.

Rayleigh's eyes widened suddenly, and he slashed horizontally with his blade: "Guide to the Underworld!"

"boom!"

The two swords clashed in mid-air, unleashing two powerful bursts of Conqueror's Haki in all directions.

A strong wind rose up, blowing the grass off the ground.

The nearby marines couldn't resist, their eyes rolled back, and they simply passed out.

After a few moves, Rayleigh recognized Aaron's style and exclaimed in surprise, "You're Bogart's disciple!"

"good!"

"Even if he came, he couldn't do anything to me. Let alone a mere brat like you!"

"Rayleigh, I'm skilled in more than just swordsmanship!"

The two talked, but their hands didn't stop.

After a dozen or so moves, Rayleigh was also greatly surprised, never expecting that Aaron's Conqueror's Haki could actually rival his own.

His swordsmanship was learned from Bogart, but it seemed to have undergone some inexplicable changes, and it was not a matter of simply copying the rules.

"boom!"

It was another collision from a distance; the two stepped back two meters, staring intently at each other.

This all-out clash of Conqueror's Haki was too physically demanding. After about twenty moves, Rayleigh was already feeling a bit tired, and his forehead started to itch as sweat dripped down.

Aaron, however, seemed calm and composed, standing with his sword drawn, his eyes sharp, looking down at Rayleigh.

"Rayleigh, if you really wanted to live out your old age in peace, you shouldn't have shown up. Two years ago you barged into Marineford, and now you're hindering the Navy's work. It's unlikely you'll be able to leave unscathed today."

Reilly said, "I'm just an old man. Are you really going to keep bothering me?"

Aaron said, "Old man? You're a living legend. If you can't beat me today, you'll only have two outcomes: either you'll go to Impel Down, or you'll become a pirate again."

Rayleigh sighed, "Looks like today isn't going to be so easy."

Aaron said, "I don't mind letting you become a dead legend."

The Conqueror's Haki wrapped around Rayleigh's blade intensified once more, crackling and emitting black and red lightning.

"Marine, tell me your name."

Aaron said, "Neil Aaron."

Rayleigh said, "Okay, I'll remember that name."

Aaron said, "Give it your all, or you'll be done for here today!"

Rayleigh laughed heartily, swinging his blade in a reverse motion: "Other Shore Blade!"

The incomparably sharp sword energy and the domineering Conqueror's Haki intertwined, flying horizontally and crashing into Aaron.

Aaron gripped his sword tightly, his aura surging and powerful, enveloping his body and forming an invisible barrier that kept Rayleigh's sword energy and domineering aura at a distance of five feet.

"impossible!"

Rayleigh cried out in alarm, his blade slashing again: "To the Pure Land of Bliss!"

"boom!"

Aaron's aura exploded, and his Conqueror's Haki swept over Rayleigh, causing him to shake.

Rayleigh managed to stay upright, but he felt he was already struggling to make another move.

Aaron's Conqueror's Haki washed over Rayleigh's body like waves.

Rayleigh's feet seemed to be rooted to the ground, like a reef, standing firmly in the midst of it.

This feeling is extremely uncomfortable.

Rayleigh felt as if a giant python was coiling around his body, and with each breath, the python would tighten its grip, squeezing out the air from his chest little by little.

When all the air in your chest has been squeezed out, that's when you stop breathing.

Rayleigh gritted his teeth and endured the pain, gathering the remaining Haki within his body before unleashing a fierce slash.

Fortunately, this time it was a success.

The sharp sword energy sliced ​​through the invisible barrier in front of him, heading straight for Aaron's face.

Rayleigh leaped back several meters, guessing that Luffy and his crew were already far enough away that the Marines couldn't catch up. He then shouted, "Aaron, that's enough for today. Let this old man go!"

Aaron stared at Rayleigh and said coldly, "I didn't expect that even the Dark King Rayleigh would run away."

Rayleigh, true to his old-fashioned ways, said, "I used to be a pirate too. Being chased by the Marines was nothing new. It's not shameful."

Aaron said, "Rayleigh, I know where you're hiding on the island. I'll go visit you."

Rayleigh said, "Forget it. I'm moving today!"

After Rayleigh finished speaking, he disappeared from everyone's sight after a few leaps.