One Piece: Starting from Obtaining the Float-Float Fruit

Inside a huge Celestial Dragon's mansion.

Kassan was enjoying his breakfast, with Anya's sword beside him, while Anya, covered in dirt, lay sprawled on the floor in the center of his room.

While eating breakfast, looking at Anya lying prostrate on the ground, Cassandra felt it was wonderful.

"Lord Cassius, should we imprint the hoof of a Celestial Dragon on him?" one of his subordinates suggested.

"What?! You mean, this kind of trash is not worthy of being my slave?" Cass Saint was furious and shot the person who made the suggestion dead.

"Men, beat him up!"

Kassan immediately ordered his men to beat him up. He wanted to torture Anya until he cried for his parents before killing him.

As for the Celestial Dragons' hooves? Don't you think starting a fire costs nothing?

When his men were beating Anya, they found that Anya was as hard as iron, and their hands hurt terribly from the blows.

Until one of his men used too much force, he ended up fracturing his own bones, and he immediately lay on the ground clutching his hand and screaming in pain.

"Useless trash! Can you even hurt yourself by hitting someone?" Cass Saint was enraged and shot his henchman dead.

"Get out of my way, let me do it!"

Kassain originally wanted to step forward and teach Anya a lesson himself, but he accidentally saw Anya's cold eyes.

"Damn it, you dare to glare at me!" Cass Saint felt a chill run down his spine. During his captivity, Anya had been punching and kicking him every day.

He admitted that he was a little afraid of the man in front of him.

What should I do? Just kill him? No, that would be too easy on him. He starved me for so many days and only gave me one meal...

Oh right! I'm hungry!

"Men, lock him in the slave quarters and starve him for ten days or so before dragging him up! I don't believe he can withstand a beating then!"

Kas Saint felt incredibly clever; this was called giving someone a taste of their own medicine!

So Anya was dragged to the slave quarters and thrown in like a dead dog.

Meanwhile, the slaves locked in the cages remained unmoved as yet another unfortunate fellow was brought in.

They've long since become numb.

However, Anya, who was locked in the cage, was completely different from usual, showing no signs of injury whatsoever.

He slowly sat up against the wall.

So far, everything has been going according to plan without any problems.

Now, all he needs to do is wait quietly for a man to arrive.

If he remembered correctly, it was already close to the end of the year, and a major event was about to happen in the year 1507 of the Haiyuan calendar.

Fisher Tiger climbed the Red Earth with his bare hands to rescue slaves.

Moreover, this incident could not have been caused by Tiger alone. Besides Shanks' help, Rayleigh's involvement should also be implicated.

Indeed, among these slaves, there was one whose identity was extremely special: Boa Hancock!

Although Anya didn't know who the empress's parents were in her previous life, judging from a series of events, her relationship with Rayleigh was far too intimate.

Even after Hancock was rescued from the Holy Land by Tyrion, she was only able to return to Amazon Lily with the help of Rayleigh, Shakky, and Gloria.

Anya would never believe that Hancock and Rayleigh have no connection, because after Hancock was captured by Blackbeard and Rayleigh came to her rescue, Hancock would affectionately lie on Rayleigh's lap.

For someone like Hancock, it's impossible for her to come into contact with any man other than Luffy, so the possibility that Rayleigh is Hancock's father is very high!

As for why Rayleigh didn't rescue the Empress the moment she was captured—it's definitely because Rayleigh's identity is inherently sensitive, and if Rayleigh were to conquer the Red Line, given his imposing presence, he would be like a star in the night sky, and would certainly be spotted beforehand!

……

In the Sabaody Archipelago, Rayleigh took Shakky away from Mangrove Area 13 and arrived at Mangrove Area 45.

Because this place is closer to the commercial area of ​​No. 46, Xiaqi's business will be better.

Knock on Bamboo Bar remained open as usual, but Xia Qi found that business was still slow after she moved her shop.

This tavern is just too expensive; just like its name suggests, it's practically extortion!

But one merman dared to knock on this door!

"Oh, it's Hachi! What brings you here? And you brought a friend." Rayleigh had already sensed Hachi's presence, so he greeted him.

"Rayle! Good morning, this is my older brother, Tiger. He wants to ask you for a favor." Hachi said somewhat shyly.

"Oh? Since you're Xiao Ba's older brother, please sit down and tell me slowly."

Xia Qi tactfully handed him a glass of wine.

Years ago, Rayleigh was seriously injured and his life was saved by Hachi, so they have a good impression of Hachi.

And the older brother that Xiao Ba brought was none other than Fisher Tiger!

"Honorable Rayleigh, I am a fish-man and a traveler. Three years ago, I was captured and enslaved in the Holy Land of Mary Joan."

I have now escaped by sheer luck, and I know all the crimes committed by the Celestial Dragons, so I want to wreak havoc in Mary Geoise and free all the slaves.

"I know you are very strong, so I humbly request your help."

Tiger stated his demands in a deep voice.

This request left Rayleigh in a dilemma.

He owed Hachiko a life-saving favor, but breaking into Mary Geoise to liberate the slaves was simply a pipe dream!

"I know you have concerns, but I have already planned a route to escape Mary Geoise, and I am confident that I can do it along this route."

"And I don't need you to go up there yourself. I'll climb the Red Earth with my bare hands. I just need you to help me get those slaves away! My life doesn't matter if I stay there!"

Rayleigh paused for a moment, realizing that climbing up the Red Line with his bare hands was quite difficult!

However, Shakky, who was standing nearby, made the decision for Rayleigh after hearing these words.

"We'll help you, just go for it." Xia Qi took a drag of her cigarette, her eyes lowered, and it seemed no one could see the expression in them.

Seeing Shakky like this, Rayleigh understood, but the chances of Hancock surviving were extremely slim.

However, we should give it a try.

"As you can see, Shakky agreed on my behalf. You are a respectable fishman."

With his wife speaking up, Rayleigh could no longer stand idly by.

Hachi was overjoyed after receiving Rayleigh's consent.

"That's great, big brother! With Rayleigh's help, you'll be alright!"

Tiger nodded, then bowed to Rayleigh: "Thank you!"

Rayleigh felt unworthy of the thanks, and then helped Tiger up, saying, "I'm the one who should be saying thank you."

If Hancock were still alive...