One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

He turned to Dragon and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Dragon, please allow me to see Luffy. I need to borrow Issho's ability to get to Amazon Lily as soon as possible."

Dragon nodded. "Please accept my condolences. I am very sorry for the death of Rayleigh."

Shanks shook his head. "There's no need for that. Uncle Rayleigh died in a fair fight with Garp, and I don't think even Uncle Rayleigh himself would have any complaints about it."

After parting ways with Dragon, Shanks and his group left the main hall and headed towards the side hall.

Marco and Vista also got up and followed.

Sabo and Kerla also came along.

Sabo held an ice coffin in his hands, and through the blurry ice, he could vaguely see Ace inside, who seemed to be asleep.

As everyone left, Dragon remained seated, his face obscured by his hood, making it impossible to discern his expression.

Ivankov said worriedly, "Hero Garp... he's your father, right, Dragon? Should we send someone to find out about him?"

Dorrag shook his head slightly without saying a word.

In the backyard of the side hall, a few hundred meters away.

Luffy, whose body was wrapped in many bandages, was practicing Haki with a serious expression.

His eyes were blindfolded, and Yi Xiao was holding a sheathed cane knife, which he would silently lash at him from time to time.

Luffy, whose skin is covered with hardened Armament Haki, would have a red and swollen bruise on his body if he were to be hit by Issho's cane sword if he were not careful.

It was clear that Issho hadn't held back at all, but Luffy didn't show the slightest sign of resentment.

After experiencing a series of severe blows, including the disbandment of his pirate crew, his crewmates losing their hearts, and Ace's death, Luffy vowed to become stronger.

One day, he will defeat Rorschach honorably, avenge Ace, and snatch the hearts of his comrades back from that devil Rorschach.

Now, he is to cultivate with these powerful individuals around him who are far stronger than himself.

Whether it's Issho, Shanks, Rayleigh, or his father Dragon, they are all top-tier powerhouses on this sea.

Once I become strong enough to rival them, I will be able to face that demon head-on.

Luffy was training when Issho stopped swinging his staff and sword. The hideous scar on his eye twitched, and a look of melancholy appeared on his face.

"Rayleigh...is he dead?"

"What? Uncle Yixiao, what did you say? Uncle Rayleigh, he..."

Luffy's body trembled violently. He ripped off the blindfold and looked at Ichisho in disbelief.

Then he saw Shanks, Sabo, and the others walking towards him.

Noticing Shanks' reddened eyes, Luffy's voice trembled slightly, "Shanks, what happened to Uncle Rayleigh?"

Shanks stepped forward, placed the straw hat he was holding on Luffy's head, and sighed, "Uncle Rayleigh... went to see Whitebeard and Ace. I'm here now to take you back to Amazon Lily."

Upon receiving Shanks' confirmation, Luffy's eyes immediately reddened, and tears streamed down his face.

Shanks pressed his head down and said in a deep voice, "Luffy, listen carefully. As a man, you are destined to experience the pain and sorrow of loss before you can truly grow up and become a real man. Next, I will take you to Amazon Lily and Sphinx Island to properly bury Uncle Rayleigh and Ace. After that, you should stay with your father and train hard. Remember the pain you felt today. No matter how grand your dreams are, they need a strong self to support them. Strive to become stronger, not for revenge, but to avoid suffering such pain again in the future."

"Yes, yes, I... I will definitely become strong. I will become stronger than Luo Xia, stronger than everyone else!"

Luffy burst into tears, his voice choked with emotion.

"Let's go."

Shanks looked up at Yixiao, who waved his hand and created an invisible gravity field that swept up the dozen or so people present and quickly flew towards the Redford, which was anchored on the coast of the Kamabakka Kingdom.

Soon, the Redfords took to the skies and headed towards the calm zone where Amazon Lily was located.

On Kuja Island.

The Kuja Pirates' ship returned from Ruscana Island to pick up Shakky, who had stayed there.

Before the ship even reached the shore, Xia Qi jumped off the bow in a panic, landing with a splash in the shallow sea near the shore. She then waded through the water and rushed onto the broken island in front of her.

Her already panicked and worried expression completely crumbled upon seeing Rayleigh lying on the ground.

"Old Lei!"

Shakky screamed and rushed to Rayleigh's side, collapsing onto him and trembling as she wept.

"Xia Qi, you...be strong, and please take good care of yourself."

Grandma New looked at Shakky with a look of pity in her eyes. She wanted to step forward and comfort Shakky, who was crying her heart out like a cuckoo crying blood, but she didn't want to interrupt Shakky's longing for Rayleigh.

She noticed that Xia Qi had a fanny pack hanging from her waist, containing a bottle of wine and a few pieces of clothing.

Shakky cried on Rayleigh's body for a while, then gradually calmed down and began to gently apply makeup to Rayleigh.

She declined the kindness of Granny New and Mary Grood, and carried Rayleigh alone to the beach of Amazon Lily. After washing the dust and blood off Rayleigh with seawater, she carried him back to the center of the island.

Shakky said to Granny Newt, "Give me a room. I need to help Old Ray change his clothes. I can't let him face Shanks like this."

“Alright, let’s go to the palace.” Granny New quickly led her and Rayleigh, whom she was holding, to the palace on Amazon Lily.

After politely declining the help from others, Shakky took Rayleigh into the palace alone, carefully placed him on the luxurious bed, and took out Rayleigh's favorite beach shorts, white shirt, and slippers with soles worn thin from her pouch, and helped Rayleigh put them on.

"Old Lei, look, you never thought you'd enjoy this kind of treatment one day, did you? Hehe, like a king, with a beautiful woman like me personally serving you as you change, sleeping in this magnificent palace. Even Roger never enjoyed such a luxurious life when he was alive."

As Shakky smiled, she found a comb and carefully combed Rayleigh's full head of silver hair. Then, she used her own headband to tie a braid for him and began to comb the beard on Rayleigh's chin.

"You keep this long hair, isn't it a hassle? Every time you get drunk, your hair is covered in that disgusting liquid, and you can't wash it clean. It smells awful. Why don't you tie it up? A ponytail like Jabba would be so much better. You don't know how to take care of yourself at all. You're all show and no substance on the outside, but you're completely unkempt in private."

She reached out and straightened her disheveled clothes, gracefully brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, then sat on the bed, lifted Rayleigh's head and placed it in her arms, reaching into her pouch to take out the bottle of wine.

"Tell me, am I blind to have fallen for a man as unreliable as you? Ha, and an old man at that. An old drunkard who can't afford alcohol and is so outrageous as to sell himself to slave traders for drinks."

Shakky bit open the bottle cap, took several large gulps, then put the bottle back on and placed it in Rayleigh's hand.

"Take your wine, esteemed Captain Rayleigh."

Shakky pursed her red lips, leaned down, and kissed Rayleigh on the forehead, leaving a conspicuous lip print.

She laughed mischievously like a little girl, "You know, if you didn't have a woman watching over you, who knows how crazy you'd go. I'm marking you so I won't lose you later. Okay, don't go too far, or I won't be able to keep up with you."

When Shanks arrived at Amazon Lily, he saw Rayleigh with his hair neatly combed, his clothes tidy, a bottle of rum in his hand, and his usual gentle smile on his face, nestled in the arms of Shakky, who was also smiling.

The two nestled together, smiling, sitting quietly on the bed, as if it were an eternity.

With a thud, Shanks' legs buckled and he collapsed heavily to his knees.

"Ughhhhh!"

His eyes were red, his fists were clenched tightly, and he banged his head on the ground, squeezing out a painful roar of grief and indignation from his throat.

Like a wounded wolf.

Chapter 701 The Four Fleets of G5

Two days after Rorschach departed from Marineford.

When Rorschach rushed to the G5 sea area, he was shocked to find that the two main characters, Akainu and Aokiji, who were supposed to be heading to Punk Hazard for a final battle, had actually stayed in G5. They had already followed the G5 branch's Third Fleet to the Jam Island sea area within Totto Land to carry out an operation to eliminate the three great pirates who had occupied the town of Nur on the island.

When Rorschach left Lilith on G5 Island and arrived at the scene of the operation alone, he saw Akainu and Aokiji standing on either side of the bow of the warship, watching the battle with their arms crossed.

There seemed to be an invisible Chu-Han divide between the two, and neither of them paid any attention to the other.

Seeing Rorschach fall from the sky, Rorschach, who was directing the fleet's battle with a Den Den Mushi, nodded slightly to him.

Bepo, however, bounced over like a big white dumpling and excitedly pounced on Rorschach's side. "Lieutenant General! You're finally back? That's great! With you in charge of G5, we can finally rest easy."

“Even without me, G5, with your abilities, you can definitely protect this place as solid as a rock.”

Rorschach smiled and patted Bepo's belly.

This guy's fat belly was covered with fluffy white fur, which felt extremely comfortable to touch. Luo Xia couldn't help but think that it would be very warm to sleep with this bear at night.

He had intended to reach out and touch Bepo's bear head, but the guy had grown so much that he was now more than half a meter taller than him. Even on tiptoe, Rorschach couldn't reach his head, so he had to settle for touching his belly instead.

"Huh? Really? The lieutenant general is right. I'm super strong now, even stronger than that big oaf Palmer." Bepo scratched his head and grinned sheepishly, his bear-like face flushed red from Rorschach's praise.

Having shaken off Bepo's entanglement, Rorschach approached Law, pointed to Jam Island not far away, and asked in a low voice, "Law, what's going on here?"

“Three notorious pirates, who gathered over a thousand pirates from the New World, launched a surprise attack on this island two days ago, destroying our branch office and seizing control of the island. After a temporary meeting of our four fleets, the Third Fleet, led by me, has set off to exterminate the pirates who have occupied Jam Island.”

Luo succinctly explained the cause and effect of the matter, making Luo Xia understand the purpose of this operation.

"Three big pirates? What's their background? Can the Third Fleet handle them?" Rorschach asked curiously.

At the same time, his incredibly powerful Observation Haki radiated outwards from the sea towards Jam Island.

Soon, Rorschach sensed three powerful auras no weaker than those of a vice admiral in the headquarters, as well as the auras of over a thousand pirates.

These thousands of pirates are the standard of the New World, and compared to the pirates of Paradise and the Four Seas, they have completely overwhelming combat power.

If assessed according to the bounty standard, these pirates would at least receive a bounty of millions, with the best ones reaching tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

As for their leaders, the three most powerful pirates, Rorschach estimated that their strength was at least three or four hundred million Berries.

The pirate force before us can already be described as quite powerful.

"Those three guys should be the notorious criminals from Infinite Hell who recently came out of Impel Down. They are 'Cannon' Bertrand, 'Wave Fist King' Warrendian, and 'Vulture' O'Connell. They were all rising stars of the New World pirates with bounties of two or three hundred million Berries more than ten years ago."

Luo gave a very familiar introduction.

This is one of the things that Rorschach admires about him.

Within the entire G5 branch, Luo excelled in clerical work. He possessed an exceptional memory, skillfully and meticulously recording a wealth of information and intelligence, readily available when needed.

After listening, Luo Xia nodded and clicked his tongue, saying, "Sounds pretty troublesome. These names sound familiar; I think I've beaten them all before. Are they all ability users?"

"Betland the Cannon and O'Connell the Vulture are Devil Fruit users, but Warren Dean the Hadouken King is not."

As Luo spoke, he issued orders to the colonels and officers on the other nine warships who were listening to instructions through the Den Den Mushi.

"All personnel spread out in fan formations, completely surrounding Jam Island. Begin loading shells. Instruct the Pacifistas to charge up their power. In one minute, unleash a decree-style barrage on Nur Town. After ten salvos, the first wave of marines will begin their landing operation!"

"Yes!"

Through the Den Den Mushi, the captains of the other nine warships gave a unified reply.

Then, on the Third Fleet's flagship where Luo Xia was standing, he heard the clicking and clacking of the engines from the other nine warships on either side adjusting their shipborne cannons.

Meanwhile, on the main gun at the bow of each warship, there stood a pacifist, its palm pointing towards the town on the island ahead, as it reached out to charge its weapon.

"Fortunately, the civilians on this island had already been relocated to G5, leaving only a branch base. Otherwise, we would have been really hampered in the fight and wouldn't have been able to fight freely."

Before the cannons on the ten large warships began to roar, Luo explained.